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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-25
Plan Christmas Pnrtal

The Easy Aces Bridge Club will
give a Christmas party Dec. 20 at
the hons Of Miss Margaret Swim
ford.
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international
Study Club

Mrs. S. R. Artman will end her
talks on India next week before
chapters of the International Travel
Study Club, Inc. Her subject will
be Elephant Caves and Tiger
Hunts"
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$4,000 LOSS IN
GROCERY BLAZE
Store, Contents Destroyed,
One Man Injured.

Fire of unknown origin today de-
stroyed large grocery at 1900
West washington street, and re-
suited in injury of one person. The
blaze was discovered in the rear
section of the store.
Ten customers and welve clerks
in the store at the time the fire
broke out battled in vain to save
the structure and merchandise, but
were hampered by lack of water.
James Fisher, so, of 319 North
Senate avenue, a spectator, was
wounded by shot from a shotgun
shell which was exploded by the in
tense heat. Fisher incurred leg
wounds, which physicians said are
not serious.
Tim Dady, 4647 West Washing
ton street, owner of the store, es-
timated loss at more than $4,000.
The structure, as we'll as hundreds
of dollars worth of groceries, was
destroyed.
Dady ordered all clerks and GUS
toners from the store as flames
spread rapidly. Only clothing and
personal possessions of the clerks
were saved from the flames.
Several fire trucks sped to the
scene, but fought in vain to halt
the blaze with chemicals
An apartment above the store,
occupied by William Fifer, store
clerk, was burned, resulting in sew
eral hundred dollars damage.
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GIRL REVEALS GUILT AS
BANK ROBBERY AID; $50
HER SHARE, POLICE SAY

How she accompanied an alleged
bandit on the robbery of the Amo
State bank April q, accepting $50 as
her share of the loot, was related by
Miss Lelota Bellmore, II, of 242
South Gray street, in a statement
in possession of detectives today.
The girl is held in the county jail
on charges of being a delinquent
and a fugitive from justice. She
was to be taken today to Danville,
Ind. for trial.
The alleged bandit, Earl Northern,
known to police as "one of the most
desperate criminals in the state"
Thursday was sentenced to serve
twenty-five years in state prison,
following trial in Hendricks county.
The girls alleged confession is
contained in a three-page statement
to Detectives George Hubbard and
Donald Bushong. in which she is
said to have related her part in the
bold daylight robbery.
She said, according to the state
ment, that she met Northern
April rs. the day preceding the
robbery. He asked her, she said,
if she wished to go with him on
lob" where there was some easy
money"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-11

Auburn Automobile, Fridays SEN
sation at a rise of 217s points for
day, opened at 6612, off 4 and then
eased below Sc on prof1t-taking.
Auburn quickly .regained its
equilibrium and rose to a new high
on the movement above 60.
Allied Chemical rose to 521b. up
l; American Smelling to l.; Amer
lean Can 1874, up q; Coca Cola
957s, up rs; Westinghouse Electric
227s, up p. and American Tel
ephone IS, up q.
Fractional gains we're noted in
the Standard Oil issues, Columbia
Gas most of the rails, Du Pont
General Motors, National Biscuit.
Consolidated Gas and Vanadium.
Case followed Auburn upward in
the early trading after overcoming
the influence of the early profit
taking and rose above q.
Bonds presented a steady to firm
tone. Cotton held near the previous
closing levels.
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CHILE CLOSES
MONEY SHOPS
Gold and JeWeIry Seized in
Foreign Exchange Stores.
BY JOHN VIDAL,
United Press Staff Correspondent

SANTIAGO, Chile, June II. -
Chile's Socialist government sent
carabineers to raid stores and seize
gold and jewelry today, close foreign
exchange shops and commander all
foreign currency on the stock ex-
change. Approximately 100000
pesos ($120,000) in gold was confls-
Gated.
Receipts were given for all gold
and jewelry seized, which may be
redeemed in Chilean currency at the
official rate of exchange. The cara
bineers also conf1scated all arms car
ried by members of the stock ex-
change.
The raiders descended on fifty-five
foreign exchange shops, breaking
the signs of "compro orc" eve buy
golO over their doors. After the
raids on the shops, a Gordon of cara
bineers was placed around the stock
exchange.
Minister of Finance LaGarrigue
told the United Press the govern
ment intended to carry out the de-
cree for the exchange of foreign cur
rency accounts into Chilean pesos at
the rate of 1850 to the dollar.
He said, foreign banks, as we'll as
Chilean institutions, would be called
upon to deliver their accounts for
exchange into pesos.
The minister said that in case the
banks refused to deliver their for
eign currency, conducive measures
will be taken. The government has
means to enforce respect for its
laws"
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He told her, she related, that he
planned to rob the Ano bank with
a companion. She made a date"
with him for the day of the rob-
berry, she said.
AS they drove to Amo, they were
joined by William Behrens and a
second girl, in another car. At
Amo, she said, she and Behren's
companion waited in one of the
cars while Northern and BehrenS
drove to the bank for the robbery.
While the men were gone, she sale,
she drank a soft drink, and her
girl companion took a headache
tablet.
They were joined shortly after
ward by Northern and Behrens and
the couples separated to make their
escape. When she and Northern
reached Indianapolis, Miss Bell
more said, Northern changed license
plates on the car and gave her $50.
After she was taken home, she
said. she did not see Northern again
for two weeks, because he had
planned to leave the city. She was
with him frequently after he re-
turned, she said.
Behrens' girl companion still is
sought.
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Girl Who Ended Own Life
Was Innocent, View of
Mrs. Morrow.
GUILTY, SLEUTH THINKS
TaxiCab Card Discovered in
Room May Be Key to
Murder Riddle.
BIZ United Press

By United Press
ENGLEWOOD, N. j., June IL
Pale, nervous Violet Sharpe, dining
room girl in the Dwight Morrow
home, was innocent, simply fright
ened to DEATH" Mrs. Dwight Nor
row told friends after the girl had
killed herself by drinking poison.
She disagreed with the police YER
sion that the servant girl, who
failed to answer satisfactorily all
their questions, had guilty knowl-
edge" of the kidnapping and murder
of Charles A. Lindbergh Jr., Mrs.
Morow's curly-haired, blue-eyed
grandson.
Violet absolutely was devoted to
the baby. She wouldn't dream of
allowing harm to come to him.
friend of the family said.
"She always was nervous and ex-
citable. Only a month ago she
went to the hospital for an opera
ton on her tonsils, and she still
was weakened from that" the fam
lily friend said.
Detectives View Differs
In contrast were the words of de-
tective Harry Walsh, investigating
the kidnapping:
Some one had to tip off the kid
naperS, and we are assuming that
Violet Sharpe was that person"
1t was his questioning that
brought conflicting stories, little
cIew here, another there, and final
ly the suicide of the girl and the ar
rest few hours later of her escort
the night of the crime.
''She was fresh at first" Walsh
said after the suicide. She said
first that she and her sister had
gone on date with Ernie that
night. They went with another
couple to a picture show, she said.
Then she changed her story and
said they had gone to a cabaret
thirty miles the other way.
Find Taxicab Card
"She was plenty fresh until the
baby was found. Then, when we
talked to her again, she was Shiver-
ing, a bundle of nerves. We went
to work. We prowled in her room,
found the little card of the Post
Road Taxicab Company, and that
led to Brinkert.
1--WE got other evidence. And then
we sent word Friday morning to the
Morrow home that we were ready to
talk to her again at Alpine.
1.-THE next we heard she was dead.
"And all we had to go on was that
little taxicab business card. Maybe
it will solve the mystery in the kid
mapping and murder" Walsh said.
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SWINE END WEEK AT
HIGHER PRICE LEVELS

Hogs continued their recent trend
upward and showed gains ranging
to Is cents in trade at the city
yards this morning. The bulk, 100
to $50 pounds, sold for $3.40 to $3.75;
early top holding at 1915 Receipts
we're estimated at $500; holdovers
were 90.
Cattle were nominal on receipts
of so. Vealers held steady at $5.75
down. Calf receipts numbered so.
Sheep and lambs were quotably
steady around ST or better for
choice eve and wether lambs. Re-
ceipts were 100.
Trading in hogs at Chicago this
morning held to a steady range
with Fridays best average. The
bulk, 140 to $50 pounds, sold at
$3.50, while heavier weights scaling
go to 270 pounds were salable at
$685. to $40. Receipts were esti-
mated at 5000, including 1000 di-
rect; holdovers, 1000. Cattle re-
ceipts, 400; market Is cents higher.
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Hoover SaUed
By United Press

~ OHtbed Press
WASHINGTON, June IL
The merest luck prevented
President Hoover from being
deluged with Strawberries in
tend as a gift for senators,
newspaper men and attaches
at the Capitol.
Senator Townsend (Rep.,
Del), who raises berries on
large farm, announced he
would furnish the dessert for
all corners in the senate resta-
urant for one day.
Eight hundred quarts of ber-
ries were dispatched from the
Townsend estate. En- route
home, Townsend saw ia
miliar truck. 1t was loaded
with his berries.
Where to with the berries?"
Townsend inquired, thinking to
have some fun with the driver.
Mister, I'm taking these
berries to the White House."
replied the driver.
And for Townsend's ability
to identify himself and redirect
the truck to the capitol, Mr..
Hoover would have had berries
for breakfast forever.
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By United Press
NEW YORK, June 11.-Auburn
automobile scared to IS, up 81
points on the Stock Exchange to-
day, leading to rumors a technical
corner existed in the issue.
Shorts have been punished un-
mercifully in this wild moving
stock this week. On Tuesday 1t
touched 1919, and on the follow
ing day when the company an
nOunced price Slashes that Ordi-
nariiy would depresS a stock,
shorts covered and Immediately
the rise began.
On Thursday the issue had
turnover of 1OS,5O0 shares, rising
to ass and closing the day at
447s, up SIS. Friday on turnover
of 1880 shares it rose to 81 and
closed at $685., up 217s for the day
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-11
Police Take Captive, Friend of Maid Who
Committed Suicide, on Long Motor
Trip Through New Jersey.
EX-CONVICT TELLS EVASIvE STORIES
Prisoner Partly Resembles Description of
john to Whom 'Jafsie' Paid
$4,000 Ransom Money.
BY BATES RANEY
United Press staff Correspondent

TRENTON, N. j., June 11.-Ernest Brinkert taxicab
driver friend of Violet Sharpe the maid who committed sui
eide rather than face further questioning the Lndbergh
kidnapping case led through New Jersey today while
police checked his story.
Brnkert was with Violet Sharpe March 1, the night
Charles Augustus Lndbergh Jr stolen from his crib
Immediately after Violet, servant in the home of Mrs
Dwight Morrow at Engewood had committed suicide Friday
after being for further questioning by police
Brinkert arrested at New Rochelle, N. Y.
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Father Is Notified
BIZ United Press


READING, England, June IL
George Sharpe, father of Violet
Sharpe, was notified by New York
police today of Violet's death and
Immediately telegraphed his daugh-
ter, Emily, recently returned from
the United States, to come to his
home here.
Police went to the village where
the Shapes live to make general To-
cal inquiries, in accordance with an
official communication from Scot
land Yard.
Emily Sharpe is visiting friends
in Worcestershire.
The cablegram to Sharpe from
New York police said:
Sorry to advise you that your
daughter Violet passed away this
morning. Deepest sympathy"
In England for Holiday
Sharpe told the United Press that
Emily returned to England from the
United States in April, for a short
holiday She spent her twenty-third
birthday at home, her parents said,
and intended to return to America
soon, having booked passage on the
Acquitania for an early sailing.
It was believed that Emily and
Edna were the same, as Violet had
used both names with the same To-
ronto address at one time as an
emergency address.
Mrs. Sharpe was in a state of col
lapse when the United Press cor
respondent saw her this morning.
Violet was good-hearted girl"
she sobbed. 'I am sure she can not
know anything about the Lindbergh
affair. I am sure my poor girl was
innocent"
Left Home Years Ago
The Shapes declined further
comment on the possibility of their
daughters connection with the case.
Violet and Emily went to Canada
about three years ago, their par
ents said, and twelve months later
Violet went to work for Mrs. Nor
row. Emily worked at various jobs
in the United States.
The Shapes live in roSe-cov-
cred cottage in a village about
twelve miles from Reading. They
have resided in the village for
eighteen years. The family former
ly lived at TuttSclump, Bradfeld.
Mrs. Sharpe disclosed she had re-
ceived letter from Violet Tuesday.
Cheerful in Letter
1T was cheerful and did not
mention being worried" she said.
They still are looking for those
guys who killed that poor little boy"
the letter continued. Mrs Lind
hergh is exnectinp another in Au-
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BY ELMER c. Waller
United Press Financial Editor

NEW YORK, June 1.-THE stock
market, holding Fridays momentum,
opened with most issues fractionally
higher absorbed early profit taking,
then resumed the rise with United
States Steel leading.
Steel opened at 271s, up y, fell
back to q and then spurted to 27s4
Practically all the industrial, rail-
road and utility leaders made gains.
j. I. Case which Spurted 81
points in the previous session on
heavy short covering induced by
bullish wheat crop reports, opened
at 269s, off i, but later regained
the loss.
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remained out until 1880, or until
after the kidnapping had been dis
covered. This was the only time in
two years of service with Mrs.
Lindbergh's mother that she had
gone out for an evening with a
man, the household reported.
Silent on Companions
Who the second man and woman
on the ride were, Violet Sharpe
could not or would not say.
The second woman on the ride
was not her sister, Violet said
Condor has seen Brinkert, but
has not identified him, according to
police. Brinkert once lived near
him, a specimen of ransom money
was found in bank in the general
vicinity, and Brinkert's handwriting
is being checked with that of the
ransom letters Condor received.
The dead servant girls story of
the mysterious auto ride revived
speculation concerning another
mystery auto ride figuring in the
earlier investigation. The ride was
described by Henry johnson.
Johnson, sailor sweetheart of
Betty Cow, the kidnapped baby's
nurse, is held by immigration au-
thorities for deportation as an alien
illegally in this country. Betty Cow
has been cleared in the investiga-
ton and is at Hopewell, N. j., the
Lindbergh home.
Had Date March /
johnson had a date the night of
March with Betty. He didn't keen
it, but went riding with another
man, he said, in the district
vaguely described in some of Miss
Sharpe's conflicting stories.
AS for Miss Sharpe, authorities
never had been satisfied with her
stories. They had questioned her
repeatedly, but gave the question:
ing no publicity, for it was in line
with investigation of all the Morrow
servants.
The girl was born in Bradfield.
near Reading, England, in 1904, and
came to the United States through
Canada little more than two years
ago. She went to work at once for
the Morrows, and was an employe
when the Lindbergh baby was born
in the Morrow home. Her family
record in England was found to be
good.
Investigation revealed she had a
bank account in New York, in
which substantial sum- was re-
ported by state police. This sum
was found to be about $1,000. It
was enough to direct suspicion of
the police toward her.
Falls Dead on Floor
Police, fearing she would suffer a
nervous breakdown, had arranged
another examination at Alpine state
police headquarters for Friday
morning with a physician present.
Friday morning there came the
call notifying her she was to get
ready to go. She hurried to her
bedroom. In a few moments she
staggered to the pantry and fell
dead on the floor.
She was described as "the ordi-
nary type Of girl who works for a
living" not pretty" but good
looking" trim, slim, shapely. Her
hair was auburn. her complexion
fair. She was about five feet four,
weighed 100 pounds, and was 20
years old.
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SPEAKER GARNER ILL
Suffers Flu Attack and Is
Sent to Bed.

By United Press
WASHINGTON, June 11.-Speak-
er of the House John N. Garner Suf-
fered an attack of grip today and
was ordered to his bed by the house
physician, DR.. George Calver.
Garner went to his Office as usual,
but was sent home when DR.. Calver
discovered his temperature was above
normal.
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gust, so I hope they look after it
better"
The mother, speaking of Violet's
suicide, said, TITS too dreadful. I
only can think Violet was terribly
upset because of the police question
ing. She said in one letter, I do
wish they would find that poor
baby. All this questioning is aw-
full"
"All Violet's letters were cheer
full" the mother said 'She was
very happy girl and devoted herself
to domestic service She was very
fond of children. When Emily came
home in April, she didn't say much
about the Lindbergh case, except
how sorry she and Violet we're for
Mrs. Lindbergh."
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-11
MINERS IN DEADLOCK
Indiana Workers Debate Proposal
of $4 Wage Scale.

pU q HittW fifNN
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, June IL
Miners seeking a settlement of
controversial wage difficulties, con-
tinued in a deadlock today, debat-
ing a proposal reached by sub
committees of miners and oper-
ators few days ago.
1t was reported that operators
had offered a scale of 81 to re-
place the expired contract scale of
500. officials declined to disclose
for how long the proposed con-
tract would run.
If miners ratify the proposal, it
will be presented to the recon-
vened convention of district No, ii,
United Mine Workers of America
for ratification.
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BONUS CAMP RAIDED
Dynamite, Fuse and Caps
Seized in Capital.

By United Press
WASHINGTON, June ia
quantity of dynamite, with explosive
caps A, length of fuse, was seized
by police today in one of the camps
occupied by the more than 10000
veterans here demanding the enact
ment of bonus legislation.
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Ohio U. to Graduate 3 HoOsiers

Three Indianapolis residents are
members of this years graduating
class of Ohio State university at
Columbus. Commencement will be
held Monday. The local graduates
are Arnold T. Nordsieck, 1923 North
Temple avenue, master of arts;
arts: Eleanor r. Conn, 1929 Grace
land avenue. bachelor of arts, and
Mary E. Hughes. 4025 North Merid-
ian street. applied optics.
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In the Air

Weather conditions at 9 a. M:
East-northeast wind, eight miles
an hour; temperature, 70; baromet-
ric pressure, 30.07 at sea level; CELL
ing, scattered clouds, unlimited;
visibility, eight miles; field, good.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-11
MERCILESS CR|LL|NC GIVEN
TAXI DRIVER SUSPECT HELD
IN L|NDBERCH DEATH QUIZ
BULLETINS

By United Press
TRENTON, N. J., June IL
Ernest Brinkert, taxicab driver,
who was with Violet Sharpe the
night of the Lindbergh kidnapping,
today was being questioned at
the Alpine IN. j. station of the
state police, according to an Of
fetal bulletin by Colonel H. Nor
man SchwarZkOpf.
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FIGHT GAS WELL FIRE
Four Lives Already Lost; Efforts
Made to Snuff Out Blaze.
United Pres.

by JHIttu PFt88
JACKSON, Miss, June 11.-Peril
of the burning gas well in the
Kinds Rankin field near here, has
led the state to commission gas
supervisor, with orders to spare no
expense in snuffing out the fire
which so far has taken four lives.
DR.. George G. Swearingen of
Jackson was rushed into the new
Office and started work within thirty
minutes after being named. Efforts
to cap the well were begun Friday
night.