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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-07
DIDN'T MAKE MUCH

"I'm a self-made man." said the pugnacious clubman, glaring around the room in the midst of an argu- ment.
 "Sir." said one of the older mem- bers, i've accept your acology.'- Tit Bits.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-02
LAUNCH FIGHT TO
FREE MRS. WITT
Action in Jackson Death
Case Is Shifted to
New Front.

Legal defense in the Lafayette A
jackson murder case today shifted
with the spotlight Of motions and
writs focused on Mrs Naomi Witt
wife of Charles Vernon Witt, one
OF the suspects in the Staying.
Mrs. Witt was arrested last week
following the capture of her hus-
band. She is held in the county
jail on vagrancy charges under bond
Of $1,000.
Ira M. Holmes, attorney for Witt
and his alleged gunman companion.
Louis E. Hamilton. also charged with
first degree murder in connection
with the Staying of Mr.. Jackson
was to file petition for a writ of
habeas corpus in a county court
this afternoon.
The petition was signed by Mer-
rill M. Judd, cousin of the woman
and alleged that she has been held
without specific charges since last
Friday with bail "one hundred times
higher than a vagrancy bond.v
Holmes made two demands on no.
lice today for trial of Mrs. Witt, her
release or the filing of specific
charges. Police took no action in
the case and the court action fol-
lowed.
Denying they signed confessions
that they took part in the fatal
shooting of Mr.. Jackson, Witt and
Hamilton today prepared their fight
to avoid conviction on the murder
charge which makes the death pen
atty mandatory upon guilty find
ing by jury. The trial is set for
July Is.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-02

Absence of a key witness caused
the retiring Marion county grand
jury today to recommend that its
investigation of fraud charges sur
rounding passage of House Bill 6
be continued by the next grand
jury.
The witness, Charles Ketllebor-
ough, chief Of the Indiana legiSla-
tive reference bureau, is expected to
return from a vacation in Hawaii
the last of July.
The jury reported to Judge Frank
P. Baker that it has been unable
to complete investigation of House
Bill 6, due to absence of important
witnesses and lack of time and
recommends that the next grand
Jury continue the investigation"
marlborough is believed to be
the only man who can clear up con-
flicting testimony already given the
jury. He prepared a conference
committee report on the bill which,
it is said, never was read in the
senate.
Prosecutor Herbert E. Wilson was
in circuit court today listening to
testimony in the civil suit, seeking
to enjoin the secretary of state from
publishing House Bill 6.
Several prominent legislators tes-
titled in the trial on the bill, which
strips municipalities of their control
of motor bus transportation.
Leland x. Fishback, secretary of
the senate, toow the stand an intro
| duced records and the original SEN
ate Journal concerning the bus bill.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-02
FAMOUS SCIENTIST
CLAIMED BY D ATH
DR.. BabCoCk Tossed Away
Fortune; Decided His
Work to World.
BIZ Lnitcd Pross

BIZ United Press
MADISON, Wis, July DIR
Stephen Moulton Babcock, 87-year-
old scientist, who invented the
standard butterfat testing method
and spurned the opportunity to be-
come a millionaire by dedicating it
to the public, died here Wednesday
night, it was announced today.
The inventor, whose method of
determining milk's butterfat content
has been the basis of building up
dairy herds and grading milk
throughout the world, was busy at
his scientific explorations almost
up to the hour of his death.
THE test is not patented" were
the words he used in announcing
the Babcock test to the world. In
this manner, he refused to benefit
personally by the invention and
decided it to dairymen everywhere.
The widespread use the method
quickly received indicated what
huge royalties he could have COL
lected by capitalizing on his skill.
The Babcock test brought an end
to the sale of "watered" milk to
creameries, enabled dairynen every
where to determine the worth of
each COW in their herds, and estab-
ished a milk standard of inestima-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-02
ASK BUS BILL PROBE
BE GIVEN NEXT JURY

Senator John Sherwood, Mitchell,
a member of the conference COM
mittee which handled the bill, was
present in court.
Further testimony today conflict
ed with statements of Dick Heller,
clerk of the Indiana house of rep
resentatives, made Wednesday, that
'he did not remember delivering
a message to the senate concerning
House Bill 6"
John l.. Niblack, senator from
Marion county, testified that he
heard Heller read a message stating
the house had concurred in senate
amendments to the bus bill.
Albert Dickens, statistician in
Kettleborough'S department, iden-
titled the original bill and engrossed
copy of the bus bill, which were in.
PRODUCED as evidence in the case.
Trial of the civil suit is expected
to be completed today or early next
Friday morning.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-02
RATE EDICT HARD
SMASH AT-UTILlTY

Electric utility operators in Indi-
ana today were given their most seri-
Gus setback IN years in a report
on the Wabash Valley Electric Com
pany- Martinsville rate case filed in
federal court by Albert Ward, Spe-
cial master in chancery.
Not only does Ward recommend
dissolution of the temporary injunc-
ton against operation of the public
service commissions rate schedule
issued in federal court, but declares
no further injunction be ordered
against the schedule and that the
utility's suit be dismissed for want
of equity.
Ward, in his 111-page report, also
sets out figures to show that the
insult controlled Wabash Valley
Electric Company would have made
profits amounting to thousands of
dollars in excess of the recognized
7 per cent return on utility prop
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-02
INJUNCTION SUIT LOOMS
AGAINST TOWN LAW

committee of business men met in
offices of the indianapolis Real Es-
tate Board.
Henry A. Roberts, chairman of
the original committee, named a
smaller body to investigate various
angles Of the clause, and decide
whether suit should be filed.
Frank Fishback is chairman of
this committee. j. Shaffer and
Emory s. Conner are members.
Robert said that Ralph Kane, at
torney, had advised him the or
dinance is not legal
More than 2.000 business men
downtown have petitioned TO re-
move the clause from the bm.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-02
THUMBS HIMSELF PLANE RIDE; 1T SAVES HIS LIFE

tack. He doubled up with pain,
helpless to drive the rough roads
to the city.
About this time, Fred Stoves wa
flying his airplane around in q
trial spin. AS he few over Penny's
ranch, he was startled to see a
man waving wildly. He waved
back, but the ground dweller's
gyrations only became more furi-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-02

Gus. Stoves landed in a meadow,
learned the situation and took
Penny ABOARD
The ranchei 7aS on the table
Of an operating room in the San
Diego hospital less than an hour
later. Physicians said today the
success Of Penny's pioneering in
airplane hitch-h hiking undoubtedly
saved his life.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-02

erty, if the commissions rates had
been accepted.
Ward also slasned the valuation
of the Martinsville property from
the $685. 400, claimed by the util-
ity, to $102,947, which is $15,947
more than allowed by the public
service commission.
The commission also is upheld in
its ruling that it is not necessary
to consider the value Of intercon-
Meeting lines in order to determine
rates for one locality, as was
claimed by the utility's operators.
Ward does set out that a proper
Tomato part of the Wabash Electric
Companys entire property should
be allocated to Martinsville, which
would make as follows: a value of
SOL, 191 for the value of the power
company's property in MartinSville,
and SOL, 191 as the value of the part
of the power system allocated to the
town.
This makes in all, a total valua-
O4OAA u pAO1yAOoS do Va 4 GU Il 1870
He pointed out that the Wabash
company serves eleven counties and
fifty cities in western Indiana, and
it would be unjust to place the
burden of the whole system upon
one community, but points out that
there should be an ALLEGATION.
Ward sets out that if the public
service commissions rate schedule
would have been in effect in 1929
the net revenue for the year would,
under the ALLEGATION method, with
total valuation of $204,138, would
have been 500 ,499 SO, which is an IL
per cent return on the valuation
instead of the Z per cent recog-
nized.
If these same rates had been in
effect in 1880 the net return would
have been $20,44018, which is a
return of 1917 per cent.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-02

head, and "hitched" ride to the
hospital.
Penny lives alone seventy-five
miles from San Diego in the
mountains and has been a suf-
ferer from chronic appendicitis.
Usually he is able to reach doc
tor without difficulty Wednesday
he was seized with an acute at
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-02
This Is NezCS
German Film Queen
Finally Finds Out
She's a Star.

BIZ United Press
CHICAGO, July 2.-Tala Birell
~ of Germany has been a film
star for several years. but it
wasn't until today that she found
out about it.
"Star?" she said, puzzled, when
asked if she was to be a star
when she arrives in Hollywood.
"Oh, yes, that's what I'm going
to be-" she exclaimed when the
word star was explained to her.
Miss Birell, who is %, is being
accompanied from Germany to
Hollywood by her sister Gaby.
She has been a favorite in Ger
many and will be starred in
American pictures by Universal.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-02
WEED DRIVE SLATED
Vacant Lots to Be Shorn
in Next Two Weeks.

Vacant lots overgrown with weels
will be targets of city workmen
during the next two months.
Next week, all weeds on city prop
erty will be removed, and after that
private property will be inspected
and the weeds cut.
Where property owners are known
notification will be sent out, and un-
less the weeds are cut the city will
do it and collect when taxes are
paid next. Where property owners
are unknown the city workers will
cut the weeds without notification.
Cost is about SO lot. There are
10000 vacant lots in the city.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-02
BOOZE is SEIZED
Hotel Room Raided; One
Man Arrested.

Police allege they broke up street
corner bootlegging activities of one
man today when they raided room
in the Stubbins hotel, ~ West
Georgia street, and then arrested
Earl Riley at his home, 1902 Con-
cord street.
In the room Sergeant Edmund
Kruse's squad confiscated more
than a gallon of whisky. Police say
Riley rented the room as a blind,
and peddled liquor from it to per-
sons on downtown streets. He is
charged with blind tiger operation.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-02

night embrace, and bit off the
end Of her nose. He was s.r-
rested at the hospital when he
visited Mrs. Fritz. He said: II
did it because I love her so
much"
KERS. SARAH STIANOFF, "a,
AtA told police magistrate, II
love him and deserve anything
you do to me-" She was arrested
charged with stabbing her hus-
band Charles with an ice pick
during a drinking bout.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-02
U. 5. PLEADS
WITH France
FOR SACRIFICE
Business Mans Appeal for
Debts Holiday Made
Frankly.
MORROW DRAFTS NOTE
America Points Out Huge
Loss Facing Nations
by Refusal.
BY yOSEPH II. BAIRD
United Press STAFF Correspondent

WASHINGTON, July 2.-Tne
United States government, in its
negotiations for suspension of in
ternational debt payments, rested
today on a business mans appeal
to France to come into the project
for the good of herself and the
whole world.
President Herbert Hoover's pro-
posal for suspension of all payments
for year would be far less costly
to France than a moratorium de-
clared by Germany, the United
States pointed out Further, this
country urged every nation must
make sacrifices if the world is to
recover from depression.
These two arguments were set
forth in an unusually frank note
presented to the French govern
ment by Treasury Secretary Andrew
Mellon and Ambassador Walker
Edge and made public here Wednes-
day night. The note was drafted
by acting State Secretary Castle
and Senator Dwight Morrow. inter-
national financier. Castle said it
was received favorably in French
official circles.
Plead for Sacrifice
France must choose between the
r Hoover plan and a German mora
torium. this country asserted. Under
s5he American proposal France would
lost about $60,OO00O0. A German
moratorium, the United States con-
tended, would cost her 100000 900
even if unconditional Preparations"
payments were continued by Ger
many. The American note init
mated it was by no means certain
Germany could maintain these pay
ments.
After this monetary appeal the
note pleaded with France to make
a sacrifice for the worlds benefit.
The United States said it realized
France was being called on to make
substantial sacrifice" yet not as
large as its own-$262, 100000.
There is no escaping the fact"
the note said, that the world will
not emerge from the present de-
preston without temporary sacrifices
by all
Agreed on Two Points
Summarizing negotiations to date
the note said America and France
were agreed on two points:
l. That France will forego the re-
tention of any payments from Ger
many for the period of one year.
2. That the principle Of CONT
nuity Of payment of unconditional
annuities is recognized while COM
plete relief to Germany is af-
forded
The second point means that the
United States is willing Germany
should pay this years uncondi-
tional annuity into the bank fol
international settlements in order tc
maintain the machinery of the
Young plan-provided Germany
may borrow it back.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-02
Hourly Temperatures
KILLER SURRENDERS
Explains His Conscience
Troubled Him.
BIZ United Press

OU C1tttU fFG6S
CHICAGO, July 2-Samuel Uni
kel, 80, gambler and ex-convict, ex-
planned today that his conscience
troubled him after he killed Her
man Marcus, roadhouse owner, in a
card game quarrel, and that was
why he surrendered although police
had only vague clews to his identity.
Unikel walked into the Fillmore
street station Wednesday night and
announced, I'm the man you're
looking for" Sergeant Sidney Sui
Ivan looked at him in surprise.
"The man who killed Marcus" Uni
KEEL explained.
He shot Marcus month ago,
because their card game was Crook
3D." he said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-02
BURWELL HURLS
FOR TR|BESMEN
Double Header Winds Up
Indian-ToIedo Series.
By Times Special

By Times Special
SWAYNE FIELD, TOLEDO, July
Emmett McCann's Indians and
Casey StengelS Mud Hens claShed
in a double-h header here today to
wind up the current series, Fridays
game having been moved up. Bill
Burwell was assigned to the Tribe
mound in the first tilt and he was
opposed by the Toledo ace, George
Connally, who was seeking his thir-
tenth victory.
The catchers were Angley and
Devormer. Weather was partly
cloudy and extremely hot. Clayton
and Johnson umpired.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-02

bW tHtItu FFtSS
GAN DIEGO, Cal, July 1.-THE
~ carefree company of those
who stand by the side of the road
and waggle their thumbs toward
the horizon has a new recruit
today in j. G. Penny. who stood
in the middle IF the field. waved
his arms at an hrplane pilot over
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-02
L0Ue in Smoky City"
Is Worse Than Violent
By United Prest

DITTSBURGH, July Mrs.
Il Genevieve Monarch Miller,
10, allowed her husband to carve
his name ED Miller" on her
arm with a penknife because, Il
love him." she told police who
took her to hospital. She was
found in car with Miller and
two other men, all from Detroit.
The men were held for hearing
in morals court.
n
MTILLIAM GRECO, 25, was
" giving his sweetheart.
Mrs. Margaret Fritz, %, a good
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-02
HOosier's Guests Killed
By Times Special

NEWCASTLE, Ind, July g.
While en- route to their home in
Davenport, Ia, after a two-weeks
visit with relatives here, Mr.. and
Mrs. N. l.. Schufman were killed,
and a daughter injured, in an auto
mobile accident at Annawan. Ia.
sixty miles from their home.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-02
ACTRESS WILL MARRY
Lady June Inverclyde to Divorce
Lord and Wed Director.

By United Press
HOLLYWOOD, Cal, July lady
June Inverclyde. English stage az
tress, admitted today that she plans
to marry Lothar Mendes, screen d.
rector, after divorcing Lord Inver-
clyde at Reno, on grounds of
cruelty.
when 1 receive my divorce, ]
shall wait while before re-marry-
ing in hopes that Lord Inverclyde
will file suit in England" the ac-
tress said. when I am certain he
will not, I shall marry Mendes anc
renounce England"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-02

There was plenty of Love in
the family of Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Love, but not enough
bread and butter, it is claimed,
so the wife today filed suit for
divorce in superior court 3.
Mrs. Gail Love, 1902 West
Forty-second street, charges
that her husband failed to
support their two children, II
and IA years old.
The couple were married
March 20, 1916. and ceased liv-
ing together Aug. IS. 1929, the
suit complains.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-02
MRS. LESLIE BETTER
Wife of Governor Reported in Fa-
vorabIe Condition Today.

Mrs. Harry G. Leslie, wife Of the
Governor, was reported in favorable
condition at st. Anthony's hospital
at Michigan City today, where she
underwent an emergency operation
for appendicitis Wednesday. The
Governor and Mrs. Leslie have been
spending the week at their summer
home at Dunes state park.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-02

Suit for an injunction restrain
ing enforcement of the impounding
clause of the new city ordinance ap-
peared more probable today after a
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-02
M'INTYRE SCORES

Indianapolis Pro Turns in Two 39's
in National Open.
By Times Special
TOLEDO, July 2.--Neal Mcintyre,
Indianapolis professional, scored 78
today in the first round of the ma
tional open golf tournament. He
turned in two 39's. Johnny Leh-
man, amateur, former Purdue, had
Al for the ErSt nine holes.
Eddie Williams, Cleveland pro,
and Eddie GueI5, Deal IN. j. pro,
we're low am0lg early finishers,
each with II.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-02
Dispute FLARES h. China

CHANGCHUN, China, July a.
Fighting broke out between armed
Chinese villagers and Korean set
tiers at the town of Wanapshan
after a dispute over rice fields, it
was reported here today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-02
COOL WEATHER
DUE IN TONIGHT
Temperatures Around 70
Are Promised,

was set at 1:05 this afternoon
when the mercury rocketed to
$685. This also set an all-time
July record. The former years
record was 98.4, set last Sunday.
With the end of the torrid wave of
nearly two weeks predicted in the
next twelve hours, the mercury this
afternoon climbed unhindered to
within one degree of the all-time
record for July 2.
Standing at 81 at 1 p. M, the
thermometer apparently was I'M
mindful of the sure-fire assertion
of weather experts that cooler
weather will descend on Indianapo-
lis tonight.
According to the forecast, tenn
peratures would drop to near 70 de-
grees during the night, and showers
are scheduled to accompany the
break of the heat grip.
Cool weather is predicted to stay
in central west sections until late
Saturday. The bureau would not
carry its predictions further.
indianapolis was cooled somewhat
Wednesday afternoon by a freak
thunderstorm that struck in several
places in and near Indianapolis,
taking toll of two lives, which in
creased the heat wave death total
to ten since last Saturday.
Eugene Lambert, 5, of 400 Regent
street, was killed instantly when
lightning struck tree under which
he was standing, and struck the boy
in the neck.
Roscoe Horn, Negro, 40, Of COL
Paca street, was killed by lightning
while seeking shelter from the rain
under a tree at Camp Sullivan.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-02
Fight on WKBF

WKBF will join the network
Of the National BroadcaSting
Company at 8 Friday night to
broadcast the Young Stribling-
Max Schmeling heavyweight
championship fight in Cleve-
land.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-02
Bond Issne SnId

Bond issue of $245,O00 for the
payment OF municipal debts today
was sold to the Fletcher Trust
Company by William L. Elder, city
controller Premium on the issue
was $7,517.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-02
BRANDS RUM0R SILLY
Tube Company Official Says Gary
Plant Not in Quicksand.

BIZ United Press
PITTSBURGH, July 2.-Rumors
apparently originating in Lorain or
Elyria, o. in which the Gary plant
Of the National Tube Company was
threatened with quicksand, was
termed ridiculous here today.
ITS just an old, perennial, recur-
rent rumor. without foundation and
quite ridiculous" the office of the
tube company president said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-02
MRS. GRACE is DEAD
Wife of Bell Telephone Chief
Succumbs at Home.

N1tNNNN HA3EN' Nv NHUAAANf
BV United Press
RYE, N. Y, July Mrs. Eliza
beth M Grace, formerly Miss Mae
Connolly, of Pittsburgh and wife of
Sergius P. Grace, assistant vice
president of the Bell Telephone
laboratory, died at her home in
Highland Hall Wednesday, it was
announced today.
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bic value to hospitals and sani-
tariums.
Apparently the high temperatures,
which set new records for Madison,
contributed directly to his death
during the night. A neighbor who
went to the Babcock home today
found his body lying on the floor.
1t was established that he had died
early Wednesday night.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-02
INJURED IN POOL DIVE

Ellenberger Basin.
Dive from a board at the Ellen
berger park pool ended against the
bottom five feet below the water
surface this morning and resulted
in a bad cut over the left eye Of
Charles Kaiser, ID, of 342 Drexel
avenue. The boy was treated at city
hospital.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-05-16
PHILIP BARRY'S Maruelously Amusing
 and
 Witty BroadtUay Stage Success

evidenced in it's synopsis, which fol- lows.
 Act 1. Ruth in a rush-to obtain a secretary's position. However, she finds time to shock an ambitious aunt, to accept weekend party invitation, to dismiss two persis- tent suitors and to advise a pros pective bride and groom.
 In Rush For Train
 Act 2. Ruth in a rush-for a train. However, fate decrees that she and Juliet share the waiting room with two fellow travellers, which results in delightful con- fusion of identities, elopers and lunatics.
 Act 3. Ruth in a rush--for the border line.
 This play" says Mrs. Ranum will demonstrate what 1t is pos .sible to do with a group of young folks, none of whom has had pre- vious training. The young folks have worked faithfully and enthus- iastically to such an extent that