Indianapolis Times, Volume 47, Number 241, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 December 1935 — Page 3

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THELMA TODD'S DEATH MYSTERY; PROBE STARTED Firm Actress Alive Sunday. Friend Says: Upsets Police Theory. IC ontinnrri From Page Onn making tost,' on t)v> brain to dpforminp whether acute alcoholism was indicated. Coat Jewelry Not Touched ‘'This action i Ikihz taken as a result of police information regardinz the background of the ca.-r." said Dr. Wagner Blood trickled from Miss Todd's mouth when her boriv was discovered Monday morning by May Whitehead, her maid. An expensive mink coat and S2O - 000 m diamonds which had adorned Miss Todd at a party given by Stanley Lupino British film actor, were undisturbed when police reached the gaiage. Police noted mysterious angles to the case. They pointed out Miss Todd had not driven herself to the garage; that less than a year ago she had been the victim of an extortion plot; that the garage door was almost entirely clo ed. and that her body had toppled sideways out of a partially opened door of her automobile. Chauffeur Is Questioned Immediate inquiry was made as; to the star's last hour-. It was learned that at, 2:20 p. m. she was driven from Ltipino's party by Ernest Peters a chauffeur she hired early Saturday night to drive her to the Trocadero, exclusive film colony night club on Sunset-blvd. Pel ers, questioned by police, told them the actress frequently hired him to drive her to parties she attended without an escort. "Miss Todd hired me to take her to the Trocadero." sai ! Peters. "She was accompanied b\ Mrs. Alice Todd, her mother. Later I took Mrs. Todd Christmas shopping, and then, according to instructions, I returned to ihe Trocadero. Miss Todd told me she had an appointment at hrr case in Pacific Palisades at five minutes to 2 Sunday morning. She was late m leaving the Trocadero. I did not know exactly what time we reacliprl her place, but I do know I was back at my Hollywood stand about 4:20 a. m.” She Had Little to Say Peters told police that Miss Todd, Usually talkative, "had little to say during the ride home.” Miss Todd started film work in 1025. in 1331 she signed with Hal ■ Poach for a series of featured comedies with Zasu Pilts. Possessed of a great capacity for work, Thelma seldom was idle and her roster of big roles includes parts opposite many male celebrities including Gary Cooper, Laurel and Hardy, Jack Oakie and Chester Morris. Her latest screen assignment was in a comedy role with Patsy Kelly, for Hal Roach. Roach announced after Miss Todd’s death lie recently had signed her and Miss Kelly to a contract which would pay Thelma in excess of $2500 a week. 14 ARE RECOMMENDED FOR LIQUOR LICENSES Beverage Commission Approves Applications of Proprietors. Recommendations of the Marion County Alcoholic Beverages Commission for issuance of 14 licenses are on file today. They follow: Veterans of Foreign Wars, 143 E. Ohio-st, liquor, wine and beer; Steve Selipsea, 747 W. New York-st, beer; William Hantzis, 561 El. Washing-ton-st, beer and wine; Harold Cork. ’4751 W. 16th-st. beer; James King, transfer from 3308 E. New York-st to 1125 W. New York-st, beer; Pc er Brown, 19 N. Liberty-st, beer; Constance Johnson, 37 EL 9th-st, beer; A. A- P.. transfer from 34 N. Dela-ware-st to 1642 Spruce-st, wine; Family Liquor Stores No. 2. 203 N. Illinois-st. liquor and wine; Phil Delaney, 140 W. Maryland-st. beer; John Dickinson. 4207 College-av, brer and wine; lllnek Redelman. 290 W. 40th-st, beer, and Richaid Obergfold, 1261 Madison-av, beer and wine. POLICEMEN TO STUDY AT ADVANCED SCHOOL State to Sponsor Institute Here Jail. 6 to Feb. 1. Tire Indiana State Police Training Division is to conduct, a school in advanced training Jan. 6 to Feb. 1, at the United States Naval Reserve Armory, 630 F. Washington-st. Only living expenses will have to be paid by any peace officer who desires lo attend. Any peace officer is eligible, but state police officials uigp that only one man .from any police force or sheriff's unit be sent,. Lieut. Don Kooken of thp state police is in he in charge.

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George W. Barrett, Kentucky bad man. must decide this week whether he intends to appeal his I QUINNETTE BATTLES AGAINST INFECTION Condition Still Is Critical, Hospital Reports. City Hospital physicians today! said condition of Detective Orville Quinnette, who was shot by bandits Dec. 7, remains critical. "Detective Quinnette is putting up a. good fight against infection, and his condition has not"changed during the last 24 hours.” Dr. Kenneth Kohlstaedt, assistant superintendent. said. Detective Quinnette and Deiectivp Russell Chatham were shot and wounded by Donald Joseph and Paul | Pierce. Indianapolis hoodlums and escaped convicts, during a hand-to-hand struggle in an apartment at 1201 Park-av 10 days ago. Doctor Free on Bond .!/ I nit i'il ]‘r, an RUSHVILLE, Ind., Dec. 17.—Dr. : Earl Jewett, St. Paul <lnd. physician charged with rendering aid to two Indianapolis gunmen was free from Rush County jail today under ! S2OOO bond. Dr. Jewett is alleged to have treated Paul Pierce and Donald Joseph, j wounded in a gun battle with In- ' dianapolis detectives, without reporting the incident to authorities. CHILD’S DRESS ABLAZE PROVES ‘FIRE’ IN HOME Mother Makes Discovery When Summoned by Neighbor. Someone called to Mrs. Cecil Hayworth as she was visiting a neighbor yesterday that something was on fire in her home, 271 Leedsav. She hurried home and found the ! dress of her 5-,vear-old daughter. Hattie Ann, ablaze and the child in agony. Police took the child to City? Hospital, where she was treated and her condition was described ■ as not serious. It was no' learned how the dress ; became ignited. i

Pie Gets ‘Left’ Clarence Jackson. 34. of 833 N. East-si, became so confused last night, deputy sheriffs report, that he beat upon the door and demanded entrance into the home of Mrs. Harry Kennett. R. R. 6. Box 217-G. a stranger to him. He then drove his car on the wrong side of the street and gave several reasons for being on the wrong sirip. including one that he wasn't on the wrong side at all. but on the right side. Deputies arrested him on charges of drunkenness and trespassing.

conviction of first degree murder of Federal Agent Nelson B. Klein to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals. He was sentenced Sat-

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Individual doors clothed . . 365 children Mile-of-Dimes ...... $1500.00 Office cash 732.74 THERE are a couple of swell "guys” heading Ihe Clothe-a-Child donors' list today. They call themselves the Two Brothers and yearly they motor to some family in the city and turn ragged garments into woolens and newness. Whatever they do 364 days of the year is their business, but on the three hundred and sixty-fifth they get young again and so today—their day—they brought Clothe-a-Child to 365 children clothed. Mile-of-Dimes. sidewalk Santa, had nine rows of 100-foot length—a total of SISOO. New individual donors follow; Two Brothers, two hoys and two girls. Marmon Motors, Inc., Employes, hoe and girl. American Flint Glass Workers Union. Local No. 81. child. Della Gamma Sorority, Alpha Tail Chapter, girl. Eli Lilly A- Cos., CosA Dept., girl. Mr. and Mrs. .1. W. Mull ,lr.. three hoys and thrp<* girls. National Federation of Postoffiee Clerks. Women’s Air ilia ry, hov and girl. Cnited Mutual Life Insurance Cos., hov and girl. Mrs. North Side Santa Claus, hoy. Indiana I.adies Bowling: League, hov. Men on WFA project, No. til It. ofith-st and Keystone-av. girl. The lady From Seville, hoy. Kailway Exp-ess Agency, Money Dept., Employes, boy. Edwin, hov. Mrs. Adolph Blickmaii. two children. Mr. and Mrs. John S. Wright, boy. Vmieitia Club, boy. State Highway Central (iarage Democratic Club, girl and boy. Hough Notes Cos., Inc., Employes, hoy and girl. 1. S. Rubber Products, Inc., Finishing Dept.. No. 11. hov. Indian Refining Cos.. Bulk Plant, and repair shop. girl. I. S. Veterans Administration. Chief Attorney's office, girt. Employes of Roosters Club of Chapman Price Steel Cos., hoy and girl. Janet Wheeler, girl. I ink Belt, Dept. hov and girl. Real Silk Employes of Basement Building No. 11 and Purchasing Pen* three children.

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LIE DETECTOR TEST | IS ASKED BY BRUNO Included in Mercy Appeal Made to Governor. By lulled Pi rns TRENTON, N. J., Dec. 17. —Rp- | .suits of a lie detector and truth : serum test of Bruno Richard Haupt- ; mann’s veracity will be included in j an appeal for mercy in less than two | weeks to the Court of Pardons, the j condemned mans attorneys indi- ! cated today. Hauptmann may appeal personally to Dr. John F. i Jafsie) Condon, who ! served as “contact man” with the kidnaper of Col. cnarles A. Lindbergh's infant son, to submit to the j same test. C. Lloyd Fisher. Frederick A. Pope and Egbert Rosecrans, Hauptmann's attorneys, said they would help Hauptmann obtain the test with lie detector and truth serum that he ! requested yesterday in a letter to Gov. Harold G. Hoffman. "If Hauptmann wants to take the I test, we will apply to the court for i permission to do so,” Rosecrans said. />?/ 1 nil erf Press KAMENZ, Germany, Dec. 17. : Bruno Richard Hauptmann’s mother ! has written Gov. Harold C. Hoffman of New Jersey begging that he reI mit the death sentence against | Hauptmann and impose a prison sentence instead, it was disclosed today. SAYS MIDDLE tiLASS ARE FORGOTTEN MEN John K. Ruckelshaus Addresses Irvington Republican Club. Middle class members are the forgotten men of today, John K. Ruckelshaus, attorney, told the Irvington Republican Club last night. “During the depression 500.00;) small businesses were forced to suspend and the NRA invalidated the Sherman anti-trust laws designed tc protect them.” he said. George R. Hill, Michigan City, I candidate for the Republican nomi illation for Governor, declared the ! Republican Party must "replace the Democratic spoils system m the Sfatehnuse with service, saving and statesmanship.”

HITS UNTRAINED PERSONNEL AS MONEY WASTER Conference Speaker Favors Local Social Security Administration. Expressing an opinion that more government money is wasted by inadequate and untrained personnel than is stolen by grafters. Fred K. Hoehler. Chicago. American Public Welfare Association president. spoke today at the American Retail Federation social securityconference in the Lincoln. The conference, which opened yesterday, is to close today, plans to end it tomorrow having been changed. Mr. Hoehler favors local administration of detailed phases of the security program, declaring such a set-up would result in less wasted money, as otherwise plans might not b? adapted to a community because of long-distance and remotecontrol direction. He stressed importance of competent personnel in security administration. "If it is a serious crime to steal public money, it is just as wrong to waste taxpayers’ money through inefficient personnel," Mr. Hoehler said. A survey pointing to reduction of growing costs of government may be undertaken in Indiana by business and industrial groups, it was learned at today's session. A similar survey was undertaken in Ohio last year under direction of Col. Clarence O. Sherrill, former city manager of Cincinnati and federation president. Retailers of 10 states, joined by the Associated Retailers of Indiana and other state business and manufacturing organization are attending the conference. The survey, if undertaken in Indiana, will be done with private capital with business and manufacturing groups contributing to the fund. AUTO IS OVERTURNED: PHYSICIAN UNINJURED Ilit-and-Run Suspect Nabbed With Woman Companion. Although his automobile was turned over three times when it was struck by a hit-and-run car at Meridian and 30th-sts early today, Dr. L. Henry Kornafel, 6281 College-av. was uninjured. William Schnorr, 430 W. Hamp-ton-dr, and Dr. Paul Kuhn. 3001 Washington-blvd, followed the hii-and-run driver’s car to the 2900 block of N. California-st, and brought back Merle Kinder. 43. of 101 N. New Jersey-st, as the driver. He was arrested on charges of having no driver’s license and failing to stop after an accident. Mrs. Elnora. Lee, 43. of 3506 Salem-st. his companion, was arrested on charges of drunkenness, and said she had borrowed the car from her employer, A. M. Holmes, also of 3506 Salem-st. JUNIOR HIGH PUPILS TO APPEAR IN PLAY “Why the Chimes Rang" to Be Given at School 12 Thursday. Junior high school pupils of School 12 are to present, a two-act play, “Why the Chimes Rang," in the school auditorium at. 7:43 Thursday night. In the cast are Ralph Derry. Renzie Dillard. Jaspar Silcox. Irene ence Fletcher, Rebecca Levy. Irene Pratt. Esther Pardo, Beaull Coffman and Louis Lodge. Two songs are to be offered by the junior chior. Mildred Delks is to play chimes. REINECKE TO SPEAK AT LIONS' LUNCHEON G-Man Is Head of Department of Justice Office Here. Speaker for the Lions Club luncheon tomorrow at the Washington is to be H. H. Reiner,ke, special agent, in charge of the Indianapolis office of the Department, of Justice. Christmas dinner-dance is set for Friday at the Washington. The club is to sponsor a party on Christmas eve at the Indianapolis Day Nursery.

Nurse, Self-Styled “Mercy Killer,’ Nabbed; 8 Other Deaths Probed Cave Patient Ammonia to Put Her Out of Suffering. Alleged Confession Says: Hysterical Suspect Is Grilled by Police. B’J f nil<-<i Pm WOONSOCK.FI. R L. Dec. 17 Mane Simone Sevignv. unrecistered nurse and seii-styled "merry killer " whispered an almost inaudible plea of "not guilty" to a murder charge today and then swooned into the arms of a police matron. Meanwhile, police investigated the deaths of pisht of her former patients. Miss Sevigny. wno said she had a sister in an insane asylum and that another sistei died in the samp institution a year ago. is alleged to ha\e confessed the poison murder of Mrs. J. Valmore Normandin. wife of a Rhode Island politician.

"I just wanted to put the woman out of her suffering." the nurse "as quoted by police. That, one or more of the bodies of other patients might be exhumed from cemeteries in Rhode Island and Massachusetts appeared possible as authorities considered a theory of mass mercy murders. Recalls Old Case This theory recalled the case of Jane Toppan. an insane Massachusetts nurse who killed 31 patients some 35 years ago before she was committed to an asylum. In her reputed confession. Miss Sevigny was quoted as follows: "On Wednesday. Dec. 11. my patient. Mrs. Normandin. was uneasy, and hard to handle. She woke up about 6:30 in the morning. I gave her the medicine prescribed bv the doctor, and a cup of coffee about 7:30 that morning. "Mr. Normandin left for work about 7:30. Then the children went to school. Son Returns Unexpectedly “It was then I concocted the idea of killing her. I had read of ‘mercy killings’ in the newspapers but I won't say that actuated me in this case, i just wanted to put the woman out of her suffering. "I figured I would give her ammonia. I found a bottle in the bathroom with a big poison label on it. Then I got a green-colored glass and I put in about one and one-half inches of the ammonia.. It turned while and looked like milk. "Then I told her to drink it. I said it would would do her good. She drank it.” At 8 a. m. Mrs. Normandin's 12-year-old son Oscar returned home unexpectedly, having forgotten his lunch. When he entered the house, he told the police, the nurse was acting strangely. He heard his mother scream. “I Want to Die” “I asked the nurse what the trouble was.” Oscar said, “and she told me mother had taken ammonia and was in agony” The boy raced upstairs and found his mother on the bathroom floor He assisted her back to bed. he related. and the nurse did not help him. Police said Miss Sevigny admitted she knew that vinegar, which was available in the house, was an

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OFFICIAL WEATHER 1 nilfd Statp* Wfathrr n Stmrip 7:02 Suntrt 1:21 TEMPERATURE —l>pr. 17. 1934 * *• **> S3 I p. m .11 —Tndav 6 *. m . 31 Ml a. m 31 • a. m 3| II a. m 3? S a. m 31 12 a. m 23 "a m 31 I p m 2.3 BAROMETER 7 a. ni 29.98 I p. m 29.85 Precipita: ion 24 hrs ending 7 a. m .90 To'ai precipitation since jan. 1 . 37 09 Deficiency since Jan. 1 152 OTHER CITIES AT 7 A. M. S: at ion. Weaiher. Bar Temp Amarillo. Tex Clear 30 28 29 Bismarck. N. D. . . Clear 29.94 28 Boston Cloudv 29.58 39 Chicago Snow 29 86 30 Cincinnati Snow 29 98 32 Denver Clear 30 30 28 Dodge City. Kas. .. Clear 30 26 22 Helena. Mont PlCldv 30.52 12 Jacksonville. Fla. . Cloudy 30 08 40 Kansas City. Mo Clear 30 06 28 Little Rock. Ark. . Clear 30 22 28 Los Angeles . .. Clear 30.08 54 Miami. Fla Cloudy 30.04 58 Minneapolis .. .Clear 29 84 20 Mobile. Ala ... Cloudv 30 22 38 New Orleans Cloudv 30 24 44 New York Clear 29 72 32 Okla City. Okla Clear 30 22 32 Omaha. Neb Clear 30 00 26 Pittsburgh Cloudv 29 86 28 Portland. Ore. Clear 30 14 33 San Antonio. Tex. . Cloudv 30 28 44 San Francisco Clear 30 06 48 S'. Louis Clear 30 02 30 Tampa. Fla. Clear 30 08 42 Washington, D. C. Clear 20 86 32 ACTION IS DELAYED IN AGED HOME SUIT Judge Williams Informed of Move to Settle Out of Court. Superior Judge Joseph R. Williams has postponed until Dee. 26 action in a suit to force construction of a horns for Indiana's aged and infirm deaf persons. The judge has been informed that attempts are being made to settle the case out of court. Appointment, of a receiver for a fund left by Orson Archibald for construction of the home had been asked by Edmund S. Leach.

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G. 0. P. BEGINS BATTLE TO WIN 1 936 ELECTION Leaders Nervously Watch Townsend Act Test in Michigan Today. (Continued From Page Onei condemned his general polirv upon profound principles of human liberty," He appealed indirectly ?o “true" liberal* of the Democratic Party to align themselves with him on tha basis. To prevent the debacle lie -aid must follow "wastes and follies of the New Deal, he proposed a program of four points; "1. Stop these wasteful Federal public works projects: confine them to projects which the need? of the nation "2. Decentralize the administration of all other forms of relief Turn them bark to the states and local communities. Discharee most, of the Federal officials connected with relief agencies. Seeks “Clean Flection” "2. Do it now. That would zo far to assure a clean election. It would relieve human distress, which suffers enough without the poison of polities in its bread "4. True relief must come from honest productive jobs, not from public funds. These jobs would return quickly if the currency were stabilized and this torrent of unnecessary expenditure were stopped and the budget balanced.” He diverged from his prepared address to remark with solemn face that "some time the people will learn that many other persons move around in the dark besides Sam*. Claus." Again he exhibited his recent penchant for telling phrases with a prediction that "afler th® Roosevelt Administration's alphabetical agencies have been buried their spirit- will live on in lOU's." Defends Own Rcgim" Much of his "debate" with President Roosevelt, was a defense of nis own administration against ;h President's reminiscence in Atlanta of conditions when the took office in March. 1932. The panic that closed every bank in the country on Mr. Roosevelt’s inauguration day was caused by fear of the incoming Administration, Mr. Hoover said. "What happened on March 2. 19,23. was an induced hysteria of bank depositors. I saw no headlines that, the farmers had ceased to till th® fields. Most of you d'd not detect, that the delivery of food to your doors had stopped, . . . We still had to jump out of the wav of 23.nnn.ano automobiles. . . And thp Supreme Court seems functioning yet. ‘ The truth is that the world-wide depression was turned in JuneJuly. 1932. all over the world. That, was before the election of the New Deal. That turning was aided b* the measures of our Republican government."