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The Washington times., 1932-06-23

ROPEAN RUSSIA AT THE VERY
SAME TIME THAT GERMANY
WAS A BITTER ENEMY TO
THE ALLIES ON THE WEST
ERN FRONT!
ITO Be Continued Tomorrow
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$41, 500 is LOSS IN
THREE CITY BLAZES
Seven Persons PeriIed as
Lodge Hall, House Burn;
Light Plant Damaged.

Three fires today forced fifty per-
sons from apartments, damaged the
Evergreen Masonic lodge at 2517
West Washington street and caused
a loss of $4,000 at the Harding
street plant of the indianapolis
Power and Light Company.
Seven people narrowly escaped
death when flames threatened to
entrap them in the lodge building
and apartment at the West Wash
ington street address. Damage to-
tailed approximately $4,000.
Another fire, which forced forty
persons from an apartment at 1926
North Illinois street this morning,
caused damage estimated at 81 500.
Those asleep in the combined
rooming house and store adjoining
the lodge building, on West Wash
ington street, were led to safety
through Smoke-fllled corridors of
the structure after an alarm was
sounded by a youth.
The youth, Carlin Camden, II, of
$50 North Belle Vieu place, a news
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Times FHerS Jeer at
BIiSSard on Long Tour

visited
1900 miles covered in hours flying and me
bitter weather greater
part trip Monday.
the "log" o
cities which will basketball
play at Butler feldhouse Friday and Saturday
Dick Arnet, flying his Dick Miller, Times
writer resting after their Journey
They the eight cities
day, making all scheduled stops, despite biting cold
Starting hour and half late Monday they visited the eight
cities in the northern half made lost e and returned to the
hangar here the Monday evening.
Crowds greeted The More than
the landing point in Lebanon.
Only the eight landings Monday airpors
At the six other towns the plane dipped aght in fields
pastures
From Columbia City to Michigan City, the plane buked
blizzard the intrepid tourists of awaiting
Michigan City,
Of Miller unequaled basketball
history Times readers complete statistics all sixteen
teams in the championship flight in record time result
The the appears today the
sports
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-15
1t Hurt Them FearfuIIy to
Close Cafe of Man Who
Urged Their Pay Cut.

The Virginia Sweet Grille, IS
East Maryland street, was an empty
storeroom today, as deputy sheriffs
hauled the last of the restaurants
fixtures to the sidewalk, and twenty
pretty mattresses went hunting for
jobs.
The time was Monday after
noon. Lunch period almost was
over. Fourteen customers still
were present, completing their
meals.
All was quiet in the Grille, and
in the back of the store sat Frank
S. Fishback, operator of the restau-
rant and resigned president of the
Marion county council.
F'ishback was thinking about his
store and not about the fight he
had led in the council some six
months ago to cut down the sher-
ifs force and slash deputies pay.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-15
Postwar Loans Abroad
Called Racket in Speech
by Hiram Johnson.
BU United Press

~ CnlLeG PTeS8
WASHINGTON, March 15.-Sen-
ator Hiram w. johnson (Rep., CALI
turned the fire of his oratory today
against the international bankers.
He denounced their postwar
loans of hundreds of millions of
dollars to foreign countries and en-
terprises, as infamous exploiting Of
the American investing public.
johnson arose in the senate to
make his long awaited speech cul-
minating the investigation of for
eign financing which he led during
the early part of the present ses-
sion of congress.
He told the senate that $1,600,-
100000 worth Of European govern
ment bonds floated in the United
States had deprecated by $742,000,-
900. He said on the $4,000, 100000
of all European bonds outstanding
depreciation aggregated 100000
900.
But Johnson's bitterest COM
plants, his most emphatic challenge
to the operations of bond selling
bankers was reserved for dealers in
Latin American issues.
He charged bribery, greed and
money-madness against the men
who passed on these bonds to Amer
lean investors.
johnson charged that the great
New York banks compelled their
country correspondents to buy for
eign issues.
And if ever there was a racket, y
he exclaimed, imposed on the
American people, that racket was
the one imposed by bankers on
American investors"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-15
GIVEN COUNCIL POST
Cumberland Man Named to
Succeed FiShbaCk.

John S. Newhouse, Cumberland
hardware dealer, today was APP
pointed to succeed Frank S. Fish
back, who resigned last week as a
member of the Marion county coun-
Gil.
Selection of Newhouse, a Demo-
crat and former candidate for War
rem township trustee, was made at
a special meeting of the council,
at which names of two other can
didateS were considered.
The nominees were E. F. Sub
brock of near Five Points, and AL
bert G. Fritz of 4101 East Michigan
street, a druggist.
Walter Boettcher, newly appoint
ed council president, succeeding
Fishback in the post, announced
the council hereafter will follow a
pay as you CO. policy in county
government financing.
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LIVES IN OVEN,
CHEATS DEATH

Doty rests in his home. 1t is made
of steel and tin. Four huge cleo
tic light bulbs inside supply the
heat. The top and side are padded
with blankets.
Physicians said the continuance
keeps Doty warm while the bodys
surface is built up for skin grating.
His back and legs are most Sc
verely burned. The danger, a noted
skin specialist explained, is that the
burned areas might start bleeding.
Within three months-if Doty
continues to cheat" science-his
doctors expect to begin grating on
new skin.
The "oven man" was burned when
an automobile in which he and
two friends were en- route on fish
ing trip, overturned. The other two
were burned to death.
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PainNP Deputies
Just Dribbed Tears

The deputies gazed at the furni-
ture. Two of them weren't looking
at the furniture. They were look
ing at the mattresses.
who's going to take the girls
out?" asked Deputy Jack.
"This furniture is your worry"
said Chief Deputy Joe.
Deputies seized chairs and tables.
Out the door they went-out to the
sidewalk. Mattresses hurriedly COL
lected silverware and glasses and
then grouped to watch the furni-
ture pile on the sidewalk outside.
How about a job?" said pretty
waitress.
Sure, I'll give you a job" said
Deputy Jack.
Get this furniture" said Chief
Deputy Joe.
Fishback had called storage
company hurriedly. All the trucks
the company could muster were
rolling up outside, truckmen gather
ing up the furniture as swiftly as
deputies planted it on the sidewalk.
Back in the kitchen stood a half
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BY MERRILL E. COMPTON
United Press stan Correspondent

MEMPHIS, Tenn, March 15.-L.
Jack Doty, known as the oven
man" because he lives in an cleo
trical contrivance under a tempera-
ture of 103 degrees, cheated" sci
ence for the 319th day today
Doctors said Doty could not sur
vive the severe burns he received in
an automobile crash last May, be-
cause they covered one-third of his
body. No one ever had, according
to scientific opinions.
But Doty so far has fooled them
all. He even plays bridge.
The 27-year-old man, married and
the father of 2-year-old boy has
sandy hair, and sharp blue eyes.
He takes his plight philosophically
The oven covers the bed on which
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Frank Berg, Once Held in
Abduction Plot, Located
by Police.
BY BATES RANEY
United Press staff Correspondent

HOPEWELL, N. j., March Is
Police hoped for one slender, but
definite clew to the kidnapers Of
the Lindbergh baby today from
questioning of Frank Berg-the
only hope they held after examin-
ing thousands of clews.
Berg has been found, Colonel H.
Norman Schwartzkopf announced
late Monday night, and was to be
questioned by the New Jersey po-
lice some time today on certain
phases of the Lindbergh abduction.
Held for Questioning
Schwartzkopf in his announce
ment said Berg had been located"
He avoided the word arrest" He
did not say where Berg, sought for
some days, had been found.
The bulletin read:
ut was reported in a previous
bulletin that the police were look
ing for Frank Berg, who was (queS-
toned in the attempted kidnap-
ing of Max A. Phillips of Eaton
town, N. j.
Frank Berg has been located by
police and arrangements are be-
ing made to question him Tuesday"
TeIsI' of Kidnap Attempt
The police communique this fore
noon said Phillips voluntarily had
related his experiences in an at
tempted kidnapping in 1926 which
was frustrated by advance informa-
ton"
Berg'S name cropped up in the
investigation of this statement, and
the police said that ''the informa-
ton surrendered by Max Phillips
will be given the necessary atten-
ton for the purpose of ascertain
ing whether or not the kidnaperS
responsible for the attempt on
him can be connected with this
case"
Phillips, wealthy man of Eaton
town, N. j., did not discuss the
Lindbergh case, it was said.
It was recalled that the state
police have been reported seeking a
one-time companion of an inmate
of Welfare island prison, questioned
late last week in Tombs prison, and
later at Hopewell.
Probe Alleged Plot
This prisoner, it was reported,
had been involved in a kidnapping
plot with four other men late last
fall. The plot had been abandoned,
so the prisoner was reported to have
explained.
The Welfare Island prisoner and
one other had been involved soon
after abandonment of the plot in
some other law violation which re-
suited in prison terms. Where the
second man was held was not
known.
The three men remaining free,
one investigators theory held, might
have gone ahead with the plans for
the execution of the kidnapping plot
unknown to the two men in prison.
Police were reported seeking in
formation concerning any members
of the gang shortly after mysterious
visits to TombS prison by Morris
Rosner, reputed to be an under
cover man for Colonel Charles
Lindbergh.
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dozen cooks, arms akimbo, looking
at Steaming pans.
Dinners on" said one, "but it
looks like there won't be any din
ner."
mot here there won't" said Dep
uty Bill.
rs John still a deputy sheriff."
asked a passer-by. Il thought he
got fired when they cut the budget
last September. And here he is,
working. Strange"
He isn't working" answered a
deputy, planting two more chairs on
the sidewalk. He's just looking
looking and thinking"
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In strobe dozen deputy sheriffs.
Chief Deputy Joe Tragesser ad-
vanced to Fishback and read writ
of seizure" filed in circuit court by
"Marea F. Hare ct al" owners of
the building.
The deputies gazed sadly at Fish
back. One could tell it hurt them.
FiShback murmured something
about "a favor"
This writ's been filed for five
days" said Joe, "and ample bond
has been posted. You've done moth
ing about it, and all the orders we
have are to shift the stuff out on
the sidewalk. Let's go, boys"
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Easter Hats

Bonnets Of sailor fluence
have gobs of style, or high
dive into the mode, ant shall
low crowns abound.
That is the word of fashion,
when the subject Of Easter
hats comes up, as it does al
most every minute, with the
holiday only few days dis
tant.
You can find out all about
the best styles for Easter if
you read The Times woman's
page.
First Of a series of stories
on fashions for the Easter
parade viii appear Wednesday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-15
COLD WAVE AT END
Warmer Weather and Rains
Ahead, Says Forecast.

Warmer weather today, with
showers Wednesday afternoon or
night, will herald the appearance
of spring, j. H. Arlington, weather
forecaSter, said today.
Cold areas in the northwest have
lost their grip, and the accompany
ing rise in temperatures will bring
rains, Arlington said.
Highest temperature today will
be about 35, several degrees higher
than the mercury peak Monday.
Arlington said the cold wave
definitely has passed to the east
and warmer areas are over the
Rockies.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-15
World Bankers Are
ASSuiZed in Senate
Charity Raid
BIZ United Press

By United Press
NEW YORK, March 49,
More. than 100 unemployed men
and women living near the
Petite Richie restaurant, who
usually have baked beans for
supper, dined on choice steaks
and roast chicken on Monday
night.
Federal agents raided the
restaurant and gave unem-
ployed the food they seized, and
$4,000 worth of fixtures was
impounded.
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BANK ROBBERS
TIE UP 50, GET
S1O6,OOO CASH
Five Hooded Gunner Raid
Clinton (Ia.) Institution,
ImpriSon Workers.
DISREGARD SECURITIES
CooIIy Sort Out Currency;
One Wounds Self in
Freeing Janitor.
DISREGARD SECURITIES

By United Press
CLINTON, Ia, March 15-Four
men, suspected of robbing the
City National bank of Clinton Of
approximately S106,0OO, were cap
tured today three hours after the
raid. More than 100000 of the
loot was recovered.
By United Press
CLINTON, Ia, March 15-Bank
robbers raided the City National
bank today, imprisoned more than
thirty officials and employees and
fled with approximately 100000 in
cash.
The robbers wore hoods and
worked with assurance.
There were five in the gang that
ambuShed Clyde Willis, the jani-
tor, when he arrived at the bank
to fire the furnace. The janitor
was bound and placed in the ex-
pensively furnished directors room
of the bank, which was one of the
largest in eastern Iowa and had
deposits of more than $5,000,000.
Bound One by One
Then the robbers waited quietly
while officers and employees gath
cred for the days work. One by one
they were met by the robbers, bound
and placed at the point of pistols.
in the improvised prison room.
When the time lock on the bank
vault clicked, releasing the bank
funds, the bandits sorted out only
the cash. Most of their loot was in
currency, much of it in bills of big
denominations.
They paid no attention to the Sc
curitieS in the vault.
Apparently, they knew just what
they wanted, and they got it," said
o. P. Petty, vice-president, who was
one of the officers first to arrive.
1--WE always like to get down early
in the morning and get the ball
rolling" said Petty in explaining
why nearly all the banks officers
and employees were on hand before
the time lock released the funds at
$3.50 a. m.
One Cuts Himself
Although the bandits were care
full to injure none Of the bankers
or clerks, one of the robbers cut
himself with a knife as he severed
the bonds on Willis to permit the
janitor to unlock the bank door.
He wounded himself in the leg
and left a pool of blood on the
marble floor of the bank.
The raiders fled in a small sedan
and the alarm was spread a few
minutes after they started. County
vigilantes and the state department
of investigators took up the chase.
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every part of the world.
They came as Rochester, the city
Eastman made beautiful, lay blan-
keted by a heavy snowfall. They
bore witness to Eastman gifts OF
Of millions for hospitals, science,
Fairgrounds, music, the drama and
the arts.
All night and early today they
piled up, as the body Of the philan-
thropist lay in the Eastman home
a beautiful home half hidden from
view by heavy growth of trees and
shrubs buried under the heavy
snow.
I'll for Years
Mr.. Eastman had been i'll for
years; seven years ago he passed
guidance of the huge Eastman
Kodak Company, employing 10000
persons, to other hands.
Shortly after noon Monday, Mr..
Eastman asked his secretary and
attendants to please leave the
room. wish to write note"
A moment later, they heard the
shot, re-entered and found East
man dead, a revolve" nearby. They
found the note signed by the ia
miliar initials &C. E."
DR.. Audley Stewart, Eastman's
personal physician, announced:
Mr.. Eastman died suddenly at
1880 p. m. today. While it gen.
orally was known that he had been
i'll for several years, his condition
recently has been such as to give
us encouragement.
However, he apparently was in
such a mental condition that he
feared the worst, because he shot
himself after sending all attendants
out of his bedroom, saying, I have
F. note to write. In a moment a
shot was heard, and when those on
the outside reached his bedside, he
was gone"
DR.. David A. Atwater, Monroe
rounty coroner, issued a formal
certificate of death by suicide, while
temporarily deranged.
That is the story of Mr. East
mans death.
Bank Clerk at 20
Little stories of Mr.. Eastman's
life, cleaned from the records, and
from the messages from all parts of
The world, were revived today.
When Mr.. Eastman was 20, he was
n bank clerk at $40 weekly. A friend
suggested he take a camera on a
vacation trip to Santo Domingo.
Eastman paid the friend SIS to show
him the tricks that operated the
cumbersome box camera and its wet
plate processes.
Mr.. Eastman was intrigued, gave
up the Santo Domingo trip, and
took one to Mackinac instead. He
took camera along. And the wet
plate process was so cumbersome, he
decided to do something about it.
After months of experimenting, in
his own spare time, on his own
meager salary with three and four
hours sleep nightly except Saturday
and Sunday, he perfected the dry
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wrote my work is
done. why waltz"
then carefully ex-
tinguished his Gig
aret and kille d
himself.
Their comment,
their praise, their
stories of the boy
who started his
life work on a SO
a week job, worked
as a bank clerk,
and perfected a
Photographic film
because the old
f a S h toned plates
were a nuisance,
came TODAY from
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-15
MRS. GHANDl is JAILED

The Mahatma's Wife, Rearrested
Is Given Six-Month Term.
By United Press
BOMBAY, India, March 15.--
Mrse. M. K. Ghandi, wife OF the
jailed leader of Indian inde-
pendence, was rearrested today
and sentenced to jail for six months.
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JUDGE IN BANKRUPTCY

Humorous Weekly Files Voluntary
Action, but Will Continue.
BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, March 15.-"Judge,"
humorous weekly, climaxed career
of more than forty years with a
voluntary petition in bankruptcy to-
day, but announced it planned to
continue pubicatioa.
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ROCK SLIDE KILLS FOUR
Quarry Owner, Three Workers Are
Victims of Ohio Accident.
Rn United Pre-.

DAYTON, o., March 15.-A rock
slide Monday in a stone quarry at
Centerville, ten miles south of here,
today had cost the lives of four men.
The dead We're: Elmer T. Walker.
"A, Centerville, owner of the quarry;
John Ratliff, 80; James Wilcher, %,
ana Elxood Bracket, "a, employees
OF Waller
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GEO. EASTMAN,
KODAK KING, IS
SUICIDE VICTIM
my Work Is Done,' Writes
Beloved Millionaire,
as He Ends Life.
GAVE RICHES TO WORLD
Second Only to Carnegie,
Rockefeller for His
Philanthropy.
BY ROSCOE SNIPES
United Press staff Correspondent

ROCHESTER, N. Y, March Is
Old friends of George Eastman who
built a fortune on kodak films and
gave most of it away, talked today
of the hobbies, fancies and qualities
Of their T-year-old comrade who
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HOLLYWOOD EXTORTION
PLOT is FRUSTRATED
Film Writer. Intended Victim, Tips
Police to Payoff Demands.
30 United Press

Police to PayOff Demands.
By United Press
HOLLYWOOD, Cal, March IS
An extortion plot directed against
prominent persons in Hollywood
and Beverly Hills was revealed to-
day by Edgar Allan Wolff, former
New York playwright, now motion
picture writer and one of the in
tended victims.
Police declined to reveal the
names of others threatened, but it
was reported that persons promi-
nent in the motion picture industry
were to have been victimized.
Demands against Wolff we're
made in a letter signed Protective
Service Association" which threat
ened his safety unless he paid $1,000.
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ATTEMPTS GAS SUICIDE
Woman Is Revived by Firemen,
Cops, and Is Recovering.

Revived by police and firemen
after attempting to end her life by
inhaling gas from a stove today,
Mrs. Fannie Abbott, 81, of 37i
Prospect street, was reported re-
covering.
The woman was found by son,
Hubert, who had left the home for
a few minutes. When he returned,
he found his mother crumpled on
the floor with coat over her head.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-15
FIGHTS TO BEAT MOOSE
Bluebeard, Twice Denied Appeals,
Claims New Evidence.

Claims New Evidence.
By Times Special
MOUNDSVILLE, w. Va, March
15.-Harry F. Powers, awaiting exc
cution Friday by hanging on con-
yiction of murder in connection
with the death of a woman believed
to have patronized his so-called
matrimonial agency, today said his
attorney had new evidence" and
reiterated his contention of inno-
cence. Edward j. Law, counsel for
Powers, twice has been denied APP
peal motions by the state supreme
court
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WAGE FARLEY CALLED
Strip Mine Operators Want Workers
to Accept Pay Cut.

10 accept ray Cut.
By Times Special
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, March 49,
Representatives of strip coal mine
operators and the United Mine
Workers of America will meet here
next Tuesday to open negotiations
for new contract covering wages
and working conditions.
Employers are expected to urge
lower wages and the workers to in
sist that the present scale be con-
tinued.
Wage conferences of deep mine
operators and their employees ended
recently in disagreement, union
members refusing to accept wage
reduction.
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By United Press
CROSSVILLE, Tenn March 15.-Business
~ good Monday for the parents of the Lind
bergh double baby held here Sunday while au-
thorities investigated them.
They drove to tourist camp, erected tent,
and exhibited, behind sign announcing 15-cent
admission charge, the little boy whose appearance
here caused nationwide commotion.
Late Monday they received telegram from
circus asking them to quote their best terms for
exclusive privilege of exhibiting the boy with
our circus"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-15
FALSE TEETH BASIS OF
HUBBY'S DIVORCE SUIT

Wife Bought Two Sets and Paid
Too Much, Says Detroit Man.
DETROIT, March Is. - John
AckenS today named his Wife's false
teeth as one reason why he, and
not she, should be granted divorce.
It's not the teeth" Ackens said
IN answer to his wife's cross bill,
its what they cost. Why, she
bought two sets at $135 anI $150!"
The husband charged extrava-
gance.
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Excited throngs stampeded to Crossville dur
ing the quiet Sabbath afternoon when word spread
thai the curly headed "Lndbergh' baby had been
located.
A filling station proprietor notified police when
he observed the baby in the company of two visit
ing couples at home the street. They later
gave their names MIR. and Mrs. Brown and
Mr. and Mrs Johnson of Pennsylvania"
They were released after questioning and after
Colonel Lindbergh, from telephoto of the child
and marks of identity, definitely decided it was
not his.