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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-25
8 ELEANOR EARLY

ASK any OF the Dogs. LOOh III I44C
courtroom there. It's empty. isn't it?
Whartons been pnoning all morn
ing. Wants you to call him. They
may take a chance, and send you
up to Canada, until the thing blows
over"
Molly was genuinely frightened.
She had visions Of going to Jail, and
wearing striped dress Ike a wom-
an she had interviewed in the house
Of correction.
A court officer approached her
kindly.
Judge Brewster wishes to see you,
Miss Burnham"
ooh, my lord, Slim! What will I
do?"
Well, you can't very we'll run"
observed Slim. Go ahead and take
your medicine"
FUDGE BREWSTER, formidable
y in his black robes, received her
gently, explaining the situation with
legal preciseness. He would be
obliged. he said, to declare a mis-
trial. The fault was not so much
hers, as the juryman's. He had
warned the jury not to read the
papers. There had been. it would
appear, a serious nnisdemeanor. A
friend Of the accused man had sent
a newspaper containing a story Of
Mollys to this particular juryman.
Certain passages Of the story had
been penciled.
An unprejudiced person reading
that article would undoubtedly be
influenced against the defendant" "
declared the judge. "As news
paper woman you have no right to
be anything but impartial in what
you write. It is serious offense, and
frequently merits a fine, or a jail
sentence. In view, however, Of the
evident conspiracy among Mandi-
nello's friends, I am inclined to deal
leniently with your own offense.
Whoever it was who sent the
paper containing your story to Jury
man Flagler, communicated the fact
to attorneys for the defense. They
promptly demanded an investiga-
ton and ! have questioned Mr..
Flagler He admits having read the
article and declares that he is now
predisposed to find the defendant
guilty. In view of his sworn state
ment, I must call mistrial.'
The Judge stopped speaking, and
Molly raised her flushed face to
meet his judicial gaze. fixed stern
ly upon her.
I'm fearfully sorry" she stan-
mered. There isn't anything I can
say. I've no defense, no excuse"
He regarded her more kindly
Allow me to commend your
cllivalry, Miss Burnham. 1t tran
sends your indiscretion. 1t is I'M
commonly gallant when a person
brought to accounting declines to
transfer the responsibility for the
ofense. I have investigated the
matter more deeply than had in
dicated, and have learned that your
city editor ordered the articles"
Molly shook her head. 81 write
my own Stories" she insisted. Mr..
Wharton is not responsible"
Judge Brewster rose, and his
black robes beloved solemnly
about him.
That is ALL" he said. Except
that I should advise you, Miss
Burnham for your own good. to be
more careful in the future. Gun
men execute fearful reprisals.
Slim was waiting when Molly left
the judge chambers.
Its all right" she said. I'm
not going to jail
But Slim was in a dark mood.
Maybe you'll get shot" he haz-
arded. Maybe you'd be better of
in jail. They couldn't get at you
if you were behind the bars"
ooh. Slim, stopl You make my
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ITO Be Continued
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WOMEN DO ALL WORK
Elephant Bulls Place Burdens on
Females of Herd.

BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, July 25.-The wom-
an really does pay in elephant
herds. The bull elephants are in
clined to be lazy, says James L.
Clark, noted animal student. The
bull leaves the responsibility of
watching for danger, of hunting for
feeding grounds and so on TO some
female.
While she Is leading the herd he
walks slowly behind, taking his time
and growing fat
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Ms l,!4!5I IN % 5ENT :.
" @ 1929 BY NEA Jerwee Ire!

blood run cold. Have you phoned
the office? Judge Brewster is de-
claring a mistrial."
Sure. I gave them that ten min
uteS ago. Wharton's up in the air.
The publisher has been giving him
the devil, I guess. And he says for
YOU TO keep out of the Office until
he sends for you. Wants the thing
to blow over before you show up,
I guess. Talk about getting all the
breaks! You pull gag you ought
10 get sent to jail for, and what do
you rate? A vacation!"
MOLLY laughed light-heartedly.
WI The dreadful cloud had lifted.
The dark fear was all dispelled.
She felt happy and gay.
"I'll have a little dinner party
tonight" she thought. mot any OF
the crowd from the office. I'll ask
Rita and Bob, and Ruth and Zip.
It will be like old times to be with
them again"
She telephoned from the court
house, and reached Rita at Miss
Mayhew's. Rita said that she and
Bob would love to go. They had
talked of dropping in that evening
anyhow, it was such ages since they
had seen Molly.
But Ruth said she didn't feel
well. Besides, Zip was busy at the
office, and sometimes he didn't get
home until pretty late. 1t made
things wretched, because they
couldn't very we'll accept dinner
invitations. Not that it made any
difference, Ruth added. She didn't
feel like going out, anyhow. She
couldn't imagine what had come
over her lately. Zip said she was
Ike an old woman.
you sound so unhappy, dear!"
lan1ented Molly
Maybe you'd sound unhappy"
replied Ruth reproachfully, "if
you'd lost your little baby"
and Molly heard her sob before she
hung up the receiver
She felt as though she had been
tactless and unsyn1pathetic, and
later that day she sent Ruth some
flowers.
1t was a very successful small
dinner Molly's china was mostly
Italian and so she planned an
Italian meal.
They were sitting over their coffee
when the bell rang. The finger
that was ringing it pressed on the
button and held it maddeningly
Molly released the door, but the
bell continued to ring. She called
through the speaking tube But
still the bell rang with unceasing
insistence.
Something's up. I'll see who it
is" offered Bob.
He was gone for several minutes,
and hearing strange noises in the
hall, the girls went to investigate.
Bob was propelling a man up the
stairs-a man who waved his arms
about and was making dreadful
sounds.
It's Zip!" cried Rita.
Zip? But Zip doesn't drink"
Molly ran down to the landing.
Whats the matter, Bob? What's
the matter with zip?" she de-
nanded.
Bob was trying to quiet him.
Here, Zip, that's no way to act.
Get yourself in hand, can't you, OLD
man?"
rs he drunk, Bob?"
Bob shoook his head, Then Zip
recognized Molly. He flung himself
away from Bob and threw his arms
about her. He was crying like a
child.
Get him upstairs" Bob was
saying. THE janitor thinks he's
drunk"
ITO Be Continued
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PIGEONS IN CLOSE RACE
Three Finish Neck-and- Neck in
New York Contest.

SYRACUSE, n. Y, July 25.-
Averaging forty miles an hour over
a 200-mile course between here and
Cory, Pa, three pigeons finished
within a minute Of each other in a
race recently staged by the Syra-
cuse Pigeon Club. The birds flew
through a heavy rainstorm in SOUTH
ern New York making time which
could only have been bettered By
airplanes, officials said.
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and a villa at Lake Hakone in the
Eakono mountains.
SON, FATHER, REUNITED
Nebraska Pair Meets First Time in
Eighteen Years.

. y 2 Ut u 7 7 o.
NELSON, Neb., July 25.-After a
separation Of eighteen years. John
Williamson, long time resident, and
his son, Glenn, have been reunited.
The youth was only seven. when
last seen by his father. For the last
seven years he had served in the
navy. The two learned they had
been in the same vicinity several
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CARL FREED TO PULL
FUNNY STUFF HERE
FIeurette eofre, Cooratura Soprano, Is Scheduled to
Make Her First indianapolis Appearance.

NEXT Saturday brings
~ bill
consisting of four Radoeh Vaudeville acts and that the
Coumbias aker
nearly every program
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TOBACCO SAVES HORSE
More Than rs Years Old, Thrives
on "CheWs."
OUT OUR WAY
PEG U. s. PAT. or

3 q LNIffd Press
HIAWATHA, Kan, July 25.-Old
Bill, express wagon horse here, can
attribute his long life on his ex-
cessive use Of the weed. He has
grown so old that younger horse
has taken his job.
He is more than Is years old,
and has been chewing tobacco near
" al his life.
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But 1t Was Neighbours BosSy That
OccuSed Man Was Tending.

bV Lniffd PrcSS
MOUNDSVILLE, w. Va. July Is.
1t means fine Of s25 and court
costs to milk a neighbours COW.
At least it cost Clark Connors
farmer Of Scott Ridge, that much
following his conviction on charges
Of stealing three and one-half gall
Ions OF milk from COW owned by
Walter Clark, neighboring farmer.
Squire w c. Clayton ruled that
Connors' act constituted petty lar
ceny.
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One of the most famous glaciers
is the Mer de Glace in the Alps.
It is about 500 feet above sea level.
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WORKERS SAVED
IN CAVE-|N

Two workmen buried alive early
today at a sewer construction
project at Kenilworth and East
ern AYES. N. E. were rescued a
half hour later by members of
the fire rescue squad, who dug
them out.
A number of other workers,
almost trapped, managed TO jump
to safety before the tons OF fall
ing sand and stone buried their
fellows. The two who were buried
saved their lives by leaping back
into the sewer hole, thereby gain
ing partial protection from wood
props. They were covered by
about three feet of earth.
Pete Redman, 46, of Brentwood,
Md, was taken by ambulance to
Casualty Hospital. where he is
being treated. His injuries are
undetermined. Elton Wiser, %.
of East Riverdale, Md, the other
man. was not seriously injured.
Wiser was caught in similar
cavern on February 81 while eX-
cavating for sewer construction
about 50 yards from the scene of
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CHINESE CRISIS
MORE ACUTE

LONDON, Dec. 10 0N.s).-
The present internal crisis In
China became more acute today
as fighting between rebels and
Government troops continue over
a widespread area, according to
dispatches from the Far East.
AS a precautionary measure to
protect American lives and prop
erty in the battle-torn areas 1T is
reported that six United States
destroyers and one cruiser have
been dispatched to China from
Manila.
With the nationalist capital,
Marking. in danger of falling into
the hands of the rebels, all Amer
lean women and children together
with those of other foreign
nations have been removed to
Shanghai.
Most of the foreigners still re-
naming in Marking are Ameri-
cans attached to the Chilling
College. American and British
gunboats have taken most of the
foreigners aboard because Of in
tense fighting in the vicinity
of the city.
According to latest reports from
that battle zone, the rebels have
been repulsd by government
forces. but are now entrenched
five miles east of the city hiding
their time for another attack.
President Chang Kai Shek con.
tinues to maintain that govern.
ment forces have the rebellion in
full control. He has again re-
fused to resign declaring he would
be willing if an able successor
could be found, but maintaining
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The charge broug hit
against Zihlman is using
the mails to defraud. With
him were indicted G. Bryan
Pitts, D. R. Crissinger, mem
Der of the board of direc-
tors and former Comptroller
of the Currency; G. Ebert
Anadale, vice president; S.
J. Henry, president of the
F. H. Smith Company; John
H. Edward, jr, Henry G.
Maddux and the F. H.
Smith Company.
The Government charges
that the defendants have vio-
lated section 215 of the Fed
eral penal code, prohibiting
use of the mails to defraud.
It is specifically alleged that
they have all been parties to a
scheme to defraud numerous
persons, by procuring their invest
ment in certain securities Spon-
sored by the Smith company
and that the mails were used
in these schemes.
The investigation. into the al
legged illegal activities of the
Smith company has been under
way by special agents of the De
partment of Justice, led by Louis
Loebl. since the double crash of
the Hamilton Hotel Company, a
Smith subsidiary, more than three
years ago.
Only recently was the result of
the investigation presented to the
Grand Jury by Assistant Attorney
General Nugent Dodds. The grand
Jury investigation into the Nc
Pherson and Scrivener death rnys-
teries interrupted the Smith in
curry, which was not resumed
until this morning.
The indictments were reported
shortly before l o'clock and were
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Search for Scriuener
Slayer Is Failure

the Grand Jury and of persons
whose prints were taken by the
local police since it's bureau of
Identification has been oper-
ating. but have been unable to
identify it.
The final report of the grand
jury, if consistent with the evil
dence heard last week, will be
murder at the hand of a person
or persons unknown" Just when
this report will be returned is
problematical, but it is expected
before the end of the week. The
report of the justice agents mini
mixes the chances of anything
turning up which would result in
an indictment.
The grand jury today was
scheduled to take up another
important case, that of the F..
H. Smith Company, whose al
legged fraudulent transactions
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The finger-print clue to the
murderer of Detective Sergeant
Arthur B. Scrivener, in Police
Department files buried" for
three years, has failed at this
late date to furnish solution to
the crime, according to a report
made to District Attorney Leo A.
Rover by Department of Justice
experts:
Department operatives have
been checking a partial print
furnished them by the police. pur-
porting to be a reproduction Of
the original found on the weapon
which took the life of the Wash
ington detective ACE" in a
Georgetown alley October 10,
1926.
They have checked it with
prints of many members of the
Police Department, of some of
the witnesses who went before
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REPORTERS
AREFREED
TONIGHT

At five minutes after midnight
tonight the captain of the guard
at the District Jail will open the
big iron door with his ponderous
key and the three reporters OF
The Washington Times who went
to Jail rather than break faith
with those who aided them in an
expose of the rum traffic will
taste freedom after 40 days be.
hind the bars.
The reporters are German M.
Hendricks, Linton Burkett, and
Jack E. Nevin, jr.
They were sentenced on Oc-
tober 80 by Justice Peyton Cor
don. of the District Supreme
Court, to As days in jail for re-
fusing to tell the Grand Jury
where and from whom they
bought liquor in an investiga-
ton of 40 speakeasies. They
contended that this information
already had been presented to
the Grand Jury by the city
editor, who was under no pledge
of secrecy, and that for them to
testify would violate condolences
of the persons who arranged
entree for them at the speak
easieS.
To Get Five Days Off
Col. w. L. Peak, assistant super
tntendent of Penal Institutions
and in charge of the District
Jail today recommended to
Justice Gordon that the reporters
be given the customary five days
off for good behavior and that
they be released at midnight.
He said that they had been
model prisoners and had rendered
valuable services as members OF
the jail's clerical force.
It is understood that Justice
Gordon will approve the recon-
mendation. He is said to believe
that the majesty of the law has
been fully upheld and that there
would be no purpose gained by
keeping the reporters behind the
bars any longer.
The reporters will be met at the
TAIL door by a delegation of their
fellow employees from The Times.
Colonel Peak will be on hand TO
bid his 4O-day guests farewell
The reporters will be taken to
their homes in automobiles.
Mass Meeting Tomorrow
Arrangements are completed
for the big mass meeting, enter
tainment, and reception to be
held tomorrow night at the
Be1asco Theater to celebrate the
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CRASH
KILLS COP
r. I'll. KAYLOR

Ross H. Kaylor, 29-year-old mo
torcycle policeman assigned to the
Traffic Bureau, died today at Cas-,
ualty Hospital shortly after he
had run head-on into a street car,
which was going against traffic
on a one-Way street, as it skirted
the north side of Stanton Square.
This particular situation is a
death hazard which has fire.,
quently been called to the atten,
ton of the authorities and railway
officials by the Stanton Park Citi
zens Association.
Kaylor died a short while after
he had been taken to the hospital
by passing motorist. Joseph Gun
ningham, 14O0 block F st. N. E.
He never regained consciousness,
Death, according to DR.. Daniel
Borden, police surgeon, and DR.
Louis Jimal, of Casualty Hospital,
was caused by a fractured skull
and internal injuries.
Wife Called, Faints
His wife was called to the hos
pital by police shortly after he
was taken there, but tainted when
she first saw her husband.
According to eye-WitneSses, Kay
lor was chasing two motorists
down Maryland Avenue west.
They turned into C Street, which
skirts the north side of Stanton
Park from Sixth and Fourth
Streets Northeast. This is a one.
way, west bound street. but the
cars of the Thirteenth and D
Street Northeast line, of the
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DEAD
N FILM
FIRE
By JAMES L. KILGALLEN


NEW YORK, Dec. 10 UN.SO.
Nine persuasive men and four
women-are known to be dead in
spectacular fire which swept
the two-story brick studios Of the
Manhattan Film Company today.
Others, it was said, may still
be trapped in the blazing build
ing. The studio was used by the
Pathe Company for making
sound pictures.
SeVenty-five persons, at least.
were in the building when an
explosion, closely followed by a
billowy wall of smoke and fire,
cut off avenues of escape.
Girls, attired in flimsy ballet
costumes. rushed for exits. Find
ing all those on the main floor
a mass of flames, they dashed up
stairs and many of them leaped
from windows,
$4,000 Witness Battle
A score of injured were taken
to various hospitals. Fire equip
ment from all parts Of upper
Manhattan was rushed to the
scene and fireboats also poured
water on the burning structure.
which is located on the river
front.
Fifteen thousand persons
quickly gathered and watched the
firemen battle the spectacular
blaze. The police were forced to
use their clubs to keep the
crowds back of the fire lines.
The fire was started by an ex-
plosion of film. So intense was
the heat generated by the flames
that firemen were unable to enter
the building until almost half an
hour after they arrived.
Flames Spread Rapidly
With amazing rapidity the
flames, fed by quantities of film
and PAPER maiche used in max
ing sets, spread through the
structure.
A revue company, comprising
mostly girls, was preparing to re.
hearse "talkie" comedy when
the fire broke out. The flames
spread so swiftly they became
panic stricken. Men and women
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Heads See Capper
On Car Merger

In an effort to expedite Con
gressional action on the latest
traction merger proposal, Maj.
Gen. Mason Patrick, chairman of
the Public Utilities Commission.
and Harleigh Hartman, the other
civilian member, conferred at
length with Senator Arthur Cap
per of Kansas, chairman Of the
District Committee.
Senator Capper = expected T.
introduce a joint resolution en-
bodying the new unification sug-
geStion soon.
Neither Capper nor the Com
missionerS would discuss their
conference beyond saying that it
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dealt with the merger and was
designed to speed up legislation,
The merger proposal worked
out by the commission was for
warded to Congress Saturday.
It is probable the method of
procedure on the merger proposal
will be determined at a meeting
of the Senate District Committee
later this week. There may be
a full committee hearing or it
may be referred to the subcom-
mittee on public utilities. Senator
Capper of Kansas, Jones of Wash
ington. Vandenberg of Michigan,
Copeland of New York, Tyding of
Maryland and King of Utah.
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Law Enforcement Here
Topic for Allen Sunday

Robert J. Allen. former Wash
ington policeman, will appear
again on the lecture platform
Sunday night at 8 o'clock at the
Washington Auditorium.
Allen has made several ad-
dresses since his dismissal from
the police force on charges Of in
subordination. He will speak on
Why the Washington police
force is the talk of the nation"
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MAN, 4s, STRUCK BY AUTO

Charles E. Benton, 48, OF the
1000 block Blair Rd. N. E., yes
terday was treated at Freedlnen'S
Hospital for bruises received when
he was knocked down by an auto
mobile reported to have been
driven by Arthur Morris, 80, Of
the 200 block of I st. S. W..
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WAR BUDGET STIRS TALK

Heated discussion was under way
in the French chamber today
over the governments war budger,
which has been estimated at
$3.50 100000 Edouard Daladier,
Radical Socialist leader.
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Times Staff Photos

Times Staff Photos
SCENE AT ACCIDENT
A CAVE-IN at a sewer exca-
walton at Eastern Avenue and
KenilwOrth Street today almost
cost the lives of a number of
wOrkmen. Elton Wiser, %, of
East Riverdale, Md, was one
of those who narrowly escaped.
In the above picture, left to
right, are Judge J. p. III. Will
muth, Major F. C. Farr, Mrs.
r. Best, who runs the store
where the sewer pipe led in: ].
III. Burroughs, r. B. Mallonee.
and Burt NJ. Ellis. contractor
for the Maryland side of the
excavation. Wiser was caught
in a similar accident not so
yards from the spot on Febru-
airy FL. this year. In the lower
picture Wiser is seen as he
was pulled out by J. E. Kirby.
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ACCUSED WITH HEADS
Of F. H. SMITH
COMPANY

Representative Frederick N. Zihlman Of
Maryland, chairman of the House District
Committee, today was indicted by the Grand
Jury in connection with the report of that
body on the affairs of the F. Fl. Smith
COMPANY