Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 196, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 January 1929 — Page 2

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FOES DEMAND LIMITS BE PUT ON PEACE PACT Take Floor Today to Seek Reservations Guarding Monroe Doctrine. BY PAUL K. MALI.ON United Prp*% Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Jan. s.—The defense rested temporarily today its rase for the Kellogg anti-war treaty and the opposition took the floor to demand reservations specifically : Smiting the world pact from apt iicatlon to traditional American foreign policies such as the Monroe doctrine. Adherents of the pact concluded •ht ir p. •. entation of direct evidence v.uh tie’: two-day speech of chairman William E. Borah of the foreign relations committee, the artful debater, who withstood the barred questions of the reservationists and the Democrats who took the position either that the treaty is worthless or that It is full of meanings which i will involve his country in European The opposition was to start its attack with Senator George P. McLr r.n of Connecticut, a Republican rc > sMonist from the old days of th> Versailles treaty fight. McLean has taken the position that a specific statement of the senate is necessary to safeguard the Monroe doctrine fully. Galleries Crowded The evidence of the defense against reservations was based upon /Borah's statement that the treaty gives each nation the right of selfdefense and permits each nation to determine what it considers selfdefense. The session today will be short. The master minds of the rcservatio.iiM'. Senator Reed of Missouri an a Moses of New Hampshire, will not undertake to present their lengthy views until next week. While Borah expects a vote within a week there is evidence that the debate is extending its scope. In recent years the senate never has had such crowds in the galleries as have followed the debate for the last two days. Petitions from organizations throughout the country plriding for ratification and for the naval cruiser bill have heightened the interest of all senators. Holds Chief Interest The treaty debate was the allabsorbing point of general interest in congress, other business being comparatively minor. Assistant At-torney-General Donovan was recalled before the public lands committee for another explanation of the Salt Creek oil lease decision of his department and the mystery which surrounded his summons gave rise to beliefs that the committee investigator, Senator Wals h of Moniana. had run upon anew point in the inquiry. The Indian affairs commiitoe Investigation which has been going on all summer was continued and the sub-committee on appropriations bes.m work on the agriculture department appropriation bill. The question before the house was passage of the war department appropriation bill, now in the second day of debate. The foreign affairs committee was conducting a hearing on the Fish resolution proposing to express the sentiment of the house that the senate ought to ratify (he Kellogg treaty. The hearing is expected to conclude today. SOUTH AFRICAN PARTY OF STUDENTS DUE TODAY Arrive Ot S.S. Adriatic Guests of National Student Federation. By l nit id Press . NEW YORK, .Tail. 5. Forty .South African students, invited to this country by the National Student Federation of America, will arrive today on the S.S. Adriatic. The party will visit New York city for six days and then go to Washington. Chicago, Detroit, Buffalo. Montreal, Toronto and Boston, and return to New York for a second uve-day period before sailing on the Cedric on Feb. 2. The South African party includes Jwenty-six girls, thirteen men and two chaperons. They are all of Dutch. English or French descent and represent seven colleges, Rhodes college nt Grahamstown, Grey college at Bloemfontein. Natal university college at Durban, Transvaal ■college at Pretoria, the University of Stellenbosch, the University of Cape Town and the University of Johannesburg. BISHOP BLAKE TO TALK AT *Y’ BIG MEETING Pastor to Discuss War Debts at Sunday Gathering. Dr. Edgar Blake, bishop of the Indianapolis area of the Methodist Episcopal church, will be the principal speaker at the Y. M. C. A. Big Meeting” at the English theater Sunday afternoon. He will peak on "The United States and ihe Allied War Debts.” The meeting will be opened at 3 \ m., with a half hour concert by 'he "Bi;r Meeting'’ orchestra and the t sted choir of the Broadway Methodist Episcopal church. The average attendance at the •November meetings was 1.191, A. H, Godard, general secretary of the and chairman of the meeting, has announced. The meetings are r n free to men and women. Children under 16 are not admitted. ~and Duke Nicholas Improves Hit I nilrti Press CANNES, France. Jan. s.—Grand Duke Nicholas of Russia is con'kiered entirely out of danger from a recent serious illness, according to the latest information from his bedule. The grand duke remains in j ' however, although his heart actio# is stronger and his general condition satisfactory.

Operation Ends Lay-Off; Again Lays Egg a Day /JEMPHIS, Tenn., Jan. s.—" Sassy Sue,” prize hen of Herbert 1 IVA Burns, is back on the job of an “egg a day" after undergoing a "major operation” recently. Last July “Sassy Sue” suddenly stopped contributing a daily “and” for her master's breakfast of “ham and for which she had become noted. A poultry specialist at the University of Tennessee veterinary school was called into consultation. "Sassy Sue” hadn’t laid an egg in more than a week, and she appeared to be a very sick hen. “There's just one chance of saving lier,” the specialist told Bums, “an operation.” It sounded serious but Burns underwent the surgery. Eight fully developed eggs—four with hard shells and four with soft shells—were removed. “Sassy” was neatly hemstitched and put to bed. For days she hovered between life and death. "Sassy” lived, but weeks went by and she showed no indication of again resuming her old occupation of an egg a day. Then one morning recently she loudly announced she was back on the job.

TRY 3 MONDAY IN WITCHCRAFT MURDER CASE Killed Man to Break Speil; Trio Faces Death Penalty. Bit United Press YORK, Pa., Jan. 5. Reared among people whose belief in witchcraft and the pow-er of ‘‘pow wow’s” and "hexes” is so strong that education has failed to dispel it, a man, and two youths will go on trial Monday to learn if they are to pay with their lives for the tragic outcome of their superstition. They ■are accused of murdering Nelson D. Rehmeyer, 59, a farmer. John Qirry, 14 Wilbert Hess, 18, and John Blymyer, 28, believe in witchcraft. They believed—and still and Rehmeyer, 59, who lived alone in the country near York since an estrangement from his wife several years ago, had “hexed” them. Influenced by “Doctors” “Pow wow” doctors had told Blymer that he had been “hexed” by Rehmeyer. That was why Blymyer had been sent to the state hospital for the insane at Harrisburg, from which he had escaped one day and never returned. Chickens belonging to the Hess family had been acting strangely. The elder Hess and Rehmeyer, occupying adjoining farms, had had a dispute over the opening of a road. Then another “pow-wow doctor” told young Hess Rehmeyer •was the man who had hexed the chickens. Murder Results Finding themselves both under the “spell” of the same man, Blymyer and Hess decided that together they might be successful in breaking the spell. Curry was willing to help them. ( The outcome was the murder when he beat Reymeyer to death I in attempt to secure a lock of his hair, which they had been told would break the spell. WRIGHT MAY LOSE Marion Vote for Speaker Inclined to Knapp. Unless Frank E. Wright of Indi- ; anapolis inakes a real showing of | strength on the first ballot for i speaker of the house in next | Wednesday night’s caucus of Rej publfcan representatives, most if not ; all of Marion county’s delegation I will swing to James M. Knapp of : Hagerstown. This was the lineup disclosed at a ! caucus of the twelve Marion county | representatives Friday night. Although it was decided to give Wright a complimentary first ballot vote, no action was taken to bind members of the delegation on the second ballot. Knapp held conferences Friday with representatives at the Claypool and returned to Hagerstown iin the evening. Other candidates : for speaker are J. Glenn Harris of Gary, Herbert H. Evans of Newcastle, George W. Freeman of Kol komo, John W. Chamberlain of Terre Haute, and Truman G. Murden of Cass county. MARMON EARNINGS FOR QUARTER REPORTED $431,588 Net Is Figure Until Nov. 30. Net earnings of the Marmon Motor Car Company for the quarter ended Nov. 30, 1928, amounted to $431,588.99 after all charges except federal taxes, G. M. Williams, president of the company, announced today. The practice of issuing quarterly earning reports based upon its fiscal year ending with the month of February, was adopted by Marmon in connection with the listing of its common stock on the New York Stock Exchange Dec. 13, Williams said. Files 5420.000 Suit Suit to recover $420,000 from the Union Carbide and Carbon Company, New York, has been filed in federal court by Adelma E. Starbuck, Kokomo, administrator of the estate of the late Elwood Haynes, pioneer automobile manufacurer. The suit concerns transfer of patents by the old Haynes Stellite company. Dentist Kills Self II n I nilt'll Pnsi MARTINSVILLE. Ind.. Jan. 5. Dr. William L. Kinneman, 58. dentist, committed suicide here by hanging in the basement of his home. 111 health was given as the possible motive for the man’s act. Naval Reserve Calls Meeting A two-day conference will be held Sunday and Monday et the Indiana National Guard armory by officers of the United States naval reserve and Indiana naval militia.

CHARLES A. RASSMAN IS TAKEN BY DEATH Vice-President of Vonnegut Machinery Company 111 for Two Years. Charles A. Rassman, 53, vicepresident of the Vonnegut Machinery Company, died Friday night at his home, 302 Piccadilly court, of heart disease. In ill health for two years, Mr. Rassman became seriously sick two months ago. A lifelong resident of Indianapolis, Mr. Rassman’s business career had been identified with the Vonnegut interests since he was 15, when he became a clerk for the Vonnegut Hardware-Company. Later he became a salesman and in 1910 became sales manager and vicepresident of the machinery company. He was a member of Ancient Landmarks lodge, No. 319, F. and A. M., the Scottish Rite, Murat Shrine and Chamber of Commerce. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Edith Rassman; a stepson, Fred Reis; one brother, Otto G. Rassmann, and two sisters, Mrs. Mary Barthel and Mrs. Louise Updegraff, all of Indianapolis. Dr. Lewis Brown, rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal church, will officiate at services at the Planner & Buchanan mortuary Monday at an hour yet to be determined. The Ancient Landmarks lodge will officiate in Crown Hill cemetery. INDIANA TAKES FURNITURE LEAD Leads Nation at Show in Chicago. Bn United Press CHICAGO, Jan. s.—lndiana will lead the nation at the annual furniture style show, which is to open here Monday, to continue two weeks. More than 500 Lndiana furniture men were in Chicago today and several hundred more were expected by the time the show begins. In tonnage of furniture produced Indiana leads all other states of the nation, according to William H. Wilson, vice-president of the Furniture Mart, sponsoring the show, and 117 of its leading furniture manufacturers will display newest designs to retail buyers from all over the world. Among the Indiana cities which will be represented at the exhibition are Evansville, Bloomington, Aurora. Shelbyville, Rushville, Indianapolis and Bloomington. Willson pointed out that Indiana ranked third in retail merchants’ attendance in shows of the past. Only Illinois and Ohio have surpassed the Hoosier state in this respect. At the summer showing in 1928, 457 buyers, representing 311 stores in 104 cities, towns and villages of Indiana attended. BILL PUTS RING RULE UP TO CITY COUNCIL Draft Prepared by City Attorney to Be Heard Monday Night, Smiley N. Chambers, assistant t city attorney, today prepared a ne.w boxing commisison ordinance for introduction in city council Monday night. The ordinance will provide that council make boxing regulations instead of the commission as now provided. Superior Judge Byron K. Elliott, held the present ordinance invalid. A temporary loan of $650,000 to provide' money for city expenses until May taxes are received will be voted on. The safety board asked Chambers to draft an ordinance appropriating $6,700 from the unexpended balance of the general fund for salary of three firemen who were watchmen on the Merchants Bank building ffi ? tower. The salary was cut from the budget. TRAFFIC BOOKS ON HAND New Code Booklets Available at Many Places in City. Reports that booklets containing the new traffic code were not available Friday at police headquarters or any of the other distributing stations, were denied today by officials of the Indianapolis safety council. The booklets may be had at the safety council offices in the MeyerKiser building, police headquarters and at virtually al lthe city’s filling stations. Charges Fire Death Attempt HAMMOND Ind., Jan. s.—Mrs. Harry Jarschow, has filed suit for divorce in superior court here, charging that her husband attempted to burn her alive. The woman said that her husband, saturated her with alcohol and attempted to set fire to her as she lay in bed. Insanitary Laundering CHICAGO. Jan. s—Two Chinese laundrymen have been arrested for sprinkling down laundry with water ejected from their mouths. The practice violates a health department ordinance.

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FLU EPIDEMIC TAKES 12,000 LIVESIN U. S, Reports Show Heavy Toll in Nine Weeks From 65 Cities. Bn I’lliU 'l Press WASHINGTON, Jan. s.—The influenza epidemic now in its ninth week has taken more than 12,000 lives in 65 principal cities reports to the United States census bureau showed today,. Weekly reports have shown a steady rise in influenza and pneumonia deaths since Nov. 3. The latest report, for the week ending Dec. 29. showed 2,957 deaths from both diseases. 800,000 Estimated 111 Additional deaths are expected before the epidemic has passed as United States public health service officials estimate more than 800,000 persons now are ill of “flu.” Cases listed in official reports to the service total only 160,000 for the week ending Dec. 29. but this is said to be but a small fraction of the actual cases. Latest reports to the health service indicate a decline in the number of new cases developing, but several populous states including Virginia, New York and Pennsylvania, have not reported. The report for the week previous was Increased by an estimated 40,000 cases in Virginia. Preparations for the national influenza conference to be held by the health service hei’e Jan. 10 were being pushed today under direction of W. R. Draper. A complete program for the gathering to be attended by foremost scientists and public health officials is being outlined by Dr. Draper. Advice to Be Codified Foremost of the subjects to be considered by the conference, Dr. Draper explained, will be the codifying of all advice given the public during an influenza epidemic. This data when compiled and systematized will be published in pamphlet form. Even though too late for material aid in the present epidemic it will prove invaluable in any future outbreaks, lie added. “We expect to have some of the best scientific minds in the United States to help us map out a thorough program of influenza research and prevention,” Dr. Draper said. Full resources of the health service, he said, are being mobilized to do all possible toward ending the influenza menace. WILL CASE RULING NEAR Decision Due Today in Meredith Hearing at Petersburg. Bn United Press PETERSBURG, Ind., Jan. 5. Testimony in a case involving the will of William R. Meredith, wealthy Washington banker, has been finished and Special Judge Herdis Clements, will make a decision today. , More than seventy first and sec--ond cousins .on the mother’s side have established relation to the banker, while nearly twenty-five proved their kin on the father’s side. Some forty cousins who live In and near Terre Haute were ruled against when they failed to establish their relation. Arkansas residents who contend they are half cousins, still are making a stubborn fight to prove the relation. They contend that a half cousin is as close as a second cousin and should be included in the will which gives more than $1,000,000 to first and second cousins. ATTACK ENDS PAROLE Writer of Bad Check Returned to Prison After Seizing Lttle Girl. Bn Tinted Prt RICHMOND, Ind., Jan. s.—John A. Reinholtz, Connerkville, arrested here after an attack on a 9-year-old Cambridge City school girl, has been returned to the state prison at Michigan City, from which local officers said he was paroled. Reinholtz was sentenced to prison from Vanderburgh county in 1927 on charges of issuing fraudulent checks and was paroled one year later. Grocery Is Looted Thieves who forced their way into the Bennett Brothers grocery at 4314 East, New York street Friday night, carried away merchandise valued at $125. Included in the loot were butcher knives, -lard and a set of scales. p Fire Causes Damage in Store Downtown fire apparatus was summoned Friday night to extinguish a minor fire in the elevator shaft of the Colonial furniture store. Damage was slight. Insulation was worn off an electric wire. Gotham Likes Water, Too NEW YORK. Jan. s.—The city of New Y'ork uses 880.000.000 gallons of water daily, according to records of the water department Yet the city's thirst' is great enough to support speakeasies.

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Three lives—maybe five—are to be exacted by the state of Missouri for the life of Policeman J. H. Smith of Kansas City, slain by bank robbers in a $20,000 holdup during the Republican national convention there last June. Above are three of the bandits already sentenced to hang and fourth accused man who is awaiting trial: (1) Carl Nasello, (2) John Messino. (3) Tony Mangiariacino (sentenced to death) and (4) Tony Bonello (awaiting trial). Police say they wil convict Bonello and another man who is being sought. SEVEN-STATE PARLEY ARRANGED ON DAM Boulder Project to Be Subject of Conference March 16-19. Bn Times Special WASHINGTON, Jan. s.—The first seven-state conference, composed of representatives of the states in the Colorado river basin to be called more the passage and signing of the Boulder dam bill will take place under reclamation department auspices in Denver, from March 16 to 19. The meeting is being called by Secretary West of the interior department and Dr. Elwood Mead, commissioner of reclamation. Its purpose will be to consider ways and means of utilizing the impounded waters of the Colorado river. It will follow immediately after a biennial conference of reclamation departmenGexecutives, project managers and engineers in Denver. The latter city is engineering headquarters of the service and will constitute the laboratory and workshop for the preparatory work on the Boulder dam. Day Dreaming, Lands in River Bit United Pzess NEW YORK, Jan. s.—Joseph Cheatis, 34, told police after they had rescued him from the East river that he had been “day dreaming” and “just naturally wandered into the river.” QUICK RELIEF FROM CONSTIPATION That Is the joyful cry of thousands since Dr. Edwards produced Olive Tablets, the substitute for calomel. Dr. Edwards, a practicing physician for 20 years and calomel’s old-time enemy, discovered the formu’a for Olive Tablets while treating patients for chronic constipation and torp'd livers. Olive Tablets do not contain calomel, just a healing, soothing vegetable laxative mixed with olive oil. No griping Is the “keynote” of these little sugar-coated, olive-colored tablets. They cause the bowels and liver to act. normally. They never force them to unnatural action. If you have a “dark broiyi mouth”— bad breath—a dull, tired reeling—sick headache torpid liver constipation, you’ll find quick, sure and pleasant results from one or two of Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets at bedtime. Thousands take them every night to keep right. Try them, loc, 30c, COe. — Advertisement.

THREE MERGERS HOLD STAGE OF WBUSINESS’ Van Sweringens to Carry Fight to Interstate Commerce Commission. Hit United Press NEW YORK, Jan. s.—Three merger moves two of which virtually have been consummated —engaged attention of financial experts here today. The report that the Van Sweringen interests and the Baltimore & Ohio railroad would carry their fight to merge several eastern railroads to the interstate commerce commission indicated, experts said, that the cause of railway consolidation might be advanced by years. Victor R. C. A. Merge Meantime directors of 'the Radio Corporation of America and of the Victor Talking Machine Company ol Camden, N. J., approved terms of a merger between the two organizations. The combined securities of Victor and R. C. A. have a market value of $626,540,000 on the New York stock exchange. At the same time, the directors of the Radio corporation approved a five-for-one split-up of their common stock and the issuance of anew series. Merger ot R. C. A. and Victor will involve the following subsidiaries of the latter concern: The Gramaphone Company, Ltd., of England; the Victory Talking Ma J chine Company of Canada, Ltd., and the Victor Talking Machine Company of Japan, Ltd. The third projected merger was that of the Gorham Company and Black, Starr & Frost, two of the most exclusive jewelry stores on Fifth avenue. Gorham Company is the retail establishment of the Gorham Manufacturing Company, silversmiths. Break With Pennsy Rumors that the Van Sweringen interests and the Baltimore and Ohlt) would appeal their case to the interstate_ commerce commission was regarded as marking an open break between the two lines and the Pennsylvania railroad, which long has opposed the Van Sweringen consolidation plans. Permission to acquire, though not consolidate, several roads which they believe should be aligned v/ith the two systems is the point the Van Sweringens and the B & O are expected to place before the commission. The roads reported involved in the Van Sweringen-B <fc O plans include the Pere Marquette. Chesapeake & Ohio, the Erie, Hocking Valley, Virginia. Reading, Central of New Jersey, Wabash, Ann Arbor and others.

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CLAMP ON 80S LINE Company May Be Barred From State Highways. Acting on an opinion from the office of the attorney-general, public service commissioners believe that they have the power to force interstate bus lines off Indiana roads “for cause,” and today are preparing to cite Pony Express Line officials to appear and show why such action should not be taken against them. The line, whose headquarters are in Detroit, was shown by investigation of an accident at Elkhart, Dec. 23, to have permitted bus drivers to work three days without leaving the machine. One man was killed and thirteen, passengers injured in the accident. Decision to carry the matter through was reached at the weekly conference of the commission Friday afternoon. Secretary Fred I. King was instructed by Ellis to have the officials appear before Jan. 15. Named on Realty Board Word of the appointment of W. -E. Doud, realtor, of Ft. Wayne, as an executive councillor for the mortgage and finance division of the National Association of Real Estate Boards, has been received at the office of the Indianapolis Real Estate Board, according to Donald E. Rider, executive secretary.

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SINCLAIR CASE PUSHED CLOSER TO CONCLUSION Supreme Court Will Pass on Al! Questions at One Time. Bn Times Special WASHINGTON, Jan. 5. The Sinclair contempt case, threatened with a year or more of legal delay, has been brought definitely nearer conclusion by action just taken by the United States supreme court. The court, on motion of Government Attorneys Roberts and Pomerene, has announced It will call on the District of Columbia court of appeals for the entire record in the Sinclair contempt case, and will pass on all questions involved In it at one time. Previously the supreme court had set Monday for arguments on five questions on which the appellate court had asked instructions, before giving its decision on Sinclair's appeal from conviction and jail sentence. Pomerene and Roberts convinced the supreme court that these five questions did not cover all points raised by Sinclair’s attorneys in making their appeal. Even after the five questions had been answered and the appellate court had handed down its decision, Sinclair’s counsel might have taken anew appeal, raising these additional points. This would have made it necessary for the higher court to review the case once more. By considering the whole matter how, the supreme court precludes any further recourse to it, and its instructions to the appellate court, which probably will be given this spring, will, in effect, end the case. Arguments now are set for Feb. 18, to give the defense additional time to prepare for the widened scope of the case. It soon will be three years since Sinclair was found guilty of contempt of the senate by a District of Columbia jury. He was given a three-months jail sentence and a SSOO fine. NAME BURNED IN ARM Little Girl Falls Against Hot Stove With Raised Lettering 3// Times Special FARMERSVILLE, Ind., Jan. 5. Marjorie E. Kester, 4, probably will go through life with the name “E. Emrich” on one of her arms. The name was on a heating stove in raised letters and the little gill fell against it while at play. Her arm was severely burned. The letters of “E. Emrich” are in the wound. They are perfectly formed, even the period showing plainly.