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TUESDAY, APEIL 6, 1937

MARSHALL AND NEAL ARE GIVEN DEATH PENALTY

Jury Takes Only Thrze Hours For Verdict; Father Held As Accessory.

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the sixth time within five months Judge O'Byrne pronounced such sentence. It was Judge O'Byrre who on Dec. 22, 1936, sentenced Heber L. Hicks to death for the murder of Capt. Harry Miller anil who in February, pronounced lil.2 sentence on Joseph Poholsky, Wil iam Kuhlman and Frank Gore Williams, associates of Hicks in the murder.

Planned Robery Over Drinks

In about two weeks Sh: riff Brown will take Marshall and Ileal to the Indiana State Prison at Michigan City where they will takz up residence in Death Row.

Marshall and Neal got drunk the night of Jan. 3 in the apartment maintained then by Marshall's father at 430 E. Ohio S$. Indianapolis. ee During the party they planned to rob a loan company office: Marshall said he had spotted. Nez, who had served a sentence in th: Indiana State Prison, was selecte:l by Marshall as a companion bec: .use of his prison experience. -

Marshall Provides Gun

Marshall provided a gin he had stolen for the occasion, and when Neal said it seemed to be an inadequate gun, the elder Marshall quieted his fears. At 6 p. m,, Jan. 4, Marshall: and Neal planted themselves at Washington and Noble Sts. anc when the red traffic light showed, I'Ir. Bright, bound ‘home from work, stopped his car. Neal and Marshall took possession. Since the loan company office was closed, they decided to go to Madison, Ind., Neal's home, :nd pull ‘a robbery there.

Dispose of Bod

Near the Red Mill brid¢ 2 over Big Sugar Creek in Shelby County the pair stopped the car anc prepared to tie up Bright and leave But while Marshall was rummaging round the car for the rope they ha:l brought, Neal shot Mr, Bright fou: times. He said he didn’t know why he did it, and denied that Mr. Brigit had resisted in any way. They threw Mr. Bri¢at’s body into the stream, proceede:! to Madison, abandoned the car and in a few days were arrested by State Police and confessed. Their only defense: was insanity. - Members of a court-ap-pointed sanity commis-ion said they were sane, but below average intelligence. : In statement to the jiry as the trial closed, the prosecu ors urged the death penalty as a warning to | murderers that they could not get sanctuary in Shelby County.

Fought Electric Chair

Defense attorneys urgec that the defendants be sent to meatal institutions for treatment, not the electric chair. And as the final arguments were made, Neal, white-faced and frightened, stared at the floor, and Marshall chewed gum vigorously and stared at each attorney as he made his plea. The defense of Neal, liefore the trial opened, objected so Judge O'Byrne taking jurisdiction - and was overruled. Defense for both asked for a directed verdict of not guilty on the second count of the indictment, charging murcer in the

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Owen Moore Placed Under

Doctor's Care

By United Press HOLLYWOOD, April 6—Owen Moore, actor and former husband of Mary Pickford, was home under a doctor’s care today after a dramatic appearance-in psychopathic court to convince a woman judge that he is not crazy. : The 51-year-old “Piccadilly Jim” of the old silent films was brought before Judge Georgia Bullock on an affidavit sworn to by his present wife, pretty Kathryn Moore. In a change of heart, Mrs. Moore was in court to help plead her husband's sanity. “I don't mean to criticize the hospitality here,” Mr. Moore said, “but I really don’t think I belong in the psychopathic ward. “I'm a rather sensitive chap, you know, and some of the people here are a hit—shall. we say—disturbing to one’s peace of mind? I'm perfectly rational, I assure you.” Dr. Martin G. Carter, psychiatrist, said Mr. Moore was not insane and recommended he be sent home under the care of his wife and personal physician, Dr. Earl Lewis.

CITY BAR WILL MEET

The Indianapolis Bar Association is to hold its dinner meeting at 6:30 p. m. tomorrow at the Columbia Club. Judge Michael Fansler, State Supreme Court, is to speak on “Some Ways by Which the Bar Can Help the Reviewing Court.”

on which the verdict of guilty was returned. Defense claimed that the robbery took place in Marion County and the murder in Shelby County. Judge O'Byrne refused to direct the verdict and charged the jury that it could find a verdict on that count.

Hicks Granted Death Stay Until June 25

Heber L. Hicks, sentenced to die in the electric chair at Indiana State Prison next Tuesday, today was granted a stay of execution until June 25 by the State Supreme Court. The stay was granted on his plea for time 'to file an appeal with the Supreme Court. Hicks is one of four men sentenced to death by Judge Roscoe C. O'Byrne after their conviction at Brookville of the head and hands murder of Capt. Harry E. Miller, re-

commission of a robbery— the count

tired Cincinnati fireman.

IN INDIANAPOLIS

MEETINGS TOMORROW

Real Estate Board Property ‘Ianagement Division, luncheon, Hotel Nashington, noon. Federal Claypool Hotel, Kiwanis Club,

noon. Sigma Alpha Epsilon, luncheon, Board of Trade, noon. Lions Club, luncheon, Hotel

Trade Commissio, meeting, 10 a. m. and ¢(ternoon. luncheon, Colimbia Club,

Washington,

noon. Twelfth District: American Legion, luncheon, 1362 N. Delaware St., ncn. : Young Men’s Discussion Club, dinner, Y.M. C. A. 6p. m = Purdue Alumni Association Board of Trade, noon. MEETINGS TODAY Phi Gamma Delta, dinner, Athenaeum, 6 p. m. Rotary Club, luncheon, Cla pool Hotel noon. “Oniversity of Michigan Clu), luncheon, Board of Trade, noon. Gyro Club, luncheon, Spink-Arms Hotel, noon. Photo Indorsers, luncheon. (laypool Ho-

fel. noon. Mercator Club, luncheon, C~'umbia Club,

luncheon,

noon. : Construction League of Indianapolis, Juncheon, Architects and Builders Building. noon. i ; ndiana - Federation of Clubs, meeting, Claypool Hotel. 12: p. m. 3 Universal Club, luncheon, Columbia Club. noon. .

MARRIAGE LICENSES

(These lists are from official vecords at the County Courthouse. The Times ts not responsible for eny errors of names or addresses.) .

Lee Andrew McKinney. 26, of 1438 Deloss St.; a oay Mildred Day, !1, of 43 S. iental St. o harles Featherston, 69, o! 1610 Randolph St.; Laura Preston, 53 of 1537 S. State Ave. i Gray Cary. 30, Louisvill | Edna Mae Magner. 28, of 2005 College A =. Lester E. Fenimore, 32. of 92° Broadway: Bettye Davis, 23, of 2709 E. "l[lichigan St. Patrick V. McAtee. 29. of 062 Central Ave.; Roberta Ann Zinkan, 4 of 13 S Chester St. ond A. Noell. 26. of 223 N. Kevstone Rey ells Claire Schumacher, 24. of

ve. =, omas Mays. 34. of 1241 MN assachusetts A Weaver, 27, of 1241 Massa-

setts Ave. en Zorka. 24, of 1441 Concord St.;

cilla, 428 W. Pearl : Me Rav Lamb. 30. Frenklin: Cynthia Marie Harris, 23, of 325 N. Oakland Ave.

BIRTHS

5 Boys . Evelyn Sanders. at 1149 W. 34th. Bary Josephine Barkheime: ‘at 532 N.

Bem: Bernice Neff, at 211’ Langley. Girls

Roscoe, Thelma McCane, at 2503 Indian-

Anolss. Ruby McFarland, at 9/8 S. Harlan. A

DEATHS | B. Harding. 80. at 32511 E. We: chronic myotarc tis. » Arthur Day, 55, at City, p Imonary tu-

De eabeth Louise LeFebvre, 36, at 3358 noma. Ce era Orders, 65, at Cen ral Indiana,

losis. pulmonary tuber 84, at Central Indiana. arterioscleroses. at Cen ral Indiana,

lobar DOeUINOn lock, 76, at 201 Paris, frac.

tured, Bip. Veal, 32, at City.” lobar. pneumois, Southern, 71, at City, hyper-

oh A ; e. : tensive heart, oagiand. 13. at Riley, sépti-

caemia. | onny, 77, at 817 [leikle. hypostatic um

| Hester

BmOnIs con, 91, & 1513 Villa, Tah

F. Davis. 71. | cerebral hemorrhage. { John C. Ennes 79. at 708 N. Lynn, ; cardiovascular renal dis s - Elizabeth Ulsas. 75, at 620 N.. New Jersey. cerebral hemorrhage. Pertha B. Daudy., 47, at 4450 Bertha cerebral hemorrhage. ’ Rue Buehler. 86. at 2256 N. Talbott, cereBral hemorrhage. at St. Vin-

Frederick H. Kroeckel, 64, cent’s, carcinoma. h E. Irving. 75. at 2202'> N. Alachronic myocarditis. ;

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BUILDING PERMITS sioier Bush, 118 W. Southern, addition. sev Seel. 143 S. Elder St., addition.

Edna Whiteox, 907-909 N. Bell ieu Place. addition, $200; repairs, $125. zy Wabash Cotering Co.. 109 N. Pennseylvania St., alteration and repairs. $2000. H. A. Lindeman Jr.. 1323 N. De Quincy ei brick dwelling, $3800; 2-car garage.

(Edwin Hoffman, dweiling, $3500; garage,

I. H. Poole, 2625 Stanley, addition, $1000. Guy Justus, Illinois and 22d Sts.. new boiler room: double dwelling, $4500. ~ J. T. Davenport, 6111 E. 10th St., dwelling. $6000. Margaret B. Hyland, dwelling, $5500. Maxwell Droke, 1014 N. Pennsylvania St.. alterations and repairs. $1200.

OFFICIAL WEATHER

ee United States Weather Bureau!

INDIANAPOLIS FORECAST—Fair tonight and probably tomorrow; rising temperature tomorrow,

Sunrise ........ 5:21 | Sunset

TEMPERATURE —April 6, 1936—

BAROMETER

1p. m .... 30.15

Precipitation 24 hrs. ending 7 a. m... Total precipitation since Jan. 1 Excess since Jan. 1

MIDWEST FORECAST Indiana—Fair tonight. and probably Wednesday; rising temperature Wednesy. Illinois—Fair tonight; not quite so cool southwest portion; increasing cloudiness and warmer Wednesday.

Lower Michigan—Generally fair tonight 20g Wednesday; slightly warmer Wednesay. Ohio—Fair with light frost, colder in southeast portion tonight; Wednesday fair and slightly warmer. . Kentucky—Fair with light frost, colder in extreme east portion tonight; Wednes~ day fair with rising temperature.

- WEATHER IN OTHER CITIES AT 7 A. M, Station. er. Bar. Temp. Amarillo, Tex. 29.88 36 Bismarck, N. D. Boston Chicago Cincinnati .. Cleveland, O. . BOVEE ...51. ..+ sseves Dodge City, Kas. Helena, Mont. . Jacksonville, Fla. Kansas City, Mo. Little Rock, Ark.

mi, Fla. Minneapolis .... Mobile, Ala. .. New Orleans .. New York |..

ferees attempting | Chrysler Corp. 112:48 p. m. today until 2:15 p. m.

BROPHY FROWNS ON SIT-DOWNS

C. I. 0. Official Promises to Aid in Ending Strikes Following Pacts.

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Chevrolet steering gear . plant at Saginaw. In Houston, Tex., the C. I. O. prepared to seek collective bargaining agreements with the Humble Oil Co. —its first test of strength in its attempt to unionize that industry. San Francisco WPA officials ordered work relief projects resumed, despite strikes for a wage increase.

Union Rivals Clash

At Cleveland American Federa-' tion of Labor and C. I. O. members clashed today before the gates of the Electric Vacuum Cleaner Co. Fighting arose over a dispute between the two labor groups arising out of reopening the plant under an A. FP. of L. contract., The plant had been closed March 22 at the request of Thomas A. Lenehan, Cleveland Federation of Labor secretary, after the United Radio and Electrical Workers, a C. I. O. affiliate, moved for collective bargaining rights.

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Chrysler and Lewis Renew Talks

By United Press : . LANSING, Mich., April 6.—Con--to settle the strike recessed at

Indianapolis Time. Goyernor Murphy hoped that out of the negotiations would come not only a Chrysler settlement but a formula which could be used to end strikes involving approximately 13,500 employees in Hudson and Reo plants here and in Detroit. Mr. Chrysler and Mr. Lewis conferred for more than five hours yesterday. Last night each discussed the terms of a proposed agreement with subordinates — Mr. Chrysler with managers of his Detroit plants and Mr. Lewis with members of the auto union ‘board of strategy.”

C. 1. 0. Offers Aid To Halt Sit-Downs

WASHINGTON, April 6.—John Rrophy, in behalf of the Committee for Industrial Organization, today offered aid in ending all sit-down strikes. Mr. Brophy, lieutenant of John L.

| Lewis, criticized “needless hysteria”

concerning labor's newest weapon which has been employed largely by C. I. O. unions.

Reuther Transferred From Anderson

By United Press DETROIT, April 6.—Victor Reuther, United Automobile Workers organizer and storm. center in the recent General Motors strike = at Flint, Mich., and Anderson, Ind., today was replaced as organization director at Anderson. Homer Martin, U. A. W. A. president, announced John Bartee, South Bend, Ind., would succeed Reuther at Anderson and that Reuther would be assigned “to other territory.” The U. A. W. A. president said there was “no particular reason” for Reuther’s transfer, but observers recalled City authorities at Anderson petitioned the U. A. W. A. lo remove him when a {feud between union and nonunionists brought martial law to the city after sporadic violence resulted in a beer tavern shocting.

FOUR HURT AS BLAST DEMOLISHES HOTEL

Texas Explosion Recalls

School Tragedy.

By United Press * MERCEDES, Tex. April 6.—An explosion of natural gas demolished the Barbee Hotel here today, injuring four persons, one critically. Claud Reynolds, Santa Maria, Tex. in whose room the gas had accumulated, was near death from burns. Three others whose names were not learned escaped with minor injuries. ; The blast, much in the manner of the New London school disaster March 18, blew the roof from the building and caved in the walls of the one-story structure. All sons within the building were believed accounted for. Officers investigating the explosion theorized that an open gas. jet under Mr. Reynolds’ bed was responsible, The gas ignited when he struck a match, Mr. Reynolds said.

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would break. <¢ “Hello,” said Mr. McDonald. It is Mr. McDonald who is doing for the Public Libraries a series of stencils that eventually will be used to make story book murals in children’s reading rooms.

Awaits Next Cleaning

He thought up the idea, and Luther Dickerson, librarian, liked it. He has been at work on it for four months now, and has several series ready. When the next library building walls are cleaned he will apply the stencils and see how they work. Mr, McDonald is 26, has shaggy black hair, and is married. He said ‘that anyone, includiny the wall painters, can apply the raurals and that the stencils may be used over and over again. The painters merely read the directions, follow them, and apply specified colors with a paint spray gun. Then they put the stencils away, or use them on another wall.

Six Rhymes Cut

This system never has been used before and Mr. McDonald says that, if people like the murals after they are on it, it might become pretty widely used in places where a change of theme every few years is desirable and where inexpensive murals will do as well as expensive ones. He pointed out that upkeep on the ordinary mural is quite expensive because artists must be hired to touch them up now and then. Mr. McDonald has six nursery rhymes cut into stencils, and five For these he has cut a total of 150 stencils. Mr. Dickerson has ordered more. Mr. McDonald said that 21 straight sunless days this winter

| slowed him up. He said he had to

move his studio out to his home last year because it was so hot in the “studio.” . But he gets his work done in spite of meteorological thorns.

STATE HAS RECORD GAS TAX REVENUE

The largest quarterly gasoline tax and auto license fee distribution ever made by the state was announced today By State Auditor Laurence F. Sullivan.

Of the $11,777,242 collected, more than $3,935,000 was returned to counties, cities and towns for street and highway repair, the State Highway Commission received $5,558,621 and $1,653,502 went to the state general fund. First quarter collections this year increased $1,830,104 over the same period last year, Mr. Sullivan announced.

BURNS ARE FATAL TO WASHINGTON WOMAN

By United Press WASHINGTON, Ind. April 6.— Mrs. Annis Drew, 29, died yesterday from burns received Jan. 5 when coal oil in a kitchen stove caught fire and set her clothing ablaze,

BEDFORD, April 6.—Mrs. Clyde Martin was burned severely late yesterday when coal oil exploded as she poured it on live coals in a stove. .

Harold McDonald.

Artist Cuts Stencil Series To Tell Plots of Story Books

By JOE COLLIER Someone flipped on a light in the improvised Rauh Memorial Library studio with its heavily leaded windows Harold McDonald, Works Progress Administration artist. It turned out he had been over near those meager windows trying to tell red oil paint from yellow. Outdoors it was raining as if its hearv

Scene from “The Hoosier Schoolmaster.”

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BALLOTING CLOSE FOR MICHIGAN TRIBUNAL

Democrats and Republicans Each Claim Seat.

By United Press DETROIT, April 6.—Democrats and Republicans appeared destined | to win a seat each on the Michigan {Supreme Court bench today as | straggling returns were tabulated in a bitterly contested four-way race for ‘two positions. Reports from 2974 of the 3480 pre- | cincts showed Thomas F. McAllister, {Grand Rapids Democrat, leading with 329,123 votes. Justice: Walter H. North, Battle Creek Republican, polled 326,067 to run in second place. The margin of Democratic Highway Commissioner Murray D. Van Wagmner was narrowed down to 70,165 on the basis of returns from 2963 precincts.

OXNAM WILL SPEAK AT COMMENCEMENT

Times Special GREENCASTLE, April 6.—Bishop G. Bromley Oxnam, former president of DePauw University, is to speak at the Centennial Commencement June 14, the committee announced today. President Clyde E. Wildman, his successor, is to deliver the baccalau-

Class reunions are to feature the four-day program. .

FARM SUPERVISORS "HOLD SESSION HERE

Farm supervisors of 19 State institutions were meeting in the House of Representatives today to coordinate operations of the farms. J. D. Hull, new State Farms Supervisor, urged the superintendents to use the facilities of the Purdue University Extension Bureau. Other speakers were Mrs. Mary Rickett, his assistant; Thurman A. Gottschalk, Institutions Supervisor; and Lieut. Gov. Henry F. Schricker.

.HORSE’'S KICK FATAL By United Press TERRE HAUTE, Ind. April 6.— Injuries received by Nancy Robinson, 6, Ashmore, Ill, when she was kicked by a horse Sunday caused her death in Union Hospital here today.

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PLANE IS FOUND NEAR MOUNTAIN

Pilot Says He /Can See No ‘Signs of Life on Transport.

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reach the wreckage and determine definitely whether any of the eight persons aboard had survived.

The location of the wreckage confirmed reports from persons in Alpine, Greer and near McNary that they had seen the giant, two-mo-tored ship circling dangerously low

ing. Mrs. Henry A. McDaniel. wife of a forest ranger Mountain, near Alpine, said the plane made five wide circles, then headed toward Greer. Mrs. Inez Booth, telephone company manager

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at Springerville, Ariz. said persons in Greer reported seeing the plane. Mt. Baldy is about 20 miles southwest of Greer. The Douglas plane carried receiving radio apparatus,-but ‘could not send, so nothing was known of the difficulties the pilot, Glen Moser, encountered. Persons, howevr, reported seeing the plane passing | snowstorms, and it was considered { possible that ice may have collected on the wings and ailerons, as it did on the T. W. A. plane that crashed near Pittsburgh, Pa., less than two weeks. ago. Joe Wolfolk, Santa Monic:, other Douglas Co. employee was | co-pilot and navigator. Others |aboard were Moser's father, E. R. | Moser, 55; Bernard Tray Jr.; C:eorge { Kent, Merl Estey, a Douglas engi[neer, and his wife; Mrs. B. B. Brun|derlin, mother of a Douglas engi- { neer,

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N. Y. Police Fear Suspected Gedeon Slayer May Commit Suicide.

By United Press NEW YORK, April 6.— Police Commissioner Lewis J, Valentine toe day personally directed the manhunt for Robert Irwin, the 2Y-year-old sculptor, he charged with the Beeke man Hill triple murder,

The search centered near the home of Mrs. Ethel Gedeon Kudner, sister of Veronica Gedeon, artis model, killed Easter Sunday with her mother, Mary, and Frank Byrnes, a lodger. Valentine said he feared that Ire win, a former divinity student, and once an inmate of an insane asylum, might try to murder Mrs. Kudner and then take his own life. With photographs and a thumb= nail description of Irwin, all of the city’s 1950 detectives were told to concentrate on the case to the exe clusion of all but essential duties. Day-long squads went through Bowery lodging houses, cheap rooms ing houses and the haunts of neu rofics. Valentine said that despite. many reports of Irwin having been seen in various other cities in the East that he was certain the suspect still

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CITY CLERK TO MAIL NOTICES ON STICKERS

Second notices to motorists re=

.| ceiving traffic stickers are to pe

issued by postcard instead of* being served by officers under a new sys= tem inaugurated by the City Clerk's office today. Nearly $30,000 in sticker, fees were collected by Daniel O'Neil, City

Clerk, for the year ending April 1 | this year, a new annual record.

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