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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-07
CITY HOSIERY
STRIKE Still.
DEADLOCKED
Workers Meet to Decide
Next Step; Real Silk
Gives Answer.

Striking employees of three local
hosiery mills, who walked out yes
terday morning, were to hold a sec
ond meeting at 1890 today to con-
slider the next step to be taken in
the strike.
Reports on the number of en-
ployes who struck still were rightly
conflicting, Real Silk mills officials
announcing that only 755 of total
of 5000 Real Silk employees failed
to report for duty, while representa-
tives of the American Federation of
Hosiery Workers claimed that be-
tween 1000 and 2,400 from the three
plants were on strike. Not over 400
of the total were from the National
and Fulton mills.
Real Silk plant does not OPP
crate on Saturdays, but officials
said it would be open Monday.
Regain labor board officials said
today they had not been asked to
mediate between the companies and
union strikers. They take the po-
sition that until requested to arbi-
trate they can not function as a
conciliator.
The strike was called shortly
after midnight Friday morning,
when company officials said they
were powerless to meet demands
of the union that the entire plant
be unionized. Other demands were
also made.
Under direction of an NRA off,
cial, an election among employees
was held at the Real Silk plant last
October on company and employe
unions, the vote being 2 to l in
favor of the company union.
Real Silk officials assert they have
no authority to meet demands OF
the union, as they signed a con-
tract giving the company union the
right to represent all employees.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-07
ESCAPED YOUTH is
CAUGHT IN DETROIT
Lay to Be Returned to
Chain Gang Today.

Another plate was busted off in
the Marion county Jail today and
set at a place in the dining room
that has been vacant just week.
For John Allen Lay, 19-year-old
escape artist, will return home"
today form Detroit, where author
tiles captured him yesterday.
Held on the charge of burglary,
Lay is reported to have slipped a
pair of handouts from his wrists
and stepped out Ola chain gang
while being taken from the court
house back to the Jail week ago.
Lays absence was not noticed
until Deputy Sheriff Joseph TRACES
ser took the prisoners into the Jail.
The following day, Tragesser re-
signed his duties to take a job in a
brewery.
John Boyce, chief jailer here, left
for Detroit last might, armed with a
small pair of handouts, to bring
Lay back to Indianapolis.
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so KILLED BY
MOUNTAIN SLIDE
Mass of Rock Slides Into
Lake, Waves Swapping
Two Villages.
BIZ United Press


AALESUND, Norway, April IA
tremendous mass of mountain rock
which crashed into the narrow, deep
Norddalsfjord today caused two
waves that overwhelmed the fishing
villages of Tafjord and Fjoerra and
killed perhaps forty to fifty persons.
The peasant fishermen and their
families who make up the villages
were asleep when the rock crashed
into the almost bottomless ford at
8 a. m.
The first great wave roared
through the villages, immersing the
power plant and plunging the valley
into darkness.
Cries of drowning persons, groanS
OF victims buried in debris OF houses.
continued until there came a sec
ond wave, which swallowed up many
who were calling from windows for
help.
The pastor of the tiny church at
Tafjord-the larger of the villages.
with a population of 290-said to a
United Press correspondent.
Motor boats and rowboats were
tossed half mile up the valley by
the waves. The crash of the rock
had been expected, as it was over
hanging, but nothing could be done
to avert it.
THE dead here include twelve
women, eleven men and seventeen
children. Several whole families
were wiped out.
The villages along with Aalesund,
are on the island of Allesund, one
of many off the west coast of Nor
way.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-07
new Sill YER BILL IS
BEING CIRCULATED
Powerful Movement Under
Way in Senate.
By United Press

By UnitCd Press
WASHINGTON. April IA bill
for naturalization of silver and
restoration of 1926 commodity price
levels is circulating secretly today
on Capitol Hill.
1t is part of a powerful movement
to enact silver legislation this seS-
sion, compelling President Roosevelt
either to accept or veto. Admins
tration leaders appear somewhat
alarmed by the silver threat. They
now are proposing a compromise
built around the Dies silver bill
which passed the house 2-to-1 over
administration objections.
White House spokesman in the
senate believe Mr.. Roosevelt would
accept the Dies bill if its premium
provisions were eliminated or modi-
fed. AS now drafted the bill would
give premium in purchasing power
to foreign silver spent here for sur
plus agricultural products.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-07
HOURLY TEMPERATURES
YOUR LAUGH

You should have your share
OF laughs each day and there
is no better guarantee of de-
livery than the comic page of
The Indianapolis Times.
Events are occurring in
rapid-fre order on The Times
comic page today.
Major Hoople has been
forced to the basement to NUT
ter and sputter about his min
ing interests in the west. He's
found his first stakeholder to
the tune of $3.50.
A factory dice game falters
and finally stops when the
general managers nephew
wants a turn at the dice in
today's "Out Our Way"
Easy and Wash Tubbs run
into a hail of real bullets in
what was supposed to be
phoney raid at the dude ranch
where they cast their lot after
leaving fortune behind them.
These and other strips make
The Times comic page famous.
You can't afford to miss them.
Each day there's a riot of
laughter. It's one of the pages
that makes The Times the
right paper to read.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-07

~ = HtttH JffSS
PHILADELPHIA, April 7. - A
prosaic wrestling match was en-
livened last night by an unsched-
uled encounter between Franklin
D. Roosevelt Jr., athletic young
est son of the President, and
newspaper photographer.
Young Roosevelt was walking
down the aisle from his ringside
seat after the conclusion of the
matches when Don Cavelli, pho
tographer for the Philadelphia
Ledger, stepped in front Of him,
aiming a camera. Roosevelt ap-
parently did not wish to be
photographed. First he knocked
Cavelli's camera down and then
gave him such a violent push that
he was sent spraying.
Police forced their way to young
Roosevelt's side and escorted him
to a side exit Cavelli, none the
worse for his experience, retrieved
his camera and carried the I'M
damaged plates to his office.
Roosevelt flew here yesterday
from Cambridge, where he is a
student at Harvard, to visit a
roommate.
The photographer was the even
tual winner. Young Roosevelt's
picture, in fighting posture, ap-
peared in Cavelli's newspaper to-
day.
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Arkansas Bad Man Dies as He Leaps From
Window of House Into Line of
~ Officers Machine Gun Fire.
TWO PISTOLS ARE FOUND ON BODY
Victim Hunted by Police Throughout State
Since Bullet Duel With WEIGH on
Tuesday Afternoon.
Tuesday Afternoon.

Relentessy trailing suspicious automobile for three
nights and days. detectives early today trapped Ivan Coy
Arkansas dad man. and killed him he tried to escape
from west side hideout.
His body riddled by machine gun bullets, Coy died when
he attempted escape after eapng from window of the
home of John Nelson ITO North fremont In the raid
ing party Detective Sergeant Charles Russell partner of
Detective Sergeant John WEIGH who seriously wounded
by Coy in pistol duel Tuesday afternoon.
Police revealed today that the dad man. killed
after detectives had traied owned by Fred Turner
pal of Coy who arrested after the Staying of the burglar
suspect and moonshner Detectives said that they had known
for several days that Turner meeting Coy at secret
rendezvous.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-07
I'm Going to Kill Myself; You Can't
Stop Me, ITALIA Mdssie Tells Doctor

years climaxed by her recent di-
yorce from Lieutenant Thomas H.
Massie, u. S. N, at Reno.
The safety razor blade with which
her wrists were cut penetrated the
muscles but not the veins of her
wrist. She lost little blood, appar-
emily.
Il am determined to kill myself, Z"
she told DR.. Porelli today when he
visited her. You think that By
keeping me here you will prevent it.
I shall show you.
Il might cut my wrists again. But
I was so unsuccessful with that
method that I may try another
one"
Mrs. Massie was calm and smiling
as she. talked, DR.. Porelli said.
The state of mind is such that
she will need close attention even
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-07

after she leaves my clinic" he
added.
Il fear she may use every means
to carry out her threat-even to
smash her head against a wall or
to jump from window. I have
placed my strongest nurses in at
tendance on her, day and night.
Though she is calm, unusually
so, she is so obsessed by a suicide
mania that I fear an attempt at
any time.
Mrs. MasSie started to learn
Italian as soon as she entered the
hospital. She tries to read Italian
newspapers. and she asks her nurses
the names of all objects.
Police hold Mrs. MaSsie's belong
ings. They include a $500 letter of
credit, 5000 lire $685. in cash and
some jewelry.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-07
DILLINCER JURY
AROUSES JUDGE
Contempt Citations Face
Crown Point Probers
After Report.
BIZ Tnited Press

by CHlbtU IFtoS
GROWN POINT, Ind, April. l.
The spectacle of a grand jury cited
for contempt of court by the very
Judge that impaneled and instructed
it. amazed jurists and attorneys to-
day. A legal battle was assured.
Judge William ]. Murray was be-
Iieved by some to be w1thin~rhls
rights in citing his own grand jury
for contempt because it criticised
him without indicting him. Others
were emphatic in their opinion that
the grand jury is beyond the juris-
diction of the court.
Judge Murray, the principal in
this latest aftermath of the daring
escape from the Crown Point Jail OF
John Dillinger, meanwhile stood by
his guns pending appearance of the
Jurors to answer the contempt
charges Monday. If convicted, they
face penalties of as much as six
months in Jail and up to $500 fine.
Their guilt or innocence will be
determined by the judge who cited
them, but they have recourse to
appeal to the state supreme court, if
convicted.
In his original instructions to the
Jurors, Judge Murray pointed out
that criticism had been made of
his own failure to order Dillinger
removed to'the state penitentiary at
Michigan City.
The jury discussed the situation
thus:
The public may have been led to
believe that politics was responsible
for the escape of John Dillinger.
The grand jury, from the evidence
presented, does not concur in this
belief unless the difference of
opinion in regard to the transfer of
Dillinger from the county Jail to
the Michigan City penitentiary could
be interpreted as politics"
Judge Murray apparently did not
relish this.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-07
BIZ United Press

BIZ Cuiffd Press
GENOA. April Mrs. Thalia
MasSie, central figure of a sensa-
tional assault and murder case in
Hawaii, lay in hospital today I'M
der close guard of nuns and in
sisted calmly and tireleSSly:
Il am going to die. You may stop
me now. You may think you are
more clever than I. But I will show
yoa."
Her wrists gashed deeply but not
dangerously. Mrs. MasSie was atAthe
hospital of DR.. Emilio Poreli, head
of a clinic for nervous diseases.
after an apparent suicide attempt
Sunday night aboard the liner Roma
as it entered the Mediterranean.
She was suffering from severe
nervous shock, the result of her
tragic experiences Of the last two
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-07
COY GINMAN WHO SHOT CITY DETECTIVE.
IS SLAIN HERE TRYING TO ESCAPE. COPS
Better Times Here, City Leaders Say;
Banks, Stores and Factories Reflect
General Optimism, Wide Surrey Shows
Gain in Postal Receipts, Huge Drop in Vacant Residences
Are Other Factors Cited to Indicate Upward
Trend.

Definite proof of slow but certain revival of pros
times after the long, hard years of the depression
shown today in optimistic reports by local manufacture
ers and other business leaders.
The business survey conducted by The Times, in which
several of queried not only failed to
produce any pessimsc reports but indicated that after
many false starts the machinery of industry at last has been
thrown into high and the throttle opened.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-07

At Arlington Do1CnS-
One Best-Pillnita
l. Phildia, Barney Allis, Clang
2. Manga, Annarita. Ceylon.
3. Wise Nat, Essential, More
Anon.
4. Flying Cadet, Cash Surrender,
Fortunate Youth.
5. TEMPO, Winged Wind, Indian
Boy.
s. Bender First, Plight, Indian
Salute
Z. Pillnita, Jack Collins, Happen.
8. Whippercracker. Forceful, Car
bon.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-07

At BOlCie-
One Best-CaerIeon.
l. Synod, Aperitif, Evangelist.
2. Hawk Moth, Texas Tommy,
Appomattox.
8. Lough Port, Fred Amy, Lac
quer.
4. Greentree Stable Entry, An
gelic, No Saint.
5. Soon Over, Bonanza, Happy Go.
6. Judge Schilling, Irene's Pob,
Gloritone.
Z. Caerleon, Gallo, Impeach.
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they have had an opportunity to
work"
The Diamond Chain Company
has noted a slow but steady i'm
provement in conditions since the
last of December, said President
Guy A. Wainwright. He said there
has been a slight increase in en-
ployment, adding that the company
anticipates a good summer.
c. B. Crets, vice-president of the
Van Camp Hardware and Iron
Company, said his firm, in the first
three months this year, showed a
so per cent increase in sales over a
similar period in 1888.
1--WE shipped more merchandise
last Wednesday than in any one
other day in the last year and a
half" he said. 1.-THE company's
force also has been increased sub
stantially.'
Casting Plant Hikes Wages
The National Malleable and Steel
Castings Company reports that
wages have been increased, pro-
duction is up about so per cent and
the increase in employment is nearly
go per cent since last year.
Mortimer C.. Furscott, -presi-
dent and treasurer of the Kahn
Tailoring Company, said that bust
ness of the company in March,
under the national mems clothing
code, was 80 per cent better than
the same time last year, that en-
ployment had increased and wages
were up about % per cent.
The United States Rubber Com
pany Inc. has been operating at
100 per cent capacity since last
May, according to G. E. Stoutenbrg
factory manager. He added that the
number of employees has been in
creased from 900 to 1000 and wages
are up about 25 per cent.
Auto Parts Plant Booms
Within the last thirty days, pro-
duction of the Metal Auto Parts
Company has been stepped up 100
per cent. according to E. E. Weddle,
secretary treasurer He said employ
ment has been doubled during this
period.
Sales of E. c.. Atkins & Co., saw
manufacturers have increased from
so to so per cent over last summer,
it was announced by F.. C. Gardner,
secretary treasurer.
Our employee force has been in
creased by one-third and earnings
of the individual employe materially
have been increased"
Bleaching Business Better
w. H. Reynolds, Office manager OF
the indianapolis Bleaching Com
pany, reported business is Is per
cent better than last year. The
company is employing two shifts,
each of which works thirty-six
hours a week"
Improved conditions were reflect
ed in report of F. N. Reynolds, Big
Four railroad general superinten-
dent, that 80 far this year the road
has been hauling 1000 more car
loads a day than a year ago"
The increase, he added, is from
$500 a day last year to $500 a day
this year. He reported that the road
has increased heavily its force of
employees.
Bank Supplies Sales Increase
During convention this week of
Indianapolis statesmen of the Todd
Company, Rochester, N. Y, manu-
facturers of bankers supplies, E. S.
Smithson, sales training director,
announced increase of 81 per cent
in its middlewest territory sales dur
ing the first ten weeks of this year.
Our business is considered an
excellent barometer of business con-
ditions in general throughout the
United States" he said.
"Sales showed an increase of %
per cent for the last nine months of
1888, compared with the same Pc
Rod in 1882.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-07
PickpOcket Gets S44

John T. Seaman, 1923 East Yer
mont street, custodian at Arsenal
Technical high school, reported to
police that a black billfold contain
ing $44 was picked from his pocket
yesterday at Meridian and Washing
ton streets.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-07
CITY MAN IS ARRESTED
ON GUN THREAT CHARGE

Oemanded money Lost IN Poker
Came Tavern Keeper Says.
Willis {Cottle, 80, of 1880 South
Delaware street, was arrested
charged with drunkenness and
drawing deadly weapons, on COM
plant by Al Volrath, operator of a
tavern at 118 East Palmer street.
Mr.. Volrath said Cottle came into
the place, brandished a loaded shot
gun, said that Dillinger was taking
his money and demanded $14 he
said he lost in poker game in the
tavern.
Cottle was captured after chase
in which police fired several shots,
in a vacant lot near the tavern.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-07
MINNEAPOLIS POLICE
AWAIT NEW Rl0TlNG
Courthouse Resembles Fort After
Clash With 5000 JobleSS.


MINNEAPOLIS, April Riot
squads of Minneapolis police pa
trolled about the huge, fort-like
courthouse today, fearing resump-
ton of rioting which yesterday sent
a score of persons to hospitals and
resulted in thirty arrests.
Many of the blue coated men still
bore scars from their double clash
with approximately 5000 unem-
ployed men and women who an
swered the arrest of their leaders
with barrage of coal and the po-
lice departments own tear gas
bombs. Meanwhile, a political
storm brewed as aldermen and
judges charged police and f1remen
with negligence in their handling OF
the riot.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-07
WOMAN DOCTOR ROBBED
Thief Steals Purse from Car as She
Stops for Traffic Light.

DR.. Elsie G. Stewart, 3025 North
Meridian street, reported to police
that as she stopped for traffic
light at Meridian and North streets
last night purse snatcher opened
her car door and took a purse, con-
tanning So and some checks, that
was lying on the front seat of the
car.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-07
Relief Corps in Session

The juniors of Woman's Relief
Corps allied with the Grand Army
OF the Republic were to meet this
afternoon at Fl. Friendly, North
Illinois street. The same group will
give drill at School % Wednesday
afternoon.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-07
In the Air

North wind, six miles an hour;
temperature, 48; barometric pres
sure. 30.16 at sea level; general con-
ditions. fair; ceiling, unlimited: visi-
bility, Is miles.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-07

From every direction came
reports of increased retail
sales, factories back on full, or
nearly full production SEIZED
ule, increased bank clearings
and other certain harbingers
of better times.
Survey just completed by the In
dianapolis Water Company reveals
heavy decrease in the number OF
vacant residences. Apartments were
not included. The report shows a
total of 1879 vacant residences, a
decrease of 2,423 under last year.
Postal receipts for March showed
gain of 18 per cent over last year
and a substantial gain over March
1892.
In connection with improved bust
ness conditions, food prices in In
dianapolis show substantial in
creases, according to United States
department of labor bulletin just
issued.
Average food prices here March
13, it was reported, showed an in
crease of As over the same date a
year ago, 23.6 per cent over March
Is, 1888, and 81 over Feb. 81, 1884
Bank CIearings Increase
Bank clearings and debts show
an increase for the first time since
the boom days of 1923, when 6
steady decline began.
Debts, which are better indica-
ton of the actual turnover of money
than clearings, because debts in
clude not only checks moving from
one bank to another, but also intra-
bank transactions, show total Of
$132, 209, 900 for January, an in
crease of $15,865,O00 over January
1888, but still $21, 100000 under
January, 1882.
February debts totaled $101,-
1888 5000, which was $3643,00O under
February, 1888, and $26,612,000 I'M
der February, 1882.
For March, the total was 1922
$4,000, a gain of $39,902,000 over
March, 1888, the date of the bank
moratorium, and $11,278,000 under
March, 1882.
Substantial improvement in the
real estate business, with prospects
of increased improvement in the
near future, is reported by Thoma:
F. Carson, indianapolis Real Estate
Board president.
Blocks Reflects Optimism
All the larger downtown depart
ment stores reported improved con-
ditions.
Sales have improved and the
general tone of business is much
better" said F. B. Walker of the
William H. Block Company. Block
is confident the improvement viii,
continue, as is evidenced by the fact
the company is launching construc-
ton of an addition to handle the
expected continued increase in bust
ness. Already we have had to ado
number of employees"
Leonard A. MI Gibson of H. P
WATSON & Co., reported a marked
improvement in business over this
time last year The firm has in
creased its force of employees, and is
optimistic over the future.
Sidney Sullivan, publicity director
for L. S. Ayres & Co., said business
increases this year has been ex-
tremely satisfactory, adding thai
heavy buying during the pre-
Easter period required the employ.
ment of additional employees.
Prest-O-Lite Reports Gain
Business of the Prest- O-Lite
Storage Battery Sales Company i;
running equal to some of the best
years in the company's history. ac-
cording to j. B. Senner, treasurer
Last year at this time. business
was touching bottom he said
Employees have increased their av-
erage earnings about so per cent
due to the increased hours which
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-07
Club Federation to Meet

The monthly meeting of the North
Side Federation of clubs will be
held at s Tuesday night in the Rauh
Memorial library.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-07
Holy Name Party

The Holy Name Society will give
roller skating party at the River
side rink April 9, s p. m.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-07
WIFE BALLOON VICTIM,
MATE SEEKS $4,000
Husband of Woman Killed at
Delphi Sues Fair Manager.

Delphi sues Fair Manager.
When an improperly inflated bal
loon failed to rise more than $50
feet from the ground at Delphi
Gnd) street fair. Mrs. Edna Hug
gins fell 10 her death before she
could use a parachute. suit filed
yesterday in the Marion circuit
court charges.
Charles r. Higgins. husband Of
the victim, asks $4,000 damages
from oscar F. Ruth, manager of the
fair. The accident happened Aug.
10. 1882
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-07
WEIGH Reported Recovering

AS the detectives approached, Gov
fled from the house closely pursued
by detective WEIGH. Running
throug an alley Coy opened fire on
the policeman, hitting him twice.
once in the abdomen and once in
the right leg.
Detective WEIGH emptied his gun
after the fugitive as he lay seriously
wounded on the ground. Later de-
tective WEIGH was taken to CITY hos
pital where he is reported to be re-
covering from his wounds.
After shooting the detective. Gov
ran to Hiatt street where he forced
Ernest Ray, %, Of 1545 Hiatt street.
who was sitting in an automobile
with his wife, to drive him to Mar
tinsville where Coy leaped from the
car. Later police traced Gov back
to Indianapolis through a car stolen
IN Martinsville and found aban-
doned here.