Indianapolis Times, Volume 44, Number 247, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 February 1933 — Page 3

FEB. 23, 1033

SUCCESS IS NEAR IN BATTLE TO SAVE TRADE COMMISSION; FUNDS BOOSTED BY SENATE Joe Robinson’s Amendment for Increasing of Appropriation From Severe Cut Made by House Is Adopted. BY RUTH FINNEY Time* Staff Writer WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.—The fight to keep the federal trade commission in existence in 1934 was near success today. The senate late Wednesday adopted an amendment by Senator Joseph T. Robinson, Democratic fioor leader, increasing the appropriation for this body from the $510,000 approved by the house, to $1,101,500 a figure just SB,OOO below that recommended by the budget. Robinson told the senate “'this is a matter of primary importance and it is expected the larger appropriation will remain in the bill.”

This means the Democratic lead- , er has reason to believe conferees who will whip the appropriation bill into shape for final passage will retain the $1,101,500 appropriation for | the commission instead of compro- ; mising on a figure between that and j the low one fixed in the house. Senator Robinson pointed out tc I the senate that even with his j amendment, the commission suffers j a 24 per cent cut under the amount it is spending in 1933. The house figure constituted a 65 per cent cut. He laid before the senate a letter from chief counsel Healy of the commission explaining the necessity for granting the larger appropriation. Senator Henry D. Hatfield (Rep., | W. Va.), supported Robinson’s efforts by presenting the American Medical Association’s indorsement of the trade commission, and stating “it’s good work is of such importance it will justify the conferees in agreeing to this amendment.” RECESS FORECAST FOR STATE LEGISLATURE Three-Day Respite May Be Ordered, Say Administration Heads. Administration leaders today were predicting a recess of the Indiana assembly from the morning of March 3 until March 6. Predictions of a final adjournment were discounted because of the work connected with the formal enrollment of bills. No act can be signed by the presiding officers of the house and senate except while the two houses | are in open session, but the Governor may act on bills after the session adjourns. If the recess plan is followed, sufficient members of both houses would be on hand March 3 to move for the recess, even though most of the others, along with the Governor Paul V. McNutt party, had gone to Washington to attend the inauguration of President-Elect Franklin D. Roosevelt. Resuming open sessions the morning of March 6, would give opportunity for all acts to be enrolled and signed during that day, thus j doing away with the necessity for holding sessions past the legal limit of sixty-one days, as has been the habit of most former assemblies. CLASH LOST BY INSULL Fails to Force Chicagoans to Appear in Canadian Court. liy 1 nil r<l I’rcss TORONTO, Ont., Feb. 23.—A motion by W'hich counsel for Martin J. Insull, former Chicago utilities magnate, sought to force the apperance here of Chicago witnesses against him, was denied today by Supreme C >urt Justice A. C. Kingstone. Justice Kingstone informed defense counsel, however, that he would grant every opportunity for them to cross-examine witnesses who gave depositions against Insull in Chicago, or would allow them to offer proof of their contentions that some statements in the depositions were false. STATE BANK HELD UP Small Amount of Loot Taken by Burlington Bandits. Hu Untied Press BURLINGTON. Ind., Fob. 23. Three bandits held up the Burlington State bank today and escaped with an undetermined amount of cash. They fled north a few miles and then turned east toward Kokomo. Two employes, two customers and an Insurance company representative were in the bank when the bandits entered. They were given the usual commands to remain quiet while the cash drawers were looted. There was no shooting. President H. L. Huddleston, one of the victims, said he believed the loot was small. $250 GIVEN TO FUND People’s Motor Coach Cos. Maftes Gift in Tribute to Slain Officer. Contribution of $250 to the police pension fund was made today by officials of the People's Motor Coach Company in tribute to the bravery of Sergeant Lster Jones, who was slain at the company offiices. Feb. 7, when he attempted to halft a robbery. The amount of the contribution is the same as the reward for arreot. and conviction of one or more of the killers, which has been offered by the city.

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JAIL ‘TORTURE’ DEATH CHARGED Woman Witness Against Deputy Sheriffs in Murder Trial. By l nil cd Pres* PETERSBURG, 111., Feb. 23.—The state has introduced a woman’s testimony in an attempt to prove that Martin Virant w 7 as the victim of a “torture slaying” by deputy sheriffs. The woman, Mrs. Elizabeth Spearman, Peoria, was a prisoner in the Tazewell county jail at Pekin last September when Virant’s body was found in a cell hanging by his own belt. Two deputies, C. O. Skinner and Ernest L. Fleming, are on trial in circuit court here on charges of manslaughter. The state had charged that thev beat Virant, who w-as held for questioning in a murder, and when he died suspended the body to make it appear he had committed suicide. "I saw Fleir ug and Skinner take Virant from his cell and then bring him back, his shirt bloody,” Mrs. Spearman testified Tuesday. “He kept complaining of pains in his side. “He asked the deputies to call a doctor, but they told him to wait until morning.” The woman was being held for questioning in connection with a safe robbery. LINKS POPULATION TO WELFARE OF NATION Best Level to Be Problem, Says Educator. The best population level for the United States will be one of the most important questions to confront the nation in the next twentyfive years, said Dr. William Fielding Ogburn of Chicago university, in a lecture Wednesday night in the All Souls Unitarian church. The Indiana Birth Control League sponsored the meeting. He pointed out that a relatively small population keeps the standard of living at a high scale while a large population lowers it. “Business can adjust itself to a small population because the buying power is large,” Dr. Ogburn said. He declared that the influence of birth control was to increase marriages and to cause marriages at an earlier age. He said the birth rate in the nation at the present is falling and that children who are being born are appreciated more. Dr. Ogburn also addressed the joint session of the Indianapolis Council of Social Agencies and the American Association of Social Workers in the Severin in the afternoon.

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Automobiles reported to police as stolen belong to: Harvey Hill. 331 South Taft street. Overland sedan. 71-366. from Kentucky avenue and West street. Willis A. Rust. Wheeling, W. Va., Whippet roadster. 7-576 West Virginia, from Wheeling. Joe Cunningham. 1866 Barth avenue. "Jash coach, 505-18, from 339 East Market street.

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Stolen automobiles recovered by police bciong to: V. Percifleld. 2t2 Blue Ridge road. Chevrolet coupe, found in front of 239 North Illinois street. B Shields. Williams hotel. Chrvsler coach, found in front of 1105 West New Yori< s'reef W. D. Fords, 347 West Twentv-ninth street, Studebaker sedan, found at Ninth and West streets. Claude Collins. 532 Stevens street, Nash roadster, found at 300 South East street.

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The tragic ruins of the Neunkirchen (Germany) Iron Works are being surveyed by villagers as they gaze on the debris of the once great structure that was shattered with an explosion that tossed burning tar, steel and masonry for great distances about the Saar Valley village. In the foreground may be seen the tangled chassis of what was once a baby carriage.

Medical Examinations Foil Police Brutality Charges No Detroit Confession Is Complete Until Doctors Carefully Have Looked Over Prisoner. By SrripiiK-lluward Xnrxpaprr Alliance DETROIT. Feb. 23.—Criminal confession obtained by police here mean work for physicians, as w f ell as detectives. No confession is complete until the prisoner has been examined, and pronounced uninjured, by a hospital physician. It’s all a part of the plan devised by Police Commissioner James K. Watkins to eliminate the trial defense plea of confessed robbers, burglars and slayers that brutal officers forced them to admit crimes they did not commit.

Watkins ordered physical exam- ] inations as part of every confession last Oct. 18. aftdr a number of pris- t oners based their defense on police third degree charges. The order makes it compulsory for the officer obtaining a confession to inform receiving hospital immediately. He makes an appointment with a physician, and rushes the prisoner to the hospital for examination. The physicians examine the prisoner carefully for any injury he might have received at. the hands of police. They file a report on his condition, and stand ready to appear as witnesses during his trial, should he claim injuries wdiile in police custody. The plan is a success, according to Watkins, who claims it virtually has robbed confessed criminals of their only possible defense. “Only one complaint of police brutality has been filed since the order became effective,” Watkins said. This complaint was made by David Cantor, a crippled burglar, who died after charging on his deathbed that he was beaten and shot by a detective. The officer involved. Detective Vincent Hoesel, was charged with manslaughter in connection with the alleged beating and shooting. Watkins believes almost all charges of police brutality are exaggerated. “But occasionally a prisoner does have a just claim,” he said. “The

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COUNTY’S NEW HIGHWAY SETUP IS ANNOUNCED 100 Republican Employes to Be Replaced: Mann to Leave March 1. BY SHELDON KEY New setup of the county highway department, replacing approximately 100 Republican employes with Democratic appointees, was announced today by county commissioners. The reorganization becomes effective March 1 when Charles W. Mann, Republican highway superintendent, leaves office. Mann's duties will be taken over by Bruce Short, county surveyor, at a saving of $8 a day to taxpayers, according to the reorganization plan's supporters. An act of the legislature, effective March 1, abolished the post of superintendent and places entire control of county highways in hands of county commissioners. Yard Foreman Named Commissioners announced appointment of Leo White of 1510 Spann avenue to succeed Edward Calwell, yard foreman under Mann's administration. Herbert M. Bloemker, deputy surveyor, will have direct charge of the county's 1,200 miles of roads. He will work under Short's supervision without additional salary. Appointments include Everett Ralston as truck foi*eman, numerous truck drivers and twenty-one assistant road superintendents. “Anew policy regarding care and supervision of road machinery will be adopted,” Commissioner Ernest Marker stated. Prepare to Cut Budget “Improper care of machinery, especially trucks and tractors, has cost taxpayers thousands of dollars in past years,” Marker declared. All appointees are being instructed that machinery must not be left in the open when not in use on highways. “Use of county property by employes for their private interests also must stop.” Marker said. County councilmen prepared today to slash the 1933 highway budget before highway budget powers oass to commissioners March 1. Commmissiomrs fixed the 1933 budget at $160,000. DOUBLE ACCIDENT FATAL Man, Being Rushed to Hospital, Killed in Another Crash. By Timm Special HAMMOND, Ind., Feb. 23. Joseph Jacks, 45, w f as killed in an automobile accident Wednesday night while en route to a hospital for treatment of injuries received a few minutes earlier in another accident.

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GAINS IN FIGHT UPON ‘CREEPING DEATH' MALADY Landry's Paralysis Victim Improved, Say Doctors at M. E. Hospital. Improvement in the condition of William Kruman. Culver (Ind.), victim of Landry's paralysis was announced today at the Methodist hospital by physicians. Kruman's temperature is not so high, his pulse is better, and he is able to use his hands more, physicians said. Kruman was brought to the hospital from Culver last Thursday. The disease paralyzed the patient gradually from his feet upward, j causing death when it reaches the i lungs. Wednesday the paralysis had ! advanced to the abdomen. Anew French invention is an au- | tomobile in which the engine and j front wheels may be detached, when repairs are to be made.