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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-27
HoW the Market
Opened

NEW YORK, Sept. 27.-stocks
moved irregularly at the opening on
the Stock Exchange today, with
trading fairly active.
Leading issues held steady to
firm while the majority of others
were fractionally lower. Confidence
was at low ebb following the de-
cline Friday, which at the lows
placed the industrial average at
new low for the year, only dozen
points above the low for 1929, es-
tablisl3ed on Nov. Is of that year.
United States Steel opened at
1895; Westinghouse Electric 1885,
up Is; Union Carbide 687s, up Il;
American Can 100, up Il, and
American Smelling SO, up q. Amer
lean Can firnled up after the open
ing, while Steel was quiet at the
opening level.
Rails were quiet and lower With
New York Central at 15414, off "a;
Pennsylvania 10, off 1, equaling the
low of the year, and Allegheny Cor
poration 1875, OFFS.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-27

Bell found Mr.. Snider in the office
Of the company with a bullet in his
left temple. Twenty-Five cartridges
for SO caliber revolver were on
a desk.
The body was taken to the Elan
ner & Buchanan mortuary. Ftner-
al services have not been arranged.
In addition to the widow, a son.
Charles, survives him.
Mr.. Snider was known prominent
~ in Indianapolis and indiana busi-
ness circles and was trustee of
Butler university. He had given
$4,000 to the university during the
last seven years.
Mr.. Srider was lifelong member
of the Central Christian church
and was active in the campaign for
erection of the university at Fair
view. He was a member Of the Co
lumhia Club, had served as a di-
rector of the Y. n. G. a. and was q
member Of nelta Tau Delta
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-27
ALBERT G. SNYDER ENDS
LIFE BY SHOOTING SELF

Albert G. Snider, 81, OF the
Marott hotel, committed suicide
early today in the office of the Hide,
Leather and Betting Company, 225
South Meridian street, of which he
was president.
Mr.. Snider had been respondent
for several months over i'll health
and had threatened to take his life
several times. police were told by
Mrs. BeSS Snider, the widow.
Discovery of the suicide was made
after Mrs. Snider. James Bingham,
attorney. and Harry Bell. 728 South
Randolph street, superintendent
began search for Mr.. Snider.
Early Friday night he went to
Binghan's home at 4014 North
Pennsylvania street, and conferred
with the attorney on company
matters. When he did not return
to tho hotel by midnight Mrs.
Snider sought the aid Of Bingham
and Ball il the search .
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-27
City Still
NOT Clean,
Says Kinney
Indicates Probes Are Being
Pressed to Unearth
Any Corruption.

Admitting that the city is not
yet cleaned up, Police Chief Jerry
Kinney today indicated that series
of Investigations is being conducted
by his department in the drive to
rid Indianapolis of crime and the
department of alleged corruption.
us the town cleaned up?" he
oueried. mo, hardly. If had 100
more men, 1 doubt whether it would
be possible to keep up with the
situation"
Kinney and city officials would
not comment on further activities.
The police chief criticised Indian
apolis citizens for writing "anony-
nous letters that are so indefinite
we are unable to locate the places
or conduct even proper probe"
Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan who
led the moves to purge the city and
its police department, said he did
not know of future plans in the
cleanup program and had returned
to Office duties which he was forced
to set aside during the corruption
investigation.
Declaration that the people
should band to support good gov
eminent" was made by Municipal
Judge Paul c. Wetter, Friday night
before the Marion County Good
Government Club.
Wetter intimated the underworld
had been tipped off, following
raids Wednesday in which eighty
two persons were nabbed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-27
Killing
Indictment
to Be Asked
Prosecutor to Take Myers
Evidence to South Bend
Grand Jury.
BIZ Times Specfal

BIZ Times Special
SOUTH BEND, Ind, Sept. 81
Indictment of George Sherman
Myers by the st. Joseph county
grand jury for the murder of g.
year-old Marverine Appel will be
asked by Prosecutor Harry S. Tay-
lor next Wednesday.
Imediately following the question
ing at the Michigan City state PEN
itentiary of Myers and several wit
nesses, the prosecutor late Friday
afternoon said he had sufficient evil
dence corroborating Myers confess
sion to go before the grand jury.
Session at Prison
Taylor also said, following the
conclusion of the lengthy session at
the state prison, attended by Coro-
ner C. B. Crumpacker, Chief Of Po-
lice Samuel j. Lemon, Sheriff Thorn
as A. Goodrich and Captain Of De-
tectives Horace Hamilton, that
Myers had made number of con-
Trajectory statements during the
hearing. and that these statements
we're denied by witnesses when the
prisoner was confronted by them.
Shifting of the scene of operation
in the probe of the Staying to Mich
igan City came when Circuit Judge
Cyrus E. Peattee refused a petition
by the prosecutor and coroner to re-
turn Myers to South Bend and
ordered the sheriff to transport city
and county officials and witnesses to
the state prison for the further ex-
animation of the prisoner Friday.
Seen Digging Near Scene
During the questioning, Mrs.
Helen Hoppe, 80 East Bronson
street, testified she saw Myers in
the alley between South Carroll and
South Columbia streets around noon
Monday, digging at the spot where
the mutilated body of the child was
found four weeks ago Thursday
night.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-27
GOODRICH FIRM
RULED UTILITY
Public Service Order Blow
at Chain Valuation.

Public service commissioners
struck blow at the chain theory of
valuation when they adopted an or
der Friday afternoon declaring the
Miami Wabash Telephone Company
utility. The company is one of
the properties controlled by former
Governor James P. Goodrich.
In the order, prepared by Com
missioner Frank Singleton, it was
set out that each local property in
volved must be handled as a sep
arate account and the annual re-
ports filed separately. Singleton
pointed out this gives rate payers
an opportunity to obtain rate
hearing without appraisal of the
properties in both counties.
Another requirement of the order
is the setting up of a definite sum
as depreciation reserve.
Issuance of $4,000 worth of stock to
cover purchase of exchanges at Twelve
Mile. Mexico. Denver and Lsfontaine was
approved.
Sale of the Edgewood-M madison avenue
bus line to the Hoosier Transit line by
Theodore J. Brill and Florence Hearn.
present owners. was approved.
Sellersburg Water Company was granted
permission to issue securities to construct
a s27.75O plant and lease it to the town
of Sel1ersburg.
Purchase of the Liberty Gas. Light and
Fuel Company by the Interstate Public
Service Company. an J. sull interest. was
approved.
Vevay-Cincinnati Bus Company was
denied route between Vevay and Cincin-
natl on the ground this service already is
being given by the Greyhound bus lines.
Abandonment of the Pennsylvania rail-
road station at st. Louis Crossing and the
New York Central at Rugby. both in
Bartholomew county Was annrnved
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-27
Hourly Temperatures
FIRST FROST OF SEASON
FORECAST FOR TONIGHT

First frost warnings Of the season
we're issued today by the United
States weather bureau as g prema-
ture cold snap held Indiana in its
grip.
At a. N. temperature here was
46 degrees. At 9 a. m. it had risen
to SO degrees. Lowest temperature
reported in the state Friday night
or early today was Al degrees, at
Wheat1eld.
Throughout the northern. part Of
the state temneraturea ranged be-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-27
MISSING LAKE
CO. OFFICIAL
RETURNS HOME
Banker, Suffering AmneSia,
Unable to Tell Where He
Spent Last Two Weeks.

Bu United Press
EAST CHICAGO, Ind, Sept. 81
Hazel K. Groves, Lake county treas
urer and president of the American
State bank OF East Chicago, who
disappeared from his home two
weeks ago, drove up in front of his
home early today suffering from
amneSia.
He was unable to tell where he
had spent the two weeks.
Financial affairs of both the Lake
county treasury and the bank were
said to be in good condition.
The bank was closed a day after
Groves disappeared and was ex-
amined bySstate banking examiners.
The county records are being
audited by investigators from the
board Of accounts.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-27
JONES
Three Up ON
GENE ROMANS
Launches Final Drive for
National Amateur Title
at Ardmore.
TAKES LEAD AT START
Piles Up Advantage Over
EagIeWood Star on
First Nine.
BY FRANK GETTY
United Press Sports Editor

MERTON CRICKET CLUB, Ard
more, Pa, Sept. 27-Over the now
familiar rolling fairways Of Merton.
Bobby Jones today struck his final
blow in quest of the naional anna
teur championship-his fourth ma
jor golf crown of the year-and at
the end of the ninth hole of the
mornings eighteen-hole round was
two up on Gene Romans the Engle-
wood On. j. star
Their cards:
JOnes-Out - aga 5S4 54g-.so
HOmans-Out . 56t 654 4tl--f1
Although Jones was an over
welming favorite to defeat Romans.
the latters game uphill fight in
battling to the final match had won
him many admirers in the vast
throng which lines the fairways and
damned the hillocks overlooking the
green's.
Bob fakes Early Lead
Jones took the lead on the very
first hole when he took a par four.
Romans second pitch shot wound
up in a trap and the easterner took
a Eve.
They halved the second hole with
skies, one above par, and the At
lantan went two up at the third,
by taking a par three as Romans
landed in tho rough and took A
four.
Bobby made it three up at the
long fourth with a par 5 to Ho-
mans 6. The New Jersey man
again pulled into the rough and
barely got on the green in with
a mashie niblick.
At the fifth both went one over
par figures with IS, and then halved
the sixth as they took par As.
The great Georgian went one over
par at the seventh with a five. Ho-
mans got his par and reduced Jones'
advantage two up. On this hole
he was partly stymied by Romans
and hit Romans ball on his putt,
missing the hole.
Out Early for Practice
On the eighth, both took par fours
to halve it. On the ninth Jones
took a par three to Hofmans' four
again taking his three up advantage.
Bobby was out early this morning
for some putting and driving prac-
tice, hitting his shots with such I'M
canny accuracy that his caddy
standing fiat footed, caught sight
of the first ten balls on the first
bounce a. distance of $50 yards.
He appeared at the first tee for
the start Of the match, carrying a
putter in his hand After standing
at the tee few minutes, he noticed
the club and had to recall his caddy
who had already started down the
course. He replaced the putter in
the bag. gsinning as he did so, and
took out q spoon, making a great
260-yard drive on the first hole.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-27
NEW ALBANY ADDRESS
BY CURTIS SLATED
Vice President to Talk to G. o. p.
On Oct. IL or Is.

Vlce-freSldenC to Talk to q. o. p.
On Oct. IL or Is.
Vice-President Charles Curtis will
address a Republican rally at New
Albany Oct. II or 10, state head
quarters has announced.
National speakers for the G. o. P.
will begin invading the state next
week, according to the announced
schedule which calls for the follow
ing speakers and meetings:
lie Roy A. RAIDER of Spencer. Ia. in
Logansport. Monday night; Edgar D. Bush.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. and James M Ogden
attorney general. in Pendleton. Monday
night; RAIDER at Gas City. Tuesday night
Bush, Cass county Thursday afternoon.
and Logansport that night: United States
Senator Arthur H. vandenberg OF Mich
igan. Lagrange. Friday afternoon; Bush,
Auburn. Friday night: Senator Arthur r.
Robinson, Lagrange. Saturday; Governor
Harry G. Leslie and Franklin Fort of New
Jersey at Warsaw, Saturday night. Oct. 4.
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tween Al and IS degrees, while in
the central portions they were be-
tween As and so degrees.
This mornings forecast indicated
continued cool weather until Sun
day night, after which temperatures
may return to normal, according to
j. H. Arlington, senior meteorolo-
gist at the bureau.
II there is frost in central Indi-
ana tonight, it win be light and only
in low places. Arlington said. In
northern Indiana a Light frost may
be general
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-27
DIAMONDS STOLEN
$1,000 in Gems Taken
From w. L. Brant Home.

Theft of money and jewelry
valued at more than $1,000 from
the home of w. L. Brant, 1888 North
Meridian street, Friday night was
being investigated by police today.
Brant informed authorities the
house had been ranSacked when he
came home. Stolen were a dia-
mond ring, bracelet and a watch
band, the last two set with dia-
monds, Brant informed police.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-27
PLANE WRECK FOUND
Lake Washes Up Ship; Two
FIiers Missing Yet.

BIZ United Press
Wreckage of a CurtiSs Robin plane,
believed to be the one in which
Lieut.. Willard Parker, World war
ace, and William j. McNulty, Co
lumbus business man, disappeared
after leaving Cleveland airport
Wednesday morning, was washed up
on the short of Lake Erie near
here this morning.
No bodies were found with the
wreckage.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-27
PENNANT GOES
TO CARDINALS
IN GREAT RACE
Gabby Street CIinChes Flag
IL Years to Day After
Starting ArgOnne Drive.
TEAM STARTED LATE
But Since Aug. ! Team
RoCketed From Fourth
Place to Title.
BY LELAND L. CHESLEY
United Press STAFF Correspondent

ST. LOUIS, Sept 27.-The St.
Louis Cardinals are National League
champions again as result Of the
greatest pennant dash since that OF
the Boston Braves in 1914.
BY defeating Pittsburgh here Fri
day, 10 to 5, the Cardinals clinched
their third pennant in five seasons
and eliminated a drive which did
not get under way until Aug. l, and
did not assume spectacular power
until twenty days later.
Bringing the pennant battle to a
close on Sept. 26 meant something
more to phlegmatic Charles (Gabbyl
Street, manager of the club, than
tans previously had supposed.
Record of Barrage Laying
Twelve years ago on Sept. 26,
Street, then sergeant III the first
gas regiment. chemical warfare divi-
sion, laid down a smoke barrage for
infantry starting the Argonne drive.
oct. 2, just before the World series
starts, it will be twelve years to the
day since Street was wounded by
machine gun fire.
Since Aug. /, Street, in his first
year as a manager of a big league
club, has laid down barrages diff
ferent from those in the Argonne,
ones that toppled the pennant hopes
of the Cubs, Giants and Robins.
On that date, Street. distressed
by injuries to his regulars and the
loss of numerous games by one run,
had almost relinquished hope of his
team finishing better than at the
tail end of the first division. He
thought he had a great ball club"
but the punch somehow was lacking.
known as Miracle Man"
The Cardinals were then deep in
fourth place. They had won 48
games and lost 40. Since then they
have won 40 and lost but II, feat
that has caused Street to become
known here as the miracle man."
How the drive started, no one
seems accurately to know. The an
nouncement of President Sam
Breadon says that Street believes
the team just found itself.
On Aug. 20 the Giants we're here
for their last appearance of the
SEASON. They had taken two of the
three games of the series, and were
leading to 0 in the final. Sudden
ly the Cardinals came to life and
smashed out a to 4 victory.
How the Drive Started
In the clubhouse after the game,
frankie Frisch went up to Street.
The players looked gloomy.
What's the matter?' Street
asked.
According to Street, Frisch re-
piled. Can you imagine our club
losing games day after day, while
those gents go in and win? Did
you see how easy it was to beat
those birds, when we gave them the
Works-well-fr now Oh"
After that victory, the Cardinals
won twenty-nine games out Of
thirty -four played.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-27
G. 0. P. HEAD QUITS
Norris Case Charge Causes
Seymour to Resign.

BIZ United Press
DENVER, Sept. 27.-Charges that
Victor Seymour aided the candidacy
of grocer George w. Norris against
Senator George w. Norris of Ne
braska have resulted in Seymour's
as assistant western Re-
publican senatorial manager.
The resignation, in writing, was
in the hands Of the western COM
mittee today and awaited consid-
Grafton of Senator Frederick Stei-
wer, Oregon, vice-chairman
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-27
DEATH SUSPECT
WOULD BARTER
SON, GO FREE
Alleged Poisoner Of Wife
Offers Renounce Claims
to Boy, 3.
By Times Special

By Times Special
MARTINSVILLE, Ind, Sept. 81
While grand jury here today
grilled Miss Elsie Ham, his sweet
heart, Ernest Pryor, alleged wife
poisoner, was attempting to barter
his son for favorable testimony.
Pryor is held in the county jail
here awaiting action of the jury in
a probe of the death of his wife,
Mrs. Carrie Thelma Pryor, 81,
cousin of the woman with whom he
is alleged to have admitted being
intimate.
Offers to Renounce Percentage
Pryor, it has been learned, has at
tempted to get his father-in-law,
Alva Sink of Gosport, to come to his
aid and testify for him before the
grand jury.
Sink, it is said, told him that If he
was innocent it would come out and
that he would not testify falsely.
It was then, according to author
tiles, that Pryor offered to renounce
parentage of his son, Francis, 3, and
permit Sink to adopt him if he
would aid with testimony.
Questioned Friday night by Off
GERS here, Pryor maintained he did
not know how his wife had been
poisoned by arsenic.
Il am an innocent man." he de-
clared.
Insurance Is Held Up
Testimony of Miss Ham before
the jury is believe dto have re-
vealed how she and Pryor kept up
clandestine courtShip while he was
married. to her cousin.
In the meantime the sheriff's Of
flee here is investigating circum-
stances surrounding the death of
Pryor's parents. A pension received
by the parents for the death Of a
son during the World war is now
received by Pryor.
Pryor took out $4,000 in insurance
eleven days before the death of his
wife. The company has not paid the
policy.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-27
TWO MEN INJURED IN
CRASH WILL RECOVER
Architect Trapped in Wreckage of
Car Saved by Companion.

Recovery of w. N Harding Jr.,
AZ. and Donald Graham, 60, Indian
apolis business men injured in an
auto crash Friday between Hunt
ington and Roanoake on State Road
"A. is assured, according TO word
received today by relatives here.
Graham. anarchitect living at 1921
North Talbot avenue, and Harding,
tile manufacturers agent, West
Twenty-eighth street, escaped fatal
injuries when their automobile
crashed off the road into a water
filed ditch, demoishing the car.
Graham was trapped in the wreck
age more than an hour while Hard
ing held his head above water to
prevent drowning.
Resident near by took both in
jured men to a Huntington hospital.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-27
BANDITS TAKE 20 CENTS

Two Negroes, "Piker" Thieves, Rob
Man of Small Change-Keep 1t.
A couple of "piker" thieves are at
work in Indianapolis.
The Negro bandits were passen-
gers Friday night of Charles Bron-
son, 612 North New Jersey street,
and robbed him, he told police.
They obtained 20 cents and kept it..
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-27
CONVICT KILLS SELF IN
CELL OF DEATH HOUSE

Fourth Sing Sing Condemned Man
Suicide in Thirty Nine Years.
Blu United Press
OSSINING, N. Y, Sept. 81
Anthony Mortelito, 80, of Port
chester, N. Y, under sentence of
death for the murder of Edward
Beckwith, principal keeper at Auburn
prison last fall, committed suicide
in his cell in the Sing Sing death
house Friday night.
1t was the fourth time in thirty
nine years a condemned man has
killed himself in the shadow of the
electric chair.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-27
MAYOR MAKES PLEA
Observe Fire Prevention
Week, Sullivan Asks.

Proclaining the week of Oct. sill
Fire Prevention Week" Mayor
Reginald H. Sullivan today urged
every man, woman and child in IN
dianapolis to take a personal inter-
est in the special activities which
have been planned in observance Of
this week.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-27
HOOVER'S PRESTIGE
DAMAGED BY VETS
NEW YORK VICTORY
futile Governor Choice on
Repeal Platform Viewed
Slap at President.
BY RAY TUCKER
Times staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Sept. Pin
nominating Charles H. Tuttle for
Governor as an anti-prohibition
candidate over the protests of presi-
Dental spokesman, New York Re
publicans have administered the
most severe blow to the administra-
tons prestige since President Hoo
yer took office, it was conceded in
political circles today.
It generally is admitted New
York's reinforcement of Republican
vets in New Jersey, Massachusetts,,
Illinois and numerous other sea-
board states would have a definite,
though not immediate reaction on
both the White House and the
WickerShan1 commission.
With the White House becoming
an isolated Sahara in the midst of
Republican wetness, there is dis
position to discuss the prospects of
a finish fight between the two fac
lions in 1882, as well as freer talk
of Hoover an Dwight w. Morrow
as opponents of the conflicting
viewpoints.
White House Silent
The White House maintained 81
lence concerning these surprising
developments, and there was no
effort to minimize their Importance.
The two days controversy at AL
bany was a rout for the administra-
ton forces, which stubbornly re-
sisted4the demand for a real plank.
FhE federal crowd" as admin
istraGen officeholders were dubbed,
took the defeat as gracefully as pos
sible,' but they recognized that they
had lost control.
There were other developments
besides prohibition to give pain to
the Presidents supporters.
Many of the leaders, definitely
ousted wher Hoover was nominated
at Kansas City, climbed back into
the saddle. Tuttle's selection is a
personal and political victory for
Charles D. HilleS, national commit
teeman, who led the anti Hoover
coalition at Kansas City.
Hilles has been in political eclipse
since then, and almost all authority
has been transferred to William j.
Maier, state chairman, and William
H. Hill Of Binghamton, a dry and
an original Hooverite. Both Maier
and Hill vainly fought against the
vets thrust, and, like some of the
administration bosses below the
Mason and Dixon line, virtually are
men without a party.
Victory for WadSworth
The outcome also represented a
victory for ex-senator James w.
Wadsworth, whose anti-prohibition
stand in 1926 sent him down to de-
feat at the hands Of Senator Wag-
ner.
The former senator, as director
and financial hacker of the Asso-
citation Against the Eighteenth
Amendment, has given time ts--1
money to convert New York Repub-
licans to the repeal movement, and
finally has succeeded. The upset
may mark the start of a political
comeback on his part.
Whether Mr.. Hoover will give any
assistance to Tuttle and the rest of
the ticket is doubtful. In response
to queries about the possibility of
the President visiting or travelling
in New York between now and
election day, it was said he would
"cross New York twice in that time,
and both crossings would be over
He'll Gate bridge at o'clock in the
morning,