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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-07
TOLL IS TAKEN
BY WINTERS
WORST FLOOD
Streets Are Seas of SIuSh:
Phone Company Is
Hard Hit.
BUSES OFF SCHEDULE
Weather Man Says Snow
and Rain Will Continue
Over Week End.

Transportation, communication
and thousands Of unemployed per-
sons suffered a severe blow today
when snow, sleet and rain envel-
oped Indianapolis and the state in
a sea of slush.
Precipitation here was SO inches
since early Friday, with more snow
and rain forecast by j. H. Arnine-
ton, government meteorologist for
tonight and Sunday.
telephone and interurban comma
mes were hit hardest by the heav-
lest deluge of the winter.
Railroad trains were reported on
time, but buses travelling north and
south were behind schedules.
Phone Damage Heavy
Telephone poles downed by sIeet
Tour miles south of the CITY forced
the state highway commission TO
establish one-way traffic on State
road 20, while motorists on State
road 81 were blocked by telephone
poles near Greenwood.
The telephone company's worst
damage was suffered when eighty
poles broke service connections from
this city to Anderson and Muncie
The poles fell on the circuit south
OF Fortyille. Communication with
the two cities was established from
mere by roundabout lines.
The Interstate Traction COMPANY
and the indianapolis Southeastern
railroad were principal sufferers Of
lnterurban lines operating out of
indianapolis.
Service on the Interstate To
Louisville was interrupted by fall
ing trolley wires and buses were
pressed into service.
Service Suspended
The indianapolis Southeastern
suspended service on its Gomez
vile and Greensburg lines because
OF IaIlen wires and likewise resorted
to buses. - w."
All 1nterurbans north and east
were from fifteen minutes To an
hour late.
Armington's forecast shows that
southern Indiana, where fine
drought was the worst. was bene-
nted the most by the snow and rain.
He said the storm approached the
state from the west and that nv
nightfall there will be more rain
and snow.
Temperatures Sunday will he
around 30 degrees.
Wires Weighted Down
The major portion of the tele-
phone pole and trolley trouble was
caused by snow and sleet weight
ing down the wires. Height of the
trouble came at $50 this morning
as a drilling rain drenched work
ers going to their places of employ
ment.
The Indianapolis Street Rail
way Company reported late sched-
ules and trolley line troubles were
responsible for delay of hundreds
OF workers in reaching offices and
factories early this morning.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-07
Renew DUvALL
FINE AID PLEAS
Jail Term Is Faced Unless
Friends Raise $1,000.

Friends of John L. Duvall were
making last-minute efforts this
morning to raise the ST 900 fine and
costs necessary to release the for
mer mayor from the Marion county
jail, where he is held in default of
payment of the fine.
Duvall, who Thursday completed
thirty-day sentence on his Grim
inal court conviction under the cor
rupt practices. act, faces nearly
three years in Jail if he is forced to
serve out the fine and costs at the
rate of 81 a day.
Friends renewed their efforts to
raise the money Thursday when
Duvall charged George v. (Boss)
Coffin was trying to keep him in
jail to keep Duvall from talking"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-07

DD-ONtt6U ff6SS
NEW YORK, March THE new
altitude record believed established
by Miss Ruth Nichols in a fight
over Jersey City airport, today
needed only the celebration by the
bureau of standards Of the sealed
Paragraph installed in her small
monoplane to make it official.
Coasting to dead stick landing
after more than an hour and half
in the air, Miss Nichols learned
Friday that she had not only ex-
ceeded the altitude record of 27,418
feet held by Miss Elinor Smith, but
that she had come within a few
hundred feet Of the BOAST feet
record for commercial planes, held
by George Haldeman.
One altimeter registered 3O,450
feet and another $4,000 feet.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-07

S e V e nty- seventh
Indiana general
assembly to die
during the session
were a W a itin g
completion today.
r e p resentative
Core, a Democrat
from D vi e S S
county, died of
double pneumonia
Friday night at
the Indiana Chris
tan hospital after
illness of more
than a week. He
was taken to the
hospital Sunday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-07
RED AGITAT0RS BEATEN
Communist Workers Abducted and
Whipped at Dallas.

bU DWttbW FTe86
DALLAS, Tex, March Efforts
to fixe the blame for the gang beat
ing of two San Antonio Commun-
lists were made here today.
c. j. Coder and Lewis Hurst. ac-
tive in the dissemination of Com
munistic propaganda here recently.
were abducted from the downtown
section, taken to lonely spot and
beaten with ropes, police we're ad-
vised.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-07
WASHINGTON IS
SWANPED BY
Tech NETMEN
Brilliant Squirt in Final
Quarter Carries Green
to 31-17 Victory.
EDWARDS IS BIG STAR
Triumph Puts ArSenaIiteS in
Semi-FinaIS of
Sectional.
BY DICK MILLER

A sensational last-quarter squirt
carried Tim Campbel's Technical
team to a 37-17 victory over Wash
ington this morning in the first
quarter final tilt OF the indianapolis
sectional basketball tournament at
the giant Tech gym.
Battled to a standstill almost all
the way by the hard-fighting west
siders and held even, 13-all, at the
end of the third quarter, the Big
Green tore loose in the last period
and poured points through the
meshes to swamp the Continentals.
The victory put Tech in the semi
finals where this afternoon the
Green meets the victor of the West
Newton-Southport fray.
The bad weather had delayed the
crowd and only about 1000 fans,
TOO Of whom we're aligned with
Tech, we're in the stands as Wash
lngton and Technical took the floor
for the first second-round struggle.
Technical Grabs Lead
Two free losses by Edwards and
one by Jones promptly gave the
Arsenalites a 30 lead, but Faudry
tipped in a field goal for Washing
ton in a spirited scrimmage. White
sent a long shot through the nets,
but Faudry's free throw and Lewis
long arching shot knotted the count
at Sail
Overman dribbled under for a
Tech field goal and the count was
eYened up at Tall as Pullen fired
one in from past the center of the
floor. Overman drove under fast
for another field goal to give Tech
81 edge as the quarter ended.
Bright again evened matters as
he dropped in field goal from I'M
der the hoop Edwards came out of
a scrimmage under the nets with q
field goal and Tech was ahead once
more.
Faudry Evens Count
Sanders made one free throw and
Gauker, subbing for Bunnell, gave
Tech its two-point margin again
with similar toss. Faudry was
open under the hoop and got a
field goal to even the count at
l2-sll Overman dropped in the
free throw that gave Tech 1912
advantage as the half ended.
Washington controlled the leather
most of the time during the third
Quarter, and only one point was
scored, that by Bright to knot the
count at 13-all. Time and again
during the period, the Cont
nentals rained the basket with
shots to no avail
Tech opened the last period by
cutting losse with a barrage of long
shots and Bunnell, following in fast,
tipped in shot to give Tech the
lead.
Edwards added a free throw to
make the score 1918, but Faudry
leveled the margin down with a field
goal from under the hoop.
Technical Runs Wild
Edwards matched it with a like
shot and Washington called for
time with Tech ahead, 1915, and
five minutes of play remaining.
Overman fired one through the
nets and then Pullen dropped in
what proved to be Washington's
last points. The score was 20-l7,
and Tech cut loose with some
rapid-fire point getting. Edwards
and Bunnell arched goals through
the nets and White made it 25-17,
with a free toss.
Edwards Topped in a field goal
and fouled doing so added free
throw. Jones made a point and
Overman ended the scoring with
the field goal that made it 31-17.
The summary:
TECHNICAL WASHINGTON
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-07

Grant.
By United Press
SANTA CRUZ, Cal, March T.
Mrs. Helene Grant Thornewill,
wealthy young Santa Cruz widow,
was free today of charges she had
killed her husband, Leslie A.
ThorneWill.
A jury of twelve N required
only half an hour 10 deliberate
on the two weeks of testimony be-
fore finding her not guilty.
Mrs. Thornewill cried and kissed
her attorney several times when
the verdict was given.
Then she shook the hand of
every juror, and accepted con-
gratulations of scores of women
friends who crowded about her.
Later she returned to her Santa
Cruz home, which she had not
seen since early in January, when
she was indicted.
There she will take up direction
OF Thornwill's trucking business
as sole owner of his estate.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-07
SPRINGSTEEN WILL
EXECUTOR QUALITIES
Union Trust Company Will Handle
Daughters Trust Fund.

Union Trust Company Friday
qualified before Probate Judge
Smiley N. Chambers as executor of
the viii Of The late Robert z.
Springsteen, former postmaster
and city councilman, who died Mon
day at Miami, Fla.
Creation of a trust fund, net in
come of which is to go to a daugh-
ter, hrs. Helen S. OFT, of Coral
Gables, Fla. is provided in the will.
Value OF the estate was not dis
closed.
AT Mrs. Otis death. the income
IS to go TO a grandson, Robert
Springsteen Stanton of Miami.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-07

day to make a last
stand against the
heavy gavel of
Lieutenant Cover
nor Edgar D. Bush.
With all the fervor
with which he led
the farmers parade
at the 1928 Kan
sas City Republican
national conven-
ton, brandiShing
the British flag as
he arraigned Her
bert Hoover, Bush
Friday welded his
gavel in a vain at
temDt to clear the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-07
Stork Far Ahead

By Times Special
MARION, Ind, March There
were twice as many births as deaths
in Marion during February, accord
ing to the report of DR.. L. H. Eshle-
man, city health o1icer. There
were forty eighth births reported, Of
which thirty-one we're males and
seventeen, females. Deaths includ-
ed twelve males and twelve females.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-07
Youth Wins Trip

by I1HeS special
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Ind, March
7.-Donald Northcutt is the winner
of high school popularity contest
conducted by a theater of this city,
and as a prize. Donald will receive
a free trip to Washington, D. c.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-07
Aged Couple Dies

~ JHtteu PTe88
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, March T.
Double funeral services will be held
Tor Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis Boyle, rs
and so, respectively, who died within
sixty hours cf ooh other at a hos
pital. Mrs. Doyle died Monday night
and her husband died last night.
Both were ---~'---onia victims.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-07
100 TO BE ARRAIGNED
Judge Will Fix Trial Dates After
Pleas Are Made,

More than one hundred Jail pris-
oners, charged with crimes in grand
jury indictments and affidavitS,
were to be arraigned today before
Criminal Judge Frank P. Baker.
Defendants will enter pleas to the
charges and will hear their trial
dates fixed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-07
School Hearing March II
By Times Special

D y tHtts opecf1I
ANDERSON, Ind, March THE
state board of tax commissioners
will conduct hearing here March
IL, on the appeal Of p group of
Lafayette township taxpayers pro
testing Issuance of $4,000 Of bonds
by the township advisory board to
finance a consolidated school build
ing.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-07
Sheep killing Costs 5000

BIZ Times Special
ANDERSON. Ind, March T.
Green township collected 1919 for
dog tax and spent $500 recon-
pensing farmers for losses caused by
sheep-killing dogs. Cline Jester
suffered the heaviest Io-5, dogs kill
ING bis sheep valued at Ss75.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-07
In the Air

East wind, IL miles an hour:
barometric measure, 1856 at sea
level; temperature, 80; ceiling, 600
feet; visibility, one mile; field, snow
covered.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-07
Marion Woman Dies

By Times Special
MARION, Ind, March Mrs.
Rebecca j. Blinn, 81, a resident of
this community almost her entire
life, is dead. She leaves two sons
and two daughters.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-07
Butler to Speak

By United Press
EVANSVILLE, Ind, March T.
General Smedley D. Butler Of the
United States marine corps, win
speak at the Evansville coliseum,
March ~.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-07
STATE SENATE
AT RIOT VERGE
OVER TAX BILL
Wild Scenes Enacted When
BuSh'S GaveI Bangs to
QuelI Opposition.
FATE STILL is IN DOUBT
Rate of Corporation Levy Is
Bone of Contention in
Bitter Conflict.

Corporate income tax foes,
ranking with the injustices inflicted
on them Friday afternoon, returned
to the Indiana senate battle field to-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-07
DEATH CLAIMS
Lew S. CORE
Second Member of House
to Die This Year.

Funeral arrangements for Rep
resentative Lew S. Core, e., Elnora,
second member Of the house of the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-07

d Y DWtLcW fFt56
STOKE-ON-TREN England,
March Lady Cynthia Mosley,
who withdrew from the Labor
party to launch the new party"
formed by her husband, Sir Os-
valid Mosley, received the official
censure of the Labor party today.
The executive committee of the
party, meeting here, demanded
Lady Cynthia's resignation from
parliament owing to her with
drawal from the Laborite ranks.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-07
Hourly Temperatures

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-23

These beautiful wash
able rugs are size 27x54
inches, also delightful 24x
4S rag rugs for one dollar
each.-Second Floor.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-16
PRECINCTS STOLEN
ROBSON DECLARES
Defeated Senatorial Candidate
Asks Nye to investigate
Democrats Too

Warrington, Feb. l6.-R-Former
Senator Robson, Republican, Ken
lucky. charged Monday In q letter to
Chairman Nye, Of the senate cam
paign funds investigating committee,
that whole precincts were stolen" In
the election last fall in which he was
defeated.
Denying that he had injected the
religious issue into the campaign.
Rcbsion said he felt II there was to
be an investigation Of the 1880 Ken
tucky election it should not be con-
fined to the Republican party.
"The Kentucky state highway COM
mission was In the hands Of eight
partisan Democrats" Robson said.
They had millions Of dollars under
their control. Kentucky needed
roads. Thousands Of men and their
families were destitute on account Of
unemployment and drought. It was
q matter spoken Of throughout the
state that persons interested In the
Democratic candidates visited various
communities In the state and stated
,bluntly 10 many officials and citizens
that they would have to line up for
tae Democratic candidates to Get this
Of that road built or to get employ
meut."
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-16
CONGRESS- Is FACING
nine Big MEASURES
NEXT TWO WEEKS
Will Act on Approximately
$3,4so,ooo,ooo Worth Of
Appropriation Bills
EXTRA SESSION IS THREAT
First Deficiency Bill and interior
Department. Measure Al
ready Are Law
SESSION IS THREAT

Washington. Feb. l6.-P)-A busy
congress faced Monday the prospect
Of agreeing upon approximately
$3.50, 900, 1000 worth Of appropriation
bills in the next II working days.
Eight Of the nine regular govern
nient supply bills are en- route
through the legislative mill. while the
second deficiency bill Is scheduled to
make its first bow next Wednesday.
All must be approved II the extra
session threat Is to be laid. There
also Is q host Of other items In the
legislative jam, and on behalf Of
many the strongest kind Of pressure
is being cxerted.
Both senate and house leaders were
rather optimistic Monday Of having
clear decks by March 4.
Six OF the pending supply bills have
been acted upon by both chambers
and are In conference for settlement.
The senate appropriations committee
was scheduled to begin hearings Mon
day upon the navy department bill,
while q committee report last Sat-
urday on the District Of Columbia
supply bill placed that measure on
the senate calendar.
President Hoover's pen already had
made law the $l09,303,8 22 first def
cheney bill and the $50, 000.0 900 interior
department bill, which carried the
compromise $40, 900 drought loan
fund. He has signed also an emer-
gency construction measure for $116,-
100000. and the $4s,000.O00- drought
lean bill.
Here is how the remaining supply
bills stand:
The independent offices bill. call
ing for more than 1000, 10000 In
conference.
The treasury and postoffice bill for
more than 1000, $1,000. in confer
ence.
The approximately $214,0o0.000
agriculture bill, in conference. with
prospects Of a report today.
The war department bill for about
$44, O0O, 900, In conference. Both this
and the agriculture bill contain dis
puted relief items.
The justice, state, commerce and
labor department bill of more than
$l38, 260, 900 in conference.
The legislative establishment bill
for approximately $27. 100000. sent to
conference Saturday.
The navy department bill for $685.
$4,000, now before the senate appro-
priationS committee.
The District Of Columbia bill, re.
ported to the senate with amend
ments which would send 1t to confer
ence.
The second deficiency bill, now be-
ing prepared by the house appropria-
tions committee. It Is expected to
call for about 125, 600, 900.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-16
SUPPLY EXCEEDED
BY LABOR DEMAND
Farmers in North Dakota I'm
able to Get Enough Workers
During January

Minneapolis, Feb. 16.-FeDemand
for farm labor exceeded the supply
In North Dakota during January. &C
cording to the monthly survey Of en-
ploynent conditions issued Monday
by Robert r. Jones. district director
Of the federal employment service Of
the United States department. Of
labor.
Increased calls for this class Of Ia
Dor are expected during February and
March, the report states. Building
trades men are still plentiful. while
unskilled workers, who usually find
temporary employment as snow SHOW
elers during the winter season, find z
slackened demand because Of mild
weather, according to the survey.
Normal employment prevails IN
Ignite coal mines.
In the Fargo district. normal en-
ployment for this season prevails IN
meat packing plants, but part-ttme
schedules prevail In railroads and the
building industry. Some city work Is
being done, and the demand for farm
labor was fair, but the supply Is In
excess Of requirements.
There was q light call for farm
labor in the Grand Forks district.
with unskilled labor generally plentt-
full. Local concerns operated at nor
NAL for the season, while building Is
seasonably light.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-16
CELL0PHANE WRAP
FOR CIGARETTES IS
DECLARED ILLEGAL
Morris Rules That Stamps Can
not Be Fixed Securely to
Such Packages

Possession by dealers of cigarettes
contained In "cellophane" wrappers
Is illegal becaues 1t Is not possible to
securely affix the cigarette tax stamp
to such q wrapper. according to a
ruling issued Monday by Attorney
General James Morris.
Recent Use Of cellophAne in wrap
ping cigarette packages by one OF
the large nationally known cigarette
firms prompted r. G. Morton, state
inspector, to request q ruling on the
matter.
Possession of cigarettes contained
In packages with the outside wrappers
which are cellophane. by the permit
tees upon the premises described in
the permits" Mr.. Morris held, lis IL
legal and all OF such cigarettes are
subject to confiscation and the per-
Mittees are subject to prosecution or
revocation of their permits.
IT arrive at this conclusion because
It Is impossible for stamps to be at
fixed to the cellophane wrappers In
the manner provided by the statute"
Mr.. Morris stated he conducted ex-
periments to determine whether rev.
enue stamps, as required by law. can
be securely affixed" to packages
wrapped In cellophane or other SINH
lar materials, and found that "un-
questionably such stamps cannot be
81 securely affixed"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-16
Mann, COMIC
CHARACTER FOR SIX
DECADES, SUCCUMDS
Inveterate Comedian From 3 to
IS Is Dead in New York
Of Cancer

New York, Feb. l6.-R-Lous
Mann. actor, Is dead. On and off the
stage, he was the inveterate comedian
from three to IS.
III with cancer for the last two
months. he suffered q relapse Tues
day and died Sunday night at Mt.
Sinai hospital In spite Of an erner-
gency operation. With him at the
end were hts wife. Clara Lipman. her
self an actress, Fannie Hurst, the
writer. and Congressman William !.
Sirov1ch.
AS death drew nigh. the p~ortrayer
Of countless comedy roles and the In
ventor Of such famous quips as 1T
Is to laugh" grew serious.
mo, / have no fear OF DEATH" he
said, but I have laughed as long as
I could and now I am losing the
battle"
Louis Mann seldom forgot he was
a funny man. His depletion of the
East Side father struggling valiantly
and humorously to keep his brood
together, his high "splitference" COL
lars, his antics with a telephone. his
tricks Of INSTRUMENTATION, his FLAIR
ing temperament made him known
and beloved wherever the footlights
flashed.
Born In New York, he was educated
under pressure at the University Of
California, deserving in the middle Of
his course to join a stock company in
San Francisco. But before that he
was an actor. He made his first APP
pearance as tot of three in a chill
dren's pantomine called Snowflake"
He made his last In THAT French
Lady" in 1927.
In between he played the leading
part In more than 40 plays and toured
America from one end to the other.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-16
Crazed Man Hacks Wife With Hatchet
After Scalding His Son With Hot Water

Lawrence, Mass, Feb. l6.-Fe
A craxed man early Monday in-
flicted nine Ratchet wounds on
his wife when she went to the aid
Of their 10-year-old son who had
been scalded by boiling water
hurled by his parent. He WAS
captured only after he had
plunged through Z second story
window and was TIPPED on an ICY
pavement.
The man, Joseph Stolorz, 45, m
allegedly demented weaver, Was
placed Ii Z hospital charged with
attempted murder. His wife.
Helen, -. Is In critical condition.
IN addition. Mrs. Stolorx SUIT
fered from severe burns caused,
police said, BY hot stove lids
which they believe her husband