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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-25
LEG|ON'S PLANE
CONTEST OPENS
The Times to Send Winner
to Cleveland Races With
Two Others.

Second annual model airplane
contest of the American Legion was
opened this morning at Butler field
house with entrants from a number
of states participating.
Three events we're scheduled Tor
today in the indoor contest, with
similar number to be staged starting
at 9 tomorrow in the outdoor con-
test at municipal airport.
More than a score of handsome
trophies have been provided by the
Legion for 4he winners.
Two of the contestants, Vernon
Boehle and James Cahill, both OF
indianapolis, who already hold ma
tional championships won at the
Akron national contest earlier this
year, will be sent by The Times to
the Scripps- Howard national air
races flying model contest Friday
at Cleveland.
In addition, the indianapolis
youth, other than Boehle and Cahlll,
selected by Legion contest judges as
making the best showing in the Lee
gion event, also will be sent to
Cleveland as participant in the
Scripps- Howard contest.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-25
c. of c. Urges Tax Rate
of IS. IS Cents for County

The Chamber of Commerce and
the Marion county council were at
odds today over the ensuing years
tax rate with a Scent difference
between the civic body and the gov
ernmental unit.
The chamber, in a report by its
bureau of governmental research,
urged a county tax Of 1896 cents
against the county councils pro-
posed slice to between 80 and 80
cents. Last years levy was Sc
cents.
SlaShing deep at salaries of coun-
~ officials. with the Office of Sheriff
Charles L. Sumner bearing the
brunt. the chambers bureau recon-
mended a cut Of S77,722l3 in the
proposed salary increases and new
workers suggested in the 1934-l935
county budget.
Urging a radical change in the
administration OF the county's old
age pension system the chamber
suggested that only 100000 be ap-
propriated for the infirm of the
county instead of the S350.000 re-
ouested in the county budget.
And the chamber furtheNnore de-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-25
DR.. Kernel Boosts Lead
in Race for BrOWn Derby
Fred w. Kruger 600 Votes
Behind PaCemaker in
Great Contest.

Turning into the home-stretch to-
day the Brown Derby leaders
brought out spurs, whips, and cleo
trio batteries in an effort to sur
charge their supporters with vim
and vigor for the final dash to the
wire.
DR.. Paul Kernel, president OF the
Hoosier Athletic Club, the 'front.'
runner, even ~esorted to blinkers TO
keep down the eye-strain from
counting ballots.
The last, very last, ballot for the
Brown Derby will be printed next
Saturday. That ballot will be due
in the Office of The Indianapolis
Times by 7 p. m. the night of Sept.
8. The winner will be announced
Sept 4 and crowned with the regal
kelly on Sept. at p. m. in front
of the state fair grandstand.
And promptly at 4 p. m. today the
contestants with less than 5000
votes will be submerged, buried, and
cremated as far as 1884 campaign
history.
DR.. Kernel stretched his lead over
"Walgreen" Fred w Kruger in
today's standings while both DR..
Will H. Smith Jr., Cosmopolitan
Democratic Club executive, and Fred
w. Steinsberger of the Indianapolis
Retail Meat and Grocers Associa-
ton, gained on the "Walgreen" can
didate.
Peering below golfng Dave
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-25
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
MGUFFEY, O., Aug. 25.-Striking
onion weeders fled for their lives
today before the wrath OF townspeo-
pie angered by the bombing Of the
home of Mayor Godfrey OFT.
Mobs surged through the short
main street of the town after hav-
ing kidnapped Okey O'Dell, militant
leader of the ragged onion weeders
who have kept the region in a tur-
mol for three months with their
demands for higher wages and
shorter hours.
ODell, seized while being ques-
toned about the bombing, which was
blamed on strikers, was beaten Sc
verely and taken to the Hardin
county line. He was thrown from a
truck and released with a stern
warning to Stay out Of the onion
fields"
The beligerent O'Dell refused to
heed the warning, however. He
came back to town. harricaded him
self in his home az the outskirts,
and defied the mob with pistol.
He was the only leader Of the sg-
ricultural strike to defy the angry
mob. Others fed from the village
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clared that this appropriation
should not be made unless the ad-
ministration of the law was better
and abuses were corrected.
The difference between the cham
ber's suggested tax rate of 1895
cents and the county councils pro-
posed rate Of 80 cents is in the man.
ner Of handling 1852. 800 of county
bonds which will mature in 1885.
The county council desires to re-
fund these bonds instead of paying
of the bonds at maturity and there
by reduce the tax rate approximate
~ cents to between 80 and 80
cents.
The chambers report deplores re-
funding of the bonds and requests
that the tax rate be boosted to the
figure of $685. rather than permit
the debt TO slide from year, to year
by issuing new bonds through re-
funding operations.
Evils of refunding were pointed
out in connection with the final
payment on the Anticipated court
house years after the building had
lost its worth.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-25

Twenty-four hours after their eS-
cape from the johnson county Jail
at Franklin, four weary prisoners
today again were behind the cell
bars which they sawed to freedom.
The fourth member of the quar-
tet, Chester Carson, %, Indian
apolis, was captured last night a
few hours after trio of his COM
panions were surrounded in a
cornfield near Edinburg by a posse
and surrendered without battle.
Carson was found on tip from
his father, William Carson, of 2914
Carson avenue, at 1906 Central ave-
hue.
City detectives John Giles and
Ben Lansing found the escaped pri-
soner in bed at that address. He
meekly submitted to arrest and
without questioning him or his COM
panions at the Central avenue ad-
dress the detectives took him back
to the Franklin Jail.
Too tired from a day of intensive
search to grill the recaptured pri-
soners, Sheriff Albert R. Mulkipe
locked them in separate cells today
and went to bed.
The recaptured prisoners, as tired
and leg-weary as the sheriff, from
pushing through briars and swim
ming the Blue river, gorged jail
meals and also went to sleep.
Shortly before the sheriff returned
to his bed he said that no extra
guard would be placed over the
prisoners to prevent repetition of
the escape.
L may find out how they got the
saws and who aided them in the
jailbreak when 1 concentrate on
them more, but right now I'm too
tired" yawned the sheriff today over
the telephone.
The roundup of the quartet OF
iailbreakers began late yesterday
when Denzil Clark, proprietor of a
highway restaurant near Edinburg,
saw James Jerry Griffin, %, Indi-
annapolis, James (Jabo) Mathis, %,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-25

Two hundred and fifty of
the 1000 prisoners engaged in
the riot. The trouble started in
a kitchen and spread to the
exercise yard.
A group of bad actors" armed
with clubs, stones and pieces Of
broken machinery, ran to hill and
defied prison guards for two hours.
Finally fifty state troopers and
score of highway patrolmen trained
submachine and riot guns on the
rioters and threatened to fire il
they did not surrender. Sullenly
they submitted to capture and we're
placed in solitary confinement at
once.
The fire, which got out of control
for a time, damaged the new indus
trial plant, the canteen of a cell
block, a barn, the prison kitchen
and destroyed three abandoned
wooden barracks.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-25
MASON ESCAPE
CAR is FOUND
Auto Believed Stolen by
Murder Suspect Left
in Hamilton, O.
BvTHiied Press

BIZ United Press
NOBLESVILLE. Ind, Aug. 25.-
A stolen automobile believed to have
been used by Willie Mason, murder
suspect, who escaped from the
Hamilton county Jail Wednesday,
was abandoned a few miles north
of Hamilton, o.. Sheriff Frank Hat
terry was advised today.
The automobile is owned by DR..
J. l.. Klotz. Noblesville, and was
stolen from in front of his home at
an hour corresponding to the escape.
The sheriff believes that finding
of the car substantiates the theory
that Mason headed back to his old
haunts around Cincinnati, o., and
Erlanger. KY, Immediately after
the escape.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-25

Mitchell in the standings, Jo-Jo, the
dog-faced judge, finds five canoeists
idling along and content to re-
main within the realms OF the
standings.
The ten leaders are urged to send
Jo-Jo at The Times their photos II
they have not already done so. Tin
types, montrosities of the days when
clamp held up the neck OF the
victim of the camera, or any good
snapshot will do. The photos must
be in The Times office by Tuesday
night.
Today's ballot is void after 4
p m, Tuesday.
Get writer's cramp! Vote for your
fayorite candidate to win the brown
headpiece. the silver plaque, and
the right to speak on whatever his
heart desires at the Indiana state
fair on the night of Sept. s.
Today's ballot is on Page 3.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-25
-Four Franklin FugitiUes Are Captured,
Placed Back in Cells; One Caught Here

Stealthily the posse converged on
the waving field of corn, lodged
through rows, eyed each shadow
cast by the wind-swept field. Guns
out, fearing a cornield ambush, the
posse worked to the center of the
field.
Huddled in the corn rows, mute,
the posse found the three escaped
prisoners.
They shivered in the breezy eve
ming air. Their clothing was soaked
from swimming the Blue river.
Taken to the Franklin Jail they
expressed surprise that Bethel
Adams, a fifth prisoner, had been
captured by the sheriff in the Jail
before he could make good his
escape.
Mathis talked freely of the
escape.
He said that once free of the jail,
Carson, who was captured in Indi-
annapolis, split from the group and
went on his own"
The others, Mathis said, fled
southwark attempting to parallel
their escape route with U. S. 81
When found they were but ten
miles from their Jail home.
Mathis said he believed they
travelled a circuitious route and had
walked at least twenty-five miles.
They had no food from the time
they escaped. They walked through
underbrush and briars and near
Edinburg we're forced to swim the
Blue river three times.
The escaped prisoners would not
disclose where they got the saws to
effect their escape.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-25
ROOSEVELT POKES
AT LIBERTY LEAGUE
Rank Property as Cod He
Ayers.

DU CUtttu IfboS
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt feels the American
Liberty League shows too much
concern for property and not
enough for its neighbors.
This was the way the presiden-
tial attitude was generally summed
up after one of the most news
worthy White House press confer
enceS in recent months.
Mr.. Roosevelt explained that nat
urally he was all for the principles
and defense of the American Con-
stitution, as expressed in the tenets
of the Liberty League. However, he
indicated that while concern for
these principles was fine enough,
there were others, too, which should
not be ignored.
He mentioned that one OF his
callers had suggested that the creed
of the league appeared to be Love
thy God, but forget thy neighbor, "
and that God" seemed to be
Property"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-25
Striking Onion Weeders
Routed by Angry Mods

when trucks carrying nonunlon
workers raced through the streets
in search of strikers whom they
blamed for the bombing. Citizens
stayed indoors.
The dynamite blast, climaxing
three months of violence in the onion
marshlands, wrecked the mayors
home at a. m. OFT and his wife
were thrown from their beds. Win
dows all over the village were
broken.
The room in which the mayors
daughter usually slept was demol-
ished by the explosion. Luckily, the
girl was out of town for the week
end.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-25
WAR DANGER NEAR,
LEAGUE COMEDIES
Observers Admit Truth of
DuCe'S Remarks.
By United Press

By United Press
GENEVA. Aug. 25.-The truth of
Premier Benito Mussolini's state
ment to the Italian army that war
is in the air in Europe, was conceded
regretfully today in the League Of
Nations circles.
Carefully reviewing the Italian
leaders address. observers here con-
Guided that Mussolini considers Aus
tria the literal powder key" of
Europe.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-25
TWO BUSES STONED:
WOMAN Is INJURED
Violence Flares Again in Strike of
Chicago Drivers.

% Z WFTfW TTfNN
CHICAGO, Aug. 25.-Two buses
were stoned. a driver slugged and a
woman injured today in renewal of
violence in a strike of union drivers
of the Chicago Motor Coach Com
pany.
Two men who said they we're not
connected with the drivers union
but sympathized with its demand
for recognition were arrested.
The woman injured, struck by a
stone thrown through a bus win
COW on Diversey parkway at Lincoln
avenue. refused TO give her name.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-25
CLYDE BEATTY CLAWED
BY LION DURING ACT
Suffers Deep Cut Under Knee, but
Continues Performance.
By United Press

By United Press
BAY CITY, Mich, Aug. 25.-CIyde
Beatty, battle-scarred trainer Of
jungle animals, was treating an in
jured leg today after a close scrape
yesterday with Sammy, young killer
lion.
A capacity crowd watched Beatty
direct his animals through their
customary antics when suddenly
Sammy became enraged and leaped
at Beatty. The lions claw cut
through the flesh below Beattys
knee.
Beatty continued the perform
ance, keeping the animals under
control. He was treated at Mercy
hospital and appeared in a later
act.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-25
MURDER CASE FIGURE
PINCHED IN TAVERN
Dorothy Jacobs Is Arrested Follow
ing Brawl.

Dorothy Jacobs, principal in a
notorious murder four years ago,
was arrested on vagrancy charges
early today following brawl in a
tavern on state Road 81, west of the
city.
Miss Jacobs was convicted of the
Staying of her common-law husband,
Robert Morrison, and was sentenced
to serve sentence for manslaugh-
ter. She charged that Morrison had
exploited her to other men.
She and Warren Terry, 80, of
1245 South Belmont avenue, and
Nevland Meyers, 20, haywood, we're
IN the tavern early today when dur
ing an argument Terry is alleged to
have slashed Meyers in the face
with knife.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-25
PRIVILEGE IS ASSAILED
BY SHERMAN MINT0N
Cites G. o. P. FavOrs to Crowd at
La Porte County Fair.

Sherman Minton, Democrat can
didate for United States senate,
fayed special privileges" granted
by the Republican party today in a
speech before a large crowd gath
cred to celebrate Democratic day at
the La Porte county Playground.
Mr.. Minton charged Republican
leaders who preceded Franklin
Roosevelt with having suspended
the Constitution in favor of govern
ment for privileged interests.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-25

Franklin, and Virgil Witham, %, of
Franklin, three of the escaped
prisoners, slouching along afoot
near his lunchroom.
Mr.. Clark called Franklin and
Sheriff Mulkins formed a posse of
deputies, state police and vigilantes
to capture the trio.
"They went over in that corn
field" pointed out Mr.. Clark as the
posse arrived at his restaurant.
The cornfeld was surrounded.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-25
ROAD 81 TO BE PAVED
Asphalt Treatment Starts Monday
on Section Near City.

Treatment of Road 81 with as
phalt and crushed rock from the
north city limits of Greenwood to
Troy avenue, south of indianapolis,
will start Monday, James D. Adams,
highway commission chairman, an
nounced today. The work is ex-
pected to be completed in week.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-25
Hoosier Bitten by Rather

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LOGANSPORT, Ind, Aug. 25.--
Bitten by rattlesnake while pick
ing apples on his farm, Perry De-
selms, So. waged battle against
death today. He was bitten on the
hand.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-25
MISSING RESCUE PARTY
Is FOUND IN CANADA

Pilots of Wrecked Plane Dead, Is
Fear.
By United Press
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Aug. 25.-
A rescue party, lost while searching
for two pilots on Lake Winnipeg,
was found today. There were five
in the party.
The two pilots, missing for eight
days, have not been located. A
wrecked plane, found along the
lake shore, led to fears that they
may be dead.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-25
AUTO INJURIES ARE
FATAL TO BOY, Il
Lads Death Is County'S
18th Fatality.

Charles Wright, u, of 34l Fulton
street, died today at city hospital
from injuries received when he was
struck by a beer truck Tuesday. His
death was the seventy seventh Mar
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-25
NAMED PWA INSPECTOR

]. Ray Monaghan Is Appointed to
Engineers Post.
j. Ray Monaghan, 2706 North
Capitol avenue, has been appointed
by Harold L. Ickes, public works ad-
ministrator, to serve as assistant
state PWA engineer inspector, 1t
was learned today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-25
TIMES PRISON RULE PLAN
BACKED BY CIVIC LEADERS
Prominent Indianapolis Men Rally to Support
of Proposal Putting All Jail Officials
on Civil Service
POLITICAL SETUP UNDER ATTACK
All Posts Would Be Given Solely on Basis
of Merit and Ability; Used
in Several States

food of Indiana prison and jail breaks me
today plan for legislative action to strengthen the
penal The plan
Supervision penal and correctional institutions and
central state penal board
will be named under civil service rules
responsible
service examination conducted by the
state board and positions political control
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-25

Viewing with concern the increasing number Of escapes
from a and prisons in the state number of prominent In
danapos persons expressed opinions today plan pro-
posed through The Times to remedy the situation
Primarily the plan is designed to take politics out of the
penal system thereby striking the root of the present dis
graceful conditions in state institutions.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-25
PRISON RIOT IS
PUT DOWN; FIRE
SEVEN BUILDINGS
Outbreak in New Eastern Penitentiary at
Graterford, Pa, Is Quelled at Point
of Sub-Machine Guns
25O ARE IN SOLITARY CONFINEMENT
Thousands of Dollars Damage Done to
Machinery and Equipment by Blaze;
Bad Actors Blamed
BIZ United Press


GRATERFORD, Pa, Aug. 25.-Rioting convcts in the
Eastern penenary today caused thousands of dollars
damage machinery and equipment Before they sub
dued by troopers with machine guns they set fire to
seven buildings.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-25

TUESDAY, when he was struck on The
head by cross-beam of the truck
as it swung near the curb to let a
street car pass.
Philip Mckinney, II, of 725 Full
ton street, driver of the truck, was
arrested following the accident on
charges of having no chauffeur's IL
cenSe.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-25

ION county JIdIIIC IdUdI-
ity this year.
According to police,
Charles was sitting on
the curb at Vermont
and Fulton streets
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-25
THE STANDINGS

Added starters with more than 1000
votes and less than 2,S2S follow; Frank
W. Quinn. Harry Gold, Jess Mcclure,
Elias W. DuIberger, Russell E. Gift. Jim
Cstard. Henry Ostrom, Herschell Tebay.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-25

The plan proposed a non
partisan, nonpolitical Central
State Department of COrrec-
ton" to be appointed by the
Governor.
The board would be made up oil
members of both major political
parties with a background Of ad-
ministrative ability, preferably IN
penal institutions.
The central board Of experts 70
supervise all penal institutions III
the state. under the plan, would di-
rect the policies and all detail per-
tanning to the actual running OF
iails. prisons. reformatOries and
other correctional or penal institu-
tiOns.
Prison wardens. chief deputies
night and day captains. heads OF
prison shops and all officials OF
tails or prisons in the state would
he appointed after civil service eX-
aminations on a basis of merit and
ability.
Wardens in county jails and their
subordinates would be named IN a
similar manner.
Jai Breaks Prompt Reform
The plan proposes to take the
actual running Of county jails out
of the hands of sheriffs who have
demonstrated their unfltneSs by the
alarming number of Jail and prison
deliveries in the state during the
last year. Sheriffs are not TO be in
terfered with in their law enforce
ment work under the proposed plan.
In suggesting the plan which mas
been used successfully IN other
states. including New York, The
Times had in mind the Jail break
of Harry PierpOnt, Charles Makley
Russell Clark and seven other long
term criminals from the state prison
at Michigan City last September;
the escape Of Ernest Red Glber-
son from the Hamilton county jail;
Willie Mason's escape from the same
iail. Dillnger's wooden gum es-
cane from the heavily guarded
Crown Joint Jail. and a score more
EQUALLY objectionable escapes and
jsil deliveries.
Instead Of improving in the last
few weeks. conditions have become
worse. competent Observers declare
Fridav four criminals broke out Of
the county Jail at Franklin Wednes-
cav a iail delivery Of five men was
effected at Noblesville.
Jail Here Undermined
The Marion county Jail. here in
indianapolis. has been called "un-
safe" bv no less an authority than
John Boyce. chief jsiler.
Prison experts, clergyman. prom
inent business men. city and state
officials and men and women in the
street all agree that something must
be done.
Here are some opinions procured
at random in the city:
The Rev. Wilbur ID. Gross Fifty
first Street NJ. f. churCh)-The
Times idea is highly and emphatic
ally desirable. The penal system in
the state should not be a political
matter. 4 non-partiSan board OF
men. who will consider the human
aspects Of the prison situation, IS
the answer 10 our crime wave and
prison breaks.
Herbert f. Wilson Marion county
prosecutorl-I am in favor Of some
central Setup that not only would
control the various state and county
institutions. but also would enable
the operation Of a uniform system.
There are so many really bad
criminals IN local Jsils whose &C
Invites are statewide that they are
100 dangerous 10 be left in small
county jails with poor equipment,
Turn 10 Page Three
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-03-06
HIT AND RUN
 SLAYER DOES
 PROPER THING
Given Suspended Sentence After Rembursing
 Mother of Victim

SEATTLE, March 6. - Maurice Springer, member of a prominent Olympia family, unexpectedly pleaded guilty in the Superior Court here to being the driver of the hit and run car that caused the death of Leonard L. Lemire, motorcycle messenger, a month and half ago.
 Springer was given suspended five to ten-year prison sentence, fined $500 and his drivers license suspended for one year.
 Shortly before Springer entered his plea, the mother of Lemire ob- tained permission in the Probate Court to accept $7O00 from Springer, who was in court, but made no statement.