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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-05
FARM HEAD TO TALK
County Bureau Prepares to Receive
National President.

AN0HO@A
Program for reception of Edward
A. O'Neal, American Farm Bureau
Federation president, at the annual
meeting of the Marion County
Farm Bureau, Feb. II, in the L. S.
Ayres auditorium, was being pre-
pared today by Walter Shearer,
county chairman.
O'Neal is expected to describe the
national legislative program of the
federation and conferences with
farm organization leaders in jan
uarv at washington, D. G.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-05
POSEY OUT FOR
GOVERNOR; HITS
BONE DRY LAW
Wright Act Repeal Plank Is
in Platform of Terre
Haute Mayor.
BY BEN STERN

TERRE HAUTE, Fen. 5.-Prohsbi-
ton became an open issue in the
Indiana political picture today with
pronouncement in favor of repeal
OF the Wright bone dry law con-
tanned in the platform of Mayor
Wood Posey, who Thursday night
announced for the Democratic nomi-
nation for Governor
More than 1000 Sixth district and
southern Indiana Democrats gath
cred at the dinner at the Hotel
Deming to listen to the first an
nouncement by any Democrat for
the Governorship, hear him Endorsed
by two speakers and to discuss local
politics.
Cheers from his loyal Terre Haute
fellow townsmen greeted Posey's
declaration.
FavOrs Outright Repeal
Il favor repeal of the Wright
bone dry law and the substitution
of law that will enable our citi-
zens to purchase whisky legally for
scientific, medicinal and sacrament
tai purposes on the advise and a
written prescription from repu-
table physician.
This not only will reduce the il
legal sale and consumption of hard
liquor, but will bring about more
respectful attention to an observ-
ance of the national prohibition
law"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-05
Competency Is Praised

Mayor Posey is competent to
fill any Office and I ask the Demo-
Gratis from the Sixth district to give
him the consideration to which his
candidacy is entitled"
Others introduced by Samuel
Royse, chairman of the Posey for
Governor committee were: Charles
Crawford, Terre Haute city attor-
ney; Mrs. Virginia JenckeS of Terre
Haute, Walter Myers, speaker of
the Indiana house and candidate for
the Democratic nomination for
United States senator; Miss Emma
May of Terre Haute, candidate for
the nomination for reporter of the
supreme court, and State Senator
Ira Clouser of Charlottesville.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-05
Other Planks Listed

Posey's platform also contains
planks calling for more sound bust
ness management in government,
elimination Of extravaganza and
waste, appointment of highly quail
fled and competent public service
commissioners, reform Of the tax
laws to equalize the burden, and
the letting of contracts for public
y orks "of any kind and description
where needed, In any part of the
state as soon as possible" to allevi-
ate unemployment.
Absence of both r. Earl Peters,
state chairman, and Thomas d.
Taggart, national committeeman
was regarded with surprise by
Posey's friends, who declared the
pair had been invited.
Caution was observed by the out
side speakers in their reference to
the Posey candidacy and John S.
McFaddin of Rockville, the key
noter declared at the end of long
speech.
The Washington times., 1932-04-20
ADVANCES
OATH BILL

DUBLIN, April 20 G.N.SO
President Eamonn de Valera this
afternoon introduced in the Dali
his bill abolishing the oath of al
legiance to the British crown.
Despite unexpected opposition
from a member of the Indepen-
dent party, the bill passed its
first reading without division.
The speech of opposition was
made by Frank McDermott, mem
ber from Roscommon, who for
eight years was a partner in a
Wall Street banking house.
McDermott branded the bill as
a "cowardly' means of seeding
from the British Empire. He said:
"The bill is a breach of inter.
national good manners, to say
nothing of an obvious breach of
faith.''
McDermott served notice that
if the government persisted in
pushing through abolition of the
oath, he would introduce a bill
removing the Irish Free State
from the British Commonwealth.
The Washington times., 1932-04-20
TROPIC MA[ADY'N7NER BLAMED
.FELLS CHAPLIN FOR EXPLOSION

SINGAPORE, April 20 GNSD
Charlie Chaplin, screen comedian,
was taken to a hospital upon his
arrival here from Java today, suf-
fering a mild attack of fever.
His condition was said to be not
serious.
The stars illness was diagnosed
as dengue fever, a disease peculiar
to warm climates and in
particular to the East and West
Indies. He was taken ill aboard
his ship and carried ashore.
Sydney Chaplin, brother of the
famous star, who is accompany.
ing him on the tour, told Interna-
tional News Service that Charlie
is progressing satisfactorily. He
said:
His temperature was 1O3
yesterday, but he is much i'm
proved today. We hope to sail
for Japan on the twenty-fOurth."
The Washington times., 1932-04-20
GANGLAND RIDE
ENDS2U|VES

MINEOLA, N. Y, April 20
GN.SD "A lonely vacant lot two
miles north of Mineola yielded
gruesome evidence of a gangland
ride today when the body of Ed
ward B. Brinker, of Queens, was
found beside the mutilated but
still living Rose Welk, attractive
young brunette, who died an hour
later at the Nassau Hospital.
The girl had a fractured skull,
numerous stab wounds, and marks
of a severe beating. Her mouth
had been stuffed with cotton, her
lips sealed with tape, and her
jaws bound with a gag-mute evi-
dence that she had sinned against
the underworld code of "squeaI-
ing"
Brinker was a resident of Jack
son Heights, a suburban develop
ment in Queens, which attained
recent notoriety as the hiding
place of Smiling" Joe Filkowski,
who began a life term in the
Ohio State Prison two days ago.
The girl was a resident of
Flushing, but police had been un-
able to gain any information at
her 152nd Street home that would
link her to the shadowy world
where "Squealing" is considered
to be almost the only crime
worthy of capital punishment.
The Washington times., 1932-04-20
MAYOR To TEST
SCENT DIET

SYRACUSE, N. Y, April 20
0N.SO Mayor ROLAND B. Mar
vim today started to live on the
nine-cents-a-day diet prescribed
for the poor who are being fed
by the welfare department.
The diet provides 2,700 calories
daily for each adult and 1900
for each child, a little more than
the Toledo diet at six and a half
cents day, and the Tulsa sched-
ule at five cents a day.
For breakfast today the mayor
had prunes, a slice of wheat
bread, and a cup of coffee. He
said:
II am satisfied to take the
word of experts that the diet
provides sufficient nOuriSh-
ment. But 1 want to make
sure of it before we ask the
poor people Of the city to ac-
cept it,"
A weeks ration under the diet
includes: Evaporated milk, 2
cans; salt pork, 6 ounces; soup
beef 2112 ounces; salmon, l can:
cheese, ounces; eggs, l; navy
beans, IL lnces; dried peas, 4
ounces; cabbage, IL ounces; car
rots, II ounces; onions, 10
ounces; potatoes, 3.12 pounds;
prunes, 8 ounces; apples, II
ounces; macaroni, 2 ounces; to-
matoes, l can; peanut butter, 2
ounces; argarine, e, 9.5
ounces; lard, 6 ounces; molasses,
"a can; sugar, IL ounces: bread,
two loaves; flour, 8 ounces; bak-
ing powder, l can; rice, 4 ounces;
cornmeal, ounces; wheat grits.
4 ounces; cocoa, 2 ounces; coffee.
3 ounces.
The Washington times., 1932-04-20

CADIz, Ohio, April 20 G.N.SO
Possibly heralding a new outbreak
in eastern Ohio's mine strike war,
a myterious explosion early today
rocked Hewett, a mining camp
eight miles from here.
Several miners who have gone
to work at nearby strip mines in
defiance of strikers threats reside
at the camp with their families.
County officials investigated a
report that five quarts of nitro
glycerin we're stolen from a nearby
mine property.
A 45-year-old miner was arrested
as suspect in connection with
the blast.
Demonstrations took place at
the Caldwell mine, near Caldwell,
when strike Sympathizers at
tempted to prevent 200 nonstrik-
ing miners from going to work.
The second disturbance was near
the Tasa mne, where SIX shots were
fired,
The Washington times., 1932-04-20
CHINA ACCEPTS.
LEAGUE PLAN
MRS. ITALIA MASSIE

NANKING, April 20 G.N.SD.
The Chinese government has de-
cided to accept the League of
Nations resolution providing for
japanese evacuation of Shanghai,
a foreign office spokesman an
nounced today.
Instructions were sent to DR..
w. w. Yen, Chinese delegate on
the league council, authorizing
him to accept the resolution, the
text of which was passed by the
league assembly's committee of
nineteen and forwarded to Nan
king and Tokyo yesterday.
If Japan and China approve
the resolution, it will be put into
effect Immediately. 1t empowers
a mixed commission, comprising
representatives of Japan, China,
Great Britain, France, Italy, and
the United States, to fix the time
by which complete evacuation of
Japanese troops must be COM
pleted.
The Washington times., 1932-04-20
ENDS
FEUD WITH
Al SMITH
Two Men Bury HatChet to
Lead Fight Against
Gov. Roosevelt

NEW YORK, April 20
(I.N.S. ).-Mayor James j.
Walker and former Gov. AL
fred E. Smith "have buried
the hatchet," the New York
Evening journal declared to-
day.
They came to an amicable un
derStanding at recent secret
luncheon pow-wow, at whi C h
Mayor Walker was the personal
guest of Smith, the newspaper
said.
Fight On Roosevelt
1t continued:
'"The general belief in we'll
informed political circles is
that they are now Joined in the
movement to prevent the nom.
inatiOn of Governor Franklin
ID. Roosevelt for the presidency.
indicative of the new feeling
between two of Tammany'S
most popular idols, the former
governor has Endorsed Mayor
Walkers beer for t axatiOn'
parade"
For several years, the Journal
states, Mayor Walker and Smith
have been personally estranged
The present alliance was con-
strued by political observers as
"of the most significant national
Smith On Radio
Smith, during the meeting with
Walker at the Empire State Club.
revealed his plans to go on the air
either tonight or tomorrow over
a nationwide hook-up in an ef-
fort to capture delegates from
in the Pennsylvania and
Massachusetts primaries next
the Journal stated.
The Washington times., 1932-04-20
Coal Operators Scored
For Refusing Conference

A scathing indictment of Ohio
bituminous coal operators for
their refusal to attend a confer
ence called today by Secretary
of Labor Doak to bring about an
amicable settlement of the Ohio
mine strike, was issued today by
Lee Hall, of Columbus, Ohio, pres
ident of District No. 6 Ohio, of
the United Mine Workers of
America.
The Washington times., 1932-04-20
Maj. Morse, Marines,
Dead at San Pedro

Major Edmond H. Morse, U. S.
Marine Corps, formerly of the
Judge Advocate Generals office
here, died yesterday at San Pedro,
Calf, Navy officials learned to-
day.
Major Morse served here from
1919 to 1922. He was awarded
the Navy Cross for World War
service in England, and also re-
ceived an Army citation and a
British decoration. He is sur
vived by his wife, Mrs. Ethel
Luisa Morse of San Pedro. Major
Morse's home was in Reisterstown,
Md.
The Washington times., 1932-04-20
Yegg Caught in Act
Of Cracking o. Safe

NTON, Pa, April 20
G.N.SO Five men believed by
police to be members of a safe
cracking gang were captured by
police today after one of their
number, an alleged ex-convict
from Baltimore, was surprised in
the box office of the Rex The
ater in Dickson City. The Bal
timorean said he was John Lynch
inski, 40.
The Washington times., 1932-04-20
Woman Detective
Killed in Rum Orgy

CLEVELAND, April 20 GN.S0. g.
First degree murder charges today
were filed against Sol Levy, 40, as
the assailant of Kathryn Jones, 28-
vear-old divorcee, who was kicked
and beaten to death in an apart
ment in the Little Hollywood"
district this morning.
Levy. Police said, was named by
witnesses as the man who aSSailed
Mrs. Jones, a special investigator
for the detective agencies, as a
climax to a drinking party.
The Washington times., 1932-04-20
DAUGHTER
WILL TELL
HERSTORY
7 ODAY
Source Close to DarroW Says
Mother Will Be Called
Before Trial Is Over

HONOLULU, T. H., April
20 (I.NS.).-(7:1O a. M,
Honolulu time, II 40 p. M,
E. S. T.).-An unexpected
shift in defense plans may
bring Mrs. Grace Hubbard
Fortescue to the witness stand
in HonOlulu'S "honor Staying"
trial to climax the testimony
of her daughter, Mrs. Thalia
Massie, a source close to Clar-
ence Darrow revealed today.
The testimony of Mrs. Massie,
laying bare the brutal details of
the attack on her by five half
castles, had been expected to
drive home Darrow's case in
behalf of Mrs. Fortescue, Lieut..
Thomas H. Massie, and the two
naval enlisted men, Albert S.
Jones and E. J. Lord.
The four Americans are &C
cused of killing Joseph Kahaha-
wal, allege dringleader of the
men who attacked Mrs. Massie.
The defense has contended
that a mental bomb" planted
in Lieutenant Massie's mind by
the assault and the tragic events
that followed, exploded, render
ing the naval officer unaccount-
able for his actions when he
stood over Kahahawai question
ing him, gun in hand.
Darrow conferred early today
with his associate counsel, George
S. Leisure, and disclosed that he
may call one more witness to the
stand after Mrs. MasSie has COM
pleted her testimony and the
State has finished its cross-exami-
nation of DR.. Edward Hunting
ton Williams, the second defense
alienist. DR.. Williams and DR..
Thomas j. Osborne both pro-
nounced Lieutenant Massie in
sane at the time of the shooting.
Wont Nam0 Witness
1t was strongly believed that if
one more witness is summoned,
it will be the patricion. Mrs.
Fortescue, whose love for her
daughter drew her half way
around the world to Honolulu,
and into a tragedy of the tropics.
Darrow, however, refused to
name the witness definitely.
Mrs. Massie, shy, blonde and
pretty, has just passed her
twentieth birthday and the ordeal
of telling again in court the
details of the attack by five half
castles, allegedly led by Kaha-
hawai-, will be terrific.
She has not attended any ses-
sions of the trial as yet.
Because Lieutenant Massie's
mental state is the crux Of the
entire trial. the State may re-
quire at least the remainder of
the week to attack the defense
structure, Prosecutor John c.
Kelley said.
The question Of how long each
side will be allowed for argu-
ments has not been discussed yet
with Judge Davis, although it was
generally understood that the
time will be unlimited.
Kelley planned to use DR. Paul
Bowers, eminent Los Angeles
psychiatriSt. who arrives here
from the mainland tomorrow, to
corroborate the local medical
experts of the State, DR.. Stanley
Continued on Page 2, Col. -
The Washington times., 1932-04-20
'JAFS|E' AGAIN
CONTACTS
CAPTORS
5-Hour RoWboat Trip on Long
Island Sound Results
In Strange Meeting

TRENTON, N. j., April 20.
DR.. John F. Condor, author of
the Jafsie" advertisement
which resulted in payment of
the $4,000 hoax ransom to the
supposed kidnaper of the Lind
bergh baby, today kept up his
announced effort of re-estab-
fishing contact with the kid
naper.
He went rowing in Long Island
Sound for five hours yesterday to
various points between ThroggS
Neck and City Island.
When about to moor his boat in
Baxter Creek Inlet, at the end of
his trip, the aged educator lost his
footing and fell into the shallow
water there, receiving a thorough
drenching. s'-'- ...--.,,.- .s..a
Contacts Second Boat,
He limited that during his voy.
age he had received a message,
presumably from the kidnapers.
While in the boat he passed
so close to another row boat, con-
tanning two men, that it was gen
orally assumed any message re-
ceived came from them.
Paris Visit Yelled
The mysterious visit of a man
and woman who came from Kan
sas City in a plane yesterday to
confer with Investigators of the
Lindbergh baby kidnapping was
in today'S bulletin from
Col H. Norman Schwarzkopf. He
said:
"Mr. E. P. Eustis and a
friend visited these headquar-
ters yesterday and offered in
formation which upon further
investigation proved to have
no connection with this case"
Schwarzkopf would not further
identify Eustls or his feminine
companion.
The Washington times., 1932-04-20
OhiOdns Urge Hoover
To Cut US. Expenses

Asserting that the total tax
burden, both Federal and State,
is now beyond the ability of the
nation to pay, a large delega-
ton of Ohio business men, rep
reSenting chambers of commerce
and trade organizations, today
urged upon President Hoover the
vital necessity of immediate re-
trenchment in the expenditures
of the Federal Government"
The Washington times., 1932-04-20
Mae Murray Hailed
In Court for Debt

LOS ANGELES, April 20
G.N.SO Mae Murray, film star,
was under summons to appear in
Superior Court today to explain
why she had not paid a $725
judgment obtained January IS
by Mrs. j. Marjorie Berger, in
come tax expert.
The Washington times., 1932-04-20
Sidney Kent Made
Fox Film President

NEW YORK, April 20 QN.SO .
Sidney r. Kent, executive vice
president of the Fox Film Corp,
was elected president today, sue
ceeding E. r. Tinker, who be-
came chairman of the board, dis
placing Harvey L. Clarke, preSi-
dent of General Theaters Equip
ment Company.
The Washington times., 1932-04-20
2 Killed, 2 Wounded
In Fight About Bill

ALTON, ILL.,. April 20 GN.SD.
Climaxing an argument over a
$50 electric light bill, Joseph Ebb-
ner, So, today shot and seriously
wounded his invalid wife, killed
his brother-in-law. wounded his
sister-in-law and then killed him
self.
The Washington times., 1932-04-20
Rebel Chief,
2 Aides Executed

MEXICO CITY, April 20
GNS0 "A firing squad today
executed Juan Levya, chief of
the rebels who last week attacked
train and sacked the town of
PaSo del Macho in the State of
Vera Cruz. Two followers died
with IeVya,
The Washington times., 1932-04-20
Cigar Factory Head
Injured in Pay Riots

MANILA, P. l.. April 20 QN.SO
C. Siberger. manager of the Al
hambra and Ital cigar factories,
was injured today during dis
turbance among 900 laborers who
struck because of a recent wage
reduction. -
The Washington times., 1932-04-20
Paris-C -CGpetOWn Hop
May Set NeU Mark

CAPETON. April 20 Q.N.S0.
Goulette Sa1el, French airman,
was reported en- route to Cape
town from Paris today in an at
tempt to beat the speed record
recently established by j. A. Mol
liSon, British aviator.
The Washington times., 1932-04-20
Cardinal at Vienna
Near Death by Stroke

VIENNA, April 20 QN.S0.-
Cardinal Piffl, archbishop of
Vienna, suffered a stroke today.
Little hope is held out for his re-
covery. He is Ct. He was created
a cardinal in 1914.
The Washington times., 1932-04-20
WILBUR VIEW
. .PROVOKES
SPEAKER
mo Intelligent Help Has Been
Given Congress by Aides
Y of Hoover, He Charges

Speaker John n. Garner OF
the House today declared that
the Administration has given
Congress "no intelligent add
in pairing the $4,000 100000
budget.
In a press conference, the
Speaker indicated that Depart
mental heads would be held re-
responsible by Congress for keep,
ing their expenditures within the
limits of appropriations.
Wilbur Anglers Garner
Secretary of Interior Wilbur's
statement characterizing the
Senate'S action in making a flat
10 per cent cut in appropria.
tions voted for that department
by the House as "a hocus-pocus
methed' provoked Garner. He
replied:
"The answer to that is that
we have been unable to get
any intelligent aid from the
Administration in effecting
economy.
1--WE have had no cO-Opera-
tiOn from the Administration
in cutting expenses except some
suggestions by the President.
Everything that is being
done by the House Economy
Committee or has been done in
the Senate could have been
done by the Appropriations
Committee. You don't have
to change laws. If you don't
give them the money they
can't spend it,"
The Interior Departments
fund was cut 34.3 per cent under
last years appropriation. The
President in his budget message,
the House, and the Senate all
contributed to the progressive re-
ductionS.
Deficiency Bills Barred
Garner intimated that Congress
will hold heads of departments re-
sponsible if they come to Congress
next year with requests for funds
to make up such defimiencies. He
said he understood that there are
threats to violate the law and
spend more than has been appro-
priated."
Representative Byrns CD OF
Tennessee, chairman of the House
Appropriate Committee, has an
nounced there will be no deficiency
bills to make up any part OF the
40 per cent system" of the Sen
ate.
If the Senate insists on reduc-
ing all House appropriations bills
by that amount the Senate must
accept the responsibility, and the
House will agree to its decision,
he said.
Proceedings in both houses were
interrupted by the state funeral
for Senator Harris of Georgia,
but the House Economy Commit
tee tackled the Administrators
plan to slash $57,0OO,000 to $780,
100000 from the Veterans Bu-
reau appropriations.
Fess Protest Ignored
The Senate prepared to resume
tomorrow consideration of the
State, Justice, Labor and Com
merce Department supply bill,
which was cut 10 per cent from
the House figure by the Appro-
priationS Committee.
Protests of Senator FesS (R0
of Ohio, and other Administration
leaders against a "senseless pol
icy" of cutting funds to a point
that thousands of Government
workers may have to be discharged
has failed to change the attitude
of the Senate.
The Washington times., 1932-04-20
CONDITION OF TREASURY

Treasury balance as of April
18. $413,355,522.16; expenditures,
$43, ,998,940.46: customs receipts,
$12, sos, ,039 80.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-04
JANUARY BUSINESS SHOWS USUAL
SLACKNESS EXPECTED OF SEASON

department of research and service
of the Security First National Bank
of Los Angeles, and released for
publication today. The summary
continues in part
Bank debts decreased 40 per
cent in Los Angeles during the four
weeks ended January 20 in con-
trast with the preceding period of
similar length. Compared in like
manner, the decline was As per
cent in seven other leading cities
of Southern California During the
year ended December 81, 1881, av-
erage living costs, according to the
United States Department of Labor,
decreased in only 3 large cities in
the country less than they did in
Los Angeles.
Business failures reported in Jan
uary were of less consequence than
in the preceding month, when
measured by the total of listed liza
bilities of falling concerns, in both
Los Angeles and other communi-
ties from which data were obtained.
Rainfall during the month of
January improved the agricultural
outlook. The condition of pastures
and ranges is considerably better
than it was some weeks ago and it
is believed that increased grain
paintings in the San Joaquin VAL
ley will result from the more fav-
orable situation which now obtains
with reference to the water sup
ply. Shipments of navel oranges
from Southern California in jan
uary exceeded those of December.
The fruit is reported to be of good
size for market, but to date prices
received have been unusually low.
The lettuce deal in Imperial Valley
has been more satisfactory so far
this season than it was last year.
Securities Markets
New capital flotations in the
United States during December,
1881 (the latest month for which
this compilation has been made)
totaled $l39, ,391 $40. OF this amount,
$50, 10000 was in behalf of cor
porate enterprises. This latter fig
ure includes S53,397,900 raised by
public utilities and 1888, 900 by
industrial and miscellaneous organ
izations. In the II months ended
December 81, 1881, the grand total
of all new financing reported in
the United States amounted to S4,-
0l5,843,55l. Corporate obligations
accounted for $2,588, ,965, ,423 of this
aggregate while the balance was
composed of borrowings by the Can