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When Miss Grace Kane. studio sec.
The Washington times., 1934-07-24
ROBBERS LOOT
BANK, TAKE
4 HOSTAGES
Employees of Institution Used
As Shields From Bullets;
Captives Later Released

OXFORD, Kan, July "a
O.N.S.)-P. z. Donley, one of four
persons abducted by robbers who
looted the oxford State Bank Of
1000 today, was released un-
harmed near Arkansas City, Kan.
The thugs seized Mr.. Donley as
he approached the bank and COM
PEELED him to open the door. One
Of the robbers stood guard out
side the bank while the others
were inside looting the place Of an
undetermined amount Of cash.
Three of the holdup men are
believed to have been Ray Hamil'
ton, Joe Palmer and Blackie
Thompson, who escaped from the
Texas State Prison Sunday.
Others Captured
In addition to Mr.. Donley, those
captured were Ned Jester, cashier
of the bank; Daisy Bay, book
keeper, and Marion Carson. 1un1'
ber Company employe.
Mr.. Jester and Miss Bay were
seized as they arrived at the bank,
and Mrs. Carson was waylaid by
the robber guard and compelled
to get into the thugs car. They
were released a short distance
away.
Otto Wenrich, retired farmer
ana director Of the bank, noticing
MIR. Donley being escorted into
the bank by the strange men, sus.
pected q holdup was in progress
and proceeded to spread an alarm.
Several business men, armed
with shotguns and pistols, waited
at points of vantage and when
the robbers emerged from the
bank let go a volley Of shots.
Flee Hail Of Shots
The holdup men shielded them
selves with their hostages and re.
turned the fire, slightly wounding
Harold Litterell.
The thugs then herded their
captives into their car and sped
away amid a hail of bullets, the
vigilante business men directing
their fire as to least endanger
the safety of the hostages.
A posse led by Undersheriff
Holt endeavored to pick up the
trail Of the robbers car, said to
have borne Oklahoma license
plates. The car was headed south,
out Of Oxford, and it was pre-
sumed the desperadoes were max
ing for the Oklahoma State line,
10 miles away.
The Washington times., 1934-07-24
With Baby Face Near Trap,
Orders Put Dillinger First

CHICAGO, July 24.-"Baby
Face" Nelson and John Hamil-
ton, John Dillinger's chief lieu
tenants, have been under police
surveillance and could have been
picked UP at any time in the
last 10 days, but their arrests
would have permitted Dillinger
to escape.
That was revealed today by
Capt. Timothy A. O'Neill Of the
East Chicago (Ind.) police de-
partment, who assisted Federal
agents in trapping Dillinger Sun
day night.
It was Dillinger's passion for
motion pictures that made his
whereabouts known and brought
him in the range Of Federal
agents bullets.
The informer was a former
gambling acquaintance Of the
widely-Sought desperado, Cap
tain O'Neill said, explaining:
"Six weeks ago this man, who
has been living in Chicago for
months, came and told me that
he had seen Dillinger. / in
formed him that If this were
true he had an excellent chance
of collecting the $4,000 reward
money.
"The informant then told his
linger in front of the BiOgraph
Theater on Lincoln Avenue.
"A few days later the inform
ant told me Of seeing Dillinger
ut the same theater again.
"Two days later I told sergt.
Martin Zarkovich, Of the In
diana Harbor police, cOmrade Of
the policeman Dillinger shot
down in an Indiana HarbOr
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Government dick who turned up
q secretary to the President Of
the United States. SO I asked
how that could possibly affect my
life. And he pulled down the
left corner Of his mouth (very
much like Dillinger did when I
interviewed him at the Crown
Point JaiD and he said:
"That's the guy that crOaked
Dillinger!"
I had known him for many
years. He had never given me
q wrong steer.
Inquest @ Formally
Melvin Purvis and his Wash
ington chief, J. Edgar Hoover,
may think it policy to issue o
formidable official denial. Never
theless, Samuel A. Cowley not
only killed John Dillinger, but
fired all tlEee bullets that went
through him.
I attended the inquest, q hol-
low formality. But no inquest
was ever as hollow as this one.
The deputy coroner, in all the
deputy majesty Of his deputy
might, inquired who had per.
formed this homicide. He was
told that a Government agent.
properly authorized. had done so.
He bristled up and demanded
to know who had fired the Slugs
which had ended the life Of a
human being, Dillinger or no Dill.
linger-a human being who had
come to his end with violence In
Cook County.
So, what?
And he was promptly answered.
The deceased had come by his
premature end at the hands Of a
duly authorized agent Of the
United States Department Of Jus.
tice. Take 1t or leave it. He
took it.
I was looking into the face Of
Samuel A. Cowley. 7 was sorry
that he, being an agent Of the
Department Of Justice, which Is
The Washington times., 1934-07-24
1OBNIZNG FLEET TO FIGHT LIQUOR RUNNERS
Dillinger Slayer Due
i. s. Promotion for
Shooting a Rat

larded with polttics, couldn't stand
up and say:
81 killed the Rat. It was my
job and 1 did it,"
The deputy coroner asked to see
the gun that had killed Dillinger.
That was an inspiration--for
o deputy coroner. had thought
Of 1t the night before. My first
thought was that Purvis, who had
the first chance, had exercised
the opportunity and had done it
himself.
The sun was rising over Lake
Michigan when got my first
crack at Purvis. And I accused
Cor flatteredD him of having killed
Dillinger. PurviS doesn't say
much. but I don't believe anybody.
SO I said:
"Let me see your gum"
He produced it. Purvis Is a hot
Government agent, he turns in re.
suits, but he isn't, as a man who
knows gunner would know, q ma
tural gunman. He produced his
gun. 1t had not been fired.
doubt If it has ever been fired
Dillinger's gun lay on the desk
It had not been fired. In truth,
that safety catch was locked like
the gun of a suburban house
holder who buys a weapon in the
nearest hardware store and praya
that he will never have to use it.
All But COwley
There were some other Federal
dicks around. The sun was rising
and they had knocked off John
Dillinger. It wasn't a bad nights
work.
Purvis was the chief and he
showed his gat, so in that careless
and carefree way that old re
porters take on, I addressed them
en- masse and asked them to show
theirs.
One agent, not knowing exactly
who I was or why he shouldn't
do it, pulled his As. Dillinger
hadn't been shot with that kind OF
q bullet. I didn't work around
morgueS for 20 years and not
know that. 7 sneered. The other
boys came out with their cannons
all but CoWley.
The Washington times., 1934-07-24
a MORE DEAD
IN HEAT WAVE
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deaths have been reported due to
heat throughout the State since
the wave began. Pittsburgh was
not seriously affected with a max
1mum reading Of 80 expected to-
day.
The Atlantic Coast enjoyed
some respite from the death-deal-
ing heat yesterday, but warmer
weather was expected in Washing
ton today with the temperature
rising steadily. New York looked
for higher temperatures today
with the mercury in the 70s this
morning.
Boston went into it's sixteenth
day Of a crop-destroying drought
facing a warmer day after slight
relief from the heat yesterday.
Only the Pacific Coast con-
tinued to escape the blistering
heat.
The Washington times., 1934-07-24
REDS RAID D. c.
RELIEF ROLLS
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full here, and incidentally SO
dangerous, that each time an i'm
portant parsonage comes to the
National Capital a special detail
Of police under Lieut.. H. w. Line
burg Is sent to Union Station to
maintain q careful watch Of all
activities.
Strikes Blamed on "Reds"
Labor leaders today stated that
many Of the strikes which recent
ly ragged here were the work Of
the local Communist party.
Conservative and well-informed
labor leaders believe the Com.
munists are attempting to gain
control Of the local labor unions
and use this power as q weapon
in their fight for supremacy.
And the Communist here, &C.
cording to police, is not the heavy
bearded individual who is active
but harmless. The Communist
ranks here comprise lawyers, doc
tors and members Of every walk
Of life. They do not all live in
cheap rooms. Some of them have
beautiful homes and, organized,
they are powerful.
Communists are now planning
for q new meeting place. Their
last stronghold was in the 1000
block E st. N. W., but they were
driven from there by the U. s.
Marshal when they did not pay
the rent.
Denied by Allen and Street
The statements by police that
there are 5000 members of the
Communist party in the District
of Columbia, that many are on
the relief, and that officials are
endeavoring to get them off the
rolls was denied today by the
highest relief officials at the Dis
trict Building. Commissioner AL.
len, who has just returned from
a first-hand experience with the
relief problem, said:
''1t makes no difference what
o mans politics might be, If he
is hungry we will feed him; but
doubt that the problem Of the
Communists is anything but
trivial"
Elwood Street, director Of public
welfare, said:
''The police figures are vastly
Overdrawn and there is no move
by anyone under me to deprive
anyone Of necessary relief be-
cause Of Communist leanings."
The Washington times., 1934-07-24

bank robbery more than six
months ago.
"ZarkOvic1l spent his time
trailing down Dillinger and on
July 16 he sat in front of the
theater in o car and saw Dill
Lnger enter.
'The program changed next
day and Dillinger came again.
Two days later the program
changed again and he came
back once more. He made it o
point to see each new film.
Relieving the time was com.
ing to spring the trap, ZarkO.
vich called me to join him last
Saturday night"
The Washington times., 1934-07-24
REWARD MONEY.
AND JEALOUSY
BROUGHT TIPS
Two Ex-ConVictS and Informer
Aided "Woman in Red" in
Turning Up DiIIinger
BY GEORGE C. GALLATI

CHICAGO, July "a G.N.sJ.
While the bullet-pierced body Of
John Dillinger was prepared to-
day for a 200-mile trip in a
hearse, it was disclosed that two
ex-convicts and the mysterious
woman in red" sold out Amer
let's super-outlaw for the reward
money and to avenge an old love
rivalry.
Through q wall of secrecy
maintained by Federal agents
came reports that "the woman
in red" who was with Dillinger
as he left the Biograph Theater
to be ambushed and slain, was
under heavy guard to prevent
gangdom vengeance.
First Tip From InfOrmer
The first tip concerning Dill
linger's general whereabouts and
the fact that his penchant for
movies was taking him to the
Riograph Theater with each
change Of program came from a
Croatian informer, Police Capt.
Timothy O'Neill, Of East Chicago,
revealed.
Bit by bit the trap was laid
with the help of information from
others hungry for the reward on
Dillinger's head.
What part "the woman in red"
played in putting the Finger on"
the desperate, Captain O'Neill re-
fused to say.
In o hearSe brought here from
his home town, Mooresville, Ind,
by the aged farmer-father of the
desperado, Dillinger's body today
was to be taken to haywood,
suburb Of Indianapolis, for the
funeral services. He will be buried
in Crown Hill Cemetery beside the
bodies of his m h r. and STEP
mother.
Women to Trap Five More
Dillinger's Staying had hardly
been pronounced "justifiable homi-
eide" by a coroner's jury before
Federal investigators under Mel.
win PurviS, chief Of the Depart.
ment of Investigation here, took
steps to trap the five members
Of Dillinger's ruthless gang of out
laws still at liberty.
Their weakness for women, the
same which lured Dillinger him.
self into the range of Federal
agents guns, will be employed to
trap the five, George Baby Face"
Nelson, Homer Van Meter, Joseph
Fox, John Hamilton and Joseph
Burns.
Her name held secret and even
the fact that she is being held
denied by Federal investigators.
"the woman in red," according to
we'll rounded reports, is either a
sister or wife Of a former Dillin-
ger gangster.
Motives, Money And jealousy
Her motives for putting "the
finger" on the desperate were to
gain the reward money expected
to aggregate $4,000 and to OBJ
tain leniency for a male relative
who is reported to be charged
with a mail robbery.
In the naming Of two ex-con.
victs-Fred Brennan and Clifford
Mohler-as having taken q part
in the betrayal, it was reported
that one of them had cooperated
in bringing about Dillinger's
death because the outlaw had
stolen another hoodlum's girl.
The two ex.convicts had worked
with Dillinger in the shirt factory
at the Michigan City, Ind, pen"
itentiary. They were last report
ed to be living in East Chicago,
Ind, whence came police Captain
O'Neill and five other officers
, Sunday with the definite infornlG-
ton that Dillinger was to view
the gangland motion picture,
Manhattan Melodrama" at the
NTHaA %Asp
The Washington times., 1934-07-24
BULGARIA

SOFIA, Bulgaria, July "a.
Diplomatic relations between the
Bulgarian government and Soviet
Russia were formally announced
today, approval Of the accord
which formed the basis for the
reestablishment Of relations being
sent to Moscow.
The Washington times., 1934-07-24
DENMARK

COPENHAGEN, July 24.-Ef-
forts were being made today to
refloat the Hamburg South Ameri.
can liner Monte Rose which
grounded last night on a sub
merged rock off Stroemoe Island
during q heavy fog. There are
q large number Of tourists
aboard.
The Washington times., 1934-07-24
NEWS EVENTS OF WORLD

n1er president general Of Morocco,
it was learned today.
The veteran is at his home, the
Chateau de Thorey near Nancy.
He has been Ill from jaundice with
complications.
PARIS, July "a (IN.SJ.-The
Gaumont.Franco- Film-Aubert, one
Of the largest French motion pic
ture producing and distributing
firms, announced today it would
liquidate its affairs. The directors
announced the liquidation was
"due to the demands Of the gov
ernment and our principal credi'
tors" The concern owns o chain
Of theaters in France.
PARIS, July 24.-Stoppin 6
here enroute to Carlsbad, Czecho-
slovakia to join his wife, the
former Barbara Hutton, Prince
Alexis Mdivani disclosed today
that he intends to play golf in
India this fall and will take his
tW11S 10 the OT1enG VIVA 1AIn"
PARIS, July 24.-In an effort
to save the "truce" government.
the veteran Premier CASTOR
Doumergue today arrived in
Paris, and, according to friends,
is prepared to remove Andre
Tardieu and Edouard Herriot
from the cabinet If necessary.
PARIS, July "a (I.N.S).-Amerl-
can residents of Paris are the bene
ficiaries of a decree published to"
day which reduces their assess
ment for taxation from seven
times their annual rental to five
times the rental. Other provi'
sions reduced by 80 per cent the
amount on which Americans must
pay income taxes.
The Washington times., 1934-07-24
AUSTRIA

VIENNA, July a. CU.S)-Aus
trian Nazis have threatened tc
grip the country in a new wave Of
terror, despite the rigorous punish
ments promised by the govern
ment, as handbills appeared urg'
ing reprisals against Chancellor
Dollfuss. After a series Of week
end bombings, threatened to blow
up st. Stephens Cathedral in the
event a single Na2i Is put to
death.
The Washington times., 1934-07-24
DRUG AND ALIEN
SMUGGLING
ALSO RIFE
Fast Motor Boats Transport
Illicit Cargoes From Ships
On Northeast Coast
BY International Nsws Service

BY International News Service
Coast Guard headquarters to.
day was prepared to mobilize q
substantial fleet Of rum chaserS
off the Northeastern coast, where
smugglers have become decidedly
active the last few months.
Finding good market because
Of high customs duties and in
ternal revenue taxes, the SNUG
glers have concentrated about
IS boats laden with alcohol and
other distilled spirits along the
Maine, New York and New Jer-
sey coasts.
Fast motor boats are operating
between the rum ships and the
shore and large quantities Of
loquor are being landed.
Revenue Loss Heavy
Treasury officials declare the
loss in Federal revenue has been
heavy. Privately they admit that
high taxes, both customs and
internal revenue, probably are
responsible.
The taxes on distilled spirits
have fallen substantially below
the estimates, especially on Gus
toms duties. Some officials ex.
pressed the opinion that q lower
tax rate would not only result
in more revenue, but would kill
the smuggling racket.
In the days Of prohibition the
rum SlnugglerS had q sort Of .
code of ethics which provided
there would be no narcotic and
alien running in connection with
bringing foreign liquors into the
country.
Code Now Disregarded
This code, reports showed, has
broken down. The new rum
srnugglers are stopping at nothing
so that the narcotic bureau and
the labor department have been
forced into action.
Officials are surprised at the
large amount Of alcohol being
srnuggled into the country. Some
believe cheap molasses alcohol is
being produced into the West
Indies and brought into the United
States.
There appears to be no abate'
ment of the traffic in genuine
liquor bottles which are collected
and sold through junk dealers
and others to the bootlegging fra
ternity. The bottles, which sell
at o premium with the genuine
labels intact, are filled with imi-
tation liquor and then sold as the
''real product.
Moonshining StilI Problem
Domestic moonshining and boot
logging on q large scale still con.
stitute serious problems to the
Government. The Internal Reve"
nue Bureau has gradually in
creased its force until several
thousand men are engaged in the
task Of protecting governmental
revenue through the battle against
the Illicit traffic.
The Illicit distilling and boot
Logging problem is held to be
particularly troublesome in dry
territory. Some officials declare
the Federal authorities are get
ting little cooperation from the
dry States in the protection Of
their own territory.
The Washington times., 1934-07-24
Students to Receive
$4,000 From FERA

CHESTERTOWN, Md, July "a.
Students Of Washington College
will receive $4,000 next year as
the result of allotments to schools
and colleges by the Federal
Emergency Relief Administration,
President Gilbert Wilcox Mead an
nounced today.
The Washington times., 1934-07-24
Mexican Railways
Balance Increases

National Railways Of Mexico,
for May reports a balance after
charges Of $1,797,563 in Mexican
currency, against $574,497 for May
1888. For the first five 1884
months, balance after charges was
1885,, ,70S, against $1,640,392 In
the like period Of last year.
The Washington times., 1934-07-24
D|L[|NGER BODY
To co HOME
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raised against the outlaw in life
would protect him from the curl
Gus in death.
AL. G. Feeney, state Safety Di-
rector: Elmer F. straub, Attorney
General; and Michael F.. Nor
rtssey, city Chief of Police, met in
conference and changed their
minds about providing police pro.
lection at the funeral
Motorcycle Escort
A motorcycle escort will accom-
pany the outlaw from the home
Of his sister, Mrs. Audrey Han
cock, in haywood, across the city
to the Crown Hill Cemetery.
Police estimated that the funeral
would be attended by not less
than $4,000 curious persons and
were prepared to cope with the
crowd.
Mr.. Feeney, in discussing the
funeral said:
"Iu bet there will be more
curious people at this funeral
than attended the funeral Of
Rudolph Valentino, the movie
sheik."
The Rev. Charles M. Fillmore,
former pastor of the Hillside
Christian Church, was toiling TO-
day over the sermon he will de-
liver over the body Of Dillinger.
A large tombstone bearing the
family name of Dillinger and two
small tombstoneS will mark the
final resting place Of the outlaw.
The Washington times., 1934-07-24
Columbus knights
Plan Ladies' Niaht

Ladies night will be observed
tomorrow night by Edward Doug
lass White Council, Knights of
Columbus, at their club house in
Clarendon, va.
Members of the organization
have been asked to join the
Legion Of Decency, which opposes
unclean motion pictures.
The Washington times., 1934-07-24
FRANCE

PARIS. July "a (U.S)-Be'
cause Of criticism by Communists
and Socialists Of revival Of the
military spirit in France, the gov
ernment will not hold its sched-
uled aerial defense maneuverS In
Paris this week, it was announced
today. The maneuvers will be
held in and about Lyons tomor'
row, Thursday and Friday.
The Washington times., 1934-07-24
ENGLAND

LONDON, July 24.-Funeral
arrangements were being made
today for Emily Murray Patter.
son, noted British painter, whose
works hang in the permanent gal.
lerieS of Cape Town, Johannes
burg, Aberdeen, Brussels, London,
and other cities. She died yes
terday.
The Washington times., 1934-07-24
CONDITION OF TREASURY

ny International News Service
Treasury balance as Of July II,
&2,512,761,516.75; internal revenue,
$2,659, ,07S.88; custom receipts,
$13, SOC, ,810.07.
The Washington times., 1934-07-24

PARIS, July "a (1.N.S0-The
last sacramentS Of the church
were given to 79-year-old Hubert
Lyautey, French war hero and for
The Washington times., 1934-07-24
GERMANY

sAARBRUCKEN, July "a U.N.
S).-This usually peaceful com"
munity was startled early today
by an impromptu duel fought in
the street when a Nazi named
Baumgartner fired a revolver at
Hartwig Mathes, police commits
sioner Of Berlin under the former
Socialist regime. The bullet miss"
ed Mathes who is reported to
have drawn his revolver and
wounded Baumgartner. The Incl
dent may have an effect on the
plebiscite Of the Saar Valley to
determine whether this region
Is to return to Germany, so to
France, or remain under League
Of Nations rule.
sAARBRUCKEN, saar Terri
tory, July 24-Freedom Of the
press in Germany was dealt an
other blow today when two news
papers were banned from the
Saar territory bringing the tota
number Of newspapers forced x
suspend publication in the district
to %. While the order contain
ing the ban was being executed
the Evangelical Synod here sent {
protest to the Ecumenical Council
at Geneva asserting that the press
gag inflicted an injustice.
The Washington times., 1934-07-24

PLYMOUTH, England, July "a.
Another sea monster was re-
ported seen here by bathers, who
today described the beast as about
10 feet long with a snake-like
body and a dog.like head. The
monster was said to be thin,
brown in color and without fins.
The Washington times., 1934-07-24

LONDON, July "a CU.s)-The
Hamburg South America liner
Monte Rosa with O large group Of
tourists aboard, went aground yes
terday in q fog on o rock off
Stroemoe Island, south Of Thor"
shawn In the Farce Islands.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-24
Services in City Churches Sunday

The choir of Central Avenue
Methodist church will sing "Stabat
Mater" (RossinD next Tuesday eve
ming, March 81, in the church audi
forum. This is the second choir in
the city TO sing Rossini'S "Stabat
Mater" in its entirety.
John M White is the director Of
the choir, which includes fifty
voices. Mrs. Delmar McWorkman
is the organisC.
Following is list of the singers
who are assisting with the program:
vaiina Boyd, Miss Marjorie Byrum. Mrs.
Floyd Chaffee, Miss Lucille Chahee. Mrs.
Edward Edwards, Mrs. z. B. Halliday,
Tntosh, Mrs Fred Miller. Mrs. j. P.
owen, Mrs. j. Russell Paxton. Miss
Pricilia Pittenger Miss Smith, Miss Ruth
Thompon and Mr.. walter Wallace.
Alto-Miss Frances Benner, Miss Ruth
Brown. Miss Mary Frey, Mrs. J. G. Ham
ston, Miss Patra Kennedy, Miss Frances
Leonard, Miss Morgan, Mrs. F. N. Norris.
Mrs. Robbins, Miss Louise Swan and Mrs.
Betty Williamson.
Tenors-Mr. Barton Floyd Chaffee. Ed
ward Edwards, E. B. Halliday, George
Kadel, De Witt S. Morgan, James Quinn
Basses-Frank Anderson, John .Bartlow.
William Condrey, Samuel Martinez. n.
Metzger. j. Russell Paxton. Charles Smith.
John sowle, E W. w. S I.gSSaa vernon
Soloists--Miss Maude Delbridge. Mrs;
Robert Blake Lowell Springer, Fred Newell
Morris and John M White.