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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-16
NAME COPS IN
SLOT MACHINE
MURDER CASE
Threatened Slain Rival in
Racket, Authorities at
South Bend Told.
GRAND JURY PROBE ON
Youth Cracks Under Strain
of Long GriIIing and
Makes Statement.
BIZ Times SDecial

BH Times Special
SOUTH BEND, Dec. 1.-two
members of the South Bend police
vice squad and a business man op-
Grated slot machine. racket of wide
scope, and the two policemen had
threatened to get" Christ Tonneff,
rival racketeer, who was killed in
the doorway Of his home Oct. 81,
was the story awaiting the st. Jo-
seph county grand jury as it re-
Sumed its investigation today Of
the underworld Staying that has
batfled local police and county au-
thorities for the last two months.
The latest developments came
Saturday night when Harry Cook,
19year-old gang member, was
grilled by Deputy Prosecutor Irwin
Hurwich and Detective Russell
Eberhart in Mishawaka after his
arrest by Lafayette police.
He 'Knew Plenty"
Cook, companion of Merle Cox,
30, a leader in the liquor and slot
machine racket, who has been
sought all over the country. broke
after two hours of questioning and
assured the officials that he knew
plenty" if he wanted to talk.
But he didn't want to talk. His
lawyers, he claimed to have two,
had told him to keep quiet, as did
Francis Cox, brother of Merle.
But" Cox yelled at him as he
was leaving the Lafayette jail, IF
they put pressure on you, tell 'em
what you know about the South
Bend coppers and the rest of that
gang"
The Mishawaka officials used this
statement in obtaining from Cook
a statement of alleged threats made
by the South Bend police against
Tonneff. Police and Prosecutor
Harry Taylor refused to reveal the
names of the suspected officers,
until Cook appears before the grand
jury today.
Implicated by Cousin
Cook was implicated in the case
by Hollis France, 18-year-old Bour-
bon (Ind) high school boy, another
member of the Cox gang. France is
a cousin of Cox. He fled the city
at the same time that Merle disap-
peared. He was arrested in Florida,
where he was travelling under the
name of his cousin.
Questioning of France brought out
that he and Cox had been stealing
slot machines and selling them to
Tonneff.
Tonneff was shot down in the
hallway of his home while his wife
looked on. Two men called and
asked for him. His wife called him.
When he came, one of the callers
shot him while the other stood
guard with a drawn revolver.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-16
BUTLER CHARGES
PLOT TO KILL Him

clashed with the federal authorities
in his efforts to present evidence of
election frauds and the protection
OF bootlegging and other crimes in
the northern cities.
He presented the first evidence to
the grand jury at South Bend,
which started an inquiry into elec-
ton frauds and since has been di-
verted to hunt for protected boot
leggers, resulting in the indictment
of one mayor and numerous police
men.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-16
DEFER GRUNDY ACTION
Appointment May Be Held Legal by
Senate Committee.

BB United Press
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-Consid-
Grafton of the Nye resolution seek
ing to GUST Senator Grundy Rep.,
Pa, has been deferred until tomor-
row by the privileges and elections
committee.
Members of the committee indi-
Gated they expected to present a
report holding Grundy's appoint
ment by Governor Fisher of Penn
Sylvania as legal.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-16
Tax Board Meeting Set

Annual meeting of the county
and township tax assessors with the
state tax board will be held Jan. Z
9, in the house of representatives,
it was announced today by the
board. The meeting is provided by
law so that local and state taxing
officers may exchange views.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-16
OMMUNISTS ARE FREED

OrOup Oh GOung DemOTlSLraGOrS ne
leased on Hoovers Order.
BV United Press
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16. - A
group of young Communists who
staged demonstration in front CT
the White House Saturday were at
liberty today because President
Hoover did not believe "any such
discourtesy seriously endangers the
republic and a night in Jail would
be doing them q favor of cheap
martyrdom."
The President interviewed after
the demonstrators had been taken
to a police station. They were re-
leased Immediately after Mr.. Hoover
had issued his statement.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-16
Senate Passes Dill Bill
By United Press

By United Press
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-The
senate today passed the Dill bill to
permanently extend the life of the
radio commission. A similar bill
had passed the house earlier in the
day.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-16
WATER SHORTAGE ACUTE
Southern California, Untouched by
Rains, Is in Distress.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 16.-
Southern California is facing a
water shortage which threatens to
become acute. The Los Angeles dis
trict, untouched by last weeks rains,
has received only one-tenth of its
normal rainfall, and the municipal
reservoirs are 38 per cent below last
years mark.
The Los Angeles water commits
sioners stated that unless rigid econ
omy of water was observed, the city
faced a serious shortage.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-16
FLIER Is PLANE SUICIDE
Crashes Ship From Dependency,
Is Evidence at Inquiry.

Is Evidence at Inquiry.
TORONTO, Ontario, Dec. 16.-
Robert c. Williams, 80, Toronto
f1ier, deliberately crashed his plane
into a tree to commit suicide, it
appeared today when G.. S. O'Brien,
vice-presidnt of the company which
employed the dead flier, told OF
the federal air boards inquiry.
Williams had been a pallbearer
Saturday at the funeral of fellow
pilot and ives said to have been de-
spondent. Sunday he nosed his
plane toward the ground from
height of 300 feet. The plane
crashed into a tree.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-16
TWO KILLED IN BLAZE
Minneapolis Apartment Fire Drives
Tenants Into Street During Night.

BIZ United Press
MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 1.-two
bodies had been recovered today,
as firemen probed through the ruins
of downtown apartment building,
which was swept by fire Sunday.
John Hosmer, one of the thir-
teen persons driven from the
apartment in their night clothing,
was burned severely,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-16

Marion Merchant Dies
BIZ United Press
MARION, Ind, Dec. 16.-William
Brunka, 10, merchant, died today
after short illness.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-09
} CANNERIES PURCHASED BY
 PA. FISHERIES
Alaska Deal Involves Three Million Dollars Plants
 Are to Be Operated

BisLLiNGHAM. Wash Jan a lnvolying consideration of S@- 090000 the Pacific American H'ish- cries has purchased five canueriss in Alaska together with the steam ship North King and other floating equipment, E. B. Deming, president announced
 Two canneries purchased are from the Alaska-Portland Packers Association at Bristol Bay; one from the Alitak Packing Company on Kodiak Island, one from the Robinson Fisheries Corporation on Kodiak Island and one from the Petersburg Packing Company, in Southeastern Alaska.
 The steamship North King was bought from the Alaska-Portland Packers Association.
 The purchase gives the local concern IF canneries in Alaska and one each at Bellingham and Ana cortes. All will be operated this year. President Deming said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-09
20 PASSENGER
 PLANE TESTED
 SUCCESSFULLY Y
Theories of Designer Vim dicated Long Flights
 Are Contemplated

NEWARK, N. j., Jan. 9.-The largest airplane ever built in this country, a 20-passenger plane of unusual construction, has vindi- cated the theories of Vincent Bur nelli, designer.
 The plane has made four test flights, one carrying 15 passen- gers, and after another week of tests it is planned to fly to Wash ington then across the continent to San Francisco.
 Burnelli planned the craft to minimize the drag of the fuselage The body is F feet wide and has two motors set side by side in the nose and fully enclosed.
 The contour of the fuselage is streamline as is also the wing sec tion and this converts the usual drag unit into an air foil with considerable lifting qualities.
 It is planned to put the plane in passenger service, first of fleet of 20 planes. As the fuel capacity is of 1000 gallons, the plane can make 2,4O0 miles at cruising speed of 115 miles an hour.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-09

start campaign in the near fu- ture relative to providing the children with proper indoor play house. Mr Robertson point ed out that here is a need for a place where the children could gather for play during the entire year and several suggestions were offered by those attending the luncheon regarding the ground and the building No action was taken on the matter but will be thoroughly gone into at the next meeting of the club
 A drive for an increased mem bership of the club is to be started with a final goal of 20 new members to swell the roster. When the goal is attained Presi- dent Henderson promises the ac- tive participation of the body in several new civic projects.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-09
BATTLE OVER TENN MEASURE
 IS PROMISED
Lines Being Drawn on Bill to Change Reapportion-
 ment of House

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-Liner are being drawn in the House for battle over the Fenn bill for re- apportionment of Representatives. The measure is scheduled for dis cussion tomorrow.
 Chairman Fenn, of the Census Committee, author of the proposal, declared after a conference with his colleagues, that his measure "has the best chance of adoption of any eapportionment measure submitted in the past decade and the prospects for passage are brighter than ever"
 Representative Rankin, of Mis- sissippi, ranking Democrat on the Census Committee, filed a minori- ty report against the measure, is- suing a statement that the bill was ridiculous and unwarranted." He said nearly all Democrats of the House and many Republicans oppose the measure.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-09
LIONS CLUB
 MEETS TODAY
Playground Subject Is Ad- vanced- Join Wash
 ington District

The first weekly luncheon since the holidays was held this noon by the members of the Juneau Lions Club in the Arcade Cafe
 Among the several matters brought up for discussion by President Lester D. Henderson was the question of what na- tional district the Juneau Club should belong. Due to the fact that the membership of the AL askan Clubs is not large enough to warrant an Alaskan district, the local club in a technical way belonged to the California body of the national organization, which was largely responsible for the initial forming of the Juneau Club. Carl E. Croson, director of the nineteenth district, including the State of Washington and British Columbia, sent an invita- tion to the Juneau Lions stating that they would be welcomed into the Washington district. The matter was voted upon by the members at the luncheon and due to the strategic position of Wash ington in relation to Alaska it was decided that being a part of that district would be more bene- ficial than the California district.
 The great need of a community playground was stressed to the members by R. E. Robertson and as body the club decided to
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-09
BEHRENDS LEAVE FOR VACATION
 AND BUSINESS

MT. and Mrs. B. M. Behrends left for the States on the Ala ileda to be absent from home for about two months. The trip is a combined business and vacation trip and while gone the Behrends will visit Seattle and from there will go to San Francisco. After visiting friends in the southern city the couple will cross the continent to New York and Chicago.
 The trip is also the yearly buying tour that is made by MT. Behrends CT the buying agent, E. R. Alcott, of the Behrends Department Store. MT. Alcott is leaving on the Princess Mary and will meet MT. Behrends in the south. Together they will visit the large selling centers of the country before returning to Ju- neau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-09
VEAL THY MAN ASSASSINATED
 IN HIS HOME
Italian Importer Is Shot Down in Chicago-I8
 Suspects Arrested
DRINKING COMP PANIONS
 PROVE TO BE SLAYERS
Another Chapter Written in Gangland Warfare
 Tn Illinois

CHICAGO, IL, Jan. Pasqua- limo Colordo, wealthy Italian im- porter and reputed chief of the North Side liquor syndicate. was assassinated last night as he sat quaffing wine in his home with two companions. The assailants are unknown to the Police. They found the widow hysterical over the body of her husband A re- volver lay at his side.
 Colordo's sister-in-law told the two or three men had been with him and then shot him.
 Within an hour police rounded up IS suspects.
 Colordo's body was punctured by eleven bullets.
 A few hours later, another Ital- ian, Rocco Laggar, was shot in the head as he entered an auto mobile near his home.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-09
MAN CONFESSES
 DOU BILE MURDER

CANTON, OhIo. Jan. 9.-Edward Kaltenbaugh, who confessed to the double murder of John Oser and wife, was retHrned here this after noon from Newcastle, Penn, where he was arrested at midnight.
 His arrest terminated search into three states which was under way since Oser was found in his dairy barn with a bullet in his head and his wife in her night clothes, with her head dashed ih on a rock pile nearby. The bodies were found Sunday morn ing by the six-year-old son.
 Kaltenbaugh admitted that a de- sire for the Oser automobile had prompted him to slay the couple.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-09
Operate on Bad Boy to Make Him Good

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jan. g. Death or freedom and a new chance awaits Arthur Beery, 15-year-old bad boy, convicted of robbing the mails, as he lay in a hospital here fighting for recovery from an operation for removal of an abcess from his brain. This was perform ed in an effort to correct his tendencies for crime.
 The operation was ordered by Judge Jones who also de- ferred execution of a sentence of one year for robbing the Philadelphia post office. By this the Government enters into an experiment whereby it is hoped the lad can De cured to see alright.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-09
Police Baffled by
 Mystery of Pretty
 Wido,v; Disappeared

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Jan. O.. List ed officially among the missing in police records and her estat of approximately $25,OOO in thl hands of a curator Mrs. Ella Rog. CTS. 20. pretty Louisville widow has provided a riddle which moro than two months of intensive in. vestigation has failed to solve.
 Mrs. Rogers as Ella McDowal. married Hamilton Rogers, an ad- vertising man. In March, 1927 Rogers was killed in an automo- bile accident, leaving his widow a comfortable income.
 Mrs. Rogers dropped from sight October z, 1928, nineteen monthr later. There is no verified recof that she was seen after the eve ming of that day. Relatives foun in her apartment, suitcases usat on trip to Chicago, still un packed. Remains of a dime which she shared with a friend were still on the table None c her clothing was missing, intimat, friends and relatives reported. Onl. her purse and the key to hel apartment could not be found
 Her father-in-law, Ira w. Rog are kpouyinu pha xuac aoo,tot n, n. q to travel great deal, kept her absence quiet even after detec- tives were called to investigate it On November 30, however, it was publicly announced that foul play was suspected and a nation wide search was begun.
 The last known person to have seen Mrs. Rogers was Hal Harmed, Dawson Springs, Ky, banker, an old acquaintance. who dined with her October 2. iAs he was leaving her home shorAy after 8 o'clock, the lights in the apartment went out. Almost at the same moment his taxicab arrived apd Mrs. Rog- CTS refused his. offer of aid. in sisting that she could care for the matter herself The time of MT. Harned's departure was verified by his taxi driver.
 Detectives later learned that the lights in the Rogers apartment had gone out, not because of a blown fuse. but because someone in the basement unscrewed fuse.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-09
Kellogg and Borah Oppose any Form of lnterpre-
 tative Resolution
DEMOCRATS DEFEND;
 REPUBLICANS ASSAIL
Senator Watson Renew S Efforts Toward Max
 ing Agreement

WASHINGTON, Jan. g. T h e Senate started to talk itself out on the Kellogg treaty as hopes faded for a compromise on the dispute over an interpretative declaration.
 Secretary of State Kellogg and Senator Borah blew mp the tenta- tive agreement reached Monday by declining any interpretative reso- lution in the treaty.
 New Conferences
 New conferences were called during the day but each disbanded and Senator Borah took the floor with a determination to fight it out confident of having enough votes to ratify the treaty without any reservations.
 Meanwhile the treaty came un- der an assault from the Republi- can side as Senator Moses, Robin- son of Indiana, and Blaine, de- handed the interpretative reserya- tion to American adherence.
 Democrats Favorable
 From the Democratic side is sued words of indorsement of the treaty.
 Senators Bruce. Wagner and Sheppard announced they would support the pact as a "step in the right direction" All declared against reservations.
 Senator Gillett praised the pact.
 Makes New Move
 Senator Wat son, of Indiana, Republican leader next session took the initiative late yesterday in another effort 10 reach an agreement whereby the report already drafted by Borah will be made by the Foreign Re- lations Committee as a substitute for the proposed interpretative resolution of Moses.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-09
U. s. FISHERMEN
 LOSE PROTESTS

VANCOUVER, B. C., Jan. g. Major Motherwell, Dominion h. spector of Fisheries, declared that despite protests of American Fish erman We will enforce to the hilt our regulations governing opera tions of American vessels in our waters"
 Major Motherwell received in- structions to this effect from Ot- tawa in answer to protests from Oregon and Washington trolling men, through the Seattle Chamber of Commerce, that the Canadian authorities are not conforming to the existing treaty between the United States and Canada.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-09
EXTRA SESSION
 ESSENTIAL SAYS SEN. BRO0KHART.
Iowan Places Issue Before Hoover-Latter Visits
 White House

WASHINGTON, Jan. g. H r. bert Hoover called at the White House today for his second gen. eral discussion with President Coolidge of various problems fac ing the present and next Adminis- tration.
 The President-elect spent two days developing views of Congress sional leaders as to an extra ses- sion of Congress for farm relief and other subjects and it is as- sumed these matters formed the chief basis of his conversation with President Coolidge.
 Favors Extra Session
 Before going to the Whit e House. Hoover had a long confer ence with Senator Brookhart, who favors calling an extra session early in the spring. Another caller was Senator Wesley L. Jones, of Washington.
 Senator Brookhart expressed his opinion that even if the McNary Farm Relief bill should be passed this session, a special session is necessary. He contended that all proposals contained in the McNary bill are provided for in existing legislation and he termed the Me- Nary measure deficient in that it provided for only fund of S300,- 000,000 to stabilize an industry amounting to two billion dollars.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-09
ALAMEDA SOUTH
 WITH LARGE LIST

With a list of 75 passengers aboard southbound, from ports to the Westward and after making a fair weather trip over the Gulf, the steamer Alameda, Capt. c. V. Westerlund, arrived in Juneau at 8 o'clock last night and sailed for the south at II pm. Capt. Wester- lund reported encountering little snow, and also stated the trip was without incident.
 Passengers for Juneau who ar rived on the steamer from the Westward ports were: K. Faun- chier. R. J. Shepard and Mrs Shepard. o. Smatberg, L. Christie, S. Reed, H. c. Johnson and P. Powers.
 Juneau passengers leaving for the States and Southeastern towns were:
 For Seattle-Mrs. Bertha Nor man, Mrs. L. Kean, Ruth L. Kean, Miss Lyndall Knight, Miss M. Dur land, MT. and Mrs. Clauds Harris, Dorothy Parsons, Herbert Kicker, J. H. Guffey, Mrs. R. Clark, Sam Morris, MT. and Mrs. B. M Beh- rends, T. Lapotia, George Mcclure Fred Parry, Margaret Kean, Albert Kean, Marion Norman, A. Morris L. c. Hall, George Strohmeyer Alfred Sunde, J. M. Smith, John Kach.
 For Ketchikan-E Edward Davis w. H. Caswell, Charles Jones, T l.. Chidester. and Antone Julich
 For Petersburg-C. V. Brown.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-09

Philip Haynes, negro ianitor, ar
 ested in the case. was dismissed tt a police court hearing. One by me the many clues proved false. Supposed blood spots on a ham ner in the basement proved to be ordinary stains. Bits of bone and a peculiar white ash taken from the furnace provided mo evil dence of value" Other theories proved worthless.
 Mrs. Rogers is the second mam- Der of her family to disappear and strangely enough her ease result ed in the location of a brother, Roscoe Mcdowell, missing from Cincinnati for two years. Living in Detroit now, he heard of the case and wrote to police officials offering to assist them This was inc first word other members of his family had from him since he dropped from sight.
 Two other brothers, Wallace Me- Dowell. a mortician, and J. B. Me Dowell, and a sister, Mrs. Cora Keller, came from their homes in Cincinnati to aid in the inquiry A fourth brother, H. B. Mcdowell lives in Los Angeles.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-09
WOOTAN GOES TO SPIEL RIVER FOR
 CAMERON INTERESTS

J. Wootan, assistant to Wendall Dawson, water-power engineer for the Cameron paper interests, ar- rived in Juneau last night from Ketchikan on the Northwestern. He left here today on a ten-day field trip in stream flow measure ments at Speel River powersites, better known as the holdings of the old Alaska Pulp and Paper Company.
 It will be remembered that the Cameron interests are capitalized at $1O,OOO,OOO and that negotiations for the purchase of 2,000,00O.00o board feet of timber on the west side of Admiralty Island, have been made to the forest service.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-09
BLIND UOlf4N STRUGGLES TWO MILLS
 IN DARKNESS GUIDED ONLY BY BARRED
 WIRE FENCE, TO GET AID FOR HUSBAND

HUGO, Col, Jan 9.-A blind woman, Mrs. George Davis, strug- gled over ditches and crossroads for two miles, feeling her way along barbed wire fence to a neighbors last night to get help for her husband who became suddenly ill. When the woman arrived at the neighbors, she was bleeding from wire cuts and badly bruised from many falls and nearly ex- hausted. Neighbors accompanied her home only to find that Davis had died.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-09
ARE FINED FOR
 SHOOTING DUCKS
 OUT OF SEASON

Word has been received by E. M. Goddard of the Alaska Game Commission that Arthur Diklasson, of Everett, Wash, Floyd Pack wood, of Entiat, Wash. and Dwir- al Smith, of Anacortes, Wash, were arrested in the vicinity Of Wrangell by Warden Dufresne and charged with shooting ducks out of season, and with being non- residents. They were fined $50 each in the U. s. Commissioners Court at Wrangell.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-09
Earthquake Occurs
 During Reception
 To Mrs. Lindbergh

CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. o. Mrs. Evangeline Lindbergh, moth- CT of the famous flier, experienced her first earthquake when vio- lent shock accompanied by ter rifying subterranean roar oc- cured at Angora last night dur ing a reception at the American Embassy in her honor. No aeci- dent to life or property is re ported.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-09
STEAMSHIP COMP
 TO INCREASE SERVICE

SEATTLE, Jan. 9.-The Alaska Steamship Company will start an increased steamship service to Alaska when the Tanana sails Jan- uary IS and the liner Aleutian Will be returned to the service starting February 23 operating the passen- ger service with the Northwestern Alameda, Latouche n d Panama. The summer schedules are gong into effect soon. The Alaska and Yukon will enter the service In March.