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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-24
AIR Liner IS
MISSING; FEAR
EIGHT KILLED
Craft Is Hunted in DeSoIate
Utah. Wyoming Section;
Officials Worried.
ARMY FLIER DROWNED
DO or Die Spirit of Young
Mail Pilots Under
Attack.
BY United Press

Controversy over Inauguration OF
air mail service by the army spread
today, while search was pressed for
a commercial air liner missing with
eight persons in the Rocky Noun
tain region and for the body of an
air mail flyer who drowned after his
plane was disabled off the Long
Island coast.
In sparsely inhabited region be-
tween Salt Lake City and Cheyenne,
word was sought of the fate of five
passengers and three f1iers aboard
an air liner long overdue.
In New York, two army officers
we're recovering from exposure after
rescue by planes and warships from
their disabled amphibian which was
drifting to sea after a forced land
ing. Their companion was drowned.
In Washington, high army officials
blamed the do or die" spirit of the
army pilots for accidents-includ-
ing six deathS-Which have befallen
filters in preparation for and in fix
ing the mail.
Representative William N. Rogers
Dem, N. H., suggested at Wash
ington that war department pro-
curement methods might have con-
tributed to army air mail mishaps.
Washington observers were
watching developments closely in
the air mail controversy, some of
them expecting that recent events
might be the break" in President
Roosevelt'S administration which
would give the Republicans new
campaign ammunition.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-24
Z REAPPOINTED TO
BOARD OF REVIEW
BuennageI, Brattaln Named
by Judge Cox.

Circuit Judge Earl r. Cox today
announced reappointment of Jacob
Buennagel, 1912 Central aenue,
Democrat, and Frank B. Brattain,
Republican, as civilian members of
the Marion county board of review.
Mr.. Buennagel is an insurance
and real estate dealer. Mr.. Brattain
is a former Center township asses
Sor.
Other members of the board will
be Robert R. Sloan, county assessor,
president; Charles A. GroSsart,
county auditor, serving as secretary,
and William E. Clauer, county
treasurer.
The board will be in session be-
tween June l and July l in Room
Is at the courthouse to hear COM
plants of taxpayers on appraise-
ments to be made by township as
SCISSORS within the next few weeks.
The board of review has no con-
nection with the county tax adjust
ment board, which considers tax le-
vies, members of which will be
named by Judge Cox before Aug. Is.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-24

By United Press
RENO, New, Feb. 24-Mrs. Thalia
Fortescue MaSsie, central figure of
the sensational Honolulu honor
staying" began her anticipated new
life" today in the unexpected role
of hospital patient shortly after
she had divorced Lieutenant Thomas
H. MaSsie.
Mystery and contradictions sur
rounded the sudden collapse of the
attractive divorce during a Reno
night club party.
The party was at its height when
Mrs. MaSsie suddenly was stricken
i'll. Her friends rushed her to st.
Mary's hospital before authorities
could learn what had happened.
Not many hours before, Mrs. Mas
sic had cried, This will be the start
of a new life for me-"
She referred to the divorce decree
just granted by the Nevada courts,
ending her marriage to Lieutenant
Massie. The divorce was granted on
the grounds of mental cruelty"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-24
Army Altman Dies
BIZ Lnited Press

~ ChttGG Press
NEW YORK, Feb. 24.-Two Off
GERS of the army air service, saved
from death in a spectacular air.
plane and warship rescue off the
Long Island coast, reported today
the drowning of their companion
in the icy waters of the Atlantic
ocean almost at the moment help
reached their disabled amphibian
monoplane.
Lieutenant George F. McDermott.
%, battled side by side with his
companions, Lieutenant j. H Roth
rock and Lieutenant w. S. Pocock
for five hours on the ice-covered
wing of the plane before he died.
Ten minutes later rescuers from
the destroyer Bernadou-leading a
fleet of ships and planes which had
sought for hours to reach the pilots
reached the almost submerged
craft and took off Rothrock and
Pocock in a final tussle with the
sea.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-24
E. TITUS
is INJURED IN
TRAFFIC SPILL
MortiCian SustainS Broken
Leg When He Slips in
Front of Auto.

Clyde E. Titus, So, of 1856 West
drive, Woodruff place, mortician,
sustained a broken right leg last
night when he slipped and fell in
front of an automobile which struck
him at North and Meridian streets.
Mr.. Titus, member of the
undertaking firm of Hisey e. Titus,
had parked his car and started for
the Scottish Rite cathedral when
the accident occurred. He was sent
to Methodist hospital in his firms
ambulance.
The car that struck Mr.. Titus was
driven by Willie Green, 81, Negro,
519 Spring street, who was not held
by police.
Miss Rose Nell Stevenson and
Miss FloSsie Bixler, Noblesville
were sent to City hospital early to-
day as result of injuries received
when the car in which they were
riding, driven by Otto Stages,
Noblesville, was in collision with a
car driven by Miss Selma Farb, "a,
OF 1912 Central avenue, at Thirty
eighth street and Washington
boulevard. Miss BiXler is believed to
have sustained a pelvic bone frac-
ture.
Three persons were injured last
night when a taxicab driven by
Lloyd Wagner, 40, of 753 East Mar
ket street, was in collision with a
car driven by Jack Breet, As, of 2253
Ashland avenue, at Noble and Mar
ket streets.
Those injured were Helen Hurt,
IA, and Norma Hurt, Is, both of 208
North Jefferson avenue, head injur-
les, and Miss Beulah Peck, "a, of
345 Kansas street, bruises and cuts.
Head injuries and bruises were
sustained by William Knapp, ~, and
Miss Agnes Vivola, "a, both of 1906
Silver avenue, when their car was
struck by a street car at Harding
and Washington streets last night.
Both were sent to city hospital.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-24
Air Liner Is Hunted
BU UHitCd Press

by CHtttU IIfSS
CHEYENNE, Wyo, Feb. "a
Freezing mist obscured visibility
and delayed for hours an aerial
search for a United Airlines pas
senger plane lost between Salt Lake
City, Utah, and Cheyenne, more
than twelve hours overdue here at
dawn today.
Frank Caldwell, Cheyenne man
ager of United AirlineS, announced
that adverse flying conditions made
it impossible to send planes into the
air from Cheyenne to determine the
fate of the five passengers and
crew of three aboard the giant twin
motored Boeing craft which left
Salt Lake City at b. m. yesterday.
1t was feared the airShip had met
disaster in the storm whipped
mountains near the Utah-Wyoming
border where two army f1iers
crashed to their deaths a week ago.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-24
BURGLAR Is Slain in Robbery
TOuhy May
Go Free on
Technically
Illinois Supreme Court
Rules All Indictments
Are Illegal.
BIZ 7 Hitcd Press


CHICAGO. Feb. 24-The ninety
nine-year term conviction of Roger
Touhy and two fellow gangsters for
KIDNAPPING John Factor, today be-
came a test case after an Illinois
supreme court ruling that every
Cook county grand jury indictment
returned in recent years is illegal.
The ruling was handed down yes
terday in a minor robbery case
which had been appealed to the
high court. The majority opinion
of the court, written by Judge War
rem H. Orr, Carthage, held that the
present method of choosing Cook
county grand juries is illegal.
William Scott Stewart, attorney
for the notorious gangsters, an
nounced that he would make use of
the new ruling as grounds for a
demand that his clients be given a
new trial. Every indictment returned
since Chicago was incorporated as
a metropolis is thrown in doubt by
the ruling.
States Attorney Thomas j.
Courtney said he would ask for a
rehearing before the high court of
the appeal which resulted in the
ruling. Leading jurists met during
the night to decide upon a course
to block a wholesale freeing of &C
cuSed persons.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-24
COMPLETE SECTIONAL DRAWINGS ARE ON PAGE 10
Personal Remark Puts
Farley Into Hot Water
Called Before Probers to
Explain What He Said
to Brown.
BIZ Tnifcd Press

By thitcd Press
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-Post-
master General James A. Farley
made such very personal remark
a few weeks ago to eX-PoSt- master
General Walter F. Brown that the
senate air mail committee sum-
moned him today to explain.
The conversation between the
two mail chieftains occurred when
Mr.. Brown returned to Mr.. Farley
some air mail documents which Mr..
Brown believes "a character aSsaS-
SIM struggled into his personal
baggage last March.
The remarks of Mr.. Farley had
something to do with the air mail
investigation being conducted by
Senator Hugo L. Black (Dem., Ala0 4,
but further than that Mr.. Brown
would not go. 1t was a very per-
sonal remark" he explained. Fur
thermore he said he had promised
Mr.. Farley not to repeat it to any
one.
Mr.. Black tried to get Mr.. Far
ley's version, but he was out of
town. The postoffice department
promised that the genial, gum
chewing Mr.. Farley would be on
hand today.
Mr.. Brown, who has spent near
ly week telling the committee his
part in the letting of air mail con-
tracts and in defending his admin
iStration from charges of fraud and
collision, told again how shocked
he was by testimony of a postoffice
clerk earlier in the winter concern
ing the burning of official air mail
files.
i Mr.. Brown said he also was
shocked to find some missing files
among his personal belongings.
AS soon as he found them he is
sued a formal statement blaming a
character assassin" for putting
them there. Then he returned the
documents to Mr.. Farley, with
apologies.
The dignified Mr.. Brown testified
in detail about his call upon Mr..
Farley until he came to the very
personal remark" which no amount
of persuasion would cause him to
repeat.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-24
URGE COOPERATION
ON REALTY CENSUS
All Information Confidential,
Supervisor Says.

Indianapolis residents are urged
by the government to cooperate
with agents in making the 1884 real
property inventory which is being
conducted by A. c. Huxley, super
visor of the department of commerce
real estate census here, and P. H
Easton, assistant supervisor.
All information obtained in the
reports is strictly confidential and
will not be made pubic. The census,
a CWA project, is to acquaint the
government with housing and real
estate conditions.
Main points to be answered in the
missionaries are number of rooms
in family unit, persons living at
property Jan. l. annual rental bill.
items included in rent. family in
come; or type of building. consider
atom at date of purchase. existing
loans. outstanding Indebtedness.
financing cost. method of payment
and loan status.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-24
REPORT ARMY
OF H|TLER|TES
ISAT BORDER
Government Is Worried by
Tense Situation: Troops
Are Prepared.
SUDDEN ATTACK FEARED
Legion Ready to March
Ahead, Is Belief
at Vienna.
SUDDEN ATTACK FEARED
BIZ nited Prcsa

by HitH russ
VIENNA, Feb. 24.-Fear-
ing attack by 10000 Aus
trian Nazis reported massed
on the Bavarian frontier, the
government today concen-
trated military and police
forces in towns, ready tC race
by motor car to the frontier.
The mobilization orders called for
defense of line of the frontier CEN
tering at Braunau, on the River Inn
which at that point separates Aus
tria and Germany.
Braunau is the birthplace of Adolf
Hitler, Germany's Nazi chancellor,
and by coincidence Hitler was at
Munich, siXty-eight miles west of
Braunau, attending a giant patriotic
German Nazi rally that will last
through the weekend.
Government Is Anxious
1t was believed possible that the
gathering of the German Nazis at
Munich-center of Austrian Nazis'
activities since their expulsion from
their own cOuntry-was connected
with the report of maSsing on the
frontier.
The government is extremely anx-
NHfh, La - 80
of the ultimatum by Theo Habicht,
German leader of Austrian Nazis
refuging across the frontier.
Habicht in wireless speech Mon
day from Munich gave the govern
ment until noon next Wednesday
to reach a German" solution of the
NaI-Dollfuss dispute. A German
solution means a Nazi solution.
Austria Not Reassured
Hitlers disapproval of Habicht's
speech did not reaSsure Austria, and
when intelligence agents of the
Heimwehr brought the report OF
massing Of armed Austrian Nazis
across the inn from Braunau, only
155 miles west of Vienna itself, the
government acted quickly.
Specifically the INTEL gence
agents contended that the 10000
were members of the So-called
Austrian Legion, prepared to march
into Austria in an attempt to seize
power, and that they might not
even await expiration four days
hence of the Habicht ultimatum in
their name.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-24
SHOTGUN FIRE
MOWS DOWN
TWO BURGLARS
Another Man May Die of
Wounds; Two Others
Make Escape.
BOTH VICTIMS NEGROES
Druggist Hears Glass Break
ina and BIazeS Away
With Weapon.

One Negro burglar was
shot to death, another was
shot, probably fatally, and
one or two others are believed
to have been wounded early
today when a druggist opened
fire with a shotgun as the
Negroes are alleged to have
fled after rObbing the store.
The shotgun was welded by Rob-
Crt P. DOMAIN, North Euclid ave-
nue.. owner of a drug store across
the street from his home, at 44O2
East Washington street.
Hearing the sound of glass being
broken in the drug store, Mr.. Do
man raised an upstairs window and
opened fire.
One Negro. said to have been
leaving the store. believed to be
RAYMOND Browning, about 30, re-
siding on Cornell avenue, was killed,
falling in the street.
Condition Is Grave
Mr.. DOMAIN fired at another flee
ing Negro. believed to have been
Freeman Lethridge. %, of 1850
Utica street. who later was found by
Sergeant Charles Hodges in a yard
at 1908 East Washington street, shot
in the abdomen. His condition was
reported extremely grave at City
hospital.
The druggist fired again through
the door glass of a sedan in which
one or two other Negroes attempted
to flee and belives he wounded the
driver.
Mr.. DOMAIN. with the aid of po-
lice, captured another burglary SuS-
pect. Clifford Watson. Jan. l8 as
Watson is alleged to have been
robbing the same drug store.
Revolver in Pocket
In Brownings pockets police
found loaded revolver, four pack
ages of cigarets. a faShlight, 43
cents in pennies and other articles.
Police believe the Negroes were
the same who earlier in the night
broke into the Albert Fritz drug
store. 41O1 East Michigan street,
stealing money from a pay tele-
phone, and the Standard grocery.
4O35 East Thirtieth street, the extent
of loss not yet determined.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-24
SEEKS TO CUT FRENCH
IMPORT OF u. S. RICE

By United Press
PARIS, Feb. a. = Experiments
reduce French imports Of rice from
the Carolinas, Georgia and other
rice-growing states will shortly come
before the French senate.
AS passed by the chamber of
deputies, the bill quadruples the
tariffs on rice from the United
States. American exports of rice to
France have run as high as
S1,000,000 in a year
The bill was introduced by Deputy
Joseph Vidal and is not supported
by the government. 1t is intended
to protect French and French
colonial rice growers.
The U. S. department of agricul-
ture is understood to be concerned
over the bill as the administration
has been trying to help rice growers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-24
NAZI INVASION OF AUSTRIA LOOMS
Sectional Schedule at Tech


Game PM THURSDAY, MARCH 1 officials
1. 7:OO-Ben Davis and ShOrtridge. Q-2)
2. S:00-CastletOn and Acton. (2-3)
3. 9:O0-Technical and Washington. GID
AM FRIDAY, MARCH 2
a. 9OO-Broad Ripple and Warren Central. Q-2)
5. 1OOO-Decatur Central and Manual (2-3)
6. II OO-New Bethel and Southport. Old
7. 2:O0-New Augusta and OakandOn Q-O
s. 300-Beech Grove and Lawrence. (23)
9. 400 Winners Games 1 and 2 Old
10. 7:0O-Winners Games 3 and a. 0-2)
II. S:0O-Winners Games and 6. (2-3)
II. 900-Winners Games 7 and s. CD
PM SATURDAY, MARCH
13. Winners Games and TO- Q-2)
IA. 3:O0-Winners Games IL and r. (2-3)
Is. 800-Winners Games 13 and a. (3D
OFFICIALS
- ~ Harry Briggs (2 Gulion 90 Nate Kaufman
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-24
By I nited Press

By Lnited Press
CHICAGO, Feb. 24-Attorneys for
DR.. Alice Lindsay Wynekoop ught
today, through cross-examinatio ton of
state witnesses, to establish the
possibility that Rheta Gardner
Wynekoop may have been slain by
a robber.
DR.. Wynekoop, 63-year-old physi-
clan, on trial a second time charged
with numbering Rheta, her daughter
in-law, sat slumped in a chair as
her attorneys drew from state wit
ness stories of alleged robberies, at
which money and narcotics were
taken.
Although Miss Enid Hennessey,
prim school teacher and close friend
Of DR.. Wynekoop for eighteen years,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-24
Rheta Slain by RObber,
Defense Tries to Prove

was called as a prosecution witness.
her efforts to help the defendant
drew repeated reprimands from
Judge Harry Miller.
Miss Hennessey, a boarder at the
Wynekoop home, testified on cross
examination that two policemen
who examined the basement where
Rheta's body was found last Nov. 81.
had told her a rear door was found
open.
She also told of robbers having
entered the basement previously.
Money and narcotics were taken,
she said DR.. Wynekoop had told
her. The defense hammered con-
stantly at state witnesses to build
up the contention Rheta might
have been slain in any one of many
ways"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-24
SHAW SAYS SOMETHING

BU United Press
BALBOA, Canal Zone, Feb. "a
George Bernard Shaw on his way
to New Zealand, favored the world
with another gem of Shavian
thought today.
Of President Roosevelt: He is
doing very we'll. The whole United
States is a racketeering association,
but Roosevelt is trying to lift the
country out of it. And the people
will probably hang him for it.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-24
SNOW AND WARMER
FORECAST FOR CITY
Mercury Drops to 5 Above
Early Today.

Snow tonight and tomorrow, with
slowly rising temperature was fore
cast by the weather bureau, as the
city shivered in near-zero temper
atures early today.
The mercury fell during the night
to 5 above zero at 6:15 a. m. Tenn
perature tonight was not expected
TO drop below - above. The mer-
curry reading at 9 a. m, 10 above,
was degrees colder than the same
hour yesterday. Temperature of s
above at a. m. was % degrees be-
low normal, according to j. H. Arm
ington, local meteorologist.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-24
ELECTS NEW OFFICERS
Kappa Psi Fraternity Chapter An
nOunceS Leaders.

Officers of the Beta Epsilon chap
ter of Kappa Psi fraternity were
elected at recent meeting. They
are James Tyler, president; Charles
Stephens. president: Melford
ToopeS, treasurer: Thomas Kent
Jr., secretary; Bennett Belville am
Frank Kruger. historians. and Will
liam Burns. chaplain. The Indi-
annapolis College of Pharmacy il
headquarters for the fraternity
chapter.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-24
CITY SCOUTS CANVASS
TO HELP POOR BEGINS
-oop Members Ask Clothing and
Other Useful Things.

n response TO President Roose-
velt's appeal. Boy Scouts of Troops
e and IL of the Centenary Chris
tan church and Troop "a of the
First Reformed church were to
make a house-to-houSe canvass to-
day for clothing and household
equipment.
Material gathered will be stored
in a room donated by the Rivoli
theater, and added to other con-
tributonS for the needy assembled
by Scouts.
The collection is a part of a ma
tional good turn" campaign which
followed an appeal made by Presi-
dent Roosevelt. Clothing and equip
ment Will be reconditioned.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-24
FIRES ON COAL THIEVES
Night Waterman Believes He
Wounded Fleeing Negroes.

Two Negroes attempting to steal
coal at the Slgmon Coal Company
yaro. 1905 Roach street. are believed
TO have been wounded when they
were fired at last night by Harry
Surber. 26l2 Burton avenue. night
Waterman. Mr.. Surber said the
Negroes struck a gate with a truck
loaded with coal, and fed on foot.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-24
Eight Boys Accused

DE- iWte8 y yttIN-
LOGANSFORT, Feb. 24.-Police
announce they have broken up
gang of eight schoolboy shoplifters
whose ages range from u to II
years. one of the boys, according
to officers, was caught in the act of
stealing from a store and was taken
into custody. He gave the names Of
the other boys involved.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-24
Boy. Il. Breaks Parole

MUNCIE, Feb. PA 13-year-
old boy free on parole from the In
diana boys school, stopped on his
way to report to a probation Off
Ger and stole pocketbook con-
tanning so cents from the home of
H. R. Phipps. The boy is to be
returned to the institution.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-24
MEYER-KISER
BANK CASE IS
BEFORE JURY
Affidavits Turned Over to
TaIesmen by Prosecutor
Herbert Wilson.
SIGNED BY RECEIVER
Accusations Loosely Drawn,
Is officials Charge
to Pr0berS.

Talesmen of the Marion county
grand jury today were considering
the Meyer-Kiser bank case, referred
to them yesterday by Herbert E.
Wilson, Marion county prosecutor.
In laying the bank case before the
grand jury, Mr.. Wilson stated that
charges made against four officials
of the defunct bank were of such
great importane" as to warrant such
action.
Affidavits were signed Tuesday by
Thmoas E. Garvin, receiver for the
bank, against Sol Meyer, Ferd S.
Meyer, Julian j. KiSer and Melville
S. Coin, the four former officials of
the bank, charging them with en-
bezzlement of bank funds, con-
spiracy to accept deposits in an in
solvent institution, and accepting
deposits in an inSolyent institution.
Turned Over to Wilson
Previous to the signing of the
affidavits, Alvah j. Rucker, Spe-
cial investigator named by Judge
Earl r. Cox in circuit court, to in
vestigate the circumstances sur
rounding defunct In dia n a polls
banks, read a forty-page type
written renorL outlining the banks
alleged condition.
Judge Cox instructed that the
affidavits be delivered to Mr.. Gar
vim and then sent to Judge Frank
P. Baker of criminal court for APP
proval. Judge Baker pointed out
that all affidavits must be signed
by the prosecutor and the docu-
ments were finally turned over to
Mr. Wilson.
Mr.. Wilson charged that the affi-
davits as drawn by MI, Rucker were
subject to a motion to quash. He
charged that they were not prop
erly drawn.
Mattice Is Named
Floyd j. Mattice, chief deputy
prosecutor was named yesterday by
Mr.. Wilson as special grand jury
deputy prosecutor to conduct the in
vestigation.
Mr.. Rucker and his aids have
completed a five months investiga-
ton of the closed bank. A former
grand jury heard events incident to
the closing of the Washington Bank
and Trust Company and the State
Savings and Trust Company, but re-
fused to return true bills against
any person or persons connected
with either bank.
The grand jury report also set out
that the evidence obtained by Judge
Cox and his court attaches was not
sufficient to hold any particular in
dividual criminally liable for affairs
Of the bank.