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The Indianapolis times., 1930-08-01
You Know It's the Law

THROUGH repugnance toward
L Communism might inspire us
to bust up a street parade now and
then, or burn a CARLOAD of PAM
phlets, We never would think Of
letting it hurt trade, especially with
a nation which buys more than it
sells.
We are legally-minded folk, if
you please, ready to immediate our
selves for a statute whenever some
one reminds us that it is on the
books, but quite as ready to let
things rock along if no one calls
our attention.
Excusable as it may be to forget
a law, we regard it as deadly sin
to ignore one that has been ex-
humed.
That is why we are so excited
about Russian pulpwood now, though
we have remained Indifferent toward
it for a decade.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-08-01
Activity :

ATHEN it is recalled that sun
w spots range in diameter from
500 to $4,000 miles, the amount of
activity on the suns surface can
be realized from the fact that these
spots move thousands of miles in
a single day.
In this connection, it should be
remembered that the sun does not
have a solid surface, but a great
seething gaseous surface at a tenn
perature of 10000 degrees Fahren-
heit.
The sun spots then are great
disturbances moving across this
gaseous Surface, disturbances, which
as previously indicated, arise deep
down in the sun and make their
way to the surface.
Sir Frank Dyson, astronomer royal
of Great Britain, and Professor E.
w. Maunder state that the speed
and direction of the motion of a
sun spot usually changes daily. The
result of this is, they say, that at
the end of one revolution of the
sun, the spot has not moved very
far from its original position.
The sun takes approximately
twenty-five days to rotate on its
axis. During that time, according
to Dyson and Maunder, the aver
age motion of spot is about 4
degrees in longitude and IL de-
greeS in latitude.
Sun spots usually form in groups,
the large regular spots at the head
of the stream and the large spot at
the end persisting, while the smaller
ones between the two disappear.
Dyson and Maunder state, "Regu-
lar spots usually form at the head
of a stream, and, during the early
days of the development of the
stream, move rapidly forward in
longitude.
After the stream has attained
its greatest dimensions and begun
to diminish again, it is the fol-
lowing portion of the group that
disappears first, and the regular
spot which was the original leader
often remains alone.
In this stage of the history of
the group there is a strong tend
ency for the regular spot to move
back again toward the longitude
where it originally was formed"
The Indianapolis times., 1930-08-01
Questions and Anszge1.S

uel Hildreth, wife of the late Sam
ueI C. Hildreth, noted trainer Of
the famous Rancocss stables Of
Harry F. Sinclair.
In what poem does the line "The
best is yet to be-" occur?
Robert Browning's poem, Ben
Ezra"
Is Rudyard Kipling living?
Yes.
What is the value of an Ericsson
memorial issue, scent gray, lilac
stamp of 1926?
1t is cataloged at II cents If un-
Cancelled and 10 cents if Cancelled.
Who holds the women's outdoor
record for running high jump?
The record is feet u inch, made
by Catherine Mcguire, Eureka, CAL,
Sept. 3, 1927.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-08-01

The virtual retrial of Warren K Billings before
the California supreme judges, sitting as fact
finding advisory pardon body, is grinding out new
perjury evidence in startling fashion.
AS the matter stands the justices have the testi-
uony OF two confessed perurers against the silent
evidence Of two street clocks market street. The
former are John Macdonald. whose early perjuries
have been multiplied by his newest tales. and selle
saith. surprise witness put on the stand tcshy 70
The Indianapolis times., 1930-08-01
It's Mere Coincidence

IF Soviet Russia only knew the
Il number Of laws our officials
have to keep in mind, she would be
quick to pardon them for forget
ting this one so long, and if she re-
allied how enthusiastic We get
whenever some one digs up an old
one, she would understand what all
the shooting is about.
1t is unfortunate, of course, that
this particular statute should have
been brought to light SO soon after
the Fish committee got to work, but
that should be put down as mere
coincidence.
Only the most suspicious minds
will think that the .oW over AM
torg and Mr.. Whalen's documents
had anything to do with the discov-
cry that convicts were loading pulp
wood at Archangel and that there
was a law by which its entry could
be stopped on that account.
So, too, only the most suspicious
minds will associate the threatened
embargo with political bias.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-08-01

What rank in the army are non
commissioned officers?
They are officers below the rank
of second lieutenant, holding Office,
by virtue of warrants instead Of
commissions.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-08-01

fulf1llment of Russian leaders. This
all serves to divert criticism from
blunders made at home.
But I think it would be an ex-
cellent idea if Americans and Rus
slams knew more about each other.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-08-01

entire attention. That is good
counsel.
The Russians would do well to
heed it. But it is not counsel which
comes with particularly good grace
from American officials.
We have not been scrupulous in
keeping hands off. We have refused
recognition and during the war even
went to the length of carrying on a
minor campaign against the Rus
sian revolutionists around Arch.
angel.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-08-01
M. E. Tracy
We Haze So Many Lars
That Our Officials Don't
Live Long Enough to Read
Them Through.

COVIET Russia should not be
- alarmed. This decision to ban
pulpwood is not the result Of a deep
dark plot. The American genius for
law enforcement merely is to 60 to
bat ten years late.
No doubt the genius would have
gotten around earlier If some one
had thought to set the alarm clock.
Then again, it might not have
gotten around at all.
1t is badly overworked genius,
confronted with three times as much
as it can do. and not knowing where
to turn next.
Too much should not be expected
of it.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-08-01

Ideals and opinions expressed
in this column are those of
one of Americas most inter-
esting writer's and are pre-
sented without regard to their
agreement or disagreement
with the editorial attitude of
this paper.-The Editor.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-08-01

"It would do no HARM" said Ruth Bryan Owen,
'ff Uncle Sam had wife" Chances are, however,
that Secretary Mellon would prefer surplus in the
treasury.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-08-01

In considering means Of ending this tree-sittihg
craze it would seem best first to get at the root Of the
matter.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-08-01

Was ever any wicked man free
from the stings of "A guilty con-
science?- TiIlotson.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-08-01
Daily Thought

The wicked man travaiIeth with
pain all his days.-J0b 1870.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-07-23
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
DETROIT, July 23.-The murder
of Gerald w. Buckley, attorney and
radio announcer, who had attacked
the city administration and gam
bling interests of Detroit two hours
after Mayor Charles Bowles was
ousted from Office On a recall cleo
ton, today aroused state and city
officials to a determination to rid
the city C gangsters. -
Governor Fred Green, sppriSed
of the killing st Holland, Mich,
where he was visiting, flew to De-
troit in an airplane.
He was met at the airport by heads
of the police department, who took
him to police headquarters where
they all Immediately went into con-
ference.
Governor Green previously had
ordered state police into Detroit to
aid in the roundup of suspects in
the murder.
One of the men who figured in
the Staying of Buckley has been ar
rested, Thomas C. Wilcox, police
commissioner, announced. The sus-
pect is Angelo Livecchi, 20. Wilcox
said he was a lookout and did not
take part in the actual shooting of
Buckley.
Police advanced the theory Buck
ley was the victim of powerful
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-07-23

ITS not only an i'll wind, but a
Il rare heat wave that hasn't an
ounce of good somewhere in it,
these baby chicks, orphans of the
sum-" chirped today.
For to excessive temperatures
of Monday, and the weekend,
they owe their existence as full
f1edged chicks rather than as some
kind of omelet.
Late Monday E. r. Weekly,
Columbus Qnd) trucker, brought
to Kingan & Co. poultry division
at the stockyards, South Kentucky
avenue, thirty cases Of eggs col
lected that day at various farms in
jackson county.
Tuesday morning Norman Dunn,
manager of the division, found
twenty mine cases of eggs and one
of chicks, some in the half-sheH
and others in down feathers.
The eggs probably were taken
by a harvesting farmer from a
nest in a field, a practice discour-
aged by egg wholesalers, Dunn
said. When the remainder'of that
case was candled here, the ma
jority of eggs showed they would
hatch chicks.
1.-The farmer lost on that deal.
He should be more careful Dunn
declared. "He got Is cents dozen
for the eggs that We'll get $3.50
dozen for now"
The orphan chicks will be fea-
tured when the sixth annual IN
diana poultry tour, under auspices
of Purdue university, visits the
Kingan plant Thursday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-07-23

SAN FRANCISCO, July %
Warren K. Billings, convicted of
murder fourteen years ago in con-
nection with the San Francisco
Preparedness day bombing in which
ten persons were killed, virtually will
be retired in a proceeding without
precedent in California.
The retrial will be held next
Tuesday, July 90, before the seven
justices of the California supreme
court. This decision was reached
late Tuesday by the court after
Governor c. G. Young declined TO
hear testimony of John Macdonald,
reputation witness, before the court
heard his claim that his original
trial testimony was not true.
While the hearing before the
court pertains to Billings. it is ex-
pected to determine the fate of
Thomas j. Mooney, arrested with
Billings and convicted of the same
crime.
Macdonald. recanting witness
who came here from Baltimore in
the hope Of convincing authorities
that he lied during the trials of the
two men. will be the star witness in
favor of Mooney and Billings.
MacDonald's role next Tuesday
will be exactly opposite the one he
played during Billings trial in 1916
and MONEYS trial in 1917 when he
identified Billings as the man he
saw place a suitcase supposedly con-
tanning dynamite at the scene OF
the explosion.
The nature of the testimony Nc
Donald will present is well known.
He made It in affidavit form in 1921
and repeated it again July u after
he was located in Baltimore. He
will say that his testimony during
the trials was false. that he could
not have identified either Mooney or
Billings at any time without as
sistance from San Francisco police.
Only few weeks ago, the supreme
court rejected a plea by Billings for
a pardon recommendation. Governor
Young followed this action by deny
ing Moneys pardon application.
TheSeason the Governor may act
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-07-23
KILLER BURKE SUSPECT
TAKEN IN POLICE NET

Both we're nervous. The drivers
companion almost collapsed when
she saw the police. Sending both
to police headquarters. police squads
continued on Road 50 beyond Flack-
vile, until at a roadside restaurant
eight miles north of the city they
saw another Illinois licensed auto
parked outside.
Inside sat large man, correspon-
ding in several respect to descrip-
tons Of the Chicago killer, police
say. He gave the name of Clifford
Burke of Chicago.
Il know who you're looking fol"
he said when accosted by the Of
ficers. You want Fred Burke, the
killer, not me-"
Detained for questioning, he said
he is a native of Chicago, but has
been employed as secretary to a
race track operator in Louisville,
KY. He said he wasAen route TO
Chicago when detained here.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-07-23

One report, which lacked
any official confirmation, said
towns of Villanova and Mon
tecalvo, in Avellino province,
had been destroyed, with a
death list of around 1000 in
-Villanova and 800 in Monte
calvo. The reports said 80
per cent of Villanova's popu-
lation of 5000 had been killed.
Venosa, in the province of
Potenza, also was reported
destroyed.
The city of Melfi, with a popu-
lation of $4,000, was in ruins. The
known death list there was given
as 100, with 400 injured, but work
ers, hampered by falling walls,
still we're trying to dig dead and
injured from the ruins.
Fear Fresh Disaster
While refugees streamed into Ma
pies this afternoon from the devas-
tated area, stretching across the
peninsula from sea to sea, the rest
less earth continued to tremble and
the inhabitants were in constant
fear of fresh disaster.
Activity of Mt. VeSuvius, which
has been in eruption, was increased,
although no danger was officially
apprehended from Vesuvius, and the
earthquake was not attributed to
volcanic activity.
The United Press correspondent
reached Naples from Rome to find
the city in confusion, but with the
death list in this city of nearly one
million inhabitants almost miracu-
lousy small Preliminary reports
from Naples and its surrounding
province indicated about twenty
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-07-23
NEGRO PLAYS COP, RAIDS
STILL; IS NOT ARRESTED
Tells Police He Tied Up Alleged BootIegger at Point of
Gun; Booze Find Is Charged.

(Connie) Mack at 1119 Churchman
avenue.
The raiding police officers say
they found seventy-fve gallon
still, forty gallons of alleged liquor
and several hundred gallons of
mash. Mack was not in the house.
The Negro claimed, according to
Patrolman Ralph Chambers, a
member of the raiding squad, that
he had bound Mack with three win
dow curtains, a piece of plush rope
and some cord to chair in the
house. Patrolman Chambers today
declared no evidence was found
that the alleged liquor maker had
been bound in the house.
The raiding squad had failed this
morning to make any report on the
raid and Sergeant Huber could not
be located. When asked why the
police did not hold the Negro for
his self-adrnitteT unauthorized raid
on the home, Patrolman Chambers
declared "I don't know"
He declared he did not know the
Negro, but understood the informant
was one of three Negro stool
pigeons"
The Negro told the squad that he
overheard two boys talking about
making liquor in the house and en-
tered it after getting revolver. He
said he forced the man in the house
to take him to the still at the muz-
zle of the revolver. Then he de-
clared he bound the man to a chair
and sought police aid.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-07-23
Jinx SpudS

BB Times Special
VINCENNES, Ind, July 23.-
Nine potatoes which didn't
belong to them put John
Klinger, 20, and John Wash
burn. 20, in the Knox county
Jail here. Joseph Donners-
berger, farmer, said the pota-
toes were dug from a field he
owns. He telephoned the
sheriff's Office, and Deputy Les
ter Robbins arrested Klinger
and Washburn. He found one
of the men peeling the potatoes
and the other busy with skillet
and fire preparing to fry them.
Klinger says his home is in
Pennsylvania and Washburn is
from New York.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-07-23

Four sheriff's and police eemer-
gency cars. bristling with machine
guns and shotguns, haunted State
Road 50 northwest of the city this
afternoon, searching for America
most notorious gunman, Fred S.
CKiller) Burke. alias Fred Dane Of
Chicago and st. Joseph, Mich.
Burke has been sought through
out the United States since the st.
Valentines day massacre Of seven
Chicago gunner On the north side
of the windy city Feb. IA, 1929. He
is believed to have operated the ma
chine gun that slew the gangsters.
An underworld grapevine tip that
he Was TO meet two girls at Six
tenth street and Road 50 this
afternoon spurred police and deputy
sheriffs into action.
Near the assigned rendezvous a
police squad hated a green Ford
coupe. with an Illinois license, in
which two Joung women we're rsdT
ing.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-07-23
ELECTION KILLING
ROUSES DETROIT
Vice Crusader Critic of OuSted Mayor Put on Gang Spot
After Telling Vote Results by Radio.

gambling interests against which hS
had waged an incessant campaign.
He was shot to death in the La
Sale hotel early today, two hours
after he had broadcast the results
of the recall election over station
WMBC, in which Mayor Charles
BowleS was ousted from office.
Buckley had favored the recall of
BowleS, charging he was allied with
underworld characters.
Three men walked into the hotel
lobby where Buckley was seated in
a chair, reading a newspaper. With
out a word they formed a semi
circle about him and began firing.
Eleven slugS bit him. The men then
dashed out a side entrance and
drove away in al 5omobile.
Buckley recently had received
threatening letters, and had told
fellow workers in the radio station
he feared ne was marked man.
He had obtained a permit to carry
a revolver because he thought his
life was in jeopardy.
Begged Him to Stop
Paul Buckley. brother of the 81
year-old attorney. said he and
other members Of the family had
begged Buckley to stop his attacks
on Bowles and his administration,
but that he had insisted on going
through with his program.
Indications today were that the
Buckley murder, would create as
great a stir in Detroit as did the
McSwiggin and Lingle killings in
Chicago.
Buckley, former st. Mary's (Kan.)
college student, and once an attor-
ney employed by the Ford Motor
Company, was well-known through
out Michigan for his caustic radio
comments on state and civic affairs.
He was champion of the poor
classes, and did much in his radio
work to find them employment.
He first aroused considerable I'M
derworld. enmity by his bitter at
tacks on gambling and vice. His
crusade against gangster and I'M
derworld activities in the city was
intensified during recent weeks.
Cited Vice Alliance
In urging the recall of Bowles,
Buckley justified his position that
the mayor was aligned with certain
underworld interests by citing that
Norman Smith, convicted bootlegger
and reputed friend and political
aid of Bowles, came to rim with a
demand to 'lay Off his gambling
vice crusade.
The most recent known attempt
to "get to" the commentator was
revealed today by Detroit News
reporter, who said that last Sunday
Buckley told him that he had been
offered $4,000 to devote his broad
casting period to the cause of the
anti-recall forces.
In going down to defeat, Bowles
lost every ward in the city. Even
his home precinct went against
him, returning I'll votes for his re-
call to 174 for his retention. The
total vote was 120,863 for recall to
S9,979 against.
1t was the first time in American
history that mayor of city Of
more than a half million population
had been recalled.
Bowles charged there was fraud
in the election, and said the time
of the campaign-twelve days-was
insufficient for him to overcome the
prejudice and misunderstanding he
said had been built up against him
in six months.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-07-23
$1,000 SHORTAGE PAID
Former Muncie City Clerk Acts on
Advice of Examiners. 4

BIZ Times SDeciGl \
MUNCIE, Ind, July 23.-Discrep~
ancies amounting to $5,926 were re-
ported by field examiners Of the
state board of accounts in accounts
of Maynel Daily, who in January
retired as city clerk of Muncie after
serving eight years.
Daily, according to the report, has
repaid the city treasury in. that
amount, acting on the advice Of the
examiners and II is unlikely that
any charges will be filed.
sThe former clerk explained that
because of his many interests he
had permitted mis- books to become
jumbled and awaited the findings Of
the examiners as to the amount OF
money he owed the city.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-07-23

The telegram is reported to
nave urged Orr to permit this
''if at all possible, as we do
not want to stir up things
here at this time" 1t was
sent from Gary.
Another of the petitioners was
State Senator c. Oliver Holmes
(Rep). Gary. who long has been
a leader in governmental reform
movements.
1t was learned that Holmes called
Orr and asked if it couldn't be ar
ranged to let Werber proceed with
his bookkeeping as previously.
Neither Rogers nor Holmes is SAID
to have accompanied his requests
with any information on why Wer-
ksr would rather not live up to the
law in his bookkeeping. or why the
t-easurer's bookkeeping should be
matter Of pressure politics"
Merely Enforcing Law
Orr did not make the matter pub
lie. but The Times learned that he
wrote both Rogers and Holmes re-
Rarding it and pointed out that in
recurring a certain bookkeeping
method, he merely was enforcing
tts requirements Of 1929 statute
as interpreted by Attorney-General
james NJ. ogden.
Ogden had ruled that the board
Of accounts has complete power to
demand that the Barrett funds
hooks be so kept that there is a
separation Of waivered and I'M
Uaivered accounts. This. Werber IS
reported not to have done.
Field Examiners John c. Thur
man and Hugh D. Studabaker re-
ported the matter TO Orr and the
political uprising started when Orr
tod them to see that the law is
o5eyed.
Rogers. who was at G. o. P. state
headquarters at the SEVERN today,
admitted sending the telegram. His
explanation was:
I merely wanted Orr not to tear
things up in Lake county unneceS-
sarily. II there is anything crooked
about the way those books are kept,
Orr will take care of that"
Rogers denied lie knew Of Holmes
request to orr.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-07-23
INDIAN RELICS FOUND
Collection of Archaeological Data
Ends in Delaware County.

Collection of Archaeological Data
Ends in Delaware County.
BIZ Times SDccfnt
MUNCIE, Ind, July 23.-An arch
Biological survey of Delaware coun-
ty for the Smithsonian institution
by F. M. Settler of the University Of
Chicago, has been completed.
Seven Indian mounds were dis
covered and two authentic Indian
village sites found. Three main In
dian trails were found to cross the
county, all leading in different d.
rectionS.
Hundreds of skeletons were found
in gravel pits. Seltzer reported, two
of which were unearthed by him
self. He obtained photographs OF
many Indian collections and these
will be placed i'll the files OF The in
stitution.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-07-23
BY CHARLES E. CARLL
Times Staff Correspondent

GREENFIELD, Ind.s July 3D.
After elaboration since z p. m.
Tuesday, a jury of ten farmers and
two school teachers. in whose hands
rest the fate of George Kolb, Rush
vile farmer, charged with murder,
was believed still far from verdict
early this afternoon.
States and defense attorneys,
however, continued their watch in
the Hancock circuit courtroom, hop
ing for the signal that the twelve
men had agreed that Kolb is guilty,
not guilty, or that they had decided
to disagree.