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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-10-10
BB Times Special

~ y I fWfN NVfCfOt
FRESNO, Cal, Oct. 1O.-His adj
vances spurned by his hitch-hiking
sweetheart. Arthur Metcalf, Union
Mills Qnd) youth, dubbed her to
death, tossed her broken body into
pile of brush near Needles, Cal
two weeks ago, and then attempted
unsuccessfully to pose as her broth
er, according to an alleged confess
sion to Fresno police.
Metcaf, according to the story he
is said to have told detectives, met
Mildred Sheidler, 20, of La Porte,
Ind, Sept. 8. at the county fair at
La Porte and she asked him to take
her to her mother in California.
Metcalf and Miss Seidler, accord
ing to his alleged confession,
started hitch-hiking their way
across country and when they
reached Needles, Metcalf assaulted
her after she resisted his advances,
dubbed her lifeless and hid her
body in brush at the side of the
road.
Similarity of the crime with that
of the recent Newcastle lInd) muir
der in which the battered body of
an unidentified girl was hidden in
the brush of a roadside. ditch, caused
Fresno police to question Metcalf
on this Staying also but he denied
any connection
Metcalf. after killing Miss She'd
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An Editoria-
Your Leisure Hour

The Leisure Hour Clubs of indianapolis easily may be-
come the most important movement in the nation
They designed to meet permanent need of society,
need that will be great in prosperity depression
Whether industry finally goes upon the basis of a
shorter day and shorter week. resolves itself into
dton where large numbers unemployed for long periods
these clubs will offer the of finding occupation for
leisure time
The plan is simple In every section of the city neigh
bors will together for entertainment The clubs will
offer whereby the old spirit of neghborlness will be
revived They will offer opportunity for self expression They
Will permit people to develop their of
ment, entertainment, and advancement.
The movement, headed by Dwight S. Ritter, merely
offers its services to communities which desire these centers
of activity 1t will help to find the necessary meeting places
will be ready with suggestions for local leaders who desire
aid In the end may be clearing house where all Indian
apos will meet ground not of development of
material comforts, but of mental satisfaction.
The Times believes that the of these clubs soon
will be the biggest of the city 1t will print on this
the of formation clubs and of their
programs.
If you want to form club in your section, talk it
with your friends Here something real day of fading
standards, something which the city really build
Mr.. Ritter has opened offices at GIL Majestic building
Pennsylvania and Maryland streets Get in touch with him
there.
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CITY
WOMAN DEAD
Mrs. Martha S. Scott, II,
Passes at Home.

Mrs. Martha S. Scott, II, member
of prominent indianapolis family
and widow of William D. Scott,
former president of the Stewart
Drug Company, now the Kiefer-
Stewart Company, died today at her
home, 1925 North Meridian street,
after long illness.
For many years one of the most
prominent persons in city social life,
Mrs. Scott spent many of the later
years of her life here, at her winter
home at Naples, Fla, and at sum-
mer home in Canada.
Although arrangements for the
funeral have not been completed
the rites will be held Wednesday
Burial will be in Crown Hill ceme-
terry.
Mrs. Scott, who travelled extern
sively in all parts of the world, was
the daughter of Daniel S. Stewart
founder of the drug company. OF
Scotch descent, she was born in
Greensburg, and came here in 1868
She married Mr.. Scott after being
graduated from public schools here
She was a cousin of Booth Tarking-
ton, Hoosier author.
She was member of many reli-
giouS, charitable and social organi-
cations and belonged to the Second
Presbyterian church.
Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. G.
Barrett Monkey, wife of the presi-
dent Of the Kiefer- Stewart Com
pany, and sister, Mrs. John N
Carey, of indianapolis.
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FORREST added: IF America
l. is to survive the storm. then,
by the eternal God, now is the
time to stand by the man We put
in charge in 1928"
Concluding his four page
pamphlet attack on Roosevelt,
Forrest says: "Our bulletin was
read by more than 1000, 900 Amer
leans in 1923. Let us sound the
charge from now on. Order a
package and send them out among
Americans.
Help us drive Rum, Romanism
and rebellion into the Atlantic
ocean. For God, home and coun-'
try on guard. Let victory ring out
throughout the land on Nov. 8,
1882"
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LET US Alone
EVICTED PLEAD
HoOVerViIle Evacuation
Order Fought by Settlers.

While city officials and welfare
organization heads planned evacu-
alton of Hooverville and Curtisville,
White river settlements of evicted
families, mothers of two families
residing in the towns" pleaded with
state officials today to be "let
alone"
The mothers, each with babies in
arms, appeared in the office of Gov
ernor Harry G. Leslie to ask that
the evacuation order be set aside
and that the villagers be permitted
TO remain on the site which, they
argued, belongs to the federal gov
eminent.
Gaylord Morton, Leslie's secre-
tary. said the plea would be placed
in the hands of the Governor, but
declared the state is without au-
thority to rescind the evacuation
order.
Our homes are not of the best
kind but in them we are assured
of protection this winter" the wom-
en- declared.
Meeting of Community Fund
heads, health officers and city Of
ficials was to be held at this aft
ernoon, to discuss providing rent
free homes for the families. These
homes will be available, if arrange
ments can be made to pay taxes
on the properties with funds of the
township trustee.
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INSULTS BOAST

Against the wish of her child
Mrs. Laura Brown, 80, of 113O North
Illinois street, today won a six-year
fight for custody of her daughter,
Eunice, IA, when Juvenile Judge
John F. Geck,er ruled: Every
mother has the right to win the
love Of her children
Eunice who had been travelling
with her aunt, Mrs. Bessie Doll of
Elkhart, in gospel band, preach
ing on street corners, pleaded to re-
main with Mrs. Doll.
Agreeing to the court order, for
sake of a reconciliation with her
sisters and brothers. Mrs. Doll gave
up the girl who had been with her
six years.
Il love my aunt, and don't want
to leave her" Eunice said.
She'll learn to love mel know
she WILL the mother pleaded.
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APPEAL RELIGIOUS REVIVED IN FIGHT ON ROOSEVELT

His organization, Forrest said in
Albany, is financed secretly.
Claiming credit for defeating
Alfred E. Smith four years ago,
Forrest said he now is trying to
defeat Governor Roosevelt, who,
he alleges, is more dangerous
than Smith"
Roosevelt, he says in his
pamphlet, following Smiths de-
feat which stunned, defeated and
crushed the Roman Catholic
hierarchy began catering to the
Roman Catholic appetite for po-
htical favors."
al Smith never was more gen.
erouS to Romanism. the
pamphlet declares. Roosevelt has
passed the acid test of Roman
ism. He is now as acceptable to
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4 N electric curling iron plus
IAone celluloid- backed mirror,
and you can call the fire depart
nent.
This is what Mrs. Gladys Ger
main of 963 Tlbbs avenue, en-
ploye of .Murphy's 5-and-1G-cent
store. learned as the photo was
taken today when she visited the
fire prevention exhibits of the In
dianapolis fire department, 105
North Illinois street.
The fire department showed Mrs.
German, as it will show other
citizens throughout the city this
week, reels of movies of disastrous
fires and their causes.
Bernard Lynch, of the depart
ment's fire prevention bureau, is
in charge of Fire Prevention
week in the city and exhibits in
storerooms.
Dummy figures in the North
Illinois street storeroom cite the
various causes of fires.
Lynch cited the fact that In
dianapolis in 1881. with a fire
loss of $525,569, had the lowest
loss in the history of the city. He
says the first nine months of
1882, with loss of $304,O00, is
$43,347 under the first nine
months of 1881.
Schools of the city presenting
drill exercises. and luncheon clubs
are participating in the Fire Pre-
VentiOn week events.
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Republican national committee
meeting in Washington last win
ter. that Democrats are respon-
sible for the treasury deficit be-
cause of World war loans ad-
vanced to the allies, is repeated.
G. o. P. attacks on the Demo-
cratic view that the Hawley-
Smoot tariff should be lowered
through conferences with other
nations also are r.vived.
In an interview at Albany For
res. referred to Roosevelt, Garner,
McAdoo and Smith as cut
Threats, and said he is supporting
Hoover because he is for this
country alone"
Forrest described himself as
personal friend of William J.
Bryan" and a Democrat.
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MOTHER WINS DAUGHTER
AFTER SIX-YEAR FIGHT

Mrs. Doll took Eunice, then )
weeks old, she testified, when the
mother left her at her home in
Dayton, o., fourteen years ago.
Efforts of Mrs. Brown to see her
baby" failed, testimony revealed,
because Mrs. Dolls husband, who
died last January, always objected
The gospel band, headed by Mrs.
Doll and Larry Abbott, %, of Elk
hart, abandoned plans for a trip
to California.
Eurnice and friend, June Bose,
Is. of Elkhart, we're with the re-
ligious workers when they came to
Indianapolis in a truck few days
ago.
The mother renewed her fight for
custody when she learned her
daughter was in the city. Legal
custody had been given Mrs. Doll
by Sidney S. Miller, former superior
Judge, six years ago.
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RATE CASE TO
BE REVIEWED
Supreme Court to Study
MartinSviIIe Fight.

Indiana's noted Martinsville cleo
trio rate case, in which the pub
lie service commission upheld the
city wide unit in rate making, as
opposed to the utilities power loop
plan, is to be reviewed by United
States supreme court. The federal
district court supported the COM
missions decision.
The case was taken to the high
est court on appeal by the Wa
bash Valley Electric Company.
Review of the case was granted
by the supreme court today.
In the Martinsville decision. writ
ten by Frank T. Singleton of Mar
.inSville, former commissioner, it
was held that the city alone was the
unit for rate making and a reduc-
ton of rates was ordered.
The company contended that the
entire south system" of power pro-
duction must be given uniform rates,
since all power came from the same
sources.
They sought an injunction from
the federal court and three Judge
decision UNFOLDING the commits
sion's views resulted.
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next stop was at downtown flower
shop where he is accused of buying
IS worth of floral offerings for the
shrine of Venus.
However, the flower shop operator
was dubious and wanted cash.
He took Jimmy to the Indiana
National bank where the purported
forgeries we're discovered.
Jimmy's next stop was police
headquarters Detectives Charles
Russell and Jack WEIGH said Jimmy
cheerfully admitted mail robberies
in Chicago and Cleveland, in addi-
ton to the local forgeries.
Shorn of his new raiment by a de-
partment store detective, Jimmy is
held on charges of larceny, issuing
fraudulent checks and forgery.
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Rum, Romanism and Rebellion as
Al Smith ever was"
n q
NTULIAM G. M'ADOO, idol of
W Al Smiths opponents in
1924, is not spared by Forrest.
McAdoo and Speaker John N.
Garner. Democratic vice presiden-
tial candidate, are charged with
shaking hands with Smith," and
then entering into a deal with
Roosevelt.
The Democratic platform 8 as
sailed because it advocates pro-
hibition repeal, and Roosevelt is
criticised because he stands 100
per cent for the platform
The theory, enunciated War
Secretary Patrick Hurley at the
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ON Oct 3. l read as EDITORIAL il
~ The Times on the Cause O.


NN Oct. 3, read al EDITORIAL in
~ The Times on the Cause of
Crime
I am glad to know of men who
have advanced views on punish
ment, probation, and training pris-
oners.
believe prisoners should De
placed in groups and studied &C
cording to the crimes they commit.
If petty offenders were placed on
strict probation. I am sure many
would appreciate the chance to es-
cape punishment and their children
and wives would not have to suffer.
When a man is sent to prison
nothing is said about betterment of
his children. His wife does not al
ways have relatives to help her, so
the children become discouraged
and sometimes follow the same
course.
My husband was sent to Michigan
City prison June 20. 1881, to serve
three to ten years for burglary Had
he been given probation. his en-
ployer would have been humane
enough to put him back to work,
as it was his first offenSe.
Some day feel that doctors will
solve the criminals great problem
by treatment.
To other prison widows I want
to say this Read the twelfth chap
ter of Saint Luke when you become
discouraged.
A PRISON WIDOW.
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use BAYONETS
TO ROUT 1900
MINE PICKETS
Smoke, Tear Gas Bombs
Hurled; Children and
Women in Mob.
FIGHT SHAFT OPENING
TayIorviIIe (H.) Row
Brings Order to Keep
People Off Streets.

81 Wtcd Press
TAYLORVILLE, Ill, Oct. 10
Charging 1900 men, women, and
children, massed to prevent re-
opening of mine here, Illinois ma
tional guard soldiers today COM
PEELED them to retreat and seek
refuge in nearby houses.
Bayonets, smoke and tear gas
bombs were used by the soldiers to
clear path through the picket
force for miners reporting for work
The pickets first retreated to
yards of striking miners homes,
then sought refuge in the houses,
while soldiers took up a patrol duty
outside.
Streets in the vicinity, known as
Hewittville, a suburb of Taylorville,
were cleared, and all persons or
dered to keep moving
Guard Mine in Rain
The pickets came here as a re-
suit of a conference of strike lead
ers at Gillespie Saturday to picket
Peabody Coal Company mine No.
5, which the company announced
it would reopen today.
1t is the second mine to be re-
opened under the United Mine
Workers of America IS wage scale,
opposed by strikers on the ground
that the scale was signed through
"trickery"
The strikers have formed their
own union, adopted an identical
wage scale through force of ne
cessity, - and plan to picket all mines
not signing up with them.
The pickets assembled during the
night from central Illinois min
ing regions, such as Pana, Gillespie,
Springfield, Tovey, Kincaid, Virden
and Nokomis. They came on foot
and in passenger automobiles and
trucks, in strong rain.
The rain still was falling as they
took up picket duty posts about &
A. m. They had blocked ALL roads
to the mine when the soldiers ar
rived.
Pickets Defy Guardsmen
Refusing to obey a command to
disperse, the pickets defied the
guardsmen. The soldiers hurled
smoke bombs, then threw tear gas
bombs.
Downing masks and with bayon-
cts fixed, they slowly moved toward
the strikers who, blinded by the
smoke and tear gas, retreated.
None of the pickets was allowed
to advance toward the mine. Those
desiring to leave were not molested.
While the pickets here were being
forced back, soldiers at Langleyville.
where the Peabody mine has been
operating for more than two weeks,
encountered several hundred pickets.
These were dispersed quietly.
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FAIL TO BREAK
TAX DEADLOCK
Plea for $2.75 Compromise
Is Made by Moves.

Prospect of a compromise tax
levy, resulting in tax slices in al
government units, was farther re-
moved today as the county tax adj
iustment board adjourned at noon
without agreement.
Converting for the seventh day
board members sought to compro-
mise with two main proposals be-
fore them-either $2.75 or $285
take rate.
Nicholas H. Moves, Eli Lilly & Co.,
board member, pleaded for adoption
of a $275 levy, which would mean
drastic reductions" in the school
city budget.
This rate, he declared, would re-
suit in payment of 81 per cent less
taxes, and necessitate q per cent
reduction in the school, county and
city budget. It also would provide
for refunding half of 1895 900 poor
relief bonds, due next year.
School teachers and employees Of
the school city would be forced tc
accept an per cent pay cut, in
addition to 10 per cent already
ordered by the school board en-
ployes.
Earning more than $1,000 yearly
also would have enforced two weeks
vacation without pay, Noyes stated
Under Noyes' plan, wages and sal
aries of city employees would be cut
an additional per cent without
pay for vacation. They already have
taken reductions totaling Is per
cent.
Motion at Albert E. Uhl, real
estate dealer, Tor adoption of the
$1.50 minimum tax rate was lost.
He also failed to gain support of a
$2.196 rate. The last proposal was
supported by Leo K. FeSler, pub
IN Iox-v,
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LAW FROWNS DARKLY ON
DEEDS OF JIMMY SMILES

Jimmy Smiles, %. Craig hotel,
was all smiles for a while today, but
later was all frowns when brief,
but hectic, career as what officers
call 'paperhanger" came to a close
at the Indiana National bank.
Jimmys first exploit, police
charge was to steal the new over
coat of Gaylord Mills, Is Pembroke
Arcade.
Finding a. check book n the
pocket, Jimmy hied himself to a
downtown department store and
boughta new suit, derby hat and
pair of shoes, signing fraudulent
checks for his purchases, it is al
legged.
Thus dandified, Jimmy's thoughts
lightly turned to the fair sex. His
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MURDER CONFESSED
BY STATE YOUTH

Ter, hitch-hiked his way to Fresno
and went to the home of his &c
TINS mother, Mrs, Wanda Sheidler
unemployed waitress, who has not
seen her son, Orville Sheidler, for
sixteen years.
There Metcalf attempted to pose
as Orville, employe at a Rome City
Ind0 golf course. Finding bloody
garments in Metcalf's possession.
Mrs. Sheidler called police when
she remembered that her sons eyes
are brown. Metcalf's eyes are blue
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BY LEO r. SACK
Times Stah Writer

NTASHINGTON. Oct. TO-
" Rum, Romanism and Re-
bellion" has been revived in a
pamphlet urging effort to re-elect
President Herbert Hoover by
picturing Governor Franklin D.
Roosevelt as a creature of the
Roman Catholic church"
The appeals to religious hatred
which characterized the 1928 pres
idential campaign are renewed in
pamphlet mailed to government
clerks in Washington by James w.
Forrest of Albany, who styles
himself supreme grand master of
a secret society. called Sons and
Daughters of Washington"
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insult told Greek police he
personally had lost 100000
900 in the collapse of the In
Sull utilities interests, in con-
nection with which he and his
brother, Martin, have been
indicted.
insult said his losses we're exclu-
sive of those sustained by his wife
and SON His wife lost $4,000, 900,
he asserted.
He claimed that his personal ex-
penditures now are only $4,000 a
year, the amount of pensions voted
to him by his companies.
insult was arrested on request of
United States authorities.
Police conferred with the United
States legation before making the
arrest.
Deportation is Faced
insult, it was understood. would
be deported either direct by steam
err to the United States, or to Italy,
from which country he could be ex-
tradited
Although the Greek United
States eXtradition treaty has not
been ratified, there is in operation
a consular agreement providing for
the mutual exchange of fugitives.
under which his case could be
handled.
insult declared he knew nothing
Of the proceedings against him be-
yond what had appeared in the pa
pers and denied the charges
When arrested he was carving
5000 Italian lire (S300. 10 pounds
sterling $3.50 and $500 in American
money
Makes Dramatic Flight
Police granted his request for
permission to see the local manager
OF the American Express Company.
The United States legation asked
Washington for instructions this
afternoon. Meanwhile, insult was
detained Professionally.
The aged utilities executive had
made a secret, but none the less
dramatic flight from Paris. across
Italy, and to Greece.
\ Advised by Paris LAWYERS that
Greece offered the safest haven in
Europe, he left his wife i'll in a
modest Paris hotel, and quietly left
France for Italy. with his son.
Samuel Jr.
II French or Italian frontier
guards were aware that the builder
OF one Of the greatest industrial
empires in history was passing
through their territory they kept
quiet about it.
Son Returns to Paris
There was no trace at Mondane.
on the Franco-Italian frontier. that
insult and his son, had passed there.
The insults reached Milan with
out attracting attention, although
most of the newspaper correspond
ents in Europe were looking for
them.
There Samuel ST., bought rail-
road ticket to Brindisi, from where
he went by seaplane to Athens, and
his son returned tn Paris
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Son Returns to Paris
Probe Sons Trip

~ Nfed Press
CHICAGO, Oct. 10.-The United
Press learned today that the grand
jury and the states attorneys Of
flee we're investigating a report that
Samuel insult Jr took SIS 900 to his
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CLAMOR TO HEAR CAL

Eastern Republicans Seek Tickets
for Coolidge Speech.
By United Press
NEW YORK, Oct. 10.-Eastern
Republicans clamored today for
seats in Madison Square Garden
Tuesday night when Calvin Cool
idge breaks his three and a half
year political silence with a plea
that President Hoover be kept in
the White House.
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SAMUEL INSULL HELD
FOR u. s. IN GREECE
Faces Deportation After Dramatic Flight
Across Europe, Seeking Haven From
Extradition Proceedings.
OWN LOSS 100 MILLIONS, HE SAYS
Utilities Crash Cost Wife Half as Much,
Athens Police Told Washington
Asked for Instructions.
By United Press


ATHENS, Greece, Oct. 1O.-Samue insult former Chi
utilities magnae arrested here today after hasty
and dramatic trip to Greece from Italy.
insult, it understood will be deported to another
country for extradon face embezment charges in the
United States.
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10 DIE IN MINE FALL
Elevator Cage Drops 700 Feet; Only
One Escapes Death.
By United Press

bW NtItW IVtNH
LEIGH, Lancashire. Oct. 10. -
Nineteen of twenty miners descend
ing IN a cage at the Plank Lane
colliery we're killed today when the
cage crashed to the bottom of a
TOO foot pit.
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Fort to Get u ARMY Trucks

Fort to Get II Army Trucks
Twelve modernized army trucks
will be delivered Wednesday at FIT.
Harrison as a section of the First
cavalry, mechanical.
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NAB WEDDING FAKER

S5-Year- Old Woman Accuses Man,
AZ, of Proposing, Stealing Sl,45O.
By Lnited Press
CHICAGO, Oct. 1O-Mrs. D. E.
Green, S5, La Porte, Ind, has identi-
fed John A. Ross, AZ, as the man
who, under promise to marry her
cheated her of 1,450.
Ross is under arrest on charges Of
making improper proposals to wom-
en- who answered his advertisement
for a housekeeper.