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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-20
insult MOVES
ARE BRANDED
AS HORRIBLE
U. S. Attorney ThunderS His
Charges in Summing
Up for Jury.
'MONSTR0US,' HE CRIES
Scheme Wrecked Thou
sands of Homes, ASSer-
ton of Prosecutor.
By United Press

bU Cntted Pr6SS
CHICAGO, Nov. 2O.-Attorneys
defending 74-year-old Samuel In
sull and sixteen associates against
mail fraud charges marshaled their
forces today as the trial entered its
eighth week for final rebuttal of
government charges.
A special assistant to the United
States encouragement, tall and
specialized Forest Harness, was ready
to conclude the governments clos
ing argument today with a review
of facts intended to prove that
these men prostituted their good
names and characters in a simple
scheme to defraud the public of
100000.
The prosecution charges that the
defendants, led by the white haired
insult; Stanley Field, millionaire
philanthropiSt, and Harold and
Charles Stuart, internationally
known investment brokers, sold
worthless securities of Corporation
Investment Company to more
than half a million persons.
Defense Lawyers Ready
Immediately after conclusion of
Mr.. Harness address, defense at
torneys planned to begin their sum-
mary of testimony in which the
seventeen accused men denied the
charges and attributed all their
troubles to the general economic
depression.
Floyd E. Thompson, attorney for
insult and his 34-year-old son, SAM
uel Jr., predicted that he would be
able to conclude the defense argu-
ments Thursday. Judge James H.
Wilkerson announced that in that
case he would deliver the case to the
jury Saturday.
Boiling down to a few thousand
words the results of two years OF
investigation since Corporation Sc
curities Company fell with the rest
of insults $2,000000,000 financial
structure in 1882. Mr.. Harness as
serted that:
1.-THE essence OF this case is in
three things:
"Coneealment of assets of earn
ingS and of true financial condition;
the taking of stock dividends into
income and rigging of the stock
market"
Brands Moves "MonstrOus"
Pacing back and forth before the
jury box, sometimes laundering his
charges and sometimes whispering
persuasively, the assistant attorney
general spoke 81 a gigantic. mon
strous. horrible" scneme 'Whicr
wrecked thousands of homes"
He recalled testimony that at one
time insult made 100000 by exer-
cising options to buy stock in insult
Utilities Investments Corporation at
SIS, then selling it the next day at
$40 to it's twin holding corporation
Corporation Securities Company.
The prosecutors voice was full
of Scorn as he asked the jury: "WaS
that the act of man solicitous for
the welfare of failing concern and
it's stockholders"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-20

Galapagos islands to augment the
little colony of nature lovers. The
baroness and Lorenz went as
sweethearts; Philippson as a mutual
friend.
The baroness, Lorenz and Philipp-
son lived in a house they built on
Floreana island. Apparently, as
time passed. the baroness and Phil
ippson found their liking for each
other increasing. Lorenz was
placed in charge of the cooking and
mental tasks. There was fight
one day and he fed to the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Wittmer for refuge He
lived there for several months, mel
ancholy and restless. The baroness
persuaded him to return.
On March % last, the Wittmers
heard loud voices from the vicinity
Of the baroness Lorenz-P hilippSon
abode. They ran TO investigate.
Lorenz approached them He said
the baroness and Philippson had
gone away in an American yacht.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-20

every OOlldI spent.
He asked "a thorough, searching
and dispassionate investigation by
distintereSted parties" He predicted
a breakdown" in the relief system
and heaped denunciation upon any
man or group that wastes relief
funds and makes for deeper :lger
and distress"
Every dollar saved in admins
tration means food and shelter for
the needy and the unhouSed," he
said Senator Borah did not hit
directly at Relief Administrator
Harry Hopkins, with whom he is
working on preliminaries of the pro-
posed inquiry. But he said that the
investigation should be more than
a departmental matter and should
attract the attention of congress.
Those in authority in different
sections of the country, through
pressure or desire, seem to place a
wholly unnecessary number of per-
sons on the administrative pay roll
at salaries beyond what the service
justifieS," he said. 1.-The pay roll
becomes clogged and padded and
the cost of administration runs in
some instances from 25 per cent to
so per cent of the sum admins
tered"
Mr.. Borah said that in one mid
western city "of perhaps 100000
population there are 806 admins
tration employees in the central Of
flee" at a cost, together with eX-
penses, of S1,500,000 a year. An
other midwestern city has 1.506 en-
ployes at a cost of about 100000
year, he said.
In another state he continued,
1t was discovered that it cost
s26815 to administer S125.72 in one
county"
Other instances cited by Mr..
Borah were S2.68 spent in admins
tering $3.47 of relief; $500 for ad-
ministering S4,7OO, and S576 to ad-
minister S6.
1T is fair to say that some i'm
provement has been made" he went
on. For instance, we find, accord
ing to the last report available, in
one county relief cost $912.60, adj
ministration cost, $85156. In an
other county relief cost S847.58, adj
ministration cost S826.68. In an
other county the relief cost $692 10 !;
administration cost S692. Is"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-20
Appointment of Famous Sea
Hero Is Lauded
by Roper.
By United Press

By United Press
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.-Ap-
pointment of Captain George A.
Fried, noted Atlantic skipper, as SUI
perviSing steamboat inspector, was
characterized by Daniel E. Roper,
secretary Of commerce. today as Civ
ing him the most responsible
steamboat inspection position in the
world"
Captain Fried was named by Pres
ident Roosevelt yesterday. He will
have charge of inspection in the
Second district, comprising New
York, New Jersey, Philadelphia and
Long Island sound.
Captain Fried, hero Of numerous
rescueS at sea and one Of the out
standing figures in the American
merchant marine, literally was
drafted" into the job, Roper said.
The appointment was seen as a
move to tighten up the inspection
service as an aid to eliminating
chance for such disasters as that of
the Moro Castle.
Fried will be responsible for
physical inspection of new vessels,
annual inspections and enforce
ment of fire prevention regulations.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-20
DEMANDS U. S.
PAY BONUS NOW
BeIgrano Opens Campaign
for Immediate Action at
Luncheon Here.

Prepayment of the soldier bonus
now when prodigious spending is
the governmental policy" was de-
manded today by Frank N. Belgrano
Jr., American Legion national COM
mander, when he spoke at the ap-
probation luncheon given legion
officials by the Indianapolis Cham
Der of Commerce.
Placing himself four-square be-
hind the legion's resolution, adopt
ed at the Miami convention, for i'm
mediate cash payment, the banker
commander launched an intensive
campaign for payment of the adj
iuSted service certificates as an eff
fective relief measure to hasten re-
covery without adding to the ma
tional debt.
He and other legion officials were
introduced to more than 500 Indi-
annapolis business and professional
men by Louis j. Borinstein, Cham
Der of Commerce president, and
spoke over a network of forty Ma
tional Broadcasting Company sta
tons as we'll as local station WKBF.
"As an expedient for fastening
recovery Mr.. Belgrano said "our
government is spending billions OF
dollars.
Under these circumstances, we of
the legion say that now, II ever, is
the time to pay a debt. 1t will have
to be paid, SO why not now, when
prodigious spending is the govern
mental policy? Why add to the ma
tional debt when the same purpose
can be served by paying off debt
/ submit that thought to you as a
matter of sound business"
This money" he asserted, will be
used to pay necessary bills at the
corner grocery; it will help to pay
rents that are long past due; it will
go to hard pressed merchants to dis
charge the accounts of harder
pressed veterans; it will find its way
quickly into every channel of bust
ness and trade. If you need new
financial stimulus here is method
for getting it without creating more
debt"
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Authorities, however, init
mated that recent gang shoot
ings in New York, Cleveland
and Baltimore were con-
nected closely with the alcohol
war that led to the abduction
of Weiss.
officials investigated report
that two gunner. recently released
from prison. had a grudge against
Weiss and may have taken him for
a ride.
Ransom notes. it was understood
have been received by his family.
A number of Weiss associates in
the underworld we're known to have
been franticaly trying to raise a
huge sum OF money. One source re-
ported the money was raised and
the ransom paid-but Weiss was not
released.
This led TO the belief that the man
already had been killed by his alb
duC,Ors.
Big Bill was associated with
many sporting enterprises. He is
said to be the operator Of a palatial
gambling house. where the late Russ
Columbo lost $1,000 IN a nights
play. and part owner of the night
club in front of which Mickey Duffy
a gang leader. was shot and killed
several years ago.
Weiss remained a mysterious
figure and apparently kept his
wealth after repeal put many rack
eteers out of business.
Philadelphia police were only "un-
officially interested" in the Weiss
case as the KIDNAPPING had not beer
reported 10 them. Justice depart
ment agents, however. had WeiS'
officially listed as kidnapped and held
for ransom.
Because of the widespread rami-
ficatiOn of the alcohol ring the
search for Weiss extended to Cleve-
land. Chicago. New York. Buffalo
Baltimore. Pittsburgh and as fal
west as Hot Springs. Ark.
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time. then went to beautiful Flore-
ana Island in the Galapagos group,
TO live.
Captain - Nuggerud, Norwegian
yachtsman, who had sailed between
GuayaQuil and the Galapagos.
It seemed impossible that the
mystery would be solved for several
weeks. until the Ecuadorean govern
ment was able to send ship with
police to the islands. hundreds Of
miles out in the Pacific.
Information so far available indi-
Gated the following cast:
Lorenz, Nuggerud. a Negro deck
hand on Nuggeruds yacht, the
Baroness Eloisa Bosquet de Wag-
ner of Austria and Trance, Robert
Philippson. a German business man,
and Arthur and Margaret Wittmer,
German residents on Floreana
Island.
OF these. the first five are missing.
Two years ago the baroness,
Lorenz and Philippson went to the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-20
NOLAN FORCED
OUT OF CASES
District Attorney Pushed
Into Giving Up Jurisdiction
to Military.
BY DANIEL Nj. KIDNEY
Times staff Writer

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.-It took
three colonies and three majors,
with the weight of the war depart
ment behind them, as we'll as the
attorney general OF the United
States to make District Attorney
Val Nolan change his mind here
against seven army sergeants now
pending in the Indianapolis federal
district court.
After comforting with these high
officials yesterday, Mr.. Nolan left
for indianapolis today, having
agreed that the cases against the
sergeantS, charged with filing fraud
ulent accounts in connection with
Indiana national guard expenses, be
continued when they come up for
trial before Federal Judge Robert C.
Baltzell next Tuesday.
This agreement was reached after
the war department agreed to
prosecute the cases before a court
martial at FIT. Benjamin Harrison.
Previous efforts of the military to
get jurisdiction had failed because
OF Mr.. Nolan's insistence that lie
would prosecute the alleged crimes
as he would any other federal of
Tense.
The Indianapolis district attorney
came here at the summons of F. M
Parrish, assistant to Joseph B. Kee-
nan, special crime prosecutor for
Attorney General Homer Cum
mings.
When Mr.. Nolan arrived in Mr.
Parrish's office, he found the three
colonies and the three majors al
ready present. The conference be-
gan in Mr.. Parrish's office, but ad-
journed to that of Mr. Cum
mings' before the agreement as tC
the military courts Jurisdiction was
reached.
1t is understood that the war
department appealed directly to Mr.
Cummings when it found Mr.. Nolan
adamant in his stand in Indian
apolis
The military branch of the gov
ernment's interest in the Indianap-
oils cases is explained publicly by
the fact that there are thousands
of similar cases involving noncom-
missioned officers on detached serv-
ice in various states which, the
war department says, best can be
handled through courts martial
There are reports, however, that,
in some states, the alleged fraud
reaches to high ranking officers and
that the department prefers that
such cases not be handled in open
federal court.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-20

frightened 16-yearold girl wrapped in dirty torn
blanket and otherwise uncohed freed from twOyear
Imprisonment this afternoon when polcewomen and juvenile
court attaches acting the complaint of relative raded
a residence at 1902 West Market street
The girl Helen Mack told authorities she could not shed
any light the her Imprisonment by her father
and stepmother Mr. and Mrs Harry Mack except that after
she had been similarly locked up another house years
ago, she managed to escape.
At that time her family recaptured her.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-20
SUMMER TO END,
SAYS WEATHER MAN
Colder Temperatures Will
Arrive Tomorrow.

The unusual spell of warm
weather which indianapolis has been
enjoying for the last several days is
about ended. j. H Arlington, local
meteorologiSt declared today. Colder
temperatures will arrive probably
tomorrow afternoon. he said.
Mr.. Arlington explained that the
cooler weather. more appropriate for
this time of year, now is on the way
east from western Canada where it
has been delayed by low pressure
area which now is headed also east
bringing with it showers for Indian
apolis.
Pressing close upon the heels of
the low pressure area is the colo
snap promised by Mr.. Arlington.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-20
MILK PRICE BOOST
IS APPROVED HERE
Dairy Men, Distributors Set
S1.6O Figure.

A plan calling for payment to
farmers of $160 a hundred pounds
for TOUR per cent milk was adopted
last night at a general meeting Of
distributors and the Indianapolis
Dairymen's Cooperative Association
and will be presented to Lieutenant
Governor M. Clifford Townsend to-
morrow.
The proposed new price is con-
siderably higher than that received
for the last several months,
Arthur P. Holt, Capitol Diaries, Inc,
president, said. Price to consumers
would be slightly raised from the
level before the milk war.
Independent dealers have threat
ened to sell milk at cents a quart
if a settlement was not reached
shortly.
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30 ufft9 Press
NEW YORK, Nov. 2o-An absorb
ing mystery Of love and jealousy re-
volving around a group of highly
civilized people who went to the
enchanted islands" in search Of
happiness. was developing today
from the finding Of two bodies on
the shore Of barren Maichena island,
IN the Galapagos group.
In tantalizing bits. features of the
mystery were unfolded in dispatches
from a tuna fishing clipper in the
Galapagos. Guayaquil. Ecuador;
Los Angeles and Paris.
The tuna fisher found the bodies.
AT first they were identified as those
Of a man and a woman. then as
those OF two men.
The latest probability seemed that
they we're those Of:
Alfredo Rudolph Lorenz. native
German, who lived in Paris for a
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-20
KIDNAPPED KING OF
NIGHT LIFE FEARED
MURDERED BY FOES
100000 Ransom Paid, but Big Bill Weiss
Has Not Been Returned to His Family,
Underworld Friends Reveal.
THREATENED WITH HORRIBLE DEATH
Reunited to Have Been Master Mind of Pre-
Repeal Alcohol Ring; Believed Snatched
by Former Rivals.


PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 20-POice expressed fear today
William big BID Weiss abducted from his home Oct
26 had been slain by underworld gunner.
Ransom Of 100000 demanded-and reported paid
of word from Weiss led to increasing fear that he
had horrible death said to have been threatened in
the kidnapers notes to his family
Weiss the alleged master mind" of pre-repeal
alcohol racket Fear reprsa upon members of the Weiss
family and his associates have sealed their lips.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-20
$4,000 BACK TAXES
TO BE PAID COUNTY
Compromise Settlement With City
CreoSoting Firm Approved.

Compromise Settlement With City
Creosoting Firm Approved.
Seventy-tWo thousand dollars in
back taxes owed Marion county by
the American Creosoting Company
of this city will be paid the county
under agreement reached today by
representatives of the company, the
state and the Marion county audi
tors office.
Formal approval of the comprom-
Use settlement was made by James
P. Hughes, chief justice of the state
supreme court, in which suit was
pending over collection of the back
taxes.
The suit originated in March, 1924,
when William F. Charters of the
county board Of tax review filed a
statement with Harry Dunn, then
county auditor. that the Creosote
company was delinquent in taxes to
the amount of 1898 ,94997, between
the years 1909 and 1916.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-20
ELECTION CLERKS FIND
NO EVIDENCE OF FRAUD
Socialists Report Nothing Spent.
Nothing Received.

Clerks working in the county cleo
ton bureau checking poll lists with
registration lists today reported that
they have discovered no Irregular
ties in the recent voting SO far. The
Socialist party candidates today filed
their expense accounts, which were
made simple because they neither
received nor spent any funds.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-20

Helen had to be carried
from the Mack residence
today. She was weak and APP
peared emaciated. Her hair
was matted and her eyes were
wide with fright.
She told policewoman Meta
Davis that she had been taken from
school two years ago when she was
in Glass ga at School 10. Juvenile
court attaches have ascertained,
they said, that she was diligent
pupil, normal in all respects.
Mack is said by police to be an
convict, who has served time in
Pendleton for bootlegging. He now
operates fruit stand on West
Michigan street, they said, and her
Stepmother is employed in bak-
cry. Her mother died seven years
! ago.
Without Food All Day
The father and step-mother
would feed the girl before they
went to work in the morning and
then feed her again at night,
leaving her without food all day
long, investigators said the girl told
them.
This condition was brought to the
attention of the juvenile court by
Walter S. Troutman, 1855 North
Harding street, the step-mothers
father, it was said
Neighbors of the Macks on West
Market street said they had seen
the girl outside only twice in the
three months the Macks had lived
there.
Helen added that she had been i'm
prisoned similarly in other houses
they had lived in during the last
two years. She intimated that the
MackS had moved frequently during
this period
The window in the girls room at
the West Market street residence
was hooked shut from the outside
and Helen told investigators that
she had received stern warnings
not to touch either it or the doors.
Similar warnings had been given
her in earlier imprisonments, she
said.
The locked window was the only
one in the room where Helen was
found, the center of the Macks'
three-room apartment.
Warrants Are Sworn Out
Others in the party which raided
the residence, gaining entrance with
skeleton key, were Miss Helen
Maroney, juvenile court investiga-
tor, and Miss Nell Dunkle, also an
investigator for the court.
Warrants for the arrest of Mr..
and Mrs. Mack have been sworn out
before Juvenile Judge John F. Geek
Ter and arrest Of the pair was ex-
pected momentarily.
At his home, Mr.. Troutman told
The indianapolis Times that the
father and stepmother had told him
the girl was locked up for stealing.
He added, however, that he knew of
no occasion when the girl had stolen
anything
Mr. Troutman would not admit
that he had been the juvenile
courts informant and said today's
action followed sn independent in
veStigation by the court
He said he understood the girl
had been locked up only for the
length Of time the Macks had lived
at the West Market street address,
three months.
Helen was taken to the Marion
county detention home, where she
was supplied with suitable clothing
and was given thorough medical
examination to determine her actual
condition. She was fed subStan-
tial meal shortly after she had been
admitted into the home.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-20
$3.50 FOR BROKEN TEETH
Wins Judgment From City for Trip
ping Over Stone.

A Judgment of $3.50 against the
city was awarded to Paul G. Hill,
1902 North Capitol avenue. in SUI
perior court today after Mr.. Hill
had told sympathetic jurors how
his false teeth were broken two
years ago when he tripped over a
loose paving stone in the 1900 block
South Meridian street
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-20
Elevator Strike DELAYED

NEW YORK, Nov. 20.-The
threatened strike of elevator oper-
ators in New York's forests of sky
scrapers was delayed today by a
temporary truce arranged by Mayor
Fiorello H. La Guardia.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-20

M HOLLlSTER, dis
n appointed i'll Tony
AlicklC. runs away TO
marry wealthy young
Peter Kendall. Then be
cause he doesn't love
her" she runs away
from Peter. At least, 50
Ann believes until
after a series of thrilling
adventures Ann comes to
realize that a friendly
marriage has bios
somcd into real love.
An unusual love story
with three heroineS. yet
something moro than Il
romantic triangle.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-20
DRIVER KILLED
IN CRASH HERE
Head-0n Collision Brings
Death to Carmel Man;
One Arrested.

+ head-on collision between a Sc
dan and a roadster at Seventy-ftth
street and Keystone avenue early
tOGay brought death to the driver
of the sedan ana arrest on man.
slaughter charges to the driver of
the roadster. whom police accuse OF
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-20
GIRL, 10, FREED;
IMPRISONED IN
HOME 2 YEARS
Locked in Room Without Food All Day,
Police Matron Is Told by Weak,
Emaciated Child
RELATIVES PROTEST BRINGS RAID
Window Hooked Shut From Outside and
Captive Warned by Parents Not to
Touch It, She Relates.

Harry Mack, 49, and his wife, Mrs. Ora Mack, 3d.
arrested this afternoon charges of child neglect and
held for $1,000 bond EACH They did not supply the bond
Immediately.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-20
Thorough Investigation of Expenditures Apparently AS
Sured Following Biting Attack on Present SyS-
tenn by Famed Idaho Orator.
BIZ Lnitef Press

WASHINGTON 20A thorough investigation of federal relief
William
Idaho) listing specific instances what he asserted
shameful waste" administration of relief funds
Borah striking hard into detail than in
his demands for INQUIRY asked strict accounting