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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-08-04
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

Games Today
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
Kansas City at INDIANAPOLIS might
Minnea polls at Toledo.
st. Paul at Columbus.
Milwaukee at Louisville might
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Philadelphia at st Louis.
New York at Chicago.
Washington at Detroit.
Boston at Cleveland two games).
NATIONAL LEAGUE
St. Louis at New York
Chicago at Philadelphia.
Cincinnati at Boston.
Pittsburgh at Brooklyn 1.-TWO gamesl.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-08-04

THE Incompatible Hagen. Sir
Il Walter of the golf kingdom
will be in town Friday for an ex-
hibition with Jose Jurado, the Ar
gentine golf star, at the Indianapo-
lis Motor Speedway course at 2:30
Hagen and his South American part
ner will have a golf match on their
hands in opposing Neal Mcintyre
Indiana state open champion, and
Chuck Garringer, the Speedway
pro. The tee plates will be on the
back edges, which will be in McIn-
tyres favor. The course will have
its longest yardage and Garringer,
who fires golf right along with the
best Of them, will have his own
course to play on.
Sir Walter fired a 66 in the western
open at Highland several years ago after
Harry Copper had fred a like count of
66. Cooper was all agog. He was telling
every one about it. He accosted Hagen
in the locker room where the "Haig' was
cooling his face with water. Extending
his mitt to Hagen, Cooper said:
Congratulate me, Walter, shot &c."
what did you shoOt?"
ooh, l plugged around in So, why?"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-08-04
BASEBALL CALENDAR
Results Yesterday

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-15
Attempt To Rob
Bank Miscarries

LOS NIETOS, Calf, April Is.
U.H-A plot to rob the vault of
the Bank of Santa Fe Springs here
by tunneling from the basement of
dwelling near the institution,
failed because the bandits mis-
calculated the location of the vault,
bank employees discovered today.
Manager A. F.. Olden, entering
the house to ascertain why ten
ant who rented it from the bank
more than a month ago had not
paid his rent, discovered the floor
piled high with earth.
Summoning Capt. Norris Stems
land of the sheriff'S' robbery squad
of Los Angeles, investigation dis
closed a so foot tunnel, running
from beneath the dwelling to a
point under the banks foundations.
The tunnel, Stensland reported,
had missed the vault by about 10
feet and the plot apparently had
been abandoned by the renter when
ne discovered the error in his cal
culations.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-15
EXPECT HOOVER
WILL NOT MAKE
VISIT TO COAST

WASHINGTON, April 15. U.P) -
President Hoover, if he follows adj
vice that political friends are now
shoWering upon him, will conduct
his reelection campaign from the
White House and the banks of the
Rapidan.
The United Press was reliably in
formed today that pressure is being
brought on Mr.. Hoover by Repub-
lican politicians to cancel his sched-
uled trip to California. He had
planned to attend the opening of
the Olympic games in Los Angeles
on July 80 and spend part of the
summer at his Palo Alto, Calf,
home.
From a source close to the Presi-
dent, it was learned that he is veer-
ing toward the view of these ad-
viSorS
Mr.. Hoover's friends believe that
the proposed trans-continental trip
holds many political dangers. The
President has not been west since
ne entered the White House. Hence,
if he travelled to California the
voters enroute would expect him to
stop and speak. If he did so, his
advisors fear he might be target
for a barrage Of embarrassing po.
litical questions
From the White House or from
his Virginia camp, Mr.. Hoover can
address the electorate by radio,
making his point in cool, measured
phrases, free from the heckling of
political enemies.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-15
TARIFF ON OH.
PROTESTED BY
SEN. TYDINCS

WASHINGTON, April Is. U.P) -
Charges that log rolling" vote
trades brought an oil tariff into the
billion dollar revenue bill in the
house were made before the senate
finance committee today by Sena-
tor Tydings, (Dem) Maryland.
Tydings said the house ways and
means committee consented to the
oil tariff in exchange of 40 votes
in support of the sales tax"
The house provision for higher
tax on stock transfers was brought
up for renewed criticism by Richard
Whitney, president of the New York
stock exchange, who asserted that
the proposed increased tax on stock
sales would produce far less revenue
than was estimated' by the house.
On the basis of the new tax,
Whitney said, the state actually re-
ceived $4,000 less this March than
year ago.
"At a time when business names
no profits and farmers cannot pay
their taxes there should be no pen
atty assessed against all of us to
favor an industry that is on the
upgrade" Tydmgs said in discuss
ing the oil tariff.
He estimated price increases
would cost the public $300,000,000 a
year although he contended the oil
and gasoline rate of one cent L
gallon would produce no revenue
at all"
Senator Gore, (Dem) Oklahoma,
inserted in the record after Tydings
appearance an estimate that the oil
tariff would produce an annual rev.
enue of $43,000,0 900.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-15
STUNT FIGHT
COMES NEAR TO
FATAL ENDING

FRESNO, April Is. U.P,-A pre-
tended quarrel and gunfight
staged as part of an American
Legion entertainment, came near
ending seriously here last night
when a deputy sheriff Legionnaire
mistook the stunt for a real fight
and settled the quarrel with real
bullets.
DR.. Walter NJ. Thorne, one OF
the actors in the staged fight,
suffered a flesh wound in the chest
from a bullet from the revolver
of Deputy Sheriff Earl F.. Chandler,
but was not seriously hurt.
Chandler entered the meeting
just as the quarrel" reached its
climax in the rear of the crowded
auditorium. Doctor Thorne and
Felix Holcomb, business man, had
reached the name-calling point.
While shouting prearranged i'm
precautions, Doctor Thorne pro-
duced revolver loaded with
blanks and started firing at his
enemy"
The shooting caused $50 Legion
naires to plunge beneath tables and
scramble for other protection, and
the lights went out.
Deputy Chandler jumped into
the fight" and at least one real
bullet was fired, striking the ply
sician In the chest. When the
lights went on again, Doctor
Thorne's injury was discovered.
DR.. Gerald K. Snider, who at
tended his fellow physician, said
Doctor Thorne was not badly hurt
Commander Ben DutroW said
the stunt quarrel" had been ap-
proved in advance by officials o.
the Legion post, and that Chandler
mad been overlooked as one OF
those who should have been warned
in advance.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-15
Eight Dead And Sixty In
jured In Explosion At
Columbus, Ohio.
OBES STARTED,
Nitroglycerine Fumes Re-
ported Present In Base
ment OF Building.
Robert Pfefferie, carpen-
ter, was killed by falling debris
and his body was recovered to-
day.
COLUMBUS, O., April Is. (U.P}-

COLUMBUS, o., April Is. UP
A disastrous explosion which
wrecked the new $6,000,00O state
office building, killing seven and
injuring nearly so, was blamed to-
day on bombs, gas or marble dust
explosions as an official investiga-
ton got under way.
No odor of gas was apparent and
no gas piping had been installed in
the building, which was nearing
completion. Marble dust, accumu-
lated in the finishing of the stone
work, would not have caused such
a violent blast, in the opinion of
Investigators.
Three times during construction
of the building, strikes interfered
The state construction board had
insisted on the use of union labor
The possibility that a bomb
caused the explosion was expressed
on the basis of a report from
Assistant Fire Chief C. w. Ogburr
Ogburn said he detected a "sweet
odor" when he first entered the
shattered building and thought
this odor might have been the
fumes of nitroglycerine.
The identified dead were listed
as w. Dokken of Detroit, Russell
Neal, Edward Chesney, William
Stephenson, carpenter, William
D. Ryder, C. P. Carter, all of Co.
lumbus, and Frank Baker OF
Louisville, Ky.
Robert Pfefferle, q carpenter,
was still missing today and author
tiles believed he perished in the
ruins.
Nearly 125 men were at work at
the time of the blast, with three
government building inspectors
EyewitnesSes said the explosion was
in the basement and that vast
pillows of smoke spread over the
building Immediately. Fire fol-
lowed.
So violent was the blast that
heavy slabs of marble were sent
hurting 300 feet. Bronze doors at
the main entrance were torn from
their fastenings. Steel window
were Wrenched from the castings.
The damage to the building was
estimated at $1,Oo0,00O or more.
Governor White today appointed
an investigating committee of four
and announced an explosives ex-
pert from the Dupont Powder COM
pany. Chicago, would assist in de-
termining a cause.
The executive said grand jury
would be called at once to consider
facts found by the committee if
there was any evidence OF crim-
inality.
James Berry, chief of the d.
vision of mines, an authority on
dust explosions, stated that dust
could not have caused the ex-
plosion.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-15
Veterans Bonus
Bill Endorsed

WASHINGTON, April Is. UP
The $2,0oO,000,OOO cash bonus for
veterans was endorsed before the
house ways and means committee
today by Representative Condor,
Democrat, Rhode Island, as meas
ure which would mot only benefit
the soldiers, but the whole nation
as WE'LL
The Rhode Island member said
that the Legion convention at De-
troit which went on record as op-
posing the bonus did not represent
the true sentiment of the rank and
file of veterans.
Representative Cochran (Dem., }
Missouri, followed Condor and
urged favorable consideration of a
bonus bill which would pay the
veterans from a tax on legalized al
coholic beer.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-15
State Completes
Evidence Against
Ex-Richfield Head

LOS ANGELES, April Is. U.P)---
The state today closed its presen-
tation of evidence against G. M
Fuller, former Richfield Oil COM
pany president, charged with grand
theft and conspiracy, as a 60-year-
old investor in the corporation
tainted from the excitement of the
courtroom drama.
Deputy District Attorney Jesse
Frampton had concluded introduc :
ton of dozens of checks which the
state contended Fuller, one of three
defendants in the present trial,
drew for personal uses against the
funds of the company when the
aged man, who gave his name as
Herman Schecke, slumped in his
seat.
He was taken to the emergency
hospital and revived to tell story
of poverty that came when the
24,000 900 oil company went into
receivership. He said he held a
first mortgage bond on the Rich
field concern.
Having concluded with the evil
dence against Fuller, Frampton be-
gan introduction of evidence
against j. A. Talbot, former chair
man of the board of Richfield. The
other defendant in the case is
r. w. Mckee, former vice
president.
Frampton said he would offer
proof that Talbot drew $91, 500 from
the company funds and diverted
the amount to his own use.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-15
Accused Thief
Stays Cousin

LOS ANGELES, April Is. UP
During a quarrel here today over
the theft of $500 with which he
was charged, Edward Davidian, 33,
shot and killed a cousin and SER
iously wounded his uncle and an
other cousin.
Davidian was captured by police
shortly after the shooting. He was
charged with suspicion of murder.
Arain Davidian, 81, was killed by
bullet. Seriously wounded were
Karob Davidian, SO, the suspects
uncle, and the uncles daughter,
Fomenouchy, 10.
According to police, the shooting
came when the elder Davidian ac
cused his nephew of stealing $500
with which he intended to open a
grocery store in Hollywood.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-15
INSURANCE CASE
TRIAL READY TO
Be GIVEN JURY
Verdict May Be Received
Late Tonight Or Some
time Saturday.

! Five attorneys yesterday after
noon and this morning had taken
the task Of summing up in a few
hours evidence that took five weeks
in presentation, and Judge Arthur
l.. Mundo this afternoon was pre-
pared to read his instructions and
place in the hands of u jurors the
fate OF six defendants charged with
grand theft in connection with
stock sales in Imperial Valley dur
| ing the summer of 1880.
Arguments which began yester-
day afternoon and lasted until af-
| ter 8 o'clock last night, were re-
sumed again this morning, as pros
ecution and defense attorneys re-
viewed evidence in the light of their
various causes.
Judge Mundo was to instruct the
jury this afternoon, after which he
will leave for San Diego. 1t is
probable a local judge will take the
verdict, should the jurors be able
to agree.
Lewis Hart, Bernard Phillips,
Louis R. RogaSner, Simon Newmon,
Percy Pickerall and Arthur Gold
berg, the defendants, were nervous
as the most lengthy trial in the
history of Imperial county criminal
courts at last drew near its close.
| They are charged with selling
stock in holding company, the
! Associated Insurance Underwriters,
Inc, under the representation it
was stock in the Associated Life
Insurance company. The latter
firm was subsidiary of the hold
ing company.
Arguments were opened yesterday
by D. H. Wolford, chief criminal
deputy district attorney. He re-
viewed, partially, the evidence pre-
sented during the trial, and de-
cared the only honest verdict the
jury can return is a guilty verdict.
Clarence B. Smith followed for
the defense, scoring purchasers of
the stock for their statements from
the witness stand that they did not
read the stock certificates they re-
ceived, and SO did not know the
name of the company in which
they held stock.
Head Attacked
Ernest R. Utley held the distinc-
ton of delivering his defense ar
gument during the night session.
During the course of a tWo-hour
speech he bitterly attacked Dis
trict Attorney Elmer w. Heald for
not preventing the asserted fraud, if
it was fraud, at the time of the
stock sales here and when one of
the stock statesmen called upon
him.
Jacob Lieberman closed the de-
fense arguments this morning with
review of evidence and an espe-
cially bitter attack on Edward Hale,
one of the star witnesses for the
prosecution.
District Attorney Heald followed
Lieberman with a dispassionate re-
view of witnesses and testimony,
first reviewing the % counts of the
grand jury indictment.
Both defense and prosecution at
torneys bent their efforts toward
tearing down evidence presented by
the opposing side, and each criti-
cized freely the testimony of wit
nesses for the other side.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-15
REPUBLICANS TO
ASSIST PROBE OF
MURRAY CHARGE
BY LYLE c. WILSON
United Press Staff Correspondent

Oniteu freSS SIaIl Correspondent
WASHINGTON, April IS. - Re-
publicans promised today that if
evidence was presented there would
be fair and full investigation OF
charges that Roosevelt supporters
bought Democratic presidential pri-
mary votes in midWestern states.
This promise conceded with
statements by senate supporters Of
Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt welcom-
ing any investigation of what they
described as "the least expensive
campaign ever run with such sue
cess
Senator Robinson (Rep) In
diana, has twice called the senate's
attention to complaints attributed
to Gov. William H. (Alfalfa Bib
Murray of Oklahoma that votes
were bought in Iowa and North
Dakota. Some question has also
been raised regarding the situation
in Nebraska.
IT don't know what there may
be to the Murray charges" Sena-
tor Dickinson (Rep) Iowa, told
the United Press today, but If
there is anything to them, they
will be investigated"
Dickinson, q newcomer to the
senate, has been picked by Re-
publican leaders to head the COM
paign fund investigating commit
tee this year. The regular Repub-
licans want to inSure against &
repetition of their experience In
1923 when Senator Nye (RepJ
North Dakota, a Progressive and
often an insurgent, got control of
the committee and investigated in
way not always pleasing to the
regulars.
One of Nye's exploits was ex-
posure of the effort to put gro
Ger named George w. Norris on
the ticket in Nebraska to oppose
the veteran insurgent Republican
of that identical name.
Senator Dill Dem) Washington.
said he gladly accepted the chal-
lenge to the Roosevelt campaign
and joined with other senators lii
urging immediate adoption of the
Dickinson resolution to create a
1882 campaign investigating COM
mittee. The resolution is TO be
reported to the senate Saturday
or Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-15
COND0N AGAIN
DISAPPEARS ON
LlNDBERGH CASE

NEW YORK, April Is. U.P)-
Secrecy thrown about every phase
of activity to return the kidnapped
son of Col. Charles A. Lindbergh
gave hint today of approaching
climax to the battling crime which
has held world interest since March
l.
John F.. Condor "JafSie", asked
to be given rein in his efforts to
recover the baby after he and
Colonel Lindbergh were double
crossed in the $4,000 ransom deal
on April 2. Lindbergh likewise
asked the cooperation of the press,
insisting that it was of the ut
most importance that he and his
representatives be not followed or
questioned.
These facts indicated the Lind
bergh family still places the great
est hope in private negotiations,
but police efforts to trace one of
the $40 bank notes from the ran
som fund were asked, apparently in
a desperate plan OF action to leave
no stone unturned until the baby
is found.
New York police undertook the
almost impossible task of tracing
the bank note that was among the
5000 deposits made at the East
River Savings bank here on April
4 and 5. Col. Henry Breckenridge.
legal advisor to Lindbereh, asked
Police Commissioner Edward P.
to interview every one
of the depositors in an effort to
trace the bill.
Condor continued on his myster-
icus eTands. On one of his trips
in which he headed for Tuckahoe,
he stopped and requested reporters
not to follow him. He previously
had revealed that he met one of
the kidnapers' emissaries at that
point, which prompted news men
to place significance in his plea to
be let alone.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-15
Film Couple To
Try Comeback

HOLLYWOOD, April Is. U.P)-
Paul Kelly, actor, and his wife
Dorothy Mackaye, actress, were
back in Hollywood today to resume
the careers which were interrupted
by the death of Miss Mackaye's
husband, Ray Raymond, musical
comedy headliner.
Raymond died in 1927 after a
fist fight with Kelly over Miss
Mackaye. Kelly served a term in
San Quentin for manslaughter as a
result of the death and Miss Mac
kaye was sent to prison for at
tempting to conceal facts in the
case.
Kelly was given a contract with
Universal studios after a success
full comeback on the New York
stage. He formerly was a leading
juvenile screen actor and Miss Mac
kaye, before her first husbands S
death was an actress on the legiti-
mate stage.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-15
.DARROW ILLNESS
BRINGS DELAY IN
HAWAIIAN TRIAL
Accused Young Naval Of
ficer On Witness Stand
As Halt Comes.
BY DAN CAMPBELL
United Press Staff Correspondent

COURTROOM. HONOLULU, It.
H., April 15.-Illness of Clarence
DarroW, chief of defense counsel,
today caused postponement of the
trial of Mrs. Grace Hubbard Forte
scue and three navy men on charges
of killing Joe Kahahawai, young
native.
The eminent mainland attorney
was stricken with intestinal trouble
during the night. When court was
due TO convene today, George E.
Leisure, one of Darrow's associates,
told Judge Charles S. Davis, the
aged lawyer was indispoSed.
Court sessions will be resumed
tomorrow, provided Darrow has
completely recovered, Judge Davis
said.
Yesterday Lieut.. (JG) Thomas
Hedges Massie related the stirring
events eliminating in Kahahawai's
death and the murder trial of Mas
sic, his society matron mother-in in
law, Mrs. Grace Bell Fortescue, and
two seamen, albert Orren Jones and
Edward John Lord.
Like a gentle father, Clarence
DarroW Stemmed the 26-year-old
Kentuckian'S rising emotions which
neared the breaking point when
he described the brutal attack on
his blue-eyed bride by a gang of
native hoodlums-of whom Kaha-
hawai- allegedly was one.
To Use Insanity Plea
With the brilliant DarroW already
serving notice that insanity would
be pleaded Massie added in a pas
sionate outburst, "it had a strange
effect on my mind
The famous Ala Moana case. as
the trial OF five natives accused of
attacking Mrs. Massie was known,
became the defense of the four
Americans when MasSie was called
as their first witness.
Florid-faced John Kelley, who
had just concluded the prosecutions
"ironclad" case of circumstantial
evidence, interrupted Darrow's ques-
tloning with warning that he
would object to bringing in the Ala
Moana case unless insanity was to
be the defense.
Darrow's face was an enigma as
he answered insanity will figure
in the case-that is, for the one
who shot the pistol"
Mrs. ForteScue was on the verge
of a collapse as she listened to the
lieutenant reveal the mistreatment
of her daughter. Both these CEN
trail figures of the island tragedy
were closely observed by Drs. Ed
ward H. Williams and John Orbi-
son, psychiatrists brought the main
land as defense experts.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-15
Melons Speech
Pleases English

LONDON, April Is. U.P)-British
royalty and nobility, hundreds OF
distinguished Britons, and the ma
tons press joined today in the en-
thusiastic reception given Andrew
w. Melons call for closer Anglo
American cooperation in a world
that tends to fly apart"
Mellon told 500 guests at the din
ner given in his honor by the Pill
grims society as new United States
ambassador to the Court OF st.
James, to have faith That capital
ism, despite its defects, would lead
the world to great prosperity. The
United States and Britain, he said,
were equipped to play role to-
gether "of inestimable value"
The ambassador did not mention
war debts but said he was opposed
to quick and spectacular remedies"
Britain, he said, had turned the
most difficult corner, "and the situ-
alton is in hand"
The Prince of Wales attended In
Melons honor The king sent
message of welcome Lord Derby
presided.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-15
CONVICT SOUGHT
in ESCAPE FROM
FEDERAL PRISON

TACOMA, Wash, April Is. U.P,-
Pierce county officers and those
from nearby towns joined a hunt
today for James Sargeart, %
known also as California Eddie. -
convicted train robber and sus-
pected slayer, who made a bold es.
cape from Mcneil Island federal
prison.
Sargeart was serving a 25-year
sentence for the robbery of a mai,
train at Nobel, Calf. He was ar
rested in Portland, Ore, and trieo;
in San Francisco.
Prison officials said he ESCAPED
in the brush from a labor crew
His disappearance was not noticed
until the final checkup last night.
While armed guards were making
a careful search of the island, Of
ficers were stationed at vantage
POINTS on the mainland to stop
him if he attempted to leave the
island by boat or by swimming.
Deputy wardens said all row.
boats had been accounted for al
though there was a possibility that
he may have been able to leave
the island with the aid of outside
help.
All night guards searched wooded
areas on the island.
Opinion was expressed that Sar-
geart "holed in" somewhere on the
island, within short distance of
the main enclosure.
Twenty armed guards were en-
gagged in the hunt. 1t was unlikely
that the convict was armed, au-
thorities said.
He just simply disappeared" a
deputy said. HE was right close
to the main building working with
a gravel crew when he was last
seen."
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-15
Edison COmpany's
Executive Dies

LOS ANGELES, April Is. W.R -
John B. Miller, 81, chairman of
the board of the Southern Cali
tornia Edison company and a di-
rector of many other corporations.
died last night of blood poisoning
after short illness.
Miller had been head of the
Southern California Edison COM
pany and its predecessors for 81
years and was considered one of the
nations outstanding utility eXecu-
tiVes.
He leaves a widow, the former
Carrie Borden Johnson of Yonkers,
N. Y, and four children, all resi-
dents of Pasadena and San Ma
rino.