Indianapolis Times, Volume 44, Number 60, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 July 1932 — Page 2

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SEERESS FINDS PROSPERITY IN MURDERRIDDLE Throngs Visit of Woman Who Foretold Grocer's Killing. By United Press CHICAGO, July 20.—The tragic prophecy of Mrs. Susan Ballow, fortelling the death of George Carl, a grocer, today had brought a sud- I den prosperity to her little home in the heart of Chicago's “Little Bohemia.” While police struggled vainly to penetrate the mystery of Carl’s slaying, the tiny red brick home not far from where Mayor Anton J. Cermak spent part of his boyhood Was filled with visitors. Some were idle curiosity seekers, anxious for a, glance at the motherly woman and the pack of cards from which she dealt a prophecy of death seventy-two hours before Carl was found shot to death in his grocery store. Others were neighbors, long convinced of Mrs. Ballow's occult ability. There was evan an occasional matron from the Gold Coast, protesting that it was all a fanciful superstition, but secretly eager to see what the cards held in store for her. Seeress Is Flustered Mrs. Ballow sat in her flowerdecked parlor a. bit flustered at her sudden fame. Beside her stood her daughter-in-law as interpreter, for despite long years in this country she still speaks only her native Bohemian. In the seeress’ hands was anew deck of gingham-backed picture cards. The old deck, which held the port nt of Carl’s death, was discarded after five years. “Now I can afford to have anew deck." said Mrs. Ballow." as she watched the pile of $1 bills grow j higher with the constant influx of j Visitors. Husband Is Disgusted But, Tony Ballow, her husband, was not so pleased with all the bus- j tie in his home. “Cards, pshaw,” he said. “What are all these silly people doing here? When I come home I want my cold beer and my supper. All I find is a lot of foolish strangers. Bah!” Filling a large black pipe with strong tobacco, he indicated that if he had anything to say about it, such goings-on shortly would come to a halt. CHARLES HESLER DEAD Veteran * Indiana Newspaper Man Passes at Chicago. Charles D. Hesler, 54, veteran Indiana newspaper man. died in Chicago today. His mother, Mrs. Alice Hesler, lives at 6350 Bellefontaine street. Funeral services will be held in Chicago Friday. At the time of his death Mr. Hesler was employed on the Chicago Daily News. Previously he had been on the staff of the Chicago Post. He began his newspaper career in Bluffton. Ind., with the late George Saunders, and later was employed on papers in other Indiana cities. Besides his mother, he leaves the widow and son, Charles J., Chicago, and three brothers, Frank W. and Ralph S. Hesler, Indianapolis, and J. Galen Hesler, Anderson, and three sisters, Mrs. H. E. Arnold and Miss Grace Hesler. Indianapolis, and Mrs. Jess Winnings, Brownsburg, Ind. RELIEF ARMIES ‘BOGUS’ Salvation Army Troubled by Imitation Groupus, C hies Says Pseudo “relief armies,” members of which wear uniforms • almost identical to those worn by Salvation Army workers, are causing the Salvation Army trouble and embarrassment. Major James Murphy, head of the Indiana division, said today. Nearly sixteen armies of various sorts, most of them without record of relief work accomplished, are flourishing within the state, Major Murphy said. Their work has become so confusing to contributors that the Salvation Army has-given up the use of tambourines in most j cities, and is obtaining funds j through organized drives. HONOR RAIL VETERAN Dinner Given for Robert M. Dalton, Who Ends 50 Years’ Serviee. Officials of the Pennsylvania rail- ] road in Indianapolis attended a dinner in honor of Robert M. Dalton, track foreman; at his home in Worthington, Tuesday. Dalton has completed fifty years’ service on the road. J. T. Ridgely, division superintendent, presented Dalton with a fifty-year service button. Dalton began work as section hand in 1882. ship magnateT suicide E. S. Trosdal Ends Life by Inhaling Car Gas Fumes in Garage. By United Press SAVANNAH. Ga . July 20.—E. S. Ti-osdal. internationally known shipping executive, committed suicide in the garage of his fashionable home here today by inhaling carbon monoxide gas from the exhaust of his automobile. Trosdal. president of the Trosdal! Plante and Lafonte Steamship . Company, was known as the shipping magnate of South Atlantic and gulf ports. bankHdividend is paid 5 Per Cent to Go to 15.000 De- j positors of Closed Institution, j By United Press HAMMOND, Ind., July 20.—A 5 1 per cent dividend was to be paid this week to 15,000 depositors of the defunct First Trust and Savings bank of Hammond, which was closed eighteen months ago. The dividend was expected to amount to $212,000. The payment was authorized by Judge Clyde Cleveland over remonstrance of creditors who filed preferred claims. • Mental Patient Escapes George Schuttler, 22. a mental patient at the Methodist hosiptal, escaped Tuesday night, police were advised. He was hatless and barefoot. _... _ .. ... _ . i

Nip Veteran Cracksman’s Return to Old Racket

Police Hold Three After Dynamite Discovery; • Grill Parker. Plans of De Witt Parker, Beech Grove, an ex-convict, to return to his former racket of safe-blowing, were halted by his arrest on suspicion of burglary, police revealed today after questioning of Parker and two companions, Mrs. Marguerite Isley, 1502 South Emerson avenue, and Kenneth Smith, 34, of 5505 English avenue. The trio has been held on vagrancy charges during the investigation, and Parker probably will be reslated today on charges of burglary, detectives said. Dynamite, caps and fuse for Parker's use tvere purchased by the woman in a hardware store at Five Points after Parker had driven her there and had her make the purchase, because he was afraid of detection, detectives said. Led to Confession Robbery June 30 of the Brad Snodgrass machine shop, 2514 Bethel street, of an electric drill and a cutting toll, in which Parker w-as suspected, led to questioning of Mrs. Isley and her confession of the dynamite purchase, detectives said. Smith was implicated when Mrs. Isley told of driving Parker to Smith's home, where the tools were left. Smith, when questioned, told detectives he accepted the drill and cutting tool in payment of repair work he had done on Parker’s car. Smith said he gave Parker $5 and took the tools. He admitted filing serial numbers and names from the tools and gave detectives names of men to whom they w’ere sold. Admits Taking Tools Part of the dynamite was found ten days ago in a fruit jar when detectives went to the Isley home and searched under the seat of an automobile there, at the direction of Mrs. Isley. Later, Parker was found and arrested for questioning. Confronted with statements of Mrs. Isley and Smith. Parker confessed stealing the tools, detectives said. He also admitted, according to the

BORAH PUTS SNAG IN HOOVER’S PATH IN WATERWAY QUIZ

Lineup of Committee Is Viewed as Favorable to Roosevelt. BY WALKER STONE Times Staff Writer WASHINGTON, July 20.—William j E. Borah has placed himself in a position to make things uncomfortable for President Hoover’s campaign managers, by appointing senators to the St. Lawrence waterway treaty investigating subcommittee who are friendly to the power program of Governor Roosevelt. As chairman of the foreign relations committee, Borah placed himself at the head of the subcommittee and named as his colleagues in the investigation Senators La Follette (Rep., Wis.), Glen (Rep., 111.), Vandenberg (Rep., Mich.), Robinson Dem., Aik.), Walsh (Dem., Mont.), and Wagner (Dem., N. Y.). Counting Borah, the Republicans have a majority of four to three on the subcommittee, but only two— Glenn and Vandenberg can be counted as Hoover Republicans. La Follette is strongly antagonistic to Hoover policies, and is sympathetic to the Roosevelt program of developing state-owned hydroelectic plants in conjunction with, the St. Lawrence navigation project. Counting Borah, the progressives have a majority of four to three on the subcommittee. Judging from past records, the logical division would be Borah, La Follette, Walsh and Wagner for state power development, and Glenn, Vandenberg and Robinson for private development. But in this instance, with the Hoover-Roosevelt presidential campai/.i on. the partisanship of Robinson may outweigh his conservatism and force him into the progressive lineup. Although Borah refuses to discuss the question prior to opening of subcommittee hearings the middle of next month, it is understood that the senators siding with Roosevelt in this controversy will insist on a satisfactory settlement of the power question before the treaty is ratified. SHIFTS RADIO POWER Hoover Abolishes Commerce Branch; Duties Are Transferred. By United Pres* WASHINGTON, July 20.—President Hoover issued an executive order today abolishing the radio division of the department of commerce. and transferring its duties and functions to the federal radio commission.

CARS CRASH; DRIVER DRUNK, IS CHARGE

City Man Is Held on Booze Counts After Collision at Busy Corner. Charles Goldsmith, 31, of 1924 West Eighteenth street, was arrested for driving under the influence of liquor, failure to stop at a preferential street, and failure to have driver's license Tuesday night. The car he was driving, owned by Alice Mills, 1812 West Eighteenth street, collid**! with the car of Pasquale Gammeiri, 4435 Guilford avenue, at Fall Creek and Central avenue. George M. Wolf, 51, of Bedford. wrs taken to the city hospital for treatment of leg injuries when he was struck by an automobile at Illinois streets Tuesday night. Tire car was driven by Wat-

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De Witt Parker detectives, that Mrs. Isley had obtained the dynamite at his request because he contemplated pulling safe cracking jobs in the city. He said he was low in funds and planned to take up his former profession to obtain money. At his direction, the remainder of the dynamite was found buried beneath oil tanks in a shed at the rear of his home. The dynamite was contained in fruit jars similar to the one found at Mrs. Isley’s home. Dates Back to 1916 Parker, who has a criminal record dating back to April 19, 1916, when he was sentenced at Franklin, Ind., to two to fourteen years for grand larceny and burglary. Seven years later, he w'as fined SIOO and sentenced two to fourteen years in state prison for a similar offense. Under the name Woodrow’ Anderson, he was arrested in Toledo, 0,, on suspicion in connection with the robbery of the New York store here. Jan. 18, 1930. he was sentenced to two years in the Leavenw’orth penitentiary for conspiracy to commit a felony. Alfred Isley, husband of Mrs. Isley, received the same sentence as Parker in 1916 when the two were tried at Franklin. *

Breaking Even By United Press NEW YORK. July 20.—“1t won’t happen again,” Vincent Costello promised as he pleaded guilty to a traffic violation. “I just sold the car for $5.” So-o-o-o-o-h!! Magistrate McGee fined him $5.

DENY HOOVER WILL DROP PRESS PARLEYS Plan to Abolish Conferences Reported in Washington Circles. By United Press WASHINGTON, July 20.—President Hoover for three consecutive weeks has canceled his regular semiweekly press conferences. Reports were current today that he planned to abolish them permanently, but the White House denied this. The President recently has issued several important statements of the sort which he customarily reads to the newspaper men assembled at the conferences. He has preferred, however, to issue them through the White House offices at irregular intervals whenever he felt the situation warranted. He has no intention of dropping the conference entirely, however, and now that congress has adjourned he will be less rushed. Particularly as the campaign advances, it was expected, Mr. Hoover will be desirous of resuming the conferences. HEART ATTACK FATAL Woman Is Stricken While Swimming; Dies at City Hospital. A heart attack while swimming late* Tuesday night proved fatal to Mrs. Simon Shelly. 44. of 702 North Belle Vieu place, who died at the city hospital after collapsing at Westlake pool. Her husband told police she had been in the water fifteen minutes when she called to him. He assisted her to shore, where she lost consciousness. She was subject to heart attacks, he said. KILLED TO BE BURIED Double funeral service was to be held this afternoon for a murderer and his victim. The dead are Jerry Willoughby, 37, and his wife, Betty, 34. Using the shotgun with which he killed his wife, Willoughby committed suicide Monday in the family home at 1406 Jones street. The service will be held at the Royster and Askin funeral chapel, 1902 North Meridian street. Burial will be in Mt. Pleasant cemetery.

son J. Tincher, 39, Picadilly apartments. Fating asleep while driving on College avenue, Harold Hubbard, 26, of 2724 Guilford avenue, incurred head cuts when his automobile struck a College avenue street car at Fall Creek boulevard. He was sent to St. Vincent's hospital. Cut over the right eye was received by Ernest Grummell, 24, of 946 Stilwell street, when he stepped from behind a bus into the path of a truck driven by Glen Andrews, 1735 Asbury street, at Market and Illinois streets. Mrs. Tillie Wilson was treated for arm and shoulder injuries by a physician at her home after a car driven by her husband, Merle Wilson, 36, of 1609 Asbury street, was struck while making a left turn at Washington street and State avenue by the automobile of Karl Ramsey, 49, of Zanesville, O, „ .

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

JUDGES ASSAII CITY JAIL EDICT BY MORRISSEY Chief Had No Right to Issue Order, Assert Court Heads. Order issued today by Chief Mike Morrissey for drastic changes in conducting the city prison brought sharp condemnation from Munici-i pal Judges William H. Sheaffer and Clifton R. Cameron. Both judges said they had not : been given copies of the order, and 1 read it for the first time from copies shown them by newspaper men. “Apparently, on the face of it, ! this is a very foolish order,” Sheaffer said. “The chief had no right to issue such order,” Cameron commented. Follow’s Court Orders The changes at the prison ostensibly for the purpose of curbing the activities of professional bondsmen and removing the implication that police might be favoring certain bondsmen, followed a recent edict of Sheaffer and Cameron that no persons held should be released except j on their orders. Asa result of the changes, two men have been returned to the uniformed ranks of the police department. Pinkey C. Davis and Elmer Clary.j who with four other men comprised i a turnkey and bailiff staff, have been ordered back to regular patrolman duty. Three turnkeys and a bailiff, the latter to be a relief man, now comprise the jail staff. Pay telephones have been installed in the jail. These are for use of prisoners’ outgoing calls only. If a bondsman telephone a turnkey or matron that he has been called by a prisoner, the latter will be asked regarding the matter, and no bondsman will be permitted to act unless called by a prisoner. Sheaffer Issues Warning Ban on incoming calls means that j inquiries regarding persons held must be made in person. “If I ever call the prison and order a prisoner released on his ow'n recognizance, the call w'ould better I be heeded, or somebody will be in 1 court the next morning,” Sheaffer said! “Turnkeys and matrons are officers of the court,” Cameron declared, following his statement that Morrissey had no right to issue the order. “Every person under arrest,” Cameron asserted, “has a right to receive phone calls from friends or relatives, just as he has a right to apprise them of his arrest by phone.” AUTO TOOLS STOLEN Duesenberg Garage, Marmon Plant Are Entered by Thieves. Garage at the home of Fred S. Duesenberg, 3290 East Fall Creek boulevard, was entered Tuesday and I tools and machinery taken from the j building > which is equipped for a workshop. Amount of the loss is | undetermined. Members of the fam- : ily are in Johnstow’n, Pa., w’here | Duesenberg is recovering from in- j juries received in an automobile ac- i cident several weeks ago. Plant cf the Marmon Motor Car j Company at York and Bridge streets, w’as entered, and tools valued aft S7O taken. SHOOTS GASOLINE THIEF Fleeing Man Believed Wounded by Fire of Merchant Policeman. One of five men caught stealing gasoline early this morning from a filling station at Emerson avenue and Thirtieth street, is believed to have been wounded when fired i upon by William Bulerson, a merchant policeman, Bulerson told police that he came upon the men after they had broken a lock on a gasoline pump and were filling the tank of a car. They fled in the car and Bulerson fired once. He said one of the men yelled as If he had been struck.

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Mud in ’Er Eye

Here’s an eye-filling picture—the lustrous Virginia Bruce, screen beauty, putting an added sparkle in optics strained by the Klieg lights. Miss Bruce is an ardent advocate of “bottom's up”—with the eye-cup. ‘THRIFT’ MOVE FAILS Hartzell Loses Fight to Save State of Indiana $27. Senator Lee J. Hartzell <Rep.) FA. Wayne, came out flat-footed in an ‘economy’ move in the senate Tuesday afternoon. He wanted to save the state $27. To do so he w’ould have had the veteran chief doorkeeper of/t he senate. Jerome Brown, refund $27 paid a Negro janitor named J. W. Mills. Anderson. Hartzell contended that as chief of the patronage committee he had not approved Mills’ appointment. He denounced Brow’n from the floor, but his speech proved futile. Other senators came tos Brown’s rescue and other patronage committee members said they had approved hiring Mills. “Mills is one man around this senate w’ho actually has done some work,!’ Lieutenant-Governor Edgar D. Bush explained. Hartzell is Republican floor leader and president pro tern of the senate. Woman Shopper’s Purse Stolen Discovery that she had been robbed was made Tuesday by Mrs. Carl Cramer, 5730 College avenue, when she returned home from a shopping trip. A purse containing a pearl set pin, a garnet set brooch and 3*5.82 had been stolen from a basket she carried. •

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HOOVER SEEKS TWO MEN FOR RELIEF BOARD Outstanding Pair Wanted as Successors to Meyer and Bestor. Rif United Press WASHINGTON. July 20—President Hoover is canvassing the ranks of the nation's financiers for two outstanding men to help administer the $2,122,000,000 unemployment relief and business stimulation program. The relief bill provides for appointment of two new directors of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. which will handle nearly all the huge funds to be loaned for relief of the destitute and for construction of public improvements expected to open thousands of jobs. Mr. Hoover had announced he would sign the relief measure Tuesday, but he decided to wait until he had chosen the new directors. The White House gave no indication of when the signing could be ex; fled. Under the law, the President could wait until the middle of next week, if he desired. Will Succeed Meyer, Bestor The new directors will succeed Eugene Meyer, chairman of the federal reserve board, and Paul Bestor, head of the farm loan board. Mr. Hoover asked congress to relieve them because he feared their health was being endangered by their double duties. Mr. Hoover wishes to secure the strongest possible men for the reconstruction posts. The corporation's already heavy work in loaning funds to railroads, banks, and insurance companies will be vastly increased under the relief act. Mr. Hoover also hopes to make the board of such caliber that it will escape political criticism during the campaign and have the united support of the nation in carrying on the battle to conquer depression. Will Name Republicans The tw’o new’ directors will be Republicans. Mr. Hoover wanted to appoint another Democrat also, and give both parties four members on the board. The senate rejected this proposal. There will be plenty of applicants for the relief funds as soon as the bill is signed. Applications for loans of $337,950,000 already have been decided upon tentatively by states and public bodies sponsoring construction projects. It w’as indicated the corporation would proceed cautiously in granting the loans, analyzing each request carefully. One official estimated it would be a month or six weeks before extensive distribution of funds began, although some emergency, relief loans might be made quickly >■

Grandi Resigns Portfolio in Rome Cabinet

Dioo Grandi BY THOMAS B. MORGAN rnitrd Press Steff Corromlrnt ROME, July 20. Dino Grandi, youthful and popular foreign minister, resigned in a periodic shakeup in the Fascist cabinet today and became a likely candidate for the ambassadorship to Washington. Premier Benito Mussolini assumed the portfolio-of foreign affairs and of corporations. Only three cabinet posts remained unchanged. If Grandi becomes ambassador to Washington, the appointment would be announced only after the present ambassador, Giacomo de Martino, completes his service there. It also was possible that Grandi might be made ambassador to London. It is Mussolini’s policy to rotate able men of the Fascist party in office so that as many as possible will be in touch with various government departments and be prepared for any eventuality. Grandi’s heavy program of work has weighed heavily on him. He has been losing weight, and W’as expected to take a long rest. Seven cabinet posts remained unchanged after today's rotation. HOLD ROBBERY SUSPECT Cops Nab James Hadley in Beating of Ice Cream Peddler. A suspect in the robbing and beating Tuesday night of Pete Rosner, 57, of 1470 North Pennsylvania street, an ice cream peddler, is under arrest. He is James Hadley, 27, of 212 Fairview street, held on a vagrancy charge. Rosner said five men beat him. He charges they took his hat, $2 and a w’atch valued at $65 while he was at Camp Sullivan engaged in peddling his wares.

.JULY 20, 1932

‘MADE-WORK’ WOOD ON SALE Reduced Summer Prices May Spur Public to Buy. The public today was given opportunity by the Emergency Work Committee. Inc., to purchase oak and beech firewood at reduced summer prices. In co-operation with the Center township trustee, the committee has distributed several hundred orders of wood to poor families. Using ' made work” labor, the committee obtained a large quantity of cross ties from the Indianapolis & Southeastern injerurban line when its rails were removed. More wood is to be donated In the form of ties from the Indiana Railways’ former Martinsville, Danville arid Crawfordsvllle lines. A truck used in distributing the wood was donated to the committee by Kingan & Cos. Other wood from fallen and dead trees has been obtained and is being offered to the public to continue financing the "made work” project. Eighteen-inch length is offered at $2 75 a cord, and 24 -Inch length at $3.50 a cord, with a small charge for stacking inside. Orders may be placed by calling LI. 1551. Father Is Reported Missing Charles Cornwell, 52, was reported missing to police Tuesday by his son, Earl. 1118 Bates street The father left his son’s home Tuesday morning.

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