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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-26
NAB GUN DUEL
SUSPECT after
2-MONTH HUNT
Prisoner Held as HijaCker
Who Made Escape in
Sensational Battle.

Suspected of being one of two hi
jackers trailed through a hail Of
bullets by Harold Morton, motor
cycle policeman, in a long chase in
west indianapolis Sept. 10, Car,
King, &c, of 1924 College avenue
Apartment 4, was arrested today by
police
King is believed to have been the
companion of Sam Pendergraft
who Morton cornered and captured
as the chase ended in the rear of a
house at 5421 West Morris street
Pendergraft was convicted in fed
eral court on charge of trans
porting liquor, and now is serving
a Swear prison term.
King, whose photograph was iden-
titled by Morton Wednesday, was
captured in his apartment by a po-
lice squad in charge of Sergeant
Wayne Bear.
Wife Also Arrested
Kings wife, Mrs. Bertha King
whose activities have been watched
closely since the shooting, also was
arrested. King was said to have
attempted to hide an automatic
revolver under a pillow in the
apartment bedroom as Bear entered.
King and his wife were held on
vagrancy charges for federal au-
thoritieS under bond of $4,000
each.
Clews to the identity of the sec
ond alleged hijacker were obtained
after the chase, when Bear traced
phone call by woman, believed
to be Kings wife, to the Fender
graft home.
Morton picked up the trail of the
hijackers' car at West Washington
street and White river. Morton
sped after the coupe and saw an
occupant break the glass from the
rear of the car and thrust out a
shotgun muzzle.
Chase Is Sensational One
Speeding sixty-f1ve miles an hour
through streets in the southwest
section, the fugitiveS emptied the
gun at Morton. Morton returned
the fire, and when the chase
reached Morris and Reisner
streets, abandoned his motorcycle
Communicated an automobile. and
continued the pursuit.
Morton lost trail of the fleeing
car for a short time, but picked it
up again when he saw the coupe
at the Morris street address.
Rushing around the rear of the
house, Morton found himself look
ing into the barrel of a pistol held
by Pendergraft. For an instant
both stood still. Then, according
to witnesses, Morton said:
GO on, shoot, you haven't the
CUTS to pull the trigger"
Has $500 in Possession
Pendergraft threw down his re-
volver. The second alleged hi
jacker, whom Morton has identified
as King, escaped.
Morton found thirty-one five-gal-
lon and twenty-SiX one-gallon cans
of alcohol in the coupe, he reported
Morton later was commended by
Police Chief Mike Morrissey and the
safety board, and subsequently was
promoted to detective sergeant.
According to Sergeant Bear, King
had more than $400 in his posses
sion when arrested
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-26
DOCTORS WILL
Be CALLED IN
YELLING QUIZ
UndertakerS Also Will Give
Evidence on Activities
of Coroner.
RENEW INQUIRY FRIDAY
County Commissioners May
Demand Return of
Officials Fees.
RENEW INQUIRY FRIDAY
BY DICK MILLER

Additional evidence will be laid
before county grand jurors Friday
when they reconvene, after a holi-
day, to consider charges that Coro-
ner Fred w. Vehling has performed
illegal autopsieS for which he
claimed fees from the county.
Internes at city hospital and In
dianapolis undertakers probably will
appear before the jury in the next
lew days to tell what they know of
alleged irregular autopsies and en-
balmings by Vehling.
Included in charges made against
Vehling are that he "stole" bodies
and rushed them to his undertaking
establishment, 702 Virginia ave-
nue., for emblaming without consent
Of relatives and friends of deceased
persons.
Illegal Autopsies Charged
Prosecutors have learned Vehling
performed alleged unwarranted
post mortems in some natural
death causes, but in others of the
same type did not attempt the
autopsieS.
Investigating instances in which
autopsies were not made, it has
been learned the bodies were sent
to other cities and towns for burial,
but records reveal Vehling is listed
as the coroner and the undertaken.
Fees in these cases are high, Indi-
annapolis funeral directors said.
With continuation of the grand
jury probe Friday, county commits
sioners were reported investigating
laws which support assertions that
return of fees paid Venling might
be demanded if it is shown au-
topsies were illegal.
Court Ruling Cited
A ruling of the state supreme
court, which gives county officials
the power of contesting validity of
claims of the coroner, has been pre-
sented to the commissioners.
1t follows:
zone holding an autopsy under
direction of the coroner is charged
with notice of the limitations on
the power of the coroner to hold in
quests and autopsies, and the
county is not estopped from con-
testing the validity of a physicians
claim for an autopsy merely be-
cause it was directed by the coro-
ner."
At completion of the quiz, which
probably will take two weeks, due to
testimony of nearly 100 witnesses,
the jury will be asked to indict
Vehling or direct his impeachment,
or both, if facts uncovered warrant
such action.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-26
GANDHI EXPECTS TO BE
ARRESTED ON RETURN
Mahatma Prepares for Voyage to
India After Farley Failure.

&AANNA eAAANJ
BIZ United Press
LONDON, Nov. 26.-The Mahat-
ma Gandhi, failing in his demands
for India, prepared today for his
return to India, convinced he would
be arrested within a month of his
arrival.
He confided to friends today that
he expected to depart for the con-
tinent about the middle of next
week. He will proceed thence to-
ward India and the Imprisonment
which he feels certain will be melted
out to him.
GandhiS cold, which was eX-
tremely bothersome to him Wednes-
day, was reported considerably i'm
proved today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-26
Feast in Prison
By United Press

By United Press
LEAVENWORTH, Kan, Nov.
26.-Al Capone, facing a term
IN the federal penitentiary
here for evading his income
tax, probably will eat no bet
ter Thanksgiving dinner than
his brother, Ralph, already an
inmate.
The 3,072 prisoners will be
fed the following menu:
Roast chicken, giblet gravy,
dressing, cry. sauce,
mashed potatoes, bread and
coffee.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-26
OCEAN HOP is DELAYED
German Expects to Start Pacific
Fight in Ten Days.

By United Press
HONOLULU, T. H, Nov. 26.-
Lack Of a suitable flying field today
delayed the scheduled takeof of
Captain ]. K. Won Althaus, German
war f1ier, on an attempted solo
flight to the Pacific coast.
Won Althaus, one of five aviators
who brought their monoplane here
from Oakland, Cal, for the hazard
Gus venture, said he hoped to leave
within the next ten days.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-26
MERGER STORY DENIED
Metro Goldwyn- Mayer and Fox
Consolidation Secuted.
BIZ United Press

By United Press
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 26.-Despite
repeated reports, there will be no
merger of Metro-Goldwyn Mayer
and the William Fox Company,
Nicholas, Schenck, president of the
former, declared today, after his
arrival here from New York.
Neither will there be transfer
of the so-called Fox interests in
Metro Goodwin Mayer to other
hands, he said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-26

At least that will be the case if
E. G. Yellowley, Chicago federal al
cohol permit supervisor for the dis
trict embracing Indiana, Illinois
and Wisconsin, has his way.
With the advent of the prohibi-
ton era death sentence was passed
on the oid-fashioned plum pudding,
lastly favored with brandy.
But reprieve was given when
some plum pudding fan conceived
the idea Of substituting alcohol for
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-26
BATTLES DEATH AGAIN
Woman Once Saved From Rare
Disease Is Seriously Ill.

Disease Is Seriously Ill.
BIZ United Press
CHICAGO, Nov. 26.-MrS. An
drew Nelson, Al, victim of the rare
Addisons disease, once saved by
cortin treatment, was in a critical
condition today as the result of a
mysterious throat infection.
Attempts to diagnose the infec-
ton, discovered when she appeared
to be recovering from the Addison'S
disease, were unsuccessful. Physi-
clans at the Billings Memorial hos
pital were unable to confirm the
opinion that the infection was
caused by diptheria.
Visited by her husband and five
of her six children at the hospital
Wednesday, Mrs. Nelson rallied dur
ing the night, but her condition was
described as still dangerous.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-26
a BOne-D1y Christmas,
as Far as Cakes Go

IT'S dry Christmas Thereu be no beay-
eyed HooS shouting
home from Christmas having partakn plum
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-26
HOOSIER GETS REPRIEVE
Evansville Man Given New Hope
of Escaping Electric Chair.

By United Press
CHICAGO, Nov. 28.-Thanksgiv-
ing brought new hopes today to
Howard c. Bonham, Evansville,
Ind. who was saved from electro
cution at the Cook county Jail Fri
day by state supreme court order.
Bonham's attorney, Harold Levy,
sought the writ on the ground that
the evidence Of a material witness
had been restricted by the prose-
cution in Bonhams trial. The SUI
preme court will review the case in
January.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-26

Yelowey with
of alcohol bakeries in his district havorng
reported preparing take trade.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-26
StlmSon Is Hopeful
BY JOSEPH H. BAIRD
United Press stan correspondsnt

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26-The
American government warmly APP
proves the League of Nations new
est project for settling the Man.
churian quarrel and is increasingly
hopeful for speedy solution of the
dispute.
Secretary Of State Stimson gave
up long anticipated duck hutn
down on the Chesapeake this
Thanksgiving day and sat around
hi Sylvan estate awaiting Japanese
and Chinese action on the league
plans.
Stimson met newspaper men at
his home Wednesday night and an
nounced American approval of the
plan. More, he said that the United
States had told Japan and China
1t Endorsed the project and urged
them to welcome il.
Talks With Dawes
Stimson held his informal press
conference after talking with AM
baSsador Charles G. Dawes in Paris.
Dawes, worn by busy days and fret
ful nights Of negotiating, cheerfullv
reported to Stimson that the league
plan had been finished. They had
talked once before earlier in the
day.
American officials today were
more hopeful of putting our the
war flames in the far east than
they have been since the japanese
and Chinese first clashed at Mud
den, nine weeks ago.
They realize the possibility OF
failure. But failure would bring
deep regrets here, for hope is high.
Main Points Given
The main points of the league
plan, as reported here, are:
l. Evacuation of Japanese troons
into the South Manchurian rail.
road treaty zone as soon as pos
sible. (The United States and other
powers realize Japanese troops NAV
have to remain or a while in towns
where protection otherwise can not
be given japanese civilians.)
2 An investigation Of conditions
in Manchuria by an international
commission of three members. The
United States will not object if the
league wants to include an Amer
lean on this body.
3. Japan and China shall order
their troops to cease fighting and
not provoke each other further.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-04-02
STATS DIARY
By Ross Farquhaa

Friday-well Elsy give a party for
we yunger set tonite and Jane and
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-04-02

Ing w oOA4 pa q
book down to the news paper office
and she sed it wood help him to en-
proove his Vocabulary but pa sed he
thot it was the f1ite of foolishness for
a marryed man to emproove his
Vocabulary. I don't no just what he
ment but he sed I dident need to
menshen it to ma.
2 Sunday-Ant Emmy must be get
ting pritty old because she was a
tawking this afternoon about the
good old days when foxes kept the
Sabbath and their appendices and
etc. unregardless of whut was going
onn round them.
Munday-they is two or three meb-
by girls in are class witch has ben
casting envious eyes at me here of
latey. I don't no why they are be-
ing so nice to me unlest it is be-
cause Kathern Plodd seen me in the
bank paying in on my Crismas saw
ing acct. today.
Tuesday, was in the store today
and Mrs. Blunt was in the store and
she was bying aporn and when
they asst her whut size she wanted
she had to call her husbend to asst
him what size aporn he wore.
Wensday-pa give me sum bills to
go out and cooleck them tonite after
skool and sed heed give me 10 per
sent of whut l got. well l ddident
make no money but evry buddy treet-
ed me wanderful nice. they all sed
for me to cum back and call agen.
Thirsday-well after her foxes had
spent about 100 S getting reddy for
her wedding Rozella Cult postpone
ed her wedding witch was to have
ben put on tonite on acct. of her
fancy was in machine witch met a
locomotive going the oppasite direck-
shun. The machine was also damag-
ed.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-04-02
ELMORE COMMUNITY
DONATES CAR OF OATS
FOR STORM VICTIMS

A carload of oats, donated by resi-
dents in the community at Elmore,
Minnesota, to the storm victims of
Lyon county was distributed to 10 of
the neediest families in the area de-
vastated by the tornado and hailstorm
of August 3. The car contained
2,163 bushels with an approximate
value of $500, said the News-Mes-
senger.
Free transportation was furnished
by the Chicago & Northwestern rail-
way. V. B. Tubbs, disaster chairman
for the Lyon county chapter of the
Red Cross had charge of distribution,
which was made according to number
of horses per farm, and the amount
of feed on hand.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-04-02
A LESSON FROM A HEN

"Did you ever stop to think that
hard times mean nothing to hen?"
says a poultry writer. "She just
keeps right on digging worms and
laying eggs regardless Of what is
said about conditions. If the ground
is hard she scratches harder. If it's
dry, she digs deeper. If she strikes
a rock she works around it.
"But always she digs up worms and
turns them into hard boiled profits
as well as tender broilers. Did you
ever see pessimistic hen? Did you
ever know Of one starving to death
waiting for some worms to dig them
selves to the surface? Not on your
life. She saves her breath for dig
ging and her cackle for eggs
Brookings, S. d. Register.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-04-02
SPRINGFIELD TO LET
SEWER CONTRACT

Eleven blocks Of storm sewer and
two blocks of watermains are to be
constructed at Springfield prepara-
tory to trunk highway Improvement
on No. z.
Bids will be opened on April Is.
The trunk highway paving is due to
come through the city next year,
said the Advance-Press, so that it is
necessary to make underground i'm
provements early. The highway will
traverse Rock street.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-04-02
DUCK HUNTING SEASON
CUT BY GOVERNMENT

Minnesota duck hunters will not be
permitted to take the field this fall
before October 1 as the result of the
change made in Federal migratory
bird regulations the first of last
week. In addition to opening the
season Is days later than in recent
years the change also forbids shoot
ing until noon of the opening day.
These changes met the approval of
President Hoover as the result of ex-
tensive surveys made under the di-
rection of the department of agricul-
ture. The President ordered that the
regulations be carried out by the
secretary of agriculture. Regardless
of existing game laws in any of the
various states shooting will not be
permitted before this date. However,
it is expected the Minnesota legisla-
ture will make changes in the pre-
sent game laws to conform with the
federal law.
The changes were made as a result
of the diminishing of migratory birds
at an alarming rate, during the past
few years. The extended drouth of
the past two years and draining of
vast tracts Of marsh lands in Canada
have reduced breeding grounds to a
considerable extent of a great maj
ority of the migratory fowl in the
three provinces of Manitoba, Saskat-
chewan and Alberta.
The new regulations apply to
ducks, geese and jacksnipe. Local
ducks are probably the only water
birds that will receive any material
benefit from the law here.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-04-02

me was a CaWk-
ing over on the
davinport. and she
sed come on less
get closer to the
radio and / sed If
we get closer to
the radio you cant
here whut I am
saying to you and
so she sed yes
t h a t s true and
then she got up
and w e mt over
c | o s er to the
radio. I CESS she
diddent get my
meaning.
Saterday-They
was a woman try
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-04-02
FALK APPORTIONS
MARCH SETTLEMENT

March tax settlement for 1881 was
apportioned to the various towns and
villages this week by County Treas
urer A. P. Falk. Total tax collections
for 1881 were approximately $148,-
900.
Townships that shared more than
$1,000 were Shutdown, apportioned
$1,229.03, and Morgan, received ST.
063.48. Of the cities and villages
Redwood Falls shared $7,994.51, while
Milroy received $2,086.49, and Glenn
ents was apportioned $1,243.10.
Following are the amounts appor-
toned to each township and village
for the March settlement:
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-04-02
SLEEPY EYE PHYSICIAN
DIES FOLLOWING OPERATION

Following an operation for ruptw-
ed appendicitis, M. A. Kiefer, M D.,
Sleepy Eye, succumbed at the Loretta.
hospital at New Ulm, Thursday
morning. DR.. Kiefer was born at
Beaver Falls, Renville county, fifty
three years ago. He came with his
parents to Sleepy Eye while lad,
and after gaining a medical educa-
ton, practiced at his home town.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-04-02
NEW BUTTERMAKER AT
MILROY CREAMERY

Robert Robbs, Litchfeld, has been
hired as the new buttermaker by the
Milroy Cooperative creamery. He
will assume charge April 16. The
aim of the board of directors is to cut
down running expenses this year and
conduct the business more efficiently
than in the past, said the Milroy
Echo.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-04-02
NORTHFILD WILL HAVE
SUNDAY MOVIES AGAIN

The Sunday movie is to be permit
ted in Mortified after an absence of
many years, according to 861 to
754 vote Of the people of that town at
a recent election. Students voting
caused considerable excitement since
some of the students of both Carleton
and st. Olaf were particularly intent
on maintaining their illegal rights
in relation to local issue.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-04-02
VETERINARIANS MEET AT
SPRINGFIELD APRIL 2

Members of the Southwestern Min
nesota Veterinary Medical Society
will meet at Springfield, April 2. DR..
Philip Radford, Slayton, is president,
and DR.. Guy Van Duzee, Lamberton,
vice president of the newly organized
association.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-04-02
GAS RETAILS AT los
CENTS AT LAMBERTON

Gasoline reached q new low price
at Lamberton when the price was
reduced to 10.5. This does not in
clude the cents tax.
The Washington times., 1931-08-15
BOND PRICES STEADY

NEW YORK, Aug. Is QN.S0.
Bond prices we're steady in a dull
and. featureless weekend market
today. The halt in heavy selling
of the railroad bonds permitted
slight recoveries in the we'll
known issues.
Paramount Publix 51as moved
up 112 points to IS. Warner
Brothers IS were up 1I2 at 81.
General Theaters Equipment IS
up / at q. Missouri Pacific As
rallied about point at 5712, while
Nickel Plate 412s were up l at 81.
and Southern Railway 41as up a
point at 881a.
Foreign government bonds were
quiet and firm, with German 512s
up 3s at 63H, Hungarian Munich
pal 7hs up l at 81, and Colum-
bian IS up 212 at 521a.
The usual narrow movements
took place in the United States
bond group. Old Liberty 312s
sold at 1O2.11, First 414s at 1882,
Fourth 4As at 104.28, Treasury
As at 1893 and New Treasury
3hS at l0l,l7,
The Washington times., 1931-08-15
CURB IS ACTIVE.
AND HIGHER

NEW YORK, Aug. IS 0N.S.).
Brisk rallying tendencies we're
again predominant in an active
weekend session on the curb mar
ket today, with continued pool
operations instrumental in carry
ing the list as a whole to new
high ground on the move.
Utilities were moderately high
er, with Commonwealth Edison a
strong spot in chalking up a gain
of 13s points at 201A. American
Gas was up "a at 67R, with
American and Foreign Power
Warrants up y at 1874, Electric
Bond and Share up 70 at 39k
and Electric Power and Light
Warrants up IS at 21h.
Humble was the paceSetter in a
firm oil list, chalking up a new
gain of 2 points at IS. Vacuum
rose 1b points to 4SA, and
gains largely of nominal proper
tions were prevalent in other
petroleum issues.
Cities Service was one Of the
few laggards among the pivotal
stocks, unable to better its pre-.
vious closing level of 9%, and
selling slightly lower for a good
part of the day.
Atlas Utilities Corporation,
which, through its absorption
policy, has become one of the
leading units in the investment
trust field, was in active demand
today. moving up p to 7A.
Other holding company issues
were dull and irregular.
Among the speciality leaders to
gain ground were Aluminium,
which was up / point at 129,
Parker Rustproof up 23s at 84l2,
and Mapes Manufacturing up
ia at 407s. Among the lower
priced issues good buying was
discernible in General Theaters
preferred and Ford, Ltd. both
of which were fractionally
higher.
The Washington times., 1931-08-15
COTTON PRICES
2. RULE FIRM r.

NEW YORK, Aug. IS G.N.S).
The New York cotton market dis
played a firm tone during the
early trading today. At the first
call, the market refused to re-
spond to the upturn in Liverpool
cables, but a good trade support
and short covering, however,
brought the general list to some
what higher levels.
At the start Of the final hour,
october old at 7.19, up Is; De-
cemPer at 7.39, up Is; January
at 7.51, up is; March at ITO, up
16, and May at 7.89, up IT.
The concensus bureau reports
450,518 running bales of lint cot
ton were consumed in mills of the
United States in July. This CON-
pares with 455,388 in June and
379,022 in July, 1880. The total
consumption for the IL months
ended July 81, amounted to
5,270,948 bales, against CLOS, $40
consumed in the corresponding
period of the 1929-3O season.