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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-11
'EMPIRE STATE HIT BY
LIGHTNING 3 TIMES
Al Smiths New Building Proves
Itself Safeguard to Gotham.

Al Smiths New Building Proves
Itself Safeguard to Gotham.
By United Press
NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-THE new
Empire State building, towering
1850 feet into the clouds, proved
itself the worlds largest lightning
rod when it was struck three times
by lightning during Monday nights
thunderstorm here.
A great bolt hit the metal moor
ing mast at 800 p. m, causing a
flash of flame seen for many blocks,
and a defamation as of thunder,
but no damage was done to the
building, power and telephone lines.
Telephone operators on the
eighty-Sixth floor said sheet of
flame shot past the windows down
to the ground.
Experts have proved the Empire
State building is a giant lightning
roo" Edward Carney, superintend-
ent said. 1T protects nearby build
ings from lightning damage"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-11
SAFETY DIRECTOR IN
COUNTY IS 0USTED
Mrs. Florence Stone Fired by Sum-
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Mrs. Florence Stone Fired by Sum-
ner for GOOD of Department"
Discharge of Mrs. Florence H.
Stone as county safety director has
been announced by Sheriff Charles
L. Sumner. The sheriff said he
discharged her "for the good of the
department"
Mrs. Stone, who had the rank of
deputy sheriff, was the first woman
to be named deputy sheriff in the
county. She received the position
two years ago, under George L.
Winkler, then sheriff.
Sheriff Sumner said he would re-
place her with some one expert
enced in safety work. The safety
director is in charge of school pa
trolls in rural schools.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-11
Speed Toward Nome

BIZ United Press
POINT BARROW, Alaska, Aug.
11.-Colonel and Mrs. Charles A.
Lindbergh speeded in their black
and yellow monoplane down the
jagged coast line of Alaska today
on the last flight they will make
over American soil before crossing
the Boring sea on the 7,000-mile
vacation trip from Washington to
the Orient.
Heavily laden with strange SOU
venirs from their newly acquired
friends inside the Arctic circle, the
Lindberghs left here at 1888 c.
S. T., Monday night and headed
almost due south on the 523-mile
fight to Nome, the city made ia
nous by gold.
Has Enough Fuel
Off the barren Arctic coast near
Icy Capes, $50 miles away, the
United States coast guard cutter
Northland waited for the Lind
berghs with a. supply of gasoline,
but Lindbergh said before leaving
he had sufficient fuel for the flight
and probably would not need to
stop near the boat.
AS the pontoon-equipped mono
plane rose slowly out of lagoon in
which it had rested since the Lind
berghs flew here Saturday from
Aklavik, crowd of 400 Eskimos
and a handful of white people
waved good-by from the shore.
Packed in the plane with the
emergency supplies we're many trim
kets given as souvenirs by the ma
tives. Only a part Of the gifts
showered upon them could be taken
away, but Mrs. Lindbergh person.
ally saw to it that not present
was left behind unless absolutely
necessary.
Visit With Children
The famous American f1ier and
his wife on Monday spent many
happy minutes with the Eskimo
children at Point Barrow; visited
a river bank "stockyards," where
Eskimo fathers were slaughtering
reindeer and storing away the meat
for the winter. and conversed freely
wherever they went with the north
/ landers, whose manner of living
they found so different from their
own.
Several times during the day
Lindbergh gave informal lectures To
little groups of traders, Eskimos and
trappers, urging them to work hard
to make Point Barrow an air mail
station and thus establish a definite
connection with the outside world
During the day, rumors spread
that perhaps the Lindbergh trip
was not entirely a vacation" after
all. Hints were given that Lind
bergh, as technical adviser for Pan
American Always, really was max
ing 'pathfinding" fight to map
out the best possible air mail route
| to the Orient.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-11
Emergency Landing Made Within an Hour
Time of Nome, Goal on Hop
From Point Barrow.
RADIO MESSAGE SAYS ALLs WELL
Alaska Gold Town Prepares Lavish Welcome
for Sky Tourists, Who Will Take
Off Later Today


NOME, Alaska, Aug. 11.-Colonel Charles A. Lind
bergh and his wife today forced to land the north
side the Seward peninsula in Good Hope bay of
the fog
The Lockheed Sirius plane in which the Lindberghs
to Toxic made safe landing in Kotzebue sound
the Seward peninsula side, within hour of Nome radio
message sent to the Nome coast guard station by Mrs Lind
bergh said.
The message said weather conditions the flight
good until heavy fog encountered crossing Kozebue
sound
The inland trip rugged country from Point Bar
Kozebue sound clear but slight headwind was
encountered Mrs. Lindbergh said in the message.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-11
COAT OF PAINT
TO END PROBE
AT POOR FARM
County Commission Finds
It'll Help WhiteWaSh of
Infirmary Officials.
GLOSS OVER CHARGES
Board Members Agreed on
Solution of ACCUSE
tionS by Inmates.
BY SHELDON KEY

Probe by which county commits
SionerS had announced I'VE will g
to the bottom" Of charges that
75-year-old blind pauper was i'm
prisoned in a filthy and foul-smell'
ing" cell at the Marion county poo
farm has ended abruptly.
Instead, County Commissions
George Snider today ordered Johr
c. Carter, farm superintendent, tt
paint and clean the cell.
This, it is understood, will be thu
only reprimand commissioners vii
give Carter for numerous Criti
cismS of Encouragement at thu
poor farm.
Charges that they had found In
sanitary conditions at the farm were
made last week by two doctors, whC
frustrated an attempt of poor farm
attendants to railroad George Rob
inson, blind pauper, to hospita
for the insane.
It's Ended, Says Snider
After calling Doctor Orvall Smiley
Monday, Snider paSsively announced
the probe was ended.
Smiley says he is too busy to
appear before the board, so, I guess
that we will not go ahead with the
investigation" Snider declared.
Smiley's report to Superior Judge
John w. Kern, who refused to de-
clare the aged inmate insane, how
ever, is available whenever the COM
missioners care to make a study Of
it, they were told.
Commissioner Dow Vorllies, Dem
ocrat, is inclined to agree with Sni-
der in most matters, especially
those affecting the poor farm.
Snider did not take the trouble
to ask DR.. Emil G. Winters, who
also investigated the insanity case,
to appear before the board. Win
tiers told The Times that he was
willing to bare all facts he had
found regarding filthy and in
sanitary" conditions.
More Whitewash Sprayed
Among other charges against
Carter which were whitewashed by
commissioners were those made by
the grand jury that there is evil
dence of niistreatment Of inmates
at the poor farm"
When this report was issued, Sni-
der laughed it off by remarking
We'll, it's just another one of those
grand jury reports
Neither Carter nor his son, who
manages the farm, will have to ap-
pear before commissioners to an
Swer these charges.
Lips of an aged tubercular in
mate, who talked before the grand
jury, have been sealed. He is serv-
ing prison sentence, received after
Howard Wiseman, poor farm attend
ant, filed affidavit for his arrest.
Annex Plans Submitted
Wiseman also will be relieved
from appearing before commission
ers. He signed the papers demand
ing transfer of Robinson to the
asylum.
Plans for erection of a temporary
frame structure to relieve over
crowded conditions at the farm we're
submitted to commissioners today
by Architect Donald Graham. The
structure, expected to cost approx
mately $4,000, will be used as a
mems dormitory.
1t will be modernly heated and
ventilated, contain seven exits, and
a recreation room for inmates, COM
missioners declared. Room for $50
beds will be provided.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-11
Rat FeUer!
By United Press

By United Press
BEAVER DAM, o., Aug. II.
A mouse bite suffered by Rus
sell Lutterbein. II, today was
reported to have developed
into rat fever"-one of the
rare maladies OF medical his
tory.
The youth was bitten by the
small rodent, which he seized
by the tail on his fathers
farm here. He developed vio-
lent pains about the stomach.
at first daily and then recur-
ring several times day.
At first mystif1ed by the dis
ease, doctors finally diagnosed
it as rat fever" which they
believe to be one of the first
cases on record in the state.
They said the victim viii sur
viye, but it will take six months
before the malady runs its
course.
The violent attacks recur
only during the day. when his
fever runs 104. At night the
patient rests comfortably, his
physicians reported.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-11
JUDGE DEALS
BLOW TO CITY
GAMING DRIVE
Baseball Pools Are Held Not
Included Under Gambling
Device Statute.
DEFENDANTS GO FREE
Witnesses, Then Presented
to Prove Payoff, Fail
at Identification.

Formidable defense against Po-
lice Chief Michael Morrisseys war
against gambling in indianapolis
was constructed in municipal court
four this morning, when Judge Will
liam H. Sheaffer discharged Den
yer and Sea Ferguson, Negroes,
proprietors Of printing establish
ment raided last week.
In their place at 800 North SEN
ate avenue we're confiscated thou
sands of books of baseball pool
tickets, which, Judge Sheaffer held
today, are not gambling devices.
Before the state could present
ralding policemen as witnesses,
Ralph Spann, attorney for the Fer
gusons, moved to suppress evidence
obtained during the search, on the
grounds that nowhere does the In
diana statute governing search war
rants classify possession of baseball
pool tickets an Offense for which a
warrant to search may be issued
Fail on Identification
Judge Sheaffer sustained the mo-
ton, but the state was not through
with it's prosecution. Two wit
nesses were produced to say they
cashed tickets at the Ferguson es-
adjustment, and a third man said
he sold tickets obtained there on a
25 per cent commission basis.
However, none of the three could
identify either of the Fergusons as
a party in the cash transactions.
Span argued against third de-
gree methods, in which he quoted
the Wickersham commission re-
port on that phase of law enforce
ment
He failed to Substantiate any
charges of third degree methods
used to obtain statement from
Chick Price, Negro, 635 Agnes street,
one of the witnesses, but prevent
ed introduction of the statement as
evidence.
AS Price left the courtroom, Lieu
tenant Dan Cummings arrested him
and accused him of perjury in the
sworn statement, in which he is
alleged to have admitted having re-
ceived $420 from Denver Ferguson
on a lucky ticket.
Another Witness Fizzles
In court he could not identify the
person who gave him the money.
Price said
jeff Edwards, Negro, 2l6 Ander-
son street, said he cashed a SIS
ticket at the Ferguson printing
shop, but, like Price was unable to
name the person who handled the
money.
Rufus Muzzy. 325 Parkway, said
he sold tickets for the printing COM
pany on a IS per cent commission.
Even that does not constitute a
law violation" Spann declared. He
went to the printing shop, got
tickets, and went out and sold
them. He was guilty, perhaps, but
the Fergusons were not.
Motion Is Sustained
THE other day a lawyer told me
he bought quart of whisky in one
of the corridors outside this court
room. However, that doesn't make
the judge here responsible for the
violation" Spann said.
His motion to discharge the de-
PENDANTS was sustained.
Edwards, on trial Immediately
after on charge of keeping a
gambling device and lottery and
gift enterprise, also was discharged.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-11
PROBERS END JOB
WiCkerSham Committee to
Issue Three Reports,

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11.-Within
. ten days the complete findings of
the Wickersham commission on the
state of law enforcement and OBJ
servance in the United States will
be laid before the public.
Eleven paper-bound volumes of
studies and recommendations on
subjects ranging from prohibition to
police brutality have been published.
Three more are to be Issued shortly.
They deal with Crime and the
Foreign Born 1.-THE Cost of Crime"
ard "The Causes of Crime"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-11
7, RS WIFE SAVED
Mrs. Roosevelt Rescued
From Sinking AirpIane.

By United Press
NEW YORK, Aug. IA sea-
plane carrying Porto Rican gov
eminent officials and Mrs. Theo-
dore Roosevelt, wife of the Porte
Rican Governor, sank in Ponce bay
today, but all aboard we're rescued
according to an All-America Gables
message today.
The Ponce office said:
"a American seaplane from
San Juan. bringing government Of
ficials and Mrs. Roosevelt, sank ir
Ponce bay today. All on board were
saved"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-11
GARY MAN TAKES LIFE

Gives Granddaughter Bag of Candy
Then Fires Bullet Into His Heart.
By Times Special
GARY, Ind, Aug. 11.--Giving his
5-year-old granddaughter a sack of
candy. Anton Rocandich. Sc, of this
city, drove to his daughters home
in Merrillville Monday afternoon
and fired rifle bullet through his
heart.
He had been i'll for some time
and during the last week had been
unable to eat, relatives informed
authorities.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-11
RAINS BENEFIT CROPS
Northwest Drought Situation Is Re-
ported Relieved.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11.-Recent
rains in the northwest have relieved
a serious drought situation which
had begun to make severe inroads in
the agricultural production of that
section.
Joseph B. Kincer, chief Of the
bureau of agricultural neteorology
at the weather bureau, said today
that crops and pastures have been
greatly benefited in North Dakota,
Montana, Minnesota, Iowa and the
lower Missouri valley.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-11
KILLER is ACQUITTED
Mine Chief Is Exonerated by Coro-
ner's Jury at Pittsburgh.

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 11.-Patrick
T. Pagan, president of district No 5,
United Mine Workers of America,
who killed Patrick Murphy, alias
Phillip j. Mcclure, last July 81,
after Murphy had attempted to
shoot him, was exonerated by a
coroner's jury today.
The jury returned a verdict that
Pagan had slain Murphy in Eek
cusable elf-defense.'
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-11

She wirelessed that the
plane would rest on the sound
until the fog lifts, when it will
take off and come on to Nome.
When the plane arrives here it is
believed it will land on Boring sea
at Nome roadStead, directly - front
of the Nome coast guard station.
The sea there was rough during the
night, but was smooth early today.
While the Lindberghs spent the
chill early morning in their plane
on fog-fllled Kotzebue sound, within
about 100 miles, virtually all resi-
dent7 of Nome we're on downtown
streets, holding a celebration in an
ticipation of the arrival later tciay
of the famous couple.
The picturesque Indian King Of
Diomede" was in town with his Es-
kirno followers.
Dozens of other EskimoS, who had
come to Nome to see the Lindberghs,
forgot their usual stolidness and
mingled with the whites, around
bonfres on the principal street,
shouting and cheering.
Good Hope bay is north of Seward
peninsula, Northwest Alaska, a short
distance to the northeast of the
point where North America ap-
proaches closest to Siberia at Boring
strait.
Nome lies to the southwest, on the
opposite side of Seward peninsula,
less than 200 miles away on an air
line, though considerably farther by
sea around through Boring strait.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-11
IT'S A SNAKY STORY
Here's One Fish Story That Sounds
a Trifie FiShy.

bH OHftt0 ffton
CHICAGO, Aug 11.-Edward
Peterson claimed today he had the
best fish story of the season. TITS
a snaky one" he said Il just got
back from vacation at my cottage
on Lake Marie near Antioch While
there, 1 left my fishing rod stand
ing at the side of the house one
night The hook was baited.
Next morning l heard something
humping the house. went out and
found three-foot snake struggling
on the hook"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-11
JINx HAUNTS NAUTILUS

Arctic SubmarIne HauILS SIX
Miles Out of Norwegian Port.
TROMsOE, Norway, Aug. IL
After an suspicious start for Spitz-
bergen today, Sir Hubert Wilkins
polar submarine Nautilus apparent
ly ran into new difficulties
Seven miles north of Tromsoe
the Nautilus halted. 1t then con-
tinued about q mile and again
halted. Following the second stop,
there were no answers to radio
calls from shore to the Nautilus.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-11
GERMAN REPUBLIC IS
IL YEARS OLD TODAY
Bruening Appeals to Reichstag for
Political Unity in Crisis.
By United Press

BIZ United Press
BERLIN, Aug 11.-Members of
the Reichstag, President Won Hin
denburg and hundreds of govern
ment officials celebrated the twelfth
birthday of Germany's republican
constitution today.
Chancellor Heinrich Bruening
spoke before the Reichstag, appeal
ing for political unity during the
present German crisis.
Hermann Robert Dietrich, finance
minister, declared that capitalism
and Bolshevism were engaged in
mortal combat, with the world
anxiously awaiting the outcome.
President Won Hindenburg listened
to the speakers. He was pale and
silent, obviously worn by the strain
of recent financial and political
difficulties.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-11
Colonel Gorrem Flies westward

Colonel Edgar S. Gorrell, head of
the Stutz Motor Car Company, to-
day was en- route to the west coast
by airplane to hold a series of sales
meetings with company representa-
tiveS.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-11
ASSESSMENTS liked
Blanket Order Is Handed TO Eight
Counties by Board.

Eight Indiana counties were given
blanket assessment increases by the
state tax board today because they
had refused to put into effect a for
mer state board order increasing
certain townships.
Today's ruling on the eight coun-
ties follows:
On household goods, Floyd coun-
ty. increased 10 per cent, Sullivan
Is per cent. Harrison Is per cent,
Monroe 20 per cent, Daviess 10 per
cent. Scott 20 per cent. Greene 20
per cent and Bartholomew 10 per
cent.
A 20 per cent increase on auto
mobiles was ordered in DaviesS
county.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-11
Two Quakes Are Recorded

By United Press
NEW YORK. Aug. 1.-Two Sc
we're earthquake shocks, approx
mately $500 miles distant, were re-
corded late Monday on the seismo-
graph at Fordham university.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-02
Youth Work Among the JObless
in Chicago

THE National Youth Committee of the Trade
Union Unity League at West 18th Street
has received letter from the Youth Committee
of the T.U.UL. in Chicago from which the fol-
lowing excerpts are reprinted:
"The demonstration (Feb 100 took place on
the south side, in the heart of the Negro work
ing class section. The estimate is that 5000
participated in the march. About 400 0by count
were Young Negro and white workers. About go
per cent of the youth were Negro. Because of
bad technical arrangements we had no youth
section in the March, but as much as possible
we tried to keep the youth together under one
banner but we weren't quite successful.
$50 far as we have been able to check up
about IS youth were recruited at the demonstra-
ton itself for the Unemployed Councils. All ap-
pIication cards are not in yet,
Main concentration was on the Western Elec-
trio and Stockyards territory, Comrades were
given definite assignments and places to concen-
trate on. The employment offices at the West
ern Electric was covered almost every day. also
the stoclyards. AS result of the activity
around the Western Electric an unemployed
council was formed consisting of good percent
age of youth. number of inside contacts were
also gained.
POorOOmS IN Gne nelgnpOrnoOu were also con-
centrated on On the South Side the main
concentration was on the flop houses and bread
lines-because there is where good proportion
of the Negro youth are found. On the morning
of the demonstration meeting was called in
Cicero CWE), and in proletarian Negro section.
Following the meeting in Cicero about 25 work.
ers Us YOUTH led by our comrades boarded
street cars without paying fares-and transferred
in like manner until they reached the demon
stration.
Gas a result Of the Youth work carried on
for Feb. 10 we expect to have functoning
Youth Committees in the Unemployed Councils
by the end of the week. 2 are already clinched.
Several eviction fights took place before the
10th and in cases we called upon the Young
Workers from certain poolrooms were concen-
trating on and the response was excellent The
main shortconing in the preparation were that
the assignments were not sufficiently carried out
and most Of the work was really begun about 10
days before the demonstration. The expert
ences we gained from this demonstration will
help in furthering our work. Also work has be-
gun In neighborhoods for February U.s."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-02
Social Demagogy in Chicago
Elections

terested in solving the problem Of unemployment,
but because he is the best defender of the in
terests of big business. Mr.. Sprague in his
statement to the press declared: GAS business
man I am interested in the present mayoralty
campaign, because Chicago business and business
men are openly challenged" 1t is true that not
only business but the capitalist system in Chicago
is challenged by the working class. 1t is Mr..
Cermak who to defend capitalism has been
chosen by the leading capitalists.
And here is a partial list of the outstanding
capitalists AMI exploiters of labor in Chicago
who are putting up the candidacy of Cermak:
Melvin A. Traylor, president First National
Bank; William " Kelley president NIiehle
Printing Press Co.; William r. Dawes, senior
vice-president Central Trust Co., Republican;
Frederick r. Rawson, chairman First National
Bank; Lawrence r. Stern president Lawrence
F. Stern Co, Republican; Stanley Field, presi-
dent Field Museum; John Mckinley president
Marshall Field e. Co.; Thomas w. Hinde, retired
capitalist; Alfred Austrian, attorney; Richard j.
Collins, vice-president A. It. g. S. F. Railway;
Tracy B. Drake, Drake Hotels Co.. Republican;
John r.. Connery retiring builder; Alfred
Alschuler, architect, Republican,; DR.. Frederick
Tice, Republican; H. T. Hollingshead, Illinois
Nash Distributing Co.; julius Smietanks, banker,
attorney; Fred w. Sargent, president G. 81 N w.
Railway, Repubncan; oscar q. Foreman, chair
man Foreman State-National Bank; Charles w.
Thompson. Earl H Reynolds chairman Peoples
Trust and Savings Bank DR.. Brown Pussey, Re-
publican.
To compare the statement Of Cermak and
Sprague it is clear why social demagogy is neces-
sary. 1t is necessary to cover up the fact that
Cermak is candidate of big business that he
is a candidate Of open shoppers and strike
breakers who hide under the cloak of unem-
ployed relief. He is to deliver blow against
the ever growing militancy Of the workers, in
struggle for Workers Social Insurance Bill and
for immediate appropriation of rs million dol
lars as Emergency Unemployed Relief by the
city Of Chicago
Capitalism is challenged, and that is why the