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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-01-17
BLIND COUPLE ASKS DIVORCE.

NEXT: A startling discovery. 1881, NEA Service, Incl
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-08
YOUNG MOTHER
ENDS her LIFE
PIungeS in Front of Fast
Express.

A young mother, 10, to whom her
second child was born eight days
ago, ended her life on the tracks of
the Big Four railroad, west of
Jamestown, today.
She was Mrs. Opal Williamson,
who hurled herself before a fast,
west-bound passenger train. Mem
bers o fthe train crew were not
aware of the tragedy until they
found parts of the woman's cloth
ing and body on the engine as it
reached Charlottesville.
Before leaving the home Of her
parents, near here, Mrs. Williamson
wrapped the youngest baby warmly
and took it to shed near the house.
The other child is III years old.
Mrs. Williamson was married TO
Cecil Williamson in double cere-
mony more than two years ago. He
is an employee of the Priest O-Lite
Company In indianapolis.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-08
u. S.-TO-TOK|O
PLANE BARELY
MISSES CRASH
Craze Wires as Nonstop
RefueIing Flight Gets
Under Way.
HEADED FOR ALASKA
FIiers Hope to Keep Plane
in Skies for $500
Miles,
BY GEORGE HELMER
United Press stan Correspondent

SEATTLE, Wash, July 9.-Regi-
maid G. Robbins, 28-year- old break
er Of aviation records, and Harold
S. Jones, wealthy oil man who took
up aviation asa hobby, crawIed into
the monoplane TT. Worth today
waved nonchalant farewells and
flew away into a haZy Pacific dawn
on an ambitious 5,100-mile nonstop
refueling flight to Toxic, Japan, via
Alaska.
Toxic by tomorrow night" Jones
shouted from the cockpit as he wait
ed for Robbins to push aside a re-
monstrative policeman who didn't
recognize the youthful pilot in lie
little crowd waiting for the takeof
Barely Miss Wires
The heavily-loaded Fl. Worth
was away at $3.50 a. m. Indianapolis
Time) heading due north, with ideal
weather ahead, for Fairbanks, Alas
ka, there to keep the first of its two
rendezvous with the waiting refuel-
ing ship which will replenish its
gasoline supply in mid-air.
Difficulty was met because the
TT. Worth was loaded near capacity
with 410 gallons of gasoline. Rob-
bins bounced the sluggish ship three
times before it rose, just missing
high tension wires at the far end OF
the long runway, whose full length
never before had been necessary to
clear a plane.
The fliers hoped to reach Fair
banks in fifteen or eighteen hours
take on gasoline from the refueling
ship while flying along, proceed to
Nome for the final contact. then
head west over the Pacific on the
last half of the attempt.
Robbins at "Stick"
At the Ft. Worth's controls was
Robbins, modest, drawing, afraid
of crowds, who once decided that
the glory of having established q
world refueling endurance record
was enough for him, but was ''kid-
ded" into the Toxic venture, and
went about it with grim seriousness
Of purpose.
Robbins planned to handle the
controls all the way on the round
about route, letting the business
like Jones, to whom the flight was
Gust a lark" make full use of his
skill at navigating, although in an
emergency the rich oil man could
take over the pilots job.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-08
WITT, HAMILTON
TO PENDLETON
Prepare to Take Suspects
to Reformatory.

Pending their trial in Lebanon
this fall on charges of Staying La
fayette A. Jackson, Standard gro
Gerry head, Louis E. Hamilton and
Charles Vernon Witt vii be re-
manded to the state reformatory at
Pendleton.
Preparations to take the prisoners
to the state institution are being
made today by county authorities
Meanwhile, papers and records in
the case were taken to Lebanon BY
Thomas Doyle, deputy county clerk
Trial of the men win be held be-
fore Circuit Judge John Hornaday
probably in September or October
Boone county officials believed dam
gers of jail break or gang vengeance
would make holding of the suspects
at Lebanon precarious.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-08
Children Tortured
i'm Federal Prisons,
HOOUer Board Finds
Startling Story of Dungeons and Floggings
Are Detailed to President by His
Law Enforcement Commission.
BY PAUL Il. MALLON
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON July 8.-The Wckersham law enforce
ment comss in report made public by President Her.
bert Hoover today details startling story of alleged prison
tortures which it finds being inflicted upon youthful
offenders against society's laws.
The report is that of the section child offenders and
embodies detailed study of the subject.
Dungeon cells bread and water diet oggne and nerve
wracng punshmens not unusual for prisoners who
laugh have concealed 2cents stamp the report con-
tended Fatal consequences reported in one case
Writing of conditions at Washington state reformatory
the commission nvestig ator, Miriam Van Waters said:
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-08
STEVE'S CASE MAY
Be RULED ON SOON

Decision in the D. C. Stephenson
murder appeal may be made this
summer or early next fall, it was
being predicted at the statehouse
today.
Predictions came as the aftermath
OF the visit here Tuesday of Clar-
ence barrow, noted lawyer and So
cial philosopher, who spent the day
in behalf of his client, the former
khan dragon and Hoosier political
power now serving life sentence for
murder.
Darrow was scheduled to argue for
the suppression of a writ of prohibi-
ton issued by the supreme court in
StephenSon's habeas corpus action
instituted in La Porte superior
court.
Largest crowd in the history Of the
court assembled to hear Darrow ar
que. But if he did any arguing it
was behind closed doors In the con-
ference room of the court, where it
was voted by the judges to have the
whole matter thrashed out IN briefs
rather than hear 1t orally.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-08
BAGS GIANT SPIDERS
City Man Captures Three
Big TarantuIaS.

Here's a new Indianapolis summer
sport-tarantula hunting.
Mere Bisesi bagged three big ones
today, all about three inches long.
They were placed in a glass jar
and displayed to multitude of Gu
rious.
The three huge venomous spid-
erS baSked blisSfully in the lime
light until along about noon, meal
time. Whereupon the two largest
calmly proceeded to devour the
smallest.
The remaining pair likely will be
presented to the Children's mu-
scum.
Blsesi, employee of the Bisesi Pro-
duce Company, oil East Maryland
street, captured the tarantulas while
unloading a car load of tomatoes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-08

So after two hours Of restless
waiting the crowd adjourned to mill
about the corridors and catch a
glimpse of Darrow as he left the
statehouse for his return to Chi
cago.
Judge Harry Crumpacker, who is
enjoined by the temporary writ of
prohibition, was in the conference.
He pointed out that he was being
represented by the Laporte county
attorney, Kenneth Osborne, and not
by Darrow or Stephenson's attor-
neyS from Gary.
1t was agreed that briefs against
the writ be filed with the court by
opposition attorneys not later thaE
July %. The attorney generals
answer must be made by July %,
and final filings are due Aug. 4.
Should the murder appeal be de-
cided in the interim the case would
be terminated. Report has long
been current that the murder case
may be reversed because of tech
nical errors in its conduct In Ham
ilton circuit court.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-08

Members Of the Indianapolis
sanitary commission were called be-
fore the state board of health today
and denounced for inaction In car
rying out the sanitary district pro-
gram outlined by the state.
DIR. William F. King, director OF
the state health department, de-
clared that the conference was
called for a report on progress made
on the program laid down and
promised to have been executed by
the sanitary district commissioners
more than year ago.
Walter Myers, Speaker of the
house and attorney for the Sani-
tary commissioners, commended that
the lack of progress on the program
is due, in part, to various tax suits
In which. the district is involved.
Sewage Plants Delayed
King contends that the sewage
disposal plant is but half completed
and no construction has been under
way there for the last four years
Truly Nolen is plant superintendent
Salaries of the commissioners now
are $500 a year, contingent on the
construction program.
When no construction is under
way, that is if the plant ever would
be completed, these salaries would
be curtailed to nominal sum for
part time service. This was one of
the points brought out at the meet
ing.
The matter of the north side sew
age being dumped into White river,
and thus communicating the SWIM
ming pools, also was up for dis
cussion. The board of health pro-
gram provides remedy for this If
ever carried out. it was said.
Joseph Hutchinson, deputy attor-
ney-general. was present at Che
meeting as attorney for the state
board.
His Power to Enforce
King said the commissioners left
with little definite promise of more
speedy progress in the future. The
state board of health is empowered
to enforce its demands if it SO de-
cideS.
Members of the sanitary commits
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-08
CHARGE TAX ERROR
Chain Stores Prepare for
Fight on Levy.

By United Prese
CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va, July 8.
CLARK McKercher, general coun-
sci of the National Chain Stores
Association, outlined today before
the institute of public affairs here
the strategy by which the associ-
alton hopes to persuade the United
States supreme court to reverse its
decision on May IS upholding the
special tax levied by Indiana on
chain stores.
A petition for ref1earing, Nc
Kercher said, will be fled with the
court July 10.
ut will be based" he added, "al-
most entirely upon an obvious mis-
apprehension of the facts disclosed
in Justice Roberts partial analysis
Of the testimony Of witnesses before
the trial court"
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behind to complete his educa-
ton.
When you finish school, George,
III send for you," SAID Mrs. En-
dreS.
The parents settled In Cincna
natl The war started. George
was taken from school and placed
in the army. Soon he became an
aviator. He was made a captain.
AS months of battling continued,
he was recognized as an ACE" in
the Hungarian army. Twice he
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-08
oh, Yes!
By United Press

By United Press
JERSEY CITY, N. j., July 8.
"A tall, tanned young man,
with a piece of adhesive plas-
ter over one lip, asked John
White, branch bank manager,
to cash a check. White asked
him what he had to identify
himself.
my name is Lindbergh," the
man said, producing cards and
letters.
While writing out the check,
the flier explained he cut his
lip while diving at a swim
ming pool Sunday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-08
BANK BANDITS
BOOTY $4,000
Hartford City institution Is
Held Up.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, July 8.
-Four bandits raided the Hartford
City bank here shortly before noon
today, menaced the employees and
one patron with guns, and escaped
with loot estimated at $4,000.
The men fired two shots at James
Cronin Jr., president of the bank,
but both went wild. The bandits
scooped the money from the cages
but did not touch the bank vault.
They escaped in an auto in which
a fifth man was waiting and head
ed north toward Marion.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-08
PROTEST WITHDRAWN
Objections to Road Repair
Recalled by MieSse.

Explaining 1t was the first time
he ever had withdrawn a protest,
Harry Miesse, secretary-manager of
the Indiana Taxpayers Association,
took back a remonstrance before
Marion county commissioners today.
1t was after contract for surfac-
ing Of Hornbrook road one mile in
Perry township had been let to
Abel Brathers for $12,689, the low
est of five bids. Original engineers
estimate had been at $4,000, and
NIiesse protested, but said when
this was reduced his organization
had no complaint.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-08
MERCURY TO GO UP
Warmer Weather for City
Is Predicted.

High temperatures today followed
by cloudy and unsettled weather
Thursday were forecast today by the
weather bureau.
Rising to SO Tuesday afternoon,
the mercury reached its highest
peak since the heat wave broke last
week. Showers reported north of
indianapolis Tuesday night had a
cooling effect here, the mercury
dropping to Sc early today.
Weather bureau predicted mer-
curry today would reach the high
80'S.
Unsettled conditions forecast for
Thursday will prevail generally in
Indiana, according to the bureau.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-08
HEALTH CHIEF HITS
At SANITARY BOARD

sion are B. ]. T. Jeup, president, o.
G. Ross, state board appointee, and
A. H. Moore, city engineer, ex-
officio.
DR.. Thomas w. Oberlin, Ham
mond, was elected president of the
state board, succeeded DR.. A. j.
Hostetler, Lagrange, and DR.. A. c.
Mcdonald, Warsaw, was elected
| vice-president when the board re-
organized today.
Terms are for two years.
DR.. King was reelected secretary
for four-year term last spring.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-08

in their little home in Cincinnati
today. Every doorbell ring causes
excitement in the fiat as Mrs.
Elizabeth EndreS, II, a bedfast
invalid, and her husband, John,
70, await aIlxiously for word from
Roosevelt field that their son has
begun the dangerous flight.
Two weeks ago Captain Endres
visited his family here.
Don't let them operate on
mother" he said to his feeble
father. @Radium treatments win
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-08

was shot down. Once he fell 500
feet.
Time and again-twenty four,
to be exact-Captain EndreS was
paraded before his unit and hon.
ored. Each time a medal for valor
was pinned on his breast.
"HEOETE is good boy" says
VI Mrs. EnE-es. Say pa, was
that the door bell ringing? Bet
ter hurry and see. avbe it's
word from George. = -
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-08
Motorist Killed

By United Press
CLINTON, Ind, July S.-Jack
Logan, Is, Paris, H., was killed al
most instantly near here when the
automobile he was driving crashed
against a moving Chicago, Milwau-
kee & st. Paul freight train.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-08

punishment IN the dark
cells is given for trivial as
well as serious offenses. Not
standing at count, speaking
in the dining room, laughing
in the cell block, and making
loud popping noises with the
mouth, were listed on some of
the discipline slips of the fed
eral cases studied.
at was related to our field
worker by one of the reformatory
staff that prisoner was found
dead in one Of these cells"
Concerning the industrial reform
atory at Chillicothe, O., she charged:
"a few minor offenses noted III
the records as punished by from
three to six days in the guard house
were, possession of a 2-cent stamp;
talking in mess line; concealing an
apple in bunk; kicking refuse
can, and stealing five eggs from the
kitchen"
Stacking Is Related
Stacking Of boys with leg irons
and misuse of the f1ogging system
was charged against the national
training school for boys at Wash
ington last year, but these condi-
tons were said to have been cor
rected,
Overcrowding was shown at near
I ly all places where federal juvenile
delinquents are placed. At Chilli
Gothic the living quarters were found
to be lin poor repair, crowded, in
sanitary. and not fireproof" The
national training school for girls at
Muirkirk, Md, was described as "a
dismal restrictive place, rejecting
its spirit"
The Washington state institution
received the severest criticism.
Twelve correction cells there con-
tanned no light or bedding, the re-
port said. Inmates are required to
sleep on a plank on the floor. The
aim Of the medical aid was said
to be Ito stave of epidemics, rather
than to treat those who obviously
are seriously ILL.,"
ReformatOry Is ASSailed
To merit such lives, the federal
delinquent youngsters generally
were guilty of one of three crimes,
violation of the prohibition law, the
immigration laws or the motor We
hicle theft act. the commission
| found.
OF the 2,243 boys and girls under
IS incarcerated during the six
months ending Dec. 81, 1890, there
were 900 convicted of violating the
prohibition law (44.2 per cent of the
totaD, 492 violators OF the imnligra-
ton law and 1872 motor theft
miscreantS.
Eighteen of the prohibition law
violators were under IA and nearly
$50 were is or under.
Ask Expert Research
The report did not consider the
vast number of state and local de-
linquents-only those guilty of vio-
| lating federal laws. It's recommen-
, dationS, therefore, were confined to
what the federal government can
do in the situation.
Concluding the report stated:
1T is recommended that the fed.
eral government recognize .f1e con-
cept of juvenile delinquency and
withdraw the child offender from
the ordinary operation of federal
penal justice, save in cases in which
the local processes for dealing with
delinquent children prove to be or
plainly are inadequate.
THE precise nature of legisla-
ton required to accomplish this re-
suit will have to be determined by
expert legal research"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-08

be much better for her. When
finish this flight III have enough
money 70 supply these. Then I'll
come to Cincinnati. Mother will
get better and our family can hold
a reunion"
q q
TdE World war separated the
4 Endres family. In 1911 Mr..
and Mrs. Endres took their three
sons and a daughter and started
for America. George, who was
then in . military school, was left
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-08

And away pa shuffles to the
door.
I hope George gives up this
idea Of making that trip" speaks
Mrs. Endres. you know It's so
dangerous. Better send him a tele-
gram pa, telling him to come
home and forget about it."
But pa Endres thinks differently
Now, ma, you stop worrying
about George. He'll be all right"
confdes the aged man. f"George
Is q fine aviator"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-08

By United Prrss
CINCINNATI, July 8. - If
~ Captain George Endres and
his companion, Alex Magyar, sue
coed in flying to Budapest from
New York City, the flight may
mean relief for his bedridden
mother now suffering from cancer.
This is Endres' major interest
in the trip. to make enough
money to provide radium treat
ment for her, the aged parents Of
the hungarian army ace revealed
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-08
BOOZE KILLS FOUR
Alleged Logger Held in Poi
Soning Case.
By United Press

By United Press
BROCKTON, Mass, July 8.-The
death toll of a poison liquor drink
ing party at circus here Tuesday
night was increased to four today
when Lloyd Deane, 43, died at
Brockton hospital.
Dominick Desormiers, 81, unem-
ployed shoe worker and alleged boot
logger, was under guard at the hos
pital, facing four counts of man
slaughter in connection with the
affair. He was believed to be. recov-
ering although he drank some of
the same deadly beverage.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-08
RAIDERS keep BUSY
Slot Machine Is Seized at
Cigar Store.

War declared by Police Chief
Michael Morrissey against slot
machines brought another into po-
lice headquarters Tuesday, when
police raided a cigar store operated
by Doc O'Connor at 154 North Ala
bama street. He is charged with
keeping gaming device.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-08
POST, GATTY IN BOOK

Round the World in Eight Days to
Appear in Few Weeks.
By United Press
NEW YORK, July 8.-Announce-
ment was made today by George
Palmer Putnam, publisher, that q
book on the recent world fight of
Wiley Post and Harold Gatty would
appear in a few weeks.
Notes for the book, to be called
Round the World in Eight Days, /"
were begun by the fliers last week
end when they were on yachting
party.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-08
Five Twins in Month

By Times Special
MUNCIE, Ind, July s.-The
monthly report of DR.. John H. Will
liams, city health commissioner,
shows that five sets of twins were
born in Muncie during June.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-08

BIZ Times Special
Fl, WAYNE, Ind. July e.-Rub-
bing a small scratch on his face
caused an injection which ended
the life Of Charles r. Stickney. II
He was III ono week
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-08
BLAME CREW IN DEATH

Drowning, Says Witness.
BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, July S.-Ernest o.
Pavey Of Columbus, O., indicated to-
DAY he would press charges of "in-
efficiency" against the captain and
crew of the steamboat Tourist as
the result of the reported downing
of a passenger Tuesday.
Pavey said members of the crew
"ran around like crazy men" when
a passenger fell or jumped over
BOARD. Captain George Deming de-
MED the charges.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-08
MRS: HOOVER ACCEPTS

First Lady to Participate in Dedica-
ton of DirigibIe Akron.
By United Press
WASHINGTON, Jnly 8. - Mrs
Herbert Hoover has accepted an in
vitation to dedicate the new navy
dirigible Akron now under con-
struction at the Goodyear Zeppelin
works at Akron, O., Aug. 8, the
White House announced today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-08
BOY, 6, HIT BY TRUCK
SuStains Bruises in Mishap as He
Runs Into Street.

Running from the sidewalk into
the street on Twenty-ninth street
east of Bellefontaine street this
afternoon, 6-year-old Raymond Al
bert, 2843 Cornell avenue, was
bruised when knocked down by a
truck. Harry Vinstein, 10. of 2842
Bellefontaine street, took the boy
home and called police.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-08
HOOVER TO BROADCAST

To Address Church Convention in
San Francisco.
WASHINGTON, July s. - The
White House announced today that
President Hoover had accepted an
invitation to broadcast greeting to
the fiftieth international Christian
Endeavor convention meeting at
San Francisco, July u to is.
Mr.. Hoover's greeting viii go on
the air at 2:15 p. m. eastern stand
ard time, July is.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-08
CONVICTED FOR FRAUD
Ian, Wife Found Guilty in Badger
Racket; Term Is Given.

Held on complaint of a Ken
tuclzian who charged he was a vic
tim of a badger game. a man and
wife were fined in municipal court
today.
John Rossicoe, SIS West Ohio
street, was fined 500 and costs and
sentenced to six months on the
state farm for drawing q deadly
weapon, and his wife, Juanita. was
fined $50 and costs on a statutory
charge.