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The Indianapolis times., 1931-08-31
Traced to Mansfield
By United Press

By United Press
MANSFIELD, o., Aug. 31.-The
amorous affairs of Harry F. Powers,
charged with the murder of five
persons, once were directed from
Mansfield, local police said today.
They said that Powers, then using
the name of Joe Gildow, had his
picture taken in the photography
shop of Mrs. Minnie Cole. In or
dering three expensive prints of the
picture, he told the proprietoress he
wanted them for his sister, mother
and girl friend who lived in Cleve-
land.
The Cleveland woman, whose
name was not disclosed, became en-
gagged to the portly wooer, who
promised her a lavish honeymoon
to California, police said, describing
their informant as a nephew Of the
woman.
The betrothal was broken when
the nephew and other members of
the family proved false the claims
of Powers that he was an engineer
in a local manufacturing plant.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-08-31
WITCH OF DELRAY
, CONFESSES KILLING
Broken by GriIIing, Admits
Hurting Roomer to
His Death.

DETROIT, Aug. 31.-Breaking a
six-day silence, Mrs. Rose Veres,
Witch Of Delray," landlady in
whose shabby house twelve men
died under strange circumstances,
today confessed she killed one Of
the men after several attempts to
poison him had failed, police an
nounced.
She admitted, police said, pushing
Steve Max, a 68-year- roomer,
from a ladder at her home last
Sunday.
Max. on whose life we're insur-
ance policies totaling $1,000, was the
twelfth man to die in the VereS
household in the last several years.
Hounded by police inquisitors
since her arrest last Tuesday, short
ly after Mak's death from a frac-
tured skull, the sullen, silent prin-
cipal in the twelve mystery deaths
lost her stoical calm this morning
when confronted with the state
ments of almost 100 witnesses.
Admits She's Lying
They're right, I've been lying
about it," she screamed. "I pushed
Steve off the ladder, all right" she
sobbed.
She then explained that she
chose the ladder method of dis
posing of Max to collect his insur-
ance after repeated attempts to
achieve the same end by poison had
failed, police said.
No admissions in the deaths of
the other eleven men have been OBJ
tained investigators said. Mrs.
Veres also insisted she alone was
implicated in Mak's death. Her son,
William Veres, Is, also is held. Po-
lice are trying to link him with the
beating of Max, which preceded his
death.
The widow, whose rooming house
was known as 6 place of mystery to
her neighbors, broke her long sill
ence with a flood of words. Speak
ing brokenly, she told officers she
killed Max to obtain the insurance
he carried, OF which she was bene-
ficiary Police already had estab-
lished that she paid the premiums.
borrowing money to do so.
Insurance on Others
Mrs. VereS also carried insurance
policies on other roomerS, including
several of eleven others who died
at her home in the last ten years.
Plucking nervouSly at her lace
boudoir cap with toil-worn hands,
and her wrinkled face working with
emotion, Mrs. Veres told officers of
the two unsuccessful efforts to kill
Max with poison.
"Then I attacked him in the
basement and beat him." she said,
"but I alone made the attack. There
were no others implicated. Later,
when I got him to climb the lad
der to fix the attic window, I got
into the attic and pushed him off"
eyes, I killed him for the insur-
ance money" she said.
After her first outburst of talk,
Mrs. Veres again resumed her
sphinx-like attitude with which she
confronted detectives for a week.
She asked to be allowed to rest.
Her attorney has charged she was
mistreated by investigators.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-08-31
WAR Renewed
IN Mine zONE;
TWO ARE SHOT
Three Others Wounded;
New Labor Outbreaks Are
Feared as Result.

By United Press
HARLAN, KY, Aug. 31.-Renewed
violence in labor troubles, which
have gripped this coal mining dis
trict, was feared today as a result
of new outbreaks in which two men
were killed and three wounded, one
critically.
Two shootings occurred Sunday
night after the district had re-
manned comparatively calm under
martial law ever since the shooting
from ambush of deputies and mine
guards last spring.
In one, Deputy Sheriff Lee Flee
ner shot and killed Joe Moore, 40,
and wounded julius and Jess Bald
win, brothers. Fleener said the men
started firing at him when he
stopped his car at a highway soup
kitchen.
Julius Baldwin was shot in the
head and was believed dying.
The other death occurred when
Deputy Sheriff Ed Rose shot Carlo
Hyatt, 19-year-old miner. The same
bullet lodged in the hand of Hugo
Hyatt. The youths father, when he
attempted to interfere as Rose tried
to arrest the young man on a
charge of drunkenness.
The deputy sheriff said Hyatt at
tempted to resist arrest. Rose was
held in Jail pending an inquest.
More than fifty murder cases are
pending in this and neighboring
counties in connection with Harlan
county's previous mine disorders.
Disorders were fomented allegedly
by radical left wing labor union
lists who had attempted to force
concessions on the part of opera
tors.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-08-31
THEY TELL Me

"How come the $4,000 a year?"
We'll, he gets $4,000 a year salary
and $1,000 for maintenance of his
mansion. Oh, yes, he also spends
the annual 100000 emergency fund
as his fancy dictates"
Here the representative expostu-
lated: "But remember, he worries
all the time he is on those trips.
Didn't he tell the comrades of
Theodore Luesse when they petit
toned him for the unemployed
leaders release that:
Lots of people think I have an
easy time of it, but I don't. While
you think I am on a vacation hav-
ing a good time, I'm not. When I
go home in the evening I can't sit
down and enjoy myself with my
family. Instead, I've got your wor-
ries on my mind"
Borrowing a cigar, the senator
shook his head and clucked in SYM
pathy.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-08-31
GUARD PLEA GRANTED
Field Kitchens to Be Used
to Feed JobIeSS.

Permission to use four Indiana
national guard field kitchens to feed
the unemployed at Clinton in Ver-
million county was given Adjutant-
General Paul Tombaugh today by
Major General Dennis Nolan, Fifth
corps area commander.
The equipment belongs to the fed
eral government and regular army
permission for it's use had to be
procured.
Request was made General Nolan
by L. o. Chasey, secretary to Gov
ernor Harry G.. Leslie, upon petit
ton from the mayor and president
of the Red Cross at Clinton.
Tombaugh explained today that
the kitchen will not be taken to
Clinton until after Governor Leslie
returns Wednesday from his Dunes
summer home and issues orders that
they be sent.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-08-31
POPE, PREMIER
REACH ACCORD
Tension Ends as Approval
Is Given Pact.
Bu United Press

BD United Press
ROME, Aug. 31.-Accord between
the Vatican and the Italian govern
ment has been completed, it was
announced today, and has been ap-
proved by Pope Pious XI and Pre-
mier Mussolini.
Text of the accord was printed
privately. 1t was sent to the mem
bers of the college of cardinals.
Their approval is not necessary,
however, as the pope took full re-
sponsibility for the negotiations.
There was a marked lessening of
tension between the Vatican and
the italian government today. Pre-
lates and members of the govern
ment staff fraternized openly for
the first time since the open break.
Provisions of the accord were
guarded closely.
1t was learned, however, that both
sides were satisfied with the form
ufa for the education of youths
through a system whereby special
clerical inspectors would oversee the
Catholic schools.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-08-31
Continued From Page u

ton there, one by one, Powers story
indicated.
Bones and other evidence leading
to continuation of the hunt for more
victims were found in the ashes of
cottage near the Powers home. It
had been destroyed by a mysterious
fire. 1t was on Powers property.
Police revealed letters written to
Mrs. Lemke, who married August
Lemke in Worcester, Mass, and has
been living at Northboro, Mass,
with a sister, Mrs. Chester Fleming.
Lemke is reported still living in St.
Paul.
One letter, part of which is un-
printable, said:
''You certainly are a well-pre-
served woman, to my way of think
ing just the right size and weight.
I never did take any fancy to a
slim woman, but prefer them plump.
st suppose you already have the
books I gave you"
Sex Books Sent Victims
They were volumes on sex psy-
cholOgy by Havelock Ellis and DR..
w. F. Robie.
"The chapter on THE Art of Love-
in Robes book is the most valuable.
DR.. Robie, very good friend of
mine, tells me he has had letters
from ministers asking if they could
have that chapter reprinted in pam
phlet form
A description of the contents of
that chapter and similar chapters
from other books followed.
There was much of that type of
suggestion in Powers letter, which
closed with this comment:
"I am sure that after you have
read the books I loaned you, you
will see in marriage something
beautiful and wholesome. I will say
bye bye for this time. A. G. M"
Thinks Letters Faxed
Mrs. Lemke's brother-in-law de-
scribed two letters purportedly from
her after she left Northboro with
Powers. They we're signed "Dor-
othy." One from Uniontown, Pa.
told of the end of the marriage
venture. and the other from Chi
cago said Mrs. Lemke was about to
start a European trip as woman's
companion.
1t was recalled that neighbors OF
Mrs. Eicher had been told by
Powers that she had gone tc
Europe. 1t was believed the two
had been brought together then
under pretense that one was to be
companion to the other on the
European tour.
"My wife thought the letters
were in Dorothy's handwriting,
Fleming said. 81 thought the writ
ing was too small and must have
been copied. The words were
spelled too good for Dorothy.
"Mrs. Lemke was born in Ger
many. She divorced Adolph Lemke
in st. Paul." Fleming said.
Warned of Danger
Another sister of Mrs. Lemke, Mrs
Eva Nelson, was quoted in Boston
as saying:
Dorothy told me she was writing
through that matrimonial agency
for a thrill. I warned her of the
danger, but she just laughed" she
said.
1t was indicated that Mrs. Lemkt
also obtained her first husband
through a matrimonial agency.
At Detroit, home of the matri-
monial agency, police sought tt
question DR.. Albert B. Platter, oper-
ator Of the American Friendship
society through which Powers OBJ
tanned his correspondents, including
Mrs. Edith Simpson of Detroit.
He and his wife did not appear
at their home Sunday. They were
believed blameless, postal authori-
ties said, in the mail order bride
business
The Indianapolis times., 1931-08-31
More Bodies Sought
As WidOzg:S Killer
Is Declared Sane

Harry F. Powers to be ''married''-
bank officials announced today.
The sum represented Mrs. Lem
kes total deposits.
Charles Fleming Of Northboro.
brother-in-law of Mrs. Lemke, had
estimated her savings must have
totaled between $1,000 and $4,000.
Mrs. Lemke, estranged wife Of Al
bert Lemke of Sc. Paul, whom she
married in 1914, following a mail
order courtship, was employed at
the North Uxbridge estate of James
Within, wealthy mill man. before
leaving with Powers for his Iowa
farm" last month.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-08-31
IndianaS Not to Be Bought
'BIindfoIded,' Asserts
Veteran Purchaser.

Omer Manlove, veteran purchaser
of Indiana trucks for the state
highway department, denied today
there is any "set-up' to buy In
dianas in the present competition
for fleet of 100 or more trucks to
be passed on Wednesday by the
state highway commissioners.
He also denied that the Indiana
Truck Company bid had been &C
companied by a letter containing a
"joker" in the way of sliding
scale" for allowances on old trucks
to be replaced.
Manlove explained that each
truck to be replaced had been listed
with bidders in a supplementary in
formation sheet sent out subsequent
to the advertising of the competi-
ton.
Letter Is Submitted
The Indiana Company then sub
mitted a letter listing the trucks
and what they would give for each
one, he said.
Listed with others in a huge blue
print tabluation the Indiana bid on
heavy trucks says that from $3.50 to
$400 will be given for each old
truck. This is where the sliding
scale complaint came from.
Manlove was going over the tab
ulation today with~A. H. Hinkle,
maintenance superintendent, who
also is head of the motor trans
port department.
Sapp May Be Barr
1t appeared likely that the past
policy of recommending the pur-
chase of Indiana trucks may be
continued, despite the unusual ef-
fort being made by other concerns
to get the business this year.
These recommendations may not
be accepted by the commission, how
ever, since Arthur Sapp, Hunting
The Indianapolis times., 1931-08-31
COAST PIRATES HUNTED
u. S. Forces Ordered to Go After
Reformed" Leggers.

bV CNtttd IftSo
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 31.-Piracy
has broken out off the south Jersey
coast, United States coast guard and
immigration officials declared to-
day.
Orders were issued to Lieutenant
Duke, commander Of the coast
guard base at Cape May, to send pa
trols to sea in an effort to capture
two boats which have looted fishing
ships. The pirates are said to be
former rum runners, who have
turned to piracy since the price Of
LIQUOR dropped with the depression.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-08-31
GRAF zEP OVER OCEAN
Giant DirigibIe Leaves African Coast
Line, Headed for Brazil.
Bn United Press

By United Press
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Aug. 81
The Graf Zeppelin, flying steadily
southwest on its nonstop journey
to Natal, Brazil, passed Villa Cis-
neros, Rio De Orc, early today, &C
cording to reports received here.
The Graf was approximately 1900
miles south Of Gibraltar when it
passed Rio De Orc, Spanish posses
sion on the West African coast.
There were thirteen passengers
aboard including Herbert S. Siebel
of Saginaw, Mich. They paid 81 900
for the round trip.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-08-31
Rhymes Used in G. o. P. Drive

NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y, Aug. 81.
Football signals for male voters
and rhymed jingles for women are
being used by the local Republican
organization to get out the vote for
their candidates. The signals con-
sist of the numbers Of the candi-
dates names on the ballot. The
names are also rhymed into the
jingles.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-08-31
TRUCK 'SET-UP' is
DENIED BY MANLOVE

ton, now commissioner, has as
sumed leadership and conducts his
own investigation of such affairs.
A constant source of criticism of
conduct of the Indiana company is
the fact that Representative Sam
Farrell, member of the state budget
committee, is their statesmen.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-08-31
Wrong Trick on Wrong Man
BIZ United Press

bV CNtttU 1'TtSS
MUNDELEIN, ILL.,, Aug. 31.-Of
all places, Thomas Chrissman, IT.,
picked a sheriff's picnic to try his
skill as pickpocket. To make it
worse, he picked a deputy, Con-
stable John Cox, as victim number
one. The result, he admitted later,
was natural one. He got caught.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-08-31
ACCIDENT KILLS THREE
Two Others May Die of Injuries in
Rensselaer, Hospital.

BIZ United Press
RENSSELAER,, Ind, Aug. 81
Three Chicago persons were killed
and two others injured, probably
fatally, in an automobile accident
near here.
Mrs. Arthur Brandenburg and her
5-year-old son died instantly. Her
father died while being brought to
a hospital here.
Another son Of Mrs. Branden-
burg and her mother are believed
to have suffered fatal injuries. They
are in the Jasper county hospital
here.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-08-31
City Firm Gets Contract

Edward F. Smith Company, In
dianapolis, was awarded a $33, ,49f 10
contract by the state highway de-
partment today for construction of
a bridge voer the New York Cen
tral railroad tracks near Earl park,
Benton county.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-08-31
EXPERIENCE FIRST HAND
Flunks Dry Agent Exam; Opens
Beer Flat; Arrested.
BIZ United Press

By United Press
CHICAGO, Aug. 31.-Harry Rapp
took an examination to become a
federal prohibition agent, but failed
to pass.
"Guess maybe I didn't have
enough actual experience" said
Rapp.
So he opened a beer fiat to get
experience first hard, only to be
arrested therein. Rapp confided to-
day that if he ever got out of jail
he would try again to become
prohibition agent.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-08-31
DRY AGENT is WOUNDED
Shot by Patron During Raid on
New York Inn.

By United Press
NEW YORK, Aug. 31.-RusselI H.
Whited, %, dry agent, was wounded
in the thigh during a raid on a city
island inn Sunday night. More
than 100 guests we're in the inn
when dry agents entered.
One of the patrons drew re-
volver, shot Whited and fed. The
shooting precipitated mild panic,
women screamed and ran to the
doors.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-08-31
waite Pigeon wins Race

A l30-mile pigeon race from
Effingham, H., to indianapolis was
won Sunday by Laurel Pride, owned
by George Waite. Birds owned by
E. G. Hoffman and S. j. Cato won
econd and third places, respec-
lively.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-08-31
Bus Turns Over; 12 Killed

By United Press
MADRID, Aug. 31.-Twelve pas
sengers in a motor bus were killed
severely when the bus turned over
on a curve. 1t was travelling at high
speed.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-08-31
ED PY BREAKS JAIL

Through Screen at Newcastle.
By United Press
NEWCASTLE, Aug. 31.-Ed Ply,
who recently laid claim to the
shortest name in the world, today
was the object of a police search
throughout Henry county.
Ply, who was being held in the
county jail, awaiting trial on a
charge of grand LARCENY, escaped by
saving his way t. ;ough a steel
screen. He was to have been tried
at the September term of court here.
Several other prisoners made no at
tempt to follow Ply.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-08-31

The guillotine, garrote and gale
lows worked overtime today in the
Brown Derby.
Candidates without 100 ballots
were executed without benefit Of
clergy. Their heads were Topped Off
despite protestations of innocence
of attempting to win the distin-
guished citizenry crown.
Jo-Jo, the Dog-Faced judge,
served as executioner. Princess Eu-
genie administered the last rites
burning of the ballots.
And now the barrier springs on
the last laps of the contest which
ends Sept. 10 and eliminates Sept.
IL with the coronation of 1878
King of Derbyland at the Indiana
state fair.
Summers Lead Huge
Sheriff Buck" Sumner slowed to
walk and was looking back at the
other derbyites with a lead of more
than 5000 votes.
The challenge of recount" crepH
into the balloting and Chester jack
son picked up so votes when Jo-Jo
went to sleep on a sparerib sand-
wich and failed to multiply with his
usual prolific ability.
And here's a big warning from
the dog-faced boy: "Cut out whole
ballots with the date on them. Votes
without dates still go to Sweeney
who manicures the morgue."
Saturdays ballots must be in the
Times Office by 5 p. m. tonight
while todays votes are due in Jo-
JOS hands by a. m. "Wednesday
morning.
New Faces in Race
New faces in the derby field today
were those of Police Captain "Lcuiep
Johnson and County Recorder Ira
P. Haymaker.
Al Farb, who runs the derby
standing scale like a player piano,
crept back in the Big Ten Skulls.
Actual measurements of skulls of
candidates with pictures of the
craniums, be they bald or hairy, will
be printed in Fridays edition Of
The Times. Watch for them.
Whoop 'em up. Vote daily Tor
your candidate, hourly, any way, but
above all-VOTE!
The Indianapolis times., 1931-08-31
Drew 1888 From Bank

BIZ United Press
WORCESTER, Mass, Aug. 81
Mrs. Dorothy A. Pressler Lemke
withdrew $1,533.01 from Worcester
Mechanics Savings bank, July 3d.
the day she left Northboro with
The Indianapolis times., 1931-08-31
PLANE DIVES IN SEA
Crashes in View of Crowd at
Bermuda Dock; One Lost.

By United Press
HAMILTON, Bermuda, Aug. 81
An airplane owned by Cyril Nelmes
OF Bermuda crashed into the sea
today. in full view of crowd of
American tourists just coming into
port.
One man was reported missing.
The plane faltered and dived INTO
the harbor as it passed a tender
bringing tourists ashore from the
pleasure steamer Franconia.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-08-31
QUAKE KILLS SCORES
Many Villages in Baluchistan Wiped
Out, Meager Reports Say.

: U NOPUA y Ddys
By United Press
KARACHI, India, Aug. 31.-Fear
that many villages have been wiped
out with huge loss of life in
creased here today with meager re-
ports OF destruction by earthquake
in Baluchistan.
The quake occurred Thursday
and destroyed all means of COM
munication. First reports said that
entire hills region was demolished.
Two towns were reported destroyed
with at least thirty killed and
hundreds injured.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-08-31
STRAGGLERS OF
DERBY CONTEST
Get The HOOK
All Candidates With Fewer
Than 100 Votes 0uSted;
Sumner in Lead.
SKULL STANDINGS

Added starters with 100 votes or
more: Hugh MCGOWAN, w. L.
Shickel, George L. Winkler, L. Ert
Slack, ALT Hogston, George M.
Poland, Tim Sexton, Judge Frank
P. Baker. Police Chief Mike Nor
riSSey.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-08-31
When Stomach Burns
With Indigestion

Bisurated' Magnesia brings Quick
positive relief. Ends Gas. Sourness,
Acld Indigestion. Makes stomach feel
fine. All over the world for stomach
ills most people prefer and demand
Nogales international., 1931-06-24
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YOUTH RECOVERING
FROM GUNSHOT WOUND

Tracy Bird returned Sunday from
Phoenix where he was called to the
bedside of his son, Tracy, Jr., who
was shot a short time ago near
Phoenix while on a camping trip
with a number of boys. Young
Tracy was able to leave the hos
pital Saturday evening and will be
on crutches for several weeks. He
is expected to entirely recover The
youth had gone to ranch house
at night to get. a drink of water
when the owner of the premises,
thinking the boy was a prowler or
some animal, fired shotgun and
struck the youth on the left leg
between the knee and thigh.
Nogales international., 1931-06-24
THROUGH SERVICE TO
BE RESUMED SUNDAY

Through service on the Southern
Pacific de Mexico, interrupted by
recent heavy storms south of MAJ
atlan, is expected to be resumed
Sunday, according to the following
announcement made yesterday by P.
E. Baffert, terminal superintendent
of the S. P: Have received report
from Guadalajara that unless un-
forseen conditions develop by heavy
storms it is figured to get line op-
en- between Aqua Fria and Barran-
cas- on Sunday June % for direct
service" A steady rain fell at La
Quemada, Jalisco, for 10 days up to
four days ago.
Nogales international., 1931-06-24

Ralph H. Zimmerman, popular
head of the Patagonia schools, was
in town Monday wearing blank
ct" about his neck. Said he played
baseball Sunday and his sweat shirt
was not tall enough, therefore, he
got a painful coat of sunburn.
Louis Escalada, summer bachel-
Or, is behaving himself this summer
and there's a good reason, as fol-
lows: The international is being re-
ceived by a certain young woman
spending her vacation in Oklahoma.
If he steps out, ''it goes in the
paper, and Louis knows it.
Eddie Edmonson and Herman
Medlen were observed attired in
full dress while bowling at the Elk
alleys Saturday evening. According
to Edmonson, they were playing for
the full dress championship.
Pete Raptis broke an arm and
was stung by a scorpion all in CHE
evening. He adds that the scorpion
died, but how, he did not say.
Nogales international., 1931-06-24
Arizona To


tCt)ntsrue6 from Page u
the House; c. o. Case, State Super
Grady S. Gammage, President of the
Northern Arizona State Teachers
College at Flagstaff; and A. j. Ma
thews, President of the Arizona
State Teachers College at Tempe
Mrs. George F. Kit of Tucson,
President Arizona Pioneers Histor-
ical Society; Mrs. Effie Keen of
Phoenix, State Historian; Miss
Chariot M. Hall of Prescott, Presi-
dent Arizona Federation of Women S
Clubs, and Tim Riordan of Flag
staff.
Nogales international., 1931-06-24
NOTICE TO DOG OWNERS!

Dog license will be due and pay
able, at this office, July 1St.
On and after August 1st, all dogs
not carrying 1882 tag will pos
lively be shot.
j. j. Lowe,
License Collector
(7-17 STD
Nogales international., 1931-06-24
TO CONVENTION

Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph H. thinner
man and son, of Patagonia, are
leaving this week to attend the
convention of the National Educa-
tional Association in Los Angeles.
Mr.. Zimmerman is superintendent
of the Patagonia schools.