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The Indianapolis times., 1932-04-23
HouU the Market
Opened

By United Press
NEW YORK, April 23.-Stocks
opened unchanged to fractionally
lower today with trading light and
almost entirely professional. Lead
ing issues continued to decline.
American Telephone opened at 9715,
off %, and eased below that level.
American Can opened at AZ, off
q; North American 2294, off 3s :;
Bethlehem Steel 1234, off Il, and
New York Central 1875, off Is.
United States Steel opened at 283s
off Is, and equal to its low since
1908. Standard Oil of New Jersey
equaled its record low at 20, off u
Small losses were noted in Case,
Anaconda, General Motors, Mont
gomery Ward, Royal Dutch, Allied
Chemical, Atchison and Standard
Oil of California.
A long list of issues opened un-
changed, including ChrySler, United
Corporation, United Aircraft, Para
mount, National Biscuit, Standard
brands. Socony- Vacuum, Public
Service of New jersey and Inter
national Nickel.
During the early trading, volume
was small with prices holding
around opening levels.
The federal reserve today report
ed bank failures for the month Of
March totaling only IS. This COM
pared with 122 in February and 327
in January. The American Banker
reported II failures for the week
ended April 81. against g in the
week ended April IA: 81 for the
April 7 week and IL for the March
81 week The latter publication re-
ports closures since jan l at 583,
tying up some S251 900, 900 in de-
posits. It's tabulation shows 36l
closed in January, 128 in February
and So ia March.
The Indianapolis times., 1932-04-23
BIZ United Preaa
CITY PLANS NEW BID
Physician, Nurse to Be Employed for
Home Visitations.

A physician and nurse to attend
tuberculosis patients unable to OBJ
tain admission to Sunnyside sani-
tarium will be employed by the CITY.
the health board decided at its
meeting Friday.
The decision is based on recon-
mendation of DR.. M. j. Barry and
DR.. Herman G. Morgan, health Of
flcer.
The board also lected resident
physicians for city hospital. More
than 125 applications for the posts
were ceveid, including some from
Canada and Mexico.
Those named were Drs. Emmett
B. Lamb, Harry M. Coval, George S.
Rowe and NJ. Cornacchione, sugery.
Edwin P. Mclaughlin, Bennett KRAFT
and Vincent Noone, medicine; Dill
Ion Geier, ear, nose and throat; j.
E. Gillespie, admitting room, and H.
G. Wurster, eye.
The Indianapolis times., 1932-04-23
Trial Reaches Closing Hours
With Bitterness Still
Marking Clashes.
BY DAN CAMPBELL


HONOLULU, April 23.- The
honor Staying trial of four Amerl-
cans, already marked by many Bit
ter conflicts, reached its closing
hours today with defense and prose
cution dueling over proposed in
structions to the racially- mixed jury
Angered by refusal to let ter
ritorial alienists examine Lieuten-
ant Thomas H. Massie, for whom
an insanity defense was offered,
Prosecutor John C. Kelley an
nounced he would ask the court to
throw out the whole plea and give
an instructed verdict of guilty OF
second degree murder.
This was the charge in indict-
ments against Lieutenant Massle
his society matron mother-in-law
Mrs. Grace Bell Fortescue, and two
navy enlisted men, Albert o. Jones
and Edward j. Lord.
Montgomery Winn of defense
counsel said he would ask Circuit
Judge Charles S. Davis to instruct
the iurv that if Lieutenant Massle
is found to have been temporarily
insane, all three co-defendants au-
tomatically must be exonerated.
Trial to Resume Today
They were accused of Staying
Joe Kahahawai, half caste street
car conductor, one of five island
hoodlums tried in December on
charges of attacking Thalia For
tescue MaSsie, the lieutenant's S
young wife.
The trial was to resume today
with Kelley Offering rebuttal evi-
dence. There was every prospect
that closing arguments would begin
Monday.
Winn, associated with Clarence
Darrow in the battle to free the
quartet, agreed with Kelley that
mo law" has been found as yet
which precisely covers the case.
THE effect of our proposed in
struction to the jury" Winn said,
"is that if Massie was insane at
the time, no crime was committed
an insane person not being held
responsible for his acts.
Furthermore, if there wasn't any
crime, it follows no one could be
an accessory or accomplice."
Heated Controversy
Kelley said he planned to ask the
court to include instructions that
the prosecution had introduced evil
dence sufficient to prove first de-
gree murder.
"Of course they can't be convicted
of more than second degree
murder" Kelley explained, but We
are entitled to such instructions
Second degree calls for twenty year;
to life, you know"
Kelley and Winn engaged in &
heated controversy while court wa.
in adjournment, over the latter's re.
fusal to let Doctors Joseph Gator
of San Francisco and Paul Bower;
of Los Angeles examine Lieutenant
MaSS'e.
'Massie is now sane," Winn tolC
the wrathy prosecutor. I'VE cam
see the purpose of an examination
of his mental condition at this time
We don't contend he is insane now.
The Indianapolis times., 1932-04-23
ATTEMPT TO KIDNAP
ITALIAN ENVOY FAILS

Efforts to kidnap DR.. Vincent
La Penta, 2424 Park avenue, Italian
consul for Indiana, his wife and
daughter, Miss Catherine La Penta,
was thwarted Friday night when
the daughter hid ignition keys of
the family automobile which was
parked at Twenty-Second and
Meridian street.
Leaving his wife and daughter in
the car. DR.. La Penta went to a
pharmacy at the Meridian street
address. Two men followed him as
he returned to the car.
One pressed revolver against
La Penta and forced him to enter
the front seat in which the daIgh-
ter was seated. The robber fol-
lowed and his companion took a
rear seat beside Mrs. La Penta,
The Indianapolis times., 1932-04-23

Mrs. La Penta was robbed of $25
and a similar amount was taken
from her husband. Miss La Penta
slipped a valuable watch from her
wrist and hid it in her clothing.
We got all we want. Let's CO. -
the man in the rear seat suggested.
With an oath his companion said,
mo, let's start this machine"
Miss La Penta jerked the keys
from the switch. The robber oper-
ated the starter but could not move
the car. His companion demanded
the keys, and Miss La Penta said
she threw them into the street. Her
mother jumped from the car and
ran to the pharmacy calling for
help. The men left the car and ran
between two houses to escape.
The robbery occurred about 1890
when trsfne at the scene is heavy.
The Indianapolis times., 1932-04-23
BABY is DEAD AFTER
OPERATION FOR GOITER
5-Day-Old Infant Succumbs After

5-Day-Old Infant Succumbs After
Recourse Is Taken to Surgery.
Vivian Joan Farrow, seven and
one-quarter-pound baby, is dead
following an operation for removal
Of goiter performed Thursday at
the Methodist hospital when she
was five days old.
The baby and a twin sister, Mar
ion Janet, who weighed five pounds
four counces, were born a week ago
at the hospital Vivian Joan died
Friday. Parents are Mr.. and Mrs.
Iflman w. Farrow, 81 South Holmes
avenue.
Surgeons say the operation was
the first of the kind performed in
the middlewest. Twelve surgeons
were witnesses to the unusual case.
The Indianapolis times., 1932-04-23

Confessions to completely
in the Woolverton kidnapping
have been obtained from
some of the prisoners, au-
thorities said, and the victim
and his wife today were to
view the suspects and at
tempt Identification.
Woolverton, captured while mo-
toring with his wife, was held for
$4,000 ransom, and was released
several days later, after at least
part of the ransom demand was
paid.
Arsenal Is Found
Police from three states partici-
pated in the series of raids lead
ing to capture OF the suspects, four
Gunplay marked one of the raids
of whom are women.
in Chicago Heights, where the
heavily armed investigators seized
twelve men and two women. Ir
the hideaway, officers found a small
arsenal of revolvers, high-powereo
rifles, sawed-of sohtgunS, and am
munition. More than twenty-five
revolvers were seized.
The raids, planned carefully and
executed quietly, took place stimuli
taneously at Chicago Heights, Ra-
cine, Wis; Lafayette, Ind, and Pen
dleton, Ind.
They followed several months OF
intensive undercover work by mem
bers of the Chicago "secret SIX" and
police of Illinois, Indiana and Wis
conSin.
Sequel to BIackfOrd Case
Pat Roche, chief investigator for
Cook county, Illinois, said the ar
rests came as a sequel to the recent
conviction of Ira Barton, former
Blackford county sheriff, as men,
ber of gang of bank robbers op-
Grating out of Chicago.
Clews obtained in connection with
activities of the gang, of which Bar
ton was a member, led to discovery
of operations of the gigantic ring,
Roche said.
Names of six of fifteen persons
arrested in the Chicago Heights raid
as the officers descended on the
three cities, were revealed here to-
day.
They are Jim Barrett, attorney
and proprietor of two roadhouseS
and alleged leader OF the gang;
Tony Longo, charged with being inn
plicated in the second robbery Of
the Citizens State bank here last
fall; Isadore Gaby, accused OF par
ticipating in the Dunkirk, Ind, bank
robbery last December; Mario Ran
ero, suspected bandit in the Clti-
zens bank holdup; Joe Barrett and
John Dimascio.
One Man Wounded
Barrett. who said he is not re-
lated to Jim Barrett, was suffering
from bullet wounds inflicted when
he was taken for a ride" recently.
Those arrested at Pendleton are
Fred F'apattio and Mrs. Lorenz
Cappali. At Lafayette, Thomas
Goslin and his wife were arrested.
The raiders at Chicago Heights
descended on homes, restaurants,
roadhouses and known gathering
places of the captives, and only one
man attempted to evade arrest. He
was halted when officers opened fire
on him.
Among cities where authorities
The Indianapolis times., 1932-04-23
TWO MISSING
BEAR TRADERS
ARE LOCATED
Percy Rockefeller Aids Had
Been Reported as Dodg-
ing SubpenaeS.
HEADED SHORTS POOLS
Born to Millions, Witness
Tells Committee His
Losses Were HORRIBLE
BIZ United Press

By United Press
WASHINGTON, April 23.-Coun-
sci for the senate banking and cur
rency committees stock market in
vestigation announced today that
two witnesses, former associates of
Percy A. Rockefeller in market pool
operations, were en- route TO Wash
ington and would be here today.
The men are Bernard 3. Smith and
Thomas E. Bragg, hitherto re-
garded as missing.
Both men were said to have been
in Columbus, o., Friday, when Will
liam A. Gray, committee counsel
announced his subpoena service had
been unable to find them.
Bragg communicated with Chair
man Norbeck of the committee,
promising to be here today, and
Smiths counsel arrived this morn
ing and said his client would reach
Washington before noon.
Names which may be surmiSed to
represent Tommy" and Benny
appear on the short sellers list
made public by the committee. The
most direct identification appears
to show Smith 33,400 and Bragg
1000 shares short as of April 8.
IT have been informed by differ
ent sources said Gray Friday,
that they are avoiding subpoena"
Gray said Smith and Bragg are
notorious bear operators.
Rockefeller was an uncomfortable
witness for two hours before the
committee Friday. He revealed pool
or syndicate operations with either
or both of his missing associates in
Lima Locomotive, AIR Reductions
and Alaska Juneau, the latter a
mining stock.
Though born to millions as the
nephew of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.,
the witness told the committee that
his losses had been horrible, ter
rife"
my only hope of salvation" said
the man whose surname is synon-
world, sis for a recovery"
Rockefeller said his pool opera
tions had been on the long side, but
was unable to assure the committee
that his operating agents might not
have sold short. His confessed
knowledge of what Smith or Bragg
did with his and their money was
limited.
Dangerous to Sell Short
did Benny Smith ever get con-
f1dential and tell you how he oper-
ated?" asked Gray.
mo, sir"
well, then, how did he operate?'
Il don't know" said the witness
inviting by that answer the charge
that he had merely put up the
money and had been ''taken''-to
use Gray's word-in the pool oper-
ationS.
Rockefeller denied that
Short operations in the past two
years and a half netted Rookie
feller profit of $550,000, question
ing revealed. But his losses on long
stock which he failed to unload be-
fore the October 1929, crash aggre-
gated "a good many millions" "
Rockefeller no longer is short. He
believes it dangerous now to sell
Short-"I would be afraid to do it,
This multi-millionaire said he had
been very foolish" in failing to
take his profits in 1929.
The Indianapolis times., 1932-04-23
SWINE HOLD STEADY
AT SLIGHT ADVANCE

Cattle and Calves Unchanged to
Lower; Sheep Nominal.
Hogs held steady at a Slight ad-
vance this morning at the city
yards. The upturn, 5 cents, mainly
was felt on weights over 200 pounds.
The bulk, 100 to $50 pounds, sold
for $3.45 to $500. Receipts were
estimated at 1000; holdoverS
were SO.
Slaughter classes were negligible
in the cattle market. Receipts were
500. Vealers sold off so cents at
$3.50 down. Calf receipts numbered
100.
The sheep market was nominal;
receipts numbering so.
The Indianapolis times., 1932-04-23
CONFESSIONS ARE CLAIMED
IN BANK ROBBERY CASES
AND SEVERAL ABDUCTIONS
Police in Three States Make Concerted Raids
and Land Nineteen Men and
Women Suspects.


HARTFORD CITY, Ind, April kidnapping of How
ard A. Woolverton, 81 prominent South Bend nd indus
trias last winter believed solved today with the spec
tacular roundup and capture three states of nineteen
and women alleged members of of the most highly
ganzed criminal gangs exposed in the midwest.
Confessions of bank robberie abducons and
other crimes extending into half dozen other states have
been obtained by Investigators following captue of the
suspects in series .f raids Friday afternoon and night
it was said.
The Indianapolis times., 1932-04-23
BRIDGE EXPERT TO WED

Oswald Jacoby and Mary McHaIe,
Tennis Star, Have Brief COurtship,
By United Press
DALLAS, Tex, April 23.-Oswaid
Jacoby, bridge player of interna-
tional note, and Miss Mary Zita
McHale, national tennis cham
pion, today completed plans for
their wedding here Monday.
They will be wed at the Sacred
Heart rectory here, with only close
friends as witnesses.
The wedding eliminates one
week courtship.
The Indianapolis times., 1932-04-23
Flip Coin to Break Vote Tie

By Hftcd Press
DIX, Ill, April 2S.-Twenty-Sev
votes were cast in the village cleo
ton for a trustee, nine for each of
three candidates, and a recount
didn't bulge the count. So the can
didates matched coins and Ed
Mooney won.
The Indianapolis times., 1932-04-23
In the Air

Weather conditions at 9 a. m:
East wind, six miles and hour;
temperature, 66; barometric pres
sure, 29-93 at sea level: ceiling, high.
thin broken clouds, unlimited; visi-
bility, six miles; field, good.
The Indianapolis times., 1932-04-23

By United Press
T ONDON, April 23.-The Daily
IL Mail reported today that
Greta Carlo; Swedish film star,
would be married soon to Will
helm Soerenson, son of a Stock
holm flnancier, and close friend of
Prince Sigvard of Sweden.
According to the Daily Hail cor
respondent at Stockholm, the
wedding will be in Berlin. 1t was
understood that, Soerenson and
Prince Sigvard arrived in Berlin
recently to complete arrange
ments for it.
The Daily Mail said Miss Garbo
would leave Hollywood for Berlin
at the end of April. She was
understood to have met Soerenson
in 1928.
Prince Sigvard is the second son
of the Swedish crown prince.
The Indianapolis times., 1932-04-23
LIFTS LAMP TO PEEK
IN GAS TANK; BLOOIE!

Kansas Escapes Explosion With
Only Minof Injpries.
By United Press
TOPEKA, Kan, April 23.-While
he was filling his gasoline tank, K.
L. Case had a look, using a kero-
sene lamp. The lamp was not dam
ager, nor was Case badly. The fire
trucks and police patrol cleaned
up the remains.
By United Press
CHICAGO, April 23.-Lawrence
Martin, So, oil station owner. sus-
pected the quality of shipment
OF gasoline and took five gallons to
a vacant lot for the lighted match
test. Martin, suspicious no longer.
hopes to be out of the hospital with
in a month after severe burns on
his back and legs are healed.
The Indianapolis times., 1932-04-23
Chicago Stocks Opening

by James T. Hamill g. CO..
April 23-
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Cities Service. 4ssIUt & Indus pfd 67s
Comm Edison. 69K4 Walgreen Strs. sN
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The Indianapolis times., 1932-04-23
CLEWS AROUSE
new DOUBT ON
FLIER'S DEATH
Differences in Spelling Are
Revealed in Study of
Suicide Notes.
FIND BRUISES ON BODY
Mrs. Keith Miller Still Is
Held; ReiterateS Her
Love for Victim.

By United Prcss
MIAMI. Fla. April 23.-Doctors
have found bruises on the body of
Haden Clarke, writer -flier, which
indicated he died after a struggle,
and handwriting experts claim they
have found nine discrepancies in
Suicide notes left in Mrs. j. M.
Keith -Miller's home.
Dr. Carlton Deederer, Mayo clinic
graduate, told of the bruises, during
a conference called by Mrs. Ida
Clarke, mother of the dead sweet
heart Of Mrs. Keith-Miller. States
Attorney Hawthorne and States's
Investigator Rowland participated
The handwriting experts said their
findings included differences in
phraseology used by Clarke in his
writing and in the suicide notes"
doubtful signatures and differences
in spelling.
One of the most important
differences, the experts said, was
the use of the word advice" In the
suicide note the word was spelled
advise, after the English usage.
Spelling Is Different
Examination of many pages Of
manuscript prepared by Clarke
while writing Mrs. Keith-Miller's
biography showed he always spelled
the word advice"
Mrs. Keith-Miller insisted late
Friday night that she 'loved Clarke
with all my heart and soul. was
proud to know was going to marry
him." She still was held, however,
with her manager. Captain w. N.
Lancaster, British flier, pending
investigation. They have been as
sociated in many long distance
flights.
Clarke was found dead by Cap
tain Lancaster on the sleeping
porch of the Keith-Miller home
Wednesday. The two occupied beds
on the porch; Mrs. Keith-Miller
slept inside. Lancaster had hurried
here after receiving word that
young Clarke and the woman fiier
planned to marry
The Indianapolis times., 1932-04-23
By United Press

By United Press
HOLLYWOOD, April 23-That
Greta Garbo, film star, will marry
Wilhelm Sorenson, son of
Swedish f1nancier, as reported in
London, was doubted today by
her motion picture associates
Merto- -Goldwyn-Ma officials
said they doubted if there was
any truth to the reports" Miss
Carlo, who has a contract with
M-G-M, could not be reached for
a statement.
The Indianapolis times., 1932-04-23
Two Bruises Found

Clarke lay on the floor of the
porch, LancasterS gun under one
leg. Later, the suicide notes" were
found, and the stories of Clarke's
romance with the subject of his bio
graphy and of mysterious air line
to Mexico were revealed.
Two bruises above Clarke's right
ear, Dr. Deederer said, could have
been caused by knuckles or the butt
of a gun. They might have been
caused by fall after the shooting.
The doctor said he found an indi-
Gated fracture at the base of the
brain could not have been caused
by the bullet which pierced the
brain.
w. H. Combs, an undertaken, also
told of bruiSe on Clarkes shoulder
he thought was caused by struggle
preceding the shooting. 1t, how
ever, might have been caused by a
fall, for Clarke did not die in
Stantly.
Other Discoveries Made
Ihe handwriting experts also an
nounced these findings:
Captain Lancaster, in his corre-
spondence, always used the English
spelling of the word advise" When
asked to write several sentences on
typewriter. he did not leave spaces
following periods which ended SEN
tenceS.
Clarke, an expert typist, always
used a space after each period, and
in the so-called suicide notes, At
torney Hawthorne said, the space
was omitted.
The handwriting expert told the
United Press there are no fewer
than nine points of difference be-
tween signatures to the notes and
various specimens of ClarkeS hand
writing that have examined"
Mrs. Clarke, magazine editor,
newspaperwoman and instructor in
journalism in Miami university,
never has been satisfied that the
notes we're written or signed by her
son. she told the United Press.
The Indianapolis times., 1932-04-23
New York Stocks OPENING
Foreign Exchange
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by James T. Hamill g. CO..
Evening star., 1932-11-13
DETROIT GETS 28-12
WIN OVER VILLAN0VA
Titans Fine Running and Aerial
Game Ruins Homecoming Day
for Wildcats.

BY the Associated Press.
XIILLANOVA, Pa, November 12.-
Showing superior aerial work, cou-
pied with good Judgment in run
ming, Detroit University foot ball team
today defeated the villanova Wildcats,
% to IL.
It was the second defeat Of the season
for the Villanova team, coached by
Harry Stuhldreher, one Of Knute
Rockne's famous -Four Horsemen, and
it marred the Home e-coming" day for
the Villanovans.
Gus Dorias' Detroiters were power
full aggregation against the Wildcats.
They took Villanova off its feet right at
the start of fsthe game by opening fine
exhibition Of forward passing. Before
the homecoming crowd Of 5000 could
catch its breath, the Western boys had
put across two touchdowns by the aerial
route.
After scoring II points, the visitors
seemed to coast along during the second
and third periods, while Whitney Ran
dour, star halfback for Villanova, did
some fancy open-f1eld running to make
the count II to II.
Then Detroit opened the final quarter
to drive home two more touchdownS
and make the game safe.
Evening star., 1932-11-13
20 YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR.

THIEF BENDER, Indian pitcher
~ of the Philadelphia Athletics,
will be retained for another
season, despite that he failed to
live up to training rules during the
last campaign.
Walter johnson, star washington
pitcher, was the real leader among
American League hurlers last sea
son. Smoky Joe Wood of Boston
topped the list in wins and losses,
but johnson worked seven more
games than the Red Sox hurler.
johnson also had the seasons
strike-out record, tanning 303 In
1853 innings.
Georgetown's foot ball squad
yeserday held. its final scrim-
mage prior to its big game with
Virginia. The Hilltoppers plan to
start the contest with an array in
cluding Fury, Murray. Dunn, Cos
tello. Ritch, Barron, Moriarty,
White, Capt. Hagarty, Donnelly and
Burgan
John Killing, veteran catcher, who
retired as manager OF the Boston
Nationals last season, Is 81 years
old today.
Eastern easily defeated Western
in the public high school champion
ship foot ball series, as Smith, back,
starred for the winners.
Catholic University's eleven will
be strengthened for its gridiron
game with Western Maryland by
the return to the lineup Of Capt.
Blewett and Boyle.