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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-03

fects of the governments dollar
devaluation program soon would be
felt in domestic business in the
form of increased activity, de-
creased unemployment and greater
profits.
This was expected to bolster the
modest business upswing now in
progress. Steel ingot output this
week rose to a new high for the year
at IS per cent of capacity; automo-
bile output last week was 44,796
units, against 1880 year ago;
bituminous coal production was
100000 tons, against $4,000 tons,
and banking elearings have shown
encouraging gains, even in the rural
sections.
At the same time the administra-
ton is attacking the depression from
another angle. 1t is hoped that the
reviving foreign trade of the United
States which showed unexpected
gains in December would further be
promoted through government
financing of imports and exports
with a new financial institution in
the form Of a trading bank"
Foreign trade with the Soviet
Union and other countries would be
helped with the extension of liberal
credits to importers and exporters.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-03
new TRIAL SOUGHT
FOR TOUHY, z PALS
Jury DisagreeS in Factor
kidnapping Case.
BIZ United Press

~ CHited Press
CHICAGO. Feb. 3.-The states
attorneys office moved today for an
early retrial of kidnapping charges
against Roger Touhy and two other
Chicago gangSters after an initial
attempt ended in jury disagree
ment.
To proceed anew, the prosecution
was forced to seek a delay of an ex-
tradition order against John (Jake
the Barber) Factor, its most i'm
portant witness.
A mistrial was declared at 500
p. m. yesterday after the iurv re-
ported it was hopelessly deadlocked
1t was reported to be split 8 to q
for conviction.
Factor had identified Touhv az
the leader Of the gang which alb
quoted him and held him in a base
ment for twelve DAYS.
The defense introduced the Rev
Joseph Weber of indianapolis as a
character witness. 1t was the tes-
tlmony Of the priest which was re-
ported to have had an important
part in the minds Of some of the
jurors.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-03
LIGHT CO. AGREES TO FURTHER CUT
Marie Croft Seriously
Hurt in Auto Crackup;
Leach Also Is Injured
Machine SkidS Off Road
While on Way to
State Prison.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind, Feb. s.
Miss Marie Croft, employe of the
state police criminal investigation
bureau. was hurt severely and Cap
tain Matt Leach of the state police
suffered minor injuries when their
automobile skidded off state road
20, near Hamlet, it was learned to-
day.
They were brought here and Miss
Croft was taken to hospital.
Physicians said she received brain
conclusion and injuries to her chest.
The accident occurred last night.
Captain Leach was en- route to
Michigan City prison to question
three members of the John Dillinger
bank robbery gang held there and
Miss Croft was en- route home to
visit her mother
Miss Croft returned two days ago
from Tucson, Ariz., where she had
gone to obtain custody of Mrs. Mary
Kinder, sweetheart of Harry Pier
pont.
The car in which the two were
riding skidded off the road, rolled
down an embankment and stopped
just short of the Kankakee river,
Leach reported.
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SHOW TO
START TONIGHT
Fl Makes to Be on Display
at Playground for
One Week.

Wheezes of the old boat" were
more noticeable today. The tenders
on your "jiggle-buggy" ratified more
loudly.
And the reason was that the
motor minded of the city turned
their thoughts to tonight and the
opening of the 1884 exposition of the
indianapolis Automobile Trade AS
ISOLATION in the auto show building
at the fairgrounds.
At 7 p. m, the doors of the annual
exhibition will be open to the pub
lie.
Carpenters and painters were busy
today dressing up booths of auto
motive and accessory exhibitors as
dealers in twenty-one makes of pas
senger cars prepared to sell the pub
lie on the lines of their 1884 models.
Pierce Arrow, entered as an eX-
hibit by the Schott Auto Company,
was the latest passenger car added
to the entry list.
Hupmobile, Chevrolet and Con-
tinental will not be seen at this
years exhibition.
Louie Loves orchestra will fea-
ture the floor entertainment.
Doors, beginning Sunday, will be
open at 10 a. m. and close at 1890
p. m. through next Friday.
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Copyright. 1884, by united Press

Copyright. 1884, by United Press
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-Means to
check the rapid return flow of CAPT.
tai to the United States because of
its threat to the successful opera
ton OF the American monetary
program were studied by admins
tration financial advisers today.
So great is the confidence inspired
in the American financial outlook by
the return to modified form of a
gold standard that the huge flow of
investment funds to this country
has disrupted world financial
markets and interfered with the ad-
miniStration's effort to peg" the
dollar in foreign markets at 5906
per cent of its former gold value.
Se-eral billions of dollars worth
of capital which sought safety in
London last summer from the de-
cline in the dollar, has begun to
return to the United States. 1t is
being attracted by the assurance of
at least temporary stability Of the
dollar. and the new field for invest
ment with the gradual Improvement
in business conditions.
The administration is anxious
that this capital return to American
shores, but is understood to feel
that the stampede places strain
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Pressed by questions, Mr. Brittir
said he destroyed the correspond
ence because he did not want pub
lie examination made of it."
Mr.. MacCracken is under arrest
on senate warrant charging him
with contempt of the airmail COM
mittee.
Mr.. Brittin, an elderly, gray
haired man, told the committee he
knew that Mr.. MacCracken's air
mail correspondence had been SUBJ
penaed by the senate when he went
to the lawyers office to obtain halt
dozen personal letters"
The Northwest Anyways executive
said he had established an Office on
the tenth floor of the National Press
building here about ten days ago. y
Mr.. MacCracken occupies a suite
on the eleventh floor of the building
The day after Mr.. Brittin removed
his letter. Mr.. MacCracken received
a waiver from Northwest AirWays
permitting him to give the commit
tee copies of confidential cores
pondence pertaining to negotiations
between chat company and the gov
eminent for mail subsidies.
Mr.. Brittiu insisted that he had
gone to Mr.. MacCracken's Office dur
ing working hours, but said he could
not identify two postal inspectors
who had been detailed by the COM
mittee to stand guard over Mr.. Mac
Cracken's files. j. A. Bradley. one
of the inspectors, was sworn in tc
testify that he had not seen Mr.
Brittin in the Office during the time
he was there.
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HOLMES OUT AS
KINDER COUNSEL
Attorney Mysterious on Re-
port He'll Serve
Terror Mob

Ira M. Holmes, noted as a
"mouthpiece" for his success in
criminal trias in Marion county,
said today that he does not intend
ito hold the sack" in the Mary
Kinder case.
Expressing displeasure with the
way things went yesterday when
Mary Kinder was arraigned in
criminal court before Judge Frank
P. Baker, on a charge of aiding and
abetting the escape of the terror
mob" from Indiana state prison
Sept. &c, Mr. Holmes said today he
was out of the case-temporariiy.
Miss Jessie Levy appeared in
court with the garishly dressed
Mary Kinder. A few minutes later
a court attache informed Mrs
Kinder that Ira Holmes, had filed
an appearance in her behalf.
'Mr. Holmes is not my attorney,
said Mary.
Mr.. Holmes was not SO easily put
down. Shortly after Mrs. Kinder'G
announcement, he again appeared in
court and informed the Judge:
Il am attorney for Mrs. Kinder
and she might as we'll know it now
as later"
Today Mr.. Holmes was embar-
raised that his appearance in court
had been misunderstood.
Il was asked to obtain informa-
ton concerning Mary Kinder's ar
rest from 'up north" and represent
her in court" said Mr.. Holmes. 81
forwarded the information and a
bill for a RETAINER fee"
Il have not received the retainer
fee yet and do not intend to hold
the sack" I shall not do anything
in the case until I am paid some
money"
Mr.. Holmes became very mysteri-
GUS when he was asked if the rumor
were true that he had been retained
to defend Dillinger and Pierpont in
their forthcoming trials for muir
der.
Don't ask me about that now
said Mr.. Holmes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-03
BANS POLITICS
FROM RELIEF
Roosevelt Hammers Home
Viewpoint in Address
to Leaders.
By United Press

By OntC60 PTeSS
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8. - In
fighting words, President Roosevelt
has made it clear that his gigantic
recovery organization is for the pur-
pose of recovery only and not pol
itics.
His viewpoint was hammered
home in a blunt address to forty
eight state directors of the National
Emergency Council and was regard
ed today as a reply to critics who
saw in the governments widespread
activities the framework of a pow
erful Democratic machine.
The directors, of all shades of
political opinion, stood silently in
ranks in the executive office of the
White House as Mr.. Roosevelt eX-
pounded the objective of his admin
istration. He capped his remarks
with a warning that the directors
must be hard boiled" at the eX-
pense of the most powerful political
bosses in the land.
Decrying any effort that might
turn relief work to political'account,
self ACKNOWLEDGMENT, authority or
special credit, the President OBJ
served:
'ThiS work has nothing to do with
partisan politics, nothing at all. A
great many of you are Republicans
good many are Democrats, quite
number do not belong regularly to
one party or the other. We are
not in the least bit interested in the
partisan side of this picture.
1--WE do want you to be absolutely
hrad-boiled if you find any local
person within your own states who
is trying to get political advantage
out of the relief of human needs
and you will have the backing OF
this administration 100 per cent
even if you hit the biggest political
boss in the United States on the
head, in carrying out this general
program"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-03

has been handled by w. H.
Book, state administrator,
and that Mr.. Hopkins does not
intend to send army officers
to Indiana or any other state.
Army officers now are in charge
of CWA work in Chicago and Los
Angeles. being sent there following
charges Of graft on the part of the
local management. However, cor
ruption is not charged in Indiana,
and the charges that those distrib-
utine CWA Jobs and relief in In
diana are playing politics is not
considered sufficiently serious to
warrant interference on the part OF
the washington Office, it was re-
ported.
In his complaint yesterday, Mr..
Iarrabee charged that Mr.. Ditzen-
berger and Mr.. Palfrey both are
Young and inexperienced, with no
knowledge of construction work,
and have failed to cooperate with
local officials.
He also declared Mr.. Book is not
cooperating with Marion county Of
ficials. Mr.. Book. the congressman
charged. refused requests Of the
Marion county surveyor for such
materials as culvert pipe. cement
and lumber.
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Move May Mean S525OOO Saving to Con-
sumers This Year, According to
Boards Estimates.
DOOR IS OPEN FOR APPRAISAL
Victory for Power Users Comes as Smashing
Climax to Series of Inside
Stories by The Times.
IS OPEN FOR APPRAISAL
BY BASIL GALLAGHER
Times staff Writer

indianapolis electric consumers additional victory
today when it announced by the public service commits
sion that per cent reduction instead of per cent first
proered by the Indianapolis Power and Light Company will
be in effect Tuesday.
The added reduction gained by the commission negota
tons will add $4,000 year to the 100000 year which the
utility offered in its per reduction based 1888
SUMPTION which the lowest in the companys history,
according to commission records.
With PRONUNCIATION of the rate order following search
ing investigation by The Times the total benefit to Indian
pos electricity is estimated at $47OOOO year,
based on the 1888 consumption.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-03
Larrabee's Plea Charging G. O. P. Politicians
Are in Control of Program Likely
to Go Unheeded
COUNTY RELIEF OFFICIALS FLAYED
Representative Asks Dismissal of City Pair
Federal Chief Satisfied With Work
of w. H. Book Is Report
BY WALKER STONE
Times staff Writer

WASHINGTON Feb. 3.-Demand by Congressman Will
liam H. Larabee of Indiana that the Indiana civil works pro-
gram placed in the hands of competent officers prob
ably will go unheeded, it indicated today
Representative Larrabee had charged in his complaint
to Harry Hopkins civil works administrator that Repub
can politicians in control of the CWA program in Indi
and had demanded specifically the summary discharge
Demar Ditzenberger CWA certifying officer for Marion
county, and T. B. Pafrey his assistant
At the office of Mr. Hopkins, it stated today that Mr..
Hopkins is satisfied with the the program in Indiana
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-03

Total damage to the buildings
and equipment was estimated by
owners of the building and officials
Of the concern at $4,000. A frame
building in which the fire started,
located in the rear of 225 West Nor
ris street, collapsed as the flames
mounted to form a great torch more
than 200 feet in the air.
In the fierce light of the mount
ing flames, scores of families living
in a row of frame houses on Kansas
street adjacent to the fire were dis
closed, scantily clad and armed with
brooms, beating out large firebrands
which were rocketed from the blaz-
ing ruin.
The family of Harry Somner,
living in a frame house at 229 West
Morris street, next door to the blaz-
ing factory, were first aroused at l
a. m. by Badly" the bull pup.
The barking of the dog failed to
arouse Mrs. Anna Sommer who was
sleeping on the first floor. While
smoke seeped into the house and
the flames lighted the whole neigh
borhood, Badly" barked loudly, but
failed to arouse the family. Finally,
according to Mrs. SommerS the little
dog leaped upon her bed and be-
gan nipping at her face.
She awakened and looking out
saw the building next door ablaze
oY5 +I,a F1a 1iolzi17or ont foxx,o ~
her home.
1T was so bright" she said later
that I could have read a newspaper
by the light of the flames"
ArOuses Husband First
Preceded by the dog, who harked
continually, Mrs. Sommers aroused
her husband first. In rapid success
sion they awakened their children
Ethel 20, Leo %, Robert %, Alfred
33, and her married daughter, Mrs
Mary Hughes, %.
Badly, according to Mrs. Som
mers, then tugged at the bed sheets
of his little mistress, Julia Hughes
8, who also lived with her grand
parents.
Not waiting to dress, the eight
members of the Sommers family
hurriedly wrapped themselves in bed
clothing and made their way hasti-
ly to the street. Firemen arriving
for the first alarm, which was
turned in by Robert Sommers, as
sisted them all to the street and
thence to neighbours house.
The American Speciality Com
pany, manufacturers of railroad
battery equipment had been idle fol
the past two years, according to
Russell Berger and Norman v
Schaaf, president and secretary
respectively.
Large Contract Obtained
Recently, the officials declared, a
large contract was obtained from
the New York Central railroad. The
company bought new machinery and
hired extra help. Today the off,
Gals were saddened as they an
nounced that all their equipment
$4,000 worth of machinery - was
completely destroyed. The equip
ment, it was learned, is only par
TALLY covered by insurance.
John w. OFT, one of the owners
of the building, said that damage tc
the building probably would run to
at least $4,000.
The origin of the fire was unde-
termined.
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Mr.. Saunders had served as pas
tor of the Wabash Street M. E.
church, Wabash, Ind, until last
Sunday. He came here last Sep
TENDER to attend an embalming
school, returning to Wabash week.
ends to conduct services. Mrs. Saun-
ders and their two sons continued to
live in Wabash.
Police we're informed early today
by Marie Slaughter and Mary Gear
hart. operators Of the Brown Derby,
1885 North Meridian street, that
about a. m. yesterday, Mr.. Saun-
ders and two poorly dressed men
were in the place. They said Mr.
J Saunders was intoxicated.
Mr.. Slaughter and Miss Gear
hart described both strangers to DO
lice and said they could identify
them.
Mr.. Saunders, they said, was in
the place about two hours several
days ago with one of the two men
and two women.
Close watch was being kept by
police on pawnshops in the event
a valuable diamond ring. the stone
weighing nearly a karat, and a
wrist watch, stolen from Mr.. Saun-
ders by the slayerS. should be
pawned. His purse. with only s.
cent piece in it, was found on the
running board of his car. Unoer
the back seat was a pint bottle half
/ full of whisky.
Statements Tally
Statement of Miss Gearhart and
Mr.. Slaughter TALES with that OF
Mrs. Marie E. Morrell, operator Of
the roOming house at 1925 North
Meridian street. where Mr.. Saun-
derS roOmed with Theodore Mathers.
Both Mr.. Saunders and Mr. Math-
erS were students in the Indiana
College of Embalming, at the In
diana university medical center.
Mrs. Morreu said that shortly
after Mr.. Saunders left the house,
about 1890 a. m. yesterday, she
heard him talking to two men out
side the house.
Mr.. Mather said Mr.. Saunders left
/ the house after he. Mr.. Mather,
/ had demonstrated with him about
drinking heavily. and becoming in
toxicated frequently.
Picked Up Hitchhikers
The roommate also said the slain
man frequently picked up hitch
mixers.
Mrs. Saunders. who came to In
dianapolis from Wabash after being
informed of the tragedy, told police
she knew of no reason for the muir
der and was able to advance no
clews
The body of Mr.. Saunders was to
be taken TO Wabash today and fu-
/ neral services were to be held to-
morrow, to be followed by crema-
ton.
/ The strangers reported by the
operators of the Brown Derby were
described as follows:
/ No. Age. 10 or 20: 5 feet 8
/ inches. 40 pounds. dark hair and
/ complexion, dark blue polo sweater
and brown trousers.
/ No. 2-Age. about 80 or IS. feet
5 inches. los pounds. short and
/ heayySet. wearing brownish gray
I overcoat and hat.
+ Mr.. Saunders has been pastor of
F the Wabash Street NJ E. church at
Wabash five years before retiring
I last Sunday.
He announced his resignation
4 several weeks ago. following. a
nervous breakdown.
He had served previously in Eaton
and in Muncie.
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Ridiculous. Book SAYS

Charges made by Representative
William H. Larrabee against local
CWA officials are based on their
refusal to reinState a foreman dis
charged for incompetency. William
H. Book. state CWA administrator
said today.
Mr.. Book said the charges were
so ridiculous and unfounded that he
declined to discuss them further.
Delmar Ditzenberger. Marion
county CWA certifying officer, also
declined TO comment. other than to
state that I think the work We
have done speaks for itself
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-03

Gasoline Explodes; Man Burned
Building fire in a stove with
gasoline, which exploded, today
caused serious burns on the hands,
arms and body of Hobart McDade,
81, of 121 Mclean place. Mr.. Nc
Dade was taken to city hospital.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-03
RETURN SANKEY'S PAL
ON KIDNAPPING CHARGE

Acorn Said 10 Have Confessed Part
in BOettcher Abduction.
BIZ United Press
CHICAGO. Feb. 3.-Gordon Al
corn was taken back to South Da-
kota today to join his confederate,
Verne Sankey. in facing federal kid
mapping charges.
Both men confessed the abduction
Of Charles BOettcher II. Denver
fnancier. Alcorn'S apprehension
followed the arrest of Sankey by
one day.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-03
Hunt 2 ShGbbily Dressed
Men in Pastors Murder
Suspects Described to Police by Restaurant Operators
Minister intoxicated Thew Saw

Theory that the Rev Gaylord shot to death
early yesterday slain robbers reports
that Mr. Saunders shortly before his DEATH sbby
~ sN'
His body found parked on
Forh street Meridian back of
the head N~ON "a
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-03
8 PER CENT RATE REDUCTION
GOES INTO EFFECT TUESDAY.
SERVICE COMMISSION REVEALS
Dogs Barking Saves 8
as Blaze Sweeps City
Factory; Loss $38, 900
Houses Threatened by Roaring Flames; Bull
Pup Arouses Family.

barking small brndle-
woaarm partly destroyed factory
WestM orrss
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-03
Former Hoover Cabinet
Aid Arrested by Senate
Head of Airway Firm Admits Taking Letters From Files
of William MaCCracken, Destroying Them

WASHINGTON, 81 of
Anyways admitted to the senate armaH investigating committee
that he had torn purely personal he had
from mail
MacCracken former secretary of commerce
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-03
SIGNAL IS MISTAKEN:
SWITCHMAN INJURED
Engine Crushes Gas Company En-
plOye'S Arm.

When an engineer miStook a sig
nal and backed a train, Fred Ball,
81. Of IA East Thirtieth street. Citi-
zens Gas Company Switchnlan. was
injured severely. his arm being
crushed between an engine and a
box car. yesterday. He was taken
TO Methodist hospital.
The Washington times., 1934-12-31
Fair Grounds Results

p FIRST RACE1Three;quarts5: sg % mile nj so
fDrastic Lass (Stuller) $40 400
Blue John (JelIy) $50
Fountain, False Piety. Anna Feeback,
fMy Aga, Empress Kittie, Smiling
Moon. sleepy Gal. Marvina and BritlOn
also ran: Time: 1:16. HFieldD
Gordon BIeI (Terry).. D.. $500 $3.50 $3.50
fProud Princess tWaE-
Southland Toy (Ba'skD 500
Stabilizer. Washington Belle. st. Ma
zaire, POmpatiC, Southland Belle. fCOs-
mos. fold Cally. AllegrettO and Bob Gus
ter also ran Timsr 1:sl; dtieId >,
Preferred OEaIey) .... $500 $40 $500
AngOn Bridge tRenOl.. 12.4O $50
DaUntless Miss &C. Miler) 0.e0
Axe. Hip Boots. fWigrose, Lady Trust.
Lady ROckledgp. fDeemster. Hamburger
Jim also ran. tFfeldl Time. l:14 3-5.
FOURTH RACE-Three fonrths mile:
Hour Lady tE. PooD .$61.sO &17.oO $40
PJay Sickle CanfieIH 800
PreciOns Betty. Specs. fCressy.
fTalvOres. fAdelis A.. Heryala. Gretna
B.. Paradox Girl. Miss Berwyn, also
ran. Time. 1919 2-5. fField.
Marabou (AlbertsI $500 $3.50 $3.50
Luke COnneII (C'field) $50 40
DodiOdo (YOung) -. $40
fDOrOhty Dale, Rex Regent. Bob
Weidel. isOstasy. fPrate. fUpon, Busy
Ven. Miss Upset. Nisia, also ran.
Time. 1:49. fField.
SIXTH RACE-One mile.
Six Bells (Ealey) $1O.4O &4.20 $3.50
r. Youth (W'aker)... $50 500
Alma S &C. Mills).... 500
AnimatOr, Hammel. Celiba, Sergeant
HilL, Mary Mccarthy, also ran.
Time, 1:43.
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