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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-13

There is only one party we
want to get in touch WITH he
said. IF that party wants to
offer an intermediary, We'll be
only too glad to work with
them that way"
Dorothy Ann disappeared from a
Nashville street on her way home
from school, The abductOr sent
four communications TO the dis
traught parents advising them to
have $4,000 ransom in bills of small
denominations ready for their call.
The last message advised Mr.. Dis
telhurst to come to the Hotel New
Yorker here. make himself as con-
Spicuous as possible, and await con-
tact. Previously he had sent a
friend here, but the kidnapers made
no effort to deal with him.
Mr. Distelhurst, accompanied by
his brother-in-law, W. Lloyd Ham
ilton, answered questions in a soft
voice. He appeared cheerful despite
his protestations that ne had not
heard from the kdnapers.
Clears His Son, 10
Mr.. Distelhurst revealed that all
four communications from the all
legged kidnapers were printed, and
that some words appeared to have
been miSSpelled deliberately. All
but one of the notes were mailed
from New York.
An early theory that Dorothy Ann
had been killed by hit-andrun
driver had been eliminated definite
ly, he said.
The final note received from the
gang, he said, advised him the child
was alive and well.
Mr.. Distelhurst said that his 18-
year-old son, Alfred E. Jr. ran away
from home last year, and was found
in Jacksonville, Fla, on Oct. "a OF
this year Two days later he re-
turned. He knew nothing Of the
disappearance of his sister.
He merely was attacked by
wanderlust," his father said, and
he had absolutely nothing to do with
this case"
Original Demand Sis, 900
Explaining the trust fund which
had been set up for the children,
Mr.. Distelhurst said that his father
had left an amount-perhaps $780,
000-in a trust, to be turned over
to eight grandchildren, when they
reached a mature age. The fund was
largely in New Jersey property.
From other sources. it was learned
that Mr. Distelhurst received the
first note from the kidnapers six
days after the child disappeared.
Mailed from Augusta, Ga, it de-
manded $175,000. A second note,
mailed from New York, fell into the
hands of the department of justice.
1t merely required that Mr.. Distel-
hurst come TO New York and bring
S., 900 with him. The second note
also bore out a promise from the
kidnaperS that he would hear from
them on a certain day.
A department of justice agent
registered at the New Yorker TO re-
ceive the kinapers' further COM
munications, but subsequent letter
TO Mr.. Distelhurst asked him to
come personally to New York. tt
was believed the kidnapers knew
Mr.. Distelhurst by sight.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-13

tnR d DlllOys OAA'
yes, I've seen
many an action
that might be in
terpreted t h a t
way, but in every
instance thus far,
it could be ex-
planned in some
other and more
probable way.
S ON e times it
seems too bad that
these comforting
creatures of ours
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-13
POLICEMAN. BROTHER OF
CORONER. is SUSPENDED
Frank Arbuckle Draws So-Day Pen
atty for Unbecoming Conduct.

atty for Unbecoming Conduct.
PatrDlmsn Frank ATouckle
brother Of Coroner William F. Ar
buckle. was suspended from the po-
lice force for thirty DAYS by the
safety board today on charges OF
conduct unbecoming a patrolman.
Arbuckle Is alleged 10 have tossed
= bottle OF whisky confiscsted IN
The home of Mandy johnson. Ne
crc. OF HoSbroOk street. on the
floor and later to have said 10 an
other Officer that II Chief Mike
Morrissey wished 10 discipline him
that he would have the coroner IN
tervene.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-13

32-year-od hoodlum of the
Police Lester Jones' safe in
carefully locked boted
freedom and with Wgant deputy sherl determined
his extraordinary breakng
robber being held the second
north federal
prisoners quartered
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-13
POOR FARM INMATE
is KILLED BY TRAIN
Coroner Probes Death Of Man
Found on Big Four Tracks.

vi Us 01A
Deputy Coroner John (. Wytten-
bach today was investigating the
death Of Clarence Chew. 81. county
poor farm inmate. who was struck
and killed by Big Four train while
walking along the tracks near the
institution yesterday.
No information as 10 what direc-
ton the train was travelling or
whether IL vas passenger or
freight train has been obtained. Mr..
CleV's body was msngled almost be-
yond recognition. He Is said 10 have
= sister living on North Harding
street. but police have been unable
10 locate her.
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DISARMAMENT HOPES
SLIGHT, u. S. ADMITS
General Agreement Among Nations
Believed Unlikely.

DW Z WTTTW TtSH
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13-Tacit
admission that the United States
practically has abandoned hope for
any immediate general disarmament
agreement among the nations of the
world was made at the state de-
partment today.
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Reelected Sheriff Dies

81 United Press
DELPHI, Ind. Nov. l3.-Albert G..
Clifton, SO, reelected Carroll county
sheriff, Nov. 6, died yesterday.
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18 DIVORCE REQUESTS
FILED: RECORD NEARS
Five More Will Shatter One Day
Mark, Clerks Say.

Mark, CLERKS Say.
A new all-time record for the FL
ing of divorce cases in Marion
county neared today as clerks re-
ported that eighteen suits for dl-
vorce had been filed at noon. The
record is twenty-five cases filed in
one day. Five more today would
establish new mark.
The sudden rush of this type of
suit is attributed to the fact thai
many lawyers have been busy in
election work. Many judges, also.
did not care to take divorce cases
prior to election, it was said.
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Edward CFoggy) Dean. also
charged with the murder of
Sergeant Jones in the Peoples Motor
Coach Company barns holdup Feb.
z. 1888. is being held in the south
corridor on the same floor.
Each knows the other is there.
Mason has had ample opportunity,
since his escape from the Hamilton
county jajl. NObleSville. Aug. p, to
read in the newspapers of Deans
incarceration and his trial two
months ago, which resulted in a
hung jury.
Mason had not been in the jail
two minutes last night-he arrived
at 5 80 in the custody of two city
detectives and a state policeman
when Dean knew of his presence,
so quickly did the prison grape
vine" communications system work.
Acts as Own Attorney
Detective Sergeants Fay Davis
and OrviIe Quinnette and State
Policeman Russell Coons encoun-
tered no difficulty in returning Ma
son from Covington. KY. near
which he was captured in a sensa-
tional raid Saturday morning. once
they had obtained extraditlon pa
pers from Governor Ruby Lafoon.
Frankfort. yesterday.
Mason. apparently appalled, at
the last minute by the thought Of
returning here to face again the
murder charge. for which Ernest
/ Red GibberSon and three lesser
hoodlums already are serving time
at the Indiana state prison. made a
feeble effort 10 fight extradition,
acting as his own attorney.
His court appearance in Coving-
ton was a matter of only a few min
utes. however. and the trip from
Covington TO indianapolis was UNI
Ieventful.
The hoodlum was met at the jail
entrance by Deputy Sheriff Pat
Kinney. one Of his keepers before he
was transferred TO NobleSville when
his trial was moved 10 Hamilton
county on a change of venue.
you Couldn't Blame Me-
Mason. still in the farm clothes
I he was wearing when he was seized
and very badly in need Of a shave,
presented an abject figure as he
I iimped into the Jail. surrounded by
his captors- -.
He looked like hunted animal,
/ DEPUTY Kinney remarked after
| wards. 7 told him later that ne q
have done better 10 stay here with
rs and he answered me. You
couldn't blame me. as 1 thought II
was a case Of life and death.
This appearance, in contrast 10
the dapper manner which has been
customary with Mason. apparently
made him exceedingly self-conscious
and he proved camera shy this
morning when visited by an Indi-
annapolis Times photographer.
Deuutv Kinney searched Mason
was extreme care The soles OF his
shoes we're examined. as was his
artificial foot. purchased for him
by his wife while he was still In
the Noblesviile jail.
AT the time Of his escape from
Noblesville. there was belief that
the hack saw blades used TO saw
the Jail windows there might have
come into the jail inside the foot. +"
Mason lost his left foot through
amputation shortly after he was
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TODAY'S WEATHER
Hourly Temperatures
In the Air

Tomorrow's sunrise, 62o a. M;
sunset, 4:30 p. m.
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In the Air
Weather conditions al 9 a. m:
Southwest wind, twenty-five miles
an hour: dusty; barometric pres
sure. %. 70 at sea level; temperature.
As: general conditions. high. thin,
broken clouds; ceiling, unlimited;
visibility, twelve miles.
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BELGIAN CABINET QUITS
IN ECONOMIC BATTLE
Foreign Minister Named to Succeed
Count as Premier.

Count as Premier.
BIZ United Press
BRUSSELS, Nov. 13-The cabinet
headed by Count Charles de Broque-
vile resigned today because Of in
ternal diSsension over economic
matters.
Henri Jaspar. foreign minister.
was expected to form a new gov
eminent.
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Do you have a dog problem? Address
communications to Leon F. Whitney care
The Indianapolis Times. inclosing 3-cent
stamped addressed envelope for reply
Evening star., 1934-04-23
CLEVELAND

Hiram S. Rivitx, president Of the
Industrial Rayon Corporation: As
originally conceived, the industrial
recovery program appeared sound,
but now they are going up lot Of
blind alleys and into practices which
are economically unsound. I am not
in favor Of scrapping the minimum
wage and maximum hour principles
OF the program. think they should
remain as permanent features of the
industrial set-up, but the code regu-
lations should be very much modified.
J. o. Eaton, chairman of the Eaton
Manufacturing Co.: While business
conditions have improved in some in
dustries and some locations, it is not
universal enough as yet to make it
advisable to declare the emergency
over. While the emergency measures
have not met with every ones ap-
proval 100 per cent, they have un-
doubtedly helped greatly in the re-
covery and will continue to do so in
the immediate future. Abrogation of
the recovery measures at this time
would undoubtedly give the upward
movement a setback
Henry G. Dalton, chairman of the
board. Youngstown Sheet & Tube
Co.: Further restoration of confidence
In all the people is necessary, in my
opinion, before we can safely feel
that we are fully on the road to re-
covery. There is still a large num-
Der Of unemployed and many more
are working only on a part-time
basis. While some businesses have
been pretty nearly, if not quite, re-
stored to normal conditions, notably
those engaged in the production and
selling of so-called consumers goods.
there is still very decided lack of
business in the so-called capital pro-
ducrion industries. The securities
act of 1888 is unquestionably pre-
venting both the borrower and the
lender from making long time loans
and, until the act is modified to re-
move either the fear or unwillingness
to loan and borrow long-term money,
little improvement in capital goods
production can be expected. The
stock exchange bill is also a further
deterrent in restoring confidence, and
the Wagner bill as we'll. It seems to
me now that peace in financial and
industrial affairs would be most help
full in bring about further and more
permanent recovery.
Evening star., 1934-04-23
INDIANAPOLIS

Howard T. Gifiith, president Of the
Udell Furniture Works: ! am cons
vinced that in so far as the depression
is concerned we are on the way out.
It is possible that business would be
able to complete the recovery under
its own momentum. That, however, Is
by no means certain. The emergency
Is about over, but the emergency
measures have checked the tendency
to pay starvation wages in the South
and have enabled Northern companies
to compete with them. That unfair
and tragic competition might revive
If the recovery measures were to be
abrogated.
Louis ]. Borinstein, president of the
Indianapolis Chamber Of Commerce:
Unquestionably, business improvement
is, to a certain degree, attributable to
the recovery measures advocated thus
far by the national administration.
Rather than advocate new measures
at this time, perhaps 1t might be pref
cradle and in the best interest of
business to permit the present recovery
measures to continue as tonic. Busi-
ness has been very sick and, like any
sick patient, should not be over-dosed
with medicine. I do not believe it
would be wise for the President to
declare the emergency over.
Guy A. Wainwright, president of
the Diamond Chain & Manufacturing
Co.: Business conditions have not i'm
proved enough to warrant dropping
the recovery measures. The emergency
Is not over yet.
Evening star., 1934-04-23
PRINTERS ON THREE
PAPERS WALK OUT
Wichita, Kans., Union and Pub.
fishers Fail to Negotiate New
Wage Contract.
By the Associated Press.

by JUc hSSOCldtcu Hlcoos
WICHITA, Kans., April 23.-Ap-
proximately 125 union printers on
Wichita's three newspapers - the
Morning and Evening Eagle and the
Wichita Beacon-were on strike today.
The men left their posts at mid
night Saturday as the result OF failure
to negotiate a new wage contract with
the publishers.
Both plants were operating tonight
with small forces of non-union en-
ployes called in Immediately after the
walkout.
The publishers announced all edi-
tions would be issued as usual.
The strike came after two months Of
negotiations in which the union
printers first asked $42 for 40-hour
week of day work and $45 for the same
number of hours of night work. Fail
ing in this, the printers said, they
were agreeable to renewing their con-
tract at the minimum graphic arts
code wage of $3.50 for 40-hour
week, but this, too, was rejected. The
publishers offered 10 per cent in
crease over the present scale of $28,50
weekly for 40 hours of day work and
SCOTS for night.
The publishers offer. the printers
contended, was less than the pre-
scribed minimum wage under the
graphic arts code, which, they said.
specifies 81 cents an hour.
The old wage contract expired JAN
uary II, but the men continued work.
ing a month.
Evening star., 1934-04-23
CHICAGO

Silas H. Strawn, attorney and presi-
dent Of the American section of the
International Chamber Of Commerce:
believe the President should declare
the emergency over and junk the re-
covery measures. The greatest deter
rent to recovery of business in this
country at present is lack OF confidence
in what may happen in the future.
Confidence cannot be restored until we
are assured that experiments with our
economic and fiscal systems are ended.
said months ago there was not power
nor money enough in the United States
successfully to implement the N. r.
A. schemes in the manner proposed.
Constant reiteration of threats of the
imposition of fines and imprisonment
for alleged violations of the N. R. A.
law, with the proposed monstrous bur-
den Of expenses III attempting to
enforce the experiments, terrify busi-
ness men and destroy initiative.
Joseph E. Otis, jr., executive head
Of Stewart Warner Corporation: Ger
tainly, the recovery measures are not
doing what they were expected to
do. If they were doing so, the emer-
gency might be over, but am not
convinced that it is. We have no
recourse now but to obey the meas
ures, for they are law, Notwithstanding
the impeding Of progress.
E. A. O'Neal, president of the Amer
ican Farm Bureau Federation: Don't
make the mistake of thinking the
Evening star., 1934-04-23
KANSAS CITY

George M. Hayward, vice president
of Thompson Hayward Chemical Co. {:
Business Is all set to go ahead, If al
lowed to do so. 1t is my opinion that
most business men feel that recovery
would be speeded If all of the recov-
cry legislation were discontinued.
know Of several large institutions that
are holding back on needed enlarge
ments and expansions because of their
fear Of wild legislation. The recovery
legislation has served its purpose.
H. A. Fitch, president of the Kan
sas City Structural Steel Co.: To
drop the recovery measures would
mean that this country would be
back in chaos again. We would be
confronted with a situation decidedly
worse than the depression from
which we are emerging. My answer
to any proposal to abrogate the leg
islation would be absolutely no. The
legislation has been largely respon-
sible for the progress that has been
made and entirely responsible for
saving the country. I believe the
Evening star., 1934-04-23
BUSINESS MEN DISAGREE
ON ENDING u. S. REFORMS
Survey Shows Conflict of Opinion as
to Whether Emergency Measures
Have Served Their Purpose.

Has the Improvement In industry
and trade gone far enough to justify
q declaration by President Roosevelt
that the emergency is at an end and
that the recovery measure should
now be scrapped?
Demands for such q declaration are
being voiced In increasing number in
many sections Of the business world,
but many leaders in industry and
finance are not yet willing to see the
recovery program abandoned. The
opinion is generally expressed that
some features Of the emergency legis-
lation could be retained with benefit
to industry, but that other reforms
are actually retarding recovery and
that a check should be applied to
these. Criticism is directed especially
at the F1etcher-Rayburn bill to regu-
late the stock exchanges and at the
securities act Of 1898.
Business leaders in various parts of
the United States were asked to ex-
press their views Of the recovery pro-
gram in survey conducted by The
Star and the North American News
paper Alliance. Here are their re-
plies:
Evening star., 1934-04-23
CINCINNATI
r. r. Deupree pre.ident nj

r. r. Deupree, president of Proctor
& Gamble Co.: 1t seems to me that
certain Of the recovery measures are
now only retarding recovery, which
we believe is genuinely in progress.
Our Government finances seem to be
in good shape, our banks are in q
materially better position than was
the case a year ago, and money
awaits investment as soon as some
confidence can be felt as to our legis-
lative policy. I am sympathetic to
proper restraint and control Of busi-
ness, but feel that the wiSest course,
in the light of conditions as they are
today, would be for the administra-
ton to announce the emergency over
and to terminate as promptly as pos
sible emergency legislation already
passed and refrain from further re-
form legislation, allowing the people
and business to work out their prob
lens in a normal and natural way.
Albert H. Morrill,, president Of the
Kroger Grocery & Baking Co.: The
maladjustments and diseased portion
of our economic structure have been
overcome in part by our fundamental
powers Of recuperation, in part by the
surgeons knife in the hands Of the
administration. To WELD the sur
geon's knife further will but destroy
the healthy organisms of our eco
nomic structure, retard recovery and
shake confidence. The use of new
and untried methods of economic sur
gerry should be abandoned. Gradually
those methods already in use should
be slowed down, at least for the bal
ance of the year, retaining, however.
in full force the devaluation Of the
dollar, controlled imitation and efforts
to balance the budget. II this is
done, confidence in the future will be
restored and a wave of business activ-
ity, Unemployment and rising prices
will sweep the country by the end Of
1884, perhaps earlier.
George d. Crabbs, president Of the
Carey Manufacturing Co.: 1t is my
studied opinion that while the worst
of the depression is over, there is
grave danger of retarding complete
recovery through the enactment Of
extreme measures, such as the Flet-
cher-Rayburn and Wagner bills in
their present forms. The enactment
of either of these bills would, in my
opinion, 60 far to destroy the con-
Evening star., 1934-04-23
CHURCH Federation
HITS HORSE RACING
Advises House Group Of Support
of 'Stricter Gambling
Law.

The Washington Federation of
Churches today advised the House
District Committee it is supporting
efforts of the United States attorney
to strengthen the gambling laws, and
also that it indorses the action OF
the District Commissioners in oppos-
ing horse racing here.
The fedora ton also expressed dis
approval of the action and policy Of
the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
in granting liquor licenses in resi-
dental areas, in some instances near
churches, schools and libraries.
The federation favors larger de-
gree of representation for the people
of the District, it told the House COM
mittee, so conditions inimical to their
interests and contrary to their de-
sires may not longer be foisted upon
them against their will.
Evening star., 1934-04-23
ST. LOUIS

Harry b. Wallace, president Of the
CuppIes Co.: At this time the coun-
try couldn't think of doing away with
the N. r. A. for a minute, as 1t would
be unthinkable to go back to the old
methods of cut-rhroat competition
and chiseling. Some Of the recovery
measures are doing good. However,
! think we should stop where we are,
that we should have breathing spell
in order to allow natural economic
laws to catch up. It would be a very
grave mistake to junk the recovery
program.
Morton May, president Of the May
Department Stores Co.: I agree in
principle with the N. r. A., which,
although not 100 per cent perfect, is
a tenable temporary measure. In time
it will be necessary to discontinue the
p. w. A. and kindred measures, but
the country has not yet reached the
point where they may be dropped.
L. Warrington Baldwin, president
Of the Missouri Pacific Lines: Per-
sonally, I think the N. r. A. should
be put under the control of business.
The P. w. A. must go on for
while, too. The A. A. A. must go on,
but it must be modified.
Evening star., 1934-04-23
P.W.A. MAYSTART
NAVY EXPANSION
Representative Vinson Says
$4,000, 900 Might Be
AIIocated.
BY the Associated Press.


Chairman Vinson, Democrat, of
Georgia of the House Naval Commit
tee, said last night he thought the
Public Works Administration might
allocate s25, 5,000, 900 to start construc-
ton under his act authorizing expan-
sion Of the Navy to treaty limits.
Vinson said he had not been advised
officially that the money would be
forthcoming, but that unofncial re-
ports indicated it would. He said he
had no information as to when the
allotment might be made.
>The $25. 900, 900, Vinson said, would
permit the first years work on IS or
20 destroyers and submarines and per-
haps some airplanes. The act which
bears his name authorized construc-
ton Of about 100 ships and 1000
planes.
The total cost of lifting the Navy
to the strength permitted under exist
ing international compacts has been
estimated in various quarters at from
$500 900, 900 to $4,000 900.
After the program received a start
from public works funds, Vinson said,
congressional appropriations would be
required to complete it.