Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 94, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 September 1928 — Page 3

SEPT. 8, 1928.

AUTO RACES WILL CLIMAX FINAL DAY OF STATE FAIR

CROWD RECORDS HUNG UP IN '27 STAY UNBROKEN Officials Assert Exhibits This Year Among Best Ever Shown. RICH PRIZES TO DRIVERS SI,OOO to Beat Lockhart’s Mark; Fiddling Award to One-Armed Man. Indiana’s seventy-sixth annual State fair will close tonight at the end of the eighth day, following automobile races this afternoon on the mile dirt track. The fairground will be vacated once again for a year, until the seventy-seventh fair opens next September. Although the exposition has been highly successful in the opinion of officials in presentation of some of the best exhibits ever staged, the 1927 attendance record was not broken. There was a possibility that the auto races might bring such a crowd this afternoon that the several thousand attendance deficit might be made up, but this was not considered likely. Thirty-six auto racers began qualifying for places in the five track events this morning. There are to be three ten-mile races, a five-mile consolation race and the big stake race of twenty-five miles to top off the day’s and week’s events. The races were to start at 2 p. m. Prize for Record A cash prize of SI,OOO is offered to the driver who breaks the mile track record set by the late Frank Lockhart at Cleveland last year, with the time of 38:93. H. George Clark, general manager of the races has promised a dustless track and one of the best races ever staged. A $2,500 prize purse is offered for the races, in addition to the fast time award. Johnny Jenkins, driving a Stutz Blackhawk roadster, will be pacemaker. A hydraulic timing device will be used to clock the speeders. Robert M. Roof, of Anderson, Ind., inventor, will time the race. The drivers include some of the best dirt track wheel wielders in the country. Fc'v attendance Friday revealed 26,132 paid admissions, as compared with 27,982 for the same day last year. Friday was Indianapolis day and Mayor L. Ert Slack and city officials and employes were in attend ance. Hendricks County Wins Hendricks county’s farm quartet was named winner in the contest and received the SIOO first prize. Members are George and Harold Gobbs, Kenneth Everhart and David Blair. Other winners were: White second; Henry County, third, and Johnson County, fourth. The winners presented radio programs over station WLS and WKBF Friday night. A earn of horses owned by Delbert Swindell won the horsepulling contest in the 2,600-pound class, it was announced today. The horses recently set a record ,at the Muncie fair. Marshall Clibum, 551 Chase St., a one-armed fiddler, was declared State champion in the final elimination of the Old Fiddlers’ contest, Friday night in the coliseum. Cliburn, who holds the bow between his knees and produces music by running the violin over the bow, has played for twenty-five years, but never before entered a contest. Prize Cattle Sold prize-winning cattle entered by the Boys’ and Girls’ 4-H Club were sold to the highest bidders in an auction held in the Coliseum Friday afternoon. The Claypool Hotel and Columbia Club both purchased choice entries. While the pair neared its close, members of the board began planning the 1929 presentation. They discussed plans for another building program that would include a new structure for Indiana Universityexhibits and anew grandstand. The present stand is considered a fire hazard and the next Legislature is to beasked for appropriations for the new buildings, it was said.

CONTINUE MURDER QUIZ Angola Officials Extend Search to Neighboring Counties. 'ili United Press _ . . ANGOLA. Ind., Sept. B—Officials today continued to probe the murder of a man believed to have been Thomas Burke, whose charred body was found in the ruins of a barn near here more than a week ago. Detectives, it was reported have extended their search to nearby counties in the hope of discovering additional evidence in the case. Coroner Paul Humprey has conducted an inquest on the dead man’s body, but has not returned a verdict.

Baby Curfew Bn Timex Special DECATUR, Ind., Sept. B. A protest has been sent to city council against the water works whistle which sounds a mighty blast at 8 every evening in compliance with the city curfew law. Residents claim that the whistle is a nuisance because it awaken? babies in the neighborhood every evening but fails to make an impression on the children under 16 years of age on the streets for whom it is intended. ' /

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Secretary of Labor James J. Davis with his family has returned from Europe, ready to retun to his labor in Washington. Left to right as they arrived are shown Mrs. Davis, James, Jane and Jeanne.

UTILITY PROBE OPENS SEPT, 13 Hearing Set on Propaganda of Power Trusts. Bu United Press WASHINGTON, Sept. 7.—An open session of the Federal Trade Commission’s investigation of the power industry will be held Sept. 13 when documents on utilities propaganda activities will be offered, the commission announced today. Witnesses will be called first on Sept. 17 to testify regarding documents presented at the initial hearing. Most of these are already in the commission’s possession without formally having been entered in evidence. In earlier hearings, the commission developed that utilities placed press, the theater and elsewhere, their propaganda in schools, the REOPEN KLAN FIGHT Gilliom and Hooded Order to War Again. Attorneys for the Ku-Klux Klan are to appear in Circuit Court before Special Judge Frederick Van Nuys, Friday, Sept. 14, to atten pt to prove that Klan heads should not be compelled to answer more than 100 questions asked by Attorney General Arthur L. Gilliom. Gilliom made the interrogations in his suit to oust the hooded organization from Indiana. At the same time Gilliom will argue against the Klan’s plea in abatement, which if granted would result in the State dropping its ouster. Gilliom already has taken six depositions for use in the suit.

Zion Evangelical Will Dedicate Parish Hall

Ceremonies Will Be Held Sunday; Community Service Monday. The new parish hall of the Zion Evangelical Church, North and New Jersey Sts., will bh dedicated Sunday in a special service at 10 a. m. Following a preliminary ceremony at the entrance to the new hall, L. C. Brandt, vice president of the church and membed of the firm of Brandt & Cos., will turn over the key to the president of the church, Dr. E. Winter. Dedication ceremonies will be in charge of the Rev. P. R. Daries, pastor of the church. The Rev. O. Heggemeier of Alton, 111., will deliver the dedicatory sermon. Special Music on Program Special music by the Zion Evangelical choir, under direction of Prof. R. Heyne, will feature, while congregational singing will be accompanied by the church orchestra, under leadership of Otto Mahrdt. The new building has been erected at a cost exceeding $130,000, and the auditorium’ will accommodate 1,000 people. An adjoining dining

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Oyster ‘Shark’ n st st City Expert Knows His Bivalves From Cradle to Ladle.

A CTIVITIES of oysters “from -O4 3 cradle to the ladle” are a fai—har story to J. W. Everingham, Philadelphia Oyster House proprietor, 105 E. Ohio St. The oyster again is in vogue in Indianapolis with the advent of September, an “r” month, and chefs are serving sea food dishes once more. In the next eight months Indianapolis will consume about fifty car loads of oysters, valued at $2,500 a car, according to H. L. Willis, fish and sea foods dealer, 238 Massachusetts Ave. Everingham is 59 and has been working at the oyster business since he was 18. ”1 know the history of oysters from one end to the other. When a youth I worked on the other end of the business,” Everingham said. “When a boy of 18 I started work planting and catching oysters along the coast. The Government owns the oyster beds but lease them to private interests, allowing companies to transplant the oysters in certain seasons. Oysters require three years to get their growth after beingtransplanted. Oysters stewed and fried vie for the most popular dish here. “Many folks enjoy them raw with sauce, though,” Everingham said. “It is hard to tell whether men or women eat the most oysters, but I think the men have the edge just a little. Oysters contain more iodine than any other food and are said to be good for the system. There is little gofter in sections where considerable sea food is used,” Everingham declared.

room, also a feature of the new parish hall, will permit the serving of 750 persons at one sitting. Parish hall will be open for public inspection all day Sunday, when a committee will be prepared to entertain visitors. Community Service Monday A community service Monday night will include speeches b> Mayor L. Ert Slack and the following pastors: F. E. Taylor, E. W. Dunlavy, J. E. Beal, R. S. Parr, E. M. Kerlin, J. E. Spaid, W. A. Shullenberger, W. H. Kendall and E. R. Evans. Members of the future planning committee, who gave first impetus to the parish hall building program, are William Blake, Otto Klingstein, William Huber and Charles Otte and Misses Anna Rahe and Julia Weise, and Mrs. L. Lavery

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NEGRO ADMITS STEALING AUTO i RETURNS CHILD Mystery of ‘Kidnaping’ of 18-Months-Old Baby Is Explained. Mystery surrounding the kidnaping of Jerry, 18 months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Silver, 10 E. Twenty-Fifth St., for a few minutes last Friday night, was solved today. Leonard Davis, 31, Negro, 1226 W. Twenty-Fifth St., leader of the Negro burglary gang responsible for thirty to thirty-five store robberies, confessed to police today that he and Harold Newbolt, 30, of 906 Edgement Ave., unknowingly stole the child. The child was sleeping in the back seat of the Silver automobile in front of the apartment of Louis Markum, 22 W. Thirty-Fourth St., where its parents had stopped for a short visit. He and Newbolt took the car to use in a robbery, but as soon as they discovered the sleeping baby drove back and left the machine across the street from where it has been parked. In the meantime, the parents had discovered the disappearance of the child and car and police were hunting the north side for the kidnappers. Davis today listed additional stores robbed and involved four other Negroes besides Newbolt in the burglaries. They are Wilbur Newbolt, Charles Brown and Hobart Johnson, all arrested in the police round-up of the gang. Two other Negroes also are held on vagrancy charges for investigation. The additional robberies included: Standard grocery, Twenty-Fifth St. and Martindale Ave., June; grocery and meat market, TwentyFifth St., June; restaurant and meat market, 1008 and 1006 N. Emerson Ave., Aug. 10; dry goods store and cleaners, 1004 Bosart Ave., Aug. 19; electrical store, 4919 E. Michigan St,. Aug. 28; radio store, 654 Fairfield Ave.; dry goods store, W. Tenth St., near end of car line; hardware store, 5371 College Ave.; dry goods store, 2108 Roosevelt Ave.; hardware store, 4035 E. Thirtieth St.

CONVICTS TO COURT Federal Jury to Push Mail Robbery Probe. Calvin Holmes and Carl Jennings, Terre Haute, sentenced to twentyfive years in Federal penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kan., in connection with the Terre Haute union station mail robbery last spring, will be returned here to testify before the Federal grand jury which convenes Tuesday. When Jennings was sentenced several months ago, before Federal Judge Robert C. Baltzell he made a statement implicating Kenneth Spurgeon, Terre Haute, alleged gambling house proprietor, in plans for the union station robbery and several others. Spurgeon was in court at the time, in custody of the Vigo County sheriff, and Baltzell ordered him held for investigation. AVERT MOVIE STRIKE Chicago Operators Agree on Settlement. Bu United Press CHICAGO, Sept. B. —A threatened strike of operators and stage hands in all Chicago motion picture theaters was averted today when, after an all-night conference, union representatives and exhibitors settled their differences over a recent musicians’ walkout. Had the operators and stage hands called a smypathy strike, every motion picture theater in Chicago would have been closed.

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fNEA New York Bureau) A glimpse, this, of Count Michael Karolyi’s 48-hour visit to the U. S.. He’s shown making a brief non-political speech at the foot of Wall St., New York. Soon afterward he sailed for Spain, with hopes the State department would allow him to return for a longer stay.

BUTLER PAPER WILLEXPAND Five Issues a Week to Be Published. The Butler Collegian, Butler University student newspaper, will step up to five issues a week this fall, Prof. De Forest O’Dell, journalism department head, announced today. The paper formerly was published twice weekly at the Irvington campus. The first issue, will contain thirty-two pages, with special stories about the new Fairview campus. Scott Waldon, Boswell, a senior, will edit the publication. Other staff members are Evan Walker, Lebanon, day city editor, and Thomas Calkins, Indianapolis, telegraph editor. United Press, world wide service, will be furnished the Collegian, O’Dell stated. It is hoped the paper can be issued six times a week the second semester if conditions warrant. Work of th Butler journalism department will be extended with the move to the Fairview site. The department office and class rooms will be on second floor of the Jordan Memorial building, with a laboratory in the basement. Enrollment of 350 students in the department, an increase of fifty over last year, is expected. Courses in make-up, circulation, psychology of news and current newspaper thought will be introduced. Indianapolis newspapermen will be invited to speak to the Butler students during the year, O’Dell said. George W. Harris, former United Press man and Lima (Ohio) Star managing editor .will teach advertising, make-up and circulation courses. J. Douglas Perry is associate professor in the department. CATS INHERIT $9,000 Woman’s Will Provides Trust Fund for Pets. Bu United Press BOSTON, Sept. B. —An unnamed number of cats have been provided for life under a provision of the will of the late Charlotte Sutton, filed for probate today, which established a trust fund of $9,000 for the pets.

FLAMING HATE IS TRACED IN KILLING OF BOY Brother-in-Law Admits He Conspired to Kidnap 6-Year-Old Lad. Bil United Press NEW YORK, Sept. B.— A flaming hatred was traced today as police attempted to learn/ the secret behind the murder of 6-year-old Salvatore Santamarco. The little boy’s brother-in-law, Luigi Panariello, is held under bond in connection with the crime. He led police to the spot near Coney Island where the body was found in a burlap bag, and he has admitted he conspired with two other men to kidnap the boy. “But I do not know who murdered him,” Luigi said today. Luigi and his wife, Fanny, a 16-year-old girl, married and then parted. His wife married to save her honor and the debonair Luigi protested against, her leaving him. Police said he threatened the entire family. When Fanny’s little brother disappeared, Luigi was arrested and admitted he knew where the boy’s body was. Steadfastly since that time he has denied knowing who killed the boy. Saturday Luigi admitted he had an arrangement with Pasquale Borello, Jerry Perino and John Marcesa to steal the boy. He denied any knowledge of their having doneso. Borello said he knew nothing of the kidnaping plot. All three men are held under $50,000 bail. FAMOUS LIFER ENDS 52ND YEAR IN PRISON Jailed at 15; Spent Thirty-Eight in Solitary Confinement. Bu United Press BOSTON, Sept. B. —Jesse Pomeroy, who probably has spent more time behind the bars than any man in America, today ended his fiftysecond year of imprisonment. The famous lifer entered prison as a 15-year-old boy. Thirty-eight of Pomeroy’s prison years were passed in solitary confinement. After Pomeroy had confessed to the murder of two children, he was sentenced to be hanged. Because of his youth, however, the sentence was commuited to life imprisonment. SAMPLES BREAK HOME Wife Objects to Diet That Never Cost Anything. Bu United Press UNIONTOWN, Pa., Sept. B.— Mrs. Charlotte Walker was granted a divorce from her husband, Vivian, when she testified he Insisted that all the food samples in their home should be the grocery samples left at his store.

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A tiny ship, copied from the cruisers of old that sent many a stout merchantman to Davy Jones’ locker, was a feature float in the annual Baby Parade in Asbury Park, N. J. Eloise Morris, 3, was the commander. Here’s Eloise with her wicked cutlass.

'Wow 9 Cut Out So Pet the Pup, Says ‘Bow’ to Kind Doctors, and Trots Off.

THE Red Cross emergency hospital at the State fair Friday turned out a patient who might testify to the efficiency of the unit, but the “patient” can’t testify—unless a couple of healthy barks can be interpreted as a doggish “thank you,” That is the substance of the story surrounding the “operation” on Pet, small brown female Boston terrier, at the State fair hospital unit Friday afternoon. Pet had a toe broken and attracted the sympathy of the Red Cross physicians when she arrived at the hospital In the arms of her master, a concessionaire. Ten minutes and a whole tray of instruments were required to take care of the “patient.” A local anesthetic was administered. When the terrier left the hospital she had her card filed, just like any other patient. “This hospital is called upon for some unusual work,” declared one of the attending physicians, adding that Friday morning they had “mixed drinks” for a blue ribbon chicken whose particular malady demanded a little potassium permanganate. It was put into the fowl’s drinking water.

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RALLIES DRYS FOR HOOVER TO UPHOLD CAUSE 2,000 Methodist Ministers Hear Mrs. Willebrandt Attack Smith. Bu United Press SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, Sept. B. A plea that drys unite upon Herbert Hoover for President was maxi® here Friday night by Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebrandt, assistant United States attorney general, in an address to 2,000 Methodist Episcopal pastors. Election of Governor Smith, sfi® charged, would disrupt the prohibition enforcement machinery, increase flow of illegal liquor, shatter morale of the dry staff and increase disregard for law. Attacking Smith’s pledge to enforce the dry law, she asked: “When were battles ever won by appointing as commander-in-chief a man denouncing the very cause for which the war is being waged and openly denouncing the tactics of war?” The President’s appointive powers, Mrs. Willbrandt said, could b® used to nullify prohibition through; placing in important dry posts men unsympathetic to the law. Appointees of an avowed wet, she asserted. would be disinclined to brave ridicule from the wet newspapers by enforcing vigorously a law their chief was working to remove. Prohibtiion could be enforced by the type of leadership that Herbert Hoover would provide, Mrs. Willebrandt declared.

BROAD RIPPLE READY 500 to Enroll Monday irt High School. All pupils, old and new, entering Broad Ripple High School will report at 8:30 a. m. in the auditorium. Full day sessions will start Tuesday. K. V. Ammerman, principal, said he expected 500 pupils the first day, with more enrolling later. The building was originally constructed for not more than 200 pupils. It will be necessary to hold two academic classes in the gymnasium, one in the study hall, another in the gymnasium and several in the sewing room. Ammerman said the situation would be relieved somewhat probably in October when class rooms will be prepared in a small house on the seven-acre tract recently purchased by the school city for anew Broad Ripple High School. BETS ODDS ON HOOVER DENVER, Sept. B. —Clarence Hamlin, Republican national committeeman for Colorado, said today he had wagered SSOO against SI,OOO that Herbert Hoover would carry New York State in the presidential election this fall.