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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-25

mains Of a dozen cannon
crackers" formed another smoke
screen.
COOK and Kinney said they
~ destroyed all but two quarts
of beer and a quantity of alcohol.
This and the three youths were
taken to headquarters, despite
protestations that. the affair was
"jush a lii celebrashun" for some
Of the boys.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-25

ID ED and green lights cast g
N CHASTITY glow over Island
park and the little green cottage.
Now and then the glow was
punctuated by the lightning-like
blast of fireworks and subsequent
loud retorts.
1t was 2:30 this morning and
even the residents of the White
river suburb" had given them
selves up to sleep and mosquitoes.
But with the noise and the
Light, sleep was not forthcoming
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fire SWEEPS HOME FOR
AGED; 28 INMATES ARE
DEAD and IFS INJURED
Buys Education
BIZ Enitcd Press

By United Press
CAMDEN POINT, Mo, July
25.-An entire college, 1nclud-
ing the dormitories, one red
COW, and a lot Of bills from I'M
paid teachers, was sold at a
sheriff'S auction for $4,000.
The college, Missouri Chris
tian, was founded eighty-three
years ago. J. P. Pettiiohn
bought it for the amount of a
note he held against it. He
was the only bidder at the auc-
ton, which was ordered be-
cause the institution had lost
all it's students and could not
pay its taxes or its instructors.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-25
BULLET WOUND KILLS
MAN IN CAR WRECK
Goshen Police Probe Shooting in
Crash Near City.

Goshen Police Probe Shooting in
Crash Near City.
By United Press
GOSHEN, Ind, July 25.-Chester
Juday, ii, Goshen, died in g. hos
pital here today of bullet wound
suffered few hours earlier. Police
started an immediate investiga-
ton to learn how the wound was
inflicted.
Juday was found lying in his
wrecked auto four miles north of
Goshen by Thereon Dewey, Elkhart,
who stopped to look at the wrecked
auto. 1t was at first believed that
he died Of injuries suffered in the
crash.
Juday was said to have been re-
turning here from Bristol. A girl
with whom he had been earlier in
the evening was to be questioned.
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BOYS ADMIT TORTURE
Strip Smaller Child, Beat Him and
Lock Him in Shack.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
BATTLE CREEK, Mich, July IS.
Authorities today we're uncertain
what action to take against two
small boys who have confessed they
tortured 4-year-old Donald Swain
and left him to die in an aban-
doned shack.
The boys, Gerland Despin, 8, and
Richard Cornell. Z. admitted they
stripped the smaller child, beat him
with sticks and then locked him in
the shack, according to Assistant
Prosecutor Harold Mechem, whose
secret investigation just has be-
come known.
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AUTO THIEF ESCAPES
Bluff Called, Crook Takes to Heels:
Believed Wounded.

His bluff called, an auto thief
broke away from police Friday, but
they believe they wounded him as
he ran.
The man was accosted at Birch
and Division streets, driving a car
With title issued to Paul Tom
baugh, 6181 Carrollton avenue. He
said he was Tombaugh, but when
police started to a telephone to
check his story, he ran. Police bull
lets followed him, and he is thought
to have been hit. A check revealed
ne was not Tombaugh.
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Hourly Temperatures

preached the little green cot
tage, the shooting stopped and
only a few green lights f1ickered
weakly in the breeze.
The energy that had been used
to discharge fireworks and ignite
red and green lights shifted to
that old custom of the survival
of the fittest. Bottles crashed,
lights went out, and feet beat
staccato tunes across the board
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-25
BALK AT DEBT HOLIDAY

Greek Government Notifies World
Bank on Bulgarian Payments.
By United Press
LONDON, July 25.-An Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from Athens to-
day said the Greek government had
notified the World bank at Basic it
could not agree to suspension of
Bulgaria's reparationS payments be-
cause of Bulgaria's failure to pay
her reparations inStallmentS for
April, May and June, contrary to
treaty obligations.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-25
Soan ScnInture Exhihits

The national soap sculpture COM
nlittee announces that entries in
the seventh annual contest will be
exhibited by the Lafayette Art Asso-
citation and the Sandisan branch
library at Terre Haute.
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Child Struck by Auto

Esther Katz, IL, of eo8 Union
street, was hurt on the head and
shoulders Friday when struck by an
automobile as she dashed into the
street near her home to retrieve a
ball. David Shapiro, 10, Of 1105
Union street, driver, was charged
with reckless driving and failure to
have q drivers license.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-25

Helpless inmates on the
fourth floor sounded the first
alarm inside the building.
They thumped on the floor
with the canes kept beside
their cots and awakened
Mother Superior Agatha,
head of the home.
Mother Agatha CROPPED her way
through the hall, lighted only by the
flames. She reached the first floor
and rang the house fire alarm. The
second alarm brought the nuns, who
Immediately started lining up those
inmates able TO walk, and led them
to the fire escapes.
Flames Only Light
"They were so helpless" Mother
Agatha said In recounting her at
tempts to calm the women inmates.
There were no nghts-only the
horrid reflection of the flames.
"As we went into the dormitories,
some OF, them were panicky. We did
everything possible to get them
moving. They did pretty well, but
every once in g. while one broke
from the lines, wanting to go back
for her shawl or for her slippers.
''But that awful cracking of the
flames brought them back"
GAS soon as we got the women
moving out, we went to the mems
dormitory."
Outside, arrival Of the first fire
department and the screams Of the
frightened and injured attracted
hundreds of residents Of the east
end section. Six alarms brought all
available fire apparatus. The crowd
grew to thousands.
Break Gates Down
Firemen broke down gates in the
high brick wall surrounding the
building and ran ladders up to the
windows from which trapped men
and women were calling for help.
PaSserSby and firemen made their
way into the building and brought
out the dead and injured. Automo-
bileS were Communicated and with
in a few minutes nearby hospitals
were filled with the victims.
Many of the victims died en- route
to the hospitals. The lawn in front
Of the home was turned into first
aid station, with doctors, nurses and
nuns administering relief.
Priests were called and admin
istered the last rites of the church
tc those still conscious.
Edward McMenenin and Harold
Lauef were among the first rescuers
to reach the building. Each was
able to rescue three women before
smoke drove them out of the build
ing for the last time and f1remen
with smoke masks took over the task.
Nun Aids Rescue
''We saw people hanging out OF
windows crying for help. Some
were coming down the fire escapes.
We ran up a fire escape and reached
the second floor" Lauer said. II
grabbed one old woman. She was
dressed only in her nightgown, and
carried her to the ground and
made two other trips.
when I got out with the second
woman, a nun was there helping.
I don't know how she got there, but
she cried for us to go back and we
cid.
by that time more rescuers were
coming and things were going along
pretty good. Then the smoke got so
thick we couldn't see. It spread
down the walls of the building.
Everything got confused and
mixed up.
MY buddy rescued three and then
firemen wearing smoke masks took
up the work"
J. w. Sherry climbed the fire es-
cape to the third floor and helped
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-25
RAPS DEBTS PARLEYS

They're No Help In European
Crisis" Says Chicago Publisher.
By United Press
NEW YORK, July 25.-CoIonel
Robert r. Mccormick, Chicago ed
itor and publisher, appeared to be
pessimistic about the results of the
London financial conference on his
return Friday from a brief visit to
London and Paris.
These conferences will produce
nothing to help the present crisis in
Europe" he said. They are a
wasted effort"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-25
Heroes Defy
Roaring Blaze
to Save Aged

By United Press
DITTSBURGH, July 25.-Tales Of
4 heroism, unselflshness and de-
votion amid the horror of the fire
which swept through the Little Sis.
ters Home for the Aged here were
told today as efforts were made to
identify the twenty Eight dead, VIC
tins Of the blaze.
"I'm all right. I'm Just tired. T
want to go back" was w. H.
Schulte's answer to those who in-
sisted he stay in his hospital cot.
He carried twenty persons from the
burning, snoke-filled building before
some one noticed he was injured
and forced him to the hospital.
Schultz was passing the home.
Firemen we're running in and out
Of the building. Flames lighted up
the clouds Of smoke.
AZ heard men and women scream
ing. I couldn't stand 1t. So I ran
in. 1t was a terrible sight. The
poor old men and women vera
frantic. helped one old woman
out to the street. Then I went back
in. don't know how many I helped,
but I'll never forget the sight nor
the screams. I saved several women,
I don't want credit for that. I was
just helping" said Schultz.
Mrs. Mary Maloney, 73-year-old
inmate, gave thanks to man she
didn't know. She talked from her
cot in st. Francis hospital.
GOD bless the man that saved
me. 1 was lying on the floor, being
trampled. was almost unconscious.
AL OF a sudden I felt someone's
arms around me. It was a man I
never saw before. He carried me
from the building. Please get his
name, so I can pray for him"
Mother Superior Agatha in charge
OF the institution refused 10 leave
the building or be rescued, Eugene
Cummings related.
Tore Shirt OFF Back
I ran into the burning building
oA4~ 0a" lie sister on the second
moor helping those poor old men
ana women. grabbed her ana
started down the stairs with her
Soon as I got her outside She
grabbed me by the shirt. tore II OFF
my back when I resisted and ran
back into the building" Cummings
said. He was burned about the face
and hands.
= r
Mrs. Anne Daley lives In an
apartment directly across from the
home. She told how one woman
victim brought into her home died
with her last words expressing con-
Germ for her husband, another in
mate.
MY daughter directed four wonn-
en- victims into our place" Mrs.
Daley said. "As I bent over one yorn-
an who was badly burned I heard
her say, I wonder If my husband
is all right Then she died /"
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, FIREWORKS RoAR-TTs JUsH A LII cELEBRAsHUN'

and the mosquitoes fed to safety.
Deputy Sheriffs Pat Kinney and
Harry Cook were driving south of
Island park. They saw the sky
lighted. They heard the reports.
Between them they confidentially
admitted there was shooting 60
DING on" and probably six or seven
houses ablaze.
g q
THEIR car roared to the 1900
4 block Ruth drive. AS they ap-
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League institute ENDS

WARSAW, Ind, July 25.-The
annual institute of the Epworth
league for Methodist churches of
northern Indiana was to close toIay
with election of officers. Enrollr1 mt
is in excess of 2.l0O.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-25
AUTO INJURIES
KILL AGED MAN
County Death Toll Rises to
Ninety-Five.

Death of Adam Click, n, Of 23o1
Hoyt avenue, in city hospital early
today boosted the Marion county
fatal accident toll to ninety-1ve
since Jan. l.
Mr.. Click suffered injuries when
he was hurled from the auto driven
by his daughter-in-law, Mrs. Edna
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-25
AIRMEN TO CHICAGO

Wiley Post and Harold Gatty Leave
Cleveland Airport.
By United Press
CLEVELAND, July 25.-Wiley
Post and Harold Gatty, world fliers,
took off today for Chicago, flying
the Winnie Mae, world circling
plane, in their exhibition tour of the
country.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-25
GRAF SCARS
over BALTIC
ON POLE HOP
Giant DirigibIe on Way to
Leningrad, Next Stop
in Flight.

BIZ United Press
DANZIG, July 25.-The Arctic
bound German dirigible Graf Yep
pelin sighted Gotland island at 11:20
a. m. today, according to reports
received by radio.
Gotland island is large island
of the Baltic sea, belonging to Swe-
den. 1t has extensive forests and
horses are raised.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-25
FUMES OVERCOME LAD

Boy, 8, Is Recovering After Twenty
Four Hours in Coma.
After twenty-four hours in @
coma Paul Allen Means, 9-year old
son Of Professor Karl S. Means,
Butler instructor, is recovering
from effects Of inhalation of ami
line fumes.
Aiding his father in carrying the
chemical into Butler laboratories,
the clad fell and his glass jar of the
chemical broke.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-25

Click, 80, of R. r. 7,
Box I'll, was struck by
another car Wednes-
day at Pleasant Run
boulevard and Linden
street.
VILLA m S,oIirOaor1
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In the Air

Weather condition at a. m:
West wind, mile an hour; tenn
perature, 70; barometric pressure,
1910 at sea level; ceiling unlimited;
visibility, miles; field good.
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500 CHILDREN FR0LIC

Park; Backed by Business Men.
Five hundred Brightwood children
joined a "fun day" program at
Brightwood park, Olney and Roose-
Welt streets, Friday. Events on the
program included a track and field
meet, and refreshments. The at
fair was sponsored by Brightwood
business men, and by Fred Deal,
Miss Margaret O'Connor and Nor
bert Osborn.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-25

80, Of lois Belle Vieu place, driver
OF the other car, was slated for
failure to stop at a boulevard and
assault and battery with an auto.
The latter charges, police said, will
be changed to nanSlaughter today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-25
Former Newsboy Advances

Former Newsboy Advances
By Times Special
PERU, Ind, July 25.-Louis Haas
former newsbcy, has been appointed
advertising director of the San Franz
cisco Chronicle.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-24
Plan Burial OF
Executed Pair

WHEELING, w. V, Feb "a. tU.P)
The body of Irene Schroeder was
expected here today from Belle
fonte. Pa. where she was electro
cuted with w. Glenn Dague for the
murder of Corporal Brady Paul of
the Pennsylvania Highway Patrol.
Dague's body arrived last night
and Immediately was locked in
vault in a mortuary here. None
but immediate relatives are to be
permitted to view the remains.
Although definite funeral ar
rangements have not been an
nounced for Mrs. Schroeder. her
family plans to hold quiet services
from the home of her sister, Mrs.
Ruby Schroeder, Bellaire, o. In
terment likely will be at Bellaire.
Funeral services for Dague will
be held tomorrow from the funeral
parlor according to present plans.
Teagarden, Dague's boyhood pastor.
will officiate. Burial will he at
Dallas, w Va.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-24
6IHHlnLdL-oe

BEVERLY HILLS, Feb.
%. (SpeciaD-The senate
is trying to get the Wick
ersham committee to tell
them where they got all
their dope from. What the
senate really ought to ask
'em is, where did you get
your opinions from, after
you had received all your
dope?
The lame duck bill comes
up this week. A lame duck
is a man that didn't bring
home enough loot from
the national treasury to
warrant his reelection but
they let him stay there 13
months longer to see if he
won't reform and bring
home at least a new post
office building, or enough
to widen Polecat creek. -.
Yours, WILL ROGERS.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-24
SUSPECT MORE
DEATHS CAUSED
in POISON PLOT

LOS ANGELES. Feb. "a. U.P) =
The bodies of two men who died
more than five years ago may be
exhumed and examined for traces
of poison, the district attorneys s Of
flee announced today, as the result
of disclosures by one of two women
held on suspicion of murder IN con-
nection with the strange death re-
Gently of August Lindstrom, 81
year old retired lumberman.
Further action depends upon the
coroner s findings at an inquest to-
day into LindStrom S death. Deputy
District Attorney George Stahlman
said
Mrs. Esther Carlson, Lindstrom s
housekeeper, and Mrs. Anna Erick-
son. a neighbor, were arrested after
poison was reported found in Lind
strom s stomach after his body was
exhumed from a grave in Williams,
Ariz.
Yesterday Mrs. Erickson called
Deputy Stahlman to the general hos
pital where she is recovering from
the effects of poison similar to that
believed to have killed Lindstrom
Stahlman said Mrs. Erickson told
him that Mrs. Carlson cared for an
aged man in Hemet, Cal, prior to
the death of Mrs. Carlson s hus-
band. This man died, Mrs. Erick-
son said.
Stahlman refused to reveal the
mans name, but said he would at
tempt to learn if Mrs. Carlson bene-
fitted from his estate. He also in
dcated the husband S body might
be exhumed to determine the death
cause.
The investigation into Lindstrom S
death began two weeks after he died
III Lomita, Cal, when his son, p. H.
Lindstrom, Chicago meat packer
learned that Mrs. Carlson had taken
$4,000 from joint bank account she
held with the aged man. Mrs.
Erickson admitted receiving $500 of
the money from Mrs. Carlson, it was
reported.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-24
UPWARD CLIMB
CONTINUED BY
MANY STOCKS

NEW YORK. Feb. "a. (U.P)-Over-
coming several waves of profit tax
ing and a dip in amusements. the
stock market rallied today and lead
ing issues finished one to more
than seven points higher.
Industrials. utilities. coppers, oils
and motors were carried into new
high ground for 1881 with trading
the heaviest since October TO- when
turnover amounted TO 6.296,9l8
shares.
Opening strong on turnover at
the rate OF 100000 shares. the
market advanced substantially in
early trading. Various groups were
carried forward The rise contin-
ued with only brief periods OF profit
taking until the afternoon.
Then Warner Brothers Pictures
suddenly turned down and the
whole amusement group weakened.
Trading in the main body OF stocks
turned dull. Then the market
resumed its stride 10 the close.
For time the high speed tickers
could not carry The flood of busi-
ness and they ran eight minutes be-
hind.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-24
NEW TRIAL IS
AGAIN REFUSED
DAISY DE Voc

LOS ANGELES, Feb. "a. UP
Daisy De Voc, former secretary TO
Clara Bow, was denied new trial
for the second time today by Su-
perior Judge William C. Doran.
William Bierne, attorney for Miss
De Vote, argued that the penal
code made it mandatory that Judge
Doran grant the motion. The at
torney said the code held a de-
fendant must be granted a new
trial if judgment in a conviction IS
not entered within statutory time
He held this had not been done IN
Miss De Woes case.
Miss De Voc was convicted OF
stealing S825 from Clara Bow. She
was given five years probation, with
10 months in the county jail.
Following the denial. Bierne an
nounced he will appeal the motion
to a higher court.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-24
COURT CONSENTS
TO DISMISSAL OF
PATTON'S CASE
Third Man Accused In
Imperial Bombing Case
Given Freedom

Anthony D. Patton, who vas
jointly charged with A. L. Hodges
and E. T. Mccoy with the murder
OF Ariston Lampky. Filipino. vas
free today after Judge Vaughn n.
Thompson granted a motion made
by District Attorney Elmer w. Heald
that the murder charge against Pat
ton be dismissed.
The motion to dismiss was re-
newed by Heald when it came be-
fore Judge Thompson, into whose
department of the superior court L
had been transferred by Judge A.
C. Finney after Judge Finney re-
fused to dismiss the charge.
The district attorney moved to
dismiss the charge on the grounds
that it was through information
given by Patton that Hodges and
Mccoy were apprehended, and
Hodges convicted of manslaughter.
Legally, said Heald. he could not
dismiss the charge at the time
Hodges and Mccoy were being
tried.
The law provides that, when de-
PENDANTS are being tried jointly,
action against one may be dismissed
SO that he may turn states evidence.
Patton was not being tried jointly
with Hodges and Mccoy, so dismis-
sal could not be made at that time,
said Head.
Since Mccoy and Patton were
equally involved in the bombing,
and Mccoy was freed by a jury,
Patton should also be free. contend
eel the district attorney.
He also pointed out that the
grand jury recommended the great
est leniency in Pattons case, and
stated that it would consent should
the district attorney wish to dismiss
the case.
Heald also called to the courts
attention the fact that it would be
almost impossible to get a conyic-
ton in the trial of Patton, should
he come to trial
"I can't feel justified in prosecut-
ing that man." Heald said before
entering the court room.
Kendall B. Perkins, attorney for
Patton, joined in asking dismissal
of the charge.
In granting the motion for dis
missal, Judge Thompson said
There is no doubt in the courts
mind that a man involved in a case
of this kind who takes the witness
stand to testify, is entitled to a
great deal of consideration.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-24
LEAP FROM BOAT
ENDS CAREER OF
AGED MINISTER

SAN DIEGO, Cal, Feb. 24U.P)-
Indications that Rev. j. w. Green
wood, 70, tired of the burden of in
creasing age, jumped into the
ocean from the S. S. Emma Alexan-
Ger, were seen today in letters re-
ceived by relatives here.
The time has come for me to
say my last goodbye. My work is
done. An old age of disordered
body and brain-Weary mind be-
comes a burden grevious and need
less to be longer borne. My person.
al affairs are set in order. None
will be hurt by my departure"
This is an excerpt from a letter
addressed to My Dear Children
and Childrens Children" received
late yesterday The latter was
postmarked Wilmington, Cal, and
is believed to have been mailed on
the boat.
Rev. Greenwood, formerly rector
of Trinity Church, Oshkosh. Wis,
left San Diego Friday on the S. S.
Emma Alexander, telling relatives
here he would visit his son, John
Greenwood in Los Angeles.
When the ship reached Whining
ton, Rev. Greenwood's bag was
found but no trace of the pastor
could be discovered. He failed to
reach his sons home and fear was
expressed that he had fallen over
board.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-24
BROADCAST OF
TELEVISI0N TO
GET UNDER WAY

PASSAIC, N. j., Feb. "a UP
Television broadcasts of pictures
with sound accompaniment on a
schedule calling for daily pro-
grams were under way today, the
De Forest Radio company an
nounced
The daily schedule began just as
daily radio programs were started
about 10 years ago.
The De Forest company an
nounced its survey showed 10000
sets or Instruments equipped to re-
ceiye broadcasts such as it is offer
ing, and it said that technical ad-
vance in the broadcasting art had
helped make the programs both
feasible and possible.
The broadcasts are three times
daily with the best reserved for a
90 minute period starting at 9
O'Clock p. m. (EST. Thirty min
utes of this last period is for di-
rect pickup programs. while the
other 60 minutes is for "talkies."
The pictures are broadcast over
W2XD on 2050 kilocycles and the
sound accompaniment goes on the
air over Station W2XCR on 1877
meters.
Tonights program includes a
mandolin concert and the De Forest
Little Symphony orchestra. To-
morrow the features are a boxing
match and piano concert A tele-
vision lesson and tenor solos are on
the air Thursday.