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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-24

By Times Special
RUSHVILLE, Ind, March "a
Displaying little concern, Mrs.
Marie Cole, 25, of indianapolis,
charged with being an accessory
to her husbands murder, watched
states attorneys in Rush cir
cult court today accept tentatively
a jury avowedly not averse to in
Fiction Of the death penalty.
Attired In black, the woman
who is accused of having put her
husband, Raymond I. Cole, ION
the spot" on a lonely lane near
Greenfield last HallcRl Zen, sat
almost motionless as the first
morning Of her trial passed be-
fore Rush Circuit Judge John A.
Ellsworth.
IL Tentatively Accepted
Her counsel this afternoon was
to begin questioning Of the twelve
veniremen tentatively accepted by
the state in the course of the
morning. The twelve; Elmer
Porter, Jackson township; Fred
Shubert, Mays; Fred Pike, Rich
land township; John Semour,
Richland township; Clyde Aichey,
Miiroy; T. T. Beher, Center town
ship; B. B. Staples, Richland;
Blaine Reeves, Noble township;
Clarence Tevis, Orange township;
Ed Newly, Richland township;
Albert Gahiner, Walker, and Otis
Gwinnin, Richland township.
Reeves and Newly are BARRIERS, the
others farmers.
Seven veniremen were rejected
this morning because of their
aversion to the death penalty.
Kiplinger Defense Counsel
John H. Kiplinger, Rushville,
and j. Herbert Hartman and
Lewis F. Pomush, both of Indi-
annapolis, comprise the defense
counsel. States attorneys are Al
bert @. Stevens, Rush county
prosecutor; w. E. Russell, Han
cock county prosecutor, and Bus
sells assistant, Milo Gray.
Mrs. Cole faces the death
penalty or life imprisonment, as
did her crippled lover, Frank
Jordan Of Indianapolis, when he
went on trial in the Marion county
criminal court in January.
Jordan was convicted by a
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-24
kilograms Pour In From
Basket Fans, Thanking
Ann0unCerS,

The Times broadcast Of the state
high school basketball tournament
last Friday and Saturday over
WFBM entertained one Of the larg-
est audiences which ever listened
to a sporting event over the radio
in the history of Indiana.
Attendance at the tourney was
$4,000 and number far in excess
Of this heard the play by play detail
OF the games as given by Tommy
and Blythe Hendricks. A check of
kilograms acknowledging receipt of
the broadcast today showed that
1923 had been received by The
Times and WFBM.
These came from scores of In
diana cities and cities in other
states, including Cincinnati, Hen
derson (KyJ, Clinton (Ia.), DAYTON
Greenville (O), Memphis, Akron.
Washington Cd. c., Lansing mich.
Chicago, Evansville, Linton, Lafav-
cite, Columbus, Lapen, Shelbyville.
Bedford, OakVille, Edinburg, Middle
town, Seymour, Richmond, Win
chester, Hanover, cambridge, Bates
vile, Chrisney, Connersville. Ko-
komo, Tennyson, Boonville, North
Vernon, Sullivan, Staunton, Os-
good, Salem, Brazil, BLOOMINGTON.
Scottsburg, West Baden, Elnora,
Clay City, Ft. Benjamin Harrison,
Versailles, Charlottesville, Newcastle,
Jacksonville, Fontanet. Vincennes,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-24
BaItzeII OverruIes Motion

Motion to suppress evidence in
the case of Leo Walsh, 2615 South
Delaware street, charged with liquor
violation, because of search and
discovery of liquor by police with
out a search warrant was overruled
by Federal Judge Robert G. Bait
zell today.
Evidence was presented to show
that police officers, without a
search warrant, entered Walsh's
apartment and discovered liquor. A
federal dry agent was called and
Walsh was arrested on a federal
arrest warrant. Walsh was SEN
fenced to six months in Jail.
Peter Daley, 344 North Pine
street, was convicted Of nuisance in
operation of a lunchroom at 453
West Washington street, where q
liquor raid was conducted in De-
cember. He was sentenced to forty
five days in jail.
James Demetroulos and Elmer
Kelley, same address, pleaded guilty
IN the same case, Demetroulos being
fined $500 and sentenced to ninety
days in Jail, and Kelley sentenced
to thirty days.
Emanuel Lorian, 618 East Market
street, charged with liquor violation
in room at 6101s East Washington
street, a building owned by Mayor
Reginald H. Sullivan and Frank
Ross. was found guilty and SEN
fenced to six months in Jail.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-24
Ogden Soon viii Prepare
Reply to Petition Filed
for New Trial.

Answer to the corarn nobis petit
ton Of D. G. Stephenson, former
Indiana Khan leader. in which he
seeks a new trial on a charge Of
numbering Miss Madge Oberholtzer,
Indianapolis woman, will be pre-
pared soon by the state, Attorney
General James NJ. Ogden said to-
day.
The petition was filed by Ste
phenson's attorneys with Circuit
Judge Fred E. Hines at Noblesville
late Monday. It alleged that, due
to errors in his trial in November,
1925, upon which conviction he is
serving life Imprisonment in the In
diana state prison, the former Khan
head IS entitled to a new trial at
Noblesville.
Hines indicated that hearing on
the petition probably will be held
during the term Of court which
opens April 7.
Ogden today indicated that
Charles Werner, deputy, will pre-
pare the answer to Stephenson's
plea. Several similar petitions, some
of them written by Stephenson,
have been filed previously.
A coram nobis petition fled with
the Indiana supreme court, several
months ago, contained ike allega-
lions and all of these were stricken
out except the charge that the for
mer khan leader did not receive a
fair trial because of purported
threats of mob violence.
In the latest writ, it is charged
Stephenson was 'the victim of a
deeply laid plot and conspiracy
and because Of threats on his life
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-24
So FILE FOR PLACES
ON BOXING BOARD
Seven Seek secretaryship Of New

Seven Seek Secretaryship Of New
Council; Pay $40 Day.
Fifty-two, applications for ap-
pointment to one of the three
posts on the state boxing commits
sion created by legislative act of
the recent general assembly, had
been received up to noon today at
the Office of Governor Harry G.
Leslie.
The boxing commissioners receive
$40 day for each day of active
employment.
Seven applications are on file for
the secretaryship of the commits
sion and six for the job Of attor-
ney. The legal position and the
secretaryship each pay $4,000
yearly.
Applications for the various
posts have been received from every
sector Of the state and every walk
Of life.
The commission and its personnel
will be named upon the return after
April /, of Governor Leslie from his
spring vacation.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-24
Commission Gives Approval
to Readoption for Five
Years.

Little brother now can use big
brothers textbooks in English gram
mar, geography and United States
history, and little sister big sisters
text in home economics, physiology
and spelling, provided that they are
not more than a few grades behind
their older brothers and sisters in
school.
For the state textbook commits
sion has readopted for the next five
years the present texts in these sub
jectS, originally adopted in 1926. It
voted approval of the 1926 prices,
despite an attempt by President L..
N. Hines Of the Indiana State
Teachers college of Terre Haute to
obtain better figures.
Hines plan to reject all bids, with
the idea of getting better prices,
based on prevailing conditions, re-
ceived support from but one mem
Der of the comnission-Superin-
tendent w. w. Borden of the South
Bend schools.
Members Of the state board Of
education constituted the textbook
commission. They met Monday to
consider the bids received last Janu-
airy, upon which action was delayed
until after the legislative session.
Texts readopted were: "Our Eng
fish," published by Scribner and
sold at 81 cents, so cents and 70
cents for volumes one, two and
three respectively; bingham &
McFarlane's Essentials" (geog-
raphy), published by the American
Book Company and costing $105
and Stat for books one and two
respectively: Matthews "Elemen-
tary Home Economics" published
by Little, and selling for SO cents;
Elementary American History"
published by Longmans, and sold
at $1.23; the Emerson Belts ely
giene and HEALTH" published by the
Bobbs-M Merrill Company, selling for
81 cents for the first two volumes
and rs cents for the third volume,
and the Mccall Speller," published
by Laidlaw, selling for 30 cents, or
IS cents each for two-book series.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-24
JURY CHOICE SLOW
Potter Trial Veniremen Ap'
pear Nervous.

By United Press
CLEVELAND, March 24.-Selec-
ton of jury to try Pittsburgh
Hyrnie Martin, charged with the
murder of William E. Potter, former
city councilman and Republican
leader, proved difficult today as one
after another venireman was ex-
cused on perenptory challenges.
In contrast to yesterdays open
ing session when eleven prospective
jurors had been accepted, this morn
ing's proceedings added none to the
list. Many indicated fear and
nervousness in being selected, Bailiff
Frank Boltz said. The situation
drew a sharp question from Judge
Walter Mcmahon after they had
professed an opposition to capital
punishment, circumstantial evidence
or a set opinion.
els that an honest opinion, or
just one recently formed?" he de-
manded.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-24
IDENTITY is MYSTERY
Man Found Wandering on
Road, Memory Lost.

Police today sought to establish
the identity of a man who was
brought to Indianapolis after he was
found wandering on the National
road, forty miles west of the city,
Monday night by Jesse Mendenhall
of Muncie.
The amnesia victim said only a
few words to Mendenhall, but sew
eral times said he wanted to "see
Paul"
Only marks of identification are
the names Ellis Cliff on the collar
band of the mans shirt and a
pocketpiece with the initials 81. F.
j. E." and the date "6-26-2O."
The man is about 40, weighs $50
pounds, is 5 feet 9 inches tall, clean
shaven, with rudy complexion and
partially gray hair. He wore a gray
suit and no hat. He is held in city
hospital.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-24
Mrs. Cole to Trial on Charge
of Plotting Husbands Death

Cole to a lonely spot and kill
him, marked Jordan's trial.
Jordan, an employee Of an In
dianapolis steel mill and the
father Of two children, was en-
meshed by states attorneys in a
network of evidence circumstan-
TALLY establishing his guilt to the
crime.
Cole-unsuspecting Of the plot,
according to witnesseS-drove with
Mrs. Cole to the creekside lane
last Oct. 81, to meet Jordan.
Coles body was found the next
morning by hunters. Three shots
had penetrated the body.
States evidence included three
purported confessions of Jordan,
each of which told a different
story to circumstances of the
death meeting.
From the witness stand, Jordan
told a jury that he was near the
scene of the shooting but did
not take part in it. He arrived
at the death spot to find Cole
dead and Mrs. Cole Frustrated
with grief, he testified.
~.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-24
KNOX COAL co,
RECEIVER PLEA
GIVEN HEARING
Federal Referee DeferS RuI-
ing; Unpaid Interest,
Bonds Charged.

Petition for appointment Of a re-
ceiver in bankruptcy for the Knox
Consolidated Coal Company, to con-
serve assets Of the company until
selection Of trustee by creditors
April 8, was heard today by Carl
Wilde, referee in bankruptcy. The
case was taken under Amusement.
The company was thrown into
voluntary BANKRUPTCY court last week
by four directors, including Edwin
D. Logsdon, deposed as state court
receiver last week when Martin
Lowish was named as his successor
by Superior Judge Joseph r. Will
liamS.
Seen as Retaliation
The bankruptcy action was seen
as retaliation by Logsdon, president
Of the company, for his removal as
receiver.
The bankruptcy petition stated
that since appointment Of Lowish.
bonds and interest amounting to
more than 100000 have become
due and unpaid.
Hearing Of the petition in federal
court marked another milestone in
the prolonged legal journey the case
has taken since thrown into courts.
Mine Battle Center
The Consolidated Coal Com
pany was the center Of a battle
between union miners last year
when former superior Judge Linn
D. Hay issued an injl-7ctior pro-
hibiting union miners from inter-
fering with other union miners who
chose to work in the mines at less
than the union wage scale. This
angle Of the case was prominent in
the 1880 Marion county elections,
when Williams indicated opposition
to the injunction as candidate to
succeed Hay.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-24
SUPREME COURT
TAKES RECESS
AdiournS Its Sessions Until
April 13; Denies Reviews.

By United Press
WASHINGTON, March 24.-Be-
fore adjourning until Monday,
April 10, the United States supreme
court Monday issued a number Of
decisions, among them one deny
ing a review of the conviction on
bribery charges of John r. L.
O'Leary, Milwaukee attorney and
former adjudication officer of the
veterans bureau there. Other de-
cisionS were:
Holding valid the Minnesota vehicle
tax law as applied to residents Of mill
tary reservations.
Refusal to group Of Wisconsin lumber
companies Of a review of their unsuccess-
full suit questioning assessment of timber
lands under the soldiers educational and
bonus surtax law.
Denial OF review to Sadaich Kenmotsu,
Japanese alien. ordered deported in the
1929 national Communist demonstration.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-24

Motorcycle Rider Crashes
Into Side of Building.

Three persons were hurt in traffic
accidents late Monday, according to
police reports today.
Otto Meyer, 80, Of 2o17 Rowland
avenue, employe of the Browning
Gent Company, Tenth and Meridian
streets, was hurt when the motor
cycle he was riding crashed into the
side OF the building. He was taken
to Methodist hospital.
Running into the side Of an auto
at Pine and Washington streets,
William Horton, 8, of 912 East
Washington street, was injured
slightly. The car was driven by Les
lie Robinson, So, of 1947 Adams
street.
William McClain, Negro, IS, of
4132 Sutherland avenue, sustained
internal injuries when struck by an
auto at Sixty-second street and
keystone avenue. McClain was
taken to city hospital. Driver Of the
car, w. F. Wise, So, of 1872 Tecumseh
street, was not held.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-24
Four Firms to Build As
Miles of Highway for
$792.736.81.

Contracts were awarded and
signed today by the state highway
commission for construction of 44.e
miles of paving at total contract
price of S7s2, 1861.
The contracts signed are:
Froai washington to wheatland
on United States Road so, So miles,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-24
MRS. HOOVER KNOWS
HER RADIO MIKES!
Makes 1t Clear to Broadcast Experts
She Is No Novice.

Makes It Clear to Broadcast Experts
She Is No Novice.
BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, March 24.-Mrs.
Herbert Hoover, known to her fell
low Girl Scouts as Big Buffalo, dis
.cussed their work in connection with
unemployment relief Monday night
over the radio.
Participating in a nationwide
broadcast, arranged by the women's
division of the Presidents emer-
gency employment committee, she
made it clear to the radio experts
present at the White House for the
occasion that she knew a thing or
two about broadcasting.
When they proceeded to instruct
her in the matter of facing the
mike" speaking steadily and keep
ing her voice up, she said:
Suppose I just talk the way the
President does-then it will no doubt
be all right"
Before the microphone she be-
trayed no nervousness, result, it
was understood, of her four previous
radio appearances.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-24
BROADCAST BRINGS
WIRES BY SCORES

Hartford City, Flora, Campbells-
burg, Edwardsport, Clinton, Goshen
and many others.
AT 1922 a. m. Saturday, Paul
Redmond, Indianapolis, telegraphed
he thought the score of the final
game would be 81 to %, and so
it was.
AT 1888 p. m. Stanley Williams
Of Indianapolis wired he picked the
Bearcats of Muncie to win, 81 to %,
and so they did, exactly.
The woman guessing nearest the
final score vas Mrs. Paul Norris Of
Carthage, Ind, who said the score
of the final game would be 80 to
%. She missed it just one point
each way.
Likewise, Mark Quackenbush Of
indianapolis missed guessing the
final score by one point, Mark
stating it would be 80 to %.
On Friday, when fans were asked
to guess the total number of points
in the tournament, three persons
hit the nail OH the head at 658.
AT 1882 a. m. Friday, B. B. Mil
Ter, NobleSville, declared himself by
wire, guessing 658 points.
At 2:05 p. m. Friday, Art Field,
1889 English avenue, wired his guess
as 658 points and at 1:13 p. m. Sat-
urday, the Hildebrand Cafe, Sand
born, Ind, guessed 658 points.
Carl Shields Of Swayzee, Ind,
guessed 657; Kahn Clothing of
Bloomington, 657; RosaHnd Pugh. a
loyal Shortridger, Al Dolen of
Franklin, and J. Sheridan Clyde,
1860 North Meridian street, all $50.
There were several guesses of Csc
and 655.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-24
STATE TO ANSWER
STEPHENSON PLEA

in the courtroom he was prevented
from offering any defense or testi-
mony in his own behalf and calling
any witnesses to testify as to his
innocence"
Others actually we're guilty Of
the crime" the petition sets out.
Attorneys who fled the writ are
B. G. jenkins and James H. Parker,
both Of Gary.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-24
FOUR ROAD PAVING
CONTRACTS GIVEN

to Premier Construction Company,
indianapolis, 95,60l.13.
From North Vernon to one and
one-half miles northwest of Eliza
BEETHOVEN, on State Road No. 7, IA
miles, to U. r. Price and Company
Bloomington, Ind, 278,706o6.
From the Marion county line to
Boylestcn, on state road No. %,
24.7 miles, to William D. Vogel of
Indianapolis, $416, 1882.
On Monday contract was signed
for 1873 miles on u. S. highway No.
"a, between Wolcott and Month
cello with Cunningham Construc-
ton Company at contract price
of $249, 390.S2.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-24
STATE WILL KEEP
SAME TEXTBOOKS
Still SerUeS

BIZ United Press
OKLAHOMA CITY, March
24.-Among the relief workers
whose task it is to gather food
stuff for Oklahoma City's I'M
employed is Otis w. Leader,
selected by Raymond Dewar-
reux, the artist as "the most
typical American soldier"
Dewarreux's picture Of the
Cherokee and Creek Indian
veteran hangs in the federal
building at Paris. Leader was
decorated for gallantry at
Chateau Thierry.
His daily task now is truck
ing supplies to the various food
kitchens.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-24
BO0&eOIOgy

AUBURN, Ind, March "a
Mrs. Vera Carson, who testified
in Dekalb circuit court here
that her husband Russell in
tended to teach their son to
drink liquor as soon as he was
old enough, was granted a di-
vorce and the husband ordered
to pay 81 a week for the child's
support. She said a 10-cent
valentine is all Carson had
given the son since Christmas.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-24

4fA4Cs OO4C . thA
ported confession,
read against Jor-
dan, told of the
woman's desire to
show herself
more Of a woman
than you (Jor-
dam are a man. "
She admitted the
murder plo t,
Greenfield au-
thoritieS declare.
Mrs. Cole and
Jordan, under &C
cusatio1ls of the
murder at the
Greenfield Jail,
C on t inued to
nourish the tragic
love for which
Cole paid with
his life.
At Jordan
trial, witnesses
testified that Cole
owned the gun
which was found
after the killing
in a nearby field.
Jordan denied it's
ownership.
No hint W a S
given as to Mrs.
Coles d efense e.
Attorneys in d j.
Gated impaneling
of a jury might
require at least a
week.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-24
WHIPPING GIVEN WIFE
BEATER NOT BRUTAL
Baltimore Man Grins Family After
Lashing Court Ordered.

od4t4A1UIc WAN Wills dIuOAy <A1k6E
Lashing Court Ordered.
By United Press
BALTIMORE, March 24.-The
whipping administered John Ko-
WALSH by Sheriff Joseph Deegan, in
compliance with a court sentence,
was characterized today as COM
parative mild.
Judge Eugene O'Dunne had or
dered the sheriff to execute the
sentence, imposed on a charge Of
wife beating, without brutality"
Kowalski grinned family after
the ten blows from the cat o. nine
tails, and betrayed no signs Of nerv-
business or great pain.
He left the jail with a friend i'm
mediately after the lashing. the re-
mainder of his thirty day sentence
having been committed on condi-
ton he become reconciled with his
wife.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-24
JUDGES, COPS
TO co TO mat
ON LOST RUM
Safety Board Will Conduct
Hearing on Disposal of
LIQUOR Evidence.

Further investigation into what
appears to be suspicious circum-
stances regarding disposal Of a
liquor case in municipal court, that
resulted in acquittal Of the defend
ant, will be made at hearing
next Tuesday before the safety
board.
The board will ask Municipal
Judge Clifton r. Cameron to at
tend the hearing and explain what
is alleged to have been a mistake"
IN ordering destroyed liquor which
could have been used as evidence.
This decision was reached by the
board today when Police Chief
Jerry Kinney, reported he found
insufficient evidence against three
police officers to warrant filing
charges against them for what
Criminal Judge Frank P. Baker
termed "unexcusabe failure on their
part to obtain evidence" in the
case of william Harrington. Har-
rington was acquitted by a Grim
NAL court jury on a liquor trans
portation charge.
Baker to Attend Hearing
Judge Baker and the three police
officers also will be asked to at
tend the hearing, Charles Rs Myers,
safety board president, stated.
Cameron, who first heard the
case, dismissed other charges, in
GLIDING speeding, against Harring-
ton and sent the case to the grand
jury on the transporting charge.
The case was brought to attention
Of police and the safety board mem
bers from Baker, who asked for an
investigation March II.
It was alleged there was a change
of evidence between what the police
officers, Jacob Hudgins, Dulin Judd
and Alexander Dunwoody, told
prosecutors and what they testified
on cross examination in criminal
court, regarding alcohol possessed
by Harrington.
Probably Made Mistake
With the alcohol destroyed, the
court was unable to prove that 1t
was the type "for beverage pur-
poses"
"As I understand it, Cameron's
only defense is that he probably
made a mistake in ordering the al
cohol destroyed Kinney said.
Il
me I wrote an order directing de-
struction of this particular liquor.
If I did, it would be oversight due
to the fact that the liquor was not
kept in a locker designated for such
cases."
Police officials stated 1t is their
practice to keep all liquor for evil
dence until it is ordered destroyed
by the court.
Gould Be Reopened'
In regard to dismissal of the
speeding charge against Harring-
ton, who is alleged by police to
have driven sixty miles an hour
IN a chase preceding the arrest,
Cameron said: These other charges
which we're dismissed could have
been reopened by the grand jury
should it have desired"
Cameron further stated that "the
officers testimony, under supreme
court rulings, that the can con-
tanned alcohol, is sufficient and the
court can take judicial knowledge
of the fact that it was Intoxicating.