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Evening star., 1930-06-16
WOMEN'S. CLUB ON OUTING
w. r. E. and Pepco Employees
Stage Boxing Match.

A series OF contests, including a box
ing match by two young women, repre-
senting "Sharkey' and "Schmeling'
respectively, featured the annual out
ing of the Wrepepco Club, composed
of woman employees of the Washington
Railway g. Electric Co., and the Poto-
mac Electric Power Co., at Bay Ridge,
Md, Saturday.
Miss Merdie Hurst was "Sharkey''
and Miss Agatha Peak 'Schmeling" In
the boxing contest. Other events in
cluded a bathing beauty contest, won
by Mrs. Bessie Sanford; guessing con-
test, won by Mrs. Margaret Crenshaw
and card games, prizes for which were
awarded to Mrs. v. Penn and Miss Ann
Moffatt.
The outing was in charge OF Miss
Mabel Leftus, president of the club, and
Mrs. May Blakeney.
Evening star., 1930-06-16
DOGS BITE CHILDREN
One Is Injured in Leg-otheY
Wounded in Arm.

Bitten by a dog while playing in the
rear yard of his home yesterday, Vim
cent NJ. Camtanella, years old of
1865 Harvard street, was taken tn Car
field Hospital and treated for wounds
Of the left leg
William H. Olmstead, 2 years old. of
1924 A street southeast was treated by
his father, DR.. William Olmstead afteT
a dog bit him on the right arm The
dog was picked up by police of No E
station and will be turned over tn
Health Department authorities.
Evening star., 1930-06-16

William Jose. jr., "a years old. of
1928 Park road, fractured his left snrIs
yesterday when ne fell is feet to the
ground while painting the porch roof
OF MS home. He was treated at Emer-
gency Hospital.
Evening star., 1930-06-16
POSTMASTER DEAD
Theodore F. Gaver Expires at Hills
boro of Pneumonia.
Special Dispatch to The Star


Special Dispatch to The Star
HILLSBORO, Va, June l6.-Theo.
gore +. Gaver, postmaster at Hillsboro
for the past 80 years, diedNhis morn
ing at his residence from pneumonia
He was 6S years of age and a native
and lifelong resident of Hillsboro. Prior
to his being postmaster he owned and
operated the Hillsboro woolen mill for
50 years. He had been a member of
the Arnold Grove M. e. Church for so
years.
He is survived by his wife, who was
Miss Mamie w. Daniel of washington,
d. C.; son, G. D. Gaver of Danville,
Va, and a daughter, Miss Elizabeth
Gaver of Washington, D. c. Funeral
services will be held tomorrow afternoon
at 3 o'clock from the residence, Rev. o.
c. Mitchell, assisted by Rev I. c.
Michael. offlciating. Burial will be "a
the Hillshogo Cemetsrxs
Evening star., 1930-06-16
YOUTH is DROWNED

Samuel Gray Disappears While
Swimming at Eagle Harbor.
Samuel Gray, IT years old, of An
napolts, Md. was drowned in the Pa
tuXent River at Eagle Harbor, about
three miles above Benedict, Charles
County, Md, yesterday afternoon. Gray
and companion were bathing in the
river and the former, according to re-
peared.
Lloyd Kern and Louis Welsh, resi-
dents of Benedict, hurried to the scene
of the accident and dragged for the
body, other residents of the town lend
ing helping hand. The body was not
recovered last night, and the dragging
was resumed this morning.
Evening star., 1930-06-16
Rites for Mrs. S. E. Cobb.

DANVILLE, Va, June is (SpeciaD -
Funeral services were held yesterday
for Mrs Ida S. Cobb, widow of S. E.
Cobb. esteemed resident of Danville,
who died Saturday in a local hospital
Mrs. Cobb was a native of CaSWen
County, N. c., but had lived in Danville
practically her entire life. She was 81
;N.S and several stepchildren.
Evening star., 1930-06-16
COUNTY FIREMEN PLAN
Arlington-Fairfax Group Meet To-
night in Jubilee Event.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALLSTON, Va, June 16.-The con-
vention and jubilee committee of the
Arlington Fairfax Counties Firemen's
Association will hold a meeting tonight
at the Cherrydale fire house to plan
for its annual event to be held at Fort
Myer Heights from August IL to 1e
inclusive.
Clayton C. Donaldson, general chair
man, announces the following as the
personnel of his committee: George
Frank Allwine, Randolph F. Koester
John r. MoSsburg, John A. Spates, Will
liam D. Topley and Walter U. Varney
The rat is common in practically
every mart Of knA world.
Evening star., 1930-06-16
Will Open Badge Bids.

Bids for $50 badges for elevator con.
ductors in the public buildings here are
to be opened Wednesday by the once OF
Public Buildings and Public Parks.
Evening star., 1930-06-16
INSTALLMENTS SALES
OF AUTOS HOLDING UP
Commerce Department Returns
From Finance Companies Show
Lead over Outright Deals.

Lead over Outright Deals.
Installment selling of automobiles in
the United States continues to hold
up in volume during this year better
than do sales on outright payment.
Commerce Department returns from
finance companies assisting such trans
actions show that credit sales Of used
cars during April, amounting to I6l,-
604 machines, exceeded the 154,843
cars sold in similar fashion during
the same month last year.
New cars financed for installment
purchase during the same month num-
bered 34o,555, against 378,79O in April,
1929.
Evening star., 1930-06-16
HICCOUGHING PATIENT
SHOWING IMPROVEMENT
Casualty Hospital Surgeons Re-
port Charles Reid Likely to Re-
cover From Nervous Attack.

Still hiccoughing, but able to rest for
longer periods daily, Charles Reid was
believed recoveringgat Casualty Hospital
from the nervous malady which attack
ed HIM more than a week ago.
Reid, a blacksmith living at 134S
Girard street, enjoyed a long sleep last
night. Although he began to hiccough
again on waking, the paroxysms came
at longer intervals and had decreased
in violence, attendants said.
Doctors say the patient should rid
himself of the ailment entirely within
the next few days.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-05
Sn1iIin Ed
Is Sued by
Landlord

"CMILIN'" ED MCCONNELL,
- jovial radio singer. whose
Georgia yarns" have been heard
in all corners of the nation, was
sued today in a Marion county
court by his Indianapolis land
lord.
In suit filed in superior court
two, Mrs. Alice B. Deery, Indian
apolis, charges Mcconnell with
careless. negligent. and wanton
care" of a house leased to him
recently at 1921 Central avenue.
Mrs. Deery asks judgment of
1868 for the alleged damages to
the house.
Mcconnell and his wife leased
the Central avenue residence,
Oct. 20, for one month, according
to the complaint. Mcconnell, dur
ing his occupancy, is alleged in
the suit to have:
Broken chairs, a davenport
and a table.
Spilled ink on the rugs.
"Set fire to the backyard grass,
resulting in destruction of a fence
Poured beverages on the floors
and walls.
And removed a radio, allegedly
property of Mrs. Deery.
1.-The damage amounted to 1868,
Mrs. Deery alleges"
The suit was filed by the law
firm Of Rinier, Smith & Wick
lift.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-05
DROUGHT RELIEF
BILL is RUSHED
S60,000,000 Appropriation
Is Favored by Committee.

By United Press
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5. - The
senate agriculture committee ten
tatively agreed today to report
fayorably bill appropriating
$6O,Oo0,0OO for drought relief and to
attempt to get it through the SEN
ate Monday.
Chairman Charles L, McNary at
today's hearing repudiated President
Hoover's relief program and an
nounced he would vote for the 500
C00,000 approximation instead of the
S25,0C0,000 bill sponsored by the adj
njristration.
Democratic members of the. COM,
r1ittee intimated they thought
s60,000.000 was not sufficient, but it
did not appear likely the commit
tee would go much beyond that
sum.
McNary was the one who original
~ introduced the $25 100000 bill in
the senate. He said he had done so
at the request Of the agriculture de-
partment and not on his own initia-
tive.
The fight in the committee for the
larger sum was led by Senator Rob-
inson (Dem., Ark who asserted the
administration bill would "humili-
ate and degrade" many farmers by
forcing them to accept Red Cross
charity.
Conditions in Virginia are worse
than after the Civil war" Senator
Swanson CDem) Of that state, told
The committee.
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POLICE GUARD
WILL PREVENT
PARK MEETING
Officials Act to Block Enter
prise Leagues Pro-
test Session.
FEE CAUSE OF ROW
West Side Group Opens
Fight on Community
House CHARGE.
FEE CAUSE OF ROW

Police will guard the Rhodius
park community house tonight at
the request of city park officials to
prevent members of the Enterprise
Civic League from holding meet
ing there unless the league obtains
a permit.
Officials of the league announced
Thursday that they intended to
hold a protest session against fees
the park board is charging for use
of the community structures.
They said as the first step, no
permit would be obtained and they
would not pay the fee.
David B. Kilgore, recreation di-
rector, said the police will be there
ito protect the city's property"
League members contend the
community house should be free for
use of citizens and civic organiza-
tons.
AS this battle waged, the board
was considering a schedule of as
sessments for dances in community
houses.
At Municipal Gardens the pro-
posed charge is $25 when no adn1is-
sion is charged to the dance and
$50 when admission is paid
At Brookside, Rhodius, Garfield,
Pleasant Run and Christian parks
it is proposed to charge SIS without
admission and $25 when tickets are
sold.
The city council will be asked to
take steps toward revision of the
present park laws, by women who
have become irate over existence of
a statute that prevents card play
ing in parks and community houses.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-05
BOB SPRADLINC,
ATHLETE, DEAD
Well Known Frankfort Cage
Star Is Killed.
BY Times Special

By Times Special
FRANKFORT. Ind, Dec. 5.-Rob-
ert Spreading, 25, former star bas-
ketball player of Frankfort high
school and the University of Iowa,
was killed Thursday night in an
automobile accident near Iowa City,
Ia, according to a message re-
ceived by his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Spreading, here today.
Spradling was a member of
Frankfort's Fighting Five" which
captured the Hoosier state high
school championship in 1925. He
was a unanimous choice for all-state
forward honors in that year.
He enrolled at Iowa and was men
toned on all-Big Ten honor teams.
He was one of the Eawkeye ath-
letes involved in the sluSE fund quiz
watch resulted in the oustirg of
Iowa from the conference. y
Carroll Spradling, brother of the
dead youth, is former basketball
captain at Purdue.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-05
JUDGES RULING
BANS TAX CUT
Leathers 0verruIes Action
of State Board.

State tax boards striking of cent
from the city's 1881 general fund
levy was overruled today by Su-
perior Judge James NJ. feathers.
feathers issued a perpetual in
junction restraining the tax board
from putting the reduction into eff
feet, and directed Marion county Of
flcials to enforce the rate as origi-
nally fixed by the city council,
The general fund levy under the
ruling will be 6415 cents. The tax
board attempted to lower it to 6S7s
cents.
The injunction suit, filed by the
city, named as defendants County
Auditor Harry Dunn and Clyde E.
Robinson, county treasurer
The state board made the reduc-
tons on the contention that the
city's share of the state gas tax was
not included in the 1881 budget.
Under Leather's ruling the gas tax
revenue will not be budgeted,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-05
100000 JOBLESS IN
u. s., SAYS RED LEADER

he was called to testify, and said,
II affirm"
Because you don't believe in a
supreme being?" asked Representa-
tive Hamilton Fish (Rep., N. y,
chairman of the committee.
YES" Foster replied.
Foster said there are between
10000 and $4,000 dues-paying mem
bers of the Communist party in the
United States, of which about 10
per cent are Negroes.
He said unemployment insurance
was the chief approach to solu-
ton of the present problem, and
that millions Of workers are for it.
Foster read long prepared state
ment. in which he said there were
9,OO0,000 unemployed in the United
StateI today.
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to the Baron home. They did not
tell Mrs. Baron of the tragedy.
Have you seen Clarence?" Har-
old asked.
why. no. I thought he stayed
with you all night" she said.
mo. He left"
Go to the garage and see that
everything's all right" she pleaded.
I've been worried. Somebody came
here very early this morning and
knocked at the door, but I didn't
answer. Some one was prowling
around here last night Oh, why
did you let him leaye?"
Family Had Been Worried
We've all been worried. afraid
he might commit suicide" Harold
explained later.
Clarence was injured in an auto
accident early this fall, and on Oct.
10 was fined $40 and costs in Grim
inal court, on an appeal from a
municipal court conviction on a
speeding charge growing out of the
crash. 1t had distressed him
mentally, and his injury also wor-
ried him, the brother said.
Relatives were insistent that he
had no enemies. and that he did not
drink.
Lieutenant Walter Claffey and his
emergency squad, and substation
police team were first on the scene
and began investigation. Detectives
Roy Peats and Morris Corbin, with
Bert Perott, Bertillon expert, also
took up the investigation this morn
ing.
Fail to Find Gun
They went to the undertaking
parlors in search of clews on the
body.
When the body was found, a gray
felt hat was damned tight over the
head. Bloody fingerprints were
found, although badly sumged, po-
lice say, on the band inside, and
there was a blood stain ON the rim,
indicating the hat had been pulled
over the head after the shooting.
There were powder burns in the
left palm, and on the chest. The
bullet had not penetrated his vest,
and the shirtcollar was torn open,
giving evidence, according to po-
lice, of a fight before the shot was
fired.
Although they searched the Vi
cinity where the body was found,
police found no gun.
Small Bible in Pocket
They believed the shooting oc-
CURED elsewhere, and the body was
taken to the spot where Ponsler and
his wife found it.
The only objects in his pockets,
besides the slip of paper bearing the
two addresses, we're 2 small Bible
and a box of matches.
Clarence Whitaker was born in
Paragon. Ind, and lived there I'M
til about five years ago, when he
came TO Indianapolis.
In addition to Harold and Mrs.
Baron, he is survived by his father,
John Whitaker Jr, in Paragon: a
widow, from whom he was divorced
three years ago: daughter. Mar
ion, 3; four brothers, Fred Whit
aker, at Beech Grove; Dan and Jen-
nings, at Paragon and Russell
Whitaker of GAINESVILLE, O.. and a
sister, Miss Clona Whitaker of
Washington. D. &.
Funeral and burial will be held
Sunday afternoon at Paragon.
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I demand they be shot-aI of
themI"
The electric silence which had
held 1000 persons in the court and
millions reached by the radio was
broken By great shout as the
spectators climbed upon their
chairs and cried:
Death to the Traitors
The judges bell was SCUM ded
repeatedly. but it failed to restore
order in the courtroom, where the
eight men accused of plotting, es-
pecially with France, for an in
terventionist war against Russia,
had sat almost unmoved until the
final outburst of hostility.
Under surge of the spectators
angry shouts they seemed to feel
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-05
CITY MAN IS found SLAIN
IN ALLEY; CLOTHING SHOWS
SIGNS Of DEATH STRUGGLE
Heart Pierced by Bullet Body Comes to View
Of Motorist When He Backs Car From
Garage; Died Almost Instantly.
ROBBERY IS BELIEVED
Police Believe Killing Took Place at Another
Spot and That Murderer Carried
Victim to South Side Site

Robbery the sole motive relatives of Clarence Ed
ward Whitaker g. of 42 North Wallace street. could ascbe
for his murder early today which confronted police with
new Staying mystery.
Relatives assumed this hypothesis from statement of his
brother Harold that Clarence not utterly penness
when he visited the brothers apartment at 2107 North
Pennsylvania street, Wednesday night.
When the body found in alley behind 1884 Olive
street the pockets contained nothing except scrap of
per- box of matches and a small Bible.
Clothing evidenced struggle before he died. and from
powder burns in the left palm police deduced the victim
fought wrench revolver just before was pressed
close to his chest and fired.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-05
FIRING SQUAD FOR TRAITORS DEMAND IN TRIAL

II RILENKO read from the
N works Of Lenin as a court in
any other country might read
from the highest Law, or cite
opinions Of the supreme court.
Lenin himself drafted the law
under which the accused are
doomed, Krilenko said.
While he demanded the death
sentence for all of them, he also
made striking differentiations in
the crimes of each man, and it
was believed that in this shading
of the charges against each one
rested the hope Of eseyeral 10 es-
cape the death sentence.
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for the first time the fury direct
ed at them and shrank as if un-
der physical blow.
=
TINE aged Alexander Fedotov,
Il one Of the most tragic of the
defendants, was most moved by
the demonstration.
Leonid Ramzin, brilliant young
scientist, who was accused by
Krilenko of being the leader of
wreckers," ceased his nonchalant
putting on cigaret.
The engineer. xenophon Sitnin,
and other codefendants, Larichev,
Kalinokov, Kuprianov and Och
kin, we're visibly affected by the
outburst and the fury Of the
prosecutors speech.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-05
BIZ United press

By United Press
WASHINGTON, Dec. civilian
Il. Foster, Communist leader, today
denounced the investigation of
Communist activities being made by
a special committee Of the house,
and asserted the inquiry was aimed
at "outlawing the Communist party
and all its members"
Foster was a witness at the COM
mittees final hearing. He refused
to give the investigators the names
of other Communist leaders.
"Such evidence" Foster said,
would be. elected only to be used
against them later in the police
courts"
Foster, a mild-mannered man Of
80, declined to take the oath when
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-05

BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, Dec. Slight of
the house wet bloc to prevent use
of poison denaturants III industrial
alcohol was opened today by Rep
resentative William j. Sirovich
Dem, N. ", a physician, who de-
clared the use of these poisons re-
quired by the government is "a
shame in this twentieth century of
civilization
we are going to battle for a
principle that has aroused the ma
tion--and that is the principle of
poison alcohol that is killing thou
sands of citizens" Sirovich shouted
to the assembled house.
A vote was expected later in the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-05
By EUGENE LYONS
United Press STAFF Correspondent

MOSCOW, Dec. 5.-An impas-
Iva stoned peroration rarely
matched even in the annals OF
revolutionary tribunals brought
the trial of eight counter-revolu-
tionarieS to a tumultuous climax
today in the crowded courtroom
where two factory workers sat on
the judges bench.
Nicholas Krilenko. the short,
aggressive states prosecutor, re-
leased an uncomfortable demon
stration in the courtroom and out
side where radio-carried his words
when he concluded his speech
With an emotional outburst,
shouting.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-05

"At this moment when millions
of our workers are making untold
sacrifices for the right TO build
the first socialist state, when mil
lions of proletarians in other coun-
tries watch our great work-at
such time there can be no ques-
ton of the need to crush our
enemies" shouted Krilenko.
He read long passages from the
writing Of Nikolai Lenin to justify
extreme measures against persons
conniving with foreign forces to
overthrow the proletarian dicta-
torship, and he emphasized
charges that the French general
staff, Raymond Poincare and
others we're involved in the anti
Soviet plot.
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At an autopsy this morn
ing Coroner C. H. Keever and
Deputy Coroner o. H. Bake
meier said the bullet, ap-
parently a .38 caliber steel
jacket pistol slug, penetrated
the left lung and the heart
before lodging two inches
from the spine.
Death ensued within four min
utes from the shot, DR.. Bakemeier
declared. While Withholding a for
NAL verdict, he further said the
murder obviously was committed
elsewhere and the body carried to
the spot where it was found, face
upward, arms outf1ung. Whitaker
was killed between. and 2 a. M,
DR.. Bakemeier said,
The murdered man last was seen
by his brother at the latter's home
about 10 p. m. when Harold left with
his wife as she started to work at a
telephone exchange a few blocks
away. Harold said he borrowed his
brothers overcoat before they left.
He stopped at restaurant, and,
when he returned, found Clarence
and his own overcoat gone.
Body Wrapped in Coat
The body was wrapped in Har-
ODDS coat when it was found this
morning by Earl Ponsler, 1143' Olive
street, as he backed his car from his
garage to go to work.
Mrs. Ponsler held the garage door
open. The automobile backed into
the alley and Ponsler turned to
drive away when his headlights fell
on the figure of a man sprawled In
the thoroughfare. He called police,
and Deputy Coroner o. H. Bake
meier was summoned.
In the pockets of the murdered
man was only one clew to his iden-
tity, a slip Of paper bearing Harold's
name and address, and bearing the
Wallace street address, where Clar-
ence roomed with his sister and
brother-in-law Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
j. Baron.
Clarence and Baron we're part
ner's in a confectionery. business,
manufacturing potato chips.
Seeking identity of the murder
victim, Times reporter took Har-
old to Register & Askins under
taking establishment, where police
sent the body.
Identified by Brother
"That's my brother" Harold whis-
pered when the body was uncovered.
He related what he knew of his
brothers activities Wednesday night,
and then went with the reporter
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-05
POISON LIQUOR SHAME
OF CENTURY, HOUSE TOLD

day on the amendment of Repre-
sentative J. c. Linthicum Dem,
Md, leader of the wet bloc, which
would prohibit the application OF
any appropriations in the pending
treasury postoffice department bill
for poison denaturants.
Sirovich, representative of the
Greenwich Village district in New
York. Is veteran in the fight
against poison denaturants.
Sirovich cited figures showing
that production of industrial alco-
fol increases from 100000 gallons
in 1907 to 1OO,Qoe 900 gallons today.
Between tTsStSlf1ve and forty
million gallons pre- being diverted
to the bootleg t1ade, he said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-05
AGED WOMAN WRITES
OBITUARY, THEN DIES

Prepares Messages for Mailing to
Newspapers on Deathbed.
By United Press
WELLSBURG, w. Va, Dec. s.
West Virginia newspapers today
we're printing the obituary of Mrs.
Viola Mcdonald Richards, ga, as it
was written by the principal her
self on her death bed.
A short time before she died
Thursday, Mrs. Richards composed
her death notice and obituary and
addressed each of the messages to
a number of newspapers with the
request that they be mailed i'm
mediately upon her death.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-05
SUSPECT ARRESTED IN
DANVILLE ARSON CASE
Tenant Who Refused TO Move Held
in Burning of House.

By Times Special
DANV1LLE, Ind, Dec. 6.-Henry
Clarkson is prisoner in the Hen
bricks county Jail awaiting hearing
on an arson charge. He was ar
rested today by George E. Coogan,
state fire marshal investigator and
local authorities, following the
burning of a two-story frame house
at Mooresville Monday.
The burned building was bought
recently by Chester Hammer,
father of nine children, who desired
to use it as a residence because it
was near a school. Clarkson had
been tenant and refused to move
to make way for the new owner.