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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-09-17
EIGHT QUESTIONED IN
S266 ROBBERY HERE
Two Grocery Employees Kidnapped
by Bandit Trio.

With the arrest today of John
Roth. %, of 2123 West Minnesota
street. on vagrancy charge, police
today were holding eight men in an
investigation into the robbery of
S266 from two grocery employees,
kidnapped by three armed bandits,
while taking the days receipts from
their store to a bank.
Roth, held in high bond, is said
by police to have admitted furnish
ing one of the three guns used in
the holdup. The S266 was taken
from Otis Rogers, SO, of 100
Rochester street, manager of the
Standard grocery at 2028 West
Michigan street. and Harry Oliver,
$50 North Lyons avenue, a clerk in
the store, shortly after $50 Satur-
day night when their automobile
was stopped by traffic at Michigan
street and White river.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-09-17
Worker Is Stuqged

After a weekend marked by one
minor disturbance directly attribu-
table to feeling between strikers
and working employees and by re-
ports of other such disturbances,
the United Textile Workers of
America strike against the Indian
apolis Bleaching Company, 900
West Wabash street, was proceed
ing without incident today.
Determination of the strikers to
hold their lines and announcement
by Charles A. Young, plant man
ager, that he believed the strike
was being broken combined, how
ever, to keep fear of violence, such
as has been seen in eastern and
southern textile centers, in the fore
ground.
Mr.. Young said he believed he
had the strikers licked" and added
that, if a checkup of his business re-
vealed conditions justify putting on
a second shift to work, he would
take this step at once.
In its first few days, the strike
reduced plant operations from three
shifts, with a total of approximate
ly 900 employees, to one shift with
less than 200 persons.
The plant manager tempered his
claim of apparent victory with the
admission that the strikers had
crippled" the company by causing
IL m lose business
The n incident of violence def
nitely attributed by police to the
strike occurred yesterday when a
group of five men invaded the home
of Thomas McCammack, SO, of 720
West New York street, and slugged
him.
One of the men was a striker, Mr..
McCammack told police, adding
that he would swear out a warrant
for the mans arrest some time to-
day. He said he could not identify
the other four.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-09-17
Testimony of Moro Castles Engineer
COntradicted by Ship Passenger

into the boat because he vas almost
overcome by smoke.
The chief engineer several times
asked that the life boat be lowered"
Kopf testified. That was about ten
minutes after I had come on the
boat deck, which I reached directly
after being awakened by the fire
alarm"
There we're two or three paSsen-
gers, the chief engineer, some men
from the engine room and mostly
stewards in the No. l boat.
So far as Kopf could say there was
never any order from the bridge for
the boat to be lowered and he said
that at one time there was an order
for it not to be lowered.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-09-17
WARMER WEATHER
PROMISED TONIGHT
Mercury Drops to Lowest
Level Since May 27.

Relief from the coolest weather
since May 81 was promised here by
the weather bureau forecast of ris-
ing temperatures for tonight and to-
morrow.
At 4:40 today the mercury sank
TO AIS degrees, a low level not re-
corded since May 81. The rain Sat-
urday started the mercury on its
downward trend. according to
weather bureau officials. At 1870 the
temperature had risen to Sc degrees,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-09-17
Warns Fired in 1926

BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, Sept. 17.-William
F. Warns, acting captain OF the
liner Moro Castle, had his masters
license suspended for ten days and
IA discharged by the Ward line in
1926 for failing to hold fire drills
aboard the Ward liner Yumuri. rec
ords Of his trial before a board Of
the steamboat inspection service
showed today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-09-17

the porch of the home and called
for help. Members of the family
went to his aid, but he died after
explaining. some one shot me-"
Custer was carrying a basket of
cTo-.ies and had nearly $40 in his
pocket when shot. Neither was mo-
Tested, relatives said
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-09-17
SERGEANT ARRESTED
ON FRAUD CHARGE
First of Indicted Fifteen to
Be Seized.
early Details on Page 81

Bernard Rome, A, a regular army
sergeant instructor for the Indiana
national guard in Indianapolis, was
arrested by a deputy United States
marshal today to answer an indict-
ment of entering false claims against
the government.
He is the first of fifteen guards
men indicted by the federal grand
jury Saturday to be arrested. Rome
is alleged to have entered claims in
excess of expenses allowed him by
the government.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-09-17
RECORD RAINS FLOOD
WASHINGTON DISTRICT
Potomac River Tides Endanger
Shore Property.

b. Z HffIn fffss
WASHINGTON. Sept. II. -
Streams overlooked their banks,
highway traffic was interrupted and
telephone service disrupted today as
rccord-breaking September rains
continued.
Tides on the Potomac rose to the
point where shore property vas en-
dangered. SeawallS protecting the
AnacoStia naval station were awaSh
A 2O3-inch rainfall brought the
months total 10 1892 inches more
than an inch above the all-time
record for the whole month.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-09-17
BANDIT SUSPECT ASKS
JURY, SPECIAL JUDGE
Melville Blanton, Two Pals Demand
Separate Trials.

The trial of Melville Blanton, al
legged bandit and fugitive from Gov
errors Island. New York military
prison, and his two co-defendants,
Charles Hamilton and Theodore
Hulburt. was delayed in criminal
court today as the three demanded
separate jury trials and a special
judge.
The men are alleged to have been
involved in holdups in many cities.
They we're arrested here for a minor
traffic violation and later we're
charged with robbery and grand
larceny.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-09-17
CLOSE VOTE FORESEEN
IN MISSISSIPPI RCN0FF
Stephens and BiIbo Battle for Sem
ator Post Tomorrow.

By United Press
JACKSON. Miss. Sept. 17.-Mis-
sissippl will nominate a United
States senator tomorrow in a run
of primary between the incumbent
Hubert D. Stephens and Theodore
G.. Bilbo, former Governor.
A vote of 10000 is forecast, with
not more than 10000 votes separate
ing the two candidates. Stephens
is backed by the conservative" ele-
ment, Bilho offers to raise more
he'll in the senate than Husy Loug.s
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-09-17
COURT ACTION IN
ATTEMPT TO FREE PAIR
HELD IN MURDER PROBE
Lawyer Files Petitions for Writs of Habeas
Corpus for Gilbert Jacobs and Mrs.
Dimmie Dillon, Boys Mother.
ARRESTS ILLEGAL, SAYS ATTORNEY
Move May Force Police to Show Evidence
They Have Accumulated Against Couple,
If Any. Observers Point Out.

Court action designed to free from police custOday Mrs.
Dimmie Dillon, 35, mother of the brutaly murdered 13-year-
old Donald Dillon, and Gilbert Jacobs, 37-year-old factory
worker, for whom Mrs. Dillon keeps house and with whom
she and her children have lived for more than a year, was
initiated today by their attorney.
The lawyer, Lawrence Shaw, appeared before Judge
Joseph R. Williams in superior court two and filed petitions
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-09-17

Sheriff Bernard Bradley admitted
he was without clewS. He said Gus
ter. a prominent church worker. was
not known to have any enemies.
The shooting occurred late Sat-
urday night when Custer returned
70 his home Fear Orestes AFTER clos
ing his store. He staggered on to
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-09-17
Queen Greets Princess

By United Press
BALMORAL CASTLE, Scotland,
Sept. 17.-Queen Mary greeted Prin-
cess Marina, her daughter-in-law-
to-be, with a kiss today when the
princess arrived at Balmoral Castle
with Prince George, her fancee.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-09-17
BOUNCING BABY INJURED
Girl Catapulted From Bedroom
Window by Bed Springs.

Bruised and a little dazed, Helen
Heidenreich, 4, of 1902 Roosevelt
avenue, is in city hospital after a
freak accident today.
She was bouncing on the bed
springs in a bedroom on the second
floor of her home when the springs
broke and catapulted her out the
window to the pavement twenty
feet below. She escaped with head
bruises.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-09-17
MINOR POWERS ATTACK
SOVIET LEAGUE ENTRY
Bitter Attack on Admission Of Rus
STA Is Launched.

By mtfCd PrCss
GENEVA. Sept. 1.-THE smaller
powers began a bitter attack on So
Wet RuSSia's admission 20 the
League Of Nations al a meeting of
the leagues political commission to-
day. Although the leading powers
have voted to accept the Soviet
Union IS a member OF the family
Of nations. some Of the others re-
manned unreconciled 20 the idea.
and denounced the tacit acceptance
Of Soviet ideals which a seat on the
council would imply.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-09-17
SPORTS COLUMN NIST'S
FATHER DEAD AT 65
Edward Montgomery Williams Sue
cumbs in Memphis.

cumbs in Memphis.
By United Press
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Sept. led
ward Montgomery Williams, IS,
father of Joe Williams, New York
City, sports columnist for Scripps-
Howard newspapers, died at his
home here today.
Williams, employed by the gov
eminent here, had been i'll more
than a year.
Surviving him are his widow,
Mrs. Emmae Fleming Williams;
five children, Joe; William T.,
Houston, Tex; Mrs. Frank Cratin,
Mrs. Edward Doyle and Mrs. Jack
Lewis, all of Memphis. and a sister,
Mrs. Steve Music, Memphis.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-09-17
2 SAW HINGES ON
CELL, FLEE FROM
BLOOMINGTON JAIL
Paragon Prisoner, Held on Habitual Criminal
Charge, Escapes for Second Time
Within Two Months.
ACTUAL TIME OF BREAK UNKNOWN
Pair Gains Freedom From Second Floor
Room; Both Seen in Lookup After
Midnight, Sheriff Says.

BY LHHrd PrFF
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, Sept. 17.-Sawlng hinges from
2 second-aoor cell door. two men escaped from the Monroe
county Jail here last night.
They were Roy Weaver, 81, Paragon, and Riley Shipley'
80. Monroe county.
The escape was discovered by Sheriff j. Lester Bender
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-09-17
Three Strikers Are Slain

BY United Press
MANILA. p. I. Sept. 17.-Three
striking cigarmakers were killed and
nine persons we're wounded today
in a riot at the gates OF the Minerva
cigar factory.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-09-17
PAT PAGE LOSER IN
FEDERAL COURT FIGHT
Damage Suit Is Decided in Uni
VerSitY'S Favor.

The damage suit of Harlan o.
Pat) Page, former Indiana univer-
sity football coach, against the
university was decided in favor OF
the university in federal court to-
day. Mr.. Page had alleged the uni
versity broke its contract with him.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-09-17
SLEEPING SICKNESS
DEATH TOLL MOUNTS
Muncie Woman. Evansville Man Are
Latest Victims.
By United Press

NW LNTTfW TTTNN
MUNCIE. Ind. Sept. 1.-THE
death of Mrs. Margaret E. Shideler,
rs. after an illness of two days, re-
suited from sleeping sickness, physi-
clans said today. She was the
fourth victim of the malady in Mum
Gle.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-09-17
Mystery Wells Killing of
HOOsier Store Gunner
Lack of Motives in Staying Near Anderson H~andicaps
Probe: $40 in Pockets Untouched.

ANDERSON. Ind, Sept 17-Lack of motive tr the Staying of Alton
B. Custer. IS. proprietor of a general store at OreStes, shot at his farm
home Saturday night, hampered Investigations of Madison county author
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-09-17
YOUTH KILLED WHEN
TRAIN STRIKES AUTO
John Brouhard, Greenfield, Dies in
Hospital Here.

John w. Brouhard. 18, Greenfield,
injured last night when his auto
mobile was struck by a Pennsyl-
vania railroad train near Greenfield,
died this afternoon at Methodist
hospital.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-09-17

~ tNAltN EFtss
EVANSVILLE. Ind, Sept. IL
Vanderburg county's sleeping sick
ness claimed its tenth victim today
with the death of Newton R. Rob-
inSOn. 50.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-09-17

Your motor checked. Carburetof ad-
1usted. See carhuretor Sales, 2l4
East ohio-AdY.
The Washington times., 1934-08-25
FEL.ONS RIOT,
F|REPR|SON
BUILDINGS
State Troopers Dispatched
To Graterford Jail When
Guards Lose Control

HARRISBURG, Pa, Aug. rs
(I.N.SD.-RiOting among pris-
Oners at the new Eastern State
Penitentiary has been brought
under control, c. w. Hunt,
deputy secretary of welfare,
announced here today after a
telephone conversation with
prison officials.
The riot flared up during the
morning recreation period, Mr..
Hunt reported. 1t began when
an apparently pre-arranged sig.
nal was given, he said. Mr..
Hunt added:
"There were no serious in
juries, no deaths and no escapes
as far as : have been able to
learn"
GRATERFORD, Pa, Aug. Is q
N.SO. - Rioting convictS today
turned the new Pennsylvania
Eastern Penitentiary into a mad
house, battling guards and fir
ing buildings in their reign Of
terror.
Emergency calls were sent tt
all State police barracks in thi'
section.
Other calls brought to the scent
fire-fighting forces from College
vile and neighboring towns.
Because of a possibility tina
some of the convicts may escape
the prison, State troopers havC
thrown a Gordon around all road
leading to the Jail.
No one, not even reporters, were
permitted to trespass within
four mile radius of the prison.
But even from beyond the
danger zone, the large clouds oi
black smoke billowing up from
within the prison were plainly
visible.
Reports of the revolt were slow
in trickling out of the prison. Al
Collegeville, three miles from tn
scene, State highway patrolmer
confirmed reports of trouble" al
the penitentiary.
One report, received from ar
unquestionable source by Interna
t1onal News Service, stated the
rioting broke out when guards
attempted to interfere with a fight
among 300 of the prisoners.
The Washington times., 1934-08-25
JOB CLAIMS
WAIT ALLEN
RETURN
Commissioner to Decide Upon
Prettyman's Aide When
Vacation Ends
BY EARL GOODWIN

When Commissioner George E,
Allen, who has been spending a
vacation with his buddy, Senator
Pat Harrison, in the deep and far
South, arrives at the District
Building, possibly Monday, there
will be some interesting changes,
and several projects which have
been asleep will start moving.
The hot poker which the othes
two Commissioners have handed to
the absent Mr.. Allen is the de.
mand of Representative Tom
Blanton, of Texas, that the Com
missioners appoint the Abilene
legal light, Maurice Bookings, to
the job of assistant corporation
counsel.
Mr.. Allen has been advised al
most daily by his active aide, Ross
Hawarth, of what has been going
on in the District Building, and
it will be interesting to SET
whether or not Mr.. Allen hands
the hot stick back to the other
two Commissioners or whether he
uses it on Tom Blanton.
Relief Reforms Due
The big change pending is the
revamping of the office practice
and set-up regarding relief admin,
istration. The FERA has worked
out an ideal set-up for State re,
lief administrators and this will be
put into practice at the District
Building when Mr.. Allen returns
and gets to work.
The result will be to bring all
relief matters to a focus in Mr..
Aliens office. Heretofore this
has not been the case. Local re.
lief people have been going di'
rectly to FERA on occasion,
Short-circuiting the State relief
(Confinued on PAGE 2. Col, y
The Washington times., 1934-08-25
NEW KIDNAPPING
PLOT PROBED

DETROIT, Aug. Is GN.SD.
Detroit and Windsor (Ontario)
police today were investigating the
story of an alleged kidnap plot
aimed at Robert Oakman, veteran
Detroit real estate operator, re-
vealed last night when Peter
Hunger, 36, of windsor, was
found bound at the rear of the
Naval Armory here. He had been
drugged and was nysterical.
Mr.. Hunger said he was offered
a ride home while in downtown
Windsor yesterday, drugged and
taken to a house at Stoney River,
Ontario, where seven men and
woman attempted to force him to
point out the Oakman residence.
When he refused, Mr.. Hunger
said he was taken to a speedboat,
drugged again, and carried to the
American shore.
Police said Mr.. Kunger'S activi-
ties checked with his story and
that he knows Mr.. Oakman by
sight.
The Washington times., 1934-08-25
Youth Battles
Age and Lands
In Jail Cell

Youth battled old age last
night in Alexandria and old age
won, so a 17-year-old boy today
is being held by police on a
charge of holdup and attempted
robbery.
James Wells of the 100 block
of Hume Ave-, Alexandria, last
night entered the confectionery
store owned by Walter Gahan,
10, in the 500 block South
Alfred ST., drew a As automatic
and asked for all the money in
the cash register.
Mr.. Gahan went to the cash
REGISTER. and when he turned
sharply about, he too held a
gun in his hand. He told the
boy to drop his gun and held
him until police arrived.
Today, Wells waived prelimi-
nary hearing and is being held
for the grand jury.
The Washington times., 1934-08-25
FAIRFAX POSSE
SEEKS YOUTH

A Fairfax county posse is scour-
ing wooded areas today searching
for a young colored man who late
last night was reported to have
broken into the house of a farmer
near Pender.
Sheriff E. P. Kirby said he be-
lieved the man is an escaped con-
vict, and described him as plenty
tough looking"
The entrance was made at the
home of Albert Thompson, and
was the second attempt within a
month, according to Ernest Gheen,
Pender constable. Mrs. Thomp-
son was alone at the time.
A neighbor, Eddie Nolan, saw
the man climbing through a win
dow into the room where Mrs.
Thompson was listening to the
radio. He ran to the Thompson
home with shotgun and fired at
the intruder as he ran from the
house. Mrs. Thompson said she
had not been moleSted.
A man believed to be the same
attempted to enter the house
few weeks ago when Mrs. Thomp-
son was alone.
The Washington times., 1934-08-25
NC MAIL ROBBERS
D HUNTED IN OHIO.

NEW CASTLE, Pa, Aug. 25.
G.N.SD.-Belief that the gang
quartet responsible for the senSa-
tional $4,000 mail robbery at
Butler, Pa, had made their get
away into Ohio was given further
credence today with the report
that a large sedan bearing Georgia
license plates was seen speeding
from this city toward Youngs-
town and the nearby Ohio line.
Roger Molesworth, New Castle
salesman, told State police the
sedan, bearing three or four men,
whizzed past him as he was onv-
ing toward youngstown yester-
day morning about two hours
after the time of the holdup in
Butler, some 80 miles away.
The Washington times., 1934-08-25
Movie Comics Asked
To Autograph Skull

autograph strip of pewter,
which, with similar autographs
from other celebrities, was to be
made into her coffin.
But the prize request came to
Wheeler and Woolsey today in the
form of a package from Java.
Opening it, the comedians dis
covered a letter and an object
wrapped. The letter was from a
native South African named Ban
kola, whom they met when visit
ing Siam. The writer asked them
to please sign their names on the
incloSed object.
Mr.. Wheeler unwrapped it and
his eyes got big.
It was a human skull.
The comedians are now wonder
ing if their friend once had a pal.
The Washington times., 1934-08-25
CUT OFF,
LAID ATOP
TORSO
Former Member of Diamonds
Gang Slain, Crammed in
Trunk of Odd Size

NEW YORK, Aug. 25 QN.SD.
Gangland gave new twist to a
"rubout" here today in delivering
the dismembered body of Ber-
nard Mcmahon, last of the i'll
fated gang of the late Jack
Legs" Diamond, at the Seventy
fourth Street home of Gen. Louis
w. Stotesbury, tightly jammed
in a cheap trunk of unusual size.
The crime was discovered when
blood soaked through the trunk,
dumped over a wall into an area
way at the Stotesbury residence,
attracting the attention of a care
taker.
Delivered at Night
All evidence points to the
trunk having been delivered some
time during the night, the care
taker insisting that it was not
there late yesterday.
McMahon'S record revealed him
as a small-time thug with a rec
ord of six arrests and four dis
charges. He served one term in
Elmira Reformatory and paid
a $40 fine in the other instance.
The record showed him as a
"strong-arm man" for Diamond
during the height of the much
punctured gang leaders activities.
Police were mystified in ascrib-
ing a motive for the killers Sc
lection of the Stotesbury home to
rid themselves of the gruesome
baggage.
UnderwOrld's Reply
However, it was pointed out
that Stotesbury is a law partner
of Police Commissioner O'Ryan,
militant anti-crime crusader, and
that possibly it was the under
worlds answer to OBryan's re-
lentless drive against undesir-
ables.
Discovery of the crime was
made by an italian caretaker on
his arrival for work. His Sus-
picionS aroused by blood seeping
from the trunk, the caretaker
called police, who opened the
trunk.
The victims legs had been
hastily hacked away from the
body, enveloped in paper and
placed on top of the torso.
Suspicious Aroused
The Stotesbury family was alb
sent from the city when the crime
was discovered, with the General
on a fishing trip and his wife
and daughter at Mt. Kisco, Me.
The caretaker, Tony Tarran-
tino, believed that the family
Continued on Page 2, Col. p
The Washington times., 1934-08-25
NRA AFFAIRS
: |NHANDSOF
R|CHBERG
Counsel Seen in Commanding
Z, Position as Gen. Johnson
h. Resumes Vacation
BY EDWARD B. LOCKETT
International News Service

The speculation over impending
changes in the NRA and in the
position of its dynamic Admins
traitor Hugh S. johnson, was to
day boiled down to few salient
factors.
No less a person than PreSi
dent RooSefelt did the boiling
down. AS a consequence of a
frank discussion of the situation
by the President, the known facts
were:
General johnson will retain
his title, but his actual work at
the helm of the big recovery
machine will be lessened and
his executive authority prob
ably curtailed materially.
He will devote considerable
part of his time to the forma-
ton of a legislative program
to make certain portions of the
NRA permanent.
Child Labor Ban
NRA phases which the Presi-
dent has already decided will
be made permanent INCLUDE
child labor restrictions, mini
mum hours and unfair practice
regulations.
The present structure of the
recovery machinery will be
materially changed. TO provide
what Mr.. Roosexeltsa
an interim plan "a administra-
ton to be operative until perm.
anent legislation is adouted.
The so-called interim" oper-
ating Setup will in all probabil-
ity embrace the establishment
of a board to control NRA, with
General Johnson a member.
Donald r. Richberg, who has
served as NRA counsel since the
big machine was built, will &C.
cupy q commanding position in
the new structure.
The Presidents candid discus
sion Of the NRA problem went a
long way towards clearing up the
mystery that has surrounded the
reorganization program. 1t did
not, on the other hand, explain the
executives decision to delay put
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