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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-01
SLEUTHS
TRAIL PIGEON IN
RANSOM PROBE
Bird Carrying Demand OF
KidnaperS Followed by
Airmen to Barn.
BIZ UnitedPress

BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, Sept. Lone of the
strangest clews on record-that Of
fered by homing pigeon in flight
has led two aerial policemen on
trail that may solve kidnapping.
Several days ago Edgar F. Halle
ton, former district attorney Of
Queens, reported his son, Edgar F..
Hazleton Jr, missing, and revealed
he had received demands for ran
some, ranging from $4,000 to $25,000
Hazleton was instructed to tie the
money to the feet of homing pig
con and release the pigeon. The
pigeon was delivered to him by the
alleged kidnapers.
Monday Allen Van Hagen and Ar
thur Kafka, air patrolmen, followed
in police department plane while a
homing pigeon, one of those referred
to in the ransom letters, led them to
a roost in the rear of a house in
Flushing, occupied by Charles Kof-
fernack.
ROost With rs Others
looming low over the area, Van
Hagen and Kafka attracted the at
tention of Patrolman John Shea
and endeavored to signal him to go
to Kofernack's house. Shea could
not understand them.
The flying sleuths then drew a
map and wrote instructions on a
piece of paper, attached it to a
small handbag, and dropped it to
Inspector John Gallagher.
Accompanied by a squad, Gala
CHER visited the Kofernack resi-
dence and found the bird in the
pigeon roost along with about
twenty-five others.
Leases Building of Owner
Kofernack said he did not know
any of the birds and that they be-
longed to a man who rented the
roost for $40 month. He was un-
able to give the mans name, but
said the stranger came to the no. ;
every night in a small green sedan.
He described the man and police
posted guard at the house.
The pigeon was one of two found
as Hazleton had been directed in
bird shop.
1t was revealed the officers made
previous attempt to follow an
other bird found in the shop but
we're unsuccessful.
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NAdC OAeAAhO oA4O 40 SOON~Nt A~NSO
the arms of a nice young soldier
(played by Kent Douglass and the
lad is won over by her charm. He
does not suspicion that she is just
a woman of the streets because he
is able to reconstruct into her
mental being a love of beauty and
nature, of home and the like.
Myra can't understand his offer Of
money from one friend to another
new-found friend. This brings to
Myra terrible mental and spiritual
conflict. She can't understand
male bird of this type.
And so the battle goes on. The
boy takes the girl to the home of
his parents and there Myra realizes
after talking to his mother (splen-
didly acted by Enid Bennett) that
she can not marry this fine lad be-
cause they are of different worlds.
In fine scene, Myra Mae
Clarke, tells the boys motl.er that
she is just a woman of the streets
and that although he does not even
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-01
TYRA RITES WEDNESDAY

Funeral services will be held at
the home at 10 Wednesday morning
for Mrs. Mallessa Tyra, So, of 1918
Perry avenue, who died Monday in
Madison of injuries suffered in an
automobile accident, Friday.
She was riding with her son,
Willard Tyra, when the automobile
went over an embankment between
Brooksburg and Madison. Robert
Tyra, the husband; Willard, and
another son Ben, survive her.
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suspect her true character she
could not marry him.
The mother understands and tells
the girl that she is too fine to
bring such misery into the life of a
good boy"
NIyra escapes to London, puts on
her walking toys, but just can't
pick up the courage to attract men.
The boy follows her and learns
from the landlady the true char
acter of the girl.
He pleads with her again on
Waterloo bridge to marry him, He
is ready to go back to the front and
as an air raid becomes menacing
to the lad, she promises to marry
him when he returns.
Then the climax, an aerial bomb
strikes the bridge and kills the girl.
Not a pleasant story. Both Myra
and the boy are rather overdrawn
characters. The boy seems to be
too dumb to be true. But Douglas
gives a nice performance of the
difficult role. 1 believe that he has
a real future.
Now at the Lyric.
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Radio Dial TWiSterS

s:00-Mary Hale Martin (NBCl.
S:l5-Florence Frey's Good Looks Work
shop.
s:3o-Dance Miniatures ilSBcl.
S.45-announced.
s:Oo-Mccormick's Old Time Fiddlsrs.
9:l5-Jim and Walt.
s;30-Livestock reports.
9:40-Piano solos.
9.45-Announced.
lo:o0-Ford Rush. songs. guitar.
IL: 30-WLW Stars.
10 45-River reports.
10.55-Time signals.
II ;00-The Village RhymesSer.
l1:l5-Josef Cherniavsky's dance or
cheStrs.
l1:45-Market reports.
Il .s9-Livestock health talk.
IL :SO-Livestock reports.
International farm and home period
tNRCl.
p. NJ.
l2:90-Harry Willsey's orchestra.
1:O0-Organ matinee.
l:30-Theodore Hahn'S orchestra.
2.00-Henry Thies' orchestra.
3;00-Chats with Peggy Winthrop (NBC)
3.l5-The Grab Bag Boys.
3:30-Livestock reports.
3:4o-The Georgian StrollerS.
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from a scenic and
movie construction
is a big and well
done picture. Myra,
the street walker,
finds business" not
so 11ourishing from
a financial stand
point during the
war, works Water
loo Bridge so she
might pick up a
soldier with money
in his pocket. Dur
ing an air raid,
che ic tossed iOtO
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BACK HOME AGAIN

stolen automobiles recovered by police
Rex Whitley. 500 Birch street. Cheyro-
let coach. found at California and New
George Heston. 1913 Highland place.
Chevrolet sedan. found at White River
boulevard and Vermont street.
Mrs. Grace johnson. l3l East Sixteenth
street. Auburn sedan. found AZ Eighteenth
street and Senate avenue.
Ralph Hill. 1885 English avenue, Dodge
couus. found at Eightieth street and U.
rsadore Click. 1915 Broadway. Dodge Sc
dan found at Usage AID Ohio streets.
sam O.. Joseph DeniSon Hotel Nash
coupe. found at North and Noble streets
Chevrolet touring. 764-039. found in al
ley near Southeastern and Arsenal ave-
Ford tudor. ss-46s. found at West side
Of riverside golf course.
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G 1891. King Features Syndicate. Inc

Following is the explanation of
Ripley'S Believe 1t or Not" which
appeared in Mondays Times:
w. III. Whitlark-the Oldest Liv-
ing Gymnast-W. H. Whitlark,
though now rs years old, still per-
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a Joy to see these
both tog e t h e r
again. The star
told me that he
had not played
j o h n Chilcote,
the drug hend
and member of
parliament a n d
his double, John
Loder, for the last
two years, but his
C h a r acterization
is just as solid,
spirited and re-
hecting the ter
rible human mis-
cry of tho drug
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-01
FIX MEMORIAL RITES
Bar Association to Pay Tribute to
Late Newton j. Mcclure.

Memorial service for Newton j.
MCGUIRE, Indianapolis attorney, who
died Sunday, will be held by n ,m-
bers of the Indianapolis Bar AsSo-
citation at IL a. m. Wednesday, in
superior court two.
Speakers will be Russell T. Nc
Fall and Thomas A. Daily. Mem
berS of the memorial committe are
Taylor E. Groninger, chairman; J,
H. Kingsbury, EmSiey W.. johnson,
Vincent H. Manifold and McFall.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-01
TALK WITH DEALERS
ON BUYING TRUCKS
State Officials Negotiate for Pur-
chase of 100.

Talks with truckmen continued at
state highway department head
quarters today in preparation for
the purchase of a fleet of from 100
to 10 light and heavy trucks
Wednesday.
The state highway commissioners
are scheduled to meet Wednesday
and pass on recommendations made
them by department officials. Rep
resentatives of the thirty-nine bid
ders are holding conferences with
Director John j. Brown, A. H. Hin
kle, maintenance superintendent,
and Omer Manlove, garage super
intendent. who will make the rec
concentrations to the commissioners.
No bid will be changed and
merit, not price" is talked about,
Brown declared today.
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The production looks like it has
been built for road purposes in
stead of just for one week of stock.
The sets are splendid examples of
stagecraft.
Now at English's.
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rer1n 70 Omen Sent. IL

FRANKLIN. Ind. Sept. Glass
work for the new term of Franklin
college Will begin Sept. II. Fresh
men vii! register Sept. IA. Regis
tration Of upper classmen viii be
neld Sept. is and 16.
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Gone, but Not Forgotten

Automobiles reported to police as stolen
CSushnan Hoke. Angola. Ford sedan,
4Si-4O4. from Capitol avenue and Ohio
streets. -
chevrolet sedan. 7S9-2S2. from Sixteenth
street and Senate avenue.
Miles Hoard. 1918 Massachusetts, ave-
nue. Chrvsler roadster. 74l-755, from in
- fRsaSSymond c. Mofitt. 1884, West Thir-
tieth street, Ford Tudor. SS-465, from rear
of home.
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forms contortion acts that he did
sixty years ago. Twice daily he
does his performance for the cir
Gus public, and in addition does a
double trapeze act. Mr.. Whitlark
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-01

female street walker in London dur
ing the World war.
Although the story often fails to
ring true vet "WaterloO Rridoen
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-01

now is travelling with a circus, fol-
lowing an itinerary throughout
the middle west.
NEXT: The LeglesS Swimming
Champion.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-01

61,G00 Disabled Are JObless
WASHINGTON, Sept 1.-The or
ganization of Disabled American
Veterans announced today that a
survey had revealed $1,000 war-dis-
abled men are jobleSs.
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GUY BATES POST is
STILL GREAT ACTOR
Original Star of The Masquerader' Brings Marvellous
Artistry to the Arthur Casey Company Here

WEARS dned the marveouy dramatic
Guy Bates Post the dual role "Ihe Masquerader
the the
just wonderful and compelling when the Arthur Casey
duCtiOn at Engishs the opening night
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Up to Citizens

York also declared it was the re-
sponsibility of the residents of Indi-
ana to let 5ry officers know what
the people want"
The people should applaud pro-
hibition officers for acts which meet
their approval as well as berate
them for doing things they don't
like" he said.
That Campbell's statement is the
propaganda of wet organizations
and official statistics are being
stunned, was charged by Ethan A.
Miles, attorney for the league.
THE greatest mistake being made
today by the anti-prohibitionists is
that they are making their state
ments and arguments so silly that
Sensible people know they are false"
he said. Indiana, of course, should
be included in the list of states en-
forcing the dry law.
"Some Indiana cities are not CO.
operating fully, but, taking the state
as a whole, there is general enforce
ment and respect for the prohibition
law"
"Trying" to Enforce Law
Prosecutor Herbert E. Wilson said
that Indiana is trying to enforce
the dry law"
"Campbell's statement seems to
be one-sided but, however, there is
a lot of truth in it," Wilson said.
There is practically no enforce
ment in Kew York state and in
other neigk-oring eastern states. 1t
seems that Indiana is about as
tight as any in the Union when
it comes to enforcing the liquor and
gambling laws"
The police department is doing it's
utmost" to enforce the prohibition
law in indianapolis, according to
Police Chief Mike Morrissey.
Morrissey said two squads are as
signed to dry law duty all the time
and that these officers work direct
ly with the federal administration
of prohibition.
Ready to Do Duty
every police officer and squad is
prepared to do his or their duty to
stop violation of the law" Morrissey
said.
One of Major CampbelPs state
ments in his publication, Repeal"
is that in the six states where the
law is being enforced there is real
cooperation" with federal agents.
I'VE cooperate with the federal
department to the limit" Morrissey
said. Our two special squads prove
that We are prepared to give the
government all the aid and men
needed any time"
State Cops Cooperate
Police Chief Grover CARROT said
that his men are not empowered
with authority to make liquor raids.
However, if liquor is discovered
while state policemen are in
Vestigating or making arrests in
connection with any crime over
which they have jurisdiction, they
have the power to hold the suspects
for charges.
Charles O. Britt, deputy prohi-
bition administrator, is out of the
city and could not be reached for
his version on the charges of Camp
bell
The six states which Campbell
said actually enforced the dry law
are New Hampshire, Ohio, West
VIRGINIA VIRGINIA South Caroline
and Oregon.
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CONCERNING
N"WATERLOO BRIDGE"

The story unfolded in Waterloo
Bridge" concerns the activities of a
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-01
Day Programs
WFBM (123O) indianapolis

WFBM (1230) Indianapolis
indianapolis Power and Light Company
WEDNESDAY
7:SO-Records.
e:o0-Women's hour.
10:o0-Don Bigelow orchestra (CBSl.
1915 to 12;00-Silent.
l2:0O-Farm Network (CBsl
1:00-Salon orchestra tCBSl.
1:3o-Three Doctors tCBSl.
JJ :5S pan TSr BY the Sea tcBs).
800 to 5:30-Silent
WKBF (1400) Indianapolis
indianapolis BroadcastinE. IncJ
WEDNESDAY
6:so-wake up. band program.
6:45-Church federation morning wor-
7:oO-The musical clock.
10 :20-Morning music
10:30-Oranlogue.
IL 30-Luncheon music.
1900 Noon-Sue CAROLYN.
i2i5-Farm program
II :30-Livestock, butter and egg quotations.
IL: 45-Marott trio.
100-Silent.
WLW (70O) Cincinnati
WEDNESDAY,
A. M.
5:30-Time announcement.
5:31-International Fiddlers.
5:59-Weather reports
6:00-Physical exercises.
6:14-Time announcement.
6:15-The SunbirdS (NBC).
6:45-Morning devotions.
7:15-Announced.
7:30-Announced.
7:45-PhYSical exercises
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victim as it was when I first saw
the star at the Murat so many years
ago. Here is great acting as well
as great theater. Post has never
offended good taste by over doing
the drug scenes. His work in the
death scene is still one of the act
ing wonders of the stage. In his
mad outburst in the second act
before Chilcote goes to the garden
party, he rises to such dramatic
suffering that one marvelS at the
marvellous sincerity of Guy Bates
Post. And he gives John Loder in
dividual characteristics and is able
to inject some comedy in the SOM
Der surroundings.
Here is an actor of the old
school, but his acting is even
brighter before a modern audience.
Post does not allow the play to show
its age. THE Masquerader" with
its cast and the its revolvir - stages
seems very, very modern. And
credit goes to Arthur Casey because
he has spent plenty in production
and cast this week.
Lillian Kemble-Cooper, who often
has played Eve Chilcote opposite
Mr.. Post, is playing the same role
this week with pleasing charm and
understanding. Her gowns are
beautiful.
Brock, faithful servant of Chill
cote, is played splendidly by Dick
Elliott. Here is splendid all
round Characterization. Frances
Dale makes Robins, the English
slavey, compelling and forlorn lit
tie creature.
will give you the entire cast as
follows.
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Post is so much of the theater
himself and 1.-The Masquerade" is
such rousing good theater that it is
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-01
RAPS CITIZENS
FOR FAILURE TO
BACK DRY LAW
Anti Saloon League Head
Describes State as
Being Lax

Indiana law enforcement officials
can enforce the prohibition amend
ment
The people Of Indiana have been
little lax in telling officials they
want the dry act enforced
That's the way the Hoosier liquor
situation appears to L. Z. York,
superintendent of the Indiana Anti
Saloon League.
His statement was in answer to
the assertion Of Major Maurice
Campbell, former prohibition di-
rector, that the dry law is being en-
forced only in six states. Indicna
was not one of the states in the
small group of the forty-eight that
Campbell named.
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WFBM (1230) Indianapolis
Power and Lirhi Canananrl
WLW (7OO) Cincinnati

TUESDAY
P. NJ.
4:00-The Hottentots.
4:25-Talk.
4:30-Old Man Sunshine.
4:45-Lowell Thomas (NBC).
5:00-AmoS N Andy (NBC).
5:15-The Chatter.
5:30-Instrumental and vocal trio,
5:45-Recorded program.
6:00-Quakers (NBCl.
6.30-Baseball scores.
6:35-Harry WillSey's dance orchestra
6:45-Sisters of the Skillet (NBCl.
7:00-State of Maine program.
7:15-Muray Horizons orchestra.
7:30-Bubble Blowers.
8:00-CrimeiightS.
6:25--Around the world with JEFF Davis.
8:30-Recorded program.
e:00-The Cotton QQueen Minstrels.
9:30-Variety.
9:45-Bob Newhall.
9.59-Weather.
10:00-LoS Amigos.
10:30-Moon River.
1l:00-Josef Cherniavsky's orchestra.
11:30-Henry Santry's dance orchestra.
12:00-Sign off.
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ring true,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-29
The Tariff Enemy

Protests against the high tariff which is prolong-
ing the depression are constant that it is almost
unnecessary to record them any longer It has been
clear for several months that the public including
many business leaders originally in favor of the
Hawley-Smoot law, demands downward revision
Just to keep the record straight, however, we wish
to call readers attention to the many addresses
given at the current meetings of the National Foreign
Trade Council which condemn tariffs as a major
cause of national and world depression
Thomas w. Lamont of j. P Morgan 81 Co.. at
tackled attempts to erect artificial barriers against
our foreign trade"
Commissioner Howard S. Cullman of the port of
New York warned the country that if there is to be
a continuance of the destructive high tariff policy
"the outlook for increase OF commodity exports
and a repayment of interest and principal on our
funds invested abroad is not very promising"
Philip LIE Boutiler, president of Best & Co., and
c. T. Riotte president of the Chelsea Sales Company,
showed national dependence on foreign markets
and how the higher tariff has reduced our export and
import business.
Peter Fletcher, president of the National Council
of American Importers and Traders, called for an
extra session of congress to cut all va1orem rates
fiat Is per cent and all specific rates SO per cent
He said the matter is urgent, the situation is
dangerous, and the future is ominous but that the
proposed tariff reduction would hasten business
recovery.
How much longer must these demands continue
before President Hoover moves for tariff cut, we
wonder? This is not academic question. 1t is a
very real issue for the 100000 unemployed and their
families for the added millions of farmers now down
to their last dollars and to the tens of thousands of
industrafists and merchants operating at loss.
Hoover just has said that congress can not legis-
late" prosperity. At any rate the administration
and congress which placed the higher tariff barrier
in the way of prosperity year ago can remove that
barrier now.
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A Kept College?

Freedom of thought doubtless will be unattain-
able ideal for many years in the backwoods and
the iliterate, but if it does not exist in the
colleges and universities, those centers Of learning
may as well shut up at Obviously there can be
neither culture nor science without free minds.
This is such truism that the authorities at Ohio
State university might be expected to observe it. In
stead, they seem determined to restrict academic
freedom and bring their institution into disrepute.
Such is the Interpretation which this country and
the world will place upon the dismissal of Prof. Her
bert A. Miller. DR.. Miller is distinguished authority
on public affairs, whose experience and reputation
are international.
Whether his address last year in Bombay to fol-
lowers Of his friend Gandh; or his support of the
student and faculty groups opposing compulsory mill
tary training at the university the for his
academic martyrdom is unimportant. The real issue.
as Miller himself states. is that:
Unless scholars can tell what they see without
fear of the consequences safe in the assurance that
the university expects them to search and will protect
them in their work. the university well might perish
from the earth"
Dr. Milier's competence is unquestioned If the
popular charge that the university authorities are
trying to destroy academic freedom is untrue they
can prove 1t to be untrue by promptly reinstating
this brilliant and fearless teacher.
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He Died Fighting

Lafayette Jackson died as he had lived,
fighting to the last, as he had fought his way
from an obscure position to one of vast i'm
portance in the commercial circles Of this
city
That he was murdered at his desk shocks
the city into a realization that life and prop
erty are not as we'll protected as they were
in some other days.
The criminal band, the individual outlaw,
the racketeer seem to be above and beyond
the law
Just what source furnished the killer of
this prominent citizen remains to be de-
termined. But all Of them apparently be-
lieve that they can rob and kill without any
great danger Of detection or of punishment.
The immediate task is to find these kill
ers. The further job is not only to punish
them, but to make this city safe from every
type of killer, every form Of outlawry and
banditry and crime.
The Job can be done and it must be done.
The city as whole will lament the tragic
passing of the man who, an individualist al
ways, had builded great chain of stores
from small beginning. He scorned the in
vention of corporation. The chain, as was
his first small store, was his. He stood for the
old order, but used the new methods Of bust
ness.
1t is said of him that no man went hungry
from his office and that his private charities
were large. He served we'll. The city owes to
him the tribute of an unusual effort to punish
those who so ruthlessly killed him.
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IT SEEMS TO ME BY HE Ey022S

I'm his address in celebration of the
Il anniversary of the Red Cross,
President Hoover took occasion
again to harp on the value of pri-
vate initiative.
He spoke of Clara Barton and said
that she did not look to govern
mental agencies for support in her
work.
Governments always are too
Slow" said Mr.. Hoover, frequently
too short-sighted to meet the sud-
den sharp demands of critical emer-
gencies in human suffering.
"She depended on the instant re-
Spouse of the individual human
heart to finance the instant need.
This gave her the flexibility and
freedom Of private initiative in her
work"
1t may be true that governments
are too slow in their response to
the need Of economic relief. But it
seems to me a curious thing that
the chief executive of the United
States should point, almost with
pride, to this fact.
If governments have been in the
past too slow and too hort-sighted
it would seem an excellent thing to
do something about it.
There is no good reason why they
should be laggards forever. Even
q state can learn celebrity. And COM
passion, too, for that matter.