davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1934-05-06

strings Of coins. suit of swords and suit Of
cups, both of which were perversions of the
Chinese characters.
The cards and suits underwent various
changes in different countries as the games with
which they were played multiplied In Ger
many. with a people fond of the chase, the
suits were dogs and stays. falcons and ducks
and birds and beasts Of all sorts and kinds.
Other playing cards were adorned with hearts,
typifying the church. bells standing for the
hobles, and acorns and leaves which stood for
the peasantry and husbandmen.
yards later became known as cartes in
France, and karten in Germany while in
Spain they were called "naipes" and in Italy
"naiba," which is supposed to have come from
the Arabic word meaning darkness or secrecy.
suggesting their Eastern origin. and their use
from the earliest times for fortune telling
use which persists.
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notes, such as Marco Polo
described 300 years later.
Whether the Polos or
some other Eastern traveller
brought the game to Venice
We cannot say; but at any
rate the game of leaves was
known throughout Europe
before the fourteenth CEN
tury was ended. In italy it
was at first called by the
Latin name, paginae, or
pages; in Germany it was
"blattern" or leaves, and in
France, again. it was "feul-
let's" 1t was much the same
game in any case.
The cards themselves bor-
rowed the Chinese markings,
having a suit of coins. a
suit of batons, which was
copied from the Chinese
Evening star., 1934-05-06
For instance the tax on cards
is probably the oldest amusement
levy and the penalty for avoiding
it in the old days was something
to make your blood curdIe
BY HENRY JAEGER,
Former President american
Bridge League.

= HAT might be classed as
one of our modern nui-
\ sance taxes is a small blue
" revenue stamp, which
v forms the seal on every
deck of cards, showing
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-30
GOOD FRIDAY
SERVICES ARE
HELD IN CITY
Downtown and Residential
Sections Are Marking
Religious Day.
THEATERS STAGE RITES
EngllSh's and B. F. Keith'S
Scenes of Holy Week
C0mmemoration.

Downtown services, in observance
of Good Friday, were held in nine
locations today, between IL and g.
In addition to services at English's
thester, services were held in B.
F. Keith's theater this year.
Services were held at Christ
Episcopal church. Monument Circle;
English's theater Monument Cir
Gle; First United Lutheran church,
Walnut and Pennsylvania streets
Roberts Park church. Delaware and
Vermont streets: B. F. Keith's the
alter, 129 North Pennsylvania street.
St. Johns Catholic church, Cap
itol avenue and Georgia street; St.
Paul'S Episcopal church. Illinois and
New York streets: Wheeler City
Rescue Mission, 245 North Delaware
streets. and the Phyllis Wheatley
branch of the Y. w. G. A., 653
North West street.
Services also were held in all resi-
dence sections of the city. Many
churches co-operated in COM
munity services, in accordance with
the custom of previous years.
The Good Friday observance con-
cludes a series of Holy week church
services held throughout the city, in
preparation for the Easter services.
They commemorate the three hour
period when Christ hung on the
cross. Catholic churches throughout
the city will hold Tire Ore serv-
ices during the three-hour period.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-30
SCHOOL GIRL IS
FOUND SLAIN
Escort in Washington
(Ind.) Jail; Held on
Murder Charge.
By United Press

bU = Hlfcd Press
WASHINGTON, Ind, March 30
Rushed here secretly a few hours
after his 16-year-old sweetheart
was found slain in an automobile.
Ward Davis, 20. Petersburg, former
high school and college athlete, was
held in the Daviess county Jail to-
day on murder charge.
The body of the girl, Annave
France, Petersburg high school
junior, was found in an automobile
Davis had borrowed to escort her to
her high school class party last
night. She had been shot through
the heart.
Davis surrendered a short time
later, but made no statement re-
garding the Staying. He was brought
here by Sheriff William WeatherS of
Pike county to escape possible mob
violence after a crowd had gathered
at the Pike county Jail.
The sheriff said today he did not
expect trouble, but had made the
transfer to avert any possibility. He
said he believed the killing resulted
from a lovers quarrel.
The Staying was discovered by
Luc;en Davis, father of the youth.
after Ward had sent friend to adj
wise his parent the borrowed car
WOULD be found in front of the Davis
home. The body was in the car.
Young Davis had met the girl at
her home two miles east of Peters,
burg a short time earlier.
Miss France was the daughter of
Mrs. Cleo France, widow. The
father was killed in coal mine &C
cident several years ago
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Nickel spotted the car driven by
Newton He read the license plate
and recalled the numbers as having
been broadcast from FIT. Wayne for
a stolen car.
He followed the car for short
distance. The alleged criminals ap-
parently were not suspicious. as
Nickel was off duty. in plain clothes
and driving his own car.
Suddenly. however. Newton be-
came suspicious and swerved the car
into an alley Nickel followed it,
The women and the other men
leaped from the car at the entrance
10 the alley, but Newton kept going.
apparently looking for an exit.
Running his car alongside New
tons car the young policeman drew
his revolver and got the drop" on
Newton before the other man could
pull his weapon. Nickel arrested
Newton and took him to head
quarters.
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whose contracts were Cancelled could
do so. That is a matter to consider
when and if it comes up. ne said.
The possibility of Mr.. Cord being
able TO bid, Notwithstanding the fact
that his American Anyways, which
had % per cent of the air mail
business, was among those whose
contracts were Cancelled, grows out
of an interesting chain of circum-
stances. Reorganization. as required
by Mr.. Farley might be compare
lively easy for American Always
1t is said TO have no executives who
were occupying responsible positions
at the time of Postmaster-G General
Walter Browns alleged "spoils con-
ference" of 1890. Furthermore, Mr.
Cord is said to have maintained the
corporate identity of Century Air
lines, although disseminating opera
ton of its ships, when he took over
American Always two years ago,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-30
TURKEY TO HOLD
insult FOR u. S.
Chicago Fugitive Will Be
Held for Extradition.

By Hited Press
WASHINGTON March 3O-The
Turkish government definitely has
assured the United States that it
will arrest and detain Samuel In
sui for extradition proceedings. the
state department announced today.
Action was taken following a
formal request through the Ameri-
can ambassador to Turkey, Robert
P. Skinner. for the arrest of the
former Chicago utilities magnate.
Mr.. Skinner cabled the state de-
partment that the Turkish govern
ment had consented definitely to
detain insult Immediately upon re-
ceipt of certified copy Of the
complete text of the warrant for
his arrest and the judicial record
of the case.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-30
POLITICIANS LINKED
TO JOHN DILLINGER
BREAK, SAYS LUTZ
New Offensive Against Desperate Is
Announced by Attorney-General;
Hamilton Alive. He Says.
Chicago Police Staging Most Highly
Developed Manhunt | Have Ever
Seen. State Official Asserts

Philip Luz Jr, attorney general today announced
offensive against persons suspected of aiding John Dnger
Indiana desperate and Americas public enemy No l. in the
sensational Crown Point jail break
Investigators of the attorney generals Office have turned
evidence to Mr. Lutz which will involve other higher
ups in Lake county politics, it announced Action on the
new revelations was promised for week by the attorney
general.
81 have just made tour of Chicago with detectives
especially assigned to find Dinger, said Mr. Luz land
say without reservation that the Chicago police stag
ing the most highly developed manhunt have ever SEEN
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-30
STATE PRISON BOARD
CHAIRMAN RESIGNS
A. l.. DeniStOn Appointed to Newly
Created Post.

Resignation of A. L. Deniston,
Rochester. from the Indiana state
prison board of trustees, of which he
is chairman. and his appointment
to the newly created position of
prison industries mshager, was an
nounced today by Pleas Greenlee
patronage secretary to the Governor
Mr.. Deniston's new job is one of
four newly-created. announced to-
day by Greenlee, with total annual
salaries of $1,000.
It was announced that Mr.. Deni-
stons place on the prison board
salary of which is only $500 3. year
will be taken by Leo T. Mulva
Whiting. an executive of the Stand
ard Oil Company at Whiting
Mr.. Deniston's new position will
be as an adviser in matters of
prison made goods, lending his adj
vice not only to the state prison,
but to other state penal institutions,
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Approximately forty striking
truck drivers, members of the local
chapter of the Transfers and
Chauffeurs' Union. headed by Harry
Peats, business agent, protested to
the board in the federal building.
Under terms of an agreement an
nounced by G. H. Watson, executive
secretary Of the labor board, strik-
ing drivers were to be return to
work Thursday with pay increase
by the KILLER company and no dis
examinations were to be made
against strikers.
Peats told Watson that Of the
ninety-three striking drivers. only
thirty-two had been put back to
work by the KILLER company. Ac-
cording to the signed agreement any
nounced by Watson, all drivers were
to be returned to their jobs.
Another section of the agreement,
which Peats charges has been vio-
lated, is the provision that no union
worker would be forced to work
with nonunion employe
Union men were ordered out to-
day on trucks with nonunion work
erS. Peats declared.
The truck drivers strike. prior to
the purported settlement late
Wednesday, had been marked by
dozens of sluggings and sabotaging
of Kibler trucks
AS an aftermath of the truck
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MORE DIAMONDS ADDED
TO LEACH COLLECTION

Suspect Named by Nelson Sur
renders 25 Rings, Police Say.
Captain Matt Leach of the In
diana state police today had an
other handful of diamond rings, as
result of the arrest of John A. Hill,
Bloomfield. last night.
The arrest came as result of aft
davit allegedly duplicating Hill,
signed by William Jack Nelson,
charged with theft of more than 200
diamond rings from a salesman at
New Albany last November.
Police said Nelson told them he
gave sixty-nine rings to Hill. The
latter, when arrested, gave police
twenty-five of the rings, denying he
had received any more.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-30
Japanese Empires Ulti mate Fate
Will Be Decided in 1885 and 1896,
Toxic Military Faction Believes
BOY, 7, FACES DEATH
WITH SMILE AS BODY
BECOMES PETRIFIED

By Hited Press
WILKES-BARRE. Pa. March
30. - Little Benny Hendrick,
whose frail body gradually is be-
coming petrif1ed, faced the future
with CHEEKY smile today.
A victim of one of the rareSt
diseases known to medical science.
the muscles in the youngsters
BODY are slowly turning to a rock
Ike substance. Physicians say he
has only slight chance to re-
cover.
Benny's ailment is a progressive
ossif1cation of the tissues of the
body The disease causes deposits
of calcium to form in the tissues,
which rapidly harden them. When
vital organ is reached, death re-
suits.
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By nitcd Press
MANITOWOC. Wis. March 30.
The mother of missing Eunice
Pollock, 20-year-old University of
Wisconsin coed who fed from a
campus ostracism, appealed to her
daughter through newspapers to-
day to return home.
Mrs. Pollock, seriously i'll from
the shock of her daughters dis
appearance two weeks ago. said
in an open message to the girl
that your father and I have been
praying day and night for your
return. We will be willing to do
anything if you will only come
home"
The attractive coed disappeared
from the university after being
expelled from her sorority.
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BEER STACKS THIRST
AS PAL LIFTS PURSE;
NOW HEAR HIM CURSE

A sip of beer with stranger nice
Sent Forest Swsnk for police advice.
When beer was drsined-gone was
his purse
And nothing left but to rave and
curse.
The official police report says
the incident occurred in the 1900
block on East Washington street
and adds as an afterthought that
Forest Swank, Chicago business
man, lost S1.100 because he lin
gered over the lager with an un-
known man.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-30
! ROOSEVELT SALUTEO
BY BRITISH WARSHIP
ON REACHING NASSAU

RU ! Hffed Prcss
NASSAU. Bahamas, March 30
President Roosevelt. on his sea-
going vacation cruise. arrived at
Nassau today aboard Vincent Astor's
Yacht Nourmshal, and was given a
twenty gun salute by tn e
British cruiser Danae.
Governor Sir Bede Clifford and
Lady Clifford called on the Presi-
dent and paid their respects.
The Nourmahal will proceed next
to the sponge fishing grounds off
lonely Andres island, made famous
in 1880 when Mrs. j. M. Keith
Miller. Australian flier, was ma
rooned there in a tempest while on
Caribbean flight.
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TWO KILLED IN
100000 FIRE
19 Injured, 5 Critically, in
Hotel Blaze at Long,
view, Tex.

BIZ tHited Press
LONGVIEW. Tex. March 30.-A
Spectacular blaze that swept the
Longview hotel here today brought
death to two guests, injured nine
teen others and caused property
damage estimated at 100000.
D. F. Stafford, As. Dallas salesman.
was killed when he leaped from a
third-story window of a room in
which he was trapped
An unidentified body, so badly
scared by flames that physicians
were unable to determine whether
the victim was a man or a woman.
was in morgue.
Five of the twenty injured were
IN such critical condition it was be-
lieved they would not live.
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FRENCH REVOLT NEAR.
OIL EXECUTIVE SAYS
Returning Visitor Claims Armed
Outbreak Is Due April !.

~ Hitfd Press
NEW YORK. March 30.-France
may face an armed outbreak within
two weeks. James. A. Moffett, vice.
president of the Standard Oil Com
pany of California. Said today on
return aboard the S. S. Bremen.
ON all sides before 1 left" Mr..
Moffett said. L heard stories indi-
eating probable armed outbreak
about April or 8. Paris is full
of flaming posters. Americans are
sending their children away until
after the expected Easter disor-
ders.
Three separate elements of the
population are diSaffected. All
they need is one man to rally around
TO set the spark of revolt into flame.
The French government realizes
that these elements constitute a
force to be reckoned with. Many
OF them are armed The feeling in
Paris. especially. is very tense and
this dissatisfaction has spread to
the province and among the peasant
population, the mainstsy of France"
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Mother Fights for Baby, Menaced by Disease

While the Marion county
juvenile court ponders over the
case of a three weeks old "aban-
doned' baby left in the home of
a friend of the mother. the danger
of disease and death draws closer.
The baby was left at the home
of Mrs. Mamie Carver. 22S Spring
street. Monday, by the mother.
Mrs. Ruth Stewart, who requested
the child be cared for while she
made brief trip to Cincinnati.
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just another abandoned child,
police thought as they sought in
vain for Mrs. Stewart.
Yesterday she appeared. So did
police and juvenile court investi-
gators. Still the baby was not
moved. While juvenile court thinks
over the case. little Ann lies in a
temporary crib next to two other
children sick with what may be
q contagious disease,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-30
DEMOCRATS ARRANGE
CONVENTION PROGRAM
Members Of Committee for State
Gathering Announced.

Members of the committed on ar
rangements for the Democratic
state convention, June y. at Cadla
Tabernacle were chosen today. They
will select keynoter and perma-
nent chairman for the convention. in
addition to making other arrange
ments
Named were Omer s Jackson,
Greenfield, Eleventh district chair
man: Virgil Simmons, BlufftoD.
Fourth district chairman: Mrs. A.
P. Flynn. LoganSport. state chair
man, and DR.. Carleton B. McCul-
loch, state chairman.
Keynoter and chairman Of the
convention probably will be Gov
ernor Paul v. McNutt and Senator
Frederick Van Nuys, it is reported.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-30
FAIR PASS AB0LISHING
STIRS BOARD BATTLE
Townsend Resolution Bitterly On
posed by Agriculture Group.

Members Of the state Agriculture
board large part Of whose pay
comes in the form Of the privilege to
dispense passes to the state fair, this
afternoon were to take part in a
battle to retain the privilege.
Lieutenant-Go NJ. Clifford
Townsend today introduced a reso-
luton abolishing all passes, except
those to newspapers, as a means of
increasing the fairs revenue.
The board members, who annually
dispense 5000 or 1000 passes to their
friends. were reported bitterly OPP
posed TO the move.
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when both Mrs. Carver and Mrs.
Stewart we're in the maternity
ward of the city hospital. Mrs.
Carvers baby died, and she often
told the other young mother that
she wished she could have her
baby.
When Mrs. Stewart appeared
Monday and asked Mrs. Carver
to keep little Ann for a day, Mrs,
Carver complied. She called po-
lice when the baby's mother did
not appear Tuesday.
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Not until yesterday did Mrs
Stewart return to the Carver
household, there to find Mrs. Car
vers two children. Mary, 5. and
Billy, 4, apparently i'll with
measles.
Mrs. Stewart desires her baby,
Ann, back again. she told the Car
yer family. the police and attaches
Of juvenile court. 1t Is expected
the court will decide the case to-
dav or tomorrow.
The case began three weeks ago
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-30
u. s. STEEL HIKES
WAGES 10 PER CENT
$685. 900 Employees Affected
by Increases.
By United Press

By United Press
NEW YORK. March 30. - The
United States Steel Corporation to-
day announced an approximate 10
per cent wage increase, spreading
the raise to virtually the entire in
duStry.
About 100000 employees IN the in
dustry are affected by rises so far
The announcement, climaxing a
chain of steel pay increases this
week, is expected to bring millions
OF dollars in extra purchasing pow
er to steel workers and to lead to a
higher steel price level.
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violence, two men were bound over
to the grand jury today on charges
of interfering with dairy products
in transit.
They were Everett Anderson and
Frank Plew, for whom Judge Will
liam H. Sheaffer set bonds of $500
each in municipal court four
Twelve other men. charged with as
sault and battery, are scheduled for
trial in court four on April "a.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-30
CITY BONDS TAKEN AT
LOW INTEREST RATES

Sanitary Issue Sold at 81 Per
Cent; Health Securities at 4.
For the second consecutive day.
the city controllers Office awarded
a record low bid for city bonds yes
terday when the Union Trust COM
pany offered 81 per cent plus a 50
premium for $4,000 worth of tenn
porary loan bonds for the sanitary
district.
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Nation Urged to Join Army
and Navy in Meeting
Grave Crisis
SOVIET SHOWDOWN DUE
Nippon May Face Conflict
With New and Strong
Russian Force.

William Philip Simms. famed
correspondent and expert on foreign sf-
fairs. has started on tour Of the world
for The Indianapolis Times. He will visit
the principal cities nj foreign countries,
interview leading statesmen. and write
on the world situation as he sees it.
This is the second Of his five articles on
Japan. the first Of several series he will
write while on his journey.
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BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS
Scrinns-HnWard Enreien Editnr


Copyright. 1884. by NEA Service, Inc
TOXIC, March 30.-Arms and
munition factories are running full
blast in Japan in preparation for
what everybody refers to as the
coming grave Crisis"
In 1885 and 1885, the war party
claims. and the public believes,
things will happen which will make
or break the japanese empire.
So by 1885, the army must be at
its peak. The navy must be at its
peak. The rank and file of the
country must be prepared for any
emergency and ready to back the
government to the limit.
In 1885 Japans withdrawal from
the League of Nations will become
effective. She fears she will be
more than ever isolated, with the
world against her.
In 1885 will be raised the oueS-
ton of ownership of the South Sea
Islands, scattered over the Pacific
from Hawaii to the Philippines -
the Marshalls, Marianas, Carolines.
zap, and Pelew.
Naval Crisis Faced
Held under League of Nations
mandate. Japan has not the slight
est intention OF giving them up
She regards them as of the great
st strategic value
In 1885 will be held the crucial
naval conference-unless it is called
of. as many believe it will be be-
cause it has no chance to succeed.
Finally, in 1885, if the crisis" has
not been precipitated before. japan
may face a showdown with Soviet
Russia new Russia. whose arma-
ment is increasing daily and which
views with mounting alarm the
menace of being cut off from the
Pacific by Nippon.
At the naval conference, Japan
will demand parity with the United
States and Great Britain. This, she
will claim, is her right as a great
power and because upon her shout
ders rests the burden of peace in
the Orient.
Unless she wins her point, it is
indicated, she will withdraw from
the Washington and London naval
limitation treaties as she did from
the League of Nations, and claim q
free hand to build any kind of navy
she pleases.
Must Save Face
But-and this is important-while
she plans to press her right to par
ity, she apparently does not insist
upon actually building parity navy
This sounds paradoxical and is
But to the oriental mind nothing
could be simpler.
The problem is one of national
pride and honor. Nippon does not
| wish it to continue a matter of rec
ord that she, jor world power
possesses rights in any way inferior
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-30
UNION CALLS MEETING
Gas Station Employees to Meet on
Monday Night.

The filling station employees local
union will meet on Monday night at
s at 2l0 East Ohio street. Adolph
Fritz will preside.
All filling station operators are
urged to attend as matters of inn
portance will be discussed.
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When questioned by the police,
Newton readily admitted that the
car was stolen from Fl. Wayne, &C
cording to the detectives, but denied
being implicated in any robberies.
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Indiana Stamp Club to Meet

Glenn M. Pagett will be the prin-
cipal speaker at the Indiana Stamp
Club meeting April at the Locker
bic His subject will be Shifts,
Double Transfers and Plate Breaks
on United States Stamps"