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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-10-05
Series Statistics
HOW THEY STAND

w. L. Pct.
Detroit Tigers ..............2 .667
Chicago Cubs ........... = 1888
First game. at Detroit Wednesday: Chi
cago, 3; Detroit, 0. Winning pitcher,
Warneke; losing pitcher, Rowe.
Second game, at Detroit Thursday: De-
troit, s. Chicago. g. Winning pitcher,
Bridges; losing pitcher, Root.
Third game, at Chicago yesterday: De-
trot. 6; Chicago, ) eleven innings).
Winning pitcher, Rowe; losing pitcher,
French (both relief hurlers). Starting
pitchers, Auker, for Detroit; Lee. for
Chicago.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-10-05

Hi-Brus Take Two
Falls City Hi-Brus, in taking two
Of its three games over Bowes Seal
Fast, used counts of 1890, 1912 and
983 for a 3O85 total The double
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-10-05
WORLD SERIES BOX
CHICAGO

Totals ...........-44 u 80 %
Malksr hatted for AnEar N sernrth
Evening star., 1935-09-12
U. S. CAars Popular.

Ninety-five of every one hundred
new automobiles in Finland are from
America.
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Evening star., 1935-09-12

camera, he went to the South Sea
Islands.
Miss Hoey had been a guest at the
farm house for week.
Her body was removed this morn
ing, being brought to morgue here.
Later the body was taken to the
county hospital at West Chester for
an autopsy.
Young Rogers Jared none to well
under the will Of his father, who died
IN July. The provision made for him
under the will of Col. Henry Hud-
oleston Rogers was the income from
100000 trust fund. The will was
filed July 80 at Riverhead, Long Is
land.
Under the will, virtually the entire
estate was bequeathed to his widow,
Mrs. Pauline Rogers; his only daugh-
ter, Mrs. Mary Millicent Ramos, and
to the son of her first marriage, young
Peter Alfred Constantin Maria Salm
The residuary estate was placed in
trust for the widow, daughter and
grandson TO share equally.
~~ VIA "dIo CdIelully DnTdSeQ,
lawyers noted, SO as to exclude young
Rogers, namesake Of the man who
with the Rockefellers) made millions
in oil, from additional participation
in the huge estate.
II have made what I consider
adequate provision for my son." Col.
Rogers said in the will.
The income from the $500, 900 trust
fund is to go to young Rogers during
his lifetime, but upon his death it is
to revert to the estate
viii Created Surprise.
When the terms of the will we're
made public much surprise was ex-
pressed at the lavish manner in which
Col. Rogers had provided for his
grandson, although those close to the
family were aware that he was ex-
ceedingly fond of the slender son of
his daughter and her first husband.
Count Ludwig Salm, formerly we'll
known European tennis star.
1t was not known here whether
young Rogers and the young woman
he married in Cleveland six years ago
were still married, but it was under
stood they had not lived together for
several years.
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Murder

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said, "than he became very excited
over the condition Of the place.
Damn it ALL he said, look at
this place. The dogs are ruined. the
cattle haven't been fed. the bills are
unpaid; it's all gone to hell"
Miss Hoey tried to get him to "take
It easy" Catano said.
When Battin arrived last night,
Rogers again became excited about the
dogs. said Catano. Miss Hoey said
TO him, according to Catano:
Go to bed and rest. You've got
to get Sleep"
Says Girl Asked Money.
But Rogers was stubborn" Catano
continued, land this started the quar-
reling all over again"
About 8 o'clock Miss Hoey came
to the chauffeur and asked him to
lend her $5 to get to New York.
II told her I did not want to
go against Mr.. Rogers wishes" the
chauffeur's story continued. "as he
was my boss. Later he said to her
What the hell do you mean trying
to borrow money from my chauffeur?
He told her he would have given
her the money If she had needed 1t.
She went up to Mr.. Rogers bed
room, where there was an extension
telephone, and tried to get in touch
with her mother. Mr.. Rogers heard
her over the living room telephone
and said: Who in he'll gave you
authority to use my phone?'
About 20 minutes before the shoot
ing I saw Miss Hoey and she was
crying. She appeared perfectly sober,
however"
Rogers has been In and out of the
public prints for many years, both by
reason of the great wealth of his
father, who died recently, and be-
cause of his own adventurous bent.
He quit the luxuries of his fathers
home before he was 20. and went
to work in a Cleveland, Ohio, machine
shop for Is cents an hour. He wanted
to be an engineer. he said. and in
tended to finish his education at
Oxford
Married Virginia Lincoln.
In 1929 he was married to Miss
Virginia Lincoln, the daughter Of q
Cleveland physician, but before the
year was over there was talk of riffs
and finally separation.
Hollywood called, and he got ST.
a-year job as cameraman with Para
mount News. Because he lacked a
union card he ran into difficulties at
the Astoria, Long Island, studios when
he undertook to make some short
subjects; and when he attempted to
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what I am going to do wrote the
cripple.
Then, on his crutches again. he
swung back to the bed, gathered the
sleeping boy in his arms and carried
him to the gas stove in the corner.
AShcraft, swaying and stumbling on
his crutches, held Davids face over
the stove and opened two gas jets
There he held the child until the
sleepy protests were drowned in the
sound of kissing gas, until Ashcraft
himself saw the room whirling and
pitched to the floor.
Hours later, in his cell at No l pre-
cinct, the cripple repeated the story.
Seated on an iron bunk from which
dangled his twisted, shrunken legs,
he wiped the sweat from his forehead
with a palsied hand.
81 had to do it." he said, g. I
had to do it! That boy was all had
in this world, but I had to do it! I
didn't want him dragged through this
world the way I've been; me and the
boy was going to leave it together.
"The Gun Wouldn't Work."
II carried him over to the stove
and I held him there while the gas
filled the room. I held him as long
as I could; then I fell. After that
can just remember being sick
That cleared my head a little, I
guess. I got hold of something and
pulled myself to my feet. Then I shut
off the gas and got my gun. tried to
kill myself, but the gun wouldn't work.
1t was no good, guess, that gun; it
wouldn't work at ALL"
The murder was discovered at 7
am. today, when the child's mother,
Mrs. Josephine Ashcraft, 80, went to
the basement room to prepare her son
for kindergarten.
She found her husband seated be-
side the body of her son.
I'D rather for him to be in
heaven" the man declared, than
dragged around this world as I have
been!"
Mrs. AShcraft summoned the land
lady, Mrs. Sue Fleming, who sent for
police.
Ashcraft awaited the police and
made no attempt to deny the crime.
Ashcraft. As years old, sold papers
Evening star., 1935-09-12

from his wheel chair at Fourteenth
and G streets for seven or eight years
before failing health sent him to
Gallinger Hospital last February.
Since then he has been in and out
of various charity hospitals, while his
wife went on relief. keeping David and
a 14-year-old daughter by previous
marriage on a monthly relief al
lowance.
On Monday the mother and the two
children left Ashcraft to room with a
friend on Twelfth street without
telling him where they were. friends
said
Police were told that Mrs. Ashcraft
was trying to force her husband to
return to the hospital. At length he
consented to return on condition that
he could spend a few hours with
David.
Carried Jug Into Room.
The child was brought to the Third
street address yesterday afternoon. The
father begged to be allowed to keep
him over night, and this was agreed
to, with the provision that he go to
the hospital this morning.
The landlady said she saw father
and son come to her front door and
enter their basement room about
IL o'clock last night. Ashcraft left his
wheel chair at the gate and swung
down the walk on his crutches, carry
ing with difficulty something which
looked like a large jug.
The 5-year-old, fair-haired, healthy
youngster, was heard to say:
Daddy, don't you want me to carry
that jug Of wine for you?"
Evening star., 1935-09-12
HOARE PEACE PLEA
|SLAUDED BY HULL
State Department Watching
Ethiopian Situation for
Chance to Aid.

6y the Associated Press.
Secretary Hull today termed Sir
Samuel HoareS speech before the
League of Nations urging economic
sanctions against Italy as very in
teresting, able and timely appeal for
peace.
The Secretary of State. however,
declined any other comment on the
Italo- Ethiopian crisis or on the efforts
being made by Great Britain and
other members Of the League of Ma
tions to achieve a peaceful settlement
of the dispute.
Developments Watched.
Secretary Hull said the State De-
partment was giving every possible
attention to conditions and develop
ments in the talo-Ethiopian question
with a view to taking advantage of
every possibility to cooperate in every
practicable way, in the light of Amer
ican policies for the preservation of
peace.
Secretary Hull explained he had not
completed studying the British for
eign minister's address and did not
wish to make any official comment.
Official Comment Refused.
The United States, Hull said in re-
ply to newsmen's questions, has not
communicated with any other govern
ments on the Ethiopian question.
While all State Department officials
refused official comment on the Italo-
Ethiopian dispute for a moment,
there were obvious indications that
Sir Samuel's plea for peace had been
received here with considerable SYM
pathy and that the United States was
hopeful his address would aid in
bringing a peaceful settlement.
Evening star., 1935-09-12
F. H. A. STAFFMAN
INJURED IN CRASH

Theodore NickSon. controller Of the
Federal Housing Administration, and
Walter Britain, So, regional con-
troller for the F. H. A. in Chicago,
were injured today in an automobile
accident near Uniontown. Pa. accord
ing TO an Associated Press dispatch.
Their car got out of control and over
turned descending a steep grade.
Both men are in Uniontown hos
pital. Nicksons right leg was lacer-
ated and Britain received several
fractured ribs and facial bruises.
Nickson was driving the car.
Evening star., 1935-09-12
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In Paris" became angered and threat
ened to leave the place.
Rogers, angered and under the In
fiuence of liquor, ordered his chauf-
feur, Frank Catano, to get the car
and drive her away.
Thought Girl Packing.
The actress, who has appeared in
principal roles with Leon Enrol and
was featured with Betty Compton
now the wife of the former New
York mayor, James Walker) in Fifty
Million Frenchmen," rushed upstairs
to her bed room intending, the two
men thought. to pack.
Rogers and Kelly, drinking and
talking. heard a shot. When they
reached the room they found her ly-
ing on the floor.
The scene at the farm house was
described this morning by Chief OF
Police Chester F. Glisson, who was
the first officer to reach the place
after being called by the Rogers
chauffeur. He said:
Il was called on the telephone by
the chauffeur about II o'clock EAST
ern standard time), last night. The
chauffeur, who called me, said he was
at farm house half way between the
Rogers farm and Coatesville. He said
a girl had committed suicide and he
was afraid a man was going to do the
same thing.
II Immediately got In touch with
Deputy Coroner Harvey Cox. who
started directly for the farm. In the
meantime DR. Thomas Richmond
called me and said the chauffeur had
been at his house.
DIR. Richmond said his wife was
afraid to let him go because of Rog-
ers' reputation and known penchant
for firearms. He left Immediately for
the farm"
when I arrived, two men were
steadying Rogers, holding him up on
the front lawn outside the house. The
only people in the house at the time
of the shooting were Miss Hoey,
George Yamma, the japanese cook;
Clyde Battin. farmer who was en-
ployed by Rogers and who had called
to collect some money. and William
]. Kelly, a photographer, who lives
in Union City, N. j.
Describes Finding Body.
Rogers and the girl went to New
York the day before yesterday and
picked Kelly up. They returned to
the farm yesterday. All of them said
they were downstairs when they heard
the shot.
when I got in the room, found
the girl lying partly on her back and
partly on her side. The bullet haS
entered just over the left eye and
came out the back of her head, i'm
bedding itself in the wall about nine
feet above the floor.
"She was wearing a green suit. light
stockings. a lace waist and black
shoes. None of her belongings was in
the room where she was found. It
was bed room with single bed and
the room was in diSarray. Her pocket
book was found in another room. 1t
appeared as if she might have stum-
bled against the furniture.
"In other words, it looked like any
room after a drunken party.
"When I got there Rogers was
standing outside wearing a light top
coat over shabby clothes. He had on
no hat. He couldn't talk intelli-
gently"
Farmer Supports Rogers.
The farmer. Battin, 81 years old,
told the following story Of the scene
at the farm house:
II arrived at the house about 6
o'clock last night. Rogers and Miss
Hoey were there, and we spent about
an hour talking about some dogs that
had been killed at the direction OF
Bob Wright, the foreman of his farm.
"Then he and Miss Hoey began to
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take crowd" shots at Madison Square
Garden. he was unceremoniously
booted out.
Then Rogers went to Hollywood to
give serious study to camera technique
In partnership with Harold McCrack-
en- he undertook to produce pictures,
and his first venture was a comedy
concerning nudiSm.
On another occasion, with his
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-05-31
Vacation Weather Policy
Is Popular in Britain

London.-Having little "futter" on
the weather when people go on holt
days is gamble that is spreading
among all classes. There is a branch
of the city insurance market which
encourages such flutters.
Premiums vary, but for one pound
for a weeks "cover" you can get sew
en- pounds If fifth of an inch Of rain
is recorded at holiday resort on
three days. In September the amount
is eight pounds.
One class of policy covers 24-hour
days. In other words, If rain should
fall in the night, compensation would
be paid just the same.
Many weather assurances have been
taken out against shortage of rainfall
this season, as well as excessive rain.
Policies have been taken out by farm
ers to cover losses should no rain at
all fall for certain periods.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-05-31
St Andrews

The contest program given by
the Twisp Grange of Okanogan
county and Delrio Grange, of Doug
las county, was given in Brewster
last Wednesday night. Those at
tending from ST. Andrews were
Mr. and Mrs. E. w. Rice, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hans Wogensen and Mrs. M.
Ward. The programs were both
very good.
c. c. Larsen is having his house
redecorated on the exterior. Mr..
Jack Larsen of Seattle is doing the
painting.
Ms. M E. Ward spent the week
end with her daughter and son in
law, Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Preston,
in aWterville.
last week was the state examina-
lions. Those writing on the quest
ions were, 9Th grade Marie Ere
derrick, Bess e Mclean, and Susie
Peerson. 18th grade: Kenneth Fred
erick, Ena Wogensen, Norma Bur-
ton and Virginia Dodge.
Chris Jorgnsen made business
trip to Spokane Monday.
Several from here attended the
surprise party for Mr.. and Mrs
Hansen of Coulee Sunday.
Mrs. Hans Wogensen went to
Junction City, Oregon, to attend
the graduation exercises of her
daughter WILMA Wogensen.
st. Andrews school will close on
Saturday, June 1. The annual pic
mic will be held on the school
house grounds.
Velma Jenkin, Ralph Jorgensen
and Ben LarsenJ tenah grade stud
ents, were excused from school
during state examination. The
and Nell Jolly visited the Coulee
high sihol on Thursday.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-05-31
Resolutions in Congress.

A joint resolution, says the Wash
ington Star. differs from bill only In
a technical way. and has, when passed.
the force of law, and Is. therefore. sub
ject to veto II should be noted, how
ever. that proposed constitutional
amendments do not require the Presi-
dents signature. These are often
made In the form of joint resolutions.
and In that r"se need not be presented
for signature. concurrent resolu.
ton deals w''h matters pertaining to
both houses If congress. but Is mere.
ly an express on Of congressional opin.
ion. and as a'lch has no legal effect
and need not be presented to the Pres
ident.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-05-31
Bells "Ring for Cof~r."
a Merchant Who Was Lost

In Newark Parish church Ringing
for Gofer" IL custom which has last
ed for over 300 years, says Tt-Bits
Magazine It commentaries de night
when a wealthy merchant named OOfer
lost himself In the forest which then
surrounded Newark and was infested
with thieves. Suddenly he heard the
sound of Newark's bells and was guild
ed safely home by their music. To
commemorate his escape Gofer left q
goOdly sum for Newark bell-ringers, on
condition that they "rang for Golfer"
every year on Sunday nights in October
and November.
The curfew bell Is still rung at Bod
min. and also In the very center Of
London, at Lincoln's inn. It Is rung
every night at nine, just as In former
days, when all the barristers and stu
dents lived In the inn and were sub
ject to the despotic rule of the Bench
ers The luckless student who was out
after curfew was severely reprimanded,
and for second offense was lfable -
be "dismyssed ye House."
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-05-31
Rats Fish With Tails

The FISHING rat" found on the nm
inhabited atolls off the coast of New
Guinea. is an extraordinary animal.
writes l. II. Taylor Seattle. Wash, in
Golfers Weekly. AS the islands are
barren. these rats are obliged to fish
in the sea for their food a feat which
they accomplish by dangling their pink
tails in the water from the edge of a
Hat rock. Suddenly a crab will grab
it-and that is the end of the crab.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-05-31
Curiosity Locked Fair
in Barracks Prison Cell

Portsmouth, n. H.-They wanted to
the inside looking out.
Two curious men were on an in
spection tour through the new state
police barracks here. They esped Il
cen and went in The door closed shut
behind them Frank Cambria, Il watch
man, had no Key to unlock the door
They were imprisoned" all day I'M
til contractor appeared with the
lrnH
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-05-31
Haviland china is M.

Haviland china is m
France. M. Charles Ha>
ffshed his works here In 1S4L
porcelain for the American n.
Dresden china is really Nielsen CHI.
The Meissen porcelain factory was es-
tablished by royal patent In January.
ITO. by Johann Friedrich Bottger
whose works were equipped in the cas-
tie Of Albrechtsburg overlooking the
town of Meissen, Germany. a few
miles west of Dresden. Sevres, France
10 the location of the factory making
chinaware bearing this name. 1t was
established here in 1876 with the fnan-
cial aid of Madame de Pompadour.
the factory, with the entire personnel.
having been transferred from Vim
cennes.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-05-31
WARS ON BANK ROBBERS
National Bankers Association
Pressing Active Steps to
Protect Members
Losses Cut

Imprisonment or death of many des.
perate bank criminals the past year has
brought no appreciate reduction in at
tacks on banks, James e. Baum, in
charge Of the American Bankers Asso-
citation Protective Department, has re-
ported to his organization.
In the six months ended February %,
1885, he says. banks were targets for
1863 daylight holdups and 40 night bur
glaries. He added that although banks
that are not members number only
about half those enrolled in the asso-
citation. they suffered a far greater rate
of attack, namely, 81 per cent of all the
bank robberies committed during the
period.
Losses Show Decrease
During the period under report. bank
burglars and bandits exacted tribute
amounting to $943.551 compared with
losses totaling $1.257,000 year ago. he
said. This reduction in losses is attrib.
uted to the tlme-locking restrictions
and other limitations in the exposure OF
surplus cash imposed last year by
underwriters and several bank super.
visory authorities.
The sharp reduction in the material
loss of money and securities resulting
from bank robbery this year was "over-
Swallowed by the killing Of bank EN-
ployees. one bystander and arrestine
officers" and since last August bank
robbery also cost the lives of Is crimi
nails and caused physical injuries to 10
bank employees. IL bystanders, 9 ar
resting officers and 5 bandits. total of
81 casualties.
Investigations by the associations
agents resulted in the arrest Of SO
forgcrs. AZ bandits and one burglar. or
70 of the 141 bank criminals reported al
being apprehanded during The period
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-05-31

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-28

MEDITATIONS ON ARMY LIFE. His head shaved
biard-bal sickness, Edward Heller, New York City
recruit strokes speculative chin and wonders how he'll
like 80 days of Summer soldering His pup also seems
in pensive mood on arrival at the Camp Dix, N j.,
Citizens Military Training Camp Associated Press Phoo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-28
BY w. E. Hill


Left: THE VICTORY SAILS AGAIN.
It's q 50-foot scale model of Nelson's
famous flagship, built for England's
Navy week celebration and now making
a tour Of English ports.
@ wide world Photos.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1935-03-22
THE NEXT PRESIDENT

Who shall the president of these United States be
query Harold Knusn has started the wise
scratching proposes person
than Congressman Hamilton Fish of New York.
WE'LL just what that might We proposing
just examining the During the World War
regiment that service There have the service
the foreign Congressman Fish is
Republican might proposed Congressman
Knutson the Republican whip of the House.
Hamilton the popular
regiment the World The
of considerable and of
commanding station knows his politics. He pleasing
public speaker.
Roosevelt majorites in states like
Indiana equal the Negro
vote.
strings of the
if divide the soldier he paint glowing
picture s Way the panc he reclaim the Negro
the Republican who Hamilton Fish will be the next
president of United States?
Surely Fish will well managed by Congress
Harold Knuson who feels particularly friendly to OOred
people.