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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-24
SLAVERY CHARGED IN
FLOOD CONTROL WORK
Woman Investigator Tells of Con-
ditions Along Mississippi.

ditiOnS Along MISSISSIPPI.
By Scripps-HOWdrd Newspaper Alliance
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24.-The
personal story of what woman in
vestigator saw in Negro labor camps
along the Mississippi flood control
project was before the war depart
ment today, for use in connection
with its inquiry into charges that
conditions of virtual slavery exist
on the levees.
This investigator, Helen Board
man, former Red Gross worker, told
her story to Brigadier- General G.
B. Pillsbury. assistant to the chief
of army engineers, in charge of the
flood control work.
Her complaints were against con-
ditions in camps maintained by
contractors, to whom levee and
other flood control work has been
let by army engineers.
Miss Boardman told PillSbury
that Negro laborers were subjected
to brutal beatings, we're paid low
wages and worked extraordinarily
long hours, and that inSanitary liv-
ing arrangements and other condi-
tions amounting to virtual slavery
prevailed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-24
BUTLER ALUMNI WILL
HOLD MEMBER DRIVE
Committee Headed by Henry o.
GOett to Conduct Campaign.

Committee Headed by Henry o.
GOett to Conduct Campaign.
Membership campaign of the But
Ter University Alumni Association
will begin Oct 10, directed by a
committee headed by Henry o.
Goett, indianapolis, who will be as
sisted by Samuel Offutt, Greenfield,
and Henry F. Bruner, Chicago.
Bruner will have charge of the
national campaign. Goett will con-
duct the local campaign, and the
state activities will be in charge of
Offutt.
Effort will be made to solicit non
members of the association in all
parts of the country to join Forma-
tin of permanent Butler luncheon
club will be part of the local cam
paign.
A years free subscription to the
Butler Alumni Quarterly will be
given all new members.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-24
BY ROBERT TALLEY
MIA cnn,,ia. VU~ffor

Copyright. 1882. NEA Service, Inc)
VXTHERE is DR.. Charles Bran
w cati? He came to America
from Italy as a barber, worked his
way through medical college in
New York, turned to business and
made million dollars in some
way that is not at all clear.
Then he vanished as though the
earth had swallowed him, leaving
his present even deeper mystery
than his past.
1t was on Nov. 10, 1928, that DR..
Brancati left the stately old
Gouverneur Morris mansion in
New York's Bronx, fer which he
had refused an offer of 100000
only short time before.
He said he was going down.
town to his office. That was the
last ever seen of him.
The authorities incline to the be-
lief that DR.. Brancati engineered
his own disappearance for per-
Sonal reasons"
His brothers say they are con-
WINGED that he was kidnapped and
murdered.
Each theory seems to fit known
facts equally well. The sub
sequent linking of DR.. Brancati'S
name with various sinister activi-
ties easily might explain why he
should choose to disappear; could
just as well explain a motive for a
murder.
Various rumors have linked his
name with huge counterfeiting
ring, with the Arnold Rothstein
murder (Which occurred just six
teen days before Brancati's dis
appearance and with the snug
Cling of narcotics on a tremendous
scale.
THROUGH the millionaire ply
Il Sician vanished on Nov. 10,
DR.. Brancati's brothers did not
report his disappearance to the
police until the following April.
And in the meantime, these
strange things were happening:
From Passaic, N. j.; Albany,
Boston, Ottawa, and London came
a series of letters. kilograms and
cablegramS, all signed with DR..
Brancati's name and ostensibly
written by him.
The letters were typewriter,
but the signature looked very
much like that of the missing
physician.
The first communication -
telegram-came from Passaic the
day after his disappearance. Ad-
dressed TO Ercolc Brancati, one
of the brothers, it read: IAN
HUNTING WITH FRIENDS
STOP IF ANYBODY CALLS FOR
ME WILL BE BACK IN ABOUT
WEEK STOP WILL WRITE
LATER. CHARLES"
Ten days later came a telegram
from Albany, saying he was there
on business. Then a letter post
marked at Boston, which assured
his brothers that he was doing
we'll" and would return soon.
There were more of such let
tiers and kilograms, followed by
a cablegram from London which
announced that Brancati had ar
riveS there.
Then came a letter from Lon
don, postmarked Dec. 26, which
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-24
CONVICT CHILD SLAYER

Kentucky Woman Gets Life in
Death of StepsOn, Found Hanged.
By United Press
GRAYSON, KY, Sept. 24.-Mrs.
Eliza Hickey, 81, was found guilty
of numbering her Stepson, Roy, 10,
found hanging from tree. She
was sentenced to the penitentiary
for life.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-24
OPEN CLUB QUARTERS
Washington Township Democrats
Get SOS College Room.

Establishment of new head
quarters at 5206 College avenue is
announced by the Washington
Township Democratic Club The
headquarters will be open through
out the fall campaign.
Walter Clarke, Center township
attorney. recently was elected ward
chairman.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-24
ART SAYS:

The perfec-
ton of real
artificial silk
should make
the lowly silk
worm feel on
a par with the
lowly night
crawler.
= = =
HI e a dime:
ID e m ocrats'
Hopes High In
c oIora d o."
It's the right
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-24

altitude for high hopes.
= =
Now that we've seen the
pictures of the Better Babies
how about a few poses of the
Better Parents.
=
Fall slipped in officially yes
terday while you were trying to
cocoon yourself in the bedcoyers
and wishing for little of that
July weather.
y y
Open tonight until 10 p. m.
and all day Sunday. Open a
charge or budget account
where Your Car Gets Care
full Care" Two stations to
serve you.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-24
JAFSIE STILL ON HUNT
Hope Held by DIR. Condor That He
Yet VIII Find Indy Hoaxers.

BIZ Hitcd Press
NEW YORK, Sept. 24.-Dr. John
F. (Jafsie) Condor, emiSSary in the
Lindbergh kidnapping case, still
hopes he will find the man who
hoaxed him into tossing $4,000 of
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh's
money over a cemetery wall in the
Bronx
Last week he went to Canada on
the trail Of the money. He confers
with federal secret service men
twice a week.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-24

The English government spent
1888, 100000 on the unemployed last
year.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-24

Next-The strange disappearance of
Hisashi Fuiimura, 3S, millionaire jap
anese silk importer of New York. who
vanished from an ocean liner near New
York while returning from a gay
"whOopee cruise to Halifax with beau
tiful blond show girl.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-24
District Answers
SaltOn Sea Case

Assertion of a right to a perpet-
ual easement on the shores of the
Salton Sea, and denial that water
in excess of the needs of con-
sumers is flowed through its ditch
es, were contained in answers filed
in superior court today by the I'M
perial Irrigation District to the
complaints of w. E. Patterson and
F. o. and Mrs. Lena Goodspeed.
The suits deal with alleged flood
ing of farming lands on the shores
of the sea because excess water was
flowed into the drainage basin for
district canals and bitches.
The answer denies that the dis
trict has caused the Salton Sea
rise, making property on its shores
unfit for farming. The amount OF
water discharged into the sea has
not increased in the last five years,
according to the answer.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-24
ASSERT TAMMANY READY TO
THROW ROOSEVELT OVERHEARD

be united on the prohibition
issue. They seemed set to go down
the line against the eighteenth
amendment.
The platform committee and the
credentials committee were busy
with preliminaries to the conven-
ton which opens Monday. Leaders
in the victory campaign fund drive
planned to meet to consider the
condition of the party eXchequer.
Over the whole scene was cast
the spell of this newest party feud.
Nobody can cite any very tangible
reason for this bitter break be-
tween Roosevelt and Smith. just
four years ago next Monday, the
smiling Roosevelt, with halting
steps appeared on the platform of
the Houston Democratic national
convention to place his old friend
Smith in nomination. 1t was the
third national convention to which
he had appealed in behalf of the
man he named the happy warrior.
Smith, in turn, begged Roosevelt
to run for governor of New York
on his ticket in 1923.
Roosevelt was elected Smith
failed to carry his own state.
Roosevelt consulted Smith seldom
if at all over his appointments and
policies.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-24
Veterans March
Upon Capitol

WASHINGTON, June "a UP
An insurgent band of 500 veterans
revolted against their leaders today
and marched on the capitol in an
attempt to convert senators to the
Patman bonus bill.
Thirty-five metropolitan police
hurried to the capitol to reinforce
the regular force.
w. w. Waters, commander of the
bonus expeditionary forces, left An
acostia for the capitol in an at
tempt to prevent possible disorder.
The senate already has defeated
the Patman bill, calling for i'm
mediate payment of S24oo,OOo0 900
in bonuses.
Edwards Williams of Johnson
City, Tenn. took command of the
men after they arrived at the cap
itol. He said there would be no
disorder and that his followers
merely were there to lobby for
bonus legislation.
Williams said he hoped to have
1900 men on Capitol Hill before
evening.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-24
L. A. STOCKS
Fall From Horse
Injuries Woman

HOLLYWOOD, June "a. UP
Marguerite Benson, %, daughter of
Amos Benson, Portland, Ore, hotel
man, was in Hollywood hospital to-
day suffering from injuries inflict-
ed when horse she was riding on
a Griffith Park bride path threw
her and then rolled on her.
1t was said at the hospital that
completion of X-ray pictures
showed that Miss Benson was not
critically hurt as at first believed.
Surgeons at first feared that the
pelviS was fractured and that she
also suffered from broken shoul-
der and several broken ribs. After
the X-ray examination her condi-
ton was reported as improving
from serous bruises and shock"
Miss Benson lives with her father
in Beverly Hills. DR.. E. J. Moffett
was called to attend her.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-24
Continued From Page IL

under the abolition of this ruleP"
Farley was asked.
No" he answered. THE dele
gates have been chosen by the peo-
pie and they are entitled to make
their own rules"
Attempt of the Roosevelt forces
to abolish the two-thirds rule was
hailed as an admission of failure"
by Representative Sam Rayburn of
Texas, campaign manager for
Speaker John N. Garner in an at
tack on James A. Farley, RooSe-
yelt manager for advocating it.
William Gibbs McAdoo, sponsor
of the Garner candidacy, likewise
reiterated today his steadfast OPP
position to dispensing with the two
thirds rule at the present conven-
tion. saying 1t is not right to
change lin the middle of the game"
The California delegation is on
record for a change in 1886.
Bruce Kremer. Montana, Roose-
yelt leader who will be chairman of
the rules committee which will rec
ommend a majority rule to the
convention. met the protests today
with the assertion there is mot
doubt in the world" that the Roose-
yelt forces would carry the day.
Kremer said the rules committee
would propose adoption of the rules
of the 1928 convention, and of the
72nd congress so far as the latter
may be applicable with the proviso
that nomination of candidates for
President and President shall
be by a majority of delegate votes"
The two-thirds fight, Kremer
said would reach the convention
floor after election of a permanent
chairman. He said the convention
had no right to change the unit
rule binding some delegations to
vote as a unit, but that he thought
that would be changed by the states
before the next convention.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-24
Oil Operators Try
To Cut Production

LOS ANGELES, June 24. W.H -
Oil producers of the Los Angeles
basin worked feverishuy today to
curtail production SO they might be
in position to accept an offer of
the Standard Oil company to pay
ST per barrel for crude oil.
K. r. Kingsbury, president of
Standard, notified producers here
he would extend until tomorrow his
companys offer to increase the
price of oil 25 cents.
The continuance had been asked
for by w. M. Keck, chairman of
producers committee, when 1t was
found both the Long Beach and
the Huntington Beach fields were
in excess of their allowable quotas.
Standards offer to purchase 81
per barrel crude is contingent upon
the reduction of all oil fields in
the state to within their allowable
quota limits.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-24
By RAYMOND CLAPPER

Copyright, 1882, BY United Press)
CHICAGO, June 24.-TwC former
pals, Frank and Al, squared off to-
day in a finish fight which threat
ems to shake the Democratic party
to its foundations.
Supporters of Gov. Franklin D.
Roosevelt pledged themselves to
fight for abolition of the two-thirds
rule and require only simple ma
jority to nominate the partys preSl-
dental candidate.
Roosevelt is conceded to have
such a simple majority.
Should he win the fight, for a
change of rules, which in itself re-
quires only a majority vote, ne
would presumably have clear path
to nomination unless some new
factor appeared
This decision to challenge the
century old two-thirds rule was
reached during the night at meet
ing of Roosevelt forces.
Just as the meeting began,
Roosevelt was denounced as the
weakest candidate in the field who
could not win if nominated. This
attack. one of the most sensational
ever made in a party convention
battle, was contained in state
ment issued by Mayor Frank
Hague of Jersey City, N. j., who is
campaign manager for former
Gov. Alfred E. Smith.
1t is understood the statement
was scrutinized before it was issued
not only by Smith but by his close
friend, John j. Raskob, chairman of
the Democratic national commit
tee.
Friends of Roosevelt declare he
is being made the target of a
Wall street oligarchy." They are
prepared TO ring the charges OH
that tune as the fight progresses.
This grave breach threw feel
ing of anxiety and dismay over
delegates who had hoped for
short harmonious convention next
week which would send the party
unitedly into a campaign in which
its chances have been regarded as
better than at any time since 1916.
Ranks Divided
Now the Democratic battle
against President Hoover and the
Republican party is destined to
begin with ranks divided, with bit
terness and dissention, chiefly aris-
ing out of the anger from a broken
friendship between two of the most
popular political figures ever pro-
duced by the state of New York.
The Roosevelt-Smith feud over
shadoWed everything else today.
For once Democrats appeared 10
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-24
Rotary Addressed
BY City Engineer

Recounting many of the disad-
vantages of municipal government
under political rule, and contrast
ing it with the efficiency possible
under city management. Phil
knights, city engineer, addressed
the El Centre Rotary club at its
meeting yesterday.
He explained the difference be-
tween running a city and conduct
ing an ordinary business. enumer-
ating the many legal technicali-
ties which have been placed around
the former. most of them designed
as safeguards but quite a few of
which make for inefficiency
Interference of politicians and
the wrong attitude often displayed
by citizens with a grievance were
cited by the speaker as current
evils which the city council faces
at times.
He paid a tribute to the present
council, asserting the members are
doing their best individually and
collectively to give the city the
best and most economical govern
ment possible.
Pictures of scenes off the coast
of Mexico in the vicinity of Cor
onado islands were shown through
the courtesy of the Coca Cola COM
pany, Councilman H. w. Fawcett,
owner of the local Coca Cola
branch being chairman Of the day.
The scenes were taken on a recent
staged by Coca Cola deal
ers, the local councilman claiming
he was the only member of the
party who did not get Seasick.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-24
Woman Believed
Victim Of Sharks

HONOLULU, June pa (U.P) =
Scores OF sampans, expert SWIM
mers and two airplanes renewed
their search today for Mrs. Nora
Gardner Lufkin. who disappeared
Wednesday following a swim near
Makena Maui.
The missing Woman's pajamas
and automobile were found on the
beach. Her husband, Dr.. C. Dexter
Lufkin, expressed the belief she
was seized with cramps while swim
ing and drowned. Natives feared
she had been attacked by sharks.
The Lufkins were married May
% at Santa Barbara, Calf, and
came here recently on a honey
moon
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-24
Pair Must Serve
Jail Sentence

BY the terms of probation granted
by Judge A. c. Finney today, Will
burn Rogers and Earl Nelson must
serve a term in the Imperial county
Jail, leaving the state when they
are released or secure parole,
which the judge said he would
recommend at the end of three
months. The boys were sentenced
to six months in jail
They were first sentenced to San
Quentin penitentiary, but execu-
ton of the sentence was stayed
on condition they serve the jail
term. They had pleaded guilty to
forgery.
Only one other case was sched-
uled on the law and motion cal
endar in criminal court today. An
appeal by Henry Self from a JUS
tice court conviction for petty theft
was continued until July /.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-24
Daily Report Of
Stock Markets

NEW YORK, June "a. U.P) -
Fear that congress would pass 8
relief bill requiring a huge govern
ment loan, together with bankine
difficulties in Chicago, offset thf
favorable effects of a cut in the
New York reserve rediscount rate
and brought the stock market
down l to ( points today.
A long list of leading stocks
broke into new low ground for the
bear market, including steel COM
mon at 23l2. off las; steel pre-
ferred Sc, off 37s; Allied Chemical
Asa, off "a; American Can So
off 2A; American Telephone IT'S.
off 2&; AtchiSon 22ls, of 3ls; Con-
tinental Can 1875, off l12; Inter
national Harvester 1912, off =.
Auburn Automobile crashed
nearly 10 points on selling that
was said to be coming from Chi
cago where four banks closed today
following suspension of 81 others
in the last month. The Chicago
banking situation was reflected in
an increase of S38,0O0,o00 in money
in circulation in the past week
indicating increased boarding.
Losses of 2 to 3 points were noted
in such issues as Westinghouse
Electric, Case, DUPONT, Coca Cola,
Union Pacific and several others.
Selling continued to the close.
United States bonds were strong
in the early trading, bolstering up
by easy money prospects. Liberty
312s made a new high for the year.
All grains closed fractionally
lower. Cotton was about steady.
Rubber made new lows.
Sugar futures rose to new highs
for the year, the July position
touching 88-1O0ths cent a pound,
against a recent low of 57-l0Oths.
Impetus for this market was the
decision Of the Cuban sugar in
stitute to hold 100000 tons of sugar
from export to the United States.
LOS ANGELES, June "a. U.P)-
Most issues declined when trading
was revived on the Los Angeles
stock exchange today.
Standard Oil was the most ac-
tive. selling 800 shares at 1875,
down 7s. Associated Gas struck
a new low for the year at II,
where it was off 11s, on sales Of
200 shares.
Los Angeles Investment sold 500
shares at AS, down Is. Transamer-
lea was unchanged at 25s on sales
Of 400 shares.
Southern California Edison 512
per cent preferred declined Is on
sales of 400 shares at 184. Edison
common lost IA at 1824 where 200
shares sold.
Southern Pacific lost l point on
100 shares sold at 8.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-24

Perishable Shipments - Yester-
days total of perishable shipments
included. los carloads Of canta-
loupeS. los of Watermelons, A OF
honeydeWs. 43 of mixed melons, IA
Of honeyballs. seven Of grapes and
one of casabaS. according to a re-
port submitted by B. A. Harrigan,
agricultural commissioner.
A. B. Hanson. Dentist - over
Security First National Bank.
Phone 88. 13tf
Casa Rey Hotel dining room
serves good home-cooked food. We
are open to the public. lStt
Building Permits IsSued-Build-
ing permits issued at the city en-
gineers office yesterday afternoon
and this morning were to H. J.
Hutchins for a 500 private garage
at $50 Hamilton avenue, Willie
Conn for an addition costing $3.50
at 7l8 South Fourth street, and
Ralph Reynolds for alterations
costing $50 at GAO Brighton avenue.
Mrs. Marie Land has moved her
real estate office 10 Mission Apart
ments. 235 North Sixth st. l8t7
Asks Payment-In a suit filed in
superior court Yesterday afternoon
:. Nishikawi seeks Judgment for
s347.02 aSsertedly due him from J.
Y. Sasano for lettuce sold within
he past two years. Kendall B.
Perkins. attorney. prepared the
DR.. Jensen Dentist. X-Ray
service. ll0 North 9th st. u,w,f
Fire Last Night-Firemen answer
ID call to First and Olive streets
ast night to discover flames in a
ar had been eXtinguished by near
~ residents.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-24
American League
(NO games scheduled
Boy Injured By
Hit-Run' Auto

Ralph Fleming, 6, was the vic
tim of a hit-and-run driver who
failed to stop after striking the
boy at Seeley last night, knocking
him to the ground and causing
minor injuries.
Witnesses could not get the Ii
cense number nor the make of the
car, since the accident was after
dark. 1t was a coupe, they said.
The car was going north on a side
road leading from the Calexico
highway.
Another accident reported to
Captain A. F.. Oswalt of the Cali
fornia highway patrol yesterday in
volved two trucks on a canal road
six miles east of Curphy's curve.
A watermelon truck driven by Pete
Kezerian and a bakery truck, the
driver of which gave no name, COL
lided at an intersection. Both We
hicles overturned, but drivers were
only scratched and bruised.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-24
Hatfield Asserts
SeIf-Defense Plea
(Continued From Page II

field snatched his rifle and ran
outside. Gomez pursuing. Hatfield
ran around his car, the Mexican
following. Hatfield turned as the
Mexican whirled to go around the
car the other way Hatfield shot.
The bullet struck the Mexican in
the back Of the head
Hatfield suggested to Kloss and
Williams that they should report
the affair. They got into Hatfield's S
car. but remembered the beer. Kloss
and Williams went to hide 1t. When
they returned Hatfield was asleep.
and Robertson had rolled the body
to the river bank. Leaving Hat
field alone. the others waited for
him to awake. They were all
drunk. After dark Kloss and Will
lams pushed the body into the
river. weighing it at the head and
feet.
Youth Identifies Knife
Paul Jones, 16, testified to Civ
ing the knife to the Mexican. The
boy said the knife had been sharp
ened since he last saw 1t. Lew
Wallace testified that bullet holes
in the side Of Hatfield's house were
made when a group of men prac-
ticed shooting at tin can.
Events moved rapidly this morn
ing when Utley presented a motion
that all testimony Of what had hap
pened after Gomez was shot be
stricken, as it applies to Hatfield,
since he had no knowledge Of It.
He also moved for an instructed
verdict on the grounds evidence IS
insufficient to establish the fact
that the killing was anything but
iustifiable homicide.
Both Lyman Robertson and Don
Bitler moved for dismissa; Of the
charges against their clients on the
grounds they were only accessories
after the fact, if any crime was
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-24
Married Life Was
Extremely Short

LOS ANGELES, June "a. U.P)-
Ailene Mercedes, beautiful actress
and dancer, today was granted a
decree of divorce from Stephen
Kingsbury Simkhovitch, a member
of a prominent New York family.
The beauty told a story of an
unhappy married life lasting only
90 days,
Miss Mercedes once was the pre-
mier danseuse of the London Kit
Kat club.