Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 August 1939 — Page 1

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VOLUME 51—-NUMBER 131

1,000,000 CALLS A Y

1 Imes The City’s complaints pour in. , , . Mrs. Mary Frenzel (foreground) and Mrs. Susann ‘Munn.

By RICHARD LEWIS

IF—

The garbage collector sasses you.

You want a building permit.

You trip your toe on your neighbor’s broken

sidewalk. You want your street oiled.

CALL THE CITY HALL. ‘The number is LI, 3311

about them.

There is no magic fornia for having com-

. plaints taken care oi at the hall.

The most bopular way of course, is to see the

Tell the telephone operator-your troubles; and shell connect you with. someone who's supposed to be able to help you. Complaints and requests are big business around the City Hall—almost a million a year. ceiving them keeps a sizable staff busy, even larger force is needed to try to'do something

gratitude.

your troubles.

‘man method.

Just rewhile an

Hall. 3311,

City LI.

Lets Suppose, collector actually did sass you (altholigh most of them really are pretty decent chaps), or neglected to collect your garhgge. The first thing to. do phone while you're still mad and phone the

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precinct committeeman (Democratic) and have him go to bat for you. pretty high success average, but ‘it also makes the committeeman happy because he knows you prob“ably will vote for his candidate next election out of

This method not only ‘has a

And then there's the old-fashioned way—calling the right department at City Hall and telling them This . way, City officials insist, is practically: as Syecessiul as the precines committee-

for instance, that the garbage

is to get on the

The numbar, remember, is

Tell the operator briefly your com(Continued on Page 13)

ANNENBERG AS

Federal Grand Jury today indicted

GOVERNMENT LISTS 10- ‘PUBLIC ENEMIES’

Texas Robber Tops List; ‘Lepke’ -Is No. 4.

NEW YORK, Aug. 11 (U. P).— The Federal Bureau of Investigation today issued a list of 10 “public enemies” most-wanted by authorities participating in the nationwide war on crime initiated by Attorney General Frank Murphy. No. 4 on the list was. Louis | (Lepke) Buchalter, fugitive New York industrial racketeer recently characterized by District Attorney Thomas E.. Dewey as the country’s “most dangerous criminal.” The list: 1. Charlie Chapman, Texas bank robber, who escaped from the Texas State Prison July 8, 19317. 2 and 3—Theodore Cole of Guthrie, Okla,, and Ralph Roe of Tulsa, Okla. Cole, serving 50 years for kidnaping, and Roe, serving 99 years for bank robbery, escaped from Alcatraz Dec. 16, 1937. 4—Buchalter. 5—Joseph Paul Cretzer described as “most dangerous” bank robber of the Pacific Coast.

-6—Walter Davis, 21, wanted for]:

the murder of a Southern Railway policeman in Virginia in June, 1935. 7—Charles Monazym -who robbed a Detroit bank of $64,740 last June 3. / ; 8—John Lewis Carey, 32-year-old Nebraska bank robber. 9—Albert Leonard Pegram of Knoxville, wanted in Ontario for kidnaping John S. La Batt in 1934. 10—Ralph Beckman, said to be the nation’s largest dealer in narcotics, working in Midwestern cities . including Chicago and Terre Haute,

Ind. AUTO INJURIES FATAL (U.

RICHMOND, Ind. Aug. 11 P.) —John Foulke, 16, died in a hospital here today of injuries suffered in an automobile accident late yesterday when an automobile driven .by a companion, William Chenoweth, 14, went out of control and _rashed into a tree near Here.

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Books . Broun Desens Catton Comics 23 Crossword ... 22 Curious World 23 Pyle ......... 13 Editerials ... 14|Radio 15 i 5| Mrs. Roosevelt 13 Scherrer .... 13 Serial Story . 23 Society 18 Sports 18, 19, 20 State Deaths. 11

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Johnson ..... 14 Movies 17 Mrs. Ferguson 14 Obituaries ... 10 Pegler 14

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Forum Grin, Bear It 23 In Indpis. ... 3 ‘Jordan: 16

Louise McNutt Enrolls in I. U,

LOOMINGTON, Ind. Aug. 11 (U. P.). — Louise McNutt, young daughter of former Governor Paul V. McNutt, now Federal Security Administrator and candidate for the Democratic nomination for President next year, enrolled today at Indiana University for the fall semester next month. Her credits, some of them from Manila where her father was High Commissioner, were accepted - by the university. She enrolled in the school of music. Louise was accompanied here today by her mother, Mrs. Kath-

pected in Indianapolis fomorrow after addressing the / National Young Democrats Convention in. Pittsburgh tonight.

PAIR ON ‘SURPRISE FLIGHT TO IRELAND

N. Y. Fliers Start Atlantic Hop Unannounced.

ST. PETERS, N. S., Aug. 11 (U. P.).—Alex Loeb, 32, and Dick Dscker, 23, both of New . York City, climbed into their Ryan monoplane today, announced they were heading for Foynes, Ireland, and took off. . The fliers arrived here more,than a week ago but said nothing about planning a trans-Atlantic hop. Loeb and Decker, since their arrival here, had flown several times to the Sydney, N. S., airport where they studied weather charts and other meteorological data.

Federal attention was directed to Indianapolis’ Municipal Airport today in connection with two important technical aeronautical projects.

It was announced that Col. Charles A. Lindbergh will head a committee which will survey the airport. as a possible site for the new $10,000,000 Federal research laboratory to be built with funds provided at the last session of Congress. © The date for the inspection was not set. The nation’s first CAA-approved instrument landing system, under development for more than a year

at the local airport, will be used as

a model for new systems to be in-

leen McNutt. Her father is ex- .

WITNESSES AWAIT CALL IN WPA QUIZ

Federal Agents May Study Ritter Ave. Project.

Two investigators for the House Subcommittee probing WPA affairs were expected to begin questioning of witnesses here today. The agents, George J. Shillito and

Matthew J. Connelly, conferred with U. S. District Attorney Val Nolan yesterday but none would comment on the results of the conference. It is understood, however, that a project on: Ritter Ave. which was halted after an expenditure of $80,000 will be scrutinized by the ‘investigators who intend to call about 200 witnesses. The WPA itself already has investigated the situation, it was reported. Headquarters. for questioning the witnesses have been established at the Federal Building. Other Marion County projects and several other parts of the state will be investigated, it was learned. Although the report of the investigators will go directly to the House subcommittee, it also will be available to the Federal Grand Jury for criminal action if necessary.

RAIN TONIGHT, THEN COOLER, IS FORECAST

* LOCAL TEMPERATURES m...69 10am . m.... 72 11 a. m.. .« Me... 5 -12 (noon) . 86 . m.,... 8 1p. m... 87

Local thunder, showers and slightly warmer. temperatures were forecast by the Weather Bureau for tonight and slightly cooler weather for tomorrow in Indianapolis and vicinity.

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Lindbergh to View Air Laboratory Site Here

stalled at 10 other airports in the nation, it also was learned. Myron Green, Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce industrial secretary was informed of the projected visit of the Lindbergh committee in a letter from Rep. Louis Ludlow, who has been leading the fight to bring the $10,000,000 laboratory here. Other notables to acompany Col. Lindbergh are Rear Admiral John H. Towers, chief of the Navy Aeronautics Bureau; Maj. Gen. H. H. Arnold, chief of the Army Air Corps, and Robert H. Hinckley, chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Authority. They will report their. findings to Continued T

FRIDAY, AUGUST

JURORS INDICT

Evaded $5,500,000 in Income Payments, Penalties, True Bill Says.

BIGGEST CASE IN HISTORY

Bookkeeping Errors Blamed By Publisher—‘If Money Is Due U. S.”

CHICAGO, Aug. 11 (U. P)—A

M. L. Annenberg, multi-millionaire Philadelphia publisher, for alleged evasion of more than $5,500,000 in income taxes and penalties. “This is the biggest income tax evasion indictment ever returned by a Grand Jury,” U. S. District Attorney William J. Campbell said. The indictment charged Mr. Annenberg failed to pay $3,258,809.97 in income taxes on his newspaper and race information enterprises in the years 1932-36, inclusive. Penalties and interest amounted to $2,289,574.92. : Evasion Charged

In those years, the Government charged, Mr. Annenberg paid total income taxes of $624,579.26. In 1932 he was listed as having paid $308.43 tax and as having evaded payment of $313,197. The Grand Jury also indicted Mr. Annenberg’s son, Walter, Arnold W, Kruse and Joseph E. Hafner, all officials of the Cecilia Co., top holding and operating company for the Annenberg interests, as allegedly aiding and abetting the evasion.

Owns Philadelphia Paper

Mr. Campbell announced : that Weymouth Kirkland, Mr. Annenberg’s attorney, had informed him bond of $100,000 would be met and the defendants surrendered. ‘some time next week.” The District Aitorney announced at the same time the Grand Jury would subpena 20 or 25 witnesses to appear Monday in its investigation of William Skidmore. millionaire junkman and alleged Chicago gambling tsar. Mr. Annenberg is owner of the Philadelphia Inquirer, Radio and

Nationwite News - Service; supplies horse race information. The jury was impanelled June 5 after Annenberg and his attorney, conferred. with Atty. Gen. Frank Murphy in Washington and attempted to show that his. intention was not to evade payments.

Willing to Pay

After the conference, Mr. Kirkland said: “There have been mistakes made and I have no doubt that some of these things, when carried back for these years with interest and penalties, will amount to a substantial sum ‘of money. “But as Mr. Annenberg has said, he will pay’ it even if it is so large that he has to find some way of getting credit to pay it.” Mr. Annenberg's attorneys contended that if any money was due the Government it was because of bookkeeping errors and processes beyond his control.

Has Operation With Hypnosis

ARGO. N. D, Aug. 11 (U. P.). —Donald Lund, a 20-year-old college junior who astounded surgeons by submitting to an appendectomy . while under the influence of hypnosis, said today he would. “do it again” if ever he needed another major operation. Mr. Lund, who told skeptical surgeons he wanted no anesthesia, underwent the operation while under the hypnotic influence of his college instructor, Prof. William Marks Wemett of Valley City Teachers College. The Englevale, N. D., youth was making a normal recovery at a Fargo hospital today. He said he could recall only one instance of pain during the 30-minute operation and “that was only slight.” \

STOCKS UP SLIGHTLY AFTER DANZIG SPEECH

NEW YORK, Aug. 11 (U. P).— Stocks were fractionally higher today after a rally to more than 2 points had been cut by lack of follow-through support. Earlier strength in the list was attributed in part to the Danzig speech yesterday of Albert Forster, which was milder than had been expected. Some caution was induced by news the international banking firm of Mendelssohn & Co. had asked the Amsterdam court for permission to suspend payments.

‘THERE'S ROOM FOR BOTH’ WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 (U.P). —Chairman Elbert D. Thomas (D.. Utah) one of the Senate Education ‘and Labor Committee, said today he believed there was room for both the A. F. of IL. and the C. I. O.,, but that their leaders should live in peace, side by side. FJRE DAMAGE $1,000,000 BOISE. Ida, Aug. 11 (U. P).— Authorities today ‘estimated at nearly $1,000,000 the damage caused by a spectacular fire that swept

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TRAFFIC HAZARD STUDY ORDERED

Experts to Suggest Changes After Reports Reveal Why of Accidents.

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The Safety and Works Boards today . joined forces to eliminate physical hazards at the City’s most dangerous * street intersectiois. Upon the recommendation of Sergt Kenneth Dickinson, Evanston, Ill, International Association of Chiefs of Police traffic expert, police surveys of these intersections will be begun at once. Quarterly reports' will be made giving the reasens why accidents have happened. City Engineer M. Johnson and Police Engineer

“which Berry “Filleriworth - then “will make

recommendations for changes on a safety engineering basis. “Traffic enforcement can do only so much,” Sergt. Dickinson said. “After that you have to have engineering.” Sergt. Dickinson, in the City to confer with the Police Department on development of a traffiic safety plan he ouflined four months ago, also criticized fhe Municipal Courts. Failure of judges to “be stringent” with traffic law violators may well result in a breakdown of the morale of the Police Department, he said. Police Chief Michael i

oR medias OFFICIAL OF L.S. U. BELIEVED SUICIDE

NYA Executive’s Death Starts New Probe.

/ 1 BATON ROUGE, lLa., Aug. 11 (U. Py. New excitement spread through the scandal-ridden State University today as more investigators moved in to examine the affairs of George C. Heidelberg, National Youth’ Administrator at the school, who was found fatally shot last night, apparently a suicide. Heidelberg’s wife had been secretary to Dr. James Monroe Smith, who was president of the university until two months ago when he was jailed and indicted on 41 counts of embezzlement. She is now secretary to Dr. Paul M. Herbert, Dr. Smith's successor. Heidelberg was found shot in the head at his home and died three hours later. He was middle aged, a former railroad employee. He dispensed Federal aid to needy university. students and although he worked in the midst of the turmoil of widespread political scandal, he had apparently not been touched by it. However, Mrs. Heidelberg had twice been questioned before the State Grand Jury here and was believed to have provided information on which several of the indictments against Dr. Smith were based. After Dr. Smith's arrest she announced that she once had refused to type the minutes of a university board meeting that Dr. Smith had given her, because she had noticed they had been tampered with. Police offered no explanation for Heidelberg’s death. :

IN FUNERAL

ons,

RED BLUFF, Cal, Aug. 11 (U. P.) —James William Lawrence, 22-year-old Vincennes, Ind., youth for whom funeral arrangements had been made, was en route home today to visit his mother. Lawrence was found by Deputy Sheriff Ed Moller-at a ranch near Los Molinos. He started home when informed his mother was ill from shock after receiving news that he had been’ killed by a train at Commerce, Tex. Mrs. Edna Lawrence : had completed ‘arrangements for burial of the train victim, but when the body reached Vincennes it was identified as that of a Stockton, Cal, miner,

through a Noging arena, two ware-

also named Jam William Lawr-

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Franklin Humphrey . . . Pride May Cost i is Life.

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‘Not a Beggar, % Says Man, Ill

HYSICIANS iat City Hospital said today {hat help for 54-year-old Franklin Humphrey may have come too laie—they described his condition as ‘critical.” Yesterday moining, Mr. Humphrey himself s:id he needed no help and turned away two patrolmen who had sought to. help him in University Ps 'k where he had slept. “I don’t need redical attention,” he told them. “I don’t need anything.” . . ~ Not until noon! when other patrolmen: found iim in the park unable to stand Hecause of weakness and exposu;e, did they discover that his ride had caused him fo refuse aid of friends and strangers alike an 1d go three days without food.

” , OR avis o, skilted “ston setter, Mr. Humphrey, finally had to surrender. his WPA ‘job not long ago when sand got into his eyes and one of them failed. When his money ran out he wandered the streets and siept in the: park. When he finally was taken to City Hogpital he insisted, before he wis too weak to talk, that he was a skilled work: man, not a beggar, and that he would get along s omehow,

Girl, 13, Bares | Secret Vi edding

UNBURY, Pa., Aug. 11 (U. PJ). —The secret marriage of a 13-year-old Sunbury girl, the mother of a 5-mcenth-old daughter, was revealed {oday. The girl, red-haired, frecklefaced Gladys Aricne Derr, quit school last winter to become the bride of ‘18-year-old William Zeiser Jr., also of Sutbury. ! A special court order was issued which permitted t:12 couple to obtain a license and have a magistrate marry them. News of the special court order and the marriage was suppress od. Zeiser also-quit school, and since has been looking for a. job. The family is living on an- $8.50 per mat. relief check n a two-room at :

OWNER WILLS $50 TO “BILLY THE ‘BUL-BUL

"LOS ANGELES, 2 A 2. 11 (U.P In the will disposing of the $15, eo estate of the late liyron Benedict, curator of the County Junior Museum, today was a strange bequest of $50 to Billy the Bul-Bul. Billy the Bul-Bul is a rare black bird a little bigger than a canary from the Island of Cylon. Billy was Mr. Benedict's favorite, and was taught. by him to mimic songs ina shrill note. The $50 will go for vegetable tidbits. .

MAYOR WILSON RESIGNS ‘PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 11 (U.P). —Mayor S. Davis Vilson resigned today because of illness and was succeeded as executive head of the city government by Council President George Connell.

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AIM OF F.D.R.

President Hints Party Bolt If Conservative Wins 1940 Convention.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 (U. P). —President Roosevelt's announcement to Young Democrats that he would not support a- conservative Democratic Presidential candidate in 1940 was interpreted today as the first move of a drive to block the candidacies of Vice President John N. Garner and other conservatives. In the message read to the Young Democrats convention in Pittsburgh last night Mr. Roosevelt said: “If we nominate conservative candidates or lip-service candidates on a straddlebug platform, I personally for my own self-respect and be(cause of my long service to, and belief in, liberal democracy will find |it impossible to have any active | part in such an unfortunate suicide .of the old Democratic Party. “I do not anticipate that any such event will take place, for 1 believe that the convention will see the political wisdom as well as the national wisdom, of giving to the voters of the United. States an opportunity to maintain the practice and policy of moving forward with a liberal humanitarian program. fii

Scund Third Term Note

Today at his press conference Mr. Roosevelt said his message was written in words of one syllable so as to permit n® possible wrong implication. A third term note was seen in the demonstration that followed the reading and in the keynote address of Senator Claude Pepper (D. Fla.), who said: “Irrespective of a third term for Mr. Roosevelt himself, the. young

"| Democrats demand a third term for

Roosevelt's ideas.” Mr. Roosevelt's letter brought bitter criticism from conservatives who fought his policies in the last session of Congress, and enthusiasm from New Dealers.

Clark May Talk Later

Mr. Garner, in Uvalde, Tex., had nothing to say. His friends here reiterated their recent announcement that his campaign would continue regardless of whether President Roosevelt decided to run for a third term. Senators still in Washington were wary when asked to comment. Several said privately that Mr. Roosevelt had brought into the open a (Continued on Page Three)

PACT CALLED BRAKE ON BUILDING STRIKES

Seen as Reply to C. I. O.

ATLANTIC CITY, N. J, Aug. 11 (U. P.).—The Building Trades Department of the A. F. of L. and the

Associated General Contractors of America announced jointly today a new agreement barring jurisdictional strikes on building projects and providing for work to continue while a jurisdictional issue is being settled. Spokesmen for both sides said the agreement would result in “incal—|culable savings” to labor and industry and/ would “give the green light to construction.” The agreement was interpreted as a counter move to the C. I. O. decision to enter the building field in an organization campaign to be directed by Dennis Lewis, brother of C. I. O. President John L. Lewis. Meanwhile, an A. F. of L. executive council committee was reported ready today to recommend granting of an -international charter to the American Federation of Actors, with jurisdiction over all variety artists in the amusement. industry.. Approval probably would split the industry—c¢omposed of legitimate artists of the stage, movie actors and actresses, variety, or night club and vaudeville ‘artists, and Stagehands wide open.

Bedfast Fa

A Dbedfast 57-year-old Hendricks County farmer was carried to safety through a side widow of his burning home early today by his wife and her sister. . @wakening shortly after 1 a. m. to find the inside of the home, situated on Rockville Foad one Mile west of the Marion -Hendricks| County line ablaze, Ms. J. H. Denny. swiftly awakened her sister, 1n another room, and her husband. . Together the women carried Mr. Hendricks through the window when they .found ail doors blocked by flames. Mr. Denny, a farmer, was taken. across thc road to the

Wife and Sister Rescue

rmer in Fire

The women also saved some clothing but all furniture and other belongings were destroyed. The loss was estimated at $6500. Two years ago the Denny home, on the same site, was struck by lightning and burned to the ground. ‘The cause of the fire today was not known, but it is believed to have started in the basement. Apparatus from Engine House 26, Indianapolis, answered the alarm, but arrived after the house was practically destroyed. They did, however, save the barn which for a. time was threatened by the flames.

home of Mr. and Mis, Merle Col-{

The structure was 8 brick veneer,

A. F. L.-Contractors Move’

TO CONVENE CONGRENS IF ‘REAL’ WAR CRISIS COMES ‘STOP GARNER DRIVE CALLED

Neutrality Act Based On International ~ Law Is Sought.

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FOREIGN SITUATION SALZBURG~—-German and Itale ian Foreign Ministers meet, .

LONDON-—Air Ministry claims success of blackout test. :

BERLIN — “Forster spoke fof Germany,” Nazis say. : BUCHAREST—200,000 reservists - called to colors. BURGOS—Franco sets up coals ition regime (Page Nine). ° | | » ” ”

TOKYO—Japan wins point in talks with Britain; German--Russian talks discussed. Si SHANGHAI—-U. 8. inquires" about Americans at Kaifeng.

HYDE PARK, N. Y., Aug. 11 (U,

that if an actual war crisis develops in Europe or the Far East he imme«. diately will call Congress back in & special session to enact legislation to preserve the neutrality of the United States on a basis of intematiogal 3 law. j

Choosing his words cavetully; Mr. Roosevelt said at a press conference that he knows of no reason at the present time, however, for calling Congress back before its. regular session next January. Ul However, if, before Congress ré= convenes, Mr. Roosevelt said, an ace tual war crisis becomes imminent in Europe or the Far East, he immediately will convene Congress. In other words, he said, if it became reasonably certain that there was going to be war, he would call a special session to assure neutrality of the United States along the lines of international law so that this coun= try would not become involved in the conflagration. His program, he said, would fole low the lines of his previous neutrality proposals which were rejected by Congress in one of the major struggles of the last session. "He = still stands firmly for the objectives of a cash-and-carry policy on exes = ports of arms and war materials, he said. He said this program would go back to the principles of international law, The statement was made while Mr. Roosevelt was preparing to leave tomorrow for a 10 day vacation aboard the cruiser Tuscaloosa off the coast of Newfoundland and Nova Scotia. {

Nazi-Fascist World Policy Is Mapped

By UNITED PRESS

Germany and Italy today mapped a policy of co-operation in Europe and Asia while Europe hopefully interpreted the Danzig Nazi leader's speech as a sign that Adolf Hitler was willing to wait for the Free City. Joachim von Ribbentrop, German Foreign MifiiSter, and Bernardo Attolico, Italian Ambassador to Ger many, went from Berlin to Salzburg, Austria. There in the eity that in the pre-Nazi era was the world’s shrine of great music, they met Count Galeazzo Ciano, Italian Foreign Minister, who had come from Rome. In Castle Fuschl, surrounded by woods and mountains at the head of Lake Fuschl, they secretly began their important conference. 'Tomorrow at noon they will report the results of their talk to Fuehrer Hitler at Berchtesgaden. It was certain that one phase of their disucssion was the effort by: Japaneseé Army elements to swing Japan into a full military alliance with the Rome-Berlin axis. So were axis relations with Jugoslavia, Hungary and Central and Southeastern European states .in general. One of the tough spots in (Continued on Page Three)

0. K. INDICATED FOR EXTRA TECH GRANT,

Times Special ‘WASHINGTON, Aug. 11. — The $51,750 additional PWA grant to complete the Stuart Memorial class« room building at Technical High School in Indianapolis will be approved, PWA headquarters indicated today. The School Board’s request must be passed upon by the Chicago Regional PWA office before being sent. here. “While there is no PWA approlis riation for new projects, we do have funds for such additional grants and

.|it is likely that. the sum will be

granted,” officials said.

CLAIMS TAVERN SOLD LIQUOR TO MINOR

Juvenile Court Judge’ Wilfred Bradshaw today ordered an investigation of reports that a South Side tavern had sold beer and whisky to a minor. The report came to the judge's attention when a 14-year-old boy was brought into court today for breaking his probation. The boy was tried on a-charge of stealing and ‘put on probation May 26. A Court investigator said the boy told her he had been given money ‘on various occasions by his father to buy beer and Whisky al certain tavern. The investigator said the. would take the li father and

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P.).—President Roosevelt said today