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VOL. 28. XO. 65. t'ntered an Second-Ulast Matter at i-ost Inaianipolu, ind.

Issued Dally and bunday. SATURDAY MORXTXG. AUGUST 9, 1930. Dally. By li Cent fr Went; Hunaav, I0i Per Copy; Mall, hy Zonps.

7fc to J1.00. THTt EE CENTS. mn era UP Mi up Today Hard on Stock Gamblers. Another Prodigy, Age 14. Gold Goes to France.

Providence in China. i By Arthur Brisbane Hoover Calls Drought Conference SHERIFF ASKS AID DEATH THREAT PRINCIPALS AND CROWD AT MARION JAIL. GOVERNORS OFIz LEADERS VIOLENCE (Fhotoi by Bur 8US rhotofrepher.j 1 STOCK gambling in dull, uncertain times is most annoying to gamblers. They never can be sure. Wall street heard of the drought and wise bulls said: "That Kill kill grain crops and, with less wheat and corn, prices will go up.

The low price of wheat has held tocks down. Let us buy stocks and they will go up with wheat." They bought stocks and they did NOT go up when wheat and corn went up. The bears said "This is our opportunity. We sympathize with the suffering public, especially the farmer. When drought kills crops, that will Injure all the people, and stocks will go down.

This is the time to sell them." They sold them and stocks did NOT go down enough to make it worth while. Stock gambling is very wearing, except for bulls in good times, and for bears in panics. Then it is "like tking candy from a sick child." A. boy 34 years old, enters Harvard college this fall. His father is a German chemist, his mother an American graduate of Radcliffe.

Youthful prodigies of yesteryear are AS RACE PREDICT Reports of Contemplated Retaliation Against Whites Received by Campbell Prosecutor in Statement Opposes Mob Rule Street Crowd Under Surveillance of Officers. STATE STARTS PROBE 'ZEmJ Vail -srf' i yif v. 'fell Pf8 W'if ii T1 If htX 0 iff- Developments in Marion. State troops ordered to Marion by O. Chasey io assist civil authorities in restoring order after lynching.

Marion Chronicle editorial lays blame for lynching to lax la enforcement, failure of juries to impose strong penalties. Col. (ieorge H. Healey, National Guard officer, arrives by plana io take charge. Other Negro prisoners in rant county jail spirited io safety.

Two companions of lynched men taken to Pendleton reformatory. Street crowds restless, but show no signs of further violenca. Slate police, local authorities keep gangs from forming, PI a lis for retaliation to further violence Jy young Xegrojp of Marion reported to sheriff by prominent leaders of race. Above: Crowd of curious persons Inspecting the Grant county jail wrecked Thursday night hy a mob which lynched two Negroes who had confessed slaying a Fairmount man sod attacking his gill companion. Inset, above: "Miss Mary Ball, Marion, 19 years oid, victim of an attack by ooe of the Negroes on the lonely river road east of Marion, Wednesday night.

Inset, below: William Miller, turnkey of the Grant county jail, who refused to turn over the keys to Jhe jail despite the leveled guns of the mobsmen. Sledges and crowbars wrecked eight cell doors in the jail after he had defied the mob. The above pictures were made by Joseph B. Craven, staff photographer ot The Star, who arrived in Marion shortly after midnight. In addition to the pictures here shown he took a number of flashlight views of The mob guarding the bodies of the two Negroes as they hung from a tree in the Courthouse yard.

MADE AGAINST GRANT SHERIFF Home Placed Under Heavy Guard Family of Gun Victim 1 Protected. Sprctoi '1 he Indianapolis Rr.ar. MARION, Aug. 8. Fear of an attack on Sheriff Jacob C.

Campbell here and members of the Deeter amity in Fairmount by vengeance -bent Negroes has led officials to tai.e precautionary measures. Threats against the life of Sheriff Campbell have resulted in a cordon of state and metropolitan police and deputies being thrown about the bat tered jail, where he has his resi dence, and the grounds have been roped off. The sheriff is staying in seclusion, it was reported tonight. Sheriff Condemned. Reports made to local officials indicated that some Negroes here are irate at the refusal of the sheriff to fire into Jie mob when it was threatening the jail last night.

At Fairmount Town Marshal Alon-zo Hill has sworn in eight deputies to guard the home of Ralph Deeter, father of Claude Deeter, man slain by a Negro gunman, in order to avert a possible demonstration against members of the family. The men were ordered to ttand guard at the house which has been the focus point for thousands of curiosity seekers today. Along with the threats against Sheriff Campbell came leports that Negroes proposed to ask the attorney general to file charges against the sheriff for failure to guard the lives ot his prisoners by firing bullets into the crowd which stormed the jail. The charges, local attorneys say, call for a fine of not more than $1,000, and impeachment in office. Sheriff Campbell was not perturbed by the latter development tonight.

"I knew that the law was on the siatute books all the time and I knew what I was doing. If wa had fired into that crowd it would have turned out worse than it actually did," he said. Tremor at Spanish City Causes Extensive Panic At. COY, Spain. Aug.

8. (-D An earthquake, lasting three seconds, shook this city at 5:20 o'clock this afternoon. Panic resulted. Great crowds rushed into the streets, but none was injured. Some slight property damage was reported.

Alcoy has 30,000 population and is twenty-four miles nonh of Alicante, in eastern Spain. Weak, Helpless Should Be Saved, Declares Writer Protection of the weak and helpless" is the guiding motive behind the selection of Arthur L. Crider cf Orleans concerning who shall die and who shall live in the hypothetical party so heartlessly stranded by Thomas A. Edison in the middle of the desert. Mr.

Cridec snswer is published below. The famous inven'or propounded the desert proo'em in his list of questions for Kdisnn scholarship seekers recently. Terms ot the problem, which was generally le-garded as mosr. thought-provoking of them all, 'weie published in The Star Tuesday. Three moie answers will be published nnd eo.cn auifior ot a pub-! lished answer will Receive $5.

In the hundreds still coming in, there's a I chance yours will be outstanding. I Send your solution to Edison Ques-I tionnaire Editor. The Indianapolis I Star, and limit it to one hundred words. 12 STAR HORSESHOE PITCHERS WILL DECIDE TITLE TODAY PH I NIL STATES ASKED Tfl Hyde Reports Feed Aspect Is Critical Red Cross Ordered to Stand By for Emergency Relief. WASHINGTON, Aug.

8. ')--President Hoover called a White House conference of Governors of twelve state! for next Thursday to map out a broad, co-operative Federal-state program of relief in the drought stricken areas of the country. The conference was called after the President bad received a detailed report from Secretary Hyde showing the "critical aspect" of the situation to be la the shortage of animal feed crops in states of the middle and far Northwest and extending east as far as the Atlantic seaboard. No alarm was felt over the nation's food supply. Mr.

Hoover slso conferred late in the day with Ernest P. Bicknell, acting chairman of the American Red Cross, and instructed the relief organization officials to stand by to assist in any possible emergency involving human suffering. Foresees Privation. "The situation Is one to cause a great deal of concern," the President said In a statement to the press. "But it must be borne in mind that the drought has mainly affected animal feed, the bulk of the direct, human food production of the coun try being abundantly in hand.

"Nevertheless," he added, "there will be a great deal of privation among; families in the drought areas due to the loss of income and the financial difficulties imposed upon them to cany their animals over the winter. "The American people will proudly take care of the necessities of their countrymen in time of stress or difficulty. Our first duty is to assure our suffering countrymen that this will be done, that their courage and spirit shall be maintained, and our second duty is to assure an effective organization for its consummation. Leslie Summoned. The Governors summoned to next week's conference were from Missouri.

Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, Vir ginia, Montana, Kansas, Iowa and Nebraska. Members of the farm beard and leading farm organizations representatives also will participate. The preliminary survey of the Agricultre Department showed the animal feed crop shortage to be most acute in the states mentioned. Other CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO. Forest Fire Pictures.

Vivid evidence of effects of the drought in southern Indiana is shown by photographs on Page 11, which were taken by The Star staff photographer. on a trip through the region thi3 week. Forest fires have spread rapidly due to the parched conditions. WEATHER FORECAST. Jim Crow says: The real endurance champions now teem likely to be those who survive the heat marathon.

Forecast for Indiana for Saturday and Sunday: CAP TALMEET NG Gen. Tyndall Dispatches Two Companies of National Guardsmen From Camp Knox, Following Communication by Chasey Number of State Police Remain at Grant County Seat. jOGDEN TAKES ACTION Two companies of Indiana Da-tional guardsmen were on their way early this morning to Marion from encampment at Camp Knox, Ken-tucky, to prevent race rioting and disorders resulting from the lynch ing Thursday nieht of The troops were ordered out by L. O. Chasey, secretary to Governor Harry G.

Leslie, after appeals for aid were made by Jacob C. Campbell, sheriff of Grant county, and Merrill Edwards, mayor of Marion. Mr, Chasey communicated with Maj. Gen. Robert H.

Tyndall at Camp Knox immediately and was informed that two companies under command of Col. George H. Healy of Indianapolis would be dispatched at once. The troops were sent to Louisville, by motor truck, where they boarded special traction cars on the Interstate Public Service line for Indianapolis. They were to reach this city at 3 a.

m. Here they were to be switched to the Indiana Railroads line for Marion. The companies are Company I of jthe I52d infantry, commanded bv Capt. Robert F. Durbin of South Bend, and Company of the same regiment, commanded by Capt.

John F. Houck of Fort Wayne. The two companies include 153 men, armed with rifles and carrying full field equipment. All Agencies Act. Meanwhile, all state agencies were concentrating attention in Marion in a combined effort to prevent further outbreaks and to ascertain leadership of the mob which' hanged the Negroes on ihe Grant county Courthouse lawn.

The agencies at work were the office of James M. Ogden, attorney general; the state motor po- 1rnx iinA. nwn a secretary of state, and the Governor's office. AuthontV Wa3 D-ivpn RunorinlonJ. ent A.

F. Miles of the Indiana state reformatory to accept any prisoners for safekeeping who might be taken io the Pendleton institution by Sheriff Campbell. Mr. Chasey was informed yesterday by the Grant county sheriff that he was emptying his jail of all Negro prisoners, taking them to other jails and to the reformatory for safekeeping. The first call for troops was made by Mayor Edwards about 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon in a telephone communication with Mr.

Chasey. The Governor's secretary refused the request until he had talked with Sheriff Campbell. A call to the sheriff brought the COVTTVlTKn OS VACV, THREE. A FEW OF THE CITY'S BEST BUYS JN USED CARS 1930 Ford Coup $47S 19S0 Peerless Phaeton 1929 Ford Roadster 295 1929 Chevrolet 823 1929 Ford Tudor 8.V) 1929 Whippet Six 293 1928 Ilulck Coupe 425 1928 Pontiac Roadster 20 1928 Chrysler Roadster. 293 1928 Kssex Coupe 245 1927 Ford Coupe 123 1927 Chrysler Coupe 395 1927 Dodge Coupe 223 1928 OMh.

Coach 143 Lincoln Coupe 350 TODAY AND EVERY DAY THRIFTY BUYERS READ CLASSIFICATION 15 Fore i ore Fore The barnyard golfers are coming here today for their great battle to be waged with equine slippers. It's to be the grand finale of the state championship horseshoe tournament sponsored by The Star Newspapers of Indiana. Twelve experts at ringing the peg all champions of previous elimination tests- are to strut their pitching prowess at the Fall Creek boulevard courts the first match of which is to start promptly at 1:45 o'clock. The twelve contestants, four from each of the three divisions, will be as follows CfiMBAf, DIVISION Indianapolis.) Robert Moore, Greenfield. Orlando Hamilton, GreensDurg Alton Woods, Indianapolis Walter Elder, North Salem ItASTEBAf INDIANA DIVISION.

(Muncie. i Jimmy Risk, Montpelier. Walter I.ane, Anderson. Hobert Rinard, Farmland. Howard Pegg, Farmland WABASH ALtET DISTRICT.

(Terre Haute.) Henry Pergal, Dugger. Orville Harris. Jasonville Newell Summers, Terre Hauie. Henry TjiFollette. Sullivan.

The Indianapolis Star conducted the central division tournament to sift down to the four champions represent this district: The Star had cfcavge of eastern InHna division, and The Terre Haute St4-'-Post took charge in the Wabasn valley section. Today's matches, sixty games in all, will be for fifty points each. 1: will be a round-robin affair, with each contestant meeting the other eleven. The winner will be determined by games won and lost and in case of ties the total points scored will ba figured in the final standing. The Star will award the winner of first place with $25 in gold, second S15 and third $10.

Jack Pickford, Actress Ask License to Marry SAUNAS, Aug. 8. Pickford, screen star, and Miss Mary Mulhern, former New York stane actress, today filed notice of intention to marry. Pickford, brother of Mary Pickford, gave his age as 33. Miss Mulhern is 21 years old.

Friends said the couple would be married at Delmonte lodge in Pebble Beach immediately after obtaining the marriage license. 1'nder California law three davs must intervene between the application for and the issuance ot the document. COOLIDGE- rarely conspicuous twenty year later. Perhaps too mucn education is the trouble. Four or five years at Harvard college may be the best possible tning for a promising boy of 14.

On the other hand three years in the Northwest wood, without a book, might be better than five college years. "Es bildet eln talent sick in der stille." "Talent is built in solitude," does not mean Harvard. Those that sympathized with France wondering how she would recuperate from fearful war losses, will rejoice to hear that the principal worry in France row is what to do with the gold pouring in. French newspapers call it "glut of gold" and say something must be done about it. Last week the French" gold supply Increased $30,000,000 bringing the total gold reserve in the Bank of France to Day before yesterday 248 barrels of goid arrived in Paris from New Tork, worth $13,000,000.

The French are an intelligent, efficient people, in war and pace. Our bankers might learn something by visiting them. Gold puzzles even wise gentlemen that manage finance in the United States. After the business slump in 1920, the United States drew from Europe and other sources $644,000,000 in gold, ia what was called a "deflation trash." Now in another "deflation crash" we send $57,000,000 in gold to other countries, in five weeks. "We don't know why we gathered in the $644,000,000 in 1920 or why we have lost the $67,000,000 in the last five weeks.

The mysterious ways of Providence re recalled as you reflect on the overwhelming population of Asia, China especially, and then on the Chinese war. Of 20,000 Chinese troops in one China fighting unit, "more than half are boys 14 to 16 years old, only 25 per cent have rifles, the others carrying spears and swords for beheading prisoners." When war, brigandage and famine bring to the battle fields boys of 14 armed with beheading swords, you know that Providence, or something, is attending temporarily to the Asiatic population problem. Importation of King Carol, persuaded to trade a charming lady for a Balkan throne, has not helped the condition of unfortunate Jews in Roumania, Constant anti-Semitic outbreaks are reported, the latest telling of Roumania "students" boarding trains and beating Jewish passengers. The outrages are stimulated by distribution of printed matter, urging at-tracks on Jews as responsibile for all misfortune, from too much rain to drought. Various Roumanian organizations re formed for the purpose of Jew-baiting." One is called "The.

Iron Guard" another "The Archangel Michael Student Organization." Its namesake would not be proud of it. The League of Nations tries to have the anti-Semitic organizations suppressed without success. Railroad terminals in New York seek some plan of delivering that wilU enable them to deliver goods at "store doors" for a reasonable price. Some plan is needed. It costs less to ship goods across the Atlantic ocean that to deliver them after they reach New York.

This writer sent from Los Angeles a carload of furniture of mahogany grown in the Philippines. It cost less to ship the furniture from the Los Angeles factory to the harbor, down the coast, through the Panama canal and up to New York than it did to send it from the New York dock to destination. Copyright. 1930 King FeamreSyndlcaU. (lie.) CHINESE EXECUTE REDS.

Nationalists in Reprisals Put 18 Captured Communists to Death. HANKOW, Aug. Continuing their rigid policy of reprisals against Communists, national troops tonight executed twelve captured reds. The executions took place at Wuchang, across the Yangtse river. Six other Communists were executed toera earlier today.

a (Pictures on Pages 2 and S.i HY MACBICK KXEFEKfB. Staff Correspondent of The Star. MARION, Aug. 8. Two companies of the Indiana National Guard are on their way tonight, ordered here to cjuell a possible retaliation by local Negroes against the whites who lynched two Negroes last night.

Sheriff Jacob C. Campbell told O. Chasey, secretary to the Governor, that there was no need for troops to keep order7 then later reversed his decision and asked for state assistance when local Negro ministers and private citizens told him of the high feeling which is rampant among the young members of the lace. State police tonight reported that Negroes were banding together, but only for protection in case of further attack. Despite the reported plan for counter violence against the whites who hung Thomas Shipp, 19 years old, and Abram Smith, 19, local Negroes, Marion was quiet on the surface.

Crowds wnich walked the streets and stopped to stare morbidly at the elm tree in the Courthouse yard from which the two men had dangled until 5:30 o'clock this morning showed no signs of irther violence, although a I spirit of unrest was apparent in some sections. Mingled with the crowd were scores ot piam-ciotnes policemen, the off shift of the uniformed police, a detail of state policemen and members of the fire department ready to go into instant action. Two companies of the Indiana National Guard from Camp Knox, Kentucky, under the command of Col. George H. Healey of Indianapolis, are ex pected to arrive here shortly.

Col Healey arrived bv plane io advance of the troops. Race. Leaden Kx press Fear. I The fear that local Negroes would attempt retaliation was expressed to Sheriff Campbell bv rr. W.

T. Bailey, local race leader, and the Rev. William Oglesby, leader of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Dr. Bailey and the Rev.

Mr. Ogleby asked that state troops be summoned after hearing reports that a settlement of former Kentuckians living near Fairmount, Deeter' a home town, planned to come to Marion, burn the home of Shipp and Smith and damage property in the Negro district. Ammunition Sought. hi the meantime authenticated reports ere made to officials that Negroes in Johnston, Bucktown and South Marion, the Negro settlements, were arming themselves to fight off any attacks. Hardware stores stated that a number had tried to purchase ammunition but had been refused.

A report that an indignation meeting of more than a thousand persons was being held at Weaver, site of tne Indiana Colored Masonic home, was not authenticated. Police have reported a number of automobiles loaded with strange Ne-: groes coming into Marion tonight and wee keeping a careful watch. I I Thinking Things Over With Calvin Coolidge. Two Company Petitions for Higher Rates Refused in McCardle, West Orders. Economio conditions affecting the farmer, aggravated by the unprecedented drought of the last several weeks, received official cognizance by the public service commission yesterday when two petitions for rate increases by Indiana telephone companies were continued for ten months.

The two companies, the Ladns-i Telephone Company and the Southern Indiana Telephone and Telegraph Company, serve rural communities as the major portion of their businesses. The Ladoga order was wnrien by John W. McCardle, chairman, ana Jere West, member, of the commission. "Utilities Should Assist." "At no time since ttie public service commission act has been effect," Mr. McCardle orae rear, "have economic, as well as orher conditions, been as bad, in the rural or farming communities, although the small towns and in a measure, the cities as well, are affected.

These over wnieh no one has control, ate not only alarming, but. if continued. be disastrous to many conimunUtes where dependence is largely upon the farmers. "The commission is of the opinion that, under tne present conditions and with no probability of relief in time to be of much benefit, the utilities should bear a part of the burden for a temporary period, at least and not impose all of it on the subscribers." The southern Indiana company serves approximately thirfy cities and towns in the southern part of the state. In his order, Commissioner West criticized 1..

C. Griffiths for expenses charged to the company, and refused to allow them without itemization. Higher Expenses Flayed. The tompany also was criticized because of mounting expenses of operation after being warned to re duce them. In speaking of the economic conditions, Commissioner West wrote "Since the close of the evidence and the argument of counsel there has arisen an economic condition in the territory involved in this case on account of a drought and other conditions which have existed in this and other parts of the country for some time, and the commission feeis that this economic and other conditions in this section of the state is such, on account of this unusual drought being so long and continued, that it has no parallel so far as this state is concerned, it being of a dura- ED ON PAGE I'HO.

BY CALVIN EC A I SE of an endless PLYMOUTH, Vt, Aug. 8. struggle asaitist. he p'lpmpms frr the necessities of existence, it is natural 1o place gveaf emphasis on prosperity. "While that attitude is proper and wise, we still should keep in mind that wealth, is nor, an end but a means.

We need it only for the use -we can make of ir. The real standard ot life is not one of quantity but oF quality not of money, but of character. Some dav a sufficient organization, balancing productive output, and consumptive need, will give us economic emancipation. But we have nor, yet perfected the formula. To blame lite government or business for all present imperfections is like blaming Washington fop lacking railroads, or Lincoln for ignoring aviation.

Meantime we must live and learn. If we have unemployment, it must, be remedied: if we have destitution, it. must, be relieved. But the great realities do not depend upon, prosperity. Getting a living is not the most important part of life.

We can be as loyal to our country, just as devoted Io our home, just as faithful io our religion, without great earlhly possessions. Even in. charity, the widow's mile srill outranks the grealesl foundations of the merchant princes. tCopjiebt, ItcCltir Htwnptptr kyndtcai.) SEVENTH LETTER. Edison Questionnaire Editor, The Indianapolis Star.

The conditions of the problem preclude life for one party and death far The otner. Therefore no guide need be sent bacK. As ieadei of i he expedition can but. choose to d'e; surely I can do no less than 'he captaia of a sinking snip. Chivali'v and Chistianity boid up the ideal of protection of the weak and helpless.

No contribution that either of the scientists could make to civilization would compensate for their infidelity to that ideal. We men shall remain in the desert Io die, while the women and child shall return safety. ARTHI Orleans, Ind. -t Partly cloudy and somewhat unsettled Saturday and Saturday night; Sunday mostly fair, somewhat cooler in north and central portions. Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity for Saturday and Sunday: Partly cloudy and somewhat unsettled Saturday -and Saturday night; Sunday mostly fair, somewhat cooler.

United States Weather Bureau Special He-port for The Indianapolis Star. ALMANAC OF THE DAY. Sun rises at 4:51 I Sun sets 6:50 WBATH2K CONDITIONS YESTERDAY. Relatlvt Humidity. 7 a.

m. 68 pet I Noon SO pet I 7 p. SO pet -Amount during twenty-four hours ending at 7 p. 00 Total amount since Jan. 1, 1930...

20.14 Accumulated departure from normal since Jan. 1 (deficiency) 4.8? Temperatures. 7 a. Dry 80 Wet 72 S3 Dry 8S Wet 71 7p.m... Dry-- Wat-- Minimum 78 For the Same Date I.ast 7 a.

7 Maximum 7 p. m. 82 Mlnirouju fci Ogden Deputies Arrive. Two deputies of the office of Attorney General James M. Ogdeii arrived here this afternoon to start an investigation of the lynching which avenged the fatal shooting of Claude Deeter, 23.

Fairmount, and the attack of his gitl companion, Miss Mary Ball. 19, Marion, on tha lonely River road a mile east of iUrion two nights ago. The deputies, Mrle M. Wall 'and Earl Stroup, confenn-d with Prosecuting Attorney Hsrisy F. COjNTiM JKD ON TAGK THftXC.

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