Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 213, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 December 1926 — Page 2

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DEMOCRAT WILL SEEK TO ABOLISH OFFICES

DAYLIGHT BANDIT GETS $42; THREE OMR HOLD-UPS Lone Negro Robs Clerk at Piggly Wiggly Grocery. A lone Negro bandit obtained $42 when he held up a Piggly AViggly grocery at Thirtieth and Bellfontaine Sts. this morning. This was the fourth hold-up In twenty-four hours. Two other attempts were unsuccessful. Burglars and thieves obtained more than SI,OOO loot in the same period. Shortly after Vern O’Dell, 20, of 1427 Commerce Ave., Piggly Wiggly manager, opened this morning a Negro, about 20, walked into the grocery. O’Dell was in the rear of the store room and started to the front. The bandit walked toward O’Dell, pulling a revolver from the front of his overalls. Wanted the Money “I want what money you have," he said calmly. O’Dell emptied the cash drawer, after which the bandit asked if there was a safe in the store. When told there was no safe tle Negro said, "well let’s see" and ordered O’Dell in a small washroom in rear of the store. "He was different from most bandits in that he didn’t order me to stick up my hands," said O’DelD Police have a good description of the bandit. Asking for a loaf of bread from Minor D. Arthur, 26, of 2858 N. Olney St., manager of an Atlantic and Pacific grocery, 718 E. Tenth St., late Friday a customer turned out to be a hold-up man. The bandit displayed a gun and obtained s2l. And Another Oi%e Two bandits, one carrying a large revolver, obtained S4O from a White Rose filling station at Madison and Southern Aves. Friday night. Thomas Sells, 2141 Webb St., attendant, was locked in the washroom. Herman Tilley, attendant at a station at Meridian St. and Troy Ave., believed two men he ordered away, were the same persons. Suspecting the men, Tilley met them with a gun and commanded them to "beat It.” Two men, who accosted William McCormick, Bridgeport, Ind., as he left the G. & J. Tire Company plant, Cook and Georgia Sts., failed to obtain any loot. One held a gun to Wilson’s back while the other searched him. Luclous Wilson, 311 N. Talbott Ave., was robbed of, S4O by a man who got Into his car near his home and forced him to drive to 500 block, Talbott Ave. Flashing a revolver the bandit ordered Wilson to on and not look back. Woman Loses $620 Police sought to men believed to have stolen $620 from Mrs. Nattie Mervar, 710 N. Holmes Ave. Mrs. Mervar, grocery proprietor, said she had the money in an envelope to Jake to the bank. Two men she knew came in to discuss renting of a house. She laid the envelope on a chair and went into another room to wash. When she returned, men and money were gone. John L. Geiger and Dr. L. M. Davis, Apt. 30 A, Meridian Apartments, Michigan and Meridian Sts., were away from home Friday night t\dien a burglar using a pass key entered and took clothing and a suit case, valued at $413. Burglars took four hams, value SSO, from the Risk Brothers meat market, 2407 Station St. The Indiana Refining company filling station, 5,200 W. Washington St., was burglarized and $35 taken, according to Chester Bryant, attendant.

Gone, but Not Forgotten

Automobiles reported stolen to police belong to: Claude M. Ford, 1145 College Ave., Ford, from Capitol Ave. and Market St. Johnson-Woodbrldge Coippany, 35 N. East St., Chevrolet, from Meridian and New Yark Sts. O. H. Hendren. R. R. C, Box 242, Moon, 15-870, from Forty-Ninth S£ and College Ave. Virgin Smith, 2313 Hillside Ave., Overland, C 37-551, from rear of above address. Mrs. H. J. Wanglen, 5700 E. Michigan St., Ford, 28-617, frorp Pratt St. and Ashland Ave. Earl Baughman. Whiteland, Ind., Ford, 146-697, from Capitol Ave. and Market St. . Rox Lebralco, 2345 N. Illinois St., Ford, 14-928, from 1 West and Washington Sts. Russell R. Lohman, 720 Asbury St., Chevrolet, from in front of above address. Clarence E. Miller. 1314 Olive St.. Oakland, 549-539, from Market and Alabama Sts.

BACK HOME AGAIN

Automobiles reported found by police belong to: George Moore, 225 Lemcke Bldg., Nash, found at 213 E. Washington St. Herbert J. Weaver, 437 W. Twenty-Third St., Oldsmobile, found at Meridian and Twenty-Fifth Sts. PEDESTRIANS FIRST ft il TJnitProw NEW YORK, Dec. 11.—The almost forgotten pedestrian will have the right of way over automobiles and other vehicular traffic at unguarded street crossings in New York beginning Jan. 1, provision for which is made in new traffic regulations. There are mothers* pension law* now in forty-two States, and aid Js provided for the children in their own homes.

Alaska Sourdough Takes a Wife in Indianapolis

Henry Alheldt, veteran of the Y ukon gold rush, and Ills Indianapolis bride, who was Mrs. Betty Lee Conrad.

Having braved the hardships of the Yukon gold strike and struggled with the wild North. Henry Alheidt, veteran Alaska sourdough, feels experienced enough to try matrimonial life. Alheidt, who for the past thirty years lived in Alaska, Thursday mar-

GOVERNOR ASKS AID FOR MERS Red Cross Receives Fund Contributions. Contributions' to the Francisco mine explosion relief fund are being received by the Indianapolis Chapter of the American Red Cross. William Fortune, chapter chairman, announced the relief money will be accepted after receiving reports of conditions in the stricken area. Governor Jackson expressed the hope Indiana residents will respond generously. Contributions should be nft.de payable to Frank D. Stalnaker, treasurer, Red Cross, 777 N. Meridian St.

New Events on Broadway

Madam Olga Warren, the noted American singer, is making her first extended concert tour of the United States. George 11. Atkinson, w T ho lately was the manager of Harry Houdini, is writing a. series of personal sketches of this noted magicion. Peggy O’Neil, the American actress, sails next week from London to visit New York. She has been absent for more than five years from Broadway. "Black Waters,” the play by Ralph Cullinan, will not be produced until after the new year on account of the illness of the president of the producing company. Galina, noted Russian actress, Is scheduled to appear this year in a French farce by Louis Verneuil, who is the author of the play in which Fay Bainter now acts. "The Heaven Tappers,” the play produced recently in San Francisco with Bessie Barriseale acting the leading role, has been so well received that it may be brought to New York. Whiteford Kane has gone to Chicago to direct the revival of ‘‘Juno and the Paycock,” the play by Sena O'Casey. Mr. Kane will also act the role of the strutting ‘ Paycock," which is an original creation. Edwin Franko Goldman, the noted bandmaster, has composed two new marches which will be dedicated this summer. One is "Central Park,” which is to be used to open his tenth annual Central Park summer engagement. Ethel Clifton, the California playwright, has arrived in New York to supervise a production of anew play from, her pen. The title is "Orchid,” and it will precede the announced arrival of "For Value Received,” anotheE play by Miss Clifton. Annette Westbay, the actress whose last New York engagement was in “The Passion Flower,” has become a playwright. She is the with George Scarborough of "The Heaven Tappers." Mr. Scarborough wrote among o her plays, "The Heart of Wetona." The American Theatrical Association, with a membership of 1,000 leading playgoers, including actors, actresses, musicians, artists, writers, statesmen and others, will produce a series of plays this season. Frank Lea Short, well-known as a director of plays, is the president of the association. Paris has something that New York hasn’t. It has a shock for Earl Carroll. The Earl of the Bathtub, just returned on invitation from the district attorney of New York, declares that he was "shocked" by the Paris revues. Mr. Carroll who was shocked is the same Mr. Carroll who himself staged a party with a nude woman in a bath tub. When "Up the Line” departs .from Broadway—and uphappily this seems imminent —it will leave a lasting rememberance of the excellent acting of Louis Calhern, Florence Johns and Barry Maccollum. It Is a Harvard prize play, the last of Its tribe. Few of these plays have attained success on Broadway, although a score have been produced. Frank Thomas and Mona Burns, two popular Broadway players, stood in the lobby of a theater on the opening night of anew play and watched the guests arrive. One was a rather interesting gisl with a head of matted hair. "It looks like a mop,” Miss Burns whispered. “Yes," Thomas replied, "but it would do no good to tell her. She don’t know yjQyi mop is V

ried Mi-s. Betty Lee Conrad, 17 E. Thirty-Seventh St., whom he met at a resort In Florida a year ago. The sourdough was born in Germany. but came to New-York when a small boy. When the Alaskan gold fever struck New York ho left for the land of the midnight sun. "Those were terrible days,” he said, “only the strongest survived. The cheapest thing in Alaska in those days was human life, and the only law was the law of the sixshooter. "The greatest Industry in Alaska today, however, is copper mining, with canning of fish and sea food as a close second. The mining of gold has slumped since the war." Alheidt says that Alaska has a great future, but the young man who expects to succeed there will have to rough it and work as he has never worked before. Alaska has great agricultural possibilities and in that fact lies the future of that land, he said. FLAPPER FANNY SAYS:

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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

GOUNCILMEN WILL PUT REZONING ON WHOLESALE BASIS Would Make Meridian and Delaware Business Streets to Creek. ' Majority faction city councilmen plan to expand their filling station ordinance business from a retail to a wholesale enterprise, it became known today. First sales objective of the city legislators will be the rezoning for business of both Meridian and Delaware Sts., from the congested district to Fall Creek. Fine Residential District Rezoning oC Delaware St. would mean the destruction of one of the finest residential districts in Indianapolis, realtors, pointed out today. This district is located from about Tenth St. to Twenty-Second St. "One big fight is better than a lot of little ones,” was President Boynton J. Moore’s outline of the views of his colleagues. 4 “What's the Use” “What’s the use to have a fight on all four corners of an intersection by zoning a corner at a time?” Moore questioned. Moore said councils surely would rezone College Ave. and Forty-Sixth St., which has been the subject of a neighborhood rebellion.

ARGUE THURSDAY ON MERGER PLEA Date Announced by Commissioner Frank Wampler. Hearing of oral arguments on the motions to dismiss the amended merger petition of the local electric utilities will be held at 1:30 p. m. nerft Thursday in the House of Representatives chamber In the Statehouse, aeconling to announcement by Commissioner Frank Wampler. The amended petition, as did the original, ruled out because of lack of jurisdiction, calls for the merging of the Indianapolis Light and Heat Company and the Merchants Heat and Light Company into the Indianapolis Power and Light Company, with a proposed capitalization of more than $55,000,000. Attorneys for the city, Chamber of Commerce and community clubs have attacked the commission’s jurisdiction on the amended plea. Wampler is In charge of the hearing, but other commissioners will sit In. Attorney General Arthur L. Gilliom will be invited to hear the jurisdictional arguments and advise the commission as to what course to pursue. Man Fatally Hurt Piloted Fast Train Bu Tin it rif Pres* ALTOONA. Pa., Dec. 11.—While hundreds of passengers slept, unaware that their lives might be in jeopardy, the crack Red Arrow flyer of the Pennsylvania Railroad came to a stop here last night when the conductor pulled the emergency brake cord. Conductor Hess, sensing that something was wrong, stopped the train and upon investigation found that Engineer C. E. Crum was in his seat with injuries about the head which resulted in his death upon removal to a hospital. Other trainmen said that the express was under perfect control until it neared the Altoona station. It is thought Crum was struck on the head by a swinging box car on a passing freight train.

Ormiston Will Fight Extradition

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When Kenneth G. Ormiston was radio operator for Aimee Semple McPherson m Angelus Temple at I/>s Angeles, Cal.

Lingerie found when Ormiston’s trunk was seized in New York. Detective is displaying the finery.

TYPO UNION READ DENIES CHARGES Howard to File Appearance in Mailers’ Suit. Charles P. Howard, president of the Intel national Typographical Union, today denied the charges set forth in a suit filed in Federal Court by James P. McNichols and other officers of the Mailers Trade District Union, seeking to enjoin the executive members of th organization from carrying on an alleged conspiracy to exclude the mailers’ union from the organization, and thus gain control of $2,000,000 in assessments and dufs. “The mailers charges are unfounded," he said. McNichols charged in the suit that Howard has urged the printer members of the union to vote for an amendment whereby the mailers would be segregated and deprived of participating in the management of the union’s affairs. “Four members of the executive council would tie elected by the printers," Howard continued, “and one member W’ould be exclusively elected by the mailers." Howard will file an appearance in the suit, he said. PARIS.—A bracelet for. each day in the week, but all worn at the same time, is the latest fad of the fashioable women in Paris. Bracelets set with different stones for each day, emeralds for Sunday, diamonds for Monday, rubies for Tuesday and so on are considered smart. Women have the same rights as men chauffeurs, according to a recent decision of the Austrian supreme court.

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Mrs. McPherson as she appeared shortly after her story of alleged kidnaping at Douglas, Ariz.

C ottage at Cariivel-by-the-Sea, allleged love nest of Mrs. McPherson and Ormiston.

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Ormiston will surrender to authorities upon the receipt of a proper warrant for his arrest, but he will fight extradition to the Pacific coast, the United Press learned today from Ormiston’s attorney, Edward H. S. Martin. ASKS ARREST BE MADE Ixm Angeles Wires Cliieago Police Chief in Ormiston Case. Bu Vnitcd Press WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.—District Attorney Asa Keyes of Los Angeles today wired Chief of Police Collins of Chicago to arrest Kenneth G. Ormiston, former Angelus Temple radio operator, pending' extradition proceedings. He said the Ormiston case was a "side line" with him at present, as he has other business in the East.. He was a character witness here in the Fall-Doheny trial.

Far and Near

CHICAGO—"We know you,” said hi jackers as they stopped ( Paul Siegert, driver qf a macaroni truck. “You’re driving for the Ace Alcohol Company.” With which they tapped Siegert with a black jack, transferred his cargo of spaghetti to their own truck and sped away. SEATTLE, Wash.' _ “What’s your rush?” Patrolman Harry Howard asked Pat Crow, one of a group arrested for drunkenness. Crow had started elbowing his way through tlie bystanders toward the patrol wagon. “I want to get in first,” lie replied. “I hail to stand up last time.” LOS ANGELES—A new form of piano technique has been introduced by Henry Cowell, California composer. Cowell uses his elbow, forearm and palm in striking the keys. LONDON— Mrs. James Moss, who died here on her 102d birthday, shortly after she had had her hair shingled, told those with her at the end that she attributed her. longevity to minding her own business. ZARAGOZA, Spain—Medical students at Spanish universities have been circularized at part of a campaign, inaugurated by their fellows at the University of Zaragoza, to reduce the "excessive” number of doctors in Spain. NEWARK, N. J. —Annie Tione, 72, “the most arrested woman in the United States,” is dead of alcoholism. She was arrested more than 100 times, her runner-up for titular honors being Jane Savage, with seventy-five arrests to her credit. ROME.—ltalian papers published reports that Senator William Marconi was engaged to marry 19-year-old Countess BezziScadi. Marconi’s plea for annulment of his marriage to his first wife will lie considered by the sacred rota within the next few days. The inventor has denied' any intention of marrying again. NEW YORK.—lnvested assets of the country's life insurance companies are mounting faster in proportion than the national wealth, Frederick H. Ecker, vice president of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, informed the Association of Life Insurance Presidents, at their twentieth anniversary meeting. Insurance companies’ assets ’re now estimated at ?12,850,000,000. and, he said, are increasing at the rate of more than a billion a year. MONTCLAIR, N., J.—Gustave Elkstrom went into the woods near his home with a rifle to commit suicide. He changed his mind and started back. When lie tripped in the brush he accidentally discharged his gun and killed himself.

RHUBARBAPPEARS AJ CITY MARKET Homegrown Celery, Icicle Radishes Also Arrive. Fresh-, rhubarb, at 20 cents a bunch, and mangoes selling at 10 cents each were among tho many ifew arrivals on city market stands today. Homegrown celery was offered at 25 cents a bunch; white Icicle radishes, 10 cents a bunch, and beet tops and mustard tops for greens each sold for 10 cents a pound. The only new fruit was acorn grapes, 20 cents a pound. In addition to the many varieties of nuts, special for the holidays, black walnuts sold at 10 cents a pound. Regular commodities still were on the stands. Green beans had advanced to 30 cents a pound. Other prices remained steady.

Hope Wanes for Rebate of Taxes Bit T’llited Press WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.—Chances of a tax rebate at this session of Congress faded today when Representative Tilson (Rep.), Connecticut, majority leader, declared the existing surplus should be applied to a reduction of the public debt instead of to tax reduction. With House members at odds over disposition of the surplus, Tilson said any attempt to make a temporary reduction for the first six months of 1927 “would bring a prolonged contest for general revision.” Four Dancers Perish in Fire at Cabaret Bu Vnlted Press ROME, Dec. 11.—Four dancers were burned to death when fire attacked the ApoHo cabaret, haunt of tourists, during the night. Flames suddenly "broke out on the stage and spread rapidly to woodwork and hangings. Women were trampled upon as the pleasure seekers dashed to exits. • George Chapman, American, member of a Negro jazz band was injured. REPORTS U. S. HEALTHY Bu Vnifed Press WASHINGTON, Dec. 11—Health conditions throughout the United States are “very satisfactory,” Surgeon General H. S. Cumming, chief of the United States public health service, reported to Congress today. America Is free of plagues, communicable diseases in general declined in number and severity during The fiscal year ended June 30, 1926; and citizens on a whole are taking ►better care of their health, Cumming said.

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DEC. IJ, J 926

Senator Ketcham Plans Bifls for Coming Legislature. AIDS ‘G. 0. P. ECONOMY Job of Juvenile Probation Officer Cited. Using a, circus poster phrase to describe the budget to be offered to the 1927 Indiana Legislature, it will be "bigger and better than ever.’’ At any rate, it will be bigger, Senator Thurman A. Gotfschalk, Democratic member of the budget committee, working on the problem, admitted today. Democrats, however, are going to aid the Republicans in carrying out one of their campaign war crys about “economy.” On a dodger distributed at election time from the George F. Coffin Marlon County Republican headquarters, it was pointed out that Democrats stood only for Job-holfl-ing, while Republicans stood for economy and greater efficiency; in government. "Much economy could be practiced, without endangering governmental pffieiecncy," Democratic .Senator Anderson Ketcham believes, and he proposes to help the Grand Old Party keep its campaign promises. There are several jobs in the present organization of State government that might have been classed in wartime as "nonessential industries." the Senator feels, and he is studying the problem so that he may introduce bills looking to their abolishment. CKea Example 1 As an example of the sort of tiling he means, the job of State juvenile probation officer is cited. This was created by the Legislature in 1921, and now is held by Mrs. Florence Ridding Boys, Plymouth, Ind., appointed by Governor Jackson. The duties of the office are rather nebulous, under the law, which is contained in a single paragraph in the record. The State officer is supposed to cooperate with the local probation officers and conduct examinations as to their qualifications and the like. The salary is $3,00Q a year. The annual appropriation for tho office mounts to $6,000. Like her predecessor, Mrs. Carina C. Warrington, Ft. Wayne, Mrs. Boys has her offico in her home town. In her case it is at her own home. Expense Account Some Idea of where the $6,000 goes can be gleaned from an expense account, which she filed. It includes a month’s salary. $250; SIOB a month for her daughter, Beatrice’s sainry; S2O a month for the use of one of her bedrooms for an office; $5 for a name plate on the residence; sl7 for hotel luncheon for the advisory Juvenile committee; $lB for a luncheon for Mrs. Bacon; $5.34 for a luncheon for Mrs. Bosart; SB3 for a typewriter; S4O for a trip to Cleveland, Ohio, meals at $2 each; $l4O for postage stamps, and sls for a newspaper directory. This Is Just one of the sample offices that could be abolished, if the Republicans mean what they said, Ketchem declared. There are many others, he asserts. “RUSSIA AND RELIGION’ Great Hopes For Country’s Future, Brown Tells Church Club. Hilton U. Brovin of The Indianapolis News was the principal speaker at the Ladies’ Night meeting of the Men’s Club of the First Presbyterian Church, Sixteenth and Delaware Sts., Friday night. Brown’s subject was "Russia and Religion." “I have great hopes for the future of Russia," Brown said,” for their peasants still are deeply religious. It is only the communistic party that is against religion. The new leader of that party, Stalin, came from the peasantry and is more lenient toward such things.” He showed a number of posters,, brought from Russia, that were published by the Soviet blaspheming Christianity. UNUSUAL POISON CASE Anti-Toxin Sent to Youth With Rot iilines Attack. For the first time in several years, a case of botulines poisoning has been brought to the attention of the State board of health. This is_ tho poisoning, several years ago somewhat epidemic throughout the country, which was attributed to eating of ripe olive. The present case is thought to have been caused by eating hamburger and the meat has been sent in for analysis. The victim of the poison in August Vandervorden, 18, Mishawaka, Ind. Antitoxin was dispatched to the health officer there by Dr. W. F. King, director of the State health board, and it is expected that the youth’s life will be saved.