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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-05
new WARNING
SOUNDED FOR
CITY AUTOISTS
Violations in Residential
Areas to Be Watched
Closely.

Motorists today were warned by
Captain Lewis Johnson that when
the new traffic ordinance enforce
ment is started Monday. cars i'm
properly parked in residential dis
tricts will be impounded, as well as
those in the downtown congested
traffic area.
while motorists downtown are
observing the new ordinances pro-
visions so well that it appears the
tow-in trucks will have little work
to do next week, observance is not
SO good in residential districts" he
said.
Radio squad officers report
motorists still are parking in safety
zones, parking double and other
wise violating the law. These cars
also will be subject to impounding,
and their owners will be forced to
pay a So or $3.50 tow-in or crane-in
fee"
BY Monday. it is expected,
copies of the new traffic code will
Re available in pamphlet form for
distribution to motorists, Johnson
said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-05

Among the principal exports of
Chile is iodine.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-05
KIDNAP BANKERS WIFE

Woman Held Two Hours as Bandits
Flee With $500 Loot.
By United Press
DELAvAN, Ill. June 5.-Four
gentlemanly bandits kidnapped Mrs
Willis Crabb, wife of the Tazewell
County National banks president
today, held her hostage for two
hours and escaped with $500 from
the bank
Mrs. Grab was released from the
bandits automobile at East Peoria,
ILL.,, nearly fifty miles away. Her
husband had not spread all alarm
Of the robbery because the bandits
had threatened to kill Mrs. Crabb
if he did.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-05
BEAUTY LEAVES FRANCE

By United Press
yILLEFRANCHE. France. June S
Mrs. Charlotte Observation-Disclosures,
former st. Louis pageant beauty. &C
quilted at Nice last month OF mur-
dering her husband, sailed for New
York today on the liner Roma.
She was accompanied by her
mother and her two children. Their
departure was fastened by the ILL
ness of her grandmother in st.
Louis.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-05
One-Handed Hunter FINED

COLUMBUS, Ind, June Sam
Ault, 70, farmer, who has only one
hand, arrested by Game Wardens
Cain and Abel on a charge of
shooting q squirrel, was fined $40
by Justice B. F. Whitehorn.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-05
School to Be Enlarged

By Times Special
KNIGHTSTOWN, Ind, June s.
The general contract for building a
f1fteen-roon addition to the high
school building and for alterations,
has been given Milo Cutshall, Akron,
on bid Of $51,493.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-18
WINS $4,000 PRIZE
Indiana Telegraph Operator
Has Lucky Derby Horse.

By United Press
CHESTERTON, Ind, Feb. 49,
Winnings of nearly $1,000 will be
used by Niles Highwood, q, tele-
graph operator at Chesterton, to
finance college educations for his
two children.
His 81 ticket in the Canadian
army and navy veterans sweep
stakes lottery brought him 1851 SO,
when his horse Monkey Shines
ran third in the Havana mile run
at Oriental Park, st. Johns N. F.,
last Sunday.
Il haven't seen the money yet, y
Highwood said, "but since my home
is paid for, guess I'll use the cash
to send my kids to college"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-18
Doctor Excuse
in Liquor Case
Fails to Click
By Times Special

By Times Special
MARION, Ind, Feb. 1s.-W.
v. Williams, who says his
home is in Chicago, is given
credit by officials for having
thought of a new liquor .ex-.
cuse, although poor one.
Williams entered a home
south of here while deputy
sheriffs were searching for
liquor and, seeing the officers,
inquired: "Who called the
doctor?'
The doctor was taken into
custody. It is said a small
amount of liquor was found in
in his automobile. He is held
in Grant county jail with James
Grow, "a, owner of the house
which was searched. Two gall
Ions of liquor was found at
Crows home, the officers re-
ported. Both men are charged
with possessing liquor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-18

Marion). in the course Of heated
debate.
It followed the contention OF
Senator Ira Clouser (Dem., Mont
gomery and Putnam, that unless
judicial candidates had party back
ing with the attendant party re-
sponsibility, they would become the
prey of utilities, holding companies
and other groups which might
benefit in their election.
do you think political pressure
ever is put on the supreme court p
asked Niblack, seeking to prove that
partisan election Of judges imposes
political obligations upon them.
When Clouser said he didn't know
Niblack continued:
IF you don't think so, look at our
city manager decision. If political
pressure hasn't been put on the state
supreme court, why has it, for five
years, failed to hand down the D. G
Stephenson case?."
Senator Earl Rowley (Rep., La
porte and Starke), sounded the key
note of political responsibility
after Senator j. Clyde Hoffman
Rep., Marion), author of the bill
described it as an effort to free the
judiciary from politics.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-18
POSTAL RATES
LIFT PROBABLE
Hoover Expected to Ask
Deficit Inquiry.
By United Press

By United Press
WASHINGTON, Feb. ia az
cent letter postage rate is a pros
pect for next year, authorities here
agree.
President Hoover's alarm over the
mounting postal deficit has fur
nished the impetus for an inquiry
designed to result in increased
postal revenues.
He will send to congress, probably
today, a message recommending
that before adjournment March 4,
a special investigating committee be
appointed to conduct the inquiry.
Personally, the President fears
that not only will the 21s per cent
letter rate be made necessary, but
also that there must be an increase
in parcel post rates.
The letter rate increase would
furnish about S55, 600, 900 additional
revenue, whereas about 500, 900 900 is
needed, it was learned at the White
House. A parcel post increase would
furnish the difference.
There Is no idea now of boost
ing rates on second or third-class
meter, because it is generally agreed
such increases would drive this bust
ness to BUSES or freight cars.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-18
SUIT AGAINST SHERIFF
ALLEGES FALSE ARREST

Plaintiff Said to Be Afflicted Taken
Into Custody on Drunk Charge.
By Science SerUice
PAOLI, Ind, Feb. 18.-Trial of a
suit in which Sheriff John Tyree
Of Lawrence county is defendant, is
in progress in Orange circuit court
here on a change Of venue from
Bedford. Lester Hall, East oolitic,
seeks damages from the officer,
alleging false arrest.
Hall was taken into custody when
he fell into chair after leaving
the witness stand during a trial in
justice of the peace court more
than a year ago. The officer
charged Hall was drunk. Later
Tyree was informed that Hall was
subject to fits and had suffered
such an attack In the court room.
Tyree then released him from
custody.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-18
DEATH OF DANCER
MYSTIFIES POLICE
Nude Body Found in HoteI
Room With Knotted
Towel on Head.
BIZ United Press


CHICAGO, Feb. 10. - Three
theories, that She had committed
suicide, suffocated herself accident
ally, or had been murdered, were con.
sidered today by authorities seek
ing solution of the mysterious
death Of Lillian Anderson, "a, toe
dancer.
Miss Anderson's nude body was
found on the floor of her hotel
room. Physicians believe she had
ben dead four days. -
The murder theory was accepted
at first due to the fact a bath towel
was knotted about the dancers head
but the suicide and accident theories
later were given preference.
Lieutenant John j. Benson be-
lieved she had been preparing to
take a bath when she fell &C.
cidentally and that the towel, which
she had wrapped about her head tc
keep her hair up had slipped down
and suffocated her.
The bathtub was full of water and
the faucets were partly open, the
overflow running out through the
overflow drain.
A strange discoloration of the
girls tongue led physicians to be-
lieve she might have been given OF
taken poison and a post mortem
was ordered.
Miss Anderson was nude, but a
blanket was about her shoulders
Officials believed she might have
used it as a robe.
The dancer had been married and
her real name was Mrs. Lillian Nc
Green. A 7-year-old son, Richard
survives her. She had been divorced
five years.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-18
UItimatum to House Gives
Notice That All Plans
Are Acceptable.

Marion county shall not be di-
vided in order to make new dis
tricts, but shall remain as one dis
trict," is the ultimatum Marion
county representatives will deliver
today to the house committee on
congr IS ional reapportionment
through their colleague on that
body" said Representative John
Bright webb, Democrat.
The county delegation pledged it
self to maintain the solidarity OF
Marion county as one district at a
dinner conference Tuesday night,
called by Representative Gerritt M
Bates, who was the host.
All Provide for Split
All reapportionment proposals
submitted to the legislature provide
for the partition of Marion county
in some manner or another, because
of it's population of 422,666. Basis
for a district is population of 300,-
900 or fraction thereof, it was point
ed out.
Members of the delegation ex-
planned, however, that as far as
could be ascertained, neither party
desired to divide the county.
1t was argued the Marion county
chairman and organization would be
at a disadvantage if one section Of
the county were combined with sew
eral other counties in a new district.
Patronage One Snag
1.-THE Marion county chairman
voice would be one against several,
and it would be practically impos-
sible to elect a district chairman
who would be fair to this county"
said Representative Russell j. Dean.
1.-THE matter of patronage also
would cause bitter contention, %
Dean added.
Webb was instructed to deliver
the Marion county ultimatum to the
house committee on reapportion-
ment
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-18
HOLLYWOOD DESERTED
BY ENGLISH ACTRESS
Edna Best Gives Up Role Opposite
John Gilbert.


HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 1s.-The mo-
ton picture profession so awed Edna
Best, English actress. that she de-
serted a role opposite John Gilbert
without appearing before the cam
era.
Miss Best was to have made her
initial appearance in ~rl1eri- Beri, .
but disappeared before .rk started.
Later a telegram came to 1fe studio
explaining her absence.
please forgive me,'' The telegram
said. Il am on my way back to my
husband. am awfully homesick
and besides, I am just afraid ]
wouldn't be any good ia the pic
ture."
Miss Best's husband was said to
be appearing in a play, Tomorrow
and Tomorrow" now running in
New York.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-18
QUIZ TO BARE
REAL STATUS
OF MURDEN
Ogden Promises Opinion to
Members of Highway
Inquiry Group.
SUPPLY DEALS CITED
Commissioners Sales to
Department Are Under
Fire.

Senator Charles L. Strey (7ep.
Kosciusko and Wabash) announced
today that Acknowledgement James
NJ. Ogden has promised him ar
opinion regarding the legal status Of
Jess Murden (Rep., Peru as a mem
Der Of the state highway commits
sion, within the next tWenty-fouI
hours.
Because of this promise Strey
postponed his plan to summon the
attorney general before the COM
mittee to testify regarding failure to
give the opinion
Strey is chairman of the senate
committee which was created on his
resolution to investigate failure Of
the state highway commission to
collect more than $3,500,000 in fed
eral aid while it went into debt
some $2,5O0,000 in 1880.
Last week he wrote to Ogden ask
ing an opinion regarding legality of
Murden's appointment. Murden
has testified before the senate COM
mittee that he VAST selling Ford
products to the highway department
previous to his appointment and
had since sold them to a contractor
working on state road construction
near Peru.
Letter Cites Law
Strey's letter set out the section
Of the highway law which appears
to bar appointment to the commits
sion on these counts.
Having announced last week that
the probe was closed, the senate
committee reopened the hearings
Tuesday afternoon. James A.
Stuart; managing editor of the In
dianapolis Star, and Robert A. But
Ter, veteran Indianapolis newspaper
man and member of the Indian
apolis News legislative staff, were
summoned TO the witness stand.
Stuart was questioned regarding
Star editorial criticism of the COM
mittee's alleged failure to inquire
into the Evansville bridge contract,
which was termed "indefenSible" in
the editorial.
Butler testified that three years
ago, when the Evansville bridge
contract was pending, he became
publicity man for bond house in
terested in promoting the project as
a private investment to be paid by
tolls.
He was not at that time con-
nected with a newspaper he said.
Held Publicity Post
His employer was P. w. Chapman
& Co. of Chicago. After visiting
editors of Indianapolis and Evans
vile newspapers to interest them in
the private promotion plan and Sc
curing approval of John D. Williams
then director Of the state highway
department-Butler was released
from his publicity job, he asserted.
Stuart, who proceeded him on the
witness stand, testified he knew
nothing of the Chapman company.
Under the present contract the
Evansville and the Kentucky invest
ment is to be returned in tolls. The
Indiana state highway department.
is to bear this states share of the
cost, which is estimated at a total
of about $2,5O0,O00.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-18
P0LICEMAN'S SLAYER
FACES DEATH IN CHAIR
Mexican's Fate Sealed by Jury After
Four Hours Deliberation.

rOur dOurS OeuDeEdtlOH'
By Times Special
LAPORTE, Ind, Feb. 18-Death
in the electric chair is the penalty
which awaits Ignacio Saragoza, Is,
Mexican, who shot and killed
Charles Glafcke, veteran Michigan
City policeman.
A jury in Laporte circuit court
here returned verdict of guilty
with recommendation for the death
penalty after celebrating four
hours. The defense is expected to
ask for new trial
Glafcke was slain Dec. ID. His
body was found at call box where
he was preparing to summon pa
troll car to take Saragoza to head
quarters after he had been arrested
as a suspicious character.
Evidence ipSluded a confession
which the defense asserted police
obtained by third degree methods.
On the witness stand Saraboza was
unable to identify any officers as
those he alleged mistreated him.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-18
Young Bandits
Pay Home Call
andTakeS1,OOO
B,y Times Special

By Times Special
MISHAWAKA, Ind, Feb. 10.
Police are seeking two gun
men who robbed James Flood,
restaurant owner, of $1,000 in
cash and checks at his home.
The pair, both young, knocked
at the front door of the resi-
dence.
'Is this Mr.. Flood?' one of
them asked.
eyes," he replied.
you're the guy we want
them" they said, and drawing
guns, forced him to lie on the
floor while they went through
his pockets taking his billfold,
which contained 81, 900, receipts
of two days from his lunch
rooms. His wife and mother
we're in an adjoining room, but
were unaware of the holdup.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-18

measure so that the voters would be
listed alphabetically instead of by
street numbers, but John D. T. Bold
(Dem., Vanderburgh) pointed out
that in cities this would lead to
much confusion and enable room
ing houses to be packed with float
ers. The amendment was defeated
on voice vote.
Deserts Party Pledge
Although the registration bill is
a party platform measure, what
does that amount to-" queried Benz
II run on platform of my own. 1
don't attend party meetings and the
people in my county elect me. They
do not want this bill and do not
need it, therefore I vote against IL"
1T is true that this bill is not
needed in the sparsely settled rural
counties" said Representative John
D. T. Bold Dem, Vanderburgh)
"but 1t is the metropolitan sections
which elect or defeat a Governor or
SENATOR and this measure would
protect the ballot cast by the rural
voters. Two years ago a Governor
was elected by the frauds in the
populated areas, and this measure
should and must be passed"
Indiana is the only state in the
union in which the ballot is not pro-
tected against hoaters," contended
j. CHM Ellyson (Den1., Lake..
A shot at the bill was taken by
James M. Knapp (Wayne), who de-
Clared: 1.-The minority side tried to
amend the bill so that it would be
workable; these amendments we're
not accepted so the measure is not
workable and 1 oppose it,"
Declares Bill Workable
This was countered by DELPHI Nc
Kesson (NarshalD, Democratic floor
leader, who said: Il am entirely
satisfied with this bill which is so
much better and more workable
than the one the Republicans tried
to force down our Threats two years
ago"
1t was this bill which Governor
Harry G. Leslie. pocket vetoed after
it passed both houses.
AS1ACooOll dloO ldlllSu W Jlle Q6~
tense of the Crawford bill which
provides that names of presidential
electors be listed on separate bal
lot from that Of the state and coun-
ty officials. They also would be
separated on machines,
Roy Street (Rep., Tippecanoe and
WARREN, protested that this would
cause the scrapping of many ma
chimes, but McKesson declared this
was not necessary.
The people of Indiana are tired
of having officials thrust upon them
who rode in on the coattails of
others" he said, and pointed out
that by the time a voter has
placed a cross opposite the names
of the fifteen electors, he is tired
and willing to let the rest of the
ticket ride in"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-18
Bandit Fugitive Held
By United Press

LAFAYETTE, Ind, Feb. 49,
Marion Smith, %, an escaped pris-
oner from the Indiana reformatury
at Pendleton, is in jail here await
ing arrival of reformatory officials
Smith escaped from the reformatory
Sept. IA. 1880, after serving five and
one-haf weeks of ten to twenty
five year sentence for robbery Of a
bank at Marion. Authorities believe
he participated in two recent bank
robberies.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-18
P. T. A. HEARS STUART
schools Responsibility to Pupils Is
Subject of Address.

Milo n. Stuart, assistant superin-
tendent of schools, addressed the
Shortridge Parent-Teacher Associa-
ton in Caleb Mills hall. Tuesday
night.
1T is the patriotic responsibility
Of the schools to take every child
and make it possible fer him to
make contribution to life Stuart
aid
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-18
TWO ELECTION
Bills PASS TO
SENATE HANDS
Registration and Ballot
Separation Measures
Win in House.
ADDRESSES TO CONTROL
Alphabetical Listing Sought
in Amendment Fails to
Gain Support.

Two important election bills were
IN the senate awaiting action today
after passage by the Indiana house
late Tuesday
One Of these, the Democratic
platform pledge voters registration
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-18

p artie S to the
slaughter, and the
measure, designed
to remove t h e
election Of the
judiciary FIR o m.
politics, was killed.
Tuesday after
noon,. "a to II.
Inference that
political pressure
has swayed the
Indiana supreme
court in its fail
ure to hand down
a decision in the
Z. G. Stephenson
case was made by
Senator John L.
rrih1a. ck (Ren
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-18
VOTE FOR Cash BONUS
County Legionnaires Ballot Favor
Face Value Payment Now.

Vote of members of the Seventh
district, American Legion, is in favor
of immediate payment Of the face
value Of adjusted compensation
certificates, according to DR.. Frank
d. Long, who conducted balloting
Tuesday,
OF the 1888 ballots received in the
first days count. only three we're
opposed 10 the payment IN some
form.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-18
MRS. AMANDA FUNK
DIES AT AGE OF 70
Funeral Services viii Be Held
Thursday at Home.

Thursday at Home.
Mrs. Amanda Funk, 70, died
Tuesday at her home, N519 East
Thirtieth street. She was men,
Der of the Central Avenue M. E.
church.
Funeral services, conducted by
DR.. Frank Lee Roberts, pastor of
the church, will be held at 2:3O
Thursday afternoon at the home.
Burial will be in Crown Hill GEM
etery.
Survivors are three daughters.
Miss Olive K. Funk, Mrs. Charlotte
Kreber and Mrs Laura E. Flagg,
and three granddaughter, Mrs.
kathryn Coleman, Mrs. Mona Long
and Miss Helen Kreber, all of In
dianapolis.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-18
BILL
KILLED BY POLITICS
Vote of 81 to II Defeats
Judge Election
Measure.

Sacrificed to party response
bility' the Indiana State Bar As
sociation's bill for election of judges
on partisan ballots was a dead
measure in the Indiana senate to-
day.
The cry preserve party respon-
sibility" brought senators Of both
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-18
ChiId's AssaiIant to Prison

bU DWtttu TTt8H
LOGANSPORT, Ind, Feb. 49,
William Mcdonald. 81, who was de-
feated as a candidate for sheriff
four years ago, Tuesday pleaded
guilty in circuit court to charges
OF criminally attacking a 14-year-
eld girl and was sentenced to from
i've to twenty-one years In the
state prison.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-18
IS CHOICE
Hoosier to Get U. S. Post,
President Says.

By United Press
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.-An an
nouncement of President Hoover's
intention to appoint Richard Ell
lott (Rep., Ind, as assistant
comptroller general, officially, was
made at the White House today.
Elliott was defeated for reelection
last November.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-18

The curtains down, but the
show goes on.
For, as the Indiana Shoe TRAY
elers Association closed Tuesday
night and shoe manufacturers
packed up their displays today at
the Claypool, two misses visited
the exhibits and selected the lat
est in sport oxfords and pumps
for Easter boulevard wear.
The shoes shown above were
exhibited through the courtesy Of
the st. Louis Shoe Manufacturing
Company, st. Louis, Mo.
Upper Left Photo-Petite Miss
Lillian kennedy, 1882 Ludlow
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-18
Action by Governor
Bills Signed Feb. IL

Bills Signed Feb. II.
s. B. a ochard)-Permitting state high
way commission to build state roads
through, cities of more than $500 popula-
tion and making such construction manda-
Tory IN cities and towns of under $780,
S. B: 81 (Hartzeln -Legalizing the sale
Of real estate by the TT. Wayne school
board where title was clouded BY failure
; to comply with publication act
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-18
BLACKMAIL CONFESSED

Bloomington Man Sent to Prison
for Threatening Brother in Law.
By United Press
BEDFORD, Ind, Feb. 1S.-Clar-
ence Walden, "a, Bloomington, was
sentenced to serve a one-to-flve-
year prison term in Lawrence cir
cult court here after he pleaded
guilty to blackmail charge.
He was charged with writing four
letters to his brother-in-law, Ev-
erett Saltner, Bedford, demanding
money. If the money was not forth
coming Walden threatened to kill
Soltner. his wife, kidnap his child
and bomb his home.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-18

bill p SIS e d the
house 70 to "a
after Representa-
tive Sam Benz
Dem, Crawford
a n d Harrison),
disavowed t h G
party platform as
applying to him;
while the other
prov Id in g for
separate national
and state ballots
passed II to &c
with an almost
straight party
division.
An attempt was
m a d e to amend
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-18
sIate Fan KiLIs Miner

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. Feb. IA
Funeral services viii be held Thurs
day for Clarence Fagg. 40, who was
killed instantly when k,uShed
beneath q fall Of slate at the Flescf-
ner mine. near here.