Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 225, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 February 1929 — Page 3

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QUARREL OVER BIG DRY PURSE IN DEADLOCK Congressional Leaders Decide to Forget Issue for a While. SENATE Consider* war department appropriation bill. Atnicaltnre committee conaiders calendar bill*. HOUSE Consider* nary appropriation bill. Considers senate amendments to cruiser bill. Wars and means committee bolds bearing on tariff revision. Military affairs committee bolds hearing on Muscle Shoals. BY PAUL R. MALLON United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Feb 7. The congressional quarrel over the proposed $24,000,000 prohibition increase became so involved today the leaders just decided to forget about it for a while. With the house and senate conferees deadlocked over the proposal the house strongly against the amendment and the senate favoring it, all offers of compromise have been turned down and threats are being made that the whole program of the government supply bills may be jeopardized. Chairman Warren of the senate conferees will not call another meeting until there is something to discuss. He thinks it useless now to carry out his first plan of reporting back to the senate for new instructions which might open the way for a compromise. Plan Is Thwarted His plan was thwarted by the threats of Senator Harris, Democratic author of the amendment, who served notice he would fight to make the senate conferees stand by 4he increase. The house conferees do not want to report back to the house and seek a straight vote on the amendment. They fear political influence would be used to make them change their position. Publicly they say the house already had voted five times to instruct them to oppose the amendment and they see no reason for another vote. Leaders thought they might abandon the deficiency bill entirely because of the dispute, although the measure carries millions of necessary funds for other government departments. The cruiser bill was to be brought up in the house this afternoon for ratification of senate amendments. Hope to Avoid Debate Leaders hope to avoid extensive debate in order that the bill may go to the White House before the end of the week for the President’s signature. The naval appropriations bill was the unfinished business of the house. Further debate was expected In the senate as a result of adoption late Wednesday of the McKellar resolution holding up the shipping board sale of the government’s North Atlantic passenger fleet to D. W. Chapman. New' York broker. Senator McKellar (Dem., Tenn.) charged the board was preparing to accept Chapman's $32,000,000 bid this morning. The investigation of the bid by the senate commerce committee, as called for In the resolution, will be undertaken as soon as possible, Chairman Jones of the committee announced. DEATH INFORMER FREE Farmer Admits He Knows Nothing About Sullivan Bank Tragedy. Bn United Press SULLIVAN. Tnd.. Feb. 7.—Will Hodges, 35, farmer, who was arrested after admitting writing a letter to Benjamin Harrison, president of the Peoples National bank here that he could name the person who killed Edgar D. Maple, vice-presi-dent of the bank, has been released. He promised in the letter to name the slayer if $2,500 was placed in a mail box near Hutton, Ind. Following questioning by Charles Bridges, state policeman, and Jesse Bedwell, prosecutor, the farmer admitted he knew nothing of the case and -was only trying to exort money from the bank. Maple was found dead on the floor of the bank several weeks ago under mysterious circumstances. Flu Attacks Duchess of York By United Press ..LONDON. Feb. 7.—The duchess of York, wife of King George’s second son. was suffering from a slight attack of influenza today. All public engagements the duchess had for the afternoon were cancelled. Abandon Foch Bulletins By United Press PARIS, Feb. 7.—ln view' of his improved condition, no further bulletins will be issued on the condition of Marshal Ferdinand Foch, three of his physicians announced after a consultation today.

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The romance of New York society’s' “golden girl,’’ Mrs. Muriel j Vanderbilt Church (above), with Frederic Church Jr., former Harvard football star, will end in the divorce courts. Mrs. Church, heiress to a large share of the Vanderbilt fortune, is about to sue her husband on the grounds of nonsupport. Their wedding in 1925 was the gala social event of the year. HITS FUNDS SPENT ‘Money for Bull Exhibits, Not Hospitals,’ He Says. Hoosiers spend $1,000,000 annually to exhibit bulls at the state fairground, but the legislature will refuse $300,000 for a hospital for the mentally ill, Senator C. Oliver Holmes, Gary, told the state senate today, just before his psychiatric hospital bill went down to defeat. Last session the bill passed the senate, but was killed in the house. Today is mustered but thirteen favorable votes, with thirty-six against it. “Indiana is backward and archiac in caring for those who are sick mentally,” Holmes asserted in opening his campaign for passage of the bill which was on third reading. It had received a favorable report from the finance committee. The bill required $300,000 for a hospital for mental diseases to be added to the Indiana * university group of hospital buildings here. Holmes pointed out that the present system, people must be insane and be sentenced by a court before they can get institutional care. SCOUT WINS HONOR William McEw r en Is Awarded Harmon Scholarship. The Harmon Foundation scholarship was given to William McEwen, Eagle Scout of troop No. 3, today at the anniversary meeting of the board of directors of the Indianapolis Boy Scout council at the Chamber of Commerce. Other guests of honor were Scout McEwen’s father, Peter McEwen; H. F. Osier, Troop No. 3 scoutmaster; and the Rev. George W. Allison, pastor of the Irvington Presbyterian church, scout headquarters. Train Kills Motorist ANDERSON, Ind., Feb. 7.—Leo A. Buck. 26, salesman for a Rochester (N. Y.) firm, was killed near here when the automobile he was driving was struck by a Pennsylvania train.

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‘BEER’ BANDITS RECEIVE STIFF JAIL SENTENCE Four Youthful Hi-Jackers Will Serve Up to Ten Years. Four youthful “beer bandits” today w r ere sentenced to long terms in the Indiana state reformatory by Criminal Judge James A. Collins. The quartet was convicted of assault with intent to rob after they had made statements to police officers revealing that they hi-jacked Mrs. Nancy Griffith in her home at 1210 Beecher street and taken fourteen quarts of beer Jan. 14. Their raid on the Griffith home followed a similar intrusion in which they obtained a quantity of whisky from an Illinois street apartment, one of the youths confessed. Sent to Reformatory Those sentenced were Harry Budnick, 17, of 937 South Illinois street; Norbert F. O’Leary, 19, of 732 South Missouri street, one to ten years in the reformatory; and John F. Coyle, 23, of 376 Prospect street, and Hudson Bickford, 21, of 340 Prospect street, who were given sentences of two to ten years each. Judge Collins, in sentencing the youths, characterized them as being “gunmen who have Jesse James and the Ford brothers backed off the boards.” The boys, in their defense testimony, admitted making the statements to police that were presented to the prosecutor, but denied, “raiding” Mrs. Griffith's home at the point of guns. Tells of Raid Mrs. Griffith testified that soon after 11 p. m. Jan. 14 two of the youths, whom she identified as Coyle and Budnick, rapped on the door of her apartment and said they were friends of hers. “They tol:i me that they were friends and they wanted to get some beer,” she testified. “I told them I didn’t have any beer and they asked for whisky, I told, them I had none, and that it was too late to be coming to a person’s house. Budnick put a gun on me and pushed me inside the door.” She testified that the youths, with a fifth man, ransacked her home and then demanded $3 with which to buy gasoline, which she gave them. On cross-examination the woman said she used the alias, Roy, but denied she was in the “beer business.” Judge Collins directed that Mrs. Griffith be held under bond for federal authorities or the grand jury on a charge of possession of liquor. KIWANIS SECRETARY IS SPEAKER AT LUNCHEON International Officer Guest of Local Club. Fred C. Parker of Chicago, secretary of Kiwanis International, spoke at the Wednesday noon luncheon of the local Kiwanis Club in the Riley room of the Claypool. He also was the guest of honor at a breakfast Wednesday at the Columbia Club. Eli Schloss, president, responded to Parker’s luncheon talk. Harry E. Yockey, past president, arranged the breakfast, and Schloss presided. Other breakfast guests were Julian Wetzel, O. C. Herdich, secretary; James E. Fischer, Cecil Crabb, Robert H. Lieber, Dr. E. E. Boyles, Samuel Ashby, Arthur Webber, Walter T. White, M. I. Miller, Alfred P. Conklin and John Early, Kiwanis I lieutenant-governor for Indiana, of Greei ifield.

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SLATE TWO SPEAKERS Bishop Edgar Blake will speak tonight and Attorney-General James M. Ogden will speak Friday night at meetings of the seventh annual winter institute of the Indianapolis district of the Epworth League, being held at the Central Avenue M. E. church. Dr. O. W. Fifer, Indianapolis, superintendent of the Methoodist Episcopal church, was the speaker Wednesday night.

ANNOUNCES BAR APPOINTMENTS Foley Names Committees for 1928. Michael E. Foley, Indianapolis Bar Association president, today announced appointment of committees for 1929. Foley, who recently was elected president, is Indianapolis Street Railway Company attorney, a trustee of Indiana state prison and a city park board member. Other officers are: Russell Willson and Sidney S. Miller, vicepresidents; John W. Kern, secretary, and Donald S. Morris, treasurer. Willson, Theodore Locke, Morris, Kern, Miller, Earl Cox, John K. Ruckelshaus, B. H. Caughran, H. B. Pike, Harvey Grabill, Austin V. Clifford, Robert D. Coleman and Robert A. Adams, compose the board of managers. Michael E. Foley, John W. Kern, Donald S. Morris, Sidney S. Miller and Earl Cox arq on the executive committee. Other committee chairmen: William A. Pickens, amendment of laws; Thomas A. Daily, library; Hubert S. Hickam, grievances; John K. Ruckelshaus, admissions; Louis B. Ewbank, admission to Marion county bar; Earl R. Conder, judiciary; Fae W. Patrick, legal education; Othniel Hitch, entertainment; C. Severip Buschmann, legal ethics. Elmer W. Stout, advisory; Carl Wilde, -auditing; Ralph M. Spann, house; Asa R. Smith, employment; Emsley W. Johnson, memorial meetings; Clarence W. Nichols, to prosecute disbarment proceedings; Edward V. Fitzpatrick, inter-asso-ciation conferences; Leo M. Rappaport, legal aid; Fred C. Gause, American citizenship.

EIGHT PLATES STOLEN Depredations of License Thieves Is Mystery. Climaxing a series of automobile license thefts which began when the 1929 markers first appeared, bandits and hi-jackers stole eight plates Wednesday night, it was reported to police. The thefts, which have averaged approximately two a day since the first of the year, are causing police and motorists much confusion, and 4iave seriously inconvenienced drivers in the present campaign against the use of 1928 plates. Those who reported missing licenses* were George L. Brown, Seventeeth and Alabama streets; T. H. Craig, 4024 Byram avenue; C. C. Rathz, 409 East Minnesota street; Jesse Burch, R. R. 4; Frank Gossa, 916 Prospect street; Carolyn Brown, 447 North Tacoma avenue; the Virginia Auto Wrecking and Tire Company, and the Capitol City Auto Parts and Tire Company,

Last of Free Classes to Be Conducted Tonight at Indiana Roof. The “Camel Glide,” from all indications, will introduce anew epoch in dancing. Such was the opinion of Tom Devine today, after seeing the manner in which the new dance has been received here and at other ballrooms in this section of the country. Devine manager of the Indian Roof And for the last week has been cooperating with The Times in introducing the new steps to dancers of Indianapolis. A clipping of this story will provide admission for one to the free instruction class which is to be held at the Roof for the last time tonight between 7:30 and 8:30. By “new epoch,” Devine explained that he believes the cycle has turned to that point where the popular demand for son i time to come will result in smooth and graceful dancing, instead of the hectic body contortions which have been characteristic of “jazz creations” during the last few years. Since introduction of the “Camel Glide” here a week ago, ballroom operators in several other large cities have advised Devine that it “is just what we need to satisfy the dancers.” They all agree that the demand for anew and slower dance is the result of motion picture theme songs, which almost without exception are “slow and sweet.” Synchronization has made it possible for these tunes to be played thousands of times within a short period and they, as a result, become popular quickly. The next move is their appearance in the ballroom and the demand for anew dance follows. Pupils can learn the glide in two lessons. They also will have a chance to enter the contest which will be held at the ballroom tonight at 10:30. Valuable prizes donated by Indianapolis merchants. Two beautiful Bulova wrist watches have beeft given by Rogers & Cos., jewelers, 5 North Illinois street. The William H. Block Company has set aside some useful prize for both men and girls. An exquisite hand embroidered shawl has been donated by the Circle Linen shop, and three pairs of Jacqueline Mode shoes by the Morrison Company, Inc., 26 West Washington street. STRAUSS LNNER HELD Aviation Information Service Features Banquet. The aviation imormation service to be inaugurated by L. Strauss & Cos. Feb. 25 was featured at the seventeenth annual banquet of the store’s Co-operative Associative Association Wednesday night at the Athenaeum. More than 300 members attended. Bonus checks were issued following the banquet, the dividend being the latest in the company’s history. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. Leo M. Rappaport, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gardner. Mr. and Mrs. Jess Mossier and John M. Connolly. Cincinnati

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4, ACCUSED OF WINNING STOLEN MONET FINED Men Linked in Bank Teller Case Will Appeal Sentences. Four men, charged with winning in craps games $1,900 which Grant Hart, 22, clearing house teller, stole from the Union Trust Company, are at liberty *under bond today pending appeal to criminal court of sentences they received from Municipal Judge Paul C. Wetter Wednesday afternoon. Charles E. Burke, 23, who said he was the proprietor of the Office poolroom, 111 West Maryland street, where Hart said he lost $1,815, was fined SIOO and sentenced to ninety days at the Indiana state farm on keeping a gambling house charge and fined $25 and sentenced to thirty days on a gaming charge. Fined and Jailed Charles G. Duckworth, 32,*and Richard Poland, 34, each were fined $25 and sentenced to thirty days oa. both gambling and visiting a gambling house charges. Thomas Dillon, previously known to police as the operator of the poolroom, signed appeal bonds for the three. The three denied ever having seen Hart. Clarence Flick, operator of a poolroom at 1021 Virginia avenue, where Hart said he lost SBS, was fined SIOO and sentenced to thirty days on a charge of keeping a gambling house and fined $25 and sentenced to thirty days on a gambling charge. His appeal bond was signed by his attorney, Ira M. Holmes. Flick denied Hart ever had gambled in his poolroom. Scored i>y Judge Judge Wetter scored the prosecutors for not also charging Poland and Duckworth with keeping a gambling house when Hart testified they sometime., operated dice games at the Office poolroom. Deputy Prosecutor Floyd Mannon replied, “Why don’t detectives give us more information on the case?” Detectives answered back they had given all the information they had. Hart waived preliminary examination on the embezzlement charge against him and was bound over to the grand jury. Judge Wetter at first objected to setting Hart’s bond as low as SSOO, but later set it at that figure when an attorney from the bank failed to object. Hart also was freed on bend signed by a professional bondsman. WINTERKILLS SCORES Bitter Cold Continues to Take Europe, Asia Toil. Bu United Press LONDON, Feb. 7.—Bitter cold and storms continued to take toll of life in Europe and Asia today. Eighty-six persons were known to have died and it was feared other deaths would be reported from outlying districts where communications have been disrupted.

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If Walter J. Kohler, Wisconsin’s new Governor, is removed from office on chargee dt excessive campaign expenditures which have been filed against him, Lieutenant Governor Henry A. Huber (above), physical “double” and former political ally of the late Senator Robert M. La Follette Sr., will automatically take the office. Huber, long a Progressive leader in Wisconsin, is now serving his third term as lieutenant governor. FLIERS OPEN AIR SHOW Hawks and Grubb Officiate at New York Exhibition. By United Press NEW YORK, Feb. 7.—Captain Frank M. Hawks and Oscar'Grub):, holders of the non-stop trans-con-tinental flight record opened the New York aviation show in Grand Cantral palace Wednesday witn 10,000 persons in attendance. Hawks’ plane, "the Western Express,” was on exhibition. Chicago to Receive Cheap Fish By United Press MONTREAL, Feb. 7.—A promise that Chicagoans would be able to buy Canadian whitefish at 15 cents a pound was made today by W. J. Madden of Calgary. Madden said he would catch the fish at Great Slave lake and ship them in carload lots to Chicago. ,

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NORTHCOTTIN PLEA TO JURY TOSAVE LIFE Murder Ranch Owner Says He Will ‘Talk All Day’ in Argument. By United Press RIVERSIDE, Cal., Feb. 7.—Gordon Stewart Northcott was prepared to “talk all day” today in a last desperate plea to save himself from the gallows for the murde-' of three California boys. The 22-year-old Canadian youth was expected to make a categorical denial of state charges that his Wineville chicken ranch was turned into a “murder farm” where he killed his victims with an ax. He set unmoved in court Wednesday while Loyal Kelley, special prosecutor, characterized him as the “most fiendish slayer ever to be brought before a bar ol’ justice.” Northcott only scribbled hurriedly in compiling notes to use In his final argument. The defendant-attorney probably will talk for three hours and then be followed by Earle Redwine, deputy district attorney, who will make the closing argument for the prosecution. The case probably will reach the jury late today. SELL PLANES ‘sl DOWN' Installment Plan Method of Buying Ships Is Started. By United Press NEW YORK, Feb. 7.—Airplanes soon will be bought on the installment plan. The Aviation Credit Corporation has been formed here, and is believed to be the first concern organized solely for the financing of airplane sales. It will seek particularly to aid youthful pilots and small, but firmly established, air lines.

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