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TREATED WELL BY KIDNAPERS, HAMM SAYS Millionaire Brewer Tells Story of Abduction and Ransom Payment. CAPTIVE IN FARMHOUSE One of Thugs Resembled Verne Sankey, Notorious St. Paul Gangster. Rescued from kidnapers after payment of “less than $100,000" ransom, William (Billy) Hamm Jr., multimillionaire brewer, returned to St. Paul today. After a rest of one and one-half hours, he told his story. BY WILLIAM HAMM JR. (As told to the United Press) ST. PAUL, June 19.—1 left my office at the Theodore Hamm Brewing Company about a quarter of 1 last Thursday, to walk to my home. As I started up the steps leading to the street which passes the home, two men came up. "Hello, Mr. Hamm,” one of them said pleasantly. Then they grabbed me from either side and hustled me into an automobile. If there were guns, I didn't see any. A third man was at the wheel of the automobile. One of the men who grabbed me sort of resembled Verne Sankey. I was made to lie down on the floor of the automobile and a white hood was pulled over my head as we went out of town. I'm not sure which way they headed. Vague on Locality It is awfully hard to guess which way you are going when you can't see. They took me on a trip which was eight hours each way. There was little conversation. I couldn t judge whether the man w'ho resembled Sankey was the head of the gang. There was no real leader, as far as I could determine. About thirty miles out of St. raul we made a contact with another automobile. I could not see how many persons were in it. I was made to sign four notes, which said I authorized payment of ransom. This contact was made, I should judge, in the vicinity of Forest Lake, Minn., if we went in that direction! Windows Boarded Up Besides the hood, the kidnapers put a pair of goggles on me, with cotton beneath. After dark, the hood was removed. I was driven to a house I think was in northern Minnesota. It was either a farmhouse or on the edge of a town. I was placed in a second-floor room. The windows were boarded up and I couldn't see anything. But I could hear traffic noises outside. A light was kept burning in the room all the time. The kidnapers were nice to me. I had only to call for anything I needed. They served me very simple meals. Os course, I didn’t ask for anything elaborate. We had little conversation. They kept me in touch with the progress of their negoiations. About 3 p. m. Sunday, one of them came to me and said: "We have good news for you. The ransom has been paid.” Placed in Auto They had been expected to leave every night. This night they did leave. 1 was placed in an automobile again. The goggles and cotton were placed over my eyes. Again there were two men and a driver. They stopped the automobile near Wyoming and put me out about 5:30 a. m. without any instructions. I had some money in my pocket when kidnapped and they had not searched me. I went to a farmhouse, called my home in St. Paul, and waited until Police Chief Thomas Dahill and half a dozen others came after me. I was able to get all the rest 11 needed while held and feel fine. The kidnapers never threatened me or tried to tie me up. Before we left, they told me, "if we ever can do anything for you, let us know.” You ask if I will use my influence to bring these men to justice? One gives a stereotyped answer to that, doesn't one? Police Start Hunt Itii United Press ST. PAUL. June 19.—William Hamm, kidnaped multimillionaire brewer, was released near Wyoming, Minn., shortly before 7 a. m. today, after payment Saturday night of ransom "somewhat less than SIOO,- j (Turn to Page Two) Times Index Page. Book-A-Day 11 Bridge 7; Broun Column 4 City Briefs 2 City Streets—A Series 5 Classified 10 Comics 11 Crossword Puzzle 9 Curious World 9 Dietz on Science 10 Editorial 4 Financial 9 Have a Hobby 7 Hickman Theater Review 12 Lodge Page 12 Obituaries 5 Radio 9 Serial Story 11 Sports 8.10 Talburt Cartoon 4 Vital Statistics 9 Woman's Page 6

The Indianapolis Times Fair and continued warm tonight and Tuesday

VOLUME 45—NUMBER 33

Exterior Beautiful, but Inside —Pictures Tell Story

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Here is the beautiful exterior of the nurses’ home at the city hospital, where 180 student nurses are housed

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Miss Talkington (left) and Miss Velma North in room they tried to make livable by hanging pictures and calendars

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Spending conserved funds, Earl Wolf, hospital business agent (right), directs work to block rain and snow that have

Money Issue Deadlock Is Faced at London Parley

British and France Stand Together Against U. S. on Stabilization. BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS Scripps-Hcward Forcien Editor WASHINGTON, June 19.—The clash between the United States and the British and French at London over currency stabilization today threatened to deadlock the world monetary and economic conference at London indefinitely. In diplomatic circles here, President Roosevelt is seen as having been forced into an extremely difficult position. Early stabilization almost would surely nullify the price-raising effect of the President’s inflationary program, yet unless stabilization is agreed to at London, the conference may go on the_ rocks. While the administration readily admits the importance of stabilization as a step in the direction of world recovery, it likewise is conscious of the fact that pegging the dollar at its present level, would endanger the most vital features of the President's hard-won domestic recovery measures. President Roosevelt is understood to have the American price level of 1926 as aproximately his goal. The 1926 dollar was worth about 65 cents. The present dollar is worth about 80 cents, having dropped to that figure on the prospect of inflation and as a result of going off gold. Moreover, with respect to the pound and the franc, the dollar still is abnormally high. By going off gold in 1931, sterling depreciated about 30 per cent, or to 70 cents on

Industrial Recovery Act Offers New Weapons to Stamp Out Racketeering

BY RAYMOND CLAPPER I'nitfd Press Staff Correspondent (Copvrieht. 1933. bv United Press) WASHINGTON, June 19.—The industrial recovery program has provided new weapons to stop racketeering. Broad powers granted by the industrial recovery act, the farm adjustment act, and the securities control bill include authority to move against the underworld of business that has preyed on legitimate trade. They make it possible to reach on one hand the heavy-jawed racketeer who, with a squad of thugs at his back, wrings his tribute from terrified milk dealers, for instance; and on the other the glib stock salesman with a briefcase full of worthless securities. Extermination of racketeering is not the prime object of the recovery program, but it is an important by-product. The recovery legislation is designed to increase consumer buying power by reducing hours; so that more people can work; by insuring a living wage, so that more people can buy the products of factories; and by giving to the farmer a fair price for his produce, so he again can become a purchaser. This requires industry to maintain minimum wage standards. Industries must be protected against cutthroat competition or the whole

Pray for Week Two Groups of Men to Serve in Relays at Anderson.

By VniteS Press A NDERSON, Ind., June 19. Continuous praying will distinguish the annual international camp meeting here this week. Two groups of men, serving in relays, will pray day and night until Sunday night. The house of prayer, anew building containing reception, prayer and sleeping rooms, was dedicated Sunday in the presence of nearly 7,000 persons.

the dollar. The French franc, in 1927, reached a level of 20 cents on the dollar. The dollar at 80, therefore, still is at a premium on foreign exchange. It still is dearer in terms of commodities than either the franc or the pound. But this aspect of the dollar’s position does not worry the administration just now so much as the dear dollar's effect upon domestic prices levels. A cheaper dollar is seen as vital to the President’s entire program of agricultural and industrial recovery, higher wages, and unemployment relief. To fall into line with the FrancoBritish proposals for an immediate pegging of the dollar, even temporarily, might jeopardize the President's recovery program.

Following is the first of several dispatches describing the far-reaching effects of the Roosevelt recovery program, now entering the administrative stage. structure collapses. That is where elimination of racketeering enters as part of the program. President Roosevelt himself emphasized that the government must protect industries which play the game. “We must protect them from the racketeers who invade organizations of both employers and workers,'’ he said when he signed the industrial recovery bill. Attorney-General Homer Cummigs already has begun a fight to stamp out rackets. He has been limited chiefly to activities whicji interfered with interstate commerce. Now he may act against any who violate the fair play industrial codes being set up by the department of agriculture and General Hugh Johnson, industrial administrator. Still further federal action may follow investigation of racketeering, now being started by a senate committee.

INDIANAPOLIS, MONDAY, JUNE 19, 1933

. . . in rooms where the plaster is falling from the walls, as in the living quarters of Miss Catherine Talkington

. . . while outside the plaster falls daily from the stairway walls, revealing yards of raw brick and gaps in the structure.

. . . battered through the flimsy walls and created havoc, tearing off plaster and exposing these ugly sections of pipe

tr:battles ATLANTIC SALE Forced to Put Schooner Into Port During Severe Storm. By United Press WITH PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT, AT NANTUCKET, Mass., June 19.—Drenched by sweeping Atlantic waves which blocked progress of the vacation schooner Amberjack 11, President Roosevelt put into this little port today after battling a northwest storm off Cape Cod. The President was cn route to Provincetown on his vacation sail up the New' England coast when the little schooner ran into a second severe storm. Mr. Roosevelt, at the wheel, headed the vessel into the teeth of the whistling wind for three hours before he finally was forced to abandon the attempt to continue to Provincetown.

Heat Will Keep Grip on City; No Relief Tuesday

Indianapolis continued today to swelter under a heat wave, with little relief in sight for thirty-six hours, according to J. H. Armington United States meteorologist.

The w'eather bureau forecast was “continued warm tonight and Tuesday.” However, early morning temperatures today were eclipsing those of Sunday, when the mercury stood above 90 degrees from noon until 7 p. m. Maximum was 95.

Already the department of agriculture has come into conflict with racketeering in the Chicago milk industry. In the attempt to give the dairy farmers a higher return, an agreement regulating distribution or milk in Chicago has been drafted and is about to go into effect. Racketeering interests have made milk one of their targets in Chicago. Tribute is levied against milk wagon drivers by men who sit in armored offices and ride in armored cars. Some interests at the mercy of these influences are opposing the price schedules which the federal government wants to put into effect. This issue is expected to precipitate the first court test of the government's new licensing powers. Radio manufacturers are afflicted by another type of racketeering common in certain industries. Outlaw competitors are selling sets below legitimate cost. One or two men owning nothing but a screw driver will rent a workroom. buy parts, construct a few sets, and then disappear when the landlord begins to demand his rent. Some garment factories have undercut decent employers by taking advantage of a surplus labor market to get girls for a dollar or so a week,

. . . and the condition of the ceilings is no better, with majority of them looking like the one in this photo.

Here is a typical section of exterior where bricks have become loose, endangering lives of persons walking outside.

. . . w hile Dr. Charles Myers, superintendent, inspects one of the walls that only needs a little pressure to wobble an inch.

Slugs Samaritan, Causes His Death in Car Crash

Girl Poisoned Suffers From Same Meat Which Killed Her Pet Dog.

By United Press JOLIET, 111., June 19.—Little Cecils Nitz, 7, moaned in agony at St. Joseph's hospital today, apparently suffering from the same poison that killed her pet dog, Spot. The dog died Sunday night from effects of poison, and the little girl, who lives in West Joliet, where a dozen dogs have been poisoned in the last few days, was playing with Spot. Dr. Jack Roberts, who treated the girl, said that she must have eaten some of the meat that killed her pet.

The mercury today had shown a seven-degree gain at 6 a. m. over Sunday and continued to increase. It had reached a high for the day with a mark of 92 at 12:30 p. m. The heat was general throughout Indiana Sunday, with Vincennes leading the way with a maximum of 100 degrees above zero. Lafayette was second with 98. Sizzling heat drove thousands of persons scurrying to lake and river resorts over the week-end, with drowning taking its inevhable toll. Three persons lost their lives in the Salamonie river at Marion, when two youths died a-tempting to save a companion. Two other persons were drowned in White river at Shoals and a sixth person perished in Whitewater river at Richmond. Hourly Temperatures 6 a. m 74 10 a. m 88 7a. m 77 li a. m 91 Ba. m 83 12 (noon).. 91 9a. m 88 Ip. m 93 STONE ‘CODE’ SIGNED Leading Indiana Operators Agree on System of Operation. By Times Special BLOOMINGTON, Ind., June 19. Anew code of ethics, signed by the leading operators of the Indiana limestone industry and signifying willingness to accept the new deal in control of industry, has been forwarded to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The code pledges the operators to abide by wage and hour schedules set by the government, and to accept no contract below production cost. About thirty companies, including all but three independent firms, have signed.

Youth, Given Lift in Auto, Turns on Benefactor; Makes Escape. Slugged by an acquaintance whom he was giving a ride, George Hughes, 45, Lafayette, was injured fatally when he lost control of his car, which crashed into a utility pole on United States highway No. 52, near Fifty-third street. Death of Hughes and three others, one a 3-year-old boy, brought to fifty-eight the Marion county death toll since Jan. 1. Hughes, accompanied by his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Hughes, 35, and his sister-in-law, Miss Anna Seill, 25, Lafayette, had attended a downtown theater. Earlier Saturday night, Hughes had seen the slugger, whom he had befriended in the past with small gifts of money when “mooched” near Illinois and Market streets. Hughes, his wife said, never knew the youth’s name. Told by the slugger that he had a job in Lebanon, but no means of getting there, Hughes made an appointment with him and met him after the show. The two women were sitting in the rear seat and Hughes and the youth in front, according to Mrs. Hughes, when the car neared Fifty-third street. Suddenly, she said, the youth drew a revolver. When Hughes tried to wrest it from him, he slugged his benefactor. The car plunged off the road and struck the pole. Dr. John Salb, deputy coroner, found Hughes died from a rib puncture of the heart. He lived only a few hours after being admitted to St. Vincent’s hospital. Hughes, head cake baker for a Lafayette bakery, was a World war veteran, active in the Knights of Pythian lodge and a member of the Christian church. He and Mrs. Hughes made frequent trips to Indianapolis.

Newlyweds’ Car Kills Boy, 3; End Honeymoon

Blithelj planning the new life that was beginning for them a Kansas couple started on their honeymoon last week and came to Indianapolis Today, a 3-year-old boy lies in a tiny coffin to be buried Tuesday afternoon. J

The boy is William Bell, son ol • Mr. and Mrs. Roy E. Bell, 2844 Wood street, who died Saturdayi night from injuries suffered on ■ state road 40 Thursday when he i was struck by the car of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Haught, Eldorado, Kan. The Bell family, including in addition to William, James, 2; Richard, 17 months, and Clara Jeanette, 3 months, were in a cortege bound for Memorial Park cemetery to attend the funeral of Gordon Circle, former Oaklandon marine, who died in the east. When a tire blew out, Bell dropped out of the funeral procession and pulled to the side of the

Entered as Second-Class Matter at Fostofflce. Indianapolis

JUDGE OPENS WAR ON GAMING; CLUB IS FIRST TARGET Sheriff and Prosecutor Called Before Baker, Warned to Halt Operations at Paramount Resort. INSTRUCTIONS IGNORED, HE SAYS South Side Park Officials Defied Him, Criminal Jurist Declares; Shadeland Also Being Watched. Active war against gambling in Marion county was declared today by Criminal Judge Frank P. Baker, with the first shot directed at the Paramount Club, popular south side amusement park. Summoning Sheriff Charles (Buck) Sumner and Prosecutor Herbert E. Wilson before him. Baker announced he had evidence of gambling at the Paramount Club and issued instructions for immediate action.

SENATE ORDERS MARKETPROBE Thorough Inquiry Will Be Conducted by Pecora, Starting Monday. BY LYLE C. WILSON United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, June 19.—Thorough inquiry into the New York Stock Exchange, investment trusts and holding companies has been decided on by senate committee investigators, the United Press was informed today. Investigation of private banks, which began with spectacular revelation of J. P. Morgan & Cos., business and income tax secrets, will be resumed next Monday, with Otto Kahn of Kuhn, Loeb & Cos., as the first witness. Dillon, Read & Cos. will be investigated afterward. Beyond that, Ferdinand Pccora, senate banking committee counsel, projects a hearing on the operations of the Chase Securities Corporation, securities affiliate of the Rockefeller-controlled Chase National bank.

MISTRIAL IS FACED IN MELLETT CASE Attempt to Bribe Juror Is Charged in Anderson. By Times Special ANDERSON, Ind., June 19. Charge that effort had been made to bribe a juror, brought threat of a mistrial today in quo warranto proceedings filed by Jesse H Mellett former Anderson mayor, seeking ouster of Mayor Harry R. Bad win. Mellett counsel charged Badwin and Wiliam Marine, a city councilman, attempted to bribe Cary Stanley, a juror. Immediately after the accusation. Judge John W. Craig halted the trial, and called counsel for both sides into chambers for a secret conference, at which testimony regarding the alleged bribery attempt was heard. Craig ordered the jury back for duty this afternoon. However, some observers held the opinion that a mistrial would be declared, bringing the proceedings to a close. In concluding testimony today, it was reported Mellett counsel would place on the witness stand Mrs. j Margaret Cole, daughter of the former mayor, and John T. Rock, long a close associate of Mellett. CRASH INJURIES FATAL Accident That Killed Husband Takes Life of Mrs. Jennie Hibben. By United Press NEW YORK, June 19. Mrs. Jennie Hibben died Sunday of injuries received in the automobile accident May 16 in which her hus- j band, Dr. John Grier Hibben, president of Princeton university, was killed. She was 70. Physicians attributed her death j to a fractured skull, fractured pelvis and pneumonia.

road to repair it. Mrs. Bell and the children alighted so he could obtain tire tools from under the seats. With her brood clustered about her, Mrs. Bell clutched vainly at William's rompers when he dashed helter-skelter into the path of the oncoming Haught machine. Haught swerved sharply, but the rear of the car struck the child, injuring him fatally. The Haughts were bound for West Virginia. They were so upset by the accident, in which Haught was exonerated by Dr. William E. Arbuckle, coroner, that they postponed their honeymoon indefinitely and returned to Kansas.

HOME EDITION PRICE TWO CENTS Outside Marion County, 3 Cents

“I sent a warning that gambling would not be tolerated at the Paramount Club, but the management chose to adopt an arrogant attitude and defied me by continuing,’' Baker declared. “Now I think it is up to you to see that the gambling place is closed,’’ Baker told Wilson and Sumner. Sumner assured Baker that he would visit the resort tonight and see that any gambling was stopped. Wilson Defies Action Wilson declared that he would take no action until Sumner had visited the club. “The sheriff and Judge Baker will receive full co-operation from my office,” Wilson declared. In his remarks from the bench, Baker revealed that he had sponsored an investigation for more than two weeks of complaints on craps and chuck-a-luck games at the Paramount Club. “I have had complaints from wives whose husbands have lost their pay checks at the place,” Baker declared, “I know who's running the place and who's behind it. I have names and other evidence to furnish the prosecutor. Some of the witnesses are prominent people in town, too.” Shadeland Is Target Baker indicated he had evidence of other resorts in the county and that he expected them to heed the warning. One of the other places referred to by Baker was Shadeland, northeast of the city. Baker said he understood that Mike Glenn, former local police official and ousted police chief of Miami Beach, Fla., is operating Shadeland. Sumner corroborated Baker’s remarks concerning Shadeland, with the statement that Glenn was active in the management. “Not long ago I heard rumors regarding Shadeland and sent a squad of deputies to investigate,” Sumner declared. “They returned with a report that the place was well attended, but that no evidence of gamblng was found.” Sumner said he met Glenn on the street and asked him about the resort. Glenn was quoted by Sumner as denying that gambling games were operated, and claiming that dinners and dancing was the extent of activities. Hot After Gamblers Baker’s statements regarding the warning to gambling house operators was couched in terms of defiance. “Gambling places just can’t go in Marion county,” he said. “If those fellows want to keep them going, they’ll have to get a different man on the criminal court bench. And they’ll have plenty of time to make their plans.” Baker’s present term expires in 1931, and his statement is taken as the first definite declaration of his intention to run for re-election in the 1934 primary and election. Courthouse gossip likewise attached considerable significance to Baker's procedure of caling both Sumner and Wilson into court. Several weeks ago Wilson utilized city police officers in staging a series of raids on slot machine operators at points outside the city limits. Slap at Sumner The act was regarded as a direct slap at Sumner, who has jurisdiction in the territory attacked by Wilson. Wilson charged that complaints of slot machine gambling had been ignored by Sumner. The sheriff refused to comment on the raids, aside from a denial that Wilson had conferred with him at any time regarding complaints. Sumner also pointed to the lack of road patrol, eliminated by budget reductions, as a handicap in strenuous law enforcement.

The Big Night Tonight is the big night for the schoolboy golfers who tcok part last week in the eighth annual Indianapolis Times interscholastic tournament over Pleasant Run course. Prizes will be awarded to all the players who accomplished feats of merit and will be distributed from the stage of the Lyric theater. Every boy who entered the tournament will be a guest of Manager A. J. Kalberer at the 8 o'clock show.