Indianapolis Times, Volume 46, Number 213, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 January 1935 — Page 3

JAN. 15, 1935.

EXPERT NAMES HAUPTMANN AS LETTER WRITER Third State Ace Declares Suspect Sent Notes to Flier. (Continued From Page One) technical testimony designed to prove beyond doubt that Hauptmann wrote the ransom notes, was gathering the elements of what probably wall be the high-point ox Hauptmanns trial. That will be introduction of the name of a dead German furrier— Isidor Fisch —and the effort of the defense to prove that he, and not Hauptmann, was the kidnaper. The state will attempt to prove that Fisch couldn't possibly have had any connection with the crime. The United Press learned that the state will offer as witnesses Hauptmann's own friends to disprove his alibi. One will be Hans Kloeppenburg, who took extensive tours with Hauptmann at Hauptmanns expense between the time the ransom was paid and the time of Hauptmann's arrest. Another is August Rieger, who was involved in a transaction regarding the purchase of a cobbler's shop, for which Hauptmann is said to have provided the money. Evidence Is Impressive Before the big moment can come, the state must complete its technical testimony designed to show Hauptmann wrote the letters and built the ladder which the kidnaper used to climb into the Lindbergh nursery. For the rest, this testimony has a sameness that brings yawns from the courtroom crowds—and occasionally from the jurors. They recognize that it is important to the state’s case. They realize that the state is attempting to forestall defense experts who are soon to come and deny Hauptmann wrote a single ransom note. So they are trying to make the evidence overwhelming and—as Albert S. Osborn, the leading expert, said, “unmistakable and unanswerable.” Model Identifies Suspect There may be an occasional flash of electricity by the introduction of new' "identification’’ witnesses, men and women who will tell of seeing Hauptmann at locations which would implicate him in the crime. Just such a fillip to the dry legal proceedings was provided when Hildegrade Alexander, clothing model, swore she sawr Hauptmann spying upon Dr. John F. (Jafsie) Condon while he was sending a telegram from a Fordham railroad station. Alibi Story Blasted (Copyrieht, 1935. by United Press) NEW YORK. Jan. 15.—Three months before his arrest, Bruno Hauptmann acknowledged before two witnesses that the late Isidor Fisch had taken “everything he had in the world” to Germany, the j United Press learned today. This new disclosure, tending to j shatter with Hauptmann's own words his contention that Fisch was the Lindbergh kidnaper, came as the He De Fiance brought Fisch's j brother and sister from Germany to clear their brother’s name. After his arrest. Hauptmann said Fisch had left his personal effects with him, among which was a box he later discovered contained approximately $14,000 in Lindbergh ransom money. This is the story he stakes against the state's evidence in his fight to escape the electric chair. Louis Blitzer. lodge brother and lawyer of Fisch. recalled Hauptmann's statement clearly. He and Henry Uhlig. friend of Hauptmann and Fiscli. heard it. he said. In the light of later developments. Mr. Blitzer said lie believed Hauptmann even then was preparing an explanation. should* he be arrested with ransom money in his possession. Mr. Blitzer never has offered his evidence to the state because he, did not understand until today that Hauptmann seriously intended to testify that the ransom money in his possession came from Fisch. Mr. Blitzer said he could not believe Hauptmann would do such a thing He is coming forward now' to protest the reputation of a dead client and friend, he said. June 18, three months before his arrest, Hauptmann accompanied by Henry Uhlig. visited him at his office. Blitzer said. Uhlig had Just returned from Germany with the news that Fisch was dead. “This information.” Mr. Blitzer said, “was greeted by Hauptmann with the remark that Fisch was a ‘damned swindler.’ ” Hauptmann demanded from Blitzer the number of Fisch’s safety deposit box in the North River Bank. Mr. Blitzer asked why and Hauptmann said he had lent Fisch $14,000 —approximately the amount of the ransom money found in Hauptmann’s possession. “He might have thought as a layman.” Mr. Blitzer said, “that I could allow him access to the box without an order from the public administrator and that he would be

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able to say that he found the bills in the box. We discussed the matter for a while then Hauptmann said—and tnese are his exact words as near as I can remember: “ ‘Fisch lived in a room in a boarding house. He took everything he had in the world with him to Europe and the only possible way of finding out whether he left anything behind is in that safety deposit box.’ Mr. Blitzer expressed mystification over a published story quoting Uhlig as saying Fisch had stored some of his effects with Hauptmann. “He stood right by when Hauptmann said Fisch had left nothing pehind,” the lawyer declared. “I can’t imagine what has turned Uhlig against Fisch. They were such good friends. I always thought that if he were going to testify it would be to help clear Fisch rather than to cast the blame on him.” Fisch’s Relatives Arrive By United Prrxx NEW YORK. Jan. 15.—Three relatives arrived from Germany today to combat charges against the late Isidor Fisch at the trial of Bruno 11. Hauptmann for the Lindbergh baby murder. They are Pincus Fisch, brother of the man whom Hauptmann has charged with the crime; Mrs. Pincus Fisch, and Pincus Fisch’s sister. They were accompanied by Minna Seignitz. a German nurse who was with Isidor Fisch when he died in Germany last March. All will be witnesses for the state. They will be taken to Trenton to await their call as rebuttal witnesses, David T. Wilentz, New Jersey Attorney General, said this afternoon. Edward J. Reilly, bluff chief counsel for Hauptmann, was advised by a reporter that “Mr. Wilentz has announced the arrival of the Fisch family and has them in a safe place.” Mr. Reilly beamed. “My regards to Mr. Wilentz.” he replied. “And tell him for* me to keep the Fisch family in a safe place until Friday.”

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DIRECT TEST OF NIRA ADVANCED TO HIGHCOURT Supreme Bench Receives Its First Point-BlanK Code Issue. By Unit'd Prexx WASHINGTON. Jan. 15.—The Supreme Court received a direct test of the validity of the NIRA and codes under it today when the Government filed a jurisdictional statement in the Belcher lumber case. The appeal is from a ruling of the Federal District Court of the northern district of Alabama holding the NIRA and lumber code unconstitutional. Submission of the Government’s brief today clears the way for the court to act Monday. It is likely to set a date for of the case when it assumes jurisdiction, as it presumably will. The case was decided below on the direct issue of the xailure of the lumber company to observe wage and hours provisions of the lumber code. Particular interest attaches to the case at the moment because of the court's adverse decision in the oil cases in which it was decided that the provision of the NIRA which gave the President power to proscribe interstate shipments of “hot oil” was an invalid delegation of the legislative pow r er by Congress. Speculation after that ruling a week ago centered on w r hat the court would do to the NIRA itself and to the codes of fair competition promulgated under it. A square test of these issues w r as anticipated and the Belcher case seemingly presents it.

MESSENGER BOYS AT HAUPTMANN’S TRIAL STRIKE FOR PAY HIKE

By United Press FLEMINGTON, N. J., Jan. 15. A strike of messenger boys yesterday threatened for a time to disrupt the entire press service at the Bruno Richard Hauptmann trial—but the tw'o telegraph companies, Postal and Western Union, capitulated to the boys and the "copy running” continued between the court and the w-irerooms. The boys, who are paid $1 a day, demanded a raise to $1.50. The boy who w r as supposed to have instigated the demand w r as discharged. Thereupon they all threatened to quit in a body. An amicable adjustment was made. Norma Saunders, the alert Flemington High School basketball star who assists in running copy to the private wires of the United Press, was not among the strikers. Stamp Club to Hear Washburn A program arranged by Dr. Harry A. Washburn on “Early Colonial Posts and Stampless Letters” will be given at the Indiana Stamp Club meeting at 8 Friday night at the Lockerbie.

RALPH E. HUEBER Vice-President, Treasurer, A. J. Hueber & Cos.

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

Farmers and Lawyers Gain Control of House Important Committee Chairmanships Captured by Attorneys and Agriculturists.

THROUGH chairmanships of important House of Representatives committees, Indiana farmers and lawyers wall control the course of much of the legislation offered for consideration of the 79th General Assembly. It is in committee that the fate of many bills is determined. Unless there is a suspension of the rules, all measures offered are promptly referred to appropriate committees. Major measures call for public hearings. Teeth to make the bills effective may be installed or ex-

tracted, as the committees see fit. Os the 65 members of the House, 30 are listed as farmers. There are 21 lawyers among the membership of the lower house of the Assembly. Farmers hold the chairmanship of ten important House committees. Lawyers hold eight. a A LOCOMOTIVE engineer Rep. William H. Lee (D., Princeton), is chairman of the House Committee on Mines and Mining. A lawyer—Rep. Edward C. Simpson <D., Rockport), is chairman of the House Committee on Railroads. Appropriately enough, Rep. Horace R. Willan (D., Martinsville), only physician in the House, is chairman of the Committee on State Medicine and Public Health. Rep. Harry G. Strickland (D., Greenfield), a grocer, is chairman of the Committee on Banks and Trust Funds. Rep. Alfred H. Randall (D., Ft. Wayne), treasurer of Randall .Investment Cos., is chairman of the Committee on Second Class Cities. tt tt tt OTHER instances where the occupations of the chairmen harmonize with the type of bills they will consider are the cases of Rep. Morris H. Coers (D., Indianapolis), clergyman, who heads the Committee on Public Morals, and Rep. Edward P. Barry (D., Indianapolis), a linotype operator, made chairman of the Committee on Public Libraries, Buildings and Printing. Rep. Henry A. Emig (D., Evansville), insurance and investment broker, is chairman of the Committee on Natural Resources. Rep. Robert L. Stanton (D.. East Chicago), a dentist, is chairman of the Committee on Phraseology, Engrossment and Enrollment of Bills. A farmer, Rep. Bennett H. Rockey <D., Sharpsville), heads the Committee on Corporations, Manufacture and Commerce. A salesman, Rep. William C. Morris (D„ Gary), is chairman of the Military Affairs Committee, o tt tt REP. FRANK G. THOMPSON, (D., Bluffton), majority floor leader, arrives early at his desk in the House. He has the job of directing the course of administration legislation from the floor. Rep. ‘ Thompson is a newspaper publisher and one of the most capable members of the House. Brilliant young Rep. Lenhardt E. Bauer (D., Terre Haute), Democratic caucus leader, is second in command of the majority.

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TIMOTHY P. SEXTON Vice-President

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FUND WITHHOLDING IS TARGET OF BILL Act Would Force Officials to Make Deposits. A measure of far-reaching importance, depriving public officials of the present legal right to withhold from deposit public funds coming into their hands, today was pending in the House of Representatives. Rep. William ,E. Treadway, (D. Spencer) and Rep. Otto C. Neumann (D., Lafayette) were co-authors of a bill requiring such public officials to deposit the fuiids in depositories to be designated by county finance boards. The statute relates particularly to trust funds, which now are required to be placed in a public depository. In consequence there has been no way by which auditors might check the condition of the funds. RELIEF ENTERTAINMENT TO BE GIVEN TONIGHT Selected Program Arranged by County Unit for Tomlinson Hall. A selected program ox community entertainment will be given by the Marion County Emergency Recreation Bureau at 7:30 in Tomlinson Hall. Musical, dancing and special acts and four boxing matches will feature the event. Family night programs will be held tonight at the Brightwood Self-Heip Center and the Fletcher Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church. Other programs scheduled are Beech Grove school, tomorrow night, and Y. M. C. A. and Mayer Chapel, 448 Norwood-av, Friday night. CITY POLICE FAIL TO FIND TAG VIOLATORS No Arrests Reported After Order By Chief Morrissey. Indianapolis motorists have either all bought new license plates or those still using 1934 plates have not ventured out into the streets since yesterday. At any rate, no arrests had been made by City Police this morning on the improper license charge. Chief Mike Morrissey yesterday ordered the arrest of all motorists not having 1935 plates.

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ROOSEVELT TO BARE PROGRAM ON Social Security Message Is Almost Ready, Aids to President Say. By United Press WASHINGTON. Jan. 15.—President Roosevelt will transmit his social security program to Congress Thursday, the White House announced this afternoon. Within the next 24 hours Mr. Roosevelt will put the finishing touches to the special message that will accompany the recommendations on social security that have been studied since last June by a committee headed by Frances Perkins. Secretary 'of Labor. The security program, regarded as one of the most important pieces of legislation of this Congress, will call for unemployment insurance, old-age pensions, protection of children, maternity care and other related problems. It i§ expected to be handled on Capitol Hill by Senator Robert F. Wagner (D., New York) and Rep. David Lewis iD., Maryland). CROSLEY DEALERS ARE LOCAL FIRM’S GUESTS Kiefer-Stewart Cos. Will Be Host to 100 at Lincoln Hotel Dinner. The 1935 line of Crosley Shelvadors will be exhibited for several hundred Crosley dealers who will be the guests of the Kiefer-Stewart Cos., Crosley distributors, at a dinner meeting in the Travertine room of the Lincoln tonight. The dinner at 6 will be followed by a business meeting under the direction of O. C. Maurer, head of the Kiefer-Stewart Cos. radio and refrigeration division. G. Barret Moxley, company president, and J, Edward Stiltz, secretary-treasurer, will address the meeting. The new Crosley radio receivers as well as the Shelvadors will be introduced by Cuthbert Carey, Crosley factory representative, and E. R. Bemson, will display models of the Easy washing machines and ironers. Because of the great demand for the new Shelvadors the factory’s production capacity has been stepped up to 2000 refrigerators daily, Mr. Maurer has announced. I. U. ALUMNI HEAR ASTRONOMY LECTURE Extend Sympathy to Family of the ' Late Prof. Streightoff. Dr. Frank J. Welcher, Indiana University Extension Division professor, gave an illustrated lecture on astronomy before members of the Indiana Alumni Club at the Washington yesterday. The club voted its sympathy to the family of Dr. Frank Streightoff, extension division professor, who died Sunday. Dr. George Snoddy, Bloomington, is scheduled to address the group at Its next meeting Monday. His subject will be “Psychology of Mature Years.”

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Frank G. Thompson A power in determining the fate of legislation :n the Seventy-ninth General Assembly is Rep. Frank G. Thompson (D.. Bluffton), Democratic floor leader of the House. Rep. Thompson, veteran legislator, is a newspaper publisher.

MANUAL DEBATERS IN INITIAL APPEARANCE Robert Matthews and Russell Burger Are Rival Captains of Teams.* The varsity debating teams of Manual Training High School will make their first appearance of the year tomorrow morning during roll call. “Resolved, That Every Indiana Motorist Should Be Compelled by Law to Carry Liability Insurance” is the topic for the semi-annual debate which is sponsored by the Service Club, junior honorary organization. • Members of the winning team will their names engraved on the Service Club cup. Robert Mathews, captain, Jack Kistner and Wilbur Meyer composes the affirmative squad. Russell Burger, captain, Harry Einstandig and Charles Goebel will argue the negative of the question. John Moffat, faculty member, is debate coach. ENUMERATORsTnAMED BY SUPERVISOR TANDY i Agriculture Census Slate Completed As County Pair Are Added. Two additional enumerators needed to complete the slate of 9 who have started the Marion County canvass in the Federal agriculture census were announced today by District Supervisor James T. Tandy. Those named and the townships in which they will work are Louis K. Ulrich, R. R. 9, Indianapolis, Franklin; and Charles Gass, R. R. 5, Indianapolis, Perry. Mr. Tandy left today for Richmond where he expected to organize the Wayne County crew, and was to continue this week to Rushville, Muncie and Winchester. Civic League Session Postponed A meeeteing of the Sherman-Em-erson Civic League, called for tonight at School 62, has been postponed, the 1934 board of .directors seated today. The meeting date was set last week.

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$60,000 FIRE FORCES DELAY FORVANITIES Costumes, Fans Ruined by Water; Opens Tomorrow at Murat. Sadly surveying the destruction caused by fire and water at the English theater~early today, J. M. McKenchnie, manager of the Earl Carroll Vanities playing there, this afternoon said that he did not see how a production could be staged tonight. The fire started at each comer of the stage where two radio loud speakers were placed and worked backstage, burning two drops valued at $16,000. Water used by firemen to extinguish the blaze soaked scanty costumes worn by chorus girls. Mr. McKenchnie set the total loss at $60,000. W. F. Hurd, City Building Commissioner, inspected the wreckage this morning and said that the theater would need anew asbestos curtain. The theater was plunged into total darkness because electrio wiring had been tom down by firemen during the fire. Water stood in pools on the stage and dripped from hangings. 54875 In Fans Ruined It was in this dismal atmosphere that members of the troupe met today and held council. Mr. McKenchnie said that the show w r hica opened last night would go on tomorrow night at the Murat theater. Those having tickets for tonight or tomorrow night may have their money refunded or exchange the tickets at English’s before 6 tomorrow night and at the Murat after that hour. Sixty-five fans w'hich ordinarly protect the chorus girls from the curious gazes of the cash customers were ruined. They were valued at $75 each. Hotel Guests Aroused Guilford Cline. 302 E. Walnut-st, night manager of a downtown restaurant, turned in the alarm at 12:05 a. m. The fire was brought under control quickly, but the troupers claimed that the costumes had been ruined by the water used by the firemen. The salvage corps admitted that the clothes had been soaked rather thoroughly but begged off from setting any official estimate of the loss. Guests at the English Hotel, awakened by the clanging fire engines and the smell of smoke, hurried into the lobby in their night clothes, but, reassured by the management that there was no danger, returned to their rooms. The hotel was not damaged. Hospital Fire Quelled Some paint and a doll house stored in the occupational therapy shop at the Central Indiana Hospital were destroyed today in a fire which did approximately S2OO damage. The shop is in the basement of the Chapel building, used as a lecture hall and shop. The fire was confined to one room by firemen.

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