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The Washington times., 1931-09-10

7T WAS In 1905 that first store was O
| quarter of a century we have served thrift
| year our business has grown, due to your
! drug store needs.
| Recently Peoples Drug Store No. 1, Seventh
| Avenue, N. W., was closed for alterations
bright new fixtures, fresh complete stocks
employees to satisfy your every drug store
| We are pardonably proud Of this newly rem
J you may long remember it's reopening we h
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-24

man and woman are alleged to have
fled from the car. In flight, Miss
Lewis raj into a car parked on
West street and injured her side.
She was charged with drunkenness.
Griffith was slated on counts Of
disobeying a traffic signal and fall
ure to stop after an accident when
he attempted to claim his a at
headquarters following the accident.
The bus was driven by Ora Cassi-
day, 6016 West Washington street.
None Of the passengers was hurt.
Miss Audrey Dunn, D, Of 2010
West Michigan street, was injured
seriously Friday night when she
was struck by an automobile as she
prepared to board a street car near
her home. She sustained a broken
leg and neck injuries. Donald
Hirschman. %. of 20 North Kitley
road, driver of the car. was held
blameless. Others hurt in acci-
dents:
Foster Knight. 3. of 1o1 North Riley
avenue. bruises: Harvey Garrett. %. Of
Mars Hill. neck INJURIES; David Sims
Negro, so. of 624 North California street.
head and BODY decorations. and Raymond
Cope. s. OF 1909 English avenue. cuts and
bruises.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-24
SCHOOL BOARD
TO FIGHT LEVY
CUT IN COURT
Suit Will Attack Validity OF
Reduction Ordered by
Tax Board.

Whether the state tax board can
force Indianapolis school commits
sioners to ignore a law mandating
them to build an annual sinking
fund against bonded indebtedess
will be determined in Marion coun-
ty courts on suit to be filed against
the tax board probably early next
week.
Receiving an order from tax COM
missioners Friday ordering a scent
slash from the sinking fund levy in
the school boards 1892 budget,
school commissioners met in spe-
cial session Friday night to order
their attorneys to file the suit.
Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan and
the city legal department mean
while continued their study of pos
sible grounds the civil city may
have to prevent a 2-cent cut in its
levy.
The school board also will at
tempt to prevent an additional l.
cent reduction in it's general levy
on grounds that such a cut is with
out benefit to the individual tax
payer.
In a lengthy statement the school
board outlined its contentious
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-24
END OF POISON TRIAL EVIDENCE

against validity and wisdom of the
tax boards slashes.
They are identical with objections
to the cuts voiced by Russell WILL
son, school board president, in an
interview with The Times Wednes-
day, when the tax board announced
its intention to reduce the budget.
Grounds on which the board will
fight the order are:
That compliance with the de-
mand to cut 5 cents from the sink
ing fund levy would be evasion and
violation of the law: possibly would
impair the school city's credit and
violate its outstanding bond obli-
cations, and might have a serious
effect on market value of school
bonds nov outstanding.
On the other hand, the school
board contends the reduction will
not be of material saving to the
average taxpayer with children in
school, but will benefit only big bust
ness concerns, u~ninterested in pub
lie schools.
Further, the statement AYERS, it
will not permit the board to evade
~refunding, but will force an addi-
tional sinking fund levy next year
to make up the deficit this year.
Visit of James Showalter, chair
man of the state tax board, to a
school board session, related to The
Times Wednesday by Wilson, is
described in the statement.
Showalter is quoted as having
asked that his visit be kept secret.
He is said to have told the school
board that the reduction, he knew,
wouldn't help taxpayers, but would
have a good moral effect" through
out the tSate.
1--WE felt that instead of the
moral effect such reduction might
have, the political effect was more
coveted" the school board charged.
Wilson said, after the meeting,
that the suit probably would be filed
Monday Or Tuesday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-24

Indiana council
on International
relations and the
council of the In
dianapolis area of
the M e t h o S t
Episcopal church.
Professor Gar
ner is the author
of many books on
political science,
International law,
American foreign
policy and Amer
lean history.
He has received
honorary degrees
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-24
CLOSE BANK AFTER RUN
State Takes Charge of Citizens
Trust at Huntington, Ind.
b. united Press

By United Press
HUNTINGBURG, Ind, Oct. o.
A run on the Citizens Trust bank
here Thursday afternoon resulted
in closing of the institution today.
officials of the state banking de-
partment took charge.
G. B. Dowell is president Of the
bank; F. w. Limp is vice-president,
and Leo j. Hoing, cashier. Capital
ization was $25, 900, deposits 1898, 900,
and loans $4,000.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-24
Marian Marsh
ARMS TALK SLATED
Expert in Political Science
to Speak at Church.

world Cooperation and Reduc-
ton of Armaments" will be dis
cussed by Professor j. w. Garner,
professor of political science at the
University of Illinois, at a public
mass meeting at Roberts Park M. E.
church at 8 Tuesday night.
The public meeting will be held
under the dual sponsorship of the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-24
FILE 8-H0UR DAY PLEA
Carmen Make Second Attempt to
Shorten Working Hours.

Second attempt of indianapolis
Street Railway Company employees
to obtain an eight-hour working
day was made today with filing of a
petition before the public service
commission.
Denial of a previous plea for the
shorter working schedule and recog-
milton OF the car mems union, was
based on assertions employees did
not follow regular lines of arbitra-
ton before appealing to the state
board.
The commission is the last appeal
of employees from company affairs.
The employees also seek time and
one-half for work over the eight
hour schedule.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-24

of Lyons, France, and Calcutta, IN
dia, as well as degrees from Oberlin
and Columbia in the United States.
Professor Garner is a chevalier in
the French legion of honor.
Bishop John L. Nuelson, director
since 1912 of work of the Methodist
Episcopal church in central Europe,
will speak on current conditions in
that region.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-24
DRIVER, WOMAN
COMPANION ARE
HELD IN CRASH
Auto CoIIideS With Bus;
Five Are Injured in
Other Accidents.

Five persons were hurt and two
others arrested Friday night fol-
lowing a series of automobile
crashes in and near INDIANAPOLIS.
Police held Joseph Griffith, 2017
South State avenue, and Miss Es-
tella Lewis, ~, of 1913 West Pearl
street, after the a in which they
were riding crashed into a Ben
Davis bus at West and Washington
streets.
Miss Lewis, Griffith and another
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-24
PROBE SHOOTING
IN CITY PACKING
FIRMS OFFICES
President Of Company Is
Wounded by Bandit, In
veStigating Police Told.

A gunman who shot Mortimer
Schussler, "a, of near Southport,
head of the Riverview Packing
Company, 765 West South street, in
the right leg early Friday night in
what was claimed to be an at
tempted robbery, is sought today by
police.
The shooting occurred at the
packing company offices where the
purported bandit fired on Schussler
as the latter drew a gun to de-
fend himself, police believed. Moth
ing of value was obtained by the
gunman, who made his escape,
SchusSler said.
Schussler is in city hospital, the
bone in the upper part of his right
leg shattered by a bullet.
SchussIer said he was sitting on
the davenport in the company Of
flee when a man entered armed
with a shotgun.
Different Stories Told
Give me your bucks" Schussler
quoted the bandit as saying.
Il jumpe dfrom the davenport
and drew my own rod Schussler
said. HE fired and I fell to the
floor and passed out"
o. S. Hamilton, 1875 Central ave
nue., bookkeeper at the plant, who
said he witnessed the shooting, told
police the bandit first acocsted him,
and that Schussler entered the room
with a relolver, demanding, What
the h do you want"
Hamilton said Schussler then at
tempted to wrestle the gunman's
weapon away from him, and was
struck by a bullet as the gunman
fired.
Produces Derringer POStOl
Police investigating the crime
asked Hamilton to produce the
weapon which Schussler said he
drew as the gunman entered. Ham
iltOn unlocked a vault and pro-
duced a derringer pistol. He said,
however, the vault was not locked
when the shooting occurred.
Probing other angles in the case,
police were Investigating Schussler's
assertion the bandit carried a shot
gun. although he was wounded by
a bullet fired from a .45-caliber re-
yoiver.
Hamilton told police that he be-
lieved three men were in the gang
attempting the purported robbery.
Two of the men stood outside, while
the third, who did the shooting, en-
tered the Office. ..
Several employees OF the company
were being questioned today about
the shooting.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-24
10000 Are Unemployed
Scared Robbers Get $40
By United Press

BV United Press
BRAZIL, Ind, Oct. 24.-Two
young bandits who entered the John
Thomas gasoline station here
bought cigarets, drank pop and
talked to a woman attendant for
an hour before they gained enough
courage to hold up the place. When
they ordered Thomas to put up his
hands, Thomas laughed, thinking
it was a joke. The youths obtained
$40.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-24
Banks Reduce Interest

y" |T|T|" NFV|TN'T
MUNCIE, Ind, oct. 24.-Interest
rate on savings deposits and certi-
ficates of deposit in Muncie'S three
banks have been reduced from 4 to
3 per cent. Bank officials declared
the reduction was made in the in
terests of conservative banking and
said the lower rate is effective in
most Of the larger cities.
Evening star., 1931-12-11
R. CAPONE "9346"
ON PRISON LABOR
ShoveIing Part of Duties of
Chicago Public Enemy,
Gang Chiefs Brother.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TACOMA, Wash, December Ii
Ralph Capone, Chicago's public enemy,
mo. g." today wore a loosely fitting
blue uniform behind the walls of
Mcneil Island Penitentiary, facing an
assignment with other new convicts to
the fish crew"
The uniform was numeraled 9346 en-
the back and the man who faces a
three-year sentence for evasion Of the
Federal income tax laws will take UP
Monday the work of a common laborer
Bathed and shaved, Capone went
through the usual routine for all new
inmates on his arrival at the prison
late yesterday. He was transferred
here from Leavenworth, Kans., arriving
at Steilacoom Railway Station shortly
before ! pm. and being taken to
Mcneil Island by launch.
dozen cameras recorded the scene
from all angles. but the elder brother
OF Al Capone, sullen and morose, cov-
cred his face with newspaper.
His collar is dirty" explained K. T.
Rawlings one of three guards who ac-
companied him. Naturally, he wants
to lock right when he Is photo
graphed-you can't blame him for
that"
Warden Finch Archer, asked what
work Capone would do, said, mo man
Is given privileges or promotion frcm
common laborer until he earns it and
shows he is dependable and worthy
The duties assigned to new convicts
include picking up bits of paper and
cigarette butts shoveling gravel and
working in the prison laundry.
Evening star., 1931-12-11

A hydraulic ram has served j. 4,
williams of Harnett County, N. c., for
81 years without a cent Of cost.
Evening star., 1931-12-11
ARMY ORDERS

Col. William H. Chambers, Dental
Corps, at Corozal, Panama, has been
ordered to his home in the United
States to await retirement.
Col. R. T. Ellis, Quartermaster
Corps, at the War Department has
been detailed as a member of the board
investigating the battlef1elds Of the
United States for commemorative pur-
poses. He will relieve Col. w. c.
Jones, Quartermaster Corps.
Lieut.. Col W. E. Shedd, jr., Coast
Artillery, has been relieved from duty
on the War Department general staff
troop; Mai. C. j. Kentzkow, Medical
Corps, from Denver, Colo, to the Army
Medical Center. this city; Maj. H A.
Kirkham, Medical Corps, from Fort
Douglas. Utah, to Fort Benning, Ga;
Capt. Elmer Hostetter, Quartermaster
Corps, from Dayton, Ohio, to Fort
Oglethorps, Ga; Capt r. L. Hostetter,
Infantry from Peiping China to JEFF
ferson Barracks, Mo; Technical Sergt.
E. z. Callicott, Engineers, from the
War Department to Brooklyn. N. Y.
A board Of medical officers has been
detailed to meet at Temporary Build
ing 5, on Constitution avenue between
Twentieth and Twenty-firSt streets,
Jtlh ClJy, beginning JdIluaTy =, ana
make the usual annual physical exam
nation Of officers Of the Regular Army
stationed in this city. The detail for
the board follows: Col. L. j. Owen,
Mai. c. c. Hillman, Maj. c. M. O'Con-
nor, Mai. c. B. Kendall. Maj j. H.
Sturgeon, Mai, w. F. Won Zelinski,
Maj J. B. Mann, Mai. J. P Leber-
man. Maj. H M Williamson, Maj. G.
f. Lindow, H W Kinderman, Mai
E. G. Pratt, Capt. B. r. Buscomb and
Capt. A. w Splitter.
Evening star., 1931-12-11
GIANNINI SEEKS CONTROL.

SAN FRANCISCO, December II Up.
"A. p. Giannini, founder of the billion
collar Transamerica Corporation, was
leading fight to the finish today to
regain control of that organization from
the group he termed Wall Street
Tacketeers."
With the fortunes Of thousands of
Californians at stake, Giannini last
night jumped feet foremost into the
fight after a letter had been sent to
stockholders which he said was an at
tack on his personal honesty and
integrity"
The letter, mailed to stockholders by
Elisha Walker, chairman, and James A.
Bacigalupi president of Transamerica,
in an effort to secure proxies for the
stockholders meeting scheduled here
February is, 1882. claims 5000, 900 was
placed to Giannini's credit during the
three-year period 1927-l930, and that
Transamerica's founder attempted to
peg the price of Transamerica stock
during the 1929 market crash with s69,
100000 Of company funds.
To all Of which Giannini, given a
copy Of the letter at Salinas last night
replied tommy rot!"
After searching my record Of q
years as a banker" he declared, al
they can say is that I tried to keep uI
the price Of Transamerica stock wher
the market was falling, and that wa
credited with So, 100000 bonus. Wher
] retired from TranSan1erica ! was en-
titled to per cent Of about S83 ,000, 00C
of profits which did not take. There
are five Of us in the Giannini family
end our total wealth desn't come to 9
million"
Evening star., 1931-12-11

II there was q complaint, he asserted
they usually made a charge of posses
SION or "a sale charge, if it was too
Evening star., 1931-12-11
Marine Corps Orders

Maj. william S. Harrison, on Decem-
Der 20, detached recruiting district of
Pittsburgh to I'd Brigade, Nicaragua,
via the S. S. Santa Cecilia, scheduled
to sail from New York on or about
January %.
Maj. Joseph D. Murray. detached
Mare Island. Calf, to headquarters
Marine Corps. Washington, D. C.. for
Evening star., 1931-12-11
BATTLES G|ANN|NI
FOR TRANSAMER|CA
Elisha Walker Appeals to
Stockholders for Proxies
i1 Campaign.
Ey the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December ELISHA
Walker, chairman of the board of the
Trsnsamerica Corporation, appealed to-
day to the common sense Of the stock
holders" to support his fight against the
campaign Of A. P Giannini, California
fnancier, TO regain control of the cor
poration.
Walker accompanied his message to
245 900 stockholders, whose proxies he
requests, with the announcement that
the annual meeting Of the corporation
has been advanced from March 81,
1882, TO February IS to provide an early
decision in the battle Of proxies.
Dropped From Board.
Giannini. who with associates was
dropped from the board Of the company
q few months ago, has criticized Walker
and his associates for their policies, and
has himself instituted a drive for
proxies.
Replying to the Coast 1nancier's cen
sure, Walker cited that large funds
were placed to Giannlnfs credit during
his management of the company. He
told the stockholders that from 1927
to 1880 mo less than IS, zoe. 900 was
credited to Giannini.
This figure does not include the ST.
100000 given at Mr.. Gianninfs request
by Bancitaly Corporation to the Univer-
sity Of California to establish the
Giannini Foundation and for the build
ing Of Giannini Hall, making IS 200, 600
in all" Walker wrote.
Stock Was Supported.
In another point of attack Walker
charged that when the market began
to decline at the end of October. 1929
the stock, at Giannini's direction, was
maintained at a high and artificial
level, from which 1t fell when the sup
port was moved"
James A. Bscigslupi, president OF
Iransamer1ca, who recently broke with
Giannini after many years Of close as
sociation with the Californian, joined
Walker in the letter.
Evening star., 1931-12-11

legislative committee investigating city
affairs.
Earlier in the day Samuel Seabury,
committee counsel, charged that Charles
F. Kerrigan, assistant to Mayor Walker,
and others in the administration were
attempting to "whitewash" the charges
turned up by Seabury. He named At
torney General John ]. Bennett as
ultra friendly" to Tammany Hall, but
Bennett, in Albany. said he was ''mys-
titled" at this charge.
Raids on Clubs Taboo.
Frederick, called to tell about liquor
conditions in the Bronx, asserted, among
other things, that raids on political
clubs were taboo, whether they were
Democratic, Republican or Socialist,
You were non-partisan on that, any
way" Samuel Seabury commented.
His principal testimony, however,
concerned the blue cards" issued by
the Liberty League, which he said, was
known as the Liquor Dealers Associa-
ton in the Bronx before prohibition
If speakeasy proprietor had this card
he said, 1t meant that you had to see
the lieutenant" before making an arrest.
Evening star., 1931-12-11
PRELATES ATTEND RITES
All Mexican Archbishops Among
Those at Guadalupe Shrine.

MEXICO CITY, December IL LPO-
Twenty prelstes, including all the arch
bishops and all except two Of the
bishops of Mexico attended high pom
tifical mass in the basilica Of Guada-
1upe yesterday.
More than 200 masses are being said
daily in the anniversary festivities at
the Shrine Of the Virgin of Guadalupe,
who is supposed to have appeared mi
raculously 400 years ago.
Evening star., 1931-12-11
Drills Well by Hand.

Charles Artonowski, of Little Falls,
Mimi, recently drove a well by hand.
BY three days of constant pounding
with sledge hammer. he had sunk
washer point and pipe 30 feet into
the ground, beating the time of a ma
chine drill nearby
Evening star., 1931-12-11
GOTHAM POLICEMAN
BARES PROTECTION
Tells Probe of "BIue Cards"
to Mark SpeakeaSies
Respectable" ;"
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 1.-THE
magic certain blue card" holds for
proprietors of New York speakeasies was
described yesterday by Patrolman Rich
ard A. Frederick before the Hofstadter
Evening star., 1931-12-11

because his lieutenant took him around
and introduced him. ANY place having
blue card, he reiterated, was re
spectacle"
Evening star., 1931-12-11
Reply Brings Laughter.

Senator John j. McNaboe. Democratic
committeeman, accused Frederick of be-
longing to ring" and of cooperating
with the blue card holders.
If belonged to that" said Freder-
lex, amid laughter, I'D probably be a
magistrate or something
Frederick said he knew all the speak
easy proprietors by their first names,
Evening star., 1931-12-11

treatment. EstE = :
Capt. Jacob Lienhard. detached heaG !.
quarters Marine Corps, WashingtorHs
D. c., to Hampton Roads, Va.
Capt. George B. Reynolds. retired asss
of March /. 1882. HI 20
Chief Marine Gunner william Liskx
detached San Diego. Calf. TO Mare
Island. Calf.
The Washington times., 1931-07-06
YOUTH browns,
TWO SAVED

William Mcvearry, 81, Of 304
Todd Pl. N. E., was drowned yes
terday when he jumped into the
Patuxent River near Point Pa.
tient in an attempt to rescue two
drowning friends.
Roger GIasgOOd, of HyattsvilIe,
and John Gleason, Of the 11OO
block of First st. N. E., were res.
cued by Daniel Bryant, Northeast
Washington youth, who followed
McVearry into the river. All were
members of a fishing party Of II
youths which had left for the
scene in two automobiles Satur.
day night.
McVearry, a good swimmer, was
dragged under the water after
coming to the surface only once.
A life preServer thrown to him
eluded his grasp. Fishermen
searched for his body today. NC
Vearry lived with his mother, Mrs.
Florence McVearry, and an uncle.
The Washington times., 1931-07-06
ARRANGE
BIC FETE

More than 1900 orphans of
the District, will be entertained
Wednesday at Glen Echo Park
by Washington Lodge. No. Is. of
the Elks.
Gallons of ice cream, bushels
Of peanuts, hundreds Of pounds
Of candy and sandwiches by the
thousand will constitute the e
menu for the youngsters, and
more than 5000 toys will be dis
tributed to the children when
they reach the park.
The orphans will leave the city
via street cars and a fleet of
buses and private cars. They
will leave from Eleventh and G
Streets N. w. at 9:45 a. m.
George w. MCGOWAN Is chair:
Snan Of the committee in charge
of the outing; Joseph J. Leary,
vice chairman.
The children to be entertained
come from the Jewish Foster
Home, st. Roses HonG Baptist
Home, Washington City Home, st.
JoSeph's School, Gospel Mission,
Central Union Mission, st. Vim
cents Home, German Orphan
Asylum, st. Johns Orphanage,
Washington Home for Foundlings,
industrial Home School and the
Episcopal Home.
The Washington times., 1931-07-06
PARISH To HOLD
FETE TONIGHT

The eleventh annual carnival of
st. Gabriel's parish will open to-
night for two weeks, at the
church grounds, Grant Circle and
New Hampshire, N. w., at tbs
o'clock with a large street parade.
The parade, which will include
more than so floats from local
commercial houses, police escorts,
military bands and representa-
ton from various civic and pa.
triotic organizations, will form on
Quincy Street, north Of Georgia
Avenue, at Z p. m.
The route will be along Georgia
Avenue to Farragut Street and
continue east on Farragut to 1lli-
nois Avenue and south to the
carnival grounds. Capt. Ira
Sheetz, of the Tenth precinct, is
cooperating with the arrange
ments committee on the parade
route.
In addition to booths, amuse-
ments and games, an innovation,
"Leaping Lena" will be exhibited
for the first time in Washington.