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EIGHT-STORY PLUNGE KILLS CITY PAINTER Horrified Downtown Crowds See Body Hurtling Through Air. POLICE HINT AT SUICIDE Victim Despondent, Widow Reports; Was Former City Employe. John P. stuck. 46, former painter and city employe of 415 Irving place, jumped or fell from the eighth floor of the Knights of Pythias building, Massachusetts avenue and Pennsylvania street, shortly after 11 a. m. today, landing on the roof of an automobile parked on the Massachusetts avenue side of the building. He was killed instantly. Police expressed the beliet that Mr. Stuck, in a despondent mood, .lumped from an eighth story window. On the ledge of the window, . according to police, footprints believed to have been made by Mr. Stuck were found. Hundreds of pedestrians and office workers in the busy section gasped with horror as the body came hurtling through the air to land on the roof of the automobile owned by Dr. J. T. Moyer, who,had parked the car a few minutes before and entered his office in the building from which Mr. Stuck fell. Visited Attorney’s Office The dead man paid a visit to the office of Wilbur A, Royse, attorneyon the ninth floor of the K. of P. building a few minutes before his 'fatal fall. Mr. Royse w’as not in when Mr. Stuck called, but Miss Agnes Kratoska. secretary, talked . with him for several minutes and Mr. Stuck told her that he w’ould be back later today. It is believed that Mr. Stuck descended to the eighth floor by the stairway. Mrs. Ruby Stuck, widow of the dead man, was prostrated witn grief when informed of the tragedy. She said that her husband had been despondent and in ill health for several months. The couple have no children. Handling Case for Mother Mr. Royse said that Mr. Stuck told him several times that he was suffering from painter’s colic,” incurred during a lifetime's work at 'his trade. Until four months ago Mr. Stuck was employed by the city in the street commissioner's office. Mr. Royse told The Times that, he was handling a civil case for Mr St tick's mothpr, and it was in reference to this matter that the painter called on him today. RIOTING MOBS STORM MINNEAPOLIS CITY HALL AH Police Car Converge on Milling Thousands. J?v r Prefix MINNEAPOLIS. April 6 All Minneapolis police cars converged on rioting thousands who were storming the City Hall here today demanding employment. The mob surged for more than 'two blocks in every direction. As the crowd's fury rose, a general alarm was sent out to all city fire stations. Firemen rushed hose trucks to the scene and turned powerful streams of water on the * crowd as police fought to prevent daring Individuals from slashing the hose with knives. THALIA MASSIE TRIES SUICIDE. IS REPORT Said to Be t nder Medical Care at Genoa. Italy. Bu I h 'tied Press GENOA. Italy, April 6.—Mrs. Thalia Fortescue Massie. victim of the famous Honolulu assault case of 1A32. was reported to be tinder medical care here today after an attempt to commit suicide aboard ' th® Italian liner Roma. Mrs. Massie. who was divorced in Reno. Nev.. last month, was said to be in * highly nervous condition, requiring protracted treatment. u. S. WAR ENTRY DATE OBSERVED IN GOTHAM Peace Conference Held at Town Hall by Organisations. By ( n’.fd Press NEW YORK. April fi—Delegations from labor unions and fraternal. youth, religious and peace organisations selected Army day. which also is the anniversary of America's entrance into the World war. for a peace conference today at Town Hall. John Haynes Holmes. Liberal ' minister: Norm§n Thomas. Socialist leader, and others spoke. Times Index Page Berg Cartoon 22 Bridge 33 Broun 21 Classified 30. 31 Comics 33 Crossword Puzzle 33 Curious World 33 Editorial 22 Financial ... 32 Food Section 27, 28. 29 Good Old Days 3 Hickman. Theaters 21 iLets Oo Fishing 26 Pegler 21 Radio 12 Sports 24,25 State News 1. 14 Wallace Series .....A 20 Wom&na Pages 1. 16,17

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VOLUME 45—NUMBER 283*

City Hosiery Workers Strike, Hundreds Joining in Orderly Union Walkout at Three Mills

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Strike of hosiery mill employes at three plants here today assumed a holiday aspect, as groups of smillg. orderly strikers, wearing placards, thronged streets in vicinity of the mills. After the first demonstraion. the workers left the vicinity, stationing a small detachment of picketers near each plant.

HATING SCHOOL, BOY ENDS LIFE Ben Davis Youth. 16, Hangs Himself: Funeral Plans Arranged. Funeral services for Clayton Geisendorff. 16-year-old Ben Davis high school student, w’ho committed suicide Wednesday night because he "couldn’t stand school.” will be held at 2 tomorrow’ at the home. The body, which was sent to the morgue when it*was found hanging from a strap in a vacant house at 6332 Dunway street yesterday, was released to William D. Beanblossom. funeral director. Young Geisendorff lived at the corner of the National road and Victor avenue, east of Ben Davis. He attended school Wednesday, and it is believed he later went to the varant house, often frequented by students from the Ben Davis high school, and hanged himself. A note in a school book gave the cause for suicide. He was reported by teachers tO'have been an average student, although a frequent truant. Surviving the youth are his father. Kenneth Geisendorff; his stepmother. a sister and three brothers. He attended the Ben Davis M. E. church, and was a member of the Pioneer Club, boys’ organization of the church. CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS FACE GRAND JURORS Judge Murray Orders Dillinger Probers Into Court. By I nited Press CROWN POINT. Ind.. April 6. Criminal Court Judge William J. Murray, bitterly scored in the report of the grand jury investigating John Dillinger’s escape from the county jail here, today ordered the grand jurors to appear in court Monday and show? cause why they should be rited for contempt. DILLINGER CLEWS IN CHICAGO 'EXHAUSTED' Chief of l'. S. Agents Traces Car; Not Outlaws. He Says. Rff t nil rff Prrgg CHICAGO. April 6.—Melvin Purvis. chief of the department of justice here, said today that all local clues to the whereabouts of John Dillinger have been exhausted. An abandoned automobile found on the north side several days ago was traced and found not to be the one in which Dillinger gangsters made their escape from St. Paul. INSULL CASE CONTINUED Arguments on Legal Maneuvers Delayed at Chicago. By tutted PretS CHICAGO. Apnl 6.—Arguments on the legal maneuvenngs of Martin J. Insull. brother of the fugitive Samuel Insull, to escape the state's charges that he embezzled $364,000 from the Middle West Utilities Company were continued today until next Friday—Friday, the thirteenth. Beatrice Lillie's Mate Dies R*j I nitrti Prrfig TUNBRTDGE WELLS. England. April 6.—Sir Robert Peel. 35. husband of the internationally-known actress. Beatrice Lillie, died here today after an operation for appendicitis.

Partly cloudy and cooler tonijrht. Saturday fair and rising temperatures.

Estimates of Number Refusing to Work Vary From 450 to 2.500: Wage Scale Raise Demanded; Police Squads Stand Guard. Smiling and in orderly fashion, hundreds of hosiery workers today walked out in strike at three local mills, the Real Silk, Fulton and the National, w’hen the companies failed to comply with the employes’ union demands. Estimates of the number of employes on strike varied from 450, estimated by the company, to 2.500. the figure given by union officials.

Members of Branch 35, American Federation of Hosiery Workers, voted to strike when the companies. it is alleged, failed to comply with demand for recognition of the union affiliated with the American Federation of Labor. The companies had been given until midnight last night to comply. In addition to recognition, the union demanded, according to William Smith. Philadelphia, union secretary-treasurer, that the companies sign the national labor board agreement and price scale. Charges Wages Too Low Mr. Smith said 85 per cent of the hosiery mills of the country have signed the agreement and that the Real Silk plant is the only large hosiery mill in the country not signing. He charged that thp local wage scale is from 10 to 40 per cent below the wage scale set by the agreement. The strikers, after voting the walkout, thronged streets in vicinity of the three mills, but remained orderly and peaceable, giving nearly a dozen squads of police on duty in the vicinity no occasion to interfere. Mill workers who did not join the strike were not molested when they sought to enter the plants. During the morning, many strikers, who had been up all night, returned to their homes. More than 1.000 went to Eagles hall, on Vermont street, between Illinois and Meridian streets, and listened to addresses by Mr. Smith and other organizers. Meet Again Tomorrow They adjourned at noon with instructions to meet again at 10:30 a. m. tomorrow in the garment workers hall. Mr. Smith praised the workers for the quiet, orderly conduct, and also complimented manner in which police handled the situation. He said indications point to early success for the union in its demands. Real Silk officials said that out of a total of 3.200 employes of the plant, only 400 were on strike. It was explained that some departments work in two shifts and only 2 400 were scheduled to start work early this morning, the remainder being on the 2:30 p. m. shift. Union organizers claimed only about 215 Real Silk employes, a large majority of them women, were at work this morning. Officials of the Real Silk announced that the plant is operating today, “not as usual, but satisfactory to the management.” Two Are Small Mills Officials of the Fulton and National mills said that the two are small mills, and were not operating full capacity at present. They said that about twenty-five knitters in each plant went on strike, and because of this fact, a number of other employes, not striking, were unable to work. Company officials reported they were informed that the regional labor board had advised the union not to strike, but that it ignored the suggestion. Inability of the labor board to adjust diferences between Real Silk officials and strikers was admitted today by G. T. Watson, secretary of i the labor board. •'What can be done about the

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strike?” Mr. Watson said. when asked for the board's position. "Neither side has asked the board *o arbitrate.” Watson said, "and until one does, the labor board can do nothing. Ail the board has done so far has been to'bring both sides together in conference.'’ Mr. Watson said that the hoard had attempted to bring the company officials and employes together for an adjustment of their differences, but that their efforts had resulted in failure to settle the controversy. The question involved is whether the Real Silk officials will recognize the employes’ union, the American Federation of Full-Fashioned Hosiery Workers. Mr. Watson said. B. Faster, business agent of the union, said that company officials refused to recognize union repre(Turn to Page Six)

ANTI-NAZI PASTORS SEEK CATHOLICISM 600 Petition the Pope for Admission to Church. By l nited Press BERLIN, April 6 —Six hundred pastors of the strife-torn German Evangelical church have petitioned the pope for admission to the Roman Catholic church, a source which is usually reliable said today. The petition, it was said, gave the reasons for the request in detail. The 600. it w’as added, belong to the Evangelical opposition which has been fighting the complete Nazification of the church. They were recruited in all parte of the country. WIRT 'RED PLOT' QUIZ BRANDED 'CLOWNISH' Congressional Investigation Is Attacked by Representative. By f nited Pres * WASHINGTON, April 6.—Congressional investigation—particularly the house Wird "red plot” inquiry —were termed "clownish” today Representative Raymond J. Cannon (Dem„ Wis.). ‘‘Every time some clown from Nokoma or Schenectady, seeking publicity, makes a remark that the country is going to the dogs," said Cannon, "or that Communism reigns under the dome of the Capitol, the wheels of congress stop, notwithstanding the fact that 123.000.000 people anxiously wait for constructive action to relieve the poor, the suffering and the hungry of the nation. "How long does congress think that the American public will stand for such horseplay and clownish tactics?” City Picked for Convention KANSAS CITY. April 6.—Theta Sigma Phi. honorary and professional fraternity for women in journalism, will hold its national convention in Indianapolis June 21 to 23. Mrs Dorothea Lohoff Schlegel, national secretary, announced today.

CITY REAL ESATATE MAN MURDERED IN HIS HOME; ‘MYSTERY WOMAN’ HUNTED

M’NUTT ‘CRACKS DOWN’ ON RUMORS LIQUOR BUSINESS IS CONTROLLED BY ‘INSIDERS’ Governor Takes Official Notice of Stories for First Time at Secret Meeting ' of Indiana Hotelmen. BY DANIEL M. KIDNEY TintM Staff Writer Indiana’s liquor control law will have been in effect, so far as beer is concerned, one year tomorrow. For the first time, Governor Paul V. McNutt has taken some, official notice of the many stories about the business being run by “insiders” close to the administration.

BEER SIGN RULE IS RESTRAINED Permanent Injunction Is Asked Against Fry's Regulation. First blow against a regulation of Paul Fry, state excise director, demanding that beer display signs be removed from outside places under penalty of license revocation, was struck yesterday when Circuit Judge Earl R. Cox issued a temporary order, restraining the regulation. The Allied Neon Signs Manufacturing Cos., Inc., alleged in a petition for a permanent injunction that Mr. Fry's order was in violation of the United States Constitution in that it impaired the law’ of contract without due processes of law’. The company asserted that its business had been injured seriously by the order, in that many of the signs were sold on a contract basis. Mr. Fry issued the order March 30, demanding that all outside signs be removed. If they were not removed, the order read, action wmuld be taken toward revoking permits. The restraining order prevents the excise department from revoking licenses or threatening to. Action will be taken on a permanent injunction during the April term of court. Hearing on the temporary re. straining order was set today for one week from Monday in circuit court. ROOSEVELT ‘RESENTS’ FISHING SKILL SLUR: AGREES TO ‘PROBE’ By I nited Perns MIAMI. Fla.’ April 6.—ln a wireless message from the Nourmahal. President Roosevelt, who likes a joke as w ; ell as any one. today named the White House correspondents here as a special committee to investigate the “gross libel” charged to his son Elliott, in pooh-poohng his luck at fishing. The chief executive named the Washington newspaper men at their owm suggestion. He has agreed to rendezvous at a spot off the Florida coast, where the committee can meet with him to sift the charges. Eliott said his dad’s luck was —well, not. even so-so. Mr. Roosevelt is prepared to back up his fishing stories .even the tall ones, with statistics. HUEY QUITS FIGHTING: MAKES AN APOLOGY Calm Descends Upon Warring Factions in Senate. By f nited Press WASHINGTON, April fi.—Huey Long quit fighting today and a sudden calm descended on the warring factions in the senate. With words of regret from both sides, Senator Bennett Champ Clark 'Dem.. Mo.), and Long <Dem., La.i, apologized for remarks made yesterday during a turbulent and vitriolic senate session. Long's fight—for the time being at least—w’as confined to a tilt with an old political enemy, former Governor John M. Parker of Louisiana. 2-MONTHS-OLDBABY DIES OF SUFFOCATION Parents on Yisit at Time of Tragedy; Accidental, Coroner Says. Accidental suffocation caused the death of Dolin Dougherty, 2 months, of 1521 Kelly street, last night, according to the verdict of Dr. John E. Wyttenbach, deputy coroner, who investigated. The child's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Allen Dougherty, were visiting at 2028 South State avenue when the tragedy occurred.

That the Governor did so was not made public, however, for he went into the matter at the executive session of the state liquor control commission last Wednesday. A delegation of Indiana hotel men ivas present, but newspaper men were barred. It was in addressing thp hotel men that the Governor “cracked dow r n” on one of the stories going the rounds since the 1933 legislature. At that session, completely dominated by Governor McNutt and operated by legislators later rewarded with administrative posts, bills were drafted at the Indianap--1 olis Athletic Club by a group which became known as the "Boy Scouts.” They were close to McNutt and prepared and pushed through the administration measures. Included on the list, in addition to the legislature, were Virgil M. (Skits) Simmons. now state conservation commissioner: Bowman Elder and Attorneys Frank McHale and Robert Batton. The latter was appointed chairman of the state commmission on financial institutions. McHale Moves Offices Mr. Elder is secretary-treasurer ! of the Indianapolis Office Furniture Company, which has refurnished the-statehouse, while Mr. McHale moved his law offices here from Logansport and now is located in the Chamber of Commerce building. where Mr. Elder also has offices. being thp building manager. “I want to know if you have ever been told that you should have a certain attorney to represent you hotel men if you wanted to get places with the administration?” Governor McNutt is said to have asked the delegation generally and Alfred Thornburg, Marion, in particular. All said that they had not. but Mr. Thornburg then went on to say that while the beer bill was being drafted, Mr. Batton. also of Marion, advised him that it “might be well ! to employ counsel to represent your j interest.” He denied that Mr McKale. or ! any other attorney's name was suggested. the Governor reported in relating the affair today. ‘Stories Groundless’ The incident was similar to the one arousing the Governor’s ire, which was to the effect that it had been suggested that having the •‘right attorney” would facilitate the hotelmens plea for more liberal liquor rulings. “Mr. Batton had a right to offpr a suggestion to any group interested in legit .la tive processes.” Governor McNutt asserted. “But that is vastly different from suggesting names and fees.” He said that he did appear vexpd when making these inquiries, "be- | cause I am sick and tired of groundless stories of this character.” The session lso developed some heat when the chairman of the commission, the Rev. John W. Cavanaugh. South Bend, is reported to have complained of unsatisfactory liquor regulation there. Father Cavanaugh is former president of Notre Dame university. Reporter Is Ejected According to one of thpsp present. Paui Fry, state excise director, complained that he had difficulty in getting "responsible citizens” to sign affidavits or report such places. Then it turned out that Father Cavanaugh himself had made previous reports. Father Cavanaugh grew irate 1 wnen The Times reporter entered the hearing room under the impression that it was public. He ordered him out forthwith. With the collapse of a year, “the | heat” has died down somewhat, and : by and large the beer business, at! least, is being taken as a matter of course. Hotel men to sell liquor bv-the-drink or bv-the-bottle. It was : reported that t*he commission had asked for an opinion from the at-torney-general. but Attorney-Gen- j eral Phil Lutz Jr. denied today that j any formal request had been filed. Two of the ten importers and j eight of the twenty-two breweries have thus far paid their $2,500 license fee for the year which starts tomorrow. Rill to Be Liberalized By rnftfd Pre*M WASHINGTON. April B.—Speaker ! Henry T. Rainey today said the stock market control bill probably j will be

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Bert Callahan, 45, Is Found Strangled and Shot in Expensively Furnished Apartment on North Side. MIDNIGHT VISITOR IS HUNTED Bachelor Business Man Apparently Overcome in Fierce Struggle, Is Deduction of Authorities. A single bloody fingerprint, found on the front door of the luxuriously furnished apartment of Bert Callahan, mid-dle-aged bachelor and real estate man of 1036 North Illinois street, was the only tangiblp clew found by police today as detectives sought a mysterious woman in white believed to have visited Mr. Callahan near the time of his murder at midnight. From the fingerprint—rather badly smudged, but the only one of many found near the scene of the murder which may he useful to investigators—detectives this afternoon hoped to find some clew to the slayers of the kindly but eccentric bachelor.

Presence of the mysterious woman was revealed to city police by Lieutenant Chester Butler of the state police, who lives in the Seville apartment almost directly across the street from the scene of the murder.

BISHOP RITTER'S SEATING IS SET Enthronement Ceremonies to Be Held Here on April 24. Most Rev. Joseph Elmer Ritter, first native born Hoosier to be elevated to the throne of bishop of the diocese of Indianapolis, will be enthroned amid ecclesiastic splendor at the cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul on April 24. With the enthronement ceremonies. Bishop Ritter formally will | become the ordinary of the diocese ; of Indianapolis, which embraces the I entire southern half of Indiana and j comprises an area of 18.479 miles. I The Catholic population of the diocese is more than fl-50.000. The office of bishop of the Indi- | anapolis diocese has been vacant | since £he death of Bishop Joseph Chartrand, who passed away last Dec. 8. As the first native of Indiana to occupy the high office. Bishop Ritter will assume an illustrious heritage. Os his predecessors in office, the first four were born in France, while Bishop Francis Silas Chatard and Bishop Joseph Chartrand. fifth and sixth bishops, respectively, although of French descent, were born in America. At the enthronement ceremonies April 24, Archbishop John T. McNicholas. metropolitan of the Cincinnati province, will preside. The suffragan bishops of Cleveland, Cos; lumbus. Toledo, Covington, Kv., Dei troit, Ft. Wayne, Grand Rapids. Louisville and Nashville. Tenn., also are expected to be present at the ceremony. BLACK TOM CASE IS REPORTED REOPENED Government Ilndertnd to Have Begun New Fight. ftp I nitet) Pr'> NEW YORK. April B.—The government was understood today to have asked the mixed claims commission to reopen its $40,000,000 suit against Germany in the Black Tom explosion case on the basis of a sensational affidavit attributed to James Larkin, Irish labor agitator. Tie Black Tom case, one of the i most important arising from the World war, involved charges of German sabotage in connection with the New Jersey munitions explosion of June. 1916, when four persons were killed and hundreds injured. The United States sued Germany for damages without success before the claims commission. MINE VIOLENCE FLARES 7,000 Walk -Off Jobs In Logan County Fields. Bp T'nitr/I Prmn CHARLESTON. W. Va.. April 6. —Violence broke out in the Logan county fields today as 7,000 miners walked off their jobs in defiance of an order by the United Mine Workers' officials not to leave the shafts. Numerous fist fights broke out I between disgruntled miners. A squadron of state patrolmen was summoned and deputies employed tear gas in the Fairmont field to scatter pickets. PWA Suit to Be Filed By f Mitrri Prtn* WASHINGTON. April 6. Officials of the public works admin- * istration announced today after a conference with Pennsylvania officials that it had been decided to file a test suit in the Pennsylvania supreme court to determine the constitutionality of the act creating Allegheny country authority.

HOME EDITION PRICE TWO CENTS Outside Marlon County, 3 Cent*

Mr. Callahan, a dapper and retiring bachelor, was killed after a terrific struggle in the hallway and living: room of his home shortly after midnigrht, according - to the deductions of Dr. E. R. Wilson, deputy coroner. and homicide squad detectives. The body of Mr. Callahan was found in the middle of the large and luxuriously furnished living ;oom. The murdered man was fully dressed in a well cut gray suit, maroon tie and white shirt. Missing from his right middle fin- | eer. according to police, was a $2,009 diamond ring, said to have weighed three carats. Mr. Callahan was found apparently smothered, after being shot above the heart. Wrapped around his head was a large Turkish towel. | The towel-'was bound carefully I around 'he victim's head and the j ends were knotted ’oosely in back iof the head. He was lying on his I back with his hands extended. Over the face, when the police ; arrived, was the end of a large and J expensive oriental rug, w-hich parJ tially covered the upper portion of j the body. When the coverings i were removed from the face and the j rug thrown aside from his chest, i bloodstains were discovered which I practically covered the whole upper portion of his body. Shirt Dyed With Blood Over the heart, Mr. Callahan's ! white shirt was dyed with blood. ; Dr. Wilson, probing carefully, found j what he said was a small hole believed to have been caused by a | shot from a .22-caliber automatic ! pistol. I The victim's neck and face were ■covered with blood and small ! bruises on the forehead and chin which were believed to have been incurred in the terrific death struggle. The knuckles of Mr. Callahan's left hand were cracked and bloodstained, showing, according to Dr. Wilson, that the real estate man fought with his fists in the uneven , Struggle. Reneath some wooden grillwmrk : wiiich separates the living room of ! the five-room bachelor apartment : from the. hallway, the police found three loaded cartridges believed to be .22 caliber. Another loaded cartridge of the same caliber was found in the living room near the body. Housekeeper Discover* Murder In thp short hallway leading from j the front door into the living room, ‘another expensive oriental rug was | found in disarray, indicating that a struggle also had taken place in the hall. Two small holes in the north w T all of the hallway about four feet, from the ground were caused by bullets (Turn to Page Eight! CONSTABLE IS SLAIN, POLICE CHIEF KIDNAPED Notorious Clyde Barrow Blamed for Oklahoma Murder. ftp l nitrd Pr< ** MIAMI. Okla.. April 6 —Bandits believed to be Clyde 'Schoolboy) Barrow, his associate Raymond Hamilton and their girl companion killed one Oklahoma office? and kidnaped another they had wounded near Commerce todav. The slain officer was Cal Campbell, 65. constable at Commerce a few miles north of here. The kidnaped officer was Percy Boyd, Commerce police chief. Officials feared that Boyd had oeen killed. The officers were shot when they stopped to aid three persons whose automobile was stuck in mud on a highway a short distance from Commerce. Hourly Temperatures 6a. m 58 10 a. m 51 7a. m 36 11 a. m 51 Ba. m 52 12 'noon).. 50 8• m 51 lp. m 48