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VOLUME 49—NUMBER 271

SLUM PROJECT OPENS FEB. 15: RENTS CUT §2

Building Faults Insufficient To Delay Occupancy, Says Straus.

ROOMS TO AVERAGE $4.43

Larger Apartments to Cost $24.91 in Lockefield

Garden Group.

By DANIEL KIDNEY

Times Staff Writer

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.—

Rents were reduced $2.10 a!

month for the Lockfield Gardens apartments in Indianapolis and occupany dates were set for Feb. 15-28 today by Nathan Straus, Housing Au-

thority Administrator.

Previously Mr. Straus had announced an independent inspection of the $3,246,480 slum-clearance and low-rent housing project had shown structural defects were not serious enough to delay occupancy.

Title Holder Law Is Tested By Suit Here

A Circuft Court suit seeking fo enjoin the State from enforcing the windshield sticker law was filed today by T. Ernest Maholm, Indianapolis attorney. He said the suit was filed in his own name “in behalf of others similarly situated to avoid a multiplicity of suits.” He alleged the act was unconstitutional for the following reasons: “It conflicts with laws of other states and interfers with jurisdic- | tion of the Interstate Commerce | Commission over interstate trucks. | “It prohibits free use of the car | owner's property until equipped with a particular brand of article | bearing the stamp of approval of | Prank Finney, Motor Vehicle Bureau head, and discriminates against manufacturers of better contrivances for the same purpose. i “The regulation is arbitrary, capricious, and unreasonable. It at{tempts to give Mr. Finney the right to reject or accept any bids | for the article and to seil it at the extravagant price of 25 cents each, under penalty of prosecution. “The act also attempts to vest powers delegated to the Secretary | of State in another bureau.”

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‘Gary Man to Test ‘Title Holder Law

GARY, Ind, Jan. 21 (U.P) — { A legal test of the State's new law i requiring motorists to affix owner-

FORECAST: Rain and

BISHOP OFFERS NOE 108 AGAN IF FAST ENDS

‘But Friends of Starving Priest Believe He Will Continue Course.

‘GROWS WEAKER RAPIDLY

i ‘Won’t Tolerate Preaching or Practicing of Such a Vagary,” Says Maxon.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Jan. 21 (U.P). —The man who deposed Dean [Israel H. Noe from the Episcopal [Cathedral of St. Mary opened a door today through which the for‘mer dean may return to service if he chooses. The Rev. Mr. Noe, weaker than he 'has beén at any time since he started | 2 fast on Jan. 2 in an attempt to prove that he is immortal, probably | will not pass through that door. All | evidence indicated today that he

| would continue on his course until

| he reaches “the spiritual plane of

life"—or death.

One or the other is not far dis- |

tant on this, the 20th day of his

His scalihg down of rents is in line [ship certificates in celluloid holders | fast.

with similar action taken on othe: projects inherited from Works Administration, he said. The new rent schedule calls for payments averaging $4.43 per room per month, exclusive of utilities.

$20 to $25 a Month

The Housing Authority stated 456 three-room units would be rented at an average of $20.86 per month and 290 of four rooms at $24.91 per month, the rentals including heat. hot water. illumination and electricity for cooking and refrigeration. “Because no legally constituted public housing agency has been established in Indianapolis, the Housing Authority will manage the project with the advice of the Indianapolis Advisory Committee on Housing,” Mr. Strauss said. The rentals are set in accordance with the Housing Act, which established specifications governing rentals at the amounts necessary to pay all management, operation and maintenance costs, plus such additional amounts as the authority

shall determine are consistent with |

maintaining the low rent character of such projects.

Authority Gets Surplus “In addition to the eash return

| to windshields will be made by the

the Public [Chicago Motor Club, Charles Hobbs, |

| secretary of the Gary branch, had | announced today. | Mr. Hobbs will make the test case. When the Criminal Court affidavit for disobeying the law is filed against him, his attorney, Richard

the affidavit.

URGES STRICTER MARRIAGE LAWS

‘Gottschalk Says Separated Parents Chief Cause Of Delinquency.

(Another Story, Page 14)

Tightening of Indiana's marriage law as a major step to reduce child delinquency was suggested today by Thurman A. Gottschalk, State Welfare administrator.

Speaking before the Indiana | Federation of Clubs seventh district

| Exvlains His Decision

Speaking from a sick bed. Bishop James M. Maxon. head of the Epis[copal diocese of Tennessee, told [why he removed Dean Noe. In so doing, he said, he would “protect land cherish the Dean so long as

Kaplan, Gary, will move to quash | either of us lives,” but, would not |

| tolerate the “teaching, preaching or practicing” of what he called “a vagary.” “Once I was Dean's vagary,” said, “there was but one thing for | me to do—remove him. When the | Dean gives up his vagary there will {be a place for him in the diocese. (So long as he lives, even though he might not return to the active ministry, there will be a place for | him in the diocese. I cannot, I will | not permit the teaching, the preach[ing or the practicing of such a vagary in my diocese. It is contrary to all that the Church teaches. “The dean shall have all my pro- | tection. He and his wife and chil-

| dren shall have economic security.” i Bishop Extremely Weak | Bishop Maxon is extremely weak.

[He contracted influenza shortly after the Christmas holidays and

informed of the Bishop Maxon

colder tonight, with lowest temperature about 35; tomorrow

FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 1938

‘Please Take Care of Queenie’

Queenie the “orphaned” Spitz, is warm for the first time this winter,

‘Grieving Over Dog’s Fate,

Evicted Cripple Falls Dead

By JOE COLLIER William Williamson, . whose tall, . limping figure was around 22d St. and College Ave. was dead today He collapsed vesterday near the home from which he had been evicted three days ago as he sought to escape friends who wished to send ——————8 him to City Hospital.

| “I can't go to the hospital,” he GOVERNOR Fl DS | told them. “There's no one to take

| care of Queenie” (his dog). ‘State Committee Expected To Name McHale to

| He collapsed in the bicycle shop {of Theron Miller, 708 E. 22d St, Taggart’s Post.

who occasionally gave Mr. WilliamBy TOM OCHILTREE

{son small sums of money for food. | “You'll have to go to the hospital,” | Mr. Miller said, but the gaunt man put up a protesting hand and said | he couldn't. Later, Mr. Williamson left the Flees Offer for Help Times Staff Writer tel Wir. WiliEHISON'S | FRENCH LICK, Jan. 21.—Gover- | ‘while noticing Mr. wits nor Townsend and Democratic | condition, Mr. Farley started to cal | party leaders were in caucus here police for an ambulance and Mr. {today prior to a State Committee |wwijjamson again fied. {meeting at which Frank McHale was | He ‘Walked along Ooilege ‘Ave. [a

well known

ley, funeral director of 1604 W. Morris St.

shop and entered a grocery store on scheduled to be elected national . pparently toward his home, 728 E. |

fair.

Entered

at Postoffice, Indianapolis,

|AUTO INDUSTRY (FAVORSF.D.R.'S

Business Improvement Is

Predicted With Trade Upturn in Spring.

‘PRESSURE’ SELLING HIT

For President After Survey Is Made.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 (U. P). —Auto industry spokesmen today

approved President Roosevelt's credit-selling recommendations and | forecast a spring upturn in motor sales which should improve business generally. | The motormen, representing leading manufacturers and sales affiliates, met with President Roosevelt shortly after the Chief Executive

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DEATH PENALTY FOR MRS. JONES

‘She Slumps in Witness Chair After Denying Schuler Child Murder and Ownership Of Purported Lethal Weapon.

TELLS PROSECUTOR MEMORY IS POOR

Unarmed, She Claims,

Hitting Report of Friendship With Vietim’s Family Prior to Tragedy.

By SAM TYNDALL Times Staff Writer

21.—Chewing gum through a handkerchief she held at her mouth, Mrs. Etta

and talking

| had restated his holding company | Jones denied today in direct testimony that she killed 18«

| and price objectives. Speaking for the

auto group, | year-old Helen Schuler and then, on cross-examination, res

Alvin Macauley, Automobile Maau- | peatedly told Prosecutor Spencer that she could not remems- —————% ber certain circumstances.

| facturers’ Association and Packard | Motor Co. head said: | “We reported to the President that we are hopeful of a seasonal | increase of sales in the spring that will bring about an improvement in business. “We found ourselves in hearty [agreement with the President's | principles on the subject of install- | ment selling.”

Favors Tighter Credit

{ Mr. Roosevelt has indicated be- | lief that installment sales methods |in the automobile industry offer | too-liberal credit and he is believed to favor larger down payments to prevent over-selling of the market and too great strains on consumer credit resources. Mr. Macauley said: “Properly used installment buy[ing has and will continue to help millions of families to a higher | standard of living with a corresponding increase in employment.

permitting their desires to take them into debt beyond their means is bad business al] around. “We agreed to meet and discuss among ourselves any improvement relating to the subjécts discussed and to report back to the President.” Beeks 1926 Price Level

The President presented his views |

Bomb Found Near Japanese Liner; Quezon Refuses Iron Mine Offer.

SHANGHAI—American missionaries | seek ‘o inform President Roosevelt, through McNutt, of difficulties in Japanese-occupied territory. MANTLA-=Quezon refuses Japanese offer for iron mines. | SEATTLE—Police find time bomb near Japanese liner.

But high pressuring customers or PARIS—New Cabinet, facing confi- |

| ‘dence vote today, co-ordinates | ‘defense ministry. | TERUEL—Rebels win fierce battle on hill overlooking city.

| - a SHANGHAI, Jan. 21 (U, P).— American missionaries are seeking | to advise President Roosevelt of

| difficulties which they complain

MISSION HEADS ASK NUTT AID

Mr. Spencer, who today told The Times he will ask the death penalty for Mrs. Jones, questioned her in calm and deliberate fashion. She told him her memory of events after the slaying and during the subsequent | investigation was faulty because she | had had [frequent fainting spells when ‘black spots appeared before my eyes and 1 could remember nothing.” Time after time as the crossexamination proceeded, she denied memory of conversations officers earlier had testified she had had with them, Slumps in Witness Chair

She became weary under ques= tioning and slumped down in the witness chair. Special Judge Edgar

before he recovered. suffered an | maggart.

College Ave. where he met Joe Far[committeeman to succeed Thomas {21st St., until he sank to the side-

in a press conference before meeting | they have met in seeking to con-

Rice adjourned the morning session at 11:45 a. m,, 15 minutes early, Mrs. Jones took the stand in her own defense as court opened today [and Miss Bess Robbins, her attor- | ney asked: | @—=Did you at any time shoot | Helen Schuler? ‘A:—~No, 1 did not. Q—Did you at any time shoot | Mrs. Schuler. A—No, 1 did not. | @—Ts this your gun (showing her [the weapon the State claims is the | death gun), A—TIt is not. My gun {was of a French make and much smaller.

from rentals, any funds remaining |jegislative committee at the Clay-

attack of measles. Only in the last |

The Governor arrived shortly be-

in reserve at the end of 60 years is

to be available to the housing au- |

thority. “To be acceptable for admission, tenants must be in real need of better housing facilities and now living in substandard housing conditions. In accordance with the housing act,

| pool Hotel, Mr. environment the d lin child conduct. | He cited a survey made recently lat the State Girls’ School which showed that 219 of 292 inmates came from “broken homes.” Marion County study revealed that

etermining factor

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Gottschalk held | two days has he been informed of |p

| events in the diocese. | Dean Noe's removal, coming from | the Bishop who for years has been | one of his close friends, was a shock to him The Bishop ‘‘beseeched” Dean Noe to give up his fast and take nour-

re noon with his executive secre(tary, Dick Heller; | Hartford City business man, and { Mr. McHale, The three immediately went into 'a conference with Mr. Taggart and | State Chairman Omer Stokes Jack[son

Alex Pursley, |

[walk. Max Finley, 1823 Ruckle St. Istopped his car, and went to the {man’s aid. He put his arms around | him and made him as comfortable {as possible, | “You'll have pital,” he =aid. “I can’t go to the hospital on ac-

to go to the hos- |

| with automotive leaders for a dis- |

['eussion of . credit motor industry. | Referring to his statement of last | week that all holding companies | Hust £0, Mr. Roosevelt said his remarks were directed particularly

policies in the

| at public utility holding fisms and

| bank stock holding companies. He did not refer, he said, to manage-

| tinue their she left

work in Japanese-oc- |

| ‘cupted territory, it was Shi

today. A group of the missionaries, fit was learned, seek a conference with | High Commissioner McNutt of the | Philippines, who is conferring here with Admiral Harry E. Yarnell on |

[she never had seen it since

She told the jury that her gun in a drawer at her home on the day of the shooting and that She denied that she had any gun with her when she went to Beech Grove on the day of the slaying or that she had ever told any officer that she had had one.

tenants must have an income suffi- | 1651 of 3835 juvenile delinquency |; i wisi “Rvervihi ’ is Ww lo Washington to report | q V lishment under medical supervision. | Everything will go along as it coiiit of Thy, dog.” he sajd. Mr. Wil his way to a £2 p | Q=DH You Sh July 2b. OF at Bry

cient to pay rent and provide for necessary living expenses. Their net income, however, must not be in excess of five times the rental, except in the cases of families with three or more minor dependents. where the ratic between income and

rental shall not exceed six to one.” !

Final payments have not been made to the general contractor, N. P. Severin ‘Co., Chicago, but a settlement may be achieved later through litigation. There still is great dispute over responsibility for the construction faults. These included cracking seams in the brick exterior, wet and scaled walls and warped floors.

TEMPERATURE DROP IS FORECAST TONIGHT

TEMPERATURES

39 39 39 40

41 43 40 42

10 a. m.... 1 a. Mm... 2 (Neon). 1%. Mh...

. Mm » mm

As a thin fog settled over Indianapolis today, the Weather Bureau

predicted u drop in temperature and |

rain tonight. Tomorrow will be fair, the Bureau said.

3 HAMMOND BANDITS ROB TAVERN OF $4000

HAMMOND, Jan. 21 U P).— Three bandits escaped with $4000 early today after holding up George Novotny, Whiting tavern owner, as he was closing. The gunmen threatened to kill Novotny's wife, Mary, their baby, and his two brothers, Joseph and Rudolph Novotny, police were told. The tavern owner was held in a washroom by one bandit, while the other two went upstairs and aroused other members of the household. The gunmen grabbed $4000 hidden in a washing machine, but overlooked $2800 more in a different place.

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cases in 1936 involved children of separated families.

Social Delinquency

“No doubt we need our marriage law strengthened and our divorce courts tightened,” he said. “There is no doubt that these steps taken

delinquency. Mavbhe it is, as J. Edgar Hoover said, ‘not child delinquency so much as social delinquency.’ “It is not the function of the Wel-

the parents of a child may have a divorce, and we certainly cannot prevent’ death in the family, but when such unfortunate stances do occur, we stand at the door ready to give the financial assistance and supervision that will prevent the disintegration of the home. “IT am greatly interested in our child welfare program and thoroughly believe that. if we begin with the child and follow that child through to maturity, we shall cure many of the future's social ills. “If we are going to attack the social problems of our state with

go in for long-time planning, not only for our institutions physical plants, but also for educational and | social adjustment programs.” | . as mo |

FATAL TO OFFICER

25 Fined Mere.

The name of Theodore McNeil, Indianapolis traffic patrolman, today was added to the State's list of traffic victims. Injured Monday when his motorcycle crashed into a highway sign at the intersection of State Roads 9 and 67 near Anderson, he died late yesterday at St. John's Hospital, Anderson. He lived at 942 Congress Ave. and is survived by his wife, Beatrice, and a daughter, Dolores, | Funeral services are to be held at 10 a m. Monday at Shirley Brothers Central Chapel. Burial is to be in Washington Park. While fog and mist increased traffic hazards here, both accidents (Turn to Page Three)

| FT. WAYNE OFFICIAL DYES

| PT. WAYNE, Jan. 21 ‘@W. DP). = [Paul P. Xinder, 71, Democratic president of the Allen County Commissioners, died today at his home following a short illness. He was a contractor and former City Councilman:

now would do much to curb child |

| fare Department to determine when |

circum- |

any degree of intelligence. we must |

Dies in Anderson Hospital;

| But friends of the Dean said he | has been scheduled,” Mr. Jackson would not be easily turned aside | declared in stressing that there is from a course he set for himself 10 | harmonv within the ranks of the | vears ago—a plan that called for | party leadership. “There is plenty of him to abandon physical comforts | harmony down here.” gradually until he came to where | | he would live on “spiritual suste- | nance” alone. | Mr. Noe, sitting in an easy chair | in a room on the second floor of | his house, made only a brief reply— | that he would have no comment | | until he had had an opportunity to | confer with the bishop. He is not worried about what | friends, who regret the course he | has taken, or enemies, who criticize | him severely, are saying today. “My enemies give me strength,” | is his reply to criticism. | Looking at him—a skeleton of a | man with ashen skin, burning eves and a hoarse voice—it is obvious that he needs strength, fron any | source he can derive it.

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ANDERS 1S LINKED TO ANOTHER KIDNAPING

Body of Ross and $30,000 Of Ransom Recovered.

BULLETIN ST. PAUL, Minn, Jan. 21 (U. P.) .—Peter Anders made a last vain effort to escape today, the Minneapolis Star and the St. Paul Daily News sajfd in a combined copyrighted story. Anders, the story said, although chained to a Federal Agent “attacked J, Edgar Hoover and his squad” when confronted with the bodies of his two murder victims last night near Spooner, Wis.

SPEEDWAY UPSETS BEN DAVIS CAGERS

(Details, Page 24)

Beech Grove, Southport and | Speedway City triumphed in frst round games today in the annual | Marion County tourney at South- = port Gym. ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 21 (U. P)). Beech Grove took the opener —J. Edgar Hoover, Federal Bureau from Franklin Township, 28 to | of Investigation head, declared to-

37-19, in the second contest and kidnaper and killer. had been eonSpeedway scored an upset in the ‘nected with another kidnaping and last game of the morning by de- was suspected of participation in feating Ben Davis, 29-28. [still another. Mr. Hoover and his Play continues this afternoon and tonight with the final game schednuled for tomorrow night. \

Charles S. Ross, 72, kidnap victim, (Turn to Page Three)

Harmony was further cited in the |

linmson replied in a barely audible | voice. | “Where is the dog?" T'll take care ‘of him and see that he has a good home. He'll be waiting for when you come back.”

Then police came and took Mr. | Williamson away. Mr. Finley and police found the dog, a small spitz, locked inside Mr. Williamson's home. On the porch were a suitcase and a trunk, evidently filled with Mr. Williamson's belongings. The rooms were bare. Lived There 20 Years

Neighbors said the family had lived there nearly 20 vears. Mr, Williamson broke his leg several vears ago and it never had healed correctly. they said. He since had been unable to attend to his beekeeping business. His wife who had been a dressmaker died two years ago. and his mother, an invalid for many years, died last May. Since then he had sold the furniture, item by item. and had taken long walks daily hoping to strengthen his leg so he could re-

18; Southport walloped Oaklandon, [day that Peter Anders, 30. confessed |

agents had recovered the bodies of |

turn to work, Neighbors said he had been in {the house all winter, without fire, | gas, water or electricity. Asked re- | cently by one of the neighbors why [he didn’t build a fire, he replied: | “Tean't. T gave my coal away. { Mr. Finley took the dog to Stout's | Dog Hospital, 1430 N. Capitol Ave. At the one-time Williamson home | today there was nobody but a depu|'ty sheriff who said he was seeing that the place was locked and had not been told of the fate of its for- | mer owner, Mr, Williamson.

you |

“At home but I've been evicted.” |

ment companies of the type, for instance. of the Pennsylvania Railroad which operates as a unit through several companies in many states. | His price ‘objective, he declared. | is to restore the level of 1926 prices. Considering 1926 prices as 100, he presented today's average as 69.

DIMAGGIO REJECTS $25,000 FOR 1938

Ruppert Admits Failure of

NEW YORK, Jan. 21 (U. P.) —Joe | DiMaggio refused an offer of $25,000 |as his 1938 salary, Col. Jacob Ruppert, New York Yankees club owner, said today after a conference with him. DiMaggio, who received $15.000 in 1937, supposedly is asking for $30,000. He told reporters the econtract received yesterday and Trefurned unsigned called for an in-

said today's offer represented further increase. He would not disclose either figure, saying that “Col. Ruppert and 1 agreed to keep them secret.” Col. Ruppert at first refused to give figures, but changed his mind. “There will be a lot of speculation on this matter,” he said. ‘So 1 feel we might as well make the figures known. The present offer is $25.000, and 1 hope 1 don't have to go higher.”

(Radio Details, Page 29) By JOE WILLIAMS

Tiles Speefal Weiter Farr ought to win. He has youth NEW YORK, Jan. 21. — The jon his side. This means speed heavyweights come back to Madison | oie 2 y Square Garden tonight. Tt's Tommy | Stamina and ambition. It's seldom Farr of Wales at 207 pounds against safe to string along with these Jimmy Braddock of Hagueville at| Old Pappy guys. Somewhere along

1997; for 10 rounds or less. The championship of the Joe | the route they generally run out af Louis consolation flight seems to be | 82S—and the next filling station is the only artistic thing at stake. Both always miles away. Life's like that. Farr and Braddock were elimihated | Everybody knows Braddock's limby the Detroit Negro in the main |itations. He's the most beaten flight. Parr kept his match alive to | fighter that ever won the chamthe home green. His short game car- | pionship. This is something you ried him through. Braddock was can't laugh off. He was either an ‘knocked off at the eighth. ‘ordinary fighter or an erratic | ‘Championships aren't necessary fighter. He's undoubtedly more | to interesting fights. If two men put | settled now. But to offset this new up a spirited, earnest, valid per- consistency, he's older, slower and | formance, that's about all you can more vulnerable, [as without being gluttonous. Parr | Until Braddock demonstrates ahd are likely to do just

| that. They'll be in their leveling, anyway. Their folks brought them up right.

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otherwise, it may be wise to assume

that in marching to the championship he didn't get better—the opposition just got worse. He won the championship from Max Baer. Nobody ever called Baer a gréat heavyweight, and the night he lost to Braddock he was below even his own standard of mediocrity,

Now if this estimate of Braddock

is reasonably sound, Parr hash't a great deal to whip; he is meeting a shopworn veteran who's got more dough than he ever thought existed, whose artistic ambitions ceased to exist the instant Louis pole-axed him at Chicago, and whose distinction as a fighter always has rested mainly on a fair right-hand punch.

Yes, if Parr can fight just a bit more than passably well he ought to be able to handle this assighHR even though the shortness of t ut should operate in favor of Braddock

Old Pappy Guys Like Braddock Usually Run Out of Gas, Says Williams, Picking Farr in ‘One of Those Things’

But why doubt that Farr can fight passably well? Didn't he hold off Louis last summer? True, he did. But Louis, himself, has become a quectionbale quantity in the fight scale, More and more, apparently, it becomes necessary to make apologies for him. A defeat for Parr would give the whole heavyweight division a badly discolored optic. Imagine Farr, who stood off Louis, bowing to the ancient and battered Braddock. That would just about confirm all suspicions that the division is totally lacking in class. If Braddock wins it probably will be by outstanding stabbing and out- | maneuvering the Welshman, the way he won against Baer, That was a stinko, if you'll recall This one could be another, and very easily,

crease over the 1937 figures. He also | n |

on Japahese infiltration into the Phillippines. The missionaries want to ask Commissioner McNutt to advise the

understood, and it was expected that if they saw the high commissioner they would complain of alleged Japanese froop encroachments on mission properties. Chinese civic organizations at Hankow have sent a letter to American Ambassador Neison T. Johnson protesting against reported plans for a private American loan of 50 million dollars to Manchukuo. Ambassador Johnson replied that he would do his best to urge responsible Americans to give Chinese public opinion due consideration. Japanese Embassy attaches promised today to investigate an incident in which United States mail was opened on its way .to Shanghai. However, .\ newspaper correspondent, reported to the Embassy that seven letetrs delivered to him through the Bhanghai postoffice, four had been opened and ore was empty.

‘Quezon Refuses Japanese Offer

MANTLA, Jan. 21 (U. P).—The | Manila La Tribune said today Com-

| mohwealth President Manuel Que- |

|zon had rejected attractive Japa-

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ONE CONVICT SLAIN, TWO SHOT IN BREAK

Kansas Prison Inmates Hide Dummies in Bed.

LANSING, Kas, Jan. 21 (U. P).— One convict was dead, two wounded and five in solitary confinement today after a bold attempt to slip to freedom by hiding wooden dummies in their beds and throwing the State Prison into darkness to cause confusion. Led by Cecil Thornbrugh, 25-year-old killer who was slain by a guard, the eight plotters reached the prison yard before they were subdued. They had planned elaborately, and had assembled the wooden dummies, crudely designed knives. a rope with an iron hook for climbing the wall. They were aided by a fog. and two confederates in the powerhouse to cut off the lights at their signal. eir scheme went amiss, however, when Warden Kirk Prather rah to an auxiliary switch and restored the lights and guards began firing before they could reach the wall with their rope,

President of their situation, it was |

of |

| City. | Mrs. Schuler then described prep=

other time, make any improper ads | vances to Miss Talley. A—I certainly | did not. She safd she once was taken to | the Schuler home after the killing [and that she was made to sit in | the bedroom with window shades drawn while a number of officers “talked to me all at once.” Once, she said, Miss Talley told her that ‘she would make me sleep i with my head on a spot of blood.” When she was in City Hospital re covering from a fall at the jail she said was caused by sickness, she said her legs were fastened by irons to the bed in the Detention Ward. She denied ever telling officers that she had known the Schulers before the murder Claim Reputation Good Miss Robbins opened her defense of the rooming house operator late yesterday after the State had rested. Mrs, Clara Bchuler, Tell | City, Helen's mother, was the last | State witness. Special Judge Edgar A. Rice over= ruled a defense motion for a directs ed verdict of #cquittal. Mr. and Mrs. Gus Slider, Louiss ville, Ky., testified in behalf of Mrs. | Jones before the trial adjourned | yesterday. | They said they had known Mrs, Jones for nearly 18 vears and that | her reputation while she lived in Louisville was good. Miss Robbins said she would call about a dozen witnesses Deputy Prosecutor John Kelley asked Mrs. Clara Schuler yesterday: Q—Whan did you last see your child alive. A—On July 8. Q—Was that in your home in Tell A—Yes, in my home.

| arations for Helen's suprise visit to | her father, Walter Schuler, and her stepmother, Mrs, Lottie Schuler, in Beech Grove. She was not cross-examined. Two handkerchiefs which tha | State said belonged to Mrs. Jones | were introduced into evidence. | One, according to testimony of | Al. Lynch, special investigator for | the Marion County Prosecutor's of= | fice, was found soaked in blood in | a wash bowl in the bathroom of the | Schuler home, The other, Mr. Lyneh said, wak found in adrawer in Mrs. Jones’ rooming house on N. Talbott St. The State claimed the two hande kerchiefs were similar.

SON BORN IN MANILA TO MRS. WAYNE COY

MANTLA, P. 1, Jan, 21 (U. P= A son was born here vesterday to Mrs. Wayne Coy. wife of the ad= ministrative assistant to U. 8. Com= missioner MeNutt, Mr. Cov formerly was Tndiana WPA director and head of the Indiana Welfare Department.