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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-21
Mourning BeIgianS File Past
Bier for "a Hours
Without Break.
BIZ United Press

By United Press
BRUSSELS, Feb. 21.-Throughout
a cold, misty night, crowds pressed
in endless line to the royal palace
to view and salute the body of King
Albert during the last hours in
which it lay in state in the little
Chapelle Ardente.
At 8 a. m. today, four hours be-
fore the doors of the palace were
ordered closed, there was a crowd of
10000 outside. and there had been
no break in the line since the pub
lie was admitted to view the body
at 8 a. m. yesterday.
The people that waited in the
night to see the loved king for the
last time, the calm face surmounted
with bandageS that concealed the
jagged wound that caused his death
when he fell down mountainside
Saturday, were of the poorer classes
Unable to join the cosmopolitan
daytime crowds, they sacrificed a
nights sleep to wait in the cold.
Many of the women wore wooden
shoes, and removed them on enter
ing the palace.
Queen Elizabeth had planned to
spend the night in the chapel alone
with the body. When at midnight
the crowd showed no sign of dim
inishing in number. she sacrificed
her own vigil and ordered that the
doors be kept open.
AStonished at the size of the
crowd this morning, police asked all
who entered the palace not to salute
the body, as thousands of war vet
Grams had halted to do. but to pass
by. dividing into two lines at the
bier, one on each side.
AS the last of the great crowd
waited TO enter the palace, arrange
mentS were completed for the state
funeral procession tomorrow. Kings
and princes, soldiers of Belgian and
allied armies who had served under
and with the king in Flanders in the
World war. statesmen and members
of the royal family will participate.
passing along crepe draped streets
between lines of stiffly erect troops
and mournful spectators to Laeken,
where the king will be buried in the
family vault in a beautiful, quiet
garden of the palace there.
Then on Friday will come the
ceremony of oath taking by Crown
Prince Leopold.
There will be a brief break then
in the six months mourning period
while the crowds rejoice at the &C
ceSSion of the new king. Leopold
III, and on Saturday. when Leo
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-21
PEDESTRIAN IS
KILLED HERE:
TOLL NOW IS
Night Waterman Loses Life
When He Is Struck by
Automobile.
COLUMBUS MAN HURT
Seriously Injured When
Truck Crashes Into
Interurban Freight.

Injuries receivedIby Alvin Etten-
burn, 26, of 1145 South Randolph
street, when he was struck by an
automobile last night proved fatal
at city hospital a short while later.
Mr.. Ettenburn, who was the fif-
teenth person to die in Marion
county traffic accidents this year,
was struck by a car driven by
Charles Landregan, 20, of 632 As
bury street, as he walked in Pros
pect street near the Citizens Gas
Company plant. He was employed as
night Waterman at the plant.
Arnold Curother, AZ, Columbus.
was in serious condition at MethO-
dist hospital as result of injuries re-
ceived when an interurban freight
train was struck at Shelby street
and Norman avenue by a truck
driven by Floyd Davis, %, Columbus.
Mr.. Curother was brakeman on
the interurban train. He suffered
internal injuries.
A hit-and-run motOrist injured
Miss Richard Harbeal, %, Negro,
$40 North West street, and Charles
Anthony, 10, Negro. 905 Fayette
street, at North and West streets
last night. They were sent to city
hospital.
Two hours later, police arrested
Otis Wiggington, Negro, $500 Cen
trail avenue, on charges of assault
and battery and failing to stop af-
ter an accident.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-21
Zero Weather Adds TO
Suffering In Blizzard

movement, but not sufficient to meet
the brunt of rush hour traffic.
In New York City, 10000 jobless
men were given work aiding in snow
removal at so cents an hour In
addition, the 10000 men of the sani-
tation department, and several
thousand other employees of the
fire, park, market, plant and struc-
lures and license departments, con-
stituting record force, we're busy
clearing streets. 1t was estimated
the job would take at least two
weeks.
State highway department snow
plows worked throughout the night
clearing roads to communities that
had been temporarily isolated. Tele-
phone and telegraph repair crews
worked desperately to repair broken
wires.
The storms abatement brought
respite to the coast guards who had
to brave pounding, gale-swept seas
in aiding coastwise shipping Three
tankers, with crews approximating
sixty-f1ve men, we're anchored under
the watchful eye of a coast guard
cutters crew off Portland, Me, after
a battle with heavy seas and ice
foes. Three other vessels, the
freighter Northern Sword, aground
off Winthrop, Mass; the barge Lot
tie, which had gone adrift in Della
ware bay and the tanker Ligonier,
with bow plates loosened by batter
ing ice foes, were reported momen-
tarily out of danger.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-21
20 Dead in East's Worst
Storm; Efforts to Dig
Out Complicated.

By JHHcd Press
NEW YORK, Feb. 21.-A cold
wave descended today on the east
ern seaboard, still sorely crippled by
the most paralyzing snowstorm
since the celebrated blizzard of 1888.
Temperatures of close to zero COM
plicated efforts to dig OUT in the
hardest hit regions as the frigid
blasts sheathed snow piles with
thick crusts of ice. The cold wave
extended as far south as Florida
At least twenty we're dead as the
result of the storm, twelve in the
New York metropolitan area alone.
Thousands of others were suffering
from injuries and exposure.
Transportation and communica-
ton facilities, which in many Sec
lions were completely demoralized,
were slowly returning to normally.
Train service between Boston and
New York, suspended yesterday
when huge drifts INSTRUCTED the
right of way, was expected to be
normal by midday.
Several trains managed to get
through last night and during this
morning. Suburban lines out of New
York also reported increased train
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-21
AWAIT KERN'S
ENTRY IN RACE
Superior Judge Expected to
Announce for Mayor
Post Today.

Candidacy of Superior Judge John
w. Kern for the Democratic NOM
ination for Mayor, as forecast weeks
ago by The Times, was expected to
be made some time today.
Definite announcement from
Judge Kern, it was reported, is a
direct aftermath of a meeting last
night of Democratic leaders and
precinct committeeman at Demo-
cratic headquarters in the State
Life building at which harmony pre-
vailed in the discussion of who could
make the strongest mayor race in
the fall.
Coincident with the scheduled an
nouncement from the superior room
one jurist is expected the definite
withdrawal of the name of Superior
Judge Russell of room five, from
consideration.
UnfriendlineSS Denied
Democratic leaders denied the
meeting last night was marked by
acrimony between H. Nathan
Swain, Democratic county chair
man, and E. Kirk Mckinney, head
of the Home Owners Loan Cor
poration and leading patronage DIS
penser Of the party.
s. Swain had been reported holding
out fcr Judge Ryan against McKin-
ney's espousal of Judge Kern's
cause.
Friendship. between the two ST.
perior judges also has been reported
a factor making each RELUCTANT to
oppose the other. M
Although Chairman Swain is
credited with backing rstrenuously
the Ryan candidacy, he and mem
bers of his faction deny unfriend-
illness to Judge Kern.
Await Summers Word
Meanwhile, with the Kern an
nouncement reported sure to be
Forthcoming some time today,
Democrats were awaiting a formal
announcement from Sheriff
Charles (Buck) Sumner that he too
would seek the mayor nomination.
Sheriff Sumner indicated strongly
several days ago at a ray at Ger
mania park that he would lend a
receptive ear to overtures to get into
the mayor race.
Pledges of support he. is reported
TO have received are believed likely
to bring a formal announcement
from him on the heels of the Kern
announcement.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-21
WYNEkOOP DEFENSE
SEEKS YOUNG JURY
g. Year-0Id Doctor Keenly
Interested in Court.
BIZ Lnited Press

By United Press
CHICAGO, Feb. 21.-Dr. Alice
Wynekoop, frail 63-year- wo-
man, today aided in the selection
of a jury to hear her second trial
on charges of numbering her daugh-
rin-law, Rheta, beautiful In
dianapolis musician.
Eight jurors, all personally APP
proved by DR.. Wynkoop, we're in the
jury box when Judge Harry B. Mil
Ter ordered criminal court into ses-
sion at 10 a. m. The defense aimed
at youthful jury.
Three of the eight accepted dur
ing the first two days of the trial
were under 80 years old and three
others werei n their sos. The aver
age was 35. Fred Oziatt, So, was
the only juror pats middle age.
In contrast with her first trial,
which ended in a mistrial because
of the physicians recurrent heart
attacks, DR.. Wynekoop took a keen
and active interest in the selection
of the jury which will be qualified
to bring in the death penalty.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-21
MILK PRICE WAR ON
Long Expected Rate Battle Under
Way in Chicago.

CHICAGO. Feb. 21.-A long ex-
pected milk price war apparently
was under way today in Chicago as
three of the largest dairy companyS
announced one cent reductions in
the price of milk delivered to the
consumers home. The new price is
nine cents a quart.
other dairy companies maintaing
a delivery service were expected to
meet the new cut.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-21
johnson Invites Nation to
Field Day of Criticism of MIRA

gold fish bowl, under the full
vision Of the entire American peo-
Pile"
This public program of code cor
rection, he said, is without prece-
dent.
First" he said, mo great gov
ernmental administration ever VOL
UNFAIRLY exposed itself to a general
public review; and
Second, neither here nor in any
other country has it ever been pos
sible to hold a responsible and rep
reSentative industrial and economic
congressman merely of commenta-
torS-but of the controlling units of
practically the whole of industry
and commerce in the United States
acting in partnership with, and I'M
der the ultimate control of the gov
eminent itself"
General Johnson expressed the
triple duty of NRA thus:
1T is to see that industry does not
hornswaygle labor; that labor does
not bullrag industry; that neither,
separately, nor both, in concert,
shall exploit the consuming public"
Thus we sit always in the white
heat of controversy" he continued.
Industry accuses labor, labor &C
cuses industry, and consumers &C
cuse both.
General Johnson protested blind
criticism against individuals eX-
planning:
THE MIRA is law for the COM
mon good, and any man who seeks
to undermine the common conf
dence in such a law, not by argu-
ment or statement of fact, but by
unsupported abuse of men or arbi-
trary and improved assertions-and
such man is an enemy of the COM
mon good
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-21
u. S. ATTORNEY FLAWS
UNION STRIKE LEADERS
Charges Chicago Teamster Chiefs
Are Outlaws and Racketeers.'

Charges Chicago Teamster Chiefs
Are Outlaws and Racketeers.'
By United Press
CHICAGO, Feb. 21.-State's At
torney Thomas j. Courtney today
pledged his cooperation to forces
seeking to drive out present officials
of the Chicago Coal Transfers
union No. 704, which Mr.. Courtney
said was a racketeer- controlled or
ganization and outlaw union. The
pledge came as the union continued
its strike for higher wages.
Mr.. Courtney charged that ''the
strike was called by Marcus
(Studdy) Looney, Mickey Calvin,
David Reese and Milton Booth Jr.,
the outstanding representatives of
the underworld in Cnicagoss labor
field"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-21
SMALL LOANS
RATES PROBED
State Commission Aid Is
Making Investigation
in State.

Whether the present rates on
small loans are too high and re-
suit in excessive profits, is being
studied now by the state commits
sion on financial institutions.
Complete data regarding the
small loan business throughout the
state is being gathered by Homer
L. Stone. superintendent of the
small loans division of the depart
ment of financial institutions, it
was announced today by Director
Richard A. Mckinley.
Should the facts show that legal
rates now established are exorbi-
to lower them.
Effort to reduce the rate from
the legalized 40 per cent a year to
"a per cent was thWarted in the
1888 legislature through the efforts
of R. Earl Peters, then state chair
man, and his colleague of the
Democratic state committee, Alex
Pursley, Hartford City, who is in
tereSted in the small loan bust
ness.
The law was modified to es-
tablish a combination rate of 81
per cent a month to $3.50 and 2l2
per cent from $3.50 to $500, the legal
limit. Then the commission was
empowered to change rates if in
veStigation warranted.
All loan companies have been pro-
vided with forms to fill out and
these must be returned by March l,
Mr.. Mckinley said. They will pro-
vide all data upon which commits
sion action will be based.
The 81 per cent monthly interest
rate was made legal in 1917, after
studies by the Russell Sage Foun-
dation. In successive sessions of the
legislature effort was made to lower
the rate, but always failed. During
the 1893 session the bill passed the
house but was killed iii the senate.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-21
Negro Shot to Death in
Row Over Alleged
Hot Car
TWO MEN ARE HELD
Victim Dies Shortly After
Being Rushed to
City Hospital.

Wild shooting in a garage
over an alleged "hot car" row
terminated with the Staying
of a Negro last night and the
arrest of two white men on
vagrancy charges and a Ne
gro charged with murder.
William Steele, Negro, 80, of $50
Virginia avenue, was killed when he
was shot twice through the body in
the garage owned by Frank RoSner
at 748 Virginia avenue. Stoughton
Brooks, Negro, "a of 1888 North
Arsenal avenue, was arrested,
charged with the murder of Steele.
RoSner, proprietor of the garage,
and Ray G. Foley, operator of a
used car Salesroom at 731 Virginia
avenue, were arrested after the
shooting and help on vagrancy
charges.
Previous to the shooting, accord
ing to the police, Steele stabbed
oAOONS WIFI knife injecting q
slight cut. The knife used in the
alleged Stabbing was found later by
police after questioning a woman
said to have been a friend of the
garage owner.
The argument which led to the
stabhing and shooting, according to
the police, started between Rosner
and Foley. Detectives said the ar
gument concerned the changing of
license and motor numbers.
The two Negroes joined in the
light. Brooks was employed by Fo-
ley and Steele by Rosner.
The fray was witnessed by A. L.
Herbst, attorney, 1886 Stanton ave-
nue., who was in the garage when
the argument started. He gave the
police detailed story of the oc-y
currence.
Steele died soon after being taken
to city hospital by the police.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-21

By United Press
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-Gen-
eral Hugh S. Johnson, recovery
administrator, today invited the ma
ton to "a field day of criticism" Of
NRA next Tuesday.
I'VE will give heed and appre-
hension to the words Of any man
who can show that the effect of
an NRA code or any provision
thereof has been harmful or that
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-21

He said he had his own suspicious
of those guilty of opening letters
addressed to his New York office.
The senate air mail investigating
committee, after receiving these
charges from Mr. Brown and listen
ing to his vigorous defense of mail
contracts let during the Hoover ad-
ministration, prepared to release
him from further questioning.
Pertinent Statements Made
Since Mr.. Brown appeared before
the committee two days ago to an
swer scandal charges which re-
suited in cancellation Of all domestic
contracts, he has made these peril
nent statements:
l. That a conference of air line
operators was called in the post
Office department in 1880 for the
purpose of awarding mail contracts
without competitive bidding.
2. That the state aperament, at
Mr.. Browns request in 1929, in
structed it's diplomats in South
America to uphold Pan-American
Always in all contract dealings.
2. That Mr.. Brown had stock
ownership in several companies
which were interested in contracts
awarded by the post office depart
ment in connection with ocean mail
subsidies.
Spells Conference Talked
Mr.. Brown testified that the al
legged "spoils conference in 1880 was
called in reality to assist passenger
airlines which had no mail con-
tracts. The essential point of the
meeting, esaid, was the ellmina-
ton of competitive bidding.
After denying all charges of col
fusion, or other wrongdoing, Mr..
Brown told tfleeconanitte that three
letters sent to him In New York
recently had been open before de-
livery. Two of the letters were
from Washington.
He said he had complained to
Postmaster Kiely in New York, only
W 1SdIlI GIldU Ul1C 1COCC1o 11CO OOO1A
received at the postofflce lin a
ripped open condition
Refuses to Discuss Issue
II don't care to discuss the con-
tents of the letters or the particu-
lars of their opening Mr.. Brown
said when pressed for details, but
I have my suspicious as to who
opened them"
Next witness, committee in
vestigators indicated, will be Harris
M. Hanshue, president of Western
Air Express. He figured recently
in the Senate's contempt trial OF
William P. MacCracken Jr., former
assistant secretary of commerce,
and three air line officials.
Two of the officials, including
Mr.. Hanshue, were acquitted. The
other is serving a ten-day prison
sentence, while Mr.. MacCracken is
free on bond.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-21
ONE MAN SLAIN
IN SOUTH SIDE
GARAGE BATTLE
RAIN OR SNOW Is
FORECAST FOR CITY,
MERCURY DROP DUE

Rain or snow tonight with
somewhat colder weather tenor
row was forecast for Indianapolis
by the weather bureau today.
No severe drop in temperature
was forecast for tomorrow, the
mercury tonight probably stop
ping at the freezing point.
Temperature here early today
was 20 degrees higher than at
the same hour yesterday. and the
warmer weather was expected to
remove most of the accumulation
of snow and ice in streets since
Sunday night.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-21
WAREHOUSEMEN FORM
STATE ORGANIZATION
Indianapolis Men Elected to Office
at Meeting Held Here.

Organization of the Indiana
WarehouSemen's Association was
started yesterday when representa-
tives of the industry met in the
Washington to elect officers.
j. D. Beeler of the Mead-Johnson
Terminal Corporation, Evansville,
was named president; E. G. Faure
of the Great Lake Warehouse
Corporation, Hammond. -presi-
dent; E. E. Harris of the Henry Co.
burn Storage and Warehouse Com
pany. Indianapolis, secretary. and
M. M. Bowen of the Trip Ware
house Company, indianapolis, treas
urer.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-21

it might be improved, or that it
ought not to exist at ALL" General
Johnson said in explaining that the
field day" was a prelude to code re-
vision conferences starting March 5.
He said that the MIRA always has
welcomed criticism and that it has
operated in a gold fish bowl"
Whatever mistakes have crept into
the blue eagle codes, he prom
ised, will be corrected in this same
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-21
P0NZI GIVEN JOB AS
TRAVELLING SALESMAN
Get Rich Quick Wizard" Working
for Boston Firm.

By United Press
BOSTON. Feb. 21.-Charles Ponzi,
ore-time 'get-rich-quick wizard"
went to work today as a travelling
salesman.
It's a steady job if he stays in
this country" said an official of the
Alfred Sears Company, north end
wholesale provision concern, in an
nouncing that Ponzi, paroled from
state prison only week ago, had
been hired.
Asked about reports that Ponzi's
salary would be about SIS a week,
the official said:
Tits quite a bit more than that"
AS a salesman, Ponzi will travel
around the metropolitan Boston
area.
Pon1 is under 81 1000 bail pend
ing deportation proceedings.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-21
CONDUCTOR SHOT AND
ROBBED ON TROLLEY
Wounded Victim Loses SIS to
Youthful Bandit.

A short, youthful-looking bandit
shot Amos A. Whitley, so, street car
conductor, 1920 North Illinois street,
through the hand last night near
the Butler campus, robbed him of
SIS and fled.
Whitley, operator of an Illinois
FairvieW car, stopped at the end Of
the line when the bandit boarded
the car. He told the conductor that
it was a "stickup" and shot Whit
ley through the right hand before
ten conductor had a chance to obey
the command to raise his arms.
Whitley was treated at city hospital.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-21

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One Best-Drombo.
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fair.
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-21
MARQUETTE DOWNED BY
INDIANA LAW DEBATERS
City School Given Decision on
Negative Argument.

The Indiana Law school debating
team won from Marquette univer-
sity team yesterday afternoon on
the question, Resolved: That the
Powers of the President Should Be
Substantially Increased as Settled
Policy"
The Indiana Law school team took
the negative side Members of the
team are William Hoffman and
James Dunn. C. G. Shoemaker of
the Shortridge high school faculty,
was the Judge.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-21
2-CENT MAIL
MADE ISSUE
House Republicans Raise
Hurdle in Way of
Tax Bill.
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By tHtted Press
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-House
Republicans raised the 2-cent post
age issue today as a hurdle in the
way of passage of the $3.50, 900
tax revision bill with its reduced
rates for the average man and its
loophole plugs against the wealthy.
The vote on the Republican pro-
posal to recommit the bill and
amend it to provide for return of
the 2-cent rates on f1rst-class mail
July l, was the only threat to pas
sage of the tax bill in its present
FORM
Majority leaders. however, pre-
dicted the motion would be de-
feated, and reminded that President
Roosevelt in his budget estimate
said it was highly important that
the Scent rate be continued" The
bill as framed provides for con-
tinuance of the Scent rate until
July l, 1885.
Postoffice department officials
estimated that a loss in revenue of
$75,000,000 would occur if the Scent
rate was not continued. They said
the profit in 1888 from the rate was
$104 100000, exclusive of air mail,
and offset losses in other classes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-21
S5,OOO,OOO,OOO CASH
BALANCE u. S. HIGH

All Time Record Established by Re-
cent Security Sale.
By United Press
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-An all
time record high cash balance of
s5,000,000,G 600 was held by the
United States treasury today With
proceeds of its recent security sale
included.