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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-13
Markets at a Glance

NEW YORK, July IS LP,.-Stocks
heavy: extreme dullness follows early
break. Bonds weak; Germans break,
some tn new lcws. Curb heavy: losses
moderate in quiet trading. Foreign ex-
change weak: italian Ira and German
mark at new 1891 lows. Cotton easier:
weak cables. Sugar barely steady: COM
mission house liquidation Coffee lower;
easier Brazilian market.
CHICAGO, July IS tP,.-Wneat low
err: increased visible supply. Corn easy:
lower cash markets. Cattle firm. Hogs
lower
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-13
C0TTONsEED REPORT.
BY the Associated Press.

BY The ASsocia Ted Press.
Cottonseed crushed in the ll-month
period August to June 80 was an
nounced by the Census Bureau today
as having been 4.694,037 tons, COM
pared with 4953.954 tons in the same
period year ago. and cottonseed on
hand At mills June 30 was 33237 tons,
compared with 77,l64 tons year ago.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-07
BY DICK MILLER

Records of Coroner Fred w. Vehl-
ing's investigation and double YER
diets in the heat death case OF
Jesse o. Cant, poultry company
employee, in July, were summoned
by the grand jury today.
Miss Minnie Sartor, clerk in
Vehling's office. brought the rec
ords to the jury room after service
Of a forthwith subpoena.
Oscar Hagemeier, grand jury dep
uty prosecutor, said he believed
presentation Of evidence in connec-
ton with alleged illegal activities OF
the coroner, will be completed by
the end of the month.
Several witnesses still are TO be
called and some, who already have
testified, may be asked to give addl-
tional testimony it was said
The Cant case also is to be aired
before the state industrial board
soon. when the widow. Mrs. Eva
Cant, seeks compensation insurance
from the poultry company for her
husbands death. She charges he
died from heat prostration resulting
from his working under alleged in
tolerable conditions.
Cant died at city hospital a few
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-07
RECORDS
SUMMONED IN QUIZ

hours after being admitted and doc
tors, hospital and burial reports
gave the cause of death as heat
prOstration.
Vehling returned similar YER
dict July 81, twenty-nine days after
Giants death, but on Aug. Is re-
turned a second verdict carrying
heat prostration and alcoholism as
death causes.
If alcoholism had any bearing on
Giants death, the insurance COM
pany is not liable to compensation
payment.
Henry o. Goett, city clerk, and
William J. Fahey, attorney, also are
to appear before the jury to relate
circumstances in the secret autopsy
performed by Vehling on the body
of Mrs. Margaret Makemson, 1888
East Morris street. Mrs. Makemson
died several months ago from in
juries received in a fall.
Goett, attorney for the dead
woman's son, did not know OF the
autopsy being performed until sew
eral days ago.
He charged Vehling with the per-
Torrance of AN illegal outlandish
and ridiculous post mortesn in the
case.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-07
GUILT is IN DOUBT
Evansville Man Alleged to
Be in Prison UniuStIy.

An investigation will be started
into reports that Tom Evans,
Evansville, is serving an unjust SEN
tence in the Indiana state prison for
the Staying of his sweetheart, Ruby
Mauzy, it was indicated today by
Gaylord Morton, Governor Harry
G. Leslie'S secretary in charge of
pardons.
Morton said attorneys for Evans
had appealed to the pardon board
for his release at the October meet
ing this year, but the case was con-
tinued until the January meeting
on motion of Ben Zieg, Evans at
torney.
The petition for clemency carried
recommendations from Judge G. F.
Book, who sentenced Evans, and
Prosecutor Hardin, asking the board
to give the case full consideration.
Eight of the jurors in the Evans
trial and 400 Evansville residents
petiuoned for Evans release.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-07
SCHOOLS WIN FIGHT
TO HALT TAX CUT
YOU! Vote!

What do you so hunting for
when you play with the dials
of your radio? Who is your
facorite performer? Your fav-
orite program? The type of
program you like best?
Of course you have definite
ideas.
The Times today announces
the beginning of the first In
dianapolis Radio Poll ever con-
Quoted. 1t is a poll to discover
just what the Indianapolis
radio trend is and by how
great a margin. A ballot is
printed on the radio page, Page
g today.
Turn to it now. Read the
explanation of the poll by John
T. Hawkins, Times radio editor.
Then clip out the ballot and
send it to The Times Radio
Vote Editor Immediately.
Get off on the right foot,
Vote today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-07
DEATH STAY IS
ASKED FOR BOY
New Appeal Is Placed Be-
fore Governor.
By United Press


CHICAGO, Dec. An appeal for
stay of execution of the death
sentence against Russell McWil-
liams, 17-year-old slayer, was placed
before Governor Louis l.. Emmer-
son at Springfield today while ma
tionally prominent humanitarians
pushed the fight to save the youth.
Governor EmmerSon, in a teR-
phone conversation with Attorney
B. j. Knight at Rockford, said he
might decide whether to grant the
stay before tonight.
Knight, representing the youth,
made formal application for thir-
ty-day stay, to allow him to perfect
an appeal to the state supreme
court. His action was made possible
by generosity of Miss Julia Lathrop
Rockford, former executive of the
National Children'S Bureau, and
Miss Jessie F. Binford. executive di-
rector of the Chicago Juvenile Pro-
tective, Association.
We agreed to furnish the money
to carry the boys appeal to the
state supreme court Miss Binford
said today. THE parents did not
have it,
Meantime, in a cell in the solitary
confinement building at Joliet pen
itentiary, the tall, blue-eyed slayer
awaited next Thursday midnight
the hour set for him to go to the
electric chair. He was senteced to
death after confeSsing that he shot
and killed William Sayles. Rock
ford street car motorman, during
holdup last Aug. 20.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-07
Judge ChamberIin Rules
That State Board Exceed
ed Its Authority.

Lashing the state tax board for
overStepping it's authority, Circuit
Judge Harry o. Chamberlin today
ruled the school city tax levy must
be 81 instead of IS cents, to which
the state group sliced it recently.
UNFOLDING the school city conten-
ton that the tax board could not
effect the scent cut in the sinking
fund levy Chamberlin also said the
school department can not override
the provision of the Indiana law
that the sinking fund must equal
5 per cent of the principal of bonded
Indebtedness.
The school city 1882 levy orig
inally was set at $101. The tax
board cut this to 95 cents and, with
Chamberlins ruling, the board
will lose only the 1-cent general
levy, which, it is conceded, the tax
board has a right to reduce.
Exceeds It's Rights
THE state tax board is a creature
of the legislature Chamberlin
said. Then, if the sinking fund
statutes are valid and unambiguouS
and the state tax board order is
upheld, we have the spectacle Of
the creature overturning and null
lifying the mandate of its creator
from whom it derives all sources Of
its authority"
Chamberlin also said the legisla-
ture had made school city laws too
flexible and thereby even encour-
aged a more or less disregard for
proper current economy in school
financial affairs"
while relief from burdensome
taxation is to be desired greatly, it
always must be remembered that
this is a government of laws and
not of men," Chamberlin added. AN
extension of a boards power beyond
that contemplated would endanger
seriously that doctrine"
Made Heavy Cut
The tax board in making the
sinking fund slice, cut the appropri-
alton from $55O,0OO to S211,710.
Suit was filed before Chamberlin
oy school commissioners to prevent
Harry Dunn. county auditor, from
carrying out the scent sinking fund
slice order of the tax board
Attorneys for county authorities
did not announce whether an APP
peal will be taken to the supreme
court
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-07
LOVE BUTCHERS
TRIAL STARTED
Mail Order Romeo Is Calm
as He Faces Court.
BY SIDNEY B. WHIPPLE
United Press staff Correspondent

CLARKSBURG. w. Va, Dec. T.
The grinning mask of comedy and
the distorted mask of tragedy looked
down on the stage of the Moore
opera house here today while Harry
F. Powers, mail order Romeo, went
on trial, charged with the murder
of Dorothy Pressler Lemke. 50-year-
old nurse.
The story of the heavy. pallid
"itless7 merchant of middle aged
love by mail and his alleged BLUE
beard" crimes will be described to
the world from a witness box be-
meath those two masks and directly
below the proscenium arch. The
state has summoned thirty-nine wit
nesseS, the defense eleven.
Judge John c. Southern. from his
bench directly upstage, will rule on
questions of law. In the orchestra
pit, thirty-six newspaper men and
women will relay their account of
the proceedings to the outside world.
Relays of messenger boys have been
arranged.
Powers was dressed in a new suit
provided by his wife. to whom he
mad sent plea last week for cloth
ing.
He did not appear nervous and
looked about him curiously as he
sat down. The opera house was
damned to the doors long before The
principals in the drama entered,
and an entire company of state
troopers maintained order.
Five of the first panel were ex-
cused by the court for cause. They
had expressed opinion on the case
publicly, they said
Defense attorney J. Edward Law
asked each talesman whether it
would require a lot of testimony"
to convince him that Powers was
not a murderer.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-07
Othe1" Woman MU0IUed
in LOUe Triangle TangIe
MAYHEM an unknown young wom-

WHEN an unknown young wom-
w an sends notes to your fiance
during a dinner date, when she
calls him darling" and sweet
heart-dearest' in most affection
ate tone, and when the mans ex-
plantations are clumsy and hest
tating. are you justified in break
ing the engagement?
Ann Fenwick'S answer is
Yes"
Even though the engagement
has lasted eight years it should be
broken, according to Ann. She IS
one angle of a triangle love tangle
involving Phil Ecroyd, lawyer, and
Lefty King, file clerk, in the new
serial, Three KinGS of Love-" by
Kay Cleaver Strahan.
The problems of the long en-
gagement are presented in this
story of three modern girls and
how they met romance. Ann, en-
gagged for eight years to Ecroyd,
sees a younger, livlier rival win
him away from her.
Among the indictments of the
long-drawn-out engagement offered
in the novel are the following:
1. 1t binds a young couple with
out giving them the happiness of
home life.
2. 1t steals the glamour from love,
making it commonplace and taken
for granted.
3. 1t is almost certain to lead to
disagreementS and quarrels which
eventually will cause an open break
and much unhappiness.
Three Kinds of Love" introduces
other problems of modern young
people, Its characters are hkeable,
and appealing. You can't afford to
miss a single chapter. Three Kinds
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-07
MURDER
HUNT; VICTIM
LAID AT REST
Second Suspect Is Held for
GriIIing; Youth Believed
to Be innocent.
SCORES VIEW BODY
CoIorfuI Past of Woman Is
Revealed; Tragedy
Marked Life.

Burial of Mrs. Nettie Bertram, SIS,
victim of q vampire killer, this
afternoon closed the final chapter
of her colorful but tragic life, ended
mysteriouSly six days ago, when
she was killed, apparently. by a hit
run driver
While the body was being laid to
rest, detectives sought to unravel a
maze of theories and clews to track
down her slayer.
Last rites were held at p. m.
at the undertaking establishment of
Coroner Fred w. Vehling at 702
Virginia avenue. Burial was in
Anderson cemetery, east of the city
Mrs. Bertram was laid to rest be-
side the grave of her husband,
Frank Bertram, no died in tragedy
in 1926.
The mystery Staying was the last
chapter in the life of woman
whose past forecast the stark tragedy
under which she died.
Friends who knew her we'll
spoke of her as a vain person,
who, through numerous misfor-
tunes, emerged as the dignif1ed
simple woman she was when she
met her death.
Her life was as colorful as the
fiction like crime that marked its
end.
Born in wealthy surroundings in
New York, she kept throughout her
life the same cultured dignity, al
though often faced with poverty.
Spent Years on Stage
Her first romance began in 1917,
when, living at the home of Mrs.
H. H. Bonsib, then living at 312
East st. Clair street, she met Frank
Bertram, with whom she fell in love
and married.
Bertram then was magician, and
with his wife. toured vaudeville cir
cults a number OF years. Bertram'S
health failed.
When she married Bertram she
was employed at the Excelsior
Laundry, near city hall.
Bertran1'S illness was to prove
just another blow to his wife. The
malady developed into cancer, and
for two years he lay in Methodist
hospital.
His condition grew worse gradual
ly, and with prospects for his re-
covery hopeless, be was removed to
his home.
Husband in Tragic Death
Meanwhile, Mrs. Bertram con-
tinued to operate the small business
of manufacturing a polish, which
Bertram started in addition to up
holstering, his profession, taken up
when he left the stage.
Smoking in bed one night, Bert
ram met his death when the bed
clothes were ignited by a spark
from cigaret. That was in 1926.
Four years later, in the summer
of 1880, another tragedy entered the
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-07
ASK FOR 100000

Army Engineers Recommend Ap-
preparation for Rivers, Harbors.
By United Press
WASHINGTON, Dec. THE
army board of engineers for rivers
and harbors today recommended to
congress appropriations of $6O,00O,-
600 to improve and maintain ports
and waterways in all parts of the
United States.
The recommendations were con-
tanned in report to the house
committee on rivers and harbors.
This committee will examine each
project separately and will report
on it to the house. Funds appro-
priated will be spent during the
fiscal year beginning July l, 1882.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-07
NO TAX PACT.
NO ASSEMBLY,
LESLIE EDICT
TlI Call Special Session If
Parties Can Agree
Says Governor.
SEES TRUCE UNLIKELY
New Stand First Indication
He Is Weakening on
Former Policy.
BY DANIEL NJ. KIDNEY

Governor Harry 9. Leslie will call
q special session of the Indiana
legislature when, and if. the two
political parties can agree on a
sound program Of tax reform" and
pledge their legislators to prompt
passage.
This first indication of weaken
ing on his former adamant stand
against any special legislative action
Was given in an interview with The
Times Saturday, just before The
Governor left for a weekend in
southern Indiana.
He feels, however, that in all
likelihood it viii be impossible fol-
the Democratic house and Repub-
lican senate to get together on an
adequate legislative solution.
If the two parties can agree as
to what is best to do in the way OF
law making in the present crisis. ]
would not hesitate a minute to call a
special session" Governor Leslie
asserted.
Admits Reform Is Needed
But I do not want them to as
semble without a plan and go into
a long session, using the assembly
for purely political sounding
board
Il admit that tax reform is need
ed and that the burden rests too
heavily on real property. But this
was true when the regular session
met and slight action was taken to
remedy the situation
Unless there is a definite pro-
gram upon which agreement could
be had promptly and the bill passed
IN short order, a special session
merely will mean another 100000
of state funds spent without pur-
pose"
That an agreed program yet may
come out of the present chaos is in
dictated by the interest now shown
in the matter by chairmen of both
the Democrat and Republican
parties.
R. Earl Peters. Democratic state
chairman, and Eliza Rogers. Re-
publican state chairman, have both
sent missionaries to organiza-
ton leaders asking their stand on
the special session subject.
Wants Passage Assured
Rogers also sent the QUESTIONABLE
to G. o. P. members of the legis-
lature.
Pressure for the special session
is being especially eXerted by or
gained farmers, who marched on
the statehouse 10000 strong re-
Gently to press their demands.
Referendum or no referendum, !
shall never be moved to call a
special session unless the agreed
program is drafted and has asSur-
snce of passage first" the Governor
told The Times.
Before leaving he held short
conference with Senator j. Clyde
Hoffman, chairman of the interim
tax study committee. 1t was indi-
Gated that after Jan. ! this COM
mittee may get into the business OF
drafting "a program of tax reform
upon which both houses can agree.
The Governor will return to the
statehouse Tuesday.
Many state leaders already are
predicting that Indiana will fol-
low the lead of nearly all of the
surrounding states and call special
session before the next regular ses-
sion in 1888
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-07
COLD WAVE COMING
Mercury May Slide to 20,
FOreCaSter Warns.

indianapolis can look forward to
the coolest weather of the season
tonight.
If J. H. Arlington. weather fore
caster, is right in his prediction that
the temperature will drop to be-
tween 20 and IS before Tuesday
morning, that will be the coolest.
Arlington warned autoists to go
heavy" on the alcohol in their
automobile radiators. The coolest.
so far this season, was 26 early in
the month.
Increasing cloudiness with a Slight
boost in temperature is the forecast
for TUESDAY.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-07
FREE MINT THIEF
$50 Week Clerk Re-
leased by Federal Judge.

BIZ United Press
NEW YORK. Dec. 7.-Charles A.
Muche, the S30-a-week government
clerk who stole a $4,000 gold brick
from the federal assay office to
save his heavily mortgaged home.
walked out of federal court free
man today to start like anew as
music teacher.
Dressed in frayed blue suit with
an Il Have Shared" button in the
lapel, Muche peered in bewilder-
ment through thick horn trimmed
glasses as Federal Judge John c.
Knox said, Ira going to take
chance on your record" and gave
him a five-year suspended sentence
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-07
AGED MAN BADLY HURT
7O-Year-OId st. Louisan Is Struck
by Automobile.

Hurled to the pavement when
struck by an automobile, w. E. Mil
Ter, 70, of st. Louis, Mo. was in
jured critically today at Epler and
Madison avenues. Deputy sheriffs
sent Miller to city hospital.
Harold Grizzle of Greenwood.
driver of the car. was, not held
after deputies were told Miller
walked into the path Of the vehicle.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-07
SEABURY REPORT READY
Believed Prepared to Charge $50 a
Week Is Speakie PayOff.
BY I Bitcd Press

By NICd FrCSS
NEW YORK, Dec samuel
Seabury is ready to show that New
York's speakeasies pay an average of
$50 a week graft, it was indicated
today at Hofstsdter committees
headquarters
On the basis of the estimate that
there are at least 10000 speakeaSieS
in New York. this would total $780,
900 900 annually.
Seabury. counsel to the commit
tee. will open a series of hearings
on New York's law enforcement sys-
tenn Tuesday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-07
Flames Damage Is S300

An overhead furnace in the resi-
oence of w. B. Robinson, 1915 Car
rollton avenue. Sunday, caused a
basement fire which resulted in a
$500 loss.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-07
DUCHESS DIVORCE FINAL

Decree of Former Cincinnati Woman
Is Made Absolute.
BIZ United Press
LONDON. Dec. THE divorce
decree of the duchess of Manches-
ter, formerly Miss Helena thinner
man of Cincinnati, o., was made
absolute today She was granted a
decree last May on the ground of
misconduct.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-07
HERNDON IN AUTO CRASH
World Filler Driver in SmaShup
Fatal TO New York Man.
Bv United Press

POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y, Dec. T.
A collision between two automobiles,
one driven by Hugh Herndon Jr.,
world flier. resulted in the death of
Robert O'Brial, 20, of Red Hook, N
Y. on the Albany post road, Sun
day night.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-07
HICC0UGHS ARE FATAL
Former Ohio Deputy Sheriff Is
Weakened by Siege" Dies.
By United Press

Weakened by Siege" Dies.
By United Press
STEUBENVILLE, O., Dec. r.
Hiccoughs were blamed today for
the death of Hays Sanders, So, a
former deputy sheriff of Jefferson
county.
For twelve days, Sanders was
wracked by hiccoughs before they
were halted three days ago. He was
so weakened that he died Sunday.
The attack was brought on by
long illness, following a stroke of
paralysis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-10
RETAIL COAL TON
OPINION INFORMAL
FadeIey Explains Talk With
Assistant Corporation
Counsel West on Law.

Spokesman for coal merchants of
Washington, who conferred with As
sistant Corporation Counsel West re-
garding the law covering the merchan-
dising of coal here, explained today
that while Mr.. West quoted the law to
them he did not render an opinion on
the subject. but instead commented in
formally on the matter
Fenton Fadeley, wholesale coal mer-
chant, made this statement today, fear
ing that the impression might have
been gathered from public statement
he made Wednesday that the assistant
corporation counsel had rendered an
opinion" on the subject prior to off,
rial action by the District on the mat
Ger. now the subject of study.
The matter arose when representa-
tives of the coal merchants, who had
decided to change the unit sale mus
ures from the long ton of 2,240 pounds
TO an even 2,000-pound measure, laid
these facts before District officials so
as to determine if it complied with the
law.
Mr.. West, however it is explained,
has not yet rendered an opinion on the
subject This has been asked by the
District Commissioners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-10
Motor Cycles Rout Bedouins.

Completing a journey Of nearly $4,000
miles by motor cycle, j. Gill and E. Ste
phens arrived in Canberra, Australia,
from London recently. They carried a
letter from the high commissioner of
Australia in London to deliver to Prime
Minister Scullin Of Australia, and this
was to be done in Melbourne. The two
men left England on May IL, last year,
and rode through France Switzerland,
Austria. Hungary. Irak, Persia, India
and Burmah. They were detained In
Turkey for two weeks before they could
obtain permission to proceed. Attacked
by BedouinS three times in the desert Of
Irak they frightened them away by
speeding up their engine until the put
battery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-10
Accusing King Cotton.

Determined efforts are being made by
Lancashire to win back the cotton
markets lost since the war Not the
least important of the methods about
to be employed is the extensive install
lation of automatic looms to replace
the time -honored, but now virtually
obsolete machines that have woven
fortunes for cotton masters and made
Lancashire the envy of the world.
It is a striking fact that Lancashire,
despite her great loss in trade. still sup
plies one-half the worlds cotton goods
exports. So great has been the de-
cline in her trade, and so tardy have
been her efforts to recover the ground
lost, that Lancashire's awakening is a
matter for national qualification.