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THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1930. Tech Officials Confer With Former Pupils L. S. AYRES CO. L.

S. AYRES CO. -r i' pyx 11 LaurenKane, C. II. Anderson, principal of Tech; Gertrude Thuemler, dean of girl; Robert Heath and Robert Houppert.

Arsenal Technical High School i High School Principals' Conference and NYA conference held at In- officials of confer with dlwm rnlvelty Left former pupils at the Indiana State to right are Cecil Jordan, Rose OFFERS TO HELP 3d Wins Freedom In Kidnaping Term Tyrolean Sweaters and Parka Hoods D. C. STEPHENSON WOMAN, 2 MEN FINED, SENTENCED $500, 20-Year Terms Are Widow Says Gentry More Young Man I Released From Prison by Judge In U. S. Court.

HOODS, 1.00 SWEATERS, 2.00 To Blame for Slaying Than Klan Head. Handed Down in Robbing and Slugging. Nov. 13. (IJ.P.l Special to The Indianapolis Star.

New Albany, Nov. 13. Ed Mrs. Carrie Gill, 64-year-old widow, offered today to testiry in favor of former Grand Dragon D. stenhenitnn of the Indiana Ku It's no trick to keep warm when you can look as pretty as this while you're doing it.

Grand and gay for the campus, long winter walks, and ice skatingl The sweater is of English ribbed wool in white, green, yellow, red brightened with hand embroidery in Tyrolean colors. Misses' sizes. The hood is of white brushed wool with embroidery picking up the accent colors in your sweater. DRESS ACCESSORIES STREET FLOOR. Klux Klan who Wednesday renews his efforts for freedom from a life sentence for the murder of Madge riherhnltzer.

lndlanaoolis. in 1925. ward Bloat, alias Blotz, 62 years old: Clyde Emily, 34, and the lat-ter's estranged wife, Marguerite Emily, 28, all of New Albany, were sentenced to 20 years for first degree burglary by Judge John M. Paris in Floyd Circuit Court today. Arrested on a meager clew given by an observant farm tenant, they Mrs.

Gill said Earl B. Gentry, fnrmpr hnrivsuard for Stephenson, had boasted to her that he, more confessed participating In the slug ging and robbing of Mrs. Hattie Z. Kepley, 84-year-old recluse, Wednesday night in her home than Stephenson, was to htame ror the murder. She said she was willing to tell her story any time Stephenson's attorneys believed it would help his cause.

rive venra aco Mrs. Gill was Golden gliltet of gleam-ine braid urolled on fieure-fittiiil jacket, covering a V-neck "Jewelry" dreu. IMS tried and acquitted of charges of first degree murder in connection wHh the slnvlnc of Gentry, who "Blade Beauty" Drosses Festive, Feminine and Fabulously Rich Beaver Crest Crepe, Made of Celanese Yarn Drama for winter's dressed-up afternoons dinner evenings. Black that molds your figure with shirring, simple lines; flatters you with glittering gold and bewitching lace. Holiday musts to see nowl JBUDOBT SHOP THIRD FLOOR.

was a "star boarder" at her home L. S. AYRES CO. after he was tried with Stephenson Deliciout charm of black chiffon in a yoke topping a toitly thirred black dreu. Very pretty very dramatic.

U.1S Special to Tht Indianopolit Star. South Bend, Nov. 13. The last of three young men sentenced more than five years ago In Daviess Circuit Court to life imprisonment for kidnaping is free today on order of Judge Thomas W. Slick of Northern Indiana United States District Court.

Judge Slick ordered the release of Solan Burgess from Indiana state prison after he had studied a habeas corpus petition filed by Burgess in Federal Court. Previously freed on habeas corpus petitions were Deark Howard and Collins Leblue, who with Burgess were sentenced to life imprisonment for kidnaping Frank Woods from Washington, Ind. The three were committed to state prison June 16, 1934. At the time of his trial Burgess was 19 years old and his companion also were minors. In similar habeas corpus petitions all three accused the then Daviess county prosecutor, Carlos T.

McCarty, with offering lenity for pleas of guilty under threat that the Federal Lindbergh law, with its death penally," would be Invoked if they fought the charge. Each petition set out that the petitioner was unaware of his rights in court and had not been informed of them. The prosecutor, Burgess contended, entered a plea of guilty in his case when, In reality, Burgess intended to plead not guilty. Woods was abducted at gunpoint as he sat in his car near a carnival which was playing Washington. His captors drove him to a secluded place In Lawrence county and bound him to a tree, departing with his automobile and money.

They were arrested later near Mitchell. in the Obernouzer case, ana ac-qultlted. Enticed Her Into Auto. She testified at her trial that Gentry had said he was equally to blame with Stephenson for the death of Miss Oberholtzer. Today, however, she said Gentry had boasted to her that he was more to blame because he enticed the vniinir woman inlo Stenhenson's automobile on the occasion which "HORATIO ALGER" NYA Official Criticizes "Somewhat Snooty Attitude Toward Hard Work" OitictoLine what he called "somewhat of a snooty attitude toward STORY RELATED honest, hard work," Aubrey Williams, National Youth Administration head, yesterday called on education to "keep allva and stronf tha resulted In the attack on her and her death.

Mrs. Gill said gentry had complained that "Steve" always was taking his girls away from him. Gentry told Mrs. Gill, she said, that Miss Oberholtzer had been his friend and that he Joined In the attack on her because he resented losing her to Stephenson. Miss Oberholtzer died at Hammond, from poison she had taken.

She said Stephenson had forced her to take it. A. P. Sloan Telli Federal dignity or manual raoor. Mr, Williams stopped In Indian Jury of Career With General Motors.

three miles south of nearby Greenville. In addition to the prison sentences each was fined $500 and disfranchised for five years. Tenant Describes Car. They were arrested on a clew provided by Robert Bailey, 41-year-old tenant on the Kepley farm who gave Sheriff Raymond Jaegers a description of the automobile which he saw in the vicinity of the elderly victim's home several hours before she was attacked. The car proved to be Emily's.

Deputy Sheriff Delbert Iliggln-bothem today went to Fort Knox, Kentucky, In an attempt to pick up the trail of a fourth person implicated by the confession of the three. Known to his companions only as "Jack," he was believed to be a deserter from the army post there. Mrs. Kepley's assailant obtained $200 In loot, including jewelry and $100 In cash, after they had subjected the aged woman to torture. Bloat admitted he and "Jack" struck Mrs.

Kepley with sticks of firewood in an attempt to force her to tell where her money was hidden. The woman was reputed to have had a sizeable bank account but kept little money in her home. Bloat Served Five Years. Bloat served five years In Indiana State Prison for the torso slaying of Tommy Tucker, a Marengo resident, whose head was never found. He was paroled in 1934.

Bloat's record also Includes: Conviction for criminal assault in 1912, 180 days in the county jail; conviction for grand larceny in 1927, one to 14 years In prison; conviction for second degree burglary in 1922, one to eight years in prison: conviction for petit larceny in 1895, three months in the county and conviction for petit larceny in 1896, one year in prison. The two men will be taken to prison tomorrow and the woman will be removed to Woman Prison in. Indianapolis, Wednesday. Security Urged For All Youth South Bend, Nov. 13.

iV) Federal Court Jurors heard a real I 1 fl Ami life "Horatio Alger" story from the lips of Alfred P. Sloan Jr. of New Ing of GM executives In Los Angeles, in 1925, Sloan replied that the conference was called to solve financing problems on the Pacific coast. He recalled that GM officials decided at that time to order all Chevrolet dealers to limit their financing charges to tht rates charged by GMAC. Before the board chairman testified, the jurors heard another "success slory" from M.

E. Coyla of Oxford, general manager for Chevrolet. Coyle related ha Joined Chevrolet In 1911 as a clerk and In 1933 was elevated to, general manager. Chevrolet Has 20 Plant. Chevrolet's average annual pro York city, chairman of the Uen eral Motors Board of Directors, as the G.

M. antitrust trial entered its sixth week today. Sloan, on of 17 officials of G. M. Chrysler Protests Payments Of New Castle Jobless Benefits Special to The Indianopolit Star New Castle, Nov.

13. The local office of the State Unemployment Compensation Division announced today that unemployment, compensation benefit payments for the 3,800 Chrysler employes at the New Castle plant for the week ending last Saturday had been pro- i CArnAr.tlnn in rial rftlt Mich and three affiliates charged with violating the Sherman act through coercing dealers to use General apolis en routs to a state NYA and high school principals' conference at Bloomlngton. "Youth In elementary and high schools must ba taught a variety of skills be gtvan a rudimentary knowledge of a number of trades and professions," ha said In an Interview. "Young people should have a chance to try themselves -out In a wide variety of activities until they have found something they 'click' In; then they have found themselves." He said schools are "co-operating wholeheartedly" along these lines. To undertake an expanded educational program would require considerable expense for equipment, for additional buildings and for Instructors, he said, "People have got to make up their minds to quit griping about paying the bill for education," he declared, however.

"To my mind, It's one of the best Investments society can make." lie said that young persons from -18 to 25 years old, if they are un- -able to find employment, are potential recruits for both "criminal gangsterism" and "political gangsterism." fascism In Italy and Naziism In Germany flourished becaus of-' this factor, he said. Motors Acceptance Corporation in financing automohlla time sales, was on the witness stand throughout th afternoon session. payments tor tne wee moing Hu nn ntrnn. to the review board tnr A. HrMiohf nn nrntest.

hut duction ranges from to $600,000,000, Coyle testified. The concern has 28 plant situated In 18 of three persons. This decision can On direct examination conducted when employes started to report i A by John Thomas Smith, G. M. vice president and chief defense coun at, tne unemployment unite iuuoj for the week ending last Saturday, they were notified of the filing of cities, sel, Sloan related tha story of his New model automobiles, he continued, are determined from 11 to rise from a $12-a-week flrartsman to chairman of the General Motors Corporation.

Became Company Manager. 12 months In advance of actual production. At peak production, the protest. Thus the question of whether the employes here are directly involved In the Detroit Chrysler strike Is placed before the state KnorH areue thev are he explained, the factory turns out 300 units an hour for 16 hours then be appeaieo to circuit HEADS "CLOSER TOGETHER." Detroit, Nov, 13. James F.

Dewel, Federal labor conciliator, said tonight that spokesmen for the Chrysler Corporation and the United Auto Workers' Union (CIO) were getting "closer together generally" on the Issues which have paralyzed Chrysler production several weeks. Both sides submitted drafts today on the seniority question. Herman L. Weckler, Chrysler vtfsi.nreaident In charge of opera When he took the draftsman job with the Hyatt Roller Bearing out of work through no fault of Hooray for Cold Nights and Warm Sleeping in Soft, Pretty "Snuggle Downs" daily for an average of 26 days each month. Earlier, V.

A. Chalmers, Oldsmo-bile one manager at Houston, Company, Sloan told the Jury, the conceern was approaching insol their own. It is the contention oi th rhrvsler Corporation, how vency. Later, he became manager ever, that since the local union denied ever having told Fred pays a part of the aues to tne international organization, it is indirectly supporting the Detroit (riw The union terms it a lock G. Bergen, a St.

Joseph (Mo.) dealer, that Bergen did not give enough business to GMAC. Bergen, tions, said the union still was demanding a union shop clause In l.i -t la Krt I tr win. a government witness, previously out here and not a strike. Bed Jackets, 1.00 Gowns, 2.00 Concluded From Page One. iu.

ci.l 1 -iMnA Kut nrlHoH that "fhp rorno WOMAN, 8.1, IS VICTIM. Detroit, Nov. 13. JP) Mrs. Charlotte Robins, 83 year old, Goshen, died here to- night of Injuries suffered earlier In An anneal inounai ui wi o.

m.in, ut UnemDlovment Compensation Dl- ration is just not interested In the had testified that Chalmers complained at a 1934 dealers' meeting of his lack of use GMAC facilities. B. Buck, Bulck district repre of the company, wnicn empioyea 25 workers, at a salary of $173 a month. In 1916, Sloan testified, the bearing company was sold for Tracing his long years In the automotive industry, Sloan recalled that he became president of United Motors Company which consolidated with General Motors Corporation In 1918. He became a vice-president of GM, and flva years later was advanced to th presidency and in 1937 assumed his present position.

Duties Policy Forming. The board chairman outlined his an automobiie-trucK collision, in-, jured In the accident were Charles sentative at Minneapolis, was called to refute testimony of W. A. MacDonald of Duluth, VlSlOn Will oe OeSlgnai'-'J unum m. to hear the Chrysler Corporation's, The corporation announced protest case against payment of today th layoff of 3 200 mors em-unmnlovment benefits to plantlployes, Including 1,400 office out of work, It eV It was estimated that 68.000 at the state office yesterday.

No Chrysler workers now are idle in date for the hearing has yet been jaddition to tens of thousands of ad- R. Voder, 60, of Elkhart; his wife, Lura, 54, and Mabel Voder, 48, Of who had charged he received more cars than he ordered, Goshen, among the youth of the nation because there are now two adults to every one youth, in contrast to the 18th century when there were seven adults to every 10 youths. "This has made competition between middle-aged people more tense In the industrial field," he said "There also is a changt in the technology, large use of machinery instead of men's hands. Young people are the ones discriminated against in the Industries." He pointed out that secondary tAnxr pivinff train- Sensationally successful since we introduced them last year because they're the prettiest way to keep warm in bed. The fabric's like the inside of a cloud fluffy, light, washable Bem-berg.

Styles flatter you sweetly. Pink or blue frosted with white angora. Pajamas izes 32 to 38 3.00 rRES UNOERII FOURTH FLOOR. An appeal can be taken from the cerns affected by the Chrysler appeal tribunal, which is conducted jtleup. present duties as policy forming rather than administrative, sioan characterized the corporation's functions as a general staff direct- scnoois ui ing to the pre-professlonal and inar activities of the various highly skilled groups dui training to the branches of the concern.

Questioned concerning a meet- giving groups meeting economic indepen Head Declares End of War Will Find Nations Ready for Rotary Message Richmond Nov. 13. The end of the present European wsr will find nations In an humble and contrite mood and ready to listen to Rotary's message of good will and understanding, Walter Head of Montclalr N. president of Rotary International, told Indiana and Ohio Rotarians here today. Representative of Indiana and Ohio clubs were guests of the Richmond club at the only appearance of Mr.

Head in Indiana. Copies of Ribbentrop peace. Then, I believe, will arise th greatest opportunity which has ever faced us. 1 believe dence. It is better to give young people PWA than do what Europe Is going to their young people," he declared.

lurid nolnted out that the LOUISVILLE and Intermediate Points 9 BUSSES DAILY may well be leaders in the recon structlon which must inevitably government is doing much for the Talk Are Sent Here Copies of the address given by Joachim von Ribbentrop. German minister of foreign affairs, at the formal seizure of Poland in Danzig Oct. 24, have arrived here by mall, postal authorities announced follow. I hope we may be able r.r iho country out mai to rise to this challenge." has no over-all agency to assume CHECK THESE SCHEDULES 1 solution of both buyer and seller." cultiei 'between labor and capita, 7 "In the responsibility. must do this," he said.

Dr. Herman T. Briscoe, special assistant to Presi yesterday. The little booklets, printed on Good will, willingness to see YVnlaed at some fu- dent Herman Wells, described nr, at both ar? pns in ure date seed of a league or asso-nlze that both are panners in romine toeether cheap paper and containing 16 pages, are in English. One of the booklets came In the mail addressed to O.

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1 Sill mmemmeemmmmemm terday. Employes of the office the new guidance system inaugurated at the university this year. This afternoon there were group forums for the discussion of subjects causing students the most difficulty in the transition from high school to college. There also was i wa urniin meetlne this Vheo7 mutual protection and mutual profits; when one loses, the other advantage. 0gefc Only Possible Solution.

Give Up Selfish Viewpoint "That is the only possible true is it that the inter-Ition, in my opinion. Without that, national situation can be stabilized! I see nothing ahead but chaos and lnnkln of Communism over were at a loss to know wnere me rrarman ministry re ceived the firm's name and address Ml and why the mall was directed to the firm. Onctsi nffirials said several OKCVHOCND TERMINAL Traction Terminal Station Phons HI. Corner Markst and Illinois Indianapolis Crossroads of Bus Trarsl their interests irom a puiciy Kimirun unav Join Ux thousands at houMwivs whs Qss the pleant ws to rslisvs inorf sni4 hsdscb, period) psln or Mnrsltit. Thr taks Cspodin.

a standi? rnxdr for fortr ysars. Capadifis qulcklr r-)lvs pain, soothes tssna ottss, brlags dlightul relaxation. JO. SOs, ((is. afternoon with Gerald F.

Deloss, administrative assistant and director of work projects, Indiana NYA, 'Aftor the war is over, nations viewpoint and consider them as part of the woria picture, vthan u.iii nations of the world of the world are going to be In a humble and contrite frame of mind, more ready than ever before presiding. W-HEN your Dottrlls beom red. Irritated, and. ftuffy dua 'to a ritd eoid. simply Insert tome Msntholstum.

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learn that 'h profits most who copies of the speech have been received in Indianapolis. Unlike other German mail consigned this country, the envelopes had not ben opened by German censors, leading recipients to believe it a mass propaganda program. The envelopes, which were lined with serves best' applies to them as well; to listen to noiaryi Wk.n'lmrlfgni1in9 ffOOd Will and a nontraniparent paper, bore will they learn that in interna-i peace, as a means to International 25-mark postage stamps..

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