Indianapolis Times, Volume 48, Number 18, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 April 1936 — Page 1

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PLEAS CONTINUES ATTACKS; G. O P. COUNTY FILINGS SLOW; SANDERS PREDICTS VICTORY

Last-Minute Rush by Republican Aspirants Possible Here. FOUR POSTS UNSOUGHT Democratic Voters Lead in New Registrations, Says Supervisor. BY CARL THORRAHN Marion County Republicans, tagging far behind the Demo(rats in the scramble for places on the May 5 primary ballots for county officers, today had filed only five declarations of candidacies. Fourposts are as yet unsought by the party. No G. O. P. declarations of intention to run in the primary have been filed for the offices of Treasurer, Surveyor, Sheriff, or Commissioner of the Third district. Democratic party leaders believe, however, that with Saturday as the deadline for filing both at the Secretary of State's office and the office of County Clerk Glenn B. Ralston, a last-minute rush may complete the Republican ticket for the primary. “Sitting on Petitions” Republican primary candidates filing to date are William Henry Harrison, John L. Niblack. Thomas McNulty, for Prosecutor; Walter Capp, for Couny Commissioner of First district; and Austin H. Todd, for County Coroner. One prominent Republican, in attempting to explain the slowness of the G. O. P. filings, said: “The boys seem to be sitting on I heir petitions trying to hatch out some support.” Two slates of candidates, one hacked by the regular Republican organization and another by a "reorganization" group in the party, t are expected by observers to be placed on file before midnight, Saturday. Surprise is expressed by William P. Flanary, supervisor of vote registration, that the majority of the new voters registered at the seven branch offices and at the courthouse is made up of Democrats and not Republicans. Office to Kept Open He said the last day for registering for the primary is April 6 and pointed out that the 10.000 voters, reregistering because of address changes, have for the most part been Democrats. Meanwhile the office of Secretary of State August Mueller planned to stay open until midnight, Saturday, io receive last-minute entries in races on both party tickets. Candidates for the Democratic nomination for Governor today were urging all state convention delegates to file their intentions by Saturday night. W. W. Spencer, Democratic member of the State Election Board, said that he believed Saturday was the last day for delegates to file, while Fred C. Gause, Republican state election commissioner, said he believed the law permitted filing as late as 20 days before the primary. Due to the conflict in opinions of the Election Board members the Democratic State Central Committee sent out word to gubernatorial candidates of the necessity for immediate filing of delegates. Harry C. Fenton. Republican State Committee secretary, said no instruction are being issued by his headquarters, on the assumption that delegates may file as late as April 15.

7000 ETHIOPIANS DIE IN BATTLE. _IS REPORT Overwhelming Victory at Lakr Aschangi Claimed by Italy. By United Press ROME. April I.—Seven thousand Ethiopians were killed in a major battle in the region of Lake Aschangi in Ylthiopia yesterday, it was officially estimated today. The official estimates gave the Italian losses as 12 white officers killed and 44 wounded: 51 white soldiers killed end 152 wounded, and 800 Eritreans dead or wounded. The Somaliland Aviation Corps bombarded general headquarters of the Ethiopians defending Harar at Bullale. south of Daggah Bur. OSCAR LEE, CITY REAL ESTATE AGENT, DIES Pneumonia Brings Death to Native of Monroe County. Oscar Lee. local real estate man, died in his home, 4302 College-av, early today of pneumonia after an illness of two weeks, a native of Monroe County, Mr. Lee was 60. He had been in business here mast of his life. Mr. Lee was a member of the Memorial Presbyterian Church and is survived by the widow. Mrs. Maude E. Lee. and a son. Dudley Parker Lee, New York. Funeral services have not been arranged. fthnnlder Injured in Fall Fred J. Ketler. 68. of 535 E. 12thst. is recovering at City Hospital today from a shoulder injury lie received when he fell from a stepladder at 1134 g’ark-av yesterdav. Hb was cleaning wallpaper at the time of the accident.

The Indianapolis Times FORECAST: Cloudy and colder with rain, sleet or snow tonight and lowest temperature between 28 and 30 degrees; tomorrow continued cloudy and colder.

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COOLIOGE AID IN CITY FOR TALK Former Secretary Hopes to Take Active Part in State Campaign. BY ARCH STEINEL Between brushes ot lather and a sweep of a barber’s razor, Everett Sanders, former secretary to President Coolidge, sat today ia his Columbia Club room and orally shaved off Democratic claims of victory in the November election. One swoop of the razor felled stubble on a pink cheek as Mr. Sanders placed the Republicans in the category of a “minority” party and then raised it to a majority status by claims that it will win in Indiana as well as in the nation. The barber dallied over a facial corner as.Mr. Sanders said: “The Republican Party is in the same situation with reference to its presidential nominee that every minority party has been in my own recollection since 1904. "In the years the Democrats were out of power they too did not know whom they would nominate. We (Turn to Page Three)

TROLLEY PROPOSAL HEARING DATE SET Public Session in City Hall to Be Next Week. A public hearing is to be held in City Hall at 10:30 next Wednesday morning on the Indianapolis Railways' proposal to pay the city $275 a mile annually for upkeep of streets over which it trackless trolleys. Hubert S. Rile , Works Board president, announced today. The utility has asked the Works Board for a 20-year franchise, and proposes to make payments on a sliding scale. The company, President Charles W. Chase said, is willing to pay $137.50 a mile the first year, and increase that to $380.76 the eighth year. Plans of the street car company call for operation of trackless trolleys over 49.3 miles of city streets when its expansion program is completed, it was said. COUNTY IS ORDERED TO PAY RACK WAGES Court Rules Slash Was Made Illegally. In a declaratory judgment handed down today, Remster A. Bingham, special Circuit judge, ordered the County Council to make emergency appropriations of $31,788.75 to pay back salaries of court employes. Judge Bingham ruled that the council had no authority to reduce salaries of court reporters and bailiffs. as fixed by the judges in 1931 through 1935. Ten reporters were awarded a total of $22,738 and six bailiffs $9050.75.

Quiet, Please Never having had any trouble with swinging doors or loaded cigars, Leo O'Connor, deputy prosecutor in Municipal Court, always had assumed he was too smart to be fooled on April l. He know* better now. His fumble came as he was calling traffic violators to the bar of justice. Reading quickly through the names on the affidavits, he shouted. “Ima Nutt." No one came forward. He bellowed still louder, "Ima Nutt. Ima Nutt.” The light finally struck when Judge Dewey Myers leaned over and said. “I wouldn't admit that in open court, if I were you.” Sergt. John Madden, suspected of putting the phonev paper in the stack, was hard to find at headquarters today.

Rival Party Gleeful Over Democratic Dissension; Watch Greenlee. i M’NUTT GROUP SILENT McHale, Simmons, Coy. Attacked by Former Patronage Secretary. Republican leaders today saw Pleas Greenlee as a “lone : wolf” battling to win the | Democratic gubernatorial j nomination and threatening I to split his own party in the j process. Mr. Greenlee’s third attack on what he terms "McHale-ism,” launched last night in East Chicago, brought continued silence from his own party’s leaders as he turned his campaign oratory against Virgil Simmons, state conservation director. Omer Jackson. Democratic state central committee chairman, said, "We have no comment to make.” K. M. Kunkel, assistant conservation director, refused to reply today to a charge by Mr. Greeniee of an alleged irregularity in purchase of land in Wells County from fish and game funds. Simmons Out of Town Mr. Simmons, who earlier refused to comment on attack upon him by Mr. Greenlee, was reported to be in Ft. Wayne and could not be reached for comment on the charge. In turn, G. O. P. leaders discussed the possibility that Mr. Greenlee soon might expand his recent attack on alleged “McHaleism.” in the Republican Party. “I think from what I've heard he’s creating quite a disturbance ir. his own ranks.” said John K. Ruckelshaus. prominent Republican. “It seems he's shooting the works and it looks as though he’s a lone, wolf in the manner in which he is fighting for the nomination.” Sees Stir of Feeling : A. O. Meloy. former U. S. marshal and chairman of the Republican Reorganization Committee in Marion County, said; “I wouldn't want what’s happening in the Democratic Party to happen in our party. It seems to me his charges are a pretty serious matter and are creating considerable feeling.” "Just let them talk long enough.” declared Bert Fuller, former campaign manager for ex-Governoi Harry G. Leslie, Republican, “and they'll beat themselves. It looks like Greenlee is trying to split his party." In the Springer-for-Governor headquarters in the Claypool, at(Turn to Page Three)

OARP AID INDICTED THRICEJROUPTOLD Evidence Is Presented to House Committee. Bi/ United Prms WASHINGTON, April 1. Evidence that Edward J. Margett, California state area manager for the Townsend Plan, had been indicted three times, today was placed before the House old-age pension investigators after much committee argument. Robert E. Clements, resigned OldAge Revolving Pensions secretarytreasurer. told the committee that Dr. F. E. Townsend. head of the OARP. refused to discharge Margett, despite Clements’ recommendation. “Townsend said he didn’t believe the charges.” Clements said. Committee counsel James R. Sullivan said that Margett would be subpenaed to testify. All of the indictments were returned by the Kings County (Wash.) Grand Jury. COLD TO CONTINUEWEATHER MAN (AYS Mercury May Go Lower Tomorrow, Too. The cold snap, which dropped the temperature into the thirties this morning, is expected to continue here for at least 36 more hours, the Weather Bureau said today. The bureau forecast rain, sleet or snow for tonight, and then as a cheery reminder said the mercury probably would dip even lower tomorrow. This city is on the northern edge of a large cold area, it was said. 3-POINT GAINS SHOWN ON STOCK EXCHANGE Many Issues Make New Highs in Active Trading. Hu United Pres* NEW YORK. April I.—The stock market climbed to gains of more than three points today—many issues making new highs for the year —in slightly more active trading. Leading industrial shares were in demand as General Motors went to anew high since 1929 at 69 and retained most o|r the gain.

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JAPAN, MONGOL FORCES CLASH Battle of Major Import Is Reported; Fight Is Still Continuing. (Copyright. 1936, bv United Press! MOSCOW. April I.—JapaneseManchukuoan forces fought soldiers of Outer Mongolia in the frontier area today while two great military powers watched developments tensely. As they fought, an unmistakable Russian warning that there was danger of a Russian-Japanese war was on its way to Tokyo, Official reports from Ulan Bator, capital of Outer Mongolia, and from Hsinking, headquarters of the Japanese army in Manchukuo, indicated that the fighting not only was continuing but that forces bigger than those of the numerous previous clashes were engaged. The Ulan Bator dispatches, published here, said that a large Japanese-Manchukuoan force with tanks, airplanes and artillery clashed fiercely with Mongolians at Mongoli, 28 miles inside the Outer Mongolian frontier. At first repelled, the dispatches said, the JapaneseManchukuoans obtained reinforcements and resumed the offensive in a fight that was continuing still. From Tokyo came a dispatch reporting that a Japanese-Manchu-kuoan force clashed with 12 Mongolian airplanes on the frontier near Lake Boi for one hour. These reports came just after Boris S. Stomoniakov, Russian vice commissar of foreign affairs, told Tamekichi Ohta, Japanese ambassador, that Japan was under serious responsibility for the clashes. He said that the most energetic measures to end them were urgently necessary.

FOUR-MONTH TRUCE PROPOSED BT NAZIS British Cabinet Studies Hitler Peace Offer. Bn United Pres* LONDON. April I.—Germany today offered the Locarno Treaty powers a four-month period of military inactivity on the Rhineland frontiers while negotiations could be started for anew political deal for Europe. The cabinet went into session at once to consider the note and at the same time to arrange for general staff talks with France-and Belgium on a plan of mutual defense. By United Press VIENNA, April 1. —Chancellor Kurt von Schuschnigg, addressing the Federal Diet today, announced the introduction of compulsory military service in Austria. Thus Austria follows Germany in renouncing any obligation further to observe the repressive clauses of the World War treaties. F. 0. BELZER NAMED TO WELFARE BOARD Scout Executive Accepts Post Block Declined. F. O. Belzer, Indianapolis Boy Scout executive, today accepted an appointment to membership on the Marion County Welfare Board, which is to administer here social security laws passed by the special session of the General Assembly. Circuit Judge Earl R. Cox offered the post to Mr. Belzer yesterday He takes the place of Meier S. Block, Indianapolis merchant, who declined the appointment. The board is to name a county welfare director. Other members are E. Ert Slack, the Rev. Linn A. Tripp. Mrs. Margaret Ruddell and Mrs. Marie R. Woolling. Seeks More Safety Markers Mayor Kern announced today that the Safety Board was attempting to make a budget fund transfer in order to install more stop lights and warning markers for railroad underpasses. Times Index Births 18 Movies *BS Books 13 Mrs. Roosevelt 9 Bridge 13 Music 11 Clapper > 13 Pegler 13 Comics 21 Pyle 14 Crossword ... 10 Radio 11 Editorials 14 Serial Story . 10 Fashions 9 Simms 13 Financial .... 20 Short Story .21 Gardening .. 10 Society 8 Hoosier Editor 14 Sports 16 Johnson 13 State Deaths. 18 Merry - Go-R'd 13 j Want Ads.... 18 <

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Aged Parent Happy, but Fears Son Still Will Die. By Untied Perms KAMENZ, Germany, April 1. — Frau Paulina Hauptmann alternated today between hope that her son miglT live and fear that despite the delay in his execution, he would die this week as the kidnaper and murderer of the Lindbergh baby. She was roused from bed in the early hours of this morning at the home of Fritz Ebert, her lawyer, and his wife, where she had gone because she could not bear to remain alone in her own little home to await what she thought would be news that Bruno Richard Hauptmann was dead. "My God! I had so hoped for delay,” she said, standing trembling in a brown dressing gown, her white hair falling over her shoulders. "But it is only for two days.” She was so overcome that she could do little more than mumble as she continued, tears welling from her blue eyes. “I could not sleep tonight. But this news gives me new hope. I will do all I can to free him. But how can a poor woman like me help my dear Richard, so many miles away? Oh! that the wonder of Heaven has come to save my son from those hard-hearted people. I thank God for those few hours more. I hope he may spare me from more suffering and misery such as I endured yesterday.” She untied a bundle of letters from her son to reread them tremblingly. What she fears to be his last letter is on the way to her now. ALDRIDGE SEEKS POST Former Pittsburgh Tirate Pitcher Files as Candidate. Victor E. Aldridge, former Pittsburgh Pirate pitcher, today filed his intention to seek the Democratic nomination for state Senator from Terre Haute at the secretary of state's office. "I have had a lot of batters swinging at my stuff.” he said, “but this is th,e first time I ever have tried to throw ’em past politicians.”

Bruno, in ‘Last’ Letter, Protests His Innocence By United Press TRENTON, N. J., April I.—Bruno Richard Hauptmann was as surprised as any one in the world today that he still was alive. lie betrayed in a letter written to Gov. Harold G. Hoffman a few hours before the scheduled hour of his execution last night that he had abandoned hope, although still protesting innocence. “Mr. Wiientz,’' he wrote in a parenthetical statement to Atty. Gen. David T. Wilentz. “with my dying breath I swear by God that you convicted an innocent man. You know you have done wrong on me. God will be judge between me and you.” Gov. Hoffman made the letter public after the execution was delayed. Its text: “Trenton, March 31, 1936. “Your Excellence Governor: “Harold G. Hoffman. “Your Excellence: “My writing is not for fear of losing my life. This is in the hands of God. it is His will. I will go gladly. It means the end of my tremendous suffering. Only in thinking of my dear wife and my little boy, that is breaking my heart. I know until this terrible crime is solved, they will suffer under the weight of my unfair conviction. “For passing away, I assure your excellence that I am not guilty of this crime. Over and over again I was trying to convince the prosecution that they murder an innocent man. I offer myself to any test what science may offer—but I was beggin’ in vain. I did (Turn to Page Six)

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Condemned Man’s Faithful Wife Puts Mourning Clothes Away. By United I'less TRENTON, April I.—Anna Hauptmann thrust an unopened cardboard box into the darkest cprner of her hotel room closet today and uttered a. prayer that she would never have to open it. The box contained her mourning clothes. She had purchased the mourning costume yesterday while she sobbed in agony and gave up hope that anything could save her husband from death in the electric chair. Today she struggled hopefully back from the chasm of despair, which engulfed her last night at 8 p. m.. when Hauptmann was scheduled to die—and when a semimiracle occurred to save him, at least until Friday. If ever a woman walked in the valley of the shadow of death, Anna Hauptmann stumbled hopelessly there last night until she learned of the reprieve to her husband and fell sobbing across the bed crying out his name and saying: “Thank Goa. Thank God.” Then, with the news still ringing in her ears, she picked up a photograph of her husband and one of the 29-month-old baby Mannfried, and looked at them until tears dimmed her eyes again. “I never really gave up believing that he would live,” she said, trying to act as if she meant it. “Things were very black but even then I didn’t really think so, I kept saying to myself that he would live.” Those who had seen her rock herself in despair were skeptical. It seemed impossible that she could have expected that her husband would still be alive this morning. DIRIGIBLE HEADS SOUTH Hindenburg Moving Along Coast, Ready to Cross Atlantic. By I niled Press FRIEDRICHSHAFEN. Germany, April I.—The new dirigible Hindenburg, on its maiden cruise to Rio de Janeiro, was moving down the Atlantic coast today preparatory to its flight across the South Atlantic.

SET HAUPTMANN DEATH DATE FOR FRIDAY AT 7 P. M.

Study of Wende! Case to Be Resumed Tomorrow, Is Report. ‘ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN’ That’s Prosecutor’s View Following Talk With Foreman. By Untied Prc s* TRENTON, N. .T., April 1. —Prosecutor Everett Mar-! shall today said he had been informed that the “runaway” j Mercer County Grand Jury,! which prevented Bruno Richard Hauptmann's execution at the last moment, would defer further consideration of the case until tomorrow. Mr. Marshall said his information came from Allyne Freeman, political friend of Gov. Harold G. Hoffman and foreman of the grand jury which took out of Mr. Marshall's hands the investigation of disputed “confessions” by Paul Wendel that he murdered the Lindbergh baby. “But anything can happen,” Mr. Marshall added, reflecting on the dramatic and unusual manner in which Mr. Freeman telephoned Warden Mark O. Kimberling at 8 last night and asked him to defer the execution. Though Hauptmann had been shaved and had sent a last letter to the Governor, Mr. Kimberling put off the execution for 48 hours or more. Jersey Justice Tangled In view of the reported postponement of further grand jury action, there was increasing bel:°f that Mr. Kimberling might set Friday night, as the new execution time for Hauptmann, barring the possibility of further unforeseen developments or the granting of a judicial stay. Choice of Friday night would give additional time for clarification of a confusing situation in which “Jersey justice” has become entangled and would make it easier for prison officials to perfect their arrangements anew. , Three "Confessions" Studied Mr. Marshall, who is a Democrat and who joins with state police in dismissing the Wendel confessions as valueless, said Mr. Freeman told him the grand jury would consider "routine” matters in its afternoon session today and would go back to the Wendel matter tomorrow morning. The grand Jury, composed of 22 men and one woman, has three "confessions” purportedly made by Wendel. a disbarred Trenton attorney, after he was seized by unknown persons in New York City Feb. 14. Later he was returned to New Jersey and placed in the hands of Ellis Parker, detective of Burlington County, who long has been working with Gov. Hoffman in their efforts to prove that Hauptmann was not the Lindbergh kidnaper or at least did not commit the crime single-handedly. Counter Move Launched Atty. Gen. David T. Wilentz forced Mr. Parker to surrender Wendel to Mercer County authorities, to whom he promptly repudiated the “confessions.” Mr. Wilentz and Mr. Marshall wanted to dismiss the murder charge against Wendel forthwith. Then the grand jury took matters out of their hands yesterday. In bringing the Hauptmann case to a. new anti-climax last night. Mr. Freeman told Mr. Kimberling that the jury had found “very interesting” angles in the Wendel phase of the case and wanted more time to investigate. Asa counter move, the prosecutor and state police were investigating circumstances of Wendel's detention. with the possibility that action might be instituted against those involved.

GROSS LEVY, POSTAL RECEIPTS SHOW 6AIN Tax Collections Increase 3 Million, Jackson Says. Final tabulation of state gross income tax returns show that 52.000 more taxpayers filed last year than in 1934, Clarence a. Jackson, division chairman, announced today. In 1935, returns were received from 354.610 people, and collections totaled $16,015,220. In 1934 only 302,555 returns were filed, and $13.220.933 was collected, a gain of almost $3,000,000. he said. Postmaster Adolpn Seidensticker announced today that postal receipts for March showed an increase of $11,318.34 over postal revenues for March. 1935. Receipts this March were $340.165.35, and $328,847.01 March. 1935. This was a gain of $46,000 for the first, three months this year over the corresponding period last year.

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Hauptmann, Saved by LastMinute Request, Expects ‘Better Things.’ SLEEPS LATE IN CELL Anna Visits Husband Again; Grand Jury Probe Is Delayed. BULLETIN By l niled Pi cks TRENTON, N. J., April I.—Bruno Richard Hauptmann's execution was reset today for Friday 7 p. m. (Indianapolis time) by Chief Keeper Mark Kimberling: of State Prison. Kimherlinjf decided to give Hauptmann an extra 24-hours so that the grand jury, which is considering the alleged confession of Paul Wei\del, will have plenty of time to complete its investigation. Ity United Press TRENTON, N. J., April I.—Paul H- Wendel, who wrote, then repudiated, a confession of the Lindbergh crime that delayed the execution of Bruno Richard Hauptmann, asked the Mercer County Grand Jury today for permission to appear before it and explain his strange role in the case. (Copyright. 1936. hv United Pressl TRENTON. N. TANARUS„ April 1, —Promise of “important developments” in the strange case of Paul H. Wendel appeared today to be Bruno Richard Hauptmann’s only hope of living out the week.” The Mercer County Grand Jury which last night obtained a 48hour delay in the execution of Hauptmann while it investigated further Wendel’s repudiated confession that he killed the Lindbergh baby, resumed deliberations this afternoon. Members hoped to reach a deci- | sion on whether Wendel should ! be indicted. The jury foreman. Allyne Freeman, asserted that there were "inI teresting angles” in the Wendel | case and other sources said that ! “big developments” might be expected. Wilentz “Very Confused” But Atty. Gen. David T. Wilentz. pausing in the corridor of the Statehouse, his coat flung over his arm, his cigar protruding carelessly from a corner of his mouth, told reporters: "I'm a very confused young man. Nothing can surprise me these days.” Hauptmann, with his head clipped and a little spot shaved at *he back of his head where the electrode of the death chair was to have been placed, slept until almost noon today. He broke down and wept yesterday when he was prepared for death. He was mumbling a prayer in his cell when word canje that death had been held back again. Having gone without sleep for 36 hours. Hauptmann was exhausted and quickly fell into a deep slumber which was unbroken at breakfast time and continued throughout mast of the morning. Wife Visits Him Again Shortly after 1 p.,m.. Mrs. Hauptmann arrived at the prison and went in to visit her husband. She was calm, but unsmiling as she entered the prison where last night she had made preparations to claim the body of her husband. Instead she saw him alive again today. Freeman is a friend of Gov. Hoffman. At least four members of the grand jury were described as Republican followers cf the young Republican Governor. Marshall, a Democrat, preserved a frigid silence. He slammed the door of his office. He was furious. The jury continued to deliberate last night while Defense Attorney C. Lloyd Fisher rushed back to the death house and laughingly informed his client that for 48 hours, at least, his life had been spared. Hauptmann smiled, he seemed pleased, yet, as Fisher described him, "he took it in his stride.” “Better things will come from this. Lloyd,” he said. Streets around the rambling state prison, which is enclosed by a high brick wall, were packed and jammed. Newsreel men had set up their flares and they cast a weird, flickering light over the upturned, sweating, frenzied faces of massed humanity. The word passed that Hauptmann had been jerked back, at the very last moment, from death. There wa3 an instant of silence, then (Turn t* Page Six)