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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-13
DEFENSE RESTS
IN DEATH CASE
Helen Morgan Is Not Called
to Stand.
BY JOHN OWEN
limited Press Staff Cnrresnnnden

FLINT, Mich, Jan. 13.-The de-
Tense rested its case in the murder
trial of Helen Joy Morgan, heiress,
here today, Immediately after court
opened.
John H. Farley, grizzled leader of
the defense counsel, startled the
court with the sudden termination
of the defendants case. He had
said last night that he might not
put Miss Morgan on the stand, but
his decision to speed the case to the
jury Immediately was evidently I'M
expected.
Prosecutor Ralph Freeman Sc
cured a recess to gain time to pre-
pare his rebuttal witnesses.
Evidently content that cross-ex-
animation of state witnesses and
testimony of the defense witnesses
have given sufficient strength to the
defense contention that Miss Nor
gan shot and killed her garage
mechanic lover, Leslie Casteel, in
self-defense, Farley snapped out
the words, the defense rests" as
the session started.
An audible murmur ran through
the courtroom for the moment, as
spectators have crowded in day aft
er day, awaiting what was expected
to be the rich dramatic moment
the appearance of the heiresS on
the stand to tell her version of the
killing.
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only 1862 to out-state firms, Good
reported.
The amount paid for local pur-
chases was $133,3S5 and for out
state products, $50,456.
Good listed items purchased from
out-state firms, noting for each of
them no local market.
His report stated that the pur-
chases out-state for which there
was a local market totaled only
$4,071. The percentage of purchases
from the available local market was
81 per cent.
The board will meet Thursday
evening to discuss the report.
Russell Wilson was reelected
president of the board at Tuesday
nights meeting and Julian WetzeI
was reelected vice-president. Albert
Baker was renamed attorney.
Samuel E. Garrison, indianapolis
attorney, who succeeded Fred KEEP
ner on Jan. /, attended his first
meeting.
A resolution providing for a tenn
porary loan of $150,0OO was adopted
to replenish the special fund, pend
ing receipt of spring taxes.
A SO per cent increase in bust
ness under budget less by $4,000
is the public library's accomplish
ment over a. f1ve-year period, the
report of Luther L. Dickerson, city
librarian, stated.
The library circulated 100000
books in 1881, a gain over 1880 by
$4,000 volumes, Dickerson said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-13
Deaths of Six Persons Thin
Pioneer Ranks in
Indianapolis.

Ranks of longtime indianapolis
residents were thinned today fol-
lowing deaths of six persons at their
homes Tuesday.
George P. Held, SO, employee of
the Pennsylvania railroad twenty
nine years, died after a. weeks ILL
ness.
Mr.. Held, born in New Orleans,
La, had lived in Indianapolis fifty
three years. He was a member of
the Red Men and Eagle lodges, the
Haymakers and Holy Name Society
of Holy Cross Catholic church.
Funeral services will be held on
Friday at $50 at the home and at
9 at Holy Cross church. Burial will
be in Holy Gross cemetery.
The widow. Mrs. Cecilia Held,
and son, Leo Held. survive him.
Robert Jones Rites Friday
Funeral services for Robert E.
Jones, 81, food supply salesman in
the city for sixteen years, will be
conducted at 1890 Friday at the
home, % North Bradley avenue,
and 2:30 Friday afternoon at Co.
lumbus, Ind. Burial will be in the
Columbus cemetery.
A native of Tennessee, Jones
lived at Edinburg and Columbus I'M
til coming to this city sixteen years
ago. He was a member of the
Centenary Christian church, Ma
sons and the Sahara Grotto.
Survivors are the widow, Mrs.
Pose Reeves Jones; a son, Robert
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-13
They TELL NE

when the bill was passed 1t did not
provide for date for balloting.
This was remedied in the 1881
legislature.
Both amendments have gone
through the regular course of
procedure. They we're proposed in
the 1927 session and went through
the second passage in 1929.
All voting machines and Austria
liam ballots will carry the appro-
pirate questions for balloting in
November.
The law provides that majority
of all electors who vote in both
parties in the November election
must cast their ballots favorably
for the amendments to become
ratified.
Upon certifcation of the results
to the Governor by the secretary
of state. the Governor Immediately
shall issue and publish a proclama-
ton setting forth the number of
votes cast, and if the majority be
in favor, the amendments are de-
clared a part of the state Constitu-
ton.
One of the bitterest campaigns in
state constitutional history is ex-
pected to occur when the question
comes up for approval and those in
terestS which maintained the pow
erful lobby at the 1881 session to
kill the corporate income tax meas
ure are expected to grid their loins
anew for the fray.
Only by education and explanation
of the issues can the income amend
ment be passed, leaders of the move
ment in its behalf declare.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-13
BANKER SESSION SET
Credit Corporation to Be
Discussed Jan. 20.

Operation Of the Indiana unit Of
the National Credit Corporation will
be explained by E. L. Rickert of the
indianapolis office of the corpora
ton, at the midwinter session of
the Indiana Bankers Association,
Jan. 20 at the Claypool.
Other problems which will be dis
cussed will be taxation, bank man
agement, and strengthening of
statewide efforts to thwart bank
robberies.
Among the prominent speakers
at the meeting will be w. A. Nc
Donnell of Little Rock, Ark, and
Dan r. Otis of Madison, Wis, direc-
tor of the agricultural commission
of the American Bankers Associa-
ton.
Chairmen of committees in the
Indiana association who will speak
are j. w. Scearcy of Reynolds, Fred
D. Rose of Muncie, V. w. Liven-
good of Charlottesville, c. w. DAN
nenfelser of Fl. Wayne, Fred l..
O'Hair of Greencastle, Chester E.
Lambs of Mt. Summit, and Frank
B. Bernard of Muncie.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-13
ARGUMENTS DELAYED
Commissioners to Hear
Mann Pleas Today.

Final arguments in the trial of
Charles w. Mann, county highway
superintendent, were delayed until 2
this afternoon by the county COM
missioners, after attorneys asked
postponement of the case.
After the arguments, Commits
sionerS will decide whether Mann is
guilty of charges of neglect of office,
malfeasance and incompetency.
Mann'S attorneys will appeal a
guilty decision to circuit court.
The trial is the climax of the
attempt of Democratic Commits
sioners Dow Vorhies and Thomas
Ellis to replace Mann with a Dem
ocratic appointee, John S. Mann.
The incumbent has refused to va
cate the Office, because, he declares,
he is working under a four-year
contract, only two years of which
have expired,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-13
BY BEN STERN

DURING all the discussion con-
II corning a special session of the
general assembly, and the need for
tax upon personal and corporate
incomes, many leaders are forgetting
that the citizens of Indiana will be
given opportunity to vote upon such
levy in November.
Two constitutional amendments
will be submitted at that time. The
first provides that Article 10, cover
ing finance, be amended by the addi-
ton thereto of a new section to be
known as Section s, to read as fol-
lows:
THE general assembly may levy
and collect a tax upon income, from
whatever source derived, at such
rates, in such manner, and with
such exemptions as may be pre-
scribed by law"
The second amendment would pro-
vide for striking out all of Section
81 of Article Z.
This is the section which provides
that every person of good moral
character. being a voter, shall be
entitled to admission to practice law
in all courts of justice"
Despite this prohibition in the
Constitution, the bar association
obtained passage of bill stipu-
lating examinations. but because of
the money involved, the powerful
financial interests of the state
blocked action on the income tax.
Under ordinary conditions, the
income tax amendment would have
come up for a vote IN the Novem-
Ter, 1896 elections, except that
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-13
CITY BOY HITCH-HIKES
WAY TO DAVENPORT, IA.
Missing From School; Aunt Writes
He's Safe at Her Home.

Missing From School; Aunt Writes
He's Safe at Her Home.
Ivon Carleton Johnson, IA, of go
North Olney street, may have missed
few days in school, but he has
won the laurels of a nonstop
hitch-hiking tour from his home to
Davenport, Ia, 231 miles away.
Police and deputy sheriffs had
been searching the county for the
runaway boy since he last was seen
Thursday en- route to Shortridge
high school.
Today, members of the boys
family received a special delivery
letter from Ivon's aunt in the Iowa
CITY,
lyon came here from Indianap-
oils and is safe with us, the letter
said.
The boy is the brother of patrol
man Mowery Johnson.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-13
F0XWORTHY HEAD OF
NEW C. OF C. GROUP
Coal Company Executive Named
Building Trades Chairman.

Milton K. Foxworthy, secretary
and general manager of the Indian
apolis Coal Company Tuesday, was
appointed chairman of the newly
created building trades committee
of the Chamber of Commerce by
Louis j. Borinstein, president.
Hugh j. Baker, president of Hugh
j. Baker Company, was named vice
chairman.
I'm appointing a building trades
committee" Borinstein said, our
desire is to give every cooperation
in encouraging new building prof.
ects and reconditioning, remodeling
and repair of buildings which will
give employment to many men now
out of work"
Borinstein also announced the APP
pointment of Paul @. Richey, preSi-
dent of the Russell M. Seeds Com
pany, as chairman of the marketing
commission, and Joe Rand Beckett.
attorney, as chairman of the avia-
ton committee.
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is FATAL
TO GEORGE P. Held

Jr, and daughter, Daisiemae
Jones, all of this city.
James Burnett, So, for forty-five
years a grocer, died at his home,
764 King avenue.
Mr. Burnett. who was born in
Kentucky, came to Indianapolis
forty-seven years ago. He was a
member Of the Garden Baptist
church and the knights of Pythias.
Funeral arrangements have not
been completed.
Mrs. Alice Schenck Cassel, 80, of
1921 Grant avenue, will be buried
in Crown Hill cemetery Thursday
following services at the Flanner &
Buchanan mortuary at 2.
Mrs. Cassel came to Indianapolis
twenty-one years ago from Lafay-
cite. She was married to Russei
j. Cassel ten years ago.
Eye Funeral Thursday
Funeral services of William H.
Eye, former employee of the Vonne-
gut Hardware Company, who died
at his home, At South Sherman
drive, will be held at 80 Thursday
at the home and at 2 in the Tuxedo
Park Baptist church. Burial will be
in Memorial Park cemetery.
Mrs. Emma Byers, 70, died Mon
day at her home, 428 Dorman
street, after a brief illness. Mrs.
Byers, who was born in Buffalo,
Mich, had lived at the Dorman
street address forty-six years.
Services will be held at 2 Thurs
day. Burial will be in Crown Hill
cemetery.
Body of James C. Orr, 81, who
died at the st. Vincent's hospital
after a brief illness, has been taken
to Muncie, his former home, Tor
burial Thursday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-13
OBTAIN CLEW IN
HUNT FOR RIVER
DEATH SUSPECT
John FoiSt Reported Seen
by Garage Operator;
RearreSt Negro.

First clew that John Foist. ex-
convict, whose divorced wife's body
was found in White river Sunday,
still might be alive was received by
detectives today from A. G. Hamil-
ton, operator of a garage on Bluff
road at Stop 8.
Hamilton said a man, whose APP
pearance correspondent to Foist's re-
cent newspaper photos, was at his
garage Monday night and said he
was hitch-hiking out of the state.
Foist last was seen with his for
mer wife, Miss Mary Watts, %, Of
513 South Senate avenue, Saturday
night. The couple was walking to-
ward White river on Morris street.
Threats Are Reported
Detectives, who were to question
Hamilton today. believed Foist
might have hurled the girl into the
river because of numerous threats
on her life Foist is said to have
made,
Hamilton today also reported his
garage had been looted of cigarets
valued at $40 and radio valued
at $40 Tuesday night. He made
the robbery report to deputy
sheriffs.
White river is being dragged on
the theory that Foist and the
young woman might have executed
a suicide pact.
Her body was found near the
Raymond street bridge, held fast
by dredging machine cable.
Negro Is Released
While the search for Foist was
being conducted, Raymond Hum
phrey, Negro, 1872 West mccarthy
street, today was released in mu-
nicipal court on a charge of at
tempting to attack Miss Watts
Jan. 3. Prosecution was blocked by
the young woman's death.
Immediately after the court
hearing, Detective Donald Bushong
rearreSted Humphrey on a charge
of contributing to delinquency. He
is alleged to have attempted to at
tack a child recently.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-13
CROWLEY NAMED HEAD
OF NATIONAL PARTY
County Organizes to Prepare for
Convention April 10.

County Organizes to Prepare for
Convention April 10.
I. o. Crowley was elected state
chairman of the National party
Tuesday night at a meeting at the
English. Crowley and Mrs. Lille
M. Stems, secretary, will appoint
organizers in every county of the
state in preparation for the state
convention in Indianapolis, April 10.
At the state meeting nominations
for Governor and other state of
flcers will be named for 1882. Crow
ley will head the campaign for nom
inees of the party.
Mrs. Stems will arrange series
of Sunday afternoon mass meetings,
which will be held each week until
the convention. The first will be
under her direction Jan. II.
At these meetings organizers and
leaders of the party will arrange
a speakers program and the activi-
ties of the campaigners.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-13
PROTEST WITHDRAWN;
SLOAN WILL PR0BATED
Heir Removes Objection, Accepts
Income of Third of Estate.

Heir Removes OOJectlOn, accepts
Income of Third of Estate.
After objections had been with
drawn by one heir the will of Miss
Mary Alice Sloan, former Indian
apolis resident, was probated Tues
day before Judge Smiley N. Cham
berS.
The Union Trust Company, as
executor, was issued papers in the
estate, valued at $4,000 personal
property, and $500 real estate.
George Sloan of New Albany, who
withdrew objections. will receive
one-third of the estates income
until Jan. 1886, when the estate will
be divided among relatives and a
bequest of $4,000 turned over to
Christ church. indianapolis.
The other two-thirds will be di-
vided equally between a niece, Miss
Laura Sloan and her mother, Mrs.
Laura Cooper Sloan, both of Brook
Ign, N. Y.
Miss Sloan died several days ago
Atlantic City.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-13
CLUBBER STAYS
TWO WOMEN ON
VIRGINIA ESTATE
New York Society Matron,
Maid Hacked to Death;
Man Hunt Starts.
By United Press

By United Press
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-Two
women, identified as Mrs. Agnes
nlsley of New York and her maid,
Annie Buckner, were found dubbed
to death today at Mrs. Illsley's home
at Middleburg, Va, according to
word telephone to Washington.
Mrs. Illsley was said by friends
in Middleburg to have been the
former Agnes Boeing of Milwaukee.
Her brother, Arthur Boeing, visiting
from New York, found the bodies.
Mrs. Illsley was found on the
floor of her room. The maid, about
so, who also was said to have been
from Milwaukee, was dead in her
bed.
Indications we're that Ratchet
had been used as weapon.
Rear Door Forced Open
Mrs. Illsley was the widow of
Spencer Illsley, according to the in
formation telephoned here by Mid
dleburg authorities. Her husband
died about year ago. She MAIN
tanned a residence in Middleburg, an
exclusive social conoly, and near
Middleburg had a country place
known as Francis Mill farm.
A ballistic expert, finger print ex-
pert and detective were sent to
Middleburg by the Washington po-
lice.
The bodies were found by Mrs.
Illsley'S brother upon his return
from Francis Millfarm, where Mrs.
Illsley kept string of horses for
the fox hunting that makes up
much Of the social activity of that
section of Virginia.
Examination of the IllSley home
showed that a rear door had been
broken in apparently by the muir
derer or murderers to gain en-
trance.
Rooms in Disorder
The rooms where the bodies we're
found were in disorder. Blood
stained the rugs. Mrs. Illsley had
been living in a cottage on her eS-
tate recently while the main home
was under lease to Ruth Hanna
Mccormick of Chicago, former con-
gresswoman. The lease was under
stood to have expired recently, per-
hitting Mrs. Illsley to re-occupy
her home.
County Prosecutor John Galleher,
Sheriff E. A. Adrian and DR.. John
A. Gibson, county coroner, of Lees
burg, the county seat, took charge
of the investigation. The coroner
ordered an autopsy.
Efforts were begun Immediately
to obtain 1ngerprints from hat
Chef and bootjack found in the
rooms where the murders we're
done, and from walls and fruni-
ture.
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Upper-Mary Helen Havlin, 3,
without her yOdel.
Lower Inset-Mary Helen, il
months old, with her yodeI.
THE peach loses its fuzz. youth
i ages, trees die, and now the In
dianapolis baby who yodeled herself
to sleep, with a "Yo-lay-ee-lay-e-lu,"
has lost her yodel.
And when you lose your yodel, as
has Mary Helen Havlin, 3, of 726
Highland avenue, you can't find it
as easily as finding the lost arm of
a doll.
Two years ago, Mary Helen could
yodel like an Alpine native.
Her warbling. learned from her
father as he attempted to yodel her
to sleep, created a Juror. Old Be
lieve-It- Or-Not-R Ripley" got wise to
Mary Helens art and printed her
picture.
MIR. AND MRS. OSCAR HAVLIN.
4VA the parents, found the post
man beating a steady trot to their
home with fan mail for their yodeI-
ing babe.
One aStrologer wrote them a let
ter revealing Mary HeIen's horo-
scope and forecasting that she'd lose
her gift in few years.
She did. Four months after her
feat had been publicized by Ripley
she stopped yodeling.
The best yodeling program of the
radio never tempted her to even
sound after that.
Her parents coaxed, but the bloom
was gone from her vocal trills.
THEN Storkie, the bird that has
\ something to do with packing
babies here on earth, gave the par
ents hope They had visions of an
other girl. or maybe boy, to take
the yodeling stage away from the
prima donna who had failed.
But baby yodelers don't come in
pairs, and so with the birth of
Robert Eugene, the HavIins' sec
ond child, they found he couldn't
even pucker.
And the only hope the Havlins
have for fame in the future is the
horoscope given to Mary Helen by
the astrologer in her PALMER days.
If you train her she'll be a
great opera singer" he wrote.
But the Havlins are skepticaI,
and, after all, who wants an opera
singer in the family when one has
had a yodeler?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-13
ADMIT WEAK LINKS IN HONOLULU MURDER CASE
SCHOOL BOARDS
BONDED DEBT is
SLICED $446,OOO
$11,035,000 Yet Out
standing; Wilson Is Re-
named as President.

Reduction of the outstanding
bonded Indebtedness OF the In
dianapolis school board of $446,000
is shown in the year-end report of
A. B. Good, schools business direc-
tor, presented to the school board
Tuesday night.
Goods report shows net work
ing balance of S476,970.52, but he
added that approximately $4,000
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-13
GIRL HURLS PLATES
AT FLEEING BURGLAR
Investigation of Noise in Apartment
Leads to Robbers Discovery.

The thief who entered the apart
ment of Miss Virginia Keith, 1912
North Pennsylvania street, Tuesday
night, is So ahead, but he also
knows the feeling of having plates,
hurled by woman, whiz past his
head.
Miss Keith and Miss Josephine
Kruzan, who occupy the apartment,
were washing dishes when they
heard a noise in another room.
Miss Kruzan said she believed the
noise came from the radio, but
when Miss Keith saw the window
shade had been disturbed she be-
lieved otherwise.
Her theory was upheld when she
saw the burglar looting her purse.
Grabbing the thief by the arm,
Miss Keith graprled with him, but
he wrested from her grasp. When
he leaped from the window the
plates Miss Keith had in her hand
were close behind him.
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OF the amount
had to be used to
m e e t January
pay rolls, reduce
ing the balance
to $36,970.
The board now
has outstanding
b onds totaling
S11,035,000, and a
remaining bond
ing margin of ST.
496,608.
Oh 2,917 pur-
chase orders writ
ten from July l
to Dec. 81, ISIS
went IN 10oaI
cOnnna1afac q n q
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Polish PIotters Setenced
By United Press

BV United Press
WARSAW. Poland. Jan. 13.-Ten
Of eleven deputies of the Sejm &C
cused of plotting against the regime
of Marshal Joseph Pilsudski we're
sentenced today to prison terms
ranging from one and a half to three
quilted.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-13

New Albany Fights Utility Rate
Petition of the city of New Al
bany, protesting the rate-making
system of insult utility subsidiaries
in southern Indiana was filed to-
day with the public service commits
sion.
The Washington times., 1932-11-26
z AUTOS WRECK
GROCERY
INJURE CHILD
.eeWay (Va.) Youngster Skips
Death as Speeding Cars
Run AmuCk

A child narrowly escaped death
and the front of grocery store
was demolished by two speeding
automobiles early today in Lee
way, Va. Drivers Of both cars
were charged with reckless drtv.
ing, released on 500 bond, and
will be tried Wednesday.
The child, Mildred Wright,
niece Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Photis, of Leeway, was crossing
the road when the two machines
bore down upon her. She suffer
ed a broken shoulder.
Harry Rose, of Baltimore, driver
of one car, says he swerved to
avoid striking the little girl and
so forced the other machine, op'
Grated by Albert Berry, colored, Of
Washington, from the road.
Both cars hit the front Of the
store, so hard that an ice cream
freezer, weighing more than a
ton, was tossed four feet from its
base. The porch Of the store and
its front wall were completely de-
molished. Neither driver was in
jured. The store is owned by j.
ToWner. I
The Washington times., 1932-11-26
kE|TH'S Marks
ANNIVERSARY

The Radio-Keith- -Orpheum Cor.
poration. of 1873 theaters. its af.
filiated Radio Pictures produc
ing company, and the more re.
cent link, the National Broadcast.
ing Company, today will launch
a nationwide celebration of their
golden jubilee.
The Keith theaters, repre-
sented in Washington by the Fiji.
teenth Street movie house, were
started in 1882 in Boston, Mass,
by the late B. F. Keith, who
opened a house with a set of
packing boxes, covered with Dor
rowed planks for a stage, and "a
kitchen chairs, also borrowed, for
seats. He was his own janitor,
bill poster, ticket seller. man
ager.
Mr.. Keith had been in the
employ of B. T. Barnum's circus,
and it was his belief that the
public would seek "hall show
entertainment that started the
great chain. -.
The Washington times., 1932-11-26
8 nations NOTE
B|-FETE END

The governments of Cuba, Italy,
and Poland have extended con-
gratulations to this country on the
successful conclusion of the George
Washington Bicentennial celebra-
ton.
Special programs honoring Wash
ington'S memory have been held
in practically every country during
the year, according to Representa-
tive Sol Bloom, associate director
of the United States Bicentennial
Commission. Streets, parks, and
buildings have been named in his
honor and, in some instances,
monuments have been dedicated.
The commission, it is estimated,
will require several months suit
ably to compile and publish
records of its activities and those
Of the SubcommisSions which have
been active in all parts Of the
world.