Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 August 1936 — Page 8
LAUNCH
t. Louis, Kansas City and Detroit Are Linked With System: Here. BY PHILLIPS PECK
Radio telegraph .communication th law enforcement agencies in
was initiated today by the Indianapolis Police Department under spe-
* cial permission of the Federal Com- . munications Commission.
Limited to daytime operation— 8:56 a. m. until 4:45 p. m.—until Sept. 15, the new system represents the beginning of a nation-wide network of communication approved recently by the International Asso-
ciation of Chiefs of Police.
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The system was developed by a national organization of police radio men, the Associated Police Communications Officers, to provide fast,
" gccurate and inexpensive method of
transmitting inter-city messages relating to law enforcement, The new system is to become effective on a full-time, 24-hour “basis, Sept. 15, when more than 50 other departments are expected to
“be linked in the system.
Chief Morrissey Enthused
bh: Chief Morrissey expressed enthusiasm for the method of com-
: . munication and said the system
“possesses - unlimited possibilities.” |-
“Chief advantage which the system holds over radio telephone is its es‘sential secrecy and privacy, Chief
+ Morrissey said.
“This system does not use voice,”
. he explained. “The radio operators
“use telegraph keys exactly like the + keys used by railroads and telegraph
. companies. They use a private code.
Therefore a message sent by radio
“telegraph is secret and private.
““In addition, radio telegraph is
“more accurate, costs very little to = ‘operate, reaches farther than radio ~ | telephone, other interference easily, is more re“Hable
penetrates static and
: and much faster than previous methods of communication “employed by police departments, ” + he said.
City Among Pioneers
“The system has unlimited pos- . gibilities. £ In time of national emergencies such as floods, hurricanes, and other disasters, the existence of such a network offers an jnvaluable method of communicaon.” Chief Morrissey said the local department was one of the initial sponsors of the sysiem and one of the pioneers in its us ~The radio division vi ‘the Indian‘apolis department began conducting experimental work in the use of this e§uipment with St. Louis, Davenport) Kansas City, New Orleans, Minneapolis and Detroit last February, he revealed. The work was completed June 10
_ and the service was scheduled to be-
gin operation July 1. Formal pro- _ tests hy two television stations rebeing delayed until Sept. 15. Predicts Rapid Growth ‘Chief Morrissey indicated that
prospects for continued expansion
of the system were exceedingly fa- ' yorable. “I believe it will spread rapidly 8s police radio has before in its ‘other phases. We were the fourth ‘police department to use radio.
' There now are nearly 500. I believe
it will spread rapidly because of its . possibilities and because most departments already have a radio personnel and background. “Each department will own and operate its own equipment and ‘there will be no cross country telephone wires to lease or to be damage by storms. We can handle any message we wish over the system. We can send fingerprint classifications. check license numbers, motor residence, criminal records. stolen cars, suspicious persons, death messages, and any other type
of messages.”
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Mrs. Martha L. Lich (above) is .secretary of the Marion County Odd Fellows and Rebekahs’ committee in charge of arrangements for the organization's annual pilgrimage to the Odd Fellows home at Greensburg Sunday. Herbert Kimbrell is chairman. More than 2000 adults and children annually make the trip.
RIVAL OF TOWNSEND GROUP IS PLANNED,
Ousted ‘Director Says New Organization Under Way.
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By United Press BOSTON, Aug. 21.—~A movement to organize discontented followers of Dr. Francis E. Townsend was under way today. A. wholesale split. in the Townsend organization over. the question of supporting William . Lemke’s presidential candidacy was claimed by Dr. Clinton Wunder, member of
the national Townsend board of directors. ‘The ‘schism, Dr. Wunder said, “is rife all over the country and I believe it:is the majority that is pulling away. The-solid-South and the oh Wass are particularly sore Dissenters want io call the new movement, “The Old Age Pension, Ine,” and “leave. the Townsend part out,” Dr, Wunder said. Dr. Wunder said he was dismissed summarily as Eastern regional Townsend director for refusing to follow Dr. Townsend “in his tirades against President Roosevelt and his fight for election of Mr. Lemke.” .
BURDEN OF PROOF UP, TO DEFENDANTS
Pr United Press WASHINGTON, Aug. 21. — The Federal Trade Commission warned today that the burden of proof in
refuting charges of violation of the Patman-Robinson law would fall upon the alleged violator. In an explanation .of the com=
commission said: “As an aid to more effective enforcement of Section II of the Acts. the act provides that when the com=] mission shall have established & prima facia case of ‘discrimination in price or services or facilities’ the burden of rebutting such a case shall be upon the alleged violator and ‘unless justification shall be affirmatively shown’ the commission may order the discrimination terminated.”
VAGRANCY CHARGES - DROPPED BY STATE
McDaniel, 31, of 2215 E. Riverside» dr, in" whose car Miss Lyda Reece, 23, of 5020 Pleasant Run-blvd, shot herself Saturday, yesterday by Municipal Judge Charles J. Karabell on a motion by the state. Coroner William E. Arbuckle returned a suicide verdict in Miss Reece's death Wednesday.
CHILDREN TO GIVE PAGEANT More than 800 children are expected to take part in a pageant in the Garfield Park open theater tomorrow night under the auspices of the tity recreation department, H. W. Middlesworth, director, announced today.
plex price discrimination act, the
sihere with him. ay
Vagrancy charges against Elbert.
were dismissed
: BEGIN HERE TODAY Molly Miiferd, rich and popular, has received of marriage from
she loves, has not asked her fo marry him, ’ Bored with parties, Molly goes to “The " Poppy.” questionable night elub, with another admirer, Wick Ross. The lights go out and when they come on Molly finds herself dancing. with a hand.sogae stranger. He ‘tells her his name is “Nelson Whittaker.” In reality he is Nelson, Ferguson, bank robber, one of » group planning te spirit Melly away and hold her for ransom. A few days later he asks her fo have dinner with him and she agrees. Waiting for him at-a downtown stere, Molly encounters a girl who is her exact double. Impulsively Molly exchanges her luxurious costume for the other girl's shabby one. Molly and “Whittaker” go to a place called “Frenchy’s.’”” Police arrive and there is shooting in which “Whittaker” is fatally injured. Molly is forced into & car and taken fo a deserted farm house. Leola Barlow, the girl with whem Molly changed clothes, is found dead. Newspapers report that the dead girl is the _heiress, Molly Milford. Molly's kidnapers believe she is the Barlow girl and that they have been double-crossed. Terrified, Molly waits to learn what may happen next. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER EIGHT
HE servant said, “A young man to see you, sir.” ° Brent Stuart stood before a window in the library of his home. It was a roSm filled with mellow charm and warm color. “I've told you, Simpson,” Brent said, “that I
1 won't see any one today.”
“Yes, sir. But this is the young man who waited for hours, Mr. Brent. He seemed so upset, sir, when you didn’t come in last night. If you'll pardon my saying so, sir—" “Yes, Simpson.” Brent's tone revealed none of the anguish in his heart. He had spent all the night searching the $i for Molly. He had telephoned, and Donna had told him that Molly was out with a strange man—a man she had met at “The Red Poppy.” Donna had
| kept Brent on the phone while she
talked about how dreadful it had been of Wick to take Molly to such a questionable night club. Then Brent had dashed off to make the rounds of the dining and dancing places. He was thoroughly alarmed. 2 ® = E had not found her at “The Red Poppy” which, somehow, was definitely associated with his fears. He had failed to find her anywhere. As the hours lengthened toward morning Brent had gone to the Milford home to find Donna sharing his anxiety. Molly's father was to arrive in a few Hours and Molly must be found. Perhaps, Donna suggested, there had been car trouble and Molly had been unable to reach a telephone. In the end, Brent had called police
‘Morning had come, and some= one had telephoned that Molly had been found. It was all like a horrible nightmare—that message had torn Brent's world apart. Molly was dead. Gay, laughing, beautiful, and sweet Molly was dead.
With everything to live for, she had found life not worth living. She}
must have known how he loved her, and yet.she had not wanted : to stay
It couldn't be true. - vet “Brent had seen her looking so peaceful
and beautiful with all trace of suf-
fering gone, her lips closed forever. Never to answer his desperate questioning, “Why, Molly darling, did you do it?” 8 2 »
IMPSON was still waiting in the doorway, watching his young
employer anxiously. ‘What was the
‘matter with Simpson? Didn't he understand how to do as he was told? Couldn't he realize how much
‘Brent wanted to be alone now? It
was not possible to talk with this stranger or any one else. , “Forgive me, sir,” Simpson was saying, “but the young man is so anxious, so excited, Mr. Brent. He said he couldn't leave without see= ing you.” “Bring him. in,” Brent -spoke hoarsely. “If he’s.a book agent—" “No sir, he isn’t,” Simpson had answered confidentiy, and then vanished. A moment ‘later he was ushering in a dark-haired young man. The stranger. stood regarding Brent tims idly out of dark, melancholy eyes. “I have a message for you, Mr. Stuart. That is, I had a message for you and then I lost it.”
“I see,” Brent's tone was hollow.
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headquarters to see if any accidents: fhad been reported.
“Won't you sit down?’),
The young man must be out of his head, though he locked sane enough. And trustworthy. “I hurried off as soon as I could,” the visitor began abruptly. “I had to tell ‘Frenchy’ something, give him some excuse. He's the man who owns the place where I play in an orchestra. When I was half-way to town I put my hand in my pocket and the slip of paper the young lady had given me was gone. I must have pulled it out with my handkerchief. I remembered your name, though, and ‘I looked up your address in a directory.” “Yes,” Brent put quietly, “then you camped on my doorstep all night, I hear. Or practically.” “That's right.” The dark eyes lighted for a moment, humorously. “Your man tried to throw me out several times. But he was very nice when I made him understand that my message was important.” “What made you think it was?” Brent queried. He thought, heavily, how different would have been the reception given this young man, if he had been here last night. He would have been sure then. that the message was connected with Molly’s disappearance. Of course it wasn't. Just a crank’s story. Or maybe some silly girl had sent him a mash note.
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‘QHE seemed such a nice girl) ” the stranger said. “So ' worried and excited. She looked relieved when I nodded my head to let her know I would go. I think she wanted you to come very much. If I had only read the mnote—but I didn’t. I'm pretty sure she was afraid something was going to happen. And if did, Mr. Stuart, while I was gone. The man she was with her was killed by the police.” “Good heavens!” Brent exclaimed. Surely, the boy: was crazy. “He robbed a bank,” they said. “What was the girl like?” Brent inquired mechanically. “Golden-haired, Pretty.” Brent's heart leaped. Goldenhaired. Golden Girl. But the Golden Girl was dead. Only an i ago he had stood by her caset “She was little,” mused the young man. She wore a green dress and a hat with a green feather on it. Wait a moment—I have something here I'd forgotten.” He pulled out a crumpled piece of paper. “She wrote some request numbers, This is one.” 2. 8 = RENT barely glanced at the crumpled paper. Still holding it, he said, “I appreciate your comng here. It was good of you to be so interested.. But I assure you there was some mistake; I don’t know that girl, or if I do, it is in some quite casual fashion. I haven't an idea in the world why she should have sent me a message. But. you've been put -to a great deal of trougle. I should like to pay ‘you—" “No, thanks,” the boy said. “She did that. It was: I only wish I could have reached you last night. Maybe you'd have gone back with me.” “Yes,” Brent replied. “I would have gone with. you last night. But everything has been changed. I have had a great shock today. You'll excuse me now.” THe: young man ‘howed and: ‘went ou : Simpson opened: the door. “Did he think it .was.- important?’ he asked cautiously. The young man shook his head. ‘I'm afraid not,” he said. “But it was important. I'm afraid he will find it out some day, when it is too late.” » »
HE front door closed and Simpson turned away, mournfully. He had been quite taken in by the young man. ' If Mr. Brent didn’t think it was important, it wasn’t. There, that was the bell again!
Very important. “I regret, sir, that it is imquite :
possible for you to see Mr:
me?” “Gladly.” The young man shake quiskly. “He wanted to know what the girl| looked like, the one who sent the message. Hell him she looked exactly like that girl whose picture is on the, the front page of the newspapers y.” “But that is Miss Molly Milford, ahd she’s dead.” Simpson's voice sank dismally. . “Yes, I know. n The visitor brushes this aside impatiently. “But this girl was her living, ‘breathing image. Tell him that.”
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door closed and Simpson's breath came heavily. What a
‘narrow escape! So all this time he
had been talking with a lunatic. Last night he had been alone with this crazy man for hours. Of course it wouldn’t do to worry Mr. Brent with this ridiculous message. Simpson ‘knew better than that. Mr. Brent was suffering almost more than he could bear, as it was. In the library Brent stood looking down at the piece of paper in his hands. The words, blurred at first by the mist in his eyes, were gradually taking shape, “Please play Butterfly’s ‘Some Day He'll Come’.” Brent's hand began to shake. The writing—no, he must be I his
mind. He was about to say the writ-.
ing was Molly’s. The girl who had written this had been living last night. And Molly had been In a department store—dead. ; Brent rushed into the hall. “The
young ‘man who was here,” he called
wildly. © “He’s gone, sir.” 4Gone?” “Yes, sir.” Simpson took in his young mas-
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BRADSHAW NEW HEAD OF LEGION DISTRICT
presConvention Caucus n-
dorses Matson.
Municipal Court Judge “Wilfred
Bradshaw was elected commander 9
of the Twelfth District of the American Legion at a pre-conven-tion caucus last night. Charles Matson, Indianapolis, was dorseq for state commander. . The 61 delegates from 27 pate unanimously made both selections. Judge Bradshaw succeeded Ralph
B. Gregg. Election. of delegates to | 2 the national convention was delayed |
until a caucus Monday before the state convention at Muncie. = . Committee appointees for the.convention .were announced as follows: Americanism—Bertram N. :Teepul; athletics, Paul E. Beam; child welfare, Joseph Lutz; constitution and
by-laws, Harry oO. Chamberlin; cres
dentials, . Frank A. Montrose; finance, Mr. Ruddick; legislation, Commander-Elect Bradshaw; next meeting place, post activities, Dr. Frank E. Long;
‘publicity, William F. Hendren; re-}{
habilitation,” Hugh 'S. Thornburgh:
{ resolutions, Barnett’ W. Breedlove;
rules and permanent organization, Delbert O. Wilmeth; Sons of the Legion, William F. O'Neill; trophies and awards, Paul Gastman.
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Soringér to Speak Brief at Perry Stadium Saturday Night.
Ticket sale for the game, between the Indians and Toledo, is sponsored by the Marion ‘County Republican Central Distribution
‘Committee. headquarters have been established at 105° N. Pennsylvania-st. Tickets also are being handled at both the county and state G. O. P. headuarters. ‘A. large delegation of Eleventh District Republicans is expected to attend the game following a district rally meeting at the home of Don Roberts,
congressional candidate, at |
Lawrence Saturday afternoon. Raymond Springer, gubernatorial candidate, is to be guest of honor ‘and is to speak briefly. A concert by “Knot Hole Boys’. Band” also has been arranggd.
Tough Going!
y Ind, pe nd H a an Hoosiers are are Zncing
“old ES who HE . upon nature’s own warnings. hoarding all available food, an unusually heavy silk on corn and moss already forming on trees has convinced them a hard winter is ‘ahead.
IRVINGTON MELON FEAST SCHEDULED
Irvington’s annual watermelon feast is to be held at the home of Mark Gray, 5621 Beechwood-av, tonight. - Although the affair is sponsored: t- the Irvington Democratic Club, leaders announced it is not to be a campaign meeting but a community event for residents of Irvington. Rep. William H. Larrabee is to be the guest of honor. After the melon feast, which has been held annually for six years, & program of music and dancing has been arranged.
CONVICT ASKS ATTORNEY Roy Cart, a convict in the state prison, in a writ of mandamus, has appealed to Supreme Court to appoint an attorney to argue a motion for his release in Lake
County Circuit Court.
Sheriff Otto Ray; |
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