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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-09
Cop, Seeking Fire Alarm
Culprits, Solves Robbery

Eyes, we robbed Goldstein's gro
Gerry at Thirteenth and Senate ave-
nue." the Negro confessed sadly.
Whats this? Who was with
you?" asked Fahey, scratching his
head.
These two boys here" replied
Paxton, indicating Leo Townsley, IT,
of 2446 Cornell avenue, and William
Miller. 10, of 1913 West Ninth street,
who were standing dejectedly at his
side
My, you policemen work fast"
Paxton added I'VE only robbed it
two hours ago."
The somewhat mystified but
elated sergeant sent the prisoners
to headquarters and went to the
grocery, finding it had been entered.
The owner was called to the store
and discovered several dollars in
cash and a quantity of tobacco,
cigaretS, candy and other mer-
chandise had been taken.
In the house where the arrests
were made, police said they found
sixty skeleton keys and several
articles believed stolen.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-09
TO
BROADCAST TO
SCOUT TROOPS
Roosevelt viii Ask Boys
Throughout Nation for
Good Turn.

Boy Scouts Of Indianapolis troops
will mobilize at the War Memorial
Plaza at 9 tomorrow morning, to
march 10 Keith's theater. where they
will listen 70 a special broadcast BY
President Roosevelt. The President
will appeal TO Boy Scouts of
America for a national good turn"
the nature Of which will not be re-
vealed until that time.
Preceding the Presidents appeal
70 the Scouts, theater program will
be given, In which Governor Paul V.
McNutt and Mayor Reginald Sulli-
van Will take part. The Presidents
message will begin at 1890 and con-
tinue for thirty minutes.
All Indianapolis troops having so
per cent attendance of their active
members will receive blue attend
ance streamers. gold streamer will
be awarded any troop having 100 per
cent attendance. and a parade pen
nant 10 any troop having 30 per
cent Of its number in uniform.
Bowman Elder is chairman of the
mobilization committee. with Wal
lace o. Lee as vice-chairman. Other
members Of the committee are: Ed
ward A. Kahn. Thomas c. Howe.
Walter c. Marmon, A G. Ruddell,
F. w. Harris. John A. Hook. Earl r.
Gender, H. Foster Clippinger. R. K.
Haerle. Irving Williams, James A.
Stuart, George Vonnegut, G. l.
HarrOd, Eli Schloss, J. Frank
Holmes. w. d. Hamer, Jacob Wolf.
Earl w. Kiger. c. A. Wagner. L. L.
Dickerson. Ferd L. HollWeg, Ad-
judant-General Elmer F. Straub.
William Fortune. Fred Hoke, Evans
WOOllen, Louis Borenstein, J. Duane
DUNCAN. Ira Minnick. w. L. Snod-
grass, Adolph Seidensticker, Pleas
Greenlee. Wayne Coy, w. H. Book,
j. c. Ruckelshaus. H K. Burton,
Joseph Stickney, NJ. D. Cohn, E. c.
Belzer, F. p. Huston. L. c. Breunig,
Dwight S. Ritter. Merle H. Miller.
Troops Will form on the four sides
of the War Memorial Plaza; east
side troops on the east; south side
troops on the south; west side
troops on the west, and north side
troops on the north. A band and
police escort will lead the parade to
the theater.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-09
SON OF jim FULLY
FACES PRISON TERM
Youth Is Convicted on Coast OF
Attack on Young Woman.

Attack on Young Woman.
BIZ United Press
LOS ANGELES. Feb. ga pos
sible maximum sentence of from
one to twenty-five years in states
prison today confronted Thomas A.
Tully. young son of Jim FULLY. hobo
novelist. following his conviction in
superior court on attempted assault
charges.
After eighteen hours of delibera-
ton. a jury found him guilty Of
charges he attempted to attack
Mrs. Violet Robey. "a. during an
automobile ride last Dec. 3. 1t was
the fourth time in five years young
Tully was accused of similar
charges.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-09
THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES
CHOIR TO GIVE PARTY
Annual Stunt Program Of Mendels-
sohn Society Tuesday.

sohn Society Tuesday.
The annual stunt party Of the
Mendelssohn choir will be given at
8 Tuesday at Hollenbeck hall in the
Y. w. c. A. P H. Weer is chair
man of the entertainment commit
tee, assisted SPY Miss Eleanora At
kinson and Miss Gladys Alwes. A
buffet supper will be served.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-09
WIFE FINDS CITY MAN
DEAD IN BATHROOM
Coroner Finds Sudden Death Due
to Natural Causes.

to Natural Causes.
Harry Coble, "a, of 325 Bright
street, died early today at his home.
His widow, Mrs. Myrtle Coble, told
police that he had complained of a
pain in his chest last night and had
gone into the bathroom for
medicine. When he did not return,
she investigated and found him
lying on the floor. Coroner William
E. Arbuckle attributed death to
natural causes.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-27
20 80 CLUB
. HEARS D0WD
Continued On Page 81

M. j. Dowd, chief engineer OF the
Imperial Irrigation districSN was
the chief speaker at boss night"
program conducted last night at
the California hotel, by the Ell
Centro 20-30 club.
In addition to outlining the plans
for relieving conditions created by
the water shortage, Dowd pointed
out that there will be some good
accomplished by present drought,
emphasizing particularly the era
dication of poor dairy cattle, now
being carried on as part OF the
drought relief program.
Employers of the various mem
bers of the club were present as
guests of the club, with Paul Shaw
presiding as chairman.
Remarks were made by Dick Hay
den, president of the Rotary club,
Robert Fields, president of the 70
30 club and Mr.. Nance OF Yuma.
Entertainment included cornet So
los by DR.. E. o. Carter, accom-
panied by Mrs. Russell Bennitt, and
songs led by Addison Carter.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-27
BY GEORGE ii. BEALE
United Press Staff Correspondent


Copyright 1884 BY United Press
HOLLYWOOD, July 27. Marie
Dressler started her professional
career at the age of ID and at SAL
airy of So a week.
AT 65, when she was forced TO a
sick bed from which physicians
fear she never will arise, she drew
$4,000 weekly.
Between the So and $4,000 was a
most amazing poor -to-riches story.
Beginning as general utilities
woman" in a travelling stock opera
troupe she worked her way to the
top of the American stage. Then
her fortune turned and for nine
years she could get no work. She
was practically destitute when, at
So, she made her first hit in talk
ing pictures. AS she reached her
present age, IS, she became the
best box-office attraction in all
Hollywood.
When Leila Koerber, the Canad-
ian-born daughter of retired
German army officer and a refined
English woman, earned her first
So she thought she was rich.
Her father taught music but the
wanderlust in his makeup kept him
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-27
TRAIN CRUSHES EIGHT CHILDREN
Killed While Playing Cards On Tracks Nea,
Shelton, Connecticut

railroad embankment. They we're
sitting on the westbound track.
A freight train came roaring
down the eastbound track. AS it
neared them, a westbound freight
flashed around a curve so feet
away. The sound of the eastbound
train, which the children, saw
drowned the noise of the one bear
ing down upon them.
Fireman John Ray on the east
bound train saw the children's
danger AS he roared past he shout
ed warning and hurled bucket
of water to attract their attention.
The westbound freight was upon
the children before they could
scramble down the embankment.
Six were killed instantly and the
other two died in few minutes.
Both trains were spattered with
blood and service was held up an
hour while bodies were extricated
from the cars.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-27
GIRL ACCUSES
FILIPINO GANG

LOS ANGELES, July 81. W.P)-
Florence May Curtis, l4-year-old
Hawthorne girl rescued from a
white slave den in Tijuana, today
was taken to San Diego as wit
ness against two OF the IL Filipino
men she identified as her attack
ers when she was lured from her
home July Is.
The girl, still showing the men
tai effects of her experience, iden-
titled the Filipinos following their
arrest in police raid in a Haw-
thorne house. Others are being
sought as participants in the white
slave ring.
Paul Miguel, field worker and
the man who assertedly lured her
from her home. and Florentino
Alipio. will go on trial in San Diego.
on August 2.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-27
PARLOR PINKS MAKE CHARGES
Sheriff Denies Claim Radical Beaten After
Serving Sentence Here

There is absolutely nothing to it
as far as we know" Jail attendants
stated this morning when question
ed concerning the reputed beating
given A. Solorzano following his re-
lease from the county Jail Monday.
1t had been rumored that Solor-
zano, who had completed term Of
80 days in the county Jail for his
activities in the recent labor dis
turbances in the valley, was set up
on and beaten by eight vigilantes
following his release from Jail. Err
nest Besig of the American Civil
Liberties Union was said to have
sent telegram to this effect yes
terday TO Governor Merriam asking
that the states chief executive in
vestigate the matter and take what
ever action might be deemed neces-
Sary.
Sheriff George Campbell received
the following telegram this morn
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-27
NO VERDICT IN
MORALS CASE

LOS ANGELES, July 81. ,U.P)-
Retrial of Dave Allen, casting bur-
eau manager, and Gloria Marsh,
film extra, on charges of partici-
pating in an immoral Hollywood
orgy was tentatively set for August
20 today after the first trial had
ended with the jury hopelessly
deadlocked.
The panel, which had been de-
liberating since late Tuesday, was
discharged at 10 o'clock last night
by Judge B. Rey Schauer.
Foreman w. F.. Fox revealed that
the jury stood eight to four for
conviction throughout.
Allen, painted by the prosecu-
ton as the man who controlled the
fate of 1900 movie extras, eviden-
ced bitter disappointment over the
disagreement. Both he and Miss
Marsh were present when the jury
was discharged. The actress main
tanned the morose demeanor that
characterized her throughout the
trial.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-27
MINNEAPOLIS
LIVING UNDER
MARTIAL LAW
Governor Disagrees With Charge
OF Employers That Commun-
lists Called Strike.
By FRED BAILEY

ITCSS otdll
MINNEAPOLIS, July 27. A
half million Minneapolis residents
went quietly and almost normally
about their affairs today under
martial law.
Soldiers with fixed bayonets for
bade parking of automobiles in the
business district and guarded milk,
ice and grocery trucks. They
streamed in and out of national
guard headquarters almost within
stones throw of the spot where
so men were shot in riot early
in the week.
Every vestige of the tension
which gripped the city during 10
days of a strike of 5000 truck and
taxicab drivers had disappeared.
While Adjt. Gen. Ellard A. Walsh,
ruler by proclamation of Mime
apolis, part of st. Paul and large
portion of Hennepin county, COM
pleted organization of the $500
guardsmen, federal mediators made
new efforts to end the strike.
Their first act was to reply tc
a letter in which employers re.
jected mediators' terms. The re-
lection brought proclamation OF
martial law.
Employers expressed dissatisfac-
ton with virtually all aspects OF
the plan and charged the strike
was fomented by Communistic
leaders who did not represent their
employees.
Gov. Floyd B. Olson indicated
that he would not retreat from a
definite alignment with the cause
of the union.
II do not agree with you," he
wrote to the employers, that the
plea for q living wage for family
man receiving only $12 week is
answered by claiming that man is
Communist"
A modified form of press CEN
sorship was established by the
governors proclamation, newspap-
ers being forbidden to publish any
thing "defaming the State of Min
nesota, or any member of the ma
tional guard in the field" The
newspapers of Minneapolis and
Hennepin county also were ordered
to publish the proclamation for
two successive days.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-27
DEMOCRATS
LEAD COUNTY
REGISTRATION

Registration figures for the
county, subject to some minor
changes, tabulated by c. w. Hin
derks, chief deputy county clerk
after a final checkup last night,
stand at 21,O32, Hinderks stated this
morning. The changes which might
be made will not alter this figure
appreciably, it was said at the time
of the announcement.
According to party affiliations as
manifested in this total registra-
ton, 12,545 Democrats, 7,458 Repub-
licans, IS Socialists 43 Prohibition
lists and IA members of the Liberal
party with GOT who had declined
to state their party affiliations are
eligible to vote in the primary elec-
/. ton on August %.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-27
Austrian FugitiUes
Taken By Germany

MUNICH, Austria, July 27. U.P)
Forty Austrian fugitives, trying
to escape into Germany last night,
encountered a detachment of Aus
trian Schutzcorps three miles from
the Bavarian frontier.
After an exchange of shots, the
fugitives reached the frontier town
of Kollerschlag, where they cap
tured the Austrian customs guards
and took them across the border.
In Bavaria, they handed the GUS
toms guards to German authorities,
who promptly returned the guards
to Austrian soil.
An official report said German
frontier guards had arrested all
of the fugitives, some of whom
were wounded.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-27

MIDDLE WEST
HEAT BREAKS
Rain Helps Relieve Sections
Suffering From Protracted Hot
Weather Spell.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July 81. U.P)
AS gradually as it had extended
its grip over the entire southwest,
the great July drought was being
broken today. Weather. forecasts
gave further hope of relief over a
wide area. Heat fatalities were les
sening rapidly.
Showers were predicted for many
states that have been in the grip
of the drought and an accompany
ing heat wave for Is days. 1t was
considered probable these showers
may develop into heavy rainfalls.
Showers fell intermittently yes
terday, last night and early today
in several afflicted states, causing
temperatures seldom out of the
zoos and never out of the high 9OS
for the last two weeks to fall to
the low 9Os, and, in isolated instan-
ces, to the high 80s.
While the showers aided suffer-
ing humanity considerably, they
did little or nothing to lessen rap
idly mounting losses of crops and
livestock.
Stockmen still were forced to
watch their cattle and hogs waste
away, although, Texas benefited
somewhat by rains accompanying
the hurricane along the gulf coast
section.
Deaths had mounted to upward
of 800 today but were expected
to diminish considerably from to-
day on.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-27

moving from one city to another
before profitable clienteles could be
set up.
So, from her first weeks earn
ings, the young girl-now travelling
under the name of Marie Dressler,
which she borrowed from an aunt
sent SO to her mother.
Ever after she was able to help
her mother in financial way and
the comedienne always was happy
that she could enable her mother
to pass her last days in luxury.
Had No Schooling
Between the lack of funds and
the constant changing of homeSites,
Marie never went to school. IN
stead she was tutored by her moth
er. When Marie left home at IA
she promised her mother to read a
good newspaper every day.
my whole education since I
went on the stage" she related in
after years, has been gained
through newspapers and through
studying people"
The young actress toured for
several years through Canada and
the United States. She lived in the
cheapest lodging houses. Her purse
denied her every luxury. Gradually,
however she worked her way up.
Producers began to realize that
she had possibilities of a great
comedienne. She still was in her
early twenties when she was first
Continued On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-27
HIRING HALL
ROW SETTLED

SAN FRANCISCO, July 27. U.H
President Roosevelt's national
longshoremen's board announced to-
day that the question of hiring
halls-bitterest angle to the Pacific
coast longshoremen's strike-had
been settled in a manner satisfac-
tory to the workers.
The board declined to say wheth-
er the agreement called for joint
control of the halls, pending settle
ment Of the strike during federal
arbitration, or for halls under fed
cral supervision.
Meanwhile the board was COM
pleting final details for an election
among ilarine workers to determine
representatives for collective bac-
gaining with ship owners.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-27
WILL. PROVIDE:
EMPLOYMENT
To THOUSAND
Canals To Be Cleaned Out To
Place Them In Good Condition
For Normal Flow.
THOUSAND MAY GET JOBS
Hope To Obtain Funds From
Federal Government To Bear
Cost Of Work.

A project which will give work
for six months to nearly a thous-
and men and will extend through
the period Immediately following
the present drought has been pre-
pared by M. j. Dowd, irrigation
district engineer and will be sub
mitted to emergency relief auth
critics for their approval and sane
ton.
This project calls for work on
the districts canal system and
structures to get them into the
best possible condition SO as to
be prepared for the flow of water
when such is again available. Total
cost Of the project for the six
months period is estimated at $397,-
500, the cost per day being set at
$2,650. 49, s..s#..-., s---- a .-.,.,.-4e s-.a
1t calls for the shoveling of $50
miles of canals; brushing of 1900
miles of canals: maintenance OF
structures and miscellaneous canal
maintenance.
Dowd is explaining his project
to the district board this morning
stated that it may be extended to
allow employment for between 100
and 1900 men. The district will
furnish transportation, tools and
equipment, with SERA money,
sought to finance the project as a
part of the relief program.
The board at its meeting this
morning gave much time and at
tention to a discussion of the pres
ent water shortage and its effect
on the valley.
Dowd stated that by the elimin-
alton of the necessity of water
going through the canals much
water is being saved. He added that
much more satisfactory work in
this direction is being done now due
to the fact that the areas to which
stock water is being hauled are
more restricted. He said further
that plans are now being worked
out to bring about a balance be-
tween the permanent crops and the
care of stock SO that neither will
suffer to a great extent or be COM
pletely destroyed.
Crops Not Injured
IT appeared to be his opinion
that no great damage has been
done to the present tc the per-
manent crops. The cities, he stated
can be supplied by following out
a program of restricted use of wat
er. The program now being worked
out, he said, will prevent the loss
of crops and will also supply water
for stock purposes.
Evan T. Hewes, chairman OF the
board, reviewed what had been done
to the present to take care of the
situation He said that in a tele-
phone communication with Phil d.
Swing in Washington, D. c., last
(ContinueG On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-27

SHELTON, Conn.,, July 27. U.P)-
Tragic details of how eight children
were crushed to death by freight
locomotive were pieced together by
authorities today while this entire
factory city mourned the dead.
Bodies of the victims, most NUT
Hated beyond recognition, were
identified last night after a lab
orious process of elimination in
which hundreds of hysterical moth
ers joined. Many tainted when the
complete death list finally was an
nounced.
The victims were: George Rum
BILE, Is; Ruth, IL, and Charles Bier
with, ID; John, IL, and Joseph
Gentle, ID; Stephen Ratkewich. IL;
Joseph Dzwonzik, Ia, and Carl
Hoffman, Is.
The children, all of whom had
been swimming in the Housatonic
river, stopped on their way home
to supper to play cards on a
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-27

ing from the International Labor
Defense District No. IA, San Diego
Antonio SolarZano severely beaten
in home by vigilantes on night of
release from Jail. Frank Nieto in
danger same brutal attack. We,
1900 members, demand full protec-
ton and safe release of Nieto."
Campbell stated that he is ask
ing Lon Cromer, chief of the Braw-
ley police department, to see So
lorzano at his home there and make
a complete investigation of the
matter. 1t is the sheriff's opinion
that the whole affair is "trumped
up to get sympathy" and that the
investigation will prove this to be
the case.
Nieto who also served a sentence
in the county Jail working 1t out
at the Superstition Mountain camp,
will be released sometime today, 1t
was said at the Jail.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-27
Eighth Street
Closed Due To
Extreme Dust

Following justified com
plants of extreme dust from
residents in the vicinity of
Eighth street, south of Main,
the police department today
closed that thorOughfare to
traffic from Brighton street,
south.
Because the city is unable
to sprinkle Eighth street dur
ing the present drought, con-
ditions in that vicinity have
become almost unbearable due
to heavy clouds of dust"
Chief of Police Oswalt said
today, "and housewives and
others have asked us for some
relief. Consultation with City
Engineer Knights resulted in
the decision to close the street
to traffic and we ask all to use
Seventh street instead.
"AlsO, we ask motorists who
must use unpaved streets to
cooperate by maintaining
speed of Is miles or less when
on such thoroughfares. We
can't arrest them If they don't
comply but we certainly ask
their cooperation. All of us
have to help each other under
present conditions and those
living on or near unpaved
streets have been extremely
patient. We should all make 1t
our business to give them a
break.
Don't use Eighth street
south of Brighton and go easy
on the unpaved roads and
alleys. We are asking IL as a
favor and hope all will COM
ply" ........ -.@..
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-27
RIVER LITTLE
EFFECTED BY
RECENT RAINS

President Evan T. Hewes, of
the Imperial Irrigation District,
this afternoon received the fol-
lowing telegram from Phil d.
Swing: "Juslt returned from
seeing Westbrook who states
hauling water proper relief pro-
ject and is teIephOning North
rOp TO that effect today"
NOrthrOp succeeded r. c.
BraniOn as state director of
relief and local officials are
awaiting word from him that
instructions have been given
linn by the Washington official
to go ahead with the water
hauling program.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-27

Moderate rainfall is reported in
the southwestern part of Colorado
and northern New Mexico with
little prospects of rain in the next
SO hours, according to a telegram
received at irrigation district head
quarters this morning from the Yu.
ma office of the weather bureau.
While the diversion flow remain
ed the same as yesterday, there was
a slight drop noted at Grand Can
yon and at Yuma where the read
ings were 1910 and SO second feet
respectively.
In river bulletin for yester-
day issued by the Yuma weather
bureau office it is stated that gen.
orally light rains have continued
over the watershed with little ef-
feet on the runoff anywhere. In
creased flow at Topock yesterday
should reach the lower river by Fri
day. An appreciable increase i'll
flow should be maintained for at
least two weeks.
SSiAOA olio WSlC again
to irrigate their trees and shrubs
last evening under the restricted
usage of water plan adopted by the
city recently. According to figures
recorded at the water plant for yes
terday's pumping, total of 1,85O,OO0
gallons were used in the irrigation
of trees and shrubs during the per-
mitted time yesterday.
The highest flow of this water
was between the hours of five
o'clock yesterday afternoon and 10
o'clock, at which sharp decrease
was noted until midnight. This was
in addition to the regular supply
of water used by residents for other
purposes yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-27
Thermometer Hits
I2I At 2 O'clock

AT O'Clock the thermometer
had gone down two points, reg
istering 119.
At 2 o'clock this afternoon the
official thermometer at the city
water plant registered 121 degrees
according to Howard Emmons, To-
cal observer, somewhat normal
weather for the valley at this time
of year.
For the benefit of many who be-
lieved it was hotter than that, we
can say that it seemed that way
Emmons had a hunch it might
go higher than 121 and about 9,999
other Ell Centrans were hoping
that something would develop from
the clouds forming around the
valley this afternoon. Optimists
were trying to convince themselves
the clouds were thunder h eads"-
mebbe yes, mebbe no.