Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 August 1938 — Page 3

Page PDF (14.55 MB)

Back to issue view

, 2

1937 (.iedeeeldOl)

Dead ...

~ Club,

Trem

HINES RENEWS ~ HIS ATTACK ON

WEINBERG STORY,

Counsel Seeks to Discredit

Testimony That Defendant Met Schultz.

NEW YORK, Aug. 26 (U. P).— George Weinberg, burglar who became business manager for the $20,000,000 lottery racket operated by Dutch Schultz, returned today to the cross-examination of counsel

for James J. Hines, Tammany boss | accused of furnishing protection to |.

Schultz.

It was Weinberg's third day cf questioning’ by Lloyd Paul Stryker, chief defense counsel, who has harried the hawk-faced gangster with his past as a burglar, perjurer and racketeer. Weinberg, who testified that Hines took from $250 to $1000 a week from the racket as salary, has been the ‘thief witness so far produced by District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey. Mr: Stryker opened his attack on Weinberg today after attempting to knock down the testimony of Dudley Brothwell, proprietor of a Fairfield, Conn. riding stable frequented by Dutch Schultz suring the summer of 1935. $

Links Weinberg’s Story

It was there, according to Brothwell, that Hines met Schultz, another man and two women in August, 1935, thus providing a link to Weinberg’s previous direct testimony that Hines’ salary had been reduced from $500 weekly to $250 at that time, when Schultz was hard pressed by Federal income tax investigation. The reduction, according to Weinberg, took place at a meeting in a Bridgeport, Conn., hotel, five miles away from the riding stbles. Mr Stryker was unable to shake -Brothwell’s identification of Hines and turned to Weinberg after Brothwell’s wife had testified briefly; supporting his contention that he had been given no assistance by Dewey investigators in making the identificAtion. ‘ Weinberg went over his story that he was present in the Bridgeport hotel room with Hines, Schultz and J. Richard (Dixie) Davis, lawyer for Schultz, who also has turned State's evidence.

Denies Story Framed

~ Mr. Stryker asked if Weinberg and Davis hadn’t framed their courtroom testimony during their weeks together in a Tombs Prison cell. “No,” Weinberg said. “He kept telling me that if I pleaded guilty I'd have to bring Hines into it and he didn’t want to see Hines nurt.” Mr. Stryker spent most of the morning session attacking Brothwell’s identification of his client. He brought out that the riding master, when asked to identify Hines yesterday, had let his gaze rest on the Tammany district leader and then passed over him before return-

.ing eventually ‘to pick him out as

“the man in the red necktie.” He asked if the witness had been in a courtroom before and Brothwell replied that he had.

PLANE PLUNGE TOLL IS 36 DEAD, 200 HURT

TOKYO, Aug. 26 (U. P.).—The death. toll from a crash of two planes over the crowded Omori section of Tokyo's suburbs rose “to 36 today. More than 200 were injured. A training plane locked wings with an air transport and both machines

DISCUSS G. 0. P.

national campaigns.

FIND SLATTERY WASN'T FINED

Ex-Champion Beneficiary Enjoys His Trick.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (U. P.). — Sentimental reporters who thought they were paying a police court fine for Jimmy Slattery, famous boxer, have learned that their money was misspent and the sports editor who entertained “Slattery” as a house guest has decided to be more cautious in the future. Booked by police as “Jimmy Slattery” and accepted by police and reporters as the former light heavyweight fighter, whose name is Siaitery, a prisoner in Judge John P. McMahon's court could not'produce $3 Aug. 22 as an alternative to five days in jail on a charge of drinking in public. The story sped far beyond Washingfon and reached Sheehan’s Hotel, Brystal Beach, Ontario, where it developed that the real Jimmy Slattery had been registered from Aug. 21 to Aug. 24, when the handsome stranger was appearing in court here. The sports editor of a weekly publication who had entertained “Slattery” as a house guest two nights before his arrest set out with another writer to locate the professed boxer. They found him in southeast Washington. “Okay, friend,” said their quarry in response to questions. -“The name is Murphy. Sure I knew ‘Slats.’ I'm from Rochester, N. Y. Well, it was fun while it lasted.”

REP. DIES CRITICIZES C. I. 0. ATTITUDE

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (U. P). —Chairman Martin Dies (D. Tex.) of the House Committee on UnAmerican Activities said today Ie was “at a loss to understand” why C.I O. officials have not investigated charges that the C. I. O. has “numerous Communists” on its payroll as organizers. Rep. Dies, in a letter to E. IL.

“Oliver, Head of Labor’s Nonpartisan

League, political affiliate of the C. I. O,, said John L. Lewis had ignored

crashed on an iron works.

repeated invitations to testify.

IN INDIANAPOLIS

Here Is the Traffic Record

County Deaths | Speeding .... 7

Reckless 5

City Deaths (To Date) 1938 .cc0eee0.:43 1937 ......... GB

Running Preferential Street 2

Running Red

; Aug. 25 Accidents ... 14 Injured ..... 8 seers. 0 Arrests ...... 33

Drunken Driving eesti B

Others ...... 17

MEETINGS TODAY Exchange Liab, tuncheon, Hotel Wash-

~Bptimist © Club. luncheon, Columbia Club,

5 Reserve Officers’ Association, luncheon,

. Board of Tr

ade. noo! t Phi Pela Theta, incheon, Canary Cotage, no ita Tan Delta. Columbia

on aia’ s Club, luncheon, Hotel Washington, noon.

luncheon,

MEETINGS TOMORROW Alliance Francaise, luncheon, Hotel Wash-

ington, noan ao Junior Chamber of Commerce, outing and dinner. Forest Park,

Noblesville, afternoon and night

MARRIAGE LICENSES

(These lists are from official records fn the County Court House. The Times, therefore, is "not resnonsible for errors in uames or addresses.)

Jack Dunn, 22, Muncie: MaGill 22 of i705 Ethel Emm R. Hester, 35, Frankton; Hazel rd, 32, Indianapo, Paul Moore, 28, Cicero; Myers, 23. of 6188 Washin ton Blvd. Jam . Burke, 27, of 1814 N. Delaware St.; Helen Viola Osburn. 23, of 2905 Northwestern Herbert Hin, 30, of 1123 W. Seventh St.; Pili Catherine Johnson, 29, of 26 Doug

St. Ray Coherd, 31, of 1716 N. Meridian St.; Helen Brown, 23, of 911 N. William Theodore. 20. of Ave ,Stagnalia B. Warren, 16, of 1741 Coumb t Si White, 532 Massachuseits Ave.; Nora B. Newton, 27, of 621 E. 13th St. Don Plummer, 37. of 5145 W. Washed ington Si.; ; Thelma G. Strait, 44, of 37 W

Charles C. Strader Jr., 24, Dayton, O.; Annalee H. Sung, 21, of 5608 E. Michigan

J. Kenton Gardner, 28, of 221 E. Ninth Bt: Ruby Meyrose. 26. of 1649 N. Alabama

Herbert Ey ams 20, Bridgeport; Mon-

nie Payke, Arthur S. Burkert, 30, of 744 ve. ; Josephine Powers, 26, of 622 Weg-

orst St.

Wanda Jean Lbla

BIRTHS

BOYS Prank, Geraldine Amick. at ‘St. Vinc

ent's Patrick, Mary McHugh, %t St. Vincent's. Bert, Kathryn Brigsel, at Methodist. Joseph, Ida Gelender. at Methodi Jo in, Donnabelle Dunn, At City. Roberta Hurt, at Ci Cle Ta; > N., West.

§ an, Sietan, Uls Durrett, st 1203 Calhoun, Lefred, Mamie Williams, at 633 Locke. Oscal 13 Katherine Branham, at 1339 S.

Ir 1 Mary Orr, at iy W. 41st. G

Betty Lou | T

baa iace | B Bo fon

pia Nomar, o4 163 Bio

clbthany, Sadie Domogalik, at 751 N. cor aul. Gladys Brown. at 418 S. Missouri. hatles, oRUth uissner, at St. Vincent’s. homas. cCord, at St. Vincent's. 1ter, AD? Brunner, at Methodist.

Page, af Methodist. Onita/ Robinson, at City. Gerald, Ethel Fox, at City. Lawrence, Lavinia Brotus, at City. Richard, Rossie Etchison, at Coleman. Richard, Irene Shaw, at Coleman 22 Elizabeth Potter, at 1029 S, Har-

DEATHS

Roy Smith, 52, at 1218 N. Sheffield, chronic myocarditis. Anna Lewis, 3, at 3042 Cornelius, coronary; thrombos: Aurglia Quillin, "76, at 2437 E. Washington. cirrhosis of liver sata Mareo Sutherlin, 2, at Riley, Michael Kelley, 68, at 320 E. Vermont, cardio vasculer renal disea Clara Rooney, 41, at City, “mitral sten-

0s Henry Reed, 1, at 333 Patterson, cholera infantu omas Delong,” 6 months, at 23 coronary occlusion. 8

Bane Ellen Laird, 45, at Flower Mission Hospital, pulmonary tuberculosis City, gastro enteritis. raham H. Doblin, §5, at 622 E. John Thomas Dwyer, 1, at 3841 Park, coronary occlusion.

OFFICIAL WEATHER

ee United States Weather Bureau em

INDIANAPOLIS FORECAST--Fair tonight and tomorrow; not much change in temperature,

Sunrise ...... 5:07 | Sunset ....... 6:28

TEMPERATURE

Precipitation 24 hrs. ending 7 a. m.. otal plocipitation Since Jan, 1 an.

Excess since Jan

MIDWEST WEATHER Indiana—Generally fair tonight and tomorrow: somewhat cooler southwest 3s. hen onikht and in extreme south

Illinois—Generally fair tonight and tomorrow; somewhat cooler south portion to night and in extreme south tomorrow. Lower Michigan—Fair tonight and tomorrow; somewhat cooler tonight; moderate temperature tomorrow. Ohio—Partly cloudy tonight and tomidrrow; not much change in temperature. Kentucky—Partly cloudy tonight and JomorTow; slightly warmer in east portion

to! L

WEATHER IN OTHER CITIES AT 7 A M. ~ Weather. Ban Temp. seeeesClear 30.00 G8 30.12 42 y 34 Chic 63 Gihoinnati Cleveland

no SON

=888

el Kansas City, 0. +. Little Rock, Ark. ....C

BEBELERELEL syn $88238322325888333253

in Canada;

PROSPECTS

G. O. P. National Chairman John D. M. Hamilton confers with Rep. Charles Halleck of Logansport on Republican prospects. i in the State and

Czechs Draft Truce or

Minorities; Britain. Studies Note to Germany.

(Continued from Page One)

REPORTS on NEW YORK OUTLOOK . . .

Dr. Glenn Frank, National r Prograss chairman (left), and Senator Townsend of Delaware hear Rep. James W. Wadsworth of New York

gigs), sufline the political situation in his state.

Mexico Gets Hull Warning; New Nazi Threat Reported

Hint at Diplomatic Break Is Seen; Cardenas Talk Awaited.

= : (Continued from Page One)

Government to resume direct negotiations with the Henlein "Party soon,

Britain May Remind Nazis Of Pledge to France

LONDON, Aug. 26 (U. P.).—Great Britain is expected to remind Germany tomorrow of its previous

warnings that Britain most likely would be drawn into any war which might arise over the Czechoslovdk minority problem. It was understood today that, as the result of two days of conferences involving Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, Viscount Halifax, Foreign Secretary, and Sir John Simon, Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Government had determined to make a double effort to prevent a European explosion over the demands of the German minority in Czechoslovakia — demands made with the support of Nazi Germany —for autonomous Government. British leaders agreed tentatively —and all but finally—that the reminder to Germany should be given by Sir John Simon in a speech he is to make tomorrow at Lanark, Scotland.

Loyalists Claim Eight Villages Taken

HENDAYE, French - Spanish Frontier, Aug. 26 (U. P.).—Government dispatchés asserted today that a new Loyalist counter-offensive on the Estremadura front in Southwestern Spain had removed the last Rebel threat to the rich Mercury mines around Almaden and recaptured eight villages. Another Government communique, however, admitted a slight setback in the month-old battle along the Ebro River in northeastern Spain. ®

16 Arabs Killed

In Jerusalem Bombing

JERUSALEM, Aug. 26 (U.P. .— Sixteen *Arabs were killed and 30 wounded today when a bomb exploded in the crowded vegetable market at Jaffa. Details of the bombing were difficult to obtain because of new censorship regulations imposed by British authorities. Only official com-4 munications issued by authorities are publishable.

Japanese Claim Foes May Be Bottled Up

SHANGHAI, Aug. 26 (U.P.).—The entire Chinese left flank defending Hankow southwest of the Yangtze River was threatened today by Japanese divisions totaling close to 100,~ 000 men, Japanese military authorities reported. Thirty Chinese divisions—of a total strength unknown—were in danger of being isolated by new Japanese thrusts below the Yangtze, according to the Japanese. To the north, Japanese had

smashed their way into Juichang,

Seized oil properties. Mexico, in its note of Aug. 3, aah rejected the proposed arbitratioh, declaring there was nothing to ‘arbitrate. To Mexico's contention that it may expropriate property without compensation if economic circumstances and local legislation dictate, Mr. Hull replied: “If this theory were sound. . . Government would be free to take private property far beyond or regardless of their ability or williagness to pay, and the owners thereof would be without recourse. “This, of course, would be unadulterated confiscation.” He said that the policy followed by Mexico places “the Unitgd States Government in a situation where it must either assert and maintain with all vigor the doctrine of just compensation or else acquiesce in the repudiation and abolition of that doctrine.” “Obviously it cannot adopt the latter course,” he said. “To do so would make it a party to an undermining of the integrity which would characterize the normal relations beiween all nations and their peop es.”

Mexicans Surprised By Strength of Note

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 26 (U. P). —Mexicans read with some surprise today the strong note from the United States on the farm property expropriation program. Pending a formal reply by the Government, people looked to President Lazaro Cardenas to redefine the Government's position on land and oil property expropriation in his message to Congress, which meets next Thursday.

Protest of Attack on

American Sent to Tokyo WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (U. P.) —

Secretary of State ‘Cordell Hull today lodged an emphatic protest with the Japanese Government over the destruction of a Chinese national commercial airliner piloted by an American near Hongkong en Wednesday. The protest made particular point of the report of the American pilot, Hugh L. Wood, that the Japanese planes machine-gunned the stricken airliner after it was forced down on the river, and machine-gunned the survivors-of the plane who were attempting to swim ashore.

CHILD DIES WHILE TREATED FOR CUTS

NEWCOMERSTOWN, O., Aug. 26 (U, P.) —Three-year-old Lester Umstott was taken to a doctor’s office for freatment of two fingers cut when he played too near a lawn mower. The child died from shock while being treated. -

southwest of Kiukiang. To the south, they had succeeded in landing men on the western shores of Poyang Lake, ‘about 25 miles above

an important defense point 20 milesNanehang

An Old

wl +11 3h B

lS SIE:

Ry 1A 2%.

hour,

LEWIS SUBMITS PLAN FOR PEACE

Hopes Auto Union Members Will Force Leaders To Accept It

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (U. PJ. —C. I. O. Chairman John L. Lewis staked his nope for peace in the United Automobile Workers Union today on pressure from rank-and-file members who have tired of the factional struggle among their “paid officers.” He made public a six-point permanent Poa program submitted by C. I. O. executive officers, announced that it had been accepted by opponents of U. A. W. President Homer Martin, and expressed a hope that Mr. Martin and his majority on the union executive board also would approve it “upon sober reflection and more sober analysis.”

After two days of . conferences with Mr. Lewis and his top aids, Mr. Martin left © Washington suddenly yesterday, failing to keep an afternoon appointment : for additional negotiations. He left a note to Mr. Lewis explaining that he was powerless to accept the proposals without the U. A. W. executive board's approval, and inviting Mr. Lewis to come or to send representatives to a board meeting to be held “as soon as possible.” . Major points in the proposed “memorandum of agreement” were: 1. Immediate reinstatement of the five ousted officers—expelled Vice Presidents Richard T. Frankensteen, Ed Hall, Wyndham Mortimer; expelled Secretary-Treasurer George F. Addes; and suspended Vice President Walter N. Wells. 2. Agreement to refer all future disputes and disagreements to the C. I. O. executive officers. 3. Maintenance of the status quo after reinstatement until the Au-

‘gust, 1939, regular union convention

and an agreement that until that time “none of the officers or their representatives shall discuss matters ir local union or mass meetings that involve questions of appeals to be decided by such convention.”

WEEK’S SALES NEAR 1937 LEVEL IN NATION

NEW YORK, Aug. 26 (U. P).— Further progress in the business recovery movement and improved

weather brought a moderate expansion’ into both retail and wholesale ‘trade ‘this week, Dun & Bradstreet Inc, said today. Retail sales, topping the previous week, cut down the lag from the corresponding 1937 period to 2 to 9

per cent. Wholesale volume climbed

to a level 8 to 15 per cent below the same week last year.

STOCKS DIP AFTER CLIMB NEW YORK, Aug. 26 (U. P.).— Stocks turned down today after an early advance. Volume lightened. Chrysler, which made a new high at 77%, fell back to 76%, off Steel common registered a 3 -point Joss around the end of the third against a rise of similar amount earlier.

HURRICANE HITS GULF MIAMI, Fla, Aug. 26 (U. P).—A tropical hurricane battered across the southern end of the Yucatan Peninsula into the southern portion of the Gulf of Mexico taday, threatening shipping in the Lower Gulf.

aying and a True Onel“A Jack of All Trades Is Master of None”

S RO

3% net.

Nashville,

(Continued from Fage One)

it, either. There are entirely too

| many politicians on the payroll.”

S. B. Prather, who did not give an address, warned the Council that “rising tax rates are discouraging people from establishing their own homes.” He said he didn't know exactly how the budgets could be cut but “you will have to do it.” Mrs. Carl Muench, who said she represented - the College ‘Avenue Civic Club and the North Side Federation of - Clubs, demanded, amid cheers and applause, that taxes “must be cut or hundreds of residents will lose their homes.”

C. Karrer, speaking for himself,

when he attempted to make a speech,

Mr. Karrer advised taxpayers to “go” to the Legislature if you want to make any progress in tax reduction, because there is where the salaries are fixed and certain tax levies are made mandatory by law. This County Council nor any one else has any power to change them.”

Crowd Boos Again

Mr. Karrer told taxpayers “not to wait until budgets are made, but to watch the expenses long before they are proposed.” He was interrupted at this point by boos from the crowd, many of the audience shouting: “How can we watch them?” Then the crowd broke out into a confusion of debates and shouts. The bedlam continued for several minutes, then Mr. Karrer said: “Well, if you don't want to know anything about your Government and don't want your taxés reduced, that’s all right with me.” 4 He then retired from the floor. Some one started discussing gravel roads and the difficulty in getting

; money

The crowd booed Attorney Clyde |

"WOMEN. HOLD OWN CONFERENCE .

build and maintain them. A woma shouted from the rear of

the crowd:

“The whole trouble is that too many politicians put their hands in it. If you people want to know haw to build roads and get them done efficiently you ought to go to Denmark and you'll learn a few things about government there.”

Dana Webster, whose adress was not. learned jumped to his fet and said:

“I've been sitting on the sidelines for many years on these tax matters, but right now I've decided I'm going to go to work and find cut something about why these taxes are so high.” Others demanded a thorough investigation of every county department “to weed .out employees not earning their wages.” Meanwhile nearly 1 cent has been pared from the proposed $1.3615 Civil City tax rate for 1939, as the City Council entered the second round in its study of the $8,129,211.72 municipal budget proposals. The City’s tax rate this year is $1.25.

Total Cut by $49.819

In a session marked by frequent slashes between Republican and Democratic members, the City Council last night made cuts totaling $29,719.50 in departmental requests.

These with others made previous-

ly, and with a $10,000 increase made | last night in the estimate of the.

Health Department's balance at the end of the year, reduced by $49,819 the amount to be raised by property tax. p One of the major clashes last night occurred when Republican Councilman John A. Schumacher sought to increase Cantroller H.

"Nathan Swaim’s $318,000 estimate

The ladies of the party also have a private word on politics. Left to right are: Mrs. Grace B.

Reynolds of Cambridge City, Miss Marion Martin, of Maine, and Mrs. Eleanor B. Snodgrass of

500 County T ers Threaten Strike’ . Demand Reduced Spending at Session

of general fund miscellaneous ree ceipts next year to $340,000. Mayor Boetcher protested thas actual receipts next year probably would run even less than Mr, Swaim’s estimate. “It is your responsibility to give us enough funds to maintain the services that Indianapolis citizens demand,” he said. !

Mr. Book also suggested that the estimate be increased.

Mr. Schumacher commented that if the Council did not change the figure, the County Tax Adjustment Board would. “Let them,” Mayor Boetcher replied. “Then it will be their ree sponsibility.” The $175,000 included in the proposed budget by Mayor Boetcher for purchase of materials for WPA projects drew fire of the Republican group. Mr. Oren asked if WPA would withdraw from Indianapolis if the City failed to appropriate money for projects. “I don’t know,” Mayor Boetcher answered. “All I know is that WPA told us we would have to pay some money on projects.” After several slashes proposed by Republicans had been voted down, Mr. Book said: “I have many little cuts to suge gest, but I don't want to waste your time if you are not going to Colts sider them. It may seem picay unish, but we've got to cut.” He was invited to present them by Ross H. Wallace, Finance Come mittee chairman, who is presiding at the budget meetings. “There is no use going through with this if we are going to be voted down every time,” Mr. Oren said. Mayor Boetcher warned that if cuts are made each year, the time will come when a I ymeniow | ue rate will be necessary.”

Strauss

Says:

9 A

sizes 12 to 18 meaty fabrics

(Senior Hall, Second Floor)

12.

STORE HOURS SATURDAY

M. to 6 P. M.

New Fall High School SUITS

with 2 pairs of Longs,

KNICKER Ss a 2 pairs