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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-23
INVALID WIFE
GONE, ATTACK
VICTIM DYING
Mystery Battles ProberS as
Hunt Goes On for Miss
ina Woman.
FINGERPRINTS LACKING
Home Is Found RanSaCked,
With Blood Stains on
Everything.

A night and day of inquiry into
the murderous attack upon Jerome
Burns in his suburban home, and
the battling disappearance of his
invalid wife, had added nothing but
more mystery this afternoon as the
intensive search for the wife went
on.
Mr.. Burns, IS, is in a dying con-
dition in Methodist Hospital as in
vestigators are bending every ef-
fort to find the 55-year-old woman
either dead-according to one theory
Or alive, according to another.
The theory Mrs. Burns is herself
the victim of the assailant was
strengthened when neighbors &C
counted for all of her daytime cloth
ing in the house and left investi-
gators with nothing to assume, but
that she left or was taken from
the house in her night clothing.
No CIew Is Found
Search of all culverts and streams
in the vicinity failed to reveal any
trace of her or any clew TO the
mystery of her absence from the
home. The search nevertheless was
pursued by deputies, state police and
the Indianapolis rescue squad.
An apparently leading clew was
strengthened when Mrs. Ida New
bury. Mrs. Burns sister, identified
as that of her sister the hapdwrit-
ing of vague unsigned note that
limited at much but said little and
was found in the house after the
tragedy.
Some time after 4:30 D. m. Tues
day and before Wednesdays dawn.
some one attacked Mr.. Burns in his
cottage home at 1926 w. Morris-st.
shot him with a small bore gun.
probably a 80 pistol. beat him bru-
tally about the face. and left him to
wander in semi conscious confusion
about the house. leaving a cruel log
of that frightful day written in his
own blood.
House Found in Confusion
Whoever made the attack appar-
emily found Mr.. Burns, lying on his
side on cot, in a room neighbors
say he used as a sleeping room. He
was apparently shot before he could
move to defend himself
There was a pool of blood in the
corner where his cot was, indicat-
ing he lay there long while before
he regained consciousness.
Yet the house was found in the
utmost confusion, drawers were ran
sacked, shelves raked. and furniture
and lamps broken.
If robbery was the motive, then
the robbers did a poor job because
last night Sheriff Otto Ray found
SOS in bills in a billfold hidden IN
the sliding mechanism of an adjust
able dining table
Check Found in Drawer
Moreover, Mrs Burns pocketbook
was found where neighbors said SHE
invariably kept it, and it contained
SIS cents.
III q vi a WI NdH al ilA4lAlNlOl stu
check made out to Mr. Burns for
SOB.
All the shades we're down at the
windows all day. Blood on the vim
dow glass indicated that Mr. Burns
reached them at one time or an
other during the day of bewildered
wandering, probably trying to at
tract some ones attention. but he
was unsuccessful, even though there
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-23
GLENN MITCHELL NEW
HEAD OF TYPO UNION
Charles Hawkings Is Elected to Vice
President Post.

Glenn L. Mitchell is the newly
elected president of Indianapolis
Typographical Union No. /, accord
ing to the count completed today
Charles S. Hawkings is vice presi-
dent
Other new officials are J. Otto
Lee, recording secretary. and Guy S.
Mccoy, corresponding financial sec
rotary. Delegates to the convention
are August w. Teens, Herman C.
Eggert and Clifford w Stanley. Al
ternates are Edward Schumacher,
Merrill Overman and Benjamin L.
Espey.
Robert r. Earl, L. o. Roger and
Christian F. Betz constitute the 1896
election board.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-23
SALESMAN HELD IN
THEFT OF GUITARS
Agent for Honolulu Conservatory Is
Arrested on Vagrancy Charges.

James Hoffman. Is, of 300 E
Ohio-st, a salesman for the Homo
lulu Conservatory, Is w. Market
st, was arrested last night on vag-
rancy charges in connection with
the alleged theft of four guitars
valued at $40
Jackson Kekuna. operator of the
conservatory. charged that he had
given Hoffman the guitars for use by
music pupils, none of whom existed,
and that Hoffman had disposed of
the guitars
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-23
M'NUTT is SILENT ON
FEENEY CUSTER RUM0R
Jacksonville Gamblers Reported
Seeking Directors Scalp.

Coy Paul V. McNutt today had
nothing to say about revived ru-
mors that Al G. Feeney, state safety
director, was 70 be discharged June
l. although the report persisted that
Jeffersonville gamblers were exerting
every pressure for Mr.. Feeney's re-
moval.
The Governor yesterday said that
when any announcement was to be
made on any reported state police
shakeup it would come from him.
The new state police act setting
up a police board of four men,
bers will go into effect on or about
June l.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-23
COLONEL CONVICTED
BY COURT-MARTIAL
Sentenced to Be Dismissed
From Service.

BIZ LnltfU PTess
WASHINGTON. May 23.-Col
Alexander E. williams Of the Army
Quartermaster Corps was found
guilty on two counts by a court
martial this afternoon and sentenced
to be dismissed from the service.
Col Williams had long and dis
tinguished military record. He holds
the Distinguished Service Medal for
meritorious service as an admins
trative officer during the World
War.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-23
SENATE TO UPHOLD BONUS VETO,
LONG COMEDIES AS VOTE NEARS
Has Enough Ballots Lined Up
to Clinch RooSevelt's Arguments, Is
Admission as Debate Goes On.
S5 WITH PRESIDENT, SAY LEADERS
&c Democrats and II Republicans Have
Indicated They Will Oppose Patman
Measure New Dealers Claim.


WASHINGTON, May % - Senator Huey P. Long,
d. La of the leaders the fight for the bonus con-
coded this that the Senate would sustain President
Roosevets veto.
THE think this veto is going to be overidden,
but it isn't Long told the Senate moved toward
final roll call on the So 1000 900 Patman measure.
81 knew two days ago that our cause was hopeless
Long said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-23

A fire starting in a clothes closet
of q bungalow at 1915 Manlove-av
burned furniture. clothing and fur
nishings to the extent of $500 last
night. w o. cuddy and his family,
the residents, were away.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-23
ROYAL NUPTIAL NEARS
Stockholm Gay for Wedding of
Princess Tomorrow.

STOCKHOLM, May 23.-Stock-
holm was gay with decorations to-
day. and thousands of visitors
crowded the city TO join in celebra-
tons incident TO the wedding to-
morrow of Princess Ingrid of Swe-
den, daughter of crown Prince Gus
tat Adolf. and Crown Prince Fred
erik of Denmark.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-23
NAMED TO COMMITTEE
d. II. Witham Is Appointed to Serve
on Y. NJ. c. A. Education Board.

D. H. Witham. general contracting
agent OF the Bell Telephone Co, has
been appointed member of the ed
ucation committee of the Indianap-
oils Y. NJ. c. A. according to an
announcement by James NJ. Ogden,
committee chairman. today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-23
Six Navy Airmen Lose Lives When
Bombing Plane Dives Into Pacific
Craft Punges Into Ocean After Directing Ships to Spot Of
Sister Machine Near Midway.
By United Press


S. PENNSYLVANIA, With Pacific Fleet May 23
members killed Tuesday night directing
stricken sister plane it revealed today
the Pacific after ccmg
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-23

of Midway Island.
The disaster was the most serious
of a series which has marked the
elaborate fleet problem Is in which
virtually the entire sea. forces of the
United States are concentrated in
the Pacific.
The lost plane members were part
of the defending forces Of the fleet.
The craft to whose rescue they had
gone was one of the attacking force.
The dead:
Lieut.. Harry Brandenburger, 81,
Belleville. Ill.
Junior Lieut.. Charles ]. Sicily,
30, San Francisco.
Chief Machinist's Mate p c. Lifts,
Ovean View. Va.
Radioman Frank Robert Derry,
no address.
First Machinists Mate P J.
Proteau, Wrethan, Mass.
Third Machinist's Mate o. A.
Sharpe, Heavener. Okla.
Spots Plane in Trouble
The accident occurred during the
third phase of the fleet problem.
The Brandenburger plane, based at
Midway Island, was one of 43 air.
craft which had been dispatched
there from Hawaii to repel a
threatened mimic attack.
Early Tuesday evening it was
scouting the open sea about 40 miles
south of Midway Island, search
ing for enemy aircraft
Suddenly it spotted a plane in
trouble on the waters. The plane
was one of the attacking force
which had been forced down when
one engine went dead.
The Brandenburger plane radioed
Immediately for destroyers to go
to the rescue of the stricken craft.
Cause Is Mystery
Meantime, it circled about the
spot. maintaining radio communica-
ton and directing the rescuing craft.
Just an hour later, a few minutes
before the light cruiser Raleigh. fun
nels belching smoke and under
forced draft arrived, the Branden-
burger plane itself plunged into the
sea.
Cause of the accident was not
known. Occupants of the other
plane were quickly rescued and pow
erful searchlights swept the black
waters for trace of the six men
During the night numbers of de-
stroyeIs anu cruisers were ordered
to the spot as the search went on
under scudding clouds and search
lights fingered over the inky sea in
vain hope that some member of
the cre& might be located.
After discovery of the wreckage
and no bodies, Admiral Reeves or
dered the aircraft carrier Langley
and destroyer squa dron to stand by.
The rest Of the 1e5 vessels of the
battle fleet proceeded toward Hon
olulu, where they are due Saturday
and Sunday
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-23
T0DAY'S WEATHER

Tomorrow's sunrise, APP a. M;
sunset. 7:0l p. m.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-23

has had his freedom on bail.
The Washington times., 1935-02-16
FL|ERS
OVER OCEAN
- " ,sass't,.VNt4sEsa .

MARSEILLE, France, Feb. 16
S0.-Attempting to Shatter
their own world record for long
distance, straight-line flying, Paul
CodoS and Maurice Rossi, veteran
French airmen, hoped off from
here at 6:36 a. m. Q:36 a. m. E
S. T.) today for South America
The fliers we're off Cape de la
Mao, Spain. 425 miles along their
way at 9:56 a. m. (4:56 a. m. E
S. T.) and at 10:45 were reported
over Carablenca, Morocco.
At this hour they reported by
radio to the French ministry Of
air:
"AlI well. Flying 200 kiIO-
meters (abOut 125 miles, per
hour"
The pair planned to fly as far
as possible, intent particularly on
beating the mark of 5,657 miles
they set during August S, and 7,
1888, in flying from Floyd Ben
nett Field, Brooklyn, to Kayak,
Syria, and accepted by the Inter
national Aeronautic Federation as
the official worlds record.
The Washington times., 1935-02-16
D. {. MONEY BILL
Up NEXT WEEK

Senator Elmer Thomas D) of
Oklahoma, chairman of the Sen
ate District Appropriations sub
committee, said today that hear
ings on District supply bills prob
ably will get under way before his
group next week as soon as Sena-
tor Royal S. Copeland (D) of New
York returns from Florida, where
his wife is being treated for in
juries received in a motor acci-
dent.
Senator Thomas declined to
comment on changes to be made
in the bill as passed by the
House, explaining that he is re-
serving his opinion until he has
heard the testimony to be offered
by District officials and others
interested.
With various individuals and
groups prepared to offer argu-
ments designed to show the need
for additional funds for the po-
lice department, it is freely pre-
dicted that this item will be
substantially increased by the
Senate,
The Washington times., 1935-02-16

NEW YORK, Feb. 16 G.N.S)
Betty Cow, pretty nursemaid,
who returned to the United
States to testify at the Haupt-
mann trial, tooay tried to slip
quietly away from New York
for her home in Scotland.
New York, however, refused to
allow her to leave quietly.
Five hundred shrieking men
and women chased her from
one doorway to another, from
one companionway to another
and from one deck to another
as she vainly sought her state
room on the Berengaria.
Eventually a ships steward
reached her, but a middle
aged woman pushed through
the crowd and insisted:
Lets have a look at yOu?"
"Let me alone" shrieked
Betty, trying to shove the
woman away from her.
Then she got hysterical.
However, she was soon safely
slowed away in her tourist
class cabin.
Her friends, who came to
see her off, found her sobbing.
The Washington times., 1935-02-16
LONG ATTACK
On FARLEY
TOFA|L
Data Asked by Senate Clears
Postal Chief of Contract
FavoritiSm Charges

While the Senate was today
awaiting data from the Interior
Department to show the result
of alleged investigation into
Postmaster General Farley'S ac-
contracts, as charged by Sena-
tor Huey Long of Louisiana,
tivitieS in connection with PWA
Secretary Ickes told newspaper
men at the White House there
had not been any investigation
of Postmaster General Farley
and he thought there would
be a hard time finding any
thing to send to the Senate.
International News Service
The data which Senator Huey
P. Long (D) of Louisiana got the
Senate to ask of the Interior De-
partment in his fight against Post
master General James A. Farley
will provide little, if any informa-
ton interesting to the "Kingfish." "
A The department has gathered
the data, assembled by Louis
CLAWS, chief of the Department
Investment Service, and it proba-
bly, will go to the Senate Monday
The CLAWS report, it was learned,
does not in any way connect the
genial Postmaster General with ir-
regularities 81 afrys Sert. 'Flse name
Farley is not mentioned in the re-
port.
Secretary of the Interior Ickes
was directed to submit the report
in a Senate resolution which Sena.
tor Long succeeded in getting
passed.
Charges that a corporation in
which Mr.. Farley is said to be
financially interested furnished
supplies to James Stewart and
Company, contractors, who are
alleged to have received preferen-
tial treatment il obtaining public
construction contracts from the
Government were expected to be
aired on the Senate floor by Sen
ator Long.
Senator Long has been seeking
for some time to induce the Sen
ate to order an investigation of
Mr.. Farley. He first charged that
Mr.. Farley was giving away valu-
able stamps and later injected
the contract favoritism charges.
Meanwhile, the genial big
Jim" was vacationing in Miami,
from whence reports said he was
not perturbed by the "Kingfish's"
efforts to "get him."
The Washington times., 1935-02-16
ReckOrd Likely
To Retain Post

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 16.-Maj.
Gen. Milton A. Reckord, State
adjutant general and ranking
line officer, today appeared likely
to keep his post, with the an
nouncement that Governor Nice
had abandoned his plan to di-
vorce the two positions and name
his own adjutant.
The Governor had planned to
let General Rockford remain as
ranking line officer and name a
man of his own choice adjutant
general, who is the chief eXecu-
tive's personal military aide. A
new plan calls for a veterans
service officer who also will be.
come assistant adjutant general
and the Governors personal aide.
Harry C. Jones has been men
toned for the post.
The Washington times., 1935-02-16
MOTHER SHUNS
TRIP TOU.S.

KAMENZ. Germany, Feb. 16
Q.N.S0.-Frau Paulina Haupt,
mann will not go to America to
aid her sons fight to escape the
electric chair-or to be there
when he pays the penalty for the
murder of the Lindbergh baby.
The 69-year-old mother of
Bruno Richard Hauptmann, who
yesterday sent $3.6O-her widows
mite-to help toward his appeal
fund-said today she was "too
old" She said:
Il would not go to America
even if someone paid the pas
sage. 1 want to die in Ger
many, where I have lived my
life. If were Lot so old and
feeble should like to rush to
Bruno and comfort him. But
what could 1 do?
"NO, 1 have written to the
kind President and the kind
New Jersey Governor and now
1 shall stay here and pray that
my son will finally receive jus
tice, for / know he is innO-
cent"
The Washington times., 1935-02-16
Call on Hauptmann
BV Minister Baked

TRENTON, N. j., Feb. Is
G.N.SO-The first attempt to
provide spiritual consolation for
Bruno Richard Hauptmann, other
than that already at hand in the
State Penitentiary, fell flat today.
The Rev. John Matthiesen, Phila-
delphia minister. requested he be
allowed to see the prisoner. Col.
George Selby, principal keeper,
said he was "too busy" to act on
the request today.
The Washington times., 1935-02-16
JAPS ABUSE 8
U.S. CITIZENS
Copyright. 1885, by International
News Service)

W.
OSAKA, Japan, Feb. 16 G.N.S)
Three prominent American bust
ness men, calling for protection
against a pair of Korean thugs
who threatened their lives, today
were allegedly subjected to brutal
and humiliating treatment by
japanese police who answered
their call.
The allegedly "inhuman" treat
ment of the Americans, reflecting
an attitude of animosity toward
all Americans, aroused the foreign
colony here to fever pitch, and
the issue threatened to provoke
a bitter discussion in the Diet at
Tokyo.
The victims were R. H. K.
Irwin, a Harvard graduate and
managing director of the Corn
Products Refining Corporation;
John Scott, treasurer of the com
pany, whose home is in Lexing'
ton, KY, and William Palmroth.
Osaka office manager of the firm,
whose home is in Aberdeen, Wash.
The trio called police when the
Korean pair rushed into their
office, flashing knives and threat,
ening their lives. Instead OF
offering protection, husky police,
men, armed with swords, are said
to have tied the arms of the
Americans with rope. handcuffed
them and marched them through
the city's main thoroughfare tc
the police station. They were re
leased after four hours.
The Washington times., 1935-02-16
Will Rogers
Says:

BEVERLY HILLS, CAL, Feb.
16.-Wiley Post is leaving here
any morning now on the most
hazardous flight, yet the most
beneficial to aviation of any
since Lindbergh. He is pioneering
a new world. Flying a long course
at IS thousand feet was never
attempted. Eight hours on
oxygen is new. He drops his
landing gear on leaving, he has
to come in on pardon the ex-
preston but its all he has to
land on his belly" His pro-
peller spins lower down than the
bottom of his plane, he has to
stop it and get it exactly cross
ways before landing, or it will
hit first and turn him a SOmer-
sault. It's a real scientific flight,
If it works everybody will fly
up there. Its an old style ship,
five years old. He has flown it
around the world twice, 50 .
prayer, or at least a good wish
for Wiley.
Copyright 1895, by McNauEht
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1935-02-16
Born Predicts Arrest
In Death of His Son

PAWNEE, Okla, Feb. is
GNSO.-Phil Kennamer's kill
ing of Johnny Gorrell promised
to become somewhat of an anti
climax today as DR.. Sidney Born,
Tulsa University professor, an,
nounced that an arrest was about
to be made in the death of his
son.
Sidney Born, jr., friend of Ken
manner, was found fatally wound
ed in his automobile in Tulsa
just a week after Kennamer told
police he killed Gorrell. Born is
the youth who drove Phil on
the night of the murder to his
fatal rendezvous,
The Washington times., 1935-02-16
FIGHTS
KENNAMER'S
CRAZY PLEA
Objects to Mental Expert
Answering Hypothetical
Question of Defense

COURT ROOM. PAWNEE
Okla, Feb. 16 QN.S0.-Dr. Karl
Menninger, specialist in mental
diseases and disorders, took the
witness stand today to testify in
behalf of 19-year-old Phil Kenna-
mer, son of United States Judge
Franklin E. Kennamer.
He was another in the parade
of witnesses designed to show that
Kennamer was driven 80 crazy"
by his love for Virginia Wilcox,
19-year-old daughter of Homer
Wilcox, Tulsa multimillionaire,
that he blew up when shown a
$4,000 extortion note written to
Mr.. Wilcox by Johnny Gorrell.
Phil did not know right from
wrong" the defense contends, and
shot and killed Gorrell, Kansas
City dental college student, as he
sat in an automobile in lonely
section of Tulsa's most exclusive
residential district on Thanksgiv-
ing night, 1884.
Quirks Outlined
DR.. Menninger told the jurors
he had examined Phil several
times. ..
A. Flint Moss, chief of tIae .
nSe~atboFT1eyss~ addressed tire
doctor, outlining Phil'S mental
quirks, of how as a boy Phil often
ran away from home, how he
wanted to lead revolutions in
China and Cuba, how his parents
could not keep him in school, and
other tendencies which made him
a problem" son.
Mr.. Moss outlined the story of
PhiPs love for Virginia. He said
Phil, during the last two years,
had often been unhappy and de-
spondent, and often planned sui
eide.
Doctor Agrees
DR.. Menninger nodded his head
now and then as the defender
told about Phil, and got his words
into the court record, building up
the defense plea of insanity.
He then asked:
"NOw, doctor, taking these
facts into consideration COM
bined with your own examina-
tiOnS, was the defendant on the
night of the tragedy rational
or irrational, was he able to dis
tinguish right from wrOng?"
The State objected and a recess
was ordered.
Mr.. Moss said Kennamer posi-
lively would take the stand Mon
day morning and give his own
version of why and how he killed
the dental student.
The Washington times., 1935-02-16
Sunny Country
Brings Sigh to
Hauptmann

TRENTON, N. j., Feb. Is
G.NSO-Bruno Richard Haupt-
mann sighed today as he looked
at the sun-bathed countryside
on his 23-mile ride from Flem-
ington to the State Prison, where
he must die. Speaking to Harry
McCrea, warden of the Hunter
don county jail, in the car with
him, Hauptmann said:
ut is the kind of a day 1
would like to be out in the
country with mJ wife and child,
Warden. But am innocent and
think maybe I'll be with them
again before many months"
Hauptmann shook hands with
the warden and Sheriff John
H. Curtiss, of Hunterdon county,
and bade them a reluctant fare
well at the prison.
The Washington times., 1935-02-16
Roberts Protests
1O-Cent Bus Fare

Peoples Counsel William A.
Roberts today protested against
the 10-cent fare for rush-hour
express bus service from Takoma
Park to the downtown area in
motion filed with the Public
Utilities Commission.
Mr.. Roberts asserted that be-
cause the buses will make no
stops between Madison Street
and the mid-city area is no rea-
son for an increased rate. He
said the busseS will be crowded
all along the route.
The Washington times., 1935-02-16
Two TraWlers Hit
InCape Sable Fog

HALIFAX, N. S., Feb. 16 G.N.S)
The steam trawlers Sea and
Ocean. both of United States reg
istry, were reported in collision in
a dense fog off Cape Sable Island
today. Extent of the damage was
not learned Immediately.
Lloyds' registry of shipping lists
trawlers named the Sea and
Ocean, both owned by the Bay
State Fishing Corporation of Bos
ton. The Sea has a displacement
of All tons and the Ocean 300.
The Washington times., 1935-02-16
Ship Races to Aid
OF Island Natives

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. is
G.N.SD Answering a call for
help from 100 isolated and Starv-
ing natives. the Matson Line
freighter Golden Bear today was
steaming full speed to Palmerston
Island, 44O miles southeast of
Samoa, the local offices were ad-
viSed.
Requests for aid were sent by
the British government at Auck-
land, New Zealand, stating that
fear was felt for the safety Of the
natives of the island who were re-
ported in the midst of a gale
reaching hurricane force.