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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-06
Chicago Reports First Sun
Victim, While Cold Grips
Neighbors.

CHICAGO, May 6.-Winter re-
turned to scattered areas in the
Mississippi valley today, causing
damage to orchards, gardens and
early crops.
Temperatures throughout the ter
ritory began a slide downward late
Tuesday and still cooler weather
was forecast by G. A. Donnell
weather bureau forecaster.
While snow and hail storms
touched sections of the midwest, a
heat wave swept the Lake Michigan
region Tuesday, bringing tempera-
lures that ranged from 10 to IS
degrees.
Dies of Heat
Frank Brongel, 80, the years first
heat victim in Chicago, fell dead
while spading a garden. Policeman
Thomas O'Malley collapsed while on
duty.
Storms were reported in the terri
tory from Colorado to Iowa ano
from Kansas to Minnesota.
A Kansas nail storm caused ar
estimated loss of 100000 bushels
of wheat. So severe was the storm
that it virtually moved down thou
sands of acres of grain. The large
stones shattered windows and killed
jack rabbits.
Snow in Colorado
Snow and rain storms alternated
throughout Colorado. Leadville re-
ported two inches of snow and
other cities in the north and east
ern parts of the state we're hit by
rain and sleet. In Denver the snow
ciimaxed day of sunshine, rain,
hail and strong winds.
Traces of snow and temperatures
in the EOS were reported in Mime
sofa and North Dakota, while freez-
ing temperatures prevailed in Iowa
and western Illinois.
Preceded by rain, the mercury
was to drop this afternoon and by
tonight reach a low of IS, according
to forecast Of the weather bureau.
However, the bureau holds high
hopes for skies to clear Thursday
with temperatures rising by night.
The rain was general throughout
Indiana today, bureau heads said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-06
ASKS BANK RECEIVER
Petition Filed for Farmers
Trust Company.

Petition filed by Luther F. Sy-
mons, state banking commissioner
in Marion circuit court today, re-
quested a receiver for the Farmers
Trust Company. which closed its
doors by order of directors Monday
Investigation by his department
revealed the bank is in "a failing
condition." Synons set forth in the
petition The bank was classed as
loan, trust and safe deposit COM
pany
The state banking department has
taken over all books, notes and rec
ords of the institution.
Last report of the bank showed
100000 capital; 100000 loans; ST.
10000 deposits; S165,000 undivided
profits, and $4,000 surplus. In the
bank were state deposits Of $685.
336.75.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-06
IN STUFF STOCK SOLD
TO NEW YORK INVESTMENT FIRM

and net tangible assets of between
sic and SIT a share, after an ex-
tremely conservative valuation of
all items in the balance sheet.
Good will and patents are valued
at but 81. The company's financial
position is stronger than at any
time during the last five years.
During the last year, Stutz has
retired $4,000 Of its bonds and
provided for its annual sinking fund
requirement on this bond issue TO
Oct. /, 1882.
The iactosy has been operating
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-06
PILOTS KILLED
IN AIR CRASH
Plane Rams Into Mountain
Near Midnight.
BIZ United Press

By United Press
BURBANK, Cal, May 6.-Pilots
Arthur Starbuck and c. R. Parma
lee of the Pacific Air Transport
lines, were killed around midnight
Tuesday when their mail plane,
bound from San Diego to Los An
geles, overshot its destination and
crashed into the side of a mountain
near here.
The wreckage, sighted by Pilot E.
L. Renllin Of the United Airport,
from the air, was found on the side
o ia mountain in Las Tunas can
yon, two miles from Roscoe.
The plane was heard over the
United Airport shortly after 1880
p. m, when it was believed the
pilots were circling around in a fog
searching for the field.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-06
GREEN NOT TO QUIT
Labor Head Denies He
Plans to Retire.
Bu Uuited Press

BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, May GA report
that Willian1 Green, president of the
American Federation of Labor, was
about to retire, and that Matthew
VOL, vice-president of the fedora
ton, would succeed him, was for
mally denied Tuesday night in q
joint statement by Green and VOL.
The rumors which gave rise to
the labor leaders denials had it
that Green was firing of his post
and would relinquish it this sum
mer. The reports said also that
VOL was the leading candidate and
already had organized his CAM
paign for the presidency.
The rumors were denied emphat-
tcally by both Green and Vol.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-06

on a production schedule that
guarantees the factory profit on
its production for the first six
months of the current fiscal year.
Also. the factory has enough orders
on its books for May to guarantee
a profitable production for that
month, even without the benefit
and addition of such other orders
for May production and shipment as
may yet be received.
Shipments of S4utz cars for each
month Of 1881 have exceeded those
for the corresponding months Of
$780,"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-06
Purchase of s1.oOO, GOO in common

Purchase of $1,000, 900 in common
stock of the Stutz Motor Car Com
pany of America, Inc, by L. / Harr
g. Co., OF New York, investment
bankers, was announced today by
E. S. Gorrell, president of the motor
firm.
Continued financial progress Of
the company was predicted in the
statement announcing the stock
purchase. officials said the produc-
tor scale has been increased and
Throughout the depression period
during the last year, tbs Stutz fac
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-06
SLAYER SUSPECT HELD

Mob Violence Feared as Kentucky
Boy Faces Coed Murder Charge.
BIZ United Press
JACKSON. KY, May 6.-Byron
Burchan, 20, was held under heavy
guard in Jail here today as a sus-
pect in the Staying of Miss Tessie
Patton, IS, coed student at Lee COL
lege here last night.
Fear Of possible mob violence led
to the extra guards.
Miss Patton, riding in an auto
mobile with two fellow students,
Tom Meadows and George Daniels
Jr., was struck and killed by a bull
let fired at the car by one of a
group of men waiting at a roadside
two miles south Of here. Burcham
was arrested near the scene Of the
shooting.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-06
Sets O7Un Leg

By United Press
CENTRALIA, Ill, May g.
Physicians declared today that
Frank Shields, a telephone
lineman, had done a perfect
job setting his own broken
leg.
Shields was fifteen miles
from q physician when he fell
and was injured. He put into
practice upon himself a lesson
he had learned in first aid
school, reduced the fracture,
and all that remained when he
arrived at the hospital was for
the attendants to put him to
bed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-06

tory has maintained, without cessa-
ton, its manufacturing schedule,
keeping pace with dealer require
mentS and carefully avoiding over
production"
The New York firm purchased a
block of preferred stock Of the
motor concern several months ago.
The March 81, 1881, balance
sheet OF the company" said Cor
rell's statement, shows between 81
and SIS per share in cash; approx
mately 50 per share in quick assets;
ratio of quick assets to quick
liabilities Of more than ten to one
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-06
Blonde? Orr!
BIZ Enited Press

By United Press
Chicago, May 6.-Franklyn
Adkins not only doesn't prefer
blondes. he hates them; his
wife, Bernice, charged in a
divorce suit on file today in
superior court.
Imediately after their mar
riage in 1881, Mrs. Adkins
stated, her husband told her
OF a strong aversion for
blondes which he had hesitat-
ed to mention before they were
married. She saw a hair dyer,
she said, and became a bru-
nette.
Its no USE" she quoted him
as saying when she returned
home. You're just an imita-
ton and still a blonde in
reality"
They separated after two
months, Mrs. Adkins stated.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-06
SNOWSTORMS AND
HEAT WAVE STRIVE
TO RULE MIDWEST
What an Egg!
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, May g.
Edwin Alger, radio reporter
for the National Broadcasting
Company told his listeners
Tuesday night of seeing "a
flop-eared and gangly puppy
dog snatch a fried egg from
the plate Of President Hoover
at the White House.
Alger related how the Presi-
dents grandchildren climbed
into his lap at the breakfast
table, followed by the pup.
The egg-snatching episode was
then described as follows:
From his point of vantage
he can see-yeS and can reach
the presidential plate, and
while a Mortified waiter looks
on helplessly, a lightning like
snip is made and a carefully
fried egg. prepared for Mr..
Hoover himself, disappears in
to that bottomless pit that is
every puppy dogs stomach"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-06
U. s. STAND ON
HIGH WAGES IS
CHALLENGED
European Steel Chief Says
Pay Limit Has Been
Exceeded.
HELD FAILURE ABROAD
Policy Found Unsatisfactory
as Tried in Britain
and Germany.
HELD FAILURE ABROAD
BY THOMAS L. STOKES
United Press staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON. May Ga ver
prominent foreign visitor. Aloyse
Meyer Of Luxembourg, president Of
the European steel cartel, chal-
lenged the American theory Of high
wages today and told the United
States, in effect, that the present
wage scale is out of economic bal
ance.
The steel baron threw this con-
troversial issue for the first time
into the International Chamber OF
Commerce convention, where it is
bound to stir up all sorts Of roper
cussions, particularly because Of the
administration insistence, most re-
Gently voiced by Secretary Mellon
that wages must be maintained.
Meyer, in an address before the
American and foreign business men
said the policy of high wages "has
not given satisfactory results" in
Germany and Great Britain, adding
without pretending that their de-
preston is the exclusive result OF
high wages, nevertheless it can not
be denied that they have been i'm
portant contributing factors"
Wages Past Limit
The economic system of the
United States, he said, Is favorable
to the payment of high wages, cit
ing "the great natural resources OF
the country, together with an ex-
tensive domestic market, which per-
mits not only a smooth movement
of commodities, but also advantag-
eous manufacturing of finished
goods by national methods and also
the amount of available capital"
But, he said, in spite of "propitious
circumstances, he is of the opinion
that "the limit has been exceeded
This, he said, explains the attempt
of industrial interests to obtain
increases in tariff duties.
Meyers address was part of q
general session today devoted to
wages, Repatriation of employment
and problems of production.
Must Solve Problem
An aroused public opinion must
insist that industry solve the un-
employment problem for the pro-
lection of the worker and society
Gerard Swope, president of the
General Electric Company, declared
in his address.
Swope emphasized that industry
itself must meet the problem By
stabilizing employment. He sale
Distribution Of the sums raised
by taxation or charity never eff
fectively can be done and is at best
a makeshift, a method as bad fol-
the community as it is often harm
full and not desired by the re-
cipient."
Swope stressed the depressing in
duence of lack of work upon the
wage Garner and upon society.
"a human being laid off for lack
of work, after the narrowing ex-
perience Of endeavoring to find
work, never again is self-respect-
ing and self-reliant human being
as he was before-he has lost
something that never can be re-
placed" the electrical magnate said
Swope said industry had beer
slow, possibly, in recognizing its
responsibilities but nov 1t is be-
ginning to do So
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-06
ri KILLERS AT LARGE

French Syrian Jail Warders Over
powered; Arms Confiscated.
BY United Press
JERUSALEM, May GA group of
twenty-one murderers facing life
sentences or death in the Tripolis
jail in French Syria were sought
by troops near the Turkish from
tier today after bold prison break.
There were twenty-four prisoners
in the group which overpowered
Jail warders, seized arms and es-
capped from the prison, but three Of
them were recaptured by troops
called out by the governor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-06
WATCHES 2 RAID HOME
$500 in Clothing Loot as Woman
Sees Burglars Work.

While a neighbor woman watched.
two young men Tuesday climbed
through a window into the apart
men of Thomas Bramblett, 1874 West
Twenty-frst street. and removed
clothing valued at $500.
The neignbor thought the men
we're residents who had lost their
keys, she told police
James D. Cliff, 3l6 Blake street.
reported theft of clothing valued as
$50 from his home Tuesday night
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-06
Tax ON Cats
By United Press

By United Press
HARRISBURG, Pa, May 6.
The Pennsylvania cat viii
have a licensed existence that
will terminate abruptly should
kitty pursue poultry, a senate
bill pending in the general
assembly provides.
All cats must be licensed and
death on sight is the penalty
to any which does not wear a
numbered collar, under the
measure. But license or no,
the same penalty will be meted
out to the cat which strays
from rat chasing in the cellar
to bird catching the yard.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-06
BOXING BOARD NAMES
TWO TO DEPUTY POSTS
Three More Aids for Commissioners
Yet to Be Chosen.

Two deputy state boxing com
mlsSioners were named by the state
boxing commission meeting at the
Claypool today and three more are
to be selected this afternoon.
Deputies are Chester G.. Schiefer,
FIT. Wayne automobile dealer, and
Maurice Graceman, Muncie clothier.
They will function the same as
commissioners at boxing. bouts and
receive $40 per day and expenses,
when their services are required
outside of indianapolis.
Miss Jane Lamb (Rep., BraziD
who has been a holdover employe
in the state securities commission.
was made assistant secretary of the
boxing commission. Offices are
1887 Circle Tower.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-06
Grand LARCENY Is Charged

Charges of burglary and grand
larceny were filed today against
Leon Poole, Negro, 619 North SEN
ate avenue, who is alleged to have
stolen clothing and money aggre-
eating $50 from the auto of Horace
Goodwin, "a South Colorado street.
April 2.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-06
Theft Barred;
AUDITOR ENDS
LIFE IN HOTEL
Illinois Honesty Official
Branded EmbezzIer
of $4,000.
WiFE'S FUND ATTACHED
County Acts to Get Money
Left in Trust Before
Suicide.
WlFE'S FUND ATTACHED
BIZ United Press

CHICAGO, May ga man hunt
that had extended throughout Illi-
nois was ended today with the f1nd-
ing of the body of Fred A. Butke,
Kane county honesty" auditor, who
had committed suicide in loop
hotel rather than face charges of
embezzling about $4,000 in poor
farm funds.
Physicians said Butke had killed
himself Monday night, just a few
hours after he established a trust
fund of $4,000 for his wife, speci-
flying she was to receive a net in
come from it for the remainder of
her life.
This fund, as we'll as Butke's
SIS 900 home in Aurora and his six
teen-cylinder automobile, were at
tached Tuesday by Kane county Of
f1cials, who charged Butke with en-
bezzlement and forgery.
Body Found in Hotel
Butke's body was found by hotel
employees. The auditor, registered
under the name of F. w. Beebe of
Aurora, had shot himself in the
head, muffling the revolver report
with pillow.
Butke had been auditor of Kane
county for thirteen years and also
operated a private auditing COM
pany. He was prominent in his sec
ton of the state as an honesty
official.
Suspicion first was directed to-
ward him when Frank Averill, STU
perintendent of the county farm,
discovered that checks which he
had given to Butke had not been
received by the county.
Averill said Butke had told him
it sirnplif1ed the work if Averill
made out the checks for produce
from the farm to "cash" Instead of
to the county treasurer.
Butke was ordered to appear be-
fore the supervisors Monday for an
accounting. He did not appear.
Audit Reveals Thefts
Butke's books were ordered audit
ed and the search for him was start
ed. A warrant charging him with
sembezzlement Of approximately sos, :
600 was issued.
Officials said they believed it
might be discovered he had taken
more than that, but believed his
property and the fund would more
than cover the shortage.
The trust fund was discovered by
chance. AS Butke was leaving the
trust company Office Monday. He
met Peter Younger of Aurora, whom
he knew. Younger then did not
know of the charges against Butke
or of the hunt for him. He said the
auditor appeared startled and left
quickly. Youngen's report led to
finding the trust fund and it's at
tachment.
Mrs. Butke declared that she was
as much surprised as any one at the
disclosures. She said they always
had lived on Butke's salary, which
was $500 q year.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-06
HEARING is CONTINUED
ON ASSESSMENT ROLL
More Than Fifty Appear to Protest
Costs Of Main Sewer.

Final hearing on assessment roll
for the main sewer from Belmont
avenue at Tenth street to Eighteenth
street at Rowland avenue was con-
tinued by the works board from
today to Monday when more than
fifty property owners appeared to
object to assessments.
The board promised to consider
proposal of directors that sthe park
board be assessed for park property
in the vicinity.
The board confirmed resolutions
for resurfacing Nfontcalm steet from
Indiana avenue to Eighteenth street
and improving Catherwood street.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-06

patton that the state will dismiss
the two counts referring to murder
by blow and stand on the charge
that Miss braves death at a Gary
gin party occurred as the result of
a criminal assault.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-06
Three of Family Die

By Times Special
ANDERSON, Ind, May 6.-Strick-
en- i'll while preparing to attend
a church service, Edward H. Mat
thew, Sc, farmer, died two weeks
following the death of his father,
John G. Matthew, and ten days
after the death of his mother. He
leaves his widow and three sons.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-06
CANISTER DENIED BAIL
LEGS" Diamonds Aid Must Stay ir
Jail. Rules High Justice.
By United Press

By United Press
CATSKILL, N. Y, May 6.--Su-
preme Court Justice F. Walter Bliss
refused today to allow the release
of bail to Paul Quattrocchi. husky
lieutenant of Jack legs Dia-
mond, held on trial on an indict-
ment charging second degree as
sault.
a motion by Daniel H. Prior. Dia-
mond's attorney. TO have bail set
for Quattrocchi's release was de-
MED.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-06
Eastern Manufactured Dead

Eastern Manufacturer Dead
BIZ United Press
NAUGATUCK, Conn, May g.
William T. Rodenbach, II, president
of the Naugatuck Manufacturing
Company and an official of the
G. M. r. and G. I. R. companies
subsidiaries of the United States
Rubber Company died today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-06
NICHOLSON is SINKING
Physicians Fear for Life OF Noted
Scientist.

PASADENA. Cal. May 6.-Dr.
Albert A. Nicholson, veteran scien-
fist, who has been suffering from a
nervous breakdown since March,
slowly was losing in his fight for
life, his physicians admitted today.
DR.. Michelson's condition has not
been good the last week, and be-
cause of his age. 70 years. the doc
tors fear he may not recover
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-06
YOUTHFUL BANDIT is
GIVEN 1O-YEAR TERM
Plea of Guilty to Robbery Draws
Sentence for Gang Member.

NNNNN-NO AOA O@AA@ AfANA40(Ar
Pleading guilty to robbery and
auto banditry charges growing out
of the robbery of James j. Coyne.
1921 Findley street, of $40 on March
"a, Maurice Parton, %, was SEN
fenced to the Indiana state prison
for ten years by Criminal Judge
Frank P. Baker today.
Trial of John Perkins, indicted
jointly with Parton, was set for
May 10 on his not guilty plea.
Authorities say Parton and Per
kins were members of a gang led by
Frank Funkhouser and Ralph Gift
ford, who are serving fifteen-year
terms in the state prison and re-
formatory. respectively, for the
robbery of the New Augusta State
bank.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-06
lLEANA'S FIANCE MUM
"Everything's Up in the Air." He
Says About Future Plans.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
FREIBURG. Baden, May g.
Archduke Anton, whose engage
ment to Prince Ileana of Rumania
was announced TUESDAY, told the
United Press today that everything
is up in the air" regarding their
future plans.
1T al depends on a visit I will
make soon to Barcelona" the arch
duke said, indicating that he wanted
to determine the effects of the Re-
publican revolution in Spain on his
interests in Barcelona. The couple
will be married in June.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-06
By United Press

By United Press
HARLAN, KY, May 6.-Formal
appeal for Kentucky state troops to
cope with guerilla warfare in Har-
Ian county has met with the re-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-06
JUDGE is DEFENDANT

GreenfIeId Man Seeks Release on
Habeas Corpus Writ.
Judge John F. Geckler of juvenile
court is named defendant along
with Sheriff Charles (Buck) Sum-
ner in a writ of habeas corpus filed
in superior court four Tuesday to
release John G. Kaiser of Greenfield
from the Marion county jail.
Kaiser alleges ne is being held
illegally. He was returned to Jail
following trial in juvenile court
March 80 on a child neglect charge
brought by his wife, Mrs. Elsie Lo-
ri1e Kaiser. Judge Geckler con-
tinued the case indefinitely.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-07-31

eastern Minnesota has to be thankful
for In that we have had q normal
hay crop, now largely harvested. and
the meadow aftermath win probably
carry the herds through the fall. Due
to the drought elsewhere it will be
good management to capitalize all the
hay we can. There Is likelihood of
"a good market outside. Somebody will
need some Of our surplus by spring.
Unlike potatoes hay viii keep"
Mr.. Thompson also advises top
dressing of grain stubble with manure
to prevent cattle eating too close for
good clover results next year. It is
conceded tina rain Is badly needed in
the Arrowhead country especially for
potatoes and other root crops but con-
ditions are much better than in many
other sections of the northwest.