Indianapolis Times, Volume 46, Number 145, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 October 1934 — Page 1

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LITTLE ARTHUR IS ‘HYPOCRITE,’ ROARS TYPINGS Famed Maryland Democrat Shows What Makes Colleague Tick. TAKES RECORD APART Robinson Interested Only in Votes of Veterans, Says Southerner. BV JAMES noss limn MafT Writfr Senator Millard Tydings. Maryland Democrat, came to Indianapolis last night. took Arthur R. Robinson apart to see what makes him tick the way he does, and disclosed an interesting assortment of cogs, wheels and ratchets. Senator Tydings, a World war veteran who enlisted in the ranks, received the distinguished service medal for gallantry in action and came out of the war a lieutenantcolonel, spoke at a rally sponsored by the Democratic war veterans of Marion county. He spoke before a near-capacitv audience ii. Tomlinson hall and his address was punctuated with frequent bursts of applause. There even were cries of "don't stop.” when he thanked his listeners for their attention to "his poor efforts.” Arthur's Out of I.uck The senator confessed in starting that it "looked as if he had come to Indiana on a wild goose chase.” I thought that Senator Robinson was running for the senate against ‘Shay’ Minton, but I find that he's running against Governor McNutt. Since the Governors term has two years to run, it doesn't look like my friend Arthur, is going to get back to the senate.” The tall and personable southerner then laid a background for his discussion of national economic aspects. "It must be remembered.'’ he said, “that prior to the war, we were an exporting nation and a debtor nation. Then after the war. we continued to be an exporting nation, although in not as much volume, and became a creditor nation. Doing It With Our Money “The other nations of the world continued to buy from us. but they were doing it with our money. Thus we enjoyed that false and illusory j prosperity through 1920 and it became necessary for the nation to trim its sails. "When the budget of the United States had to be rut to maintain its credit, it was necessary to make reductions in veterans' benefits. Nobody liked it. but the state of the national credit was illustrated amply when the government sought to borrow $75,000,000 to pay its current obligations. "Ordinarily, six times the amount asked is subscribed for a government loan, but then the total subscription was only $15,000,000 more than necessary. lie Took the Easy Way "If the credit of the nation had not been maintained by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, all of the benefits of veterans and their dependents would have disappeared. The crippled and disabled veterans in government hospitals would have been the first to feel the blow. "Your Senator Robinson voted against the veterans’ reductions be- , cause it was the easy thing to do. not the thing lor their really best . interests.” Senator Tydings said he did not j wish to sail under false colors. "I’m not a 'rubber stamp' sen- I a tor,” he declared. I voted against more of the recovery measures than did ars of my colleagues. But I say despite my dissatisfaction with some aspectV °f the recovery program that it is the best thing for the nation and without it we might have been faced with incalculable chaos.” He 1 .ooks at the Record Like another great Democrat. Senator Tydincs "looked at the record.” The record of the vote of every' representative and senator on every piece of legislation. He also referred to published statements of Senator Robinson. " How about the NRA?” he asked. "Arthur voted for it. And the AAA and the TV A. Arthur voted for them. He has a 100 per cent clear record of voting for the things about which he now complains. *He talks about the government i going into business and says indus- j try’ can not be revived until the j government gets out of business. "Fellow veterans. I have no patience with a popularity seeker—a senator or representative who votes for measures and then pleads that he made a mistake.” Senator Robinson now finds that the measures he supported are un-con-sti-tootio-al.’ He's Safe Now "If a senator can be excused for his mistakes, then making mistakes is just as good as doing a good job. The .truth of the matter is that Senator Robinson knows the reason he voted for those measures is that he didnt dare do otherwise. He knew the people out here wouldn’t have stood for it. but he's safe now. He can say that he made a mistake and that they're unconstitutional because he won't get any Democratic votes. His only appeal is to the reactionary Republican element.” Senator Tydings said: "I see Ogden Mills was in town yesterday.” "I have a high regard for Mr. Mills’* he continued. He is a man of broad vision and one of the ablest in the Republican ranks, but the Alurn to Page Three).

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Eugene O'Neill R y I nilrd Press STOCKHOLM. Oct. 27.—Eugene O’Neill, American playwright. will receive the 1934 Nobel prize award for literature, it was reported here today. Announcement is expected soon.

G. 0. P, LEADER BACKS MINTON Robinson Bitterly Assailed by John Scott Before 5.000 at Gary. R y 7 imrs R/irrinl GARY, Ind., Oct. 27.—The disaffection in the Republican ranks in Indiana became manifest here last night when Sherman Minton, Democratic nominee for United States senator, was introduced before a crowd of 5.000 by John Scott, former First district Republican chairman. Mr. Scott, former state senator and Republican candidate for congress. is one of the younger leaders of the Republican party in Indiana. He pointed out in introducing Mr. Minton that it might seem strange that he. a lifelong Republican and former district chairman, should act in such a capacity, but he felt that the time had come to retire Senator Arthur R. Robinson, “one of the greatest bogus statesmen we've ever had,” from the United States senate. "Six years ago. Senator Robinson was striding up and down the state attacking Wall street and telling the voters what he was going to do about it,” said Mr. SeoU. "His name is not attached to any bill that curbed any predatory interest or any bill that did much about anything.” Delighted cheers came from the audience as it drank in the picture of a Republican leader laying bare his disgust with the inconsistency and shortcomings of the titular head of the Indiana Republican party and its nominee to the United States senate. Mr. Scott also termed Senator Robinson "one who drinks wet and goes around making dry speeches for money,” obviously referring to the senator s long-time lip fealty to the Anti-Saloon League and the Women's Christian Temperance Union. Mr. Minton drew' thunderous cheers from the packed Gary armory as he attacked Senator Robinson's record on national affairs and his refusal to confine himself to the issues of the -senatorial campaign, instead of devoting his attack to the state administration. CONTRACT LET FOR PRINTING BALLOTS Successful Bidder to Do Work for $1,265. A contract to print 440.000 ballots for use in the election Nov. 6 has been awarded to the Indianapolis Printing Company, county election commissioners announced today. The successful low bid was for $1,265. The only other bid. that of the Sentinel Printing Company, was for $1,291.72. The Indianapolis Printing Company will supply 200.000 official school board ballots. 200.000 township baliots to be used within the city limits, and 40.000 sample ballots. FACES MURDER COUNT Edinburg Man Under Indictment on Stabbing Charges. By United Press FRANKLIN. Ind.. Oct. 27.—Chanley Hedger, 21. Edinburg, was under indictment by the Johnson county grand jura- today on charges of fatally stabbing Robert Whitlock. 17. of Kentucky, during a dice game at Edinburg last week. The indictment charged first and second-de-gree murder. CAR STRIKES CITY MAN Harry Moser Is in City Hospital Seriously Injured. Harry Moser. 53. of 1411 East Comar avenue, is in a serious condition at city hospital today as the result , of injuries suffered last night when he was struck by an automobile driven by Eugene LawTence. 28. of 1650 Arrow avenue, at East Tenth street and Brookside avenue.

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DILUNGER JAIL BREAK EXPOSE IS POSTPONED Arrests Are Delayed to Complete Case, Is Announcement. •BREAK’ IS DUE SOON Barce Continues Probe of Crown Point ‘Wooden Gun’ Affair. By Time* Special HAMMOND, ind., Oct. 27.—DeI sire fully to complete investigation of the John Dillinger escape from the Crown Point jail today halted i the revelation of the secret of that , escape by J. Edward Barce, deputy attorney-general, and Lake county officials. Rumors that the expose of the I jailbreak, with the arrest of four or five persons, would culminate last night were dispelled today as Mr. Barce assured newspaper men i that "nothing would happen for at * least twenty-four hours.” Mr. Barce intimated that the jailbreak probe had not been completed and that arrests would not be made until all facts were known. Three public officials and an at- ■ torney have been mentioned as unI der the eye of Mr. Barce and his j investigators for aiding and abet- | ting in the "wooden gun” delivery , of Dillinger. No Warrants Issued Despite the fact arrests are expected momentarily, Mr. Barce said no warrants had been issued. Robert G. Estill, Lake ounty prosecutor, who was photographed with his arms around Dillinger upon the latter's return after capture at Tucson, Ariz., differed with Mr. Barce on the time of arrests. He declared the expose would be broadcast and arrests made this afternoon. Mr. Barce and Mr. Estill have been busy for the last two days culling evidence in connection w'ith the escape. In a purported conversation with a Gary newspaper reporter, the Lake county prosecutor is reported |to have said: “You may expect 1 something today and Mr. Barce will be in your office by 10 o'clock with a full statement outlining the case.” Probe Started March 3 The attorney-general's offica. aided by Lake county officers and a pri- | vate detective agency, have been working since March 3. the day of ihe escape, in an effort to learn now' j the terror mobster effected his freedom. Ernest Blunk, fingerprint expert, was indicted for aiding Dillinger to | escape, but was acquitted. It was Blunk whom Dillinger kidnaped in | escaping in an auto. Blunk was rei leased by the gangster in Illinois. A second indictment against Sam Cahoon, Crown Point jail employe, in connection with the escape was dismissed. The grand jury that indicted Blunk and Cahoon was cited for contempt by Judge W. J. Murray, Lake criminal court, for criticizing him for overruling a petition of Sheriff Lillian Holley to have Dillinger removed to the Indiana state prison for safe keeping before the escape. The contempt charges were dismissed. SIAMESE KING OFFERS RESIGNATION: REFUSED Prajadhipok Angered By Government Decree, Taxes. ISy t nited Press SINGAPORE. Oct. 27.—King Prajadhipok of Siam has offered to resign his throne, but the offer has been refused by the government, it was understood today. The report was that Prajadhipok offered to resign last week because j of the promulgation of a decree which provided that persons condemned to death should be shot instead of beheaded, and which also removed the right of condemned persons to appeal to the king. Fur- : ther. it was reported, the king disapproved of the government's tax- i ation policy insofar as it involved . his personal estates. In the Air Weather conditions at 9 a. m.: Northwest wind. twenty-eight miles an hour, gusty; barometric pressure. 30.03 at sea level; temperature. 50; general conditions, j broken clouds: ceiling, estimated at 3,000: visibility, fifteen miles.

Kingfish Turns Maestro , Leads Whoopee Makers on Football Special's Noisy Journey to Nashville

Ry United Press EN ROUTE TO NASHVILLE • with Senator Long and 5,000 others'* Oct. 27.—Senator Huey P. Long awoke from a few hours of deep sleep early today and shouted • for a piccolo player. Students of i Louisiana State university, members of its band, and its cadet corps. i awoke likewise to assist the Kingfish in a renewal of merrymaking. Senator Long was in one Pullman of a fourteen-car train. A quartermile ahead was another special train, and scattered out over two miles of right-of-way behind were four more. They carried L. S. U.s football team, the Kingfish, the Kingfishs political entourage and private guards, and some 5.000 students and Baton Rouge townsmen. [Ail were en route lor a big alter-

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Sari Maritza By United Press PHOENIX. Ariz., Oct. 27.—Rumors he and Sari Maritza would be married here today were denied by Randolph Scott, western movie actor, upon their arrival from Los Angeles. They are here for a short vacation, Mr. Scott declared.

NEGRO LYNCHED BY IRATE MOB Confessed Attack Slayer of Florida White Girl Shot, Hanged. By L nited Press MARIANNA, Fla., Oct. 27.—The body of Claude Neal. 23. Negro, confessed attacker and slayer of a white girl, swung from a tree on the courthouse lawn here today, victim of an enraged mob. A crowd of one hundred men. women and children silently gazed at the body, nude except for a sack reaching from the waist to knees. The Negro had been shot at least fifty times, burned with red hot irons and dragged through the streets behind an automobile. Sheriff w. F. Chambliss, speaking from his home two blocks from the courthouse square, insisted he knew nothing of the lynching. Witness said the Negro, who told officers he beat Lola Canniday, 20, to death after criminally attacking her on her father’s farm near Greenwood, Fla., last week, was brought to town shortly after midnight. The body trailed through the dust at the end of a rope behind an automobile, they said, and was swung, dead, from a tree. A mob of at least 5,000 composed the lynching party. Neal was taken early yesterday from the county jail at Brewton, Ala., by a mob of armed men traveling in Florida licensed cars. HAUPTMANN, VISITED BY HISJSON, WEEPS Lindbergh Suspect to See Baby Each Week. By United Press FLEMINGTON. N. J.. Oct. 27. Bruno Richard Hauptmann, alleged Lindbergh kidnaper, will be allowed to see his 11-months-old baby at least three or four times a week, authorities said today. Hauptmann saw the baby for the first time in several weeks yesterday. Mannfried, dressed in a blue snow' suit, was handed into Hauptmann in his cell. He fondled the child, wept. The baby laughed, seemed pleased at seeing his father. Mrs. Hauptmann has taken a room in the home of a Flemington family and she and the baby will remain here until Hauptmann's trial. Jan. 2.

noon at Nashville where the team will play Vanderbilt university and Senator Long will make a speech and perhaps announce his 1936 candidacy for the presidency. Never had the southland seen such an expedition. The coaches were painted red. white, blue, c range and green and signs on their sides screamed such mottos; "Hurray for Huey!'’ "Hurray for L. S. U.” "Win That Game!” Cheers of" Who's all right?—The Kingfishs all right,” or "Rah Rah Rah-Rah Rah Rah— Rahrah Rah, Kingfish! Yowwwww'” rang in wave and wave from all the coaches. The highway paralleling the right-of-way was crowded with Louisiana automobiles bearing citizens wanting to see the state’s most celebrated statesman amuse himself be-

TWO CITY MEN BURNED, CRUSHED IN GASOLINE BLAST AT PLANT; CONCRETE WALL IS RIPPED OUT

FUND PLEDGES TOP $356,000, WORKERS TOLD Campaign Begins Today; Gift Division Off to Flying Start. Indianapolis Community Fund canvassers went about their task with renewed vigor today following announcement that $356,000 of the $727,217 campaign goal had been pledged by the special gifts division. More than 500 campaign workers last night heard David Liggett, fund director, announce that the division, headed by Harold B. West, chairj man, had reached more than 80 per cent of its quota. Almus G. Ruddell opened last night's meeting in the Claypool. Arthur V. Brown, leader of the 1930 and 1931 drives, presided. Pointing out that the agencies supported by the community fund receive no federal aid, Mr. Browm pleaded for private gifts. "The best thing that can happen to this city is for the fund to be subscribed in full.” Mr. Brown said. James F. Carroll. Indiana Bell Telephone Company president, termed the Community Fund the greatest civic and welfare organization in Indiana. The fund, said Mr. Carroll, has proved its worth in the fourteen years of its existence. A report meeting will be held I Monday, at which pledges collected by the employes’, national corporations and individual gift divisions will be reported. GOVERNMENT SPENDING FLAILED BY PRITCHARD "Who Will Tay Taxes?” Is Demand of Coffin Candidate. An attack on what he termed the unlimited spending policies of the Democratic party was made last night by Walter Pritchard, Republican candidate for mayor, at a Republican rally at 1146 River avenue. "Who will pay the taxes when the last taxpayer is broke?” demanded the Coffin candidate. "The question may seem to be only in jest,” he continued, “but I believe it is particularly pertinent in this campaign in view of the trend of governmental affairs. "We must face these questions fairly and honestly without evasion.” U, S. PLAYS TRUMP AT INSULL'S TRIAL Security Company a ‘Fraud’ From Start, Is Charge. Ry United Press CHICAGO. Oct. 27.—The government today tossed its trump card into the Insull mail fraud trial when a special assistant to the at-torney-general told the jury that Samuel Insull and his associates floundered because they used too much water in their industrial baptisms. Harold Huling. who directed a two years’ investigation of the collapse of Insull's two-billion-dollar utility pyramid, testified that the Corporation Securities Company was a fraud from its inception in the fall of 1929. It started life, he said, by "watering" assets nearly $23,300,000 and during the two and a half years of its existence never earned a penny to justify dividend payments. Insull and his sixteen eo-defend-ants are charged with engineering a $143,000,000 mail swindle by the sale of corporation securities stock to investors under the lure of huge profits.

fore a football audience. Almost all the train passengers were traveling at Long's expense. He lent S7 each to hundreds of students and citizens. The rail caravan through Mississippi was in the nature of a procession of triumph. Until midnight large crowds were on the station platforms of even the smallest towns and as the train went through Senator Long, from the rear platform. waved and shouted. Long spent most of his time, however. organizing an orchestra. His appeal for musicians brought a drummer, two horn plaj-ers and a few saxophonists. j "Theres too much brass: ain't enough wood-wind!” he shejted. j "Tell ’em I want a piccolo piayer land a couple clarinets.''

2 Hoosier Youths Die . in Accident Former Hammond Athletes Killed. Four Friends Injured. By United Press CHICAGO, Oct. 27.—A joy-ride I for six Northwestern university students ended in tragedy today when their automobile careened from the road and overturned, bringing death to two and injuries to the other four. The dead are Donald Schulte, 20.. and Charles Alvin Bounds, 19, both of Hammond, Ind. Those injured are Dudely Perrin, 20; Natalie Rogers, 18; Mary Jane Grave. 18. and Virignia Burnham, 18, all of Chicago. They were taken to the Highland Park hospital, but attaches there said the extent of their injuries had not as yet been completely determined. The accident occurred on the Deerfield road, near Deerfield, 111. A fog j obscured a turn in the road, and the car hit a light pole, careened 1 and overturned. Both of the dead youths. Bounds and Schulte, were outstanding athlete at the Hammond high school, and during the last year Bounds was one of the outstanding ends on the Northwestern freshman team. Bounds was an all-state forward last year on the Hammond basketball team and Schulte was the center. Both were outstanding high school football players. Schulte at end and Bounds at half back. BANK CREDITORS SHARE $63,854 Dividend From Assets of Aetna Trust Approved by Kern. Preparations were being pushed today for the payment of $63,854.85 to common creditors of the defunct Aetna Trust and Savings Company, ordered late yesterday by Superior Judge John W. Kern. Democratic mayoral nominee. The 10 per cent dividend is payable Nov. 1. under Judge Kern's order. Judge Kern directed also that $38,471.16 be set aside for the payment of preferred creditors if and when such claims are allowed. The order directed payment of the dividend by Carl A. Ploch, state department of financial institutions special representative in the liquidation of the assets of the banking company. In directing the payment of funds to common creditors, Judge Kern disclosed that $638,549.46 is available in cash and that bonds having a marketable value of $28,150 also are in the hands of the receiver. Maturing mortgages, payable within six months, total $13,200, and secured personal loans amount to $5,816.26. Realty mortgages of $120,000 are secured by first mortgages of $210,000. the order declares. PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD TO PROBE RAIL WRECK Train Crew to Be Questioned at Session Here Tuesday. The Indiana public service commission will conduct a hearing on the Big Four railroad wreck at Earl Park, Ind., last Tuesday night at 9 Tuesday in the Big Four building. 105 South Meridian street, it was ! announced yesterday. The investigation, headed by Ray Gilbert, chief inspector of the commission's railroad division, and Joseph Reilly, assistant inspector who visited the scene of the wreck, will question the train crew, the inspector who passed the train before it left Chicago and the Big Four. maintenance superintendent, it was I announced.

The orchestra, finally assembled, tuned up. "That's pretty good.” said the Kingfish. “but we ain’t got a banjo.” No banjo could be found. "Just wire ahead to the mayor of Vicksburg and tell him to be on the platform when we get there with a banjo.” said Huey. Sure enough, a banjo awaited the Kingfish at Vicksburg. A crooner joined the party and until after midnight the senator sang in chorus with several score students and directed his orchestra. Then he dropped off to sleep, but slept for only a few hours and wanted more music. Long has often boasted that he and Napoleon are a lot alike. Napoleon, he has pointed out, could get along with just a little sleep, too.

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Windows in Houses Within Half Mile Area Shattered by Ignited Fumes at Heat Treating: Factory. FIRM’S PRESIDENT SERIOUSLY HURT. Clothing in Flames and Battered by Falling’ Stone, Pair Stag-gers From Building; Rushed to Hospital. An explosion caused by ignited gasoline fumes in the heat-treating plant of the Machine Products Company, 1342 Kentucky avenue, this morning ripped out a concrete wall and seriously injured two men. Burned and crushed by falling stone, Richard M. Clouse, 36, living on the National road, west, company president, and a welder, Harold Jones, 28, of 1538 Shepard street, were rushed to Methodist hospital.

STOCK MARKET MOVES QUIETLY Trend. However, Is Upward After Initial Deals on Stock Exchange. By United Press NEW YORK. Oct, 27.—Stocks opened irregular in a fractional area with volume small, while bonds also were mixed, the dollar steady, and cotton futures up to 5 points. Small gains were noted in Chrysler, Texas Corporation. International Nickel. Standard Oil cf California, Du Pont, Commercial Solvents, Woolworth, National Distillers, and International Telephone. Standard of New Jersey, however, dipped ts to 39 anew low for the year. There was almost a deadlock in the early dealings. The recent disappointed liquidation appeared to have run its course and traders said the market was again ready to respond to recent favorable developments. However, the technicians continued to warn of further tests of the market. The tendency was upward after' the opening in many isues. Standard of California, which opened at 29’ 2 , up >4, rose to 30. Bethlehem, which opened at 24 V off came back to 25. California Packing jumped 1 1 2 points to 38. being strong along with other California company stocks. Baldwin was steady at 5 ;5 i unchanged.

1000 A M. Prev N V. close. Amerada 39 3 r 39*2 SO of Ind 23*2 23 S O of N J 39*8 39*g Beth Steel 25 24 3 U S Steel 32 32'a Chrysler 337,4 7 ,34 3 „ Gen Motors 29 29 Borg Warner 22 3 < 22'2 Alaska Juno 17 5 a 17 7 a Am Smelt 34 5 a 34 7 * Int Nickle 23', 23's Kennecott IS 3 , 17 Reynolds 49*e 49' 2 C& O 42*8 42 \ Great Northern 14*8 14'* Pennsylvania 21 3 , 22'8 Baldwin Loco J 3 B 5 J 4 J I Case 45 3 r 45 7 , W'est Airbrake 24 7 a 25 I I & T 9 3 9U U S Rubber 15 3 15’, Cont Can 57’2 57‘2 Gillette 12 3 , 12 J e Am Sugar 59*/4 00 Corn Products 63 82 3 , Stand Brands 19'a 19’2 S S Kresge 18 1 * 18'b Mont Ward 27 27' a Un Aircraft B'a B'b Dupont 90 3 a 90’2 Natl Dist 21'2 21 3 a Am Radiator 14'a 14 3 , Congoleum 29 3 b 29 3 8 Ind Rayon 25'a 25 Woolworth 50' 50 Natl Biscuit 26 3 , 26 3 a Int Harvester 32’ 2 33 Radio 5 3 a 5 3 , ReD Steel ll 7 * 12 B & O 1*5 3 r 15', 111 Cent . . 16’, I6 3 , Libby Owens 25 24*2 By United Press LONDON, Oct. 27,-The pound was $4,96 9-16 today. Gold was $34.87’ -. The sterling price was 140 shillings 5’ 2 pence. By United Press PARIS. Oct. 27.—Francs were 15.15 1 2 to the dollar today *6.598 cents a franc). FALL KILLS HOUSING ADMINISTRATOR'S WIFE Mrs. James A. Moffett Topples From Eighth Floor. By United Press NEW YORK. Oct. 27—James A. Moffett, federal housing administrator and former vice-president of the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, was saddened today by the death of his estranged wife, who fell eight stories from the bedroom window of her home. Mr. Moffett hurried by airplane from Washington when he heard of the tragedy. He denied himself to all callers. The Moffets had been estranged for ten years and maintained separate residences. CLOTHING WORTH S3OO STOLEN FROM HOTEL Thief Enters Rooms by Fire Escape. Bolts Doors. Clothing and valuables estimated at more than S3OO were stolen from rooms in the English hotel last night by a thief who took the precaution to bolt the doors from the inside after he had "ntered by way of the fire escape. Mrs. Helen York on the third floor lost articles valued at $212, and Fred L. Schutte estimated his loss at sll7.

Capital EDITION PRICE TWO CENTS Outside Marion County, 3 Cents

Windows in houses within ; a half-mile area surrounding the blast scene were shaken by the force of the explosion. Their clothing in flames and groaning from injuries, the two men staggered from the shop following the explosion. They ati tempted to extinguish the flames in each other's clothing, but fell to the ground exhausted. Robert Miles, 35, of 3547 East Michigan street, working in a nearby shop, ran to the scene and beat out the fire. Mr. Clouse's brother, Harley Clouse, rushed the pair to the hospital. Mr. Clouse was burned about the head, arms, legs and chest. Mr. Jonas was peppered all about the body by fine pieces of concrete and was bruised in the abdomen where a large stone struck him. Firemen believed that the explosion occurred as a large switch tvas thrown in the shop and ignited the gasoline fumes which had collected in a bricked-ofT corner where an electrically-operated gasoline pump was located. Mr. Jonas was welding in the shop, which is about 100 yards from the main shops of the company, and was being aided by Mr. Clouse. Although the two men were too severely injured to furnish any information, firemen believed that the force of the explosion crumbled the dividing wall between the shop and the pump. Both men were caught in the debris of flying stones and were burned by the ignited fumes. The heat treating plant had been opened recently. The shop was a concrete, brick and steel structure. Actual property and equipment damage by the explosion was said to be slight. BUTLER DRAMA CLUB INVITES 24 TO JOIN Pledging Follows Several Weeks of Tryouts. Pledging of twenty-four students has been announced by Thespis, Butler dramatic society. Tryouts for membership have been in progress since the opening of school in September. Those pledged are Robert Emhardt, Fred Winter, Robert Whitney, George Brownell, Hazel Chapman, Margaret Brannaman, Mary Trent, Rosemary Gladden, Ruth Luckey, Fairetta De Vault, Mary Daniels, Mavilla Rainey, Virginia Carson, Alice Marie Wooliing, Alma Meyer, Jane Bosart, Louise Edwards, Jane Deranian, Caroline Rehn, Martha Parrish, Martena Sink. Ruth Sherman, Marjorie Newman. Lucille Broich and Virginia Cunning HOSPITAL GAINS FUNDS Clubs Give to Flower Mission Tuberculosis Unit. Recent contributors to the Flower Mission Tuberculosis hospital fund include the Chalcedony Club, the Irving Catholic Womens Study Club, and the Monday Club. The SSO contribution from the Chalcedony Club was reported by Mrs. Robert Elliott, campaign worker, and club member. Times Index Page Bridge 4 Broun 7 Church Services 9 Comics 11 Crossword Puzzle 9 Curious World 11 Editorial 6 Financial 12 Pegler 7 Radio 2 Sports 9 State News 3 Woman’s Pages 4, 5

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