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The Washington times., 1931-06-04
Beer Worth $4,000
En1Dtied in Greek

HAGERSTOWN, Md, June 4.
Federal agents working out of
Cumberland seized 165 half-bar-
rels of beer, valued at about
$4,000, in the building owned by
the Inland Utilities Company, at
Franklin, Mcpherson and Foun-
dry Streets, in Hagerstown, but no
arrests were made.
The barrels, stored on the third
floor, were hauled away in trucks
to the city dump along the An
tietam Creek. Hundreds of men
and boys gathered around as the
agents and workmen knocked in
the heads of the barrels.
The Washington times., 1931-06-04
Richmond Court
Denies Jones Order

RICHMOND, Va, June 4 Q.N.
SO.-The State Court of Appeals
has refused James P. Jones,
churchman and former legislator
and former treasurer of the Anti
Saloon League of Virginia, writ
of error against the lower court
for denying his freedom on bond
pending his appeal to the U. S.
Supreme Court to review his case.
Jones was convicted of a
charge of embezzling funds from
the M. E. Church orphanage
when it's treasurer, and was SEN
fenced to five years in prison.
The Washington times., 1931-06-04
Hoover FeLicitates
KinQ on Birthddu

President Hoover yesterday sent
a telegram of congratulation to
King George of England, on the
occasion of his sixty-sixth birth
day anniversary. The President
said:
MAY 1 take this occasion of
the Sixty-sixth anniversary Of
Your MajeSty'S birth to reiter-
ate the cordial good wishes of
the American people and to
add my sincere personal con-
gratulatiOnS."
The Washington times., 1931-06-04
TUBERCULOSIS CUT

More than one-third of all the
counties in the United States
have reduced bovine tuberculosis
infection to less than one-half
of l per cent. In these 1000
counties there are 21,313,313 cat
tie, reports the United States De-
partment of Agriculture.
The Washington times., 1931-06-04
Mrs. A. II. DeMGrtin
Seeks AnnULment

Charging her husband, Vincent
DeMartin, of Orange, N. j., had
a wife from whom he was not
divorced at the time of his mar
riage 20 her, Mrs. Anna H. De-
Martin, of Laurel. Md. filed an
nulment proceedings at Upper
Marlboro yesterday, through her
attorney, Ogle Marbury.
The Washington times., 1931-06-04
SHAW CALLS II.
POLITICAL
MOVE
Officials Have No Objections
To Additional Audit, He Says;
Hits Back at Enemies

Replying to published reports
that petitions for a Grand Jury
investigation of Montgomery
county are to be presented to the
judges of the circuit court, Lacy
Shaw, president of the board of
county commissioners, yesterday
said that the commissioners will
make every effort to finance such
an inquiry if the judges of the
circuit court present any plan CT
action.
Mr.. Shaw said in part:
"The political leaders opposed
to the county administration
apparently are willing to bring
any political charge which they
believe will confuse the Situa-
tiOn and so give them a better
chance of winning the 1884
election.
Sees Harm to County
'I believe they desire pOIiti-
cal success even at the expense
Of the damage to Montgomery
county of continued untrue
charges against the public repu-
tatiOn of the county.
"Since the charges of illegal
public expenditures or trans
actions by the board of county
commissioners are untrue, the
circulation of the petitions, as
reported in the press, places
the county in a false light.
Welcome AuditS
"Our aim and object is to
give Montgomery county honest,
intelligent and efficient govern
ment, entirely mindful of the
best interests of both the people
and future of the county.
"While the county books
have been regularly audited as
required by law and we believe
the accounts are in good shape,
the county commissioners have
no objections to additional au-
dts.
"The county books are pub
lie records, and have always
been open to all taxpayers and
voters"
The Washington times., 1931-06-04
DGnUiIIe to Vote
On NeU Bond Issue

DANV1LLE, Va, June 4.
Whether or not the bonded in
debtedness of Danville will be in
creased to $3,450.O0O will be de-
termined tomorrow when voters
go to the polls to pass on an addi-
tional issue Of $l5O,000 for the
erection of an armory and audi
torium for the city. The structure
will serve as a war memorial for
DanVille. ..-
The Washington times., 1931-06-04
German Ambassador
Halls u. S. Friendship
Photo by Interna tional

NEWARK, N. j., June 4 GIN.
SD.-A kinship of aims, the
maintenance of peace, has healed
the breach between the United
States and Germany, according
to Baron Won Prittwitz, Ger
man ambassador at Washington.
Speaking here last night at q
dinner in his honor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-22
LINDYS SON is
ONE YEAR old
ChiId'S Health Good; Likes
Terrier Puppy.

BIZ United Press
PRINCETON, N. j. June ga
United States senator and one of
the worlds greatest aviators were
among those to pay tribute today
to year old boy.
The infant is Charles August
Lindbergh Jr, and this is his first
birthday. Senator and Mrs. Dwight
w. Morrow are visiting the Lind
bergh home here. The occasion is
double anniversary, for Mrs. Lind
bergh, daughter of the MorroWs,
was born June % also.
The baby is an attractive child
and bears Slight resemblance to
his famous father. He enjoys good
health and, according to friends of
the family, is not being subjected
to baby talk. He has big blue eyes
and one of his chief interests in
life, to date, is his Scotch terrier
puppy.
He never has been in the air.
Colonel Lindbergh was quoted re-
Gently as having said: There
wouldn't be any point to it, except
to say he had flown. It would be
safe enough, but he wouldn't be
able to appreciate it SO soon"
The baby will stay at the Morrow
home, where he was born, while
Colonel and Mrs. Lindbergh are on
their oriental tour.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-22

By Times Special
OCEAN CITY, N. j., June 22-
Bill Fulton, who won the right to
represent Indianapolis in the ninth
national marble tourney here by
winning The indianapolis Times
event. today ran into all sorts Of
back luck in the opening days play
and failed to win a game.
Bill missed marbles by the pro-
verbal hairs breadth and dropped
three Of his games by 7-to-6 scores
on this account.
However, F. A. Walker Jr., ma
tional runner-up in 1880 and the
Decatur, H., representative again
this year. teek Bid in hand after
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-22
FASCISTS JAIL PRIEST
Arrested for Violent Speech
Against Government.
By United Press

By United Press
ROME, June 22-The Rev, Luigi
Collendoni, Catholic priest, was
arrested at Tarvision on Sunday for
making violent speech against
Fascism, tn newspaper Giornale D.
Italia said today. The speech.
which was inspired by the closing of
Catholic young mems clubs, was
made during the regular Sunday
service at the Tarvisiorl church.
Official quarters said today the
governments answer to the fourth
Vatican note on the church quarrel
would be stronger because of the
Pope's criticism of Fascist methods
In an address Saturday.
The note nearly was complete
Saturday, but was held for revision
after the Pope'S speech. The govern
ment limited that his remarks made
the situation worse instead of
clarifying it. The Pope accused the
FasciStS of spying methods in perse-
cutting the church.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-22
WELL IS POISONED
Test Shows Water Charged
With StryChnine.
By United Press

BIZ United Press
SHELBYVILLE, Ind, June a.
A report by a state chemist reveals
that water in the we'll at the home
of Thomas Martin, living near, is
highly charged with strychnine. In
twenty-five teaspoons of the water,
there was enough poison to kill
three persons, the report said.
Martin said he noticed powder on
the handle of the pump at the well
Of his home, and on tasting the
water was convinced it was not
pure. 1t was not until several days
later that a sample was taken to
the chemist for examination, how
ever.
Martin became i'll after drinking
the water, but his condition is said
to be not serious.
County officials opened an in
veStigation of the report, seeing a
possibility of linking it with the
death of two girls at a dinner at
Lebanon Sunday, who died after
eating sandwiches which contained
strychnine.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-22
Hoover's Plan
Brings Chorus
of ApprOval

A chorus of approval was the
answer today to President Hoo
ver's debt holiday plan. Some
statements and editorial views:
follow:
owen D. Young-The proposal
is not only the act of wise credi-
tor, but the helpful word of
great democracy.
Gilbert Hitchcock, Ex- United
States Senator-The plan should
go far toward perfecting world
cooperation and restoring normal
conditions.
Edgar l.. G.. Prochnik, Austrian
Minister to the United States
This is an opportune step of the
American government at criti-
cal moment.
Edward N. Hurley, President of
the American Manufacturers Ex-
port Association-I am convinced
that this action will have very
stimulating effect on world bust
ness.
H. H. Johnson, Trenton IN. j.
Clearing House AsSociation-Thi
move for the economic relief of
Europe is a master stroke.
Former Governor Hammill, Iowa
1t is the most constructive, for
ward-looking step we have taken
in long time.
New York World Telegram -
President Hoover's proposal is
splendid first step but until
competitive ornaments and pro-
hibitiye tariffs are removed, lesser
measures only can postpone the
explosion.
Pittsburgh Post Gazette resi-
dent Hoover's suggestion will be
approved heartily by every right
thinking citizen.
Washington Post - President
Hoover has made a gesture of
good will to Europe. 1t is up to
Europe now to make good its
share.
New York Herald Tribune-H
for no other reason that one of
enlightened self interest, the
American people are bound to ap-
plaud the move.
New York Times-If there is to
be substantial economic recovery
over here, it must be helped along
over there-that is the high sig
nificance Of Mr.. Hoover's offer.
Brooklyn Eagle-Harassed heads
Of governments abroad have taken
heart, whole peoples have been.
given new hope and once more the
world looks to America for deliv-
erance.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-22
PROMPT ACTION BY NATIONS OF
WORLD NECESSARY IF H00VER'S
DEBT HOLIDAY PLAN IS TO WIN
German Debt
News Shoots
Stocks Upward
BY United Press

FINANCIAL centers today &C
II claimed the Hoover proposal
for a one-year debt moratorium,
and world markets on stocks and
commodities scared in the most
active trading since the bull mar
ket days of 1929.
The New York Stock Exchange
rose one to fifteen points at the
opening on a pace of 100000
shares for a full session. Prices
gave ground after the initial
orders on prof1t-taking, but Steel
common regained its setback and
led tn eliSt upwards, with tickers
unable to keep pace. Initial blocks
ranged from 1000 to 10000 shares.
Gains of fractions to points
we're recorded on other stock
markets including Chicago. Pitts
burgh, Philadelphia and Boston.
German bonds advanced one to
four points; cotton rose $3.50 to SO
bale in New York mad New Or
leans; wheat was up Ia to 215
cents a bushel at Chicago, more
than a cent at New York and two
cents at Winnipeg; wool rsoe fifty
points in New York; silver futures
were bid up two cents an ounce;
coffee futures rose thirteen to
twenty-six points; sugar was up
three to four points.
= n
EOREIGN markets gave the
l. clew to American centers be-
fore the latter opened. The Ber-
lin bourSe was up 2 to Is points,
while wide gains were recorded
at London, Toxic, Brussels, AM
sterdam and Paris.
Liverpool cotton rose "a points,
Bremen cotton 80 to 113 points,
Alexandria cotton 126 to 169
points, Havre cotton 10 points and
Bombay cotton 10 rupees. All
metals rose sharply on the Lon
don metal exchange.
Bar silver, the slump in which
hes been an index of world de-
preston, closed at Is 1916 pence,
a gain Of 5-16 from Saturday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-22
GOLF SCORES ARE HIGH

High scores marked the close of
the first eighteen-hole play today
in the women's city championship
golf tourney today at the Indian
apolis Country Club.
Miss Elizabeth Dunn of River
side, defending champion, had an
SO; Mrs. j. A. Patten of the Coun-
try Club, 81, and Miss Elizabeth
Abbott Of Avalon, SO. The turney
is a f1fty-four-hole play.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-22
BANDIT TAKES
CAR, ATTACKS
KIDNAPPED GIRL
Maniac HoIdup Man Target
of FaF-FIung Search
by City Police.
ABAND0NS STOLEN AUTO
Escort Is Forced From
Machine as Intruder
BrandiSheS Gun.

kidnapping a girl and her escort
in their auto, a bandit early to-
day forced the youth to drive north
east of the city, attacked the girl
while her companion was with them,
and then forced the youth from
the auto, holding the girl prisoner
several hours.
The attacker, believed hidden east
of the city, is sought in the great
est man hunt organized in Indian
apolis for years.
Police and sheriff's squads combed
the entire section east of the city
limits after he eluded them and
abandoned the car stolen from the
youth. H.
Leaps on Running Board
The man and the girl, who is 10
years old, were driving on Rosslyn
avenue near Fifty-sixth street, when
the kidnaper leaped on the running
board Of the car. This was short
ly after midnight, the girls escort
told police. The bandit had robbed
the residence of E. H. Dunn, 1929
RosSlyn avenue of a revolver, watch,
pennies and old coins.
The bandit sat in the coupe be-
tween the driver and the girl, keep
ing one revolver constantly trained
on the youth, he told police.
Forcing the youth to drive north
east of the city and through the FIT
Harrison reservation, the attacker
commanded the driver to halt the
car in a lane near the fort.
Girl Is HyStericaI
He said the man ordered him to
walk down the lane. When he re-
turned, he found the maniac had
attacked the girl and she was
hysterical.
He said the bandit again forced
him to drive the car, ordering him
out of it at keystone avenue and
Noblesville road shortly after 1880
He was taken to his home by a
milk company driver.
Police and sheriff's squads
searched for the attacker who was
driving the car with the girl in
the eastern section of the county,
it later was learned.
Staggers Into House
AT 4 a. m. the girl staggered into
the farmhouse of William Kline.
one mile west of Cumberland. She
was suffering from nervous collapse
when police reached her and was
unable to tell a coherent story of
the outrage.
At headquarters later, with mem
bers of her family, she told the
bandit attacked her twice after her
escort was ordered from the car.
The auto was found about $50 bv
Motor Policemen William Haugh
and Oren Mangus stuck in fresh
gravel on road one-half mile north
of the Brookville road, two miles
east Of the city limits.
The victim was taken to her
home.
Described as Young Man
When she entered the Kline
home the girl clutched twenty-four
pennies and two old coins the at
tacker had given her with the as
Sertion:
THAT ought to get you home
The attacker gave the same num-
Der of pennies and coins, all of
which were stolen from the Dunn
residence, to the girls escort when
he forced the youth from the car.
The attacker is described as be-
ing about "a, slender and tall,
wearing dirty tweed coat and gray
cap. His victims noticed his long
fincernails thew said
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-22
POISON FATAL
TO z GIRLS At
PICNIC TRACED
Mother Is Quizzed While
Father and Two Others
Lie in Hospital.
CAPSULES ARE FOUND
Greenfield Officials Press
Search for Purchaser
of StryChnine.
By Times Special

By Times Special
GREENFIELD, Ind, June pa
mothers repeated protest L don't
know how it got there" temporarily
freed Mrs. John w. Simmons today
of probe into the death of her
two daughters following the eating
Of sandwiches which she had made
Tor a reunion picnic Sunday near
Lebanon.
And with her release from the
Hancock county Jail Lebanon off,
GERS and Hancock county officials
began a thorough check of drug
stores of the county to ascertain if
possible who purchased strychnine
in capsules which caused the death
Of the two girls and critical illness
to their father and two other men.
Mrs. Simmons was released to
her brother, Earl Barrett, of Green
field, pending the investigation as
10 where the poison pellets were
purchased
Fail to Shake Story
Several hours of questioning Mrs.
Simmons at the Greenfield Jail
failed to shake her story of how
che had prepared the pressed
chicken for the familys picnic din
ner, placed the sandwiches in box.
and saw them slowed in the family
auto.
If a check of Hancock county
pharmacies fails to throw light on
where the poison was purchased,
officials of Hancock and Boone
counties plan to switch the check to
druggists of Indianapolis.
1t is pointed out that strychnine
Is difficult to purchase without a
physicians prescription, and that
thereby the solving of the two
deaths may be made easier.
A search of Simmons large home
near Greenfield failed to reveal any
clew Of aid in experimenting the
murderer.
Want to Be Sure
Everything seems to point to one
person, but we want to be sure"
declared Sheriff J. E. Stottlemeyer
OF Hancock county.
The Simmons home is five miles
northeast of Greenfield. Simmons
is we'll known as a farmer through
out the county.
Lester Carr, 18, one of those
poisoned at the picnic, lives on the
farm of Horace N. jackson, 55.
Jackson, who also is in a Lebanon
hospital in a critical condition from
eating the poison sandwiches, lives
near the Simmons farm.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-22
MARBLES ACE HAS
BAD LUCK IN MEET

the days play and expects him to
have his shooting eye back by
Tuesday.
Jonn Jeffries Of Greenville, o..
put his city out in front in the west
ern division, with eight wins and
no defeats. Fulton viii play eighteen
games on Tuesday and Wednesday
and still has a chance for the high
honors.
Bill arrived in Ocean City Sun
day night after three days Of hot
weather riding. West Virginia's
scenic foothills and old wooden sus-
pension bridges wehe VIVID sights
for the Indianapolis youngsfer.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-22
When a SuIiUan Meets
a Sulizan-Watch Ont!


CHICAGO June 22-Pocemsn Roy Sullivan walking
~ beat when heard
1t came from car parked in an otherwise
Inside the car he found his l.
John L. making loud sounds which srenade
Policeman Roy commended it just noise.
While they argued, whole
Sergeant Robert Sullivan relation of Roy John L.
At the station Sulvans Robert Sullivan
John to Desk Sergeant Sidney Sullivan Sergeant
er All the Sulivans present L,
and decided to put John cell
Robert Sullivan,
Robert the jailer who led ]. away
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-22
Birds Found Dead


LEBANON, Ind, June 22.-Sand-
wiches eaten at a family reunion
here Sunday, which resulted in the
death of two girls and illness of
three others persons, were not the
only food brought to the picnic
which was poisoned, it was found by
Lebanon authorities today.
Des South, custodian of Memorial
park, where the reunion was held,
today found dozens of dead black
birds lying near where the picnic
was held He reported watching
several of the birds picking at beets,
partially wrapped in tissue paper,
flying short way into the air and
falling dead. I've Stephenson, a
commissioner, was with South and
verified his report, police we're told.
Found Only in One Place
Several of the birds and beets
we're taken for examination to learn
If they also contained Strychnine,
the poison placed in pressed chicken
sandwiches which caused the deaths
Sunday.
Police were told the Simmons re-
union was the only one held in the
northwest section of Memorial park,
where the birds were found.
The girls whom death struck
down just as the annual reunion
was starting were Virginia Sim
mons. IA, and her sister, Alice Jean,
10. Others who ate parts of sand
wiches before capsule dropped
from one and the poison was dis
covered were the girls father, John
Simmons. 4S; Lester Carr, Is; and
Horace Jackson, so.
The Simmons family drove here
from their large farm near Green
field, sixty-five miles away, to attend
the reunion with about twenty-five
others at Memorial park. About an
hour after the family arrived it was
decided to eat.
Doctor Finds Poison
As the call went out for dinner,
children romped to the picnic table.
Eagsrly the children tore the wrar-
pings frcm tbs sandwiches and be-
gan CdNlt1S.
Virginia and Alice Jean had con-
sumed a sandwich each and their
father, Carr, and Jackson each had
eaten part of one, when a white
capsule dropped from a wrapper. A
physician at the picnic looked once
at the capsule and said "strychnine. ="
The girls, both in commissions,
we're rushed to hospitals. Both died
within short time. The two men
and Carr were stricken similarly
and it was feared they could not
7scover.
Sheriff Groce Small, Police Chief
Ed Casey and Coroner G.. A. Ows-
ley found that the white capsules
had been placed in about a dozen
sandwiches in the Simmons basket
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-22
NAUTILUS is IN PORT

wilkins Submarine Is lowed Into
Queenstown by Wyoming.
By United Press
QUEENSTOWN, Ireland, June %.
The submarine Nautilus, towed by
the United States battleship Wyom-
ing, arrived at Cork Harbor early
today.
The Nautilus broke down while
crossing the Atlantic on the way
to England, preparatory to its prof.
ected cruise under the ice to the
north pole. The expedition is COM
manded by Sir Hubert wilkins.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-22
Early Closing

Stores will close at 5 p. m.
the first five days of the week,
beginning Monday, July 6, it
was announced today by the
Merchants Association. This
will continue until Sept. 4.
The shorter working day
during July and August has
been observed by the Mer-
chants Association members
for twenty-eight years.
1t particularly is pointed out
that the early closing does not
include Saturday.