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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-18
WAR HERO SLAIN
BY FRENCH WIFE;
BEATING CHARGED
First American Wounded in
World Conflict Shot
to Death.
By United Press

By United Press
NEW ORLEANS, La, May 13.--
Edgar Bouligny, hero Of the Foreign
Legion and the first American
wounded in the World war, was
killed at his home here today by
his French wife.
She told officers in broken English
that Bouligny had whipped and
slapped her.
The shooting occurred in the
Bauligny French quarter apartment
shortly after Bouligny had finished
dressing.
Won Croix de Guerre
Bouligny, winner of the croiX de
guerre, was direct descendant Of
General Dominique De Bouligay
who led Napoleon's troops in Louisi-
ana.
Immediately following the shoot
ing. Mrs. Bouligny ran to the gal
lery Of the apartment screaming to
neighbors;
st have killed my husband"
while his wife was on the gall
lery, Bouligny, q powerfully built
man, pulled himself to his feet and
trudged twenty-five feet down the
hallway.
He descended a winding stairway
leading into the courtyard where he
fell dead.
Romance Began in War
When police took the woman from
the building she dropped on he1
knees beside the body and stroked
his hair. She excitedly told ir
French Of his war record.
The couple met during the
stirring days Of the World war
The romance continued even when
he returned to America, and in
1920, two years after his return, he
went to France and they were mar
ried.
They operated q small photograph
studio in the French quarter here.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-18

Efforts of detectives and Bert
Perrot, Bertillon expert of the DO
lice department, to take photos and
hngerprints of the wounded gun
man were abandoned this morning.
His condition was so serious that
police decided to wait until after
his death to attempt identification
from prints.
He was we'll dressed, described as
five feet nine inches tall, weighing
40 pounds, about 81, with black
hair and dark complexion. Only
Identification clews are q pair OF
dark glasses in his pocket and
cleaners identification number, 2O15.
He has an upper gold tooth.
Wilson had aided in the arrest
of two Negro bandits in the store in
March.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-18
GAS TAX IS UPHELD
Ogden Rules State Law Is
Constitutional.

Constitutionality of the state
gasoline tax Jaw was affirmed in an
opinion ha1lded down today by At
torney- General James NJ. Ogden to
Floyd Williamson, state auditor. Its
legality had been contested by two
gasoline dealers.
The dealers commended that the
1929 amendment to the 1923 gas
tax law was unconstitutional, be-
cause it neglected to say in the title
that it was an amendment to an
amendment, not taking cognizance
Of the 1925 amendment.
Ogden ruled that it is valid despite
the failure to mention the previous
amendment.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-18
BOARD WILL RECEIVE
WIDENING, PAVING BIDS
Sixteenth Street to BE Fixed From

Sixteenth Street to BE Fixed From
Delaware to Northwestern.
Bids for widening and paving Of
Sixteenth street from Delaware to
Illinois streets will be received by
the works board Wednesday.
The board today conducted a
hearing on widening and paving Of
Sixteenth between the alley west Of
Illinois street and Northwestern
avenue Formal confirmation was
delayed, although delegation which
appeared present no objections.
The street is to be widened and
paved to a width OF f1fty-four feet
from Delaware to Northwestern,
with the exception Of the half block
west Of Illinois, this section being
held UP pending legal action TO
condemn property.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-18
~ AIR ARMADA Will coNoUER cHIcAGo TUESDAY

II TRUBEE DAWSON, assistant
4 secretary Of war for aviation,
few here from Washington today
to inspect the assen1blage. He was
to address the fiiers late in the
day.
The fiiers viii be feted at a civic
banquet tonight, attended, among
others, by Dawson, David S. IN
gals, assistant secretary Of the
navy for aviation: Major General
James z. Feclaet. chief Of the air
corps. and Orville Wright, one Of
ayiation's pioneers. IL
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-18
GERMANY And
AUSTRIA union
PLANS Halted
Schober Stand CoIIapSeS
After Britain'S InsiStence
on SuSpending Move.
TIES HANDS OF BERLIN
Victory for BRAND at
Geneva; Action to Be
Made Formal Tuesday.
BY HENRY WOOD
United Press staff Correspondent

GENEVA, May 18.-The proposed
economic union Of Germany and
Austria temporarily was halted at
the opening session Of the league
council today.
Johann Schober, Austrian foreign
minister, after show of meek re-
sistence, collapsed in the face OF
stubborn insistence by Arthur Eend-
erson, British foreign secretary, that
Austria suspend negotiations on the
proposal.
Schober agreed that the parleys
with Germany would be halted until
the council can act on a basis Of an
opinion by the Hague court Of inter
national relations, probably in Sep
TENDER.
1t was construed as signifying that
Austria accepted the councils tenn
porary injunction against conclusion
Of the customs union, and such &C
ton likewise tied the hands Of Ger
many.
BRAND Is EIated
Aristide BRAND, French foreign
minister, hailed the French victory
by congratulating Schober on his
decision.
1.-THE oposition aroused in France
by the German Austrian protocol %
BRAND said, was due to fear Of
failure to observe international OBJ
legations; secondly, a weakening Of
Austria, and, thirdly, an economic
alliance which might later become
political on one Of Europe'S most
important frontiers.
1T is useless for me to refer to
what universally is recognized
namely, that economic and political
independence are inseparabls.
Accept Proposed Plan
However, I admit that for the
moment, we are facing a juridical
aspect. T. accept Mr. Henderson's
proposed solution and congratulate
Mr.. Schober on his declaration that
Austria will refrain from further ne
gotiationS until we act. After the
juridical decision, we can take UP
the economic and political aspects. u
Dino Grand, italian foreign min
lister, remarked that while Italy
agrees with all means, even q Gus
toms union, for helping to remedy
the economic crisis, such union
would not be solution to Austria S
and Germanys difficulties.
Moreover, he added, it is not GER
tain that it would not be violation
Of their international obligations
Also. it is impossible to declare, de-
spite their protestations to the con-
trary, that it would not eventually
have forcible political effects.
Resolution Up Tuesday
julius Curtius, German foreign
minister, who presided, retorted tc
the French charge that the union
would cost Austria its independ-
ence by asserting that every state
determines it's own independence.
He said reference of the legality
Of the customs union to The Hague
would make superfuous an exam
nation of whether it would dis
turb Europe's economic stability
1.-The discussion Of which here would
be tantamount to treating Ger
many and Austria as inferior
states"
The council adjourned until
10 a. m. Tuesday, when, after
further debate, it is believed Hen
derson's resolution to refer the
customs union to The Hague would
be adopted unanimously.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-18

England states beginning Thurs
day.
Five hundred planes of the di-
vision representing every type OF
craft the army has aloft, went
through a second massed review
today, covering the area Of Day.
ton, Springfield and Lewisburg, o.
Thus far there have been no
major accidents. -Four ships were
slightly damaged in landings on
muddy fields, but none Of their
occupants was injured The
planes were quickly restored 70
service.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-18

By United Press
FAIRFIELD AIR DEPOT, Day
= TON, O.. May 1S.-The great
feet of planes composing the
arry's air defense will sweep
down on Chicago Tuesday for
imaginary conquest Of The coun-
try's second largest city.
With Brigadier- General Benja-
min D. Foulois in command, the
death dealing" armada viii move
out in sections, with orders to
concentrate at standby stations,
preparatory to a concerted at
tack upon the Windy City.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-18

ships were grounded to await the
zero hour Tuesday.
TIVE feet will begin taking on
4 at II q. m. Tuesday. With
Chicago the center of activities
for the next two days.
A series Of demonstrations sim
liar to those held here, will be
staged over Chicago with z d.
visional review clinaZing ths
spectacle Wednesday.
Late Wednesday the armada
viii wing back to Dayton and
prepare for similar movement
on New York and the New
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-18

The attack" viii mark the sec
ond phase Of the annual army air
maneuvers, e gigantic aerial
spectacle costing the government
$4,000 600 and which will be eli
NAKED later this week when the
672 participant planes are con-
centrated on the eastern sea-
board.
Thrilling maneuvers, dog fight
ing" formation flying. speed tests
and acrobatic flying by pursuit
and attack groups, preliminary to
the invasion Of Chicago we're
completed today and most Of the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-18

voluntarily, despite their constitu-
tional right to stand mute, and
denied being offered any promises
Of immunity, light punishment or
other consideration for aiding the
state.
Barton was nervous. he looked
only once at Kirkland, then kept
his eyes averted from the defend
ants steady and expressionless
stare.
Under the questioning of Prose-
cutor John Underwood, he was
launched into a story so sordid that
all but adults we're banned from the
courtroom.
Kirkland Was Drinking
Barton said he drove to the party
at the David Thompson home with
Richard sturtridge, former De PAW
university athlete; Mrs. Sturtridge.
Leon Stanford, another co-defend-
ant, and Miss Josephine Dukas.
Q-What did you do at the party2
Ave drank, talked and danced.
Q-What did you drink? AL
cohol and wine.
Odd kirkland drink anything7
Ayes, several highballs of ginger
ale and alcohol.
Odd you see Babe Miss
Braves drink? Ayes, one water
glass Of wine and one highban
Barton testified he saw Kirkland
and Miss braves together in the
rear seat Of his automobile around
midnight when he accepted Thomp-
sons invitation to drive after
sandwiches.
Tells of Death Ride
Q-Tell what happened. A-Dave
Thompson came to me and said,
Let's go for some hamburgers.'
Kirkland, myself and Thompson
went. Kirkland sat in the back
with Arlene. He told me, stop on
a side street before you get there
We stopped about ten minutes when
kirkland was intimate with Arlene.
Q-Was her body exposed? A
Yes. She seemed to be unconscious.
Barton said Arlene remained in
the automobile while the boys we're
at the lunchroom.
When they returned to the
Thompson home, the party broke
up. Barton said he took Mr.. and
Mrs. Sturtridge and Miss Rukas
home
He said Kirkland and Arlene. who
had not left the machine. and Leon
Stanford, another defendant, also
were along.
What happened? Ave
started to take Arlene home. She
wouldn't wake up. I felt her heart
and pulse. There was no action.
We talked It over and decided to
get a doctor.
Drank Six Highbaus
Barton said he drove with Stan
ford and Thompson to two restau-
rants, then to DR.. r. o. Wharton's
residence.
Q-What happened at the doctors
house? Ave brought her in and
laid her on the sofa. Doc said she
was dead. kirkland said lets go
get her coat" Then we went out
and drove away.
Ronald Oldham, defense attorney.
cross-eXamined him closely.
Barton said he drank six high
balls at the party. He was unable
to say whether Kirkland and Miss
braves were drunk.
He said he had been employed by
the Illinois Steel Company since he
left high school four years ago.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-18
Not So S10eet

By III ted Press
WASHINGTON, May 15.-The
corner drug stores nickel choco-
late bar today solerrnly was de-
clared to be candy, in q decision
by the nations highest court.
The supreen1 court fuond that
congress in passing the excise
tax law Of 1918 meant that tax
Of 5 per cent should be imposed
on chocolate bars when it pre-
scribed q tax OF that amount for
candy.
The courts ruling on congress
siona1 intent is important to the
extent of 100000.
Four leading chocolate COM
panies, the Hershey, Klein, Will
bur- Suchard and York concerns,
were assessed that amour in
taxes for 1918 on their product.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-18
STOVE BURNS FATAL
Vern Wilson, Is, Dies al
Hospital of Injuries.

Burns suffered in an explosion on
April "a at his home resulted in
the death Of Vern Wilson, Is, of Is
South Kitley avenue, Sunday night
at city hospital.
Mr.. Wilson had attempted to start
fire believing he was using kero-
sene. Instead he had picked up a
can Of gasoline and the explosion
resulted.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-18
COOLER WEATHER Is
FORECAST FOR TONIGHT

Drop of II Degrees in Temperatures
for City FOreseens
Drop of about II degrees in the
temperature in the next twenty
four hours was forecast today by
j. H. Arlington, chief Of the
weather bureau, who said the cool
weather will follow showers tonight.
Precipitation conditions are NOV
ing eastward from northern Illinois
today. Arlington said he believed
the condition would have moved
east of indianapolis by Tuesday.
Record high temperature for the
year was set Saturday afternoon
between l and 4 when the mercury
held "a for the three hours. The
highest Sunday was "a and this
had been equaled at this morning.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-18
Economic Peace
With World, Is
Plea Of Soviet
BIZ United Press

By Untt6d Press
GENEVA, May 15.-Maxin Lit
vinoff, Soviet foreign minister,
caused a profound stir at the Eu-
ropean federation commission
meeting today by a speech in
which he proposed an economic
non-aggression pact between the
Soviet union and the rest Of the
world, for peaceful coexistence OF
the Soviet and capitalstic sys-
TENS.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-18
MARY WON'T ACT WITH
DOUG IN FILMS AGAIN
HE Goes Too Fast for Me-" She
Says; Denies Estrangement.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
SOUTHAMPTON, England, May
BINARY Pickford arrived on the
Bremen today for a holiday in Eu-
rope and announced she never would
appear again in a film with her
husband, Douglas Fairbanks, who
also is visiting England.
She laughed at reports of an
estrangement, however.
Regarding her decision not to CO.
star with Fairbanks again, she ex-
planned:
His pace is too much for me. He
goes ninety miles an hour, whereas
when I am at full speed 7 only do
As"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-18
LET COUNTY CONTRACTS
Three Roads, New Autos in Bids
Awarded by Commissioners.

aWdEuSu Dy COMMISSIONER
Contracts for three county roads
and for purchasing automobiles for
county nurses were awarded today
by county commissioners.
Nine bids were received on the
King road, Washington township,
awarded j. R. Hiatt, total $2,8O8, and
the Shelton and Mcconnell roads in
Wayne township, awarded Albert
FRANKIE, total bids, $1,9So.4o and
$1,482.63, respectively. Two sedans
were purchased from the A. w.
Bowen Company with q bid of
$683.84.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-18

Yeggs who entered safe in Of
fees OF the Producers Oil Company
az 1904 Massachusetts, avenue, took
$685., j. G. Carothers, 1883 North
Dearborn street, told police today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-18
BARBER JAKE
ON SPOT; MAY
GIVE SELF Up
Alleged SWindler of Millions
Marked for Gang
Death.
LEGS DIAMOND is FOE
Factor Refused to Divide
Profits of Europe De1Is,
Say Officers.
LEGS DIAMOND IS FOE

BIZ United Press
CHICAGO, May 1S.-Authori-
ties accepted today the terms Of
surrender fixed by John Factor.
Factor probably would be admit
ted to bond if he has money
enough, Victor La hue and Lloyd
Moody, assistant district attorneys
announced in accepting Factors
offer to give up.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-02
What the Press
 Agent Says
STRAND THEATER MANAGE. MENT BOOKS MARVELLOUS STAGE SHOW FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. THIS WEEK

The first week of the Strand $ new policy of deluxe stage and screen presentations, during the month of December, finds sem sational seven act stage show scheduled to open at this popular thcater on Saturday next. Under the new plan these stage and screen shows will play at the Strand two days only, Saturday and Sunday.
 Manager Julia M. Smith has per- sonally booked seven of the finest acts in current day vaudeville to appear at the Strand this week end and five of them are acts that have not been off the big time in | over year but who happen to be passing through Waterbury enroute to Boston and have these two days open.
 This idea, which Is one of the thoughts the management had in mind when the new policy was in- stituted, Is already proving to Do working out. High salaried acts, that under ordinary circumstances command too much money for Q four day local appearance at the Strands current admission prices, are now available and glad to be booked for these two day engage ments whenever possible. None of us are adverse to making 0 little extra money in our Spare" time and stage folk are not exceptions. So Waterbury folk can get all set 1 for some of the finest vaudeville stage shows their eyes have ever feasted upon. Just watch the Sat- UT; ly and Sunday programs at the Strand starting this week Sat- urday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-02

adorned the iurid posters on the barn doors! M
 Yes. there was Rose sydel, star and owner of the London Bellies" that trouped the nation for 20 years or more; Viola Sheldon, "the California Nightingale"; Min nie Henshaw and Annie Ashley.
 It all happened at reception staged by Bernard Sobel in cele- bration of "Burleycue," his recent history of burlesque in America.
 And you know,'' began Mrs Viola Hastings (she was Viola Sheldon), Il try to hide my identity ever so carefully and live quietly in Brooklyn. For you know how people think about burlesque now. It's nothing but strip show. Bur lesque as we knew 1t is about dead. l Do you know we couldn't even use the word damn in Q show? And we had to be so careful where and when we dressed girls in tights. T got my first job in California and at first refused to appear if they made me wear tights. l was a singer and I wanted a chance. They offered me s5 more Q week if l put them on."
 WI Q AAbCehh6St AOW AHocVeHueHLly well off, is prominent in Brooklyn club circles today. And she puts 1t "she has never told anyonew
 Rose Sydell is blond, handsome and quietly reserved. Back in 1895, however, that diamond but terfly" she wore on her breast |. and those plumes that figure those tights % Ia la. . Ask dad, he knows!
 Hers was one of the most suc- cessful troupes on the road. She made a neat fortune for those times and bought real estate She has a god income and winters in Florida. William Campbell, her husband and manager, wrote most of the skits.
 Minnie Henshaw was "ostra- cized' socially when she went on the stage. Her mother was a coun- tess.
 'T haven't been to burlesque show in 20 years and will never go again." she insisted. There were real showfolk in my time; today the girls do nothing but make spectacles of themselves"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-02
NEWYRK'
uih GiIbert Swan

New York.-It was with consid erable effort that I elbowed my way through congested groups of "about-towners," and found my self showed toward a round table where sat four elderly, plump and neighborly-looking women.
 There they are," whispered my guide. "The guests of hOnor!'
 Suddenly I wished more than anything in the world that graves could open and my good Grand mother Swan could walk into the reception room.
 For way back in one of those darkened corners of my ''subcon- scious" @ far-away scene was re- constructed. The contents of a boys pockets had tumbled to the floor during the process of but conserving operation. Revealed to my grandmother's mortified eyes were some 20 tiny portraits of gay charmers dressed in tights you remembe.: they came in cigaret packages!
 So here were the wicked, wicked or 50 yer ynaughty figures
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-02
DAILY NEWS LETTER
BY H. A, PETERS

D1 As
 Berlin - GU. P.) - News of the projected barter of agricultur. al products by the Argentine CO., operatives, for German manufact- ured goods, while finding a well come echo in the German press has also given rise to some pessim- ism because of the mutual credit difficulties of the two countries which, it is believed would delay. If not prevent the consummation of the deal.
 It is pointed out that the ex- treme shortage of money in cir culation in both South America and Germany has been forcing an unusually quick demand for money on the part of creditors against both agricultural products and manufactured goods. as soon as the goods are sold.
 Import Shrinkage
 This shortage has worked espe- cially in South America countries toward shrinkage of imports in an effort to balance trade figures. Chile's efforts at an 80 per cent reduction in imports is cited as one example.
 The general German opinion is that this is false economy, al- though a most natural attempt at saving. The final result Is the shink ing of buying power on the part of the importing countries, that is in this case, Germany.
 The difficulties which lie in the way of such Q barter are pointed out in the case of the exchange of Brazilian coffee for Ruhr hard coal, when permission of the Eng fish bankers was necessarily before the negotiations could be con- summated.
 Sales Slump
 Another difficulty lies in the fact that the individual producers of the goods in each country can- not dispose of the goods they re- ceive in return. The Argentine CO., operatives, scarcely q year old, are not in a position to finance the shipments and credits necessitated by the barter, it Is pointed out. The two countrise must therefore assume this burden, since 1t even tually will be borne by the whole economic structure of the coun- try 1t is warned that Germany, in her present straits, although she could finance number of barter deals, must be cautious. It Is also somewhat doubted whether Germany, with her present high tariff on wheat, would be alto- gether desirable as a customer for the Argentine product. .h