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. Dewey's Star Witness Accused of Stealing $300, 000 From Racket
Hines’ Cone Makes Weinbely Squirm as He Hurls Sarcastic Charges Against Credi-
bility of Gangster Testimony:
NEW YORK, Aug. 25 (U. P.).—The most damaging witness the State has yet produced against James J. Hines, Tammany boss charged with protecting Dutch Schultz's twenty million dollar policy racket, was accused in cross-examination today of stealing $300,000 from the racket. With withering sarcasm and roars that echoed off the court room walls, Lloyd Paul Stryker, two-fisted chief defense counsel for Hines,
attacked the credibility of George®-
Weinberg, business manager for the Schultz mob who turned State’s evidence in admitted hope of lenfency. The hawk-faced Weinberg, who endured with stoicism the opening of cross-examination yesterday, was shaken by the force and fire of today’s ordeal. His hands twisted and fluttered as Mr, Stryker drove home his points. He looked appealingly to District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey and got no help. The climax came during testimony about what became of the
‘ $780,000 net profit the Schultz mob
made during 156 days in 1932, when Hines allegedly was receiving $250
to $1000 a week from the racket for
protecting it from police and magis-
trates. At first Weinberg said Schultz took $275,000 from the net, leaving approximately $505,000. The $275, 000 was needed, he said, because Schultz was a fugitive and required the money for lawyers and other purposes. Then as Mr. Stryker dug into the finances of the mob, with some assistance from Justice Fer-
" dinand Pecora, Weinberg altered his
testimony to say that the withdrawal was from the $505,000. Finally, in a thorough state of confusion, he said the money was taken from a total of $330,000. Mr. Stryker leaped upon the contradictions.
Figures Are Confused “Where is that $300,000,” he demanded. “You stole it, didn’t you?” “I gave it to Schultz,” Weinberg Yeplied.
“You stole it, didn’t you?” the de-|. : fense counsel insisted.
“I did not. I gave it to Schultz.” By the time the morning session fwas concluded, Weinberg’s testimony about the mob’s financial affairs was a confused jumble of figures, filled with inconsistencies. Mr. Stryker was smiling happily as he requested Justice Pecora, “in view of the character of this witness,” that Weinberg’s Grand Jury testimony and his statement to Mr. Dewey be made available to the defense. “I am very happy to present this
ptatement, taken May 19,” Dewey id
sald. “I asked Mr. Dewey for the statement, not a speech,” Mr. Stryker snapped. Justice Pecora took the 41 pages of Grand Jury testimony for perusal | guring the luncheon recess. With an eye to emphasizing that the gang not only operated a gambling racket, but operated it dishonestly, Mr. Stryker seized on Weinberg’s testimony of yesterday that the policy game was “fixed” at race tracks in New Orleans and Cincinnati so that heavily played numbers could not win. He laid the groundwork with Weinberg’s admission in his second day of cross-examination that Schultz and fellow racketeers organized the numbers racket, forcing socalled “bankers” to join with him and pay him tribute. : So Mr. Stryker began his task of establishing - that the testimony against his client was from the lips of a gangster who already had con-
‘MAD BUTCHER SEARCH PUSHED
Cleveland Police Raid Slum Houses in Hunt for Mysterious ‘Gus.’
CLEVELAND, Aug. 25 (U. P).— Policemen infested a slum district today following new clues to a homicidal maniac who in four years has butchered 13 persons. They raided house after house in the “Roaring Third” Precinct expecting to find, if successful, the hiding place of “the mad butcher of Kingsbury Run” and seven human heads. They souted out bums, prostitutes, police characters, questioned scores of them, and detained several eccentrics. They were hunting particularly a man known as “Gus,” a gutter scavenger well known around the Central Market area where detectives had traced a fish packing box that contained parts of a mutilated body found last week. The fish box, and other clues, found beside the bodies of the fiend’s 12th and 13th victims, limited the area of the search to the Third Precinct.
. Only Three Identified
The murders, which began in 1934 and have continued since at regular intervals, obviously have been the work of a degenerate, probably of a maniac. The bodies have been found along the waterfront, on Kingsbury’s Run, and in dumping grounds and have been in such condition that only three have been identified and only six had heads. Detective Peter Merylo, who has been working on the case four years, decided that the missing heads were hidden or buried at. the murderer’s home.
‘Butcher’ Suspect Jailed in Michigan
KALAMAZOO, Mich., Aug. 25 (U. P.) —Photographs, fingerprints and the criminal record of William McCoy, 42, of Cincinnati, have been sent to Cleveland authorities for
checking in connection with the 13
torso murders. Police said they found a newspaper clipping in McCoy's pocket describing how police were searching for “the Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run.” He was held in jail under a 20day sentence on a technical charge of drunkenness.
fessed perjury in previous trials, and who now blandly admitted that he was crooked in the operation of a gambling game that stood to be enormously profitable even if it were run honestly.
IN INDIANAPOLIS
Here ls the Traffic Record
County Deaths | Speeding .... 4 (To Date) 2938 . 72 1937 cssassseclfl
Reckless Driving .. . 2
Running Preferential Street 3
Running Red
City Deaths (To Date) 1938 e000 0000S 43 31937 [EX EER ENN J 66
Aug. 24 Accidents ... 11
Injured ..... 3 Driving .... 3 Dead cs oe00R
Arrests ...... ” Others .
MEETINGS TODAY
Indianapolis 2 Real Estate Board, lunchson shington. noon. Advertising Club of indianavolis. lunchn nary Cottage, no en Business Club, luncheon, Cofumbia Glub. n aper
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Credit Group, _iuncheon, en's Grille: the William H. Block Co.
= Sigma Chi, luncheon, Board of Trade,
ia, luncheon. Board of Trade, noon. Bea : a Nu, luncheon. Hotel Washington,
wl a Motor tl Traflie Association, cneon, otei ntiers, Radio Engineers Guild, Oheting, Hotel
tle 8 p. m. A Cab,” luncheon, Hose! Severin, noon.
Construction ague lis, funcheon, Architects nd’ ules ld
, noon disnapolis Camera Club, meeting, 110 E. Ninth St.
MEETINGS TOMORROW Exchange Club, luncheon, Hotel Wash-
Bpiimist © Ciub, luncheon, Columbia Club,
o Beserre Dificers: Association, luncheon, Board of Tra oon. Phi Delta Theta Juncheon. Canary Cot-
oben Tau Delta, luncheon, Columbia © Ssiesmen’ ’s Club, luncheon, Hotel Washington, noon.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
(These lists are from official records in the County Court House. The Times, therefore, is not responsible for errors in uames or addresses.)
11 C. Lovick, 22, 22, of 837 N. Srey = Eleanor Mae Graybill, 19, of 4003
4 e Wi Ser ham, 22, of 1510 Saulcy 8t.; Sissy as 20, of 283 N.
der Ave. Louis A. Metzger, 36, of 1344 W. 26th Bt.;: Inez May Oliver, 37, of Jodianapelis. ld Ray Vance, 1 9182 Laurel Elizabeth SR 18, 1545 on A. Oamka, 35, of Detroit: Shiistine Robin 26, of Sunnyside San-
iste For v. Taovo. 2 PEobyville ye : 0 o Ie Burl remap. 2 4, of Acton; Lois Bendr, 18, oO iron 1, of 229 N. Oxford St.; Bois” Yr 2. of 3208 3 10th
York St.: ow. New York
BIRTHS
Boys Ralph, Katherine Lausch, at St. Vin-
gd... Mary Barnex, at St. Francis.
Judge, at Bt.
pr . os ther, Blanche Seng, at St. J Iden, Hale walt at at oF See Shoci Ast.
1. La Weaver, at Meth r an . a So at Methadist. Geral ¢ Methodist.
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Girls Lynn, Lora Whitehead, at St. Vincent's. George, Rose Breer at St. Francis. . Vondale Scotten, at St. Francis. Charles, Helen Reid, at Methodist. Oliver, Jessie Dawson, at Methodist. Irvin, Wila Putt, at 'Methodis st. Archibald, Merle’ Voorhis, at Methodist. Marvin, Joyce Helbert, at Methodist. Harry, Eva Sinnet, at Coleman, John, Alice Chew, at Colem
William, Jennie Singleton, ~ 1641 N. Arsenal,
DEATHS
Dorothy H. Bradley, 32, at - SO Pulmonary. tubgfeu ulosis. Flower Mis arles ate. - or aries 1. Vz S, at Methodist, cor aoe | en Coburn, 68, at Spink Arms Hotel, Charles | ‘Davidson, 67, at 3774 N. Salem, Annie Josephine Hamilton, 13, E._ Market, chronic myocarditis. 2h 149 FLL, Richardson, 71, at Long, arterial Edward Nientker, embolus. 61, at City, pulmonary
eam C. Price, 52, at Veterans, septi-
mia Blanche S. Bolander, 60, at 19 E. McCais Haney visarenlonts ma , at Ve & cho-pneumonia. Stabs, bron
OFFICIAL WEATHER
United States Weather Bureau cum
INDIANAPOLIS FORECAST — Fair and warmer tonight, becoming unsettled and warmer with possibly local showers tomorrow.
Sunrise ......5:06 | Sunset ...... 6:28
“seers 5:06 | Sunset
TEMPERATURE —Aug. 25, 1937—
7 a. m... Total precipitation since Jan. 1 Excess since Jan. 1
MIDWEST WEATHER”
Indiana—Generally fair except showers |
extreme northwest late tonight; warmer central and north tonight; tomorrow unsettled, local showers central and north, somewnat warmer east and south.
Illinois—Increasing cloudiness, ight local showers north Portion tonight or womorrow and central portion tomorrow; somewhat warmer central and north tonight and south tomorrow. Lower Michigan—Light local showers probable late tonight and tomorrow, except unsettled extreme southeast tonight; somewhat warmer tonight and in south east portion tomorrow. Ohio—Fair tonight; cloudy and warmer, possibly follow showers in northwest portion Kentucky—Partly cloudy tonight, Ppos= sibly - local showers in extreme east portion; warmer tomorrow.
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Judges Inspect Hog Show Litters
Judges at the Annual Hoosier Ton Litter show at the Indianapolis Union Stockyards today inspected more than 200 hogs in _an effort to find the best litter of 10 or more weighing one ton or
more.
' A. A. Coleman, left, acting director of the Purdue University Agricultural Extension division, and John Schwab, Hoosier Ton Litter Club head, survey a litter of pure-bred Durocs.
Times Photo.
“Morris Lux, Shelbyville, son of Peter Lux, former World Corn King, was declared winner in Class A competition. There were-11 hogs in the winning litter, averaging 217 pounds each in weight.
The
litter was 170 days old.
ville. afternoon.
Second place went to Emerson Elgin, Campbellsburg, and third place to Ray Anderson, NoblesJudging in Class B was to ‘continue this
LEWIS OFFERS ‘COMPROMISE IN | u. AW. BATTLE
THE LABOR. SITUATION
. ported in favor of peace plan. ATLANTIC CITY—Green rejects Pan-American trade invitation. Dr th abandon raSate! plant; negotiations be-
- WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (U. P.). —Opponents of President Homer Martin of the United Automobile Workers tentatively have accepted C. 1. O. Chairman John L. Lewis’ compromise solution ior the factional fight which threatens to destroy the union, it was leaped today. Six hours of conferences between Mr. Martin and Mr. Lewis failed
from his “purge” program, but Mr. Lewis was to see him again today in another attempt to sell the compromise plan. Details of thy C. I. O. proposal were not revealed, but it was learned that it was a compromise and that neither Mr, Martin nor his opponents would be able to | term it a victory. No one would disclose how many of the five ousted officials would be restored to their jobs under the plan. Vice Presidents Richard T. Frankensteen, Ed Hall and Wyndham Mortimer and Secretary-Treas-urer George Addes formally have
Organize fo Protest Rate
Rises Miesse Tells Taxpayers
Council ' Finance Indianapolis Budget Pleas.
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Seeks Ways tol
Fears Unprecedented Burden if Five Townships Get Increases.
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‘Nathan Swaim were too conservative
in their estimates. He estimated the general fundisbalance would be about $75,000, which is $40,000 more than Mr. Swaim’s estimate. “Although we have estimated a general fund balance of $35,000,” Mayor Boetcher said, “we’ll do well
to have $25,000 on Jan. 1. The other}
$10,000 will have to be made up by underspending appropriations.” Mr. Swaim said he and the Mayor had drawn up “what we believe to be an accurate picture of the balances and receipts, and one that will be fair to the next administration. We won’t be here.”
Hearing Delay Denied Mr. Book asked that the City Council postpone its meeting scheduled for 4:30 p. m. today, explaining that he wished to submit a number of suggestions for cutting the budget
but he could not be present this
afternoon. His request was denied. Councilman Ross Wallace, Finance Committee chairman, explained that Councilmen wished to meet once more with the Mayor and Mr. Swaim before the two officials leave
Sag
or Washington next week to push
the City’s application for PWA aid for the proposed South Side track elevation program. The Council will proceed with its budget study. during the ofiicials’ absence. The $3000 increase in the estimate of City Hospital miscellaneous receipts was made on suggestion of Dr. Charles W. Myers, superintender A proposal to increase the estimated Sanitation Department balance Jan. 1 from $10,000 to $25,000
was delayed to permit Mr, Swaim |.
to give further study to the suggestion. Explains Hospital Increases
In the discussion of the City Hos-
| pital and Flower Mission proposals
for next year, which total $23,283 more than was budgeted for this year, Dr. Myers explained that most of the increase is sought for additional employees, WPA repair work
materials and establishment of an investigation department. ; The investigation department, he said, would make it possible to determine the cost of service to patients who could afford to pay. It would not save the hospital any money, he explained, but by sending to other institutions those able to pay, more beds would be made available at City Hospital for indigents.
estimated $3.60 levy, 40 cents higher than this year. Estimates of proposed 1939 rates both inside and outside the. city compared with 1938 levies, follow: 1939 CENTER 1938 (Inside) rere S3O ; (Outside) ...... 141 WASHINGTON ; (Inside) ......$2.92 (Outside) ...... 117 PERRY $3.63...... (Inside) _244...... (Outside) WAYNE $3.81...... (Inside) 251...... (Outside) WARREN
$3.335..... (Inside) ......$3.04 . (Outside) ...... 1.90
At the same time, the proposed 1939 levels for Woodruff Place and
$3.12... 1.305.....
vere. $3.27 venses Be8
CRRRCR) .$3.37 avers 231
Williams Creek were announced.
They were: Woodruff Place town levy, $1.19, down 3.6 cents; Woodruff Place school levy, 80 cents, down 3 cents, and Williams Creek town levy, 40 cents, the same as for 1938. A proposed relief levy of 66 cents, 22 cents higher than this year, is the chief cause of the increase in the requested levy for Wayne, inside. The proposed township budget | levy is $1.75 compared with $1.57 this year. The other proposed increases in the total levies are in the County and City rates. The proposed 30-cent increase in the rate of Wayne, outside, is due
‘to the heavier relief load and the
County rate.
ter Township inside rate boost, the next biggest increase is in Perry outside, where a proposed 35-cent jump is caused by a 25-cent boost in relief and a higher County levy. The proposed rate for township
budgets, including relief, is $1.68, |
an increase of 8 cents over this year. Washington Township proposed 1939 budgets call for a levy of 54% cents compared with 53 cents this year. Increases in: total levies are caused by proposed higher City and County levies. Warren Township budget estimates call for a proposed rate of $1.02 or 24 cents below this year’s. The poor relief rate estimate is 12 cents, only 2 cents higher than this year. A cut of 17 cents was made in the township special school levy. A 10-cent cut was made in the school bond rate.
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CHANGES URGED
IN WAGNER LAW
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
~ Asks Ban on Closed Shop Contracts.
* (Editorial, Page 14)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (U. P.). —President George H. Davis of the United States Chamber of Commerce proposed broad changes. in the Wagner Labor Relations Act today and asserted that it and its ndinfluences “working strongly against economic
ministration exerted
recovery.”
In a formal statement, Mr, Davis
been removed from office and expelled. from membership in thé union and another vice president, Walter N. Wells, was suspended for three months. : These ex-officials want Mr. Lewis to intervene in their fight to oust Mr. Martin from the presidency, and to appoint a C. I. O. director to run the union.
Pan-American Trade Parley
Communistic, Says Green ATLANTIC CITY, N. J, Aug. 25 (U. P.)—William Green, president of the A. F. of L. charged today that the Latin-American Trade Union Congress, scheduled for Mexico City Sept. 5, had been
ing communism through the Western Hemisphere.” . He said that he had refused an invitation to attend “because 1 hear that the C. I. O. will be represented there, and it is reported
'WASHINGTON—Martin foes re- |
to budge the U. A. W. president |
called “for the purpose of spread-
urged Congress to adopt amendments to the Act to make the “closed shop” illegal, to ban sympathetic strikes, to forbid strikes in violation of any contract or any law, to protect employees against interference by labor unions in their right of self-organization, and to do away with exclusive bargaining rights granted unions representing a majority of an employer's workers. His proposals, he said, represented the views of his organization, which is convinced that “proceedings of the Labor Board have not been fair and impartial” an been ample demonstration of the: fact that the legislation has not fulfilled its stated purpose of lessening industrial disputes.”
ANTISALOON DRIVE MAPPED
SHELBY, Mich., Aug. 25 (U. P.). —Midwestern Antisaloon League superintendents in conference here announced today plans for campaigns in their respective states. The Indiana Antisaloon League has
to me that those at the conference are extreme leftists. I regard it as a meeting of Leftists and Communists. » .
Truce Made in \ Detroit Strike; Plant Closed
DETROIT, Aug. 25 (U, P.).—Ne-
gotiations to settle the strike involving two plants of the MecCord Radiator Co. were scheduled today between officials of the United Automobile Workers Union i Dr he and that there “has| e out early in August {Fesuted in violence yesterday. when
Labor trouble,
charged a picket line
"Wyandotte plant and re-|'t; turned to work. The workers remained inside until agreement was reached whereby the factory would be closed for a week during negotiations. 50 workers out of the plant.
Officers then escorted the
REX TUGWELL DIVORCED RENO, Nev. Aug. 25 (U.P)—
Besides the proposed 40-cent Cen-
prepared education posters state-wide distribution, L Indianapolis announced.
will be used,” Mr. York said.
And that means time fo let
for . E. York, “A program of temperance addresses by radio has been scheduled and home talent dramas and motion pictures
Mrs. Florence Arnold Tugwell has obtained a secret uncontested divorce from Rexford Guy Tugwell, former Undersecretary of Agriculture and New Deal “braintruster,” Attorney George Springmeyer revealed today. -
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BOARD ACGEPTS PWA BRIDGE SUM
$67,275 Span Will Cross Canal at 38th St. Extension.
A resolution accepting a PWA grant for construction of a $67,275 bridge over the canal at the proposed extension of 38th St., a part of the Marion County flood control program, was adopted by the Park Board today. PWA is to pay 45 per cent of the project cost and the Park Board is to issue: bonds to finance the remainder. For the present, the bridge will link the new boulevard running from 30th St. to 38th St. on the East side of White River with the extension of 38th St. A part of the flood control program includes - construction of a bridge over White River at the point and extension of 38th St. to State Road 52. The plans call for use of concrete and steel in the construction of the bridge, which is to be 80 feet long with a 42-foot roadway.
EYSTON MAY DRIVE 6 MILES A MINUTE
Misses New Record When Timer Fails. BONNEVILLE SALT FLATS,
Utah, Aug. 25 (U. P.).—Capt. George E. T. Eyston, who already
| has traveled faster on land than
any other man, worked today with a crew of mechanics on a giant
automobile which may rocket him over these salt flats at a speed of six miles a minute. Yesterday, he drove his 3600horsepower Thunderbolt through a measured mile at 347.1556 M. P. H,, or more than 53% miles a minute. He set the old mark of 311.42 M. P. H. in the same: car here last Nov. 19. Then Capt. Eyston drove back at speed near 360.M, P..H., according some unofficial ers. But the electric eye on the timing device failed to click when the silvercolored car shot by, only a blurred shadow. Two runs are necessary to make a record official. The record is the average time for the two spins.
TWO FREIGHTERS COLLIDE
BALTIMORE, Aug. 25 (U.P.)— Two freighters collided in Baltimore harbor today, but members of both crews escaped injury. The vessels were the Sidney M. Hauptman, McCormick Line, and the Mallard, Mallory Transport Co.
1600 Placed in Jobs in Single Week by State
A total of 1600 persons were placed in jobs during the week ending Aug, 20, a new high for the year, State Employment Service figures showed today. Of this total, 92 received Federal financed work. The ree mainder were absorbed by indusuy, throughout the state, officials said. In Indianapolis, 184 ‘persons received employment in this period, a slight drop from the preceding week but consistent with the gradual rise in employment here, officials said. : George J. Smith, Indianapolis Eme ployment Service district diregtor, attributed the rise to “industrial preparation for 1939 production” and and to “seasonal occupations, such i canning and fertilizer manuface ure. ”» : Three steps affect employment in industry, Mr. Smith explained; first, designing and planning; second, preparation for production, and third, production itself. “We are now in the second phase,” Mr. Smith said. “Foundries, tool makers and other manufacturers are making equipment for the construce tion of 1939 autos and other prode ucts.” 7
MECHANICS MEET IN BUSINESS SESSIONS
. Business sessions of the 47th ane nual State convention of the Junior Order of United American Mechan= ics were to be held today at the Hotel Lincoln. The convention opened last night with a dinner and dance. Dr. Harry H. Nagle, commander of Indianapolis. Post 38, was the principal speaker. Degree work will be given tonight by Winchester Council 51 and Riche mond Council 18. The orphans’ home degree will be conferred by a staff from the Mechanics’ Orphans’ Home at Tiffin, O. Election of officers will be held tomorrow.
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