Indianapolis Times, Volume 45, Number 275, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 March 1934 — Page 3

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DR. WIRFS CHARGES BASED ' ON HANGOVER REMARK, SAYS MICHIGAN R EPRESENTATIVE Brain Truster Revolution Result of Alleged Gary ‘Cocktail’ Party Conversation, Foulkes Declares. By r fitted Perm V/ASHIXGTOX, March 28. —The mysterious “red plot” charges of an Indiana school teacher again “brain trusters” developed today in a series of alleged counterplots which may bring a house committee investigation of an alleged “cocktail party” out in Gary, Ind., last summer.

Congress was stirred to an unusual degree by the charges of I)r. William Wirt, Gary (Ind.) school superintendent, that President Roosevelt was playing the part of “ a Kerensky in the American revolution.” Senators and congressmen alike showed their interest. Some suggested the situation smacked of Alice in Wonderland. Others declared the nation was gravely men- | aced. Representative George Ernest j Foulkes 'Dem., Mich.), said today j he was ready to go "before any committee at any time” and amplify his charges that Dr. Wirt based i his “brain trust revolution” on ’hangover” remarks of participants In the cocktail party. Suggest Hitler Influence 'lf those who told Dr. Wirt these yarns had kept sober, and if he had been less gullible, all of this excitement would neVer have occurred,” said Mr. Foulkes in a house speech, adding “I prefer to think he has been bamboozled instead of believing that he Is deliberately in the employ of Hitler.” Mr. Foulkes’ assertion that "the treacherous siron song of Hitlerism speaks through Dr. Wirt” gave impetus to the drive of Representative Samuel Dickstein (Dem., N. Y.) to have the Wirt investigation carried on by his special Nazi propaganda committee. Representative Alfred L. Bulwinkle (Dem., N. C.), however, was ready to go before the house rules committee and press for action on his resolution to investigate Dr. Wirt's insinuations against brain trusters. ‘‘Assault Cleverly Timed” Both Mr. Bulwinkle and Ma jority Leader Joseph W. Byrns preferred a separate committee in the Wirt case. Mr. Byrns said he thought that ‘‘a day or two of hearings should wash the matter up.” "Either Dr. Wirt can name somebody or he can't,” said Mr. Byrns. "If he names any one, we’ll call those Mr. Joneses or Mr. Smiths in.” Mr. Foulkes comes from Hartford. Mich., just across the line from Gary, Ind. Mr. Foulkes .said he believed it “was no coincidence” that “the cleverly timed and cunningly arranged assault” should j originate from Gary. Dr. Wirt Called Patriot Mr. Foulkes refused to divulge the source of his alleged information concerning the "cocktail party.” To Senator Thomas D. Schall (Rep., Minn.) the matter appeared in a different light. In a senate speech he referred to “this modern patriot. Dr. Wirt,” and said “our President fishes while the republic burns.” "The incendiaries are to be uncovered.” he said, now that a congressional hearing of Dr. Wirt is inevitable. A prominent man the

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other day at a banquet said that Washington reminded him of an insane asylum with a smiling superintendent. Truly the NRA is the national ruin act.” Johnson Ridicules Charges Senator Hiram Johnson (Rep., Cal.), ridiculed the Wirt charges and said: "Dr. Wirt's remarks have neither the charm of the Baron Munchausen nor the delightful literary style of ‘Alice in Wonderland.’ ” Representative Hamilton Fish Jr. (Rep., N. Y.), in support of the Wirt statement‘pointed to the fact that many members of the administration were members of the American Civil Liberties Union which, he said, “is closely affiliated with the Communist movement.” Highway Bids Received Eighty bids on eleven state highway construction projects have been received by the state highway commission. Total low was $428,596.76.

Veiled Prophet Invoked / ‘Ducky Doe 5 Mo Jo Vii, the ‘Skin Man,’ Declines to Swear on Bible Because He’s Mohammedan. INVOKING the shade of the Veiled Prophet in municipal court yesterday. Mo Jo Vii, a gaunt Mohammedan in a skull cap, refused to swear on the Bible when he was arraigned on charges of assault and battery and petty larceny.

Instead the Mohammedan, known locally as “Ducky Doe” and the “skin man,” affirmed his willingness “to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth” in a strange tongue which observers said was Arabic. With dignified mien, the tall, dark-skinned Mohammedan faced Mrs. Ella Morris, Negro, of 518 North West street, his landlady, before Judge Dewey Myers. Judge Myers instructed Mo Jo to raise his right hand and swear on the Bible. “No, no," the follower of the prophet emphatically objected, “I am a Mohammedan.” tt a tt WHEN he had affirmed his promise to tell the truth, Mo Jo listened with wildly staring eyes while his lanlady told Judge Myers that the Mohammedan had attempted to take sl4 which he had paid her for room rent, back again. Mrs. Morris admitted that she had threatened Mo Jo with a pistol when he attempted to snatch the money. Mo Jo told the judge that he had no intention of taking the money and that he snatched the pistol from Mrs. Morris and threw it in the canal. “The story told by my accusers is a tissue of .lies,” the Mohammedan said w’ith great dignity. “If the court does not believe me I will strip and dive into the

Way Back in the Days of Long Ago This is the seventh of a series of pictures of scenes and people depicting “the good old days” in Indianapolis. Others will recall sites and people belonging to the past. The Times will pay readers $1 for each picture accepted to run in this series.

1,, * **’* 11"1 \ C^lvGCl ? ||||j ‘ ||p Prophet in municipal court yes- iI" Jlill < *!!['> in a skull cap. refused to 'd\ /Sill , pM. Aw igned on charges of assault and I|||| * anal to recover the pistol. lam f ! WllllPMfll 1 great swimmer and can stay W W~* 1 ncVr water for three minutes." H H £ vxm HI %3 \ Mo Jo denied the accusations lItmIMl | Lw %> W£< if i aat he had knocked Mrs. Morris ffF>l§ j f Mil i the ground in the struggle for f A ff-** Wmte pistol. But Judge Myers, dis- tWL aarging the Mohammedan on y le petty larceny charge, gave him ’iJM ; : f f||f > suspended sentence on the as- jmmki (ult charge. .?, Vl-I Two frtends of the Moham- : > •> known as the “skin man” be- j 1 '

canal to recover the pistol. I am | a great swimmer and can stay j under w*ater for three minutes.” Mo Jo denied the accusations that he had knocked Mrs. Morris to the ground in the struggle for the pistol. But Judge Myers, discharging the Mohammedan on the petty larceny charge, gave him a suspended sentence on the assault charge. Two friends of the Mohammedan told the court that Mo Jo is known as the “skin man” because he makes his living by dealing in ham skins. In the fingerprint room a policeman asked Mo Jo his age., “In my country,” the Mohammedan replied, “there is no age. When a man gets old and wobbly he is struck on the head.” STATE POLICE WILL GET NEW BARRACKS First of Six Units to Be at Rockville, Says Feeney. The first of six new police barracks will be located at Rockville, it was announced today by A1 Feeney, state safety director, who went there to inspect the site. The barracks wall be at the inter-

Indianapolis figured prominently in national affairs during the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt, when Charles Warren Fairbanks was Vice-President of the United States. The presidential party visited Indianapolis on several occasions and was ‘entertained at the Fairbanks home. Upper Lest —Mrs. Fairbanks, in the gown which she wore at the inaugural ball in 1901. The gown isjiow in the National museum. Upper Right—Mrs. Fairbanks and Mrs. John Carey of Indianapolis arriving at the scene of the laying of the corner stone of Memorial Continental hall in Washington. Mrs. Fairbanks was one of the persons instrumental in the building of the hall and took part in the corner stone laying. Lower —When the Lawton memorial was erected in the courthouse yard, President Theodore Roosevelt and party visited Indianapolis, taking part in the ceremony. The picture was taken on the lawn of the Fairbanks home, where the President was entertained. The Lawton memorial since has been moved to Garfield park.

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State Florists to Meet - State Florists’ Association, of Indiana will met next Tuesday at 8 p. m. in the store of the Indiana Flower Growers, Inc.

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TENSION GROWS lon plebiscite IN SAAR BASIN Anti-Hitler Group Charges Campaign of Terror by Nazis. 1 By United Brit* GENEVA. March 28.—Anti-Hitler elements in the rich Saar basin are putting pressure on the League of i Nations to get a postponement of the 1935 Saar plebiscite, the United Press learned on high authority to- | day. j The campaign of terrorism and reprisals conducted by the Nazis, they charge, makes necessary a delay If , the league wishes to hold a “free, j secret and trustworthy" vote. Saar citizens, they say. are being intimidated by Nazis into promising to vote for the return of the Saar |to Germany. Those who do not promise, declare the anti-Nazis are I openly marked for reprisals if and i when the territory returns to Ger- ! many. Vote in January. 1935. Under the treaty of Versailles all I citizens (male and female) who are i over 21 and were residing in the territory in January. 1920, will be permitted to vote in January of 1935 on whether: 1. The Saar territory shall be joined with France; 2. Returned to Germany; or 3. Remain an autonomous territory under league rule. A special committee of the league is presently preparing recommendations for the plebiscite. Its report will be submitted to the May session of the council for approval. Tension Grows Daily Meanwhile, tension between Nazis and anti-Nazis in the Saar grows daily more dangerous. Mr. G. G. Knox, chairman of the league’s governing commission, fears unless his police force is increased there may be bloodshed. He has asked the league’s committee to authorize the recruitment of an international neutral gendarmerie to keep order in the region before and during the plebiscite. The committee has as ytt taken no action because there are no countries willing to furnish police or troops, and also because Germany is violently opposed to much a step. Quarters favoring a delay charge that since March 1 the Nazis have been conducting an illegal counterplebiscite. They say the German front organization, grouping all the elements supporting a return of the Saar to Germany, is conducting a person - to - person - campaign for membership. Those who refuse to join, charge these quarters, are immediately placed on a “black list” to w’hom proper reprisals will be dealt if and when the territory returns to Germany.