Indianapolis Times, Volume 44, Number 68, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 July 1932 — Page 3

JULY 29, 1932

GANG MUGGERS 3 BROTHERS IN BOOTLEG WAR Bullets From Auto Wipe Out Pittsburgh Booze World Czars. By Vtilted Prat* PITTSBURGH, July 29.—Three of the Volpe brothers, alleged bootleggers, were shot to death in a hill district street today. Bullets fired from a speeding automobile killed the three brothers as they walked along the sidewalk. The killings generally were interpreted as the beginning of one of Pittsburgh’s gang wars. Observers said it meant anew gang had worked itself into a position where taking over the vast business of the three brothers depended only on their deaths. The victims were John. James and Arthur Volpe. Only the youngest brother, Louis, survives. Their deaths brought to an end turbulent careers, marked by gang feuds, court trials on various charges, and allegations of political manipulations in the borough of wilmerding, a suburb. WARN U.’ S. EMPLOYES TO IGNORE POLITICS Federal Aids Must Confine Activities to Voting, Bulletins Say. Federal employes must confine their political activities to voting, they were warned in bulletins posted about the Federal building today. The bulletins warned that civil service employes are prohibited from working at the polls, serving as officers or addressing political clubs, publicly expressing political views, running for public office or distributing campaign material. Presidential employes are forbidden to use their official authority to influence political action of any persons or body, to discriminate among employes because of political reasons, to be members of any political groups, soliciting funds, to act as chairmen of political conventions or assume active conduct of political campaigns. The rules do not apply to postmasters, however, who may “engage in political matters so long as the required time and attention are given to postal duties.

7,000 ATTEND FAMED GENTRY ANIMAL SHOW Circus Returns to Indianapolis After Absence of 16 Years. Memories of “the good old days’’ were bruoght back to old-time followers of Gentry Brothers’ shows Thursday when the famous dog and pony show, absent from Indianapolis sixteen years, held two performances at Kissell avenue and Maple road, opposite the state fairground. Today’s performances were to be given on the Maple road grounds. The show will be moved to Washington street and Sheridan avenue for the Saturday show. More than 7,000 persons attended the show Thursday night. Henry B. Gentry of Bloomington, founder of the show, gave 2,000 tickets to be distributed by the Salvation Army. Children in Indianapolis Orphans Homes will be Gentry guests this afternoon and Saturday. NEARITaSPHYXIATED RESTING IN KITCHEN Elderly Solicitor Believed to Have Brushed Gas Stove Burner. Tired from a day spent in canvassing, and resting in the kitchen of his home, George Stoll, 64, of 419 Bernard street, narrowly escaped death by asphyxiation Thursday afternoon when he accidently opened a gas stove burner. He was found in a semi-conscious state by his wife, Martha, when she returned. First aid treatment was given by neighbors. Mrs. Stoll told police she and her husband had been selling soap from door to door. When he complained of the heat, she urged him to go home and she would follow later. It is believed that Stoll went to Sleep with his arm on the stove, and accidently opened the burner. All doors and windows of the house wore open, police said.

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‘SHERIFF’ GETS 60-DAY TERM Embryo Officer’s Job Is Postponed by Judge. Plans of William K. Landers, 41, of 418 Dorman street, to become a deputy sheriff the first of the month, were postponed today when Municipal Judge William H. Sheaffer sentenced him to sixty days on the state farm and fined him $5 and costs for assaulting his mother-in-law'. The mother-in-law, Mrs. Emma Cummings, 62, who lives at the Landers home, testified that Sunday Landers struck her a number of times. She exhibited a cut eye. “My daughter had turned on the radio,” Mrs. Cummings said, “and Williams came dowrn stairs and accused us of doing it. After he cursed and threatened me, I threw a pan of water on him, and then he beat me.” Sheaffer asked Landers if he were working. He replied that he was not “just at present.” “Haven’t I seen you hanging around the jail and police headquarters lately?” Sheaffer asked. “Why, yes, judge. You see, I’m

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going to be a deputy sheriff the first of the month.” “You were, but not now—sixty days,” Sheaffer said. As the sentence was pronounced, Mrs. Cummins fainted and was carried from the courtroom. Later Ralph Hitch, chief deputy sheriff, said that Landers was not listed for appointment, “because there are no vacancies.” Hitch said Landers was a deputy six or eight months ago. ALLEGED SLAYERS OF COP TO FACE COURT City Murder Suspects to Be Arraigned at Springfield, O. Charged with the first degree murder of a Springfield (O.) police officer, Russell W. Campbell and Sherman Clemons will be arraigned in Springfield Saturday. Indictments were returned against the two by a special grand jury. In addition to the murder charges, they face charges of shooting with intent to kill, the result of the serious w'ounding of a brother officer of the slain man. Charles Holt was slain June 29 when ht and William McCutcheon, attempted to question two men riding in an automobile. Holt died almost instantly and McCutcheon was wounded so badly that for a time it appeared he would not live. Campbell and Clemons were arrested a week ago near Effingham, 111.

NAB DRIVER IN HIT-RUNCRASH Elderly Man Hurt Seriously in Auto Accident. Struck by the automobile of art alleged hit and run driver, Lowrey Woodson, 50, of 125 Koehne street, was seriously hurt Thursday. Loonie Dunn, 34, Plainfield, alleged driver, was arrested after a chase of two miles by Jacob Newbauer, 3815 Boulevard place. Dunn is charged with drunken driving, failure to stop after an accident and assault and battery. Woodson, struck while crossing West Washington street in the 2500 block, suffered a fracture of the right leg, lacerations and severe bruises. Richard French, 2350 South Delaware street, said his automobile, parked at Twenty-fifth and Talbot streets, was damaged when sideswiped by the car of a motorist who did not stop. Herman McCary, 26, of 4701 Guilford avenue, was arrested on charges of drunken driving and failure to stop after an accident, when an automobile he was driving is said to have knocked another across a street. The other car was owned by Joseph Cook, 1035 Maple, street.

and was parked in front of his home. Injuries of the chest were incurred by Mrs. Sarah Stricke, 29, of 1501 South Talbot street, when a taxicab in which she was riding with her children Ray, 6, and Alex, 8, collided with an automobile at Union and Ray streets. Mrs. Allie Brow’n, 29. of 3338 Cornelius avenue, was the driver of the car. Harley Akins, 28, of 2520 South Meridian street, was the cab driver. Neither they nor the Stricke children were hurt. WINONA ROUTE LISTED Trip to Northern Resort Suggested by Motor Club. Trip to Winona lake, with the annual Winona lake assembly program as an attraction, is recommended for the week-end by the Hoosier Motor Club. The distance is 123 miles. The clubs recommends the route north on Michigan road, road 29, to Logansport, and road 25 through Rochester to Mentone and Warsaw.

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flight from Montreal. He will discuss the possibilities of transAtlantic air lines with government officials and will take off Saturday for Chicago, if weather is favorable.