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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-23
ma BARES She
ORDAINED HER
WHAT-A-MAN'
Gave Him Reverend Title
Just Before Marriage,
She Reveals.

By United Press
LOS ANGELES, July 23.-The Sc
cret Of how G. Edward (What
NAM Hudson got his title of crew
erend" became known today as a
new suit charging bigamy was
added to the long list Of troubles
he has gotten into since his recent
marriage to Mrs. Minnie (Ma)
Kennedy. the evangelist.
I ordained him myself, Just be-
fore the ceremony" explained Mrs.
kennedy, whose annulment suit
against Hudson was scheduled for
hearing today.
The complaint charging bigamy
was issued Wednesday night against
"What-a-Man" in Cowlitz county,
Washington The addition of it to
the list leaves him facing:
/. Mrs. Kennedy's annulment suit.
2. A suit for divorce filed by Mrs.
Margaret Newton Hudson, who asks
5000 monthly alimony.
3. A s250,OOO suit for breach Of
promise filed by Mrs. Ethel Har-
bert.
4. The bigamy charges.
With all these troubles now Off
cially on file, Hudson today was re-
ported missing, although he pre-
viously had promised sheriff's Off
GERS he would surrender when the
bigamy charge was filed.
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HE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

D. Osborn, La Porte county attor-
ney, and his brother, Lee Osborn,
representing Judge Harry Crum-
packer Of La Porte superior court.
Judge Crumpacker is restrained
from acting in the Stephenson
habeas corpus case due to tenn
porary writ of prohibition issued by
the supreme court, but opposed by
Chief Justice Clarence R. Martin.
In a memorandum setting forth
his opposition, Judge Martin as
serted that the high court can only
restrain habeas corpus in time OF
rebellion, under the Constitution
Todays brief sets out that the
court doesn't even have that right
and can only act on appeal after
the lower court has decided.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-23
SUPREME COURT
BAN is FOUGHT
BY CRUMP ACKER
Files Brief in Battle to Lift
Restraining Order in
SteVe'S Case.

During the first fifty years OF its
history the Indiana supreme court
never issued a writ Of prohibition
restraining actions Of lower court.
They have no jurisdiction to do
so now in habeas corpus proceed
ings, not even if there is rebellion
abroad and the government is
threatened.
Only the legislature has such
power.
These are the three points set out
in brief filed with the high court
today in the writ Of prohibition is
suance growing out Of the D. C..
Stephenson habeas corpus action.
The brief was filed by Kenneth
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steal comedy entertainers; Joe May
and Dotty present Laughs From
Abroad; Charles Carer, trick
ster, and some black art by Lloyd
Nevada and company.
Gold Dust Gertie" is a comedy
drama Of bathing suit business and
romance that finds its way into it.
Winnie Lightner is the star and has
the assistance Of Olsen and John
son, famous vaudeville clowns, in
her funmaking and romancing.
Indianapolis theaters today offer:
Mrs. Leslie Carter in The Shanghai
Gesture" at Englishs, Blanche
Sweet at the Lyric, White Shout
ders" at the Ohio; Three Who
Loved" at the Circle, "Son of India"
at the Palace. Hush Money" at the
Apollo, THE Night Angel" at the In
diana, and burlesque at the Mutual.
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JIM AND WALT WILL
RETURN TO LYRIC
DCl Zeaya, Noted Pianist and Humorst, Will Open
Saturday on the Same Bill with Radio Stars.

TWO namely Walt
be the vaudeville opening Saturday
these kbe will be five other
Warner Bros Vaphone picture starring Lgne
Olsen a
entertaining over
the
most popular artists WLW
Of
IN this singing making merry WFBM
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City Man Kicked hy Horse

Trapped between a horse and the
front Of his wagon, Harry Ettinger,
so, Of 328 North West street. was
injured Wednesday night when the
animal kicked him several times.
He was taken to city hospital.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-23
Auto Kills Woman

ByUnttcd Prcss
MARION, Ind, July 23.-Fatal in
juries were suffered by Mrs. George
Dollar when she was struck by an
automobile while walking across a
road at her farm home near here.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-04
JUDGE PLAYS THUG
AND WRECKS GANG
Chicago Jurist MingIeS in
Disguise With Mob and
Traps HoodIumS.
By United Press

By United Press
CHICAGO, Dec. A judge who
dotted his judicial robes for shabby
clothes and played modern
Haroun Al-Rashid in criminal
haunts of the west side valley" to-
day moved to exterminate the
youthful "42" gang of hoodlums.
Like the ancient caliph of Bag
dad, who mingled in disguise to OBJ
serve the state of his people, Judge
Francis Borrelli risked his life daily
for nearly a month to penetrate the
inner circles of the notorious ring.
Ninety-three men were jailed in
police raids today and Thursday
night. Six "42" gangsters were fined
and several others held for investi-
cation, Thursday.
Determined to Smash Gang
Judge Borrelli, a studious man
who wears large trimmed
glasses, told how he disguised him
self in checkered cap and the cheap,
gaudy clothes o. the petty gang
ster to learn the intimate details of
the gang which is blamed for hun
dredS of crimes.
Il determined to put an end to
the depredations of this gang" the
judge said. Most o. them are Ital-
ianS, members of my race, but they
are a disgrace to their nationality
and a menace that am resolved to
destroy"
Each evening for more than three
weeks, the judge said, he dressed
himself in shabby suit, worn
shoes, and pulled a cap low over
his eyes.
Leaving his home by a basement
entrance, he drove in a decrepit car
to HalStead street, Chicago's "street
of all nations" and loafing place of
the 40" gangsterS.
Gained Timer Circle"
'I strolled into pool halls and
cigar stores" the judge said. I'D
meet casual strangers, borrow a
match, or shot a game of pool with
them. Gradually I began to piece
together information about the
gang. I learned who its leaders
were, where headquarters were
maintained. I heard crimes being
planned"
He gained access to the gangs
meeting place, an athletic club"
Once in the inner circle. 7
learned how the gang is divided into
two groups" the judge said. "One
is made up of veteran criminals
The other is composed of youngsters
who are trained as apprentices in
crime.
Each man is a specialist. Every
sort of criminal is included. There
are stickup men, hijackers. auto
mobile thieves, extortionists. bomb
ers. All work together.
Conditions are horrible. People
are being terrorized daily. The
gang is so organized that new blood
is being recruited constantly from
the youth of the valley neighbour
hood"
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B|LLION-DOLLAR
YEAR FORECAST
Sloan Sees Bright Outlook
for General Motors.

By United Press
DETROIT, Dec. "A billion dol
lar year i'll 1882 is the outlook for
General Motors Corporation, with
all department heads assured by Al
fred P. Sloan, president, that their
jobs probably are secure.
Sloar's talk to the department
heads in Detroit was made just be-
fore the quarterly balance sheet of
the corporation's consolidated hold
ings was announced in New York.
The report showed net earnings
available for common stock during
the quarter ended Sept 80 amount
ed to SIC, 989,062, or Is cents a share.
Current assets show working capital
of $31S,526,557.
Sloan's optimistic outlook for 1882
is based on his belief that billions
of dollars are being boarded in the
United States. This money, he told
his department heads, is available
for purchases ana eve propose to
get billion of it for General Mo-
tors cars in the next year"
Sloan advised his hearers to go
out and spend normally, assuring
them there would be no cessation of
work for them in the coming year.
Normal spending, he said, would
start the country back to the days
of prosperity.
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WAGE SLASH BAN URGED
AS HOME OWNING SPUR

In this city, building materials
are down to pre-war levels, one
third below prices of five years ago.
Many heads of families, who have
longed for a home of their own
would welcome home financing
plan that would enable them to take
advantage of these cheap prices, !"
Lees further stated.
Loan companies refuse to issue
new loans on homes in indianapolis.
Many houses are empty because
renters are using less rooms, doub-
ling-up to cut expenses. There are
scores of new homes for sale in
this city, but people can not buy
them, even though We offer to help
them finance Them" was the pic
ture of the local situation presented
by Ernest C. Ropkey, city council
president. who believes wage cuts
are the Greatest aid to depression.
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Adoption of decent wage scales, at
least to extent of curbing present
practices of wage Slashing, were adj
vanced today by city officials as the
best policy for squirting home
ownership in Indianapolis.
Hundreds of average American
citizens would welcome home finan-
cling plans, but could not accept
them because they have been forced
to accept 10 per cent salary cuts
during the last few months, it was
said.
Effect of President Hoover's home
building and home ownership con-
ference was discussed today by those
close to the city's building industry.
Fair salaries and wages for the
potential home owner would be the
best policy at this time" T. d. Lees,
ASSISTANT city building commissioner,
declared.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-04
MARCEL Dies
Boy Lives Eight Years
With Misplaced Heart,
Stomach and Liver.
By United Press

BIZ United Press
nENVER, Dec. 4.-Lloyd Chap
~ man, died Thursday night,
and medical authorities here
marveled today that he had lived
eight years.
An autopsy showed that the
boys heart was on the right side
of his body. His stomach was
high up under his left shoulder.
His liver was far from normal
position. He had been born with
but one lung, and no diaphragm.
Outwardly, the child was nor
NAL.
He became seriously i'll when
he was 8 years old, and physi-
clans performed an operation at
that time, discovering his un-
usual condition.
He regained his health and
suffered no other apparent i'll
effects from the queer whirn of
nature until a few days ago. He
became i'll again, and despite
blood TRANSMISSION, died.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-04
WOMAN BARES new CLEW
IN C|TY-W|DE SEARCH FOR
H|T-AND-RUN MURDERER
Given Lift by Coupe Driver Near Place
Where Body of Vampire Victim
Was Discovered
NERVOUS, SHE ASSERTS
Man Frequently Looked Behind Him, as
He Drove Away From Scene,
Police Are Informed.

Information which may reveal detailed description of
the vampire killer who murdered Mrs Nettie Bertram So
sorority housekeeper then hid her body in lonely hcket
is in the hands of police, it learned today
The information, all of which not made public,
provided by believed to have been given lift"
by the slayer short time after he tossed the body from his
car at Thirty-ffth street and Wallace avenue.
This Development together with finding of the bat
coupe which is thought the slayer Drove gave prom
Use of solution of the grewsome crime.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-04
FEAR CONGRESS RIOT
Hunger MarCherS Threaten
to Invade House.

81 LHWCd PFeSS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-Indica-
ton that efforts of police toward a
peaceful reception of the hunger
marcherS' now converging on
Washington might prove unavailing,
came today with announcement
that the marcherS intend to invade
the floor of the house of represen-
tative at the opening of congress
Monday, unless stopped by force"
Herbert Benjamin, organizer of
Washington aspects of the march,
made the announcement after
Police Chief Glassford said he was
attempting to provide food, shelter
and protection for the visitors.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-04
ORGY
LAID TO tALKY BY YOUTHS

Three Taylorsville youths drank
a pint of West Terre Haute 'alky."
Then they broke in a a school,
house. knocked off the nose of a
George Washington bust, tried to
take the pitcher out of the hand of
woman statue, piled up typewrit-
ers eighteen deep and put all the
books in a pile on the floor and ig-
nited them.
AS they emerged they are alleged
to have said:
Let's get out Of here. we got her
on fire."
Then they went to a feed mill,
broke open sacks Of grain, scattered
the grain on The FLOOR and wound up
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-04
Grandmother in Senate
Race Asks Preparedness

81 Untted Press
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Ia, Dec.
AIRS. Donald Macrae, youth
full grandmother, who has an
nounced her candidacy for the
Democratic nomination for
United States senator from
Iowa, today declared for an ade-
quate national defense as the
best means Of preserving
peace.
ITO those who want lasting
peace, my message is, Keep
your powder dry" Mrs. Macrae
said. mo one detests war more
than I. My husband was in the
Spanish-American war and he
and my sons participated in the
World war in France. I learned
to hate war during their absence
from home.
But my observations lead me
to believe there is only one way
to avoid war and that is to be
prepared for it. Then foreign
countries will be satisfied to let
us alone"
Mrs. Macrae is a past presi-
dent of the national Amer
lean Legion women's auxiliary,
and while holding that Of
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by pouring ink all over the mill
bookkeeper's books.
That is the kind of liquor they
serve in West Terre Haute, accord
ing to confession on file today
with Albert Fowler, chief of the ar
son division in the Office of the state
fire marshal.
According to Fowler. the confess
sion was obtained by Deputy Charles
Bridges from Fred Hubbard, 10. one
of the alleged drinkers who con-
fessed to the vandalism and arson.
Hubbard, John Jarvis, 16, and
Horton Brooks. II. who made up che
trio on this unusual spree. are in
jail now charged With srson and
burglary.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-04
HUGE LINER IS READY
Largest American Built Ship to Be
Launched Saturday.
By United Press

CAMDEN, N. j., Dec. 4.-The
32,000-ton United States liner Man
haitian, largest ship ever built in
an American yard, will be launched
Saturday at the New York Ship
building Company docks at South
Camden. Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt,
widow of the former President and
mother of Kermit Roosevelt, vice.
president of the International Ma
rine Company, will sponsor the
ship.
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as those carried by Mrs. Bertram.
The ties were damp and had faded.
Detectives believe they were carried
by the slain woman.
Belief that the killer returned to
the thicket to obliterate imprintS
left by tires of his automobile as
he disposed of the body was dis
PEELED when j. j. Roesch, 80, of 1920
Wallace avenue, near the crime
scene, informed detectives he dug
up the imprints, fearing they VOL d
be destroyed by curious at the scene.
Roesch took the imprints to his
home and placed them beside a
furnace to dry. Later he carried
them to police headquarters, where
plaster impressions were to be made.
Relatives Are Quizzed
Meanwhile, relatives of Mrs. Ber-
tram we're being questioned. They
include Clyde and Harry Lash,
cousins, of 1880 Eugene street and
1881 Eugene street, respectively.
Lieutenant Owens learned today
from cousin of the dead woman
that Mrs. Bertram cashed a 5000
insurance policy two weeks ago, in
tending to go to Hoboken, N. j., to
visit brother. Edward Tischner.
Mrs. Bertram had planned the
trip for several months, according
to Mrs. Katherine Floyd, 941 West
Thirtieth street, the cousin.
Mrs. Floyd also called attention
to the fact that Mrs. Bertram re-
cenly dropped two insurance policies
at the request of friends whose
names were not given.
Mrs. Bertram on seveal occa-
sions told Mrs. Floyd that she was
saving money, and intended Ito get
as much cash as possible" Mrs.
Bertram did not indicate the rea-
son, Mrs. Floyd said.
Theories that Mrs. Bertram was
robbed of a diamond ring by her
murderer were disproved when both
men said the ring had been given
to a relative two years ago.
Tire lmprints near the thicket
we're to be compared today with
tires on the automobile which, it is
believed, the slayer drove. Detec-
tives Stalcup and Kurrasch said,
after hasty examination Thursday,
that the imprint and the tire were
much alike.
Saw Man Garry Body
Miss Floris Arnold, 2037 North
New Jersey street, who told police
she saw man carry IN inert body
to an automobile in the rear Of her
nome late Tuesday afternoon, was
to be questioned again by detectives.
Miss Arnold, whose statements
bolstered evidence that Mrs. Ber-
tram was killed by a hit-and-run
driver, said she was looking
through a window facing the alley
when she saw an automobile halt
suddenly.
The driver stepped from the car
and ran back through the alley.
Almost Immediately, he returned,
carrying a body, Miss Arnold said.
1t was short distance from the
scene of this episode that the ties
were found.
Fails to Return
Mrs. Bertram had been sent to a
cleaners shop at Nineteenth street
and Central avenue, when she dis
appeared.
When she failed to reappear at
the sorority house several hours
later, police were notified. The fol-
lowing morning her body was found
in the thicket. The skull was frac-
tured, as were several ribs and the
pelvic bone.
Mrs. Bertram had been employed
by the Smiths more than two years,
She previously worked for several
prominent families on the north
side, it was said.
The slain woman's husband died
about five years ago.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-04
REBELS RULE SALVADOR
Government Is Overthrow in
Eighteen Hour Revolution.

Government Is Overthrow in
Eighteen-H Revolution.
BIZ United Press
SAN SALVADOR, Salvador, Dec.
4.-Salvador was ruled by a pro-
visional military government today
after a successful eighteen hour
revolution which overthrow the civil
government of President Arturo
Araujo.
Street fighting and artillery fire
in which the presidential palace
was bombarded cost several lives,
including that of Treasury Secre-
tary ESpinoSa. President Araujo
was sent to Guatemala. The new
government was headed by Vice
President General Maximiliano H.
Martinez.
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Use of solution of the grewson
Mrs. Bertram's body was
found Wednesday, twenty
hours after she disappeared
while on an errand for her
employers, Mr.. and Mrs. c. ].
Smith, 2101 North New Jer-
sey street, the Alpha Sigma
sorority house.
The latest clew, according to de-
tectiveS, was provided by a woman
living within few blocks of where
the body was found about 10
Wednesday morning.
Offered Ride by Man
According to the information, the
woman left her home about this
time, and walked across Wallace
avenue on Thirty-fourth street,
within one block of the thicket.
There, according to detectives,
a small coupe approached, and the
driver stopped at the woman's side.
He motioned to her to get in the
car, detectives said they learned.
The woman was going to a school
in the vicinity to attend Parent
Teacher Association meeting.
When she got into the car, the
driver appeared nervous and looked
behind often as he drove away from
the scene.
The woman, whose name was
withheld, was to be questioned to-
day.
Theories Are Discarded
Theories that Mrs. Bertram was
slain by an abducCor, or while being
robbed, we're laid aside by Detec-
tives William Stalcup and William
KarraSch, With the uncovering OF
the new clew.
The first clew was the finding OF
the stolen death car in an alley in
the rear of 1874 Park avenue, Thurs
day afternoon. Investigation of the
car disclosed the interior was
splotched with blood, and that a
fender, headlight and radiator shell
had been smashed.
The car had been reported stolen
at 1916 Tuesday afternoon, one hour
before Mrs. Bertrand, widow, met
her death.
Garvin L. Mitchell, "a, OF 1121
Lexington avenue, owner of the We
hicle, 1922 model T Ford, was alb
solved of implication in the crime
after being questioned by Stalcup
and Kurrasch several hours Thurs
day evening.
Blanket Is Missing
Another angle was injected into
the investigation today, when Nit
chell reported that his car contained
large, heavy blanket when it was
stolen. The blanket was not in the
car when it was found.
Detectives think the killer may
have concealed Mrs. Bertrams
body under the blanket during the
twenty-odd hours he supposedly
carried it about.
Just where the killer hid during
the time intervening between the
accident and disposal of the body
baff1ed police.
Efforts to trace the car after it
was driven from the alley have
proved futile.
1t was presumed, however, that
he parked the car and its cargo
during the night and drove it to
the thicket the following morning.
Neckties Are Found
While detectives were investigat-
ing the finding of the death car
Thursday afternoon, Lieutenant
Frank owen and patrolman Tim
othy Mcmahon of the police acct
dent prevention bureau learned that
seven ties which Mrs. Bertram was
carrying when she met death had
been found.
Mrs. Louise Thorpe, 2238 North
New Jersey street, found them in
an alley in the rear of her home.