Indianapolis Times, Volume 45, Number 191, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 December 1933 — Page 1

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JESSE LIVERMORE, FAMED BROKER, IS FEARED KIDNAPED New York Police Express Hope Noted Plunger Will Appear and Explain His Mysterious Absence. WIFE ON VERGE OF BREAKDOWN Officers Intimate Business Activities May Be Responsible for Puzzling Disappearance of Easterner. Bu t nitrrl press NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—New York police and federal agents of the department of justice this afternoon centered their searching investigation into the disappearance of Jesse L. Livermore, noted stock market plunger, upon two theories. They were: 1. That he might have been kidnaped, as his wife believes, by a gang that had knowledge of recent successful stock manipulations. 2. That his disappearance was occasioned by business activities readily explainable when he returns to his accustomed haunts.

Although the best brains of the Manhattan detective force were working on the kidnaping angle. Inspector John Francis Keir, in charge of the investigation, refused to list the case definitely as a “snatch.” He expressed the ‘ hope that Mr. Livermore will show up and explain his absence.” Francis Fay, in 'charge of the federal investigation, said that the government's inquiry thus far surrounds only Mr. Livermore’s recent market activities, in the possibility that they might provide a clew to the disappearance. On the books of the police, Mr. Livermore was listed as a missing person—not a kidnap victim. Cover Every Hospital By early this afternoon the police had covered every hospital, sanitarium and hotel in the metropolitan area and reported no person answering his description at any such institution. The chief basis for the kidnaping theory was regarded as the statements of his wife, the former Harriet Metz Noble, who confirmed reports that Mr. Livermore's fortune had hit the upturn, and that he was well on his way to amassing new wealth. ‘‘My husband's business associates.” Mrs. Livermore told detectives at the 104th street station, ‘‘assure me that his financial conwhere the investigation is centered, dition was 1.000 per cent, sound.” Mrs. Livermore, who notifed the police of her husband s absence only a few hours after his disappearance, was reported on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Apartment Is Guarded The Park avenue apartment house in which the Livermores live was closely guarded, and none but detectives or police were permitted within hailing distance of the doorman unless they could prove they were tenants. Mrs. Livermore explained her early notification to the police by the fact that her husband, whom she married only a year ago. habitually telephoned her every two or three hours, wherever he was. James A. O'Gorman Jr., Mr. Livermore's lawyer, said he discounted the kidnaping theory. "Mr. Livermore had been under a severe mental strain for some time,” he declared. Harry' J. Taylor, a friend and neighbor, on the other hand, told How Mrs. Livermore, during the hours before she called the police, had telephoned to “every place her husband possibly could have been." He believed the disappearance .vas plainly a kidnaping. STRIKERS ROUT NEARLY FIFTY FOES AT PLANT Police and Others Lose in Fight at Hespeler, Ontario. By T'uitrd Pros* HESPELER. Ontario. Dec. 20. Strikers routed fodty-five police officers and a group of strike breakers today when they attempted to battle their way through picket lines around the Dominion Woolens and Worsteds Company plant. A pitched battle resulted which lasted for an hour. Strike breakers fled from the scene, screaming and badly bruised.

Mystery! Tracy King's murder was the sensation of the nation. There were no real clews, merely a mass of conflicting evidence. There were a dozen people who might be suspected and who came under the eyes of the police as they sought the answer to this "slaying of the era.” But an unknown blond was sought. Who was she? What was her connection with this crime? Those questions and those answers will come into the limelight in “The Unknown Blond," a smashing new serial starting Friday in The Times. Don’t miss it. The first chapter of this amazing mystery will appear on page one. second section of The Times Friday.

VOLUME 45—NUMBER 191

BOARD TO PUSH SUICIDE PROBE Decision Reserved in Case Against Policemen in Girl’s Death. While no immediate decision will be made by the safety board in the case of two city policemen up on I charges in connection with the death by poison of Leona Korkus ! on Dec. 5, further investigation was promised today. Charles Meyers, president of the 1 safety board, said today that decision on the charges filed by the police department against traffic 1 policemen John Davidson and Ermal Hamilton would be reserved. He added ‘‘that ugly rumors about the ; case” will be probed. Echoes of the D. C. Stephenson murder case were heard when the policemen were brought up on charges yesterday. Donald Morris, | saftey board member, compared the murder of Madge Oberholtzer more than a decade ago with the death of the Norkus girl.. DEFUNCT BANK TO PAY OFF $27,000 700 Depositors to Receive 40 Per Cent. More than 700 depositors and creditors of the defunct Virginia Avenue State Bank will share in a $27,000 Christmas present when checks representing a 40 per cent dividend are mailed today. Announcement of the dividend payment was made by Superior Judge John W. Kern, in whose court the receivership is pending. The checks will be mailed today by Edward A. Oliger, bank receiver, following granting of the dividend order by Judge Kern on petition of Mr. Oliger's attorneys, Kane, Blain and Hollowed. “Although it is probable that the I 40 per cent dividend is the only one | that depositors and creditors will receive, I regard the accomplishment of the receiver as an unusually fin* piece of work." Judge Kern declared. Larger depositors and creditors of the bank were consulted personally and approved the dividend. Judge Kern said. The dividend order also approved payment of preferred claims to H. W. Rieman and Son. $322.74; Walter Stahlhut, $25.02; Winston E. Pedlow. $2.84. and Calvary United Brethren church, $7.78. An allowance of $437.50 was made to the Western Audit Company, which acted as accountants for the receiver. All claims not filed with the receiver as instructed by the court "are now and forever barred," the order declared. Publisher's Daughtetr to Wed 1 By I'nited Pres* NEW YORK. Dec. 20—The engagement of Miss Natica Nast, daughter of Conde Nast, magazine publisher, to Gerald Warburg, son of Mr. and Mrs. Felix M. Warburg, was announced yesterday. The wedding will take place privately this week. Times Index Page Auto News 17 Berg Cartoon 14 black Hawk 21 Bowling School 13 Bridge 6 Broun 13 Classified 18, 19 Comics 21 Crossword Puzzle 22 Curious World 21 Editorial 14 Financial 20 Hickman—Theaters 15 Hunting 17 Lippmann 20 Pegler 14 Radio 6 School Page 8 Sports 16 State News 9 Woman's Page 10 Your Health 15

The Indianapolis Times Partly cloudy and colder tonight, with lowest temperature about 29; tomorrow generally fair.

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Jesse L. Livermore Only 4 Days Left to Join City’s ‘4oo’ FOUR shopping days remain in Clothe-a-Child. Only four days in which to take a boy or girl from homes where no holly and no mistletoe will hang. Only four days in which to provide clothing stockings, shoes, coats for those too young to complain in stentorian tones and too old in the world's ways to believe that their plaints would be heard. Only four days to go into homes where stockings don’t hang at Christmas because they’re worn—both meanings of the word. Only four days to receive a child’s name from the Clothe-a-Child editor of The Indianapolis shops glittering with tinsel, with Times and take that child into counters laden with warm apparel. Only four days to watch his smile as you let a clerk try on his coat. For promptly at 6 p. m. Saturday, the 1933 Clothe-ra-Child drive will close. You have until as late as you can shop on Saturday night to get your boy or girl. The list is divided evenly between boys and girls. If you don't ask for too many young children, the age you desire can be supplied. u u a CLUBS, groups in office buildings and firms, fraternities and sororities can band together to join Clothe-a-Child. Organize a shopping committee, a committee to visit your child's home. See at first hand the plight of a city's children and give them your hand to lift them out of that plight this Yuletide. Each name on the Clothe-a-Child list has been investigated for worth and need by the social service department of the public schools and relief agencies of the Community Fund. The relief agencies can not provide your boy or girl with Christmas. They work the other days of the year. You alone can be his adopted Santa and bring warmth in clothing that serves as a gift that is remembered every time a coat is buttoned, a shoe is laced. Call Riley 5551 for your child. Departments at Real Silk Hosiery mills today led the Clothe-a-Child list with seven children, bringing the total to 326 children assured warm garb. New donors, that took Clothe-a-Child over the THREE HUNDRED line and on up toward FOUR HUNDRED, follow: Seaming Department, Heal Silk Hosiery Mills, three children. Gray Inspection Department. Real Silk. boy. Hair Knitting Department, Real Silk, boy. Boarding Department, Real Silk, bov and girl. L. S. Ayres & Cos. Bowling League, boy and girl. Employes of Rink's Cloak House, boy. Herbert Miller's Civil Works Gang at Mars Hill airport, girl. Employes of Indianapolis Paint and Color Company, boy. Indiana t'niversity Club, child. I.vnhurst Auxiliary to Eastern Star, eared for one child and took two more. County Clerk Glenn B. Ralston and employes, boy and girl. Lse No Name. girl. Scott and David Moxlev. child. Agent's Office of Big f'our Railroad, boy and girl. Purchasing and Stores Department, Public Service Company of Indiana, girl. Yardmaster's Social Club. Big Four Railroad, boy. Golden Gloves Committee of the Brure P. Robinson post of American Legion, bov. Alpha rhapter. Omega Phi Tau sorority, boy and girl. L. P. 8., boy. Mrs. Jay C. Kahn, child. Don't Put My Name In. girl. Special Delivery Employes. I'. S. postoffice. bey. Anonymous Mrs., girl. Two More Brothers, two boys. Employes of Gregg's Cleaners.' girl. Shell Sales Standard Club, child. Employes of C. E. Paulev Company, bov. Men's Optical Bowling League. Pritchett alleys, child. Billing Department. Indianapolis Power and Light Company, girl. Y'oung Men's Democratic Club of Marion County, child, Walter Queisser. child. M. M. M.. child. Hourly Temperatures 6a. m 39 10 a. m 39 7a. m 39 11 a. m 39 Ba. m 38 12 (noon).. 40 9 a. m 38 1 p. m 40

4 Pleas Greenlee to Stay/ Gov. McNutt Announces

Rumor of Federal Post Called ‘Fairy Tale’ by Chief. “Pleas Greenlee will stay.” This was the announcement today from Governor Paul V. McNutt as he said he "wanted to settle once and for all” the question of whether the McNutt administration patronage chief would leave the statehouse. *•

INDIANAPOLIS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1933

ST. CAR HEAD IS INDICTED IN INSULL CASE Charles W. Chase Is Among Seven Accused by State Jury. CLAIM BOOKS JUGGLED Suggest Investigation to •Care for Rights of Consumer.’ By United Pres s CROWN POINT, Ind.. Dec. 20. —Samuel Insull Jr., and six associate directors of the Northern Indiana Public Service Cos., were disclosed today as named in an indictment charging irregularity in management of the utility. Those named were: Insull, for- | mer chairman of the concern; John H. Gulick, Chicago, former director; Edward H. Lloyd. Chicago, former director; Morse Dell plain, Hammond, Ind., director and president; Charles W. Chase, Indianapolis, former vice-presi-dent, and now Indianapolis Railways. Inc., president; Bernard P. Shearon, Hammond, vice-presi-dent and director; and Thomas G. Hamilton, Gray, former director. Charles W. Chase, Indianapolis Railways, Inc., president, this afternoon said he had not heard of the indictment, until called by The Times and that he had no comment to make. By Unit 2d Press CROWN POINT, Ind., Dec. 20. Charges of criminal mismanagement of the $100,000,000 Northern Indiana Public Service Company were contained today in a grand jury report to Judge William J. Murray. Judge Murray suppressed the names of seven officials against whom the grand jury returned indictments. Samuel Insull Jr. is vicechairman of the corporation and Morse Dell-Plain is president. The grand jury report revealed an amazing story of how books of the utilities company were juggled for rate making purposes, huge expense accounts for officials and looting of the treasury for the benefit of Insull holding companies. Federal Probe Suggested The grand jury suggested a federal and state investigation into operations of the company “to see that the rights of the consumers are cared for.” The company, the report stated, could serve the public effiiciently at rates 50 per cent below those now charged. In the Insull utility empire setup, the Northern Indiana Public Service was controlled by Midland Utilities, a holding company with offices nominally in Indiaapolis but actually cotrolled from the Chicago offices of Samuel Insull. Sr. Transferred Assets at Will Through interlocking directorates, the management of the operating unit and the holding companies were able to transfer assets at will and according to the grand jury, always to the detriment of the supporting company at the bottom, which produced and sold electricity while the holding companies took the profits. The report revealed an alleged $10,000,000 bookkeeping “error” purposely made to deceive the Indiana Public Service commission and justify high rates for service, allegedly made in 1929. Another charge was that properties, in many instances worthless, were transferred to the Northern Indiana Company through a system of interlocking directorates for the purpose of “milking the Northern Indiana Public Eervice of its surplus earnings.” CITY FIRMS NOT TO SELL 'FAKEJLENDS' Two Wholesalers to Handle Only Real Whisky. Whisky “blends” containing nothing but alcohol, water and coloring, no longer will be handled by two large Indianapolis wholesale houses, the Kiefer-Stewart Company and the Mooney-Mueller-Ward Company, it was announced today. Officials of the two companies, interested by The Times’ exposure of the quality of some types of “blends” on the market, announced that in the future, they will stock only whisky that is a real blend of two or more types of whisky. Investigation by The Times disclosed that some of the “blends” being sold in the city at prices from $1.85 up were of poor quality with j no medicinal value.

The Governor's announcement came as an answer to repeated reports that Mr. Greenlee would be "kicked upstairs’’ to a better position, because in his position as the Governor's secretary he antagonized many party stalwarts. Latest reports concerning Mr. Greenlee's future was broadcast yesterday when it was said he would take a treasury department post in Washington. “A fairy tale,” said the Governor succinctly.

STATE POLICEMAN SHOT DOWN AS ESCAPED INDIANA CONVICT IS CAPTURED; WOUND MAY BE FATAL

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LINE OF CHEER KEEPS GROWING Mile of Dimes Increasing in Length: All Goes to Home-Town. Dime by dime, line by line, foot by foot, the Mile of Dimes, in front of L. S. Ayres Cos., and S. S. Kresge Cos., grows in clothing for needy school children of the city. Nine rows, 100 foot in length, have been completed and the tenth row is well on its way. Every dime does its part toward putting warm mittens, shapely underwear, and wind-breaker coats on children selected by Community Fund Agencies. Every dime laid on the sidewalk is spent in retail stores of the city. Every dime aids home town workers and gives its own boost to bettering business conditions as well as carrying a load of Christmas cheer. Mile of Dimes, in one week's time, has collected 15,000 dimes or approximately $1,500. The- money has come from pinched pocketbooks as well as affluent ones to aid The Indianapolis Times in the annual Clothe-a-Child campaign. Mile of Dimes gives every one, regardless of circumstances or station, an opportunity to become a part of Clothe-a-Child. “Dime on the line” is the cry of Mile of Dimes, but in generous full tones that cry is translated into Clothe-a-Child. It is one way to Clothe-a-Child. Call Riley 5551 for the other way. ROOSEVELT PLEASED BY CHACO WAR END President Gratified Paraguay and Bolivia Near Peace. By United Press WASHINGTON. Dec. 20.—President Roosevelt today expressed his official gratification over the end of the war between Paraguay and Bolivia in the Gran Chaco area.

A Real Story It appeared to be an insignificant quarrel that angered Kenneth and Maude the day before Christmas. But the Williams’ home really was near the breaking point because Kenneth insisted on overalls for Roddie while his mother insisted he be her “well-dressed little man.” With Christmas Eve nearing, many things happened to Maude. And many things also happened to her husband. It's a delightful story, presented to The Indianapolis Times readers by that famous author, Margaret Weymouth Jackson. She writes with an understanding that brings every situation home to you. She writes with the style you like. She is Indianapolis’ best-known woman author and her story will appeal to the entire family. Read it Saturday in The Times. The title is “Overalls for Roddie.” Here's the real story of the Christmas season. Don't forget, “Overalls for Roddie,” by ' Margaret Weymouth Jackson, appears in Saturday's Times.

Eugene Teague

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Like Father —Like Son Plea of Dad, Ex-Policeman, to Make Tragic Trip Turned Down by Wounded Officer. BY BASIL GALLAGHER Times Staff Writer A FATHER and son, both policemen, faced each other at 2:30 a. m. today across a table in the dining room of a small house at 1433 Reisner street. “Let me go along, son,” the older man pleaded. “I'm an old cop and might come in handy. Who knows?”

“No, dad,” said the younger man, standing tall and handsome in his blue state policeman's uniform, “you should be in bed by this time. There's no danger really. I’ll see you tomorrow night.” So saying, state policeman Eugene Teague changed quickly from his uniform to civilian clothes. His father, James Teague, former Indianapolis police officer, begged to go along on a mission he knew' would be dangerous until his son, waving' lightly, jumped into a state automobile and sped away to Terre Haute and tragedy. For Eugene Teague, the only child of the elderly couple was believed fatally hurt today in a gun battle with members of the “terror mob” of escaped convicts at Paris, 111. tt tt tt AND today his father, who had been a policeman and knew all about the hazards of police work, sobbed uncontrollably in his living room when news of the boy’s condition was brought to him. “I knew it. I knew it.” he said over and over, “I just had a hunch that something terrible was going to happen.” A group of neighbors who had heard the news came in to comfort the elderly man. “Eugene came in shortly before 2 a. m. this morning." said the old policeman. “He had been up in Ft. Wayne all day investigating tips that the escaped convicts w'ere in that neighborhood. “He told me that he was going to Terre Haute on another mission in connection with the 'terror mob’ and it was then that I pleaded to go along.” The elder Mr. Teague fondled the sleeve of his son's uniform coat which w’as draped across the back of a chair just as h* had left it early this morning. • Poor Eugene,” said his father, “but that’s the way it is withpolicemen. Here today and gone tomorrow. The trouble with that boy was that he didn’t know fear. What will his poor mother say.” u a a MR. TEAGUE was over joyed later when reports came to him that his son not dead as

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Eugene Teague, Resident of City, Is Victim of Bullet Which May Cost Life in Illinois Hospital. EDWARD SHOUSE UNDER ARREST A1 Feeney Starts Immediately for Paris, Scene of Incident; Two Women Also Are Held. Shot, through the head as he and brother officers captured an Indiana terror mobster. State Policeman Eugene Teague. 24, of 1433 Reisner street, is in a Paris (III.) hospital this afternoon in a critical condition. The terror mobster, Edward Shouse, one of ten convicts who shot and slugged their way out of the Indiana state prison Sept. 26, was captured and disarmed as nearly a score of officers closed in on him in front of a Paris hotel. Patrolman Teague apparently was wounded by a fellow officer as Shouse did not fire a shot.

A squad of police including Captain Matt Leach and Lieutenant Chester Butler of the Indiana state police and Illinois officers converged on Shouse’s car as he drove up in front of the hotel. The former convict and alleged member of the John Dillinger mob, brandished a weapon and the raiding squad members opened fire. Officer Teague fell, shot through the back of the head, at the base of the brain, the bullet emerging from his mouth. It was not learned immediately who fired the shot. Shouse was relieved of a .45-cali-ber revolver and taken immediately to the county jail at Paris for grilling. Also arrested and placed in jail were two women who were in his car. Feeney Heads for Paris They gave their namee as Frances Breman. 28. Ft. Wayne. Ind.. and Ruth Spencer, 24, San Diego. Cal. The car in which the convict and his two women companions were riding was one purchased recently at Terre Haute under a fictitious name. Immediately on being informed of Shouse's capture and the wounding of his officer, A1 G. Feeney, state safety director, left for Paris. Chief Feeney revealed that three squads of state police were dispatched last night on tips that the

first reported, but critically j wounded. The father has been out, of work for two years. The young ; state policeman and his mother, j Mrs. Mary Ann Teague, who | works in a downtown department store, have been supporting the family. Officer Teague joined the state j police force last June. Previously he worked for the J. D. Adams Company, manufacturers of road graders. He attended Manual Training high school. DEMOCRATIC OFFICIAL BUYS CITY NEWSPAPER State Committee Secretary Gets Former Labor Journal. Keith L. Johns, recently appointed secretary of the Democratic state committee, entered the Indianapolis newspaper publishing field today with the purchase of The Union, former labor paper, at a receiver's sale. Although several bidders attempted to obtain the newspaper and its plant, Mr. Johns ran the purchase price to $l,lOO. It is rumored in' political circles that the newspaper will be used as a party organ. ‘INDEPENDENTS’ MAY GET NRA CODE BOARD Problems of Small Business to Be Studied. By l nitert Pff’HH WASHINGTON. Dec. 20.—Organization of an NRa board to examine the problems of the small independent industrialist and business man in the present code setup has obtained administration approval, the United Press was reliably informed today. DOLLAR GAINS ABROAD Pound Sterling Opens at $5.13; Closos i.t $5,094. By United Prctt LONDON. Dec. 20.—The dollar gained appreciably today, opening at $5.13 to the pound and closing at $5,094, compared to yesterday’s; close of $5,134.

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Indiana terror mob would be activ# today . One squad went to Terre Haute, thence to Paris, another to Ft. Wayne and a third into northern Illinois. Chief Feeney said he understood from Captain Leach that the mob was planning a bank holdup for today. First reports from Paris were that Teague had been slain as well as Edward Clarke, another terror mob member. However, Shouse apparently was the only mobster in the vicinity of Paris. Surgeons at Paris hospital hold little hope for the Indianapolis policeman’s recovery. Injured in July Shouse is 27. He was sentenced from Vigo county June 4, 1930, to serve twenty-five years for auto banditry. He was known as a “bad actor” and at one time in Michigan City prison picked up three sewing machines in the prison shirt factory and smashed them to the floor in a fit of anger. Patrolman Teague was injured seriously in July, only two months after assuming his duties as a state policeman, when a tire on the motorcycle he was riding blew out. He suffered a skull fracture and after recovering, was transferred from the Tremont barracks to Indianapolis to permit him to recuperate at his home here. He has been working out of the Indianapolis office since. Since their break from Indiana state prison, the terror mob members have been a constant source of harassment to Indiana and o’her state law enforcement officers. James Clark, one of the ten convicts. was captured two days later at Hammond. Ind. James Jenkins, another of the group, was slain by a citizens’ posse in Brown county. Led by Dillinger John Dillinger. Indiana’s public enemy No. 1. was liberated from Lima to.) jail by members of the escaped convict band, and in his liberation, Sheriff Jess Sarber was killed. Since his release. Dillinger has led some of the convicts in desperate forays. The mob armed itself with raids on the Peru and Auburn police stations. They robbed a bank at Greencastle of approximately SBO,OOO and then moved into Chicago. where they staged several daring holdups. Dillinger averted capture in Chicago when he shot his way out of a trap carefully laid for him by Indiana state police and Chicago detectives. John Hamilton, another of the gang, was identified last week as the slayer of a Chicago policeman who attempted to question him. JUDGE RULES REPEAL IS NOT RETROACTIVE St. Louis Jurist Says Prohibtion Cases Not Cancelled. By I'nited Prmx ST. LOUIS, Dec. 20—U. S. District Judge G. B. Faris, of St. Louis, asserted in a statement here today that repeal of the eighteenth amendment “does not cancell prosecution of prohibition cases in which indictments or convict'ons occurred prior to actual repeal.” BUY CHRISTMAS SEALS Hi 3 SHOPPING days] TO CHRISTMAS