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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-04
KERN ASSA|LS
CHILD LABOR,
URGES CHECK
Senator Beverages Pioneer
Efforts Recalled by
City Executive.

Ratification of the Fdereal Child
Labor Amendment is the only eff
fective means of stamping out inter
state industrial practices inconsist-
ent with the true welfare of the flu
ture citizens of America, Mayor
John w. Kern said today.
The effort to have Indiana become
the twenty-fourth state to approve
the amendment to the Constitution
to outlaw child labor will come to a
test vote tomorrow at 1870 when
the House of Representative acts on
a minority labor committee report
In addition to being a Democratic
program measure sponsored by
President Roosevelt, it is Endorsed
by Gov. Paul V. McNutt and the
governors of % other states and is
vigorously supported by organized
labor, the American Legion, "a ma
tional organizations and Is other
Indiana clubs.
Most Americans are opposed to
child labor in industry" Mayor
Kern said, pointing out that most
states, including Indiana, have legs
islation prohibiting it.
However, in view Of the fact that
industry is largely organized on a
national scope" the Mayor contin-
ued. "the factories in states not
having such legislation have an ad-
vantage by reason of their ability to
employ child labor at cheap wages
in competition with factories not
employing child labor and paying
decent wages"
Mayor Kern, who is former Ma
rion County Superior Court Judge,
reviewed the Federal legislation that
has been passed in an effort to out
law such unfair competition. He
recalled that the late Senator Al
bert j. Beveridge had advocated
legislation designed to regulate child
labor.
cit was recognized long ago,
Mayor Kern pointed out, that the
regulation of child labor is a Fed
eral problem and an act was passed
bv Congress prohibiting the trans
portation in interstate commerce
of goods manufactured in factories
employing child labor.
"This act was advocated by the
late Senator Beveridge and finally
passed Congress during the Wilson
Administration and was held I'M
constitutional by divided Supreme
Court" the Mayor declared. II I'M
derstand this proposed amendment
is aimed at removing the consti-
tutional difficulties raised by the
majority of the court in that
opinion.
IT feel that the opinion of the
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-04
By United Press

LONDON, Feb. 4.-Great Britain
and France today offered to recog-
nize German rearmament under
proposals that would send the air
forces of neighboring European ma
tons against any nation that started
war.
Three days Of negotiations between
the premiers and foreign ministers
of the great World War allies were
brought to an end with a commu-
niqus which envisaged a complicated
series Of regional treaties whose au-
thority would be the bombing air
planes Of their signatories.
The negotiators based their agree
ment on a Germany which, recog-
nized as an equal for negotiatory
purposes, would return to the
League of Nations and participate in
a general ornaments treaty.
Though on the surface the
agreement was plain, it seemed TO
be subject to interpretations which
might make it unsatisfactory to
Britain, France or Germany-or to
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-04
FISCH TOOK PACKAGE TO BRUN0'S
HOME JUST BEFORE HE SAILED FOR
HAUPTMANN'S FRIEND SAYS
Ford Could
Get Pension,
House Told
And He Could Squander 1t
All, Says Townsend
at Hearing.
BU United Press

By Ohlted Press
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4-John D.
Rockefeller or Henry Ford could
qualify for the 5000 a month Town
send plan old-age pension and spend
it all for whisky, if they wanted to,
DR.. F. E. Townsend agreed today
during questioning by the House
Ways and Means Committee.
The elderly country doctor APP
peared at a hearing on the Admin
istration's economic security bill
shortly after letter from E. E.
White, Administration social inSur-
ance expert, was made public at
lacking the Townsend plan. MIR.
Witte warned that if enacted it
would close all stock exchanges and
cost the Federal government
000,0O0,00O a year.
DR.. Townsend, who had refused
to answer questions last week on
advice of physicians, calmly agreed
to be questioned today, but admitted
he was not an economist.
would your plan apply to John
D. Rockefeller, j. Pierpont Morgan
and Henry Ford as well as paupers?"
asked Rep. Samuel Hill Cd, Wash0
Eyes, they would be eligible" said
DR.. Townsend, "but they would have
to give up any salaried job they
have so some one else could have
work.
"Only a few wealthy people of
course would apply, but we can't
make the plan discriminatory. We
want to stimulate business of all
kinds. Not only beans and bacon,
but luxuries."
could they squander the 5000 a
month? Mr.. Hill asked.
why not?" replied Townsend.
tits immaterial what they do. They
could buy whisky with it if they
want to. We're not trying to regu-
late peoples morals, but what we
want to do is to get money into
circulation"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-04
Fay Webb's Suit Heard
Privately; Spicy Details
Denied Rudy's Admirers

BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, Feb. Am an
~ attempt to effect a recon-
citation or an amicable settle
ment out of court, Supreme Court
Justice Salvatore A. Gothic to-
day adjourned to his chambers the
scheduled trial of Fay Webb
Vallee's suit for separation and
increased alimony against Rudy
Vallee, crooner.
The orchestra leader, his wife
and their attorneys went to the
iurist's Office while a steadily in
creasing audience, avid for the
spicy details of the short-lived
romance, had their hopes dashed
when Justice Gothic ordered the
courtroom cleared.
I'VE will have no hippodrome
here" he ruled.
Several hundred persons, in
Guiding boards of giggling girls.
sadly trouped out into the CORR
doris.
81 want to tell Mr.. and Mrs.
Vallee how I feel about it," said
Justice Gothic, land if they still
want their day in court that's
what they're here for"
A the jurist led the way,
IN Rudy, who had been osten-
tatiously reading a weekly news
magazine, stood up, adjusted the
white handkerchief in the lapel OF
his dark blue suit, and went out
with scarcely a glance at his Sloe-
eyed, mink muff1ed wife who was
shifting with a slight cold.
Thomas I. Sheridan of counsel
for Mrs. Vallee attempted to keep
her from the conference on the
grounds she was too nervous, but
Justice Gothic ordered both prln-
cipals to attend.
Mrs. Vallee, in sober black, set
off by gold chain and gold ear
rings, marched into the conference
treasured by seven attorneys.
Rudy, who is resisting the former
film actress attempt to set aside
their 500 week separation
agreement, had only two lawyers.
At the witness table sat G. E.
Webb, father of Mrs. Vallee and
chief of police of Santa Monica,
Cal. He has stood by his daughter
since her first allegation that she
was persuaded to sign the 500 a
week agreement by the crooner's
protestations of poverty.
She assesses his earnings-tor
the purposes of this fourteenth le'
gal maneuver-at from 100000 TO
100000 a year.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-04
Saw Furrier Bring Box to Defendant at Party,
Hans Kloppenburg Testifies; Evidence
of Two Other Witnesses Shaken.
STORIES ARE DISCREDITED BY STATE
Fingerprint Expert Caught in Maze of
Contradictions and Next Man to Take
Stand Alters His Evidence.
By United Press

United
FLEMINGTON, n j., Feb. 4.-Hans Kloppenburg.
compatro and friend of Bruno Richard Hauptmann test
fled today that he sdor Fsch carry package into the
aupma home Saturday night before Fsch sailed for
Germany.
1t the defense contention that the package con-
tanned what left of the $4,000 money passed
over the fence of ST. Raymonds Cemetery and into the
hands of the Bronx eXtortioner
Mr.. Koppenburgs story from the witness stand
designed clear Haupmann charges that he collected the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-04
SMITH UNABLE
TO APPEAR AT
GAS QUIZ HERE
Legislative Committee Adjourns for Indefinite
Period After Detroit Official Is Forced
to Cancel His Trip.
ATTORNEYS NAME GIVEN PROBERS
Chicagoan Can Give Testimony About
Gigantic Monopoly Is Assertion of
Michigan Executive in Letter.

The legislative gas probe committee today received
letter from John W. Smith, Detroit City Council president
stating he could not appear before because his
required in his citys investigation of Columbia
Gas and Electric Corp
At the time, Mr.. Smith asked the committee to
invite Gilbert F. Wagner, Chicago, attorney for the object
ing stockholders in the suit pending Wilmington, Dell to
put the NissourKansas Pipe Line Co. into receivershp.
Mr.. Smith said Attorney Wagner could supply the COM
mtee with the information that he said showed gigantic
monopoly being plotted by large pipe line who in
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-04
RIVER PROJECT WINS
WORKS BOARD 0. K.
1000 to Be Given Jobs on
Flood Relief.

The Works Board today formally
authorized the Federal Emergency
Relief Administration flood preven-
ton project along White River from
the Kentucky-av. bridge to North-st.
The board estimated that approx
mately 1000 men would be employed
on the project when work reached
its peak.
The project, first news of which
was published exclusively in The In
dianapolis Times last week, plans to
eliminate shanty dwellings in Hoo
verville and Curtisville along the
rivers edge.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-04
LEWIS FIRES new
BLAST AT RICHDERC
'Hypocrite,' Says Miners
Head of Recovery Boss.

By United Press
\ WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-Presi-
dent John L. Lewis, of the United
Mine Workers, returned to his at
tack on Recovery Co-ordinator
Donald R. Richberg today in the
bitter fight which is arousing fears
of spreading unrest along the in
dustrial front.
Mr.. Lewis issued a rejoinder to
Mr.. Richberg who had defended
President Roosevelt's extension of
the automobile code. The extension
is under fire by labor leaders who
claimed they were not consulted
concerning the action.
In tearing the mask of hypocrisy
from Richberg," said Mr.. Lewis,
labor is not attacking the Presi-
dent. 1t is merely revealing to the
President the unworthy liaison for
trusted servant"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-04
Paris Is ExuItant

By United Press
PARIS, Feb. 4.-Newspapers COM
mented in eXultant tone today on
the British-FTench agreement at
London, limiting of belief that if
France were attacked the promised
aid of the British air force necessar-
lily would include the British army
and navy.
So satisfactory did the newspa-
pers find the agreement that they
expressed doubt whether Germany
could accept it. 1.ley said, Ger
many at least would be forced to
find an indirect way to refuse it
because direct rejection would leave
the Reich in the position of refus-
ing to cooperate in an effort to
consolidate peace.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-04
VICTIM OF H0LDUP IN
CRITICAL CONDITION

Police Seek Bandit Who Shot
Woman Grocery Operator.
Mrs. Lenore Kerr, 81, operator of
a grocery at Stop 61a, Rockville-rd,
remained today in a critical condi-
ton at City Hospital from a bullet
wound in her breast, as deputy sher-
ifs were searching for her assail-
ant, a masked thug who held up the
store Saturday night.
Mrs. Kerr fired three shots into
the floor to brighten the hoodlum
after he had scooped So from cash
drawer. The gunman fired twice,
hitting Mrs. Kerr in the breast and
wounding her husband, w. D. Kerr,
SO, in the hand.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-04
EXCLUSIVE CLUB
Staying PROBED
Bartender Victim Lived Far
Beyond Income, Police
Learn.
BIZ United Press


CHICAGO, Feb. 4.-Louis K
Straub, mysteriously slain bartender
of the exclusive Saddle and Cycle
Club, earned only $3.50 a month al
though he lived in a state of lux
ury, 8. cororer's jury was told to-
day.
The murdered mans mode, of liv-
ing-more like that of the society
notables to whom he served drinks
than of a club menial-waS de-
Scribed by his brother, Ernest, club
manager.
Il know he didn't get more than
$3.50 month, because I paid him"
the brother said.
The slain man, who maintained a
luxurious apartment and drove a
good car, was killed early yesterday.
His body, seven bullets in it, was
found in a basement closet by his
wife, Helen, and a night Waterman.
Full disclosures of Straub'S phan-
tom income were blocked when
police and states attorneys refused
to allow Deputy Coroner John But
Ter to place the testimony of the
widow before the jury.
The widow, former night club en-
tertainer who amused herself by
playing bridge with friends while
her husband catered to the Gold
Coasts rich, has been held by police
since discovery of the body.
She has been subjected to hours
of questioning in an effort to clear
up discrepancies in her story.
Morris Meyer, assistant states at
torney said that clews indicating a
deep-laid murder plot might be
rendered valueless if Mrs. Straub
testified.
After an argument Mr.. Butler
consented to postpone the inquest
until Saturday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-04
7 ACCUSED BY STATE
IN ALCOHOL DEATHS
Woman Among Suspects; Three
Face Murder Charges.
By United Press


Face Murder Charges.
By United Press
UTICA, N. Y, Feb. 4.-Six men
and woman we're accused today of
manufacturing the poisonous liquor
that caused 80 deaths in central
New York.
Authorities sought Salvatore 81
Bendetto and his sons, Philip and
Michael, all three named in war
rants charging hrst-degree murder.
The others we're Joseph Pape, Joseph
Enea, Mrs. Rose Calabrese and Jack
Callahan, all charged with first
degree manslaughter.
Public Safety Commissioner Ar
thur w. Pickard said Di Benedetto
had purchased quantities Of radiator
alcohol at a local gasoline station,
subjected it to a purifying process
which did not work. This alcohol
was made into whisky and sold to
Mrs. Calabrese, he said. Mrs. Gala
brese was accused of retailing it to a
man named Campbell and other
speakeaSy proprietors.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-04
BAR ASSOCIATION BILL
Is DEFEATED IN HOUSE
Minority Report Opposing Change
Is Adopted.

The House of Representatives to-
day defeated the Indiana Bar As
sociation's integrated bar bill,
which provided for the licensing Of
attorneys through, adoption of a
minority report unfavorable to the
bill.
Rep. Guy D. Dausman (Rep.,
Goshen) led the floor attack on the
bill and said it was designed to
compel attorneys to become mem
bers of the state association.
The administrations bill provid-
ing for state regulation of non-
profit corporations, domestic and
foreign, was passed by the House.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-04
Famed Jurist Is Dead

By UHited Press
ITHACA, n. Y, Feb. 4.-Cuthbert
Winfred Pound, distinguished jurist
and former chief judge of the New
York State Court of Appeals, died
yesterday following stroke. He
was 70.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-04
HIGH COURT UPH0LDS
M'CRACKEN JAIL TERM
Supports Senate Action in Airmail
Investigation.

By UHtted Press
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-The 10
day Jail sentence imposed on Will
liam P. MacCracken, former assist
ant secretary of commerce, for al
legged contempt of the Senate's air
mail investigating committee, was
approved this afternoon by the Su-
preme Court.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-04
lions and q gen

the League of Nations and a gen.
eral ornaments treaty.
1t invited Germany, Italy, and
Belgium to enter into an aerial
mutual assistance treaty.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-04
Prof. Hugo Junkers Dead

BERLIN, Feb. 4.-Prof. Hugo
JunkerS, one of the worlds foremost
airplane constructors. died at Mu-
Mich Saturday, News Agency dis
patch said today. He would have
been rs Yesterday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-04
WELLBAUM is IMPROVED
New York Telephone Co. Official
Now Takes Short Walks.

George Wellbaum, former pub
licity director of the Indiana Bell
Telephone Co., has sufficiently re-
covered from his recent illness to
take short walks near his home at
470 w. 24th-st, New York, friends
here have learned in letters from
Mr.. Wellbaum.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-04

ransom money and, by in
ference, to place the guilt on
FiSch.
He swore that on the night when
the state contends Hauptmann coll
lected the ransom from DR.. j. F.
Condor, he was at Hauptmann's
home and that the defendant was
there all evening.
Then he related that, in Deem
Der, 1888, Fisch attended another
party at the Hauptmann home,
bringing with him 81 package about
five inches by six inches by IA
inches.
He Immediately walked up to
Hauptmann, Kloppenburg swore.
and then both went into the
kitchen. When they emerged, he
said, Fisch did not have the pack
age ard Kloppenburg did not see it
again all evening. Fisch sailed soon
for Germany, where he later died.
First Witness Tied Up
Mr.. Kloppenburg testified after
the state had entangled Peter A.
Sommer, defense witness, in con-
tradiction of his earlier story that
he saw the real" kidnapers flee
ing with the babf.
Another witness, Ben Lupica, I'M
del subpoena by the state but called
by the defense, said he could not
positively identify Hauptmann as a
man he saw with a ladder near the
scene of the crime, but that the de-
PENDANT Strongly resembled" the
man.
Mr.. Kloppenburg, inferentially,
was one of the best witnesses the
prisoner had. Although he was
subjected to a rigid cross-examina-
ton by Atty. Gen. David T. Will
entz, his story was not broken down
materially.
Under Wilentz' questions, Lupica
completely recanted a reported story
that he definitely saw Haupt-
mann in the Lindbergh lane, and
then told the court the man he saw
"resembled Hauptman strongly"
Called as a defense witness, it was
difficult to tell, after he finished,
whether he had hurt or helped
Hauptmann by his confusing stories.
Lupica had not been called by the
state, according to the prosecutor,
because of confusion in his story.
Originally, he had been quoted as
saying he saw two men in the al
legged kidnap car. Lately he had
told police there was only one man
in the car.
Rival Attorneys Wrangle
Sommer was confronted with his
record as alleged professional
witness" but he stoutly denied ever
changing his testimony for a
price"
Mr.. Wilentz, smiling at the wit
ness confusion, prodded him with
one embarrassing question after
another, and forced him to admit
that he had worked for one side and
testified for the other in the Hall
Mills murder case.
When he had Sommer in one
particularly embarrassing spot, Ed
ward j. Reilly objected.
The attorney general is quoting
newspaper headlines" he said.
"It comes with poor grace from
Mr.. Reilly" Mr.. Wilentz said, TO
talk about newspaper headlines.n
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-04
LINDBERGH SO TODAY;
DOESN'T MISS TRIAL
Birthday Fails to Keep Filler From
Hauptmann Hearing.

Hauptmann Hearing.
By United Press
PENNINGTON, N. j., Feb. A.
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh celebrated
the 33rd anniversary of his birth
today in the courtroom where Bruno
Richard Hauptmann is on trial for
the murder of the fliers infant son.
He occupied his usual seat in the
courtroom, behind the prosecution
table, and fianked by his two COM
panions, Col. Henry Breckenridge
and Col. H. Norman Schwarzkopf,
state police head.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-04
City PnOchle Champion Is
Sought in Times Tourney
Local Title Holder to Win $500 and Chance at $1,000
and National HonorS: P. Hal Sims in CHARGE.

pnochle champion United States? Pinochle
The Indianapolis Times will conduct free city championship
direction P
contract bridge pnoce ether
bridge
Columbia Club
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-04
OVERCAST SKIES HERE
BRING HINT OF RAIN
Wind Movement Practically at a
StandstiII, Airport Notes.

Standstill, Airport Notes.
With wind movement practically
at standstill over the entire Mid
west, a twilight-like darkness set
tied on indianapolis today. Munich
pal airport observers reported a
wind velocity of only six miles an
hour.
J. H. Arlington, meteorologist
here, said that unsettled conditions
were reported throughout the entire
Ohio Valley and that indianapolis
might see light showers or snowfall
later today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-04

In the Air
Weather conditions at 9 a. m:
North-northwest wind, 6 miles an
hour; barometric pressure, 5000 at
sea level; temperature, %: general
conditions, overcast, dark to the
East; ceiling, estimated at 1900 feet;
visibility, Is miles.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-04
TODAY'S WEATHER
In the Air

Tomorrow's sunrise, $50 a. M;
SOC p. m.
The Washington times., 1935-06-07

M. Pernet sent several rose
bushes to Willowmere to be
tested. The best were a dark
pink rose, which he named
the Constance, after Admiral
Wards daughter; and In
dian yellow rose, which he
called the Mrs. Aaron Ward,
and an orange pink rose,
which he named the Willow
mere, after the estate. A
deep red rose, regarded by
M. Pernet to be the most
beautiful of all, became the
Admiral Ward rose. All of
these species are now on
view.
Mrs. Curtis has maintained
the entire garden, which is
old English in plan, as it
was laid out by Admiral and
Mrs. Ward.
The minute you read the
invitation to spend a week.
end or a Sunday at Mabel
Withdrawals farm in Penn
sylvania, you are practically
on your way. The invitation,
mimeographed on a large
sheet of paper is specific as
to directions, warns one
what to expect and states
clearly the punishment await
ing anyone attempting to
discuss politics or business.
The farm house, built in
1904, completely and cor
rectly restored, nestles in
the foothills of the Blue
Ridge Mountains, just three
miles from Emmitsburg, Md.
A small guest house, new
but designed in the period,
is close by.
On arriving, all guests,
both male and female, MUST
don blue overalls and are
Immediately taken in a farm
truck to the old log Scout
house in the hills for rifle
shooting, unless they desire
a swim. There are also sad
die horses for those who
The Washington times., 1935-06-07
Sailing Today

Mrs. Close, wife of the Minis.
ter of the Union of South Africa,
will sail from New York today
aboard the Aquitania, to spend
the next three months with her
son-in-law and daughter, Comdr.
and Mrs. Wilfred S. Mann, in
London, and to renew acquain-
lance with her small grand
daughter, Shiela May. After a
visit there, Mrs. Close and her
daughter will take a small house
by the sea.
The Minister has closed the
legation in New Hampshire Ave-
nue., and will spend the summer
at the Chevy Chase Club. The
chancery, however, will remain
open as usual.
Miss Josephine M. Toomey, of
Cambridge, Mass, is at the Will
lard, accompanied by Miss
Kathryn M. Toomey.