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The Washington times., 1931-04-17
$4,000 CASKET
FOR MURDERED
GANGSTER
Police Doubt Capone's Aides
Figured in Assassination of
''Joe, the Boss" at Resort

Figured in Assassination of
"Joe, the Boss" at Resort
NEW YORK. April II GN.SJ.
While plans were made today to
bury Giuseppe Masseria, slain
New York racketeer, in a $4,000
solid bronze casket. 40 detectives
attempted to solve the mystery of
his death.
Masseria, known as Joe the
Boss" was shot down by two
we'll dressed young men in a
Coney Island cafe. His body was
found with five bullets in the
back.
See No CapOne Angle
Police refused to accept reports
that henchmen of AL Capone
killed Masseria and that "Joe the
Boss had quarreled with the Chi
cago gang leader.
Police Commissioner MulrOOney
said he did not think CapO1e
planned to establish himself in
New York, as reported. MulrOOney
said that although MaSSeria was
. moderately big shot" in a
variety of racketS. he was not as
immensely powerful and wealthy
rs pictured after his killing.
Fingerprints Found
Brooklyn labels were found in
the coats and hats left by the
three men who had been dining
and playing cards with MaSseria
in the cafe. Two of three men
were believed to be bodyguards
for the racketeer. although they
failed to even lift their guns when
the two murderers entered and
started to shoot. Two guns
found in MaSseria's automobile
parked near the cafe were not
identified as those used in the
Staying. Fingerprints on the car
also have not been Identified,
police said.
The dead mans son and his
brother-in-law, Carmine Nicarus,
Of Lodi, N. j., failed to reveal any
clues as to the killers:
"Joe the Boss" was revealed as
somewhat of family man.
Three sons, two daughters and
his widow survive him.
The Washington times., 1931-04-17

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The Indianapolis times., 1931-06-29
RED men TO INITIATE
DoWnstate Tribes to Meet
at French Lick.

Delegations from all larger towns
of southern Indiana are expected to
attend a meeting of Redmen at
French Lick tonight under the
auspices of Watonga tribe No. 387.
Indiana Great Chief Russell
Evans, Irwin Pryor, great senior, and
Arch Hobbs, great chief of records,
will attend. A large class of can
didateS for the first degree will be
initiated. Edwin Southern, of
French Lick, deputy great sachem,
will preside.
An outdoor meeting will be held
Wednesday night near Lafayette for
Redmen tribes Of that district. De-
gree teams of Wabash tribe No. IL
of Lafayette and Klondike tribe No.
Sl6 of Klondike, Ind, will confer
two degrees on a class OF candidates.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-06-29
Y. OF F. ". TO
LAUNCH DRIVE
Marion County Chapters to
Seek Members.

July will open a membership
drive for Marion county Veterans
Of Foreign Wars which will con-
tinue for thirty days. At the end
of that time it is expected the larg-
est class in the history of Marion
county posts will be initiated.
All posts in the county will par
ticipate, including La Velle Gosset
post, which now has a class of 100
candidates for initiation. and Wal
ter @. Gresham post, which has a
class Of twenty-five.
Indiana state department of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars has an
nounced the opening of service
bureau for all service men, regard
less of their service. Any veteran
who desires assistance on his COM
pensation claim or who desires in
formation on his adjusted compen-
sation certificate or any other in
formation is welcome to call at this
service bureau at 631 Pythian build
ing.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-06-29
Feet Well Trained to Altar
Path Again Click Click
Down the Aisle.

By United Press
LOS ANGELES, June 2e-Eu-
genia Bankhead Hoyt Butt Lee,
daughter of the congressman from
Alabama and sister of Tallulah
Bankhead, noted actress, Is married
for the fifth time, her friends were
informed today.
She now is Mrs. Eugenia Bank
head Hoyt Butt Lee Smith, wife Of
Ed Ennis Smith of New York, and
the ceremony was performed Satur-
day at Rosarita Beach, Mexico, not
far from Ensenada, it was reported.
Mrs. Smith three times divorced
her first husband, Morton Hoyt,
socially prominent eastern man,
and remarked him twice. Her
other husbands were Lawson Butt,
Jr., University of Nevada football
player, and Howard Lee, aviator.
She won an annulment of her
marriage to Butt on the ground
that he was not divorced from a
former wife, and she divorced Lee
on charges that he misrepresented
his financial status.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-06-29
PLAN LODGE FETE
Attica Pythians to Mark
Golden Anniversary.

Golden anniversary of Logan lodge
No. 95, knights of Pythias, of At
tica, will be celebrated Wednesday
with an afternoon and night pro-
gram. The Pythan home band of
Lafayette will give a concert in the
afternoon. A banquet will follow
where Grand Chancellor Colin v.
Dunbar will speak. A special
Knights of Pythias edition of the
Attica Ledger and Tribune will be
published in honor of the occasion.
Through consolidation with Indi-
annapolis lodge No 56, effective June
30, Marion lodge No. /, the first
Pythian organization in the state,
will pass out of existence. 1t was
established July IL, 1869, Simultane-
ously with Olive Branch lodge No.
2 of Indianapolis. The meeting
meeting Thursday of lodge No. Sc
was devoted to welcoming Marion
members as newly affiliated mem
berS of No. Sc.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-06-29
RELIGIOUS WAR FLARES

MEXICO CITY, June 29.-Sharp
fight ing between Catholics and the
police at Degollado in Jalisco state
was reported today in a dispatch
from Guadalajara published in La
PrenSa.
The dispatch said two persons
were killed. The clash occurred
when the Catholics paraded Sunday
in protest against the Vera Cruz
state law reducing the number of
priests there to eleven.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-06-29
MOVE TO BAN
RUSSIAN GOODS
TO Be FOUGHT
Proposal Absolutely Ab-
Surd,' Declares Senator
King of Utah.
By United Press

BY Crtted Press
WASHINGTON, June 2e=The
treasury departments tentative
plan to bar all Soviet Russian
products from this country viii be
vigorously opposed in the next ses-
sion Of congress, 1t was indicated
today.
Senator William H. King Dem,
Utah) said he will seek action to
prevent the treasury from impos-
ing any such embargo. He also
announced that he has prepared q
resolution calling for creation of
commission to study Russian con-
ditions that affect Soviet American
trade.
Congress will meet in December,
a month before the treasury could
decree an embargo under provisions
of the Hawley-Smoot tariff act.
This act provides that goods pro-,
duced by forced or indentured labor
shall be barred from the United
States.
AS the United Press disclosed
Saturday, the treasury is contem-
plating the Embargo on the grounds
that all labor in Commuaistic Rus
Sia is forced.
Such an Interpretation Of the
Hawley- -Smeot act would be "abso-
luely absurd" said King. "You
can't indict whole people"
The Utah senator is > member
of the senate finance committee,
which handled the tariff law. He
said he was not surprised by the
treasurys embargo plan. He said
he had been informed that 1t was
desired by powerful commercial
interests.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-06-29
BAN BOOKS OF
LINDBERCH SR,,
CAPITAL HEARS
Suppression of Liberal
Writings Charged by
Admirers.

sy Sevipps-Hooard Newspaper Autanee
WASHINGTON, June 20 -
Charges that the books Of the late
Charles A. Lindbergh Sr., father of
the aviator. are being bought up
ana destroyed aroused interest here
To-Day. The elder Lindbergh was a
liberal member of the house of
representatives.
Early this week the Charles
Augustus Lindbergh Association In
Minnesota, (Which honors the
father rather than the SOM asked
the st. Paul library board to inves-
tigate the alleged suppression of
Llndbergh's book in libraries in
Minnesota and al. cent states.
1t was first believed, the associa-
tion said, that overzealous admirers
OF Colonel Lindbergh had sought to
gather up the books of the father
on the theory they might embaraSs
the son.
Hard To Find
Reporters on the st. Paul Daily
News attempted TO find some
trace of the books in the twin city
libraries, and were unsuccessful in
st. Paul, though one of the books
was found in a Minneapolis library.
The Lindbergh Association de-
clared that two copies Of each of
the Lindbergh books had been do
mated to each Of the libraries in
question.
The district public library here
admitted that the books we're not in
their catalogue, while the library of
congress reported two of the books
"not on the shelf" but delivered
Banking Currency and the Money
Trust" to a reporter in the reading
room.
The elder Lindebrgh, who died
In 1924, wrote three books, why
Is Your Country at WARP" in 1917;
Banking, Currency and the Money
Trust" in 1913, and THE Economic
Pinch" The first two books were
published by the National Capital
Press.
Suppressed" Say Publishers
Efforts to buy copies of the books
from the publishers met with the
Information that none was avail
able because the government some
years ago presumably in war time)
ordered the books suppressed and
destroyed"
The Charles A. Lindbergh Asso-
citation, through its secretary, M. H.
Alexander, in st. Paul, announced
that it intended to sue to have the
copyright law set aside so far as
the books were concerned, so that
the association might continue to
have the books published and sold.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-06-29
REDELMAN Is ELECTED
K. OF C. GRAND KNIGHT

Succeeds Edward WeIarge as Chief
of Greensburg Order.
BIZ Times Special
GREENSBURG, Ind, June %
George Redelman has been elected
grand knight of Greensburg couns
Gil, No. 1042, knights of Columbus,
succeeding Edward Welage.
The council this week loses the
association of the Rev. Thomas j..
McGrath, assistant pastor of St.
Mary's Church, who has been
appointed secretary of the Gibault
home for boys at Terre Haute.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-06-29
FRENCH DRIVE
LIKE MAD, BUT
FEW OWN CARS
Kept Mayors Hair On End,
Says Mckinney, in
Recounting Trip.
This is one OF series Of articles on
the experiences Of Kirk Mckinney In
France with a party Of American mayors.
By LOWELL NUssBAUM


BY LOWELL NUSSBAUM
France is not bothered with
traffic problems such as face
American officials, according to E.
Kirk Mckinney, works board presi-
dent, who represented Indianapolis
on the recent tour of American
mayors as guests of the French
government.
French motorists drive like
mad " Mckinney said, ''but ap-
parently they have few accidents,
largely because outside of Paris
there are few motor cars.
''The American delegation visited
the larger French cities, travelling
by fast, comfortable buses. These
buses, smaller than those used in
America Travelled at such terrific
rate of speed as nearly to frighten
the Americans out of their wits.
Americans Terrified
"The French drivers whizzed
along, paying absolutely no atten-
ton to side roads. The French are
good drivers, though, and I don't
recall seeing any auto crashes, al
though surely they must have
plenty of them, unless they are
protected by. divine providence.
1--WE held our breath when the
big buses were driven at outland-
ish speed through small town streets
so narrow that we could have
reached out and touched walls Of
buildings on either side.
while French drivers seem to
pay no attention to possibility of
meeting others cars, they DO observe
rights of pedestrians, even coming
to stop to avoid striking a French
man leisurely ambling across a
street or road.
French roads are kept in good
repair and sides of the roads are
beautified. They even plant flowers
and shrubs beside roads, keeping the
sides free from trash and the grass
trimmed.
Roads Narrow but Good
ST didn't see any concrete roads,
most roads being built of crushed
stone and tar, while others are of
gravel. AS rule they are narrower
than American roads.
Most of the American mayors
were interested in the excellent con-
ditiop in which the roads are main
tained. Here and there we woulc
see piles of sand and gravel. These
were used by workmen who patro,
the roads, looking for holes in Or
der to repair breaks before they
become larger.
"The uniformly excellent condi-
ton Of the street space between cal
tracks also interested most of tls
mayors. Streets also were kept ir
good condition. Streets in the
smaller towns mostly were cobbIe.
stone paving, but those in Paris
for the most part, appeared to bt
OF an aSphaltic concrete material.
Bicycles PredOminate
Few private automobiles are
owned in France, most of the car,
being taxicabs. The average per.
son there rides bicycle. In one
town we visited the police escorted
us through town on bicycles.
didn't see any motorcycle policemen
anywhere.
1--WE didn't recognize many cars o.
American make, most of those VIZ
did see being either expensive
makes, or Fords. Most cars IL
France are right-hand drive models
"Ihe Ford factory in France
makes two models, one with a Low
horsepower motor because of tn,
heavy tax on cars, based on engin,
horsepower"
The Indianapolis times., 1931-06-29
CITY EAGLES TO PICNIC
Plans for Annual Outing to BE
Made at Weekly Meeting.

Plans for the annual outing Of
Indianapolis Eagles aerie, which will
be held July 10 at Broad Ripple
park, will be discussed at the week
" meeting tonight. This will be
the second of q series Of events
under 9 plar in which all 1.40o
aeries in the nation are taking part.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-06-29

By Times Special
TEERE HAUTE, Ind, June 20.
-Terre Haute aerie, Fraternal
Order of Eagles, claims one of it's
members is the oldest Eagle in
the world. He is Louis Heyden,
81. He was initiated recently, his
application being handled by o. L.
Grimes, state trustee of the order
and past president of the local
aerie.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-06-29
FITZGERALD IS NAMED
Appointed Lecturer of X. of G. by
Incoming Grand knight.

Maurice Fitzgerald has been
appointed lecturer of the Indianap-
oils council, knights of Columbus,
for the new year by George Hoff-
man, incoming grand knight. He
succeeds William Moran, who will
preside as chairman of the enter
tainment committee for the last
time tonight.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-06-29
CONCERT TO BE GIVEN
Garden Party to Be Held at Sahara
Grotto's City Home.

A band concert and garden party
will be given Wednesday night for
Sahara Grotto members, families
and friends at the Grotto home at
1888 Park avenue. If the program
Is successful, it viii be continued
weekly.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-06-29
T,odge 10 Give Card Party

Supreme Lodge Of the United
order of American Workers will
give a card party at the lodge hall
Of Harmony Lodge No. /, i4S East
Ohio street, Tuesday night. Hattie
Wentworth, supreme lodge Colum-
bic, is chairman Of arrangements
The Indianapolis times., 1931-06-29

Walking into city hospital satur-
day night to admit her infant son
who had contracted diphtheria, Mrs.
Sherman A. Detamore, %, Of S70l
Crescent avenue, died suddenly OF
heart disease.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-06-29
HOLD MEMORIAL RITES
RebekahS Odd Fellows Join in
Services for Deceased.

Brookside RebeA \ lodge No. TOT
and OH Fellow lodge No. 818 held
q joint memorial service Sunday at
their hall at Rural and Tenth
streets for members deceased in the
last year. The Rev. Edwin F.
Schneider, pastor of the East
Tenth street M. E. church was the
speaker. Elizabeth Murphy, Flor
ence McGregor and William Lacker
we're in charge of the program.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-06-29

-6:i5 p. M
KYw flo2ol-Edna wallace
Hopper.
CBSEBarbasol quartet.
WBBM l770l-Mtke and Her-
MIC IWEAT-Webster pro-
gram. Weber and Fields.
$50 P. M
CBS-NeT world symphony.
NBC tWGNl-A. & P. Gyp-
NBc stsS' (wJz)-Gold Medal.
Arden Novelty orchestra
WIS (s70l-Organtst.
WMAQ (670l-Daily news
feature.
--6:45 P. M
CBS-Gloom Chasers.
- p. NJ
CBS-The Three Bakers.
NBC (WJzl-Maytag orches-
Wis ls7O,-La Sale orches-
-7;30 p. M
CBS-Bouriois orchestra.
EBC (WEAFl General mo-
tors program.
WENR l870l - Hawaiian
melodies.
NBCEReai Folks.
WMAQ (670l-Studio feat
-7:45 P. M
WENR (87el-OutdooT Lore.
-S p. M
CBS-Burns program. Lon-
hardo'S Canadians.
NBC (WEAFl-Rhythm max
wENR ts7o)-Boatner sing
MIC fwJz) - stromberg-
Carlson orchestra.
$50 P. M
KTHs (1o4o)-Arlingtop or
CBS-The Nit Wits.
WBBM f770l-Abe Lyman's
orchestra.
WGN (720l-The girls.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-06-29

More than 567, ,224,0Oo pounds of
canned foods were exported from
the United States during 1880.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-06-29
EVANSVILLE EAGLES TO
OPEN MEMBER DRIVE

Pledge 1000 New Men in Lodge
During Next Year.
BY Times Special
EVANSVILLE, Ind, June g.
Clarence G. Ryan, new state presi-
dent of the Indiana aerie, Fraternal
Order of Eagles, has pledged that
his home aerie here will add LOCO
members during the next year.
During the 193o-31 year, Evansville
aerie became the largest of the
sixty-four in Indiana, initiating
more than 300 men.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-06-29

WFBM (123O) Indianapolis
indianapolis Power and Light Company
MONDAY
5:3o-Eyangeline Adams (CBs).
5:45]Studio program.
6:00-Announced.
6:l5-Batbssol Ben fCBSl.
6:30-Bon-Bons (CBS).
6:45-Tastyeast (CBSl.
7:Oo-Three Bakers (CBsl.
MISREPRESENTATION.
T:45-Salon group.
8:00-Burns Panetelas (cBSl.
S3sibuf S3E q'R2ESS B27oIs oishsstFs Sssd oss grs
9:3o-CameI quarter hour (CBS).
,S:6S- ,SS:66SS-Arnoid johnson orchestEIa1 I1rsBs) rcsGBs).,
1o:30-The. coiumnist:
10:45-Nocturne fCBS).
11:00-Tropical serenaders.
WKBF (14O0) Indianapolis
indianapolis Broadcastinx. Incl
MONDAY
l:4GNews flashes.
5oQ-Crystal studio.
5J5-The Home Towner.
5:25-Crazy CRYSTAL man
5:30-Gloom Chasers.
5:58-BaSeball results.
6:00-Golden hour of music.
6:45-Try and Stump Us.
7:00-Health talk.
7:15-SoloiSt.
T:30-Book review.
7:45-Tade Dolan.
S:00-Band.
S:15-Marvel Myers.
8:30-Studio orchestra.
9:00-Quartet melodies.
o:15-Stylist.
9:30-Piano program.
Sseed IS:Ss-speeed weSSs SSssDS" orcSestra ssSRsstsi
10:30-Sign of.
WLW (7OO) Cincinnati
MONDAY
4:oo-Bradley Kineaid.
4:15-Mormon Tabernacle choir.
4:45-Lowell Thomas (NBC).
5:0o-Amos m Andy (NBC).
5:15-Baseball scores.
5:2n-WLW highlights.
5:36-Phil Cook (NBCl.
5:45-Roxy'S gang (NBC1.
6:3o-Goid Medal express tNBcD.
7:00-Maytag orchestra (NBC).
7:30--Real folks (NBCl.
8:00-Musical dreams.
9:3o-Packard Motors program (NBc).
9:00-The HottentotS
9:30-Variety.
| 9:45-Bob Newhau.
| 9:58-Weather.
| I0:00-Chime reveries
ii :00-Hotei Gibson orchestra.
| 11:3o-Henry Buses orchestra.
| 12:0o-Sign OF.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-06-29

10 P. M
wGY (7so)-Randalrs or
w5R i75O)-Nsws; Hungry
MIC iwJz,-calloway's or
wMAo ts7o)-via Lago or
chestra t3 hoursl.
WSM t65ol-The vagahonds.
--10:20 P. M
.WGN (720l-Burtnett's or
chestra.
--10;S0 P. M
KsTP (i4sol-Dance pro
XIV - lls2o-Mccoy's or
wBBM (77o)-Around the
town.
NBC lWEAF) - Donahue's
orchestra.
WGY f79ol-Egyptian sere-
naderS.
WJR (750-Bob Nolan.
NBC fWJzl-Teddy Blacks
orchestra.
-lI p. M
KYw t1e2ol-Russo's or
chestra.
WBAP lSoel-William's or
cheStra.
MIC tWENR) Merry Gard
ems orchestra.
WGN tT20l-Burtnett's and
Dolahue's orchestras.
WLW (700)-Gibson orches-
-11:39 P. M
KYW (1o2ol-Congress or
WENR (s7ol-Moore's or
chestra.
wsM l65O,-Dance orches-
-11:45 p. M
WDAF (610) = Nighthawk
-12 p. M
WLW (700l - Netherland
Plaza orchestra.
-12;15 A. M
WTMJ (62ol-Night watch
man.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-06-29

MONDAY
| $50 p. M
WMAo INA g ls7o'-Musical prO-
NBc lwJzl-Packard pro-
-s:45 P. M
EBC (WEAF-Simoniz pro-
p P. M
lKDKA lesol-Sports review.
KYW (1020l-SporsS: news;
State Street.
CBS-Osborne's orchestra.
WGN t720l-March time:
dance music.
NBC-Amos n Andy to
WENR. WDAF. WixAQ.
WHAS. KTHS.
WTAM (io70l-Sohio pro-
-s:15 P. M
KTHS (lo4ol testers:
Kingsway orchestra.
CBS-Pryor's band.
lNBC fWKNRl = Lowell
Thomas.
$50 P. N
KYw t1O2o)-Mccoy's or
chestra.
lCBS-CameI quarter hour.
WBAP (soo)-Musical pro-
wENR (s7o)-Pan-American
concert.
wMAo t67ol-Dan and sYl-
IwTAM tlo7o) - Feature;
dance music.
$40 P. M
WGN f720l-Earl Burtnett's
orchestra.
-10:45 p. M
KDKA fesol-Jimny Joys
orchestra.
10 P. NJ
0Hs-Geo. olsen's orches-
WGN fT2o)-Donshue's or
WDAF (61o)-Dance pro-
NBC (WEAF1-Lido Club or
chestra.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-06-29
Times Radio Dial Twisters
STATIONS OF THE NATIONAL BRoADcAsTING COMPANY
STATIONS OF THE COLUMBIA BRoADCASTING SYSTEM

We #SiS lis$ $fEB lssS $EB$ $ $ss IL Rs5x
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-31

the constant demands made on this concern for expert service has com- relled "Andy" to seek larger and more adequate quarters
 In its new location at 264 East Main street. The A. & P. Battery & Electric Co is in a position to cater 10 increasing numbers and car own- CTS now have the opportunity of
 'driving-in" under cover for in- spection and service. In addition, there is adequate road parking space available for rush jobs.
 The A. & F. Battery & Electric Co are distriE utors for Zenith Car buretors. Bosch and Splitdorf Mag netoes, U. s. l.. Batteries, Stewart Speedometers, Mallory Coils & Dis tributors, Carter Carburetors, Amer ican Bosch Coiles and Raybestos Brake Lining. They also carry on hand at all time the various parts and units for the above mentioned national products. As official service station in Waterbury and surround ing territory for the worlds best known auto electrical parts and compliment, this concern has on the Job daily a staff of highly skilled experts, all working directly under the personal supervision of the pro- prietor, Andy Halbing.
 The makers of the Zenith carbu- rotor will have a factory man at this new service station for several days, starting the 2d, to inspect and correct faulty carburetors free of charge.
 MT Halbing extends cordial 'invi- tation to the motoring public of waterbury and vicinity to call and inspect The new service station.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-31
IA. & P. BATTERY &
 ELECTRIC MOVES
New Quarters Open Toe
 morrow at 264 E. Main
 With Halbing in Charge AN EXPERT IN HIS LINE

Andy" Halbing, proprietor of The A. & P. Battery & Electric Co.,. announces the removal of his serv- ice station from ASA West Main street to 264 East Main street. the official opening of his new service plant to take place April 1st.
 For the past ten years The A. & P. Battery & Electric Co has been rendering the motoring public ex- pert automobile electrical and bat tery service at it's West Main street address, and the moving of this well-known and busy concern to new quarters opposite Crosby high school rlarked another step forward in the progressive march of Waterbury's foremost auto electric plant.
 Andy Halbing, the present own CT, is one of the best known battery and ignition experts in the Nauga- tuck valley. Andy" has spent fourteen years in the business and his technical knowledge and prac- tcal experience in this line is unex- celled. Under his capable manage E1ent The A. & P. Battery & Elec- tric Co has made rapid strides and