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BOY CONVICT GETS FULL COURSE IN CRIME AT PRISON ‘Just Like Dillinger,’ Says One Guard; Case Is Pointed Example of How Antiquated Is Indiana Penal System. STORIES OF BIG HOUSE UNPRINTABLE Separation of First Offenders From Hardened Criminals Is Necessity, Observers Point Out. BY BASIL GALLAGHER Time* Staff Writer Across the rugged wooden table in the reception room in Michigan City prison sat a boy of 18. Eight weeks ago he could only imagine what goes on behind the grim walls of Indiana's state prison. In his jail cell, awaiting transfer to the “big house” he had tossed in his bunk at night, wondering.

Now he has served two months of a life sentence for a crime which, he claims, was perpetrated by two other boys and in which he took no active part. This young convict told The Indianapolis Times’ investigator that he had learned many of the tricks of holdup men and the technique of burglars and other habitual criminals in the eight weeks he has been at Michigan City prison. Already the boy has been pestered by effeminate men, who are the curse of every large prison. Officials. fellow-prisoners and guards regard the boy s case sadly. ‘Just like Dillinger’s case,” a guard comments. Typical of Conditions The case of this boy is typical of penal institution conditions in Indiana which it Is sought to correct through the adoption of centralized state control and civil service regulations for officials and guards as proposed by The Times. The boy who related to The Times’ reporter at Michigan City the tricks he has learned from hardened criminals and who has been exposed to unprintable advances of a group of men who rouge their cheeks and perfume themselves, is the victim of a system that fails to separate the first offenders from habitual criminals. Old-timers among the felons at Michigan City prison pour out stories of their “big” jobs, their schemes to beat the law which never succeeded. The boy, new - to prison intrigue, drinks them in. Desperate men, hating society and Us institutions, seek to poison his mind—and succeed. Taught All the Tricks Since becoming a number at Indiana state prison, this boy has been taught all the tricks of a "perfect •crime" by convicts who were caught. If. and when he is paroled, he will leave prison with his mind steeped in hatred and filled with plans to • beat the rap.” "These men threaten to kill me unless I do as they want,” he told The Times reporter. Appeals for official protection are Impossible because of the convict's code of silence. D. C. Stephenson, former Hoosier "kmgflsh” and erstwhile grand dragon of the Ku Klux Klan, asserts he has seen more than flfty normal convicts thrown into the insane hospital of the prison during the nine years he has been an inmate. Statement Corroborated His statement is partially corroborated by former convicts, although the number differs. The convicts put on “bug.” the prison term for placing a man in the insane hospital without being proved mentally defetcive. were the so-called bad actors” In the prison: men who are known to be hard to handle. L. H. Schmuhl. deputy warden of the prison, denies Stephenson's statement. Mr. Schmuhl states that (Turn to Page Three)

FIREMAN IS OVERCOME FIGHTING TIRE BLAZE Taken to City Hospital: Damage Several Thousands. Fire resulting In several thousand dollars worth of damage broke out in the basement of the Firestone Corner. Delaware and Michigan streets today, a tire establishment. Lieutenant Jack Stanley. 3301 East Twenty-fifth street, pumper company 7. was overcome by smoke while fighting the Are. He was taken to city hospital after being given first aid by the Are department rescue squad. His condition was said to be not serious. Times Index Auto News 4 Berg Cartoon 16 Bridge 12 Broun 15 Classified .31, 22 Comics 23 Crossword Puzzle 13 Curious World 23 Editorial , 16 Financial 18 Hickman—Theaters 19 Let’s Oo Fishing 21 Pegler 15 Radio ..* 11 Sports 20. 21 State Haws 4 Woman’ll Pages ....12. 13

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VOLUME 46—NUMBER 101

INDIANA PRISON SETUP FLAILED State Must Adopt Proposal of The Times, Says J. Edgar Hoover. Convinced that Indiana’s penal and law enforcement systems must be reformed. The Indianapolis Times is presenting a series of articlea pertinent to such reform. This newspaper urges selection of a central department of correction, its members to be chosen on a civil service basis; appointment of wardens and their assistants on a civil service basis: removal of county jails from the control of politically controlled sheriffs, and operation of the state police on civil service. BY DANIEL M. KIDNEY Time* Staff Writer WASHINGTON, Sept. s.—Unless Indiana wants to continue to be the breeding ground and training school for the nation’s Dillingers and Van Meters, the state should adopt The Indianapolis Times proposals and place its penal and reformatory system oh a merit basis, free from politics. This was the advice given here today by America's No. 1 law enforcement official, J. Edgar Hoover, chief of the department of justice investigating bureau, in commenting on The Times’ campaign for such reform in this state. He unhesitatingly placed responsibility for the parole of Dillinger, the Indiana state prison delivery, and the Crown Point jail break upon the inefficiency of the present system. “Only through civil service and the merit system can this situation be remedied." Mr. Hoover declared. He cited the recent parole of Sam Goldstine, of the original Dillinger gang, as an example of the uselessness of trying to bring about reform unless the political plan of operation is abandoned. "All prison employes, from the warden on down, should be selected without political consideration, entirely upon their ability, training and experience in penology,” the (Turn to Page Three)

Fair's Recovery Building Dedicated by Fred Hoke 88-Year-Old Danville Man Who Attended First Show 82 Years Ago Visits Exposition. Visitors to the Indiana state fair today learned the ramifications of the alphabet of the New Deal when the Recovery building, known more familiarly as ‘ Alphabet House,” was dedicated at the fairground. It was Farmers’ and 4-H Club day. Ram drizzled steadily but the crowd that jammed the building as well as the grounds to hear Fred Hoke. Indiana member of the National Economic Council, tell of governmental beneficences did not mind.

A brass band, formed by men who got jobs under the New Deal in Brazil, played ’’hillbilly’’ music throughout the dedication. "This building. ’’ said Mr. Hoke, "is a symbol of our people, to aid the farmer, and to revive a dormant industry.” One of the highlights of today’s exposition was the visit of James Beck. 88. of Danville, to this eightysecond state fair. Mr. Beck attended the Arst Indiana state fair in 1852 at Military park. "Looks a deal bigger than it did back when I was a little shaver.” he said. Tomorrow will be the fair’s Anal day. Formerly the exposition closed on Saturday. Meanwhile, it appeared attendance records of all fairs are likely to be smashed this week. Up to today the fair was running 45.000 paid admissions over last year. Twenty-seven thousand more persons paid their way into the fairground yesterday than in 1933 and the crowd was the highest Wednesday on the fair’s turnstile tabulation in its history with 56.385 persons purchasing tickets. A paid attendance of 47,437 ui

The Indianapolis Times Clearing this afternoon followed by fair tonight and tomorrow; cooler tonight; warmer tomorrow afternoon.

Cowed! Mr. Bull Reflects Sadly on Life in Good Old U. S. A.

BY GRENVILLE MOTT Tiir* Staff Writer ‘‘T CANT see why we come to 1 the state fair every year,” said the Jersey bull to his wife, a demure Holstein. “If you only wouldn’t be so intolerant,” she replied. “You know perfectly well those people can’t help the way they act.” “I imagine sheep have some manners,” answered the bull. ‘‘They don’t rush around and stare at you and giggle. Imagine those saps giggling at me, as if I looked nearly as silly as they do.” “But, darling,” expostulated his helpmeet, “you know you like to see people, and, besides, this year's exhibit is an exceptionally fine one. I’ve seen several really splendid speciments of the Hoosier female already.” “Well, perhaps you’re right, my dear,” conceded the bull grudgingly. “I must admit that the half-dozen humans we keep around home do get awfully dull. I sometimes think we might as well get rid of them.” “Certainly, it doesn't look as if we were going to make a thing off them this year, what with the depression and everything,” he continued. “Os course, the government human program has helped some. This morning’s quotations put flesh at 25 cents, which would be all right if we hadn’t had to slaughter most our people to prevent overproduction.” nan “'T'HERE you go with that talk X about business,” bleated the cow. “When I can get you to talk, all you do is beef about how terrible conditions are. You know perfectly well I don’t understand a word you're saying and yet you go right on bellowing around. I don’t care what you do, just so you don't get rid of all our humans. “Who would do all the chores if we didn’t have any people around. I would like to see you getting your own water,” she continued, hitting a gleefully unpleasant note. “Well, I’d like to see you milk yourself just once,” reported the bull, bridling at her unpleasantries. “I guess we have enough hay left so we can afford to keep a person or two. It did hurt though, when they devaluated timothy.” “Let’s forget about it, angel,” said the cow. “You’re a pretty good bull, but you are getting old and crotchety. Why, you haven’t bought me anew ribbon for my tail in simply months.” “Prills and furbelows, frills and furbelows; that’s all yoif ever think about,” lowed the bull. “If you want a ribbon so badly why don’t you win yourself one.” m n n HIS cow started to sniffle and weep in complaint, but she suddenly noticed he was paying no attention. His eyes and thoughts were obviously concentrated on a pretty little 3-year-old Guernsey. “Yeeeeow.” went her husband suddenly, throwing out his huge chest and pawing a bit of turf. “Waaaw,” wailed his wife, and the bull suddenly recalled where he was. “You never pay any attention to me,” she wailed, ‘‘but any time a pretty little 3-year-old comes along you go around acting hke a calf. After all these years Tve been a good wife to you, too. My best years wasted on you.” “Hardly wasted, my dear, hardly was ed,” said the bull. “You constantly misjudge me, that is all. I ha - ' no interest in that little hei' why, obviously, I am old enough to be her grandfather. Whrt I need is a nice sound intelligent little cow like you and how well I I:now it. I was wailing thinking how silly our government is. Putting a processing tax on humans, the halfwits ”

AT THE FAIR

TODAY Judging of livestock, exhibits, L. S. Ayres style show. Grand Circuit races. Brown Derby crowning, 7:30 p. m., grand stand. Horse show in Coliseum, tonight. TOMORROW Indianapolis and Manufacturer’s day. Final day of fair and all awards made. Horse-pulling contest, morning, grand stand. Grand Circuit races, L. S. Ayres style show. Horse show. Coliseum, night. 1924 was the previous high attendance for the fair on Wednesday. Judging in all cattle, sheep, swine and hog divisions neared a close today. The cat show opened with yowls of felines, and fair visitors giving the blue-ribboned "meows” an . appraisal. Tonight the Brown Derby king will be crowned at 7:30 in front of the grand stand.

INDIANAPOLIS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1934

TEN ARE KILLED IN TEXTILE STRIKE OUTBREAKS IN SOUTH

Local Plant Manager Asks Union Bleachers to Return to Jobs. WHOLE SITUATION QUIET Workers Set Fire to Papers Distributed by Reds Near Plant. A demand that the United Textile Workers of America allow members of their union employed in the bleachery of the Indianapolis Bleaching Company to return to work by 11:30 a. m. tomorrow was served today on Fuller local, No. 2069, conducting the strike here, by Charles A. Young, plant manager. Mr. Young based his demand on what he said was the fact that bleachery employes in other parts of the country were not out on a sympathetic strike and on the claim that hitting only at the local bleachery was unfair. He did not say what action he would take if the demand should be refused, but intimated he would keep tha bleachery going, no matter how difficult that might be. The group representing the strikers at the conference with Mr. Young said they would refer the question to national strike headquarters in Washington before giving Mr. Young a definite answer. Situation Is Quiet Representing the strikers were Charles Draker, the local’s business agent; Bob Spink, strike committee leader, and James Bryan, a striker employed in a department other than the bleachery. The only excitement here came before dawn today when a minor official of the bleaching company called police headquarters and asked that a squad car be sent to the vicinity of the mill, 900 West Wabash street, at once since strikers were preventing other workers from entering the factory. The squad car found nothing to do. Mr. Young apparently knew nothing of the call, although he had been informed that other plant officials were in touch with police early yesterday. Mr. Young said that he had no complaint with the manner in which pickets, who were less in number in this morning’s drizzle, were conducting themselves. He described their conduct as “fair and square.” The strikers, who held another mass meeting this morning in their new headquarters, 441 Blake street, said that night pickets had reported what might be an attempt to bring in “scabs.” Red Paper Is Burned This was the appearance near a side gate of the mill of a truckload of men, who, when pickets approached, said they were seeking nearby Washington street. The truck loitered in the vicinity for several minutes and then left without unloading the men, picket line leaders reported. Communists made their first appearance at the scene of the strike today, distributing copies of the Daily Worker, official publication of the Communist party in America. These were gathered up by strikers and were burned in piles as fast as they appeared. There were no physical clashes between the Communists and the American Federation of Labor men. Mr. Young was indignant over reports that men who had worked for a full week received as little as $6.50. He said that no employe with a full week’s time on his time card could receive less than sl3. A worker yesterday showed a Times reporter a check for $6.50, insisting that this represented a full week. COOL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE HERE Drizzling Rainfall to End Today, Forecaster Says. The drizzling rainfall which began early today is expected to clear this afternoon, according to the weather bureau forecast. The cool temperatures accompanying the showers will remain until tomorrow afternoon. The mercury stood at 60 degrees at 1 p. m. today.

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COMMUNIST PAPER IS BURNED BY INDIANAPOLIS STRIKERS

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Communists today made their first appearance on the scene of the United Textile Workers of America strike at the Indianapolis Bleaching Company. Their reception is indicated by the photo above, which shows U. T. W. A. pickets burning copies of The Daily Worker, official publication of the Communist party in America.

YOUNG FATHER SLAIN BY COPS

Bandit Suspect Is Shot to Death by Police Squad During Chase. A 19-year-old girl-mother and her 6-day-old baby lay comfortably today in maternity ward of city hospital, unaware that the body of their husband and father lay dead in the hospital’s morgue, put there by the bullets of a police squad which shot the man down as an alleged street thug. The dead man was Arthur Mann, 27, of 1630 West Michigan street. His wife, Mrs. Ethel Appleton Mann, gave birth last Friday to a son, Arthur Charles Mann, named for the* man shot last night, and for her father, Charles Appleton, 2712 West Vermont street, an employe of Kingan & Cos. Mann was shot by a squad commanded by Sergeant Kent Yoh after he had been identified by holdup victims, police say, and after a half-mile chase through streets, alleys and railroad yards. In his pockets were sl.ll and a package of cheap cigarets, alleged to be part of his loot. Friends and relatives of the Manns were unable to believe that Mann could have turned to street robbery, even pressed financially as he was and with his wife and newborn baby soon to need support when they left the hospital. The expression, “They must have shot the wrong man!” was repeated more than once. Mrs. Bertha Thorpe, proprietor of a case at West Michigan and Cable streets, near the Mann home, described the dead man as having been a most considerate husband. She said that he often purchased bread and milk in the case and that, when there was 2 or 3 cents in change, he would purchase candy for Mrs. Mann. Mr. Appleton, Mrs. Mann’s father, described his son-in-law as “a straight and good fellow.” Police said the victims of two street holdups identified Mann positively, however. This morning at Coroner William E. Arbuckle’s office, Ted Beckard. 21, of 707 East Morris street, said there could be no doubt that the dead man had been the robber who held him up while he was with Miss Helen Westbrook, 1920 West Michigan street. Neither Miss Westbrook nor Tim Dugan, 270 North Richland street, could be positive, it was said, but Dugan said his companion, Mike Nicoloff, 44. of 1914 West New York street, victim of a record holdup, i could identify Mann positively.

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By Times Special WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.—Hosiery workers are expected to join the textile strike within the next twenty-four or forty-eight hours and the Real Silk mills at Indianapolis will be affected vitally, it was predicted by observers at strike headquarters here today. By United Press NEW YORK, Sept. 6.— The general executive board of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union voted today to call out 50,000 workers in the cotton garment industry on Oct. 1. ‘NEUTRALITY LAW’ VIOLATION CHARGED Boat Firm Is Attacked in Senate Probe. By United Press WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.—Vessels which the United States department of state ruled were “war craft” were sold to Italy in 1916 by the Electric Boat Company “in violation of the neutrality laws,” Senator Bennett Champ Clark (Dem., Mo.) charged today at the senate munitions inquiry. Boat company correspondence showed that the order was negotiated by Paul Koster, the submarine building firm’s Paris agent. The warcraft sale disclosure followed on evidence that two Spanish naval officers bearing passes made out to the boat company officials (Turn to Page Three)

BUDGET DEADLINE IS EXTENDED BY STATE Clerk to Make Tour of Major Institutions. Extension of the deadline for state budget requests to one week from next Monday was announced today by Ed Brennan, budget clerk. Mr. Brennan said he intended to make a tour of the state’s major institutions, thus eliminating a junket members of the house of representatives usually obtain for themselves. In this manner, he said, he could obtain an estimate of the institutions’ actual needs before the budget goes before the legislature. He will be accompanied on the trip by Otto Jensen, state accounts board member. A budget committee consisting of two senators and two representatives will be appointed after the election. Other members of the committee, by virtue of their office, are Governor Paul V. McNutt and William Cosgrove, accounts board chief examiner.

Audit Missing Since 1928 Blast Found; Quiz Opens Traugfttt Fire Inquiry Is Renewed by U. S. After Discovery of Book in State Official’s Files. New investigation of the gasoline blast and fire in 1928 which damaged badly the former Traugott clothing store at 215 West Washington street, resulting in death of one man. has been begun by District Attorney

Val Nolan, following Anding of an audit of the store, it was learned today. The aduit. which was missing at the time of the trial of Edward Traugott, store proprietor, and of more than a dozen other men in connection with the. interstate “hot car” ring case in federal court a few months after the Are, was discovered buried in Ales of the state Are marshal’s office. All Hogs ton was fire marshal at

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SLEEP SICKNESS WAVESPREADS Seventy Cases Are Reported by State Board Near Hartford City. Almost seventy cases of encephalitis, or sleeping sickness, are being treated in Hartford City and vicinity, with one physician reported as having twenty-two cases under his care. The reports were given today by Dr. J. W. Jackson, state epidemiologist, who just has returned from Evansville, where the disease has spread rapidly during the last month. Six deaths have occurred from the disease in Evansville, with at least ten other cases existing there. The disease has spread, Dr. Jackson said, from Evansville to Boonville, adjoining county seat, and many cases are known throughout Indiana. No calculation on the number of deaths or cases of the disease has been made, since there has been delay in reporting them to the state board of health, but is known at least fifteen have died in the state. Aid has been asked of the United States public health service, and the facilities of the laboratories of the service are being used in treating the disease. Examinations are made by injecting blood and encephalitis virus in mice. Where these injections result in positive reactions, treatment such as was given in the encephalitis epidemic in St. Louis last year is given. < Dr. Jackson described the first symptoms of the disease as severe headache and high temperatures. The disease is not considered contagious, but as transmissive. Dr. Jackson urged the report of all new cases to the state health board, as well as local health boards. The arrival of cold weather is expected to be the best aid in stopping the spread of the disease. TRIAL OF ‘FOGGY’ DEAN IS SET FOR MONDAY Fifty Prospective Jurors to Be Summoned to Report. The state moved today to bring Edward (Foggy) Dean to trial next Monday on charges of having murdered Sergeant Lester Jones in the Peoples Motor Coach Company bams holdup. Today, sheriff Charles L. Sumner’s office received the names of fifty prospective jurors who will be summoned to report in criminal court on Monday. Another half hundred talismen will be summoned to appear Tuesday. Hourly Temperatures 6a. m 63 10 a. m. ... 58 7a. m 62 11 a. m 59 Ba. m 63 12 (noon).. 60 9 a. m 63 1 p. m 60

the time of the explosion and Are. A1 Feeney, state safety director and Are marshal, immediately informed Mr. Nolan and said that he understood that federal authorities were anxious to have the audit. Mr. Nolan said tocay that he did not know what action was to be taken but that he was making an investigation to see what Importance could be attached to the reappearance of the audit.

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Union Leaders Refuse Mediation Proposals of Roosevelt. SIX DIE JN ONE CLASH Walkout to Continue Until Every Plant Is Closed, Says Gorman. (Copyright. 1934, by United Press) WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 Textile strike leaders dramatically turned down presidential peace overtures today, ordering the unparalleled labor uprising to continue until every mill in closed, despite a swiftly rising toll of dead and wounded. No arbitration until every mill is shut down —was the edict of strike leader Francis J. Gorman as the south reported ten dead and thirtythree wounded in bloody battles in textile towns. “The strike goes on,” said Gorman as President Roosevelt’s mediation board was summoned hastily to meet tomorrow in Washington. Gorman’s challenge came as strike ranks grew. More than 355,000 workers were out today. Each hour brought fresh reports of new recruits. Clashes between hundreds of strikers and police at mill gates had left six dead in South Carolina, three in Georgia and one in North Carolina. Gorman proposed that President Roosevelt ask Governors ol textile states to deputize unionists. There would be no violence then, he predicted. New bloodshed menaces arose in other sections of the strike belt as thousands of police and mill guards armed with guns and tear gas to repel determined drives of “flying squadrons” of pickets to close every textile plant in the nation. Troops were mobilizing in the Carolinas. Armed deputies were sworn in to protect mills against the picket squadrons which were rushing in automobile cavalcades from factory to factory along the Atlantic seaboard to spread the strike. Hundreds of strikers were arrested in minor clashes. Scores were injured. Ten Killed in South By Times Special ATLANTA, Sept. 6.—Violence flared along the Mason-Dixon line today bringing death to ten persons in the turbulent textile strike. Nearly 100 were injured. Guns roared at Honea Path, S. C., when the day shift at the Chiquola Manufacturing Plant attempted to push their way through 600 pickets. When the smoke had cleared away and deputies had restored order six persons were dead and at least fifteen wounded. Another man died at Augusta, Ga„ today bringing the total there to three. Jobless Man Slain John Black, unemployed, was shot to death today as he approached the Dunean mill at Greenville, S. C. Reports of clashes at mill gates came from many other points. The dead at Honea Path: Lee Crawford, 25. Thomas Yarborough, 50. Ira Davis, 22. Bill Knight, 50. M. H. Peterson, 30, Greenwood, S. C. Claude Cannon, 25. At least fourteen others were wounded, two so seriously that they were expected to die. The battle occurred at the gate of the Chiquola Manufacturing Company mill after the day shift arrived to find the plant picketed. The pickets, approximately 600 in number, carried clubs. Most of the nonstriking workers learned last night that the pickets planned to enforcec losing of the mill, which had been running at full capacity since the textile strike started. After withdrawing for a brief council, the workers charged the picket line. Pickets swung their clubs, but they were helpless under the workers’ gunfire. Battle Is Brief The battle was brief. The pickets retired in confusion, leaving their dead and wounded lying in the dust. The mill closed after the disturbance. At Augusta, Ga., four strikers were wounded yesterday afternoon as a patrolman fired his pistol after he was dertvned by strikers. Near Rome, Ga„ eleven men were injured as the shotgun of one of two guards, playfully scuffling last night, was discharged. At Ninety Six, S. C., firemen with hoses drove away 175 pickets from the mill gates this morning. The management said the mill was running full force except for "ten or twelve” union men, while union spokesmen claim about 100 are idle. Throughout the south, approximately 175.000 of the south’s 300,000 i textile workers were idle, according to United Press reports. Roosevelt on Motor Trip By United Press HYDE PARK, N. Y., Sept. 6. ; President Roosevelt left the summer White House today for a motor trip through Bear Mountain State park with Mrs. Roosevelt.