Indianapolis Times, Volume 48, Number 45, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 May 1936 — Page 1

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SELASSIE FLEEING FROM ADDIS ABABA; RAIN DELAYS FOE

Foreigners Flee to British Legation as Looting Breaks Out. RADIO SERVICE BROKEN English Minister Warns of Peril, Likens Situation to Boxer Revolt. PARIS, May 2.—A French government official today said he had been ;n----formed that Emperor Hailt Selassie will arrive at Djibouti, French Somaliland, tomorrow en route to Palestine. The official sjrd the emperor would embark on a British ship at Djibouti. BY FREDERICK KUH (Copyright. 1936. by United Press) LONDON, May 2.—Foreigners in Ababa took refuge behind the barbed wire entanglements of the British legation today, in imminent danger of an attack by warriors enraged at the Italian victory. Emperor Haile Selassie abandoned his capital with family. Looting and shooting broke out in the city. Foreigners fled to the fortified British legation compound to the protection of its barbed wire, its five machine guns, and its little company of 250 Sikh infantrymen, pick of the British Indian Army, under British officers. The legation has sufficient food to withstand a siege three months. Commercial wireless communication with Addis Ababa was severed without warning this morning soon after the capital’s station opened for business. Looting, Shooting Started News of the imminent danger to foreigners was transmitted in a dispatch from Sir Sidney Barton, British minister, to the foreign office, over the legation wireless. Terstlv, he told of what appeared to be the most tragic situation an international community faced since the Boxer Rebellion in China. The Emperor had fled; looting and shooting had started; most foreigners were already behind the walls and barbed wire of the British legation It was understood that Barton expected the Italians in Addis Ababa tomorrow. Reported 35 Miles Away Each mile that they advanced gave fresh fire to the fury of the defeated warriors in the capital area —many thousands, it was known. They will come, it was indicated, as deliverers of the foreign population from a threat which the Italian conquest of Ethiopia has caused —one against which British authorities have warned for a year. TANARUS!.„ Exchange Telegraph correspondent with the Italian armies reported that the main Italian column had occupied Egersa, a village 35 miles north of the capital. A landslide was holding up the main body, he reported, many miles farther back. Barton wired the foreign office that he would stand fast until the Italians came. Situation Viewed Grave It was believed that most foreign envoys, including Barton, intended to leave the capital as soon as the Italians had consolidated their position. It. was denied that the Emperor, before he fled, asked Barton to act as intermediary with the Italians. Instead Barton has taken command of the defense of foreigners The government here took a most grave view of the situation in the capital. Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden remained at the foreign office untU he was assured that everything possible had been done to protect British nationals and any other foreigner who sought the refuge of the legation compound. Await Word of Americans There was no word specifically of Cornelius Van H. Engert. American minister, and his staff of four American Navy wireless experts, missionaries, business men and two newspaper correspondents Ben Ames and James Bohrbaugh, United Press staff correspondents. Other American press correspondents are of various nationalities. Foreign Secretary Eden left for .Leamington to keep an engagement to speak tonight—a speech which may be one of international moment. It was made known that British Information was that Emperor Haile Selassie did not abdicate before he fled. The British government will continue to regard him as the head of the state, at least so long as he is on Ethiopian soil. But the hope of British and other foreign authorities—now revealed at last—of organized, co-operative resistance to the last gasp from the Ethiopians in the north and east, had gone.

The Indianapolis Times FORECAST: Thundershowers this afternoon or early tonight, followed by fair over tomorrow; considerably cooler.

VOLUME 48—NUMBER 45

Mud and Raging Torrents Slowing Up Advance, Rome Learns. CITY’S FALL INDEFINITE Italy Pledges Protection to Foreigners When Army Seizes Capital. | (Copyright., 1936. by United Press) ROME, May 2, troops, fighting ram and racing mountain torrents, advanced along muddy roads of the great Shoa Meda plain today on the last stage of their march to Addis Ababa. Today’s war bulletin made no mention of the dangerous threat to foreigners ir: the capital. “On the northern front the-ad-vance of all columns, overcoming considerable difficulties of terrain, is proceeding according to plan,” it said. No reference at all was made to the time at which Italians were lively to arrive at Addis Ababa. The report today said that on the Eastern front, the Italians were I pursuing fleeing warriors northward. But the gravity of the situation at Addis Ababa and the national rejoicing in Italy over the prospect of its fall, left little room in the mind of the officials for the eastern front. Promise to Keep Order Reports of the flight of Emperor Haile Seiassie from his capital came as a complete surprise to Rome. Official comment was not obtainable due to the week-end half holiday and lack of official Italian confirmation. Government leaders were confident that any disturbances at Addis Ababa would be terminated immediately as soon as the Italian command established its authority at the capital. It also was emphasized that the Italians would protect the lives and property of foreigners. SHOWERS ARE DUE TO CONTINUE THROUGH DAY - / Weatherman Thinks It Will Rain in Louisville, Too. Spring showers and thunderstorms are expected to continue this afternoon and evening both here and in Loiusville, the Weather Bureau said. The bureau believes the Kentucky Derby probably will be run in the rain. Climaxing the warmest day of the year, a sudden thunderstorm deluged sections of the Uorth Side last night and lightning caused a temporary disruption of power service. Broad Ripple and vicinity suffered the most discomfort. The heavy downpou r taxed drainage sewers past capacity and lightning burned out a transformer fuse In an Indianapolis Power and Light Cos. station. Service was restored in 15 or 20 minutes. GROCERY FIRM SAFE IS ROBBED OF S2OO 4 City Foods, Fort Wayne-av, Looted. During Night. Yeggs broke into a safe in the office of the City Foods warehouse, 931 Fort Wayne-av, early today, taking S2OO, including checks. The robbery was discovered by Marion Vanderman, 1134 Bellefontaine-st, and Everett Stewart, 4542 Carolinest, company employes, when they reported for work. Nothing else in the warehouse was disturbed. Police obtained fingerprints from the safe. HOPKINS TO RECEIVE REPORT OF WPA PROBE Investigation of VanNuy’s Charges Made by U. S. Representative. A report on the investigation made into alleged political abuses of the Works Progress Administration in Indiana was expected to be made public today in Washington by Harry Hopkins, national WPA administrator. Pierce Williams, WPA field representative, has been in Indiana checking charges by Senator Frederick VanNuys that WPA key jobs are being dispensed in return for delegate plages to Lieut. Gov. M. Clifford Townsend, Democratic candidate for governor. Mr. Williams is reported to have reached no conclusions from his investigation, but merely to have put together the results of it for Mr. Hopkins’ consideration. Change Collection Schedule Beginning Monday, garbage and ash collections in the city are to go on summer schedules, Wilbur Winship, assistant superintendent of the city sanitation plant has announced. Garbage is to be collected twice a week while ashes are to be collected every two week*.

TWO ACCIDENT VICTIMS DEAD; TOLLKOWSO Youth Killed yvhen Hurled From Auto as It Strikes Tree. CAR DRIVER ARRESTED Passenger, Hurt Last Week, Dies in Hospital of His Injuries. The Marion County 1936 traffic death toll today stood at 50 following the death last night of two accident victims. Morrison Denning, 17, of 4535 Central-av, was killed when his automobile went out of control in the 6400 block on River View-dr and struck a tree. The right side of the car was torn off and Mr. Denning was hurled out. The driver, T iarvey Hunter, 16, of 4469 Washington-blyd, was sent to City Hospital and slated on a reckless driving charge after he told police he did net know how the accident happened. His condition today was reported as fair. Two Women Hurt Two young women passengers, Miss Betsy Wolf, 15, of 4488 >Wash-ington-blvd, and Miss Peggy Burrell, 16, of 4450 Washington-blvd, were slightly injured in this accident. They were taken to St. Vincent’s Hospital where their condition was reported as not serious. Francis C. Bivin, 29, of 422 Ber-wick-av, who was injured last Saturday night when an automobile in which he was riding crashed into a utility pole near Plainfeld, died late last night in City Hospital. William A. Atkins, 67, of 514 S. Warman-av, was reported in a critical condition at City Hospital today. He was struck by an automobile driven by Phillip Toscano, 47, of 305 S. Holmes, last night while crossing Warman-av near his home. The driver was not held. Struck by an automobile in the 1300 block on S. West-st, Harry Reddick, 63, of 331 N. Capitol-av, received a fractured right leg, lacerations and bruises last night. (Turn to Page Three)

DEPOSITORS TO SHARESSO,9B3 Additional V/ 2 Per Cent Is Realized on Assets of Aetna Bank. Depositors of the defunct Aetna Trust Cos. today received another dividend of 7Vi per cent bringing the total distribution of assets of the company to 70 per cent of liabilities. Today’s dividend amounted to $50,983 which increased the total amount recovered by depositors so. far to $1,157,000. The company was closed July 31, 1933, by the Department of Financial Institutions, a month after the Financial Institutions Act went into effect. Liquidation is being conducted under Judge Joseph T. Markey, Superior Court, Room 1. It is being supervised by Carl A. Ploch, special liquidating representative of the state department, Richard A. McKinley, department director, William Dexheimer, supervisor of the division of liquidations, and Leo M. Gardner, attorney. Completion of transactions which would enable shareholders in the Southeastern Savings and Loan Association to recover the bulk of their holdings from the liquidating office, also was announced by Mr. Ploch. At the time the association was placed in liquidation on Dec. 27, 1935, the outstanding capital stock totaled $159,788.50. Shareholders have been given the option of receiving 55 per cent of the value of their holdings in stock of the Shelby Street Federal Savings and Loan Association, which is to participate in assets of the Southeastern Realty Corp., organized to hold title to certain real estate held by the defunct company, or 70 per cent in cash. SENATOR KING LEADS ATTACK ON TAX BILL Revolt Seeks to Kill Measure or to Remove ‘Death Threat,* By United Press ' WASHINGTON, May 2.—A Democratic rebel led an uprising in the Senate Finance Committee today in an attempt to toss overboard the Administration’s $803,000,000 tax bill or to remove provisions described as a “death threat” to the nation’s holding companies. Senator William H. King (D., Utah) set two objectives in his drive against the house bill: 1. Abandonment of the new corporate tax provisions designed to force distribution of earnings, which businessmen assailed before the committee, and substitution of increased corporate and income taxes designed to raise at least $800,000,000 in additional revenue. 2. Removal or changes in provisions affecting inter-corporate dividends and which were described as threatening to “strong-arm” holding companies out of existence. Senator Tydings’ Mother Dies HARVE DE GRACE, Md., May 2. —Funeral services few Mrs, Mary Tydings, mother of Senator Millard E. Tydings (D„ Md.), will be held Monday. Mrs. Tydings, 72, died

SATURDAY, MAY 2,1936

FAST TRACK EXPECTED FOR DERRY; TWO SCRATCHES CUT FIELD TO 17

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Pete Coyne (above left), trainer for Joseph E. Widener, is shown as he looked over his charge Brevity, at Churchill Downs. He said the favorite in today’s Derby seemed in fine condition for the race.

Alvin Karpis Is Captured; Police Hunt Brady’s Aids

Dozen Midwest Cities Join Search for Suspects in Rivers’ Killing. Lieut. Roy Pope of the homicide squad announced today that detectives arrested Urban Pope, 33, of 421 E. 9th-st, for questioning in connection with the Rivers case. ; Pope was arrested on Fort Wayne-av and escaped from officers at 16th and Peck-sts. He was rearrested in his home, Lieut. Pope said. With the capture here of two more suspects in. the Sergt. Richard Rivers murder case, police in a dozen Midwestern cities searched today to round up remnants of the Alfred Brady, alias A1 Barton, gang. By questioning alleged gang members, held in Indianapolis and Chicago, they thing a complete story of crime and terrorism is to be pieced together. George Whitley, Carl Hart, 38, of 4724 W. Washington-st, and Harry Tibbetts, 1437 Silver-av, are the latest suspects captured. Alfred Brady, the man police believe is the gang leader, has been charged with the slaying. He has a dozen aliases. His case has been continued in Municipal Court until May 12. Local Couple Held Also held here are Mr. and Mrs. Chester Hart, owners of a garage at 3927 W. Washington-st, which police claim was used as a gang headquarters, and Mrs. Margaret Larson, alias Barry, 23-year-old girl arrested in a Chicago hotel with Brady. Held in Chicago are Jack Becker and William Giftman, described by detectives as jewelry “fences.” At least three others are being hunted. They are Lee Jackson and James Williams, who police believe were with Brady when Sergt. Rivers was shot at a South Side physician’s office Monday night, and Elmer Martin. Martin, officers thinks, was wounded in a hold-up of a Lima, (O.) jewelry store. Another gunman (Turn to Page Three) N. J. OFFICIAL DRAWN INTO WENDEL PROBE Liquor Salesman Implicates Widely Known Figure, Is Report. By United Press NEW YORK, May 2.—Murray Bleefeld, young liquor salesman, accused as the chief aid of Ellis H. Parker Jr. in torturing a spurious confession of the Lindbergh kidnaping from Paul H. Wendel, has implicated a widely-known New Jersey official in the plot in “a confession that will blow the lid off the case,” District Attorney William F. X. Geoghan announced today. Bleefeld, a fugitive since he, young Parker, and three other men were indicted, surendered to New York police yesterday in Albany. He had hidden for a week in Savannah, Ga. Times Index Births 12 i Merry-Go-R’d 9 Books ....... £' Movies 16 Bridge .. . R i Mrs. Ferguson 10 Broun ...... Mrs. Roosevelt 5 Churches ... 2 Music 8 Clapper ... . 9 Pegler 9 Comics 15 Pyle 10 Crossword .. 7 Questions ... 10 Curious World 9 Radio 8 Editorials ... 10 Scherrer .... 10 Fashions .... 5 Science 10 Financial ... 11 Serial Story. 5 Fishbein .... 10 short Story.. 15 Flynn 11 Society 4 Forum 10 Sports 6 Ortn, B~r It State Deaths 7

Gangster Being Taken to §t. Paul, Belief; Nabbed in New Orleans. By United Press ST. PAUL, Minn., May 2. Shackled hand and foot, Alvin Karpis, public enemy No. 1, arrived in St. Paul by plane this morning, guarded by his G-men captors. By United Press . ST. PAUL, Minn., May 2.—Alvin Karpis, captured Public Enemy No. 1, and 10 G-men flew a secret course northward from New Orleans today—presumably toward St. Paul. A dozen Department of Justice agents, armed with pistols and “tommy guns,” mobilized at Municipal Airport here awaiting their arrival. Karpis probably wil lbe arraigned in the kidnaping of William Hamm Jr., St. Paul brewer. Hoover Leads Officers Commanded by Chief G-Man J. Edgar Hoover, who personally made the bloodless arrest, the Federal men and their captive ieft New Orleans last night. The plane refueled at St. Louis but detoured to Kansas City in a heavy fog. After a three-hour pause at Kansas City, during which Karpis sat glum and surly among his the ship again took off for the North. The prisoner was chained hand and foot. G-men with quick trigger fingers watched his every move. In St. Paul a special “escape-proof” cell was made ready. Plane Expected at Noon It was reported at Washington that the plane bearing Karpis would arrive here before noon. Federal agents were expected to question Karpis closely before deciding whether to try him for the kidnap(Tum to Page Three) OILS IN DEMAND IN LIGHT EARLY DEALS Standard of Indiana Opens at 35, Up 1 Point. By United Press NEW YORK, May 2.—Stocks opened irregular in a narrow range today with dealings very light. Bonds were dull and steady. Cotton firmed. Oil shares were in fairly good demand. Standard Oil of Indiana opened at 35 up a point and smaller gains were noted in So-cony-Vacuum and Standard of California. Standard of New Jersey and Phillips declined. (By Thomson is McKinnon) 11:15 A. M. Prev. . N. Y. close. Atchison 69% 70*2 Grt Northern 34% 34% N Y Cent 33% 34 Pennsylvania 29% 30% Gen Elec 36 36 % Westinghouse Elec 103% 106 U S Rubber 28 *28% Chrysler 94*4 95% Gen Motors 61% 62 Borg Warner 70% 70 Elec Auto Lite 33% 33% Motor Wheel 18% 19 Timken Roller 58% 59% Bendix 27 27% Douglas Air 53% 54% United Air 21% 21% Anaconda 32% 33% Int Nickel 44% 45% Kenn*cott 35 36 Du Pont 137% 139 Union Carbide 77% 78% Cons Oil 12% 12% Phillips Pet 42% 42% 8 O of Ind 34 34 SOof N J 58% 59% Beth Steel .... 49 49% Rep Iron is Stl 18% 18% U S Steel 18% 18% U S Steel 56 57% AT&T 150% 151% Cons Gas 29% 29% Nor Am CO 24 24% Western Union 75% 75% Borden . 28 26% Otn Foods ••••••?••• ....... 31% 38^4 Mont Ward •••••*•••**••• s!h Jlh ■

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Kentucky Hard Boots Are Gloomy , Williams Finds Bradley Says Brevity May Win; Such Result Might Change Race’s Name From Derby to Darby. BY JOE WILLIAMS Times Special Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 2. —The Hard Boots, as the natives are called by way of distinguishing them from the Patent Leather Kids of the East, approached the Derby today with morbid emotions. To begin with, they weren’t able

to distill much enthusiasm over Old Man Bradley’s colts, and this always is a melancholy state of affairs. Generally the Hard Boots are able to accept the Derby as a matter of course. They just say “Bradley” and let it go at that. But this year even Bradley himself has conceded the race to Brevity and hat makes the gloom complete. To the consoling suggestion that it might be worse, comes the ready answer that it probably will be worse.- You see, the Hard Boots not only face the misery of defeat, but the native character of the race itself is imperiled. If Brevity wins, the Derby no longer will be the Derby in official racing circles; it will be the Darby. And long experience has taught me that when you call the Derby Darby in the presence of aa Hard Boot you had better be quick on the draw. A mere smile when you say the word is not likely to do much good. One-Man Campaign For the past several years Mr. Joe E. Widener, the glossy Easterner, who owns Brevity, has been conducting a vigorous one-man campaign to change the pronunciation of Derby to Darby. He even went so far as to import the current replica of the original Lord Derby from London who in a formal statement notified the Hard Boots that really, after all and Pip, Pip, Old Top, Darby is the word, don’t you know. The Hard Boots retrained singularly unimpressed, much to Mr. Widener’s chagrin, and when his Lordship had finished they gave vent to a series of short snorts, which when translated into Blue Grass English meant the equivalent of “Sez you!” and "Nertz!” It was very embarrassing all around and stressed anew the futility of the missionary’s Lfe. Still*undaunted, Mr. Widener inaugurated his ovm Derby, or rather Darby, in Florida, but his efforts to educate the heather Crackers were correspomlingly disastrous with the result he finally decided to discontinue the jtce altogether, ex**

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plaining, “There is only one Darby, the Kentucky Darby.” Never having won the Kentucky classic up to now, Mr. Widener has not been in a position to give his crusade the note of authority it needs. Which is to say he has been able to discuss the subject only from an academic point of view. If Brevity wins, Mr. Widener will be ipso facto the nation’s spokesman for the Derby, or Derby, for at least 12 months, and the mere thought of this possibility has practically desolated the Hard Boots. It should be noted that no other form of human life is burdened with such a trenmendous capacity for desolation as the Kentucky Hard Boot, especially when the chilling tremors are provoked by a bleak Derby outlook. In such a mood he becomes a cross between a Tolstoy character and a man who has just missed a five-horse parlay by a nose. The knowledge that Mr. Widener can put more tone and color into the word Darby than any other living American, plus the fact that it is his favorite word doesn’t do anything to help the situation either. / The punishment peole submit to in order to see a large sports event, particularly the Derby, becomes increasingly mystifying. They travel long distances, pay excessive prices for hotel accommodations, food, cab service and the incidental pleasure offerings. They are jostled in the streets, manhandled at the track, some do not even get close enough to see the running of the race. When it is over they wait hours for transportation back to town, or they walk, as thousands are forced to do ev£ry year. And naturally only a small percentage can have the compensatory comfort of being o nthe winning horse. Year after year you hear the anguished cry, “I wouldn’t go through this again for a million bucks.” But always the same crowd is back with thousands of added

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Clear Weather Increases Chances for Brevity, Heavy Favorite. 75,000 TO SEE CLASSIC Vanguard Arrives Early; ‘Who’ll Win?’ Question on All Lips. THE FIELD PP. Horse. Jockey. Prob Odds. 1. (a)Banistrr (J. Renick) 10-1 2. (b)Merry Pete (T. Msller) ........ 3-1 3. Indian Broom (G. Burns) ..12-1 4. He Did tC. Kurtsinrer) 20-1 5. (b)Granvllle (J. Stout) 8-1 6. Bold Venture (I. Hanford) 13-1 7. (a)Blen Joti (L. Balaski 10-1 8. (d)The Fighter (A. Robertson)... 8-1 9. (b)Teufel (E. Litienberger) 4-1 10. (e)Forest Play (D. Brammer 8-1 11 (e)Grand Slam (R. Workman) 8-1 12. (e)Brevity <W. D. Wright) 7-5 13. (d)Samgreal (M. Garner) 8-1 14. (z) Gold Seeker (M. Peters) 13-1 15. Goldstream (Newall) 15-1 16. (z)HeU Image <H. W. Fisher)...ls-1 17. (z)Silas (W. Garner) 15-1 (a) R. Bradley entry. (b) Stud-Wheatley Stable entry. (c) P. A. B. Wldeher-J. E. Widener entry. (and) Way Farm entry. (e) Stable entry. (x)The field. BY GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Staff Correspondent CHURCHILL DOWNS, LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 2. The field for the sixty-second running of the Kentucky Derby was reduced to 17 crack 3-year-olds at scratch time early today when Dneiper and Seventh Heaven, a filly, were withdrawn. Neither had been expected to start. Dnieper, owned by Mrs. P. A. B. Widener, had been scheduled to run coupled with Joseph A. Widener’s Brevity, the heavy favorite. Seventh Heaven, a SIOOO plater owned by W. C. Goodloe, was a last-minute, unknown entry yesterday. Clear weather and a fast track—a break for Brevity—was the outlook at scratch time. The sun Degan shining and the track, which had been sloppy from several days* rain, rapidly was rounding into shape. Hope for Dry Weather The vanguard of the expected record-breaking crowd of 75,000 began arriving at the rambling old course early. Twenty-five persons had lined up outside the general admission ticket window at the crack of dawn. Four Derby fans from St. Louis stayed there through the night. Col. Matt Winn, ringmaster of the Blue Grass classic, was enthusiastic over the weather. A heavy rain storm hit West Louisville early thin morning and continued for 25 minutes. But here in Louisville, where the Downs nestled snugly, only a few drops fell. At 5:30 a. m., the track was moderately fast and the sun shone through threatening clouds. Two hours later the weather was clear and the track fast. Post-time for the classic was announced at 4:40 p. m. Largest Crowd Expected Thethrong—the largest ever to attend the Derby—came from every state of the Union and every station of life, and came by every conceivable means of transportation. Excursion trains, fleets of busses, airplanes, automobiles and horses brought constantly swelling* rived sos people into a city where hotels and rooming houses were sold out days ago. Every unit of the crov . entered the city, started toward the track, and eddiedthriugh the grand stand and paddock with one question dominating everything: “Who’ll win it?” The answers were as varied as the question was monotonous. Getting away from the 1 ~’.2ri* of the mob which was here to have a good time and spend something like $10,000,000, the race narrowed down to six horses. Brevity Loses Support They were Brevity, Bold Venture, Grand Slam, The Fighter, Granville and Col. E. R. Bradley’s entry of Bien Joll and Banister—nobody can split them, iOt even Col. E. R. Bradley himself, who’s w,pn four Derbies. Brevity had lost support In the last 24 hours. He no longer was the horse that couldn’t be beaten, but the horse which may be beaten—not by one, but by several. His last workout was the worst a Derby favorite ever has had on the eve of the race. He still wnas the favorite and was expected to carry most of the mone ytoday, probably going to the post at anywhere from even money to 9-5, acording to * the track conditions. But the smart horsemen aren’t near as solid for him as they were 48 hours ago. CBS (WFBM) will carry an exclusive broadcast of the running of the sixty-second Kentucky Derby at 4:15 this afternoon. At the microphone will be Bryan Field, Bob Trout and Hugh Conrad, the same men who described the event for CBS listeners last year. The broadcast will last until 5, and will .'s dude a description, prior to tbs running, of the crowd, track and