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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-06
Circus at O. Glance

ATTRACTION-COLE' BROS-CLYDE BEATTY CIRCUS-the
worlds newest major circus Comes direct from the Coliseum
Chicago
DATES-TOMORROW and WEDNESDAY, afternoon and night.
ARIVALTnree circus special double length steel rail-
road due TO arrive in Indianapolis the Nickel
Plate Railroad at an early hour with 1880
people herds Of elephants, Sl2 menagere animals and
500 horses.
CIRCUS GROUNDS-On W. Westinghouse
STREET PARADE-Leavng the grounds at m sharp
the parade will proceed Westinghouse to
Capitolav north Captoav Market-st Market
around the Circle TO Deawarest south Deawarest to
Westinghouse and west Westinghouse the circus
grounds
EXTRA PARADE FEATURE-Mrrat Band-Arab Petroleum
Squad and the Chanters.
PERFORMANCES at and m tomorrow and wednes
day.
MENAGERIE-Larges the open and
7p.m
SEAT sALETckss sale Shrine headquarters and
all Hook Drug Stores.
DEPARTURE the close Of the performance Wednesday night
the three trains will depart Railroad
for Louisville where performances and parade will be given
Thursday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-06
CYCLE COP ESCORT
IS LOST IN 'WiLDS'
OF MARION COUNTY

Two indianapolis traffic police
men were lost in the wild sof
Marion County yesterday while
trying to blaze a trail from the
Carmelite monastery to lakewood
Seminary.
The officers were escorts of the
Daughters of Isabella, which was
visiting various Roman Catholic
organizations yesterday. The Of
flcers became lost when forced to
take to a detour off KesSler-b
and had to ask a farmer where
they were.
The officers claimed that they
were not lost, but merely confused
by the detour. Nevertheless, men,
bers of the organization believe
that had it not been for the farmer
they still might be blazing their
way, woodcraft fashion, out of
the wilderness.
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An editorial on the Criminal
Court situation appears on
Page 10 of this edition.

Miss Polsgrove and Mr. Trimble
have been held, and questioned, in
connection with the alleged attempt
to fix" the case. The charges we're
revealed during her trial last week.
Pair Held in Jail
Miss Polsgrove and Trimble re-
manned in Jail over the weekend
after several bondsmen had declined
to furnish bail. Bond had been fixed
for Trimble at 5000, and hat for
Miss Polsgrove at $500.
The grand jury had indicted Miss
PolSgrove in connection with. the
fatal injury of Wallace Geisendorf,
10, on the National Road, near Ben
Davis, July %, 1884.
1t was alleged that several hun
dred. dollars had been given Trimble
to Fix" the case while it was before
the grand jury. The jury, however,
returned an indictment, and then, it
is claimed, additional sums were
asked to Fix" The case in Criminal
Court.
Barker Probe Continues
Miss Polsgrove's bail bond, in the
manslaughter case, was furnished
by Gay Kimble, and approved by
Harry Cook, then a deputy sheriff.
Records of each Marion County
township assessor fail to show that
Trimble has property listed for tax
alton, although he was reported to
have signed property bonds in the
past.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-06
MILLIONS CHEER
KINGS JUBILEE
Serenade Ruler With He's
a Jolly Good Fellow
After Services.
By United Press

By United Press
LONDON. May 6.-Britons led an
empire that embraces a fourth of
the worlds area and population to-
day in E joyous celebration of the
twenty-fifth anniversary of King
Georges accession to the throne.
Millions, maSSed in the streets in
carnival mood, shouted themselves
into a frenzy of enthusiasm as the
king and queen ip state procession
went to St. Paul's Cathedral for a
thanksgiving.
On their return to Buckingham
Palace. they stood on a palace bal
cony for six minutes in the bright
spring sun while a crowd massed
there. blocks deep, cheered. waved,
and sang For He's a jolly Good
Fellow"
There was here perhaps the great
est celebration that London has
ever seen, and there we're celebra-
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New Deals First Social Security Legislation
Is Stricken Out by Supreme Court;
Justice Roberts Reads Decision.
BITTER DISSENT WRITTEN BY HUGHES
Congress Exceeded Constitutional Authority
Majority of Nations Highest Tri-
bunal Declares in Opinion.


WASHINGTON May 6-The Railroad Retirement Act,
first social security legislation to be passed under the New
Deal was stricken down by the Supreme Court today as
exceeding the constitutional authority of Congress.
The court affirmed decision Of the Supreme Court OF
the District of Columbia which held the act unconstitutional
The legislation provided for system of odage pensions for
all railroad workers.
The decision read by Justice Owen j. Roberts, con-
demned many provisions of the law arbitrary as placing
an undue burden the railroads and having nothing to do
" n safety and efficiency the railroads.
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crushed.
The casualty list included:
The dead:
Senator Bronson Cutting (R.,
of New Mexico.
Pilot Harvey Bolton, Kansas City.
CO-Pilot Kenneth Greeson, Kan
sas City.
Miss Jane Hillias, Kansas City.
Not positively identified.)
The seriously injured:
Richard Wallace, Hollywood.
Henry Sharpe, Hollywood.
Paul Wing, Hollywood.
G.. B. Drew, Hollywood.
Mrs. William Kaplan, Hollywood.
Mrs. Dora Metzger, Kansas City.
Mrs. MetZger's child (broken leg).
Less seriously injured:
Mrs. ID. Mesker, Kansas City.
William Kaplan, Hollywood.
The Hollywood group consisted Of
motion picture executives and tech
nicians, who were en- route to An-
napolis to prepare for making film.
Senator Cutting was returning to
Washington from the West.
Fog had kept the giant Douglas
bi-motored transport plane in the
air until its gasoline was exhausted.
Pilot Bolton tried to find a hole in
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-06
Dell Barker Not Wanted Here, County Officials
Told u S. Warden in 1888 Despite SEARCH

When he had completed Fed
eral dry law sentence. Dell Barker,
convicted Indianapolis bootlegger,
was not held by Federal prison Of
fcials to answer a 1926 Marion
County dry law conviction, because
they had been informed Barker was
not wanted in Marion County.
The warden of Chillicothe (O)
reformatory, said the Marion Coun-
ty Criminal Court was not notified
of Dell Bankers release because the
Sheriff informed the reformatory
that no detainer would be filed. as
the man was not wanted in Mar
ion County.
Former Sheriff Charles L. tBuck)
Sumner told The Indianapolis Times
today he had no recollection OF such
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-06

1885, after he had been arrested by
state police on charges of trans
porting liquor without a state
license.
Over the name Frank P. Baker,
on a petition for executive Glenn
ency for Dell Barker, this state
mens appeared: -we have attempt
ed to locate this man to commit
him since 1892"
Dell Barker is a brother Of Lee P.
Barker, who was held Is days in
Marion county jail in 1884 on a
contempt of court attachment is
sued out of Judge Frank P. Bak-
er's criminal court.
Lee P. Barker also had been con-
victed in 1926 on the state dry law
charges. and his sentence had been
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-06
CITY REJECTS
ALL GAS BIDS
Utility District Requests
Submission of New
Offers May 20.

The two bonafide bids submitted
for the 100000 isue of revenue
bonds with which the city intends
to take over the Citizens Gas Co.
have been rejected, it was an
nounced today following resumption
of the conference of officials of the
city Utility District, Mayor John w.
Kern and walter G. Boetcher, city
controller.
At the same it was ordered that
the bonds be readvertised for sale
on May %.
In public statement, the Utility
District explained that the bids were
rejected because, among other
things, they contained conditions
not in compliance with the sale of
bonds adopted by the Utility Dis
trict.
Bids Are AMAZED
The two bids which were sub
mitted Saturday and have been
analysed thoroughly in the interim
we're received from Otis & Co..
Cleveland institution Of which
Cyrus S. Eaton is a partner, and a
joint offer from G. w. McNear &
Co. and A. G. Allyn & Co., Chicago
institutions.
Otis e. Co. agreed to take the
100000 issues at a discount Of
5 points from par with interest
coupons at Az per cent. 1t was also
provided that the bonds would be
30-year obligatic and would ma
tire serially from May l, 1887, TO
May /, 1865, inclusive.
Interest Per Cent
The McNear-Allyn tender was a
conditional offer to purchase the
bonds at such coupon rate and
maturing at such times as they
would specify and ito pay therefor
such price that the proceeds thereof
will be not less than 100000 and
that the interest cost of the money
representing such proceeds will be
5 per cent"
Despite the conditions of the lat
ter proposal, the two offers in effect
mean that the net interest cost to
the city in borrowing the 100000
would be 5 per cent, or y of l per
cent under the maximum estab-
lished by directors of the City
Utility District in it's original reso-
luton authorizing the sale of the
bonds.
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Indiana waters, swelled by the
torrential rains last week, subsidized
in the inundated areas north and
east of Lafayette today. White river
at indianapolis dropped two feet
during the weekend.
Flood stage was either reached or
expected today at Covington, Terre
Haute, Vincennes, Mt. Carmel, Ellis
ton, Edwardsport. Veedersburg and
Hazelton.
Fears Devastating Flood
Should the showers expected to-
night be only moderate the rivers
will begin to fall tomorrow, but if
the rains are recurrence of last
weeks downpour Indiana may be
faced with a devastating flood, Mr..
Arlington said.
The waters rose to % and % feet
in 1913 and 1880. White River stood
at 24.3 feet at Elliston this morn
ing. Hasty precautions were being
made today all along the path of
the swelling waters to set up barri-
cadeS and levees to protect property.
Coal mines and grain fields stand in
the pathway of the. raging waters.
The forks of the giant rivers were
first to rise quickly in the southwest
and were jumping upward today
and pouring out on the lowlands
The main streams were coming UP
more slowly, but just as certainly
reports showed.
Fields, Low Lands Flooded
At Vincennes, with the waters
rising at the rate of about three
inches an hour, fields and lowlands
were flooded. The water was three
feet above flood level shortly before
noon. AS yet no homes were in
danger of being flooded and resi-
dents being forced out.
Wabash river at Terre Haute was
expected to reach II feet, or one
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a letter, but said if such informa-
ton had been given the Federal
authorities, it was because no war
rant appeared on the sheriff's Office
records.
An examination was made of the
capias register in the Sheriff's Office
in Marion County Courthouse,
today, for the period January, 1880.
to date No capias for the deten-
ton of Dell or Lee Barker appeared
When Dell Barker walked from
the Chillicothe 90 Federal reforma-
tory April "a, 1888. the Indiana
Supreme Court had affirmed his
Marion County conviction, and that
fact had been certified to Marion
County officials.
Barker was not committed under
the 1926 sentence until April "A.
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affirmed by the Indiana Supreme
Court.
Lee P. Barker was released from
the Marion County jail on a release
order bearing the name Frank P.
Baker and the initials y. A. B."
Those are the initials of Joel A.
Baker, Criminal Court investigator
and probation officer.
Lee Barker was not committed to
Indiana State Prison on the 1925
charges until April "a. 1885, the day
Dell also was committed.
Disclosure that Dell Barker had
been released from the Chilicothe
Federal Reformatory without being
detained for the Marion County au-
thorities. came in official advices
from the reformatory warden TO
Washington Federal Prison author
tiles.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-06
CHAVEZ LIKELY TO
GET CUTTING SEAT
Beaten Democrat Believed
Logical Choice.
By United Press

By United Press
Santa Fe, N. NJ, May 6.-Formel
Congressman Dennis A. Chavez
Democrat, almost certainly will be
appointed to succeed Senator Bron-
son Cutting, Republican, as United
States Senator from New Mexico, ii
was believed in informed circles
here today.
Mr.. Chavez was defeated in the
November election by Senator Cut
ting in a race so close that the for
mer Democratic representative had
filed contest with the Senate Elec-
lions Committee.
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Chief Justice Charles Evans
Hughes wrote a bitter dissent
in which Justices Louis ID.
Brandeis, Harlan +. Stone
and BENJAMIN Cardozo joined.
The court so riddled the law that
it appeared enactment of a new
law would be practically impossible.
We are Of the opinion that the
act is invalid because it is not regu-
1ation of commerce between the
states within the meaning OF the
Constitution" Justice Roberts said-
Roberts Summarizes opinion
The court found fault particular
" with a provision under which
carriers, in figuring employees serv-
ice for retirement purposes, were
REQUIRED to count the time an en-
plove had worked on another road.
The courts long opinion was sum-
married by Justice Roberts. who Is
regarded as one of the liberals
on the supreme Court bench
Outlining the case, ne found two
basic questions on which the issue
was decided: whether the act was
a valid regulation of interstate COM
merce and whether its operation
violated the due process clause OF
the constitution
The provisions Of the law making
II apply to $4,000 workers who we're
separated from the service IN the
mast year was cited as being particu-
larry arbitrary"
Security to Limited Class
Dealing with the claim OF the
government that the law would in
crease safety and efficiency, Justice
Roberts said at least three provi-
sions Of the law belied this claim.
They were those which give the
benefits of the act TO those who
leave employment when most need
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-06
TORRENTIAL RAINS KILL
81; 1000 HOMELESS
Death. Ruin Spread by Seven Days
Of Downpour.

Bv TniffSi pT-Ss
BAHIA. Brazil. May 6.-Torrential
rains. which have been beating on
northeastern Brazil for seven days.
continued to spread devastation and
death today.
The total known dead reached 81
when family of five we're killed by
the collapse Of their house. As the
storm increased in violence. further
landslides and collspSes of walls and
IOofs occurred.
Ohlcials administered relief TO
POOO homeless. ReScuers still
searched for the bodies of six to
eight firemen and two civilians
buried by a landslide in the Taooao
district.
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Prosecutor Spencer said the affi-
davits were signed by Edward j.
Glenn, a detective, and charge Trim
BILE with taking 5000 in connection
with the case of Miss Margaret
Polsgrove, indicted on charges of in
voluntary manslaughter.
Before filing the affidavit. Mr..
Spencer said he had ordered a grand
jury investigation of statements that
Miss Polsgrove had paid money to
fix" case in Criminal Court.
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CUTTING, THREE
OTHERS DIE IN
PLANE TRAGEDY
Trapped in Dense Fog, Pilots of "Sky Chief"
Strive for Hours to find "Break" Only to
be Forced Into Crash Landing.
INFANT IS LEAST HURT IN TRAGEDY
Senate Stunned by Death of Famed New
Mexico Liberal; La Toilette Almost
Faints as He Hears Tragic News.
By United Press


MACON, Mo-. May Ex-senator Bronson Cutting Of
New Mexico two air pilots and passenger believed
to be Miss Jane Has we're killed today when TWA trans
port plane crashed while trying make emergency land
ing through fog and darkness.
Of II passengers carried by the plane including in
FAINT only escaped injury and the condition of
Paul Wing movie executive and father of Toby and Patricia
Wing stars regarded critical His chest
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-06
APPROVES TRANSFER
OF TRUSTEES BOND
Surety Firm Withdraws Due to
Failure to Pay Premiums.

Circuit Judge Earl R. Cox today
approved the transfer of the bond
of Ed Cook. Franklin township trus-
tee, from the American Surety Co.,
to the Seaboard Surety Co.
The American Surety Co., asked to
withdraw from the $4,000 bond be-
cause the premiums had not been
paid. Mr.. Cook explained that the
township was without funds to pay
this obligation. The Seaboard Co.
stated that it was willing to wait
until the townships financial con-
dition became more secure before
demanding payment of the pre-
miumS.
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the dense cloud banks, but there
was none. After several hours Of
fruitless search over North Central
Missouri he tried to land without
being able to see what was below
him.
Plane Is Demolished
Farmers, awakened by the terrific
noise, found the Sky Chief" de-
molished. The pilots and the two
passengers apparently met a merci-
fully quick death. Others we're UNI
conscious. Mrs. Metzger's baby. the
last to be taken from the wreckage,
apparently was the least hurt.
An early hint of impending trag-
edy came when Pilot Bolton, due to
bring his plane down at the Kansas
City field at 255 a. m. 1ndianap-
oils time), advised the station by
wireless that the fog was too dense
to make a landing, and that he
would cruise for while.
'Most of the passengers are Sleep
ing" he said, adding that he be-
lieved he had enough fuel for two
hours of flying.
Sought KirksvilIe Field
He drove his plane to the north
east, probably in search of the gov
ernment's emergency landing field
at Kirksville.
Two hours passed by. with occa-
sional communication between the
ground and Bolton. 1t was appar-
ent, as the fuel supply began drain
ing from the tanks, that the pilot
was becoming worried. He had
reached a point perhaps 30 miles
from the emergency field and stu
there was no break in the fog.
Fuels getting low the pilot
wired desperately. I'VE can't find a
break in this fog. 1t looks like
forced landing"
In the front part Of the cabin, in
these new planes, Is an electric sign,
flashed at the will of the pilot, tell
ing the passengers when to adjust
their safety belts. Whether there
was time for this precaution may
never be known.
Shut Of Ignition
The words forced landing" prob
ably were the last sent from the
plane, even then plunging down.
ward TO destruction. But Pilot
Bolton thought to do the one thing
necessary TO prevent fire. He shut
of the ignition, and when the plane
smashed to the ground there was no
explosion.
In the confusion Of rescue, the
Turn 70 Isge Thirteenl
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Sailor Swept Overheard

- fFfffd Press
NEW YORK. May 6.-The S. S.
Mexque. of the Cuban coast en-
route to the West Indies. radioed
today that she had lost a man over
board and asked ships in the vi
cinity % watch for him. No details
were given. It was emphasized the
Mexique. owned by the French
Lines, was In 10 trouble.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-06
YOUTH KILLED IN CRASH
Whiteland Young Man Dies Instant
Iy; Four Others Injured.
BIZ United Press

Dy CWFItU ITbo8
FRANKLIN, Ind, May 6.-Robert
D. Battin, 81, Whiteland, was killed
instantly and four other young mer
we're injured, one seriously, when
their auto turned over near Green
wood on U. S. Highway 81.
CORTLAND Hughey, Woodrow Sef-
ton, Hansford waste and Robert
Mclean, driver of the car, were
those injured. waste was the most
seriously injured, being pinned be-
meath the car.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-06
BELATED TAXPAYERS
THR0NG COURTHOUSE
Spring Installment Will Become
Delinquent Tomorrow.

Long lines of taxpayers braved
the rain today to crowd into the
Courthouse in order to pay spring
taxes before they become delin-
quent. Tax receiving offices will be
open until 5 tonight. Police pa
trolled the halls to prevent pick
pockets from robbing taxpayers
The spring taxes become delinquent
tomorrow.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-06
REVOLT LEADERS IN
PHILIPPINES HUNTED
$50. Including Two Legislators, Are
in Custody.

X JHifcd PrCss
MANILA. P l.. May 6.-Govern-
ment officials today continued their
drive TO capture widely scattered
ringleaders OF Thursdays abortive
instruction in which 81 persons
we're Slain in flaring guerilla war
fare.
Approximately $50 persons. includ-
ing two members of the Philippines
Legislature. were in custody. Fifty
others. wounded in fighting between
attachments Of the Philippines con-
Stabulary and revolving members Of
the SskdaliSta party. we're in tech
meal CUSTODY in hospitals
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-06
HOOVER PLEADS FOR
RUGGED INDIVIDUALISM
Former President Warns Against
Remuneration of Relief.

By JnItcd Press
SAN FRANCISCO. May Call
ing for a concerted effort to pre-
serve Americas rugged individual
ISM" former President Herbert
Hoover last night warned the nation
that the government must not at
tempt RECOMMENDATION of relief.
Speaking before 200 of the ma
tons leading social workers, the
former President declared that Our
people are not ready to be turned
into a national zoo. Our citizens
classified. labelled and directed by a
form of Self-approved keepers
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-06
RAILROAD RETIREMENT
ACT IS RULED INVALID
Devastating Floods to
Sweep State If Rains
Continue, Bureau Fears
1918 Disaster May Be Repeated If Showers Expected
Tonight MateriaIze Into Heavy Downpour, Is
Declaration of Arlington.

life property in Indiana 1918
expected tonight maeiaize
H. Arlington Federal meteooogs said today
its tributaries continued
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-06
EmbezzIement Laid to
BOndsm1n in Fix Case
Grand Larceny Also Charged in Affidavit Filed by Prose-
CutOr After PoISqrove Probe

Adavits Tmbe professional bondman with
larceny filed Criminal Court
allegations
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-06
T0DAYS WEATHER

Tomorrow's sunrise, 4:38 a. M;
sunset, 645 p. m.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-06
MINE BLAST TRAPS SO
Women. Girls Feared Among Vic
tins in Japanese Tragedy.
By United Prcss

TOXIC, Nav 6.-An explosion en-
tombed 90 rhine workers, some of
them believed TO be women and
girls, in the Mohiri Company's coal
mine at Sorachi on Hokkaido Island
today. Three were rescued and two
found dead. Little hope was held
for the remaining "a.