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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-16
5000 INDIANA
FARMERS HERE
FOR TAX PLEA
Reduce Levies or We
Strike Is Threat Sound
ed to Legislature.
JOINED BY REALTY MEN
Throng viii Stage March to
Statehouse This
Afternoon.

Carrying demands of tax reduc-
ton or we strike" about 5000 In
diana farmers and real estate own
ers are in indianapolis to march
on Governor Paul " McNutt and
the legislature this afternoon.
Arriving in motor cavalcades from
all parts of the state, farmers bore
petitions with about $4,000 sigma
lures, asking substitution of sales,
income, or intangible taxes for
that now levied against real prop
erty.
The farmers were to be joined
in the march at about this after
noon by members of the Indianapo-
lis Real Estate Board, following a
joint conference of leaders in the
Claypool.
Before marching on the state
house, delegates were to stage a
meeting in the Claypool assembly
room, where a committee will be
named to formulate demands to be
placed before McNutt and the leg
islatorS.
VIII Meet MCNutt
1t was understood that McNutt
personally would confer with rep
resentatives of both organizations
and that both houses of the legis-
lature are ready to hear the de-
mands.
Leaders of farm groups will be
James R. Moore and William H.
Settle of the Indiana Farm Bureau,
while j. Harry Miles, Albert E. Uhl
and Larry Holmes, officials of the
Real Estate Board, will head COL
umns of real estate owners.
"McNutt and legislators will be
told that farmers and real estate
owners of the state will stage a tax
strike unless they are relieved of the
tax burden" Settle declared.
Joint meeting of leaders of both
groups was held at noon in the
Claypool.
Demands of the marchers will be
submitted in an orderly manner,
without violence" leaders of both
groups declared.
This is not a demonstration of
unemployment, but demand of the
real property owners of Indiana for
tax relief"
Demand Sales Tax
Prior to the meetings, county dele
cations milled about the statehouse
corridors, talking with senators ana
representatives
Demands of the organizations are
for levying of a sales tax, which it
is contended will draw $30,000,0 900 of
revenue annually, and enactment of
Intangible and income taxes.
The intangibles tax, it is con-
tended, would draw more revenue
than the states entire tangible
property now being taxed. The in
come tax alone would relieve the
property tax situation, it was de-
clared.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-16
RooseueLt Unhurt IN Miami ATTACK; Others Shot
Is Killed in
5-StOryFdU
Minnesota Republican Dies
in Plunge From His
Capital Hotel.

BV IHifcd press
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-Repre-
sentative Godfrey G. Goodwin Of
Minnesota fell or jumped to his
death today from a fifth-floor win
dow of his hotel here.
Goodwin's body was found by an
employe of the hotel shortly before
8 a. m. Police estimated he had
been dead about two hours.
Goodwin, a Republican, had rep
resented the Tenth Minnesota dis
trict in the house since 1925.
Associates said Goodwin had been
respondent in recent months. He
was defeated in the last election
and his term of service would have
ended March 4. He was so years
old.
Modest and retiring, he was a
Woodworking member of the inn
portant house banking and currency
committee.
His body was found beneath
back window of the hotel across
from the capitol where he had been
living alone this winter
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-16
BY FREDERICK A. STORM
United Press staff Correspondent

MIAMI, Fla. Feb. 16.-Presdent- Elect Franklin D.
Roosevelt saved from assassn bullets by the herosm
departed for New York today leaving behind him.
dangerously wounded his friend Mayor Anton J. Cermak
of Chicago.
Mr. Roosevets last act before leaving the of the
most dramatic event of his career visit the Jackson
memorial hospital and express words of comfort and hope
to Cermak and four other wounded victims of Wednesday
nights attempted assassination.
For five minutes he remained with the mayor, whose
is the hospitals danger list and then turn visited
Mrs Joseph H. Gill; also desperately wounded and Miss Mar
garet Kruis of Newark, N j. William Snnot of New York
and Russell Caldwell of Florida, less seriously wounded
In the last hours of his stay in Miami he learned of the
courageous action of Mrs W. F. Cross wife of Miami ply
scan who seized the wouldbe killers arm as he was pump
ing shots at the Roosevelt party and DETECTED the bullets
from their course
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RICH
GIVEN BLAME
FOR TRAGEDY
Prisoner Foe of Kings and
Those in Power Since
B0yhood.
STORY TOLD TO POLICE
Sore Stomach Caused Him
to Buy Gun for Deed
at Park.
STORY TOLD TO POLICE

By United Press
MIAMI, Fla. Feb. 16.-Guiseppe
zangara, the 33-year-old bricklayer
who shot at Presidential Frank
lin D. Roosevelt, told this story of
of his crime, police said:
Il have hated Presidents and
kings since was boy. I have al
ways hated the rich and powerful.
Il have a sore stomach, too, and
that has made me hate.
When 1 read in the Miami news
papers that Roosevelt was coming to
Miami, I bought with SO a gun with
which to kill him.
Il got to the scene early, but the
crowd was too big for me to get near
the platform
Il meant to shoot him while he
was talking, but the crowd was in
the way and 1 am short man.
Blames Stomach Operation
Il always have hated the rich and
powerful. hoped that I would have
better luck this time than 1 did ten
years ago in Italy when I bought
pistol to kill King Victor Emman-
uel. The same thing blocked me in
Italy as blocked me here. There was
too big crowd.
Il guess I tried to kill Roose-
velt because I have been troubled
by a stomach operation.
Il would not shoot a Workingman
or policeman. 1t is the rich and
powerful I hate. I am poor. al
ways have been poor. My people
have been oppressed. AS a child
had to work hard in the fields, and
when I was 16 I had to go to war.
Il hated all my officers. I de-
termined that some day I would
do my share in wiping out every Of
ficial and every rich man I could
find.
Life has been very bad for me. :"
Lifetime of Hatred
when I was a little boy in
school / began to hate very vio-
lently my richer schoolmates who
had money to spend, and who had
more privileges than l.
Il am 33 years old, and was born
in Calabria, Italy.
LAS L grew older, this hatred for
the rich became more intense and
ten years ago it reached climax
when I purchased a gun and deter
mined to kill the king of Italy. AS
told you before, this plan did not
work.
Il came to Miami from New York
City, but have also lived in Hack
enSack, N. j.
L thought it would do my stom-
ach good to come here. but it
seemed to be getting worse instead
of better. The pain seemed to make
my extreme hatred for the rich and
for everybody in authority all the
more intense"
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every way, ne received newspaper
men to discuss his trip, and con-
ferred briefly with intimate advisers.
Thousands See Attack
Then he left the yacht to accept
the formal welcome of Miami of
ficials and to drive in a motor
parade to Bay Front park, at the
end of Flagler street the principal
business thoroughfare Of the city.
A crowd of thousands waited
there.
Mr.. Roosevelt spoke briefly from
the rear Of an open automobile.
AS he concluded and the crowd
broke into cheers, Mr.. Roosevelt
leaned over and shook hands with
Mayor Cermak, who was standing
on the running board of the car.
Then the President ELECT sat down
abruptly-and at that moment six
shots were fired!
Events happened faster than the
eye could record. From stories of
witnesses pieced together later, it
appeared that just as Mr.. Roose-
velt concluded speaking, Zangara,
who had been standing, stopped,
some thirty-five feet from Mr..
Roosevelt's car, suddenly straight
ened and pulled pistol from his
pocket.
Assassin Stands Upon Chair
Mrs. w. F. Cross, standing next
to him, saw the gun and tried to
grasp it. Zangara stod upon a
chair. Mrs. Cross leaped for his
gun. Zangara fired.
Mayor Cermak fell to his knees.
A secret service man leaped to pro-
tect Mr.. Roosevelt.
The driver of the car, his presence
Of mind mistaken, slipped the ma
chine into gear, and almost before
the crowd realized what was hap
pening, started away.
Mr.. Roosevelt waved his hand to
show he was unhurt. He seemed
calm. He did not know then that
any one had been injured.
Detectives and secret service men
leaped upon Zangara as he stood
with the still-hot gun in his hand.
The crowd surged around.
There were cries of lynch him"
Officers surrounded Zangara. They
led him to an automobile, and
hurried to the Miami Jail, two Of
ficers holding him upon the trunk
rack Of the car.
Cancels Plan to Leave
Mayor Cermak was lifted into
Mr.. Roosevelts car, which left at
once.
Mr.. Roosevelt felt the Chicago
mayors pulse, and comforted him
On the way to the hospital.
The other injured were taken to
the hospital in another car from
the Roosevelt parade.
From the hospital, Mr.. Roosevelt
was driven to the Florida East Coast
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-16

The President-Elect escaped
injury by the narrowest of
margins. The assailant was
a crazed Italian bricklayer
from Hackensack, n. J. He
rose in a crowd of thousands
which had turned out to well
come the President-elect from
a vacation trip and spatted
bullets around the Roosevelt
automobile.
The aSsailant, Guiseppi Zangara,
33, and his roommate, Andra Valenti,
were held safely by police after
aroused Floridians had threatened
violence.
Sympathy Is Expressed
AS the President, wheeled softly
through the corridors of the hos
pital, approached Mrs. ellis room,
she was undergoing a blood trans
fusion He stood silently, moment,
at her bedside, and then turned
away.
Mrs. Gil, conscious and recognize
ing the presence of the President
elect, smiled weakly, in response to
his murmured expression of SYM
pathy and hope.
The President-e ELECT remained at
the hospital until it was time for
him to go to the train, which left
Miami at 1915 a. m.
Police regulations, already drastic,
were frightened as Mr.. Roosevelt,
surrounded by a swarm of secret
service men and uniformed police,
made his visit to the hospital.
Even members Of the Roosevelt
party had difficulty in getting
getting through the heavy lines.
Several thousand Miami citizens
and visitors gathered behind the
ropes to cheer as he passed.
OACCtCu ny dllCubS
There was an air of informality
in the hospital from the moment
Mr.. Roosevelt passed up its palm
frinted walks, and extered the open
door. where large staff of resident
physicians greeted him.
Every patient able to leave his
bed. or sit up. waved to the Presi-
dent Elect as he was wheeled along
the corridor to the pavilion where
Mayor Cermak was lying.
AS he reached the side Of the
mayor, Mr.. Roosevelt looked down
and smiled. You look finee," he
said. Il hope you will be back on
your feet soon-certainly in time
for the Inauguration"
Mr.. Roosevelt arrived here aboard
Vincent Astor's yacht, Nourmahal,
at p. m. Wednesday after a ten
day cruise of southern waters. rest
ing in preparation for the ardors of
the presidency.
Jovial, tanned, appearing fit in
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-16
Teddy Roosevelt Target
of Mad GunnlQn in 1912

auditorium when John Schrank Of
New York fired a shot at close
range into Mr.. Roosevelt's chest.
The former President insisted
on going to the auditorium and
delivering his speech from a blood
soaked manuscript, which had
been penetrated by the bullet and
had served to check the missile
and prevent a more serious injury.
Mr.. Roosevelt was able to go to
Chicago the same night, and after
a rest resumed his campaign.
Schrank was committed to an
insane asylum where he still is.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-16
TWO Victims of Mdniac's
Bullets Battle for Lives
ByInitcd Press


MIAMI Fla. Feb 16-Those
Slnate Presdent-Eec Roosevelt follow
Mayor j.
and Kidneys chance statement
physicians dangerous Immediately
and lodged the vicinity of the eleventh dorsa Surgical
operation unvse unless condition becomes
H Wife
Power and Light CompanyShot abdomen
Emergency operation performed Bullet physicians
bulletin said in stomach closed"
William York City-Sho
Miss Margaret Kruis, Newark N. J.Sligh body
Russell Caldwell Cocoanut Grove FaFlesh forehead
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-16
KNITTED IN PRICE ROW
Negro Argues Over Kerosene Cost,
Slashes Station Man, Police Say.

In an argument over the price of
kerosene, Eugene Williamson, Is, of
1643 Roosevelt avenue, was cut
Wednesday by Charles Parker,
Negro, 80, BOIL East Twenty-seventh
street.
Williamson, an attendant in
filling station at 2O22 Winter avenue,
called police, who arrested Parker
at his home. The cut was only a
slight injury, police said.
Parker was charged with assault
and battery with intent to kill,
drawing deadly weapons, drunken
ness, and resisting an officer.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-16
DIRECTORS ARE ELECTED
Hoosier A. c. Officers to Meet, Set
Future Policies.

Newly elected directors of the
Hoosier Athletic Club will meet at
8 Friday night TO formulate policies
of the organization. Directors are
H. j. Hampton. John L. Nicholson.
Charles Bowes, Robert Owens. Wal
ter Loritzen. John McGewan and
William Shrive.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-16
WINCHESTER HOLDS
SUSPECT IN MURDER
Indianapolis Police on Way
to View Man.
C0ther details on Pare 81


WINCHESTER, Ind, Feb 16.-
Hunt for slayers of Sergeant Lester
E. Jones of the indianapolis police
force, turned to this town today
with arrest of Fred Miller, 30 as
suspect.
indianapolis police and witnesses
to the shooting of the officer we're
expected to arrive later today to
view Miller, who is held in the
Randolph county Jail.
Ed Corbin, %, Winchester, arrested
with Miller, was released. Muncie
officers aided i'll the arrest of Miller.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-16
Bv United Press

BY United Frese
The last attempt to assaSsinate
a presidential figure before the
attack upon Franklin D. Roose-
velt Wednesday night, was in 1912,
and Roosevelt was the victim.
Theodore Roosevelt. who already
had been President for one COM
plete term and part Of another.
was campaigning for the presi-
dency on the Bull Moose ticket,
when. on Oct. IA. 1912, he ar
rived in Milwaukee, Wis, to speak.
He was stepping into an auto
mobile to be driven from the Hotel
fitzpatrick TO the Milwaukee
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-16


1t stopped him also in the midst
of a drive to bring Chicago back to
her feet financially. That was a
campaign which the fighting mayor
himself sometimes called heart
breaking"
Night and day since his Inaugural
ton two years ago, Cermak has
been busy, pushing first one cam
paign and then another He made
frequent trips to Washington and
New York to confer with other ma
tional Democratic leaders.
Near Physical Breakdown
Last year his powerful physical
frame began to weaken under the
relentless driving which he forced
himself to undergo A trip to Europe
partially restored his health.
Probably no mayor in the history
of any American city faced a harder
job than did Cermak two years ago
When he took office, the city was
facing bankruptcy. Teachers were
unpaid. The city had a reputation
of being gang ridden" The great
worlds fair of 1888 was in prospect.
Cermak tackled them all and in
addition played an important part
in bringing both national political
conventions to Chicago last year
During the convention of his own
party, he became recognized as one
of the most powerful Democratic
leaders in the country.
Ruthless With Gangsters
The mayors drive against gang
sters was so ruthless, so bold, and
so determined that all gangsters
came to hate him. Recently, rumors
became so widespread that they
were plotting attempts upon his life
that Cermak moved to a downtown
hotel. Later he moved back to his
home in his political stronghold.
The shooting of Frank Nitti, lead
er of the old Capone gang, was an
outstanding example of the deter
mination with which the mayor
fought criminals.
Nitti was surprised in loop Of
flee by police of Cermak's personal
raiding and investigation squad. A
fight started. Nitti was shot down.
A few nights later another gangster
was shot down by the same squad
in another hotel.
Foe of Prohibition
Cermak has been bitter foe of
prohibition ever since the law was
passed, but he was just as bitter an
elemy of the men who violated
the dry laws.
He wanted the eighteenth amend
ment repealed and liquor sold
legally, but he had no Use for the
powerful gangs which made millions
in the sale of illegal liquor.
His fight to carry the tremendous
load of fighting gangs, bankruptcy,
and hundred other problems all at
once almost wrecked his health. His
present trip to Florida was as much
to rest as to confer with political
allies.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-16
AbbetiSing!

That's the proper word for
The Times new food feature.
It'll appear in the food Sec
ton every Friday. It'll tell you
about new dress for old stand
by dishes, tempting new dishes,
entertaining ways of prepar-
ing smart plates from routine
dishes, new table setups,
linens, etc.
Favorite connections of ia
nous chefs, dainties liked by
prominent people, and advice
on almost every possible prob
lem faced by the modern
hostess will be included i'll this
series. Watch for it every
week. Read the first one Fri
day in the food section. It'll
tell you Of chicken Louisiana,
and it'll make your mouth
water when you read it.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-16
Relentless Battle Against Thugs Has Made Windy City
Chief Executive Bitterly Hated by Under
world Terror Cars
world Terror Cars.
By Lnitcd Press

16The bullet
Mayor Anton
the millionaire mayor busiest and most critical periods
of his
1t stopped him in the midst of powerful against gangsters
which constantly
and then going personally in the night personal police
mad in araidn noarnl ,idnous
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-16
TEMPERATURES ON RISE
Rain or Snow Due Here Tonight,
Is Bureau Forecast

Slightly higher temperatures here
tonight will bring rain or snow, &C
cording to todays weather bureau
forecast
Unsettled conditions will prevail
through Friday with a mercury rise
of about eight degrees. it was pre-
dicted.
Temperature today was about six
degrees higher than Wednesday.
with "a the lowest mercury reading
wednesday night.
Weather in the west is unsettled
and temperatures are rising. the
bureau said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-16
CONDITION OF
CHICAGO CHIEF
STILL CRITICAL
Apparently Crazed Gunman Stands on Chair
to Fire at President-Elect Immediately
After Speech to Vast Throng.
Saved From Angry Crowd Who Shout
Lynch Him; Wife of Utility Magnate
Is One of Injured Bystanders.

MIAMI Feb ia bulletin at the Jackson
Memorial hospital announced Mayor Anton Cermak is
resting much easier He has slept part of the morn
ing" His still carried the danger list. The
condition of Mrs Joseph H. Gill considered as ex-
tremey critical. She underwent blood TRANSMISSION
today and another probably will be required within
few hours.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-16
In the Air
Weather Condition at 9 q m /.

Weather condition at 9 a. M:
South wind, 18 miles an hour;
temperature, 81; barometric pres
sure, 30.15 at sea level; general con-
dition. scattered clouds; ceiling, I'M
limited; visibility, Is miles. field.
good
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-16
NIGHT SESSION
House. Adjourns st Noon; To Re-
convene at I,

Taking q recess at noon. men,
bers Of the house Of representatives
went into committee meetings and
the hous will reconven at z tonight,
the second night meeting in the
session.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-16
GARNER is CONFIDENT
Intends to Put Repeal Up to House
Monday If Possible.

Monday If Possible.
BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, Feb. I6.-Speaker
John N. Garner said today that if
the senate passed the prohibition
repeal resolution today he would
bring it up for action in the house
Monday. He said he was confident
it would be approved by the neces-
Sary two-thirds Majority.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-08-10

she might ind herself tempted to
marry HIM anyway for the pleasure
of having such a father-in-law.
Rockwell st. Gardens is great
friend of yours. isn't he?" asked Doris
when the talk had come to a little
pause.
"Ah, yes" said Oscar. "A great
friend I'VE mined our Rocky for him.
His work is magnlficent-magnificent
You know 1t of course?"
"0h yes" said Doris, little sur
prised to find that she did. 81 sup
pose" she said after pause In which
she considered how she happened to
have this particular piece of knowl-
edge, that he is like you. mean
every one knows something of his
work"
"Yes. he has become very famous.
1t is hard to realize that. l remember
him always as wild crazy one In
Paris. We were young then. n'est-ce
pas? But now we are so no longer.
And IL have my practical little wife,
my fine son who has his own good
wife, and Rockwell st. Gardens lives
very respectfully too-up In northern
New England near the Canadian Dor
der, where 1t is too cold for me-"
EARLY in July we will visit him."
said Mrs. Du VAL 1--WE will 60 up to
his daughters wedding"
yes" said Oscar, that Is so.
Beatrice Is to be married In July"
Mrs. Du Val's voice often trembled
on note of ecstasy so fragile that
overtones OF despair and sadness could
be heard beyond her Joy. Rocky will
be back by then and we will all go
together"
Doris felt the tremor of happiness
behind the mothers words. 1t caught
response In her. Could 1t possibly
be true that In six weeks she would be
the normal. happy. remembering wife
Of Rocky 1t must be SO.
She went to bed early. The sounds
of bullfrogs and crickets lulled her
quickly to sleep. Her last thought was
that she would wake up In the morn
ing knowing all about her past.
But the next day everything was the
same She felt secure and full OF hap
piness. She was In her right place,
and Rocky's picture was ON her dress
ing table.
She thought of her new family. Mrs.
Du Val-"Mother" was dear, and she
seemed really to like Doris. She re-
viewed her eventful yesterday with
tranquility. All that fright about the
man In the cab had been 80 useless,
so silly Anyway, 1t was all before
she knew that she had this quiet