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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-25
CONFUSED,
is VIEW OF SIMMS
Diplomats Muddled in Hunt
for Peace, Is Claim.
(Coufinuad From, Pare 0ual

opia. They are backing down on
Germany.
1t is not a question of right or
wrong. The point is that Europe
has quibbled and haggled and
backed away from the straight line
as laid down by the covenant and
the associated pledges until today
she faces situation where she may
we'll be doomed if she does or
doomed if she does not.
The important thing for the mo-
ment is that the danger of immedi-
ate war seems definitely averted.
Once the German elections are out
of the way next Sunday, and the
French elections a month later,
wholesale compromises on the part
of France, Britain, Italy, Ethiopia,
the League of Nations and the Lo-
carno powers may possibly provide
a basis for the proposed world
peace conference.
Germany is left out of the list
advisedly, for few believe Hitler will
or can safely retreat very far from
the stand he has taken.
On the contrary, he may add to
the difficulties and dangers by
moves to exploit the present di-
vergencies and uncertainties and
make the old-fashioned balance of
power EuropeS only escape from
the present madhouse.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-25
PREPARE LINER
FOR TRIAL RUNS
Only Captain Is to Know
When Speed Tests .
Begin, End.
BIZ Lnited Prcss

DU CNtttU ITCSS
GLASGOW, Scotland, March 25.
The giant liner Queen Mary,
Great Britain's entrant for blue rib
bon honorS on the North Atlantic,
was to 60 to Southampton today for
finishing touches preparatory to her
speed trials and maiden voyage to
New York, May 81. She completed
her first voyage--15 miles from
Clyde to Greenmck on the Clyde
River-yesterday.
The trip was made without Incl
dent. The liner moved slowly and
carefully, never over 10 knots.
About 100000 persons watched
the 80,773-ton Cunard White Star
vessel when she was cast off. A
million more watched along the
route as the great ship was taken
slowly down river.
Before the ship is ready for serv-
ice she needs only finishing touches.
Since work was restarted two
years ago, some 100000 people have
worked on her directly or indirectly
it is estimated. She is to compete
for the luxury trade between the
United States and Great Britain
and France, but King Edward VIII,
on his recent visit of inspection,
said of her:
This ship is built for utility"
At Southampton, workmen will
scrape barnacles off the ships hull,
and put on the final coats of paint.
Then the liner will put to sea for
trial runs. So secret will be the
trials that only the captain will
know when they are started and
ended.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-25
Blond Killer Refuses to
View Death Photographs

day when first prosecution testl-
mony was given.
The photographs were put into
evidence through testimony of De-
tective Daniel r. Barry, police
photographer, who was called to DR.
Gebhardt's apartment after Miss
Stretz shot him four times early on
the morning of Nov. IL.
Samuel Leibowitz, defense coun-
sci, made no objection to the pho
tographs.
Indicating again that self-defense
will be the basis of his attempt to
save Miss Stretz from the electric
chair, Leibowitz closely questioned
William H. Loughran, civil engineer
of the district attorneys Office.
Loughran was called by the state
to establish measurements of the
rooms in Gebhardt's apartment.
LeiboWitz's questions carried an
indication that he will attempt to
show that Miss Stretz was attempt
ing to leave Gebhardt's bedroom
when the shooting occurred.
The prosecution has sought to
establish that Gebhardt possibly
was defenseless in bed when Miss
Stretz shot him.
Miss Stretz, by comparison to yes
terday when her appearance of an
imminent collapse led Judge Cor
nelius Collins to call an early ad-
journment, was composed.
She f1dgeted nervously and twist
ed large lace handkerchief in her
hands but did not break down in
hysterical sobbing.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-25
G TONS OF BEEF TO
GRACE CLUB TABLE
Columbia Members to Hold
Dinner Tomorrow.

Twenty-four choice steers, or six
tons of beef on the hoof, have been
ordered for the Columbia Clubs
forty-seventh annual beefsteak
dinner tomorrow night, John K
Ruckelshaus, entertainment COM
mittee chairman, said today.
Assisting Mr.. Ruckelshaus are AL
bert j.. Beveridge Jr., Wallace O.
Lee, DR.. j. H. Kemper, DR.. Harry
F. Parr, R. Stewart Bailey and
CORTLAND G.. Cohee.
A three-tier birthday cake, weigh
ing more than 100 pounds, is to be
topped with replica of the club
building, So inches high, lighted
electrically.
More than 700 guests are expected
to honor the quarter century club
members and hear Charles Milton
Newcomb, humorist, make the prin-
cipal address.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-25
AID FOR TOWNSEND
SOUGHT IN CAPITAL
Hoosier Delegation Sounded
Out by PurSIey.

ItmeS Sp6ClGt
WASHINGTON, March 25.-Alex
Pursley, Fifth District Democratic
chairman, Hartford City, is here
trying to line up the Indiana con-
gressmen for Lieut.. Gov. M. Cliff
ford Townsend for the guberna-
torial nomination.
Rep. Glenn Griswold of Mr.
Pursleys district invited his 10
Democratic colleagues to dinner at
the Mayfower last night, where
Mr.. Pursley extolled Mr.. Town
sends virtues.
Reps. Samuel 3. Pettengill and
Finly Gray failed to attend. Others
present listened politely, but for the
most part are continuing to keep
their course of staying out of the
pre-convention fight.
However, the three bat
tie between Mr.. Townsend, Pleas
Greenlee and Kirk Mckinney has
healed a long -standing breach be-
tween Gov. McNutt and the con-
gresham from his home district,
Rep. Arthur H. Greenwood The
latter is saying that if the COVER
norship was to be decided by pri-
mary the Seventh District would
give Townsend more votes than
both the other candidates.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-25
CIVIL LIBERTIES
ABUSES PROBED
La Toilette Springs Surprise
by Sudden Launching
of Investigation.

By Scripps-Hotoard Newspaper Alliance
WASHINGTON, March 25.-A
preliminary investigation of viola
tons of civil liberties was suddenly
launched today by a Senate sub
committee headed by youthful Sen
ator Robert M. La Toilette (R. Wis.,.
Open hearings will be held soon
to determine whether the Senate
will be asked to authorize a full
sized investigation with powers to
sit during recesseS of Congress, to
subpoena witnesses and papers, and
to recommend remedial legislation.
If carried out, this would be the
first general investigation of civil
liberties violations ever made oy
Congress, it is said.
The subcommittee consists of
Senators La Toilette, Ebert Thomas
Cd, Utah) and Louis Murphy
3D., Ia. 1t was appointed by Chair
man David I. Walsh 3D., Mass.) of
the Senate Education and Labor
Committee, who intends himself to
sit as an eX-officio member.
Senator Walsh acted after SEN
ator La Toilette introduced a resolu-
ton proposing a full investigation.
This resolution, directs the Educa-
ton and Labor Committee ito make
an investigation of violations of the
rights of free speech and assembly
and undue interference with the
right of labor to organize and bar
gain collectively"
The labor rights authorization
could be made weapon to search
deeply into the obstructionist tactics
used by some employers to block en-
forcement of the Wagner Act, and
also the use of labor spies and of
private armies" outfitted by lead
ing munitions-makers, to break
strikes.
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slot at the scene of the accident.
and they said the radiator probably
was damaged.
This accident is expected to win
support in City Council for a pro-
posed ordinance requiring garage
owners TO give police complete rec
ord of all vehicles brought in for
repairs, Safety Board members said.
Mrs. John Ray. 235 N. Beville-av.
and Mrs. E. E. Grim. 10 N. Beville-
av, who accompanied Mrs. McGill,
said they had stopped in the middle
of New York-st at Beville-av to
permit westbound traffic to clear
when an eastbound automobile
struck Mrs. McGill.
Lived in City Is Years
Born in Neville. KY, Mrs. McGill
had lived in indianapolis IS years.
Survivors are her husband. Robert
McGill, a horticulturist; four
daughters, Mrs. Julia Calhoun and
Mrs. Joseph M. Young of Indian
apolis, and Mrs. Hester Wiley and
Mrs. Edward Franz of Cincinnati;
three sons, Charles and Lawrence
McGill of Cincinnati, and Homer
McGill Of Los Angeles; two brothers,
William Corbin and Charles Corbin
of Butler, KY; two sisters, Mrs.
Gertrude Louderman of Butler and
Mrs. Kate Bradford of Latonia, KY;
% grandchildren and four great
grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements have not
been completed.
Miss Julia Fox, 81, of $40 N.
Holmes-av, who suffered fractures
of both legs and body injuries yes
terday when she fell beneath
tractor-truc at Holmes-av and
Westinghouse, was reported in a
fair condition today at st. Vincent's
Hospital. She was running to catch
a street car at the time.
Trolley Figures in Crash
Two persons were injured last
night when a truck and trackless
trolley collided at Roosevelt and
Arsenal-avs. Clarence Ross, %, of
1915 Roosevelt-av, truck driver, was
treated at City Hospital and taken
home, and Miss Louise Halkie, II.
of 1915 Roosevelt-av, who was riding
with him, was admitted to the hos
pital. She was reported in fair
condition today. James Cole, 80.
of 2045 Forest Manor-9v was oper-
ator of the trolley.
Mrs. Bessie Burgman\ If 2434 Ken
woodav, injured in an automobile
collision at Fall Creek-blvd and
Capitol-av last night, was improv-
ing today at st. Vincent's Hospital.
physicians reported. She was rid
ing with her husband, Isadore Burg
man, at the time.
Ernest v. Parsley, SO, R. R. II.
Box 437-D, was treated at st. Vim
cents Hospital. His car overturned.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-25

The super-liner, Queen Mary,
above, is being prepared for her
speed trials, after having made
her maiden voyage down the mar
row Clyde River from the yard at
; Clydebank, Scotland. The 15-mile
trip yesterday was made without
serious incident. Although the
ship grounded twice in the mar
row, twisting stream, she was
hoated easily each time.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-25
EDWARD TO GIVE AIMS,
REVIVING OLD CUSTOM

King Personally to Attend Ancient
Ceremony on Maundy Thursday.
By United Press
LONDON, March 25.-King Ed
ward VIII breaker of precedents,
will revive custom of old times to
distribute personally the royal aims
given to poor people on Maundy
Thursday, it was learned today.
The King will attend the cougar
old ceremony when it is held at
Westminster Abbey April 8. 1t will
be the second time in nearly 200
years that King has attended the
ceremony. The first was when King
George v and Queen Mary attended
in 1882.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-25
LOCAL De M0LAYS TO
HOLD DANCE SATURDAY
Indiana Legion of Honor to Be
Feted at Affair.

The local De Molay chapter is to
entertain the Indiana Legion OF
Honor Association with a spring
dance in the Scottish Rite Ca
thedral Saturday. Sunday the Legion
is to hold its. Semi-annual obligatory
services and meeting.
La Mont Miley and Paul johnson
are in charge of the dance. Lambert
Christie is handling the publicity
Edward Peters is chairman of the
reception committee, which includes
Thomas A. Weber, Harry j. Root
Jr., Bernard Jasper, Travis T
Wilson and Ralph Brown.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-25
CIVIC GROUP TO MEET
South Side Committee to Discuss
Street Improvement.

The central committee of South
Side Civic Clubs is to meet at 8
tomorrow night in the Garfield
Park community house to discuss
need for permanent improvement OF
S. State-av, j. Ed Burk, committee
member, announced today. Mayor
Kern, Wayne Coy and many county
and city officials have been invited,
he said,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-25
ACCIDENT VICTIM TO
BE BURIED TOMORROW
Condition Of Companion, Hurt in
Fall, Reported "Not Serious"

Funeral services for Harry Brad
ford, so, of 1041 S. IllinoiS-st, who
was killed instantly when the SCAT
fold on which he was working COLI
lapsed, are to be held at 100 to-
morrow afternoon in Shirley
Brothers central chapel Burial is
to be in Crown Hill Cemetery.
Mr.. Bradford was working with
Charles Goldstein, so, of 1040 S.
Meridian-st, yesterday on a home
at 1877 Park-av when the accident
occurred.
Mr.. Goldstein's condition today
was described as mot serious" by
attaches of the Methodist Hospital.
Both men plunged to a concrete
sidewalk % feet below the scaffcld.
Mr. Goldstein fel Into a pile of
shaving, which saved him from re-
receiving more serious injury.
Mr.. Bradford is survived by the
widow, Mrs. Malgee Bradford; a
son, Charles Bradford, and a
brother, Layton Bradford.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-25
INDIANA FLOOD
NEARING CREST
Waters Continue to Spread
Over LoWlandS; Village
DWeIIerS Flee.
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of the water foreseen within 48
hours. Fifty more families were
forced from their homes in bottom
land districts.
With the river stage approaching
60 feet the residents of Rising Sun
were confident that no material
damage would be done.
Madison Homes Abandoned
All residences along the Ohio's
banks at Madison have been evacu-
ated, but home owners expect to re-
occupy them by the first of next
week. Front street, along the Ohio
banks, is flooded.
State Road 81 at White Cloud was
under water and 20 acres of land of
Municipal Park, near New Albany
was flooded by a nearby creek.
A detachment of "a members of
the U. S. Coast Guard arrived at
Vincennes from Wheeling, w. Va,
to aid in case of flood emergencies
only to find mo flood"
Local Fund Nears Quota
Marion County contributions to
the American Red Cross for flood
sufferers reached total of $13,-
1868 early today, with $4815 needed
to reach the county's quota.
I'VE are delighted with the prog
ress that has been made. Never be-
fore have our people been so prompt
to respond to a, disaster CALL" said
William Fortune, chairman of the
Indianapolis Red Cross chapter.
Hope that the quo0a would be
reached by the end of the week was
expressed by Red Cross officials.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-25

steel corp, the districts largest en-
ployer, expects that its dozen or so
plants in that area will expand their
activities materially to provide steel
for reconstruction purposes.
The corporation expects to have
all its plants in the flood area in
practically normal operation by the
end of this week, it was learned from
an authoritative company source.
Only Two Mills Down
Two of the plants were able to
continue operations without cesSa-
ton. All but two of the others are
back at work now, including open
hearths, plate mills and structure
mills. The Great Homestead plant,
which at times uses as many as
10000 workers, was shut down only
day and half. Steel started
moving out of the yards last Fri
day, the day after the flood reached
its peak.
There has been little serious and
lasting damage to machinery" it
was said. "Of course, some motors
got wet and must be dried out; and
debris must be cleared up. But on
the whole, our plants weren't really
hard hit"
There will be bridges to replace;
houses, stores and Office buildings to
renovate or replace; dams and flood
control structures to repair and
build. All these will require steel,
cement and labor.
Better Structures Predicted
For the most part" an inter-
ested industrialist remarked, they
will be replaced by better structures
than those destroyed. The new
bridges presumably will be of heav-
Ter construction, elevated enough to
escape the forces of future floods.
Presumably, too, the homes
which can not be reoccupied will be
replaced by better, sturdier, more
convenient buildings. When entire
communities have to be rebuilt, it
is to be assumed that in many in
stances they will be laid out better
not merely to remove them from
flood damage, but also to make
them more livable"
The experience of Portsmouth,
O., which carried on full activity
Monday while the flooded river
roared past 40 feet overhead-re-
strained by a $1,0O0,O0O wall which
more than saved it's cost in one day
lis expected to stimulate flood
control projects greatly, benef1ting
steel, cement and labor chiefly, but
adding to employment in other
lines also.
Railroad Needs Slight
There is expected to be little new
demand for rails or railroad rolling
stock. Not much of the latter was
damaged, and most of the rails in
volved in washouts can be re-
claimed.
United States Steels first bridge
order was for the Kiskiminitas VAL
ley in Pennsylvania. 1t is expected
that others will begin coming in now
that the waters have. receded over
most of the flood regions.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-25
STEVE HAS TWO
MEANS OPEN TO
OBTAIN RELEASE
Error Writ, Executive Order
Could Release Him
From Prison.
Continued From Page One)

counsel and Atty. Gen. Philip Lutz
Jr., and his assistant, Edward
BARGE, the high court action was the
sixth such since 1925 when Stephen
son was given a life sentence for the
murder of Miss Madge Oberholtzer,
indianapolis.
Error Writ Now Sole Hope
The high courts opinion, unani-
nous and written by Justice Michael
j. Fansler, Logansport, held that
prior decisions are that a prisoner
sentenced by courts having juriSdic-
ton can not be released through
writ of habeas corpus"
Atty. Gen. Lutz and Mr.. BARGE
contended in trial argument that
Judge Worden WAS attempting to
usurp the authority of the Supreme
Court by passing on a case which
had been heard and affirmed by the
upper tribunal on appeal. The state
also contended that no court has
the right to review the acts of a
court of equal jurisdiction, a posi-
ton occupied by the La Porte and
Hamilton courts.
Rule Might Bring Conflict
1.-THE respondent (Judge Worden,
who was defendant to the tempo
rary writ of prohibition) contends
that this rule Con jurisdiction)
should be changed to permit the
respondent court to investigate and
pass upon the conduct of the trial
and conviction" the opinion held.
ANY such rule would lead to
intolerable conflicts of jurisdiction
and the destruction of the orderly
processes by which justice is admin
istered.
THE only question presented for
decision is whether the La Porte
Court may, on petition of any or
all of the prisoners committed to
the Indiana State Prison, review the
proceedings of any or all other
courts of like Jurisdiction within the
state and discharge any prisoner if
it is determined that he did not
have a fair and lawful trial.
1.-THE petition for habeas corpus
shows on it's face that the Hamilton
Circuit Court had jurisdiction to
render and that the petitioner is
the identical person against whom
judgment was rendered, and the re-
spondent court Ola Porte) therefore
has no Jurisdiction to interfere with
execution of the judgment, nor to
inquire into the legality of the pro-
ceeding upon which this judgment
is founded"
Kunkel Merely Agent
Warden Louis E. Kunkel, of the
State Prison, against whom the
habeas corpus writ was directed
merely is executing judgment of the
court that convicted and sentenced
Stephenson, the opinion pointed
out.
Stephenson based his habeas cor
pus writ on the fact that the Ma
rion Circuit Court clerk failed tt
sign the transcript on change Of
venue to Hamilton County, and or
the allegation that threats against
his life prevented him from testi-
flying in his own behalf in the Ham
ilton County trial.
The former Khan chieftain must
wait until 1910 to take actor
through the State Clemency Com
mission because no petitions fol
parole of lifers are considered unit
after the prisoner has served al
least Is years.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-25
BOY SCOUT TROOP
MARKS ANNIVERSARY
Organization Celebrates It's Silver
Birthday at Church.

APA tAA1y dO
Boy Scout Troop 9 began another
year today following the celebration
of its twenty-fifth anniversary last
night in the Irvington M. E. Church.
Approximately 125 persons attended.
Speeches were delivered by HUI
bert T. Wiz, field commissioner of
the local council; Arthur w. Macy,
H. G. Thomas and Allen P. VeStal,
former chairman of the troop COM
mittee, and Arthur G. Broecker,
chairman.
Second-claSs badges were pre-
sented to Earl Sluder, Paul Lewis,
Clair Parker and Robert Harris, and
tenderfoot badges were given to
Jack Patterson, Elwood Rogers, Rob-
ert Day. Phil Lybrook and Earl Will
liams by F. o. Belzer, Scout eXecu-
tive.
A pitch-in dinner preceded the
meeting. Harry Weaver is scout
master.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-25
HARRISON TROOPS TO
MARK u. S WAR ENTRY
Sham Battle to Be Staged at Fort
Afternoon of April 6.

Troops at Fort Benjamin Harri-
son are to observe the nineteenth
anniversary of the entry of the
United States into the World War
Monday afternoon, April 6, with a
sham battle.
A halliday of activities is being
arranged by Col. George V. Strong
regimental commander of the 18th
Infantry at the request of Brig.
Gen. w. K. Naylor, post comman-
dant.
Tactics and equipment used in
time of war are to be displayed in
the battle which is to be open to
the public.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-25
Vera Stretz BurieS Head in
Hands as Pictures
Are Shown.
BIZ United Press

By United Press
NEW YORK, March 25.-Photo-
graphs of the body of DR.. Fritz
Gebhardt, stretched out on the floor
of his apartment with blood from
his death wounds staining his white
nightgown, were introduced today
at the trial of Vera Stretz, blond
accused of his murder.
The pretty defendant kept her
eyes buried behind her hands so
that she would not see the grew
some pictures. She did not break
down, however, as she did yester-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-25
HOME IMPORTANT IN
Observation-Disclosures
Purdue Psychologist Points Out
Importance of Attitudes.

Furuue FSycnOlOgISt POINTS Out
Importance of Attitudes.
Times Special
LAFAYETTE, Ind, March 25.-
The home is more significant edu-
cational institution than the school,
according to DR.. Clellan Morgan,
Purdue University psychologist.
1.-THE home is the most signif-
cant of all educational institutions
because here children learn atti-
tudes which are even more impor-
tant than is the knowledge of
facts" he pointed out.
1T is not enough merely to learn
a set of habits of action. The child,
at home and at school, must learn
how to judge situations and choose
it's own course of action" DR.. Nor
gan said.