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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-24
BY LYLE G. WILSON
United Press staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON Jan. 24-Rescue of Rear Admiral
Richard E. Byrd and his thry-nne companions marooned
behind 800 miles of soidyng pack ice in the Antarctic DE-
ponds today upon the efforts of Norwegian or British whaers
Death by starvation freezing in the near future men
aces the exploring party unless OF the whaling vessels
now north of the pack ice abandon its work to break through
the barrier to Little America Byrd believes all his men coud
not survive another Antarctic winter.
He and his must await assistance from outsiders
because of the apparent inability of the expeditions vessels
City of New York and Eleanor Boiling to pound through the
freezing sea to the base on the barrier.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-24

Russell Wolff, 81, of 2o9 East St.
Joseph street, arrested Thursday
afternoon, was identified, police said,
by two taxi drivers as "the Banana
Kid" a bandit who has held up a
number of taxi drivers here in the
last month.
Wolff, held on charges of robbery
and of vehicle taking, denies his
guilt. He was arrested after George
Allen of GA East Twenty-ffth
street, taxi driver, saw him in a
restaurant and informed police
Wolff was one of the two bandits
who robbed him, stole his taxi and
threw him into the snow in below
zero weather early Thursday with
his hands and feet tied.
Allen made the Identification posi-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-24
BY DICK MILLER
Times Staff Correspondent

WABASH, Ind, Jan. 24.-After a
morning of testimony that recited
her goodness" Josephine Alger,
wife of the collegian bandit, Gene
Alger, faced the ordeal this after
noon of saving herself from prison
by testifying of her unborn babe and
bolstering that plea of sympathy
with the assertion she was not in La
Fontaine when Alger is alleged to
have robbed the bank.
The prosecution closed its case
shortly before noon today. Defense
witnesses Immediately began the
framework of a perfect alibi" to
show that Ayers wife, charged with
automobile banditry and accessory
was elsewhere at the time OF the
robbery of the La Fontaine State
bank last October.
Numerous character witnesses
citizens and business men OF
JeffersonVille, Mrs. Alger's home
testified to her reputation as a
good girl"
Her name still is on our Sunday
school ROLL" said Mrs. Grace Will
son of Jeffersonville, Mrs. Ayers
Sunday school teacher.
Dewey Silvers, a La F'ontainc
truck driver, contradicted state
testimony when he said the driver
of the bandit car had no hat on
and that the car was maroon in
color. witnesses of the prosecution
agree that the car was light green
in hue and that the feminine driver
wore hat.
Before the prosecution could OBJ
iect to his answers, Sheriff Wilbur
Bannister, of Jennings county, testi-
fed for the defense that at the Paris
Crossing bank robbery no woman
drove the bandit car. Alger pleaded
guilty to the Paris Crossing holdup
Possibility that attorneys for Mrs.
Alger might attempt to prove she
was in Indianapolis at the time OF
the La Fontaine robbery was seen in
the questioning of Samuel Scott, SUI
perintendent of Clark county school,
a character witness.
After SCOTS testimony that Mrs.
Alger had associated with his
daughter he was asked if the Indi-
ana State Teachers convention was
held on Oct. Is, II, 18 in Indianap-
oils. He replied in the affirmative
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-24
CITY WELCOMES
MERCURY RISE
Respite From Freezing
Wave May Be Short.

A gradual moderation of the cold
wave which has gripped Indian
apolis and the state for almost a
week began today.
The United States weather bureau
forecast was for cloudy and prob
ably unsettled weather tonight and
Saturday, with slightly higher tenn
peratures. The lowest mark for
tonight was expected to about Is
above zero
A second cold wave has centered
about Idaho and may take course
south and west toward Indiana;
weather Observers say. No tenn
peratures to bring a general thaw,
which might complicate conditions
in flooded southern Indiana, are
predicted for the next two days.
The lowest temperature of the
last twenty-four hours was 5 above
zero at 2 this morning.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-24
S7,168 RAISED
FOR FLOOD AID
Farm Bureau viii Help in
Rehabilitation Work.

With a total Of $1,34150 in con-
tributions for flood relief work in
southern Indiana tabulated TODAY,
the Indianapolis Red Cross chapter
announced the total raised here to
date as $7,16815.
The campaign is to be continued,
Red Cross officials said, since there
are no indications as yet Of the
total to be needed for the relief
and rehabilitation work.
L. L. Needler, secretary, and
James Moore of the Indiana Farm
Bureau Federation conferred with
Red Cross officials today and CO.
operation was arranged. The farm
bureau representatives declared q
vast amount of rehabilitation work
must be undertaken in the food
district, pointing to complete loss
of live stock, poultry and farm
supplies and equipment by many
of the residents.
An appeal will be made to farm
bureau members for a fund to be
administered through the Red Cross.
An all-night radio benefit program
over WFBM radio station Thursday
night and benefit show at the
Indiana theater sWelled the fund.
Many of these contributions have
not been tabulated as yet due to the
fact checks have not been received
by the Red Cross offices.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-24
BRAND SUSPECT AS
CITY'S BANANA KID

tive after VOLTS arrest, according
to police. Later Dallas Dean Of 1890
Berwyn street, a taxi driver, identi-
fed Wolff as the bandit who held
him up Dec. %, taking his taxi and
$1.80.
Wolff also is alleged to have held
up, among others, James Weaver Of
1449 North Delaware street, taxi
driver: Mrs. John Shields, confec-
tionery operator, GIT Rockville road,
and a dry goods store at 1902 How
ard street.
The nickname, the Banana Kid,
was the self-assumed name of the
bandit in his exploits. He told his
victims in several cases I'm the
Banana Kid" Other victims Of the
Banana Kid will be called to see
him today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-24
Another Great
Series for" the
Hot StOUeYs

Here is another great feature
for readers of The Times Pink
Editions. It's a series Of ten
articles by Billy Evans, former
American League umpire and
now general manager of the
Cleveland Indians. Monday, in
the first article, Evans will
write about 1.-THE Most Skill
fully Pitched Game I Ever
Saw" a no-hit contest that was
nearly perfect. Tuesdays story
by Evans will be "The Freak
lest Game I Ever Saw Pitched"
Watch for the Pink that day
and read how rookie pitcher
for the White Sox set the slug
ging Detroit Tigers on their
ears. Psychology played an i'm
portant part in that game.
You'll be interested.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-24
DEFEATS
HIDES AMENDMENT
BV United Press

BV United Press
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-The
senate today rejected the Oddie
amendment to the tariff bill, pro-
posing duty of cents a pound
on green hides and 9 cents a pound
on dried hides. The vote was 81
TO 80.
The Oddie amendment would
have represented a large increase
over the house rate of 10 per- cent
on all hides and would have marked
complete reversal of recent Ameri-
can tariff policy. Hides have been
on the free list since 1909.
Throughout the debate, opponents
commended the Oddie amendment
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-24

chance to display her talent and
ability before an audience in the
Indiana theater.
It doesn't matter whether the
girl plays an instrument, dances,
sings, recites--or anything, ac-
cording to the announcement. If
she believes that she has talent
enough to make good" on the
stage or in pictures, she viii get
chance to prove 1t at the Indiana
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-24

TN addition to being given the
l. golden opportunity of making
good on the stage, the first five
winners also are to receive cash
awards that will more than COM
pensate them for their time en-
pertaining Indiana theater pa
irons. These will be announced
in another story, TO run in The
Times Saturday.
Hundreds of stage and screen
celebrities who are making SEN
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-24

COMEWHERE in Indiana, and
~ more likely in the city of
indianapolis, there is the Sun
shine Girl of Hoosierdom," and
the end of her rainbow" right at
this minute probably is pointing
to the Indiana theater stage.
Furthermore, this talented artist
will be found and given the OPP
portunity that she deserves.
This became known today with
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-24

the release by the Indiana theater
management of details concern
ing an intensive search for local
talent and of q statement that
Walter D Hickman, dramatic
critic of The Times, will assist in
the quest.
The plan Is to be known as The
Times Indiana Theater Sunshine
Girl contest and win provide an
opportunity for every amateur en-
tertainer in Indiana to set .
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-24

Response is awaited from
Norway and Great Britain to
appeals, sent by Byrd's back
ers, through the state depart
ment. Three Norwegian and
one British whaler are north
of the pack ice.
Captain Vermeli, skipper OF
fourth Norwegian craft, the Nilsen-
Alonzo, last was reported steaning
north through the pack, after re-
fuSing to assist Byrd without Gpe-
cif1c orders from his owners.
The whalers are built for such
tests as the abnormal pack ice con-
ditions now prevailing would i'm
pose on any vessel attempting to
smash course through to Little
America. The lighter craft Of the
Byrd expedition, the state depart
ment was informed, apparently will
be unable to negotiate the passage.
300 Miles Across
The City of New York already
has reached the northern edge Of
the pack ice, which was found to be
300 miles across, instead of the 225
customary at this time Of the year.
Captain H. H. Railey, Byrd's per-
sonal representative in New York,
said, however, that he did not be-
lieve the expedition was in imn1e-
date danger.
Admiral Byrd's present position
is exactly that of a cool, wise COM
mander, taking preliminary precau-
tons for the safety of a numerous
and important expedition" Railey
said.
No Immediate Shortage
While 1t is true that the expo
dition is not fully equipped to spend
another winter In the Antarctic,
there is no immediate shortage of
the food supply. There is ample
fuel for heat and for the opera
ton of the radio. The men are not
on reduced rations. There Is no
immediate prospect that they viii
be. They are well clothed, COM
fortably housed"
The urgent messages sent by the
state department to the American
legation at Oslo, Norway, however,
asserted that Byrd's food supply
virtually was exhausted" and
stressed that relief operations
should get under way before FEB.
5, as the Antarctic summer Is wan
ing already.
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sational successes today owe their
chance to some opportunity OF
earlier days, when an addition be-
fore interested parties was made
possible as the result Of some local
contest.
Several Sunshine Girl" contests
have been held in leading cities
of the country recently as a result
of the crying need for more talent
in motion picture studios and on
the stage today, according TO the
Indiana theatex 2aa1aSaaaanA
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-24
TWO DIE IN BLAST
Five Others Injured When
Still ExpIodeS.

KENOVA, w. Va, Jan. 24.--Twc
men were killed and five others were
injured today when still at the
Tri-State Refinery here exploded.
Cause of the explosion was not
learned Immediately, although it
was believed a friction spark was
responsible. One man, named Rob
ertson, was killed outright and an
other, named McCracken, died few
moments later.
None of the injured was report
ed hurt seriously. Oil, unleashed by
the shattered still, spread out over
the plant grounds and caught fire.
Considerable damage was done be-
fore the blaze was entinguished.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-24
LABOR BANK QUITS
Huge Merger viii Absorb
Ohio Institution.
By United Press

By Omitted Press
CLEVELAND, Jan. PA $23, 000,-
900 bank merger, which bankers in
terpreted as marking retirement OF
labor from the banking field, in the
Engineers National bank was an
nounced here today.
Organization of the Citizens Bank
and Trust Company of Cleveland
to purchase the Engineers National
bank. Nottingham Savings and
Banking Company, and the Guaran-
ty State Savings and Loan Com
pany, also of Cleveland, was an
nounced by c. Sterling Smith, who
will head the new institution.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-24
ALGER
WILL TAKE STAND
IN ALIBI DEFENSE

I and said he attended the conven-
ton. The La Fontaine robbery oc-
CURED during the convention.
Mr.. and Mrs. Runnells Miller,
parents of Mrs. Alger, testified in
her behalf at the opening of court
this afternoon.
When Mrs. Alger takes the
stand she will tell of her unborn
child, her lawyers say, and will as
sert that she was not in La Fon-
tame at the time of the bank
robbery.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-24
Red Cross Tape Signals on
Ground Answered by
-Four Planes.
DROP FOOD. MEDICINE
Town of Griffin Is Not in
Danger. but Center of
Isolated Area.
r. CARLOS LAM
TiClrs san CORRESPONDENT

VINCENNES. Jan. 2G.-Mute evil
dence Of suffering, privation and iso-
lation. Red Cross ribbons glimmer
on the small patches of ground
about flood and ice-bound southern
Indiana and southeastern Illinois
farm homes.
Bombing their way on a mission
of mercy, half a dozen airplanes
are soaring over the ice plains, drop
ping packages of foodstuffs, medi-
cine and warm coverings instead Of
explosives.
Actual Work Started
Actual relief work in the flood
district has started.
-Four Indianapolis planes were
operating out of Vincennes today
Three were n-.iolal guard planes,
piloted by Major r. T. Taylor, Lieut..
Cecil F. Reynolds. carrying The
Times representative. and Lieut..
d. Watson. Another. from ct.
Benjamin Harrison, was engaged in
the relief work.
Two Illinois planes are in service
and more are expected. In addi-
ton, several civilian fliers had Of
fered assistance for the afternoon.
Flying over the inundated district
this morning. the planes gathered
the messages from the flood refu-
gees. More Red Gross panel codes
were dropped.
Donial5 from Griffin that the
town was menaced were upheld by
H. N. Williamson, Red Cro-5 rep
resentatiye IN charge CT relief work
here Grimm itself is in no danger.
1t is the center for a coup Of refu-
gees. In dietricts to the north and
east of Griffin. however, isolated
farm houses shelter more than fifty
families which have been cut off
from all communication for more
than a week.
Griffin Is Safe
From the air. the entire region. on
both sides of the Wabash river, with
Griffin as the center of the circle,
appeared a huge lake of Glistening
ice and brown, SWlrllng waters.
Griffin. or higher land than the
community around it. was not
touched by the flood, but thin ice
and open water prevent its residents
from making contact with families
even within two miles Of the village.
Residents of Decker township,
Knox county, are being cared for
through four bases established by
Thomas Ryan, Vincennes American
Legion member, and other relief
workers.
Other districts in which suffering
is believed to be. intense are being
reached by relief expeditions haul
ing sledS laden with supplies over
the ice-coated tops of levees.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-24
POSES AS FRED BURKE
Pittsburgh Police Holding 'Gunman'
for Further QuiZznig.

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 24.-North
side police thought for a moment
they had a real 'gunman" on their
hands today. A man, arrested as
william Smith, 20. of the same dis
trict, told police he was Fred
Burke, gangster, who is wanted in
connection with the st. Valentines
day massacre in Chicago and for
killing a policeman in Detroit.
Later he said he used Burkes
name and told police Of his various
crimes in order TO force a cab driver
to face him in court. The cab
driver had accused him OF trying
to steal an automobile. Police still
are investigating.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-24

Philadelphia and Pittsburgh are
two Of the more recent examples,
where theatrical producers honey
combed the cities for talent.
Indiana, as a state, can boast
Of some Of the best talent in the
entertainrnent world, according
to MIR. Hickman, and it was be-
cause of his desire to further as
sist amateurs who are eager to
make good that he joined the In
diana theater in it's search for the
s.Szunshina 6S1 ~ Rooa1Rrdaaab"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-24
AUTHORS WIDOW DIES
Mrs. Anatole France" SuccuDbs at
Age of So to Cancer.

PARIS, Jan. 24.-Madame Thu
bault, widow Of the famous French
author, Anatole France, died today
of cancer at the age of SO. She was
much younger than her famous
husband, who died in 1924, when
he was 80. Anatole France was a
pseudonym, his real name being
Jacques Anatole Thibault.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-24
GOODS ROUTED BY FIRE
Twenty Driven to Streets When
Rooming House Burns.

~ NttfN 7 FfNH
COLUMBIA. Mo. Jan. "a
Twenty University of Missouri CO.
eds fed in their pajamas to the
snow-covered street early today
when fire swept three-Story
rooming house here. They narrow
w escaped the flames which had
gained considerable Roadway before
the fire was discovered.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-24
POLICE ENFORCE PEACE
Race Rioting in Far West Between
FiIipinos, Whites Checked.

BIZ United Press
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 24-Guns
Of peace officers in CALIFORNIA; in
terror valleys enforced a truce TO-
day in race rioting between Filipinos
and white men, which cost the life
of one man and left another near
death.
Competition for work in the fertile
fruit and vegetable regions led to
i'll feeling, climaxed by gunplay,
stabbing ARRAYS and mob violence.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-24
TWO BURNED TO DEATH
Father and Son Victims in Home
Fire; Two Rescued.

Bu United Press
GRAND RAPIDS, Jan. "a
George RoutSaw, factory worker,
and his son Robert. Il, we're burned
TO death in their home here today.
A daughter, Marjorie Routsaw, 10,
saved her 8-year-old brother by
dragging him from the flaming
house after efforts to reach her
father and other brother were flu
tile. Mrs. RoutSaw was at work at
the time.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-24
SCHOOL LEADER DIES
David Felmley, Noted Illinois Ed
ucator, Called by Death.

NORMAL, Ill, Jan. 24.-David
Felmley. 10. for twenty years pres
ident of State Normal university
here, died today following a long
illness. He is survived by two
DAUGHTERS.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-24
Bus Permit Sought

Petition was filed with the Indi-
ana public service commission here
today by the United Stage Coach
lines of Detroit. for permission TO
operate buses from Indianapolis to
the Kentucky state line via Terre
Haute, Vincennes and Evansville
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-24

The state department at Washington today was
awaiting responses to the appeals sent the United
States legations in Norway and Great Britain for
whalers to render immediate aid to Rear Admiral
Richard E. Byrd and his thirty companions,
trapped at Little America, in the Antarctic, behind
pack ice The Byrd expedition ships proved to be
too light to pound their way through the freezing
waters Of Ross sea and only aid from Norwegian and
British whalers, specially constructed for travel
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-24
DIR. IDDINGS RESIGNS
Quits Position on Health Board for
Lake County Job.

Lake County JOB.
DR.. John Iddings, Crown Point.
resigned today from the state board
of health to accept the position OF
Lake county health commissioner,
it was announced by Secretary OF
State Otto c. Fif1eld.
Appointment Of a successor VIII De
made by Governor Harry G. Leslie,
State Auditor Archie Bobbitt ana
Fifeld. DR.. T. H. Oberlin, Ham
mond, is being mentioned as ID
dings' successor. Iddi1gs was ap-
pointed to the state post Juns .,
1929. for a term Of four years.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-24
WOMAN is APPOINTED

Democratic Vice Chairman Given
Post by Safety Board
Mrs. George A. Werbe, 1872 WeSc
Vermont street, vice-chairman OF
the Democratic city committee, VINO
led the women's division activities
in the recent city election, was APP
pointed to an $1,000 year position
today at city hall.
The board of safety held a special
meeting to appoint Mrs. Verbs 70
the position of statistician- book
keeper in the Office Of Building
Commissioner william .. 1sA
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-24
Rear Admiral Is Believed Taking Necessary
Precautions for Safety of Expedition,
Although Not in Immediate Peril.
RESPONSES TO APPEALS AWAITED
Light Craft Unable to Pound Through Pack
Ice to Base in Antarctic; Four Heavy
Ships Are Near Edge of Barrier.
BULLETIN


WASHINGTON, Jan. 24-Owners of the British
whaer Southern Princess suggested by the state depart
ment as possible relief vessel for the Byrd expedition in
Antarctic have informed Ambassador Dawes in London they
are willing to assist Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd if it is
compatible with the safety of their ship.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-24

would add $100,0O0,00O to the shoe
bill of the American people. The
roll call follows:
For Oddie Amendment (3D
REPUBLICANS u9)
Borah Odde
Brookhart Phipps
Capper Pine
Frazier Robison CKy)
Howell Schall
Jones SteiWer
McMaster Thomas Udaho)
N0rbeck Watson
Norris McNary (ore).
Nye
DEMOCRATS I'D
Ashurst Kendrick
Bratton Mcclellan
Br0ussard RansdeIl
Connolly Sheppard
Dill Thomas (okla.)
FARMER LABOR ~
shipstead
Against 1897
REPUBLICANS (eD
Baird
Bingham HILBERT
Blaine Jones
Couzens Rean
GiiIet LafoIIette
Goldsborough Metcalft
Greene Moses
Grundy Townsend
Hale Yapdenberg'
Hatfield Walcott
DEMOCRATS us)
Barley Overman
Caravan simmons
Copeland Smith
Geor1e Steck
Glass TrammeH
Harris ~vdings
Harrison Walsh (Mass.)
HAYES Walsh (Montana)
Helm Swanson
Immediately thereafter, the SEN
ate defeated a modified amendment
proposed by Senator eddie CReo.
New to make the uties 4 cents on
green hides and 8 cents on dried
hides. The vote on this amendment
was 80 to 81, Senator Howell (Rep.
Neh.) changing from yes to no.
The duty was supported by the
farm bloc as an additional aid to
the farmer. Opponents of the duty
argued it wou1 dcost the farmer in
his shoe and harness bills more than
he would get in increased profits on
hides.
Just before the vote, Senator
Walsh Dem, Mass) asked the sem
ate to defeat the amendment be-
cause of its proposal for a specific
duty which he said, would hurt poor
people more than the rich.
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Former Scion Critically III

Former Scion CRITICALLY III
ATLANTA, Ga, Jan. 24.-Con-
dition of Mrs. Rebecca Latimer
FELTON,, "a, former United States
Senator, continued unchanged
here today. She is suffering from
bronchial pneumonia.