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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-02
Mud and Raging Torrents
Slowing Up Advance,
Rome Learns.
CITY'S FALL Indefinite
Italy Pledges Protection to
Foreigners When Army
SeiZes Capital.
Copyright. 1896. by United Press,

ROME, May q Italian
troops, fighting rain and rae
ing mountain torrents, ad-
vanced along muddy roads of
the great Shoa Media plain to-
day on the 'sst stage of their
march to Adds Ababa.
Today's war bulletin made M
mention of the dangerous threat to
foreigners ir, the capital.
On the northern front the adj
vance of all columns, overcoming
considerable difficulties of terrain
is proceeding according to PLAN" it
said.
No reference at all was made ia
the time at which Italians were
likely to arrive at Adds Ababa.
The report today said that on the
Eastern front, the Italians we're
pursuing fleeing warriors north
ward. But the gravity of the stu
alton at Adds Ababa and the ma
tional rejoicing in Italy over the
prospect of it's fall, left little room
IN the mind of the officials for the
eastern front.
Promise to Keep Order
Reports of the flight of EMPEROR
Halle SeIassie from his capital
came as a complete surprise to
Rome. Official comment was not
obtainable due to the weekend
half holiday and lack of official
Italian confirmation.
Government leaders were conf
dent that any disturbances at Adj
dis Apaba would be terminated i'm
mediately as soon as the Italian
command established it's authority
at the capital.
1t also was emphasized that the
Italians would protect the lives and
property of foreigners.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-02

planning, There is only one Darby,
the Kentucky Darby"
Never having won the Kentucky
classic up to now, Mr.. Widener has
not been in a position to give his
crusade the note of authority it
needs. Which is to say he has been
able to discuss the subject only
from an academic point of view. If
Brevity wins, Mr.. Widener will be
ipso facto the nations spokesman
for the Derby, or Derby, for at least
IL months, and the mere thought
of this possibility has practically
desolated the Hard Boots. 1t should
be noted that no other form of
human life is burdened with such a
Tremendous capacity for desola-
ton as the Kentucky Hard Boot,
especially when the chilling tremors
are provoked by a bleak Derby out
look. In such a mood he becomes
cross between Tolstoy character
and man who has just missed a
five-horse pariay by nose.
The knowledge that Mr.. Widener
can put more tone and color into
the word Darby than any other liv-
ing American, plus the fact that it
Is his fayorite word doesn't do any,
thing to help the situation either.
The punishment poole submit to
in order to see large sports event,
particularly the Derby, becomes in
creasingly mystifying. They travel
long distances, pay excessive prices
for hotel accommodations, food, cab
service and the incidental pleasure
offerings. They are jostled in the
streets, manhandled at the track.
some do not even get close enough
to see the running of the race.
When it is over they wait hours
for transportation back to town, or
they walk, as thousands are forced
to do every year. And naturally
only a small pc rcentage can have
the compensatory comfort Of being
o nthe winning horse.
Year after year you hear the
anguished cry, IT wouldn't 60
through this again for a million
bucks" But always the same crowd
is back with thousands Of added
Stax tcIc.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-02
SENATOR KING LEADS
ATTACK ON TAX BILL
Revolt Seeks to Kill Measure or to
Remove Death Threat q

Revolt Seeks to Kill Measure or to
Remove Death Threat
By Unised Press
WASHINGTON, May "A Demo-
cratic rebel led an uprising in the
Senate Finance Committee today
in an attempt to toss overheard the
Administration S803, 900 900 tax bill
or to remove provisions described as
q death threat" to the nations
holding companies.
Senator William H. King Cd,
Utah) set two detectives in his
drive against the house bill:
/. Abandonment of the new cor
porate tax provisions designed to
force distribution of earnings, which
businessmen assailed before the
committee, and substitution of in
creased corporate and income taxes
designed to raise at least $800, 000, 900
in additional revenue.
2. Removal or changes in provi-
sions affecting inter corporate divi-
dends and which were described as
threatening to 'sstrong-arm" hold
ing companies out Of existence.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-02
HOPKINS TO RECEIVE
REPORT OF WPA PROBE
Investigation of vanNuy's Charges
Made by U. S. Representative.

A report on the investigation
made into alleged political abuses OF
the Works Progress Administration
in Indiana was expected to be made
public today in Washington by
Harry Hopkins, national WPA adj
ministrator.
Pierce Williams, WPA field repre-
sentative, has been in Indiana
checking charges by Senator Fred
erick vanNuys that WPA key jobs
are being dispensed in return for
delegate pledges to Lieut.. Gov. M.
Clifford Townsend, Democratic can
didate for governor.
Mr.. williams is reported to have
reached no conclusions from his in
vestigation, but merely to have put
together the results of it for Mr..
Hopkins consideration.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-02
BY United Press

BY United Press.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, May alvin
KarpiS, captured Public Enemy No
/, and 10 G-men flew secret course
northWard from New Orleans to-
day-presumably toward st. Paul.
A dozen Department of Justice
agents, armed with pistols and
tommy guns" modified at Munic-
ipal Airport here awaiting their
arrival.
Karpis probably viii lbe arraigned
in the kidnapping of William Hamm
Jr., st. Paul brewer.
Hoover Leads Officers
Commanded by Chief Oman j.
Edgar Hoover, who personally made
the bloodless arrest, the Federal
men and their captive left New
Orleans last night. The plane re-
fueled at st. Louis but detoured to
Kansas City in a heavy fog.
After three-hour pause at Kan
saS City, during which Karpis sat
glum and surly among his captorS
the ship again took off for the
North.
The prisoner was chained hand
and foot. G-men with quick trig-
ger fingers watched his every move.
In st. Paul special "escape-proof"
cell was made ready.
Plane Expected at Noon
It was reported at Washington
that the plane bearing Karpis would
arrive here before noon. Federal
agents were expected to question
Karpis closely before deciding
whether to try him for the kidnap-
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-02
DEPOSITORS TO
SHARE S50,983
Additional 712 Per Cent Is
Realized on Assets of
Aetna Bank.

Depositors of the defunct Aetna
Trust Co. today received another
dividend of 71a per cent bringing
the total distribution of assets of
the company to 10 per cent of liza
bilities.
Today's dividend amounted to
$50,983 which increased the total
amount recovered by depositors so
far to 81 $4,000. The company was
closed July 81, 1888, by the Depart
ment of Financial Institutions, a
month after the Financial Institu-
tons Act went into effect.
Liquidation is being conducted
under Judge Joseph T. Markey, Su-
perior Court, Room /. 1t is being
supervised by Carl A. Ploch, spe-
cial liquidating representative Of
the state department, Richard A.
Mckinley, department director
William Dexheimer, supervisor of
the division of liquidations, and Leo
M. Gardner, attorney.
Completion of transactions which
would enable shareholders in the
Southeastern Savings and Loar
Association to recover the bulk Of
their holdings from the liquidatine
office, also was announced by Mr.
Ploch. At the time the association
was placed in liquidation on Dec. n
1885, the outstanding capital stock
totaled SIS, 1880.
Shareholders have been given the
option of receiving SIS per cent Of
the value of their holdings in stock
of the Shelby Street Federal Saw
ings and Loan Association, which i.
to participate in assets of the South.
eastern Realty Corp, organized tt
hold title to certain real estate hele
by the defunct company, or 10 pei
| cent in cash.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-02
Aluin Karpis Is Captured;
Police Hunt Brady's Aids
Dozen Midwest Cities Join
Search for Suspects in
Rivers Killing.

Lieut.. Roy Pope of the homicide
squad announced today that de-
tectives arrested Urban Pope, 80,
of 421 E. 9th-st, for question:
ing in connection with the Rivers
case.
Pope was arrested on Fort
Wayne-av and escaped from Off
GERS at 10th and Peck-sts. He
was rearrested in his home, Lieut..
Pope said.
With the capture here of two NOR,
suspects in the Sergt. Richard Riv'
ers murder case, police in dozer
MidWestern cities searched today tt
round up remnants of the ALFRED
Brady, alias Al Barton, gang.
By questioning alleged gang mem
bers, held in Indianapolis and Chi
cago, they thing a complete story
of crime and terrorism is to be
pieced together.
George Whitley, alias Carl Hart
38, of 4724 w. westinghouse, ane
Harry Tibbetts, 1887 Silver-av, are
the latest suspects captured.
Alfred Brady, the man police
believe is the gang leader, has beer
charged with the Staying. He has
a dozen aliases. His case has beer
continued in Municipal Court until
May IL.
Local Couple Held
Also held here are Mr.. and Mrs
Chester Hart, owners of garage
at 1927 w. Westinghouse, which
police claim was used as a gans
headquarters, and Mrs. Margaret
Larson, alias Barry. 23-year-ole
girl arrested in a Chicago hote
with Brady.
Held in Chicago are Jack Becke.
and William Giftman, described b.
detectives as jewelry fences"
At least three others are beinl
hunted. They are Lee Jackson ant
James Williams, who police believ
were with Brady when Sergt
Rivers was shot at a South Sid
physicians Office Monday night
and Elmer Martin.
| Martin, officers thinks, wa
wounded in a hold-up of a Lima
co. jewelry store. Another gunmal
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-02
SHOWERS ARE DUE TO
CONTINUE. THROUGH DAY
Weatherman Thinks 1t Will Rain
in Louisville, Too.

Spring showers and thunder
storms are expected to continue this
afternoon and evening both here
and in Louisville. the Weather
Bureau said.
The bureau believes the Kentucky
Derby probably will be run in the
rain.
ClimaXing the warmest day of
the year, sudden thunderstorm
deluged sections of the Uorth Side
last night and lightning caused q
temporary disruption of power serv-
ice.
Broad Ripple and vicinity suf-
fered the most discomfort. The
heavy downpou r taxed drainage
sewers past capacity and lightning
burned out a transformer fuse In
an indianapolis Power and Light
Co. station. Service was restored in
is or 20 minutes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-02
GROCERY FIRM SAFE
IS ROBBED or $500
City Foods, Fort Wayne-av,
Looted During Night.

Yeggs broke into a safe in the
office of the City Foods warehouse,
93l Fort Wayne-av, early today,
taking 5000. including checks. The
robbery was discovered by Marion
Vanderman, 1884 Bellefontaine-st,
and Everett Stewart, 1912 Caroline
st, company employees, when they
reported for work.
Nothing else in the warehouse was
disturbed. Police obtained finger
prints from the safe.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-02
OILS IN DEMAND IN
LIGHT EARLY DEALS
Standard of Indiana Opens
at 35, Up | Point.

By United Press
NEW YORK, May 2-Stocks
opened irregular in a narrow range
today with dealings very light.
Bonds were dull and steady. Cotton
firmed. Oil shares were in fairly
good demand. Standard Oil of In
diana opened at IS up a point and
smaller gains were noted in So
cony-Vacuum and Standard of
California. Standard of New Jer-
sey and Phillips declined.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-02
Change COLLECTION schedule

Beginning Monday, garbage and
ash collections in the city are to go
on summer schedules, Wilbur Win
ship, assistant superintendent Of
the city sanitation plant has an
nounced. Garbage is to be collected
twice o week while ashes are to be
collected every two weeks.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-02
N. ]. OFFICIAL DRAWN
INTO wendell PROBE

Liquor Salesman duplicates Widely
known Figure, Is Report.
BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, May 2.-Murray
Bleefeld, young liquor salesman. ac-
cused as the chief aid of Ellis H.
Parker Jr. in torturing a spurious
confession of the Lindbergh kid
naping from Paul H. Wendell. has
implicated a widely-known New
Jersey official in the plot in "a con-
fession that will blow the lid off the
case" District Attorney William F,
K. Geoghan announced today.
Bleefeld, fugitive since he,
young Parker, and three other men
were indicted, surrendered to New
York police yesterday in Albany. He
had hidden for a week in Savan-
nah, Ga.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-02
SELASSIE FLEEING
FROM Adds ABABA:
RAIN DELAYS FOE
Foreigners Flee to British
Legation as Looting
Breaks Out.
RADIO SERVICE BROKEN
English Minister Warns of
Peril, Likens Situation
to Boxer Revolt.

P A r is, May "a
French government official
today said he had been IN
formed that Emperor Halle
Selassie will arrive at Dji-
bout, French Somaliland,
tomorrow en- route to Pales-
tine.
The official said the en-
peror would embark on a
British ship at DjiboGti.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-02
Kentucky Hard Boots Are
Gloomy, Williams Finds
Bradley Says Brevity May Win; Such Result Might
Change Races Name From Derby to Darby.
BY JOE WILLIAMS
Times SneciaI Writer

LOUISVILLE Ky, May 1.-The Hard Boots the natives
approached the Derby today with morbid emotions.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-02
THE FIELD

(b)Belair Stud-Wheatley Stable entry.
(c)Mrs. p. A. B. Wideher-J. E. WideneF
entry.
(d)Milky Way Farm entry.
(e)Bomar Stable entry.
(YlThe field
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-02
Senator Tydings' Mother Dies

HARvE DE GRACE. Md. May 2.
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary
Tydings, mother of Senator Willard
=. Tydings Cd, Md, viii be held
Monday. Mis-. Tydings, ~, died
last night. y
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-02
Gangster Being Taken to
st. Paul, Belief; Nabbed
in New Orleans.

By United Press
ST. PAUL, Mimi, May a..
Shackled hand and foot, Alvin
Karpis, public enemy No. /, ar
rived in st. Paul by plane this
morning, guarded by his G-men
captors.
Evening star., 1936-03-13
Fascist Paraguay.

1t is a fortunate thing for Sinclair
Lewis that he chose the United States
instead of Paraguay as the scene for his
recent political fantasy, "It Can't Hap
pen Here" for 1t has just happened in
South Americas smallest republic. Para
quay has gone Fascist. As the after
math of the recent revolution led by
Col. Rafael Franco, following the san
culinary Chaco war with Bolivia, the
provisional government set up by him
has decreed regime officially admitted
to be modelled on contemporary Euro
pean totalitarian states" Its declared
purpose is to make "the state and the
liberating revolution one and the iden-
tical thing" Emphasis is laid on the
plebiscite-mandate, which has been in
corporated into the republics constitu-
tional law. A constituent assembly will
presently be convened to give effect TO
the revolutions Fascist detectives.
So the system implanted In Italy IN
Evening star., 1936-03-13
DIR. Wilmer.

There are no words meaningful enough
10 appraise such men as DR.. William
Holland Wilmer. BY birth, by training
and by experience he was possessed OF
qualities too notable and too distinctive
to be classified with finite precision. His
whole career was progressive expansion
from attainment to attainment. In
each of the many fields in which his
interest was engaged he achieved celeb
rity of the highest character.
Those who knew him as a scientist will
remember his genius as a physician and
surgeon. He probably was the greatest
ophthalmologist of his generation in the
United States. Crowned monarchs,
Presidents, artists, writers, national he
roes and the plain forgotten" people,
whom he especially loved, were among
his patients, and he worked miracles in
their behalf. At the moment Of his
death his name was synonymous with
the modern perfected technique for the
treatment of diseases of the eye.
But he was equally famous as q
teacher. On the faculties of George
town and Johns Hopkins Universities,
Or. Wilmer contributed for three decades
Evening star., 1936-03-13
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

Current advertisements OF the New
York Telephone Co., are disclosing the
mot so well-known fact" that the thrifty
Coolidge ancestral homestead at Ply
mouth, VT, never had a telephone.
Among the very first things done
within three hours-after Calvin Cool
idge became President, at dawn on
August 3, 1923, was the installation Of
telephone in the old farm dwelling Of
John Coolidge, the Presidents father.
Premier Albert Sarraut, man of the
hour in France, is well remembered at
Washington as the chairman OF the
French delegation during the final stages
of the 1922 Armament Conference. 1t
fell to M. Sarraut's lot to defend Frances
firm refusal to enter into any limitation
of auxiliary war craft. The French were
aggrieved over alleged Anglo-American
action in confronting other conference
powers with a naval deal patched up
behind their backs. M. Sarraut owns
one of Frances leading provincial news
papers. He is recalled here as states
man ideally qualified by forceful tenn
perament to speak for his country at
this moment of threat from the tradi-
tional foe beyond the Rhine.
Senator Gerald P. Nye, Republican
progressive of North Dakota, is men
toned by Minnesota Farmer-Labor
leaders as their choice for a presidential
candidate if they decide to place a 1886
ticket in the field. A State conven-
ton on March 27-28 will consider pro-
posal to launch a national party and to
hold a convention for nomination of
candidates for President and Vice Presi-
dent. Hitherto, Gov. Olson has rated as
the logical Farmer-Labor presidential
nominee, but because of his recent op-
Grafton he is now out of the picture.
X X X
Politicians are speculating whether the
controversy provoked by Senator Blacks
Lobby Investigating Committee in con-
nection with examination of private tele-
grams will attain the stature of 1896
campaign issue. Much depends, it's
thought, on whether the Alabaman seeks
to carry out his recent suggestion Of
legislation to curb the right of the courts
to enjoin Congress from obtaining pos
session Of subpoenaed papers. The sit
uation will probably not be clarified
until there's been opportunity to study
the national reaction to the recent grant,
ing of an injunction to restrain the
Western Union from turning over Strawn
law firm kilograms to the Black COM
mittee.
(Copyright. 1850
Evening star., 1936-03-13
Useless Prolongation of
Controversy Over Airport
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Edltor OF Inc star:
1t is very unfortunate that the ques-
tion of a location for an airport for the
National Capital has to be the subject
of so much controversy. 1t is clear to
even the tyro in these matters that
Washington Airport or Gravelly Point
are the only locations that have been
mentioned that are worthy Of even Sc
rious consideration.
1t is true that other locations may be
had, but they are such that the time
required for passengers to get from them
to the business section of the city would
far outweigh any initial economy in
their acquisition. We should not make
a costly mistake by trying to save in
initial cost and then have to pay many
times the difference in lost time, year
in and year out.
1t takes 80 minutes to fly from Wash
ington to the Newark Airport and an
hour to get from Newark to Grand Gen.
trail Station. There is no use in avia-
tion concerns spending millions to give
us speedier planes to cut down flying
time II so much time is going to be
wasted in getting from the airport to
the business center.
C1OIl IlO OlIlCI 1OCdIlOll, ChSCpt Vic
ones mentioned, can air passengers
reach the hotel and business districts
without having to pass through miles of
city traffic, with resultant delay. 1t
is to be hoped that the question will be
settled upon its merits and not to please
any particular group. The people of
Washington should not be penalized
through generations to come to pull
anybodys chestnuts out of the fire.
Gravelly Point, already owned by the
Federal Government, is ideally located
for both land and amphibian aircraft,
and its development would tie in with
the George Washington Memorial Park
way along the river. If Washington
Airport is selected, then all land be-
tween the airport and Columbia pike
should be acquired to get rid OF the tall
stacks of the old cottolene factory,
which are now too close to the south
ern boundary of the airport.
F.. G. CAMPBELL.
Evening star., 1936-03-13
Hawaii Must Wait.
From the Toledo Blade.


Hawaii must wait awhile. A majority
Of the congressional group that visited
the islands last Summer has voted that
the statehood pleas should be delayed.
The legislators praised the islands. Any
one who had passed the current Winter
in Washington should feel moved to do
that much. The mean annual tempera-
ture at Honolulu is around 10. The hos
pitality extended the visiting Congress-
men apparently was ardent and glamor-
Gus. Nevertheless, there are grave po-
litical problems yet to be weighed.
Hawaii does not wish those at WASH
ington to forget that the islands were
annexed to this country in 1898 at their
request. That was magnificent gesture
of confidence. But the United States
will have a peculiar problem of Federal
State relationship when the islands add
a star to the flag. The population is
heterogeneous. Much Of the influx has
been Oriental. The land is 2.400 miles
from the western mainland of the United
States. There are those who hope this
country has helped remove itself from
turmoil of the Orient by granting Philip
pine independence. The question Ii
whether new problems would arise with
State plantad In the Pacific.
Evening star., 1936-03-13
Lithuania Does Not
Border on Soviet Union
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
Yesterdays issue of The Star contains
an article by Mr.. Constantine Brown
which, among other things, takes the
view that the "fact of the reported mass
ing of Russian troops at the Latvian
and Lithuanian borders" Is much more
threatening than the situation on the
German border. Mr.. Brown goes on,
saying that Lithuania will be placed
in the position of Belgium in 1914, with
the difference that Lithuania will not
object having its neutrality violated by
the Russians"
The purpose of this letter, sir, is not
to discuss these rumors-for which no
source is given In the article and Of which
I have no knoweldge-but only to call
your attention to the fact that the Soviet
Union has no border with Lithuania. A
single glance at the map would probably
have been sufiicient to convince the
writer of the fact that Lithuania is not
among the states bordering the U. S. g. r.
in the west (Finland. EStonia, Latvia,
Poland, Rumania).
VLADIMIR ROMM.