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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-08
BEATS TEAR BOMBS
Laden With HorSeradish,
Car Figures in MiShap.

Two persons were hurt today in
an auto crash at English and State
avenues which spread four gallons
of horseradish over the scene of the
accident.
Cars driven by Emerson Barnes,
81, of 1880 Climber street, and
Lawrence Brinkman, 1921 Laurel
street, high school pupils, collided
at the intersection when Barnes is
alleged to have failed to stop for
the preferential street.
Barnes was accompanied by Clar-
ence Feals, As, of 851 Bradshaw
avenue, and Arthur F'ryman, 1925
Park avenue, horSeradiSh statesmen.
Feals incurred broken ribs, head
cuts and shoulder injuries.
Arthur McDaniels, 16, of 1880
Olive street, high school pupil, rid
ing with Brinkman, was bruised.
Police and city hospital physicians
were hampered in handling the
case when tears filled their eyes
from the horseradish which covered
the cars and the street near the
accident.
Barnes was slated on the prefer
entail street charge.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-08
is STATE GAME
employees ARE
SHORN OF JOBS
Loss in License Revenue
Cause of DiSmiSSaIS,
Shirts Explains.

With a heavy drop in revenues
from fishing and hunting licenses,
Walter Shirts, chief of the state fish
and game department, today an
nounced the discharge Of several
employees of the division, effective
Jan. l.
At the end of the fiscal year. Oct.
1, Shirts said revenue was $4,000
less than the previous year, and in
October the department financial
slump totaled $4,000 and $4,000 in
November.
Game wardens who will be dis
charged are: Hallett Johnson, In
dianapolis; c. E. Dixon, Bloomfield;
William Baldwin, Plymouth; Bruce
Kendall, Charlottesville; Charles
Baker. Richmond; Lewis Barnett,
Salem, and Frank E. Lents, Loogoo-
tee.
Ed Hilton of indianapolis, state
hatchery employee, and Charles u.
Larramore, custodian, and Soren
Christensen, assistant, at the
Kankakee game reserve, also will be
discharged.
Six laborers at the Brown and
Jackson-Pulaski counties game pre-
serves, already have been released,
Shirts said
The department chief said he be-
lfeved the state may regain some
license losses this month with the
rabbit hunting season opening in
November 1t previously opened Oct.
l and revenues were piled up during
the three months before the first
of the year.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-08
$4,000 STATE
PARK PROGRAM
TO MAKE JOBS
Work viii Continue Through
Winter If Conditions
Permit.

An $4,000 building programy de-
signed to use as much labor as pos
sible and thus relieve unemploy-
ment, was announced for the state
parks today by Director Richard
Lieber of the state conservation de-
partment.
The program has the approval
and backing Of Governor Harry G.
Leslie, who emphasized the neces-
sity of giving as much employment
as possible, Lieber said.
The construction will begin at
once and continue throughout the
winter, where possible.
Pointing out that state park busi-
ness increased Is per cent during
the past year, Lieber said the build
ing program will be largely financed
through receipts and donations.
Cottages to Be Built
Among the improvements agreed
upon are sixty new cottages, addi-
tional concrete parking areas, a new
park entrance and surfacing twelve
miles of road.
At Clifty Falls park a system Of
rock walls will be constructed,
largely by hand labor, to protect the
various trails which border high
cliffs.
A new entrance, with gate houses,
is scheduled for the Dunes. Also
additional storage houses, sewage
system and new wash house and
comfort stations for guests at Dune
side Inn. Back area highways will
be resurfaced and camping grounds
enlarged. A store for campers and
cottagers will be erected, a new
lobby added to the Dunes Arcade
hotel at Waverly beach and three
acres of paved parking spaces built
to accommodate 1,40O automobiles.
Park to Be Fenced
ERECTION of a new shelter house
within the picnic area is planned
for Mounds park near Anderson. An
iron fence is to be built around the
major mound to protect it.
NOVCdSSo Will NC GIGCGGu d14u ClSdT-
ings made for better view of the
scenic beauties at the Brown county
park. Six miles of highway will be
constructed through the park and
state game preserve and a steel OBJ
servation tower erected near the
camping area.
Wearing surface will be laid on
about six miles of park roads at
Spring Mill. A cobblestone pioneer
street" will be laid in the village and
the old saw mill reconstructed.
Primitive machinery will be placed
in the old flour mill, which was re-
stored last year.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-08
PRINCE NICHOLAS IS
DEPRIVED OF BRIDE
AND ROYAL RIGHTS
King Carol, Noted for His
Own ESCapadeS, BaIkS
Brothers MARRIAGE.
By United Press

By Ontted Press
BUCHAREST, Rumania, Dec. g.
Prince Nicholas of Rumania lost
his rights as a member of the royal
house of Rumania by a decision of
the Bucharest district court, effec-
tive today.
The court annulled the marriage
Of the prince to Mile. Lucia Deleti,
a commoner, on the grounds that
the mayor who performed the cere-
mony was not authorized to do so.
The court also ruled that prince
who marrieS without royal consent
automatically loses his rights as a
member of the royal house.
The courts decision was a COM
plete victory for King Carol, who,
despite the fact that he once re-
nounced his rights to the throne to
live with a commoner. Nine. Magda
LupeScu, was furious when his
brother married beneath his rank.
Carol threatened Nicholas with
exile and loss of his income unless
he deserted his bride. Nicholas ig-
nored his brothers requests.
A summons to attend the court
hearing was nailed to theNA door of
Nicholas Bucharest residence, but
the prince either did not receive the
summons, or ignored it.
Tt was understood that he had
gone to Sinaia for a family confer
ence, at which it was hoped to eff
feet a reconciliation between Mich
olas and the king.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-08
GIFT FOR DRIVERS
Licenses May Not Have to
Be Renewed.

A Christmas present for nearly two
million Indiana motorists is in the
offing, Frank Mayr, secretary OF
state, announced today.
! Renewal Of drivers license may
not be necessary, at least for an
other year, because the 1930-31 rev.
,enue is sufficient to last over that
period, Mayr revealed. Expiration
period for licenses is July.
Mayr disclosed that the total rev.
enue, applied toward conducting
statewide safety campaigns, is
$126,427, sum paid by 1927, 1876
motorists since the law became eff
fective, nearly three years ago.
Satisfactory balance of the fund,
plus hard times, led Mayr to an
nounce his decision, he said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-08
insult DENIES
PAYMENTS OF
SLUSH FUNDS
DiSCIaimS knowledge of
Political Expenditures in
Federal Probe.
Bn United Press

By United Press
WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-Martin
J. insult, president Of the Middle
West Utilities Company, testified at
a federal trade investigation today
that if any funds of his company
had been diverted for political pur-
poses, he had. no knowledge Of it.
insult was questioned regarding
an item of $44,100 on the company'S
books, consisting of vouchers made
payable by him in 1926. He said
the money had been turned over to
E. A. Davis, vice-preSident, for a
special payment.
Judge Robert E. Healy, commits
sion counsel who is conducting the
hearings on public utilities and
holding companies, asked if any of
the money was used for political ex-
penditures. insult said he could not
recall it.
"You mean it did not happen?"
''Not to my knowledge" insult re-
piled.
insult testified that his interests
had conducted a campaign to repeal
the Fernald act in Maine, which
prohibits imports or exports of cleo
tricity.
insult was asked concerning sew
eral payments of $4,000 to the For
eign Language Newspaper Service
Company. He replied that this
money was for general advertising
purposes.
Healy asked insult if Middle West
Utilities was acquiring factories
throughout the country to manu-
facture gas and electric equipment.
The power company president said
that to the best of his knowledge,
this was not being done.
He said his company had inter
ests in the Federal Electric Com
pany of Chicago, which manufac-
lures washing machines and a small
factory in Virginia. This latter
establishment he said, now has been
turned over to the General Electric
Company.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-08
MOORE DRAFTS
$4,000 CITY
PAVING PLANS
Proposes to Rebuild More
Than Nine Miles of
Local Streets.

Proposed program for rebuilding
more than nine miles of city streets
during 1882 at an estimated cost of
approximately $4,000, was an
nounced today by City Engineer a.
H Moore.
This program Will be submitted
to the works board for considera-
ton at its meeting Wednesday.
Ten of the fifteen proposed re-
surfacing projects were left over
from the 1881 program. The city
will pay the three-fourths Of the
cost Of all the projects, six of which
include plans for widening.
Largest of the projects is the pro-
poSal to resurface Central avenue
from Thirty-fourth street to Fifty
second street, approximately two
miles, at an estimated cost of about
$4,000.
The works board may add and
subtract from Moore's program.
Other smaller projects also may be
added to the years program upon
request of property owners, Moore
said.
One new project, New York street,
from Dorman street to State ave-
nue., through the north side of
Highland park, seems certain of
completion early in 1882. This will
straighten East New York street at
this point. Streets included in the
resurfacing program follow:
Illinois street. from Thirty fourth to
Thirty-eighth streets.
st. Clair street. from Massachusetts, ave-
nue. to New York Central railroad.
Thirtieth street, from Meridian street
Ohio street. from East street to State
Highland avenue, from washington
street to New York street.
Nineteenth street, from Central avenue
to Meridian street.
Pine street, from Market street to
MASSACHUSETTS avenue, widening included.
to TWenty-1rst street.
Fourteenth street, from Meridian to
pennsylvania streets, widening included
torty-nlnth street, from MOnon railroad
TO Keystone avenue. widening included
Central avenue, from Thirty-fourth to
Fifty-second street
Fifteenth street. from Nickel Plate rail-
Michigan street, from East street to
Dorman avenue, widening included.
New York street. Alabama to Dorman
streets, widening included.
New York street. Dorman street to State
avenue, new project.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-08
Thief TEACHES
TRICK in MAGIC
Stage HeadIiner Finds Hand
Is Quicker Than E We.

Two thieves made the police hall
OF fame Monday night.
Harry Blackstone, magician, play
ing at local theater, pegged his
$125 oVercoat in a downtown hotel
coffee shop Monday night.
Completing his meal, Blackstone
found his oVercoat had been stolen.
He called detectives and told them
1t proves his theatrical theory, that
"the- hand is quicker than the eye.''
The other thief is the one who
went to the Heustis pharmacy, 1923
College avenue, and purchased a
hot water bottle. He rendered Law
renee G. Heustis, proprietor, check
for $7.83. Il
Fire refusing to cash the check,
HeustiS finally relented and said he
would cash the check, if the youth
left security at the store.
A few minutes later the youth re-
turned with typewriter and re-
ceived the money for the check.
When DR., E. S. Wayn1ire. 1924
College avenue, entered the phar-
macy five minutes after the check
cashier had departed, he spied the
typewriter and told Heustis it had
been stolen from his office.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-08
CANISTER SUSPECT
is PLACED ON TRIAL
MunSey, One of Alleged
Strothers Gang, Faces
Judge Cox.

States attorneys began their drive
against the alleged Strother gang
of outlaws in criminal court today
with opening of the burglary trial
against Raleigh Munsey, one of the
purported members:
Munsey is being tried on grand
larceny. burglary and automobile
banditry counts, under allegations
that he aided in staging the $34 safe
robbery at Muesing- Merrick Coal
Company, Aug. IS.
Surprise witness for the state was
Forest Strother, alleged leader of
the mob, who admitted implication
in the robbery from the witness
stand.
Detective William Miller who
aided in the roundup of the four
some of alleged bandits, testified he
found section of a broken pry bar
at the coal company and the re-
naming piece at the home of a
relative Of Strother's, 638 Birch ave-
nue..
Two suitcases of weapons, dyna-
mite caps and burglary tools were
brought into court by Miller who
said they were conf1scated at the
alleged hangout Of Strother and
other purported members of the
gang at 1903 Broadway in a police
raid.
Miller testified Munsey did not
make statement to detectives on
the advice of his attorney, but if
Munsey had "a lot of robberieS
would have been cleared up in In
dianapolis.''
Earl Cox is special judge In the
case.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-08
STATE SMASHES
AT DEFENSE OF
love BUTCHER
Produces Letter to Wife,
Telling Her How to
Testify at Trial.
.BV United Press

~By United Press
: CLARKSBURG, w. va. Dec. a.
THE prosecution today presented
.what 1t considers one Of it's strong
eest pieces Of evidence against Harry
#. Powers. on trial here in the death
-of Mrs. Dorothy Pressler Lemke.
worcester, Mass.
Over objections Of defense counsel.
"A letter alleged to have been writ
ten by Powers to his wife, direct
ing her how TO testify at his trial,
twas introduced.
= The letter was said to have been
written last Sept. 7 from Powers
.cell. 1t was revealed by author
sitles for the first time a few days
@ago.
Find Bodies in Ditch
The description of the unventi-
lated basement rooms of the unused
garage went into the record with
the story Of Powers arrest here and
the subsequent finding of five bodies
buried in a drainage ditch at the
rear Of the garage.
= Coroner Leroy G. Golf testified
-there was band or moose" around
MRS. Lemke's neck when her body
was removed from the ditch. He
ssaid it was strong enough to
.strangle woman, and said it could
Ehave been used for that purpose.
= City Detective Carl Southern
1testifled a check of auto license
numbers convinced him that Harry
-Powers was the man who, masquer-
sading as Cornelius o. Person"
slured Mrs. Asia Buick Eicher and
her three children to West Virginia.
Sent Them to Denver
: He said Powers admitted know
ing the Eichers when he was ar
rested, but said he had sent them
by train to Denver several days be-
fore Southern said he then de-
scided to search the garage in Quiet
Dell six miles from here.
e Bloodstains were found in the
-four ten-foot square basement
rooms of the garage, Southern said.
Trunks of clothing and other ar
.ticles. identified as belongings Of
Mrs. Eicher, we're found in the gar
age, he said. He then decided to
-open up the drainage ditch, South
fern said. The bodies were found
-''piled in on top of each other"
-he said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-08
YELLING SUIT AMENDED
Complaint Is Filed Anew in Johnson
County for Impeachment.

Amended complaint in the i'm
parchment suit against Coroner
Fred w. Vehling was filed in the
Johnson county circuit court at
Franklin Monday with opening of
the new court term.
Vehling's ousting from office is
sought on grounds that he is alleged
to unlawfully held property in a
death case and performed purported
unwarranted autopsies in Marion
county.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-08
TWO MYSTERY
DEATHS PROBED
Man and Woman Apparent
Iy Poison. Victims.
By United Press

By United Press
ATTICA, Ind. Dec. 8-Results of
a post-mortem on the body of Clyde
Smith, 80, are awaited today to de-
termine the cause of the mysterious
death of himself and Mrs. Dorothy
Woods. Both were found in her
room at a boarding house here
Monday morning.
Authorities advance the theory
that Mrs. Woods, died of poison
which she believed to be medicine,
and that Smith committed suicide
by taking the same potion. A note
found near the bodies, apparently
written by Smith, said Mrs. Wood
was dying and that he planned to
end his own life.
Mrs. Woods body was taken to
her parents home at Newton.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-08
SMOKE EMPTIES HOTEL
Burning Flue ROuts Guests at Star;
Damage Is $1OO.

Occupants of the Star hotel, 4O41k
West Washington street, were driven
from the building early today when
a flue burned out, filling the place
with smoke. Damage was $500, the
hotel management reported. !
Sparks from burning flue caused
a 500 roof fire Monday afternoon
at an apartment at 1886 Broadway.
An overheated fireplace at the resi-
dence of r. H. Goodrich, Mud Greek
road and Dandy trail, caused dam
age estimated at $75 late Monday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-08
White Ribbomer~
Chuck Virgins Has
Signed the Pledge, He
Tells Judge Sheaffer.

NTOW that Chuck Virgins has
IN taken the pledge" police
and flremen who have encoun-
tered Chuck in his cups rested
easier today.
Virgins made the assertion he
had quit drinking Monday after
noon when he appeared before
Municipal Judge William H.
Sheaffer on a charge of drunken
ness.
IT wasn't drinking" Virgins
swort. 1--WE taken the pledge.
I've got a fight in st. Louis soon
and if don't make the grade 1
lose the money. I haven't had a.
drink in long time"
Sheaffer indicated to the heavy
weight fighter that the pledge
testimony didn't carry much
weight, and Chuck reiterated his
ION my honor" vows.
ERED HARTMAN attorney for
n the fighter, said he knew his
client had taken the pledge, but
don't know about the drinking"
Sheaffer said he would dismiss
the charge because Virgins had
been involved in an accident on
private property near the Indian
apolls Stockyards. When police
arrived Chuck was alone, two of
'the boys who were in the car
with him, having fled, police said.
"And how was Chuck" Sheaffer
asked. did you have any trouble
bringing him in?"
mot this time" officers said.
"They shouldn't have had any
trouble" Virgins answered. I'm
the guy who called the police. I
thought the other boys were hurt"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-08
GREATLY FIRM WINS
$4,000 FROM COUNTY
College Hills Company Granted
{ Damages Against Commissioners.

College Hills Company Granted
Damages Against Commissioners.
+ Damages to the extent Of $4,000
have been granted the College Hills
Realty Company Of Indianapolis
against the Marion county board of
commissioners, by Judge Charles B.
Staff of the Johnson circuit court.
Alleging that damages amounting
TO $4,000 had been done to one of
ITS residences when the College
avenue road was constructed OBJ
tained a judgment of $13,5OO from
Judge William Dunlavy in its first
trial here.
When the Indiana Taxpayers As
.sociation interviewed in the suit it
was taken to Johnson county for
Tetrail.
In constructing the road a cut was
made in hill leading to the prop
,erty of the realty company and this
Jeff a declivity of about six feet in
height in front of the property.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-08
.LAFFOON INAUGURATED

Judge Becomes FOrtieth Governor
of Kentucky; so Bands in Parade.
sBy United Press
= FRANKFORT, KY, Dec. B.
Judge Ruby Laffoon of Madisonville
stoday was inaugurated the fort:eth
-Governor of Kentucky in the pres
eence of thousands Of Democrats,
gathered to celebrate one Of the
sereatest party victories in the states
shistory.
The 62-year-old jurist, son of a
farmer, was indicted into Office on
1.-THE steps Of the state capitol after
: a two-horT parade. Thirty bands
and numerous military, fraternal
and political groups participated.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-08
DR.. KENT KEEPS POST
Continues as Acting President of
Franklin College.

Continuation of DR.. Robert Kent,
Franklin college department of
philosophy head, as acting presi-
dent of the institution until the end
of the present school year, was an
nounced today by Charles F. Remy,
board of trustees president.
Following meeting of trustees
at the Columbia Club Monday,
Remy said:
1.-THE board feels that DR.. Kent
has been very acceptable as acting
president, and there is no dispose
ton to appoint a successor to DR.,
Homer T. Rainey at the present
tirne.'
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-08
FALSE ALARMS LESSEN
November Decrease Attributed to
Police Campaign.

= Reduction in the number of false
fire alarms was reported to the
safety board today by Fire Chief
Harry VoShell.
Forty-two false alarms were
turned in during November, when
the campaign began, against sew
enty-two during October. Police
sinstigated dEive against pranksters
as result of the death of Lieutenant
Lewis Stanley, accidentally killed in
answering a false alarm.
Voshell also reported a decrease
of more than 100000 in total fire
Closes this year, against the 1880
total loss of $50. $685.,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-08
Finger Print Service Slated

A commercial finger printing
bureau for Indianapolis employers
soon is to be opened by the Special
Patrol Service, Inc, Medical Arts
building, Clyde Knapp, general
manager, announced today. Serv-
ice of finger printing employees of
business organizations will be Of
fered, Knapp said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-08
LAD DOOMED
FOR MURDER
GRANTED STAY
Thirty-Day Reprieve Given
Russell McWiIIiamS by
Illinois Governor.
BIZ United PRESS

By United Press
JOLIET, Ill, Dec. 6.-Russeu
MoWilliams, 17-year-oId boy slayer,
won a reprieve from the electric
chair as he and his gray-haired
mother planned his funeral.
Some eighty hours before the
Rockford youth who killed street
car motorman in holdup for easy
money" was to die, Governor Louis
L. EmmerSon granted a thirty-day
stay of execution late Monday.
AS Assistant Warden E. NJ
Stubblefield entered RuSSell's cell to
tell him he would not have to die
next Thursday midnight, Mrs.
Maggie McWiIiams came to visit
her son. The mother4 and the son
heard the message and rushed into
each others arms.
God bless Governor Emmerson,
cried Russell.
Prayers Are Answered
eyes, son." his mother said,
choking back-sobs of JOY" the pray
ers of the Christian men and women
of this country have ben answered"
And just think" the youth went
on, more soberly, "a few hours ago
we we're planning about where
would be buried"
Mother and son explained that
they had decided that if Russell died
in the early moments of next
Friday, his body would be sent to
Exline, Ia. where he was born and
lived until the family moved to
Rockford five years ago.
Nov we have a chance to get the
sentence changed" the youth said,
when told that his attorney, B. j.
Knight of Rockford, had obtained
the reprieve so an appeal could be
taken to the Illinois supreme court.
ct even may outlive you," Young
McWilliams said to the assistant
warden, tossing his blue prison cap
into the air.
Both Retain Hope
Also in the cell was the Rev. E.
V. Lockwood, pastor of the Joliet
Apostolic church, who had been
talking to the condemned youth
about the Bible. After the first out
burst of JOY, he and Russell prayed
together.
Mrs. McWilliarns,, who has moved
from their Rockford home to
boarding house a few blocks from
the penitentiary, so she can be with
her son every day. told about how
Russells automobile had been sold
for $3.50 to pay attorneys fees.
Eve never had given up hope"
the mother said. Now that the
stay provides more time, we are still
more hopeful"
The youth was sentenced to the
electric chair after he pleaded guilty
to shooting to death William (Cap)
SayleS, "a, Rockford street car
motorman, after robbing him and
seven passengers on the car,
He is the youngest person ever
to be sentenced to death in Illinois.