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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-04
FLAMES SWEEP
GREAT LINER
Huge French Ship Adrift
Without a Crew; Be-
IieVed Lost.
BN Tnited Press

CHERBOURG, Jan 4. - The
$18,000,000 liner, Atlantique, one of
1.-THE most luxurious of French pas
Senger ships, was adrift and on fire
withot crew today, probably a to-
tai loss.
Fire started near Cherbourg with
a skeleton crew Of about 200 men
but no passengers aboard. The At
lantique had been taken off the
south Atlantic run for her first
oVerhauling since her maiden voy-
age in September, 1881
The crew took to the lifeboats
when it became evident that they
could not check the fire.
The German freighter Ruhr re-
ported rescuing only eighty men,
but officials Of the company believed
several steamers and dozens of
other smaller craft near the ship
picked up all the men.
The Dutch steamer Achilles re-
ported she was hurrying to Cher
bourg with a part of the crew, some
of them burned and injured.
French navy tugs rushed to the
scene, twenty-five miles west of the
Guernsey island, about halfway be-
tween Cherbourg and Brest. The
British steamers Falmouth and
Fordcastle stood by.
The ships we're helpless to fight
the blaze, and unwittingly added to
the confusion ashore.
A tumble of wireless messages of
various wave length flooded north
ern ports. :
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SNAP link Of
COPS, FEDERALS
Cooperation of U. S.
Agents and Police Ordered
Ended, Is Report.

Cooperation between federal dry
officials and police in liquor cases
actually has been weakened, as fore
cast, by recent reversal of the fed
eral court liquor conviction of Chef
Fowler, indianapolis, alleged avia-
or-bootlegger, it was revealed to-
day.
The Fowler case decision by the
United States circuit court of APP
peals, it was learned, has resulted
in issuance of orders by District At
torney George r. Jeffrey that no
case in which arrest is made by po-
lice should be adopted" in federal
court by dry agents until the case
has been prosecuted in municipal
court an dthere disposed of, and
then only adopted on instructions of
Jeffrey.
The order, it is reported. also pro-
vides that all liquor cases must be
reported to Jeffrey for his approval
before defendants are bound to the
federal grand jury.
Jeqrey declined to discuss the re-
ported orders.
1t has been the practice for fed
eral agents to adopt and prosecute
in federal court cases where police
are prevented by illegal search from
prosecuting in state court.
The high court held, in effect,
that where there was such an under
standing between the fedral and po-
lice officials, such a practice would
be unconstitutional.
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FIVE PERISH IN
BLAzE;1 II HURT
Fear Others Still Trapped in
Halls of Flaming
Apartment.

BIZ THited Press
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 4.-Bodies
of five persons. trapped in flames
which enveloped downtown apart
ment house here early today, were
reported found by police and fire
men.
Eleven others were taken to nos
pitfalls for treatment for serious
burns or injuries. 1t was feared
still others were trapped in hall
ways or apartments not yet reached
by rescue squads.
All available fire apparatus was
sent to the scene as the blaze
Ieaped high in the air, attracting
thousands of persons.
The crowds hampered the work
of the firemen and police. Traffic
was blocked.
Tenants of the apartment house
we're forced to flee in night cloth
ing, so quickly did the blaze sweep
through the three-story structure
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DRAG FALL CREEK
FOR BODY OF MAN
Believed to Have Leaped
Into Swollen Stream.

After several hours search, the
police rescue squad still was Crap
ping in the swollen waters of Fall
creek at Meridian street today in
an attempt to recover the body of
a man who was believed to have
jumped from the east parapet of
the bridge.
No witnesses were found who &C
tually had seen the man make the
leap, but several persons observed
suspicious actions of a man loiter-
ing near the scene.
John Clay, %, who lives in the
rear Of 2217 North Alabama street.
found blue coat, carefully folded,
lying on the east sidewalk of the
bridge about 100 feet from the
south bank of the creek. Stopping
Arthur Stockwell, 38, of 1907 North
Pennsylvania street, Apartment 2,
a paSserby, Clay told of his diScov-
cry and the two called police.
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CONTRIBUTING
SUSPECT SEIZED
Bogus Count Held by U. S.
Officials: RacketeerS
Are ViCtimized.
By HifCd Press

By tHjtcd Press
CHICAGO, Jan. 4-Revelation Of
a large international counterfeiting
plot was made today by Captain
Thomas j. Callahan of the United
States secret service following ar
rest at Newark, ~ j., of Henry
Dechow, once known here as Count
Enrique DechoW Won Buelow"
Dechow first came into public eve
early in 1880 when he married Mrs.
LOttle Bremen, wealthy widow of
Nathan T. Bremen Chicago alder
man. He posed as Count Won Bue-
low"
On discovery of the deception.
Mrs, Brener sued him repeatedly for
divorce, finally winning the fourth
suit she filed
Callaghan attached greatest i'm
portance to Dechows arrest.
Callaghan said Dechow had been
in Chicago as recently as last Sat
urday, and this visit led to his UNI
dong. He was trailed from here to
Montreal and thence to Newark.
About $4,000 of the bogus notes
were passed in Chicago, but quick
work by Callaghan's men led to
confscation Of the notes brought
here, The actual counterfeiting was
done in Berlin, CallaGhan said. and
about S2OOO,OOO in fake notes was
brought to this country.
Eight Chicago racketeers. said
Callaghan. were victimized by the
ring, They were sold 100000 in
notes for $4,000.
Secret service agents forced them
to hand over most of the notes. and
the gangsterS threatened reprisals
on the ring if the loss was not made
good.
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Nippon's Troops Occupy Territory Inside
Great Wall at Shanhaikwan After Bonn
bardment Leaves Smoking Ruins.
Assaults Made on Town by Sea, Land and
Air; Hostilities Stop Temporarily;
Region to South Under Tension.
BY II. r. ELKINS
United Press STAFF Correspondent

PEIPING, Jan. 4.-Japanese troops occupied Chinese
territory inside the great wall Shanhakwan today after
their terrific bombardment left the city in smoking ruins
with 800 Chinese soldiers dead and undetermined number
Of civilians dead wounded.
The Japanese gained control of the MukdenPepng rail
and entrance into the rich province of Jeho with losses
reported officially eight dead including commissioned
officer, and thirteen seriously wounded
Chinese conceded occupation of Shanhaikwan after three
Japanese assaults from sea- land and and intensive bonn
bardment of the city.
Marshal Chang IIsueh-Liang, young lord who was
oused from his gerat Manchuan domain by the Japanese
considered the occupation Of Shanhawan national emer-
gency
He advised the Japanese commander at Shanhakwan to
address further communications to the Marking government
and Marshal Chang.
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ILLINOIS MINERS WAR
ON SIX mile FRONT
Romance Theory PrObed
in BGndn,aster KiLIinQ
Pretty Widow of Gang
Ride Victim GriIIed
by Police.

BIZ nited Press
CHICAGO, Jan. 4.-Pretty Mrs
Frances Schildhauer, an expectant
mother, was near collapse today
after lengthy questioning concern
ing her private life in police eff
forts to solve the month-old Staying
Of her handsome bandmaster hus-
band.
The woman tainted eight times
during examination by Police Cap
tain John Siege.
The questioning developed con-
flicting testimony concerning the
personal affairs of the attractive
young woman and her husband, Ed
win, bandmaster of the Austin high
school band.
Half a dozen other persons were
interviewed and one, Carl Brad
berry, former deputy sheriff and
friend of the Schildhauers, was held
in Jail.
Police today hunted Paul Walton
attorney, friend of the Schild-
hauers.
Schildhauer was found slain an
hour after his wife said she saw
him kidnapped by two men as he was
leaving their home. First indications
were that he had met death on a
typical gang ride. Police now be-
lieVe personal enemy responsible.
In an effort to discover some
motive in the killing they have
made a lengthy investigation of the
life of Schildhauer and his wife.
Mrs. Schildhauer was questioned
for hours in Stege's office, the first
time she had submitted to lengthy
examination
She had met earlier efforts of DO
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closes, I shall ask that such policy
be enacted into law" Johnson
shouted, his face lined with furious
passion and his fists failing the air
as though punching a bag.
They would have us pay the cost
Of war while they keep the spoils.'
Johnson had recalled how Eu-
ropean nations pleaded during the
war for financial assistance.
They said, Our backs are to the
WALL" he continued, and I recall
how they prayed for the United
States to come to their assistance.
The American people paid the
price. 1t was pleaded and demand
ed that they give until it hurt, and
they gave with patriotism unparal-
leled Our people in some instance
beggared themselves to do their
duty and buy government bonds. >"
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Johnson has such a bill before the
senate finance committee. In the
midst Of his war debt speech today,
he announced he would demand SEN
ate action at this session.
johnson cited the 1925 report of
the war debt commission, when
debtors, except England, were re-
fusing to fund their war and post
armistice obligations to this coun-
try.
1t states that it was contrary to
the best interests of the United
States" to permit foreign debtors to
float loans IN the United States I'M
til they had funded their debts.
He said the state department so
informed American international
bankers, who sought to distribute
foreign securities in American mar
ketS.
Before this session of congress
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Suspect in Road Death
Expected to Be Freed

apparently has failed, as evidence
has been found that she was alive
on Nov. 3.
Charles Lamb and Earl Houston,
both of Fortville, who had been in
custody part of the time since Bald
wins arrest, have been released.
The second Mrs. Baldwin, bride
of few weeks. discovered the evi-
dence which is relied upon to free
her husband
Mrs. Myrenia Inman, teacher in
the schools of Moral township, Shell
by county, is credited with having
stated her willingness to testify I'M
der oath that she saw Margaret
Baldwin in the Traction Terminal
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HOUSEWIFE VIGILANTES
TRAP ALLEGED LEGGER
Husbands Traded Food for Liquor,
City Women Charge.

Vigilante committee composed of
housewives IN the vicinity of the
1900 block Zwingley avenue caused
the arrest of julius Albers, 1849
zwingley avenue, Tuesday, on
charges of operating blind tiger.
The home of Albers was watched
by police after the women had COM
planned that their husbands were
obtaining liquor from him by trad
ing. foodstuffs.
Two pints Of whisky were report
ed found IN the house by officers
Disappearance of food from family
larders and the obtaining of liquor
by moneyless husbands aroused the
wives suspicion and led to the COM
plant.
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BRIDE, ID, ORDERED
HOME TO HER PARENTS
1S-Year- Old husband Deprived of
Wife; DiSobeyed Judge.

George Whyde, Is. of 237 Trow-
bridge street. who disobeyed the or
der of Juvenile Judge John F. Geek
Ter by marrying l4-year-old girl,
today was ready for honeymoon,
but without the bride.
Request of Whyde, a few days ago,
to wed the girl had been refused by
Geckler until the court thought it
over.
But the couple did not wait Cupid
hurried them away to Franklin, Ind.
where they obtained a license and
were married.
Geckler today ordered the bride to
go home TO her parents when he dis
covered Whyde was without a job or
means Of supporting his young wife.
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p0PE'S HOPES HIGH
FOR 1888 PROGRESS
Much Better Year Than
1882, He Predicts.
BIZ United Press

~ NiIfQ BffSS
VATICAN CITY, jan 4.-Pope
Plus XII has reason to hope that
1888 will be much better year than
1882 the pope said today in an ad-
dress before the Roman nobility.
we felt Supremely inspired to
proclaim 1888 a holy year" the pom
tiff said we expect good tidings
this year, besides material blessings. .
I'VE feel that men will raise their
eyes and heads more toward heaven,
that this again will bring further
blessings to all the earth, and that
1888 will be more promising. both for
spiritual and material well being, "
the pope said.
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BIZ JHted Press
WHEATON, Ill, Jan. Am army
Of 200 unemployed converged on the
100000 Wheaton postofflce prof.
ect today, and battled some seven
ty-fve workers with sticks, stones
and shovels, leaving six injured.
The battle, which followed unsuc-
cesSful attempts of the 200, who
had come in slxty-three automobiles
from other parts Of Du Page coun-
ty, to persuade the workers to
leave the joe, was briskly fought for
several minutes.
Only one of the six hurt suf-
fered serious injuries. Will Leschke
was carried TO the Wheaton medical
building with deep scalp wounds
and probable fractured skull.
Police were conspicuously absent
until after the fracas. Chief L. L.
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TRUCK DRIVER INJURED
Machine Skids, Crashes Into Steel
Pole; Suffers Serious Hurts.

When the milk delivery truck he
was driving Skidded on street car
tracks at Twenty first street and
College avenue early this morning,
Kenneth Crockett, %, of 1911 North
keystone avenue, was injured seri-
ously.
Crockett is believed to have lost
control of the truck, which crashed
into steel trolley pole.
He suffered compound fractures
of both legs and decorations on face
and body.
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INTRODUCES FARM
MORTGAGE MEASURE
Bill for RefinanCing of In
debtedneSS Is Up.

By EHitcd Press
WASHINGTON, Jan. "A bill to
refinance farm mortgage indebted
ness through the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation, which would
receive $4,000 100000 for the pur-
pose, was introduced in the house
today by Representative E. E. Cox
Dem, Ga0.
A similar measure was introduced
simultaneously in the senate by
Senator Walter F. George Dem,
Ga0.
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HERE TO open
1888 SESSION
GaveI Will Fall at 10 A. M.
Thursday; Recess Till
Monday Slated.

Although formal opening of the
seventy eighth session of the Indi-
ana general assembly is scheduled
for 10 a. m Thursday, the actual
start takes place at Republican mi
nority caucuses this afternoon and
Democratic majority caucuSeS to-
night.
Conferences of both parties will
be tame affairs. as the fight in the
Democratic ranks occurred three
weeks ago. when house and senate
leaders were selected, and the slate
of employed officials has been APP
proved by a majority and needs
only ratification tonight.
The nine house Republicans also
met few weeks ago and elected
H. H. Evans, OF Newcastle, minority
floor leader; and Oran w. Cromer,
of MiddletoWn, caucus chairman.
Plan to Be Active
Either Lon L. Shull, of Sharps-
Vile, or John G. Sherwood, of
Mitchell, will be selected by the
seven G. o. P. senators as minority
leader; and I. Floyd CARROT, Of
Battle Ground, is scheduled to be
caucus chairman.
Both house and senate Repub-
licans will devote most of their con-
ference today to discussing methods
of making the outnumbered minor
itv groups play a leading role.
The Democratic caucuses tonight
will be devoted to filling legislative
official vacancies.
The senate slate calls for election
of Dick Heller of Decatur, former
house clerk, as secretary; James
Morrissey Of Peru as chief door
keeper, and Clyde Snoddy Of Bloom
ington as postmaster.
Selections Are Made
The house program provides Tor
election Of John Ryan Of Lafayette
as chief clerk, Eddie Beggs of Terre
Haute as assistant clerk, and Matt
Leach of Gary as chief doorkeeper.
Following that, Earl Crawford,
Speaker of the house, will outline
the program of the Thursday open
ing to house members, and Ander-
son Ketchum, president pro-tempore
of the senate, will do the same for
his group.
Both houses will meet Thursday
forenoon, but will recess until
Monday, because the Democratic
Governor, Paul V. McNutt, and
Lieutenant Governor M. Clifford
Townsend will not be sworn into
office until then. The senate thus
will be under control Of Republic
an, Lieutenant Governor Edgar D.
Bush, until Monday.
The house will be called 10 order
by Frank Mayr Jr., following which
Crawford will be given the oath of
Office by Walter E. TreanOr, chief
Justice of the supreme court.
Bush will call the senate 20 order
Defer Introduction of Bills
Introduction of bills will be de-
ferred until Monday, although the
appropriations bill for the session
will be shot through under suspen-
sion Of the rules
The house then officially will can
vass the vote for Governor, and
both groups meet in the house to
hear the final message of Governor
Harry c. Leslie.
Both Crawford and Townsend
have said they will announce the
personnel of the rules and patron
age committee Thursday morning
Senator John Bright Webb of In
dianapolis is said to be scheduled
to head the senate patronage COM
mittee, and Chester A. Perkins of
South Bend the senate rules COM
mittee.
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81 Times Special
GREENFIELD, Ind, Jan. A.
Freeman Baldwin, Al, Fortville, dis
abled World war veteran, is expect
ed to be released this afternoon
from the Hancock county Jail here,
where he mas been held since Fri
day as a suspect in the Staying of
his first wife, Mrs. Margaret Bald
win.
Attempt Of authorities to establish
identity Of woman whose I'M
clothed body wrapped in tent was
found on a highway in Henry coun-
ty Oct. 6 as that of Mrs. Baldwin
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S1,63S,177 COST OF
DEMOCRATS DRIVE
S70,330 Balance Left, Re.
port to House Shows.

BIZ Hited Press
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. - The
Democratic national committee
spent S1,638, 17758 in last years cleo
ton campaign, according to reports
filed today with the clerk Of the
house
Receipts for the year totaled
s1,708, 50776, leaving a balance on
hand Dec. 81, of $70,330.18
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The Japanese insisted on
regarding the Shanhaikwan
fighting as a local incident
which could be settled by local
negotiations.
Meanwhile, Changes soldiers were
reported to be reforming at Changll,
under protection of three armoTed
trains. A Japanese armOred train
was on patrol between Shanhaik-
wan and ChinWangtao, the port on
the Gulf of Laio south Of Shan
haikWan.
The Japanese reported the cap
ture of trench mortars, machine
guns, grenades and stores of am
munition.
Fear Advance to South
Hostilities in the ShankaikWan
area were suspended at least mo-
mentarily, while, Peiping, TientSin
and other cities within striking dis
lance of a possible Japanese adj
vance to the south lived under great
tension.
It was believed, however that the
japanese would continue to hold
Shanhaikwan to protect their troops
from attack during an advance into
Jehol
The Chinese telegraph admins
tration re-eStablished cOmmunlca-
ton with ShanhaikWan, disrupted
during the fighting.
japanese attacked ShanhaikWan
according to advices received here
with two destroyers, ten field guns
5000 infantry and bombing planes
Chinese Battalion Wiped Out
After a breach was opened in the
great wall by sustained lombard
ment. japanese infantry attempted
to break through. Their first at
tempts we're turned back by Chi
neSe machine gunnerS.
Marshal Chang addressed a letter
to General Nakamura, commanding
the japanese garrison at TientSin
insisting that the Japanese assume
full responsibility for the hOSJilities
The affair could not be regarded
rs a local Incident. Chang main
tanned and the japanese must COM
municate hereafter direct with
Marking.
A Chinese communique iSsuec
here late Tuesday said that ar
entire Chinese battalion, consisting
of 500 men, had been killed in
street fighting at Shanhaikwan. The
Chinese conceded occupation of the
city. the communique said. after
three terrific Japanese attacks anc
intensive bombing.
Further Resistance Likely
Chinese withdrew to Shiho. where
they reformed their lines fol
further resistance.
The communique described Shan.
haikwan as a smoking ruin, in which
numerous CONGREGATIONS still were
raging. Civilian casualties were sale
to be heavy. although no definite
figures were available.
Police of Tientsin and Peiping
took rigid precautions to maintain
order, fearing outburStS of popular
indignation against japanese. Bott
cities were quite at noon today
however.
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'RIGHT-OF-WAY IS
GIVEN FARM BILL
Domestic Allotment Plan to
Come Up Thursday.

BIZ InitCd Press
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-The
house rules committee, heavily
Democratic. today granted legisla-
tive right of way to the domestic
allotment" plan of farm relief a
project reported to have the full
backing Of President Elect Frank
lin D. Roosevelt.
Without even the formality of a
record vote, the committee reported
to the house a resolution which
would insure consideration of the
bill Thursday
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JOSEPH REAPPOINTED
President of Park Board to Hold
Post Until Dec. 81, 1886.

Jacket w. Joseph, attorney and
president of the city park board
today was reappointed to the board.
His term will extend until Dec. 81,
1886. Joseph will continue as board
president until the body holds its
election at the Feb. 5 meeting.
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STETSON LEAVES FOR
EDUCATIONAL FARLEY
Schools superintendent Will Par
ticipate in Conference.

Paul c. Stetson, city schools
superintendent, and William H.
Book, Chamber of Commerce civic
affairs director, today left for Wash
ington, to participate in twodays'
citizens conference on educational
problems.
A limited number of educators
and others were invited to the con-
ference to work out methods Of
making necessary retrenchments in
school expenditures with the least
possible injury to the coming gen.
Grafton.
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Defdulting Var Debtors
Ldshed by Hiram Johnson
in Bitter Senate Speech
Californian Demands That Nations Which Repudated
Obligations Be Barred From Money Markets
of America

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-Senator Hiram Johnson (Rep.,
Ca) bitter speech excoriatng debt cancelatoniss
and defauers called congress today to bar from the
American money market all foreign debtors who repudated
their obligations the United States or to American citizens
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JACKET-Lady' black chiffon vel
vet. Liberal reward. IR-Si2O.