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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-19

But if it takes me ten years, I'm
going to clear myself of these
charges, the attorney added. Didn't
bride any one. Why, I was only
kidding the police chief because I
felt pretty good"
Ward Taylor, Lima police chief
made formal charge Of attempted
bribery against Mr.. Piquett The
chief stated in his charge that Mr..
Piquett offered him 500 to get out
of prison. He told reporters that
the alleged 500 bribe followed an
alleged previous bride of $4,000 to
the chief personally.
Mr.. Piquett, former Chicago city
prosecutor and defense attorney for
Leo Brothers in the famous Jake
Lingle Staying in Chicago, was en-
tirely himself today. Seated in his
lawyers Office, he told The Times
several new angles on the Dillinger
case.
Il saw him several days before he
escaped frorn Crown Point" said
Mr.. Piquett. HE told me then that
he was going to try to get away
told him he was a fool. Then he
said that the nastiest memory he
had was the Staying of Jess Sarber.
He would never have done that per-
sonally. He's not killer"
I had a perfect defense worked
up for him in the trial set for the
day Of his escape at Crown Point
when he was to answer for the al
legged Staying of Detective Pat
O'Malley in the East Chicago bank
holdup. I have positive evidence
and so had Robert G. Estill, Lake
county prosecutor, that Dillinger
was in Daytona Beach, Fla, on the
day that OMalley was killed.
Mr.. Piquett declared that he had
five afidavits from substantial
citizens" in the Florida town that
Dillinger was there until midnight.
Jan. IA. Officer O'Malley was
killed on the afternoon of Jan. IS.
Mr.. Piquett told The Times that
the woman who represented herself
as Mrs. Dillinger," got into the
Crown Point Jail before the despe-
radios escape was Ann Martin. g"
The description which Mr.. Piouett
gave Of Ann Martin" was the same
as that Of the girl arrested with
Dillinger in Tucson, Ariz.
Mr. Fiquett said that the $3.50
found on Dilinger in Tucson and
said to have been identified as
money stolen from the East Chicago
bank, was in the gangster's posses
sion to give to the family of John
Hamilton, Dillinger gangster, who
was reported dying.
But I think Hamilton recov-
cred" Mr.. Piquett admitted.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-19
YOUNG ROOSEVELT
is OPERATED UPON
John Goes to Navy Hospital
for AppendeCtomy.

By united Press
WASHINGTON, March 19.-John
Roosevelt, youngest son Of the Pres
ident and Mrs. Roosevelt, under
went an operation for appendicitis
today at the naval hospital.
His case was not an emergency
one and he went to the hospital
alone. He joked with his father
about the operation before he left
the White House.
Later, Mrs. Roosevelt went to the
hospital to receive firSt-hand infor-
nation on his condition. John came
to Washington for his Easter holi-
days Saturday from Groton school
in Groton, Mass. He attended the
dinner Saturday night at the White
House in commemoration of his
parents twenty-ninth wedding an
niversary. Later he decided that he
would have his appendix out while
home.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-19

Mr. Cummings was testifying on a
series of anti-gangster and anti
racketeering bills which the depart
ment of justice has proposed for en-
actment.
Senator William E. Borah asked
Mr.. Cummings regarding the extent
of crime and criminal activity in the
United States at present.
Tells of Situation
There are more persons under
arms in the underworld than in the
combined forces of the army and
navy of the United States" Mr..
Cummings replied.
Mr.. Cummings told of the serious
crime situation which had developed
to such an extent that local law en-
forcement had practically broken
down.
at was perfectly manifest" he
said, that we we're confronted with
an unusual situation. Rowing bands
of criminals were able to ply their
vocation with considerable success
because of the lack of coordination
between state and federal author
ity."
Proposals Under Study
Mr.. Cummings said that many
different proposals for dealing with
the problem had been presented
during a long and serious study of
his department. Some wanted to
call out the militia and army.
Il haven't taken that view" Mr..
Cummings said of the latter sug-
gestion. L have felt that crime
suppression must be, primarily, the
business Of people where the crime
occurs. I didn't want to create
situation where the local units
would quit functioning.
But I don't want to duck any
real responsibility. 1t is clear that
we are dealing now with hoing
groups of criminals and a situation
which makes reliance on local au-
thority futile.
L want to meet the situation, not
radically, but with socmon sense"
Six Major Measures
The bills Mr.. Cummins' depart
ment is sponsoring will be COM
pressed into about six major meas
ures, designed to tighten up con-
nections between state and federal
authority SO that gangster and
racketeering activities will be cur
tailed sharply. The bills are drawn
in conformity with the federal
power over interstate commerce
and the federal jurisdiction of the
national banking situation.
Mr.. Cummings said the Touhy
gang was establishing a reputation
for brutality in Chicago not rivaled
by the Capone gang or the Humph-
rey gang.
Humphrey is of higher order
than Capone and is not so brutal"
he said. The gang now is not SO
apt to cut off ears or noses, or gouge
out eye in the torturing methods
gangsters use so frequently"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-19
65Y Year Expansion Pan Raising Italy to Peak of POwer by
Year 2OOO Is Laid Dopn for Nation by Premier Musson

to block the spiritual, political and
economic expansion Of Facist Italy"
Discussing the general interna-
tional situation, Mussolini said it
was illusory for nations to believe
Germany could be kept disarmed.
Of Austria, MuSsolini said: I'VE
are resolved to defend its independ-
ence and integrity. Austria can
count on us to make every effort
to help her. We shall support also
Hungarys just claims. She has
been deprived Of major territories,
and she demands justice and fulfill
ment Of promises made to her."
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Our action must develop num-
berless resources on the two CONT
nets, and especially on the African.
They must be included more thor
oughly in the circle Of the worlds
civilization. Italy can do this. It's
place in the Mediterranean sea,
which is regaining its historic func-
ton Of connecting the east and
west, gives us this right, imposes
this duty on us. We do not intend
to claim a monopoly Of privileges,
but we seek to insure that those
who have already arrived, those sat-
isfied conservatives. will not work
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The car was seen by several
persons, General Bush dis
closed, but no one, according
to the commanding officer,
got the license number.
Previously, General Bush said, sew
eral mysterious persons had asked
townspeople about the military lay
out around the jail.
AS the Allen county venire pre-
pared today to assemble in the sand
stone courthouse on which the ma
chine guns of the Ohio national
guard have been trained for the last
month, death without mercy was
predicted by Allen county authori-
ties tor Russell Clark, whose trial
for the murder of Sheriff Jess Sar-
Der began today.
Harry Pierpont, trigger man" of
the Dillinger gang, and Charles
Makley, his jovial henchman, were
convicted of the murder Of the
sheriff previously by Allen county
iuries which answered the threats OF
gangdom in verdicts which set rec
ords for speed in gangster trials.
The jurieS in both cases failed to
recommend mercy, which means
that the gangsters will die in the
electric chair, unless appeals are eff
fective.
The Clark trial was adjourned
until tomorrow.
Defense attorneys indicated they
will base the defense largely on an
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-19
Search Is Continued
By United Press

~ CUtLeu RTtS8
PORT HURON, Mich, March 10.
The intensive hunt for John
Dillinger IN this vicinity continued
today although authorities expressed
doubt that the outlaw had been
here with Herbert Youngblood, his
Negro pal, who was slain in a gun
battle last Friday.
Youngblood, who escaped with
Dillinger from the Crow Point.
Ind, jail, told authorities when ne
was dying that the widely-sought
outlaw and two other white men
came to Port Huron with him.
Authorities said that the Negro
later told a priest at the hospital
that he and Dillinger separated
shortly after their escape.
II think Dillinger is hundreds OF
miles from here" Prosecuting At
torney Laurie o. Teller said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-19
COLD WAVE TO
LIFT TOMORROW
Temperatures to Mount
Above Freezing, Forecast
of Arlington.

Relief from the cold wave which
besieged the city over the weekend
is expected by tomorrow. when
temperatures probably will mount
above freezing, it was forecast to-
day.
The mercury, which touched 10
above zero at 5:45 a. m. today, was
not expected to drop below Is above
zero tonight. The weather bureau
forecast the possibility Of snow to-
night and tomorrow.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-19

and those to follow must be headed
Let us talk quietly of a plan
which will 90 to near the year 1000
Only siXty-flve years separate us
from that date.
"Italy's historical aims must be
toward Asia and Africa. South and
east are the cardinal points which
must incite and infiame the will of
Italians. To the north there is little
or nothing 10 be done. Neither to-
ward the west nor toward Europe
nor across the oceans is there any,
thing.
"Our aims in Africa and Asia are
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-19
Terror Mob Chief May Attempt to Free Pals,
General Bush Fears After Mysterious
Car Is Seen Circling Prison.
CLARK'S TRIAL IS POSTPONED
Matt Leach Joins in Hunt as Third of Terror
Mob Cases Goes Before Court;
Guards on Lookout
BY BASIL GALLAGHER
Times staff Writer

LIMA, O., March 19.-Reports that John Dlhnger is in
or near Lima awaiting favorable opportunity to attempt
to release his three mober from jail here caused
national guardsmen to their vigilance today.
Brigader-G General Harold NJ Bush admitted placing
credence in the report following conference early today
with Captain Matt Leach of the Indiana state police, who
arrived here Saturday.
Guardsmen were on the lookout for large black sedan
bearing six men, reported seen cicng the Jail last night
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-19

geographically and historically just
flied. Amongst the western pow
ers Italy is nearest to Africa. A
few hours of navigation, a very few
hours of flying are sufficient to
unite Italy with Africa and Asia.
Nobody must misinterpret the
meaning of this problem I am as
signing. this future I outline. Ter
ritorial conquests have nothing to
do with it. But natural expansion
must bring collaboration between
Italy and the African people, and
between Italy and the eastern ma
tons.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-19
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
ROME. March 19.-Prenlier Be-
nito Mussolini S Fascist party was
pointed today toward a slxty-f1ve-
year plan Of expansion, designed to
raise Itay to international pre-
eminence oy the year 2000
Mussolinl outlined the plan in
forty minute speech yesterday to
Fascist party heirarchs.
L could trace a plan Of develop
ment as far as 1945." he said. Il
prefer to indicate the historic OBJ
jectiveS to which our generations
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-19

alibi. Clark was led into the court
room this morning, shackled hand
and foot, walking between two burlv
deputy sheriffS. He was neatly
dressed in a gray tailored suit and
MS head showed no traces of the
injuries ne received when he sought
10 eVade capture at Tucson, Ariz.
Judge Emmit E. Everett TODAY re-
celved another crank letter. to which
little attention was paid. It read:
Clark, Makley and Pierpont are
good friends to everybody, so watch
your step. Play the game square, or
we will take care of you. He have
the CUTS and men. Money talks
we've got it,
The letter was signed ~. D." pur-
porting to be from John Dillinger
A postscript was signed ID. T." It
read:
was in Middletown yesterday
ana could have taken over the bank
and plenty Of money. Plainclothes
men all around but they didn't
know me-"
General Bush Is Irate
General Bush was irate today
when a lieutenant of the guard re-
ported he had seen an unidentified
man carrying a 22-caliber nickel
plated automatic pistol in the court
house, but had not arrested him
An order was issued to guards to he
on the lookout for the man.
Bush said close lookout also was
pelng kept for the mysterious car
carrying six men which last night.
Tor the third time in a week or two,
mas clrcled the courthouse.
He expressed the opinion the man
IN the car were looking over the sit
uatlon IN preparation for a possible
Sortle to release the gangsters
MISS Jessie Levy, chief defense
counsel in the trials of both pier
pont and Makley, was retained late
sunday to defend Clark. Ernest
60CKln' county prosecutor, said that
Clark will be charged with being
the outside man" in the murder
OF Sheriff Sarber during the raid
Oct, II, when Pierpont and Other
Terror mobsterS" delivered Dillin-
ger from the Lima Jail after murder
ing the sheriff.
Shouse Not to Testify
While is was regarded as almost
certain that Edward shouse. con-
Wet now serving life in the Indiana
state prison at Michigan City.
would not testify in the Clark case
Mr.. Botkin promised some Sur
prise witnesses" Shouse is said to
have put Pierpont on the spot"
during the trigger mans" trial be-
cause Of a personal hate for The
gangster. Shouse refused to testify
for the state in the Makley trial
1t was learned from attaches of
the prosecutors office that two eye
witnesses have identified Harry
Copeland, Dillinger gangster, as the
third man in the Jail office when
the sheriff was murdered Pier
pont was convicted of firing the
shot which killed Mr.. Sarber, while
Makley is guilty of brutally strik-
ing Mr.. Sarber over the head as
he lay dying on the floor.
A woman who signed herself
ID. A. R." wrote letter to General
Bush Saturday in which she
charged the trials of the terror
mobsters was brutal" Residents
Of Indianapolis, she said, are
throwing John Dillinger parties
and giving wooden gun favors."
THE prisoners in jail are lambs
in lions den," she wrote.
General Bush early today said
that General Frank D. Henderson,
commanding the Ohio state ma
tional guard, had pronounced the
Dillinger reception committee" here
satisfactory in all respects"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-19

The statement, issued while lead
ers Of the industry were comforting
in New York on labor demands of
the federation, was a plea to work.
ers to ignore strike agitation, 1t
said in part:
1.-The American Federation of
Labor and other outside unions are
trying to force you to join their
union and to pay dues to support
professional labor leaders.
They are trying to destroy the
present satisfactory arrangement be-
tween you and the management I'M
der which your right to collective
bargaining is fully recognized.
1.-THE outside labor leaders are
trying by force, by coercion, by in
timi6atien Of you and your families
and threat of strike to make you
join their union. Regardless of
what you want, these labor leaders
want the right to speak for all of
you. They want dues-paying men,
bers.
Improved Conditions Cited
"But the N. I. R. A. does not say
that the American Federation of
Labor or any other union shall
speak for you.
You know that hours have been
shortened voluntarily to an annual
average of thirty-siX hours per
week; that wage rates have been
increased more than so per cent
within the last year and in many
cases are higher than they were in
1929 at the peak of prosperity and
that twice as many men are at
work today as during the depres-
sion.
There is only one fundamental
issue here, namely:
whether the automobile industry
is to be run by the American Fed
Grafton of Labor or any other out
side union;
Whether you have to get union
card in order to work in these
plants.
Abide by Employees Plans
Whether your job and your ad-
vancenent in the industry will be
based on merit;
Whether the employe representa-
tive shall be ousted in favor of out
side labor leaders who have inter-
ests to serve other than your in
terests.
IF the strike comes, it won't be
because you want to strike.
The strike threat comes from the
American Federation Of Labor and
not from the automobile workers.
THE automobile manufacturers
intend to abide by the employee rep
resentation plans as they may be
modified from time to time by the
employees themselves.
Auto Industry Leads Way
And pear this in mind, the auto
mobile industry is unquestionably
leading the way back to prosperity.
This increased demand (for au-
tomobiles) means more jobs at good
wages-not only in the automobile
industry, but in thousands of other
industries supplying materials and
parts to the automobile manufac-
turers.
"A strike at this time not only
will work hardship on you and your
families, but will interfere with the
efforts of the President of
the United States"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-19
ACTION ON SILVER BILL
POSTPONED IN HOUSE
Rainey Follows Request Made by
White House.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, March 19.-House
action on the Fiesinger silver re-
monetization bill has been postponed
at the request of the White House,
Speaker Henry T. Rainey said to-
CAV.
MIR. Rainey said that he had con-
ferred with the President on the
Fiesinger bill and added "as a result
we are not going to bring up the
measure for the present on account
of the Presidents decision to in
veStigate the silver question.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-19
insult ASKS
INTERCESSION
BY ROOSEVELT
Fleeing Utilities Head Said
to Have Pleaded for Aid
From President.
DESTINATION MYSTERY
Ship Chartered by SeIf-ExiIe
May Finally Land at
Port Said.
By United Press

By CHtteG Press
ATHENS, March 19.-Samuel In
sull, seeking a refuge from Ameri-
can law in the little tramp steamer
Maiotis, was understood today to
have instructed influential" friends
in the United States to intercede
with President Roosevelt in his be-
half.
1t was understood that insults
lawyers here, who are in constant
touch with his agents at London,
would wireless him before he ap-
preached Port Said to advise on a
landing place.
George Xiros, one of Insults law
yers here, told the United Press
that just before the MaiotiS sailed
he handed insult a list of thirty
countries with which the United
States has no extradition treaty.
There was natural secrecy regard
ing the MaiotSi's destination. The
ship is Insults by charter until
April 20.
Lawyer Xiros said insult might or
might not go to Abyssinia, in the
African interior.
Climate unfavOrable
1.-THE climate there is warm, and
unfavorable for Insults heart dis
ease" XiroS said. insult himself
would prefer to go to Sweden if ar
rangements could be made"
The attorneys here and at Lon
don were busy seeking landing
place where he would be safe from
American extradition. Brit lis h,
Greek and Egyptian ports, among
ports of many other nations, are
closed to him.
Free for the time being as he
steamed across the Mediterranean,
insult was beset by fears of being
kidnapped.
Before he left here early yester-
day, after his brief return at the
demand of the government, insult
expressed the fear that American
authorities might charter a ship to
kidnap him or to "externinate" him
in a simulated collision.
Fears May Be Justified
His statement showed the hySteri-
cal condition in which events of the
last few Gays had left the aged
utilities man, interested only in
avoiding a return to the United
States to face trial on the charge
of irregularities in connection with
the collapse of his industries.
But there we're reports here that
Insults fears Of kidnapping might be
justified These reports were that
an American yacht, manned by
gangsters, sought to intercept the
Maiotis. 1t was said that a yacht
called The Vulture set out from
Istanbul, Turkey, in search of it.
Authorities at Istanbul denied
that any such yacht, or any Ameri-
can yacht at all, had been there
recently.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-19
BANKHEAD COTTON BILL
IS PASSED BY HOUSE
Approval Given Measure in Face of
G. o. P. Warning.

BIZ nifCd PrCSS
WASHINGTON. March 19-The
house today passed the Bankhead
cotton control bill in the face of
Republican warnings that the meas
ure marked the first step in efforts
to regiment all American agricul-
ture. The vote was 251 to ia.
The bill limits the next market
able crop tc 100000 bales and
places taxes on all cotton in excess
of allotments which moves in in
terstate commerce.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-19
NOtre Dame student Killed
nifed Prose

BIZ Hifcd Press
CHICAGO. March 49, Bruce
Graham. 20. a junior in Notre Dame
university. was dead today of in
iuries suffered when his automobile
crashed into q telephone pole. He
was a son Of Felix T. Graham. sec
rotary of the Standard Oil Com
pany of Indiana.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-19

BERLIN, March 19-Wilhelm
Meyer-Foerster, 70, author of the
play, odd Heidelberg" died last
night of grippe. "Old Heidelberg
was known throughout the world as
The Student Prince"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-19
labor Federation Is Denounced as 'Un-AmeriCan and
Unpatriotic' by Industries National Board in
Critical Secret Council.

ia statement denouncing organization
Labor
automobile industry today the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-19
St. Patrick Celebration
Lands Attorney in Jail
DiInger Lawyers Irish Aroused by Arrest on Bribery
Charge During Visit to Lima.
BY BASIL GALLAGHER
Times staff Writer

LIMA O. - Chicago IrShmap,
in
haret in a
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-19
Underworld Has More
Arms Than Army and
Navy, Says Cummings
TestifeS Before Senate Judiciary Committee and Pleads
for Common Sense in Drive to Stamp Out
Rampagng Criminal Gangs.
BIZ United Press

WASHINGTON. under the
Of the
Attorney Cummings testimony
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-12-21
SENATOR LONGS. SPECIAL SESSION. PASSES 31 LAWS
Big Interests Are Taxed More, City Govern
 ments Changed

BATON ROUGE, La, Dec. 2l.- United States Senator Huey P. Longs special session of the Louis jana State Legislature has ad- journed after enacting 31 new laws.
 Through new laws, Senator Long took big leap into local govern ment in the state. He put taxes on ''big money interests" launched a few poor people and althuistic projects" took control of the city government of Alexandria, made sweeping charges in the city gov ernment here, and put tax on his old self f-asserted enemy, the Stan- dard Oil Company.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-12-21
5-MAN BANDIT GANG ESCAPES
 WITH PAYROLL
Men Slugged, Shots Fired, 60 Forced to Lie on
 Floor During Holdup

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Dec. 2l. A five-man bandit gang entered the second floor office of the Phil adelphia Electric Company branch late yesterday afternoon, slugged three men, fired shotgun into the cashiers cage and forced 60 employees to lie on the floor.
 The gang scooped up a $48,000 payroll and then left, later stealing an automobile and escaping.
 Several victims said they recog- nized Robert Mais as the leader of the gang.
 Mais shot his way out of the Richmond, Virginia, prison some months ago He is wanted in con- nection with kidnapings and slay- ings.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-12-21
SENSATIONAL ROBBERY, PHILADELPHIA
Daytona Holds Firmly

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.,-Geo- detic surveyors say the 25-mile stretch of ocean strand extending north and south of Daytona Beach is affected by erosion less than any beach on the Atlantic seaboard.