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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-23
ROOSEVELT POLICY ON
CORPORATIONS TO TEST
Owen ID. Young May Attempt TO
Keep Radio Directorates.

hCCp hduiO OiTeCLOfdIeS.
By Scripps-Hopqrd Newspaper Alliance
WASHINGTON, March 23.-The
Roosevelt administration policy to-
ward large corporations may first
be made known next month when.
1t IS reported, owen D. Young New
York, and Andrew w. Robertson.
Pittsburgh, will seek partial modi-
tlcatlon Of the consent decree that
broke up the so-called radio trust.
1t is understood that Young and
Robertson may ask the right to
continue as officers and directors in
The companies which were required
to abandon all interlocking direc-
torates and holdings.
All other directors were given only
ten days to sever ties binding them
to more than one of the three prin-
cipal corporations involved - the
Radio Corporation of America, the
General Electric Company and the
Westinghouse Electric and Manu-
featuring Company-but these two
were allowed five months. That
period expires April 81.
Although any application for
modification would be filed with the
United States district court at
Wilmington, where the decree was
entered. it is probable that the court
would refer the request to Attorney
General Homer S. Cummings. No
formal reference has been made,
and it is not known officially here
whether one has been received.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-23
jR.
WINS CHAIN Of
RESTAURANTS
Son of Founder RegainS
Control in Battle of
Business Giants.
RUN THREE CAFES HERE
Nine Directors Are Elected;
Majority Favorable to
New Chief.

A three-year battle for control OF
the three Thompson restaurants in
indianapolis and hundreds of allied
eating houses in most of the other
principal cities of the country was
won today by John R. Thompson
Jr., son Of the founder of the ma
tional chain.
thompson, aggressive little giant"
Of Chicago business, won back con-
troll in a battle of proxies, when
nine directors of the organization
were elected, the majority favorable
to him.
Control of the giant chain of
Thompson restaurants, started dur
ing the first Chicago worlds fair,
in 1893, thus will be returned to the
Thompson ia mily during the
Worlds fair of 1888.
John R. Thompson Jr., a round
faced, jovial man Of 38 years. lost
control of the restaurant chain in
1880, when a group of capitalists,
including the late William Wrigley,
John D. Hertz, founder of the yell
low Cab Company, and Charles I.
Mccullough, now co-receiver with
Edward NJ Hurley for the Middle
West Utilities Company, bought
large blocks of stock. The capital
lists believed that young Thompson
was too interested in outside activ-
tiles, including horse shows and
bridge, to do justice to his enter
prise.
In the fight, Thompson and his
supporters contended that the
present management, headed by
William M. Collins, prominent Chi
cago restauranteur, was responsible
for the recent loses of the organi
zation.
Where is the arm chair that
ThompSon's father made famous"
shouted supporter of young
Thompson. If we permit the pres
ent system to continue they'll have
ankle-deep rugs and murals in the
restaurants, where the average man
won't feel at home"
Thompson takes control immedi-
ately. The directorate shortly will
meet and declare him president.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-23
DEATH CAR DRIVER
IS HELD BY POLICE
Faces ManSIaughter Charge
in Accident to Woman.

Bound to the grand jury on
charges of involuntary manslaughter
in the automobile death of Mrs.
Alice Freeman, Sc, of 1920 Byram
avenue, Allen Griffin, 10, of 1916
Commerce avenue, today was re-
leased from city prison on $500
bond.
Mrs. Freeman, twenty ninth auto
mobile victim in Marion county in
1888, was injured Sunday in crash
at Thirty-ffth and Clifton streets.
Riding in a car driven by her SON
in-law, Sherman Krutz, of the
Byram avenue address, she was in
jured when Griffin is alleged to
have failed to stop at Clifton
street.
Funeral services will be held at
2:30 Friday afternoon for Mrs. Free
man at Little Greek church near
louisville with burial in the church
cemetery. The daughter, Mrs.
Krutz, is her only survivor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-23
SESSIONS OF 0. E.S.
GRAND CHAPTER SET
TWo-Day Meeting to Open
Here April 26.

Indiana grand chapter, order Of
Eastern Star, will meet in Indian
apolis Wednesday, April &c, at the
Murat temple, for a two-day SEES
sion, according to announcement of
Miss Mabel Carithers, worthy grand
matron of the Indiana grand chap
ter, today.
Arrangements were made by Win
Arnet. Ed WiShmier, and Philip
Zoercher, housing committee.
The Claypool has been selected as
headquarters for the meeting. Ma
irons of District II will give a re-
ception and dance Thursday night,
April q, in honor of the worthy
grand matron and other grand Off
GERS in the Egyptian room at the
Murat. Mrs. Iva Lawson is chair
man of the committee. Mrs. Esta
Ward and Chester Ward are other
members in charge of the dance.
Mrs. Jessie Mclean is. president Of
the matrons and patrons of 1888,
District No. IL.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-23
SMALL NATIONS
WIN ARMS TILT
Force Major Powers al
Geneva to Consider
Macdonald Plan.
BIZ Tniicd PreSa

~ tHHCd Press
GENEVA, March 23.-SmaI ma
tons of Europe, angered at being
excluded from the Italian proposal
for a treaty among the four major
powers to preserve the peace of
Europe, forced the general disarrna-
ment commission to agree to imme-
date consideration of the MacDon-
aid arms plan.
Discussion of the proposals of
Premier Ramsay Macdonald of Eng
land will start Friday. The COM
mission had planned to adjourn over
Easter, but the small nations APP
peared to fear that direct disarma-
ment negotiations among the major
powers might result from the four
power pact proposal.
Forced Encouragement of plans of
the commission was a signal victory
for the small nations, whose reaction
to the four-power treaty move
started by Premier Mussolini of Italy
stirred immediate resentment in the
capitals of the smaller nations.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-23
College Flops
De Paw Freshmen Dean
Classics Courses of
Failures.

BIZ United Press
CREENCASTLE, Ind, March
" 23.-College failures may be
classified in two groups-"the men
tai scrubs and the mentally lazy"
according to G. Herbert Smith,
dean of freshmen at De Paw
university.
Basing his statement on a study
of 1000 college failures, Dean
Smith said most of the first group
is eliminated before college is
reached.
The second group consists most
ly of persons with ability but lack
ing will power, he said
Other failures he attributes to
illness, worry, finances, home
sickness, home conditions and love.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-23
TURN IN BONDS, MAY
BE PLEA TO PATRIOTS
Currency or Low -IntereSt Securities
May Be Paid for Gold, JeweIry.


May Be Paid for Gold, Jewelry.
81 Scripps-Hoicard Newspaper Alliance
WASHINGTON, March 23.-8ig
holders of government bonds soon
may be invited to help balance the
budget by turning in their gold jew
elry and high-interest obligations,
receiving currency or low-interest
bonds in return.
A short measure introduced by
Representative John j. Boylan
Dem, N. " and referred to the
coinage, weights and measures COM
mittee would authorize the govern
ment to accept gold or gold jewelry
from private holders, who wish to
contribute to hardening the basis
for the countrys currency.
Representative Andrew Somers
Dem. N. ". chairman of the COM
mittee. says the bill will be reported
out with an amendment permitting
the treasury also do accept govern
ment bonds.
Amortization of the bonded in
debtedneSs OF the United States,
largely because CT expenditures in
the World war, is one of the big
TENS III The yearly budget.
I'VE can invite the patriots to
-~me in arc help balance the bud
get as a matter of national pride, f"
says Somers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-23
SEEK LOWER POSTAGE
Many Bills Are Launched to Repeal
Scent Letter Rate.

BIZ Scripps-Howdrd Newspaper Alliance
WASHINGTON, March 23-Now
that the repeal amendment and the
beer bill have been passed. repeal
of Scent postage is the most popu-
lar subject of legislation among
congressman.
Hundreds of bills exactly or very
nearly alike used to be introduced
providing for repeal and for beer.
Almost as many identical measures
to restore 2-cent postage are now
pending, and measures for repeal
of the tax on bank checks run a
close second.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-23
Fatal Guess
Leaps From Auto, Hit
by Train; Car Gets
Across Safely.

BIZ United Press
VALE, Okla, March 90
Il Frightened by train whis-
tie, Russell Trump, 80, of Yale
leaped from a car which had
crossed the tracks safely late
Wednesday.
He fell on the track. A Mis-
souri, KanSas-TeXas passe +
train crushed his head, killing
him.
His companion, I. E. Kenwor-
thy, Saltwater, who was driving
the car, was not injured.
He remained in the car.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-23

gyroscope units in these should
be changed about this time" an
attache told W-33. But it's not
critical thing-probably there
isn't an officer in the fleet who
would change them right on
time"
W-33 Strengthened.
I'll talk with the crew of that
boat" he said. Maybe there's
just one man who believes in rou-
tine"
Wireless brought the torpedo
boat back to the base and the in
vestigators went aboard.
Did you change the gyroscope
unit in any of those torpedoes on
the last cruise?" W-33 asked.
I'VE certainly did," was the re-
ply. Its a matter of routine
practice to be sure the torpedoes
are in condition before they are
used"
W-33 nodded.
And you changed the unit in
the ones that ran wild?"
Eyes, sir. That's one thing that
makes us unable to understand
what happened"
Contact" murmured W-33
Lets look at the replacement
units!"
y Il
CAREFULLY packed in jars of
~ oil, and stamped with the
government seal, the units had
until then seemed above suspicion.
The first one examined, how
ever, told the story. The bearings
were imported and the centers
were off-size. The gyro wheels
bore strange markings. And,
worst of all, there was emery dust
in the oil.
1T looks as if these were fixed
according to a set plan," W-33
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-23
ASKS LIGHT RATE CUTS
Thirteen Petitions Filed With
Commission by Jap Jones.

Jap Jones, director of the Indi-
ana Municipal Rights League, has
filed with the public service COM
mission thirteen petitions for the
reduction of electric light rates
charged in as many towns by the
Indiana Service Corporation.
The towns represented, all in the
northern part of the state near Fl.
Wayne, are Churubusco, Poe,
Uniondale, Arcola, Huntertown. La
Otto, GAINESVILLE, Tocsin, Lynn
Grove, New Corydon, Kimmel and
OSSian.
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- -
paid the death
penalty after con-
V j C t i o n of the
Staying Of his 49,
year-old W i f e,
Gertrude.
Meeker went in
to t he death
chamber unaided,
walked briskly to
the chair, and
then asked to be
allowed to make a
statement.
He faced the
witnesses declar-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-23

cease firing and had returned to
the base.
Careful examination of the
other torpedoes showed them to
be in perfect condition. The oc-
currence was a complete mystery.
With an operative from the
naval intelligence unit, an expert
in explosives, WIS., proceeded to
the fleet base Their first step
was to examine thoroughly the
torpedoes aboard the boat from
which the wild projectile had been
fired.
when did these ARRIVE from
the factory?" he asked
Just before the fleet sailed.
That is, most of them. There
we're a few that had been aboard
several months"
Were those examined"
Certainly. They showed Moth
ing but the usual corrosion from
salt air"
Can you find any of them
now?'
II think So" the intelligence
man replied. you won't find
anything wrong with them, how
ever"
He was right. The old torpedoes
were just in as good condition as
far as could be determined as the
new.
How long before the corrosion
makes them inaccurate?" W-33
asked.
Several weeks. That couldn't
have done it, anyway, for there
are replacement units, packed in
oil, to be put in as soon as the cor
rosion becomes at all dangerous"
n
TINE torpedoes were taken
Il apart and examined inch by
inch. On each of them was the
date of manufacture.
"As a matter of routine, the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-23
BY LOU WEDEMER
Times Special Writer

Times Special Writer
EVEN in times of peace the
Il Secret Service must be alert
for the activities of spies and
foreign agents.
One man, driven by ambition,
might by shrewd activities en-
danger the peace of the world.
The agent of a small foreign
power might rob the United States
Of priceless military information.
Or, devoting himself to sabotage, a
mailman might do incalculable
harm.
The United States fleet, on ma
neuvers some distance off the At
lantic coast, had run up against
unique problem.
Arrayed in battle formation,
torpedo boat fired at q target
three-quarterS of a mile eastward.
1t was the first volley of the cruise.
The missile missed. AS the Of
ficers watched they saw a burst
of flame aft another ship a few
hundred yards south.
Puzzled, the commander investi-
gated. A torpedo had struck the
ship at the water line and had in
flicted little damage.
While it seemed impossible that
one of the fleets own torpedoes
had gone so far astray, the COM
mander determined to find out.
Another torpedo was launched
from the boat that had launched
the first one. Again it missed the
target.
This time a score of powerful
glasses were trained on it as it
sped through the water.
The observers saw the torpedo
follow the intended course for 500
yards. Then suddenly it swerved.
AS they watched, horror strick-
en-, the torpedo swung around and
headed directly for the flagship of
the fleet!
In recent naval history that mo-
ment stands out as one of supreme
suspense.
Il
THE torpedo, twenty-five feet
Il long and carrying a charge
of high explosive weighing 500
pounds, was of the most modern
design. 1t contained it's own mo-
tor, which drove propellers at the
stern.
It's direction was determined by
vertical rudderS, which we're
maintained in fixed position by
a delicate gryoscope. With the
impetus of discharge it travelled
more than thirty miles an hour.
Each such torpedo cost the gov
eminent thousands of dollars and
was calculated to sink the biggest
ship. If one struck a torpedo boat
or ship loaded with explosives,
catastrophe was certain.
And this robot, running wild,
had turned on its masters!
There was only one thing to do.
and the captain of the flagship
did it. He shouted to the en-
gineer:
"A wild torpedo is headed for
us! Stand by for quick action!''
The projectile approached the
surface of the water, making it
easier to follow it's course. It
seems to have living intelligence,
Tor it SWerved again toward the
flagship as the captain signaIed
to reduce speed.
If they had not been sure it
was one of their own, the fleet
would have believed it was a
radio-controlled device. 1t was
within a few hundred feet of the
flagship. The captain signaIed
sharply:
Full speed aStern!"
And the wild torpedo passed by
harmlesSly. A few minutes later.
fuel exhausted, it rose to the sur
lace and was exploded harmless
Iy by a sharpshooter on one of the
torpedo boats.
Il
THAT was the story told to
Il Agent W-33. All of the fleet
bearing torpedoes had of course
been instructed immediately to
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-23
breaches on He'll; Fire Breaks out

OWENSVILLE, md, March %
While the Rev. D. R. Thomas of
Gospel Temple here ended his SER
mon on Hell" fire bell rang out.
The congregation fastened to the
street. A roof fire had started at
the home Of B. F. Mauck, a few
doors from tbs church.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-23
LOSES FREEDOM PLEA
Convicted Legion Logger Refused
Modification of Sentence.

John B. Roach, convicted of a
liquor charge arising from bootleg
ging at the state convention Of the
American Legion in Kokomo in
August, 1882, today lost his plea for
a modification of a four months
term in the Marion county Jail.
Federal Judge Robert c. Baltzell
denied Roach's petition for release.
Roach said he desired liberty to
care for his two motherless chill
dren.
Roach began serving the Jail term
on Feb. 4.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-23
DIES WHILE AT WORK
Body of Aged Man Found by Son
at Ice Company Plant.

Believed a victim of heart disease.
William Rainey, about 70, of 226
Minkner street. died today while
working at the plant of the Polar
Ice and Fuel CoTpenv. His body
was found by his son Inner, also
an employe OF the company.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-23
STATE DOCTOR IS SUED
Former Patient Asks $4,000 Dam
ages for Operation Accident.

ages Tor operation Accident.
BIZ JHitcd Press
HAMMOND, Ind, March 23.-Dr.
Frank H, MerviS health commits
sioner of East Chicago, was named
defendant today in $4,000 DAM
age suit fled in Hammond superior
court by Carl Anderson, a former
patient.
The complaint alleged that DR..
Mervis broke hypodermic needle in
Anderson'S throat while performing
a tonSil operation Oct II, 1882. The
broken end, almost three -fourths of
an inch long. was allowed to remain
in the plaintiffs throat after Mervis
had failed to remove it with tweez-
erS, the complaint charged.
Anderson said all attempts to have
the needle removed have failed.
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ing, Il am with God. I know I am
innocent. The warden and lot
of other persons know it. I hold no
grudge against anyone as I go to
my death.
The current was applied at 7:45
and he was pronounced dead five
minutes later.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-23
Wealthy Horse Owner Robbed

bW NITfU FFf6s
MIAMI, Fla, March 23.-George
Alexander, wealthy race horse
owner Of Carol Gables, Fla, was
robbed of 81 400 Wednesday by
three unmasked bandits. who
forced his car to the side of the
highway as he was en- route 70
Tropical park.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-23
ARRANGE GYM CARNIVAL
700 Washington Pupils to Take Part
in Annual Exhibition

approximately zoe pupils of Wash
ington high school will participate
in the annual gym exhibition to be
given at 8 tonight in the school
auditorium. Theme of tonight's car
nival is Health Through Physical
Education"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-23
TWO ARE NOMINATED
Roosevelt Names Collier for Tariff
Board; Hanley for Radio.

Bg United Press
WASHINGTON, March %. -
President Roosevelt sent the follow
ing nominations to the senate to-
day:
James w. Collier of Mississippi to
be member of the United States
tariff commission, term expiring
June i6, 1897.
James = Hanley of Nebraska, to
be Il her OF the federal radio
conn. >. term of six years from
Feb. "a, 1880.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-23
RUBBER co. HEAD DIES
Frederick G. Eberhart, So, Taken at
Home in Mishawaka.

81 JHited Press
MISHAWAKA, Ind, March 23.-
Frederick G. Eberhart, SO, chairman
of the board of Mishawaka Rubber
and Wooden Manufacturing Com
pany. subsidiary of United States
Rubber Company, died here today.
His father founded the Mishawaka
company.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-23
DENIES GUILT AS
He GOES TO CHAIR
Ohio Farmer Insists He Is
innocent of Murder.

BIZ Times Special
COLUMBUS, O., March %
Herbert E. Meeker. 23-year-old Mil
lersburg co. farmer, died in the
electric chair Wednesday night, pro-
testing his innocence of murder to
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-23
BLAST BURNS ARE FATAL
Aged Vincennes Man Loses Life in
Explosion at Home.
BIZ Emitted Press

Y
VINCENNES, Ind, March %
Burns suffered by William Michels,
Y, in explosion of can of coal oil
he was using to start a fire, caused
his death in hospital here Wednes-
day night. His home was destroyed
by fire which followed the ex-
ploSion.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-23
THE BOOMERANG OF DEATH
Torpedo Tm7son Fleet Pe11ls T. S. Squadron Flagship

This is the fifth of a series of six
stories of the adventures of superman
of the law-skilIed investigators, scien-
tific detectives and courageous officers
by the author of the recent series,
Get the Evidence"
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commented after examining sew
eral. They would be installed
without suspicion, just as these
two must have been. And when
the torpedo was released the al
tered gyro unit would turn it into
a deadly boomerang"
The investigation moved speed
lily The factory, in New York
City, was put under strict surveil-
lance. Agents in disguise joined
the employees.
Torpedoes, ready for shipment
to naval bases, were found in per-
feet condition. The government
inspector was ready to swear
everything was all right.
But when the replacement units
were examined it was found that
they had been tempered with. All
of them were damaged danger
ously.
TITO trap the guilty person, a
n watch was set over every step
in the manufacture. The units
were traced intact up to the point
Of packing.
There, then, in the packing
room, the damage must be done
So the investigators reasoned.
The employe in charge of this
room was taken into custody. He
was of foreign birth, but nat
uralized American.
Investigation showed him to be
an expert mechanic, implicitly
trusted by the firm. He insisted.
on his innocence.
Il am framed!" he cried.
Some other workman has done
it and fooled you into suspecting
mel"
At his home was found a labo-
ratory in which he spent the
nights experimenting. 1t was es-
tablished that he had invented a
new type of gyroscope for tor
pedoes.
He was jailed, indicted. and
brought to trial. Although he
eventually was acquitted, in the
meantime there had been a drastic
Shakeup of the factory's personnel.
The output of units returned to
normal, and a menace to the
United States fleet was removed.
TOmOrrOw-The Code Mystery.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-23
Good Fellows
TranSientS and Children
Are Provided Meals
at Plymouth.

By United Press
plymouth, Ind, March 23.-
L Transients and undernour-
ished school children are being
fed warm, wholesome meals here
through the kindness of merchants
and members of the Good fellow
ship" club.
The club was formed by Mrs.
James Schultheis and Mrs. V.
Mathia. 1t is located in a city
owned building and gas for cook
ing is furnished by the local utili-
ty plant. Food supplies are do
mated by merchants.
Originally only transients were
fed but approximately 70 school
children now are receiving lunches
at noon.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-23

Sports Writer is Given Post
Jack Ledden, sports editor of the
South Bend Tribune, was appointed
today by Al Feeney, state boxing
commissioner, to be boxing inspec-
tor at South Bend.
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TOmorrOw-The Code Mystery.