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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-16
Son to Tell
Howl Jackson
Was Killed
By Times Special

By Times Special
LEBANON, Ind, Jan. 16.-Closing
evidence in support of the charge
that Charles Vernon Witt is one of
the Slayers of Lafayette A. Jackson
of Indianapolis will be presented a
Boon county jury Monday by states
attorneys.
Final testimony for the prosecu-
ton will be given by Chester
Jackson, son of the elderly chain
stores operator, who was in the
central Standard Grocery Company
store, 419 East Washington street,
May 81, 1881, when his father was
slain by bandits.
States attorneys said they may
attempt to introduce on Monday
the purported confessions of Witt
and Louis E. Hamilton, waiting trial
on murder charge. If this is done
defense attorneys said they are pre-
pared to show Witt and Hamilton
were forced to sign the alleged
statements after being beaten by
police and detectives.
A blow was struck at Wits de-
Tense of being in lola, Kan, the day
of the shooting, when the state Fri
day succeeded in getting testimony
of Milo Stockberger, 100 Dorman
street, before the jury.
Stockberger said Witt formerly
roomed at his house in the 1000
block, Ashland avenue, Indianapolis,
and admitted to him that he and
Hamilton had shot jackson.
Mrs. Naomi Witt, wife of the de-
sfendant, formerly, was Stockberger's
wife, the roon1ing house operator
told the jury
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-16
SECRET TAX
SESSION ST|RS
IRE OF BUSH
Senators Intend Only to
0bStruCt Program,
He Declares.

"Obstructionists" was the epithet
hurled today by Lieutenant Gov
ernor Edgar D. Bush at the twelve
members of the state senate who is
sued a call for meeting here this
afternoon to decide upon a tax
program for presentation in event
of a special session Of the general
assembly.
Calling the roll of the twelve sem
ators who signed the call, and urged
that mo publicity be given the
caucus at the Washington hotel
here, Bush said that it was started
to hamper the work to be attempt
ed by the citizens tax program
committee.
why don't these senators wait
and see what progress is made by
the business men and leaders of
industry and labor who are mem
bers of this committee" asked Bush.
They were the best available, and
were selected after much study by
William H. Settle president of the
Farm Bureau and John Kinghan
indianapolis meat packer.
Bush took umbrage at the state
ment contained in the. call that I'VE
are opposed to the attempt of outz
side influences attempt to formulate
bills for us to rubber stamp
ITO tell tn truth. the majority
of those invited to be present are
opposed to an income tax, and in
my opinion this move is made to
sidetrack any attempt for real
equalization of the tax burden, .
stated Bush.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-16
MOB BATTLES
TO SEE HANGING
Crowd Beats Down Door to
Reach GaIIoWS.
By United Press

By United Press
BARRIE, Ontario, Jan. 16.-An
Infatuated mob broke into a coal
shed of the county Jail here today
and watched the legal hanging OF
Thomas Wesley Campbell, IS, con-
victed of numbering his aged father
Among the crowd was Campbell's
only son.
The crowd milled around the jail
yard for hours before the hanging
set for shortly after midnight. Re-
fusal of authorities to permit camp
bells former neighbors to view the
execution angered the crowd. The
neighbors stormed the Jail, breaking
down door.
A score Of men and women had
entered the execution room, where
Campbell just had been dropped on
an improvised scaffold, before po-
lice, armed, stopped the rush for the
shed door.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-16
BREAKS.
THOUSANDS IN
FLOOD Peril
Families Flee to Hills as
Torrents Pour Over
Shattered Barrier.
B0ATMEN RESCUE MANY
Collapse at Other Points
Expected, as Heavy
Rains Continue.
By United Press

By United Press
CHARLESTON, Miss, Jan. 16-A
fresh break in the Tallahatchie
river levee system sent wall Of
flood water roaring into the Tippo
basin today, menacing the lives of
more than thousand inhabitants.
Cut off by other flood waters,
families were forced to seek safety
in nearby hills.
Boats piled back and forth all
night, bringing out those trapped
by the unexpected rise. No lives
were reported lost here, but there
was fear that some might be re-
ported after complete check.
Many home in the basin were
surrounded by water before the new
rise, but the occupants had not
abandoned them. George Merri-
weather, editor of a weekly news
paper here, said today he believed
there were ample boats to remove
all in peril.
Many Are Trapped
He declared it was unlikely that
there would be any great loss of life,
as the break had been feared for
several days.
j. w. Harris, physician of Swan
Lake, Miss, told Of being on the
outskirts of the basin shortly after
the rise began. He estimated there
might be as many as 5000 persons
living in it, but said rescue would
have to be effected from the other
side of the lowlands, as Swan Lake
was shut off from the basin by
flood waters.
Torrents from the Tallahatchie
have been tapping at the levees pro-
tecting the Tippo basin for several
weeks, but the break did not come
until Friday night. 1t was report
ed the levee crumbled in three
places as the river, Swelled by con-
tinued rains, burst its bounds.
Town Is Threatened
Glendora, situated farther down
the river, was a scene of activity
today Surrounded by greater flood
threats the little town was carry
ing on in its work to staye off the
levee breaks. More were threat
ened each hour as the river con-
tinued to rise.
Charleston housed many homeless
families today, and as more from
the basin left their homes it was
expected that shelter facilities would
be taxed to the utmost before night
fall.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-16
FAMED SONGBIRD IN 'FOUR-A-DAY'
7et,uSSiui Makes Her Debut in N. Y Talkie House

Madame Tetrazzini, now go,
short, fat, jolly, and lovable as
ever, stood in the wings as the
management announced it took
pride and pleasure in announc-
ing the engagement extraordi-
nary"
II
TINE Grand orchestra" played
H. Garibaldi's rousing hymn,
swung into the rousing march
from Aida, and started the open
ing strains of caro- Nome" color
atura favorite from Rigoletto
The black curtains parted. The
spotlight framed the figure Of the
singer on a little white raised
step beside an inconspicuous
piano.
Tetrazzini's girl-like soprano
that once could take altissimo F,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-16
PROBE DENIED
BY DRY CHIEFS
Miles SCOTS at Report of
Inquiry Here.
BIZ Times Special

~ tmeS SPECIAL
WASHINGTON, Jan. ia re-
port that Indiana Anti Saloon
League officials would demand an
il1sestlgation into the indianapolis
protlibition enforcement offices, and
the Pat Currie shooting episode, was
denied emphatically here Friday
night by E. A. Miles, attorney for
the league in Indiana.
Miles said that neither he nor
Lewis York, superintendent of the
league in Indiana, had any inten-
ton of registering complaints of
any nature while here.
They arrived by auto Friday and
will remain until Monday, attend
ing the annual national convention
of the league. With them are the
Rev. j. Frank tJenner and the Rev.
Leroy Hudson of the Indiana league
Office, and Bishop H. H. Fout of the
United Brethren church, Indian
apolis.
According to the report, Miles and
York had planned to press for an
investigation through Senator Ar
thur Robinson. Miles said they did
not expect to see Robinson before
Sunday afternoon, when the latter
Will address the convention.
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HouU The Market
Opened

By United Press
NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-Week- END
profit taking brought irregularity
into the Stock Exchange today.
Gains and losses were about evenly
distributed.
Steel common slipped back to 451s
off Is, and small declines were
noted in American Can, Westing-
house Electric, Dupont, Standard
Brands. Electric Power and Light,
Auburn Auto and National Power
and Light.
American Telephone held at the
previous close of 1924 and steady
tone was noted in several of the
railroad shares, coppers and motors.
Western Union rose nearly a,
point to 443s, while smaller gains
were noted in Standard of New
Jersey, Packard, B rooklyn Manhat-
tan Transit. Consolidated Gas, Lor-
laird, International Nickel and Va
nadium.
Tickers barely moved and both
buyers and sellers were reticent
about making new commitments.
Overnight market news was of
little Importance.
The reconstruction finance cor
poration may be held up for another
week while the house and senate
iron out differences. The railroad
wage discussions were to be re-
sumed today, but thus far while no
definite decision has been reached,
traders have discounted to a large
extent a reduction of 10 per cent in
wages.
During the early trading there
was a Slight tendency toward lower
prices. Steel common drifted to
Az, off Il from the opening. Au-
burn, Case, American Can and other
leaders eased off. Volume was
small
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QUIZ
STIRS SCANDAL
ONU.S.LOANS
Foreign Bond Inquiry BareS
Bad Business Deals,
Hints at PRESSURE
CLOSES CASE TODAY
California Senator Will
Demand Legislation to
Protect Investors.
BY PAUL r. MALLON
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-Sena-
tor Johnson Rep., CALI is ready
to close his case today in the for
eign bond investigation.
At the crest of wave of start
ling testimony, he is preparing to
end the inquiry abruptly with two
more state department witnesses.
johnson will go before the senate
next week to analyze the record as
it stands. He will demand legisla-
ton to protect investing interests
in future flotaUlon of foreign Sc
curities.
The Californian believes he has
his case in good shape, probably as
complete as it ever will be. He
could go on for months checking
various aspects of the more than
$815,O00,000 of South American
bonds now in default.
Cuban Loan Mentioned
Dozens of possible witnesses have
been mentioned in testimony. Some
important leads have been suggest
ed in connection with Chilean and
Cuban loans.
The Cuban mater was brought up
by Senator King Dem, Utah.
who touched upon sugar loan
only in general terms. He asked
a state department witness if any
commission had been paid a gov
eminent official and then dropped
the matter.
In connection with Chilean ni-
trate concessions, johnson is pre-
pairing to put into the record
report of subcommittee of the
Chilean congress regarding the
Cosach nitrate agreement of Gug-
genheim interests. No evidence has
been given thus far to indicate it
had any connection with a loan.
Facts Are Developed
In five weeks since congress cons
vened. the inquiry has developed
the following outstanding facts:
l. More than $1OOOO,OOO0 900 of
foreign securities have been hoated
in this country, all of which are
deprecated and some of which are
in default.
2. In making loans to Peru, an
alleged bride of $416,200 was paid
to the son of the president of Peru.
8. A 100000 Colombia credit
was held up by New York bankers.
only to be granted ten days after
Colombia reinstated the Barco oil
concession of the Morgan Mellon
interests. The state department,
which urged the bankers to grant
the concession, repeatedly has de-
MED there was any connection be-
tween the two developments.
Warned Against Loans
4. The commerce department
warned repeatedly against loans to
many South American countries in
1927, but the state department sane
toned the loans from a diplomatic
viewpoint. Most of the loans are
now in default.
5. Bankers have admitted they
made mistakes in overestimating
the credit possibilities of South
American and some European ma
tionS.
The two witnesses with whom
Johnson expects to conclude are
Jefferson Caffrey, minister to CO.
lombia, and Freeman Matthews, an
assistant in the Latin American
division of the statedepartment.
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the F above high C, thrilled with
the first strains Of the old favorite
she had sung hundreds Of times.
Last night she, whose memory
had been her pride. kept her eyes
downcast as she stared at trem-
bling bit of paper on which every
word of the familiar song was
written.
There was abundant applause
as she finished the first song.
The orchestra played the Last
Rose of Summer" and Tetrazzini'S
voice gave proof Of her returning
confidence. She sang the words:
"All her lovely companions have
faded and gone"
Her hearers noted the catch in
the famous stars voice. And some
there who revived with her the
memories of her quarter century
on the stage.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-16

age at that time.
From England,
Mrs. Fort e S Gu e
sent two of her
girls to her sister,
Mrs. Ripley, and
leaving the others
in excellent care,
joined her huS-
band at the front,
in Warsaw. Since
the war, the fam
lily has divided it's
tim e b e t W e e n
globe trotting, the
old family home
in Washington
and many happy
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-16
JAPAN PLEDGE
OF Open DOOR
IS GIVEN U. S.
Toxic Says Conditions May
Cause Modification of
Nine-PoWer Pact.
NOTE IS CoNCILIATORY
Soviet Makes Proposal to
NipponeSe for Treaty
of NOnaqqreSSion.
BY MILES VAUGHN
United Press stan Correspondent

TOXIC, Jan. 16.-Japan pledged
maintenance of the "open door" in
Manchuria and China today in re-
spouse to Secretary of States Slim
sons note, but noted that existing
conditions in China might modify
materially the application of the
nine power treaty.
The Japanese communication,
handed by Foreign Minister Ken
kichi Yoshizawa to American Am
bassador w. Cameron Forbes, was
concilatory. 1t said requirements
in the administration of Manchuria
were necessary for the good of the
local population and that Japan had
40 territorial aims in Manchuria.
Rights Not Impaired
Japan called Washingtons atten-
ton to the fact that legality of mat
tiers are not recognized which might
ampair rights of Americans under
the Kellogg pact, and said:
ut might be the subject of aca-
uemic doubt whether in a given case
the improperly of means necessarily
Voids the ends secured, but as Japan
has no intention of adopting i'm
proper means, the question does not
arise practically"
The communication was prepared
For transmission to Washington at
the embassy.
Soviet Asks Pact
4 Soviet proposal for a Russo
Japanese non-aggression pact was
confirmed today by the Japanese
government.
The proposal was made by Maxim
Litvinoff, Soviet commissar for for
eign affairs, to Japanese foreign
minister, Kenkichi Yoshizawa, when
the latter was in Moscow en- route
from Paris to Toxic.
simultaneously. Russian Ambas-
sador Alexander TrojanowSki visit
ed Premier Inauki here and asked
the official Japanese view on such a
pact.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-16
HOGS GAIN 10 TO IS
CENTS AT CITY YARDS
All Cattle Glasses at Lower Level
for Week; Sheep Steady.

for Week; Sheep Steady.
Hogs continued the advance in
evidence Friday at the city yards
this morning, rising 10 to Is cents
on most classes. The bulk, 100 to
$50 pounds, sold for 81 to $40;
early top holding at $40. Re-
ceipts were estimated at 1900; hold
overs were 146.
The cattle market was nominal
affair with all classes lower for the
week. Receipts were 100. Vealers
were unchanged at, $3.50 down; calf
receipts were 200.
No test was made Of prices in the
sheep market. Receipts numbered
200.
A few early sales and bids on
hogs in Chicago held mostly steady
with Fridays average this morn
ing, while bulk of ITO to 210
pounds were bid from 1920 to $4.30;
early top held at $4.35. Receipts
were estimated at 10000 including
5000 direct. Holdovers were 1000.
Cattle receipts, 200; calves, 100;
market steady. Sheep receipts were
quoted at 5000; market unchanged
from Fridays prices.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-16
BILLIONS FOR CREDIT
House Passes Hoover Bill
for RefinanCing.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. - BY
passage of the reconstruction cor
poration bill. congress has supplied
$4,000, 900, 900 credit as a starter for
President Hoover's financial relief
program, which as a whole en-
braces basic credit of several bill
lions. The house approved the bill,
S55 to SIS, Friday night.
Many billions more of potential
credit lies in this bill and other
pending measures of the Presidents
program, together with the addi-
tional refreshing stream furnished
by the federal reserve board in its
new easy money" policy, for credit
OF this sort expands as it circuIates
outward in various channels.
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of Rough Riders.
From Washington, Granville For
tescue and his bride went to Central
America, on official business. From
Central America the Fortescues
Went to Europe and from then to
the present time has been spent in
the Orient, in Europe and other
foreign parts of the world.
II n
TUST' before the war, their last
- child was born in Ostend. Get
ting her family of four little girls
out of Belgium was task to test
the bravenesS of any woman, for
Fortescue who was a war correspon-
dent. was ordered on. At this time,
Robert Bell, her brother, came to
her rescue just as she and her
brood took the boat from Calais
to Dover. He could never speak
highly enough of his sisters cour-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-16

carry The weight OF glIt-edged So
ciety with them. She herself was
born with a golden spoon in her
mouth!
NIECE of the famous Alexander
w Graham Bell and granddaugh-
ter of Gardiner Hubbard, wealthy
Bostonian who financed Bell when
he first put the telephone on the
market, Grace Bell ForteScue's
childhood was one of glamour. She
and her brother, Bobbie and sister,
Helen, spent their winters in the
great Bell home in Connecticut
avenue, Washington, still one of the
show places of the capital
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-16

AS d popular
young belle, Grace
Bell was an out
door enthusiast,
an excellent golf
er and even better
horSeWoman. 1t
was this love of
horses that was
one of the great
attractions be-
tween herself and
the debonair
Granville Fortes-
cue, cousin of
Theodore Roose-
welt and, one of
the famous troop
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-16
Bombing Is Charged

BIZ United Press
GENEVA, Jan. 16.-China charged
in a note to the League of Nations
council today that Japanese air.
planes had bombed Finchow, Man
churia, killing one man and one
woman and wounding several per-
sons.
LAS the bombardment was with
out the slightest provocation, it is
abundantly obvious that the Jap
anese are aiming to GUST from Man
churia all lawful Chinese authority,
which constitutes fragrant violation
of international instruments to
which Japan is signatory and also
the resolutions adopted by the
league council" the Chinese note
said:
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-16
Boycott to Be Asked
By United Press

III JUIItU I'TfSS
NANKING, Jan. 16.-China will
ask for an economic and financial
boycott against Japan at the meet
ing of che League of Nations coun-
Gil at Geneva Jan. 25.
Chine also decided to request
convocation of signatories to the
nine-power treaty to consider the
Manchurian situation.
The official announcement of
Chinas decision was made today by
Flu Ping Chang, vice-minister of
foreign affairs, on behalf of For
eign Minister Eugene Chen and the
legislative Yuan of the government.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-16
HELD ON CHECK CHARGE
Oil Salesman Admits Frauds in
Seven States, Police Say.

Charged with passing two worth
less checks on hotels here, Joseph
G. Wilson, Charleston, Ill, an oil
salesman, confessed today to spur
ious check operations in seven
states over a period of six months,
detectives say.
Wilson was arrested Friday and
was to be tried today.
Wilson admitted, according to de-
tectives, that the checks all were
small, and that he wrote them in
numerous Indiana cities, as well as
in Ohio, Michigan, Iowa, Nebraska,
Illinois and Kentucky.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-16
DIES in 12-STORY FALL
Wife of Christian Science Monitor
Writer Killed at Capital.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-Mrs.
Edith M. Strout, wife of Richard
L. Strout. Washington correspond
ent of the Christian Science Moni-
tor. was killed when she fell from
a window in the Monitors twelfth
floor office in the National Press
building. Strout was in an adjoin-
ing office at the time. Mrs. Strout
had been in i'll health recently. She
had three children.
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was IN Europe, is
enroute home to
help. Her huS-
band, Col. Gran
vile ForteScue,
who was gaSSed
in the World war,
is seriously i'll
here and unable
to go to her aid.
Dozens of friends
both here and in
Washington sig
Nifty their willing
ness to aid her.
Both Mrs. For
tescue's family
and her friends
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BIZ United Press

~ CNtbeI fDTeSS
BOSTON, Jan. 16.-Luisa Tet-
- razzini, whose debut as Lucia
III Hamerstein's Manhattan opera
house dazzled a nation, whose
farewell operate appearance with
Caruso, Louise Homer and Re-
nand moved admirers to tears,
made her debut here Friday night
as an added attraction" in a
four day" talkie house.
The songbird of Florence, who
once wrote that her voice had
earned her S5,OOO,0O0 as a con-
temporary of Melba and Sem
brich, took her turn with the &C
robats, wisecrackers and horde
no" singers playing for the ap-
lause of the galleries that once
sent grapefruit whirling through
the air at Rudy Valee, the song
bird Of Westbrook, Me.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-16
Sby-te Work

By United Press
ALBION, H., Jan. 16.-Stills
in Edwards county are worth
81 a gallon. Sheriff Oscar Har-
per has offered that reward
for tips on their location. He
also will pay SIS a location
for each slot machine and a
similar amount for information
leading to the arrest of chicken
thieves.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-16
FORECAST is DISMAL
Rain, SIeet or Snow Due for
Weekend.

A dismal weekend of unsettled
weather was predicted today by the
weather bureau.
The forecast called for rain, sleet
or snow with temperatures near
freezing.
After dropping to 80 Friday night
the mercury climbed early today to
Sc, accompanied by rain and some
sleet. The mercury slid, twenty
four degrees here Friday in tenn
perature drop that was general
throughout the state.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-16
CROWLEY is SOUGHT
Iowa Invites Michigan State Coach
to Hold Conference.

By United Press
EAST LANSING, Mich, Jan. is.
Jim Crowley. football coach at
Michigan State college, has been
invited to go to Iowa City next
week for a conference concerning
the head football coaching position
at the University of Iowa.
Crowley said: IF it is an at
tractive offer I certainly shall con-
slider it. However, if I accepted I'd
have to get my release from Michi-
gan State, where my contract has
two more years.
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She Gets off

By United Press
CHICAGO, Jan. 16.-When
the mail carrier had a vaca-
ton, he went for a walk. When
Conrad Herget, street car con-
ductor, took a day off, he rode
the street car.
That was Mrs. Herget's teSti-
mony in applying for a di-
vorce. She said her husband
had one day a week off. And
on that dag he insisted that
she and the rest of the family
go riding on the street car,
Mrs. Herget said. This in spite
of the fact two of their chill
dren own automobiles.
Judge Daniel P. Trude
granted the woman temporary
alimony pending further
hearings.