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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-19
JAPANESE BOMB
u. S. MISSION
Methodist Property Believed
Total Loss After Air
Raid by Nipponese.
BY HERBERT EKINS,
United Press staff Correspondent

Copyright. 1888 by United Press
PEIPING, China, April 19-Amer-
lean Methodist mission property I'M
der the American flag at Miyunh-
sien has been bombed by japanese
airplanes, the Rev. Mark w. Brown
secretary of the North China con-
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
church, announced today.
General 70 Wing Ching, minister
of war, also revealed that an I'M
named American missionary or mis-
sion worker at Miyunhsien had been
killed.
DR.. Brown said the mission prop
erty had been struck repeatedly by
bombs and numerous buildings de-
stroyed.
The Chinese pastor of the mis-
sion took refuge in Peiping after
hiding in a dugout while the mis-
sion, over which the flag f1oated,
clattered to earth.
The pastor, interviewed here by
the United Press, said:
Il was working i'll the mission
when twelve airplanes arrived,
dropping eighty bombs and devas-
tating the town.
The bombs were very large. For
example, one bomb knocked down
a thirty-foot wall of brick and stone
surrounding the mission.
Another air raid occurred after
1 left the town for Peiping. I be-
lieve the American mission property
there is a total loss"
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begin at $3.50 a. m. at Tomlinson
hall. A. Kiefer Mayer is county
chairman and George F. Gill, man
ager of the emergency work COM
mittee, will be in direct charge.
Marion county's quota has been
set at $50.
Those enrolled must be between
18 and Is, single, American citizens,
and member of a family receiving
poor relief. They must agree to
assign S25 of their $50 monthly pay
to their families.
Need and not politics will dictate
who will be sent to camp first, it
was emphasized by Governor
McNutt.
When the federal government no.
titles the state it is ready to take
those enrolled, groups will be given
medical examinations and those
passing the tests sent TO Camp
Knox, Ky. There they will undergo
two weeks training period before
being sent into the forests.
Indiana state forest camps will
be given the first assignment of
those finishing the training period.
1t may be that as many as 1000
will be used in the state, it was an
nounced.
County quotas were based on
poor relief rolls, largest assignment
being Marion county. Lake county
is second with 767. Quotas in some
of the small rural counties run as
low as two.
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Futile MercV
Husband Who Pleaded for
Love Rival Sues Wife
for Divorce.

TNTERCESSION in court in favor
u of the other man" in a matri-
monial triangle didn't pay, Louis
Summerton, SO, of 2510 Southeast
ern avenue, charged today when
he filed suit in superior court two
for divorce from Mrs. Carrie A.
Summerton and custody of their
8-year-old daughter.
Several weeks ago Mrs. Sum-
merton and Robert Byers, alleged
"other man." were convicted in
juvenile court of contributing to
child neglect, Judge John F. Geek
Ter flashing Byers numerically for
his attentions to Mrs. Summer
ton.
Geckler fined and sentenced
ByerS, but when Summerton said
he had no desire to see his rival
go to jail, suspended Judgment on
condition that Byers and Mrs.
Summerton stop seeing each other.
Today, Summerton charged in
his divorce action, that his wife
and Byers failed to heed the
courts admonition and were to-
gether two hours after leaving the
courtroom.
Summerton asserted he had an
adequate income from his profess
sion of commercial artist, but that
his wife was cold and Indifferent
to him and associated with other
men against his wishes" Byers
was the only correspondent
named.
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AUTO R|DDLED,
CITY BUSINESS
MEN ROBBED
Blame Gang Fleeing From
$4,000 Terre Haute
Bank Fund Looting.
II BULLETS HIT CAR
Local Citizens Returning
From Chicago When Out
laws Start Firing.

Their automobile riddled by eleven
bullets, two Indianapolis business
men were robbed of a small amount
of money last midnight four miles
north of Morocco by gunner be-
lieved the same who took $4,000
from two bank messengers at Terre
Haute Tuesday afternoon.
j. w. Mcdonald, so, of 213 Seville
apartments, and William E. Mize, 81,
of 308 Sheldrake apartments, were
returning from a business trip to
Chicago with Mcdonald driving
Mics Chrysler eight sedan while
Mize was sleeping.
The gunner, driving a Ford "
eight, the same type car used in the
Terre Haute robbery, passed Nc
Donald and Mize going north,
turned and came back and opened
fire as they neared the Indianapolis
mems car.
Three bullets thudded into the
Chrysler in the first volley, one en-
bedding itself in the upholstering
about four inches from Mics head
Mize aWoke.
Chase at IS Miles an Hour
The Indianapolis men increased
their speed to eighty-f1ve miles an
hour, but the gunner kept pour
ing bullets into the car and punct-
ured rear tire of the Chrysler,
which sWerved crafty toward a
ditch, and nearly overturned before
Mcdonald succeeded in getting it
under control to bring it to a halt.
Two of the gunner got out of the
Ford and jerked Mcdonald and
Mize from their car, one of them
shouting: why in hell didn't you
stop?"
AS he spoke, the hoodlum smashed
Mize across the mouth with the
butt of his .38-caliber police pistol.
knocking out several teeth. He
searched Mize, taking some change
and his watch.
Threatened With Death
Mcdonald had showed his billfold
into the cushions of the seat, but
lost some change and a brief case
containing patent papers on which
he and Mize had gone to the Fair
banks Morse plant at Chicago to
confer.
you've got more money" the
bandit who had struck Mize told
him. I'm going to count ten, and
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Sly Banditry
Crafty Gunman Tricks
Bank Cashier, FIees
With $4,000.

By UHited Press
SYRACUSE, Ind. April ia
~ lone bandit robbed the SYRIA
cuse state bank of approximately
$4,000 today and sped east out of
town in an automobile belonging
to Sol Miller, cashier of the in
stitution.
According to Miller, the bandit
telephoned the bank from a farm
house, saying that he was con-
nected with the state banking
department, that his car had
broken down and asking the
cashier to come after him.
Miller said he drove his ma
chine to the appointed spot and
was held up by the bandit, who
forced him out of the automobile
at the point of revolver.
The bandit then drove the stolen
car to the bank, robbed the insti-
tuition and fled in the cashiers
machine.
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The British pound sterling gained
nearly cents, and was quoted at
S3.57$s. The gain in the pound was
reflected in the Canadian dollar.
quoted at IS cents, a gain of s
cents.
The currencies of France, Italy.
Switzerland, Belgium, Germany and
the Netherlands sold above their par
at gains of 10 to IS points, and
Scandinavian currency jumped from
Is to 30 points.
In Washington, it was explained
That the governments decision was
IN an attempt to raise commodity
prices in the United States and that
1t was only temporary, the President
hoping Tor an eventual return of all
nations to the gold standard.
washington, federal reserve bank
district governors met to consider
means of loosening credit.
Europe, and especially London. re-
garded the dollars drop as clever
manipulation by America to i'm
prove its position in the negotiations
with Premier j. Ramsay Macdonald
and other European leaders over
d b t S and general economic
problems,
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RELEASE NEAR,
FACTOR THINKS
Contact With AbduCtorS of
Youth Renewed Through
Gang ENJOYS.
BY ROBERT T. LOUGHRAN
United Press staff Correspondent

tCOpYrlgnI, 1888. DIV OHlteu FiesSl
CHICAGO, April 19.-John (Jake
the Barbe) Factor, whose glib
tongue lifted him from poverty to
tie parlors of European nobility, to-
day lieved the return of his kid
naped son was imminent after con-
tact with the abductors had been re-
newed through gang emissaries.
Factor said he had been assured
that the son, Jerome, a studious
youth of 10, was in good health, and
had not been harmed by the kid
napers, who have held him since
last Wednesday for $4,000 ransom.
Center of efforts to obtain the
boys freedom was the Morrison
hotel in the Chicago 'oop where
Factor protected against intruders
by guard of friends, had suite
high above the street.
In a bungalow, on the hotel roof
was the mother of the youth, Mrs.
Leon Marcus, Factors first wife.
With her was the promoters second
wife and his 6-year old son.
Police were busy questioning Jnree
suspects in the abduction arrested
through information obtained from
six gangsters who were working in
dependently of officials to obtain
the youths release.
Factor declared the renewed con-
tact with the abductors had been
made by two associates of the six
gang leaders who had escaped a
surprise police raid.
Police released the six gangsters
who had been dubbed the gang
sters' secret six" and they scattered
Immediately to underworld haunts,
where it was believed the final ne
gotiations for the youths freedom
would be conSumated.
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TRIO OVERCOME BY
LEAKING GAS FUMES
Two Women, Man Found in
House Unconscious.

Found unconscious from fumes
emanating from leaking basement
gas heater pipe, two women and a
man were in critical condition to-
day at city hospital
They are Miss Ada Miller, AZ, of
1921 East Raymond street; Miss
Hazel Lester, who lives with her,
and Albert Barker, "a, of 1910 Shell
by street.
The three were found unconscious
in the Raymond street house by
neighbors and were rushed to city
hospital. Barker was lying on the
kitchen floor, with his coat partly
on. Miss Miller was found lying on
the bathroom floor and Miss Letter
on a bed.
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The defense brought It's case to-
ward close Tuesday with sue
cession of expert witnesses, who
testified that Mrs. Judd is COM
pletely unbalanced" and true case
of dementia praecoX"
Sarah Bernhard couldn't put on
such deception" declared DR.. H. E.
Pinkerton of Coolidge, Ariz., assert
ing that Mrs. Judd was not
malingering.
She is becoming insane by pro-
gressive stages" he said. "She talks
freely of the bloody trunk in which
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-19
BLACKSMITHS HELD ON
HORSE TORTURE COUNT
Caused Animal to Bite Off Its
Tongue; Owner Charges.

Trial of two blacksmiths charged
by humane officers with cruelty to
a horse, causing it to bite off its
tongue, today was continued until
April Is by Paul Rockford, judge
pro tenn in Municipal court 3.
Defendants were James Royston
so. operator Of a blacksmith shop at
426 Shelby street, and his helper,
Madison Glore, 1902 Fletcher ave-
nue..
James Brown, 1915 Holiday street
owner of the animal said the de-
PENDANTS, angered because it would
not hold still to be shod, pulled the
animals tongue out of it's mouth to
control its actions, the tongue being
bitten off in the process.
The horse was killed by Humane
Sergeants C. c. Quack and William
DpVer
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BY FREDERICK KUN
United Press staff Correspondent

LONDON. April 19.-E a n
struck back at Soviet Russia today
for conviction of five British SUBJ
jects on espionage charges.
King George and the privy coun-
Gil declared an 30 per cent embargo
on Russian imports and the Metro
politan-Vickers Company, employer
Of the convicted men, ordered an
immediate appeal on behalf Of two
defendants who were sent to prison.
The partial embargo. amounting
practically to declaration Of an eco
nomic war, will become effective
April 26.
Enlarged items included timber.
petroleum, grain, raw cotton and
butter.
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TROOPS RUSH TO
GUARD ALL LEVEES
Dynamiting by 800 Men
Brings Action in Mississippi.
BIZ Tnited Press

By United Press
JACKSON, Miss, April 19.-M S.
Conner today ordered national
guardsmen into the flooded district
of northern Mississippi, where 300
men Tuesday night dynamited a
main levee on the Tallahatchie
river
Acting on orders from the Gov
ernor, Company F, 155th infantry,
Mississippi national guard, stationed
at Clarksdale, left Immediately for
Glendora. They will have orders
to shoot to kill any one molesting
the leVeeS.
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Enrolling of State Forest
Corps to Start Thursday

Enrolment of Indiana's quota of
$500 young men for the national
forest unemployment relief corps
will get under way in Indianapolis
and throughout the state Thursday
Quotas for each county were an
nounced today at the Office of
Governor Paul V. McNutt by Fred
Hoke, chairman of the state I'M
employment relief commission.
The commission, through its local
branches throughout the state, will
handle the enrolment and select
those to be sent to camps when
the federal government is ready for
them, Hoke said.
Enrolment in Marion county will
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quently worked as
a free lance, he
was credited with
g Twin G the tip
which led to the
arrest of Charles
Vernon Witt and
Louis Hamilton,
who are awaiting
death in the cleo
trio chair for the
murder of Lafa-
yette Jackson, In
dainapolis C h a i n
grocer, during a
robbery attempt.
Mr.. O'Reilly also
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-19
TWO ARE ACCUSED OF
ROBBING BOY MUSICIANS
Turned Over by City Police for
Trial at DanviIle, Ind.

Trial at DanviIle, Ind.
Two men arrested by local de-
tectives were turned over to Hen
bricks county authorities today for
trial at Danville on burglary and
larceny charges.
The prisoners, Richard Dye, Mont
clair. Ind, and Norrell Usher, 22C
North Illinois street, each %, are
accused of stealing five horns be-
longing to members of the Indiana
Boys school band at Plainield
In addition, a burglary charge
stands against Dye here. He is &C
cused of stealing furniture valued at
500 from his mother n-law, Mrs
Nellie Swigett, 239 North Illinois
street, apartment 212.
All the horns were recovered. De-
tectives said they trailed Dye and
Usher from pawn shop to pawn
shop where they tried to dispose of
the instruments.
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URGES U. S. CAUTION
Keep Finger Out of Oriental Pie,
Says Far Eastern PrOber.

Americas best policy would be
to mind her own business and to
cultivate a friendship with oriental
countries" said DR.. Charles P.
Emerson, member of the fact find
ing commission sent to the far east
lats year by the Laymens Mission
Movement, in all address to the Ro-
tary Club Tuesday.
1T is no temporary squabble such
as might take place between two
South American countries" DR.. En-
erson said. THAT which is happen
ing in the Orient today has been IN
the course of preparation for CEN
turtles"
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No Gold to Be Shipped
By United Press

~ JHlto0 Press
WASHINGTON, April 10. = The
administration, it was learned au-
thorltatively today, will not support
the dollar abroad through gold
shipments.
This decision was reached, it was
said by friends of President Roose-
welt, in an effort to raise commodity
prices.
The only gold that the govern
ment will allow to be exported will
be that earmarked for foreign gov
ernmentS and balances for trade
movements IN accordance with pre-
viously laid down regulations.
The decision not to support the
dollar was said to be the newest
step in President Roosevelts pro-
gram for world sterilization of ex-
changes.
All in Same Boat
The dollar will be left tn take
care of itself in world markets. it
was explained.
Inc move on the part of this
government is looked upon as con-
structive, and as putting the gov
eminent in the same position as
other nations.
Though officials did not in so
many words describe this action as
taking the United States off of the
gold standard, it generally was re-
garded IN Washington as amounting
to that. Some officials suggested
that the action might be described
as a move toward a controlled price
level.
The effect, some explained, is to
allow the dollar to shake down to its
natural world level in the same wav
that the British pound has been re-
duced in value through the natural
process in trade.
Taking Another Route
Once the leading currencies of the
world reach their normal levels. the
way will be cleared, perhaps at the
coming world economic conference.
Tor an international understanding
which each country would revaIue
the gold content of its currency on
the trace basis which develops out
Of the present situation.
President RooSevelt's action is ex-
pected to result in prompt burial of
pending initiation and currency ex-
pansion measures in congress. be-
cause he is taking another route to-
ward the same object of the direct
lnfatlonists, the raising of prices.
1t was explained in sources close
to the White House that the move
was expected to have an almost i'm
mediate effect upon both domestic
ana international commodity prices.
Seeks Controlled Level
A good many commodities, it was
said, are sold in terms of world
trade and on gold basis, cotton for
example, being one of them. Friends
Of the President were hopeful that
'tton prices would be one of the
fist to mount.
In White House sources it was
learned that no new licenses have
been issued for the export of gold
and that the export of the precious
metal which took place Saturday
had been verbally approved
previously.
Another thing that the President
was said to be striving for was a
controlled price level His associates
said he hoped also 20 get the world
as whole back on the gold stand
ard.
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the bodies of Mrs. Leroi and Hedvig
Samuelson, her victims, were found.
She knows no signs of emotion, be-
cause her emotions have deterior-
ated."
DR.. George Stephens, former SUI
perintendent of the state hospital,
was the last witness Tuesday.
Il found after she came to the
state prison she was insane" he de-
clared, and also asserted that her
mother, Mrs. H. j. M'Kinnell, was
not stable in mentality.
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.L|NDBERCHS START
CROSS COUNTRY TRIP
Return to Always for First
Time Since Tragedy.

BIZ United Press
NEWARK, N. j., Apil 19.-Amer-
icas most famous flying couple
the dberghs-returned to the air
ways today. With Colonel Charles A.
Lindbergh at the controls, they left
on a trans-continental flight at
1908 p. m. in a Lockheed Vega
monoplane.
1t was the Lindberghs' first long
flight together since the kidnapping
of their first child, Charles Augustus
Jr.
Lindbergh said he planned to stop
at Camden, N. j.. where they will
receive weather reports before de-
Gliding on the next destination.
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By ItmeS Spectd|
NEW YORK, April 19.-Dr. Will
liam Guthrie, Episcopal clergyman.
who waged a nine-year battle with
Bishop William T. Manning,
emerged victor in a clash Tuesday
that threatened his position, electing
his own slate of candidates for the
vestry of st. Mark's-in-the Bouwerie,
east side church.
DR.. Guthrie presented his ticket
after charging that certain men,
bers of the present vestry were in
terested more in property than in
souls and that they would throw
Jesus Christ out of the church be-
cause he didn't have enough swank.
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in investigation of the Harold Her
bert Schroeder case, one of the out
standing death mysteries in Indi-
anas history.
Schroeder's f1re-wrecked automo-
bile was found at lonely spot on
the High School road. In it was
the charred body of a man whose
identity never has been established
Theory was developed that
Schroeder attempted an insurance
hoax, but he was captured later in
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-19
BILL PASSING CHARGED
COunterfeiting Evidence Against
Man and Woman to Be Heard.

Federal warrants charging pass
ing of counterfeit $40 bills were to
be issued today against Mrs. Lena
Farber and George Mathews, sus-
poets held under $4,000 bond each
since last Thursday.
Fac w. Patrick, United States
commissioner, was to hear evidence
in cases of both defendants this aft
ernOOn.
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BOY DIES; FATHER HELD
Accused of Causing Death by Civ
ing Lad, !, Alcohol.

By { Nifed Press
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, April 19.-
John Davidson, 48, unemployed
stone worker, was charged with the
death of his 7-year-old son Robert
in a verdict by Coroner Ben R. Ross
today.
Death by acute alcoholic poison
ing, the alcohol administered by the
father of the deceased" was the YER
dict after examination of the boys
stomach by Herman T. Briscoe, IN
diana university chemistry profess
SCR
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Verdict to Be Appealed
RY EUGENE LYONS

MOSCOW, April 19.-William
Macdonald and w. H. Thornton,
British subjects, were ledged behind
the grim walls of Liubianka prison
today, sentenced TO penal servitude
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ARREST U. S. SOLDIERS

japanese Hold Americans for Taking
Pictures of Troop Movements.
BIZ United Press
TOXIC, April 1.-two American
soldiers were arrested Monday by
japanese military authorities near
Matsaochwang, China, while they
were photographing Nipponese troop
movements, advices to the Nippon
Demmo news agency from Ching
wantao said today.
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ROOSEVELT ORDERS i. s. OFF GOLD
STANDARD IN FOREIGN EXCHANGE
Defense Case Is Rested in
Ruth Judd Sanity Trial
of Expert Witnesses Testify the Blond Killer
Is Mentally Unbalanced.
BY GALE ID. WALLACE
United Press staff Correspondent

COURTROOM, FLORENCE, Ariz., April 19.-The defense
in the sanity hearing of Winnie Ruth Judd condemned muir
deress rested its unexpectedly today States attorneys
protested they not ready to proceed Immediately and
Judge E. L. Green granted until late afternoon
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-19
REPORT WAGNER BILL

Unemployment Relief Measure
Finally Is Given to House.
By United Press
WASHINGTON, April 10. - The
house banking and currency COM
mittee, after weeks of delay, today
reported favorably the $500, 600 600
Wagner-La Toilette unemployment
relief bill.
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Measure, Transformed by Amendments
Urged by Administration, Now Facing
Its First Real Fight in Congress-
HOUSE HEARING MAY DELAY ACTION
Regulation of Wages and Working Hours
and Brake on Too Great Activity in Any
Industry Under Consideration.
BY RUTH FINNEY,
Times Special Writer

WASHINGTON, April 19.-The short week bill, trans
formed by administration amendments into business-ike
of farreachng economic Importance with prov-
sons for regulation of wages well working hours and
for curbng over-producon faces its first real fight in
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-19
Value of Dollar Drops Drastically
Abroad With Edict That No More
Precious Metal Will Be Shipped.
COMMODITY PRICE RISE SOUGHT
Europe Regards Move AS Strategy to
Provide President Ammunition
in Economic Conferences.
y BY United Press

The value of the dollar dropped drascaly the worlds
foreign exchange markets today and the decline became
strongly emphasized towards when became known
that the would take steps support the
lar abroad