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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-19
Extradition Treaties Witt
France and Canada Are
Scanned.

By LHited Press
CHICAGO, Sept. 19-The United
States government is Investigating
the billion dollar insult utilities COL
lapse.
The federal inquiry may take one
of three courses, it was learned after
the arrival OF Dwight F. Green,
United States district attorney, who
has been in Washington, D. c., pre-
sumahly studying extradition trea-
ties of the United States with
France and Canada in connection
with the investigation.
The three possible courses of the
investigation are:
/. Inquiry into the use of the
mails by the insult companies.
2. Whether there was any attempt
to shield or conceal assets.
8. Inquiry through the internal
revenue department into the in
come tax of individuals connected
with the companies.
Samuel insult, once the head of
the vast utilities empire, at present
is in Paris on an $4,000 a year pen
sion, and his brother, Martin j. In
sull, hea dof one of the major COM
panies, is living in Canada.
States Attorney John A. Swanson
also pushed his phase of the inquiry
A special auditor studied the intri-
cate records Of the interlocking COM
panies.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-19
Roosevelts Rail Plan Cribbed' From
Hoover, Says c.. @. P; Praise by Democrats

all who have financial interest in
the railroads and there are 10000 600
persons with such a stake. These
policies carried out will enable the
railroads to store their credit"
1T was very we'll considered, -
Leonard F. Loree, president of the
Delaware & Hudson, said. There
were some controversial points, but
I don't think they we're very i'm
portant."
The Democratic New York Times
referred to the disappointment of
those who expected to see in the
Roosevelt another Bryan" and said
the "only persons who could COM
plain of his specific program are
spectators and stock waterers. His
own plan is sound, definite and con-
structive."
Roosevelt's six-podnd program in
brief called for:
Government financial aid for a
certain period, based on a long view
plan for enabling the railroads TO
repay the loans.
Revised receivership laws elimi-
mating the costly legal red tape and
protecting security owners.
Federal regulation of competing
bus and truck lines with permission
given railroads to maintain bus and
truck feeder lines.
Eliminating OF composition where
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-19
BY United Press

Republicans jeered at Franklin
Roosevelt's railroad policy speech
today and charged that his six
point plan was "cribbed" from Presi-
dent Hoover's own program" while
Democrats cheered the campaign
message and railroaders we're eau
tiously encouraged"
Every item of the Governor
proposal is 'cribbed' from the inter
state commerce commissions pro-
gram which the President favored,
Senator James E. Watson said in a
statement issued by Republican
campaign headquarters.
The President, Watson said re
peated these recommendations es
late as the last session of congress
and included the entire program Of
the l. c. c. but the Demo-
cratic house took no action"
Senator Daniel o. Hastings (Del@
repeated the charge.
What mani Hastings ex-
claimed. The security owners sat
isfied. the public satisfied to pay
the freight, the employee satisfied
with his compensation. He takes
in the whole crowd with one fell
swoop-and in one paragraph"
Representative Bertram Smell
Republican leader Of the house, said
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-19
BEATS up BANDIT
Victim Uses Door Knob on
Negro, Captures Him.

After a hand-to-hand encounter
with a Negro bandit, in which a
broken door knob was used as a
weapon, Albert Gernald, son of Sam
Gernald, proprietor of the Thrift
dry goods store at 2148 North Illi-
nois street, this afternoon held the
bandit for arrival of police.
A second bandit escaped after
Gernald pulled a sport sweater from
the mans back in attempting to
hold him. Loot of stockings, lin
gerie and other wearing apparel
was dropped by the bandits.
Timothy Jerrett, 81, of 329 West
Eleventh street, the captured ban
dit, was taken to city hospital by
police for treatment of head laceca-
ions intliced by Gernald. Search is
being made for the second man,
whose description was given police
by Gernald.
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from the witness stand, to which
he hobbled with a cane, Gardner
related that when he left Lafayette
in his automobile jan %, he was ac-
costed by hitch-hiker carrying a
Gladstone bag which bore a Pur-
due pennant.
After entering the car the hitch
hiker volunteered the informa ton
that he lived at "Forty-second street
and Park avenue" but mentioned
no city.
Drew Revolver
On reaching Thirty eighth and
Illinois streets, Gardner says his
companion drew a revolver COM
manding him, Drive north, keep
still and do as I tell you"
On the Dean road near its inter-
section with keystone avenue, in
the northern part of the county,
Gardner says he obeyed a command
to bend down in the car so he could
be searched, and says he was shot
three times in the head. He lost
consciousness and was found lying
at the side of the road by a line
crew of the Indianapolis Power and
Light Company.
Fred Bechold. R. R. Is, Box SIT,
foreman of the crew, identified
Blackburn as the man he saw twice
in an automobile on the Dean road,
stating that he threw strong light
from truck on the car and it's oc-
cupant.
With Road Board
Gardner formerly was connected
with the state highway commission
and on the day he was wounded
had attended road school con-
Quoted at Lafayette under auspices
of Purdue univertisy.
Ross Blackburn, father of the &C
cused man, says his son was sixty
miles from Indianapolis when
Gardner was shot, hitch hiking to
Hollywood, Fla. He was arrested at
Oak Park on his return from Holly
wood He was indicted March 2.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-19
ROBOT TURNS ON HIS
MAKER, SHOOTS HIM
Man of Steel Fires Pistol Before
Inventor Can Give Command.

Man of Steel Fires Pistol Before
Inventor Can Give Command.
BIZ United Press
BRIGHTON, England, Sept. 10
Alpha, the mechanical man, has
turned on his inventor in the man
ner of a Frankenstein monster.
Harry May, who built the huge
man of steel, was demonstrating
Alpha's powers before a Brighton
audience, and was showing how the
robot is able to fire a revolver.
Before May could give the COM
mand, Alpha turned suddenly,
pointed the gun at the inventor and
fired. The bullet passed through
Mays right hand.
Il always had a feeling Alpha
would turn on me some day." May
said, but this is the first time he
ever disobeyed my commands. 1
don't know why he fired before 1
gave the signal"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-19
GARNER VICTOR
IN DEATH RACE
Aged Woman Unlikely to
Rally to See Son.
Ry United Press :

RU United Press
DETROIT, Tex, Sept. 19.-John
Nance Garner, Democratic candi-
date for president, today was
at the bedside of his enfeebled
mother, Mrs. Sarah Garner, 81, aft
err speeding here by train and auto
mobile from Washington.
Garner arrived late Sunday to
find physicians had given up all
hope the aged woman would live.
She had been unconscious for
many hours, and the physicians
doubted she would rally enough to
recognize her eldest son.
The candidate, in Washington
making plans for his election cam
paign, left there hurriedly Friday
when notified of his mothers con
dition.
At Texarkana, seventy miles from
here, he left the train and con-
tinued the journey by automobile.
Mrs Gamers four other children
also were at her bedside.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-19
SEES PHOTO; TRAVELS
10000 MILES FOR GIRL

Cairo, Egypt, Oil Worker Falls IN
Love; He'll Marry Her Saturday.
By UnitCd Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo, Sept. 49,
Andrew P. MacLachlan, an oil COM
pany employee working in Carlo,
Egypt, was shown a picture of Miss
Evelyn B. Ashley, IS, living in Kan
sas City, 10000 miles away
There's a girl I could marry"
he exclaimed to friends.
He wrote Miss Ashley and asked
her permission to visit here. She
assented.
The couple will be married here
Saturday and make their home in
Cairo.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-19
TROOPS GUARD
ILLINOIS CITY
IN MINE ROW
TayIorviIIe Quiet, After Two
BombingS Cause Call
for Troops.
FEAR NEW OUTBREAKS
Newspaper FaVoring SIS
Wage Scale Is Blasted;
Street Fighting Was Rife.

By United Press
TAYLORvILLE, Ill, Sept. 49,
National guardsmen patrollec
streets here today as tension rar
high after bombs were thrown here
in the bitter Illinois coal labor dis
pute.
TWO companies of militia, ordered
to the scene at the urgent request
of authorities, arrived shortly before
daybreak.
officers disposed the troops about
the city ready for any eventuality
The troopers converged on a
miners mass meeting during the
morning at the request Of Sheriff
Charles WoenecKe, who had pc
titioned aid of guardsmen.
The troopers had little trouble
dispensing the strikers.
The states soldiers prevented as
semblies of even two persons in the
streets.
The city was quiet at an early
hour Special deputies sworn in by
local and county peace officers
aided the guardsmen in their pa
troll.
TerrOristic Conditions Barred
The national guard companies
were ordered here by Governor
Louis L. Emmerson after a com
mittee of militiamen sent to in
vestigate conditions reported to him
that it was doubtful if order could
be preserved without their aid.
Local officials said they feared
new bomb outbreaks unless protec-
ton was furnished.
The offices of the TaylorvilIe
Breeze, local newspaper, and the
local headquarters of the United
Mine Workers Of America were
partially wrecked in explosions
early Sunday.
Feeling has run high here for
weeks over the mines controversy
which has resulted in frequent out
breaks recently in the Illinois coal
fields.
Street fighting. sluggings and ter
roristic activity has been rife, city
officers said.
Editorials Arouse Bitterness
Local miners are divided in two
camps, one desiring to work on a
SIS daily wage scale, the other ia
voring strike for the old rate
of S6.10.
Bitterness was increased by a re-
cent series of articles by c. F.
Jewell, editor, in the Taylorville
Breeze discussing conditions in the
southern coal fields where, Jewell re-
ported miners were working and ap-
peared satisfied by the IS wage scale
In an extra published after the
bomb attack on his newspaper,
Jewell called for mobilization of
troops here.
Troops must come to Taylorville
the business lie must carry on" he
said editorially.
Taylorville, in the center of the
RICH Christian county coal fields, has
been the focal point of the central
Illinois mines dispute.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-19
Nominee Visits Montana

By nited Press
BUTTE, Mont, Sept. 19.-Demo-
Gratis of this copper mining coun-
try turned out in force today to
welcome Governor Franklin D.
Roosevelt, who arrived aboard his
campaign train at 10 a. m. (moun-
tain standard timel.
"How's ALP was one of the first
questions shot at him as he stood
on the platform of his car ac-
knowledging gree ings.
We're for you, Frank" another
supported yelled.
The Governor was taken to head
an automobile procession which pa
raded principal streets of the cits
He was to remain here three hours
Roosevelt will speak next at Port
land, Ore, and is expected to deal
with water power and utilities reg
ulation.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-19
GANN RETAINED TO GET
r. r. C. AID FOR TOWN
Husband of Curtis Sister Defies
Frowns of Corporation.

Husband of Curtis Sister Defies
Frowns of Corporation.
BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON. Sept. 19.-Ed-
ward E. Gam, husband of Mrs.
Dolly Gam, who is the half-sister
of Vice-Presioent Curtis, has been
retained by the FL Paso chamber
of commerce to help that city get a
lean of s840,013 from the Recon-
strucion Finance Corporation.
Gam, lawyer, will receive what
he indicated would be a nominal
fee from the chamber. FL Paso off,
Gals said he would get nothing
from the expected relief loan.
The r. F. c., it unofhcially was
learned. frowns on lawyers being re-
tanned for such purposes. its attitude
being that it wants facts about re-
lief needs Of cities, counties and
states from constituted officials of
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-19
SIX SLAIN AS
POSSE WARS
ON OUTLAWS
Three Peace Officers, Three
Bandits Are Killed in
Pitched Battles.
TROOPS JOIN IN HUNT
0kIahomanS Determined to
Wipe Out Gang of
DeSperadOeS.

III HHtd Press
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. Sept. 10
Grim possemen searched the Cook
son hills near here today, de-
termined to capture or kill the re-
naming members of a gang of out
laws.
In two pitched battles within the
last sixty hours, three peace officers
and three outlaws have been killed.
Another outlaw was known to have
been wounded seriously. and be-
lieved either dead or near death
somewhere in the underbrush that
covers the region.
Sheriff V. S. Cannon arrested
Robert Trollinger. Is, as a suspect
and took him to the Muskogee Jail.
Hurt Flippin, Claremore deputy
sheriff, died in a Muskogee hospital
today from wounds received IN
Sundays gun battle.
Father of Five
Andrew McGinnis, volunteer
posseman and father of five chill
dren, was slain late Sunday when
a posse of seventeen men closed in
on Tome Carlysle and Troy Love,
both of whom had criminal records.
A moment after McGinnis fell, the
two outlaws dashed from a thicket
in an attempt to escape. Before
they had fled twenty PAGES they
fell, riddled by bullets.
Both were members of gang
wanted at Muskogee for the slay-
ing of Mrs. Susie Sharpe last Sept.
2, officers SAID. Mrs. Sharpe was
wounded fatally as she sat i'll her
automobile along the Muskogee-
Bragg highway.
Deputy Sheriff Webster Reece. A.
was wounded fatally early Saturday
when the posse first encountered
the outlaws. and Frank Edwards.
night police chief, of Tahlequah,
was shot through the neck. Buddy
McClain, o. member Of the gang.
was killed IN the battle. Another
outlaw was wounded, but escaped,
along with Carlysle, Love and two
OlllEl Ut61l.
Troops Join in Hunt
After the first battle a detach-
ment of national guardsmen, armed
with grenades and tear gas, joined
with the possemen and deployed
ever the hills.
Late Sunday afternoon, at the
hour of Recess funeral, Carylsle
and Love were found hiding in the
lhicket. Flippen was wounded
during the firing.
Mrs. Sharpe was killed when her
husband refused a command by
highwaymen to halt his automo-
bile. Her daughter and grandson
were wounded seriously, but recov-
cred.
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BIZ United Press
LONDON, Sept. 19.-The British
government had lined up solidly
today with France against Ger
many's demand for armament
equality, as a result. political OBJ
servers said, of a surprisingly blunt
foreign office statement.
The statement was not even tenn
pered with the usual courteous dip
lomatic phraseology. In many re-
spects it was more devastating than
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-19

traffic is insufficient to support two
roads.
Speeding up railroad consohda-
tons under revised laws protecting
interests of investors, operators,
workers and shippers.
Federal regulation of holding
companies.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-19
IN BRAIN,
VICTIM TESTIFIES
IN BLACKBURN CASE
Hobbies to Witness Stand on Cane to Accuse
Former Purdue Student of Road
side Holdup Shooting

With his right side parazed result bullet fired g.
which still mbeddd his Gardner 1886
North Illinois testified
cuon witness against William H Blackburn
versity student, accused of shooting him.
Blackburn living in Oak Park III bases his hope Of acquttal
robbed him
physical the o a robbery
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-19
TOTAL ENROLMENT
IN SCHOOLS 55,672
Figure Is 22S Less Than at Same
Date in 1881, Stetson Reveals.

Flgure Is 40 Less man at same
Date in 1881, Stetson Reveals.
Total enrolment in Indianapolis
schools, elementary and high, was
55.672 on Friday, close of the sec
ond week of the present term, 1t
was announced today by Paul C.
Stetson, superintent ent. This is 228
less than for Sept Is, 1881.
Elementary school enrolment OF
1856 is 871 less than for the same
date last year This, in part, is
accounted for by absence of chill
dren who lack suitable clothing.
Such cases are being checked By
the school social service depart
ment, and the children will be
clothed as rapidly as possible, to
permit them to begin their studies.
High school enrolment Friday
was 1906, a gain of SAB.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-19
GLAND DOC IS
KANSAS Peril
TO ROOSEVELT
Extremists May Be So Busy
Voting for BrinkIey They
viii Forget All Others.
RUNS AS INDEPENDENT
State Famous for Neglect
of Rest of Ballot in
One Man Frenzy.
BY RAY TUCKER
Times STAFF Wri.er

TOPEKA, Sept. ia healer,
who claims he can remake the men
and climate Of Kansas, may keep
this state from landing in the
Democratic column in the presi-
dental election.
He is DR.. j. r. BrinKley, the ia
nous goat gland specialist" whose
radio talks from his hospital on
the plains involved him in trouble
with the radio commission, but
amused and attracted his fellow
citizens.
They showed their feelings when
10000 wrote his name in on the
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else but Brinkley Normally Repub-
lican by several hundred thousand
Kansas is claimed for Hoover by
the party this year. His standing
has improved since his acceptance
speech. Higher farm prices also
would help.
The state still is dry, and prefers
the Republican prohibition plank.
Two wet candidates in each party S
primary did not get enough votes
to wad shotgun. The state went
for Hoover by 100000 in 1923.
Curtis Not So Popular
But it has shown signs Of rebel
lion. In 1880, it elected Governor
Woodring CDem), by 251 votes over
Ben S. Paulen, its ablest Republican
handshaker and joiner, and sent an
other Democrat, George McGil, to
the senate.
Kansas long has been a bellwether
state in movements for a change, in
Guiding granger, populist, greenback
and prohibition crusades.
Vice President Charles Curtis
favorite son status is a seeming Re
publican asset, but visit here dis
sipates the idea that he can hold the
state for Hoover.
They point out here that he has
grown away from the state.
Although the good men and
women here rallied to him during
the social feud between Sister Dolly
and Alice Longworth, the memory
of their friends contesting for
Washington social supremacy is a
bit bizarre to KansanS.
Doc Is Dazzling Snowman
Charlie" is not especially popular
now back home, as his decision to
run for vice presidential reelection
instead of his old senate seat indl-
Gated.
Brinkley even may supplant
Charlie as the states favorite, in its
present mood. The Doc is a
dazzling Snowman, He does not talk
down to his audiences.
He sports big diamond in his
shirt front, travels by plane and SIX
teen-cylinder limousine, and funk
evs are burdened down by his gold
mounted baggage.
When he opens up with Dr
Brinkley speaking, ladies and gen
tlemen," either at his hospital or
on tour, he gives the impression
that he is doing his hearers an
honor-and they like it.
His troupe consists Of flddlers
crooners and other vaudeville per-
formers.
Every meeting starts with prayer
and the revival atmosphere is given
throughout.
He dresses daintily, keeps his goa
tee we'll trimmed and denounces
baleful influences of modern society
Crowds Would Delight Barnum
He calls his troupe ammunition
train No. L.
He promises, if elected. to provide
free text books, free medical atten-
ton, and lake in every county.
BY Studding the countryside with
lakes, he maintains he will bless
Kansas with the climate of Colo
RADIO.
Despite all these capital improve
ments, he insists that he has the
only program for tax reduction.
He is drawing crowds that would
delight Barnum.
II numbers mean votes, he will bS
the next Governor.
His opponents are Governor
Woodring and ALI Landon, regular
Republican.
Woodring has given good adj
ministration. but he does not match
Brinkley's promises.
Landon is a quiet good-naturec
oil man with ability in harmonizine
business or political factions.
In the senatorial race it is ex-
pected Ex-Governor Paulen will de-
feat Senator McGill.
-Paulen is a lodge joiner. knows
every grip and how to use it. Nc
ellis chance lies in Roosevelt
sweep,
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e Il b ernatorial
ballot in 1880.
Running for
Governor again
as an indepen-
dent, he may
draw the sup
port of dis
tressed eXtrem-
lists that. other
wise would be
IcglSbeIeu ny d
eros S a t t h e
h c a d o f the
d c m ocra tic
column.
K a n s a S is
notorious or
ticket splitting,
and for neg
lecting W h 0 e
sections of the
ballot. So the
Democrats fear
the people will
forget to vote
for a n - hn RI y
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-19
TEAR GAS is USED TO
QUELL RIOT IN JAIL
Prisoners Resent Limitation of
Visits to 10 Minutes.

Visits to 10 Minutes.
By United Press
FIT. WORTH, Tex, Sept. 10. -
Tear gas bombs we're hurled into
prison cells by Sheriff Red Wright
today TO quel a riot of 127 prisoners
confined in the federal section of
the county Jail.
Objection 70 new rule limiting
visiting time to ten minutes for
each prisoner caused the outbreak,
Sheriff Wright believed
Eight men we're placed in solitary
confinement after the outbreak, and
nineteen other prisoners were seq
regated in widely separated cells of
tn Jail.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-19
Leslie to INVESTIGATE

Governor Harry G. Leslie when
informed today of picketing at Vim
cennes by milk producers, said he
would "let local officials handle it."
The Governor said, however, that
he would look into the matter"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-19
PEAR TREE BLOOMS
Is Flowers Appear in Better Late

Than Never Blossoming.
A pear tree at the home of c. w.
Young, 1913 Spruce street, has
bloomed on. the better late than
never" principle.
The tree, which is about twenty
five years old. had no blooms this
spring. due to being trimmed last
fall. but thirteen flowers appeared
today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-19
YOUNG GRIDDER HURT
Boys Practice Football; South Slider
Suffers Fractured Nose.

Kenneth Green, 18, of 1905 West
Morris street, incurred a fracture
OF the nose today while engaged in
football practice at Rhodius park.
An elbow of Elmer Schrader, 10. of
1882 South Belmont avenue, struck
Green, when both went after a ball
which had ben used in forward
pass by Richard BENNETT. 1922
South Belmont avenue. All three
played on the Rhodius water polo
team until the season closed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-19
ROOMS

ROOM FOR RENT-Nice. cosev
little nook with open FIRE place.
That sounds inviting.
Winter will come galloping
along before you know it.
You would like to have an
open fireplace.
You are sick of looking at
the terrible paper on the walls
of the room you now occupy.
But you don't have the time,
or the energy, to go gallivant-
ing around in search Of some
thing better.
You don't have TO.
Put a Want Ad in the
Times. describing exactly the
kind of room you want.
Times Want Ads bring re-
suits and they only cost 2
cents a word.
Phone Riley 5551
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Method in His Wish

My nephew, age five, who goes to
kindergarten and whose teacher makes
him stand in the corner every time he
talks or does something he should not
do, came home from school the other
day and said to his mother, Mother,
J. wish they would make schools round,
because then there wouldn't be any
corners. "-Chicago Tribune.