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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-04
SENATE SUIT TO
GUST CHAIRMAN
SMITH is FILED
Notable Attorneys Fight
Over Appointment of
Power Chief.
By HERBERT LITTLE
United Press STAFF Correspondent

WASHINGTON, May 4. The
senate's custer suit against Presi-
dent Hoover's chairman Of the fed
sral power commission, George Otis
Smith of Maine, was fled in the
District OF Columbia supreme court
today.
The Senate's contention that un-
der its rules Smith never was con-
lrTned legally was set forth in a
petition filed by John w. Davis,
eminent constitutional lawyer, and
former Governor Alexander J..
Groesbeck Of Michigan, appearing
as special counsel for the senate.
Smith, represented by former
Senator George Wharton Pepper of
Pennsylvania, assisted by Attorney
General Mitchell, will file a reply
setting forth the opposing conten-
ton, which President Hoover, in
opposing the Senate's right to reject
Smith, termed an attempt ito en-
croach upon the executive functions
oy removal Of duly appointed ex-
ecutlve officer, under guise of re-
consideration Of his nomination"
Thus began notable battle on
constitutional law, with the senate
and the White House Juggling to
bend, each in its direction, the deli
cate checks and balances of the
Constitution established more than
lao years ago.
It is practically certain to go to
the supreme court for a final ruling
and it may not finally be decided
upon until near the end Of Smiths
term, which expires in 1885.
The so-called power issue was
closely involved with the Smith
case up to the time it left the SEN
ate, when the senate voted, IS to
81, to reconsider its confirmation of
Smiths appointment, and voted, 80
to 40, against his continuation.
But in the courts, one narrow
legal question will determine it
all, and Davis and Groesbeck rec
ognized this today by combining
their petition to it, without discuss
ing the rights and wrongs Of
Smiths action in discllarging Ger
tain power commission employees.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-04
Ex-SECRETARY
OF INTERIOR TO
SEEK PARDON
Attorney Is Instructed to
Drop Appeal to u. S.
Supreme Court.
PETITIONS CIRCULATED
Central Figure In Teapot
Dome Scandal Fears
Death If Tried Again.
BY ED WERKnIAN
United Press stan Correspondent

FL PAsO, Tex, May ALBERT 3
Fall, former secretary Of the in.
terror, today pinned his hopes or
escaping the penitentiary upon g
presidential pardon.
Fall, 60 years old and broken in
health, gave up his fight against q
conviction Of having taken a bride
in the Teapot Dome oil scandal, and
announced he would depend upon
his friends, who are seeking the
pardon from President Hoover.
In statement released for pub
hcation, Fall declared:
MY attorney, Frank j. Hogan
presumably reached Washington to-
day upon his return from two
month vacation in Europe. I am
wiring him not to proceed farther
in the matter Of my appeal of my
case TO the supreme court, but tC
leave any further proceedings in
the hands Of my friends, to be
handled by them as they have been
doing-directly with the President
Fears Death il Tried Again
Il am stating to Mr.. Hogan that
in. the event Of the remote contin-
gency Of a reversal Of my case,
I could not undergo the strain Of
another trial without very probably
fatal results"
The District of Columbia appel
late court affirmed his conviction
on the bribery charges a month ago,
and his sentence Of year in prison
and a fine of 100000.
Petitions already have been cir
culated in the state legislature at
Santa Fe, of which Fall once was
member, beseeching President
Hoover to pardon Fall.
When they first were circulated,
Fall objected, on the ground that
his appeal was pending and the
petition might injure his cause.
After the courts action, similar
petitions were circulated throughout
the state. They recited that Fall
was broken in health and had been
punished sufficiently for whatever
mistakes he might have made.
VIII Accept Pardon
Fail, shortly after his conviction
was affirmed, told the United Press
he would accept a pardon if one
were granted"
Consideration of his family. he
said, would be the only thing
which would make him continue
the fight to clear his name.
Mrs. Fall had objected to the
pardon petitions, declaring her
husband had done no wrong and
therefore had nothing to be par
doned for.
Fall has a stay of execution upon
the prison sentence to give him
time to file an appeal on May %
to the United States supreme court.
1t was assumed that if the appeal
we're not filed by that date, the SEN
tence automatically would become
effective.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-04
DIotorcyclist Killed
~ DATED Press

FRANKLIN, Ind, May "A race
between a motorcycle and an auto
mobile to the top Of hill brought
death to Oren Smith, II, Whiteland,
in a crash near here. Riley Tracy,
1e. riding with Smith. was injured.
The cyclists were racing an auto
10 a hill and collided with one COM
ing from the opposite direction,
police were told. Tracy was taken
O. an indianapolis hospital.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-04
SCHOOL STRIKE ENDING

Students to Return to Glasses While
Committee Discusses Problem.
By United Press
NEW MARTINSVILLE, w. Va,
May 4.-Students at Magnolia high
school were to return to their classes
after a four-day strike here today
while g citizens committee Of 500
parents and teachers negotiated to
settle difficulties which caused the
strike.
The student body Of S25 quit
school last week when the school
board appointed Orvills Kiger to sue
coed Basil Liggett, athletic coach.
Kiger is the son Of a school board
member.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-04
Accident Volume Unabated

By Times Special
KOKOMO, Ind, May 4.-Autono-
bile accidents in Kokomo continued
to occur at the rate Of more than
one a day during April, according to
police reports. The total number
Of accidents was 81 Of which %
caused only property damage. Per-
sons injured included one under 4
years of age; six between the ages
of and IA, and eight between the
ages Of Is and 81. Drivers involved
included IS residents Of the city and
% residing outside the city.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-04
SIX ENTER CUP RACE

France, Italy Each to Put Three
Planes in Schneider Trophy Event.
By United Press
LONDON, May 4.-The Royal
Aero Club has accepted the entry
by France and Italy of three sea-
planes each in the Schneider trophy
race Sept. -, it was announced in
the house Of commons today by
Frederick Montague, parliamentary
secretary Of war.
No mention was made of the re-
cent announcement by Italo Balho,
Italian air minister, that Italy
might not participate in the races.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-04
NATIONALISTS FIGHT TO
CRUSH BRAND HOPES
Strive to Gust Foreign Minister as
Presidential Possibility.
BY HARRY FERGUSON
United Press stan Correspondent


BIZ United Press
PARIS, May 4.-The strongest
guns of the opposition in the cham
Der of deputies will be trained Tues
day on Aristide BRAND. foreign
minister and outstanding possibility
for election to the presidency this
month.
When the parliament reassembles
after the Easter vacation, Premier
Pierre Lavals cabinet, and particu-
larly BRAND, will face new politi-
cal offensive, with the French ma
tionalists determined to Gust Bri-
and.
Louis Marin's national Demo-
cratic faction will lead the attack
on the foreign minister, criticiSing
his policy as largely responsible
for the new Austro-German tariff
union.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-04
QUAKERS TO CONVENE
Western Yearly Meeting to Open at
Carmel Tuesday.

81 Tunes Special
CARMEL, Ind, May 1.-The west
ern yearly meeting Of Friends,
which includes all Quaker churches
in central and western Indiana and
eastern Illinois, will open a three
day session here Tuesday.
Speakers will include the Rever-
ends John Compton and George
Moore; Prof. z. H. Stranahan, the
Reverends Arthur Haworth, Ward
Apologize, z. Howard Brown, Will
liam Cleaver, Gertrude Reinier and
Richard Newly, the last named
being superintendent Of the meet
ing.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-04
TOWN MAY HOLD SALE
Brownsville Officials Would Dispose
of Electrical System.
BIZ Times Specicg
By Times Specicg

BROWNSVILLE, Ind, May A.
AS a step toward sale Of the mu-
nicipal electrical distribution sys-
TEN here, the town board Of
Blountsville has fled a petition in
circuit court asking that appraisers
be appointed to TX value on the
property.
1t is said the board has two pros
pective buyers. The town owns a
distribution system, which includes
poles, wires, transformers and
meters, believed to have a value of
$4,000 to 5000. Current is pur-
chased from privately owned utility.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-04
Greed
Money, Lust and Vanity
Are Causes of Downfall
for Legs Diamond

The United Press sent Harry Ferguson.
a stan correspondent to Catskifl. n. T..
to give q picture Of conditions In the
Catskiu mountain summer resort ter
ritory under a new regime Of bootlegEer
invasion, which climaxed last weeks
shooting of Jack Gegs) Diamond. The
nEst story By Ferguson Is given herewith.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-04
CITY MAN ENDS LIFE
UNDER AUTO EXHAUST
Samuel KorainerS, 81, Is Found on
Floor of Garage.


Closing the doors of his garage
while his auto motor was running,
Samuel Koniners, 81, of 2111 North
Illinois street, committed suicide
today by breathing carbon mon
oxide gas.
Mrs. Emma Kominers, the widow,
said her husband had threatened
to take his. life several times re-
Gently and he had been i'll several
months. This morning he entered
his garage about and Mrs. Kom-
liners investigated an hour later
when she saw smoke coming from
beneath the doors.
Coroner Fred w. Vehling, who
investigated, returned the suicide
verdict. Korniners was found lying
on the floor Of the garage.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-04
TARIFF BLAMED AS
DEPRESSION CAUSE

taking sides definitely. the high
wage prosperity theory. He held
out hope Of a gradual business re-
covery.
Theunis sees overproduction at
the root of the worlds economic
ills, overproduction in both industry
and agriculture, growing largely
from nationalism which seeks to
make itself economically independ-
ent as far as possible, and raises q
tariff wall in the endeavor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-04

izations and other civic societies
that films are being censored before
their releases.
zone Of viii Hays big jobs is
hoodwinking hundreds Of women's
clubs throughout the country"
Eastman said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-04
FARMERS TRUST
CLOSES DOORS
TEMPORARILY
Bank Is Not InSoIvent,
Statement by Board
Declares,

State banking department today
closed doors Of the Farmers Trust
Company, $50 East Market street, on
request OF directors Of the institu-
uon' Tor rednancing and reorgani-
cation.
Thomas Barr, assistant state bank
commissioner, took charge Of the
oanK and J. w. Parrett, state bank
ing department examiner, was work
ing IN the institution.
Inc closing is temporary. accord
ing 10 James W. Noel. attorney di-
rector OF the bank.
Depositors Are Safe
The trust company is not in
SaIvent' statement by directors de-
clared, adding. there is no doubt in
the minds OF the board that de-
poSltors will lose nothing and that
stockholders will, even in the av v.sr,t
OF liquidation, receive large 6jstri-
button on their stock"
-, - VI O44e parlk showed
capital OF 100000; loans, si,Oio oO0.
deposits, $l,240, 600; undivided nrofits
Sl65,Ooo, and surplus, $4,000: The
state had deposits totaliug s65-
S36.75 in the institution.
Q. N. Williams is president. Short
~ after the Washington Bank and
Trust Company closed last fall. the
Farmers Trust Company invoked a
ety-day call on time deposits.
Statement Is Issued
Directors of the institution issued
the following statment after closing
today:
by action Of the board Of direc-
tors. the banking commissioner has
been requested to take temporary
charge of the affairs Of the Farm
ers Trust Company, with a view to
refnancing, reorganization or segre-
cation of its banking business from
its mortgage loan and trust bust
ness.
1.-THE trust company is not insol-
VepU, ana Cnere is no oOunC III the
minds Of the board that depositors
will lose nothing and that stock
holders will, even in the event Of
liquidation, receive large distribu~
ton on their stock.
"The immediate cause Of the fore
going action is the lack Of liquid
operating capital necessary to take
care Of the anticipated demands of
depositors and at the same time to
carry on the mortgage business in
the manner in which it has here
tofore been done.
IN view Of the foregoing, it was
the opinion Of the directors that
temporary suspension will be to the
advantage, not only of the deposit
ors, but of the stockholders.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-04

no power to
censor q foot
Of film, accord
ing TO F r c q
Eastman, writ
ing in the April
% su c Of
The Christian
Century"
Eastman al
leges that Hays
Is a dgurehead
emplo yed by
movie interests
to conVtnc e
women's clubs,
church organ.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-04
(. Of P: Meeting to Be Held

indianapolis knights Of Pythias
have been invited to attend the
meeting Of Aron lodge 254 at 1880
tonight at 53l North Belleview
place. Lodge members attending
the session will participate in de-
gree work to be given at Lodge 81
at
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-04
DEATH CLAIMS WIFE
OF CITY DETECTIVE
Mrs Juliana Samuels, SO, Succumbs
Following Operation.


Mrs. Juliana Samuels, SO, Of 1854
College avenue, wife Of Detective
Sergeant Edward E. Sanauels, died
Sunday night at st. Vincent's hos
pital.
III for some time Mrs. Samuels
underwent an operation Monday.
Mrs. Samuels was q member Of the
Tabernacle Presbyterian church.
Born in Montgomery, Ala, she had
resided in indianapolis thirty years.
Survivors, in addition to the hus-
band, are three sisters, Mrs. Will
liam A. Browder and Mrs. Ellen
HeitZ of Montgomery. and Mrs.
Henry NefT, Miami, Fla.
Funeral services will be held at
the home Wednesday afternoon at 2.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-04
RECOGNIZE HEJAZ KING
u. S. Takes Formal Move After
Five Years of Silence.
By UniseS Press

BIZ Urttcd Press
WASHINGTON. May 4.-Formal
RECOGNITION Of the sovereignty OF
the king of the Hejaz has been
extended by the state department
more than FIVE years after Ihn Saud
was proclaimed king Of the Hejaz
and sultan of Nejd and its depend
encies."
A note has been sent to AmbaS-
ssdor Dawes at London, asking him
so to. notify the Hejaz minister
there.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-04
WANT SHIP AS SHRINE
Veterans of Manila Eay Battle Hold
Reunion on Olympia.


By United Press
PHILADELPHIA, May 4.-Men
who served under Commodore
Dewey in the battle Of Manila bay
want the Olympia, former flagship
Of the Asiatic fleet, moved from the
back channel OF. the Philadelphia
navy yard to Washington for a
patriotic shrine.
The. navy department has indi-
Gated the ship will be scrapped,
About 100 surviving members Of
Dewey's crew trod the decks of the
former flagship Sunday in their
thirty-third annual reunion COM
memorating the battle. fought May
/, 1898.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-04
School Term Shortened
BY Times Special

ANDERSON, Ind, May 4.-Ac-
ton Of the city school board re-
duces the school year from lS9 days
TO lS4 and will save $4,000 a year
in salaries. Thss standard school
year In Indiana !. $50 days.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-04
Downtown Fire Damage Slight

Burning grease at the Hollywood
cafe, 430 North Illinois street,
brought several downtown fire
companies to the scene today to
extinguish the blaze. The damage
was minor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-04
FALL TO RELY ON HOOVER'S MERCY TO ESCAPE PRISON
WILL HAYS BRANDED
CLUB H00DWINK ERR
Writer Says Movie Gar Powerless
70 Censor Films.

viii Hays, formerly Of Sullivan,
Ind, Gear" Of the motion picture
industry who appears as a terror
to producers Of risque pictures has
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-15

Moore held the Tigers TO IL scat
tered hits
The Philadelphia Athletics and
New York Yankees continued their
struggle for the league leadership
by turning in victories. the Athle-
tics defeating the Chicago White
Sox. 5 to 2, while the Yankees over
whelmed the st. Louis Browns, Ia
to ?.
Although both clubs have won six
more games than they have lost, the
Athletics hold the leadership by
OLA percentage points because they
have played fewer contests than the
New Workers.
AL Simmons sixth home run of
the season with one man on base
featured the Athletics nine-hit at
tack on Vic Frasier and Ted Lyons.
Walberg held the White Sox to
seven hits.
Lou Gehrig was the dynamite in
the Yankee 13-hit bombardment of
Gray, Stiles, Coffman and Stiley.
Gehrig hit two home runs and a
single. Ruffing held the Browns
hitless until the eighth and runless
until the ninth, when three st.
Louis hits showed two runs across
the plate.
Sad Sam" Jones pitched and
batted the Washington Senator's to
a 5 to a victory over Cleveland. 1t
was the Indians fifth consecutive
defeat. Jones double in the second
inning accounted for two Senator's
runs while he held Cleveland to two
hits after the Indians had counted
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-15
Vienna Romance
Closes Tonight

All the romance and gaiety Of
Vienna before the war, it's romance
and charm, are brought out to the
fullest extent in 'Daybreak" which
will be presented for the last times
tonight at Fox Imperial Theatre.
Never in his career as an actor
has Ramon Novarro been presented
with a more appealing role than
the dashing young Austrian officer
who is veritable charmer among
the fair sex. but encounters diff
culties when at last he succumbs to
Cupid's snare.
An adaptation of the stage play,
THE Affairs of Anatol'. the screen
version proves as delightful as that
splendid hit and an excellent sup
porting cast which includes Helen
Chandler. Jean Hersholt and 9TH
ers, adds much to its enjoyment.
"Daybreak" is light and gay, with
a touch of pathos and plenty Of
humorous situations-the sort of
play that leaves a good taste.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-15
RED S0X MAKE
GOOD SHOWING
ON WEST TRIP
BY LEO II. PETERSEN
United Press Staff Correspondent

NEW YORK, May Is. U.P)-The
Boston Red Sox, considered the
weak sister of the American League,
are more than holding their own
against the western clubs in their
circuit.
Boston, after losing IL OF II
games against eastern clubs. opened
its intersectional competition by
giving the championship aspira-
tions of the Cleveland Indians a
severe set back. The Indians, who
had piled up a substantial lead
against western teams, dropped
three in a row to the Red SoX and
slipped into the second division.
After their success at Cleveland
the Red Sox moved on to Detroit,
where they lost the first two con-
tests, to and to l. They came
back and walloped the Tigers, to
3, yesterday. however, to give them
a record of four victories against
two defeats in competition with
western aggregations.
Boston punched five hits off
Waite Hoyt for its four runs in the
sixth inning. Durham, Lisenbee and
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-15
Brave Men And
Braver Women

This is written in tribute to
the courageous men and
women who have been partici-
pating in the series of dinners
which the FL Centre Elks have
been giving during the past
few months.
Courageous because they
have literally taken their lives
in their hands each time they
sat down TO the Elks' festive
board.
The men behind the cookery
at the Elks are the Two
Berts"-Bert Underwood and
Burt Lemons. In case that
doesn't mean anything to the
erstwhile diners. il becomes
necessary to point out that the
first is the county coroner and
the second is the village morti-
clan.
Not once were they sven
tempted to drop a little arsenic
in the soup or grind up a
drinking glass i'm the ham,
burger. At least if they were
tempted they overcame temp
tation. So this little piece is
also n tribute to them-a sort
of a double-barreled tribute.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-15
Ul-Treatment OF
Woman Charged

Arrested by Roy Gillett of the F.
Centro police force in a local auto
camp, George D. Tilghman. 80, faces
three statutory charges in connec-
ton with alleged treatment of his
l6-year-old wife as the result of
three complaints filed against him
today.
Tilghman this morning expressed
to Tom Sharp, special investigator
for the district attorney, willingness
to plead guilty to a charge of con-
tributing to the delinquency of
minor.
Officers asserted that Tilghman
was married three times before mar
rying the girl involved in this case.
They know Of at least one wife,
they said, from whom he was no
divorced when he married the
young girl.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-15
Daily Reports
OF Finance And
Grain Markets

CHICAGO, May Is. (U.P)-Wheat
scored a minor fractional advance
on the board of trade today in a
late rally. The market was unset
tied and July at one time was 3
cents under the high of Wednesday
but there was a marked tendency
to recover. Hot, dry weather in the
northwest, with dust storms in
Canada. gave the market strength.
Corn was unsettled and moved er-
ratically closing lower despite the
strength in wheat and the improv-
ed shipping demand. Oats were
quiet but eased with corn.
At the close wheat was Is to *
cents higher with May unchanged,
corn was X to &C lower and oats
we're unchanged, to &c off. Provis-
ions were around 10 points lower.
May wheat old closed at .82la; =;
Nav corn old ST, and May oats old
.27Sk.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-15
Woman Awarded
Claim For Wages

After two hearings, during which
her claim was hotly contested,
Caroline Miller this morning won a
court order granting her claim on
the estate of Fred c. Daum for
S45O0 for Housekeeping services dur
ing the last four years OF Daum S
life.
The woman contended that she
was never paid for Housekeeping
and nursing services, and that $4,000
was due her for housekeeping and
s6250 for nursing. The nursing
claim was disallowed.
S. P. williams. as public admins
traitor. is in charge of Daums
estate. The old man died February
q. 1881. leaving no will and no
heirs. His estate was valued at
$4,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-15
National

AT Philadelphia
Cincinnati 900 OILS 031-l0 Is
Philadelphia 20l 900 900 S 10 l
Lucas, Styles and Asbjornson;
Bolen, Stoner. Schesler, Watt and
McCurdy, Davis and Rensu.
St Louis Boston. postponed, rain
At New York
Pittsburgh 900 l0l 600 1-3 IL l
New York ..010 00l 900 % 10 2
French and Phillips; Mitchell and
OFarrell.
At Brooklyn
Chicago -. 1000 100 00l-4 10 0
Brooklyn ........ 0l0 400 01x-6 8 0
Smith, May, Teachout. Baecht
and Hartnett; Phelps, Day and Lo-
pez.
At Philadelphia
(Second Game)
Cincinnati .. 002 600 4l0-7 Ii o
Philadelphia -. l02 coo 200-5 10
Kolp, Benton and Styles; Benge.
Fallenstein, j. Elliott, Watt and
Davis.