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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-17
FIND TRAIL OF
LOST WHISKY
Trace Booze Missing From
Federal Building Here.

Clews which eventually may lead
to solution of the mysterious disap-
pearance of 1900 pints of conf1s-
Gated Canadian whisky from the
federal building sevenral months
ago, are in hands of the govern
nent, it was learned today from
Colonel Amos w. W. Woodcock,
federal prohibition administrator.
The liquor, alleged to have been
Of fine quality, was part of a car
load conf1scated by federal dry
agents from freight car at Evans
vile, and transferred here, in the
care of Charles Britt, then deputy
dry administrator for this district.
When ALT o. Meloy, United States
marshal, was ordered to destroy the
liquor, he discovered approximately
1900 pints had vanished. Britt, who
held the keys to the federal build
ing liquor storeroom, was denoted to
the post of special agent at New
Orleans.
For months, special Investigators
seeking to trace the trail of the
of the prohibition bureau have been
missing whisky.
a new investigator, Woodcock an
nounced today in Washington, has
submitted preliminary report, +"
but a final report" is not expected
until next month.
Il can't reveal the evidence that
has been uncovered" Woodcock
said, "but I believe we soon shall
ascertain all facts"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-17
BUDGET CUT
TO LIMIT, IS
COUNCIL VIEW
No Further SlaSheS Likely
to Be Made, Officials Say
After Special Meeting.

Approval OF the 1888 city budget
without further reduction beyond
the determined by departmental
heads as essential" appeared GER
tain today following a special city
council meeting Friday night.
Final action on the budget will be
taken at a public hearing Monday
night.
Meeting with department heads,
the council reviewed each depart
ment request while city officials ex-
planned reductions already made
and asserted that further cuts
would imperil proper function of
local government"
Cut to Minimum
At the close of the session, eight
of the nine council members eX-
pressed themselves as convinced
that the budget had been pared to
the minimum.
Fred G. Gardner was opposed to
of the budget in its pres
CAlb lO1 Ill
Advocating reduction of 10 per
cent in all supply items, Gardner
pointed out that his suggestion was
half that requested by tax relief
organizations, which had urged the
council to make blanket cut of
20 per cent in supply items, in
Guiding food and medical supplies
of the city health board.
All Departments Pared
AS submitted to the council. the
1888 budget calls for $7,468, 754.59,
a reduction of $546,714 from the
1882 appropriation. In the amount
to be raised by tax levy, the budget
is S284,388 less than in 1882, despite
increase in the levy from $1.08 to
$1.319
Reductions already made include
a slash of 10 per cent in the city
pay roll, closing of number Of city
Fairgrounds, recreation in the garb-
age schedule to one collection a
week; pairing of all supply items
and transfer of street Improvements
and certificates of indebtedness to
the gasoline tax fund.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-17
CHURCHMEN TO
HOLD PARLEYS
Nine Meetings to Be Held
Here Sept. rs.

Nine meetings of conference and
prayer in and near Indianapolis will
be held Sept g. flor the spiritual
advance of churches for the COM
ing year.
The first meeting will be the an
nual fall retreat of ministers of the
city at the Boy Scout reservation,
Dr. Ernest N. Evans, executive sec
rotary of the Indianapolis Church
Federation, announced.
A luncheon for presidents of wom-
ems organizations will be held in
the morning at the Emerson Ave-
nue. Baptist church.
Young people of city churches
will meet at 7:3o p. m. in the
Central Christian church.
Six community services will be
held at the following churches at
night: Second Presbyterian, North
wood Christian. st. Paul Methodist
church, Westminster Presbyterian,
Irvington Presbyterian and the Ed
win Ray Methodist church.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-17

senatorial nomination may be set
down as one of the political mir
acles of the year.
On his shoulders rests the task
of carrying the state for Governor
Franklin D. Roosevelt over Presi-
dent Herbert Hoover, but he and
Jim have no doubt of Democratic
victory.
Roosevelt's only danger is that he
may ALLEVIATE conservatives by too
many forgotten man. speeches.
The Germans in St. Louis like his
beer plank, but they are conserva-
tives.
He is especially strong in rural
districts, but even their discomfort
has not made economic radicals of
them.
But the present and future story
of local and presidential politics
here is the saga of the veteran and
the youngster-Reed and Clark.
Clark entered the senatorial race
as late and seemingly hopeless
starter. He made prohibition repeal
his central issue, though outspoken
~. oil nYinctiOY,e
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-17
HotU the Market
Opened
BY ELMER c. WALLER
Unitad Press Financial Editor

NEW YORK, Sept. 17.-Prices
rose fractions to more than point
at the opening on the Stock Elk
change today.
Railroad shares featured with
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
squirting to So after opening at 347s,
up Is. New York Central rose to
25A after opening at 1855, up 9s.
Atchison opened at So, up p, and
later rose to 52%. Pennsylvania was
at 1875, UP "a; Chesapeake & Ohio
227s, up "a, and Union Pacific "a, up
Ia.
Steel common opened at 40%, up
u from the previous close. and held
near that level in the early trading.
Other steel shares f1rmed up with
the leader.
Automobile issues were fairly &C.
tive at higher prices. Low priced
issues like Hupp, Studebaker and
Packard appeared on the tape early.
Motor accessory shares also made
small gains.
Utilities, oils, mail order shares
and foods made small gains. Cop
pers ruled firm as did the tobaccos.
J. 1. Case rose more than a point to
IS on the first sale and later i'm
proved on that price.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-17
WORDS

When the boss says, Your
pay is raiSedl' Yes, stree,
"thems words
When the wife starts using
them to explain what she
thinks of that Saturday night
poker session yes, sir,
"them'S words!"
When the boy friend propo-
Sitions you that two can live as
cheaply as one yes, girls,
"them'S words!"
When you count the number
of words that you will use to
tell your want ad message to
the 100000 Times readers
that mean RESULTS"
During Times Want Ad
weeks the cost of your ad is
made by the number of words
the ad contains big or
small. Most people are using
big ones.
They're 3 cents.
II q want ad can help you,
I'd say call Riley 5551. and say
II with words.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-17
SHOCK
KILLS BOY, 5
Lad Dies When He Holds
Light Bulb in Hand.
Iu Tnffed Press

BIZ United Press
NEW ALBANY, Ind, Sept. IT,
Five -year-old william Shireman Jr.,
was electrocuted at the home of his
parents here when he held an cleo
trio light bulb on an extension cord
in his hand.
Approximately los volts of cleo
tricity passed through the boys
body when he touched a barred par
of the wiring.
The father. who had been using
the extension while repairing an
auto, found the body when he re-
turned from the house.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-17
Five-Week Mystery of Vanished Woman Is
Solved With Self-Inficted Fatal
Wounds Of Gem Dealer.
Buried Her Under Cellar Floor So That He
Might Remarry; Conflicting Stories
Tighten Net on Killer.
BY MARTIN KANE
United Press STAFF Correspondent

PLYMOUTH, Mass, Sept. 17-Mrs Edith Du Bots
heard and possibly watched her handsome gemdeaer
band dig the subcear grave which her own body was
found few hours after he solved fve-wee mystery by
killing himself letter revealed today.
Not many days before the 4Oyear-od wife of Charles
Edwin Du Bots myserousy vanished from their Great Her
ring Pond summer bungalow she wrote to friend Mrs
elliot of Hastings-on-the- Hudson
The gist of her letter. quoted by John " Sullivan as
sistant district attorney read
Charlie has not been himself for at least six months
He has acted like crazy on account of that woman He
would down into the cellar and dig and then come up
and not word He has been working the cellar
all Of the time"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-17

O'Neill of Topeka. the Democratic
national committees ex-service
handy man, as busy as any three
other men.
The program adopted by the
Legion reflected this influence. The
Democratic dry law repeal plank was
forced instead of the resubmission
plank of last year.
The bonus demand, opposition to
the world court, to disarmament,
and to cancellation-these. while not
strictly partisan matters, win worry
the Administration
The Legion's new Commander
Louis H. Johnson, was. until his
election at least. a Democrat, the
fourth Democratic national COM
mander out of the past FIVE. Now.
he says, he's a member OF the
Legion party"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-17
Races to Sick Bed
By United Press


WASHINGTON. Sept. 17.-Speak-
er John N. Garner, Democratic
nominee for Vice President. for
sock politics today to rush to the
bedside of his aged mother, gravely
i'll at her home near Detroit, Tex.
Advised by relatives of his moth
ers relapse, he hurriedly packed a
small bag, and boarded the Mem
phis special of the Southern rail-
road at $3.50 a. m.
Union station officials confirmed
the departure of the Speaker after
the Washington hotel, where Mr..
and Mrs. Garner make their home
while congress is in session, report
ed he had checked out hurriedly.
The Memphis Special is due in
Memphis at Ills a. m, Sunday. It
was considered possible that the
Democratic leader might charter a
plane en- route, if he received word
that his mothers condition has be-
come more serious.
An airline operates from Memphis
into Texas.
Garner arrived here Friday from
Topeka, Kan. where he conferred
with Governor Franklin D. Roose-
welt, his running mate.
He had planned to spend the
weekend in Washington and then
leave for New York, where his cam
paign speaking itinerary was be-
ing mapped out by Democratic ma
tional headquarters.
He was ruddy faced and smiling
at a press conference Friday at
which he predicted an overwhelming
Democratic victory in Nocember.
He appeared ready for an intensive
speaking tour. after a month of fish
ing and relaxation at his Uvalde
(Tex) home.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-17
Legion Kidnapped by Democrats
From c. O. P; Steal Show at Portland

There were in evidence young
Teddy Roosevelt; Hanford Mac
Nider, then Canadian minister; F.
Trubee Dawson, David ingalls,, Ma
jor-General ]. G. Hsrbord, and
many others.
This week prominent Republicans
conSpicuouSly were absent.
Pat Hurley and MacNider came,
but Hurley's contribution to his
party's fortunes was a short speech,
a row with a newspaper mar and
reprimand for propagandizing the
convention-which he said he didn't
DO.
MacNider left without giving an
interview. Secretary Lyman T. Will
bur arrived after the show was over
On the other hand the Democrats
fiouriShed here the bay tree.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-17

JoSephus Daniels spoke at length
urging the buddies to go into
politics" He didn't say what kind
of politics but the buddies knew
what he meant.
Mayor James Curley of Boston
spoke and attacked Hoover for the
B. E. F. affair.
Daniels and Curley both moved
of to nearby towns and made
Roosevelt speeches within earshot.
Then there were on the program
the ubiquitous Wright Patman of
Texas. and popular ex-national
Commander Henry L. Stevens of
North Carolina. Dave Beck of
Seattle, who has, been named to
serve on the Democratic committee
for labor in Oregon and Washing
ton.
OF the program, there vas Ralph
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-17
HOGS END WEEK AT
LOWER PRICE LEVELS
Cattle, Calves Nominal on Scarcity
of Receipts; Sheep Weak.

Cdttle, caves nominal on scarcity
of Receipts; Sheep Weak.
Hogs ended the week at the Union
Stockyards at slightly lower levels
this morning. Prices generally were
10 cents off from the previousday's
average. The bulk, 100 to $50
pounds, sold for 81 to $40; early
top holding at $4.45. Receipts were
estimated at 1900 followers were
$50.
Cattle were nominal on receipts
Of so. Vealers showed a steady
trend at 81 down. Calf receipts
were so.
Hardly enough sheep were on
hand to test the market. Prices
tended lower, mostly at s6 down.
Receipts we're 200
At Chicago hogs we're steady to
weak with Fridays average. Some
cleanup sales we're to 10 cents
or more lower. Receipts we're 5000.
including 1000 direct. Holdovers
were 1000. Compared with a week
ago weighty steers we're 25 to 40
cents higher. Receipts were 1000.
Sheep we're. nominal, receipts num-
bering 5000.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-17
ROOSEVELT IN UTAH
Arrives in Salt Lake City for
Speech Tonight.
By L Hited Press

By United Press
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept.
Ex-Governor Franklin D. Roose-
velt entered Utah today to expound
his views on the silver question, one
of paramount Importance to this
state in particular and to the far
west in general.
Roosevelt, Democratic presidential
nominee, acclaimed by 10000 noisy
partisans, planned to remain here
until Sunday. He will deliver the
second major address of his trans
continental tour at the Mormon
tabernacle tonight.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-17


At tremendous Democratic
gathering he described the ideal
candidate. Missouri's next senator,
said Reed, must be frank, in
dependent, courageous. He must be
wet, low-tariff, anti-court, anti
league, but no radical.
Reed raSped: What we need in
the United States senate is an
American.
His Victory Is Surprising
Thus the old warrior handed his
sword to one on whom he looks as
worthy successor-without men
tioning name.
When Jim dropped into his seat,
gazing around in defiant challenge,
the hall was still.
Friends and supporters of other
candidates glared at him. They
knew whom he meant, and they
knew his prestige throughout the
state.
Even so, they scoffed at sugges-
tons that Clark could break through
the alliance of urban and rural
forces ranged against him.
Clark did, however, win by 10000
votes. His victory was all the more
surprising, because Pendergast put
over his gubernatorial candidate by
100000 votes. He is the elderly
Francis M Wilson, Grover Cleve-
land Democrat.
Counted on to Carry Roosevelt
Reversing the uuSal process, Clark
is counted on to carry the Roosevelt
Garner ticket to a triumph, even
though Missouri has gone Republic
an nationally since 1916.
Hoover carried Missouri by $4,000
against the wet, popular AL Smith.
In addition to his political accom-
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-17
MUNC|E BANDIT SLAIN
Two Others Are Wounded in
Grocery Looting.

By United Press
MUNCIE, Ind, Sept 17-One
bandit was dead and three others
we're under arrest today. two of
them wounded, as result of robbery
of a grocery store here late Friday.
Luke Keith was shot fatally by
police, who arrived as the robbers
we're leaving the store. Ed Duffy
was shot in the abdomen and Andy
Tuttle was shot in the legs as they
attempted to escape on foot.
John Hartranft, driver of the ban
dit car, was arrested without injury.
Loot totaling $130 in the robbery
was recovered.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-17
GARNER'S AGED MOTHER
ILL: SPEAKER IS RACING
DEATH TO TEXAS BEDSIDE
Physicians Hold Slight Hope
for Recovery of 81-Year-
Old Woman.
SPEEDS FROM CAPITAL
Nominee May Go by Plane
From Memphis If Parent
Grows Worse.

81 Hfcd Press
DETROIT, Tex, Sept. II.
Mrs. Sarah Garner, the 81
year-old mother of John
Nance Garner, Democi
vice-presidential candid. g.
today was gravely ill at her
home here.
Physicians, holding slight hope
for her recovery. advised relatives
to notify her distinguished son, in
Washington, of her condition.
Mrs. Garner became i'll, suffering
With a general toxic condition, a
week ago, and has grown steadily
weaker, it was said
Mrs. Maude Blair, daughter
with whom the aged woman lives,
said the family had decided to no
tify the presidential candidate
of his mother condition, although
they had hesitated to do so since
he is busy with campaign plans.
Mrs. Garner was born, and spent
her entire life in this section. Until
recently, she rejoiced in recalling in
cidentS in the boyhood life of her
noted son, and in telling stories of
the early days of Texas.
Garner has not visited her for
some months. He had planned to
come here in July when he returned
after congress adjourned to his
home in Uvalde.
His own health, however. was
bad at that time, and he spent sew
eral weeks recovering.
Mrs. Garner was widowed ten
years ago. She has, besides the
Speaker, two other sons and two
daughters.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-17
GERMANY WILL VOTE
Nov. 6 Is Set for Date to
Choose New Secretary.

By United Press
BERLIN, Sept. 1.-THE govern
ment decided today to hold the nav
reichStag elections Nov. S, subject
to approval of President Paul Won
Hindenburg. The president is ex-
pected to approve the date.
The short-lived reichstag recently
was dissolved by Chancellor Franz
Won Papen, on authority of the
president, during tumultuous SEES
sion in which it attempted to pass
a vote of misconf1dence in the cabi-
nets one-year economic recovery
plan
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-17
BY MAX STERN
Times STAFF Writer

PORTLAND, Sept. 17-Repub-
lcan leaders are awakening to the
unpleasant realization that the
American Legion, which they nursed
for twelve years. virtually has been
kidnapped by the opposition.
AS Legion delegates deployed
homeward from the fourteenth con-
vention here one of the main top
les of conversation was the way the
Democrats stole the show
Last year at Detroit the Legion
convention was dominated by the
G. o. P. big wigs.
President Hoover himself spoke
and helped block the bonus
resolutiee there.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-17
OuiSSed in Death Case

Miss Grace
Atwood pictured
here, art stu
dent and daughter
of a wealthy
Middleboro
tMass.) manufac-
turer. was said by
authorities to
nave Deen a ire
quent companion of
Charles Edward
Du Bots, West
chester county
IN. " jeweler,
whose wife mys-
teriouSly disap-
peared on Aug. 10.
Du Bots killed
himself Fri
day, just before the
wife's body (
was found.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-17
YOUNG FARMER IS SHOT

Accidental Discharge of Gun Car
ried on Mower Is Fatal.
BIZ Unifcd Press
ELKHART. Ind. Sept. 17.-Buck-
shot wounds from accidental dis
charge of shotgun Delbert Juday,
%, farmer near here, was carrying
on his mower, caused his death.
Judsy had carried the gun on the
mower to shoot snakes in the field.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-17
COOL WAVE TO STAY

Highest Temperature Over Week
End to Be 70 to IS Degrees.
Highest temperature in Indian
apolis during the weekend will be
from 70 to IS, according to the local
weather bureau, which reported a
low mercury reading of 50 aat 4:45
this morning.
A two-degree rise, registered at
7, was seven degrees below normal
for that hour on this date.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-17

The husband she acquired
as a result of a French matri-
mOnial magazine ad, was dig
ing the grave, into which the
assistant district attorney
was satisfied he placed the
body of his wife, slain so that
he might remarry.
The irony of the situation, how
ever was that Du Bots cheated the
law which tried to charge him with
murder, but was frustrated by fail
IRE to find the body of murder
victim until after the jeweler had
slain himself.
In Love With Rich Woman
Du Bots was in love with Miss
Grace Atwood New York university
graduate and daughter of wealthy
Massachusetts manufacturer. He
had planned to marry her. she said.
A letter she wrote said that nov
We can marry, because the last OBJ
stacle has been removed" And legal
papers we're found in which prop
erty title was transferred to Mrs.
Grace Du Bots, shortly after Mrs.
Edith Du Bots vanished.
Sullivan held today, however, that
Miss Atwood was the innocent vic
tim of a love affair whose tragic
scenes we're unSlspected. He exon
Grated her of any guilty knowledge
of the crime.
Miss Atwood was in seclusion, her
father said, and would remain so for
some time. She wrote the last
obstacle" letter, it was explained,
because she had been told, as others
were told, that Mrs. Du Bois was
killed in motor accident in Canada
Chauffeur Is ExOnerated
Sullivan also exonerated Larry
Frazier, the Du Bots chauffeur, who
helped dig the grave.
Both Frazier and Mrs. Du Bots
understood the vault was to house
an electric washing machine and an
automatic water pressure tank.
Frazier, however, is to be ques-
toned further on some details.
Jules Du Bots, brother of the
suicide victim. will claim both bodies
as soon as authorities release them,
Sullivan said He said he planned
no further investigation, and in
Dictated that routine inquests at
Plymouth and at Quincy, where
Du Bots killed himself, would end
the case.
Du Bots ended his life by shooting
himself through the head in the
bathroom of a modest lodging house
at Quincy. He had been in seclusion
since Monday, posing as Ralph
Anderson of New York
He used SO caliber revolver, per-
hapS the one with which his wife
had been slain. preliminary ex-
animation of her body. revealed.
Dig Through Concrete
The day of developments in the
mystery started with orders for a
search Of the Great Herring Pond
region by national guardsmen. A
routine emergency cali to Quincy
police from a lodging house keeper
reported suspicious noise in a
locked bathroom.
Police found Ralph Anderson"
sprawled in a corner. He did not
regain consciousness. A calling card
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-17
ELECT MESCALL HEAD
OF BENEFIT COUNCIL
New Officers to Be Installed in
Office on Oct. 5.

James j. Mescall was named
president of Marion council No. 1888,
Security Benefit Association, at the
meeting held last Wednesday. He
will be installed into Office Oct 5,
along with the others chosen at the
election. Omer yesterday, acting
national president, will be in charge
of the installation ceremony.
Others elected were Paul Order.
first vice president; Belle Gufkie.
second vice president: Rose Green.
prelate, Pearl Hull. secretary: Mar
garet Kennebaugh. conductor:
George Roberts. guard; Cecil Hull.
sentinel, and Charles Kennebaugh,
trustee.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-17
By I Hited Press
KANSAS q

By United Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo, Sept.
IA two-Story, seven-room
frame house was missing today,
and H. B. Cohn was a per-
picked real estate agent.
Cohn went to the site of the
house to check its condition for
the owner, G.. w. Potts of But
Ter, Mo. The lot where the
house once stood was vacant.
Neighbors said the house had
been torn down and carted
away several weeks ago.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-17
AUTO CRUSHES FARMER
Cranking of Car in Gear Proves Fa-
tai to State Man.

d z NTFtU ITtSN
COTTSBURG, Ind, Sept. IL
Edward Robbins, So. farmer, was
killed almost instantly at his home
here when he was crushed by an
automobile he cranked while in
gear. His neck was broken.
The body was found b va neigh
Dor youth. 1t had been dragged
several feet.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-17

He faced two
with the backing
opponents, o n e
Of Tom Fender
CAST, Kansas City
boss, and the
other a dry pro-
greSSive, who is
expected to sweep
the rural regions.
1t was then that
jim Reed, though
he usually has
played with Pen
dergast, arose in
his ora toric al