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The Indianapolis times., 1934-02-17

to Philadelphia, "by railroad and
two ferries"
In Philadelphia, a few impress
sions of fair and quiet city were
completely overwhelmed, in Mr..
Dickens mind, by the dreadful
specter of the Eastern Peniten-
tiary, where the "cruel and
wrong custom IF solitary conf1ne-
ment was adhered to.
From this point, Mr.. Dickens
impressions of America got stead
lily worse and worse.
Washington he saw as "the
headquarters of tobacco-tinctured
saliva" though the decorum of
the senate and the President of
the United States impressed him
favorably enough.
n
IRON Washington the itinerary
Il followed through Richmond
and Baltimore, and then back to
Harrisburg. Dickens CLEANED con-
siderable amusement from the
antics of the Negroes Of the south.
From Harrisburg the writer and
his wife travelled across the Ale
ghenies to Pittsburgh, which was
then q part Of the real west."
The Indianapolis times., 1934-02-17
THREE ARMY FLIERS
DIE IN CRACKUPS
Killed as They Fly Toward
Postal Assignments.

By United Press
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. II.
The United States army, preparing
to assume its new job of flying the
mail, today recorded the deaths of
three pilots whose planes crashed as
they flew toward their assignments
in the postal service.
The bodies of Lieutenant Gene D.
Grenier, Ft. Crockett, Galveston,
Tex, and Lieutenant EDWIN D.
White, March field, Riverside, Cal,
were found in the wreckage OF their
plane near Oakley, Utah, last night.
They had crashed during blind
ing snowstorm.
Near Jerome, Idaho, Lieutenant
James Y. Eastman, %, of the army
air corps reserves, was killed when
his plane crashed as he flew over
an air mail route which he was to
have begun flying next week.
The Indianapolis times., 1934-02-17
CREDIT
EXPANSION TO AID
BUSINESS STUDIED
President Satisfied Some Industries Are
Suffering From Lack of Credit and
Moves to Help Them.
ADVISERS DIFFER IN BEST METHOD
Federal Reserve System or RFC May Be Used
in Program; Continued Improvement
in Conditions Reported

United
WASHINGTON, Feb 17.-New administration
promote the upswng in business by reopenng of
industrial credit reservoirs reported completion
today
President Roosevelt is satisfied that lines Of busi
suffering from lack of credit and has ordered his
fiscal assistants to study whereby normal flow of
credit into business can be attained.
Next week, Governor Eugene R. Black of the federal
reserve system will confer with Chairman Jesse H. Jones
the Reconstruction Finance Corporation possible fed
legislative other assistance to help the flow Of credit
into business.
The Indianapolis times., 1934-02-17
PIERPONT KILLED
SHERIFF, SHOUSE
TELLS OFFICERS
Dillinger Gangster Identifies Trigger Man
as Slayer of Lima CO., Officer in
Delivery of Leader
CONFESSION VOLUNTARY, IS REPORT
Failure to Collect His Share of Bank Loot
Alleged Reason for Statement by
Desperate in Prison.

Confession which both Indiana and Ohio authorities
hope will result in death sentences for the Dnger gangsters
in the Lima, o. Jail has been procured from Edward
Shouse member of the still held at the Indiana state
prison, it learned today.
This was revealed by Wayne Coy, McNutt secretary in
charge penal affairs who procured the alleged confession
together with Prosecutor Botkn of Allen county,
Ohio.
Mr. Coy told of the confession after it had been reported
that Shouse is being held Michigan City because he in
tends to turn states evidence
The Indianapolis times., 1934-02-17

In this way, the adminis-
tration seeks to facilitate the
upswing in the hope that mil
lions of workers can be taken
off CWA role and absorbed
by industry in the Summer
and fall months.
Some difference of opinion exists
to the best way to- accomplish the
forcing of credit into business. Gov
ernor Black is believed to be in
favor of establishment of a series
of intermediate credit banks to
make direct loans to industry, while
Mr.. Jones believes that current gov
ernment lending operations could
be extended to accomplish this end.
Although the Federal Reserve
banks have authority and are max
ing direct short term loans to in
dustry it was recognized that their
present Setup is not ample to do
this business on a large scale. This
has led to study OF the intermediate
credit bank idea.
Commercial Aid Suggested
On the other hand, Mr.. Jones be-
lieves that additional mortgage
companies can be formed with
RFC money to make direct loans
or that a system of matching RFC
money $3.50 with commercial banks
can be worked out, whereby the
commercial banks would make loans
with RFC assistance.
A general program of credit as
sisance to business is expected to
be sifted out of these various ideas
some time next week and a possible
legislative program evolved. Cur
rent federal laws, like the securities
act and the banking act passed last
year, are being studied to deter
mine whether they are interfering
with the flow of investment capital
into industry
Another step of the administers
ton to promote recovery meanwhile
was ready for operation. This was
the export rt-import bank of WASH
ington, formed last week with RFC
capital, to promote trade with the
Soviet Union. Actual operation Of
the bank awaited only the accept
ance by George N. Peek of the
presidency of the institution.
Auto Output Gains
Reports of continued improve
ment in business activity continued
to come into the capital as the ad-
ministration studied further indus
trial promotion plans.
The steel industry this week
stepped UP it's operations to nearly
40 per cent of capacity, the highest
rate in many months. Last week
automobile output reached 65,143
units, or more than double the
output of 27063 units in the COR
responding period of last year.
Bituminous coal output continued
to gain, reaching 7,750,000 tons last
week, against 7,736OO0 tons a year
ago. Electric power output was
ia per cent above a year ago, and
rising department store sales were
reported in various parts of the
country.
The Indianapolis times., 1934-02-17
SEVEN DIE IN
TENEMENT FIRE
Firemen Seek More Bodies
in Ruins of 5-Story
Building.
BIZ United Press


NEW YORK, Feb. 17.-tire ragged
through another of Manhattan's
squalid and crowded tenement
houses today, taking a known toll
of seven dead. One was known to
be missing and firemen searching
the debris of what had been five
story building housing a dozen or
more families, feared that several
additional bodies would be found.
The single stairway was ablaze
and near collapse before a barking
dog of one of the tenants aroused
his master, who gave alarm. All
escape was cut off and firemen
hauled men, women and children
down ladders.
The survivors were clad in their
night clothing. Temperature was
ten degrees above zero.
Fire equipment was massed in all
neighboring streets. Firemen fought
the blaze for two hours before they
could get into the building.
WdGc1 41OAS dlIIlOSJ dS SOOn as II
left the nozzles. Within a few
minutes the front of the building,
the sidewalk, and the street were a
mass of ice.
Bodies of the Wechselbaum fam
lily, father, mother and three chill
dren, were found in the basement.
They had dropped there when the
fourth, third and second floors
collapsed.
Before the floors collapsed, fire.
men found the bodies of a woman
and her child. They were believed
to be those of Mrs. Giovannia Ter
ranolo, 81, and Anna Terranolo, II.
All were so charred Identification
was difficult.
The Indianapolis times., 1934-02-17
IT was in 1889 that Charles
Il Dickens. then a youth of 81,

IT was in 1889 that Charles
Il Dickens, then a youth of 81,
decided to take a trip to America.
He had already written several
successful novels. and was cast
ing about for material for further
books. He saw in America posi-
bilities for material in its rough,
unhewn wilderness.
So. after turning the matter
over in his mind for a couple of
years, he definitely made up his
mind TO make the hazardous voy-
age, and on Jan. 3, 1842, Il opened
the door of. and put my head into.
a state room on board the Brit
tannia steam packet, 1900 tons
burthern per register. bound for
Halifax and Boston, and carrying
Her MajeSty's mails"
So Mr.. Dickens describes his
embarkment for the wild and
woolly shores of America, with a
satirical pen which never once
lost its sarcastic venom during his
trip through the states.
A FTER touching at Halifax,
IN the Britannia docked at Bos-
ton. and Dickens, along with his
The Indianapolis times., 1934-02-17
SUGGESTS PUBLISHER
FOR POSTOFFICE POST
Lew Ellingham Recommended for
Ft. Wayne Task.

Lew Ellingham, member of the
Indiana advisory board on federal
public works and Ft. Wayne pub
Usher, was recommended today as
acting postmaster at Ft. Wayne by
Representative James I. Farley
Dem, Ind0.
The recommendation sent to the
postoffice department is expected to
receive approval of the President.
Mr.. Ellingham will succeed Ernest
j. Gallmeyer. He has been active in
state and national politics and is
the publisher of the FIT. Wayne
Journal Gazette.
The Indianapolis times., 1934-02-17
HIGHWAY CONF mission
WILL LET CONTRACTS
Construction Bids to Be Received
on $500, 900 Projects.

The state highway commission
announced today that it will receive
bids on construction projects to-
falling about $5OO,0O0 March g.,
bringing estimated cost of construc-
ton work under the present pro-
gram to about $3,0O0,OOO.
The contracts to be let March 6
include one for structure widening
on As miles of State Road So from
Marion county line to Indianapolis
city limits.
The Indianapolis times., 1934-02-17
TERROR MOBSTERS
PLEAD NOT GUILTY
PierpOnt, MakIey and Clark
Are Arraigned.
By United Press

~ JHffcd Press
LIMA, o., Feb. 17.-Pleas of not
guilty were entered by Harry Pier
pont, Russell Clark and Charles
Makley here today in arraignment
on new indictments charging them
with murder of Sheriff Jesse Sarber
in raid on the county Jail last
Oct. u to free John Dillinger.
Over strenuous objections of
counsel, who contended they had
not had sufficient time to study their
clients cases, Judge E. E. Everett
accepted the pleas after a two-hour
preliminary hearing.
The Indianapolis times., 1934-02-17
BACKING PRESIDENT IN
FULL. SAYS SCHWAB
Bethlehem Steel Head Retiring
Gradually; 70 Tomorrow.

By United Press
NEW YORK. Feb. 17.-Charles NJ.
Schwab. chairman of the board of
Bethlehem Steel Corporation who
reaches his 72d birthda. tomorrow
is retiring little by little from ac-
tive participation in business and
social affairs" he said today.
I am tightening my load" he
said. I am not as active in busi-
ness as I was. Little by little I am
retiring.
Mr.. Schwab said he was 100 per
cent with President Roosevelt and
his new deal.
I heartily cooperate with the
President in everything that he
wants to do" he said.
The Indianapolis times., 1934-02-17


He said it was procured
voluntarily from the prisoner,
who was one of the ten who
escaped last September.
1t is alleged that Shouse divulged
details which identify Harry Pier
pOnt. Dillinger mob trigger man, y
as the one who shot and killed
Sheriff jess Sarber in the Lima Jail
when they broke in and released
John Dillinger, gang leader.
Principal reason for Shouse
wanting to confess was because IN
bank robbery jobs of the gang,
staged between their escape and
capture. he failed to share the loot,
so he is alleged to have said.
Names PierpOnt Leader
when I was informed at the
prison. on a trip there two weeks
ago. that ShOuse wanted to con-
feSs. got the prosecutor who will
try the case to come at once, Mr..
Coy said. L then sent for Captain
Matt Leach of the state police. En-
route he was in an automobile. "cci-
dent. so the prosecutor and myself
took the confession"
Miss Marie Croft of the criminal
bureau travelling with Captain
Leach. still is suffering from in
jurieS due TO the accident in which
the car in which they were riding
overturned.
ShouSe, according to Mr.. Coy,
charged that Pierpont was the
strong man and real leader" of
the Dillinger mob. He also said
that Pierpont is kill crazy and was
constantly pulling his gun and
threatening every one.
John Hamilton was another gang
member who didn't get his share,
Shouse is reported to have said.
Trump Card in Case
He gave the Chic prosecutor COM
plete details of the entire plan of
delivery OF Dillinger. according to
Mr.. Coy.
This confession is expected to be
a trump card in the states case, he
said.
Shouse was not among those cap
iured in the Tucson, Ariz.. roundup.
He was taken some time previously
at Paris. Ill. where the police fuSll-
lade killed officer Eugene league OF
the Indiana state police.
Two girls were travelling with him
at the time. He had car which,
il was learned later. had been stolen
from another of the escaped con-
victs-RuSSell Clarke.
After the Tucson captured, 1t also
was learned that ShouSe was "on
the list" with the other gangsters.
both for stealing Clarke's car and
for being girl crazy" This latter
description of him is credited to
Mary Kinder. the Dillinger gun
moll." who is facing trial here for
aiding in the prison delivery in
which ten convicts escaped.
Shouse is said to have been with
the gang at the time of the shoot
ing of the sheriff and the delivery
of Dillinger from the Lima jail.
The Indianapolis times., 1934-02-17
DIAMOND IMPORTER is
WOUNDED IN HOLDUP
Boston Man Near Death After
Shooting in Store.

bVStVH lIdH lNtdI DtdIH hItI
Shooting in Store.
By United Press
BOSTON. Feb. II. Robert
NaigleS, 25, a diamond importer, was
shot and perhaps fatally wounded
in an attempted holdup at his store
in downtown Boston today.
A girl employed in the jewelry
store was reported to have said that
two armed men confronted Mr..
NaigleS and one of them fired three
shots at him when he resisted their
demands.
Only one of the three shots took
effect, but this punctured his chest
and an arm.
The Indianapolis times., 1934-02-17
NO MORE PICTURES

No more picture cOntribu-
tions for The Indianapolis
Times War Picture contest are
being accepted. Publication OF
the pictures was concluded
Thursday with a full page.
Used pictures and the flood
Of pictures. some Of which were
unacceptable. which arrived too
late for consideration, viii be
mailed to contributors.
The Indianapolis times., 1934-02-17
GOLD FLOW CONTINUES
S65,OO0,0O0 Added to 100000 900
Received From Europe.
BIZ United Press

By United Press
NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-THE I'M
precedented rush of gold to this
country continued today when three
liners arrived with a total of $685.
100000 in bullion.
The Dutchland steamed into port
with SS5,000,000 aboard and was fol-
lowed by the Volendan with $25,-
100000 and the President Harding
with S5,000.00O. The Paris and the
Bremen brought in $1O0,OOO,0OO yes
terday.
The Indianapolis times., 1934-02-17
DR.. WYNEKO0P'S TRIAL
WILL REOPEN MONDAY

Accused Slayer OF huetd ADIt W
Return to Courtroom.
By United Press
CHICAGO, Feb. 17.-Judge Harry
B. Miller today said that retrial of
DR.. Alice Lindsay Wynekoop on
charges of numbering her daughter
in-law Rheta, would begin Mon
day. Judge Miller ordered his court
room prepared for the trial.
Workmen placed extra benches to
accommodate the crowds which
have followed the case in which
the 63-year-old woman physician is
alleged to have shot and chloro-
formed her daughter-in-law to COL
lect insurance policies.
The Indianapolis times., 1934-02-17
COUNTY TRAFFIC
TOLL NOW "A
Auto Kills Pedestrian on
State Road; Driver
Not Arrested.

Marion county traffic fatality toll
mounted to fourteen last night with
the death of John P. Beaver, 46, of
6029 Colonial avenue, after being
struck by an automobile on state
The Indianapolis times., 1934-02-17

shall A. Raber, 121 West Thirty
fourth street, who was not arrested.
Mr.. Raber said Mr.. Beaver walked
in front of the car. The latter was
unmarried and lived with a brother
Charles.
Milton NJ. Zawter, SIS, of 4615 East
New York street, sustained a leg
fracture last night when he stepped
into the path of a car driven by
Julius Hiden, "A, of 1114 North Haw-
thorne lane, in the 4700 block East
New York street. He was taken to
city hospital.
The Indianapolis times., 1934-02-17

Road %, near Fifty
ninth street.
Mr.. Beaver was walk
ing north on the road.
The car was being
driven south by Mar
The Indianapolis times., 1934-02-17
Austrian Jail Officials
Turn Back Clock, Save
Six Men From Hanging
Dramatic Repreve by President ReScues Socialists Con-
demned to GaIoWS by FaSCiStS; Two More
May Be PardOned.


PARIS Feb 1.-THE French and Italian governments awaited to-
decision Great Britain regarding participation
warning the world that Aus independence would be protected
against Hitlerism o other dsputive influences
insisted that
triple premature
been drawn
Any action at ALL iwa said be postponed for at least forty
determine believed
Britain would decline warning
event France and Italy would consider acting together
VIENNA, Feb. 17.-Ja officials, turning back the hands
of clock saved the lives of six today and gave pic
ture of the aftermath of Austras Socialist revolution
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-18

But I had better hop home, put on
my warm slippers and sit by the
fire, for I don't want to catch cold:
So, not crossing the frozen pond to
have an adventure with the duck
gentleman, Uncle Wiggily turned
and hoped back home. Anyhow
there wasn't any duck gentleman
near the pond. 1t was only an old
stump that looked like a duck. Y
Willing Children
But I had an adventure of crack
ing through the ice" said the rabbit
gentleman with a laugh. That's
enough
BY the time he reached his bunga-
low his paws were going squishy
isquashy in his shoes and his wife
said to him: s
"Wiggy, come In and take off your
wet shoes!"
I'm going to-" he answered. "Ill
need my warm slippers
iii have one of the children get
them for you,' said Mrs. Longears
You sit down by the fire and warm
yourself. I don't want you to catch
cold"
"The cold may catch mel chuck
led Uncle Wiggily.
"Whoo-oo! called Mrs. Longears
as she helped her husband pull of
his wet shoes. "Whoo-oo! Some
body get daddy's warm slippers
jingle Jangle Buster Custer!
One of you bring daddy's. slippers
his paws are cold and wet"
I'll bring them!" called Jingle.
iii bring them!" answered
Jangle.
Nobody can get slippers any
faster than I CAM" shouted Bus
ter.
Just watch me get the slippers!'
yelled Custer.
Upstairs, where the rabbit chill
dren were getting washed for sup
per, could be heard rush of little
paws. The ceiling ratified. Then
voice called: --
Rumpus
Let go of that slipper! I had il
first!'
II will not, Buster Longears!
had it first" cried Jingle.
I've got one slipper-giVe me th'
other and I'll take them both tt
daddyl" yelled Jangle.
Let me take 'em! saw en
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-18

Editors Note: The department
of justice dossier on the Lind
bergh crime contains $4,000 sep
crate cards, each of which con-
tains the findings from a single
line of investigation. A book,
two inches thick, typewriter on
the thinnest of paper. outlines
only a bare summary of the ex-
haustive investigation that COW
cred two continents during the
30 months following the kidnap-
ing. The following dispatch,
eighth i'm the Sidney b. Whipple
series, gives an insight into meth
ods used by the detectives, and
certain of their important con-
clusiOns.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-18
BED TIME STORIES
by HOWARD z. GARRIS
Copyright 1898 by Mcclure Newspaper syndicatel

firsti" said Custer
Then. all of a sudden, there was
rolling, falling, humping, thump-
ing. umpity numpity sound and
down the stairs came tumbling
Jingle, Jangle, Buster and Custer
all together, and ahead of them
bounced Uncle Wiggily's slippers.
Luckily, none of the little rabbits
we're hurt, and the slippers only
laughed to themselves as they
bounced over to the rabbit gentle
man who put them on.
But what was all the noise and
falling and shouting about?" he
ask ed.
oh, each of us wanted to bring
you your slippers" said Jingle as
she and the others went back up
stairs to finish washing.
II wonder why so many of my
little bunnies were so eager to bring
me my slippers" thought Mr. Long
ears. Il guess because it's so near
Christmas"
And if the coffee pot will stop
dancing on the custard pie, I'll tell
| you next about Uncle Wiggilys
funny adventure.
Copyright, 1884, by H. r. Garis)
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-18
UNCLE wIGGILY's SLIPPERS

Uncle Wiggily had been hopping
around in the woods and fields all
day. looking for an adventure, but
not one could he find. Toward the
end of the day. when he was cold
and tired, he thought he saw an ad-
venture on the other side of little
pond of water that was frozen over
with ice. t
That looks like a jolly adventure
with duck gentlemen said Uncle
Wiggily to himself. III hop across
the frozen pond and have some fun.
But as the rabbit gentleman
started to hop across the pond the
ice broke and he cracked through,
getting his paws quite wet but not
/ falling in himself.
"Ho. no" said Uncle Wiggily. Its
good thing the ice didn't break
with me when was out in the
middle or I would have gone in over
my head. Now I'm only in over my
feet and that will do me no harm
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-18
EDITORIAL PAGE
and
FEATURES
MAY 1T CONE TRUE

If Jack Sterrett carries out his idea of
presenting the matter of eradicating
blind crossings" in the county to the
next meeting of the county SERA plan
ming commission, thousands of Imperial
Valley residents will rise up and call him
blessed. Nothing short of a diamond
studded medal will be a worthy award if
ne succeeds in eliminating these menaceS
to life and property which exist all over
the county.
There is little need to dwell upon the
dangers of these blind crossings" Prac-
tically every resident has first hand in
formation on close escapes from death
or serious injury because of their exist
ence.
Only recently such blind crossing"
took the lives Of two persons and it is
WELL while the memory of this tragedy is
still fresh, to go after some means of
preventing further loss of life.
Sterrett for the benefit of the unin-
formed, is w. J. Sterrett, director of the
SERA in Imperial county, This is fit
ting opportunity to pay well deserved
tribute to him for the excellent work he
is doing here.
An outsider" and yet real valley
ite. for he was here in the pioneer days,
he was sent here to guide the work of the
SERA. While other communities have
been almost constantly in friction with
their SERA organizations, thanks to
Sterrett's tact, patience and sincere de-
sire to cooperate with existing official
dom, the SERA here has functioned
smoothly and efficiently.
Sterrett is a constant violator of the
NRA, which says something about eight
hours a day for work. His average is
nearer to IA and 16 hours day. He is
never too busy to be considerate and OBJ
liging to every request made of him,
whether it comes from the board of sup
ervisors, the irrigation district officials,
or the humblest person seeking informa-
ton on his own particular relief prob
lens.
We can practically see the elimina-
ton of those 'blind crossings" for Ster-
rett is the sort who carries thing
through to finish, something only few
realize because he makes no noise about
his job-he just does it and does it we'll.
-O
natO IN