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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-08
Policeman's Slayer to Get Life.

DENVER, Colo, November P.-
William A. Piskoty, 81, of Gary. Ind,
charged with Staying Patrolman William
Heating. was convicted of first degree
murder by jury in District Court to-
day. The jury recommended life SEN
tence.
Piskoty and Oscar Albert Carlson of
Collinsville, Ill, were first tried Jointly
and both found guilty Of first degree
murder, but Piskoty was granted a new
trial. Carlson was sentenced to be
hanged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-08
DESPERATE FELONS FLEE

SAC PAULO, Brazil, November Z up.
Releasing themselves with duplicate
keys, SO desperate criminals over
powered their guards in the Rio Preto
prison, Sac Paulo state, and escaped
yesterday to the interior.
Most of the fugitives are murderers,
one being charged with 80 homicides.
Attempts by posse to surround the
prison breakers we're unsuccessful and
the populaee Of the district was IN ter
ror last night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-08
ANNAPOLIS EDUCATOR,
PROF. WERNTZ, DIES
Founder of Naval Academy Pre-
paratory School, SO, Had Been
Ill Three Months.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, November T.
Prof. Robert L. Werntz, So, founder and
proprietor of the Naval Academy Pre-
paratory School in Annapolis, died this
afternoon at his home here after a three
months illness. His death was due to
a complication OF diseases.
Prof. WerntZ was graduate Of the
Naval Academy, class of 1884, practi-
cally all of whose members resigned
from the service upon graduation. Since
his resignation he has conducted the
preparatory school, over 5000 of his
pupils having successfully entered the
Naval Academy.
He is the lone survivor Of his family
his wife and three brothers having died
some time ago The funeral will be held
from the home Of his niece, Mrs Maui
rice Ogle, on Prince George street, Tues
DAY afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-08
VOTE STRIKERS AID
Socialist Party Heads to Raise
Funds for Textile Workers.

BOSTON, November Pl-The
National Executive Committee of the
Socialist party at the opening session
today voted to raise funds and to pro-
vide food and clothing for the $4,000
striking textile workers of Greater Law
renee.
Milwaukee was chosen for the annual
convention to be held on April Is, 1892
Among committee members present
were Mayor Daniel w. Hoan, Milwau-
kee, and Joseph w. Shorts, Dayton.
Ohio.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-08

medium OF this
trained group OF
players from the
Memorial Thea
ter in the home
town, he has
been revealed to
washington as
a typical crea-
tive ge n ! u S,
fashioning hu-
man figures that
breathe in their
respective lives
all the emotions
of the rae e.
Bright and clev-
err thoughts and
expressions are
ever livin g
~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-08

human being
devoid of every
t hing except
what seems to
be a small bit
of fright. Mr..
Cagney at the
first perform
ance was as in
gra t 1 II g as q
young, success
hul actor can be
land did Moth
ing so much
to please the
audience as to
suggest an ink
ling OF nerv-
BUSINESS.
OF all { h e
male "harOes"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-08

can only be done If all of us do our
duty by giving what we can afford.
"The emergency is very grave Our
form Of government, cur form Of So
ciety, all that We call cur institutions,
are the most precious heritage any
people ever had. 1t is of infinite i'm
portance that they be preserved by
demonstrating that they can meet the
present needs for relief from suffering.
"All that is needed is for us to give
what We think America is worth to us.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-08
Shakespeare Series Leaves
Fine Impression in Capital.
n = acquaintance

TT acquaintance with Shakespeare
were dependent upon the i'm
preston that has been left by
Il the Stratford- Upon-Avon Festi-
val Co. he would be far removed
from any thought Of a sculptured
figure in history. Through the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-08
From the Front Row
Reviews and News of Washington Theaters.

career" purposes, and the various
other influences that enter into city
life. The restoration of the original
status of the young persons is based
upon the authors conception that
the proceedings did violence to the
proper relationships, and that the
choice of husband and wife Is not
a passing whim. The end is whole
some. but the route travelled offers
very little in the nature Of inspira-
ton.
It is to be said Of the production
as a drama that the characters are
we'll drawn, as such persons are to
be found in the community. and that
the leading actors are well chosen,
including Claudia Dell. Walter Byron,
Alan Mowbray, Dorothy Revier and
several others, including Marjorie
Rambeau. who. as a friend of the
chief characters. turns out typi-
cally attractive piece of work.
The program at the Rialto also in
cludes several short features Of good
caliber, including unique travelaugh
in the American desert. lively must
cal cartoon, a story of the inevitable
punishment Of the slayer and the
newsreel. Organ selections also add
to the variety Of the entertainment.
d. c. c.
Cagney Week
At the Earle.
TIME best part of the show
(Which is good show at the
Earle this week. is seeing
i James Cagney put in two
listed performance as
semi-racketeer on the screen, and
then watching him walk out on the
stage lin the flesh) and speak, talk
and act like O hundred per cent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-08

Auto fatalities in Scotland are in
creasing.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-24
REVERSE YULETIDE
Prank Costly to Police Chief Aid

CHRISTMAS Hinch secretary
~ Chief MoTissey
practical
stark tragedy" Hinch
Late Wednesday ONl
from reporter. To Miss
assistant secretary Mosey ONei
Look
he told her he plucked
to know why ONen should get money reporters
LYNCH decided upon prank ante
by slipping $40 bill into the envelope and extracted
Miss Deer looked
She astounded to the degree
But Hnch and ONeil shrugged aiy and wished merry
Christmas, even though she didn't money.
Today Hinch opened verbal barrage on
You're always getting trouble"
swell spot you got me in Wednesday,"
or course ONe demanded to know the why
" secretarys explosion.
Well you know that card had with the
explained Il put that in coat pocket money forgot
Mrs Hnch. ~ ~ "
To-day, Mrs. Hinch just $1O-mine"
Let it be said that he removed the IS from
his envelope and put it before going home
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-24
Adverse Decision Already
Made by RoIph, Famous
Prisoner Declares.

By UHited Press
SAN QUENTIN PRISON, Cal,
Dec. 24.-Tom Mooney abandoned
hope today that Governor James
Rolph Jr. of California will pardon
him.
On the eve of his sixteenth
Christmas behind San Quentin walls,
CALIFORNIA; most famous prisoner
expressed the conviction that che
plea in his behalf by Mayor Walker
of New York was in vain.
mot a chance" Mooney, SEN
fenced to life imprisonment on con-
viction of a part in the 1916 Pre-
paredness day bombing in San
Francisco, said. Powers of business
and politics will dictate Governor
Rolph'S decision denying me a par
don.
"A few men already have deter
mined the issue.
/" Decision Already Made
THE Governor will put weight be-
hind his denial of clemency by say
ing, My chief justice, Matt SuIli-
van, had advised against a pardon,
but the decision already is made.
Until the ruling powers realize
that Tom Mooney is a more dan
gerous force in prison than he would
be if released, I will not be turned
out.
1.-THE worldwide agitation and the
demands for the release of Amer
ica's Dreyfus' should be convincing
proof that as long as I am held I'M
justly in prison, am far greater
source of unrest than if I were free.
Only when that is realized will there
be chance for a pardon.
Won't Accept Parole
There is not a whit of evidence
to connect me with that terrible
atrocity. The Governor knows that.
So does anyone who has studied the
case"
Mooney reiterated he would not
accept a parole land the stigma of
guilt it implies"
This is a fight for a principle,
not alone for the right to return to
my family and society,"" he declared.
Parole is a form of continuous i'm
prlSonment in itself"
He looked around the little vege-
table room where he prepares food
for the prisons 5000 inmates.
"All work is honorable" he said.
I am not objecting. 1t looks as
though I would go on for long
time peeling potatoes"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-24
Monumental Public Works
Plan Is Presented
to Congress.

By ScrippS-H Newspaper Alliance
WASHINGTON, Dec. "a. - The
administrations recent denuncia-
ton of public works as a means of
combating the depression was
answered today by Senator Robert
M. La Toilette (Rep., Wis., with
presentation of $5,500,000,000 pub
lie works bill and carefully worked
out plan for raising the money and
spending it in a way to employ four
and half million men.
The liberal group in congress
probably will make it's major fight
at this session in support of the La
Toilette bill. A number of eco
nomists have assisted in its formu-
latiOn.
Billion Set Aside
The measure provides that $780,
100000 be spent by federal agencies
on river and harbor and flood con-
troll work, federal public buildings,
forest roads and irrigation and rec
lamaton works.
It sets aside one billion dollars
for additional grants to state public
works construction, and in addition
to providing for expansion of the
federal-aid highway program, it ex-
tends the principle of federal aid to
construction of all highway bridges,
elimination of railroad grade cross
ings, and highway grade crossings.
The rest of the bond issue, total
of $3,750,0 100000, is to be used for
loans to state and local authorities
which have in the past, according to
La Toilette, carried on 90 per cent
of public construction in the United
States, but which are being forced
to curtail their programs.
Projects on Huge Scale
Loans would be made, both to
match federal-aid grants and to
carry on other types of construction,
including municipal paving, con-
struction of bridges, water supply
and sewerage works, building of fly
ing fields, of parks and Fairgrounds,
of schools, and of fire prevention
lanes.
La Toilette would place expendi-
ture of the money in the hands of
an administrator of public works,
appointed by the President and
confirmed by the senate.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-24
MOONEY ABANDONS
HOPE FOR PARDON


CONSCIOUSLY or IN
~ consciously, Governor
Harry G. Leslie made a
major contribution to YMle-
tide hmmor today aOhile 0d-
dressing those 1OhO received
baskets at the StatehOWSe
celebration.
Having declared ON open
house, the Governor con-
timed:
Il 1Oant yOW people to
feel free to come to my Of
flee or any other depart
ment. I Want to yoW Visit
every nook and CROOK IN
this StGtehoMse."
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-24
NO HOPE FOR SNOW
White Christmas Will Be
Only a Memory.

Santa Claus today sought more
modern methods of transportation
than his sleigh for his annual trip
to Indianapolis tonight, when the
weather man said Christmas snow
will be only a dream.
However, the mercury made a
stab at reaching wintry levels
when it dropped five degrees in two
hours this morning. j. H. Arming-
ton, weather bureau chief, said its
effort would result only in low
temperature of 40 by Friday morn
ing.
Possibility of snow was negligible,
Arlington said. Friday is scheduled
to be clear.
Before starting downward today,
the temperature established new
record after its unique act of climb
ing to so during the night. This
mark is the highest ever reached
during early morning hours on Dec.
%
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-24
STORE BOMBED
AT VALPARAISO
Refusal to Buy Produce in
Gary Blamed.
By United Press

By LHtted Press
VALPARAISO, Dec. 24.-The En-
pire block, the oldest business block
in Valparaiso, was wrecked par
TALLY today by bombs hurled by
three men in speeding automobile.
1t was the first bombing in the
history of the city.
Police said the automobile, which
was abandoned in Valparaiso, be-
longed to a Gary man. They be-
lieved the outrage was directed at
Girls Spires Porter county produce
store. Spiro said he had been
threatened because he refused to
buy fruits and vegetables in Gary.
Fire broke out following the ex-
plosions, but was extinguished be-
fore it spread to other buildings.
John Sievers, owner of the build
ing, said the more than $4,000
damage was covered by insurance.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-24
FIRE DAMAGE $4,000
AT BEVERIDGE PLANT

One of Five Trucks Destroyed by
Early Morning Flames.
Fire which broke out in waste
paper crates in the Beverage Paper
Company garage, 531 West Pearl
street, early today, destroyed truck
and damaged four others. Loss was
estimated at $4,000
The blaze was discovered by Isaac
Pearson and Ogle Crosby, employees
of the garage, who called firemen
from Engine House at 533 West
Washington street, less than half a
block away.
Firemen pulled the trucks from
the garage after Pearson and Crosby
had failed to reach the kehicles.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-24
VALUATION CUT
GIVEN UTILITY
IS ATTACKED
Assessor Moves to Fight
Tax Board Reduction
in Court.
HUGE SLASH is MADE
Figure Set for Taxation Is
Sliced From $5,000,000
S1.15O.OOO.

Legal methods were sought today
by Robert Sloan. Marion county
assessor, to set aside the state tax
boards arbitrary reduction on the
valuation, for taxation purposes, of
the Harding street plant of the In
dianapoliS Power and Light Com
pany from $5,OOO,OOO to $1,5OO,OOO.
Indignant over the tax boards
slash, Sloan declared that the
S., 100000 valuation set by the coun-
ty board of review should stand.
Sloan pointed out that the valu-
alton on the plant as of March 1
was set at 100000 by Leonard
Hohlt, Perry township assessor.
when the county board of re-
view was asked to consider the fig
ures by the power and light COM
pany, it found representatives Of
the utility unprepared to give nee
eSsary evidence OF the real value of
the Harding street plant.
Jurisdiction Is Disputed
Instead, after several postpone
ments, they appeared and made the
statement that because the plant
was a utility the board of review
had no jurisdiction over it.
I'VE pointed out that the plant
was not completed and therefore
not in operation as utility and
that the board had the right to
fix valuation for the year on this
porperty, just as on any manufac-
turer's stock and equipment" Sloan
declared.
Hohlt obtained his 100000
figure FROM a study of the plant
and the various prospectuSes sent
out by the light company, in an eff
fort to sell stock.
Circulars Are Cited
"It's own circulars should tell the
TRUTH" Sloan pointed out.
He added that he made per-
Sonal inspection of the project and
arrived at the 100000 figure as a
fair basis.
It asked the state tax board to
lend us the use of its engineers to
make the appraisal. But the
members refused, on the ground
that, because an appeal would be
taken, they did not feel they could
permit their engineer to do this
work." the county assessor said.
Harrod Is Quoted
He quoted the statement of C. L.
Harrod, president of the light COM
pany, at the meeting with the city
committee to slash rates last Thurs
day, that the new Harding street
generating plant is valued at $12,-
100000 for rate making purposes.
ut is certain that if the plant,
which went into active operation a
month ago. is worth that today, its
valuation last March was at least
SIS 100000.
'"The citizens Of the county and
state should be made acquainted
with the manner in which the state
tax board handles the subject of
utility taxation and I shall not rest
until every means is exhausted to
obtain the proper valuation on the
plant" Sloan declared.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-24
MURDER GUN FOUND
Expert Says Pistol Is One
Used to Kill Diamond.
By United Press

By United Press
ALBANY, N. Y, Dec. ID. -
Identification of a pistol as the one
with which Jack Oegs) Diamond
was killed led police 20 hope today
for a solution of the murder.
Detective Sergeant Harry Butts,
New York City police Ballistic ex-
pert, who examined a pistol found
in the back yard of the rooming
house, and one of the bullets ex-
tracted from the gangster's head,
told Albany authorities he was
positive it was the gun used to rub
out" Diamond last Friday.
Sylvester Hess, one of two men
who saw Diamond a short time be-
fore he was slain. surrendered to
District Attorney John T. Delaney
today.
According to police, Hess accom-
panied Diamond in a taxicab part
of the way from the apartment of
Marion (Kiki) Roberts to Legs
rooming house early Friday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-24
GIVEN ARMS POST
Woman Head of College to
Be u. S. Delegate.
By United Press

By United Press
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.-Miss
Mary E. Woolley, for thirty-one
years president of Mt. Holyoke COL
lege at South Hadley, Mass, will be
a member of the United States dele
cation to the Geneva arms confer
ence which will convene in Febru-
airy.
She will be the first woman ever
to represent the United States at an
international conference of such
paramount Importance.
Appointment of Miss Woolleyiwas
announced by President Hoover late
Wednesday. He had made known
earlier that he intended to name a
prominent woman to the delegation.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-24
QUIZ HOUSE OWNER IN
CINCINNATI CHILD CRIME

Several books on insanity we're
found in BiSchoff'S room, police
said. He admitted reading them,
and discussed them enthusiastically,
they said.
Three suspects were still held as
detectives sought two men who
were quoted as seeing man carry
ing bundle" in the vicinity of the
tenement where the 6-year-old girls
mutilated body was found Tuesday,
five days after her disappear ance
with a dark looking" stranger.
The complexion of the suspected
murderer was virtually the only
point of description detectives held
in conducting the man hunt.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-24

Mrs. ". H. Coburn. 5202 Riverside Park
Blvd.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. J. SpiekeImier. 1880
East Fifty-second street.
Employees of Regal stores. Inc. I25
North Davidson tboy and KirD.
Mr.. and Mrs. william ID. VogeI. 1908
Pleasant Run boulevard five children
Universal bowling league. Pritehett al
leys.
Sigma Alpha Itotz sorority tcared Ter
five children and took three moreD.
Fidelity lodge. No. 40. Women's Bene-
At Association
Allen Holtzciaw. 9O4 Test building.
For NV Boy and Girl "a bow and gfrI).
Man Named Elmer Caring for an
Elmer,
Phi Delta Pi fraternity.
SAVINGS of Two Girls 1.-TWO girIs).
Auditing department Of Indiana polls
Athletic Club.
Relief Fund Of Indiana Condensed Mix
Company (tVo ehildren).
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-24
JOHN D. SEES BOOM
Prosperity at Hand, Says
AGED Oil Millionaire.

Copyright. 1881. by United Pressl
Q ORMOND BEACH, Florida, Dec.
PA future of prosperity and
good fellowship was predicted by
John D. Rockefeller ST., today, in
a nationwide holiday message
through the United Press.
We've reached the peak of the
depression" the 93-year-old oil
millionaire, said.
Things now will get better. I
see nothing more to worry about.
Everything possible is being done
to promote prosperity, and think
it is about to arrive.
wish all the country merry
Christmas and happy New Year
for me and tell them that 1 am glad
and full of gratitude for my health
and this bountiful weather"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-24

lust a few more hours and the
- 1881 Clothe-a-Child campaign
Of The indianapolis Times will be
history.
AT this afternoon the list of
donors to the yearly movement to
Clothe-a -Child-for- Christmas viii
be closed.
At 4 o'clock the last child will
be adopted for the Yule season
by a Clothe-a-Child pledge.
With 339 children clothed up
to noon, it is hoped to reach
$50 youngsters by nightfall.
The 800 children. clothed, out
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-24
RS LEFT! cLoTHE A CHILD AND GIVE CHRISTMAS Joy

The Clothe-a-Child campaign
of The Times wishes all of its
donors a Merry Christmas. And
as for the children, that wish is
not necessary, for you've already
made their Christmas a merry
one.
And if you haven't, then it's not
too late, for you still have until
4 p. m. to put the heart of You
into the heart of Boy or Girl.
Just call Riley 555l-the Clothe-
a-Child rjitor.
New pledges follow:
A Group of Santa Claus Ladies telothed
one child and took two more)s
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-24
BIZ United Press

By United Press
CINCINNATI, Dec. 24-DiScre-
pancies in the story of Charles Bis
choff, As, owner of the tenement
in which the mutilated body of fair
haired Marian Mclean, 6, was
found, were being checked today, as
police pressed their quest for the
ehild's slayer
BiSchoff, who found the child'S
body in a wood bin in the cellar,
was questioned by alienists.
Prosecutor Robert German said
that detectives were checking Bis
choff's account of his actions since
last Thursday, when Marian disap-
peared.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-24

fitted from head 70 toe with warm
clothing for the winter Schooldays,
means an approximate expendi-
ture of between $4,000 and S4,250.
Last-minute cash donations.
coupled with large pledge of
eight children by the Sigma Alpha
Iota sorority, sent the drive on its
way to the $50 mark.
MYTH money contributions,
wv group of Times employees
was busy today clothing children
for donors unable to shop for
their own children.
But the personal touch of the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-24
DEPUTY STAYS BANDIT

Nabs Two Others Single Handed,
After Los Angeles Bank Robbery.
By United Press
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 24-Deputy
Sheriff v. j. Fleming was hero to
his fellow officers today after cap
turing, single handed, two bank
bandits and killing third.
Robert Howell, IS, Detroit, was
killed when he attempted to escape
after Fleming had halted the bandit
car and forced the three occupants
to line up against a wall.
The bandits had robbed bank of
$1,000. Fleming, sitting in a near
by sheriff's station. heard the bur-
glar alarm, grabbed shotgun,
chased the bandit car a mile and
forced it to halt.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-24

money contribution is not lost.
For each donor of cash who
wished received the name and ad-
dress of the child his money
clothed.
Relief agencies of the Com
munity Fund, the Christmas
Clearing House, and the social
service department of the public
co-operated with the Clothe-a-
Child plan to insure each donor
a needy child without fear of
duplication or waste.
One of the elements in the 1881
campaign that can not be esti-
mated in the total number of