Indianapolis Times, Volume 45, Number 310, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 May 1934 — Page 1

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FOUR INJURED IN REAL SILK MILL DISORDER Police Sergeant Admits Beating Man Before Plant Gates. 27 PERSONS ARRESTED Strikers’ Trials Postponed Until May 18: Bail Refusal Hit. New outbreaks of violence flared along the strike front at the Real Silk hosiery mills today as twentyseven persons were arrested on charges of inciting to riot and disorderly conduct, and at least four persons were hurt, one severely. Sergeant Clifford Richter, in charge of a police detail at the mills, admitted beating a man believed to be Glen Kroening. 24. New Bethel, who was arrested today on charges of interfering with an officer. Employes of the Dodocher restaurant on Walnut street, near the mil, saw the alleged beating and termed Sergeant Richter's actions as ••brutal." Postponing trials of the strikers arrested today and last night until May 13. .Judge William SheafTer sharply criticised the action of the police in refusing to admit the prisoners to bail. Witnesses Describe Rpaling “Some day you will learn that persons arrested on misdemeanor charges have the right to lawful bond." he said. The allrgrd "beating” purported to have been administered by Sergeant Richter to the striker occurred in front of the mills' gates today when the man attempted to walk toward the office. Challenged by Richter, the youth first stated that, he was not a striker. Richter then hit, him several times and slammed him against the brick wall of the mill, according to statements made to a Times' reporter by Mary Kenyon and John R. Rodoeher, employes of a restaurant at 618-20 East Walnut street, across the street from where the alleged beating took place. “Anything the boy said I did. I'll admit." Sergeant Richter told a Times’ reporter. A> • IcJer.ce flared along the strike, fioni la'* night. Chief Mike Morrissey. whose attitude until today has been no of passive resistance, became incensed and ordered all available policemen into action. He issued orders to "use force if necessary." Chief Morrissey, ordering his men to ‘ meet violence with violence." increased poliermen's working shifts from eight hours to twelve hours. It is estimated that about 110 policemen are on duty in the strike area this morning. The clashes between strikers and company employes last night were the most serious since armed private guards were ordered out of the city a few days ago. Union Officer Arrested Following the outbreaks last night, police went to the Harrison hotel, where they arrested William Smith. 38. of Philadelphia. Pa., executive secretary of the Amalgamated Garment Workers' National Union, on a charge of inciting to riot. Chief Morrissey admitted that as far as he knew. Mr. Smith had not ordered the strikers to commit violence. but that he was guilty of "making some speeches." and, as a national union executive he could be held responsible for the acts of the strikers. Released from jail on SI.OOO bond early today. Mr. Smith termed his arrest and the arrests of strikers an outrage. • Nothing was done when a ferocious gane of armed private guards rode the streets of Indianapolis like cossarks." he said. “The police chief was afraid to raise his hand, fearing that he might incur th wrath of the company officials. But now it's a different story. These people are striking for a principle. We re going to picket while the last man still stands." SSOO Reward Offered In a paid advertisement, the Real Silk Company offered a reward of SSOO for the arrest and conviction “of the person or persons guilty of bombing the home of John Madden. 2614 East North street: May 3." "The attempt to blow up his home in the middle of the night was a dastardly and cowardly act," the advertisement read. No mention was made by the company officials in the advertisement of the reign t)f terror created among Indianapolis citizens by armed private guards alleged to be in the employ of the company and who were ordered out of town by Prosecutor Herbert E. Wilson. In the disorders last night. William Baum, industrial engineer at the Real Silk plant, was stoned by a group of alleged strikers as he left his office at the plant and walked (Turn to Page Seventeeni FIVE-STATE DILUNGER REWARD IS PROPOSED Illinois Governor Suggests $5,000 Be Raised in Mid-West. By Vnit'ri Fr< •$ SPRINGFIELD. 111.. Mav B—Reward cf $5,000 for the apprehension of John Dillinger, notorious Indiana gunman, to be offered jointly by the states of Illinois. Indiana, Wisconsin. Minnesota and Ohio, has been proposed by Governor Henry Homer. Th* reward, according to Mr. Homer's proposal, which was telegraphed to the Governors of the other four states, would consist of SI,OOO from each state and make a total of $3,000.

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A Statement VOTERS of Indianapolis and Marion county today are facing a huge task. With Australian ballots longer than any ever seen in the history of Marion county politics, it is up to the citizens to select carefully the men and women ror whom they wish to vote and in whom they would place the trust of office, should the candidates be nominated and elected. The Indianapolis Times last week recommended twenty-one candidates on the Republican and Democratic tickets to the voters in the primary election. The Times selected these candidates after careful scrutiny and today urges the voters to follow these recommendations. • * m m m ' .Judge John W. Kern AFTER several years of public service, Judge John W. Kern is seeking the Democratic nomination as candidate for mayor. In these years. Judge Kern has held numerous responsible positions in public life and. in each instance, has carried out the public's trust without fail. Judge Kern began the practice of law in Indianapolis in 1923. Within a year he had been appointed United States commissioner, hearing the preliminary action in hundreds and hundreds of cases in federal court. During this period he also was secretary of the Indianapolis Bar Association and was Democratic nominee for reporter of the state appellate and supreme courts in 1924. In addition to the time he devoted to public service. Judge Kern found sufficient time to be a member of the faculties of Benjamin Harrison ana Indiana law schools. * There is no question that he is outstanding in his field, and at 34, should be one of Indianapolis’ best mayors. A vote in favor of Judge John W. Kern is a step in the right direction. n n m mum > Charles R. Metzger BELIEVING that the affairs of the juvenile court of Marion county should be in the hands of a man capable to administer the law to the benefit of persons who daily bring their problems before the court. The Times has indorsed Charles R. Metzger for this office. Mr. Metzger, a Republican, knows more about delinquency and other domestic problems than any other candidate for this office. He has had the courage to seek the office despite the fact that he does not have the sanction of “boss rule.” 000 000 Virginia Ellis Jenckes ALTHOUGH Marion county voters are not balloting on the renomination of Virginia Ellis Jenckes. from the Sixth Indiana congressional district, her record in Washington has been to the benefit of the entire state. The Sixth district can do no less than to send Virginia Jenckes back to Washington with a thumping victory in the primaries. Mrs. Jenckes is p°rhaps the outstanding member of the Indiana congressional delegation. Surely no other Indiana representative or senator can boast of more conscientious and able service than Mrs. Jenckes. She is the typical Indiana “New' Dealer.” Sixth district voters should have no doubts today w'hen they go to the polls. Virginia Jenckes must go back to Washington with a tremendous vote of confidence behind her. 000 000 OTHER Indianapolis and Marion county candidates recommended by The Times are: DEMOCRATS CLARENCE E. WEIR for superior court four judge. HERBERT E. WILSON for superior court five judge. THOMAS A. HENDRICKS for state senator. For state representative The Times recommends the following: EDWARD P. BARRY. CHARLES LUTZ ROBERTA WEST NICHOLSON (Mrs. Meredith Nicholson Jr.). HENRY J. RICHARDSON JR. ALBERT SAHM. CARL WOOD. CLARENCE I. WHEATLEY for county commissioner REPUBLICANS HARRY O. CHAMBERLIN for congress. • ALEXANDER G. CAVINS for prosecutor. For state representative we believe the following should be nominated and electee: ALBERT J. BEVERIDGE JR. LAURENS L. HENDERSON. MARJORIE ROEMLER KINNAIRD. CONRAD RUCKELSHAUS. RALPH S. WHITTAKER, EDGAR HART for clerk of the circuit court. SAMUEL L. MONTGOMERY for county auditor. Democrats Befuddled by Official Slate Juggling Voters Scratch Heads in Bewilderment. Accuse Leaders of Crossing Up Themselves. Straight-line Democrats in the city and county this afternoon were befuddled with the action of the Democratic county central committee and wondered if the boys behind the throne w'ere trying to put, the voters “behind the eight-ball ”

In majority of the wards in the county, voters found that the official slates issued by the committee carried different recommendations for many of the offices. In addition to the shift in the printing of the slates, voters also were amazed to learn that precinct committeemen were scratching off names and sometimes substituting others. The committeemen were using pens, pencils and rubber stamps to alter the slates which already had been confused by the central committee. Political observers said they believed the committee was trying to draw full support for its strongest REPORT HEAVY VOTE IN MADISON COONTV Light Balloting Is Noted in Hancock. A heavy vote in Madison county and a light vote in Hancock county with apparently little interest in congressional nominations were reported today. Voting at Anderson paralleled conditions in Indianapolis for a heavy vote, it was reported. The vote was light, on the other hand, in Hancock county. Only eighteen had voted in one Greenfield precinct in the first two hours this morning.

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To the Voters

candidates in each of the wards. The prosecutor, sheriff and legislative races carried the burden of the juggling. In the First precinct. Ninth ward, the organization slated George Dailey, Russell Dean and Herbert Spencer for prosecutor. The precinct committeeman eliminated all but Spencer. In the Fifth precinct of the same ward. Dean was permitted to stand. The Ninth precinct went to Spencer while the Sixth carried the entire trio. The name of Otto Ray did not appear for sheriff on the slates in the Ninth ward. But in the Sixth ward the precinct committeeman used a rubber stamp and added Ray's name. Many of the ward sheets carried only Spencer for prosecutor. Will T. Brown was slated for sheriff in many of the wards while slates in other wards carried him with Claude Shover. The other combination was to carry Gar Davis along with Brown. These only are a few of the instances of alteration in the slates by the committee and by precinct committeemen. The general picture left the voters in a quandary. They told workers in various precincts that they didn’t believe the central committee knew what it was doing and that the vote probably would reflect this. YEGGS LOOT GROCERY Combination Battered From Two Safes at Firm. Thieves broke into the International Grocery Company. 312 West Georgia street, last night, knocked the combination from two safes and escaped in a truck stolen from the company. The offices were strewn with contents of a safe when Henry Hoffman, 4051 Otterbem avenue, manager. discovered the loss this morning. The amount of loss was undetermined. Hourly Temperatures 6a. m 59 10 a. m 70 7 a. m 60 11 a. m 72 8 a: m..u.. 65 12 (noon).. 74 9a. m.X.. 67 Ip. m 77

INDIANAPOLIS, TUESDAY, MAY 8. 1934

BALLOT BOX STUFFING CHARGED TO ELECTION WORKERS AS VOTERS MOVE THROUGH POLLS SLOWLY

mail meh UNABLE TO PAY WHO BOND Broken-Spirited Ex-Utility King Seriously 111, Doctor Claims. Bn l Hitffl Pirns CHICAGO. May B—Samuel InI sull; a tottering oia man who seemed but a • ghost of the ironfisted industrial czar Chicago remembered, said today that he could not furnish the $200,000 bond demanded for his liberty and would go to jail. The 74-year-old prisoner, who arrived back in the city of his triumphs and tribulations earlier today from a two-year flight from the law, announced that he w'as ready to go to jail after Federal Judge John P. Barnes had approved government prosecutors' demand for bond of $200,000. United States Marshal H. C. W. Laubenheimer announced that Insull would be lodged in a cell in the Cook county jail this afternoon. The marshal sent out for a ham sandwich on white bread and a half pint, bottle of coffee for his prisoner and said he would try to persuade the feeble and broken-spirited Insull to “take a nap" before he is taken to jail. Veiled Warning Given Insull’s statement, given to newspaper men by his son. Samuel Jr., carried a veiled warning that it anything happened m him because of* his imprisonment the government would be held responsible. ‘ I will make no specific requests for any favors.” he said. “The federal authorities are responsible for mv treatment, and condition while lam held in custody.” Insull. whose personal fortune w'as reckoned at a hundred million dollars three years ago, said despairingly that he “didn’t know w’here in the world'’ he could raise $200,000. After Judge Barnes' order for the posting of the heavy bond. Insull. near collapse and under the care of a physician, w'as taken back to the office of the United States marshal when? he waited while his lawyer talked with authorities. It w as uncertain whether he w'ould be placed in the county jail or placed in a hospital under surveillance. Heart Ailment Claimed The statement, of the aged prisoner. who a short time before had undergone the humiliating ordeal of being finger-printed and listed for the government's “rogues’ gallery,” contained a cryptic announcement that he would go to jail. “We will not try to make the bond fixed by Judge Barnes," it said. “As to my health, a physician provided by the government accompanied me to Chicago by train from the east and his report as to my physical condition is available if desired. “My own physician will report to the authorities if so requested " The Insull family physician. Dr. Arthur R, Elliott, was hurriedly summoned to the marshal’s office in the federal building as Insull w’as awaiting to appear m court and announced that the prisoner was suffering from a serious hardening of the heart muscles. The court arguments over the bond were spirited and at. several j points when District Attorney Dwight H. Green spoke of the "lux- j ury" Insull obtained during his flight from the law' the aged prisoner sneered derisively. Ready for Vindication Fight When Judge Barnes announced after nearly an hour of pleadings by Mr. Green and Insult's attorney. Floyd E. Thompson, that bond would be fixed at $200,000 as had been demanded by the government, j Insull stiffened in his chair and his head jerked convulsively. His hand shook as he passed it over his white moustache. "I do not regard the government's request for $200,000 unreasonable and this court can not be legally concerned with the financial condition of the defendant.” Judge Barnes said from the bench. Mr. Thompson, in an impassioned argument, said: “Mr. Insull will not vanish. You couldn't chase him from the United States now. You couldn't run him out. He is here to fight for complete vindication." Refuses Wheel Chair Asked by the United Press if some attempts might be made later m the day to arrange the s2oofif\ bond, young Insull said flatly: “We won't even try, it's impossible." When he was led —almost carried —from the courtroom. Insull again gruffly waved aside the pleas of his family physician that he use a wheel chair. ’ I'm going to see this thing j standing up, all the,way through,”; he grumbled. fJ?

MARK UP TWO VOTES FOR KERN—HERE'S JUDGE AND FAMILY AT POLLS

H Democratic nomination for mayor Mr. and Mrs. Kern w'ere accorn son, John Worth Kern 111. whi regretted that his tender year from casting i whi" live, era l election” since women wen Given the franchise. She is th —— was secretary to the commissionei - who built the statehouse.

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Farnol Thriller Starts in The Times Tomorrow THE click of dueling swords, the labored breathing of the antagonists as they fight for honor and the fair name of a woman live in the pages of “The Amateur Gentleman." a serial by the distinguished author Jeffrey Farnol. which will be published starting tomorrow in The Times. Sudden wealth is a bitter manna, the hero discovers after he has been snubbed and twitted by the “professional gentleman." But out of disillusionment and grief comes love, a thrilling, pulsating love that fills the pages with a glory since dead. Mr. Farnol writes of times when men fought like primitive human beings for the right to love whom they pleased. The characters are tremendous, melodramatic persons who love and fight with a cheerful lust.

DILLINGER SCARE BRINGS NORTHERN INDIANA HUNT Desperado Believed in One of Two Speeding Cars. By United Pn *. CHICAGO. May B—A general alarm went oui to all police squad cars today to watch for two automobiles northbound on the outskirts of Chicago, believed carrying John Dillinger and his gang. Whiting and East Chicago, Ind., police who took up the chase reported they had identified one of the occupants as Dillinger. They pursued the car along Stony Island avenue in the southern part cf Chicago as re-enforcements were mobilized from among the Chicago police.

Entered a? Second-Class Matter at Postoffiee. Indianapolis. Ind.

A minute or two after the photographer snapped the trio in the upper photo, two votes were cast for Judge John W. Kern for the Democratic nomination for mayor. Mr. and Mrs. Kern were accompanied to the polls by their small son, John Worth Kern 111, who regretted that his tender years prevented him from casting a vote for his father. Several precincts reported light early voting. A group of workers (center, left) are shown outside the polls this morning. Indianapolis’ oldest voter. Mrs. Francis Fairbanks Godown, 101 center, right), went to the polls at Twenty-fifth street and Central avenue early today to cast her ballot. Mrs. Godown. who lives with her daughter. Mrs. Arthur Kelley. 2418 Park avenue, has voted in every primary and general election since women were given the franchise. She is the widow of John M. Godown, who was secretary to the commissioner who built the statehouse. Complaint of an opposing candidate forced removal of a loud speaker (lower left) some distance from the polls in the Second precinct, Eleventh ward. The speaker originally was located on thp porch roof of one side of a double house, the other side of which was used for voting. It competed effectively with election workers passing out cards and slates.

RAILROAD EMPLOYMENT PASSES 1.000,000 MARK 9.31 Per Cent Increase for April for Same 1933 Period. /?// United Prtxg WASHINGTON. May B.—For the first time in 1934. railroad employment passed the 1.000.000 mark in April, the Interstate Commerce Commission reported today. The commission said there were 1.011, 676 persons employed by Class 1 steam railroads, an increase of 9.31 per cent over April. 1933. SIOI,OOO IS FIRE LOSS Nineteen Buildings Destroyed by Blaze at Thor. la. By United Prt eg THOR. la.. May B—Flames which started in the fire station today spread through the business district and destroyed nineteen business establishments, inclding the postoffice. Only four brick buildings within the city remained untouched by the fire. Damage was estimated at SIOO,OOO.

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

Early Estimates of Total Turnout of 150,000 Are Revised. FIGURE SET AT 115.000 Louis Markun Asks Removal of Whole Board in Thirteenth Ward. Hints of ballot box stuffing marked the Marion county primary election today as a heavy outpouring of voters wrestled slowly and painfully with the clumsy and unwieldy ! Australian ballot. Although the turnout was large, the snail’s pace at which the voting proceeded indicated that, early ; estimates of a 150,000 total vote for | the county would be too high and I that the ballot total probably would be approximately 115.000. Many voters were forced to take as much as ten or fifteen minutes to cast their ballots, and party leaders regarded it likely that many anxious to vote would be unable to get into toe voting booths by the 6 o'clock clasing time required by law. So heavy was the early turnout that card tables with hastily rigged up curtains wpre set up in precincts where the vote, was the largest. Irregularities Hinted Hints that serious irregularities occurred in several precincts were reported to election commissioners. In both the Fourth and Eighth wards it was reported that watchers were not allowed by election inspectors to see the ballot boxes before they were put into use. Affidavits will be filed in one case. John Niblack. attorney, acting for one faction, announced. Remover of the entire flection board in the First precinct ci the Thirteenth ward. 1026 South West street, was asked of the election commissioners at noon today by Louis R. Markun, Republican candidate for mayor. Affidavits Are Presented Markun presented sworn affidavits to the commissioners that Mr. and Mrs. Loren Small, two of his supporters, had been refused permission to vote for him this morning. The Small affidavits set out that they had asked information how to vote for Markun and charged that the poll officials marked their ballot i for Walter Pritchard and stuffed the I ballots in the box. Election commissioners started an i immediate investigation of poll officials' explanation that the Smalls had attempted to change their votes. Admits He Is Not Qualified Joseph Gordon, Democratic clerk in the Ninth precinct of the Eleventh ward, 306 North Delaware street, admitted he was not qualified to serve, election commissioners i said. Gordon was removed because I he was not a registered voter. Precinct reports on the progress of the voting varied, but in the majority of the voting places the voters were willing, but had to wait too long while those ahead fumbled unavailingly with the lengthy ballot. At 11:30 a. m.. only 200 had voted in the predominantly Republican Ninth precinct of Warren township. In contrast at the same time, 280 had voted in the Thirty-eighth precinct of Perry township.

Voting Is Slowed With a heavy turnout, in the Fourth precinct of the Fourteenth ward, the voting was slowed by the necessity of chexking many registr~‘:ons because many had registered for th* t&ong address. Only 200 had voted at 11 a. m. The voting w 7 as heavy, but slow, in the Seventh and Ninth precincts of the Seventeenth ward. Only 140 votes of 408 registered In the Negro Fourth precinct of the Fifteenth ward had voted by 10:30 a. m. The voting here w 7 as 2 to 1 Democratic. An unusually light vote was being cast in the Second precinct of the Twenty-second ward, where approximately 600 voters are registered. Only 171 had voted at 11:30 a. m. Vote Discourages Denny A light vote in the far-north wards was viewed by many political observers as discouraging to the Republican mayor candidacy of George L. Denny. He had been expected to obtain his greatest strength in wards north of Fall creek. Election officials in the Fourteenth precinct of the First ward. 1320 Columbia avenue, thought they ought to have a pollbook. which is not needed because of the registration system. The polls, consequently. were not opened until 6:50 a. m. and voting got away to a slow start with more than thirty persons in line. Deputy election commissioners made few trouble runs in the early hours of voting. An alleged drunken judge was removed in the Fourth precinct of the Twentieth ward, 1904 Southeastern avenue. A substitute was sworn in and the voting proceeded after approximately sixty persons had been delayed in casting their ballots be* (Torn to Page Three)