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Newspaper

Indianapolis Times

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Oct 03, 1930

Page

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Turko Kurdish frontier fighting reported with massacres and bombings

An Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Jerusalem reported alleged Turkish massacres of 4300 people and village destruction in the Zan district. Turkish aerial bombardments were said to have killed hundreds in Djeulmarek Agri and Tendruk as troops moved along the Turkish Persian frontier. Kurdish rebels under Selahettin claim autonomous aims as Kurdish regions near Mt Ararat endure heavy fighting, with oil interests in Mosul area cited.

London Exchange Telegraph Jerusalem Zan Djeulmarek Agri Tendruk Jevad Pasha Kemal Eddin Pasha Tesaldiran Turkey Persia Aralki Bayazid Mt. Ararat Iraq Mt. Ararate Kurdistan Armenia Mosul Selahettin Sheik Said Mardine Gizra Erserum Tertam Trebizond Van Kars Near East

Noted actors attend Donahue rites in New York

The service for Jack Donahue at St Malachy’s church drew a who’s who of Broadway, including Ed Wynn Marilyn Miller Florenze Ziegfeld and Lunt and Leslie. Hundreds filled the chapel and 600 more gathered outside as honorary pallbearers lined the procession.

New York Jack Donahue Ed Wynn Oscar Shaw Donahue Tom Meehan Percy Helton Victor Moore Jack Hazzard Alfred Lunt Doree Leslie Marilyn Miller Florenze Ziegfeld Joseph Donahue Harland Dixon John Boyle Bobbie Connelly Earl Benham Sam H. Harris James Wright Tom Bodkin Hubert Buckley Lynn Overman

Pastor to Pay Fine for Radio Contempt

Attorney for the radio broadcasting pastor Rev. R. P. Shuler said he will pay the $100 fine set by the state supreme court as the remaining balance of his contempt sentence. One count was reversed and the habeas corpus petition denied. the twenty day term was reduced to fifteen days, with fifteen already served.

United Preas Los Angeles R. P. Shuler State Supreme Court

Former Chicago newspaper staffer charged in fake lottery scheme

Matt Foley once an assistant circulation manager at the Chicago Herald and Examiner was arrested on an indictment accusing him of operating a fake Kentucky Derby lottery. He was named with H Goodman and Leo Schoemer in a conspiracy case alleging obtaining money by false pretenses.

United Press Chicago Matt Foley Ghicafio Herald and Examiner Foley H. Goodman Leo Schoemer

Startled by Auto Horn Aged Pedestrian Killed

John W. Bandy 78 of R R 10 Box 242 was killed instantly near National and Post roads east of Irvington at 9 30. Rev Harry O Pritchard 54 of 357 Downey avenue driver of the car was not held. Two youths corroborated his account. Bandy survived by a widow two sons Paul and Robert of Chicago and daughters Ruth a teacher in Indianapolis and Mary Fisher of Indianapolis.

John W. Bandy National and Post Roads Irvington Harry O. Pritchard Downey Avenue Board of Education Disciples of Christ Bandy Pritchard William P. Best Bankers Trust Building Paul Robert Bandy Chicago Ruth Bandy Indianapolis Mary Fisher

Plane Crash Kills Boy Watching At Attica Field

An aircraft attempting a takeoff crashed into a fence at a small field in Attica Ohio. Eleven year old Lloyd Kaufman Jr. died, his brother Raymond 12 was slightly injured, and pilot Howard Burras 20 could not explain the cause of the crash.

United Preas Attica, O Lloyd Kaufman Jr Raymond Howard Burras

Rock-a-Buy Fan Camps Out For World Series Seats

L C Bradley a 33 year old St Louis Cardinal fan camped outside the ticket window to buy bleacher seats for the third World Series game. He placed a rocking chair in front of the window and began waiting at 8 30 p m on Thursday. Leonard Roberts 35 joined him at 7 a m today arriving by fast freight from Detroit.

United Press ST. Louis L. C. Bradley St. Louis Cardinal Bradley Leonard Roberts Detroit

Knife Murder Suspect Freed

Henry Swinski, 19, released by South Bend police after they say he proved he was in Chicago on Sunday September 14 when 17 year old Alice Woltman was murdered in her bedroom. He returned home with his mother.

United Press Chicago Henry Swinski South Bend Alice Woltman Swinski

Fate of ex convict Myers tied to grand jury mental status

In Bend Indiana the case of George S Myers who confessed to murdering Marveline Appel hinges on grand jury testimony from prison alienists on his mental condition. Authorities expect a no bill if they deem him mentally unbalanced, possibly freeing him unless a commitment motion follows.

State Hospital

R-101 to Fly to India in World’s Largest Dirigible

The air ministry announced that the R-101 the largest dirigible in the world will begin a flight to India on Saturday night. London reports the airship’s departure as preparations proceed.

United Press London India Air Ministry

Deputy's Brother Dies After Service Station Shooting

Owen Crickmore 46, of 1266 Roosevelt avenue, died at city hospital from a bullet wound received Tuesday night during a robbery at the Midway service station on Allisonville road. Sheriff Winkler orders staff to capture the bandits as youths roam Indianapolis area robbing motorists. Crickmore is survived by his widow Ada, mother Margaret, two daughters Kathleen and Frieda, brother Victor, and three sisters.

Owen Crickmore Roosevelt Avenue Midway Allisonville Road Ernest Crickmore George L. Winkler Crickmore Indianapolis Ada Crickmore Margaret Crickmore Kathleen Crickmore Frieda Gary Victor Anna Haygood Elizabeth Gwynn Pearl Lamb

School joint owner gets prison term

Mrs. Treca Murphy of 3420 North Meridian Street pleaded guilty to peddling liquor to high school youths near Shortridge High School. Judge Paul Wetter fined her $100 and costs and sentenced her to 45 days in the Indiana woman's prison, condemning the act as a deliberate moral harm. The appeal bond was set at $1,000 with no professional bondsman allowed.

Paul C. Wetter Treca Murphy North Meridian Street Indiana Woman’s Prison Shortridge High School Eisenhut

Truce Ends Ten Year Indiana Political Feud

A formal truce sealing today in the White House with President Hoover as witness ends a decade of political warfare between United States Senator James E. Watson and former Indiana governor James P. Goodrich. They agree to cooperate in the present congressional campaign, with Goodrich and his forces to be recognized by the White House and Watson’s leadership laurels to be shared with Indianapolis capital.

Times Washington United States James E. Watson James P. Goodrich Indiana White House Hoover Watson Goodrich Indianapolis

Pope Greets Sinclairs At Vatican Private Audience

Pope Pius received American oilman Harry Sinclair, his wife, and several Sinclair company members in a private audience at the Vatican on October 3.

United Press Vatican City Pope Pius Harry Sinclair Sinclair Sinclair Company

Marion County Grand Jury Indicts Sixteen Suspects

The Marion county grand jury returned indictments naming sixteen persons with five robbery defendants, two for statutory offenses, four for burglary and one for manslaughter. Eleven suspects were released by the report.

Marion County Grand Jury

Showers May Dampen Zeal of Gridiron Fans

Weather forecasts warn Indiana fans to expect cloudy skies and possible showers Saturday with little temperature change. The US Weather Bureau notes northern and central areas may see misty rain affecting weekend football activities.

United States Weather Bureau Indiana

Macks in Front Head for St Louis in World Series

Philadelphia Athletics travel to St Louis after a 6 1 win to take a 3 0 lead in the 1930 World Series. George Earnshaw pitched magnificently and Dykes Cochran e Simmons and Foxx supplied extra base hits as the A s again outscored the Cardinals. George Watkins homered for St Louis.

ST. Louis Philadelphia Athletics Cardinals George Earnshaw Mackmen Philadelphia Cochrane Simmons Foxx Flint Rhein Macks Athletics Ahern Lefty Grove

Hit-Run Slayer Sentenced to Six Months at State Farm

James J. Horning age 20 of 951 Prospect Street admitted a hit and run that killed Lory Brook Bank in the 2200 block East Washington Street on Oct. 20, 1929. Criminal Judge James A. Collins ordered six months at the state farm with liberty to return home and report to court Saturday for transfer.

James J. Horning Prospect Street James A. Collins State Farm Lory Brookbank Washington Street Collins

Fire destroys Hopkins Fertilizer Plant in New Albany

Fire wrecked the Hopkins Fertilizer Company plant in New Albany Indiana causing about 300000 dollars in losses. Firemen arrived too late to check the blaze but saved a storage building holding fifty tons of nitrate. The plant was part of forty owned by the Davidson Chemical Company of Baltimore.

United Press New Albany Ind Hopkins Fertilizer Company Davidson Chemical Company of Baltimore

Passenger leaps to death on Hamburg to Hanover flight

An unidentified man named Pipler jumped from an airliner between Harburg and Rothenburg during a flight from Hamburg to Hanover. Another passenger witnessed the leap but could not stop the fatal act.

United Press Berlin Hamburg Hanover Harburg Rothenburg Pipler

Massive moonshine network busted in Clinton Indiana

Prohibition agents led by James G Browning seized seven complete stills in Clinton and arrested one man with more than a dozen more to be taken into custody. The operation produced up to 1,000 gallons daily and supplied Indianapolis Cincinnati Chicago and St Louis with illicit alcohol worth millions annually.

James G. Browning Prohibition Middle West Clinton Ind Browning Vermillion County Indianapolis St. Louis Cincinnati Terre Haute Chicago al Capone Indiana Fred Bonginonian Bonginonian

Nye probes charges of oil shale fraud

Ralph Kelley former chief of the general land office in Denver met with Senator Nye of the Senate public lands committee to discuss charges that the government favored large corporations in oil shale permits in western Colorado. Nye signaled a possible investigation akin to Teapot Dome inquiries if the charges are found credible.

United Press Washington Ralph Kelley General Land Office Denver Nye Senate Public Lands Committee Colorado Teapot Dome Wyoming Elk Hills Cal Kelley

Cooper Seeks Update on Lake County Bootleg Gasoline Probe

Bruce E. Cooper former state senator and Republican figure visited the statehouse to press Attorney General James M. Ogden on the Lake county bootleg gasoline investigation. The probe has led to a $100 000 account being settled for $25 000 and says Cooper and others face indictment.

Bruce E. Cooper Stewartsville First District State Auditor's Office Statehouse James M. Ogden Lake County Cooper

Memorial plans for Vincennes site and Baltic Mills appraisal

State memorial commission at the statehouse discussed clearing grounds in Vincennes for the George Rogers Clark memorial and arranging a new appraisal of the Baltic Mills property to enlarge the memorial site.

Statehouse Everett McQueen North Statehouse Vincennes George Rogers Clark Baltic Mills State Memorial Commission

American deported as undesirable alien from Tampico

Frank Nixon, an American resident of Tampico for ten years, was deported to San Antonio today as an undesirable alien. No charges were announced.

Tampico United Agest Mexico City Frank Nixon San Antonio

Officials order vacate of county poor farm the tents plan

State fire marshal Alfred E. Hogston orders the dilapidated men’s building at the county poor farm vacated within ninety days for 300 inmates. Commissioners and county auditor Harry Dunn show little urgency. George Snider jokes about tents. County plans to spend 198000 on six new buildings were announced.

The Times Alfred E. Hogston Hogston Harry Dunn Houston Dunn George Snider Snider

Hello Baby Come On In Daddy Brings 30 Day Booze Raid

Prohibition officer Charles C. Huxley testified that Blanche Conner a 23 year old residing at 435 East was caught running a blind tiger in her apartment. He observed beer on the kitchen cabinet and was not required to have a warrant. Judge Paul Wetter fined Conner 100 dollars plus costs and sentenced her to 30 days in the Indiana woman's prison suspended for the officer’s single handed raids. Ernest Stewart of 831 Park Ave also paid 100 dollars and costs on a blind tiger charge Monday.

Atrolman Charles C. Huxley Blanche Conner Miss Conner Huxley Ernest Stewart Park Avenue

Mistrial Declared in Tax Evasion Case of Former Judge

In Brooklyn on October 3 a federal judge declared a mistrial in the trial of former county judge Bernard Vause charged with evading income tax returns. The proceedings paused as the defense argued disclosures and legal questions in the case presented by United Press.

New York United Prece Brooklyn N. Y Bernard Vause Vause Byers

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Say Broadway Paul W. White Rock-a-Buy Myers Alice Winkler Pope Sinclairs Parkers Geologist’s Office Chain Cop McQueen Frank Caylor Frank Getty Earnshaw George Watkins U.S Montezuma Eleventh Anderson Streets Eighth Ewing Streets Miller Street North Eleventh Street Ogden State Commission Mexico Sneers Edward C. Fulke Thomas A. McNulty Indiana ‘Woman's Prison
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