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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-11

and, instead of ending at the for
ward edge of the hood, continue
forward and become a definite part
of the front styling.
1.-THE front tenders, when viewed
from a head-on position, take on
the appearance of a gulls wing. The
windshield is symmetrically sloped
and the rear deck is in keeping with
the modern air foil design.
Studebaker engineers have adopt
ed hydraulic brakes and have
MADE the pistons operating the
front brake front shoes larger than
those on the rear brake front shoes.
Call stops are quick, yet graceful
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-11
Hudson Co. Headed by
Chaplin for Long Period
Served Since 1910 Except
During Time Spent in
Public Office.

Roy D. Chaplin. one of the pio-
neers in the motor car industry, was
elected president Of the Hudson
Motor Car Co. in January, 1910,
twenty-five years ago.
Being one Of the original founders
of the company, he has served Hud-
son as its executive head throughout
the quarter century period, except
ing for the time he served as Sec
rotary of Commerce during the Hoo
yer Administration.
For many years Mr.. Chaplin has
been chairman Of the highway COM
mittee of the N. A. G. G. and the
present A. NJ. A. His interest in
good roads is viewed as an impor-
tant contribution to the automobile
industry.
Hudson Motor Car Co., like most
Of the companies early in the field,
was conservatively capitalized, the
original investment being less than
100000. Since its incorporation on
Feb. "a, 1909, the company has re-
ported up to its last annual state
ment net profits of 500, 248, 1876, from
which cash dividends of $54,210O10
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-11
Automotive Service Conference to
Open March II at Purdue University

One of the new features prom
ised by Professor Jacklin is din
ner at which prominent figures in
the automotive world will speak and
which will close the two-day pro-
gram. Again this year, after gain
ing praise last year, a display of
service station equipment, tools and
repair parts, with between so and go
manufacturers represented, is sched-
uled for the conference.
More than 1000 automobile service
men are expected to attend the va
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-11
MIRACLE RIDE
OF STUDEBAKER
BEING STRESSED
PIanar Wheel Suspension Is
Also Feature of 1885
Models.

Studebaker's independent planar
wheel suspension and the miracle
ride" are two features of the 1885
line. The new Studebaker models
are being displayed in Indianapolis
by Litzelman e. Morrison, Inc, 1904
N. Meridian st, local distributors,
and the associate dealer, Mid-State
Auto Co., 1925 N. Meridianst.
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rious sessions of the conference
which will include discussions of
brakes, wheel alignment, steering
gears and other subjects dealing
with safety, body repair work and
finishing, engine repair work and
sales by service departments.
Question and answer sessions are
scheduled to follow formal discus
sions Of each subject listed on the
program so that the service men will
have an opportunity to iron out
their problems.
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and other devices, Studebaker has
adopted transverse leaf spring,
aided by upper and lower guide
links, as a basis for its new front
wheel Suspension. The spring is
anchored to the frame so that it
may flex freely throughout its en-
tire span, yet it permits each front
wheel to react to road shocks indie
pendently. Hydraulic automatic
ride control shock absorbers are a
definite part Of the unit.
1.-The radiators are deep and mar
row and are fitted with vertical fins
of chromium. The louvres-in the
sides of the hood-are horizontal
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-11

were paid and the balance put back
into the property.
there is no pitching passengers
against windshields. In addition to
the front brakes, Studebaker has
employed an independent operating
mechanism for the hand brake,
which operates on the rear wheels
instead of the drive shaft.
"A new automatic thermostatic
temperature control will do much to
reduce cold engine difficulties in
winter weather. With this new de-
vice, which is entirely automatic in
it's operation, the engine warns up
to 14O degree in 81 minutes. An
automatic carburetor choke is also
standard equipment on all models"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-11
Attendance of More Than
1000 Expected at Annual
Event.

~ imfs Hpfctdt
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Feb. 1l.-Plans
for the sixth annual Automotive
Service Conference, which is to be
held at Purdue University March 81
and %, are being rapidly completed,
with several features already sched-
uled. IL is announced by Professor
II. NJ. Jacklin Of the School Of Me-
chanical Engineering, who is in
charge of the conference.
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q o m m e n t l 6
upon the n e W
IN o dels MeSsrs.
Lit e I'm an and
Morrison declared:
THE front wheel
suspension is un-
like that used on
other automobiles.
It's result is better
a n d Studebaker
newspaper adver-
tbs e m e n is say
make us prove it,
Instead of coil
Strings. split a,XleS
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-11
WIDE CHOICE OFFERED
OIdsmObiIe Now Available in Seven
Body Styles.

BY adding a convertible coupe to
the Six line of 1885, Oldsmobile Of
ferS total Of seven body styles in
both Skies and Fights.
Available in both lines will be the
business coupe, the sport coupe, the
5-passenger coupe, the 5-paSsenger
touring coupe, the 4-door sedan, the
4-door touring sedan and the con-
vertible coupe. The touring models
have built-ln trunks as an integral
part Of the body.
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new PLYMOUTH
is DESIGNED FOR
SMOOTH RIDING
Passengers Ride Between
Seats; Safety Assured
by Steel Body.

Walter P. Chrysler announces
the 1895 Plymouths as revolution
arg new-type high-speed safety
cars. expressly designed to met
modern traffic conditions"
introduced in six body types the
new Plymouths. stresmlined. have
added engineering developments.
To quickly catalog outstanding fea-
lures. the 1885 Plymouth has an 81
horsepower engine with a compress
sion ratio Of 81 10 I: a tor peGo-type
aI-steeI safety body; synchrO-silent
transmission; a new ride" achieved
By a redistribution OF weight. plus
a new front spring assembly. float
ing power engine m0untlngs and
hydraulic brakes.
A complete line OF models Of the
new Plymouth are being displayed
all this week at all Indianapolis
Chrysler. De Soto and Dodge deal
eTs shoWT0Oms.
Mr.. Chrysler. in announcing the
new Plymouth. said that IL was Gre
ated 70 satisfy a critical need in
America at the present time for
safer transportation.
Speed Requires Safety
Every indication points to more
automobiles on the streets and high
ways in 1895 than al any time since
1920. he said. And the automO-
biles Of today are much faster than
those OF six years ago. They also
must be safer"
Chrysler Motors engineers, pio-
neers in the development Of such
safety features as the all-steel body.
hydraulic brakes and new prin-
ciples OF weight distribution, have
perfected safety factors.
The all-steel body Of the 1885
Plymouth fits down over the double
drop X-type frame. The body and
frame are bolted together az 46
different points. Thus. the frame
becomes a unit Of the body along
with the all-steel floor. side panels.
center posts and other members.
The design also permitted the en-
Fiueers % build more room in the
bodies. Plymouth seats are wider,
The floor has been lowered 81
inches. providing a lower center Of
gravity and more leg and head room
for the passengers
Ride Between Seats
The Plymouth engine. "cush-
ioned' in Boating power rubber
mOUntings. has been moved for
ward over the front axle TO slow
down the action Of the front springs
and make more room for the larger
body. Plymouth passengers ride
between the front and rear axles.
entirely surrounded by protecting
walls OF steel.
With the engine over the front
axle and the body moved forward
and fitted onto the frame. the en-
tire weight Of the car has been re-
distributed to create an entirely
new kind OF ride. To further i'm
prove the ride. the engineers have
developed a new type Of springs.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-11

THIS YEAR DEsoTo does the unexpected
L sgain introduces not one new car. -.
but trC0i First, there Is a sensational new
Airstream De Soto at Popular Prices.
And secondly, the famous Airhow the
car that shattered % 4. A. A. Contest Board
records for speed. won Grand PrN at Monte
Carlo for beauty -. now brilliantly restyled!
The new Airstream was designed by the
same engineers who built the record-breaking
Airaow. 1t embodies many of the principles
and features Of AirAow design.
1t has a 9ShOrsePOwer engine &. . with
amazing performance and stamina.
Due to application of the principle of weight
distribution embodied in the Airfow, indie
pendent front wheel suspension, and new
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-11

The wheels are scientifically
steadied against drifting and side
stepping. And rear seat occupants
don't experience the side sway and
fitting that even cars of extremely long
whselbase have been unable to dimin.
ish up to now.
Furthermore, Studebaker's auto.
matte ride controls coordinate so
accurately with the exclusive Inde.
pendent Planar Wheel Suspension
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Rough roads make no difference with
IndependentPIano Wheel SUspensionl

No brakes used in any car in the
world, regardless of price, are better
brakes than these specially designed
Studebaker hydraulics. They take hold
firmly with an easy foot pressure
and swiftly, smoothly, dependably
bring these new StudebakerS to a stop
in dead straight line.
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These Studebakers are beautiful
beyond description-enormously
roomy-superbly fitted, finished and
upholstered. Slim, silvery radiators,
distinctive hood lowers, gull's wing
tenders, air-curved tops and rear decks
combine to produce streamining
that is scientifically as well as aesthet-
ically correct.
Go for a miracle ride. Tell your
nearby Studebaker dealer you want to
give one of his new Champions a con.
vincing third degree" road test-now.
Three great models .. each a Cbambionl
Dictator, S6o5; Commander; 1925; Presidenb
$1245. Base prices atfactOry. Bumpers special
equipment extra.
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THOSE startling, utterly convinc-
l. ing Studebaker "third degree"
road tests are in no sense stunt
driving. They are just the normal,
natural, usual experiences you are
likely to have with any car. But no
cars ever have been able to do the
things these new Studebaker Cham.
pions do SO easily.
You round corners sure.footedly in
these new StudebakerS - at speeds
faster than you would think of operat-
ing other cars.
The Washington times., 1935-01-28
Money in Trunk

Q.-Where did you keep that
money in your homer Am a
trunk.
Hauptmann said the trunk con.
tained clothes and a featherbed
besides the money. The trunk was
in the front room. Mr.. Wilentz
asked:
WAS it a dry, safe placer"
"Yes."
you had a key and you put
the trunk there because you
knew it was a safe placer"
"YeS."
Q.-There's no question in your
mind that you had the money
there in 1882? A.-Positively. A
Mr.. Wilentz then showed Haupt.
mann some of his accounts.
"TheSe books show you were
worth $7,666 at the end of 1929,
don't they?"
Eyes"
"But they show that you had
only SIG at home in cash, don't
they?"
eyes, but that means $16 that
my wife knOws!"
Laughter broke out at this sec
The Washington times., 1935-01-28
PRISONER FIRM
IN DEN|ALS
Of CRIME

wanly. He took his time before
replying.
Q.-How is seventy" spelled
there?
Hauptmann looked at the check
long time, a nervous half-grin
on his face. He was silent. Mr..
Wilentz shouted:
Read it, read it! Read 1t
alOud!"
Finally Hauptmann haltingly
read. in faint voice:
"S-e-n-v-."
"Ah! you spelled it senvty,
didn't yOu?"
The defendant nodded.
Q.-That is the same way you
wrote signature, isn't itf1" A.
(After defense objection was over.
ruled) NO.
Q.-Didn't you place the IN"
in Singature, for the same reason
you placed the IN" in seventy?
A.-No.
Mr.. Wilentz asked Hauptmann
to look at the charts showing
specimens of the defendants
writing. He asked Hauptmann if
the police had told him to put
the hook" on the letter IN" and
the witness answered:
"NO, 1 placed it myself"
Q.-See how it looks like the
IN" below? Ats a lot of diff
ference.
Q.-see that "York" (handing
the witness a small black memo
book Ayes.
Said the prosecutor:
Take a pencil and put q
mark under New York in the
places it appears"
This Hauptmann did and the
black book was put in evidence.
Mr.. Wilentz then passed the note
book to the jury asking that each
juror look at the word New York
in the book.
Mr.. Wilentz began pointing at
peculiaritieS of the formation of
the ms" and "y's" and other let
terS in the ransom notes, as shown
on the big chart in front of the
jury. He asked if those peculiar.
tiles were not the same as found
in his (Hauptmanns) script.
The Washington times., 1935-01-28
MisspeLLing Cited

Q.-(Wilentz) You had trouble
with the letters g h t. in such
words as light bright and
sight, didn't you? A.-EvaSively)
I didn't write much.
Mr.. Wilentz, holding up one of
Hauptmann's own ledgers, said:
isn't right spelled 'wright'?"
After a pause, Hauptmann said:
"YeS."
A mild sensation was caused
when Mr.. Wilentz forced Haupt-
mann to pronounce the name of
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh.
The witness pronounced Lind
bergh's name several times at Mr..
Wilentz'S request.
Asked how he spelled Lindbergh,
Hauptmann miSSpelled it Linden
bergh."
When he pronounced the name
he said "Lindboorgh."
Hauptmann denied that the Ger.
man.American d dictionary Mr..
Wilentz showed him was his,
Hauptmann said his was larger.
Shown letters he admitted were
his, Hauptmann denied the DIS
in Dear Sir" were the same as
the IDS" in Dear Sir" in the
ransom notes.
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claims left some OF the ransom
money in his Safekeeping.
Another sensation was created
when Mr.. Wilentz forced Haupt-
mann to read one of the kid
naper's ransom notes. The wit
ness hesitated several times as he
read the text. He couldn't make
out some of the words.
He loudly shouted NO" when
Mr.. Wilentz accused him of
ceasing to keep a record of his
accounts after the Lindbergh
baby was born, because a month
after the baby was born in July,
1880, he "got the idea of kidnap-
ing" Hauptmann obviously did
not like this question. A frown
fitted across his face as he made
the denial.
Hauptmann, however, smiled
often as he testified, at times he
answered Mr.. Wilentz almost
jokingly. He sat comfortably in
the wooden witness chair, his
legs crossed, his hands lightly
clasped in his lap.
He talked in an ordinary, con-
versational tone, his tremulous
gutturals rising at times, and at
times sinking into inaudubility.
Hauptmann betrayed little ner-
vousneSS as he talked. His hands
were a trifle fidgety; his eyes
darted about as If he sought
something he could not find, At
times, he lifted his hand to
scratch his right temple; from
time to time, he reached into his
back pocket. pulled out his hand
kerchief and wiped his mouth.
Mr.. Wilentz forced Haupt.
mann to admit he had only
$2O2 in the bank and so shares
of Warner Brothers stock in his
brokerage account on April 2,
1882.
That was the day the $50 900
ransom was paid by DR.. John
F. "JafSie" Condor in st. Ray.
mond's Cemetery. the Bronx,
while Colonel Lindbergh sat
waiting in an automobile nearby.
The prisoner said he had
more than $4,000 in 1881, and
insisted he still had that money
at home on April 2, 1882.
The Washington times., 1935-01-28
Wife in Pain

c. Lloyd Fisher, of defense
counsel objected to this question
but was overruled.
A.-No.
Mr.. Wilentz then asked a mum,
Der Of inSinuating questions about
Mrs. Greta Henckel, a comely
matron Hauptmann met at Hun
ters Island. During the question
ing Mrs. Hauptmann kept hel
eyes on the floor.
Q.-When was the first time
you met Mrs. Henckel? A.-Ir
July, 1882. on Hunters Island.
Q.-Were you out bathing
Al can't remember.
Q.-Was her husband there
when you first met her? A.
can't remember.
Q.-Don't you remember thai
you met her husband two weeks
after you met Mrs. Henckel? A
guess that's right.
Q.-Who introduced you tt
Mrs. Henckel? Alt doesn't re
quire much introducing out there
Hauptmann's wife listened tc
his cross-examination with an ex
preston of dawning pain. She
was dressed in black. She wore
new black crepe frock with q
satin collar embroidered in golc
thread. Her hat was the familiar
small black felt.
Mr.. Wilentz suddenly switched
his line of attack.
| Q.-How did it feel to suddenly
The Washington times., 1935-01-28
CrOUd Chided

Justice Thomas w. Trenchard
observed:
"YOu are quite right"
He severely admonished the
audience for "lack of decency."
The Judge concluded by saying:
"That is all I can do at this
time. Mr.. Reilly. If the dis
turbance continues may have
to clear the courtroom"
Mr.. Wilentz plunged into
Hauptmann's financial records
again. He demanded to know if
the "X' in Hauptmann's writing
was not similar to the TX" which
appeared in the ransom notes. The
latter ks" were shown in en-
larged Photographic reproductions
on charts in front Of the jury.
After defense counsel'S objec-
tions were overruled, Hauptmann
replied:
"NO don't think So"
The book containing Haupt-
mann's writing was admitted as
evidence.
Q.-Now, you had about $4,000
The Washington times., 1935-01-28
WiIentz COarinq

Mr.. Wilentz's tactics were gentle
and coaxing most of the time to-
day, in marked contrast to the
savage, loud-voiced manner in
which he conducted the cross-ex.
animation during the last 40 min
utes of Friday.
Hauptmann was forced to admit
he "held out" on his wife, Anna,
when he failed-for example-to
record some of his expenses when
he made trip to California.
Mrs. Hauptmann lowered her
head as this teStimo ony was
brought out. Attired in black, she
sat at the defense counsel table.
The witness said he had taken
an airplane trip to California, but
he did not remember how much it
cost him. He admitted:
II had some money from my
wife,"
He was asked about a friend,
Mrs. Greta Henckel. He said he
first met her at Hunters Island.
He did not know just when he
met her husband, but he guessed
it was two weeks after he had met
her. He explained he didn't need
much introduction on the island.
The Washington times., 1935-01-28
Quizzed on MOneu

Questioned about the $14,60O
found in his garage by the police,
Hauptmann said when he first dis.
covered this money Che has
claimed the late Isador Fisch left
it in his Safekeeping) he became
excited" He said he had never
seen so much gold before. He add,
ed:
81 didn't show the money to
my wife because didn't want
her to get excited"
Shown a German-American die;
tionary, Hauptmann admitted he
sent for it after he was arrested.
With an emphatic mo" he denied
he sent for it because he wanted
to learn how to spell signature
(miSSpelled "Singature" in the ran
som notes. and other words.
Hauptmann flatly denied he
spelled signature "Singature" or
that he had trouble with his ms"
He was shown a check which he
admitted was his and admitted he
spelled the word seventy" as
"senvty." He shouted mol" when
asked if that wasn't the way he
spelled signature-with the trans
posed IN in it.
Shown specimens of his own
writing, he denied that the pecul
iarties and formations of the ms
and "y's" were similar to such
letters in the fourteen Lindbergh
ransom notes
The Washington times., 1935-01-28
"SingdtUre"

Mr.. Wilentz picked up a small
German-American dictionary from
the prosecution table.
Q.-You knew when you were
brought to the jail here that the
spelling of words in the ransom
notes would have something to
do with this case. didn't you?
A.-Well they made me think so
in the Bronx.
Q.-Didn't you send for this
German-American dictionary? A.
Yes.
Q.-Wasn't it for the purpose
of learning to spell "singature"
and other words mtsspelled in the
ransom notes? A.-No.
Mr.. Wilentz unfurled a chart
on the wall, showing the word
"singature" as it appeared (mean,
ing Signature) in the ransom notes
He pointed at the chart and de.
manded:
Q.-Wasn't it your habit to spell
Signature" that way, you had
trouble with your IN" didn't you?
The Washington times., 1935-01-28

Al went with Hans Kloppen.
berg.
Q.-How much did you pay to
go in the airplane? Al don't
remember.
Q.-How many times did you
go up? Aust once.
Q.-How much did you pay?
Al don't remember.
Odd you go on a boat trip
while in California? Al can't
remember.
Q.-You kept a careful account
of your expenses on that trip,
didn't you?
Ayes.
Q.-And you kept a very care
full account of your other ex
penses, your wife's expenses. your
household and personal expenses
almost from the time you came
to this country, didn't you?
Ayes.
Hauptmann admitted he hac
kept books very carefully, keeping
a close account of his financial
affairs. Wilentz asked:
'Were these books and these
figures hOneSt?"
Hauptmann answered in a
slightly rising voice:
'All the figures in the books
are true-but I left some fig
ureS out"
Mr.. Wilentz fired away a.
Hauptmann on his failure to keep
a complete account of his expen
diture on his trips. The Attorney
General had in his hand a book
containing some of the defend
ants record.
Q.-Goudly) Well, you will
stand on the figures in the book
won't you? Ayes, only the
money! hid some of the money
from my wife.
Ooh, you were holding ou
on your wife were you? Ayes
Q.-You were holding ou'
money on your wife and you were
holding out a lot of other things
weren't you?
The Washington times., 1935-01-28
Doesn't KnOW Him

Dwell, did you tell that to a
Mr.. Rieger at the bank, then?
A.-Well, now you are talking
about somebody I don't even
know.
Next Mr.. Wilentz wanted to
know what the exact amount of
ransom money was that Haupt-
mann found in the shoe box he
said the late ISador Fisch left in
his home. The defendant said:
''It was around $15,OOO."
Q.-What was the exact amount?
A.-Around $4,000.
Hauptmann refused to be pinned
down to more definite figure.
Q.-Do you mean to say you
didn't count all that money right
away? A.-No. I took some OF
the bills and I didn't count them
all up until after they we're dried
out. I had spent some of them
by then.
At this juncture court was ad
journed until LAS p. m.
Hauptmann took his place in
the witness chair at 1904 a. m.
two minutes after Justice Trench
ard aScended the bench. The de
fendant, attired neatly in a gray
suit, blue shirt and blue polka-dot
tie, seemed calm enough as he
sat there.
A suppressed murmur of con
versation swept through the court
Justice Trenchard admonisheo
some of the spectators to "go out
side if you desire to talk"
Mr.. Wilentz, nattily attired in
blue, walked close to the witness
chair and began his cross-exami
nation.
Q.-Mr. Defendant. have you
ever been in an airplane?
Ayes, one time. In Los
Angeles.
Hauptmann explained he used
the airplane on his trip to Cali
fornia.
Q.-Tell us about the trip