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DALE TO FIGHT
CONVICTION IN
HIGHER COURTS
Muncie Mayor, Undaunted
by Guilty Verdict, to
Appeal Case.

.Undaunted by his conviction by a
federal court jury, George R. Dale,
militant Muncie mayor, today pre-
pared to carry his fight for justice
and freedom to the highest court in
the land.
The mayor, who charged he was
framed because Of his fight to clean
up Muncie, together with nine CO.
defendants, was found guilty Of a
charge of conspiracy to violate the
prohibition laws.
Convicted with Dale were Frank
F. Massey, police chief; Fred Ellis,
Muncie safety board member; Cap
tain william A. Parkhurst, detec-
tives Kenneth Horstman and Harry
Nelson, patrolman Dan Davis and
Raymond F. Powell, and two alleges
bootleggers, Ernest Flatters and
Fred Kubeck.
One Defendant Cleared
One defendant, Raymond c. Hoo
YER police garage mechanic, charged
with having transported liquor from
Muncie to indianapolis for the
DeEeocratic state convention in 1880,
was acquitted.
Another defendant, Corbett john
son, admitted bootlegger, pleaded
guilty before the trial started and
testified for the government, while
the thirteenth defendant, Chauncey
Stillson, alleged bootlegger, is fugi-
tive.
AT the request Of defense counsel,
sentencing OF those convicted was
deferred until June /. They were
released on bond.
Maximum penalty under the con-
spiracy charge is two-year prison
term and $1,000 fine.
The jury returned its verdict
about $50 Friday, after more than
four hours elaboration on the five
days Of testimony and arguments.
Dale Quickly Receivers
Dale and his co-defendants and
attorneys were not in the federal
building when the jurors announced
they had reached a verdict. but
were called to the courtroom by
telephone.
Then, in a hushed courtroom.
Clerk Albert c. Sogemeier began
reading the separate verdicts hand
ed to him by the jury foreman.
We, the jury, find the defendant.
George r. Dale. guilty as charged
the clerk droned.
This was followed by guilty YER
diets in the cases Of the remaining
defendants. with the exception of
Hoover.
Dale, surrounded by his friends.
appeared shocked and surprised.
but quickly recovered his equanin1itv
and treasured his sympathizing
friends and relatives.
Just Started to Fight
Don't worry" he told reporters.
I've just begun to fight. I'll carry
this TO the United States circuit
court Of appeals. on behalf of all
defendants"
Ahde . what you get Tor trying 20
clean up Muncie," one OF his friends
remarked indignantly. but Dale only
smiled.
Later, Dale issued statement. IN
which ne charged government wit
nesses presented perjured testimony.
and repeated his charges that he
Is the victim Of a -frame-up" en-
gineered by political enemies and
the lawless element OF Muncie.
which he sought to smash.
The jury must have believed it
was all right for the Muncie coun-
CT, through its agent. Bob Parkin-
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LEGAL BATTLE
TOFREE Indy
FAKER STARTS
Attorney Is Retained for
Curtis; Reputation of
Confession Likely.
BY DELOS SMITH
United Press staff Correspondent

HOPEWELL, N. j., May 81. -
John Hughes Curtis fight to pre-
vent prosecution for his cruel Lind
bergh hoax began today with indi-
cations of court battle that may
bring Reputation of parts Of his
confession" of that hoax.
The court fight was forecast by re-
tention of an attorney to represent
the Norfolk faker-the first legal
move on his behalf since state police
announced his negotiations were a
Pigment of his imagination"
Early stages of that fight will be
directed by w. c. Fender, promi-
nent Norfolk attorney, retained by
relatives and friends of the boat
builder, now reposing in Jail at
Pennington.
Curtis is held on a misdemeanor
charge, subjecting him to three
years in jail and a $1,000 fine.
Court Fight Is Planned
Fender, former law partner of
Federal Judge Luther D. Way, left
Norfolk Friday night. Curtis pro-
fesSed to know nothing Of Pender's
retention. Fender was expected to
move at once to obtain release of
Curtis on $4,000 bail.
A court fight to free Curtis, it
was believed, would be based Of
necessity on proof that Curtis was
not guilty of giving false informa-
ton, or hindering the hunt for a
murder or kidnapping suspect. Or
it would be based on extenuating
circumstances.
These extenuating circumstances
have been discussed here and at
Norfolk:
Curtis might claim the confession
was forced by state police.
He might claim his early activity
was forced by Norfolk rum runners
with whom he is known to have
associated as a, speed boat builder.
1t might be claimed for him that
early negotiations were legitimate
as far as Curtis was concerned;
that later he suspected, or learned,
he was dealing with takers; that
the publicity received urged him on
with the resultant fabricated stories,
and that finally a confession re-
suited through fear Of reprisals by
racketeers with whom he first
dealt, if he "squealed" on them.
Has Curtis Told All?
These theories all are based on the
assumption that Curtis has not told
all" a belief rapidly gaining strength
in Norfolk, and receiving some con-
sideration here, although police say
no basis for such a theory is known
to them.
Colonel H. Norman Schwartzkopf
has declared Curtis innocent of any
part in the kidnapping, and Of any
part in the extortion plot, which ex-
tracted $4,000 in cash from Dr.
John F. (Jafsie) Condor.
However, police have not aban-
doned investigation Of his activity
and his story, else they would not
quarrel with Dean H. Dobson-Pea-
cock in the latter's refusal to come
here for questioning, even with ex-
penses paid. The dean prefers to be
questioned in Norfolk.
Colonel Lindbergh himself, who
refused to file charges against Cur
tbs, has given no indication of what
if any he may desire.
Schwartzkopf announced Friday
night. Lindbergh did say he would
not interfere with the police.
Hourly Temperatures
a. No.. IS 8 a. No.. IS
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TARIFF FIGHT
PERIL STILL IS
OVER TAX BILL
Oil and Coal LevieS Are
Voted On, Then Flood of
Amendments Comes.
BY MARSHALL M'NEIL
Times stan Writer

WASHINGTON, May 21.-The
threat of a free-for-all, catch-as-
catch-can tariff fight still hung
menacingly over the senate today as
it proceeded slowly toward vote
on the lumber and copper import
duties in the tax bill. Neither vote
may come today.
The senate wrangled itself out of
the oil tariff bog late and voted.
43 to 81, to include the one-half
cent a gallon impost, key to the
four tariffs in the bill. Friday
night the tariff vote trade worked
again, and the coal duty of 50 per
ton was voted in, 80 to "a.
After the oil vote. Senator Mil
lard Tydings. (Dem., Md offered
his 500 tariff amendments, saying
that if industries in other states
were to be given tariff protection,
industries in his state also must
have a chance to get such help.
Senator George w. Norris (Rep.,
Neb) introduced his export deben-
ture farm relief amendments.
If Tydings presses his amendments
for separate votes, or if the debate
on Norris proposal flares into a
farm relief debate, passage of the
budget-balancing $1,000, 100000 tax
bill long will be delayed.
Pressure TO Speed Votes
But pressure is being exerted to
speed votes and cloture to restrict
debate may be invoked. But Tyd-
ings insists he will go through with
his threat to seek votes on his 500
amendments, and Norris apparently
will not be deferred.
1t was tense moment, marked
by contradictory political situations,
when the senate voted on the oil
tariff. Norris withdrew his motion
to reduce the levy from one-half
cent a gallon to one-fourth Of one
mill.
Henry F. Ashurst Dem., Ariz.)
shouted a vehement "ayel" as the
balloting began.
Mild-mannered Simeon D. FeSs Of
Ohio, chairman of the Republican
national committee and apostle of
high protection, voted mol" Al
bert w. Barley Dem., KY came
in late, and the air was electric,
as the senate awaited his answer.
He is to be the keynoter at the
Democratic national convention
next month at Chicago, spokesman
for the party which has so severely
condemned Republican high tariff
policies.
"Yesl" said the keynoter.
Party Fight Foreseen
Thus, with record during the
Hawley- Smoot tariff row of 1880 of
voting against oil tariffs, Barley,
on the eve of a hot presidential
campaign, supported the same tariff.
On the coal vote, Fess opposed the
tariff. and Barley voted for it.
Barkley's votes may strengthen
the reported party fight against
making him keynoter.
Joseph T. Robinson Of Arkansas.
the Democratic leader, voted against
the oil tariff, but Mrs. Hattie w.
Caraway, the other Arkansas sena-
tor. voted for it.
The final formal count was 43
votes for the oil tariff. and 81
against. The actual vote was ~ to
38. because Tydings voted no" and
then changed to yes" to enable him
to move for reconsideration of the
vote later. A change Of three votes
would beat the oil tariff.
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Timing Chart

Following is a simplified speed
chart for timing cars in the qualifi-
cation and practice runs at the
Speedway:
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c. O N T r A G T
BRIDGE
A S the
Experts
Play 1t

championship history. The
first article will appear in
The Times Monday.
These articles, written by
William E. McKenney, sec
rotary of the American
Bridge League and one of
the first to advocate the
famous one-over-one sys-
tenn Of con-
tract bidding.
DON'T Af;oe give you the
plays which
I n G FfrSt have made
Hand IN champions.
-, They we're
Inc IlmeS selected rs My
Mo0d0u Favorite Hand"
by each of the
import a n t
n bridge title
holders.
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'THEYoTELL AEA4
R~Ar~ SHm

because he is a conciliator and can
smooth ruffled feelings, is facile in
debate, and has proved a capable
parliamentary tactician.
He took an active part in the
probe of the highway commission
and showed ability as an inquisitor.
That apparently is the consensus
Of the conferences which have been
held mere in the last few days by
M. Clifford Townsend, Lieutenant
Governor-elect, with R. Earl Peters,
state chairman and others.
The most amusing and interesting
feature of these huddles was the
utter seriousness with which they
talked about reductions in senate
patronage for economy's sake and
night sessions to cut the length of
the general assembly.
OF all the years in which to dis
cuss curtailing patronage, this is the
worst, for, with thousands Of De
serving Democrats demanding jobs,
every member of the senate will be
%importuned and in turn will de
mand some share of the plumber.
n II n
The senate always has had more
employees than it needed, generally
disguised under the generic title of
"doorkeepers."
Night sessions for economy's sake
sound all right, but never are worth
the price of the electric current
used.
In the first place, it is several
weeks before sufficiently important
bills are introduced to warrant such
a course; and then it has beer
shown in the past that not only does
the old saw of haste makes waste
prove itself, but many Of the meas
ures enacted in this manner contain
jokers which ultimately prove cost.
to all citizens.
The economy talk sounds all right
but it doesn't mean anything.
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BY w. E. M'KENNEY
Secretary American Bridge League


VXTHAT should govern an orig
VVinal no trump bid-high card
tricks, distribution or count?
Many players add their hand up
mechanically, counting so much for
an ace and so much for a king.
While I have no serious objection
to that method, I don't believe that
bridge is a mechanical game.
1 believe that every bridge hand
presents a new problem and you
must analyze it from many diff
ferent angles-not from just one.
If you base your bids entirely on
high card tricks, then you are not
getting the greatest thrill out of
eevery contract hand.
Contracts great popularity is due
to the fact that it utterly can alb
sorb one within its interests. The
more you try to get out of the game,
the more you will enjoy it.
Spades--A-K-Q-4-3.
Hearts-A-K-J.
DiamOnds-A-Q-2.
CIubs-K-6.
Let us take the above hand. 1t
has a lot of high card tricks. If
we gave each card in the hand a
count. it would add up into tele-
phone numbers.
Not only does the hand contain a
biddable suit, but that suit is five
cards in length-it has top cards
and is a major.
II PRESUME that if a school teach
Il er we're to ask you what you
would bid on the hand, a large ma
jority would answer Spades"
However, I would differ with you.
Let us add the hand up from an
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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

the garage unused Tom. We'll
push on to DE vos. Time flies"
There I got very little except
practice"
I'm this business Of flirting with
your guests?" Tom grinned. He
was entirely aware Of the fasci-
nation the man held for her.
"Pigl Not at all! Even if I
wanted to, his hearts safe with
Fleur-and her $4,000, 900, or what
ever Pa Stoner has sailed away.
No-practice telling my tale. 1t
was the first chance I had had to
try it out"
Go well?"
Perfectly. In fact, I quite be-
lieyed it myself" she said naively.
Amazing how quickly you accept
these slight variations from the
TRUTH I was sure it was so as I
told it and after I've told it a
couple of times more I'll resent
even your suggestion that it isn't
every word true"
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was reused wide-awake by Marvin
Pratt dashing out. He rather makes
fun of Marvin-slurs in that smooth
way at his vigorous heartiness.' But
Martin does 1hump and bump
around like a bull in a china shop
when he's started.
His energy's enormous and I'll
bet he slammed out of that room"
TO be the first on the ground"
said Tom dryly. Then he added
more fairly. But he is a quick
mover. 1 noticed that Thursday
night He was first dressed and
downstairs, though he was last to
come"
HE believes in doing everything
without lost time or motion-like a
fireman going to a fire. Anyhow.
Mr.. De Vos said that when he and
Mr.. Statlander got there Marvin just
had picked me up"
He didn't say where Statlander
rame from?"
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He said he found it awfully hot
so he didn't go to bed, but un-
dressed and sat in that big, COM
Portable chair by the window, toward
the Sound, where there was a little
breeze
That sounds all right. If there's
any air stirring that room gets it.
1t ought to be just like this but it's
a shade cooler.
You know we thought we might
take it for that reason and then de-
cided on this because of the way the
bathrooms were arranged, for the
nursery
Yes, I remember. He undressed
and sat there"
Said he dozed at first and then
slept soundly. Didn't hear Cousin
Amos go. That's possible-Sound
doesn't always carry upstairs and
around a corner.
Said he vaguely heard me flop and
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PAGE Il

NO, Tor which got there first.
Spoke as If they came together"
AS a matter of fact, 1 got there
FIST. 1 turned around and saw the
two of them in the door"
so you did" She remembered
her husbands description Of the
scene. He said Mr.. Pratt had
already lifted you as Mr.. Statlander
and I came in. We could only offer
assistance. Then when your hus-
band came, he naturally took COM
mand.'"
That's a contradiction. but a
small one. He was reused from
sleep. And anyhow. Blinks. they
say two people can not tell the same
story about the simplest thing that
happens under their eyes"
still. hs spoke later of your run
ming upstairs ali dripping wet, as
is he'd seen you
Ito BE Confinuedl
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opposition, because he led the
Democratic minority in the regular
and special sessions.
However, the Newcastle publisher
feels that there is too much work
connected with the leadership. He
prefers vastly to guide party opin-
ion and occupy an advisory posi-
ton in party counsels.
Lochard won't get to first base
although this is his second term,
because party leaders are critical OF
the manner in which he receded
from Democratic budget economy
amendments during the special SEES
sion; whila Perkins, they tell me
would be a leader without a fol-
lowing.
Il II II
Ketchum is the most acceptable
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Contract Bridge

other angle. If the spades break,
we can make five spade tricks, and
we are sure Of two heart tricks and
the ace of diamonds, which is eight.
If we cal get another trick out
Of the hand, we know that there is
game in no trump.
What is the big advantage to this
hand? It's tenace positions-the
fact that you can force your left
hand opponent to lead up to your
strength rather than through it.
The danger of the hand lies in
the kind of clubs. If the left-hand
opponent opens a club, you are
bound to make your king of clubs
and in the majority of cases you
now will be able to run off five
spades, two hearts and one dia-
mond for nine cold tricks, and
game, in ne trump.
THIS bid of two no trump gives
Il your partner a good picture of
your hand. He knows that you have
a LVe-card sui ana plenty OF nigh
card tricks.
It does not discourage a try for
slam-it shows a hand so powerful
that you are afraid to bid one no
trump as he might pass, even
though a one no trump bid shows
a good hand.
Therefore, you will appreciate
that an original bid of two no
trump is a forcing bid and demands
that partner make at least one bid.
Don't make your bids in a mere
ly mechanical manner-igure them
out from all angles and 1 assure
you that you will get g lot more
enjoyment out of the game of con-
tract bridge and will find it very
thrilling.
copyright. 1882. NEA Service. Incl
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NOW GO on WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER

OAANAA GAe 4 ~ ~ a
7 linda said slowly, Il wish I'd
IL seen that shirt before it was
Numbered. OF course 1 could ask
Rosie 1 think she'd tell me,
though she'd evidently been sworn
TO secrecy. Only I don't want to
confess - yet - that I overheard
them"
Tom was thoughtful.
Shed been sworn to secrecy
about something that happened
last night, not the night before"
We'll, it all goes together, ]
guess. But. >Tom-Shaughnessey
spoke Of talking with her about
County Athlone and other things
last night.
You know when you had to help
. him into the car-leaving the club
and how he appeared from that row
of trees on the edge of the
grounds?"
yes. He started in the wrong
direction. Thoroughly confused,
thought"
Il could see from where I sat
at the wheel of the little car. His
back was all covered with dirt
and pine needles - and the only
place around here that you car
pick up those needles is on that
walk between house and the
club"
HE was missing all evening"" re-
hected Tom.
"And Ella Mondell said he wasn't
with her"
Their eyes met. "Rosie!" said both
glances.
HE probably coaxed her to meet
him on that path"
"Or ducked out altogether and
came back here"
"She doesn't have much fun
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a az
BY BRUCE CATION

THE clearest and sanest discus
4 sion of the whole problem of
PREPARATIONS and war debts yet
made available probably is that
contained in War Debts and
World Prosperity" by Harold G..
Moulton and Leo PaSvolsky.
Here you will find the entire bus
mess unfolded with the utmost clar-
ity; and if you want to approach
this pending debt discussion with
an informed mind, you hardly can
do better than to study this book.
The authors point out, to begin,
that a debtor nation can pay what
it owes only out of a surplus of ex-
ports over imports. Germany for
instance, cannot pay PREPARATIONS
unless, in the long run, it sells to
the allied nations more than it
buys from them; the allies, in turn,
can not pay us the war debts unless
they sell to us more than they buy
from us.
But, as the authors put it, no
creator natlOn can be paid unless
it is willing to be paid-unleSs Sit
is willing to buy more than it sells;
and that is precisely what the
creditor nations have not been
willing to do.
England and France have
struggled to keep Germany from
regaining her foreign markets;
America has boosted its tariff sky
high.
Then they come to their conclu-
sions: First, that the creditor coun-
tries would suffer if they collected
what is owed them; and second,
that complete cancellation of debts
and reparations marvelously would
push world prosperity.
Published by the Brookings In
Stitution, the book is being distrib-
uted by the Century Co., at SO.
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where he shouldn't have been.
Bribing Rosie to clean some stains
from his shirt.
Note Find out whether last
nights or from night before. Swear
ing Rosie to secrecy about that and
telling her she'd forgotten what
happened last night"
Il wonder If he would have fed
her nothing stronger than tea if
she'd accepted his invitation to
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AMOS PEABODY. elderly cousin ~
LINDA AVERILL, falls TO his death from
the second story balcony of the Avertls'
Long Island home.
Linda reaches him Just before he dies
IN time to hear him gasp a few words
which convince her ne was murdered.
Linda rushes upstairs. some one tries
90 strange her and she falls in a faint.
There are four guests in the house
al suspects Of the crime. They are:
Mr. SIAILANDER. business associate
OF TOM AVERILL. CAPTAIN DE vOs.
handsome Belgian. MARVIN PRATT.
former sutton Of Linda's. and LIAM
SHAUGHNESSEY. Irish writer.
When Linda tells her husband what
/ happened, she ~persuades him they must
@eep these four men in the house until
they can decide which one is guilty.
There is no evidence sufficient FOR ar
rest.
Tom and Linda are aided in their
plan when DIR. BOYLE. official medical
examiner, sends word that every one
must remain until he has questioned
them.
Boyle is on a fishing trip and can
not return for several hours.
Linda talks 10 Pratt. who refuses 70
gay whv he quarreled with cousin Amos
the night before. She overhears a con-
versation between S~haughnessey and
ROSIE. the maid. concerning a shirt
Rosie has promised to launder.
Tom and Linda discuss their findings.
Tom is eager 70 see the shirt, believing
81 NAV be an important clew.
NOW co ON WITH II STORY
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lty OF forty Jnree
Democrats against
even Republicans
will devolve on
Ketchum.
S e n ator j.
Francis LOchard
of Milan, caucus
chairman in the
last session; and
Chester Perkins of
South Bend also
a r e candidates
for the post of
president pro tenn.
If CHI m b e r S
wants the honor,
he can get it
with out serious
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MR&Eg7dM D st iszsH

said Linda forgivingly. 1T would
seem a lark. 1 wonder!"
= n y
LIE looked ~pointedly at the little
IL boudoir clock.
yes, 1 must hurry. Well, SO
much for MI. Shaughnessy." She
checked off on her fingers. UP
early this morning and came
around the corner Of the house
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Economy? Let's Laugh

IRON all indications, Anderson
Il Ketchum of G~reensburg will be
the Democratic floor leader of the
senate in the coming session of the
general assembly, if Walter S..
Chambers of Newcastle declines the
honor of president pro tempore.
In such event, Chambers will be
caucus chairman, while the onerous
task of steering a topheavy major
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MT EVEREST is $4,000 fest
" high The animal shown Is
correctly called PANTHER, PUMA
or MOUNTAIN LION according to
the locality in which it is found
BIG BEN is the clock in the TOW
Err OF LONDON.
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Trapped, the two men were helpless. Savagely
the sharp claws ripped and tore the nearest victim.
A swift blow crushed the others skull. Nor did
the tigers fury abate until it had even left the
~machan" a mass of ~spIinters.