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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-04
RAID LOTTERY
after CHARGE
OF 'WELSHNG'
Racket Operated in Old
Shortridge Building,
Player Says.
THREE UNDER ARREST
Weekly and Semi Monthly
Drawings Held, Cops
Are Told.

Once a temple Of learning, the
old Shortridge high school building
has been converted into a temple Of
chance, where weekly drawings in
lottery were held.
This was disclosed today by po-
lice, following the arrest Of three
alleged lottery racketeers.
Complaint that the lottery'S CAPT.
tai prize of $500 has not been paid
resulted in disclosure of use Of the
old school building, North and
Pennsylvania streets, for lottery
drawings and the arrest Of Dan
Kreisher, 4317 East Washington
street, Apt. Is; Norval Ward, 30, Of
1911 Shannon street, and William
Lyle, 40, Of 1912 Salem street.
Cases of the trio, charged with
keeping a lottery and gift enterprise
and keeping a room for pool selling,
we're continued in municipal court
this morning until Aug. 10.
Declares Prize Unpaid
The arrests were made by Ser
geant Edwin Kruse, following COM
pINint of James Gilbert, 615 S. Noble
street, that on June 8 he bought
a lottery ticket, paying 81 weekly.
The ticket was purchased by Gill
bert in his wife'S name and was
numbered $50, Gilbert said.
On July 9 the ticket won the
$1,000 capital prize offered twice
monthly by the lottery, known as
the Allied Craftsmen, Gilbert de-
clared.
Gilbert waited for his prize
money. 1t did not come. Then he
told police.
Sergeant Kruse said information
from another alleged victim of the
lottery indicated that the lotterys
weekly prize of $500 was not paid
on one occasion.
School Building Used
The alleged victims told how the
old Shortridge building was used
for weekly and semi monthly draw
ings. Weekly prizes ranged from
$500 down to $40, they said.
Kreisher is charged with operat-
ing lottery scheme and gift
enterprise. He was arrested at his
home. Ward and Lyle are charged
with vagrancy, but will be re-slated
on lottery counts.
In tracking down alleged sales
men for the lottery. Sergeant Kruse
was informed by several persons
that the Allied Craftsmen pool was
paying of to the police chief"
Numbered pool peas were used
in drawing the lucky numbers
police said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-04
$4,000 in Trips

Lake Wawasee; Hotel Knick-
erbocker, Chicago; Golfmore
hotel, Grand Beach, Mich;
French Lick Springs hotel; In
dian Lake, o.
That's a Snappy layout of
places to spend a vacation. And
forty Indianapolis Times read
erS have this opportunity, all
for a little work and a little
knowledge of movie stars.
The third set of pictures in
The Times-Indiana theater
$4,000 vacation contest is shown
on Page 3 of this edition to-
day. Look them over, identify
them. and get in the race for
the fine vacations offered to
contestants.
If you didn't see the first two
sets in Saturdays and Mon
days Times, get them from
The Times circulation depart
ment and start in tc win these
vacation awards.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-04
Flying Couple Prepare for
Hop to Hunter Bay
and AkIaVik.
By United Press

By United Press
EDMONTON, Alberta, Aug. 4
The Canadian government radio
station at Fl. Norman reported to
Edmonton today that Charles A.
Lindbergh and Mrs. Lindbergh had
planned to hop off from Baker Lake
for Hunter bay at II a. m. central
standard time.
Static prevented radio messages
from getting through to Edmonton
from Baker Lake, the Edmonton
station reported.
By United Press
BAKER LAKE, Man, Aug. A.
Colonel and Mrs. Charles A. Lind
bergh, safe at Baker Lake, on their
vacation air tour" to the Orient.
were planning today to start another
lap on their journey.
They landed at p. m. Indian-
apoliS time), having made a 377-mile
flight from Churchill, Manitoba.
A severe electrical storm which
swept the Arctic circle cut off the
Lindberghs from che rest of the
world Monday after they took off.
Colonel Lindbergh considered the
flight so lightly he didn't even wait
for luncheon before starting, but
trappers and traders who know
these northern wilds and the storms
that brew above them were not SO
optimistic and when the gale blew
in, some fears were felt for the
safety of the noted flying couple.
Radio Can't Pierce Storm
That Mrs. Lindbergh, radio OPP
orator on the pioneering trip, was
unable to pierce the storm with the
portable outfit in the plane, was
not considered strange, however.
Once before, near Moose Factory,
last Saturday, the Lindberghs were
lost" because she couldn't get a
message through. Later it devel-
oped they had landed on sched-
uled time and never had been in
trouble.
After the take off at 12:45 D. m.
Monday, it was learned that the
flying colonel had sent word ahead
that he would take the advice of
Canadian pilots and alter the route
from Baker Lake to Aklavik.
The original route, pioneering
trail which amazed northern pilots
because Of its holiness, stretched
straight from Baker Lake to Ak
lavik, Ills miles across some of the
most desolate, barren, absolutely
lifelesS country in the northern
hemisphere.
So dangerous was the route Sc
lected that veterans of the north
woods were betting last night that
the LindberghS wouldn't make it."
Course Is Changed
The news here Monday night was
that instead of following this direct
course, Lindbergh had decided def
initely to follow a Semi-circular
route to the south, going by way
Of Hunter Bay, Great Bear Lake,
Fort Norman and the Mackenzie
river.
This route would increase the
distance from Ills miles to about
1900 miles, but would be far less
hazardous. Following this route, the
Lindberghs seldom would be out of
sight of great bodies of water and
the distance between settlements
would be much less.
So far as was known, the storms
which swept around the Arctic
circle all missed the comparatively
short route between Churchill and
Baker Lake. They prevailed south
ward from the line of fight and
while they cut of the Lindberghs
radio sending station from the rest
OF the world, they did not affect
the plane itself.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-04
Yes, Bat

Everything in the country is
in excellent shape" is the OPP
timistic report of DR.. H. e.
Barnard, known as the closest
HooSier friend of President
Hoover, on his return from a
trip to the Pacific coast.
People can now buy eight
dozen oranges for a quarter on
the coast. They are selling
three 14-ounce loaves of bread
for a nickel in Pocatello. Po-
tatoeS are very cheap" ex-
planned DR.. Barnard.
There is plenty of every
thing and the people are
happy, even though they have
no money. We are back again
in the good old days when
people did not expect a ma
tional government to support
them.
When I was a boy, If we did
not have food enough to last
through the winter, we econo-
mixed and waited. Perhaps
we viii learn that we ought to
support ourselves and not ex-
pect help from the govern
ment."
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-04

Leading professional and
amateur golfers played the
first half, or thirty-six holes
of the seventy-two-hole state
open championship today at
the Speedway course. Because
of the late hour at which some
of the last to start will COM
plete their play today, late
editions of the papers will be
unable to carry the leaders at
the thirty Six-hole mark.
The Times, DESTROYS Of CIV
ing its readers the latest news
of Indiana's biggest golf
championship, will present not
only the scores of the leaders.
but the leaders themselves, at
radio station WFBM at 6 to-
night, at which time they will
be interviewed by Dick Miller.
Times golf editor, about some
of the sensational shots that
enabled them to be out in
front Of the pack.
Scores of the leading pros
and amateurs will be read.
Don't forget WFBM at 8 p. m.
for complete thirty-six-hole
results.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-04
What Witnesses Say

VXTTTNESSES of the arrest of
w Ralph Surber in the $500
block on West Washington street
Sunday night, when interviewed to-
day by The Times, told of the in
cident as follows.
MRS. GRACE ROYSTER (2522
West Washington street - When
Surber got out of his car to look at
his headlight, one of the policemen
struck him. He hit at the boys
head, not at his body. And after
he had knocked the boy down, he
hit him again.
I don't know how many blows
landed, but didn't see Surber put
up any resistance.
MRS. WALTER STOUT (25o8
West Washington street.-The
policeman struck Surber time after
time. There was blood on the
sidewalk after the affair was over.
And I saw the policeman strike him
after he had been knocked down.
Surber offered no resistance, ex-
cept to put his arm above his head
to ward off the blows. think the
whole thing was brutal.
RICHARD JOHNSON (26 North
Holmes Avenue)-I saw the whole
thing from across the street. The
policeman hit Surber once and then
took him by the collar to get an
other good blow. Surber jerked
away and put his arms over his
head. When the cop hit him again,
he went down.
AS he started to get up, the police
man knocked him down again.
know of nobody who heard any
swearing, but, of course, the traffic
makes so much noise nothing much
can be heard.
ROBERT OLIVER (2527 West
Washington street)-There was no
reason for beating up Surber. He
got out to look at his light, and, as
he bent over, one of the policemen
hit him. He had no chance.
The cop hit him several times, and
Turn to Page 81
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-04
MERCURY TO CLIMB
Near Heat Wave Is on WAY
to CITY, State.

Pleasantly cool temperatures to-
day bid well to leap back almost
to heat wave figures tonight and
Wednesday, the weather bureau
here said today:
For the first time in many DAYS
indianapolis saw sub-70 tempera-
ture this morning. At 6 the ther-
mometer read officially SO degrees.
However, with skies chiefly fair
and sun beating down today and
Wednesday, the mercury is expect
ed to rocket back into the high
80'S, and perhaps return to 80 de-
greeS.
Warm weather viii prevail over
most sections Of Indiana, although
the southern portions may get
showers tonight.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-04

ceived. It's short and snappy.
starting In the Pink Editions Of
The Times Wednesday.
And then there's a movie. COM
ing here nett week, at the Apollo,
with VIII Rogers playing the
stellar role.
Watch for the first chapter Of
Young as You Feel" In WedneS-
days Pinks.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-04

Of these muscle guys, who could
make Tarzan look like pulling
infant with pernicious anemia. In
fact. he was too strong to work.
And then along came Fleurette.
She was a singer, one of the seven
veil kind, who never kicked if six
of them were missing. And that's
how Pop" came to know women,
over a bottle Of bubbles.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-04
WATCH Pop STEP AFTER 81 YEARS IN COLD STORAGE

1--WE been dead for flfty-one
L years and never took the trou-
bic to be buried" chortled Pop"
Nov watch me STEP" And his
sons did, with horror.
It's a gay tale Of champagne,
blackmail, swindling and romance,
neat. but not gaudy with murder
or CORY mystery. You'll like 1t,
this story which George Ade con-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-04

sensing the intruder's condition
he called police.
Fletcher, hiccoughing, came out
OF MS drunken Stupor and, with
tnickened tongue, insisted that
ne lived at home-yes, sir, right
here at home!
Convinced that he had made a
mistake, Fletcher remembered be
lived at III. North Noble street. He
mad pried open a kitchen window
at the Mott home and climbed
into bed with the sick children
who slept through the disturbance
Fletcher is charged with
drunkenness and malicious tres
pass.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-04
GREEN FEARS CHAOS
u. S. Must Face Jobs Peril,
Warns Labor Chief.

By United Press
NEW BEDFORD, Mass, Aug. A.
Unless the United States govern
ment greatly increases its program
OF public works in order to absorb
larger numbers of the unemployed,
there is danger of overthrow of the
countryS economic structure, Presi-
dent William Green of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor, warned in
an address here today.
Should that happen, Green said
IN an address before the Massa-
chusettS Federation of Labor's con-
vention, something much worse
will be substituted"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-04
CHANGE COPS RADIO
Messages Broadcast Over
New Wave Length.

Police messages were being
broadcast today over the new trans
mitter of Station WMDz in Will
lard park, receiving sets in forty
police and sheriff's cars having
been changed over to the new
wave length at midnight.
Police information was broadcast
simultaneously from tn old and new
stations while a crew Of six opera
tors and service men. directed by
Superintendent Robert Bats, tuned
sets In car, in groups Of four, from
the old frequency Of l,712 kilocycles
to the new.
The old transmitter, on the
Knights Of Pythias building, will
be moved to the new station as
emergency equipment.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-04
FINES 90 AUTO DRIVERS
Six Speeders Among Defendants
Tried by Cameron.

In a slightly hard-boiled mood
toward speeders, Municipal Judge
Clifton Cameron returned to the
bench after a vacation today.
Six speeders and twenty-six other
traffic violators were fined.
Two speeders, who officers said
were going fifty miles an hour were
fined SIS each. Four others, trav-
cling forty to fifty miles an hour
were fired $40 each.
Twenty-six persons, accused Of
driving through safety zones and
preferential streets, we're fined IS
each.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-04
Plainfeld School Board Censures Gibson
County Jurist for Exile Ruling;
Branded 'Hick'
REAL CHANCE OFFERED JOHN TOOLEY
Young Prisoner May Win Release in IS
Months If He Can Make Required
Number of Merit Marks.
BY ARCH STEINEL
Times STAFF Correspondent

PLAINFIELD, Ind, Aug. 4.-'Youre going to get your
chance in life, John Tooey.
"We're going to make real man out of you, boy!
pat the head of 13yearOld boy, smile for the
ad pledge that John Tooley will have the opportu
mites other boys make his markthat the brand of
Hoosier justice displayed here today by trustees of the In
diana boys school.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-04
BOYS ANNOY EVANGELIST
Try to Break Up Choir Singing,
Throw Eggs. Police Told.

Clarence McNabney, 2757 North
wallace street, complained to police
today that small boys have been
harassing evsngelistic services he
has conducted at Dodd mission, 609
East Washington street.
They try to break up the choir's
singing. and several times have
buried eggs at the congregation,
McNabney said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-04
DoP" MoREHoUsE was

hOP" MOREHOUSE was so
Il steady that the town set its
clocks by him. Pop" had made
his pile, but he was slave to his
schedule and fun wasn't in it.
Not so his sons, who made the
dough fly. There was Bill, who
went in for Art. and not for work.
And there was Tom, as voorhees,
as Bill, who went in for golf-one
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-04
NEW FLEET OPERATES
High Speed Coaches Placed in Serv-
ice on Line to Louisville.

Operation Of new high speed cleo
trio coaches on the Indiana rail-
roads line between Indianapolis
and Louisville was begun Monday,
L. NJ. Brown, general superinten-
dent, said today.
A similar fleet was placed in OPP
Grafton on the Indianapolis-Mu
cleft. Wayne line last week. For
the present schedules will remain
unchanged, but later this month
running time between points will
be reduced considerably, Brown
said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-04
LINDBERGHS REACH
BAKER LAKE; BEAT
NORTHLAND STORM

BY United Press
Central Standard Timel

Tuesday, July 2S.-Left Wash
ington 100 p. m; arrived
Glenn CurtisS airport,
North Beach, N. Y, 2::20
p. m.
Wednesday, July 29.-Left
Glenn Curtiss airport, 1850
a. m, arrived North Haven,
Me-, 3 p. m.
Thursday, July 30. - Left
North Haven los p. M,
arrived Ottawa, Ontario,
1886 p. m.
Saturday, Aug. Left Otta-
wa $50 a. m; landed
Moose Factory, Ontario, 1
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-04
FIRE LOSS is $500
Flames Destroy Garage, Three
Trucks; Origin Unknown.

Fire that was well under way
when firemen arrived destroyed a
garage at the G. B. HaineS Plumb
ing and Heating Company, 80
North Illinois street, Monday night,
burning three trucks, with total
damage of $500.
Firemen prevented spread of the
flames to a Polar Ice aud Fuel
Company substation adjoining.
Origin of the blaze has not been
learned.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-04
Gets His Man; IT'S Himself
By United Press

By United Press
DETROIT, Aug. 4.-Probation
Officer Fred C. Wenskay, who
strives always to get his man."
tugged at the pistol in his hip pock-
ct to make his seat at the movies
more comfortable last night. He
got his man and surgeons got the
bullet, but Wenskay today COM
planned Of discomfort.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-04

with policemen which the safety probe.
CONFLICTING stories told by 21yearold moost
~ officers about alleged beating
arrest for minor traffic violation will considered by
safety.
Ralph Surber 752 Livingston story
today received
said beat him with fists clubs
Previously Police Chief MorriSsey
by otto Burk and James W. Graham the aeng officers
cleared his of blame the
However when the matter
issey said:
L heard testimony of officers
shall stand behind them This
The
II prefer that he file the safety
have nothing to base such charges If did
Surbr fined ST. which
Judge William Sheafer Monday morning charge Of driving
With
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-04
What Policemen Say

IN municipal court and before
Il Chief Morrissey Monday after
noon, patrolmen Burk and Graham
related the following story of the
arrest and alleged attack:
They were cruising in their radio
police car and picked up a COM
mand to go to an address in the
250O block West Washington street.
AS they speeded up, they cut in
closely in front of an auto in which
rode two young men and two girls.
One OF the men shouted because
they cut into the traffic lane.
Then the car began following
them and once passed them on the
right side, while the driver con-
tinually shouted at them, wanting
to know where do you think you're
going?" etc.
When they stopped, the car also
stopped. Both officers walked back
to it, and when the driver smart
cracked, one said:
How would you like to tell the
judge where you're going with one
headlight" adding, eff YOU don't
believe you've got only one, get out
and See."
You're damn right. I'll get out
and see. wouldn't let any -
in uniform tell me any,
thing" the driver said.
AS he got out, Burk took hold OF
him. The youth resisted and re-
peated the insults. Burk hit him
and in tha Sfyt,o,oria y-ae. =.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-04
VANDERBILTS DIVORCED

Wife Wins Reno Divorce From
Young Millionaire Author.
BIZ United Press
RENO, New, Aug. 4.-Mary Weir
Vanderbilt Won a divorce decree to-
day from her young society author
husband, Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-04

Monday, Aug. 3.-Left Churchill
1915 p. m; arrived Baker
Lake 5 p. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-22
CAPSULES FULL OF POISON MIXED IN SANDWICHES
Two Young Girl Sisters
 Dead, Their Father and Several Others May Die

Lebanon, Ind. June 22-(UP)- Poison filled capsules which were pushed into the meat of sandwiches at family reunion picnic were blamed to-day for the mysterious deaths of two wealthy young girls aud the critical illness of two men and a youth. The girls whom death struck down just as the annual re- union was starting were Vtrginla Simmons. IA, and her sister. Alice Jean, 10. Others who ate parts oi sandwiches before capsule dropped from cue and the poison was discov- Simmons, AS, wealthy farmer; Les ter Carr, IS; and Horace Jackson, 50. All became critically i'll.
 The Simmons family drove here from their large farm near Green- field, 65 miles away to attend the re- union with about 26 others at Memo- rial park, Mrs simmons prepared the family picnic basket before leaving home. About an hour after the family arrived 1t was decided to eat. Meanwhile the Simmons car, with the basket of food ipside. had stood unnoticed. No one was seen to enter or leave 1t.
 Virginia and Alice Jean had con- stunned a sandwich each and their father, Carr. and Jackson each had eaten part of one, when a white capsule dropped from wrapper. About the same time, the girls be- came i'll. A physician at the picnic looked once at the capsule and said "strychnine."
 The girls both in convulsious. were rushed to Hospitals. Roth died within short time. The two men and Carr suffered similarly and 1t was feared they could not recover.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-22

The s7.o0o.00o liner Bermuda was going up in smoke when the above picture was taken at the Hamilton, Bermuda, docks tho other day. Listing badly, and with fuel tanks flooded to prevent an cxpio. sion that would have imperiled hum dreds, tho craft soon settled to the bottom. British naval forces, as well . as all flre-fighting apparatus of the city, were unable to prevent destruc. ton of the Bermuda's superstruc. ture and extensive damage to three lower decks.
 Only one life was lost when tho Furness liner Bermuda burned and sank at her dock in Hamilton, but several members of her crew were severely injured. Pictured at the right Is the rescue of some of the wounded men from the smoke and fiame-swept vessel. All of the pas- sengcrs who were due to sail for New York, escaped. British marines and sailors with fixed bayonets kept crowds far from the docks because of the threat of an explosion.