Indianapolis Times, Volume 44, Number 242, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 February 1933 — Page 11

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INDICT WEALTHY SUGAR BROKER IN ALKY PLOT Seventy-Four Others Face Federal Charges: Hits * Al Capone Ring. A' / / Hitnl Prrtn CHICAGO, Fob. 17.—Scott S. Durand, wealthy .sugar broker and husband of an ardent W. C. T. U. leader, today was involved with seventy-four other persons in liquor violation indirt merits that .struck at Chicago's Gold Coast, and at the haunts of the remnants of the Capone syndicate. The indictments, returned before Federal Judge Charles E. Woodd - h ■- and hat the sugar company which Durand heads sold 30,000.000 pounds of sugar between 1920 and 1932 to persons who used it to manufacture liquor. The alleged conspiracy was accused of doing business during those years amounting to $9,500,000. Durand and his wife reported to be vacationing in South America Mrs. Durand formerly was president of the Lake Bluff W. C. T. U. and is author of a book in defense of prohibition. “Cookers” Also Named With Durand and six other Chicago business men. the indictments named reputed owners of dingy State Street "cooking plants.” One was Joe Peskin. charged with being leader of the syndicate, three others, James Alexander, Al Moore and Frank Bon join, were said by federal agents to be members of the Capone gang. Fred and Harry South, officials of the Calumet Yeast Company, were charged with furnishing yeast for the ;yndicate. Herbert HefTerman, a salesman for Durand, and Herman Lebenson, as representative of she Union Starch and Refining Company also are named. Agents said the huge enterprise used 60,000,000 pounds of sugar and 2,000,000 pounds of yeast. They estimated that 6,000,000 gallons of alcohol were produced. Probed for Two Years The indictments culminated two years' investigation by federal agents, Walter E Wiles, assistant federal attorney, said. Wiles said he believed the syndicates operation began in July of 1929, beginning as a small business operated by Peskin. Gradually it developed. Wiles said, lentil it grew into one of the largest in the midwest. At the peak of his operations Peskin used four carloads of sugar a day. Wiles said he had learned from his agents. The Union Starch Company, with which Lebenson is affiliated, operates in Columbus, Ind., and Granite City, 111. Mrs. Durand campaigned against Franklin D. Roosevelt’s liquor stand in the last election. Her book, "Consider," staunchly supports prohibition. HOSPITAL AID IS DEAD Charles 1). Kelley to Be Buried Saturday at Holy Cross. Funeral services for Charles D. fcellcy. 26, city hospital employe, who died Thursday at his home, 2126 North New Jersey street, will be held at 8:30 Saturday in the home and at 9 in SS. Peter and Paul cathedral. Burial will be in Holy Crass cemetery. Mr. Kelley attended St. Anthony’s school. No. 16. and Manual high school. He was a member of the SS. Peter and Paul church. STROKE PROVES FATAL Commission House Salesman Is Taken by Death at Home. Following a stroke of paralysis, Wilbur M. Payne, 42. of 5702 Haverford avenue, salesman for the H. Wlick & Cos., died Thursday at his home. Funeral services will be held at 2 Saturday in the Shirley Brothers’ chapel, 946 North Illinois street. Burial will be in Crown Hill ceme-

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KOKOMO MOVIE FIRE LEADS TO ARREST OF ONE City Man Is Held After Long Investigation by State Marshals. First arrest as result of several months’ investigation by deputy state fire marshals of a mysterious fire at the Indiana theater, Kokomo, climaxing warfare between the theater and union operators, was revealed today. Eddie Eviston. 30, of 620 Fletcher avenue, is under arrest at Bloomington, charged with participation in theft of a car stolen for use by participants in the Kokomo theater altercation. The car was stolen from Dr. Russell De Mott of Bloomington in April. 1932, later being found abandoned on a country road near Kokomo. Testimony obtained by deputy fire marshals indicates the car was used by sluggers and gunmen hired ta shadow Fred Blacker, Kokomo union official, who was. beaten severely by unknown assailants, according to Charles Bridges, former deputy marshal, who conducted the investigation, assisted by Deputy C. B. McDonald. The Kokomo theater fire climaxed a warfare carried on by stench bombs, some of which were thrown in the Indiana theater at Kokomo before the fire, which officials believe was incendiary in origin. Bridges said results of his investigation of the fire and stench bomb throwing will be placed in hands of the Howard county prose-

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