Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 March 1938 — Page 1
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BRGURSUAN BY GROCER, 64 BANDITS SLUG?
Mérchant Shoots Himself Accidentally in Fight With Intruder.
WIFE WATCHES BATTLE
Three Men Mysteriously Shot During Police Battle With Fugitive.
Police today sought bandits who slugged two victims during a series of week-end crimes which resulted in the fatal shooting of a burglar by a North Side grocer and the wounding of .three persons in another shooting. The slain burglar, identified from
fingerprints as Porter Smith, - alias “Georgia Boy,” 45, a Negro, was shot five times by William I. Eads, 64-yéar-old grocer, in a sirugle at the Eads Grocery Store, 21 E. 23d St, early yesterday. The burglar, wearing a tuxedo, in the ‘store by Mr. Fads, whose wife, Frances, had noticed a light in the store from the rear of their home at 2264 N. Pennsylvania St. She witnessed the struggle in which her husband accidentally shot himself in his left hand.
- Walks Past Burglar
The . grocer saw the tuxedo-clad
Negro behind the meat counter when he entered and walked to the drawer where he kept his revolver. He wheeled and ordered the burglar to remain quiet. Instead, the Negro started . for the door. Mr. Eads fired twice and the burglar hurled a can at the grocer. He then seized a& ginger ale bottle as he with the aged storekeeper. During the struggle, Mr. Eads fired two more shots and the man slumped to the floor. Near the doorway were found a basket full of food, several cuts of meat, ‘butter, cheese, cakes and 10 cirigns of cigarets.
‘Wife Calls Police itn Baa wh Had followed her store, summoned |
a ‘began. “taken to Methodist , where he was treated for the a wound in his hand and & cut inflicted by the bottle-wielding
Pr. Norman R. Booher, Deputy Coroner, said the burglar had been shot through the heart, lungs and brain. He said his verdict would be justifiable homicide. Fingerprint records | showed the Netio recently had been discharged ‘the Indiana State Farm, I hr soreot = yoo for peti’ Jargon: Other arrests dated: back
Three Negroes warn at City Hospital today with bullet wounds after a shooting last night which involved a City detective and a special policemian. Those wounded were Richard Swanigan, 19, of 2401 Hovey st., under arrest for assault and battery with intent to/kill; Leonard Echols, ‘15, of 2540 Columbia Ave., and Justice Collins, 35, of 2702 Columbia
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= shooting occurred outside De Park skating rink when Detective Ferdinand Holt attempted 11 Detestive Swanigan on an assault and battary warrant. The detective said that Swanigan was hiding behind a pile of lumber and the fugitive pushed it over on him. The detective called to Ben Munson, a special officer, who caught Swanigan, but was unable to hold him. Meanwhile Detective Holt freed himself and joined in the chase. ‘Shots were fired and .Swanigan the two bystanders were
wounded. The detective and the special officer said they did not fire their guns ‘and police said ballistic tests would be made in an effort to de-
termine who did. .t 15-year-old youth, armed with gun stolen in a Burglary Sajuse Et was captur uskirk’s day night, as captured in Sus late
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: ‘James Kalsoulis, 1282 E. Court St. called police when he heard the
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Tarkington Opposed to Changing Name of Kennebunkport.
ENNEBUNKPORT, Me., March 7 (U. P.) —Booth Tarkington and Margaret Deland, friendly
town meeting today on a proposal to change the “village's centuryold name to its even more ancient name of Arundel, in honor of Kenneth Roberts’ book. Opposing the change, Mr. Tarkington wrote from his winter home at Indianapolis: “Kennebunkport is an old and honorable name, full of character, and I confess, that for it, I have an affection of the type that - would regret the change. ... . I'm afraid, too, that in time we should all grow pretty tired of explaining why we changed the name.” Though he favored “paying Mr. Roberts such a compliment,” the author feared arguments over the pronunciation of Arundel. Advocating the change, Mrs. Deland believed: the reaction of townspeople was “not enthusiastic,” but “as a matter of common sense, I think the .change would be a good one.”
INDIANA DRAFTS BEER WAR TRUCE
Importers Asked to Waive Entry Fee Under New Proposal.
| Hugh A. Barnhart, State Excise Director, this aftermoon said each of the 14 beer importers had “agreed indi'vidually and voluntarily” to waive handling charges on Michigan beer if the Indiana Alcoholic Beverages Commission so rules.
Indiana and Michigan authorities today moved for a moratorium or final settlement of the “beer war,” scheduled to begin March 14 if peace negotiations fail. A resolution to allow Hoosier importers to bring Michigan beer into Indiana on the same competitive basis as Indiana beer, is being drafted by ‘the Indiana Alcoholic
The Michigan Liquor Control on, which enacted the original ban, is expected to consider granting a 60-day moratorium, at least, to see if the Indiana proposal is acceptable to Michigan: brewers, according to reports. Hugh A. Barnhart, Indiana Excise director, said the four men representing the Michigan Wholesale Beer Distributors’ Association believed a setlement could be reached.
Brewers Hopeful
“The Michigan delegation seemed very hopeful,” Barnhart said, “following Wh conferences during the week-end with Governor Townsend and members of the Indiana Commission. They told us that, if the Michigan Liquor Control Commission refused to consider new Indiana proposals, it would indicate that *' Michigan governmental authorities had no desire to settle this dispute.” Atty. Gen. Omer Stokes Jackson ruled today that there is nothing in the Indiana Alcoholic Beverages Act Jo prohibit such an arrangemen At present, Indiana ports-of-entry charge a fee for handling out-state beer. Under the new proposal, an importer could agree to bring in beer from Michigan breweries without this charge.
Truck Agreement Studied
The Michigan product then would pay the same $1.03 a barrel State tax and wholesale charge that domestic beers now pay, Mr. Barnhaft said, and would be on the same competitive basis as Hoosier brews. It was the Michigan Commission’ s objection to the Indiana importer system which started the dispute. Michigan authorities asserted it was almost impossible for their breweries to find outlets in this state. Meanwhile, Frank Finney, Indiana Auto License Bureau Commissioner, was drafting a proposed reciprocal motor vehicle agreement to allow Indiana trucks to operate in Kentucky without purchasing Kentucky licenses. Mr. Finney conferred with Kentucky officials in Frankfort last week. -
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AUTO CRASHES HURT 10 HERE, KILL 3 IN STATE
Woman Seriously Injured in Safety Zone; 88 Drivers Are Arrested.
39 FINED TOTAL OF $214
Motorcyclist Hit by Car; Girl, 9, Runs Into Side Of Moving Vehicle.
Ten persons were hurt, two seriously, in week-end traffic accidents here and three were killed in Indiana - outside Marion County. Eighty-eight drivers were arrested here. The fatalities included two pedestrians and a driver whose automobile was struck by a train. One man was arrested for driving into a funeral procession, three for
driving while drunk, four for reck- |
lessness and one for failure to stop after an accident.
Thirty-nine motorists were fined ] $214 in Municipal Court today and |§
$271 in fines were suspended. Alfred B. Davis, Ft. Harrison, was fined $5 and costs for not having 1938 plates. Others arrested were to appear this afternoon. Mrs. Ruth B. Burnton, 43, of 1312 N. Pennsylvania St, and Floyd Baker, 24, of 3635 Rockville Road, were the most seriously hurt here. She is at Methodist Hospital where it was reported she had a broken leg, possible skull fracture and body injuries. Mr. Baker remained unconscious at Methodist Hospital today after his car skidded and crashed into a pole in the 1800 block Georgetown Road. Mrs. Burton was struck by an automobile which drove through the safety zone on Illinois St. at 14th. A cab driver, Fred Layton, obtained the license number and police arrested the holder of the license on a vagrancy charge.
Four in One Car Hurt
Four persons were hurt in a headon collision at the Rockville and High School Roads. They were Merle Gustin, 48; his
and his wife, Nora, 39, all of Anderson. Their car collided with one driven by Arthur Kissel, Bridgeport. Mrs. Esther Kline, 40, of R. R. 10, Box 237, was injured when the car in which she was riding with her husband, Ben, in a funeral procession was struck at 30th and Meridian Sts. Police arrested Ralph Kemp, 36, of 2942 McPherson St., for failure to give the procession the right-of-way. “Albert Pervott, 29, of 227 W. 28th St., was hurt when the motorcycle he was driving in the 5100 block Carrollton Ave., was struck by a car police said: was driven by Frank Linton, 5119 Carrollton Ave. Ruth Highthoe, 9, of 418 Harlan St., was hurt slightly when, police | said, she ran into the side of a car driven by William Hamilton, 48, of 1149 “BE. Market St. at State and Southeastern Aves.
Man Killed by Car
Near Anderson
ANDERSON, March 7 (U. P).— Henry Lyon, 27, was killed last night by an automobile as he walked along the road sigh miles west of Anderson.
Washington Woman
Fatally Injured
WASHINGTON, Ind., March 7 (U, P). — Mrs. Walter Wykoff, 68, stepped in front of a car driven by E. R. Williams of Vincennes last night and was’ killed instantly. She became confused when the car approached as she and her husband started to cross the street. Williams was exonerated by Coroner C. P.
Farmer, 75, Dies
As Train Hits Car
MITCHELL, March 7 (U. P).— Struck by a Baltimore & Ohio freight train, Joe Simpson, 75, prominent retired farmer, was killed instantly Saturday night. His automobile was carried 250 feet along the right-of-way and demolished.
. LOS ANGELES, March 7 (U. P). —Mass funerals were begun today
for the many scores who died in the Southern California flood. The
groups of grim and weary men still searched for the missing, five days after the disaster. There were 139 persons listed as dead in the 30,000 square mile area and it was estimated that 200 or more had died. To keep out sightseers and looters during the rehabilitation work, National Guardsmen were on patrol at Anaheim; sheriff’s men blocked the roads in San Bernardino County;
Mass Funerals Held for California Flood Victims
their CompaBions had been drowned when a torrent swept down upon a construction camp 50 miles northwest of Los Angeles. Anaheim was a desolate place today. Thick, sticky mud filled the streets. Broken timbers and driftwood lay in heaps in every direction.
There were rank odors. Fine silt left]
by the receding waters dried quickly
and was whipped up as dust by|
Missing Plane Believed Seen on Mountain
FRESNO, Cal., March 7 (U. P.). —A searching party prepared to leaye at dawn for Goat Mountain, | of 60 miles from . here,
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MONDAY, MARCH % 1938
Heeds Pleas to Run for F ormer Office
William E. Clauer (left), Marion County Democratic chairman, looked on while former Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan (center) accepted petitions from County Treasurer Frank McKinney, urging
400 SAVED AS CRUISER SINKS
FOREIGN SITUATION TODAY MOSCOW — Gorki death described. BARCELONA—Rebel ship sunk. LONDON—Chamberlain discusses modern war. BERLIN—Niemoeller sought. TOKYO-—U. § warned of Communism,
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Barcelona Plans
New. Sea Offensive BARCELONA, March 7 (U.P) — Jubilant Loyalist authorities planned a general naval offensive, it was reported today, as they celebrated their little fleet’s torpedoing of one of the two crack cruisers in the Rebel Navy. Not only did they destroy the cruiser—the Baleares or her sister ship Carnarias, each of 10,000 tons —but their. airplanes bombed other ships in the Rebel fleet. Today the torpedoed cruiser, flames still smouldering in her blackened
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hull, was foundering off Cartagena | while two British warships made for |
a Rebel port with approximately 400 survivors of an estimated crew of 765.
The British warships braved a Loyalist airplane attack on the nationalist fleet to rescue the sur‘vivors. The British ships were the flotilla ‘leader Kempenfelt and the destroyer Boreas. George G. Long of the Boreas was fatally wounded by bomb fragments.
Because of their success in what hol
they called the first real naval battle of the civil war, Loyalist author= ities were overjoyed and Defense Minister Indalecio: Prieto. intimated that he planned offensive warfare off the east coast to break the Rebel blockade which has cut off important supplies of war materials. Prieto; at a press conference last night, showed ‘aerial photographs of the nationalist cruiser as it burned off Cartagena. It was still burning at 6:40 a. m. (Indianapolis Time) today when Government bombing
planes again flew over it, and}: dropped several 550-pound bombs |".
on it and po cruiser which | S1°% was standing b ] The Re Foals. showed the fuel
| tanks of the cruiser blazing, as three
destroyers stood by. They showed Loyalist bombs dropping in the area
and two Rebel cruisers fleeing’ at}, forced sped, bombs falling all about |
them. Analyzing the fight from photographs, Col. Ignacio Hidalgo de Cisneros, chief of air forces, and Vice
Admiral Miguel Buiza, chief of |
naval forces, asserted that two
cruiser were Italians. Others they suggested were British “piracy etrol” ships.
LONDON, March 7 (U. P.) ~The
British destroyers Blanche. and Brilliant were attacked _by five air-| planes off the Spanish Coast yes-| En Upie * patrol | announced |
: | terday while on duty, the today.
There was no damage and there | ‘were no casualties, the Admiralty |
said. The Planes were were unidentified.
Gorki’ s Death Described at Trial
MOSCOW, March 7 (U, P)—A death room scene
Gorki, famous Soviet writer, as ‘the | {central figure was described in a letter read at the purge trial |
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Father Pleads For Kidnapers To Return Son
NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y., March 7 (U. P.)~Murray Levine, increas-
ingly worried for the safety of his
12-year-old son Peter, who was kidnaped 10 days ago, assured the abductors again today the way was open for them to negotiate safely with him. The attorney telephoned to newspapers a statement that i 8) to hurry ahi collet § the $30,000 he is ready
them for a week, but hopes the from is "still alive. At his request the police and Federal agents have kept out of the case. Mr. Levine has become increasingly distraught as the days have But in a telephone interview jo a Said he believed his son is still aliv
LAST SCRIPPS RITES
T0 BE HELD TODAY
Publisher to Be Buried on His _ Ranch, Miramar.
(Baitorial Tributes, Page 10)
: DIEGO, Cal, March 17 .P.) ~—Private funeral services for ert P. Scripps, controlling stockk # of . the Scripps~-Howard Newspapers, will be held at 4 p.m today at his ranch, Miramar, near
here. Dr. Howard Bard will. officiat® The family asked that no flowers be sent.’ Burial will be on the ranch. Mrs. ‘Scripps and their eldest son, *P. Scripps Jr., arrived at the ranch Saturday. They flew to San Diego by private plane from Mexico
“Roy W. Howard, chairman of the executive committee of all ScrippsHoward corporations, arrived by gy fo ‘attend the serv- . George B. Parker, editor-in-4 Scripps-Howard Newsand J. L. Cauthorn, general busine manager of the Pacific -Howard Newspapers, a: © the ranch from Angeles.
: died aboard his yacht, Del Mar, off the tip of The body was ed sea to the liner Pennsylvania, and, accompanied by Mr. Parker and Mr. Cauthorn, who ‘had ‘on the yacht, arAngeles Saturday. Paul controller of the Scripps- : , was scheduled
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Mr. Sullivan announced he would plea. of thé more than 111,000
RESUME HEARING ON LIGHT RATES
Data, Showing Losses, at Session Tomorrow.
. te Indiana Public Service Commission hearings on the five-year-old Indianapolis Power & Light Co. rate case are to be resumed IOTTOW. The utility requested to be allowed to show. recent business Josses anc and gi Sg cork cate uding pe incl representatives of downtown department stores and industrial concerns, are expected to be represented when the session begins at 10 a. m. at the State House. Public Counselor Ralph Hanna said that if the company brought in a consiclerable mass. of new evidence he intended to ask for an adjournment, following om ple} ion of the company’s case, to prepare his rebuttal. The company’s petition shows a decrease in gross electric revenue from the sale of kilowatt hours since the Commission’s interlocutory rate reduction of April. The company’s figures consist of a month by month comparison of gross electric revenue between 1936 and 1937, beginning in April of each year. The April, 1937, increase, according to the petition, was $83,239.08, or 10.835 per cent, over April, 1936. Each succeeding 1937 month showed smaller and smaller increases over comparative months-in 1936 until in October the 1937. gross electric revenue showed a loss of $16,642.37 or 1.962 per cent under October, 1936. January, 1938, the company said, showed a revenue reduction of $47,015.45 or 4.971 per cent under January, 19317. The company estimated it would have the following cost increases in| 1938, compared with 1937: Wages and -salaries, $55,348; coal, $190, 877; freight rates, $47,777; social security, $18,000; local taxes, $114,000. Mr. Hanna estimated -the company. had a gross: revenue increase from all sources during 1937 of approximately $670,000. He ‘pointed out that his figure was no direct comparison with the company’s staHistics, since his took in the entire year and countec revenue received from the sale of steam and miscellaneous items, as well as electricity.
MERCURY RISE FORECAST
were forecast for Indianapolis 'to- ‘| night by the Weather Bureau: Skies are to Je. partly; cloudy, the bureau
forecast.
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| offered to make any kind of deal funds | n"cofnestion With tho Cobiyact,
The two men usiiell they" ever
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Judge Hughes to File
Mr. Sullivan, an attorney, signatures.
and Court House.
SULLIVAN TO RUN FOR MAYORALTY; - 3 TO SEEK BENCH
| Former Executive ve of City A City Accepts Petitions Bearing 111,274 Signatures; Confers ‘With Democratic Ward Chairmen.
REFRAINS FROM ACTIVE CAMPAIGN
for Renomination for
‘High Court; Royse, Bain and A Boetcher Are Candidates.
Former Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan'today announced that he will be a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Mayor, but said he will not make an active campaign personally before the May 3 primary.
made his announcement when
ward chairmerpresented him with petitions bearing 111,274 Five other candidates announced and official filing of candidacy declarations continued at the State House
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announced for Mayor include: Edward O. Snethen, Democrat, and M. Bert Thurman, Ward B. Hiner and George A. Henry, Republicans. Sheriff Otto Ray, Democrat, has said he will run either for Mayor or County Treasurer, Judge Hughes to Run Candidates announcing today included Judge James PF. Hughes of the Indiana Supreme Court for renomination at the Democratic con-
vention in June and Mayor Boetcher for Democratic nomination for
bur A. Royse, Republican nomination for Superior Court 1 and William D. Bain for the Republican nomination for Circuit Court judge. HE Judge H ‘Hughes, a graduate of DePauw University and Indiana Law School; is ‘completing his first term on the Supréme Court. He was elected in 1933 after serving 22 years as Putnam Circuit. Court. judge. The petitions were presented to former Mayor Sullivan by County Treasurer Frank McKinney, chairman of the committee which circulated them, at the meeting of ward chairmen at Loew’s ‘Theater Building. Plans Campaign If Named Mr. Sullivan lained that his
campaign referred only to the primary, but said that if nominated he would make a “vigorous tight for election.” Business interests will prevent his taking time to campaign for the nomination, he commented. “We'll take care of that,” a member of the committee shouted. William E. Clauer, county Democratic chairman, opened the meeting, then turned it over to Mr. Mc-
Kinney. x Cheered by Workers
“The Democratic Party has held it its duty to .give sound and ‘economical government,” Mr. McKinney said. “In searching for an outstanding man as nominee'for Mayor, we have caused to be circulated a petition asking Mr. Sullivan to enter the race.” As Mr. Sullivan walked to the front of the room fo receive the petitions” from Mr. McKinney, ward | chairmen and Democratic. workers cheered. © Mr. McKinney “said: “It is my great joy to present to you these petitions, and we urge that you give a listening ear to these signers, who come from all walks of life. Business men and laborers, professional men and women* from both the Democratic and Republican Parties, have signed this plea. “We beseech you to accede to the request.” The audience cheered again. Mr. Sullivan replied: “This is the most complimentary thing that has ever happened to
me. ” Reads Statement Then he read the following pre-
fected by the request TU tizens Wt I booms 3
Other candidates who have ©
County Treasurer. Others were Wil-
proviso against making an active
a nomination, I will accept the same. “I have made no pledge or prome ise to any individual, group or in= dividuals or corporations, and win make none. “However, I do pledge our citizens that if elected Mayor, I will give my time, energy and ability to the administration of the affairs of the city in as conscientious manner as I know how, for the best interests of all the epople of the community.”
Native of Indianapolis .
Mr. Sullivan, a native of Indian apolis, was graduated from Wabash College in 1897, and the Indiana Law School in 1899. In 1911 he was elected to the State Senate. In 1916 he became City Controller, resigning later ‘ that year. to énlist in the Army. After service he resumed the Controller’s post. At the end of the term he reenti private practice of law and | not enter politics ‘again until . 1930, when he was elected” Mayor to succeed L. Ert Slack. He served for five years, due to the skip election law, leaving office in 1935. Since that time he has been in private law practice. His office is'in the State Life Building. He is an Episcopalian and Shriner. Mayor Boetcher has been an active Democrat for several years and was Democratic’ County chairman during the successful campaigns in 1934 and 1936. When John W. Kern: became Mayor in 1935 he named Mr, Boetcher City Controller. When Mr. Kern resigned last October to accept a Federal position, Mr, Boetcher became Mayor. :
Resident Here 50 Years
Mayor Boetcher said that, if elected Treasurer, he would “adhere strictly to a policy of constant service to the public and courtesy toward the. public.” He was born in La Porte 56 years ago. For 50 years he and his fame ily have lived at 1142 W. 34th St, . The Mayor was secretary and treasurer of the Meridian Service Co. for 14 years before entering public life, Mr. Royse, who has on many oc= casions sat as special judge and judge pro tem., said if elected he would perform ‘the duties of judge with impartiality, and in the matter of allowance of fees for receivers and attorneys his sole guide would be the “reasonable value of the services rendered.”
Royse Born in City
Mr. Royse was born in Indiane apolis. He is married and lives with his wife and one daughter at 4073 Park Ave. He is a member of the St. Joan of Arc Church and the Indianapolis Bar Association. Mr. Bain was graduated from Indiana University Law School in 1908. He is a member of the law firm of Cox, Conder, Bain & Cox. He is .married and lives at 4232 Rookwood Ave, is a member of
Scottish Rite and Delta Theta: Phi, law fraternity. Amos Stevens, Democrat, ane nounced his candidacy for County Commissioner from the second district. He lives at R. R. 9, Box 103, First Precinct Center Township out side. The incumbent is Clarence I. Wheatley, Democrat. Sanaiate) Sho filed declarations today Secre A G. Mueller included: an gus
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