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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-16
SURRENDER TO
KIDNAP GANG
BELIEVED NEAR
BoettCher Family Is Ready
to Call Off Police,
Is Report.
BY CLYDE G. RYERS

1nlte0 EreSS stan Correspondent
DENVER, Colo, Feb. Is. - Sick
with apprehension for the safety of
the kidnapped Charles Boettcher, his
family today was believed prepared
to surrender to the ransom demands
CT his abductors.
Police, il is understood. have
broken with the family regarding
methods to be used to assure the
safe return of the 32-year-old mil
Ionalre, heir to a great fortune.
terminating a conference at the
Boettcher home, Chief A. T. Clark
refused to take the onus of failure
to restore the kidnapped man, miss
ing since Sunday midnight, and
blamed refusal Of the family to CO.
operate for lack Of results from the
tremendous police drive.
While attorneys advised them
against such plan, the parents and
Anna Lou Boettcher, 25-year old
wife Of the kidnapped man, were
known to be considering calling off
police searchers and issuing a direct
appeal to the abductors to come
and get the $4,000 ransom asked.
Police, it was believed would be
forced to respect the wishes of
Claude Boettcher, the father, and
the young wife, an expectant mother.
The Right Rev. Irvington P. John
son, Episcopal bishop of Colorado,
offered his services as mediator to
the family
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Frank Dosier, a Negro, who had
gone to college.
It took hours to restore their con-
f1dence so they would talk. But
finally they began to give a little
information.
J-353 was not sure Manning and
Freeman were not romancing, al
though they seemed in deadly
earnest.
Prove it," he said.
The Negroes looked at each other.
Dosier stood up.
Come on, he said. We'll all go. "
Moonlight was streaming down on
the plantation as J-353 followed the
three men to the edge of a copse.
Dosier pointed to a depression in the
earth.
Dig" he said.
The deputies dug. Five minutes
later the body of John Will Gather
lay before them He had been muir
dered by the blow of an ak on the
back Of his head.
Now will you believer" asked
Dosier Williams brought Big John
over here to dig a we'll. Big John
dug his own grave. Then Williams
had another man hit him with an
ak and kill him."
Il
NEXT they went to the pasture
L Y near Williams house, where the
body of Johnnie" Williams was
found buried.
Il killed him." said Manning
Williams made me do it,"
On Waters bridge over the Vel
low river, DoSier pointed to a piece
of an iron wheel weighing about a
hundred pounds.
This is from the two men they
found the other day." he said. They
were Red Brown and John Ben
ford. Williams had told them they
could go home. and put them in a
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-16
QUICKEST Way
TO KNOCK
A COLD
Millions Say of This Proved Way
You Feel Like a New Person
Almost Before You Know 1t

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u it doesn't 10 that. Won. money
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Read This True Story
About High Blood Pressure

an advanced cardiac hearN condi-
ton. blood pressure 10. Only Sc
years Of age.
After a thorough examination by
this doctor he instructed me thusly.
"One Teaspoon of Kruschen Salts
in warm water every morning with
a diet very similar to the one en-
closed in your package.
"This morning, Oct. Fl, 1881, less
than two months, l have lost "A lbs.
My present weight 1913 lbs, blood
pressure today 1873 (nOrmaD. Mind
you, no other medication. just the
Salts and diet. l feel better than
I've felt in years and am told 1 look
many years younger
A jar that lasts weeks costs but
a trifle at druggists the world over.
advertisement.
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Fat Men Often Have
High Blood Pressure

Bernard Shapiro of Brooklyn,
N. Y, on Oct. q, 1881, wrote this
wonderful letter.
L have repeatedly read yours ads
quoting testimonial letters. I have
one to offer which goes them all
one better On August %, 1881, my
physical condition forced me to seek
medical aid. After being alarmed
by a local physician 1 sought and
found a doctor who rates one of
the leading regulations in Hudson
County.
ON above date I weighed 242 lbs,
only fit. AZ inches in height. Also
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-16
KILL ASSESSMENT BILL
Senate Foes Brand Measure Move
TO Ruin $3.50 law.

Described by its opponents as an
entering wedge to destroy the $3.50
tax limit law. bill to permit boards
of assessments to make separate lev
les to retire bonds for debts con-
tracted prior to Aug. 8, 1882, was
killed in the senate Wednesday,
Senators from the larger counties,
for the most part were favorable
but a solid front by members from
smaller counties kept the measure
from receiving a majority vote.
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BACK HOME AGAIN

stolen automobiles recovered BY police
belong to.
r. Nash 429 North Delaware street. Buick
sedan. found in front Of 1888 West North
F H. Mikels. r. r. Is. Box 522 Ford
coupe. found at Illinois and Thirueth
streets
Mortimer schusslor 765 west South
street. Marmon sedan. found one-half mills
south of Tenth street near High School
road. burned.
coach. found one mile south Of indianapolis
Country club. stripped and burned
Charles w. Heating North Salem Ind
Buick sedan. found repr Thirtioth and
EranNiin Strnei. StrLnnnd
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-16
RELIEF BILL ACTION
IS NEAR IN SENATE
La Toilette CoStigan Meas
ure Is Pushed to Fore.

By cripps-H0iCGrd Newspaper Alliance
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-Under
a tentative agreement secured by
senators in charge of relief legisla-
ton. the La Follette-CoStigan bill
will be considered as soon as the
senate finishes the prohibition
amendment.
Debate on relief may extend over
several days.
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car to drive them to the railroad
station. They were very happy. But
when they got to the bridge he
chained them together.
Red got down on his knees and
begged for his life. All right Will
liams says. You push Benford off
the bridge, and you'll be let go. Red
wasn't very bright He pushed
Benford off the bridge and was
dragged down himself"
MANNING was talking. He had
I'VE been arrested, partly to pro-
tect him, for the authorities believed
the murders he had committed had
been forced upon him. A search for
Williams was spreading over the
south.
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BY LOU WEDEMAR

This the eighth Of nforma-
Ion from the hes Of the Of Investga
and telling Arst bureaus
h e
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Times stan Writer

CPECIAL AGENT J-353, strolling Broadway one
- January day on the lookout for a minor swindler
had no thought that he soon would be immersed in
an investigation of of the nations most CHASTITY
mass murders since the days of slavery
He watched the passing throng awhile and then
called the bureau
Report here at once" his superior instructed him.
You're leaving for the Atlanta office tonight
Peonage. the last vestige of slavery is prohibited
by federal law. It is defined as condition of forced
servtude by which a persons is compelled to work
out debt
In Georgia as late as 1912 peorage was prevalent
In rural districts and local authorities were helpless
Not only Negroes but unfortunate whites turned to
tne FEDERAL government as their only hope
trembling Negro, Gus Chapman, had visited the
Atlanta office Of the bureau the day before J-353
summoned. He gave sensational information about
john Williams, owner of large plantation in Jas
per county Ga.
The more I work" Chapman complained "the
more owe I am afraid Of my life. I away this
morning, but there dozen or more still prisoners
He beats them with rubber strips and kills them"
Wen protect you" J-353 told Chapman And
we Il see what we can do for the others"
J-353 proceeded to the Williams plantation He
found him pleasant, knd-mannered man; neigh
nora told him he always was good to his family and
was law-abding in every respect.
But ne has no feelings for the poems" one neigh
Dor said They're slaves to him."
Williams hearty, bluff man OF middle age was
candid with J-353
of course work nv plantation with +beo ,,,o,, 5,
ne SAID I buy them from the road gangs and
chaln gangs and JAIL and keep them until thew
work out that purchase price"
LIE denied emphatically he deprived then, of t,e,.
liberty, however. W
ne pointed to house some distance away, on
the bank Of the sluggish Yellow river.
mats where they live" williams said
But near 1t J-353 more substantial str,c
lure with barred windows. This he decided was q
SCoCkaue oeScrloed by the bureaus informant
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-16
MICHIGAN LEADS
DRIVE FOR NEW
BANK SYSTEM
Governor Says Holiday viii
Lead to Change by
CONGRESS.

MiohiEan's militant governor startled
the nation when he closed all the banks
In his state. Reperoussions have been Of
import all over the nation. In the fol-
lowing story he tells his views Of the
current problems Of money and credit
banking and barter. and men and mo-
tiyes
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Gone, but Not Forgotten

Automobiles reported to police as stolen
belong to.
Raw Gift 2l5O Winter avenue. Ford Sc
dan, 20-l39, from Morris and Lee streets.
Or. r. W. Reid. Union CITY Ind Buick
SEDAN. S56-l44 from Union CITY Ind
Clarence F. Boldt. r. r. 1. Box no Ford
touring 3l.61S from Georgia and Illinois
SfrretS.
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BY WILLIAM A. COMSTOCK
Governor Of Michigan


NIo9EIAsflN- 1900. w bl44sfb flteHi
LANSING, Mich, Feb. ia new
banking system, based on present
debated values, may be created in
the United States this year as a re-
suit Of the bank holiday now in
effect in Michigan.
The new system probably will de-
velop from banking oils to be in
troduced in congress and state legls-
latures during the next few months
AS a start toward the development
of the new system, bills providing
for the separation Of frozen and
liquid assets in banks will be pre-
sented to the Michigan legislature
within the next few days.
The Michigan administration had
thought Of waiting for the new
deal promised by the incoming
Roosevelt administration, but the
present crisis has focused our at
tention upon the fundamental I'M
soundness Of the present banking
system.
Create Own New Deal"
We find we can't wait. So we
plan to create our own new deal"
hoping our program for banking
reorganization and reconstruction
Will not conflict with the program
TO be presented by the incoming
federal administration.
The crisis in Michigan was caused
by attempts to repair credit ma
chinery that should be replaced by
new standards of value.
My proclamation for the eight
day holiday gave bankers an Oppor-
tunity to repair credit machinery
I hope they also Will take advan-
tage of it to begin replacing some
of the old machinery with construc-
tive action toward the new system
to fit present conditions. 1 believe
they Will.
he immediate action indicated
appears to be a provision for bank
ing reorganization without going
through the slow process of receiver
ships and liquidations, with the con-
sequent sacrifice Of assets at forced
sales.
Quick and Liquid Assets
A method should be devised by
which immediate action could be
taken under proper laws and au-
thority to segregate frozen assets in
trust for a rightful share of the
debts of an institution. Then, these
assets could be liquidated under
proper management over a requite
period Of years
Quick and liquid assets and the
deposits for which they are security
should be placed in a reorganized
institution for the conduct of bust
ness.
While I can not forsee the immed-
late result of the holiday, I sin
cerely believe it will help bring
about the new system we must have
to effect a permanent cure to the
banking ills Of today"
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Williams said it had not been used
IN many years, although J-353 dis
covered tiers Of hunks inside sud1-
Gent to accommodate fifteen or
twenty persons. It's doors were Sc
cured by heavy locks and chains
Outside the stockade was a shoe
repairing outfit, at which an elderly
Negro was busy residing shoes with
strips of rubber from old automobile
tires.
Several days later as J-353 was
mapping his campaign one of his
comrades passed him an afternoon
newspaper.
The bodies of two Negroes.
chained together and Weighted down
with iron, we're found this morning
IN the Yellow river in Jasper coun-
ty,' the story read.
J-353 leaped into action. He and
three of his aids sped to Williams
plantation.
MAYHEM they arrived next morn
w ing a group of men was gath
cred on the road.
They found another dead Negro
this morning" J-353 was informed.
He was in the South river. the
other side of the Williams planta-
ton"
The bureau set up emergency
headquarters in an old house within
a lew miles of the Jasper planta-
ton and communicated with Gov
ernor Hugh M. Dorsey, who prom
ised full cooperation in the investi-
CATION
Under cover of darkness that same
night Ebhardt Crawford slipped
into the agents headquarters.
He was apparently in the reign
of wave of terror, which J-353 felt
was sweeping Jasper county.
Il just happened to say that 1
thought those dead men had
worked for Williams" he STAN
mered "Since then, Williams has
been to my house twice. After he
came the second time, a lot of men
surrounded my house and fired shots
into it,
" AtAA bA4Ao 4AAAOA AlAClOlOll U-OOO GOll-
ferred with Governor Dorsey, who
ordered a special session of the
Stone Mountain court grand jury.
A subpoena was issued for Will
liams. Bearing it, J-353 and the
sheriff and a squad of deputies pro-
ceeded to the plantation, from which
until that time the local officers had
been barred.
THE plantation was deserted, it
Il seemed at first. The Williams
family mansion was unoccupied, its
front door standing open. There
was no one in the poems house or
in the stockade.
But as the posse was about to de-
part, two frightened Negroes came
out of thicket by the river
They were Clyde Manning and
Clyde Freeman. They told of Will
liamS' flight and led J-353 to the
hiding place or another of the poems
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Mrs. LaWler will wear a gown Of
blue lace with corsage of johanna
Hill roses and delphirium. Mrs.
Shultz will be in tearose De with
corsage Of butterfly roses and
delphinium.
At The reception in the church
parlors following the ceremony Miss
Irma Mae Steele will play violin
selections, accompanied by Miss
Gertrude Whelan, pianist. Out-of-
town guests attending viii include
Mr.. and Mrs. Beryl Shultz Of New
York, Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Bachelor
of Marion. Mr. and Mrs George
Huber and daughter Georgiana Of
Lizton; DR.. and Mrs. ]. w. McNyil-
Ian Of Muncie, Misses Virginia
Woodson Of Louisville, KY; Jean
cite Butler Of Chicago. Leola Shultz
OF Marion, Mrs. J. Wood Bachelor
OF Marion, Hrs. James NJ. Lawler
OF Brownsburg, and Mrs. Harry Nc
Daniels of Lebanon.
The couple ill spend the sum-
mer at Saugerties, N. Y. Both ara
graduates Of Butler university.
where the bride is member of the
Zeta Tau Alpha sorority. Mr.. Shultz
belongs to the Kappa Kappa Psi
and Kappa Delta Pi fraternities.
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Photo by Platt

W B. Light of Ottawa, o.. was best
man. Ushers were DR.. John Greist,
DR.. Guy Ross. James R. Johnson
and Chester Southland, brother of
the bridegroom.
Mrs. Southland and Mrs. Meek
wore dark blue suit ensembles with
White accessories and shoulder
corSages of pink roses.
A reception for the immediate
families and the bridal party was
held at the Meek home following
the ceremony. Mr.. and Mrs. South
ard left on trip and Will be at
home after July l at RuSsiaville.
Mr.. Southland is a graduate Of the
Indiana university school of med
icine and is a member of the Alpha
Tau Omega fraternity The bride
attended Indiana university, where
she belonged to the Chi Omega
sorority. She is a graduate of the
Arthur Jordan Conservatory Of
Music and is member of Sigma
Alpha Iota, national musical or
ganization.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-24
Watch Diet
When AWAY
on Vacation
Avoid Overeating and
You'll Feel Fit on
Returning.
BY SISTER MARY
NEA Service Writer

With vacations just around the
corner and weekend trips immi-
nent, we must watch our diet while
away if we would come home feeling
fair and fit"
Food is so often the sign and
symbol of hospitality that if we are
guests we are prone to overeat.
Mealtime breaks the monotony of
travel, while the holiday feeling
often leads one out of his regular
diet. m
The method of transportation
plays large part in determining
just what we shall eat. Hiking,
motoring, travelling by train or boat
each way demands different types
Of diet.
When we hike" we go on our
own power, so to speak, and we
need plenty of fuel for we use an
extra amount o fenergy. Plenty of
good hearty food three times a day
is necessary. However. eating be-
tween meals of anything other than
fruit is not available.
Eat Lightly on Train
On trains, meal-time breaks into
the day and provides something to
do with the result that each meal
is welcomed and heartily enjoyed.
But there. usually is lack of fresh
air and always lack of exercise.
Consequently, light, easily digested
foods should be chosen. Plenty of
vegetables, plain salads, fresh or
stewed fruits and broiled or roasted
meats without rich gravies or sauces
furnish a varied and wholesome
diet.
Rich deserts and heavy meats
should be eaten sparingly. Candy
is a temptation to which the wise
person will not yield Drink plenty
Of water, and eat fruit if the urge
to eat between meals is overpoWer-
ing.
Motoring inevitably makes one
hungry because fresh air stimulates
the appetite. However, lack of ex-
ercise makes it necessary to plan
meals with care Bulky foods, coarse
cereals, leafy vegetables and plenty
of fruits will be beneficial.
See That Meals Are Balanced
Three ell-balanced meals a day
should be selected thoughtfully. Eat
regularly. The tendency to go an
hour or so past the lunch or din
ner hour with the hope of finding
something better" should be over
come. Meals at irregular hours give
many a headache that could have
been avoided.
When children are among the
party, extreme care of their diet
should be observed. Ice cream cones
or any other CONNECTION should be
forbidden.
Apples, oranges, bananas and
various fruits in season are always
available and are not harmful. Con-
tinuous driving and change of scene
with little exercise excites and tires
children. They must eat plain,
well-cooked and nourishing foods
which are easily digested. They
must have their meals as regularly
as they would at home.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-24
CLUB WILL SPONSOR
BENEFIT LUNCHEON

The International Travel Study
Club will hold a benefit luncheon
and card party at 1890 Thursday
at the Marott. Entertainment will
consist of harp and vocal solos by
Alberta Bland and Miss Evelyn
Hockett, tap dancing and vocal
numbers by Gladys and Jean Ann
Reich. accompanied by their moth
er, Mrs. Heiden Reich.
Reservations, due Monday, may
be made with Mrs. julie G. Zinter,
chairman of arrangements, or Mrs
John Stuart. treasurer. Committees
in charge are: Mrs. Zinter, chair
man; Mesdames Elmer Johnson.
Horace johnson, Robert Caplinger.
Brewer Clay, George Ruth and Miss
Grace Norris; Mrs. Ada Mann,
chairman of hospitality, Mesdames
William Malon, Helen Literal, Til
lie Mae Washburn. George E.
Beckett. and Miss Nadine Casey;
Mrs. Helen Martin. music chair
man: Mrs. c. NJ. Baker, advertising
and Mrs. c. r. Cruzan, communica-
ton.
Venetian chapter will hold PIC
mic at noon Monday at Riverside
park.
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Marriage of Miss Clara Meek
Is S0IemniSed at Church

The marriage of Miss Clara Cath
crime Meek, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs John Derwood Meek. 655 Park
er avenue. to DR.. Carl B. Southland
son of Mr.. and Mrs. B. j. Southland
of Windfal, took place this after
noon at the Central Christian
church. The Rev. w. A. Shullen-
berger read the ceremony.
Miss Mary Elizabeth johnson, or
ganist. played bridal airs, and Mrs.
Carl B. Moore sang Because" and
Il Love You Truly"
The bride was attended by Miss
Virginia Meek, her sister, as maid of
honor, and Barbarba Ann and Flea
nor Jane McCord of Galvia. Ill.
flower girls. Miss Meek wore peach
lace with blue hat and carried pink
roses and blue delphinium. The
flower girls were dressed in orchid
and green silk.
The bride, given by her father
was In embroidered organdy with
white Jacket and turban. Her flow
ers were Johanna Hill roses. Dr.
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NEWS OF SOCIETY FOLK

Miss Betty Rowland, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Rowland, and
her guest, Miss Mary Stuart Jordan.
of Chestnut Hill, Mass, are the
weekend guests of Miss Janet
Blish in Seymour. DR.. Sara M. Jor-
dan, mother of Miss Jordan, has re-
turned home after visiting Mrs. No
land.
Mr.. and Mrs. Owen S. Boiling and
daughter Jean Elizabeth have re-
turned from Worthington, where
they were guests of Mrs. Boling's
mother, Mrs. S. E. Hodges. Mr.. and
Mrs. Boiling and Miss Boiling will
leave the latter part of the month
for Chicago, where they will spend
week at the Century of Progress
exposition.
Mrs, Benjamin F. Potter of Ar
tesla, Cal, her son Thomas and
daughter Frances and their guest,
Miss Julia Slime of Artesia, have
motored to the city for visits with
relatives and friends. They are the