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PARDON COURT
TO HEAR NEW
BRUNO APPEAL
Hoffman Calls Hearing on
Monday for Condemned
Baby Killer.
REPRIEVE IS UNLIKELY
Wilentz Awaits Hoffman’s
Request for Ruling on
Stay Powers.
By United Praia
TRENTON, N. J., March
28.
Harold G. Hoffman today won
Bruno Richard Hauptmann a
new hearing before the State
Pardons Court, which will
hear his last plea for clem
ency on Monday, just 33
hours before he is to die in
the electric chair.
The hearing at 11 a. m. Monday
will give the Governor an oppor
tunity to lay before the board any
new evidence developed in his sur
prise visit to the convicted Lind
bergh baby slayer’s home in New
York and to press his argument that
Hauptmann’s trial was unfair.
But it is considered unlikely that
the board will save Hauptmann from
death. It rejected an earlier plea
7 to 0.
Wilentz, Hoffman Battle
Increasingly bitter denunciations
of each other by the Governor and
Atty. Gen. David T. Wilentz also
tended to block other avenues of
last-minute action in behalf of the
German carpenter.
Hauptmann’s chief hope appeared
to lie in the possibility that Hoff
man, whose actions throughout the
case have beei? unpredictable, might
order a second reprieve. The Gov
ernor's office today said he was
convinced that under present cir
cumstances another reprieve would
be illegal and would not be granted.
Wilentz, denouncing the Gover
nor as a usurper of judicial func
tions, said he understood. Gov. Hoff
man still intended to ask views on a
reprieve “and therefore I will with
hold them until that time."
The tenor of the rest of Wilentz's
statement, including an assertion
that “Hauptmann is as guilty today
as he was the day he was con
victed,” left little doubt as to what
the attorney general’s reply to Gov.
Hoffman would be.
State Witnesses Attacked
The results of the Governor’s per
sonal examination of the attic of
Hauptmann’s former home will be
presented to the court, which will
be asked to consider whether this
examination developed any new im
portant evidence.
C. Lloyd Fisher, chief defense
counsel, also is prepared to renew
his attack on several key witnesses
wfyo helped the state knit its case
against Hauptmann in the Fleming
ton trial. In this he may expect
help from the Governor, who yes
terday issued a statement attack
ing credibility of three witnesses
who identified Hauptmann.
Gov. Hoffman, however, is pre
pared to exert every influence to
convince the Court of Pardons that
it should act. The board may com
mute sentence or even free the
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CHECK ON LOBBYISTS
IS NEAR ENACTMENT
Bill May Be Ready for Signing
When F. D. R. Returns.
By United Pretta
WASHINGTON, March 28.
Legislation designed to curb lobby
ists through giving publicity to their
activities moved today toward en
actment at this session of Congress.
Bills approved by the Senate and
House, and differing only slightly,
were sent to conference. Adminis
tration demands for action might
put the measure in shape for Pres
ident Roosevelt's signature by the
time he returns from his vacation
next week.
The House passed the bill yester
day without a record vote.
FORMER EDITOR DIES
J. Bennett Gordon Suffers Relapse
in Long Illness.
By United Press
RICHMOND, Ind., March 28.—J.
Bennett Gordon. 59, former editor
of the Richmond Item, died today
in Washington. D. C„ friends were
advised here. Mr. Gordon was ed
itorial writer for the old Indian
apolis Sun.
He resigned in March, 1935, as di
rector of the research bureau of the
Republican National Committee. He
suffered from ill health and last
January was stricken with influen
za. His death was due to a relapse.
MARKETS AT A GLANCE
By Dulled Presi
Stocks irregular in dull trading.
Bonds quiet, irregularly lower.
Curb irregular and quiet.
Chicago stocks irregular.
Call money i to 1 per cent.
Foreign exchange: French franc
below gold point, but slightly above
low.
Cotton firm.
Wheat rallied; May 96’ic, up H.
Livestock: Hogs, cattle, sheep,
steady.
Rubber fairly active, 5 to 7 points
lower,
The Indianapolis Times
FORECAST: Fair tonight and somewhat warmer; tomorrow increasing cloudiness with showers and cooler by late afternoon or evening.
VOLUME 48—NUMBER 15
Here They Are —The Teams Which Battled Today for Title
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CENTRAL OF EVANSVILLE
Front row, left to right: Auburn Huber, Bill Dixon, Leroy Meyerhoff, Paul Jaco, Everett Hoffman.
Back row: Jim Bosse, Tony Herschleman, George Cunningham, Lloyd Whipple, Joe Nicholson.
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Front row, left to right: Murray Mendenhall, coach; Dr. E. A. King, Robert Dornte, assistant coach;
Back row: Tony Stanski, Paul Armstrong, Fred Kabisch, Bob Brown, Steve Sitko, Herman Schaefer, Dan
Bourne, Tom Motter, Harold Braden, Lloyd Altekruse, Jack Paul, Virgil Riddle.
WELFARE BOARD
NAMEDJY COX
Five to Administer Law in
Marion County to Take
Oath Monday.
Appointment of the Marion
County Social Welfare Board to ad
minister in the county the public
welfare act passed by ;he special
session of the Indiana General As
sembly was announced today by
Circuit Judge Earl R. Cox.
Members are Mrs. Karl R. Rud
dell, 2626 N. Meridian-st, active in
Catholic welfare work; Mrs. Mane
Woolling, 6940 Washington-blvd;
former Mayor L. Ert Slack, 3902
Washington-blvd; the Rev. Linn A.
Tripp, Indianapolis Church Feder
ation social service director, and
Meier S. Block. Kessler-blvd, rep
resentative of Jewish agencies and
the Indianapolis Chamber of Com
merce.
The board is to be sworn in be
fore Judge Cox at 10 Monday morn
ing. Appointment of a county wel
fare director by the new board is
to follow, it wao indicated.
Long Resigns Post
Resignation of Charles Long,
Bartholomew County welfare direc
tor, has been reported by Wayne
Coy, state welfare director, follow
ing receipt of a letter from Mr.
Long.
A furor was created when a county
welfare board, named by his father.
Circuit Judge George W. Long,
selected him as courity welfare di
rector.
The appointee wrote Mr. Coy that
he had resigned because the legality
of his appointment has been ques
tioned ana because he did not desire
to cause trouble for the state or
county welfare boards.
The resignation came as Mr. Coy
planned an investigation into a
possible violation of the anti
nepotism clause of the Welfare Act
by Mr. Long's appointment.
GOOD LUCK AT FISHING
PLEASES ROOSEVELT
Hauls in Big Catch in Afternoon
Near Bahamas.
By United Preaa
MIAMI, Fla., March 28. Pres
ident Roosevelt pursued the fighting
deep-sea fish with renewed en
thusiasm today after the best luck
he has had in the region in years.
He was aboard the Potomac near
Marigua Island after spending yes
terday hauling in a number of fine
specimens of kingfish, grouper,
mackerel—and the fighting, slash
ing barracuda.
The extraordinary good day was
spent near Caicos Island, in the
Southern Bahamas.
MARLAND HURLS TROOP
THREAT IN OIL FIGHT
Warns He May Establish Martial
Law to Protect State Lands.
By United Press
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., March
28.—Oklahoma's National Guards
men, who have done little public
marching since the regime of Gov.
William H. (Alfalfa Bill) Murray,
may be called out today to enforce
martial law on state owned oil
lands near the capitol.
Gov. E. W. Marland has in
structed Mac O. Williamson, at
torney general, to draft an order
establishing a military zone on 11
state-owned tracts.
The action is the result of a city
council vote to open for drilling 70
blocks of city property, but exclud
ing state lands. Gov. Marland holds
this was discriminatory.
It is his intention to lease the
lands in defiance of the city zoning
law and protect the rights of the
bidders by troops if necessary.
1937 PIN CONGRESS
AWARDED NEW YORK
Detroit Loses Tourney by
41 Votes.
New York City bowlers returned
to their homes today with the big
gest “strike” of the American Bowl
ing Congress. They won a three
way battle for the 1937 tournament
from Detroit, Mich., and Buffalo,
N. Y.
The 600 Congress delegates gave
New York a majority of 41 votes
over Detroit last night in Tom
'inson Hall. Atlantic City and
Cleveland withdrew and’voted for
New York. Buffalo received only
a few votes.
The issue, one of the closest in
the history of the Congress, was
decided by ballot instead of a
standing vote.
Conclusion of the vote started
bids lor 1938 and 1939 tourneys.
Chicago announced its intentions of
seeking the 1938 event and Colum
bus, 0,, Milwaukee, and St. Louis
have started battling for the 1939
event.
Charles Cushing, Peoria, HI., was
“lected president.
Times Index
Automobiles . 12 j Movies 8
Births 12 i Mrs. Roosevelt 4
Bridge 91 Music 16
Churches .... 2 Pegler 9
Clapper 9 Pyle 10
Comics 15 Radio 16
Editorials .... 10 Serial Story.. 4
Fashions 4 Simms 9
Financial .... 11 Short Story . 15
Hoosier Editor 10 Society 4
Johnson ..... 9 Sports 6
Merry-Go-R'd 0 Want Ads .. 12
SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 1936
FOUNDRY FIRE
LOSSJSS6OOO
Defective Flue Blamed for
Blaze at Aluminum,
Brass Plant.
A fire that raged in the con
crete structure at 1410 W. Morris
st that houses the Indianapolis
Brass and Aluminum Foundry
caused damage estimated today by
Clay Bush, company president, to
be “at least $6000.”
The blaze was discovered short
ly after 10:30 last night by a youth
who was driving past the scene.
He drove to No. 19 firehouse, a
half block away, but firemen said
he was so excited he only could
shout incoherently: “It’s in a ga
rage—it’s in a garage.” Since there
are several garages near the foun
dry, firemen lost some time in de
termining the site.
The fire is thought to have been
started by defective wiring. The
flames at the rear of the foundry
caused such intense heat, according
to Lieuts. Dan O’Neal and Albert
Ingesser, that window glass melted.
They could get no nearer than 20
feet for a time, they said, being
held back by the heat blasts.
Some damage was caused to the
building, according to Mr. Bush, but
most of the loss came from destruc
tion of many of the foundry’s 7000
patterns used in auto parts manu
facture.
The loss is covered by insurance, it
was said.
FLOOD MENACETO
STATE NEARS END
Ohio Crest Moves Toward
Mississippi River.
Flood dangers for Indiana cities
bordering the Ohio River are ex
pected to end the first of next week
as the crest moves toward Cairo,
111., and the Mississippi.
New flood waters reported today
on the upper reaches of the Ohio
are not expected to endanger the
Indiana “pocket” district unless se
vere rains increase water levels, vet
eran river men said.
New Albany lowland residents,
aided by WPA workers, moved
household goods today as the river
neared a crest of 65 feet. Madison
reported a 51-foot level with an ad
ditional foot expected before waters
reced.
Contributions from church or
ganizations this noon boosted the
Marion County Red Cross fund for
flood sufferers to $17,773.49. The
quota is $27,000.
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ANDERSON
Front row, left to right: Russ.il Higginbotham, Dan Fisher, Jesse Hughes, William Jackson, William
Miller. Back row: Frank Clemons, Wally Davis, Wiliam Goss, Roy Davis, Charles Richardson.
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FRANKFORT
Front row, left to right: Ansel Street, James Miner, Merlin Goodnight, Jay McCreary, Max Livezey,
Troxel. Back row: Ralph Vaughn, Loren Joseph, John Slaven, Ralph Montgomery, Wilson, Glenwood
Witsman.
HAMMOND NET COACH
KILLED IN CAR CRASH
William E. (Spud) Campbell Dies
Enroute to Tourney.
Times Special
WHEELER, Ind., March 28-
Services were being arranged today
for William E. (Spud) Campbell,
Hammond High School basketball
coach, killed instantly here last
night when his automobile collided
with a truck-trailer.
En route to Indianapolis to at
tend the finals of the high school
basketball tournament, Mr. Camp
bell had planned to spend the night
with friends in Valparaiso.
The truck was driven by Amos
Kovarik, Cicero, 111. It was over
turned, and Campbell’s car was de
molished. The Hammond coach
was pinned beneath the wreckage.
He was the younger brother of
Tim Campbell, former coach of
Technical High School of Indi
anapolis.
DECATUR OFFICIAL IS
AUTO CRASH VICTIM
Four Others Are Injured in
Collision Here.
Herman Meyers, city attorney of
Decatur, Ind., injured in an auto
mobille collision at Fall Creek-blvd
and N. Meridian-st, died in City
Hospital today. This is the twenty
sixth traffic death in Marion
County since Jan. 1.
Also injured in the accident were
James Beattey, 28, of 3839 Park-av,
secretary to M. Clifford Townsend,
Lieutenant Governor, and Paul Cro
sier, 421 Poplar rd, former official
of the Citizens Gas and Coke Util
ity and now president of the In
dianapolis American Bowling Con
gress Tournament Corporation.
Mr. Crosier’s condition was said
to be serious. Mr. Beattey, driver
of one car, was only slightly in
jured.
John West, 28, Negro, 2103 Boule
vard-pl, who Was operating the
other automobile, was slated on
charges of drunkenness and having
no drivers' license. He was only
slightly injured
Miss Alberta Wagoner, 19, Negro,
of 523 W. 28th-st, who police think
was riding with West, also was in
a critical condition at City Hos
pital. She was found at the bridge
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Kits Sto lens Doctor Reports
Dr. Joseph j. Gramling, 3763
Watson-rd, reported to police to
day that two kits filled with medi
cine and instruments, valued at
$250, were stolen from his car
parked in front of St. Vincent’s
Hospital early this morning,
Entered as Second-Class Matter ••••
at PostoSice, Indianapolis. Ind.
PLEAS SEEKING
NEWTARGETS
Further Attack on McNutt
Aids Certain, Political
Dopesters Say.
BY JAMES DOSS
“Who’s going to be next?”
This is the speculation among the
politically-minded as they await a
scheduled renewal of Pleas E.
Greenlee’s attack on officials and
advisors of Gov. McNutt’s adminis
tration.
Mr. Greenlee, one of the three
leading Democratic candidates fpr
the gubernatorial nomination, re
cently attacked Frank McHale, at
torney and so-called No. 1 advisor
of the Governor, as a “blot which
the Democratic party must re
move.”
Mr. Greenlee minced no words.
He kept the promise he made when
he was ousted as Gov. McNutt’s
executive secretary that “if they
start pushing me around, I’m going
to fight back.”
By “pushing around,” Mr. Green
lee said he meant use of adminis
tration influence against his friends
who are bound to the state admin
istration by the tie of a job, but
whose personal sympathies are
with him.
Mr. Greenlee’s friends say he was
not “shooting a single-loader” when
he attacked Mr. McHale and that
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AUTO FIRMS TURNING
TO FLIVVER PLANES
Five Companies Reported
Working on Plans.
(Copyright. 1936, by United Press)
WASHINGTON, March 28.
American automobile manufactur
ers are working on plans to put or
dinary automobile engines into
“flivver” airplanes to be sold at low
cost to the average man, the United
Press was informed today on reli
able authority.
At least five companies are re
ported interested. They were un
derstood to be the Ford Motor Cos.,
General Motors, Graham-Paige,
Chrysler and Hudson.
The significance of the studies,
according to aviation experts, lies
in the ability of big automobile con
cerns to swing into mass production
of small, cheap planes whenever
their experiments make such action
feasible.
Some experts said that such a
plane could be sold so cheaply that
the number of aircraft in the
United. States probably would be
quadrupled within a short time.
4 YOUTHS ARE HELD
IN DOCTOR SLAYING
Brutal Killing Admitted by Quartet,
Police Say.
By United Press
CHICAGO, March 28.—Detectives
thumbed through records of 200
robberies today and planned further
questioning of four shaken youths
who, they said, have confessed kill
ing Dr. Silber C. Peacock, promi
nent child specialist, for the $26
they filched from his pockets.
Emil Reck, 19, collapsed after ad
mitting his part in the murder
which officers declared the most
baffling of the yeai. The three
others held are Durla.nd Nash and
Robert Goethe, both 19, and
Michael Livingston, 17.
Dr. Peacock was called from his
home at 10 p. m., Jan. 2, on an
“emergency” case. The next day
he was found shot to death.
“We had to kill him,” police
quoted Nash as saying. “We only
wanted to stick him up, but he
fought all of us. I hit him on the
head with a piece of pipe. One of
the other fellows shot him.”
M’GROARTY SEEKS
OARP SPLIT TRUCE
Wants Townsend, Clements
to Settle Differences.
By United Press
WASHINGTON, March 28.—Re
storation of harmony within the
Townsend old-age pension organ
ization, under fire in a torrid con
gressional investigation, was under
taken today by Rep. John Steven
McGroarty.
McGroarty, California poet and au
thor of the Townsend plan bill in
Congress, revealed he would seek a
reconciliation between Dr. Francis
E. Townsend and Robert E. Clem
ents, who testified to large profits
after resigning from the $1,090,000
a year organization.
Clements resigned this week, the
day after he was summoned before
a House investigating committee, as
secretary-treasurer of the organiza
tion which he built into 7000 clubs
with 8,000,000 dues-paying members
after Townsend suggested the idea.
SHOWERS AND COOLER
FOR SUNDAY, FORECAST
Golfers, Motorists to Be Thwarted
Again, Says Bureau.
Sunday golfers and motorists,
who have been waiting for a clear
day, probably are to be thwarted
again tomorrow, the Weather
Bureau said today.
The prediction is for showers and
cooler for tomorrow afternoon or
evening. Temperatures, which mide
a steady rise this morning, are ex
pected to continue on the upgrade
through the day,
FINAL
HOME
PRICE THREE CENTS
15,000 SWARM
TO FIELDHOUSE
FOR NET MEET
Frankfort-Anderson Tilt Is
Feature of Hardwood
Title Play.
SCALPERS ASK $7-$lO
lEvansville and Fort Wayne
Open Cage Finals at
Butler U.
(Other Stories, Page 6)
Conquering heroes from
four cities, surrounded by
their loud and loyal courts,
strode into the Butler Uni
versity Fieldhouse this after
noon to add another act to the
“greatest kid show* on earth”
—the Indiana high school
basketball championships.
Most of these valiants were about
17 years old, and had to swallow
lumps in their throats when they
saw the 15,000 spectators.
But they patted each other on the
back, hitched up their pants and
smiisd. They came representing
Central of Fort Wayne, Frank
fort, Anderson and Central of
Evansville.
One “Veteran” Back
It will be an old story for Billy
Jackson, Anderson forward, who is
the only member of the 1935 cham
pionship team named in the start
ing lineup today. For the others,
it will be an experience they will
talk about for the next decade.
They are to have a special honor
today. Dr. James A. Naismith, the
father of basketball, is scheduled to
toss out the ball for the opening
game between the two “Centrals,”
at 2.
An hour later, Anderson and
Frankfort, are to take the floor.
The tournament, which is to end
w’ith the championship game at 8,
began March 5, when 784 teams
took part in the sectionals. Sixty
four winners played in the regionals
March 14 and the number was cut
to 16. Semi-final tournaments re
duced the field to four.
Scalpers Ask $7
Scalpers were on hand for today’s
event. On downtown streets last
night they were selling tickets for
from $7 to $lO.
Although coaches and sporti
writers have complained that the
new semi-final tournaments have
cut down on popular interest, the
Fieldhouse tickets were sold out this
morning, and the streets seemed as
crowded as ever with fans.
An assembly of high school
coaches in the Severin last night
went on record as favoring the old
16-team tournament finals. No hint
of a change has been handed from
the throne of A. L. Trester, com
missioner of the Indiana High
School Athletic Association.
The Frankfort-Anderson game
was considered the feature of the
afternoon’s play, with the former
favored to win.
The Hot Dogs, directed by the
veteran Everett N. Case, have been
unbeaten since Nov. 27. They are
champions of the strong North Cen
tral Conference, and have won 27
consecutive games since their loss
to Tipton.
The Anderson Indians seem to
have the fans puzzled. After a so
so season, the defending champions
suddenly rounded into top form.
In the opening tilt, Central of
Fort Wayne is given a slight edge
over Evansville. The Tigers seemed
to have the easiest time in tourna
ment competition. Central of Evans
ville survived by Virtue of two 2-
point victories.
VERA GAINS RESPITE
FROM TRIAL ORDEAL
Judge Orders Week-End Recess
After Day on Stand.
By United Preaa
NEW YORK, March 28.—A week
end court recess won a needed
respite for Vera Stretz today from
the ordeal of describing the “bru
tal” practices which she has said
forced her to kill wealthy Dr. Fritz
Gebhardt.
The blond art student was so un
nerved by her recital yesterday of
an association with Gebhardt in
which she came to love him “very,
very dearly,” that fatherly Judge
Cornelius F. Collins adjourned her
trial until Monday in fear that she
might collapse if recalled today.
Samuel Leibowitz, her lawyer, said
that he would require all of Mon
day and perhaps part of Tuesday to
lead Miss Stretz to the explanation
of Gebhardt's slaying.
GERMAN PRE-ELECTION
CAMPAIGN AT CLIMAX
Crescendo of Propaganda Dins Into
Ears of Nazis.
By United Preaa
BERLIN, March 28.—Germany’s
“tell the world” Reichstag election
reached its climax today in a crash
ing crescendo of propaganda never
equaled before, even by Nazis.
Radio loud speakers dinned into
the ears of the people speech after
speech by shouting orators. Almost
every square foot of building front
age in Berlin was covered by Nazi
election posters.
Fuehrer Adolf Hitler will end the
campaign tonight in a speech at
Cologne, in the Rhineland, appeal
ing to all Germans to go to the
polls, show the world that Germany
is united in the determination to
hold its place in the sun with other
great nations.