Indianapolis Times, Volume 44, Number 4, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 May 1932 — Page 9

MAY 16, 1932.

HI-LOOK! LOOK! SEE 'EM ALL IN ONE ARENA! Many Political Sideshows Will Play This Summer Under Chicago ‘Big Top.’ By r Kit r4 Pmi CHICAGO. May 16. Barkers polished their ballyhoo today for the half dozen political sideshows that will play in Chicago this summer alongside the big two-ring Repub-lican-Democratic convention •'cirrus." Almst every faction in the nation’s political menagerie will hold a convention in Chicago. Almost, every issue will be paraded in its brightest garb, with the hubbub of the major parties’ convocations as the biggest attraction. The wets will hold a national anti-prohibition meeting. The drys will hold a national “loyalty" convention. The Communists will hold a “protest convention" against the capitalistic system. Business men will meet here to denounce high taxes and govern-! mental extravagance. Stadium Is “Big Top” “The Big Top" will be the mam- j moth Chicago stadium, where the Republican national convention begins June 14, to be succeeded on June 27 by the national Democratic gathering. Edward N. Hurley, chairman of the Chicago citizens’ committee in charge of arrangements for the two big conventions, expects the two piajor attractions will draw 100,000 Visitors, Hurley estimates 65.000 will be here for the Democratic convention. That show will be bigger because there are more star performers, more politiral acrobats and experts on the tight rope of public affairs, who aspire to the presidential nomination. Numerous Meetings Scheduled Rome 50.000 other visitors are expected to be drawn to Chicago by the national meetings of the other groups. The Anti-Saloon League announces its “great loyalty convention" will be held here June 11, 12 and 13. Colonel Ira L. Reeves, leader of the Crusaders, anti-prohibition organization, announced a "monster liquor parade" for June 13. The national convention of the Communist party of America will be held at the coliseum on May 28. On June 2 and 3, at the La Salle hotel, business men, farmers and others interested in changing the taxation policies of the country will hold a national tax conference.

TRUE TO LOVER WHO TRIED TO KILL HER

Girl Victim in Real Life •American Tragedy’ Aids Convicted Youth. By T'nitrd Prmt LOS ANGELES, May 16.—Louise Wade. 17-year-old victim of an assault which was likened to the plot of Theodore Dreiser's “An American Tragedy,” pledged her life today to win freedom lor the youth convicted of attempting to kill her. Frank Newland. who continued to see Miss Wade after he had married lone Vickery, and who was convicted of having beaten her with a piece of railroad tie, and of having t hrown her in a well to drown when she told him she was to become a mother, was sentenced to serve from one to fourteen years in prison. On another charge of a statutory offense, he was sentenced to a year in jail, to be served when released from prison. “Oh, I’m sorry, sorry,” Newland aaid. as Miss Wade embraced him following imposition of sentence. Only a few minutes before he had been embraced by his wife. “It almost killed me to testify

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Imagination Pays Dividend to Freshman

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IMAGINATION that traveled In a lively fashion over the swamps of South America overcame a grade of B minus in English composition at Butler university and sold a book for a university freshman. James Foster. 3307 Kenwood avenue, sold a book for youths between 12 and 17 to the A. L. Burt Company, New York publishers, despite just fair grades in composition at the school. Foster wrote the book while working on a farm last summer npar Lebanon. The book tells a tale of travel and adventure In the South American jungles. Libraries in Lebanon and Indianapolis furnished Foster with data for his real life background to the book. m m u “'TT'HE one book,” Foster says, -a “paid for more than three semester tuitions. Perhaps I can put myself through college this way. “This summer I hope to write another, maybe two or three, and I think I’ll take some boys to the north pole or Australia.” Foster declared as he made plans to raid the libraries for more maps and books on the places he's visited only in imagination. SENATOR IS RECOVERING MrKellar's Revere Cold and Danger of Pneumonia Is Checked. By T'nitrd Prmn WASHINGTON. May 16 —Senator Kenneth McKellar <Dem., Tenn.), who collapsed Saturday, was said by attaches at emergency hospital, to be showing “satisfactory'’ improvement today. A severe cold, which threatened fftr a time to develop into pneumonia, had been checked.

against Frank,” Miss Wade said. "1 was to blame as much as he was. If I had known I could have avoided testifying by leaving the state, I would have done so. “I shall go before the parole board and tell my whole story, doing all I can to gain his freedom." NINE DRUM AND BUGLE CORPS WILL PARADE Legion Organizations Accept Bid to District Meeting. Drum and bugle corps of nine cities in the Twelfth district of the American Legion have accepted invitations to parade in the district meeting to be held in Indianapolis June 12. Legion posts sending musical groups to the meeting are: Clinton, Tipton, Kokomo, Lafayette, Frankfort, Anderson. Richmond, Columbus and Indianapolis. Cash prizes, ranging from SIOO to $25. will be offered the winning drum corps. Ralph F. Gates, department commander, will be the chief speaker at the meeting. A barbecue will feature the district meeting.

RUM RIN6 PLOT SENTENCES DUE NEXTMONDAY 21 to Face BaltzeT! in Anderson Case: Nine Convicted. Nine Madison county residents, including police officials, convicted

HOUSEKEEPING \CAN BE MADE A. EASIER f There Will Be Many Helpful , w k Ideas for You in the Lectures hy MRS. DOROTHY AYERS LOUDON Who Will Be Here Tomorrow to Conduct THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES FREE COOKING SCHOOL v and Better Housekeeping Institute ENGLISH THEATRE Starting Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday I Starting I Tomorrow Tomorrow 2 p.m. May 17-18-19 2 p- m. • * F ; ~ jfi :• jyr. |||| DOORS The CQQyng. gchool will bring suggestions in methods to relieve long hours in Lecture* Will Start WILL OPEN housework. This is not a matter of learning how to cook or how to do housework, at 2:00 Each After--1 P IVI but use s^ort cuts appliances and tested methods to reduce time and noon and 7:30 labor. Many women feel that “Mother’s housekeeping and cookery, the best in Bri your 7 the world, are good enough for today.’’ But mothers in those old days yearned, too, Thursday Night for new ideas and simpler methods. There is a modern trend to devise simpler Brinjf Your Pencil and methods in food preparation and housework. Such ideas are welcomed by worn- Pencil and Notebook en who have interests other than spending the day in housekeeping routine. Notebook New Ideas to Save Time, Labor and Energy

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in the Anderson liquor conspiracy case by a federal court Jury Saturday, will be sentenced by Judge Robert C. Baltzell next Monday morning. Os the ten persons placed on trial in the Anderson case, only one won a verdict of acquittal. He was Louis Laveije, police chauffeur and prominent prize ring figure of several years ago. Lavelle had been charged with transporting liquor for his superiors. Those who were convicted are Alvin Riggs. Anderson police chief; Ralph Rich, ex-chief of detectives; Mrs. Edna Boser, filling station owner; John M. fJock) Stinson, fur dealer and barbecue stand owr.er; Robert Clark, alleged Illinois

gangster; Earl Hoel, owner of the Black Bear poolroom at Marklevlle; Ora iTink) Raines, bootlegger; Raymond (Scabby) Roes, bootlegger; Al- ; bert Abel, bootlegger and alleged ! “protection" collector. With these will be twelve others who will face the Judge for sentences. They pleaded guilty. They are: John Bronnenber*. on when* farm til ' found • riant still; Jo* Oalasai. still ! ter.d*r: BUk* Osinn liauor order taker: ! Roseo* Hartman, rum runner; Leals 1 Lewellvn. bootlerrer; Joe Meleher Jr . one of the rum rlnra bt* shots. Closser Risesbv. rum runner: Russell Rlrrsbv. rum runner: Bert Stinson, one of ran* s leaders: Robert Thrawlev. who worked at still, and Rex and Otto Whitehead. ; brothers, who ran a booze Joint for Meleher. Six others were indicted by the federal grand jury in the case, but four have not yet been arrested.

One is Jesse H. Mellett, mayor of Anderson, who is seriously ill. The other three not yet under arrest are Ray Boyer, husband of Mrs. Edna Boyer; Pete Campo and Tony Smello, alleged gangsters. John Owens and Grant Lawson were acquitted by directed verdict during the trial. Lawson was re-arrested by the government and charged with a liquor law violation. The jury deliberated the case five hours. Fire Destroys Dormitory LAKEWOOD. N. J., May 16 —Fire destroyed a dormitory at Georgian court college here Sunday with an estimated lass of SIOO,OOO. Including valuable chimes imported from England.

BOY, 7, IS MURDERED Body Found Stuffed Into Old Baby Buggy. By T'nitrd Prrs DETROIT, May 16.—The murder of 7-year-old John Chomacki, whose body was found stuffed into an old baby buggy in a shed near his home, offered police a baffling 1 case today. The child had been choked to death, presumably with a tire chain. Marks of the chain were noted | ' about his neck when police surgeons 1

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made an examination. There also were bruises about the head. The child's mother. Mrs. Emily Chomacki, 24. a widow, told police the boy went out to play Sunday forenoon. When he did not return she notified police. An uncle of the boy found the body in the shed, a few doors from the Chomacki home. Students ’‘Nominate” Young OBERLIN. O . May 16 -Delegates to Oberlin college's mock Democratic national convention named Owen D. Young their candidate on the eleventh ballot Sunday night, favored a prohibition referendum and stricter enforcement of the prohibition law.