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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-18
RAIN HAMPERS
STATE FARMERS
Flowing, Sowing of Grains
Retarded; Showers Pre-
dicted AGAIN.

The danger of too much rain to-
day was added to the other plaques
of Indiana farmers as the United
States Weather Bureau here pre-
dicted PRECIPITATION for tonight and
tomorrow.
Although rainfall for the year is
slightly short of normal, r. E. Spen-
GER, assistant Federal meteorologist,
said the showers were uneven and
the soil was soaked with precipita-
ton in March.
Because the soil is so damp and
because there has been so little sun
during the last week, Mr.. Spencer
said that all crops were retarded.
Indiana growers meanwhile we're
attempting to repair losses caused
by the winds and sub-freezing tenn
perature that accompanied the biz
gard that lifted yesterday.
The Municipal Airport reported
that drizzle began today at Gas
a. m. There was some dust in the
air yesterday afternoon.
In January the rain was 80 of
an inch short, and there was a 1.41
inch shortage in February. March
saw an 129 inch excess of rainfall.
Mr.. Spencer said today in his
weekly report, There was much
cloudiness and during the first three
days widespread fall Of rain, with
the results that oats sowing and
blowing for corn. the main outdoor
work now in progress in the state,
were again considerably retarded
and little advance was made by any
crop.
The condition of wheat and oats
continues generally good, though
some yellowing of wheat is reported
in the southern and central divi-
sions where the soil is too wet. The
extent of damage done to the peach,
cherry and early apple crops by
Monday nights freezing weather
can not yet be determined exactly,
but was undoubtedly considerable,
especially to peaches in the central
and southern divisions"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-18
Penalties Are Studied
By United Press

By United Press
GENEVA, April 1S-Encirclement
of Germany with a ring of poten-
TALLY hostile nations was begun to-
day as League of Nations officials
proceeded to form a committee to
devise penalties for treaty violators.
Delegates of Little Entente and
Balkan Entente nations, including
C'zechoslovakia, Rumania, Yugo-
slavia, Turkey and Greece, con-
ferred here. Their conversations
were the first steps toward a series
of DaEubian treaties which will in
clude & guarantee of Austria's in
dependence and political integrity
and series of mutual defense
treaties.
Foreign Minister Pierre Laval of
France and Foreign Minister Maxim
Lityinov of Russia prepared to take
to their governments the rough
draft of a military agreement which
will bind them to mutual aid in
event of an attack by Germany.
The Balkan en- tente nations, Ru-
mania, Yugloslavia, Turkey and
Greece, will meet at Bucharest, May
10, to write the rough draft of a
Mediterranean treaty of mutual de-
Tense to be signed by the nations
named in addition TO France and
Italy.
The r,,,,.o;,V- ard xEnd;+o,-,..,
mean treaties will be discussed at
the Rome conference, now set for
May 20.
On the same day the League
Council is to meet and will re-
ceive a report from its special COM
mittee on means of imposing hnan-
cial and economic penalties on fu-
ture violators Of European treaties.
This league meeting. incidentally.
is to receive report on means to
end political terrorism in Europe
an echo of the assassination by Gro
attain terroriSts of King Alexander
of Yugoslavia and Louis Barthou,
French foreign minister, at Mar
settles. The league assembly is TO
meet at the same time to study
means Of ending the Gran Chaco
war between Bolivia and Paraguay.
Imposition of strong penalties
against treaty violators undeS the
league covenant seemed assured by
the makeup Of the penalty commit
tee authorized yesterday by the
council vote which rebuked Ger
many before the world for violating
the Versailles Treaty by decreeing
compulsory army service and inau-
gurating military air force.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-18
WAR LOANS PROBE
UP TO ROOSEVELT
British Protest Is Given to
President.

By United Press
WASHINGTON, April ia de-
cision as to whether wartime corr
respondence between j. P. Morgan
g. Co. and the British government
shall be made public was said to-
day to be up to President RooSe-
velt."
The British governments OBJ
jections to exposure of its wartime
correspondence with Morgan & Co.
and other American financial houses
was understood to have been re-
ferred by Secretary of State Cor
dell Hull to Mr. Roosevelt.
The Senate Munitions Commit
Gee, which was reported to have
made one unsuccessful effort to
subpoena records and officers of the
Morgan company, was understood to
plan second attempt
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-18

Dine in San Francisco, breakfast
the next morning in Honolulu" be-
came reality with the completion
of the first exploratory fight of a
service which soon will link not only
Honolulu and the mainland, but the
entire Orient with the Western coast
of the United States.
Capt. Edward A. Musick and his
five companions in their four
motored Sikorsky bridged the 2400
miles in 18 hours 81 minutes, and
cid it without making any effort to
travel the shortest path in the
quickest time.
Instead they deliberately reduced
the speed of their plane to arrive
after dawn and the time originally
announced. 1t was possible they
could have cut their time st least
three or four hours had they tried.
Their speed contrasted with the
Is hours so minutes it took Lieuts.
Alfred Hegenberger and Lester Matt
land to make the first successful
east-to-west flight in 1927. The
Army men had a land plane of the
Fokker type. In the intervening
years only one other flight sue
ceeded in cutting their time until
yesterdays trail blazing effort. The
previous best time was made by six
United States Navy planes in 1884.
when they crossed on the longest
over water mass formation fight
ever made in "a hours 48 minutes.
AS in the Navy flight, the Pam
American Clipper planes journey
was a routine" venture, made solely
for the purpose Of growing the
route planes will follow in regular
service.
Capt. Musick and his companions
stepped from their ship s. refreshed
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-18
BOOK|E BATTLE
ON, SAY COPS;
BOYS SMOKER
Raid or No Raid, Downtown
Places Are Open,
They Insist.
VICE SQUAD DOES ACT
SIedge Hammer Stunt Is
Slightly Exaggerated by
Reports, Is the Word.

The flying squadron which Chief
Mike Morrissey set upon the city's
pookies several weeks ago, landed
late yesterday in an alleged bookie
joint at PIT WINNER bldg, tinkered
around with sledge hammer for
a while, and left-making no ar
rests.
The sledge hammer tinkering,
grossly exaggerated in police circles,
consisted merely of knocking a pay
station telephone from the wall and
fracturing the so-called payoff desk.
Nine tables and more than Is chairs
were not damaged-merely piled in
the center Of the room.
After all these weeks of hunting,
the flying squadron ran q bit ram
pant when it found itself caught
up with it's quarry.
Imagine the Noise
Members of the squad entered the
place and Immediately began tip
ping over tables. This made lot
of noise because the floor of the
place is concrete and the tables are
made of wood. 1t made so much
noise that one of the policemen who
was trying to take names of patrons
couldn't hear the names when they
were given to him, and in some in
stances couldn't even make the pa
irons understand what it was he
wanted them to~tell him. After this
went on for while he gave up the
whole plan.
Meanwhile, Lieut.. Thomas McCor-
mick, fight commander, came upon
Harry Kline, 1923 E. .North-st, CO.
owner of the place with Eddie Car
son, 702 w. 30th-st, who was dis
tressed at the proceedings.
I Got the Go Sign!'
II got the go signal" Mr.. Kline
told Lieut.. Mccormick.
From whom?"
From the higher-ups," he replied.
Well" said the officer, what do
you think now"
Mr.. Kline made no reply to this,
This morning his partner, Mr..
Carson, said that they had, in fact,
not received a tip to go ahead, and
he added with some bitterness that
he was through with the whole af-
fair and wss moving out of the city.
This morning, also, Chief Nor
risSey said he didn't believe there
was any tip to the bookies to go
ahead He said his squad would
continue the raids.
Nevertheless, best horse racing
minds we're reported to be porting
over the sheets and preparing them
selves to place bets.
1t is known that there are booSie
shops open in the downtown as we'll
as residential areas, convenient to
betters, and anxious for the bust
ness.
Meanwhile, police picked up two
slot machines at the Musicians
Club, 143 E. Ohio-st. and took them
to police station where they we're
unfortunate enough to drop and
break them and thoughtful enough
to put the contents, $3215, in the
police retirement fund.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-18
ARRESTS DROP
IN AUTO DRIVE
Crusade Making Roadway,
Police Say; 35 Face
Traffic Counts.

Municipal Judge Charles J. Kara
bell today severely disciplined a
motorist who told the court that ne
had not appeared in court when his
case was called, because an UNI
named indianapolis policeman said
he would fix" the case.
The motorist, william Abel. 1406
Kelly-st, was fined total of S26,
including costs, and had his chauf-
feur's license suspended for go days
on charges of reckless driving and
speeding.
Although arrested March 80 by
Motorcycle Ohicer Tom Smith, Mr..
Abel did not appear until today fol-
lowing his rearrest by Ofhcer Smith.
Chief Mike Morrissey was not
available for comment upon the
case.
Police were satisfied that the
traffic drive is b wing a marked
effect on curbing reckless motorists,
as only "a arrests for traffic viola
tons we're reported in the last "a
hours. Twenty-nine of these were
lOI 1duulS W StJp az PASASA NAeAe'A
streets.
twenty-five convictions were
handed down in the two Municipal
Courts today. huxley Knight,
81. of 833 Park-av, who is alleged
to have been the driver of a car
that struck and injured Chester
Sterrett, II, of 300 N Easiest, was
held to the Marion County Grand
Jury on charges of failure to stop
after an accident Knight was ar
rested Tuesday night after the &C
cident at New York and East-sts.
Harry S. walker, A, of 637 E..
21st-st. was charged with driving
on the left side of the street last
night after his auto was alleged to
have struck and injured Elmer Grail,
40. of BIT E. 11th-st, at College-av
and 11th-st. Mr.. Grail was sent to
City Hospital suffering from wrist
injuries and face cuts.
Ray Dye, 81, of 545 w. 11th-st,
Negro taxicab driver, suffered Sc
we're head cuts last nisht when his
cab was in collision with an auto
driven by James A. Davis, 81, Ne
gro. SIS Patterson-st. at 25th-st and
Paris-av. Mr.. Dye was sent 70 City
Hospital.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-18

and jaunty as if they had just left
California two hours before instead
of almost 10. They slept. however,
through the day and after brief con-
ferences again retired to their hotel.
After their 17-ton plane has been
reconditioned they will make ex-
ploratory flights around the Ha-
waiian Islands, then return to Cali
rornia. 1t was indicated they might
make either Los Angeles or San
Diego their objective on the return
fight, tentatively set for early next
week.
While Pan-American is paving the
way for Pacific flying service from
the United States to China, other
companies and other nations are
working on plans which will make
the western ocean a veritable maze
of criss-crossing air routes
japanese interests are developing
plans to establish route from
Toxic to Manila and another from
their island to VladivoStok, connect
ing there with trans Siberian line.
British firms are considering ex-
tending lines from Australia to
Manila. Dutch concerns also may
extend their European Dutch West
Indies service to the Philippine cap
ital
Far to the north and east, sub
sidiary of Pan-American is provid-
ing service which brings Nome.
Alaska, within four days of San
Francisco over a route it formerly
took month by steamer to traverse.
Pan-American's route from Cali
fornia to China will touch Honolulu,
the Midway Islands, Wake Island.
Guam and Manila.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-18
R. A. SHIRLEY
NAMED AID TO
LIQUOR BOARD
McNutt BareS Selection in
Vague Statement on
Excise Jobs.

Pleas Greenlee chief state patron
age dispenser, snugiy retired to d
secluded office today apparently to
review applications for state excise
police, while Gov. Paul v. McNutt
issued a vague statement on excise
appointments and announced Rich
ard A. Shirley as new liquor COM
mission secretary.
Mr.. Shirley is president and treas
urer of w. H. johnson & Co. and
lives at 1884 Washington blvd. He
is a Democrat.
Several days ago Mr.. Greenlee an
nounced that deserving Democrats
would get the excise jobs. The Gov
ernor few days later said that Re-
publicans would be included in the
selections.
The Governors statement today
said:
THE alcoholic beverage act pro-
vides that all deputies, assistants,
employees and appointees shall be
appointed by said excise admlnistra-
ton with approval of the commits
sion
THE administration of the act,
including the approval of the ap-
pointees, shall be in the hands of
the commission without interior
ence of any kind from any source.
The commission enjoys the complete
confidence of the people and will
have. the unwavering support of the
administration in the proper and
vigorous enforcement of the act"
The Governor refused to elabo-
rate on the statement, merely say
ing that the appointments had been
'misinterpreted in some sources"
Mr.. Greenlee said that he left his
usual office to "get out some corre-
Spondence."
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-18
GOOD FRIDAY SERVICES

Good Friday services will be
held from 10 until 3 tomorrow
in the following downtown To-
cations:
English Theater, Monument
Circle.
B. T. Keith's Theater. 100 n.
Pennsylvania-st
st. Johns Catholic Church,
Capitol-av and Georgia-st.
Christ Episcopal Church,
Monument Circle.
st. Paul's Episcopal Church,
Illinois and New York-sts.
First United Lutheran
Church. Pennsylvania and
Walnut-sts
Wheeler City Rescue Mis-
sion. 245 N. Delaware-st.
Phyllis Wheatley Branch Y.
w. c. A. $50 N. west-st.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-18


Julia Ryer. attorney for Mr.. Gray
father of the child, replied that
since there was no court order pro-
viding for custody, removal of Al
berta Louise from her home could
not be construed as kidnapping.
Mr.. SABBATH threatened habeas
corpus action to regain custody for
the mother
Mrs. Gray and her daughter are
among five heirs to the estate of
the late Albert Lieber, Indianapolis
brewer. Mrs. Gray recently filed
suit for divorce in Superior Court,
charging cruelty.
Mr. Gray has a S250,00O suit pend
ing here against Alberta LOUISE
grandmother, Mrs. Media Lieber,
charging she conspired to ALLEVIATE
his daughters affections.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-18


Hundreds lined the walls of the
big caucus room to listen to Mr..
Johnson, more lately the defender
of the New Deal against attacks Of
Huey Long and Father Charles E.
Coughlin.
Pleading for Congress ito clean
I'D but not destroy" NRA, the gen.
eral declared most of the charges
against the act and its administra-
ton we're groundleSs.
TO destroy NRA because there
are a few creaky joints in its struc-
ture," he declared. would be like
burning down a house to get rid r
a few rats in the attic"
On his own broad shoulders Gen.
johnson took the responsibility for
any mistakes made in administra-
ton, but pleaded the need of hasty
organization 70 save the economic
shell, built punder the antitrust
acts. as an extenuating circum-
stance.
These faults Of administration in
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-18
SANITY TEST DELAYS
TRIAL OF MATHERS
Judge Seeks Information on Present
Mental Status of Suspect.

By United Press
LEBANON, Ind, April lathe
murder trial of Theodore Mathers
was delayed temporarily today while
two local physicians examined his
sanity.
The commission is composed OF
DR.. W. H. Williams, operator of q
private hospital, and Dr. E. A. Raj
ney, Boone County Coroner.
Judge Hornaday said he wished 20
know if Mathers is sane now. Four
alienists testified yesterday that
Mathers was temporarily insane
when he killed Gaylord V. Saunders,
former Wabash minister.
Final arguments in the case will
be held tomorrow. The case will go
to the jury tomorrow night.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-18
HITLER INDIGNANT OVER
LEAGUE CONDEMNATION:
PREPARES FIERY REPLY
Nazi Chief Calls Hasty Farley of Foreign
Advisers to Prepare Answer to
Singing Rebuke.
RETURN TO COUNCIL is UNLIKELY
German Leader to Emphasize Difficulty of
Further Cooperation in European
Negotiations After Breakdown.
BIZ United Press


BERLIN April 18-Adoh Hitler, who already has
verbally to Great Britain his strong ndg1a-
ton at the condemnation of Germany by the League of
Nations will deliver his formal to Geneva on Satur
day. his birthday
1t learned he has summoned for consultation in
Munich the leading figures of the foreign Office including
Dr. Konstantn Won Neurath foreign minister and Joachim
Won Ribbentrop, his personal international envoy.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-18
CITY PAIR CLEARED
IN DEATH OF YOUTH
Grand Jury Fails to Return Indict-
ment After Inquiry.

81 UfsteG Press
DELPHI, Ind, April 1S.-Mr. and
Mrs. w. A. Osbon. indianapolis, held
here for a week in connection with
the poison death of Kenneth Roth.
Freeman Lake youth, were free to-
day after the county grand jury adj
journed without returning an in
dictment.
The grand jury heard IA witnesses
and reported it found no cause for
indictments against the Osbons.
Roth died March II shortly after
he had been riding in boat with
the Osbons on Freeman Lake. near
here. Analysis of his stomach re-
vealed that it contained strychnine
poison. Osbon, 81, a retired Indian
apolis contractor, and his wife, 40.
live in a cottage on the lake.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-18
PERRY DIVORCE CASE
ARGUMENTS ARE SET
Taking of Testimony Completed;
Decision to Follow.

Arguments in the divorce suit of
Mrs. Mae n. Perry against Norman
Perry. Indianapolis capitalist. in
which Mrs. Perry asks $1,000 900 ali
mony. will &c heard at 10 Tuesday
in Superior Court 5. before Special
Judge Fred G. Cause.
Decision on the suit is expected
following the arguments. Hearing
of all evidence in the case was COM
pleted yesterday afternoon.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-18
Utility OffciaI Gas Victim

By United Press
PLYMOUTH, Ind. April 10
Michael L. Burke, a, Plymouth
manager of the Northern Indiana
Public Service Co. died from as
phyxiation yesterday in regulat-
Ing room of the city gas plant.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-18
Named on Alumni Ticket

Donald.C Drake, 1910 Broadway,
insurance executive, has been nomi-
mated for first vice president of the
Ohio State University Alumni As
ISOLATION on the Nashville (Tenn0
ticket, it was announced today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-18
HUEY'S LEGISLATURE
VOTES WAR ON u. S.
Bill Giving Long Power to Seize
Federal Relief Funds Passed.

Federal Relief Funds Passed.
By United Press
BATON ROUGE La. April 18.-
The Louisiana Senate proceeded to-
day to make Senator Huey P. Long
a legal car of state relief and TO
indorse program called by his
opponents declaration of war
against the United States"
The House has passed a bill to
seize all Federal relief money sent
into the state. The Senate refused
to accept a resolution that would
have modified Longs defiance of
Federal authorities by 23-to-7 vote.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-18
CITY COED is NAMED
|. u. BEAUTY WINNER

MarlOn Johnson Selected Among
Five Campus Queens.
By United Press
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, April 18.
Indiana University's five most
beautiful co-eds whose pictures will
be included in the feature section
of the Arbutus we're selected last
night.
They were Jean Bedwell, Sulli-
van: Marjorie Weaver, Louisville,
KY; Madeline Sheets, TT. Wayne:
Marion johnson. indianapolis, and
Dorothy Leigh, Portland.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-18
Fugitive Youth Captured

By United Press
HARTFORD CITY. Ind. April H.
-Emmit Smith, IT, who escaped
from the boys school at Plainfield
last Friday. was captured at the
home of his father. Charles Smith.
here yesterday and was returned
Immediately to the school.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-18
Township Tax Structures
Upset by NeW State LaW
Only IA of ndianas $50 Rural Units Fall Within ST Rate
Limit: Bitter Conflicts Due Before Board.

When the
townships
of $50 these townships
through the laws the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-18
Battle Over Custody
of Lieber Heiress, 4,
Is Opened in Court
Attorneys Wrange at Chicago Over kidnapping" Of
Child by Estranged Husband of Late Indian
apolis Brewers Daughter.

bitter battle custody
of the 4yeaod he of slOOoooo indianapolis brewing
SABBATH attorney Gray Traders
kidnapped
Mrs Graya estranged husband William Gray Chicago
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-18
Scrub, Don't Kill, NRA,
johnson Begs at Hearing
Infant Only Needs Good Bath Peppery General Tells Sen
ate Group: RapS barrow Board Report.
BIZ United Press


WASHINGTON April johnson. fiery organizer Of
infant vigorously but let
with the dirty water
including persistent critics OF
the pmchy style for which he is
the organization
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-18
Overnight Hop to HalUaU
Made Reality by Clipper
Dream of Dinner in Frisco, Breakfast in Honolulu Comes
True With Pacific Conquest.
By { nited Press

H flight
pilots crossing
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-18
T0DAY'S WEATHER

Tomorrow's sunrise. Sol a. m;
sunset, sat p. N.
The Washington times., 1935-02-23


You may hear the Vallee voice
In a tuneful number called "Sweet
Music" in Every Day." There's
q Different You in Your Heart
and in GOOD Green Acres of
Home" In the latter song he has
the fine assistance of male
. chorus that reveals robust and
twellblended voices.
The star stands for considerable
Kidding about his charming smile.
in fact, he is on the butt end OF
much of the comedy. Rudy can
take it. He is still self conscious
and deliberate in speaking lines
but right at home when address
ing the mike. Ann Dvorak sur
priseS everybody by tapping out a
dance as a part Of her nifty score
as the romantic interest.
The Frank and Milt Britton
band Smashes up violins and
creates general fun havoc when
the opportunity offers while the
Connecticut Yankees aid in sup
plying musical background.
Ned Sparks, Alice White, Joe
Cawthorn, AL Sheahan, Allan Jen
kins and Robert Armstrong are all
congenially fitted to subordinate
roles.
The torch voice of Helen Nor