Indianapolis Times, Volume 45, Number 142, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 October 1933 — Page 1
BANDIT MOB RAIDS SOUTH BEND BANK
CITY MEN TO HELP AWARD NOBEL PRIZE High Honor Paid Members of Indiana University Medical School. GRAHAM, HAMER NAMED Nominations for Post Will Be Made Secretly by Scientists. BY GREENVILLE MOTT Times Staff Writer Two Indianapolis scientists from the Indiana university school of medicine have been invited to nominate candidates for the Nobel prize for physiology and medicine in 1934 Both awards will carry at least $50,000 prizes. Dr. A B Graham, professor of surgery, and Dr. H. G. Hamer, clinical professor of genito-urinary surgery, received the invitations from the Nobel committee for physiology and medicine of the Royal Caroline Institute of Sw'eden. By the will of Alfred Bernhard Nobel, former Swedish capitalist and inventor of dynamite, this signal honor is to be tendered to members of the medical faculties of only six universities in the world outside of Scandinavia. Provided for in Will The will stipulates that the Royal Caroline staff may select to make nominations such distinguished scientists as the staff may see fit. The nominees selected for the Nobel awards are kept secret and it is impossible to learn who the two local surgeons intend to suggest. Dr. Graham did admit, however, that he hoped to be able to nominate an Indiana man. The winner of the Nobel, the highest, richest and most famous award in the world of science, will be announced next October in Stockholm. Both local scientists now are engaged in gathering such data and records of original and important research as would qualify their nominees for the award. This information will be forwarded to the Swedish capital this winter. TOWNSEND LEAVES FOR FARM RELIEF PARLEY Lieutenant-Governor Goes to Capital for Conference. Lieutenant-Governor M. Clifford Townsend and Frank Evans, Crawfordsville. a member of the state agricultural advisory council, left for Washington tcday to confer with federal authorities on saving Indiana farms. The Lieutenant-Governor revealed that groups to be known as conciliatory councils would be formed in each county to be composed of three farmers, a lawyer and a banker to speed up federal funds to help distressed farmers. THREE ARE KILLED IN COAL MINE CAVE-IN Several Injured in Tragedy at McKeesport. Pa. By United Pres* MKEESPORT. Pa.. Oct. 24. Three men were killed and several others injured today in a cave-in at the McKesport Coal and Coke Company’s Hubbard mine, near here. The dead were John Uster. 38, McKeesport; John Wilklek, 44. and Joseph Usegligo. 43. both of Versailles. Two mine cars were reported trapped by a rock slide, but all the victims were freed. None was believed imprisoned in the mine. TOM JOHNSTON MAY RECEIVE FAIR POST Purdue Official Reported Choicee for Secretary of Board. Tom Johnston, for many years publicity director of the Indiana state fair, who has been loaned by Purdue university to the federal government to work on its agricultural program, was reported today as the choice for the post of state agricultural board secretary'. John Hinchman. Greenfield, secretary of the Hancock county fair board, also was mentioned as a possible candidate, but statehouse observers said Mr. Johnston had the ’lead." Morgan Partner Settles Tax By United Press WASHINGTON. Oct. 24.—Thomas W. Lainont. J. P. Morgan partner, has made a settlement with the government of $11,576 for payment of a deficiency in his income tax for 1929. it was announced today. Times Index Bridge 7 Broun 4 Classified 12 Comics 13 Crossword Puzzle 9 Curious World . 14 Editorial I 4 Financial 11 Fishing 9 Hickman Theaters 9 Radio 5 State News 5 Woman's Page 6-7
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VOLUME 45—NUMBER 142
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Upper Left—Central National bank at Greencastle. where four gunmen yesterday afternoon fled with approximately $75,000 in cash and bonds. Insets. left, Kenneth West, acting vice-president, and Harry Wells, cashier. Upper right, Len Ratcliff. Lower—Hugh Hammond. Mr. Wells was forced to open the inner vault from which the bandits took the bonds.
Battle Begun on ‘Labor Cost Markup’ Feature of New Master Retail Code
Brownie Dies Firemen’s Mascot to Be Buried at Station. BROWNIE, just a little brown dog, who hasn’t missed a run in five years from Engine House 2. Roosevelt avenue and Sixteenth street, died today of pneumonia in a veterinary hospital. Late this afternoon, mourning firemen will lay Brownie to rest in a grave in the house flower plot. When firemen were ready to leave the scene of a fire five years ago at Nineteenth street and Arsenal avenue, a little brown dog jumped on the pumper truck and rode back to the engine house. That had been his home since. Not only firemen, but scores of persons living in the vicinity knew Brownie and will miss him. FRANCE SEEKS NEW PREMIER IN CRISIS Strong Government Needed, Leaders Agree. By United Press PARIS, Oct. 24.—President Albert Lebrun consulted political leaders at the Elysee palace today, seeking a premier capable of guiding France through one of the most portentous phases of her recent history. A strong government, sure of an adequate majority to force through parliament a rigorous economy program, and to pursue a firm diplomatic policy in view of the disarmament crisis and Germany's demand for armament equality, w’as regarded as urgently necessary. Edouard Daladier, radical Socialist premier, who had headed the government since Jan. 31, resigned at 3:30 a. m. today, after a defeat 329 to 241, in the chamber of deputies on his proposal to cut civil service pay between 3 and 9 per cent, to balance the budget. Hourly Temperatures 6a. m 40 10 a. m 54 7 a. m 40 11 a. m 57 Ba. m 42 12 inoonL. 60 9a. m 48 Ip. m 61
Community Fund Drive May Reach Quarter Mark
Today's Community Fund report showed 5118.811.07 contributed, for a total to date of $246,785.69, which is 29.9 per cent of the total. Largest gift today was 520.000 from the Indianapolis Foundation. One-fourth of the Community Fund goal was expected to be reached this afternoon when the second report meeting of the 3.000 workers held in the Riley room of the Claypool. In a rousing week-end effort, the drive raised $127,974.62. This amount is 15 per cent of the goal, with $696 - 487 38 yet to be raised. Praise for the good start was elicited from Walter C. Marmon. general campaign chairman, with. If hard work will get us anvwhere, we will reach our goal.” The largest gift reported was that
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Fight Will Center on Sum Stores Must Add to Wholesale Price. By United Press WASHINGTON, Oct 24.—Battle lines for anew fight c er retail price control were being drawn today in trade circles and the NRA. Far from disposing of the issue, a master retail code promulgated yesrteday by the President to take effect next Monday seemed merfely to have defined the limits within which the controversy now will be fought to a finish. Knocking out an original provision to ban sales of goods at less than wholesale cost plus 10 per cent, the code forbids sales at less than cost with the added declaration that “the selling price of articles to the consumer should include an allowance for actual wages of store labor, to be fixed and published from time to time by the trade authority.” Stores with five or fewer employes in towns of less than 2,500 are exempt not only from this but from all other code provisions. 10 Per Cent Estimated The issue affecting all other stores now is how tauch of the labor costs the trade authority will decide should be included in the prices below which goods can not be sold. Those within the NRA who fought to the last for the cost plus 10 per cent plan express confidence that the mark-up to be recommended by the trade authority would be close to that figure. They believed it would prove more acceptable when presented, as now it will be, as a mark-up to cover part of actual labor costs. The trade authority of three members is expected to be appointed quickly. It will have the assistance of a national retail trade council composed of members of each division of retail trade. No Time to Be Lost NRA officials favoring a substantial minimum markup expressed belief that these agencies would lose no time in working out the necessary formulae as most retailers are anxious to strengthen the “stop loss” provisions of the code without delay. They anticipated that probably half a dozen markups of varying percentages would be worked out for varying types of stores in which labor costs differ. Those opposing mandatory mark(Turn to Page Two)
of $11,500 from the Indiana Bell Telephone company. Other large gifts were: Citizens Gas Company. $8,500; officers of J. H. Aufderheide & Cos., $6,775; Indiana National Bank. $3,600; Belt Railroad and Stockyards Company, $3,000; Samuel E. Rauh. SI,200; company and officers of the Empire Life and Accident Insurance Company. $1,500; Joseph J. Daniels, $1,100: the Gibson Company, $1,850; Coca-Cola Bottling Company. $1,500: Grain Dealers’ National Mutual Fire Insurance Company, $1,750; Indiana Lumberman's Mutual Insurance Company, SI,OOO. and Mrs. L. C. Boyd, SI,OOO, Increased giving was reported on the part of many employes of companies in the industrial division of the drive. Auditors at work today reported that many new contributions from persons who never have aided the fund before have been turned in.
iFirst photos of bank raid by Dick Miller, Times staff photographer)
Mr. Ratcliff, bank guard, who had been sitting in his cage several years waiting for a holdup, was lending the furnace when the holdup occurred. He ran into the bank after William Stiles, assistant cashier, who escaped out the back door, shouted; ‘There's a holdup inside.” Mr. Hammond, robbed of S3OO by the desperadoes, is pictured checking up on his losses.
INDIANAPOLIS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1933
Eagle Claus City Workers Get Bonus to ‘Spend Now.’ EMPLOYES of the Allen Shoe store, 27 West Washington street, have received “blue eagle” checks, Frank Goldstein, manager, announced today. These checks, each for $5, were presented to the ten employes of the store in conjunction with the NRA “Buy Now” program. Only two conditions were Imposed with the gift; the money must be spent within a week, and at a store displaying the NRA emblem. POOR RELIEF SOUGHT St. Joseph County Delegation Interviews Governor. Congressman Samuel Pettingill and a committee from St. Joseph county came to the statehouse today to confer with Governor Paul V. McNutt on the possibility of obtaining state and federal aid for poor relief in their county, where they said many families were in distress. GRAF ZEPPELIN SIGHTED Giant Airliner Seen Over Tennessee on Way to Chicago. By United Press WINCHESTER. Tenn., Oct. 24. The Graf Zepplin, en route from Miami to Chicago, flew over Winchester at 10:30 a. m. today.
She Learns Who’s Judge! ‘l’ve Decided to Give Him Another Chance,’ Says Woman—‘Thirty Days,’ Says Man on the Bench. A WOMAN failed to get the last word today in municipal court. When Robert Whitlow. 56, of 520 West Pearl street, was arraigned today before Judge Dewey Meyers charged with drunkenness and assault and battery, his wife Melissa spoke up.
“Your honor, I have.decided to give him another chance,” she said. “But, madam,” said Judge Myers, “the court has'nt decided yet.” “I have decided to give him another chance,” insisted Mrs. Whitlow severely. When Judge Myers learned from the probation officer that Whitlow was on probation and had failed to report since May he revoked his parole, sentencing him to thirty days on the Indiana state farm. a a a TWENTY-three years ago this month. Oramel H. Skinner, 910 East Thirty-eighth street, was arrested for speeding his 'horseless buggy” in Indianapolis. Today he faced Judge Dewey Myers in municipal court charged with the same offense. He was arrested last night on North Delaware street. “What was the speed limit twenty-three years ago?” asked Judge Myers, when Mr. Skinner told of his first speeding offense. “Twenty miles an hour, your honor.” said Skinner. “It's been raised a little since then." said Judge Myers, “but that's no reason to exceed forty miles an hour in the city. I'll give you a suspended sentence, if you promise not to offend again.” “It'll be twenty-three years more before you catch me in court again,” said Mr. Skinner, earnestly. “Humph,” grunted Judge Myers, “I’ll be gone by that time,”
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THIRTY KILLED IN TRAIN WRECK Twenty-One Bodies Are Taken From French Express Crash. By United Press EVREUX, France. Oct. 24 Spreading rails on the railway line from Cherbourg to Paris gave way today, and precipitated a swift, Paris-bound express into the River Iton, killing at least thirty passengers. No Americans were aboard. The engineer and fireman were reported killed when the locomotive plunged thirty feet over the bridge, at Conches-en-Ouche, ten miles southwest of this town, and fiftyfive miles west of Paris. Twenty-one bodies have been recovered. Ten more were believed concealed in the wreckage. Three passenger coaches crashed into the river after the locomotive, and were reduced to splinters. Help was sent from Evreux, and automobiles and ambulances were pressed into service to carry the injured to hospitals and farmhouses. First reports were that at least forty passengers had met death.
COPS HOLD WRESTLER IN LINDBERGH QUIZ Serial Numbers on Bills Excite Suspicion. By United Press BOSTON, Oct. 24.—New York and New Jersey police arrived today to question John Gorch, 37-year-old wrestler and former resident of Hopewell, N. J., in connection with the Lindbergh baby murder. At police headquarters was Federal Investigator Frank W. Allen, who has been checking serial numbers of bills found on Gorch yesterday. AUTOIST GETS ‘BREAK’ ON SPEED CONFESSION Admits 47 Miles an Hour on North Meridian Street. Fine of $5 and costs was suspended today by Municipal Judge Dewey E. Myers in the case of William A. Stuckey of Carmel, who said he sawnothing wrong in driving fortyseven miles an hour on North Meridian street. Ray Moistner, motorcycle officer who arrested Stuckey, said the motorist passed nine other cars on Meridian street, betwer ■> Forty-seventh and Fifty-second Mtoa. .
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11. S. READY TO LEND AID IN MAN HUNT Predicament in Indiana Is Brought to Front by The Times. By Times Special WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.—The aid of the federal government in the capture of the gang of escaped convicts at large in Indiana will be tendered formally to Indiana state authorities this afternoon. Edgar Hoover, director of the justice department’s bureau of investigation, this afternoon telephoned agents in charge of the bureau’s offices in Cincinnati and Chicago, directing them to get in touch with Indiana state officials and offer the co-operation of the federal government. By Times Special WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.—J. Edgar Hoover, director of the justice department’s bureau of investigation, was asked today by AttorneyGeneral Homer Cummings to determine whether it would be advisable for the federal government to offer to assist Indiana authorities in their attempts to capture the gang of escaped convicts running wild over the state. The predicament in Indiana was called to the attention of the attor-ney-general last night by The Indianapolis Times. It is presumed that Mr. Hoover will get in touch with federal investigative agents in Indianapolis to learn w-hether the escaped criminals have committed any federal offense that will justify the justice department in participating actively in search for the convicts. No Aid Is Asked The federal government does not want to interfere with the activities of Indiana state authorities, but is willing to extend all of the cooperation permissible under the laws of congress. Up to noon today no official request for federal help had been made by Indiana authorities. The “score” to date credited to the Dillinger gang since the break from the Indiana state prison a month ago is; Freeing of John Dillinger from the Lima CO.) jail and murder of Sheriff Jesse Sarber. Holdups Are Listed Holdup of police and looting the Auburn (Ind.) police headquarters of arms and ammunition. Holdup of police and looting of the Peru <lnd.) police headquarters of arms, including submachine guns and shotguns. Raid on a Greencastle (Ind.) bank and escape with approximately $75,000 in cash and bonds. Holdup of a South Bend (Ind.) bank today and escape with an undetermined amount of loot. ROOSEVELT IS HELD AT HOME BY COLD President Conducts Business in White House Study. By United Press WASHINGTON. Oct. 24.—President Roosevelt, suffering a slight cold, was conducting state affairs this afternoon from his study at the White House. It was explained that the President's illness was slight and that he would be back in the executive offices tomorrow.
R. Earl Peters to Quit High Post , Say Friends
BY DANIEL M. KIDNEY Times Staff Writer Friends and backers of R. Earl Peters, Democratic state chairman, today predicted that the chairman will resign his post, following what amounts to an indorsement of the 2 per cent club collections by the state committee subcommittee. Mr. Peters had opposed the Hoosier Democratic club collections and Governor Paul V. McNutt, backer of the club, demanded a showdown before the state committee. The subcommittee plan resulted. When and if Mr. Peters resigns the McNutt faction of the party will attempt to select his successor. Mr. Peters himself has said that he would resign whenever he makes formal announcement of his candidacy for the United Sttes senate. He has been campaigning, without formal announcement, throughout the state. His backers credit him with great strength among the
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Gunmen Invade Upstate City While FarFlung Manhunt Goes on for Band of Desperate Criminals. $75,000 LOOT AT GREENCASTLE John Dillinger at Head of Roving ‘Squad* of Desperadoes, Assert State and City Police. By United Press SOUTH BED, Ind., Oct. 24.—Four men believed members of the desperate band of outlaws roaming through Indiana held up the Western State bank of South Bend today and escaped with less than $5,000. A similar number of men held up the Central National bank at Greencastle late yesterday, escaping with approximately $75,000 in cash and bonds. The gang is believed to include John Dillinger, who was freed f©m the Lima (0.) jail last week; Harry Copeland, a paroled Indiana prison convict, and Walter Dietrich and Harry Pierpont, two of ten men who escaped from the state prison at Michigan City, Sept. 26.
The car used in the South Bend robbery bore Illinois license plates. It escaped west on Highway 2. Two of the four bandits entered the bank while one stood on guard at the door and another remained outside in the automobile. One man covered Cashier Henry Neimic while another vaulted over a glass partition and scooped up money in the cash drawers and on the counter. They did not enter the vault, Neimic said. Frank Wisnieski, superintendent
‘Take No Chances,’ Is Order to All Police in Indiana
“Take no chances” was the order passed out today as city, and state police joined in an intensified manhunt for the four members of the Dillinger gang who held up and robbed the Central National bank of Greencastle of approximately $75,000 in cash and bonds yesterday afternoon. Captain Matt Leach of the state police had every available officer in the search today and Chief Mike Morrissey ordered all squad cars and motorcycle police to keep a vigilant lookout for the green sedan in which the bandits fled after their desperate raid on Greencastle.
City police early this morning ran down a green sedan answering the description of the bandit car, but its occupants turned out to be three Negroes who merely were brought into headquarters for questioning. The robbery at Greencastle, committed about 3 yesterday afternoon, adds to a series of crimes credited to the fugitive convicts who broke out of the Indiana state prison a month ago, and their accomplices, including the slaying of an Ohio sheriff and holdups of two police stations in Indiana. Bank employes and other witnesses of the robbery have identified from photographs, the following as the bandits; John Dillinger, released from jail at Lima, 0.. by a gang which shot and killed Sheriff Jesse L. Sarber. Harry Pierpont, escaped convict, sentenced to ten to twenty years for robbery. Walter Dietrich, escaped convict, sentenced to life for robbery. Harry Copeland, paroled convict,
precinct committeemen and county chairmen and vice chairmen. One of the reasons alleged by 2 per cent club ’ members for Mr. Peters’ attack on their collection plan was the fear that such funds might be used to check his senatorial ambitions. McNutt men will have a candidate oflheir own and just now it is Sherman Minton, public sendee commission counselor. The subcommittee spent yesterday afternoon determining their plan of procedure. Alex Pursley, chairman, issued a statement in which it was set out that the subcommittee will handle the funds, after collections by the club, using Amos Woods, state committee treasurer, to carry out their orders for disbursement. No limitation was placed on the total amount of club collections, although Pursley’s statement said this was being studied. Nor was the 2 per cent cut from the monthly pay roll of state employes checked, as Mr. Peters’ asked.
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of the South Bend water works, and his wife were unexpected victims of the holdup. They started to climb a stairway leading to an upstairs physician's office when the bandit on guard ordered them into the bank and made them lie down on the floor with two other customers. ‘‘All four of the men were well dressed but they were tough,” Mr. Neimic declared. ‘‘They acted like they were experiencd bank robbers, and I have no doubt they would have shot if any one had disobeyed their commands.”
and suspect in the murder of Sheriff Sarber. Dillinger is a suspect in the $24,000 robbery of the State Bank of Massachusetts avenue. Dillinger Accused Here He is believed to have been the man who leaped over a railing in the bank here, smashed open a door to the cashier’s cage and scooped up $20,000, after an accomplice ! yelled: I “This is a stickup!” No time was lost by the four rob- ' bers, who on entering the Greenj castle bank with a flourish of rei volvers and sub-machine guns, ter- • rorized employes and patrons. The bandits entered at a time j when Lem Ratcliff, aged bank guard, j was away from his post in a steel cage. He had gone to the basement to fire the furnace. Vault Is Cleaned Out After obtaining all the money in the cage of Harry Wells, cashier, the bandits cleaned out the vault, door of which was standing open. During the confusion, William Stiles, assistant cashier, slipped out a rear door. Miss Margaret Gilmore, assistant librarian of De Pauw university, who was in the bank clipping coupons, was so frightened she attempted to leap from a window. Rex Thorlton. grocery manager, was the only person against whom violence was directed during the robbery. He was slow in responding to a command to join other patrons and employes in a back i room and was struck on the head > with a revolver. “Get Moving" Is Order “Get moving. We haven't got all day,” a bandit told Thorlton. Not more than fifteen minutes was required to complete the robbery. With the loot in sugar sacks, the | robbers walked out the front door . and entered a large, black Stude- ! baker sedan, with an Ohio license, A-63-617. Charles Crawley, a poolroom proj prietor, gave chase in his car, but i soon was outdistanced. MAE MURRAY DIVORCED Stage, Screen Star Wins Freedom From Prince Mdivani. | By United Preen LOS ANGELES. Oct. 24—MM Murray, blonde stage and screen j star, today obtained a divorce from i David Mdivani, Georgian prince, on charges of mental cruelty.