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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-01
DR.. RICE TO SPEAK
Better Homes Meeting to
Feature Teacher.

Making a home really honey
will be the topic of an address by
DR.. Thurman B. Rice. of the IN
diana university's school of medi-
cine, when he talks Saturday
afternoon at 2 at the Better
Homes" mass meeting in Cropsey
hall, Central library, on THE
Biggest Job in the World
DR.. Rice will be introduced by
Dean Stanley L. Coulter of Eli
Lilly & Co., former dean Of men
at Purdue university.
Various organizations of the city
and county have been invited to
attend the mass meeting.
Today was Child Health day IN
the celebration of Better Homes
Week"
Prior to the mass meeting Sat
urday, DR.. Mary Westfall Of IN
dianapolis will give a radio talk at
1880 p. m. on Better Health" over
WKBF.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-01
TWINS ARE ACCUSED
IN SHOOTING MIXUP
UnabIe to zen Which one pnlled

Unable to Tell Which One Pulled
Trigger, Woman BIames Both.
By United Press
CHARLESTON. W. Va, May l.
Because Robert and Raleigh Hip
pert are twins, each must answer
to charge Of discharging firearms
within the city limits and shooting
with intent to kill
Robert also faces an additional
charge Of violating the state pistol
law. as officers found the weapon
on him.
Mrs Lola Calvert, who signed the
complaint, charged that one of the
brothers shot at her. When thew
we're apprehended by police. She
could not tell which one pulled the
trigger, however.
To be fair, she accused both.
Their case will be heard in. police
court.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-01

dispatch from the captain, who
asked them.
SIS there hospital at Acapulco,
Mexico?"
Messages from Acapulco said no
word had been received frcn the
craft at that point.
The Santa Cecilia was about two
days out Of Corinto, Nicaragua,
shipping men said. It Is owned
by the Nautilus Steamship Com
pany Of Philadelphia. The num-
Der OF men in the crew was not
learned.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-01
Boy Prince of Rumania
Stricken by Dibhther1a
By United Press

by ObIG6D- ETeSS
BUDAPEST, Hungary, May l.
Crown Prince Michael of Rumania
was suffering from diphtheria to-
day at the palace Of his mother at
Bucharest.
The 9-year- old son Of King Carol
became i'll on Wednesday, private
advices said, but his condition was
not serious. The heir to the Ru-
manian throne, throne which he
held prior to the return of his
father from exile. was stricken at
the same time two sons of officials
at the palace of Princess Helene
became i'll Of the disease.
One of the two boys died
Wednesday night, thus causing
alarm concerning the condition of
the crown prince. despite the fact
that his condition was described as
satisfactory.
Michael, a sturdy boy who has
seldom suffered from illness until
this year, was king of Rumania IN
der a regency from the death Of
King Ferdinand, his grandfather, in
1927 until the return of Carol to
the throne last year.
The. crown prince was reported
suffering from q, cold last winter
and was slightly i'll again a month
ago, but neither attack was serious.
Carol and his divorced wife,
Helene, never have been reconciled
since the kings return to Rumania.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-01
RED CROSS OFFERS AID
IN RUSSIAN DISASTER
American Organization Sends Gable
to Soviet Forces

American Organization Sends Gable
to Soviet Forces.
By United Press
WASHINGTON, May 1.-The
American Red Cross today offered
to aid the Soviet Red Gross in help
ing victims of the recent series of
earthquakes in Southern Russia.
John Barton Payne, chairman of
the Red Cross, sent the following
cable to the Soviet organization at
Moscow:
Deeply distressed reports Trans
Caucasus earthquake. American Red
Cross extends sympathy. Can we
help?"
The Red Cross is a quasi-govern-
mental institution. Its offer of aid
was extended despite the fact that
the United States Officially refuses
to recognize the existence of the
Soviet government.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-01
SELLING GAINS
ANNOUNCED BY
TWO CONCERNS
Studebaker and Perfect
Circle Report on Volume
Thus Far This Year.
BRIcKMAKERS RESUME
Plants at Charlottesville
and Brazil Again
Operating.
BY CHARLES G. STONE,
State Editor. The Times

Announcements Of increased sales
by the Studebaker Corporation OF
South Bend and the Perfect Circle
Company of Hagerstown were out
standing in a business and indus
trial survey Of Indiana for the
week ended today.
A. R. Erskin, Studebaker presi-
dent, announces sales Of autonlo-
biles during March were higher
than in any month since September,
1929, and that for April the volume
will probably be still greater.
The Perfect Circle Company an
nounced that sales for the first
quarter of this year were 5 per cent
greater than for the same period
in $780,
The Shelbyville Desk Company
has shipped an order to the County
Trust Company, one Of the tenants
of new Empire building, New York,
tallest structure in the world. The
company has a display Of its prod
ucts in the building and expects
OIQGIS 1IOIl QUIET CSIldIlISa
Brick Making Resumed
Operations have been resumed by
the Bloomfield Brick Company after
shutdown since November. The
full force Of seventy-f1ve men will
be put to work next week. Officials
Of the company point out that at
the time the plant was closed, its
yards were full of bricks, but many
kinds are sold, and a number Of
new orders are in sight.
About siXty-fve. men are en-
ployed in the plant of the Hytex
Brick Company north of Crawfords-
vile, operations having been re-
sumed after an idle period which
started Jan. l. Steady operation
for at least two months is assured.
Preparations are being made to
open the plant Of the Crawfords-
vile Shale Brick Company. Steady
operation is in effect at the Oriental
Brick Company plant.
Factory to Be Opened
Officials of the Continental
Chemical Corporation, which pur-
chased the idle plant Of the Stout
Furniture Company at Brazil, an
noUnce operations will be started
late in May. The factory was dis
posed of at a receivers sale for
$4,000.
Reports during the week that
frost in the middle west had done
little damage to fruit crop prospects,
were welcomed by officials of the
Ball Brothers Company at Muncie,
manufacturer Of glass jars. Prepare
tons are being made to increase
production.
Seventy employees have been
added to the force Of the Cor-Cor
toy factory at Washington.
A dairy plant, described as one of
the most modern in northern In
diana, will be erected at Columbia
City by Joseph Colvin of Fl. Wayne.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-01

Efforts Of radio stations TO con-
tact the ship failed. Operators
sat at their keys for hours at
stretch, falling to get a response
to their calls.
First information Of the crews
plight was contained in radio
dispatch to the eleventh naval
district here:
I'VE need aid. Are there any
naval vessels near us? Maniac
armed, dangerously and violently
insane, impossible 10 subdue."
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-01

MO naval boats were in the vi
4 ' cinity Of the craft, so the
report was delayed to the twelfth
naval district headquarters at San
Francisco, where representatives
Of the United States department
Of health were called in.
A message went suffering out
over the air:
by some means, give him
opiates, in his food or drink"
The situation first became known
Wednesday when the Radio Cor
poratien of America received a
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-01
SCARF ACE AL
DEAD z YEARS,
WRITER SAYS
Capone'S Half Brother Is
Said to Rule Over
Gangdom.
JUST LAUGH FOR GEAR
Pat Roche Also Smokers
When Magazine Prints
Amazing Tale.
By United Press

By Ortred Press
CHICAGO, May Al Capone has
been dead two years, taken for a
ride" and in his stead a half
brother, Giacomo Celebrese, with
a synthetic scar, rules the under
world under the Capone name, &C.
cording to a strange and amazing
story released to an incredulous
world today by the magazine. Real
Detective, a Chicago. publication.
The article, captioned "Al Ca
pone Is Dead" and written bv
Bruce Pope, a Chicago newspaper
man, is the first of a series which.
It's author promises, will prove. be.
lore II ends, that Al is dead and n
1a!se king was set up secretly.
Jealousy over his power and his
love Tor woman were given as the
reasons Tor his assassination. The
love angle, however, is not devel-
oped in the first article.
Capone himself got laugh ont
OF the story when reached by the
O@A%RCA G-ACSSs
That's a Lot of HoOey''
who do look uke?" he asked
when asked If he actually were
dead. 2
DO look like CalabreseP That's
a lot OF hooey." He smiled and
the scar-whether made bv hood
lun or surgeons knife-crinkIed on
his left cheek.
Let EN- think I'm dead"
Pat Roche, chief investigator for
the states attorney, also laughed
and said:
IF you think Al Capone's dead.
you're crazy"
Roche said there actually Is .
hoodlum named Giacomo Calabrese.
but that he is a minor gangster in
Chicago Heights ''and never could
shine like that"
The story, as the magazine pub.
Usher, j. NJ. Lansinger, promises if
will appear in the June issue. runs
as follows:
Was Taken for Ride
Shortly before a man police and
everybody else thought was AL Ca
pone was arrested in PHILADELPHIA
and sentenced to a year on the
comparatively minor charge of
carrying a pistol, Capone really was
taken for d ride" and murdered
in the same manner so MANY
gangsters have met their death.
Then, propelled by the mysterious
and sinister hand of Johnny Torrio.
Capone's predecessor in Chicago.
came into the picture the enigmatic
Glacono Calabrese, half brother of
Al, who previously had undergone
an operation at the hands of
plastic surgeons to acquire the
scars that marked the gang chief
and gave him his nickname.
Calabrese permitted himself to be
arrested and jailed. After q wear
IN jail, Calabrese emerged to take
Capone's place and since has ruled
the gangs, but always at the orders
Of Torrio.
Accompanied by Photos
Pope wrote that he had docu-
mentary proof of his story and that
1t has been deposited in a Chicago
bank to be released when the
series ends.
The information, Pope wrote,
came from an informant. whose
identity obviously can not be re-
Vealed." Not more than five gang
sters know the story, Pope wrote.
and perhaps not that many.
Pope's article was accompanied
by large number Of photographs.
purporting to show the difference
IN facial features between the real
Al Capone and the imposter.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-01
PAVING STARTED ON
FOUR STATE ROADS

and surface conditions for the week
to end Friday May 8.
Brown pointed out that Road %
is closed between the Marion county
line and Kirklin. Road IS and Road
IA, the new route south from Indi-
annapolis to Franklin for relieving
congestion between these cities on
U. S. Highway 81, are torn up for
paving. Traffic between the cities
will obtain better service on Road
81 the bulletin said, although de-
tours are marked for Roads IS and
IA.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-01

BIZ United Press
GAN DIEGO. Cal, May THE
~ picture Of mailman controll-
ing q ship, the crew barricaded in
cabins to escape his nlaniacical
fury, was viSualized by shipping
men today as hours passed with
no new word from the freighter
Santa Cecilia, which early Thurs
day issued 8. call for help.
The drama Of the sea was be-
ing enacted on Cape San Lucas,
Mexico, it was believed, as the
ship steamed toward Panama
from Honolulu.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-01
ARGUES WITH OFFICERS;
LANDS BEHIND BARS
City Man Is Charged With Resist
ance and Intoxication.

Alleged to have argued with de-
tectives and attempting to slug one
Of them, Lawrence Sullivan, Y, Of
61015 North Illinois street, was ar
rested Thursday night on charges
Of resisting an officer and intoxica-
ton. Another man and two women
who were with Sullivan were re-
leased.
Detectives William Miller and
John Gish attempted to question
the foursome while in an auto on
a downtown street. The car bore a
California license. Miller and Gish
said Sullivan refused to answer
questions and then cursed them.
Taken to police headquarters, Sui
Ivan is alleged TO have slugged
GiSh.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-01
SUSPECT STRIKERS IN
MINE DISTRICT FIRE
May Day Demonstration Blamed in
Burning of .1e Homes.

way LAY demonstration Blamed in
Burning of lie Homes.
By United Press
HARLAN, KY, May sixteen
houses owned by the Ellis Knob
Coal Company burned to the
ground early today. The suspicious
circumstances led authorities to
question striking coal miners.
Sheriff j. H. Blair believed the
hlazeS a May day demonstration
by the striking miners. The houses,
all empty, were among buildings
rented to employees.
The fires were said to have broken
out simultaneously at several places.
None of the structures was close
together. They were valued at
100000.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-01
STATUTE TO BE TESTED
State Attendance Officers Law in
QUESTION In Suit.

Validity Of the state attendance
officers law will be tested before
the state supreme court, P. Harlan
Montgomery. attorney. notified
James M. Ogden, acknowledgement
today.
Judge Thomas Brannan Of Jack
son circuit court, recently decided
against Montgomery in a suit to
determine constitutionality of the
law. If the supreme court holds
that the law is unconstitutional
Miss. Blanche Merry, state attend
ance officer, and township officers
throughout the state, will be ousted.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-01
RED MINORS ARRESTED
14-Year-Old Girl in Group Charged
With Disorderly Conduct.

By United Press
NEW YORK, May six mem
berS of the Young Pioneers of
America, Communist organization
for minors, were arrested today
charged with attacking the assistant
superintendent of their school when
he tried to stop them from urging
the pupils to leave school and OBJ
serve May day.
One pupil arrested was a 14-year-
old girl.
All we're charged with disorderly
conduct.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-01
Work on Others Will Be
Under Way Within Few
DAYS.

-Four new paving projects were
started this week and in the next
few days paving activity will be
noted in many parts Of Indiana,
John j. Brown, state road director,
said today in the commissions traf-
flc bulletin showing detours, length
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-01
PURDUE, ROSE POLY
DEBATERS TO MEET
Collegiate Orators to Vie for Honors
at c. of c. Here.


at c. of c. Here.
Purdue and Rose Polytechnic will
battle with words on May 6 at 8
p. m. in the Chamber Of Commerce
building when the annual student
engineers debate is held under aus
plces OF the Indianapolis section Of
the American Society of Mechanical
Engineers.
The subject will be Resolved.
That hydro-electro power plants.
which offer electric energy for sale,
should be owned and operated by
state, federal, or municipal govern
Inents."
Purdue has the affirmative and
Rose Poly the negative.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-01
THREE KILLED BY TRAIN
Father, Mother and Baby Die When
Auto Is Struck at Crossing.

By United Press
JAMESTOWN. N. Y, May IA
family Of three, including q. 1-year-
old baby, was wiped out today be-
cause Rocco Gallo, SO, Falconer, N.
Y, parked his automobile too close
to the Erie railroad tracks.
The front of a passenger train
became entangled with the bumper
and carried the automobile 400
yards, delnolishing it. Gallo, his
wife Mary. 80, and their baby Agnes,
!, were killed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-01
HOTEL RECEIVER ASKED
Detroit Book Cadillac BondhoIders
Sue on Mortgage.
By United Press

By UftJed Press
DETROIT, May Petition for
appointment of a receiver to take
over the Book-Cadillac hotel, the
woodward arcade and the Cadillac
Square Company and foreclosure of
a mortgage covering the three
properties was fled in federal court
today.
The suit is directed against the
Development Corporation of De-
troit and two trustees Of the first
mortgage, Melvin L. Strauss, Chi
cago, and Joseph D. Blosser.
The petition was fled by the
bondholders.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-01
FataIIy Hurt bv Tracfnr

j. L Massey, R R. IA. living near
Carmel, cranked his tractor while it
was in gear Thursday. and was
crushed fatally when it ran over
him. He died in ST Vincent's hos
pital
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-01
Truck Driver Fscapes

KOKOMO, Ind, May 1:-Charles
Langston, driver of a mail truck,
escaped with minor injuries when
the machine was struck by a cut Of
cars on the Clover Leaf railroad.
The truck was wrecked.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-01
REFUND ON INCOME TAX
Detroit Firm to Receive S203, 020
From q. S. in Error.

By United Press
WASHINGTON, May IA 1928
income tax refund Of S203, 020 to the
Briggs Manufacturing Company Of
Detroit was announced today by
the bureau Of internal revenue.
The over assessment resulted
from elimination from gross income
Of part Of an amount which had
been included as profits under
certain sales contracts. An in
vsstigaiton Of the company's books
showed the amount had been
enormously overstated
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-01
Bouncing Baby
BIZ United Press

by UnLLC1 PTeS8
MISHAWAKA, May Bier
nard, 5-weeks-old son of Mrs.
Lawrence Gardner, 30, was
thrown through the broken
windshield Of one automobile
in a collision and landed un-
injured on the fender Of the
other machine. His mother
suffered from shock and an
injured eye and three other
persons suffered minor injuries.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-01

AIUJ OICFCII5CI
The widow and son Of Troy
Clevenger, Winchester police chief,
who died with Lawrence Schenk, in
a gun duel, have been made the
benehciaries Of q $4,000 trust fund
by an anonymous donor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-01

M. A. Dormie has written "SnobS"
ID. Appleton & Co., $2). A striking
story of the differences between the
upper classes in America and Eng
land. The tale never drags.
For those who like to read of
CORY historical episodes, try The
White Gods" by Richard Frieden-
thai (Harper g. Bros, $3.50. A
story OF mass tragedy in the days of
Cortez IN Mexico.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-01

And then for some nice pleasant
reading there is Taxi. by Alice
Duer Miller Dodd, Mead & Co., S2)
three novelets and as many short
stories. It's q cheerful, wholesome
book.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-01

David Dietz, whose daily science
stories appear in The Times, has
written a new book-"The Story Of
6cience"-Wllich soon is TO be pub
lished by Holston House, Sears
Publishing Company
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-01

Rafael Sabatini has brought his
Captain Peter Blood back to life IN
Captain Blood Returns (Hough-
ton MiIlin Company, so. The al
ways entertaining, flashing, steel
like bUcanneering adventures make
fine reading.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-01

Should you want a real, honest
to-goodness laugh, read 'Topsy," by
A. P. Herbert Doubleday, poran &
Co., so. It's an alluring riot OF
chortles-start to finish.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-01

II you would like an interesting
glimpse into the minds and emo
tons of criminals and imprisoned
men Of various sorts, read Gray
Shadows" (The Century Company.
$3.50, written by Joseph Lewis
French.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-01
BY WALTER D. HICKMAN.

THERE are two fine books for
l. the children. For those to II
Is Ragnhild Chevalier's Wandering
Monday and Other Days in Old
Bergen" Macmillan Co., $l.75O
1t is human and authentic. For
children, to 8, get The Picture
Book Of Robinson Crusoe," by
Elizabeth G. Moore macmillan &
CO., S2.50.) The pictures were done
by E. A. Verpilleux.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-07-09
Tri-CountyCrop Tour
at Tracy Friday
Experiment Plots to be Visited
by Farmers and Elevator
Managers

The tri-county crop tour, an annual
event held by the Tri-County CroI
Improvement association, will begin
at the Farmers Elevator in Tracy at
10 a. m. Friday, July 10, and con-
tinue throughout the day.
The variety test plots, conducted
for trial by farmers securing seed
samples of one-half bushel each from
the Experiment Station, University
Farm, will be visited on the tour.
Eleven varieties of oats, Red Wing
flax and Gladbron barley are among
the plots to be visited. In addition
to these plots, an excellent fertilizer
demonstration will be observed on q
farm where eight plots Of an acre
each have been treated, with untreat-
ed centers in each plot. Every corn
grower will be interested in this plot
ALI elevator managers and interest.
ed farmers are invited to attend this
tour. Each man is expected to bring
his own dinner but free coffee will be
served at noon.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-07-09
Band Concert to be
Given Saturday Night
New Coats and Caps to be Worn
at First Concert Under
New Schedule

Scenic City band will appear in
its first Saturday evening recital this
week in new coats and caps. The
Saturday evening programs were de-
cided upon at the recent annual meet
ing of the Commercial club with the
object of making them available to
a larger number of people.
The coats are of an unusually at
tractive design of blue with gold
trimming. The caps are of the navy
type while the dark blue coats have
a white web Sam Brown belt. Trous-
ers to match are to be ordered as the
result of recent contributions receiv-
ed from local business men.
The trouser fund has profited to
the extent of only about 500 to date
with business men of the city still
contributing. w. G. Weldon, presi-
dent of the Commercial club, and L.
R. Ewart, president of the Lions
club, recently sent out request for
donations for the purpose of purchas-
ing the trousers.
A large number Of business men
have contributed the regular s.
amount while few have given .
larger amount. N. r. Ryerson donat-
ed 81, enough to buy . whole pair,
while the Mint cafe and the ;. G.
Penney Co. gave S. each.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-07-09
Miss Anna Fak and
]. A. Johnson We'd
Daughter of Mrs. A. N. Falk
Marries Minneapolis Man
Monday Noon

Miss Anna Falk, daughter of Mrs.
Andrew N. Falk of Redwood Falls
and j. Arnold johnson of Minnea-
polls were married Monday noon at
the Presbyterian manse at Cotton
wood with Rev. L. F. Badger, pastor
of the church performing the cere-
mony. Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Falk,
brother and sister-in-law of the bride
were attendants.
A four course dinner was served
following the ceremony at the home
of the brides mother after which Mr..
and Mrs. Johnson left on a motor
trip in the northern part of the state.
They will make their home at 1886
Hanke Avenue, St. Louis Park.
The bride is graduate of the
Cottonwood high school and st. Cloud
Teachers College. She has since
taught in the rural schools Of Red
wood county, at Glenwood and for the
past three years has been member
of the faculty of the st. Louis Park
schools. Mr.. johnson is in the home
office of the Northwestern National
Life Insurance Company at Minnea-
polls.