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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-25
z GUNNER cow
"a; BOOTY $50
Masked HoIdup Men Loot
Safe in Office of City
Laundry.

Entering rear door. two masked
gunner cowed approximately "a
employees at the Consolidated Me-
chanics Laundry and Supply. Inc,
727 E. Vermont-st. today and es-
capped with $50, looted from the
office safe.
One bandit made approximately
20 workers in the laundry proper
lie on the floor. while his accom-
plice entered the office. Several
workers outside the building saw
the thug approach the office and
attempted to attract the attention
of William MCGEE, 30, superin-
tendent.
Mr.. MCGEE, a friend and two
young women bookkeepers. thinking
some one was perpetrating a joke,
laughed when the gunman said.
Lay down on the floor
At this the thug shouted, Lay
down or I'll blow your brains out"
While the bandit looted the safe
Miss Anime Brauns, "a. bookkeeper
HID IS on her desk. and Mr.. MCGEE
started to reach for a beer bottle
to slug the bandit The gunman
in the laundry saw Mr.. MCGEE and
threatened him with his revolver.
The bandits did not touch ap-
proximately 5000 in receipts in a
safe which could be opened only by
Drinks Express. They fled in a
new auto with third member at
the wheel.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-25
BARES DEFECT
IN SCHOOL ACT
Spencer, in GrosSart Quiz,
Finds Laws Fail to De-
fine Penalty.

No penalty for violation of the
Indiana school loan act, which con-
trolls the loaning of schools funds on
real estate. is included in the state
law. Prosecutor Herbert M. Spen-
Ger declared today after probing the
acts of Auditor Charles R. GroS-
Sart.
The school loan act provides that
not more than one-half the as
sessed valuation of the property
shall be loaned, but does not specify
any penaty for Furnishing county Of
ficias who vioate the provision, Mr..
Spencer said.
Mr.. Spencer investigated the law
after Mr.. Grossart had loaned more
than half the assessed valuation of
several lots to Mark r. Gray, puo-
Usher of The Indianapolis CONNER
cial. The lots had been decided to
Mr.. Gray by Mr.. Grossart only II
days before the latter approved the
loan.
Mr.. Spencer said, however, that if
the county could be shown to have
lost money through dealings of Mr..
Grossart since he became county
auditor, a civil suit could be insti-
tuted against the auditors bond to
collect the amount. if any.
Meanwhile, John Linder, county
attorney, was preparing to return
an opinion to County Treasurer Will
liam Clauer who is seeking to de-
termine whether he can levy against
the salary of Mr.. GroSSart and other
officials and employees of the county
government who are delinquent in
their tax payments.
Although the Indiana law sets out
that the officials salary may be at
tached to Offset the loss to the
county, Mr.. Clauer said there was a
wide difference in opinion as to
whether the action could be taken
in the Grossart case. Mr.. Under
said that he expected to give Mr..
Clauer the opinion not later than
tomorrow.
When tax duplicates were COM
piled this year, Mr.. Grosart was in
arrears S317908 in his tax payments,
official records show.
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form for the grant of $35
The money was purse made
UP from among her fellow en-
ployes and given in the form Of a
PWA check. The official form,
which must accompany such
grants, gives the following factual
information:
Purpose of grant: Bride-to-be.
Name: Diver Hoover Nuptial
Corp.
How obtained: Forced upon me.
PWA docket number: Dorothy
Charles Consolidated.
For period ending: Until my
cooking breaks the contract.
Since all such sums must be al
located for specific purposes. the
following formula for expenditure
appears:
Down payment on cottage, SIS;
ivory rattle and teething ring, So;
legal fees, one-half of fee to Of
floating clergyman, SIS; engineer
ing fees, new necktie for Charles
to engineer him into purchasing
new dress for me, SO cents: can
collation. of bonds, reserve for ali
mony, S.. Interest, plenty of in
tereSt now, without charge.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-25
SCHOOL PRIZE
JUDGES NAMED
Committee on Scholarship
Offered by Times to
Prepare Test.

Selection of a committee to ar
range details of the contest where
by two-year, $4,000 all-eXpenSe
scholarship to Staunton Military
Academy, Staunton, Va, will be
awarded to some Indianapolis high
school boy by The Indianapolis
Times, was completed today.
The committee will meet tomor-
row to decide on the type of con-
test to be conducted and the rules
governing it. The committere will
have complete charge of handling
the contest and making the final Sc
lection of the fortunate boy.
Five members of the committee
were named by Paul C. StetSon. In
dianapolis schools superintendent
in cooperation with The Times
They are: H. L. Harshman, Tech
nical High School vice president; G.
M. Sharp. Manual vice principal;
Joel Hadley, Shortridge vice princi
pal. chairman; A. B. Hargrave
Washington vice principal. and HUI
bert L. Wann, Broad Ripple social
studies instructor.
Brother CaSsian. Cathedral pre-
feet of studies, will represent the
parochial high school. Other mem
bers will be Talcott Powell, editor OF
The Times, and William B. Engler
of The Times staff, who will serve
as committee secretary.
Valued at $1,000 Yearly
The scholarship will be for the
last two years of high school. Only
boys who have completed the sopho-
more year of high school and are
ready to enter the junior year will
be eligible.
1t will include practically all ex-
penses of the fortunate youth
selected. These include tuition, room
and board and even the striking
military uniforms worn by Staunton
cadets. The scholarship is valued
at more than $1,000 a year for each
of the two years it will be in effect
Practically the only expenses to
be borne by the scholarship winner
will be railroad transportation
pocket money for incidentals, such
as entertainment, hair cuts and SIM
liar expenses, and the cost of re-
placing broken laboratory equip
ment.
School Has High Rating
Staunton Military Academy is
recognized as one of the leading
military preparatory schools. It's
scholastic standing is extremely high
and its graduates almost invariably
make good whether they continue
on to college or enter the business
world.
With its restricted enrolment, the
academy adjusts its curriculum to fit
the particular needs Of each cadet
Full details of the contest provis-
ions will be announced in The
Time following the contest commit
tees meeting.
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A THOUGH this is a new pool,
n or rather the old pool with a
new window dressing. it is OPP
Grated by the same two Demo-
cratic Negro politicians and the
drawings take place at the same
Indiana-av resort where the for
mer drawings have been held.
The new rate sheet has attached
a list of II rules. conspicuous
among which is the warning, will
Not Pay Numbers We Don't Re-
ceive."
This is a guarded reference to
the old established artifice known
as the "shutout." In other words.
If it appears that some player has
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-25
Sandmens New Fake Lures Pennies Negro Dreamers

dream represents in a spider"
The spider" or spider web" is
not supposed to be a description
of the pool. but it might serve as
such. The spider" is a squared ar
rangement of nine numerals with
three numerals in each row.
If a player beats the spider"
his three numbers have to appear
in the row he names. Thus, if
named all eight of the ways in
which his numbers theoretically
could appear, there wouldn't be
enough money on the Avenue TO
pay him of.
But the "shutout" works here,
too.
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been miraculously lucky enough to
pick the right three numbers and
would win s400 for 81, one of his
numbers goes on the "shutout
list"
That means the salesman or
writer" didn't turn in the sales
slip until the deadline had passed.
Only the poet operators know the
deadlinf and it changes all the
time. tough setup to beat
IF player thinks his dream Of
L the night before is so con-
vincing as to be absolutely unbeat-
able, he can play the number the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-25

The day drawing has had some
embroidery added in the form of
10 to bet called the Bolieta. A
Bolieta is 2 numbers out of 8.
Thus, if the player hs2 the right"
dream, he may take 624 for in
stance. With this number, 81 is a
front Bolieta and "a is a back
Bolieta. 1t can be played both
ways and pays 40 to each way.
A penny is enough to play.
The B. g. P. Night House is
high hat pool because the least
you can bet is 5 cents. No penny
stuff for the night play. That's
for the big timers, although a
dollar limit has been tackled n.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-25

THE ingenuity of the policy
l. kings who are reaping thou
sands of dollars a day in num-
bers" bets from Indianapolis
Negroes knows no bounds.
They have figured out a plan
for taking pennies. The rate sheet
was issued yesterday. but the play
ers are not familiar with it yet.
Consequently. there is no estimate
yet on the play.
The new racket-unbeatahle as
are all CT the number" games
is combination of the Rose
Phoenix and Tia Juana drawings
and the B. & P. Night House,
which were exposed yesterday.
The B. & P. Night House was in
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-25

The West bought silvers and
coppers. Fasteners were at
tracted to steels and railroad
shares. Utilities registered small
gains. Oils, mercantile issues and
special stocks gained.
In the silver division new highs
for the year or longer were made by
a long list of issues, including
Cerro De Pasco at 635s, up SIS;
American Smelling Az. up 81:
Howe Sound 557s. up 212, and Silver
King Coalition Mines 169s. up 2ss.
United States Smelling touched 122,
up 512. Federal Mining and Smelt-
ing common hit so. up 4, and the
preferred "a, up 6l2.
Coppers we're in demand because
copper companies mine considerable
silver as a by-product. Anaconda
touched 10, up IL. and new high
for the year. Kennecott reached
1874. up IA; International Nickel
81, up q Magma 28t2, up 2i2; Park
Utah SD. up l. and Phelps Dodge
1874, up IA. Gold Mining issues
rose with Dome and Noranda at
new 1885 tops.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-25
IOWA CAPITOL LAWN
PASTURE FOR COWS
Needy Farmer Acts to Get
Drought Relief.
BIZ Dnited Press

~ chited Press
DIES MONIES. Ia. April 25.-A
white-haired farmer bitter against
the governments economy Of scar
city" today set two scrawny cows
to grazing on the state Capitol lawn
to accentuate the demand for
drought feed aid.
The farmer, Will Keeling, 66,
lives five miles from the seat of
Iowa's Legislature. now in its clos
ing days without acting on Farm
Holiday Association petitions to
give 100000 drought aid to i'm
poverished farmers.
Mr.. Keeling said that his three
horses had starved to death.
Now one of my eight cows has
died. I think little of this fine
green grass would do them good,
dent you? They say there are no
starving cattle in Iowa. I thought
1 ought to show EN-"
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son, who is 20, reported the Staying
to officers. He said his parents hac
been attacked by bandits and slain
He showed a Slight wound in his
arm which he said was inflicted
when he resisted the highwaymen.
But after nine hours of question
ing by officers, the youth calmly
admitted his guilt.
Yes, did it," he said. 'It was
for revenge. I'll tell you more wher
1 have had some sleep"
He was allowed to go to bed. Late
this morning Sheriff Allen, who hac
filed murder charge against the
youth, resumed questioning.
Willed Property to Wife
Sheriff Allen had learned that
Justice Pierson had willed his prop
erty to his wife. She was made a
beneficiary to his insurance policies
The officer said he also learned that
Howard had been gambling.
The youth was on a five-day
vacation from his job with an OF
company at High Island, on the
Texas Coast near Galveston.
Sheriff Allen said Pierson readily
admitted the motive Ct the plot was
to get his parents property.
He said he lured them from the
cab on the pretext of showing then
an old Indian grindstone he had dis.
covered in the hills" Sheriff Aller
said. Mrs. Pierson was interested
in Indian relics"
Brother May Lend Aid
After killing the couple, Piersor
hid the pistol and his own and ia.
theirs purses and his fathers watct
to make the robbery story appear
plausible, the sheriff said the youth
told him.
I'VE have sufficient evidence
without any further statement from
him." Sheriff Allen told District At.
torney James P. Hart.
Shortly after Pierson was aroused
today DR.. Goodall Wooten, frienc
of the family, visited him. De.
Tense plans we're mapped by Walter
Pierson. Austin attorney and cousin
of Justice Pierson. The attorney
said he expected William Piersor
Jr., a, graduate student at the Uni
versity of Chicago, to be active If
his brothers defense. The two son!
were described as devoted to eacf
other.
State Flag at Half-Staff
Meanwhile, the lone star flag o.
Texas dropped at half staff in Off
cial mourning at the Capitol. Flu
neral services for Justice PiersoT
and his wife were set for 10 a. m
Saturday at the University Baptist
Church.
Among the first state officials tt
pay respects to the dead at the flu
neral home, across the street from
the Governors mansion, was Gov
James v. Alfred.
1T is a shocking, frightful thing,
the Governor said. Justice Piersor
was one Of my close friends. He adj
rninistered the oath of office to me
as Governor"
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stituted as a counter attraction to
the baseball pools and offered the
apparent lucrative odds of 400 to
l against the 200 to offered in
the day drawing.
Now the daily draw also offers
400 to l. In other words, penny
will get you 81. if you have the
right dream and pick the proper
combination of three numbers.
which can be any combination
possible in 1000 numbers.
-
A DOLLAR bet is the limit and,
IA of course, pays $500. No one
has won s4o0 yet. Any amount
between ! cent and 81 is accept
able.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-25
COLD WAVE TO MISS
CITY, IS FORECAST
Cloudy, Showers Tomor-
row, Is Prediction.

Although a freezing cold wave is
sweeping the Southwest, there is no
likelihood that it will reach Indian
apolis within the next SO hours, j..
H Arlington, Federal meteorolog-
list. said today.
Mr.. Arlington said that the cold
wave is behind a disturbance which
is causing scattered showers as far
east as Terre Haute. The atmos-
phere here will become increasingly
cloudy with showers probable to-
morrow, according to the local fore
cast.
Gardening, potato planting and
cannery pea sowing have extended
considerably in Indiana during the
last week, Mr.. Arlington reported.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-25
DENIES BANK ROBBERY
Westfield Suspect Identified by
Cashier, Pleads Not Guilty.

By United Press
NOBLESVILLE. Ind, April 25.-
Emanuel Shoemaker, 30, was held
in Hamilton County Jail today after
pleading not guilty to charges of
robbing the Westfield bank Of s1100
last September.
John Hinshaw, assistant cashier of
the bank, and Raymond Tyrell,
Shoemaker's alleged accomplice,
identified him as one of the bandits.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-25
CONVICT GEM THIEVES
Pair Faces 10 Years to Life for
S245,0OO Robbery.

MIAMI, Fla, April 25.-Tep years
to life Imprisonment today faced
two men found guilty of completely
in the $245,0O0 Coral Gables jewel
robbery of Mrs. Margaret Hawks
worth Bell of New York.
Nicholas Montone of New York
and Charles Cali of Miami Beach
were convicted by a jury last night.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-25
MATHERS SENTENCED
TO YEAR IN PRISON

Lebanon Judge Ignores Leniency
Petition Signed by 1000.
By United Press
LBANON, Ind. April 25.-Despite
pleas for leniency by 1000 persons,
Theodore MatherS, 81, must serve
from ! to 10 years in prison for the
Staying of Gaylord v. Saunders, for
mer minister of Wabash. lid.
Judge John w. Hornaday pro-
nounced sentence late yesterday
commenting regard to a leniency
petition that "the jury felt he
should be further punished"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-25
RAILROADS OPEN WAR
ON FREIGHT TRUCKMEN
Reduction of Rates to Be First Move
to Regain Business.
By United Press

By United Press
OMAHA. Neb., April 25-Nine
western railroads today we're en-
barked on campaign to recapture
freight business lost to trucking
company competitors.
The roads indicated they will take
independent action to inaugurate
reduced rates at the earliest posi-
BILE date and will include free pick
up and delivery on less than carload
shipments.
Participating are the Chicago 81
Northwestern, Chicago Great West
ern, Illinois Central, Atchison To-
peka & Santa Fe. Chicago, st. Paul,
Minneapolis & Omaha, 500 Line,
Great Bend g. Western, Minneapolis
& St. Louis, and Litchfield & Madi-
son roads.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-25
SPRING CONDITIONS IN
FARM AREA HOPEFUL
Optimistic Note Especially Strong in
Grain and Grazing Zones.

By Science Service
WASHINGTON, April 25.-Spring
conditions in the codntry's principal
farming areas are distinctly hope
full the Weather Bureau reports
despite the chilliness of most OF
April to date, which has slowed
down planting programs in the
North.
The optimistic note is especially
strong in the grain and grazing
areas of Montana, the Dakotas and
Minnesota, where at this time last
year early drought was already
causing grave concern. Wheat is
being rapidly seeded and early
paintings are already coming up.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-25
DIONNES ARE CONVINCED

Parents Accept Verdict of Own
Doctor Babies Are o. K.
By United Press
CALLANDER, Ontario, April Is
Olivia and Mrs. Dionne we're salts
fed this afternoon that their IA
nous quintuplet daughters were
lot seriously i'll and that they are
being given the best of medical care
at the Dafoe Hospital.
Following examinations Of the
babies by the Dionnes' own physi-
clan, DR.. G. w. Smith of North Bay,
the parents were treasured.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-25
LEADING
STOCKS CLIMB:
TICKERS BEHIND
Machines Lag While Orders Sweep In on New
York Exchange From All Parts of !. S.;
Utilities Register Gains.
COPPERS ALSO ARE IN DEMAND
Gains Range to More Than Points in Pace
Making Issue and to Points in
Other Shares on List


NEW YORK, April 25-Soaring prices for silver shares
set off bull movement in the main stock list today AT
noon tckers behind the market orders swept IN
from all parts of the country Gains ranged to than
points in the silvers and to points elsewhere
Silver shares scared at the opening on blocks of 1000
to 1900 shares.
Market activity increased brokers West wires opened
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-25
NAB ASSAULT SUSPECTS
Police Accuse One of Carrying Set
of Brass KnuckIeS.

Taylor Skillern. %. of SOC S. Me-
ridian-St. faces charges of intoxica =
ton. carrying concealed weapons
and assault and battery. and Cecil
Skillern, 81. of It's S. Meridian-st,
faces assault and battery and in
toxication charges in connection
with the alleged assault last night
of C. j. huston, 46, of 632 Rus
Sell-av
Taylor Skillern carried a pair of
brass knuckles at the time of his
arrest. according to police Mr.. Mus
ton was not injured seriously.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-25
Huntington Girl Math Winner

BLOOMINGTON. Ind, April 25.-
Ruby Miller, Huntington, won the
geometry section of the state high
school mathematics contest con-
Quoted at Indiana University last
week. it was announced today. She
scored 400 out of possible 448.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-25
BONUS COMPROMISE IS
PASSED BY COMMITTEE
Senate Group Urges Payment From
Work Relief Fund.

WASHINGTON, April 25.-Ths
Senate Finance Committee ap-
proved the Harrison compromise
soldier bonus bill today after writ
ing into the measure a provision
authorizing President Roosevelt to
pay the veterans adjusted service
certificates with money in the $4,-
000000,000 work-relief fund.
The plan to permit the President
to use the relief fund for bonus
payments was advanced by Senator
Thomas P. Gore Cd, Okla and
approved II to 7.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-25
BR0WNINGS' LETTERS
BOUGHT FOR $4,000
Famed English Poets Notes Pur-
chased by United Press.
81 United Press

CHdScu DS OnltcO ETeSS.
81 United Press
NEW YORK. April 25.-A series
Of % unpublished letters by Eliza
beth Barrett Browning and Robert
Browning, addressed by the famous
English poets to her sisters. Hen
rietta and Arabel Moulton- Barrett.
were sold at public auction last night
for $4,000 to the United Feature
Syndicate.
This was the high water mark of
a sale Of rare books. autographs.
letters and manuscripts conducted
at the American Art Association
Anderson Galleries.
Monte Bourjaily, manager of the
syndicate. bought all rights to the
letters. believed TO be the only re-
naming unpublished letters of the
BrovningS.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-25
TWO ARE STRUCK BY
FLYING BEER BOTTLES

turbed by Barrage.
Two trim motorcycle officers were
leading an impressive parade of q
Negro Masonic order down Indi-
ana-av last night. Dignity pre-
vailed until a contemptuous bar
rage of beer bottles cracked into
a beer truck in the parade driver
by Delvion Patrick, 1925 RalSton-av
Two persons struck by the bottles
roundly accused persons in truck
advertising a beer tavern as being
the huriers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-25

Chicago to New York in 4 Hours
By United Press
CHICAGO. April 2s.-Transcon-
tinental western Air, Inc, today an
nounced addition of two daily Chi
cago-New York flights with time of
5 hours. SO minutes. The flights will
be nonstop and are claimed to be
the fastest scheduled flights in the
world.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-25
BLACK WIDOW SPIDERS
= INVADE NEW ORLEANS

Result of Bites.
By United Press
NEW ORLEANS. April 25-Black
Widow spiders, whose bites are re-
puted to be almost as deadly as a
cobra's, have invaded New Orleans.
One person is dead and several are
seriously i'll as result of bites by
the insects, the Department of Con-
servation said today. DR.. James M.
Gowamloch. of the department, is
sued public warning to citizens to
watch for the spiders.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-25
DELL BARKER STARTS
9-YEAR-0LD TERM
Acton Man Goes TO State Prison on
Old Liquor Count.

Not single word of testimony
was heard today as Municipal Judge
Dewey Myers dismissed vagrancy
charges and continued liquor act
violation charges indefinitely against
Dell Barker, Acton.
This reaSon-Barker today began
serving one to two-yesr term in In
diana State Prison for liquor case
conviction nine years ago. He was
arrested with his brother, Lee Bar
ker, Monday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-25
FOUND RANSOM CASH
IN CAR, Is DEFENSE
Premier Money Changer" Suspect
Is Accused by u. S. Agent.
By United Press

Is dCCUotU Dy o D AgtIII'
By United Press
ST. PAUL, April 25.-William Vid-
Ter, suspected money changer" in
the Edward G. Bremen kidnapping,
admitted shortly after his arrest in
Chicago that he had Bremen ram
som bills in his possession, a Fed
eral agent testified today.
Wider insisted, however, that he
did not know the money was a por-
ton of the 100000 Bremen ransom
and said that some one threw the
bills into my car as 1 was going
over a viaduct," the agent, Harold
Scott. testified.