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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-11-16
CONRAD Mann
IS PARDONED
BY ROOSEVELT
Eagles Official Is Saved
From Prison Term on
Lottery Charge.
DAVIS CASE IS CLOSED
Federal Campaign Against
Lodge Pools Ended
by Order.

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NEW YORK, Nov. 16.-Conrad H.
Mann today expressed qualification
for a presidential pardon which
saved him from serving five
months sentence on charges of
violation of the federal lottery laws.
He returns to Kansas City today.
1.-The President apparently took
into consideration that no moral
turpitude was involved and that
the charity affairs were honestly
conducted honestly" Mann's attor-
ney, Clyde Taylor, said. THE law
under which Mr.. Mann was con-
victed was technical.
Bernard G. Mcclure, professional
promoter, convicted with Mann on
charges of promoting lottery
through the Fraternal Order of
Eagles, was taken to the Lewis
burg PaJ federal penitentiary to
begin serving of his one-year and
a-day sentence.
President Roosevelt signed a
pardon earlier in the week for Frank
E. Herring, who was convicted with
Mann, and sentenced to a four
months term.
Louis Mead Treadwell of the
United States attorneys office dis
closed that the remaining lottery
charge against Senator James j.
Davis of Pennsylvania had been
nolle pressed. Settlement of the
Mann and Davis lottery cases COM
pletes the governments campaign
against lotteries in connection with
fraternal orders, Treadwell an
nounced.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-11-16

THE business district of Indian
l. apolis was in state of wild
excitement. AS far as Bob could see
the crowds extended, frightened
faces turned toward the scene of
the catastrophe.
Panic-stricken women, fearing
their relatives had been killed,
fought with police who strove to
maintain room for the ambulance
surgeons. An emergency dressing
station had been set up in the mid
ole of Meridian street, and the
injured lay on improvised cots all
around it.
Ed McHugh, veteran head of the
indianapolis Office of the U. S. Sc
cret service, came up to Bob.
We've got a special wire set up
to Washington, Major Martyne," he
said. There is a call on it for you
Bob followed him to shop on
North Pennsylvania street, one of
the few in the vicinity which had
not been damaged by the blast.
His chief was on the wire.
Hello, Major Martyne?"
Eyes, sir"
1--WE have Just heard about the
explosion. Were you hurt?"
mo, sir. Missed me by about
sixty seconds. But lot of innocent
persons we're injured, sir"
DO you need the Red Crosse"
Il don't think so, sir. The local
authorities are doing wonderful
work"
IF no one was killed We came out
of it fortunately. Has the mail
been saved?"
Il understand Postmaster Seid-
ensticker is surveying the damage
now. The fire has been extin-
guished."
Good. Now, listen carefully. I
tried to reach you by telephone just
before noon, and got no answer"
Il had just gone out to lunch"
Il wanted to warn you. Another
alarming letter has been received.
H1Olu-Cllc SdAAlc Pal ",
Eyes. 1t threatens you with death
if you do not drop your investigation
at once, and demands immediate
mass retreat from Marion county.
How did he learn of my assign
ment so quickly?"
Il don't know. The letter arrived
soon after your plane left here. That
is a most sinister phase of it, But
there is no doubt the threat is
genuine"
You are sure?"
"Yes-the signature is the same
a grinning black skull with out
spread wings, like human bird Of
prey"
Signed by"
Yes, signed by Black Hawk,
Phantom Of Indiana"
TOmorrow-The Black Hawk de-
mands immediate evacuation of ali
persons from Marion county. How
can he be thwarted?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-11-16

miles an hour, the cruising speed
of present Ford equipment with
all three motors operating.
The planes seat fourteen pas
Sengers in two rows of seven seats
each, but, by addition of third
row of seats in the wide aisle, can
be made to accommodate twenty
one passengers, besides baggage
and air mail.
Comfort of the individual seats
in the new plane is one of its I'M
usual features. Deeply uphol-
stored, they are twenty-four
inches wide, and have as many
adjustments as a BARRIERS chair.
They permit the passenger to face
in any direction, or to lie within
10 degrees of horizontal.
Conversation in normal tones
can be heard from one end of the
sound-proofed cabin to the other,
while a loud whisper easily is
audible to the passenger in the
seat across the aisle. The cabin
is said to be as sound-proof as a
Pullman.
Unusual height of the ceiling
permits a man six feet tall and
wearing a hat to walk upright,
with room to spare. Aisles are
wide, and unobstructed the length
of the plane.
In a recent test of the new
steam-heating equipment on the
plane, it was flown to a height of
$4,000 feet where, with the ther-
mometer outside registering close
to freezing, passengers were pers-
piring within five minutes after
the heat was turned on.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-11-16
FARM BUREAU |
OUTLINES new
TAX PROGRAM
Elimination of Property
Levy Except for Local
Government Asked. :
CONVENTION IN SESSION
State President FavorS In
fIation; Future Bright
He Says. .

New and indirect taxation for pay
ment Of educational costs. and
elimination of taxes on property for
all except local government, will be
the future program of the Indiana
Farm Bureau.
The program was outlined by
Lewis Taylor, tax and legislative di-
rector of the bureau, to delegates at
the annual convention yesterday in
the Odd Fellow auditorium.
The time has come when all the
people should pay all the bill for
education, thus bringing to the poor
district aid of the concentrated
wealth of cities, many of which have
grown great and wealthy by process
ing and manufacturing the raw
products derived from those poor
districts" Mr.. Taylor declared.
Fights Income Repeal
CriticiSing reported movement of
a group to repeal the gross income
tax and for a low property tax. net
income tax with low exemptions and
a retail sales tax high enough to
make up the deficiency. and which
merchants would be compelled to
ADD TO retail cost, Mr. Taylor said:
1t seems strange a merchant can
not pass the present l per cent gross
income tax on to the BUYER when
ne heretofore has been able to pass
on freight, interest, labor bills.
property tax and overhead without
mandate of the law"
He urged founding Of cooperative
banks by farmers as protection
against respectable financial racke-
teers."
I'VE have within our hands the
means of taking away from these
financial ghouls our money, upon
which they have grown so great"
he said. BY using it strictly for
our own farm use, we can release
ourselves from bondage that is
more than an idle threat"
An amendment to the $3.50
property tax law striking out the
emergency clause also was advo-
Gated.
President William H. Settle urged
form of currency imitation that
would give the farmer debt and tax
paying powers until price parity can
be achieved.
Praises Anti Strike Stand
Pointing to the $3,50O,OOO offered
to Indiana farmers to reduce their
wheat acreage, and $20,0O0,O0O to
reduce corn acreage and hog pro-
duction, Mr. Settle said farmers to-
day have brighter future than at
any time since I can remember"
Il am extremely proud of Indiana
farmers, he said You have not
permitted yourselves to be led away
with the holiday strike idea or any
other erroneous doctrine from which
only disaster, death and disappoint-
ment could be expected. 1t is only
through constructive, united efforts
by organized farmers that the eco
nomic victory will be Won"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-11-16
FILLING STATION MAN
GIVEN RIDE ROBBED

Unshaven Stranger Takes S2s From
Attendant.
An unshaven man, about 80. who
parked his car in front of the filling
station at Madison and Southern
avenues early today, took the station
attendant, Carl Manning. %. 1917
Blaine avenue for "a ride" and
robbed him of S28.
On opening the filling station.
early today, Manning saw the man
and asked him if he were a new
employe. The stranger said he was.
He suddenly pressed a gun against
Manning and made him get in his
car. He drove to a lorely road near
Troy aye-sIe and Vernon street
where he robbed Manning. The at
tendant walked about six miles to a
phone and called the police.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-11-16
SERVICES TODAY FOR
AUTO CRASH VICTIM
Local Business Man to Be Buried
at New Albany.

Local Business Man to Be Buried
at New Albany.
Funeral services for Vernon F.
Stone, 2010 North Meridian street,
will be held at 2 tomorrow at 1746
Beeler street. New Albany. Burial
will be in New Albany.
Mr.. Stone died Tuesday in the
Henry county hospital in Newcastle
or injuries suffered when the auto
mobile in which he was riding with
Thomas Gillespie. 2040 North Me-
ridian street. overturned on wet
pavement near Dunreith. Mr.. Giles
pie was injured seriously. and now
is in st. Vincents hospital.
Both men were employees Of the
Prest-O-Lite company. and we're on
a business trip to Middletown. o.
Mr.. Stone is survived by his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Edward L.
Stone and brother, Jesse c. Stone.
all Of New Albany.
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The dog could catch a rubber
pail thrown sixty feet. The Min
strel Man" saw the second dog. an
English bull, in the Union SQUARE
Subway Station, New York CITY.
dashing madly back and forth
along the platform, in imminent
danger of jumping into the path
OF an oncoming train.
Some people say that dogs
can't think, but I believe differ
emily, says the Minstrel Man"
I could see the dog was lost.
probably it was desperate and in
tended to commit suicide by throw
ing itself under the train. Well.
I'm not trying to make a hero
OF myself, but I saved him. I
brought him home and named
him Laddie Boy"
BY that time, Alfred saws he
had foreseen the coming de-
preston, so he and his dogs set
out on the road to spread the
gospel Of good cheer. 1t was
pretty difficult catching freights
with the dogs. Albert would grab
dog by the collar, catch a train.
then after depositing his first
ward, descend and catch up the
second who was racing alongside
the train.
So Albert, man of destiny, is
travelling the length and breadth
of these United States urging the
people TO Smile, Smile, Smile"
and keep their "Sunnyside Up"
with all the sounds and effects
tenor voice, and crooner'a
trumpet can achieve.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-11-16
ASSEMBLY CALL
PREDICTED BY
STATE CHIEFS
Leaders Forecast Session
Early Next Year for
Booze Control.
FRY TO GET SUPPORT
MCNutt BaCkerS See Need
of Special Meeting to
Clear Scene.

Having routed foes of Governor
Paul v. McNutt who sought a
special session of the legislature, ad
ministration leaders in both house
and senate today we're somewhat
more free in making the prediction
that perhaps a special session will
be necessary early next year"
AS one of the senate leaders who
led the fight against the special ses-
sion move at the informal legislative
meeting at the Claypool yesterday
said
1T is going to be extremely difti-
cult to rule the liquor traffic by
edict, as has been done in the case
of beer"
Opinion May support Fry
When appeal becomes effective
Dec. s, it has been predicted that
Governor McNutt will attempt to
prescribe regulations for both manu-
facture and sale of liquor through
rulings Of Paul Fry, state excise d.
rector.
This power is expected to receive
approval through an opinion now
being prepared by Acknowledgement
Philip LutZ Jr.
Governor McNutt soon will name
a committee to study ways and
means of handling the new liquor
business and it might turn out that
the committee unless instructed
will find a special session to enact
new law necessary.
The Governor consistently has OPP
posed a special session and admin
istration leaders have supported this
view on the ground that disgruntled
legislators would use the occasion
for a sounding board to voice their
animosity against the McNutt re-
gime.
Governor Controls Moves
Yesterdays meeting served to dis
sipate this fear. 1t indicated that
the Governor still controls large
working majority on the Democratic
side of both houses, as he did
throughout the 1888 regular session.
Another factor disclosed at the
meeting still might be considered
handicap, however. That is the
number Of legislators now holding
statehouse jobs, some as department
heads.
All we're on hand to support the
administration, and some one sug-
gested that the statehouse must
have let out" 1t has been charged
by certain anti-McNutt Democrats
that the government wouldn't be
able to carry on during special
session with so many pivotal posts
vacated by members serving in the
legislature.
In the past, Republicans have had
one or two legislators on the state
pay roll between sessions. but Gov
ernor McNutt has rewarded nearly
a score directly or through the beer
business.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-11-16
ALLEGED KIDNAPER IS
FOUND TO BE ON PAROLE
Records Reveal Bandit Was Given
Ten Years in 1926.

Julian NJ Patterson, held in Co.
lumbus on charges Of kidnapping and
auto banditry in connection with
the abduction of Henry S. Wood.
New Palestine, here last Monday.
was found to be on parole from the
Indiana state penitentiary at Pen
dleton.
Patterson used the alias of John
Smith, according to police. A check
Of his record revealed that he was
given a sentence Of ten to twenty
years at the reformatory in 1926.
charged with holding up Haag's
drug store, Twenty-second and Me-
ridian streets.
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wonderin' if it was out of control,
everything went black"
Lets see what's inside the post
office" Bob urged. May be some
hurt"
He led the way through the
Pennsylvania and Ohio entrance. A
clerk was clambering toward him,
through the outgoing mail" Win
dow.
ANY hurt in there?" Bob asked.
mo Scared a little, that's all.
But it looks bad upstairs.
TINE ceiling had collapsed at the
l. west end of the corridor,
wrecking the postmaster's and as
sistant postmaster's offices, and dam
aging the supply room. A hurried
search, however, located no casual
ties.
All out at lunch, I guess" haz-
arded one of Bob's companions.
F'iremen and police rushed into
the building at this juncture, and
they led the way upstairs. They
found two men lying at the eleva-
tor shaft door, apparently struck
down as they waited there.
Climbing through the wreckage Of
the special delivery Office, they
found a postman unconscious. An
ambulance surgeon looked him over.
Not serious" he said.
On the second floor the damage
was so great wrecking crew, with
axes and acetylene torches, had to
cut the way through.
A stays cloven hoof, from a desk
in one room, had been blown
into the corridor ceiling, and por-
trait of ex-President Herbert Hoo
yer tossed into the washroom.
Not an injured person was found
there, however, nor on the top floor
where the internal revenue col
lection service offices had been
wrecked. The explosion had ap-
parently centered on the top floors
of the building; more than that they
could not tell at first. The universal
custom in Indianapolis of eating
during the noon hour had I'M
doubtedly saved scores of lives.
Police lines had been drawn to
hold back the crowd, and Bob found
Police Chief Mike Morrissey had
set up emergency headquarters on
the postoffice steps.
Bob introduced himself.
ANY estimate of the injured,
Chief"
About fifty, I should say, mostly
minor-bruises, cuts and shock. It's
a miracle a lot of them weren't
killed"
Any eyewitness story that's worth
anything?"
You mean who set the bomb off a?
No, not yet; but we're working on
it. May be just another one of
these blackhand cases."
Il don't believe it's black hand
job" Bob said.
He would have explained further,
but the Chief was too busy to
listen to him just then.
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you and take you to lunch. Your
father said you we're dining here,
but he didn't mention"
Major Martyne, Professor St.
George.
How do you do?" st. George
shook hands rather stiffly. I'VE
have met previously. All right,
dear. I'll have to beg to be ex-
cuSed; I have a most important ap-
pointment. I'll see you tonight"
Pressing her hand, he bowed and
strobe away.
1t was nearly l when Bob and
Ava, after a rather uncomfortable
lunch, approached the postoff1ce
again. Traffic was heavy around
the circle. They found parking
place on Ohio street, next to the
school board building. and Bob held
the door open for Ava.
Next time" he said, I'll be the
chauffeur"
At that moment there was a gil
gantic explosion. 1t came-Crash!-
like thunderclap, tearing at their
eardrumS, shaking the downtown
district of Indianapolis.
The west wing of the postoff1ce
building erupted, huge chunks of
masonry hurting through the air
like rock fragments from a VOL
cano.
Meridian street was full of flying
stone, timbers and glass. A solid
wall of expanding air struck Bob
and Ava and hurled them against
the automobile.
The upper part of the wing of
the postoface building trembled,
rocked from side to side, and
toppled
Shielding Ava's body with his
own. Bob awaited apprehensively
another explosion. After a moment.
when none came, he warned her to
stay in the car and ran toward the
postoff1ce.
THE street was smoky, and. I'M
Il derfoot, debris was several
inches deep. 1t was a scene of
terrific confusion. Automobiles
parked in. Meridian street and on
Ohio street had been tossed aside
like toys, and lay on their sides, or
piled one on top Of another.
Fire was beginning to spread in
the poStoffice. Here and there lay
prone figure, pedestrians who had
been knocked down by the blast.
Bob ran to several, but found none
badly hurt.
The clang of fire engine gongs
and the vail of police cars were
audible through the frightened cries
of the gathering crowd. And above
it all Bob heard the drone of an
airplane.
A uniformed policeman, who had
been on traffic duty, was able to
get up with Bob's assistance. He
had been struck by slab of stone
glancing of the Board of Trade
building.
An airplane dived right down at
me- he gasped, and just as was
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-11-16
Plans to Be Formed Here
Tomorrow to Give Jobs
to 10000.

First steps toward getting under
way the new 100000 federal
financed public works program in
Indiana were taken today under
direction of the state conservation
department.
Tomorrow a series of meetings are
scheduled which are expected to
transfer 10000 persons from relief
to pay rolls for the next ninety days.
The part to be played by the con-
servation department will emphasize
abolition Of stream pollution, it was
pointed out by Ralph Wilcox, state
forester, who addressed a meeting
of county engineers, surveyors and
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-11-16

D.
The Minstrel Mans professed
aim in life is not to exc out an
existence but to cheer the multi
tudes caught in the tolls of eco
nomic chaos. This, he insists. and
not the unusual aspect that he
and his canine companions pre-
sent, is the reason why he attracts
greater crowds than any other
street entertainers, and has peo-
pie following him even when he is
not performing.
A LBERT was born in New York
L n City. His boyhood was dis
tinguished only by his love of
song-and sandlot baseball. Nine
teen twenty-seven is the red let
ter" year in the Minstrel Mans"
life. Until that time he had tried
vainly to persuade Manager John
j. McGraw of the N. Y. Giants
to give him a tryout as pitcher.
Unable to win his point, he
switched his plea, asking for
tryout as mascot, tc keep the
team popped up" with music.
The Giants were playing the
last game of a series with the
Pittsburgh Pirates, pennant rivals.
McGraw consented to Albert's
plea, and that afternoon, before
the game, Albert appeared in the
teams clubroom, with a ukelele,
to sing inspiring melodies. With
the Minstrel Mans" music ring
ing in their ears, the Giants
promptly went out on the field
and lost, 9-3 Albert's star with
the Giants had set.
But Albert can explain. 1t seems
the Pirates got wind of McGraw's
intention to beat them with music
and lured the Minstrel Man"
into the Pirates quarters first.
There Albert sang for the Pitts
burg aggregation.
Il could tell they were the win
ming team" says the Minstrel
Man" they responded better to
the music"
TT was in December Of the same
Il year that Albert acquired his
second dog. For some years he
had Fritz, a German police dog.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-11-16
Coal Theft Suspect Held

Charles Wright, Negro, 81. of BAL
West Middle street, was arrested
last night after Horace Page. pro-
prietor of the Page Coal Company
34l West Tenth street, told police he
recognized Wright as one of three
men he saw attempting to steal coal
from the company's yards.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-11-16
Albert Pitches Songs
Minstrel Mans Baseball Career Flops, but Career
of Tunes Reaches Heights.
BY ARTHUR DE PERSIA
Times Special Writer

INDIANAPOLIS around
youth IN attered sweater and who sings to them
small megaphone while
leash may regard the simply another of the denreon
victims. - VIZ "'p4e0oionS
That is because they
minstrel Man. who has walked and ridden Il mn .
the country since 1927 Albert pressed to tell his
STORY But when he learns of Assis ever d
pains OF voluntary poverty with worthy mission than this
old singer whose fautlessy
he Of hiSdr
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Outstanding ventilation in the
plane was tested by putting Gig
arets, and then watching the
smoke rush for the vents in the
ceiling. Air in the cabin is
changed completely every three
minutes. Despite this fact, there
are not noticeable drafts.
The pilots cockpit is model
of an airliner navigation labora-
tory. The pilot has more instru-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-11-16
Cab Driver Robbed of s2.7s

Two men who engaged the taxi
cab of Robert Higgins, 607 Sumner
avenue. early today, drew revolvers
and escaped with SITS, Higgins
notified police.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-11-16

ments to tell him what the plane
is doing than would be found in
watch factory.
Air brakes on the lower side of
the wings reduce the new planes
landing speed to less than sixty
miles an hour, adding to the safe
ty factor. This permits the plane
to land safely in much smaller
fields than smaller and slower
planes could do.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-11-16
C. C. C. IN NEW HOME

Dunes State Park Outfit to Move
Into Winter Barracks.
Members Of the civilian conserva-
ton corps at the Dunes state park,
Clifty Falls, Shakmak and McCor-
mick's creek, will move into newly
completed winter barracks next
week, it was announced today by
Virgil Simmons, state conservation
commissioner.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-11-16

Straw In Lung Fatal.
By Times Special
FIT. WAYNE, Nov. 16.-Ross Mol
than, 10, died here yesterday as re-
suit of complications arising from
a straw which was lodged in his
lung last June.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-11-16

Tomorrow-The Black Hawk de-
mands immediate evacuation of ali
persons from Marion county. How
can he be thwarted?