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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-21

The police station was held up
about midnight. Patrolmen Eldon
Chittum and Eddie Roberts and
Ambrose Clark, merchant police
man, were in the building. They
were herded into the chiefs office
and kept under guard while the
gunner loaded ALL the firearms in
the station into an automobile parked
outside.
The loot included two machine
guns and ten extra magazines of
cartridges. one tear gas gun and
three gas cartridges, three rifles,
two saWed-off shotguns, seven bull
let-proof vests, four revolvers and
three police badges.
One Of the bandits was unable to
find the arsenal Immediately and
threatened to kill one of the patrol
men.
Il haven't plugged any one for a
week the desperate said, and l
would just as soon punctTe one
Of you cops as not"
After finding the guns, the bandit
made three trips to the car outside.
AS soon as the weapons were
transferred the robbers striped the
policemen of their badges, guns and
holsters and locked them in the
basement.
Deputy Sheriff Robert Tillett
drove up across the street just as
the bandits were leaving. He was
unaware of the raid, but was
suspicious. He followed the car
through the city on roads 81 and "a,
but gave up the chase about six
miles west Of Peru.
Tillett obtained only the first
three numbers of the license on the
car
State and local police believe the
gunner are the same ones who
raided the Auburn police station
week ago tonight and took guns and
thousands Of rounds of ammunition.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-21
MOSCOW IS IN
JOYFUL MOOD
Soviet Capital JubiIant as
Newspaper Headlines
Scream Story.
BIZ 7imcs Spcciak

BIZ Times Spccidt
MOSCOW, Oct. 21.-RuSsia dis
played unconcealed jubilation to-
day at the prospect of recognition
by the United States, and regarded
the exchange of letters between
President Roosevelt and Presi-
dent Kalinin as the most impor-
tant event in its recent history.
Oficials were openly enthusiastic,
in contrast to their usual reserve.
Popular sentiment was apparent
everywhere. In streets, street cars,
and in Shops-whereve the Ordi-
nary people gathered the prospect
of recognition was the only topic
for talk.
The news dominated the front
page of newspapers and evoked
comment throughout the country.
officials said that Maxim Litviu-
off, brilliant foreign minister, would
leave within a very few days for
Washington to conduct the negotia-
tons.
1NhoSluf ny oSiNNAAAS w AASSCNANeNS
outstanding problems with the
United States before formal recog-
milton, has made a concession that
marks a new stage in its foreign
policy. it was emphasized.
Heretofore, fearing rebuffs that
would dim its prestige, the Russian
government has insisted that formal
recognition by world powers pre-
cede negotiations on claims, trade,
propaganda activities and other
problems.
Aside from the vital Importance
of the negotiations in the far east
ern crisis between Russia and Japan,
the effect of President RooSevelt's
letter on Chancellor Adolf Hitler OF
Germany was expected here to be
considerable.
United States recognition was
calculated to temper the Nazl
regimes activities, and greatly
strengthen Russia's European po-
sition.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-21
D. c.. Current
Steve to Be Free in Two
Years, Says Seer.

TINE fates that weave the in
l. carnations of fortune tellers
smiled today on D. C. Stephenson,
former prince of the Ku-Klux
Khan in Indiana, one-time arch
duke in the Hoosier political en-
pire, and now a life-termer at
Michigan City state prison for the
murder of Gn Indianapolis girl.
In the presence of a widely
patronized Negro seer sat Mrs.
Marshall L. Oberholtzer, 1902
University avenue, mother of
Madge Oberholtzer, of whose
murder Stephenson was convicted,
and a niece of Mrs. Oberholtzer.
They visited the popular psy-
chic unannounced, said Mrs. OBJ
erholtzer. She did not know their
names, or of their connection with
the famous case, Mrs. Oberholtzer
and her niece maintained.
You are interested in man
named Stephenson" the Negro
mystic informed them. He is in
prison. He will be out in two
years"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-21
Hold 3 in
Attack on
Aged Man
Druggist BrutaIIy Beaten;
Slabs One Bandit and
FoiIs HoIdup.

Three youths suspected as the
gunner who brutally beat IA
year-old druggist in an unsuccessful
holdup attempt, and later stuck up
another drug store, obtaining $40,
of which $40 was government postal
funds, were arrested early today.
Victim of the attack was j. H.
Trees, operator of a pharmacy at
Leota and Bates streets, in a Sc
riouS condition at city hospital as
result of being beaten unconscious
with a revolver when he resisted the
holdup, striking one of the bandits
in the face with an icepick. The
robbers fled without any loot.
Obtain U. S. Funds
A short time later, two bandits
fitting the same description, held
up the Clark drug store, 2401 East
Tenth street, forcing Lawrence Mas
sey, R. R. II, Box 458, clerk, to open
the safe. They took $40 in funds of
the postal Substation at the store
and $50 of the stores money. A
third man sat in a car outside.
Acting on tip, Detectives Clifford
Becker and Alfred Scvhultz, Lieuten-
ant Dan Cummins and Sergeants
Michael Griffin and Harry SchIey,
arrested three men on vagrancy
charges, who are held under high
bond early today.
Skeleton Il eys Found
Those held were George Britt, 18,
of 1852 English avenue; Jesse Hurt,
10, of 308 South Noble street, and
Oscar Coffman, 16, of 1923 Spann
avenue.
Hurt and Coffman, who were
found at Coffmans home, went out
a back window on to a rear porch
when officers arrived. Hurt had a
stab wound Under the right eye, of
ficers said.
Police said they conf1Scated eleven
skeleton keys and holsters at the
Coffman home, and a knife, keys
and two blackjacks at Britt's home.
They were to appear in munich
pal court three later today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-21

open. In this interior fortress
he would station a man TWEEN
ty-four hours a day, and sup
ply the guard with shotguns
and a sub-machine gun.
IF the county will do this for
me, I will guarantee to protect my
prisoners against any kind of an
attack" Sumner said.
Il intend also to ask the COM
missioners for an appropriation
sufficient to allow me to place tWen-
ty-fice additional deputies on my
force for period of sixty days, -
Sumner said.
L think my Interpretation of the
robberies of the Peru and Auburn
police stations of dangerous arma-
ments is extremely logical" said
Sumner.
Fears Pitched Battle
These men are well organized.
They are all vicious characters
real desperadoes. They are, bit by
bit, in these raids obtaining suffi-
Gent arms, pistols and revolvers,
shotguns and machineguns, tear
gas, armored vests, to make them
formidable little army.
ftITTLnk =.
pitched battle with guards either at
Michigan City, or at Pendleton, or
at both places, in an effort to free
their mates in those places.
IF they succeeded, they would
have recruited to their small force a
large force of criminals to stage one
of the worst crime waves this
country ever saw
The Jones slayer suspects, Sumner
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-21
SCHOOL BOND THEFT
TALKED BY BANKERS
Result of Conference Kept
Secret by Group.

Conference on disappearance of
$4,000 in bonds belonging to the
state teachers retirement fund was
held today by officials of the Amer
lean National bank and Robert B
Hougham, executive secretary of tbs
fund board and several members
No public comment was made by
any OF the conferees.
Mr.. Hougham and his associates
on the board are understood to have
asked bank officials why safe de-
post records did not show visits on
March 81 when the bonds now miss
ing are said to have been in box
with other fund securities.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-21
CONVICT MOB IS PLOTTING TO
RAID JAIL HERE, FREE JONES
MURDER SUSPECTS, IS FEAR
Sumner Demands Financial Aid to Forestall
Possible Attack; Wants to Build
Steel Cage in Runway
Is MORE DEPUTIES TO BE ASKED
Says Alleged Slayers of Police Officer Would
Make Dangerous Reinforcement
to Gang of DesperadOes.

Interpreting raids by gang of fugitive convicts on
police stations in smaller cities episodes plot attack
Indiana penal Institutions Sheriff Charles NJ Buc) Sum-
ner today mapped plans to foresta the final assault
Housing in Marion county jail five of the held
for the Staying of Police Sergeant Lester Jones' Sheriff Sum-
is fearful that the desperadoe large the state
may try to deliver these and other jail prisoners
He has asked county commissioners for appropriation
of $1,000 with which to construct steel plate cage the
prisoners runway at the local jail into which all the cells
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-21
WABASH STUDENTS
CELEBRATE IN CITY
Huge Pep Session Held in
CIaypool Lobby.

Those giant marble pillars in the
hotel Claypool fairly shook today at
noon as more than 200 Wabash COL
lege students and old grads took
over the lobby for a huge pep Ses-
sion preceding the Little Giant
Butler football game here this aft
ernoOn.
To veteran travellers and hotel
employees, it was a revival of old
days when such sessions were an
annual fall season attraction.
Yell leaders working from the
balcony directed the cheering and
after completing the series of yells
directed the participants to the
street where they filed in formation
behind the Wabash band and with
a police escort paraded through the
downtown streets. and then boarded
buses for Butler bowl.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-21

pointed out, would make admirable
relnforcements to the gang that now
is whirling savagely through In
diana.
Two at NOblesville
Indeed, county authorities on sew
eral occasions recently have conSid-
cred the probability of an attempt
to deliver these prisoners when
they are taken to Noblesville for
trial. Two of the suspects now are
lodged in the Noblesville jail.
Il intend to write to Governor
Paul V. McNutt with the suggestion
that he mobilize Indiana national
guardsmen and station companies at
Michigan City and at Pendleton to
augment the regular force there
while these bandits and killers are
at large" Sumner said.
He said he had reliable indica-
tons that several Well-known I'M
derworld characters had been seen
in indianapolis in the past few
days. and added that such infor-
nation did not detract from his
belief that some effort would be
made to free the alleged MUIR
derers held in his cells.
Find Revolver in Package
Several rumors of a planned Jail
delivery here have, within the last
few weeks, alarmed Sheriff Sum-
ner to the extent that additional
precautions were taken to protect
the Jail
A short time ago, a revolver was
discovered in package addressed
to one prisoner. An inspection then
dlslodged many tools, useful in
jail-breaks, from hiding places in
cells.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-21
3. 900 Fund Workers Launch Annual Drive
to Relieve Suffering of City's Needy

would not diminish during the
coming winter.
Walter c. Marmon, general cam
paign chairman, introduced Mr..
Hoke. Other speakers were Arthur
V. Brown, Community Fund presi-
dent, and Hugh Mex Landon, vice
president of the Fletcher Trust
Company. who paid tribute to Rus
sci c. Rottger, president of the indi-
vidual gifts fellowship. who died
several days before the drive
started. and David Liggett, manager
of the fund Mr.. Marmon intro
duced the individual chairmen.
I'VE have gathered the best Or
ganization in the fourteen years
since the fund came into being, .
Mr.. Liggett told the workers. The
city owes you debt of gratitude. "
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-21

That their unemployed brethren
might not starve, employers and
workers in indianapolis today were
asked to give 1924 62 to the Com
munity Fund as 5000 volunteer
workers began their annual canvass
of the city
Six hundred leaders of the drive
W rkers received final instructions at
a Community Fund dinner last
night in the Claypool The drive
was launched formally there.
First report of the canvassine
crews will be made Monday, when
total collections over the weekend
will be announced.
Sixty-five per cent of the funds
raised in the drive will be distribut-
ed among relief agencies to be spent
for food, fuel, medical and institu-
tional care.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-21
Hourly Temperatures

There is as great a need as ever
before for the relief provided by
the Community Fund, Fred Hoke,
chairman pf the Governors emer-
gency relief committee, told the
drive leaders last night.
The government is giving no
funds to institutions for institution
al or medical care. 1t is giving
nothing to those movements de-
signed to relieve the mental de-
spair of men and women who are
willing to work for their bread but
for whom there is no employment. "
Last April in the state, he said,
107.061 families on lists received
81 ,222, T26 relief, and while the roll
had lesSened in September to 300
families, with $S,o53,OO expendi-
ture, Mr.. Hoke said this figure
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-21
GERMANY OFFICIALLY
OFFERS RESIGNATION
Consul, SoIemnIy Attired,
Notifies League.
By Cnitcd Press

81 JHlfCd Press
GENEVA, Oct. 21.-German Con-
sui Kreau today delivered Ger
many's notification of her with
drawal from the League of Nations
to the league secretariat.
Krauel was dressed in solemn
black coat and derby hat when he
arrived at the secretariat at $50
He conferred with Ernst Trendel-
enburg. undersecretary- general. I'M
til the arrival of Joseph Avenole
French secretary-general at 1890
Then he delivered the notice.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-21
ROOSEVELT WILL
LAUNCH SOVIET
FARLEY QUICKLY
President to Open Conference With Russian
Emissary Within Two Weeks,
United States Learns.
RECOGNITION is BELIEVED CERTAIN
Maxim Litvinof to Represent Union ir
MOmentous Sessions at Washing
ton, Moscow Reports.
lconyrlght. 1893. BY United Press

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21.-Formidable obstacles in the
path of American recognition of Soviet Russia will confront
President Roosevelt and Maxim LtvnOf Russian foreign
minister when they meet in the White House to bring the
two nations together after sixteen years of diplomatic
arrangement
Political experts generally expected the obstacles to be
and recognition to result from their series of talks
The 57year-od astute Russian diplomat, who pro-
posed total world disarmament who also has strength
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-21
AMERICAN MEDIC is
GIVEN NOBEL PRIZE
DR.. Thomas Hunt Morgan
Wins High Honor.
By United Press

By United Press
STOCKHOLM, Oct. 81. DR..
Thomas Hunt Morgan of Pasadena,
Cal, was awarded the 1888 Nobel
prize for achievements in the field
of medicine
Announcement of the award was
made tonight, preliminary to Swe-
den's celebration, tomorrow, of the
one hundredth anniversary of the
birth of Alfred Nobel DR.. Morgan
is internationally known as a zoolo-
gist.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-21
ROOSEVELT ON AIR
TOMORROW AT 9 P. M.
President to Give Short
Talk to Nation.

BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON. Oct 21.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt will deliver an adj
dress to the nation tomorrow night
at Indianapolis time), the White
House announced today.
He will speak for ten or fifteen
minutes on subjects of current in
tereSt and importance, the an
nouncement said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-21
INJURED IN CAR CRASH
Cab Driver Held in Hospital on
Drunkenness Charge.

Injured seriously in an automobile
accident last night Levi Newsome,
Ss5 Westbrook avenue. is held today
in the detention ward of city hos
pital on a drunkenness charge.
Cab driven by Newsome struck a
safety zone guard at Michigan and
Alabama streets.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-21
MARION MAN SUED BY
BRIDE OF 5 MONTHS
AnnuIment Asked by Former Aid
to California Governor.

MARION, Ind, Oct. 21-Mrs.
Betty Gerke Lindley, 80, former sec
rotary to Governor James Rolph Jr.
of California, filed suit in Grant
circuit ocurt today for annullment
of her marriage to Lee R. Lindley,
57-year-old Marion manufacturer.
In addition to the annullment,
Mrs. Lindley asks cash settlement
of 100000, plus $4,000 attorneys
fees. The couple was married in
Chicago May 10, 1888, after an air.
plane flight from California.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-21
INSULT IN COURT TO
OPPOSE EXTRACTION

Utilities Magnate Escorted to Hear
ing by Police in Athens.
By United Press
ATHENS, Oct. 21.-Samuel insult,
74-year-old American utilities mag
nate, appeared before the court of
appeals today to oppose efforts of
the United States government to
extradite him to Chicago for al
legged violation of the American
bankruptcy laws.
insult, backed by a staff of bril-
liant lawyers, arrived under a po-
lice escort from the hospital where
he has been detained
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-21
24-H0UR DUTY
ORDERED FOR
STATE POLICE
Formation of Mobile Unit
Here Is Announced
by Feeney.

Capitalization of a mobile state
police unit in Indianapolis, with six
men on twenty -four hour duty at
headquarters here, was announced
today by Al G. Feeney, state direc-
tor of public safety, as new anti
crime move.
The men will be quartered either
at the Statehouse or at a nearby
hotel, said Mr.. Feeney They will
be on call in emergency cases.
We've simply got to obtain more
facilities" he declared. Last night,
for instance, we could have had the
six men on the way to Peru as
soon as we learned of the holdup.
AS it was it took us hours to rout
men out of bed and get them to
Peru"
LOngbrake Is Recruit
Lieutenant Chester Butler of state
police said today that Identification
of Merritt Longbrake Of Warsaw as
one of the gang thsy robbed the
Peru police station meant that the
convict fugitives had a recruit to
their gang.
Longbrake few months ago
escaped from the Bellefontaine co.
jail, where he was held for trial in
connection with a Hicksville 90
bank robbery last spring.
He'll be an apt member of that
gang" Lieutenant Butler predicted.
He's about as tough as John Dill
linger"
Plans to Go to McNutt
Dillinger, paroled from the state
prison last May. was identified as
one of the bandit gang in Peru.
Mr.. Feeney said he will see Gov
ernor Paul v. McNutt with a re-
quest to enlarge the police force.
We have only Sixty-eight men,
including officers. We should have
at least one man for each of In
diana's ninety-two counties" he
said. He also will ask for funds to
equip his men with bullet proof
vests.
Must Match Equipment
1--WE can't cope with these men
unless we can match their equip
ment, Feeney declared. 1T wouldn't
be bravery for one of our men with
only side-arm to stand against
one of the fugitives with a machine
gun and armored vest-it would be
plain suicide. We need other equip
ment, too, such as machine guns"
State police must prepare them
selves, he said, because eight of ten
escaped convicts are still at large,
and apparently are in this region,
getting ready for q big lob
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-21
Dillinger Gang Holds Up Peru
Police Station, Takes All Arms

PERU Ind. Oct. 21.-Three members of a bandit gang
which raded the Peru police arsenal last night were dent
fed today Merritt Longbrake John Dnger and Charles
Malley all notorious criminals and escaped prisoners
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-21
BEER TAX PAYMENTS
FOR OCTOBER LOWER

$4,000 Drop in Collections Reported
in Two Weeks Period.
Beer tax collections fell off sharp
ly for the first fifteen-day period Of
October, it was revealed today by
the report of Sam H. Lesh, excise
department auditor.
Collections for Oct. lis we're only
s22,06278 against a $50, 33307 figure
for the last fifteen days in Septem-
Der, Leshs report showed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-21
NEW TRIAL PLEA OF
HUBERT MOOR DENIED

Former Local Wife Slayer to Die
Dec. % IN Illinois.
Final court chapter in a wife
murder case in which the princi-
pals were former indianapolis resi-
dents was written today when the
Illinois supreme court denied a
motion for a new trial of Hubert
c. Moor, convicted of Staying his
wife Marjorie.
Barring executive clemency, Moor
will die in the electric chair Dec 81.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-21
BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS

DL nihhAhh IUlLAF SIMMS
NTASHINGTON, Oct. 21.-
" Staged against the back
ground of a world in an unprece-
dented state of f1ux, political and
economic, the coming White
House conference between Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Russian For
eign Minister Maxim Litvinov
may profoundly alter the whole
desperate international mind.
If recognition follows-and no
one here, from the President
down, expects discussions to end
otherwise-it not only will pave
the way for mutually profitable
commercial ties between two of
the greatest nations on earth, but
very definitely tend to bolster
world trade.
Said Senator William E. Borah
rep, Idaho) in a message from
his home in Boise to Scripps-
Howard newspapers.
1T would be in accord with the
Presidents initiative and courage,
more than once disclosed in great
emergencies, if he should at this
time, while the world is tense with
fear and doubt, to bring together
two great nations so long
estranged.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-21

ITO restore amity between
Il 10000 people on one hand
and 160,000,000 on the other is
thing of supreme moment in the
cause of peace at any time. But
at this time it would be nothing
less than stroke of genius. The
cause Of peace has been loaded
down for fifteen years with
speeches, resolutions and Senti-
mental inaction. 1t would be great
to have especially at this particu-
lar time at least one realistic
move toward a friendlier and
more tolerant world"
Thus the Idahoan, who for
years fought almost single handed
in the United States senate for
better relations with Russia. put
into words the feelings of leaders
who have watched. with anxiety.
the trend of recent world events.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-10-19
AVILTON

Constable Andrew Shartzer was IN
this community on official business
Monday.
O. S. Fike, George Fike, Miss Rose
Fike and Mr.. and Mrs. julius Wilhelm
were visiting in Uniontown on Sun
day. -,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Merrill and
daughter June, Mrs. D. M. Merrill and
Jack Kelly were visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
K Fike in Piedmont last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Silver Ralston, who
were recently married, were treated
to an old-time serenade last Friday
night. Mrs. Ralston was formerly
Miss Pauline Garlitz.
Miss Margaret Miller, Grantsville,
snent the weekend with Mary and
June Merrill. !,
Lawrence Hayes, Mildred Fike and
Mrs. Thomas Hetz and son Paul, OF
Frostburg, were Sunday guests OF o.
S. Fike and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Broadwater
spent Sunday in Westernport with rel
atives.
Mrs. Myrtle Grove, of near Frost
burg, spent Monday with Mrs. Adell
Turner IN this community.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Fike and son
Jack and Mr.. ]. A. Fike, with their