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Evening star., 1931-12-12
Pin Honor Roll Last Night
League.

Arcade -SunShins
Bldg. Contractors.
Bur. OF Engraving
G. &c P. Tel. Girls
District ..........
Gen. Accounting 4.
Interstate Com. G.
National Capital e.
Odd Fellows ,....
Quarter r'ster wsn's
Veterans HFeau.
Wash. q. ~ Co.
Evening star., 1931-12-12
TYPOTHETAE LRAarTx
POST OFFICE LEAGUE.
Season Records.

High individual average-Ricks. 1os-e,
Greate5t number OF spareS-Duckett. So.
RickS, l3. "4u
High individual game--Lamp. 1913.
Hlgh individual set-Swain, 36l
High team game-Cast-offs, 563
High team set-EQuipment and suppiiss,
Evening star., 1931-12-12

Knapp won from Clinton, and ac-
cording to percentage is in second
place. Sullivan won from Clark and is
next to Knapp.
Evening star., 1931-12-12

One Of the surprises Of the week was
the defeat of Carl Hesse by Simmons.
There are six more rounds to be played.
Some of the players have played in
advance Of the schedule.
The present standing.
Evening star., 1931-12-12

At last accounts the match between
H. V. Hesse of Bethlehem and w. H
Steckel Of Allentown, Pa, for the match
championship Of Lehigh Valley, stood
at won each.
Evening star., 1931-12-12

Princeton has one OF the AxSsisxa
teanaSN In Its loot baN aastosk sas'
Evening star., 1931-12-12

Bernstein is leading in the CHAMPION
ship tournament Of the Marshall Chess
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-23
WORLD THOUGHT 0N
 UNBORN IS CHANGING

NEW YORK, Mar, 23, P)- The Careful and restrained" use of contraceptive measures to re- gulate the size of families was en- dorsed by an organization of re presentatives from 27 American Protestant churches with a total membership of 23,000,0O0.
 The report is the result of sev- eral years of study by committee on marriage from the Home Feder- al Council of Churches of Christ in America.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-23
HAVE YOU HEARD TIE NEW .OKEH" RECORDS at SYLvIA'S? THEY ARE WONDERFUL. .
LEGAL NOTICE

U. s. Land Office, Anchorage, Alaska, December 18th. 1880.
 Notice of Application for Patent, Serial No. 06659.
 Notice is hereby given that c. D. Whitney, Palous, Washington, R. F. D. No. l has made final proof on his Homestead entry, serial No. 06659, together with his witnesses, Wm. E. Baumann, Afognak. Alaska and w. T. White, Matanuska, Alaska, for the land embraced in H. E. Survey No. l736 containing 139.673 acres, situated on west shore of Kizhuyak Bay about three fourths mile south west from N. end of Peregrebeni Point on Kodiak Island, Alaska, and is now in the files of the U. s. Land Office, Anchorage, Alaska. If no protest is filed in the said U. s. Land Office at Anch- orage. Alaska, during the period of publication or within thirty days thereafter. said final proof will be accepted and final certificate will issue.
 J. Lindley Green,
 Register.
 Date of first publication Feb ruary l6, 1881.
 Date of last publication April 13, 1881.
 Pub: Feb. 16. 23, Mar. 2, 9, l6, 23, 30, April 6, 13, l931
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-23
TWO ARE TRANSFERRED

First Lieutenants Leland B Kuhre and Raymond B. Oxrei- der, assistant district engineers with the Alaska Road Commis- sion. Juneau, have been ordered to duty elsewhere, reports the Empire. Kuhre goes to Fort Mc 1ntosh. Texas, and Oxreider, to Fort DuPont. Delaware
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-23
THROWN FROM COCKPIT

LOS ANGELES, Mar, g, (P)- Thrown from the cockpit of a speeding airplane when it sudden ly fell from distance of over 300 feet in the air, the body of Pilot Eugene Budd Carson, of Venice plunged to earth and was crush ed beyond recognition.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-23

Willard Shellhorn, who was supposed to have shown up a couple of weeks ago from Seat tie, finally arrived Sunday on the SS Alameda. He don't look any the worse after being Outside for many months.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-23
THAT'S DIFFERENT!"

The Man in the big Stetson Hat" has nothing to do with the Man in the Bowler Hat" who will appear on the Liberty thea ter stage Thursday evening. Un- der the Stetsn hat was an al- legged dry-Squader.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-23

All the kids in the city were
 down on the dock Saturday to meet the incoming SS Admiral Farragut from Kodiak for the sole purpose of giving Mr. and Mrs. Bud" Overs, returning honeymooners, a fitting reception.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-23

Llst your labor wants with us: we will endeavor to secure for you the help deslred. Phone Adams 126 or call at the M & w Club, Seward, Alaska.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-23

Fred Spach, engineer-in- charge up to the present time of the To- cal breakwater project, left Sum- day for Anchorage.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-23

pr. A. R. Roberts, local den- tist, returned to his offices Sun day after prolonged absence in Valdez.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-23

The trolling boat Sultan, be- longing to John Bellanich of Ketchikan, who had just return ed from the States to start the trolling season, suffered dam age from fire recently in Ket- chikan. Damage was estimated at $40, says the Chronicle.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-23

Mrs. James Mcconnell, who has been visiting in the city for few days, left for her home at Mile 2, Sunday.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-23

Harry Coulter, oldtimer from the Interior but for the last five years, of Kodiak, arrived on the SS Admiral Farragut with the view of entering the Seward Gen. eral Hospital for treatment.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-23

George Laughlin, in town from Mile 2 for a day on bushes, re- turned home yesterday.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-23

1 Haas Candy-FresD shipment
 on every boat. The Alaska Shop.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-23

G. L. Church, dry -squader, ar rived Sunday on the SS Alameda from points south.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-23
FOUND

Woman or girls woolen glove: call at Gateway and take it away.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-23

Practical and beautiful bridge sis at the Alaska Shop.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-23

Basketball is being started in Seldovia to vile away the long winter hours. The Seldovia Her aid reports that Joe Hills place has been rented for a few months and it is there that the workouts and games will be held.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-23

. J. A. Ramsay, of the General Land office, Anchorage, was an incoming passenger from Sitka on the SS Alameda.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-23
PORT 0F MISSING MEN

An inquiry has been received from the Philippine Islands con- corning the whereabouts of Frank (Francisco) Santos, who was last heard of in May, 1925, when he was supposed to be working in Taku Harbor, Alaska. Anyone having any information about Santos should communi- cate with the Governors office at Juneau.
 Chas. J. Goodau, Cordova lun1- Der baron, passed thru the city Sunday on his way to railroad headquarters at Anchorage to look into tie and timber matters.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-23

Seattle Ice Cream and Fresh Candies at Sylvia's. |.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-23

E. R. Weaver, early settler of the Moose Pass country, came in- to the cty on the last train on a brief bushes visit.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-24
GIRL RUNS into CAR
Three Hurt in Traffic Acct
dents Reported to Police.

Running into an automobile
Wednesday afternoon, Norma Brad
shaw, 6, of 1712 Massachusetts ave-
nue., suffered broken collar bone,
head and hip injuries. The acct
dent occurred at Commerce and
Massachusetts, avenues.
Russell j. Harding, 3437 Grace
land avenue, driver of the car, and
witnesses, told police the girl ran
from behind parked car. She was
taken to the city hospital.
Struck by an auto as she crossed
Massachusetts avenue at East street,
Mr.. Faye DeRose, of $50 East YER
most street, was injured on the head
and hands Wednesday night. The
car was driven by Russell H. Dalbey,
20, of 910 East Twenty-second
street.
Ralph E. Bogert, 1924 North Capt.
toll avenue, is recovering today from
injuries incurred Tuesday when he
was struck by a taxi at Twenty
ninth and Illinois streets.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-24
FOR TAX
RELIEF PUSHED
Meeting Called for Jan. 2
to Draft Program.

Actual work of preparing a pro-
gram providing for equalization of
the tax burden. as demanded by the
Indiana Farm Bureau, through a
special session of the general as
sembly, was two steps nearer COM
pletion today.
d First of these was the joint pledge
of State Chairman R. Earl Peters
Democrat and Eliza O. Rogers
Republican) that if a special session
is called there would be no political
jockeying and declaring for
moratorium on partisan politics.
The second step was announce
ment by Lieutenant Governor Ed
gar D. Bush and Walter Myers,
Speaker of the house of representa-
tives, that they would confer on
Jan. 2 and select a committee rep
resenting agriculture, labor, in
dustrial, legislative and other groups
to meet and plan the necessary tax
equahzing legislation.
Every group in the state will be
given a voice in the discussion and
in the framing of the program,
they pledged, although an effort
will be made to keep the commit
tee from becoming too large and
too unWieldy.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-24
Coast Guard Says Cutters
Fail to Get Trace of
Little Vessel.
By United Press


SEATTLE, Wash, Dec. "a. -
Mountainous seas and raging winds
today held secret the fate of eleven
members of the crew of the tug
Roosevelt, famous as the craft in
which Admiral Robert E. Peary
made his successful expedition to
the North Pole.
Her radio sputtered out final
S o S picked up by the coast guard
here. Since then all has been
Sllence-a silence that coast guards
men said probably meant disaster
for the crew and the sturdy tug
about fifteen miles off Cape Beale.
Vancouver island.
The cutters, Snohomish and
Chelan were scheduled to reach the
scene early today, but no word had
been received from them, indicat-
ing, coast guard headquarters said,
that they had been unable to find
the distressed craft.
The British coast guard cutter.
Givenchy, also radioed that she ar
rived shortly after the Roosevelt
sent her position last night but was
unable to find trace of the tug.
The Roosevelt pitched like a cork
after she set out to meet the
schooner Vigilant, which had been
far outdistanced by the schooner
Commodore in a race from Honolulu
to TatooSh Island.
The tug Goliath tied to the Com
modore off Cape Flattery but her
hauser repeatedly snapped in the
angry seas. She sought shelter, and
the Roosevelt attempted to tie to
the Commodore when it learned
that the Vigilant was many hundred
miles at sea.
The Roosevelt got a line on the
Commodore, but it snapped and the
heavy seas poured over her. The
tug became distressed and the
schooner f1oated away. The Schoon-
er was reported today riding out
the storm about forty miles off the
northern part of Vancouver Island.
The Roosevelt was in charge of
Captain Russell Davis Of Seattle,
and was owned by the Washington
Tug and Barge Company.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-24
MARK time IN
VEHL|NC PROBE
Jury Quits for Christmas;
to Resume Monday.
BY DICK MILLER

With 100 witnesses having testi-
fed in the investigation into the
administration of Coroner Fred w.
Vehling, grand jurors today adj
journed for the weekend.
Oscar Hagemeier, deputy prose-
cutor, said the quiz will be resumed
Monday when evidence in the vari-
Gus cases will be reviewed by jurors.
The jury is scheduled to return it's
findings to Criminal Judge Frank
P. Baker at the close of the session
Jan. 4.
Ebert Colvin, brother of billiard
Colvin, railroad switchman, injured
fatally in an accident several
months ago, will testify Monday.
Colvin has charged he learned
shortly before the burial, an autopsy
was performed on the body of Dill
lard Colvin.
He said an attache of the j. G.
Wilson undertaking establishment,
said it was impossible to embalm
the body properly because several
organs had been removed during
the coroner's secret post mortem.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-24
TAX
MISC0NSTRUED,
TREASURY SAYS
Officials Deny Burden viii
Fall Primarily on
Little Man.
BNLnited Press

By United Press
WASHINGTON. Dec. 24.-Argu-
ment that the burden of tax in
creaSes proposed by the admins
tration would fall primarily on in
dividualS of small means was said
today by treasury officials to be
based upon an erroneous interpre-
tation Of the proposals.
The proposed tax increase would
amount to 1920, 100000 for the next
fiscal year, of which S220,000.000
would be from income taxes. and
the remainder from estate and mis-
cellaLeous taxes.
Treasury officials said that, tax
ing the 1880 statistics, individuals
with $4,000 incomes would pay only
$27,000,000 of the increased reve-
nue. from income taxes.
Bigger Incomes Shrank
Persons with incomes of $4,000
or more would contribute sl82, O0O,-
600 of the additional tax, it was
said. OF the revenue from higher
incomes, those getting $4,000 or
more, would pay $155 100000 accord
ing to this computation.
1t is out of the. question to OBJ
tain the additional revenue needed
from taxation of larger incomes
alone, the treasury holds. AS a
reason for this, it was recalled that
the number of incomes of 100000
fell from about $4,000 in 1928 to
about $500 in 1880, while the re-
ported tax on such incomes fell
from about $7O0,O0O,OOO to less than
100000.
Under the new treasury proposals,
the rates applicable to higher in
comes are increased much more
than generally is understood, treas
ury officials hold Under the pres
ent law, the maximum normal and
surtaX rates on incomes of S48, 900
is II per cent.
% Per Cent Maximum
Under the proposed rates, the
maximum would be % per cent. For
incomes of 100000, the present
maximum is "a per cent while the
proposed maximum would be 40 per
cent. The present maximum tax on
incomes in excess of 100000 is 25
per cent while the treasury pro-
poses to increase it to 43 per cent.
Treasury officials said that under
the treasury proposals, a married
man with one dependent having an
of $4,000 would pay $3.50,
which it contends is not unreason-
able.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-24
FORMER SLAVE ENDS
LIFE IN TENEMENTS
Aged Negro Plunges to Death From
Window in New York.

~ CHlttU Press
NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-Uncle
Daniel Hill, born a slave in 1874,
down near Rocky Mount, N. c., blind
in one eye and feeble, here of late
has been thinking he was a boy
again back on Cool plantation in
Edgecombe county"
Tuesday" according to his
daughter, Miss Georgiana Hill, che
cut up papers and threw them into
a corner; said he was a'fixin' feed
for the livestock
And, yesterday, I had to go away
a few hours to wash windows and
couldn't watch Uncle Dan" When
she returned, the old-time slave was
dead. He had jumped out of a
third-floor tenement window.
Just reckon he climbed through
the window, thinking he was crawl
ing into Cap'n Battles silo." Geor-
giana said. Uncle Daniel was the
last of the slaves owned by the fam
lily of George Gordon Battle, 81 Wall
street.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-24
Veteran Teacher Dies

By Times Special
SHELBYvILLE, Ind, Dec. "a. =
Funeral services were held today for
Miss Eva May Jones, a teacher in
the Shelbyville schools thirty-six
years, who died following two weeks
illness of pneumonia. Her teaching
career started in Decatur county in
1888. She became teacher here
in 1896, and had been employed
continuously since until two weeks
ago when she became 81.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-24
CHRISTMAS GREETING
SEVEN YEARS LATE
Mysterious Old Man" Delivers Card
Mailed in 1924.

A Yuletide mystery, involving a
Christmas greeting delivered seven
years late and a tottering old man.
confronted police today.
II was discovered Wednesday
night by Mrs. Nettis Rusie. a widow.
24l9 Park avenue, apartment 4.
when she found the Christmas
greeting, mailed in 1924, in the mail
box at her home.
1t had been mailed by Mr.. and
Mrs. William Fisher, then living at
SAC Middle drive Woodruff Place.
and was addressed to the Rusie
home, then in the 1900 block Park
avenue.
Mystified, Mrs. Rusie displayed
the greeting to other persons in the
apartment.
She was informed by an occupant
that the greeting had been "de-
livered" Wednesday night by an old
man who lit a match in the apart
ment hallway to find Mrs. Rusie's
mailbox.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-24
PRISONERS GET HOLIDAY
Federal, State Institutions to
Observe Christmas Day.

LEAVENWORTH, Kan, Dec. "a.
Christmas will be observed at the
federal and Kansas state peni-
tentiaries here in holiday fashion, 4"
despite the escape attempts made
at both institutions this month.
Officials at the prisons said the
day would be set aside for recrea-
ton and only necessary work will
be done.
Federal prisoners will have on
their Christmas menu fried rabbit,
mashed potatoes, cream gravy,
scalloped tomatoes, cranberry pie,
bread, butter and coffee.
Inmates at the state penitentiary
will have baked ham, gravy,
creamed peas, mashed potatoes,
preserves, hot. biscuits, bread, but
ter. fruit. syrsp and coffee.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-24
SCHOOLS SHOW MORE
INTEREST IN LIBRARY
Book Circulation Gain Is IS Per
Cent for Three Months.

Cent for Three Months.
Circulation of library books in the
schools during the months of Sep
TENDER, October, and November
showed an increase of 10 per cent
over circulation during the same
three months in 1880, according to
a report, issued today by Miss Eve
lyn R. SicKles, head of the school
libraries division of the public
libraries.
Total books circulated in the
schools was 123, 122, as against 3d.
GAG last year.
More than 10000 school children
were in the 442 classes which made
visits to the library during the per-
iod. Of this number, 1929 chill
dren received instructions in the
use of the library, the report
states.
Librarians from the branches. the
school libraries division, and the
Riley room, made 1877 visits to
schools in the three months. Slim
ulation Of interest in books and
reading was the object of these Wis
its. The librarians visited 668 class
rooms to talk to the pupils.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-24
MRS. INEZ B. PERCY
IS GRANTED DIVORCE
Awarded Custody of Children and
AIimony in Misconduct Suit.

Mrs. Inez B. Percy, 4166 Guilford
avenue, today was granted divorce
by Superior Judge Joseph R. Will
liamS on the grounds of cruelty and
inhuman treatment.
Under the decree, Mrs. Piercy was
given custody of her two daughters,
and her husband, Edward G. Piercy,
indianapolis business man, was di-
rected to pay $4,000 alimony and
$3.50 a month for support of the
children.
Percy sought divorce in cross
complaint. He asked custody of the
children, Norma, 10, and Mildred,
g. Mrs. Percy sought $4,000 ali
mony.
Testimony of Piercy's alleged con-
duct with a woman in a Blooming
ton Qnd) hotel, this fall was given
Wednesday by Mrs. Piercy. Mrs.
Goldie Vanhorn, 2022 Sugar Grove
avenue, was named correspondent.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-24
PARKED AUTOS YIELD
5000 WORTH OF LOOT
Sample Cases, Bakery Products
Stolen From Cars.

Sample Cases, Bakery Products
Stolen From Cars.
Loot, valued at nearN 5000, was
stolen from automobiles and trucks
parked on city streets Wednesday
night and early today.
J. H. Hedges, 538 East Maple
road reported theft of ten sample
cases, valued at $50, from his car.
The automobile was parked at Six
tenth street and Park avenue.
Four men who smashed their
way into truck at Pearl and New
Jersey streets fed with bakery
products before police arrived. The
truck and merchandise were owned
by Walter G. Woods of Battle
Creek, Mich.
Other car thefts reported:
j. Nathan, 1924 North Talbot
street, clothing, s35; Guy Banner,
Isl South Meridian street, mer-
chandise, $3.50; Denzel TREY, 849
North East street, shotgun and
clothes, $40; Arthur Bandy, BIS
Phipps street, clothing and tools,
$40, and c. A. Jaqua, 1884 College
avenue, clothing, $40.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-24
SENATE PAGES FETED
Vice President Is Host as Boys Con-
sumo Five Turkeys.
By United Press

~ CUtt6U ITkoS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.-vice-
President Curtis presided today
over a little senate where five big
turkeys were the unfinished bust
ness-for a short time.
1t was the annual Vice Presi-
dents dinner to twenty-five pages.
They are boys ranging from 10 to
Is who run errands for the senators.
1t took the boys less than half an
hour to complete the business at
hand.
Usually the pages arrange few
stunts and speeches for the dinner.
This year congress has been keep
ing them SO busy they were unable
to prepare anything except their
thanks TO the President.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-24
STORM HIDES FATE
OF BATTERED TUG
Buck Is SaUed

Sheriff Charles (Buck) Sum-
ner opened a Christmas pack
age today and found
A police dog a few weeks old.
We'll, that might take the
place of my road patrol the
county councils taking away
from me the first of the year."
Sumner unused.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-24
Cooler Case Deferred

NOBLESVILLE, Ind, Dec. "a. -
Trial of case in which Harry
Cooler, indianapolis billiard expert.
seeks $4,000 damages from the Hook
Drug Company, has been postponed
in Hamilton circuit court here,
where it was brought on a change
of venue from Marion county. The
trial had been set for Wednesday,
but Coolerxwas unable to attend.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-24
MRS. FRANK ZUBER Is
BURIED IN CALIFORNIA
Rites Held in Los Angeles for
Mother of Roy w. Howard.

Rites Held in Los Angeles for
Mother of Roy w. Howard.
By United Press
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 24.-Funeral
services were to be held in Glen
dale today for Mrs. Frank Zuber,
mother of Roy w. Howard, chair
man of the board of the Scripps-
Howard newspapers.
Howard arrived here from New
York Wednesday night to attend
the funeral, which was set for II
a. m. in the Little Church of the
Flowers in Glendale.
The Rev. c. P. Dubois will con-
duct the services and Ruth Patter-
son Miller will be soloist.
The body will be cremated.
Mrs. Zuber died Saturday after
an illness of several months. Her
husband, whom she married fifteen
years ago, some years after the
death of William A. Howard, and
her son, are the only survivors.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-24
FARMER SHOT THREE
TIMES BY BANDITS
Leap on Side of Car; Bullet Cuts
Wire, Firing Auto.

Leap on Side of Car; Bullet Cuts
Wire, Firing Auto.
By United Press
BEDFORD, Ind, Dec. 24.-Mike
Russell, 81, Washington county
farmer, was shot three times as he
resisted two bandits near here at
midnight. His condition is not
serious.
Russell was returning from visit
in Illinois. Two men, walking along
the highway, leaped on the side OF
his auto and ordered him to stop.
When Russell attempted to force
them off his auto, both opened fire.
Russell was shot in leg, a hand
and body.
The auto crashed into ditch
while Russell battled the bandits.
A fourth shot fired by the bandits
cut a wire, setting the auto on fire.
Both the bandits escaped.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-24
SEARCH IS PUSHED FOR
NEBASKAN'S SLAYER
Omaha Police Question Artist on
Reported Vengeance Threat.


Reported Vengeance Threat.
By United Press
OMAHA, Dec. 24.-Search con-
tinued today for the slayer or STAY
ers of Harry Lapidus, 40, wealthy
political leader, who was shot to
death in his automobile in a "typ-
ical gangland killing"
Police advanced three possible
motives today-underworld politics,
kidnapping, a private grudge.
A young Jewish Brokolyn artist
was questioned by police Wednes-
day. He was drawn into the case
through his courtship with Bess
Nepomnick, 20, stenographer in
Lapidus' office. The girls father
had asked Lapidus to break up the
affair between the two, police said.
The artist, his name withheld by
police, was quoted by the girl as
saying he would kill Harry Lapidus
if it was the last thing he did.