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about the circumstances. And I
told him that my previous de-
cision not to accept the deco
rations must stand.
=
ATATURALLY the whole thing
L ' was most awkward. 1t was
neither the fault Of the king, nor
mine. The officials had no bust
ness to recommend me against
my wish.
Many versions of this incident
have been circulated. 1t is said
that I went to the palace in Arab
costume. I did not. I was a
colonel in the army at the time
and went in my uniform.
81 have heard it said that the
king pinned one decoration to my
breast. only to find that I had
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WILSON FIGHTS
BRIDGE DEATH
TRIAL OF BOYS
Prosecutor Refuses to Let
Deputy Take Case in
Juvenile Court.
SIX NAMED IN ACTION
HuckSter Slain by Rifle
Shot Aimed at Shack
as Target.

Hostilities fiared today between
Prosecutor Herbert E. Wilson and
juvenile court authorities after the
latter filed afhdavits charging six
youths with shooting in the city
limits as a result of the death of
a man at the Delaware street Fall
creek bridge April 2.
Wilson, following investigation of
the case, announced he would not
prosecute and dismissed all charges
against the boys because "they had
not violated a state law"
When the court heads took their
step today, Wilson announced his
deputy in juvenile court, Wilfred
Bradshaw, will not prosecute the
cases."
Fired Into Shack
The boys fired a .22-caliber rife.
the bullet entering the head of
William Ruthart, So, of 50O6 College
avenue, huckster, who was sitting
in a shack under the bridge.
Two of the youths also are
charged with stealing cartridges for
the gun. Robert Warren Leslie, son
of the Governor, who was playing
with the boys before the tragedy,
was not named in the aff1davitS, but
Charles Downey, juvenile police
officer. said the boy would be sum-
moned as a witness.
DoWney said withdrawal of
prosecutors aid in trying the case
will not block court action.
Whatever the prosecutor does
will not make any difference. We
got along here without one for many
years. The boys cases will be
heard Saturday just like any other
juvenile case" he said.
Six Are Named
Named in affidavits are: Eugene
Max Weber, 142 East Twenty
eighth street; Stewart Krauss, 2121
North Pennsylvania street; Junior
Miller, 2152 North Delaware street;
Walter Nolte, 2716 North Illinois
street; Raymond Breining, 2848
North Illinois street, and Howard
Kilman, 2843 Kenwood avenue.
Nolte and Weber are the boys
accused of theft of the cartridges.
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DESPITE his protests, both the
IL awards was "gazetted," and
he was summoned to Buckingham
palace to meet the king.
81 was ushered into the pres
ence Of the king" he said today.
HE was kind enough to chat
about my job in the desert.
Imagine my surprise when, in
spite of my previous refusals to
the government, the king mo-
toned to two decorations which
lay on a nearby table and signi-
fed that they were intended for
mel
Immediately I explained that
when officials suggested I was to
be honored, I objected and de-
clined. OF course, I apologized.
I deplored the fact misguided Of
fcialdon should lave brought
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POOR LOAN BLOCKED
BY BOARD MEMBER
Banks Refuse to Honor Bonds
without Commissioners Signature.

Banks Refuse to Honor Bonds
without Commissioners Signature.
Refusal of the minority member
OF the board of county commits
Sioners to sign bonds in a $380,000
temporary loan blocked efforts to-
day of the board to pay three
months grocery bills for poor re-
lief.
AS two banks, which had negoti-
ated for the loan, refused to ac-
cept the bonds without the sigma
ture of Commissioner John E.
Shearer, because he signed the
ordinance providing for their is
suance, County Auditor Harry Dunn
sought other means of settling the
county's bills.
Court suits against the county
TO be filed by nearly 100 grocers
to which money is owing, loom as
a possibility unless the bills are paid
soon, it is said.
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GANDHI RESENTS
MISSIONARIES
People of India Don't Need
Them, Says Mahatma.
BIZ United Press

By United Press
BOMBAY, India, April 23.-
Strong resentment against prose-
lytizing in India by foreign mission
aries was expressed today by the
Mahatma M. K. Gandhi in an ar
ticle in 1.-THE Young India"
Gandhi reaf1rmed that foreign
missionaries, if they we're guilty of
proselytizing instead of merely con-
filming themselves to humanitarian
work, should withdraw, because of
the opposition in India to such &C.
tivities.
Great faiths held by the people
of India are adequate for them" he
said. india does not stand in need
Of conversion from one faith to
another"
He said that those who would
convert India might heed the warn
ing, physician, heal myself"
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FUGITIVE FOR
IS YEARS, MAN
BUILDS CAREER
Letter Leads to Capture of
Boy Who Fled Ohio
Jail When II.
FRIENDS URGE PARDON
30 Year-0Id st. Louis
Husband and Father
Well Liked.
By United Press

BIZ United Press
MANSFIELD, o., April 23.-Wil-
liam j. Kennedy, assistant state
welfare director and personal ennis
sary of Governor George White,
came to the Ohio reformatory to-
day to study the case Of Frank NJ.
Preston, 80, who for thirteen wears,
as a fugitive from justice, lived as
q respected citizen in st. Louis.
His identity was detected last
week and he was returned here to
serve out his uneXpired term in the
reformatory.
Coincident with Kennedy's ar
rival, Superintendent T. c. Jenkins
disclosed communications which he
had received from three prominent
ST. Louis residents, urging the pris-
oner's early release and vouching
for his behavior.
Guaranteed Job in st. Louis
The appeals we're made by
Maurice We'll, manufacturer and
pnilanthropist: Louis M. Monhei-
mer, merchant, and Louis Nfellick,
parole officer Of the st. Louis coun-
ty circuit court for criminal causes.
i will guarantee Preston a job
here, and am confident he will make
good" Wells letter said. His wife
joins me in this request for execu-
tive -clemency."
We'll Wednesday wired a similar
request to Governor White asking
for pardon.
AS a boy of II, Preston walked
away from the reformatory after
serving one year of an indetermin-
ate term for auto stealing. He fed
to Kentucky and then to st. Louis,
where he established himself in the
restaurant business and gained a
vide circle of friends. He married
and is the father of a small child.
Letter Leads to Capture
A letter to st. Louis authorities
from an anonymous informant led
to his recapture a week ago and he
was returned to the reformatory
Under Ohio law he may not apply
for parole for at least year.
The welfare directors assistant
was ordered here by Governor
White, who has intimated he will
pardon Preston if reports of his
good behavior in st. Louis are veri-
fed.
Since his return the prisoner has
been allowed extra privileges and
excused of prison duties, Superin-
tendent jenkins said.
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MICHIGAN i. RAIDS
ASSAILED IN QUIZ
Roof ROn1bers

By United Press v
NEW YORK, April ga
machine civilization has moved
the schoolhouse roof to seek
the New York school child to
recreation.
August Heckscher recon-
mended, in dedicating the first
school roof playground, that
the roofs of 100 public schools
here be converted into play
grounds.
Heckscher estimated that
twenty-five acres of roofs could
be converted here at a cost of
100000.
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HURT BY GOOSE; SUES

Woman Given $500 Damages for In
juries Inflicted by "Vicious" Fowl.
By United Press
WASHINGTON, April 23.-Mrs
Amelia Facteau won $500 damages
for injuries inflicted by "a vicious
goose" which, she charged, flew at
her, bit and scratched her, and
threw her to the ground.
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BUTLER TO HELP COPS

General Will Discuss Oregon
Troopers With Gov. Meier.
By United Press
WASHINGTON, April 23.-Major-
General Smedley D. Butler probably
will go to Oregon some time after
May Is to consult with Governor
Julius L. Meier Of Oregon, regard
ing methods of organizing the new
Oregon state police.
Butler has not been offered and
does not contemplate, accepting the
position Of head Of the Oregon po-
lice force, however, it was empha-
sized on his behalf.
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VEACH NAMED
SECRETARY OF
BOXING BOARD
Appointed to State Ring
Post; Recommended by
Legion Chiefs.
OFFICE TO OPEN MAY |
WeiSberg, Chairman, Says
Deputies, Inspectors
to Be Chosen.
picture on Page Five)

Appointment of James I. Veach,
indianapolis, as secretary of the
state boxing commission, was an
nounced today by Andrew Weisberg,
South Bend, chairman of the com
mission. The post pays $4,000 a
year.
Veach's appointment did not come
as a surprise, as he had been recon-
mended strongly by Indiana Ameri-
can Legion officials. He had been
in charge of the ticket sales for the
Legion bouts here the last three
years.
The contest for the post was be-
tween Veach and Felix (Star)
Brown of Bloomington, who was
postmaster of the senate in 1881,
general assembly. Because Of Veach's
familiarity with boxing, and also
as indianapolis had no representa-
tive on the commission, he was
given the post.
Devoted to Routine Matters
Afternoon session of the commits
sion was to be devoted to the con-
slderation of routine matters pre-
liminary to active work.
Weisberg declared that he hoped
to have the commission Office here
open by May l.
A meeting of the board will be
held next week when contract
forms between promoters and the
board and between promoters ana
boxers will be framed.
At that time the state will be di-
vided into three districts, each
under the jurisdiction Of one of the
commissioners.
Five deputy commissioners and a
number of inspectors also are to be
appointed.
Declare Politics Is Out
Both Weisberg and Commissioner
Lee Bays Of Sullivan were insistent
today that politics would play no
part in the activities Of the COM
mission and boxing would be regu-
lated strictly.
Invitations have been received
from Illinois and Michigan COM
missions to attend their sessions
and Veach and G. A. Farabaugh,
who was named as counsel Wednes-
day, will inspect the methods of
operation in those states.
The new secretary was a men,
Der of Battery A, One hundred fiji
tieth field artillery, Rainbow divi-
sion. Veach was overseas eighteen
months.
Since his return he has been en-
ployed as a salesman for the In
dianapolis Power and Light Com
pany.
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SLAMS KING RESTING
Settles Down in Purchase,
N. Y, in His U. S. Hom&'
By United Press

By United Press
PURCHASE, N. Y. April 23-
King Prajahipok, one of two re-
manning absolute monarchs in the
world, and his consort, the beauti-
full Queen Rambai-Barni, were set
ting down today in what will be
their home during most of their
visit in this country.
The royal couple planned to spend
a day of absolute quiet and the king
has intimated there will be no
functions in his honor until he has
made his official visit to President
Hoover at the White House next
week.
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You Can Be Beautiful

This is the week that you
learn how to be beautiful.
Just little trip downtown,
little elevator ride, and an hour
or so of close attention-that's
the recipe.
v. E. Meadows, famed as the
man who made Hollywood stars
more beautiful than Nature
ever dreamed of doing, opened
The Times Beauty School
at 2 o'clock this afternoon in
the Travertine room of the
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WETTER NOT TO FIGHT
FOR PLACE ON BENCH
Municipal Judge Denies He Will
Oppose Sheaffer Appointment.


Oppose Sheaffer Appointment.
Reports that he will contest ap-
pointment of William H. Sheaffer
as municipal court judge, we're dis
counted today by Judge Paul c.
Wetter who will be replaced by
Sheaffer May /.
According to rumors circulated at
police headquarters and the court
house, Wetter was considering TAX
ing stand against the appointment
Of Sheaffer by Governor Harry G.
Leslie because the latter did not
make the appointment Of a sue
cessor when Wetter's term ended
in January.
II haven't looked into the law"
Wetter said. Il don't contemplate
such action. I'm a good sport and
I'm out of the place"
Prosecutors already are seeking
advice on action on cases in court
four should there be a fight for
the place.
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BANKRUPTCY HEARINGS
ON COAL MINE HELD
Stakeholder Charges Knox Firm in
Solvent Condition.

Solvent Condition.
Two petitions affecting the Knox
Consolidated Coal Company were
being heard today by Federal Judge
Robert S. Baltzell.
The first, filed by William john
son, stakeholder, asked the court
to set aside the appointment OF
Theodore Stempfel of indianapolis
as trustee in bankruptcy.
Jackson argued that the company
is solvent and not bankrupt.
The second petition asked the
court to dismiss the motion OF
Stempfel to have the assets of the
company turned over to him by
I'm E. Lowish, who was ap-
pol ID as receiver for the Knox
Consolidated by Judge Joseph h.
Williams of superior court two.
Hearings began early today and
continued through the afternoon.
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3 KILLED BY TRAIN
HooSierS' Auto Is Struck at
Gary Crossing.
BIZ United Press

By United PTeSs
GARY, Ind, April 23.-Three men
were killed today when their auto
mobile was struck by a Pennsyl-
vania train at an unprotected grade
crossing as they were going to work
at the steel mills.
Two were identified as Jesse john
son and E1by Melton, Wheeler, Ind
The third was believed to be a Gary
man.
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BY HENRY T. RUSSELL
United Press STAFF Correspondent

1891. in all countries BY United
Press All rights reserved.l
PLYMOUTH, England, April %.
l. How at Buckingham palace
he refused two decorations from
the hands of the king of Eng
land himself, today was revealed
for the first time by Aircraftsman
It. E. Shaw Lawrence of Arabia),
once an army colonel, today an
air force private.
After his work in rallying to the
allied cause thousands of Arabs in
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GRAND JURY is CALLED
Judge Baltzell Orders Special Ses-
sion for Rum Probe.

Federal grand jury for the No
vember term today was called into
special session by Judge Robert C..
Baltzell to meet Monday to investi-
gate about thirty liquor cases, de-
PENDANTS in which are in Jail.
1t also is expected to probe an
alleged counterfeiting ring operat-
ing in Louisville and Indianapolis,
several members of which were
caught here recently. The counter
feiterS made $40 gold pieces and
gold notes. according to treasury
department agents.
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PIRATES DEM OWNER
GETS SENTENCE, FINE
Pleads Guilty to Carrying Gun,
Issuing Bad Checks.

Once the operator of the Pirates
Den, east side night club, Burl D.
Fisher, %, today was sentenced to
thirty days on the state farm and
fined $31.
He pleaded guilty to John Roch-
ford, municipal judge pro item. on
charges of issuing fraudulent
checks and carrying concealed
weapons.
Another sentence of 100 days was
suspended, and will not be en-
forced if Fisher makes restitution
on false checks within ninety days
after his state farm term.
When asked where his money
had gone" Fisher said he had been
burning the candle at both ends
and spent most the money gam
bling" He refused to tell the judge
where he had gambled.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-23
1T SEEMS ART ISN'T
ART 2 YEARS LATER

Myrtle Didn't Like Her Poses in
Arcade; Invokes Court.
By United Press
NEW YORK, April 23.-Myrtle
Miller posed for some pictures sew
eral years ago and considered
them art.
The other day she walked into a
penny arcade and saw the same
pictures on display.
That she did not consider art, so
she called her lawyer, and her
lawyer called on Justice Franken-
thaler, who signed an order re-
straining two arcades from showing
the pictures.
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Lincoln hotel, lecturing and
giving demonstrations.
Just go to the fourteenth
floor, take a seat, get out your
pencil and paper and write
down all the secrets Of makeup
that Meadows will impart.
There's no expense. Every
woman in Indianapolis is in
vited. And there'll be sessions
Friday at 2 and 8 and again
Saturday afternoon at 2. Be
there.
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$4,000 IN GEMS LOOT
Bandits Continue Sensational Raids
on Chicago's Gold Coast.
BIZ United Press


CHICAGO, April %. = Bandits
continued 8 series of sensational
raids upon the gold coast district
Wednesday night by holding up
Mrs. Horace L. Maynard and Mrs.
Clair E. More in front of Mrs.
More's home and robbing them Of
approximately $4,000 worth of
jewels.
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OPPOSED TO BARRIERS
Beauty ParIor Operators Against
Regulatory Ordinance.
By Times Special


HUNTINGTON, Ind, April 90
Huntington BARRIERS and beauty
parlor operators will appear at a
session of the city council Mon
day night. The operators oppose
an ordinance sponsored by the
BARRIERS. which would apply to both
kinds OF shops. Among its provi-
sioas is one for regular inspections
of such places, by a committee
composed of two BARRIERS and the
secretary Of the city board of health.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-23
DENIES HE KILLED WIFE
Oklahoma Barber Admits He Does
Not Expect to Be Believed.
By United Press

OKLAHOMA CITY, April o.
Norman j. Smith. 40, a barber.
pleaded Historically today that he
had not killed his wife, but said he
did not think any one would believe
him and that he was ready to take
his medicine"
Smith reported to police that his
wife was killed at midnight Tues
day by bandits, who attacked them
Ia their car.
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HENLEY WILL ATTEND
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Central Figure in Court Scandal to
Represent State at Capital.

Acknowledgement Manford G.
Henley, whose resignation has been
expected since he was the center of
a court scandal growing out of his
marital difficulties, remains in Office
and will represent Indiana at the
annual national acknowledgements
conference in Washington, D. c.
Henley announced today that he
will drive to Washington for the
conference, leaving Saturday. He
will be accompanied by Lieutenant
Lindley Pennypacker Of the Indi-
ana national guard, who is in
charge Of supplies in the adjutant-
generals Office.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-23
GUNMEN WILL FACE
COURT FOR HOLDUP
Pair to Plead Guilty at Danville,
Prosecutor Watkins Says.

D. R. Williams and Andrew Koz-
lowski, said to have confessed hold
ing up William Fisher, auto sales
man, near GreencaStle Tuesday,
we're to be arraigned in Hendricks
circuit court in Danville some time
today, according to Prosecutor Riley
Watkins.
They met Fisher here for a dem
onstration of an auto, rode with
him west of the city, and then took
the car, forcing him out, it is
charged Watkins said they indi-
Gated they would plead guilty to
robbery with a gun, carrying a ten
year sentence in state prison.
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THINGS WORSE
Fined So He Tells Judge He Voted

IItU % ne ItIIS JUUS6 H6 FULtu
4 Times for Him; Gets 10 Days.
By United Press
JOLIET, Ill, April 23.-Steven
Smith, As, an iron worker, was given
ten days in the county Jail instead
of a fine of So and costs on a dis
orderly conduct charge today when
he told Police Judge John Nicholson
that he had cast four votes for him
in Tuesdays election.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-23
UTILITY VALUE RAISED
indianapolis Water Company ASSETS
$685. Over 1880.

Indianapolis Water Company
valuation was increased 1858 ,240 by
the state tax board today, the 1881
figure being set at $15,138,320 as
compared to SHAFTS, O80 in 1880.
Local valuations of the company
were increased from $1,497,8 800 in
1880 to 81, $4,000 for 1881.
Frankfort Water Company
Frankfort, was increased from
$270,000 to $2S0,OOO. Seymour Water
Company was Increased from $685.
600 to 100000.
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Record crowds are attending
the annual exhibition by fourth
and fifth year students-the first
exhibit in the new structure,
which opened Wednesday night.
Portrait painting from life and
the work of classes in sculpturing
from models attract the attention
Of visitors. Students paint, mod
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Hourly TemneratureS

This is the fourth and concluding In
staIlment Of Lawrence OF Arabia
Speaks"
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ell, sketch and design books while
visitors admire their skill and ar
tistic ability.
Exhibition Of the work of
fourth and fifth year students
will continue for the balance of
this month, open daily on week
days, and on next Sunday from
2 to p. m.
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Planes Crash in Air; Two Die

flaneS CrdSn IN Ar; Two LIE
By United Press
SEAHURST PARK, SUSSEX
England, April pa plane carry
ing elton Vesey Holt, air vice
marshall, and Flight Lieutenant
Henry NJ. Moody colhded in the air
with another plane today and
crashed, killing both officers.
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FALL INJURIES FATAL

John Nichols, Sc, Dies as Result of
Breaking Hip.
John Nichols, S6, Of Ills North
Rural street, died today at the
Methodist hospital from injuries
suffered April IA, when he fell at
his home, breaking his right hip.
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GOTHAM JUST $3.50
It's All Right, but Reno's Sheriff
Wants None of It.
By United Press

By United Press
NEW YORK, April 23.-New York
is all right in its way, according to
the sheriff of Reno, but he wouldn't
take it if some one wrapped 1t I'D
and gave 1t to him.
The sheriff is @. Russell Tratken.
He is spending a few days in Man
haitian examining the so-caIled
night hfe."
The Washington times., 1931-06-24
AUDITOR HELD
IN SHORTAGE

Harry w. Stevens, an auditor,
was remanded to the Grand Jury
under $500 bond from Police
Court yesterday by Judge John P
Mcmahon, after he had been ar
raigned on a charge of embezzle-
ment.
Stephens was accused Of having
miSuSed funds OF the T. A. Cant
we'll Company, paper manufac.
turerS. during his employment
there as an auditor. The warrant
was based upon an alleged short
age of $400 involving several
checks. An audit of the COM
pany's books, following Stephens
arrest. is said to have revealed a
shortage of approximately $4,000.
An auditor who checked the
books explained the various
checks and items at the pre-
hearing today.
The Washington times., 1931-06-24
CAR RUNS WILD;
81 INJURED

PITTSBURGH. June "a G.N
S0.-The laughter and merry.
making of so children returning
home from a picnic suddenly
turned into shrieks of horror and
pain when a street car in which
they were riding leaped from its
tracks, crashed through a pole,
and imbedded itself in a terrace
Thirty-four were injured, three
seriously.
From his bed in a hospital,
Motorman John Harmuth said
the air-brakes failed, causing the
car to run wild down the hill.
The fact that the conductor
sensed an accident impending
and cried out to the children to
lie flat on the floor. saved many
from more serious injuries.