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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-15
ID in the ransom note.

Attorney-General Arthur
Roebuck of Ontario asked for
federal aid in a communlca-
ton with the Hon. Hugh
Guthrie, X. c., minister of
Justice at Ottawa.
He had conferred with General
S. c. Mewbun, head of the Ontario
branch of the 'Mounties," General
Victor Williams Of the Ontario
provincial police and General D. G.
Draper, chief Of the Toronto police
department.
It was the first time such action,
mobilizing all police forces, federal,
provincial and local, had been taken
in Canadian history.
The move was indicative OF de-
cision on the part of police author
tiles to track down the kidnapers
rather than wait for a contact
from them because of the poor
health of the abducted brewer and
their failure to communicate with
his brother this morning.
The communication requested
that the minister of justice COM
mand all forces to cooperate with
Ontario officials.
It was not known whether men,
bers of the La Bait family approved.
Hugh La Bait, who was near a
collapse as he waited for word
from the kidnapers, confirmed that
he was in possession of the $780,
900 ransom money and was pre-
pared to turn over the huge sum to
the gangsters at a moments no.
tice.
1t was disclosed that note found
in the wealthy brewers abandoned
automobile at London, Ontario, his
home city, bore his signature across
its face
It was. believed that scores Of
Royal Canadian mounted police
would be sent to the London-Sar-
MIA area, where the kidnapping took
place, with instructions Ito get
their man" at any cost.
La Bats wife, who recovered to-
day from a near collapse to care
for her three children, appealed to
the kidnapers to guard carefully his
health and not to include fatty
foods in his diet as he has weak
heart. Doctors warned that the
least shock might prove fatal.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-15
insult ALLY
is ACQUITTED
Marshall E. SampSeII Wins
Freedom in Trial at
Chicago.

BU CHtted Press
CHICAGO, Aug. 15.-There was
new spring today in the step of
grav-haired Samuel insult because
Marshall E. SampselI, first eXecu-
tive of insults utility chain to lace
trial on charges in connection with
it's collapse, was acquitted last
night of embezzlement.
Friends and associates OF lnSuII'
many of them facing trial on SIM
liar charges, hailed the verdict as
an indication of the attitude juries
NAV be expected to take in their
own cases.
Sampsel, once president of the
Central Illinois Public Service
Company. subsidiary Of the Middle
West Utilities Corporation, defended
himself in much the way that In
sull and several others are expected
to follow.
He admitted without quibble that
he took 1000 shares of stock from
the treasury of his company with
out authorization, but explained
that the securities were posted as
collateral for loans to keep the en-
tire insult structure from COL
lapsing.
Il would have been yellow if 1
had not tried to protect my stock
holders" he told the criminal court
jury.
insult probably will be tried on
embezzlement charges this fall.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-15
GOERINC BADLY
HURT IN CRASH
PruSSian Premier Suffers
Serious Injuries in
Auto SmaShup.
BIZ United Press

MUNICH. Germany, Aug. Is
Hermann Goering, premier of Prus-
STA and minister of aviation, recup-
Grated at his country home at Ober-
salzburg today after a narrow es-
cape from death when his motor
car cOllided at high speed with a
motor truck.
Goering's car was wrecked, and
he suffered an injured back and cuts
about the head and legs. He was
operated on at ROSenheim and then
taken in another car to his home
Adolf Hitler visited him today and
found him weak. but recovering.
GOering himself was driving his
car. a big Mercedes, and, as usual,
was travelling at great speed.
He rounded a curve, ripped along
The truck from end to end. It's left
side was almost completely torn
away. The front axle was broken,
the left front wheel was torn off
and the steering wheel was damned
So badly were Goering'S car and
the truck damned that a wrecking
car had to be called to pull them
apart. The driver of the other car
was held responsible.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-15
STOCK SALES
ON MARGIN IN
STATE LIMITED
Dealers Must Be Members
of N. Y. Exchange,
O'NeiII Rules.

Acting to halt "bucketing" and
possible future loss to investors, the
state securities commission today
banned stock sale on margin unless
dealers are New York; Stock Ex-
change members.
To prevent loss to inStallment-
plan stock purchasers, similar to the
alleged losses sustained by custom
ers of Mann & Co., the commits
sion ordered that securities can not
be sold on time unless they are de-
posted with an independent truss
tee for future delivery to the pur-
chaser.
Both federal and state authori-
ties are probing alleged losses OF
Mann & Co., and the commission
action was taken today as an eff
fort to prevent repetition of those
losses occurring to investors.
Phone Use Attacked
In announcing the order, William
P. ONeill, state securities commits
sioner, said:
1T is in line with Governor Nc
Nuts request that the regulations
and procedure of the commission
be made as nearly comfortable as
the rules and practices Of the fed
eral commission.
Mr.. O'Neil said an effort would be
made to stop the growing use OF
stock solicitation over the telephone
He said a provision against this
abuse was provided in the invest
ment bankers code, but that it was
violated with impunity.
1T is probable that legislation
must be had in Indiana to make the
commissions efforts effective in this
regard" declared Mr.. O'Neill.
No Stock Found
Mann e. Co. operated by tele-
phone craftsmanship and canvassed
numerous doctors and dentists OF
the state
The orders regarding stock ex-
change membership installment
sales is directed at the registered
securities dealers of the state.
Mann & Co. proberS are in doubt
as to whether customers of the
company have any stock to show
for the money which they sent on
the installment plan to the firm. No
stock could~be found in the firm S
safe.
A. c. Garrigus, postal inspector,
has received word from Washing
ton ordering him to investigate the
company, while Prosecutor Herbert
E. Wilson has ordered Marion
county grand jury probe. Three
new witnesses, former statesmen of
the company, were ordered before
the jury today
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-15
RAILROADS Baked
IN PENSION FIGHT
Temporary ReStrainer De-
MED by Capital Judge.
81 limited Press

By United Press
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-Rall-
roads attacking the constitutionalty
of the railroad retirement act met
their first court rebuff today when
District Supreme Court Justice
Hames M. Proctor refused to grant
temporary restraining order re-
uuested by 1877 carriers.
The railroads had asked Monday
for an injunction to prevent the
railroad retirement board from
carrying out the provisions OF the
act. AS a preliminary move they
asked for a temporary restraining
order.
The main question today before
Justice Proctor was whether greater
injury would result to the board
through the granting of a tempo
rary order or to the railroads should
the restraining order be denied.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-15

A mild attack of dySentery among
the fifty-siX men at the Byrd base
in the Antarctic led to the change
in plans, according to the news
paper, and Ellsworth, DR.. Francis
D. Conan of Johns Hopkins hos
pital and Bernt Balchen, famous
pilot, will sail for Little America as
soon as possible.
Many troubles have plagued the
second Byrd expedition and at
present the leader is isolated 123
miles south of the main base at a
weather depot where he spent
many weeks alone and where a re-
lief party found him, thin and i'll,
few days ago..
Dysentery Is Reported
Mr.. Ellsworth'S original plan was
to go to Deception island on the OPP
posite side of the continent from
Little America and, later, to fly
over the west coast of the Weddell
sea and over uncharted regions TO
the Ross sea, not far from the
Byrd base.
But while he was in Honolulu
from where he will sail with Mrs.
Ellsworth on Aug. 26 for New Zea-
land the explorer was advised that
there was dysentery at Little Amer
lea the Sun said. While the at
tackS were confined to mild cases,
it was felt that the presence of DR..
Conan would be desirable. He
spent more than a year at the Byrd
base with the first expedition.
As a result, DR. Conan obtained
leave of absence and will sail from
Los Angeles on Aug. % to join the
EllSwOrths at Honolulu.
Famed Pilot on Way
Balchen left Los Angeles last
week for New Zealand where Els
worth's ship is being made ready at
Dunedin. Ellsworth plans to sail
from New Zealand as soon as prac-
ticable and possibly will fly DR..
Conan to Byrd's base if the Ross
sea is too ice-filled for passage of
the ship.
Byrd and Ellsworth long have
been friends as we'll as rivals in
spectacular polar exploration. When
Ellsworth's plane was wrecked on
an Antarctic expedition during the
first Byrd eXpedition--at which
time Ellsworth also was exploring
the region-Byrd offered to lend
him craft for his projected trans
polar flight. Ellsworth declined.
The plane now has been rebuilt
and Ellsworth eventually hopes to
make the 27O0-mile flight across
the Antarctic continent on his pres
ent expedition.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-15

THE starters flag raises
IL drops
There they gOi Look at that
bald-headed dome clear on the
outside. He's on the rail! Watch
that dark horse coming out Of the
pack Boy whatta raeel What
race?
Why. the race that opened to-
day as the first ballot in the
Brown Derby contest is printed
on Page Is of this newspaper.
Look at EN- rum See EN- try
ing to cut each other of as they
race for that dun-colored sky
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-15
AIR MAIL SCHEDULE TO
NEW YORK IS SPEEDED
Letter Mailed Here Delivered in
Eastern City Next Day.

A new airmail schedule between
New York City and indianapolis
will enable a letter to be mailed at
LOS p. m. and be in this city at
7:31 p. m. and delivered before II
2. m.
This was announced today by j.
A. Cruickshank, assistant superin-
tendent of airmail, who said that
increase in the use of airmail had
been due to Scent fiat rate for let
tiers. Letters leaving here by air at
$50 p. m. arrive in Newark, N j.,
at 4:45 a. m.
Special delivery stamps must be
placed on the New York letter if it
is to reach there in time for de-
livery the same day.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-15
REPUBLIC STEEL NETS
PROFIT OF 1854, 1925
Second Quarter Income Largest
Reported Since 1880.
By Times Special


CHICAGO, Aug. 15.-Net profit
amounting to s864,125 is reported
by the Republic Steel Corporation
and it's subsidiaries for the second
quarter of the current year, the
largest for any quarter since the
company was formed by consolida-
ton in April, 1880.
In the first quarter of the cur
rent year a loss of $58,682 was re-
ported and in the second quarter
last year net loss of s407,452 was
suffered
After applying the first quarter
loss to the second quarter earnings,
the corporation had net profit Of
1905. 443 for the first half of the
year as compared with a net loss OF
50 .929 ,O2O in the corresponding per-
iod last year.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-15

Vote your ballot today on Page
18. Nominate your candidate.
Here's just few you can pick
from or roll your own right into
the hands of Jo-Jo, the dog-faced
judge:
Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan,
Walter Pritchard, Police Chief
Mike Morrissey. E. Kirk Mckinney,
Adolph Fritz, George j. Marott,
Detective Chief Fred Simon,
Superior Judge John w. Kern,
Circuit Judge Earl r. Cox, Grim
inal Judge Frank Baker, Glenn B.
Ralston, Ed Burk, Lawrence Shaw,
Judge William H. Sheaffer,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-15
TUGWELL WARNING Is
GIVEN COTTON GROUP
Urges Planters to Make Sacrifices
on Crop Control.


CLEMSON. s. c.. Aug. 15.-ReX
Tugweu. underSecretary of agricul-
ture, today warned cotton planters
that their decision on a 1885 crop
control plan would 60 far toward
determining the whole national
policy on planned agriculture.
Beyond the immediate decision, "
he said, lies the question of the
destiny of the south and of this
nation. Small matters often deter
mine great issues and the difference
Of few cents in the price of your
produce this year should not blind
YOU to the fact that on your de-
ciSion the future of this continent
largely may depened."
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-15

piece, the silver plaque, and the
right to talk on anything from
bunions to carbuncles on the night
of Sept at the Indiana state
fair
See those hackers, spreading
their bets clear across the board.
as they snip with scissors, pairing
knives. and plows the ballots out
of today's Times.
Look at the pencil cramps
forming on that pretty secretary's
head over there as she signs her
boss signature over and over!
Just lamp that smart guy using
a rubber stamp to put his candi-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-15

dates name to the fore!
AIS fair in marital strife and
Brown Derbies. Any one can win
the 1884 crown of crowns to de-
termine the city's most disting-
uished citizen.
=
EACH vote counts FIVE
Il through Saturday and after
Saturday the ballots count one
until the contest closes shortly
before coronation night at the
state fair, Sept. 6. Beginning
Monday, ballots will be dated and
must be in within twenty-four
hours Of the date.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-15
TROOPS FIRE ON AUTO
IN TRUCK STRIKE ZONE
Driver of Machine Is Held for Nio-
lating Order.

b. nifft Press
MINNEAPOLIS. Aug. l5.-Na-
tional guardsmen's bullets whizzed
over Minneapolis streets today as
troopers fired on an automobile that
attempted 70 break through sentry
lines. Otherwise. the truck drivers
strike remained in a deadlock that
has Stymied negotiations for
month.
The shooting was only indirectly
involved with the strike. A car
driven by Archie Nadeau. was pune
tured with two bullets as he ignored
a cuardSman's challenge and sped
through a blOckaded area. None
was injured. Nadeau was held in
custody on a charge Of violating
martial law orders. Police said he
was not connected with the strike.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-15
he Big Brown Derby Race Is on Once More!

Perry, Tony Hinkle, Wally Mid
ellsworth, Elias w. Dulberger.
Fred Galloway, Ralph Span,
Merle Sidener, Fred Bates John
son, Jess Mcclure, Judge Smiley
Chambers, Otto Ray, Herbert
Spencer, Delbert Wilmeth, Orel
Chitwood, Captain Otto Petit,
Davie Mitchell, Wade Killefer,
Homer Elliott, William Henry
Harrison, William Duke Balm,
James Cunningham, Ira P. Hay
maker, Frank Mckinney, Ted
'Dinty Moore" McGrew, Mickey
Hanrahan.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-15
CHICAGO HOTEL
IS ROCKED BY BOMB
Three Are Injured In Blast at Edge
water Beach.

By Uuited Press
CHICAGO, Aug. 15-Authoritie5
today blamed labor troubles for the
bombing last night Of the Edgewater
Beach hotel causing injury to three
persons.
Two Of the injured we're pickets
of the cooks, walters and cleo
tricians' unions who have been on
strike for several months. More
than 1900 guests in the towering no.
tel, located on the shore of Lake
Michigan, were reused from their
beds.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-15

Hoosier Pete, E. w. Mushrush, Al
Feeney, T. B. Rogers, Clarence 1.
Baker, Bob Shank, Emerson
Chaille, Harry Wangelin, DR..
Walter E. Hemphill, L. Ert Slack,
George Hutsell, Joseph T. Marley,
Chester Jackson, "Cootie" McGin-
mis-, Charles Grossart, United
States Senator Arthur r. Robin
son, Walter T. White, Howard B.
Meyer, Harry BaSon, George v.
Coffin, Wayne Emmelman, Bill
Clauer, Fred w. Kruger. Dr. Will
liam H. Smith Jr.. Ralph Stone
house, Frank c. Riley, Norman
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-15
JOHNSON THREATENS
TO LIFT BLUE EAGLE
NRA Chief Hears Hosiery Mills Are
Violating Code.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 15-Re-
covery Administrator Hugh S.
Johnson indicated today he was
ready to withdraw the Blue Eagle
again from the Hartman hosiery
mills if necessary. He said that re-
ports had been received that the
company still was refusing to bar
gain collectively as provided in the
code. and IF they persist, I'll re-
move the Blue Eagle again for fresh
violations"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-15
DIVIDEND IS DECLARED
A. T. g. T. Directors Vote Regular
Payment of S2.25.
United Press

d. z HItfU 80
NEW YORK, Aug. 15.-Directors
of the American Telephone and
Telegraph Company today declared
a regular dividend of 1925 a share.
payable Oct. Is to stockholders of
record Sept. Is.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-15
CANADA'S 'MOUNTIES' ARE
ASKED TO JOIN IN HUNT
FOR KIDNAPPING GANG
Aid of All Dominion Police Requested by
Ontario's Attorney-General to
Find Abducted Brewer.
RANSOM OF $15O,OOO is DEMANDED
Action Is Taken After Band Fails to Make
Contact With La Bait Family; Victim
Is Millionaire.
By United Press

TORONTO Ont. Aug. 15.-Aid of all Dominion enforce
ment agencies including the famous Royal Canadian mounted
police was asked today hunt the kdners OF John 3 La
Bait millionaire Ontario brewer held for $15OOOO ransom
The call went after the kdnapers failed to contact
oh Ia Bait brother of the abducted brewer at his room
in the ROYAL York hotel provided in the ransom note
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-15
BOND AGENT ATTACKED
BY COURTHOUSE MOB
Frenzied Assault Delays Proposed
Sale of Land.
By United Press

By United Press
CARRUTHERSVILLE, Mo, Aug.
ia mob Of dozen men at
tackled and beat Charles VAIL of
St. Louis in the courthouse today
shortly before a scheduled sale Of
land to satisfy defaulted drainage
bonds
Mr. Vail was representing st.
Louis bondholders at the sale. He
was not injured seriously, but the
sale was postponed until later to-
daV
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-15
FALL ECONOMIC PICKUP
PREDICTED BY LEADERS
Labor and Industrial Chiefs See
Business Upturn.
By United Press

BIZ JNlted PFc8s
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15-Labor
and industry leaders predicted an
economic pickup this fall today as
government departments also saw
indicators of business rallies.
Henry I. Hartman. president OF
the Chamber of Commerce of the
United States, forecast moderate
business increase which he said
would be much more accentuated"
if the President could give business
more assurances" President Will
liam Green of the American FEEDER
alton of Labor predicted "a very
substantial increase in business"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-15
New York Sportsman Dead
By United Press

By JNtIt1 PFfSs
NEW YORK, Aug. 15.-Colonel
James A. Blair, "a, widely known
clubman. sportsman and society
leader, died today of a liver COM
plant.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-15
Five Drown in Brazil

By United Press
RIO DE JANEIRO. Brazil, Aug,
l5.-Five persons. including moth
err and three children, were drowned
when the river steamer Costa PEREZ
ira houndered near Chiquechique,
adyices from Bahia said today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-15
Famed Explorer, Accompanied by Bernt BaChen and
Noted Doctor Plans Speedy Trip to Antarctic
After DySentery Report.

81 Ellsworth of the
expedition Ant
expedition of his old friend Rear
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-15
LINCOLN, NEB., CHOSEN
FOR TREE BELT OFFICE
Headquarters for Huge Project to
Open Soon.

I'D JNITtU FFtSN
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-Central
field office for the $75,000,000 tree
shelter belt project will be estab-
lished soon at Lincoln, Neb., the
forest service announced today.
With its opening, work will begin
on the planting of trees over an
area 100 miles wide and about 1900
miles long.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-15
FALLS FROM YACHT;
PATROLS HUNT BODY
WOODWORK Company Official Is
Drowned in Lake Michigan.

OAO"hCu III Liant
By United Press
CHICAGO, Aug. 15.-Coast guard
patrols today took up a search for
the body of Hugh Fehrman, F. w.
Woolworth Company official, who
was reported to have fallen from a
yacht IN Lake Michigan.
Alfred P. Sirois, owner Of the
yacht Scarab. reported to the coas-
guard that Fehrman fell overheard
seven miles off the Chicago harbor
light. A search was made but the
body was not sighted, Sirois said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-15
BANDIT SUSPECT is
QUESTIONED BY POLICE
Greenfield Man Quizzed in Filling
Station HoldupS.

Station HOldupS.
Frederick Davis. Greenfield. was
arrested yesterday by Anderson
police. who noticed that front and
rear license plates on the car he
was driving bore diSsimilar num-
berS.
Davis admitted robbing several
filling stations throughout the state,
according to police. He will be ques-
toned by Indianapolis authorities
as to the recent robbery of filling
stations here.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-15
LAUDS CROP REDUCTION
Greatest Thing Ever Done for
Farmers" Says O'Neal.

BIZ United Press
CHICAGO. Aug. 15-The crop
reduction plan Of the AAA is the
greatest thing ever done for the
farmers of America in the opinion
Of E. A. ONeal. president Of the
American Farm Bureau Federation.
1T is the only chance the farmer
has had to come into his own in
my lifetime" the genial Alabama
planter. who heads the largest
farmers cooperative organization
in the world, declared.
Evening star., 1934-10-28

Stepping out on an Autumn
day. Myrna 10y chooses a
smart ensemble of brown and
green plaid and brown velvet
to keep up with the Hollywood
stylists.
Evening star., 1934-10-28

Sydney Greenstreet and
Tamara in a scene from
Roberta" which comes to
the National this week.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-04-19
GAS MASKS ARE
PURCHASED FOR
FIRE WORKERS
THREE OF MODERN TYPE
HAVE BEEN RECEIVED; Ex-
PEcT TO SECURE OTHERS
TO EQUIP DEPARTMENT.

-.
Three modern gas masks have
been received by Chief Harry Bak-
er, of the Key West Fire Depart
ment, to be used in fire fighting
when the smoke interferes with
the activities Of the firemen.
on 4 number Of occasions when
entering burning buildings the
firemen have been forced to get
out and away from the suffocatine
fumes and smoke. and it was de-
cided to get these masks.
Chief Baker told The Citizen
they are Of the most modern type
and tests have shown that fire.
man can enter ! building with the
masks and have no fear from suf-
location from smoke or asphyxia-
ton from gases.
The three that have been pur-
chased viii be given thorough tests
BY local firemen and IL their ef.
ficiency IS demonstrated to the
satisfaction Of the users, Others
viii be bought to completely
equip the department, it is said.