Indianapolis Times, Volume 44, Number 8, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 May 1932 — Page 1

JAFSIE GOES BEFORE JURY TO TELL ALL’ Kidnap ‘Contact’ Waives Immunity to Bare His Ransom Deals. TRAIL IS GROWING COLD Police Seek to Confront Curtis With Pastor on Funds Demand. X*/ f nitrft Press NEW YORK, May 20— Dr. John F. Condon —"Jafsie” in the myster- j lous negotiations for ransoming the Lindbergh baby—was asked to and did sign a waiver of immunity to- j day when he went before the Bronx grand Jury to tell of his experiences. Condon testified, for more than an hour. and. when he came away, aald he planned to go to Westchester county this afternoon and view other pictures in police galleries. Authorities in touch with the Jury's proceedings said that Condon the aged educator who paid 150 000 for Colonel Charles A. Lind bergh. declared he "knew about that” when the waiver was presented. Expressing his readiness to divulge to the grand jury all he knew of the. tragic events which ended in the first, major disappointment of the Lindbergh hopes. Condon signed the waiver, and proceeded with his revelations. If was said other witnesses had not been asked to sign a waiver, but authorities refused to comment on the. significance if any, in this procedure. New Jersey authorities, the Bronx district attorney. Charles B. McLaughlin. and Colonel Lindbergh, himself, have spoken highly of .Jafsie and his work. Lindbergh sent him a letter of appreciation for his assistance. Want Pastor Quizzed BY DELOS SMITH finlleil TreM SUff Orresiwndent HOPEWELL. N. J.. May 20 State police want John Hughes Curtis, Lindbergh faker, to face Dean H. Dobson-Peacook. whose Norfolk . church members refer to the police , as “bunglers, traffic cops, and not very good traffic cops at that. Colonel H. Norman Schwa rtzkopf commander of the police, announced Thursday night that "it particularly is desirable now to confront Mr.; Curtis wth Mr. Peacock.'’ The police want to clear up certain unexplained details in the confession they say they obtained from Curtis, among them a request for a 125.000 deposit as "earnest money.” The Norfolk minister whose name and reputation were used with that of Rear Admiral Guy H. Burrage to tend c 'edence to Curtis fictional negotiations, has refused to come to Hopewell, but has offered to submit to questioning in Norfolk. Meanwhile the trail of the actual kidnapers and murderers of Charles A. Lindbergh Jr. grew colder. Curtis Is Fingerprinted Curtis has been fingerprinted. Rchwartzkopf announced, but has not added to his confession announced Tuesday. The colonel said he was convinced Curtis had nothing to do with the actual kidnapin* or with payment of $50,000 by Dr. John F. Condon (Jafsie) to the alleged kidnapers. Condon, in the meantime, is suffering from the effects of his strenuous activity. He is 72. Thursday ft was announced he would rest for j a few days before resuming his examination of rogues gallery photographs. But he didn't rest. The aged col- j lege instructor visited West Point to look over some records there; he : made several visits to Bronx police ! headquarters; and he took time oup; to explain that a Mary G. Ford, questioned by police in another mat- i ter. was one of many who tried to borrow money from him. after his name had been mentioned in the Lindbergh investigations. Jafsie Before Grand Jury Mrs. Ford is a school teacher. 45 years old. with a 19-year-old daughter. She was involved in a suit resulting from a loan and judgments previously rendered against her salary. A telephone call to Condon, traced to her. resulted in vague rumors that she was involved lit tiie Jafsie negotiations. Henry (Red! Johnson, sweetheart of the Lindbergh nurse. Betty Gow. paid a surprise visit at Newark police headquarters Thursday in company with a man helping him in publication of a book describing his experiences. He is held by federal authorities as an alien illegally in this country. Kidnaping Is Re-Enacted And at Englewood, the home of Mrs Lindberghs family, and the home of Henry Johnson, a hotel keeper declared a guest registered with her a few days before the kidnaping. March 1. resembled the pictures and descriptions of Harry Fleischer. Detroit gangster sought by the investigators. The chief of police at Englewood vouched for the accuracy of her memory, which he said had helped him in identification of many suspects in other cases. Colonel Lindbergh himself led a group in re-enacting the kidnaping as they believed the crime was committed. Colonel Henry C. Brykin-' ridge, detectives and police assisted him The purpose was to attempt to determine the exact course of the kidnapers, their manner of procedure and ! neir manner of thinking, something that has not been done since the crime, March 1 Schwam.kopf announced also that a letter from Buffalo. N. Y., tell-! ing where the baby might be found had been discarded as from a! frank I

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VOLUME 44—NUMBER 8

Street Car Company Sold for $2,600,000 at Public Auction Representative of Security Holders Buys Tram Lines From Receiver; SweepingImprovements Scheduled. The Indianapolis Street Railway Company, the city's modem development of rail transportation since the day sixty-eight year* ago when the first mule-drawn car creaked along TVashington street, todav gained anew lease on life. The company and all Its properties were sold at public auction today on the steps of the courthouse to Wendell Bherk, representative of security holders. Even in its era of '•death," the street car company commanded a price of $2,600,000. hundreds of times worth the value of the first rolling stock and equipment that appeared in January. 1864. The sale of the company is expected to be approved May 31 by Circuit Judge Harry O. Chamberlin. The purchase was made from George C. Forrey of tne Fletcher American Company, receiver. In the proposed reorganization of i— ! _

the company, Charles W. Chase, Insull utility expert, has drawn a picture of city transportation never yet attempted here. He will rebuild trackage, operate rapid transit cars and has proposed both automobile and electric busses on the city's main thoroughfares. Inaugurated in 1890 These will far overshadow the first electric car that jurked north on the Illinois line June 18. 1890, to inaugurate electric tram systems in the city. Chase was here today and officials of the company said they believed he will take over reorganization of the utility within the next three weeks. Chase was president of the Insullcontrolled Gary Street Railway Cos., and now will become head of the Indianapolis Railways, Inc., and the Traction Terminal Corporation, the two new companies which will spring from the defunct railway firm. Have Bid Privilege Under the financial set-up the Insull firm will have the privilege of making additional investments and in the rehabilitation program. The fall of the street csr company came over a period of years. The stock, on the local exchange, reached its peak thirteen years after operation of the first electric car. In 1903 and 1904 the stock sold for 115. according to Gavin Payne, veteran broker. In 1907 the stock stood at 101 and had slipped to 90 seven years ago. In 1926. the stock still held its head above water at 50 to 564. Efforts Were Dropped There was talk of reorganization and rehabilitation. Efforts were made but dropped. Then in April. 1930. before the company went into receivership, the stock value slipped to 30 and so down until it no longer was listed. Public service commission figures revealed month after month of losses. Then the city talked purchase of the company as a municipal utility. This, too, fail;-d. The life of the railway company was marked by two upheavals among employes. Nineteen years ago, while Indianapolis fought Its way from ravages of a flood, street car employes staged a violent strtkg. Then tn 1926 another wage fight occurred but operation of car* was not halted. This battle was eliminated after numerous court company and service commission hearings. AVIATOR WANTS BODY OF CLARKE EXHUMED Attorneys for Ijuicaster to Present New Plea Monday. 1 By I nilrd Prr* MIAMI, Fla., May 20.—Attorneys for Captain William N. Lancaster, British aviator under Indictment charged with slaying Haden Clarke, young Miami journalist, announced today they will present a motion to Circuit Judge H. F. Atkinson Monday seeking to have the body of Clarke disinterred. Clarke was fatally shot on the early morning of April 21 in a sleeping room he occupied with Lancaster Rt the bungalow home of Mrs. Jessie M. Ketth-Miller. Australian aviatrix. for whom he had agreed to write the story of her career. ASSAIL FIREMEN'S WORK Contractors Say Brick Jobs at Station* Unfair to Labor. Mason Contractors’ Association has filed a protest with the board of safety against an alleged practice | of permitting firemen to do brick work at various fire stations. "This we consider unfair,’’ the contractors state, "for the reason that men in that line of work arc unemployed and unable to secure work at their usual vocations.'*

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Bjf l nitrd Prett ST. LOUIS, May SO.—Pour hundred World war veterans, en route to Washington to present demands for immediate payment of a bonus, ran rough shod over the pleadings and commands of railroad officials today, and reached St. Louis In five commandeered freight cars which they had compelled a train crew to hook on to a train. The veterans, en route from Washington with a “petition in boots” which they planned to take in person before the senate and house of representatives, found progress too slow when they reached Council Bluffs. la Without disorders or any efforts to interfere, they commandeered five freight cars in Council Bluffs and forced the crew o i a freight train leaving for St. Louie to take the cars along. When the "bonus armada

MISS EARHART READY TO HOP Hopes to Be First Woman to Span Atlantic. By United Prate ST. JOHNS, Newfoundland. May 20-—Favorable weather was awaited today for two spectacular attempts to fly the Atlantic. Mrs. Amelia Earhart Putnam, first woman to cross the Atlantic, flew here today from St. Johns, N'. 8., in the Lockheed plane, in w hich she will attempt to cross to Europe alone to become the first woman ever to achieve the solo flight. Mrs. Putnam was expected to remain here at least several days for overhauling of her plane and for the arrival of the right weather. Os almost equal interest was the great twelve-motored German flying boat. Dornier DO-X, which will attempt a flight of approximately 1.300 miles across the north Atlantic to the Azores on its return to Germany from New York. The big flying boat landed at Holyrood, thirty miles southwest of St. Johns, this morning from Dildo, where it came down Thursday night on its journey from New York. The start across the Atlantic will be made before Saturday. CAR OUT OF RACE Maurice Rose Crashes in Speedway Trial. Crashing into the retaining wall on the north turn of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway today, Maurice Rose, race driver, and a mechanic, escaped without injuries, although the race car was wrecked so badly it will not be in the 500-mile race. The mechanic was Milton Jones Jr., son of Milton Jones Sr., owner of the car. Rose h*d hurled the auto around the speed oval for five practice laps and was traveling nearly 100 miles an hour when the crash occurred. PILOT DIES IN CRASH Parachute Catches on Wing, Leaving Him Helpless in Ship. By United Preu BOWMANSVILLE. N. Y„ May 30. —Harvey Ogden, chief test, pilot for Curtiss Airplane Company, was killed today when his parachute caught on a wing and drifted off into space, leaving him helpless in his disabled craft which crashed. LEIGH TO HEAD~FLEET Admiral Will Succeed Schofield as U. S. Commander. By United Preet WASHINGTON. May 20—The navy department today announced that a change in command of the United States fleet will be made on Aug. 15 when Admiral Richard H. Leigh succeeds Admiral Frank H. Schofield as commander-in-chief. FEAR BOMB, FIND TOOLS Package Left at Door of Chicago Firm: Thief Sent It. By United Preu CHICAGO. May 20.—When a suspicious looking package was found at the door of the H. L. Fisher Manufacturing Company plant, employes thought it might be a bomb. They opened it and found $l5O worth of tools that were stolen by a thief five years ago.

reached St. Louis today the veterans tumbled out of the cars, whose sides were placarded with familiar “40 and 8” signs In prep-

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BULL MARKET FOUNTAIN OF RICHES BARED Dazzling Wealth Flowed From Security Pools in Boom Days of 1928-29. PAY HIGH FOR PROFITS Smart Operators Cash In for Millions by Pushing Certain Issues. BY LYLE C. WILSON United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON. May 20.—Senate Investigators are revealing the New York Stock Exchange to have been a miraculous fountain of quick, dazzling riches, flowing from security pools. Millions of dollars of profits in a few days are disclosed in the story of what happened when speculative millionaires dealt in rocketing stocks at the corner of Wall and Broad streets, New York, In the boom days of 1928 and 1929. A multimillionaire, It developed, thought nothing of paying a smart market operator and three associates $1,351,152 to dispose of some of his surplus stocks. In this Instance, the multimillionaire was Rudolph Spreckels, descendant of a California pioneer. The stock was Kolster Radio. The market-wise trader was George F. Breen, a tight-lipped but genial little man. “Pure Rigging” Is Denied Oscar Alexander. Arthur Cutten. famous grain trader, and L. P. Fisher of the equally famous Fisher brothers were partners with Breen in the Spreckels transactions. Each got $337,788.13 cash for selling the Californian's stocks at prices satisfactory to him. Through Breen. Spreckels sold 250,000 shares of Kolster Radio for approximately $19,000,000. Spreckels could have handled the transactions himself. William A. Gray, senate banking committee counsel, contended that Spreckels had engaged Breen to handle the deal in order to maintain an absorbent market during disposition of the stock. “It was pure rigging the market, wasn't it?” Gray asked. “Oh. no,” said Breen, it was buying and selling.” Radio Stocks Skyrocketing In the process of selling the 250.000 shares. Breen actually sold 456.900 shares and bought 206,900. Spreckels wanted from 70 to 84 for his stock. Breen sold it at from 74 to 96 T *, BJid the difference was the profit for him and his associates. "It was a very wild market.” Breen said, “with the tape running an hour to an hour and a half behind sales each day. All radio stocks were skyrocketing in those days (1928). Grigsby-Grunow went from 8 to 1.600.” Breen cited the tripled value of J Columbia Graphophone and the up- j ward sweep of Radio Corporation of America from the 80s to 480. A glance at market reports this , week showed Grigsby-Grunow j quoted at a low of and Radio closed one day this week at 4. The internationally famous banking house of J. P. Morgan <fc Cos. today protested indirectly to the senate committee against implications regarding relationship of tht organization with involved financial transactions of United Foods Corporations in Canada and the United States. Hearing Is Recessed Chairman Norbeck received word that a representative of Morgan St Cos. desired to be heard bv the committee. The hearing was recesssed today after testimony purporting to show that John J. Levinson, a trader, had paid over a period of a vear more than $19,000 to Raleigh Curtis who. in 1929 and 1930. wrote for the New York Daily News a market column under the name of "The Trader.” William A. Gray, committee counsel, contended Curtis was paid for "puffs” and tips to purchase stock in which Levinson was operating. The investigation resumed Thursday. with sensational revelations of profits in a 1929 Radio stock pool. The participants put up $12,683,000 for 844.900 shares, and. in seven days, had won $4,924,078 in profits. PASS PAY ROLL BILL Horae Votes to Keep Records Open to Public. By United Pres* WASHINGTON. May 20.—The house today unanimously passed the Warren resolution providing that the pay roll records of the house be kept open for public inspection.

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Filibuster Threat Is Faced If Four Protective Measures Stay In. BY MARSHALL M’NEIL Tlm Staff Writer WASHINGTON. May 20.—The tax bill is bogged down in the mire of a bitter senate tariff fight that threatens the government's credit. There is no assurance yet of a vote today. It may take the power of President Hoover himself to dislodge the four tariffs from the $1,030,000,000 tax bill, and assure its quick passage to balance the federal budget and help restore national confidence. It Is reported that a statement on the controversy may be issued by the President today. This was not confirmed at the White House, however. Republican and Democratic regulars, realizing the intense national demand for a balanced budget and speedy passage of the tax bill, apparently thoroughly are frightened by the situation the bi-partisan tariff crowd has brought about. Face Filibuster Threat Facing the threat of Senator Millard Tydings <Dem.. Md.) to offer 500 tariff amendments, if the senate approves the proposed protective duties on oil, lumber, copper and coal, they foresee an interminable fight, lasting most of the summer. Tydings asserts his threat to introduce the amendments and demand votes on each is not an idle one. Pressure is being exerted on him by both Republicans and Democrats but he contends he will not budge. Charging that senate Democrats who support tariffs are “kicking Hoover upstairs so fast he looks as if he was going up in an airplane.” Senator Tydings today delivered a second and more bitter attack on the import duties contained in the 1932 revenue bill. Sit Here and Debate “We sit here and debate a tariff btfl while every man in the country has his eyes on us and asks us to balance the budget." Tydings shouted after blocking another attempt at a vote on the oil duty, which the senate has debated two days without progress. "Not as a Republican or as a Democrat, but as leader of the country, if the President gives out a statement against these items he will gain a million votes overnight.” His argument, shared by many others, is that if this Is to be made the occasion for attempting to help the oil, copper, coal and lumber industries by imposing tariffs, other industries must also be protected. The situation is made more critical by the declaration of Senator George Norris <Rep., Neb.) that he will introduce the export debenture farm relief proposal as an amendment to the tax bill If the tariffs are approved.

ters of Portland. Ore., the ‘ field commander of the veterans. m m m THE 400 or more members of I the party transferred to a Baltimore <fc Ohio iretght train in perfect order. C. G. Parmer, general freight agent of the Baltimore <te Ohio, said the veterans were using the lines' facilities without authority, but sighed helplessly as he admitted that It “didn’*t seem anything could be done about it.” "We have wired headquarters.'* Parmer said, “and the chances are thar nothing will be done to prevent the men from commandeering a freight train hpre. How can you arrest 400 men?" Prom Springfield. HI., came further word of the veterans' success in their capture of the railroad facilities. Walter M-aod*. chief of the

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ASKS U. S. MINE AID R. H. Sherwood Favors Curb on Competition. By United Preet WASHINGTON, May 20.—R. H Sherwood. Indianapolis coal operator, today told the senate mines and mining committee he favored the principle of federal coal regulation "to lead the industry out of its wilderness." “My prime reason for favoring legislation of this type,” he said, “is because lam convinced that the time has come in the economic development of this country when devastating competition should be subject to some restraint.” The witness, one of the few operators who have supported the principle of government control, made it clear that he did not favor the method of the Davis-Kelly bill. He suggested changes dealing in particular with the status of labor unions under the proposed system. REVENUE MEN STUDYING Classes an Income Tax Laws Are Held In Federal Building School days are here again for employes of the federal internal revenue department. The government revenue aids have been attending “classes ' at the federal building with W P. Long and Yl. F. O’Neill of Washington acting as instructors. School opened Monday and examinations were held today. Income tax laws and accounting were the principal subjects. B E. Neal of Noblesville is collector for the district. and W H. Smith of Fountaintown is assistant collector.

Illinois state highway police, announced he had denied a request from the Baltimore & Ohio and Pennsylvania railroads at East St. Louis that the war veterans be compelled to stop using the railroads' freight trains. m m • MOODY, to whom the request was referred by Governor Louis L. Emmerson. said he had investigated and found that the veterans had been orderly all along their route from Portland. Ore., to East St. Louis. He added that they were not interfering with the state highways. beyond w’hich he declared his jurisdiction did not extend. Expectations were that the veterans. unless railroad officials find some way to dissuade them, would leave East St. Louts this afternoon for Cinrinr*pi4.

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FATE OF GEORGE DALE AND TEN OTHER DEFENDANTS IS PLACED WITH U. S. JURORS • Final Witnesses Are Heard and Closing: Arguments Completed; Defense Fiery in Attacks. LIQUOR LAW CONSPIRACY DENIED Mayor Reiterates Charge That Underworld of Muhcie Made Attempt to Frame Him. A federal court jury this afternoon was deliberating cases of Mayor George R. Dale of Muncie and ten others, including police officers, charged with conspiracy to violate the national prohibition law. The cases went to the jury shortly after noon, following instructions by Judge Robert C. Baltzell. Closing arguments required the entire morning session. Attorneys for the accused climaxed a five-day court battle with a fiery attack on character of the government's prosecuting witnesses.

Hearing of testimony of more than a score of persons ended shortly after court convened today, when the government placed John H. Denny, special prohibition investigator, on the stand as a rebuttal witness. Denny denied a charge of Fred Ellis, safety board member, that the government operative had called him a vile name. Plea for acquittal of each of the defendants was sounded by W. A. McClellan, defense attorney, who pictured Dale's administration as a "death signal to the reign of vice and gambling in Muncie." Cites Retreat of Underworld "There was a conspiracy in Muncie. but it was not to violate prohibition laws." McClellan declared. “It was for the high purpose of enforcing laws which the criminal element sought to break down. "When Dale went into office, why did all the liquor peddlers and gamblers steal away from the city?” The attorney attacked testimony of prosecuting witnesses, assailed testimony of Thomas Duncan. Negro. Dale’s former police chauffeur. "Duncan did everything in his power to get a job with the government. ’ McClellan declared. Telford B. Orblson, assistant district attorney, made a fiery final statement for the government. He branded Dale as a “king” and his alleged co-conspirators as "henchmen.” Massev 1* Attacked "Dale winked at law violation*. He is a strong-minded man who likes power, and those who don't j agree, go out.” he said. Orbison charged Frank Massey, police chief, with attempting to impede the government's probe of alleged liquor activities in Muncie. He branded Fred Kubeck. another defendant, as a "half-pint ’legger." j He declared as 'ridiculous" statements of Dale that the case is a “frameup." Dixon H. Bynum, counsel for Harry Nelson. Muncie city detective and a defendant, charged “bootleggers. prostitutes, gamblers, and thugs" testified for the government Policemen in Peril “By a'hat magic or hocus-pocus." he asked, "can these people be deep in the. gutter one day and the next day the soul of honor, probity and uprightness by merely sitting, in that chair?” pointing to the witness stand. “No policeman will be safe if these pien are convicted." Bynum asserted. “Police in the line of dutv must go into many places. This gives people an opportunity to talk about them.'' Defendants in the case, besides Dale and Ellis, are Massey, Captain W. A. Parkhurst: detectives Kenneth Horstman and Nelson; patrolmen and Davis and Raymond Powell; Raymond C. Hoover, police garage mechanic, and two alleged bootleggers, Kubeck and Ernest Flatters. Starting with Mayor Dale, all defendants took the witness stand Thursday and categorically denied charges presented by government witnesses that they had conspired to violate, or to permit violation of. the prohibition law. Dale Vehement in Denial Shouting vehement denial* of charges against him. Dale told the jury he had been framed by the lawless elements of Muncie he sought to stamp out. Dale denied he drank liquor or ever knowingly permitted liquor law violation*. In reply to District Attorney George R. Jeffrey, who asked if Dale had not alway* been opposed to the prohibition law. the mayor almost shouted; “I have been since this case came up.” Policemen on Stand The defense called several police officers, not under indictment, who testified they did not see the defendants or any one else drunk at the Muncie police ball tn 1930. and that they never had received orders from Massey, Dale or Ellis to "lay off" any liquor law volators. as charged by the government. Drabness of the latter part of the defense testimony was enlivened Thursday afternoon when the two proprietor* of the Pig Btand. a barbecue. took the stand. They were Paul Johnson and Ear! Young, who said they were actors for a number of years, until the ■Mw Iwsinw went bad.” Both

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denied government charges that liquor had been sold at the barbecue. Johnson, who told the court he was a comedian, and succeeded in proving it. to the delight of courtroom spectators, was reproved once by Judge Robert C. Baltzell for his replies to questions. Baltzell reminding him, “You’re not on the stage now." TRIES TO DIE. FAILS: WANTS TO LIVE, DIES Woman Slightly Hurt in Suicide Attempt: Blast Kills Man. fiy I'iiilrrf Prrn CHICAGO. May 20.—A quirk of fate today kept Mrs. Della Brlluomini, who wanted to die. alive while Leo Carvis, who wanted to live, w’as dead. Mrs. Belluomini. mother of three children, turned on the gas in her home in a suicide attempt. As Carvis walked past the house, the gas ignited in a terrific explosion that killed him instantly under a shower of debris. But the woman was only slightly hurt in the blast. HE RIDES OUT OF HER LIFE: SHE PLUGS HIM Operator- Wlf, Iba Pfiort. . Lomw* Mixing Min. *.v l nittd Prru CHICAGO. May 20.—John Patrick Hayes was a motorcycle cop. so after they had been married five months he hopped on his motorcycle and rode out of married life. But his wife was a telephone operator, and when she plugged in the phone jack, and heard his voice, she knew by the number that he had gone back to his mother That testimony, presented to Judge Daniel P Trude, won Mrs. Hayes a week temporary alimony pending settlement of her suit for separate maintenance. WAR VETERAN GIVEN SENTENCE FOR THEFT RuNsell Hamlyn Says He Stole Tools to C.o to Work. Testifying that he attempted to steal tools with which to go to work, after being unemployed for months, today failed to save Russell Hamlyn, 30, World war veteran, from prison. Hamlyn was sentenced one to ten years in the state prison when he pleaded guilty to a charge of entering a shop to commit a felony. He told Criminal Judge Prank P. Baker that he joined the army at 15 and served overseas during the war. He alleged he was suffering from World war Injuries, but could not get a pension. * Hamlyn. father of two children, was charged with entering the Eagle Machine Cos.. May 15. RATE SLASH DECREE ATTACKED IN COURT Hufsmith Motion, to get Marion Order Aside, Is Piled. Interlocutory decree, ordering a 20 per cent reduction in electric rates at Marion, was attacked today In a motion to set it aside, filed in federal court by George Hufsmith, deputy attorney-general of Indiana. Hufsmith asserts that federal statutes are clear on the point that a Governor must be given five days' notice before hearing on application for such a decree is held, and this was not done in the Marion case. Unless the decree is set aside, Hufsmith says he will appeal the case to the United States supreme court. The decree was issued this week by the federal judges. LOAN BANK APPROVED Last of Hoover Economic Measure* Is Reported In House. B>i 1 nitrd Prrt* WASHINGTON. May 20.—The last recommendation in President Hoovers original program for economic rehabilitation, the home loan bank measure, today received a favorable report from the house banking and currency committee. Hourly Temperature* f* a. m 61 10 a. m 77 7a. m <S 11 a. m 77 Sa. m..... 70 12 tnoon).. 79 0 s. m,.... 74 1 p. N