Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 247, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 March 1929 — Page 8
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USE OF CLUB ON PRESS CHARGED TO POWER CZAR Mobile Newspaper Owner Makes Accusation to Senate Probers. BY RUTH FINNEY, Times Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, March s.—The power industry is meeting revelations of the federal trade commission with new determination to control sources of information and propaganda, according to evidence just laid before United States senate investigators. The story of how the Alabama Power Company has moved within the last few weeks to .mother an independent newspaper in Mobile has been brought to the attention of Senator George W. Norris. Recently the federal trade commission learned that Leon C. Bradley, former propagandist for the Aiabama Power Company, had told his employers that he could have editorial matter inserted in certain Alabama newspapers without leaving his office, that he had had sev-enty-five different articles reprinted in one paper within a year; but that he could not get his propaganda into the four Thompson papers in Alabama, one of which is in Mobile. Publisher Bares Methods What happened after this testimony was made public is told in a letter written by Frederick I. Thompson, publisher of these four papers and former member of the United States shipping board. Thompson wrote the letter because he believes the matter to be of broad national concern. It was put into the Congressional Record by Norris. Thompson said. “Immediately following the development before the trade commission, Logan Martin, brother of Thomas Martin, president of the Alabama Power Company, and Thomas Martin himself, working through Thomas M. Stevens, an attorney of Mobile who does legal work for them, and D. P. Bestor. a director of the powder company and president of the First Natioal Bank of M- bile, with T. K. Jackson, vice-president of the Alabama Power Company, proceeded to organize to publish a newspaper in Mobile. “Mr. Bestor, in addition to being a director in the power company and president of the First National Bank, is recognized as one of the large stockholders in the Merchants’ National Bank, and these two banks practically control the only remaining financial institution in Mobile. Declares Club Was Used
“These bankers had initial meetings with R. B. Chandler of Birmingham, who is known to represent the interest of Martins. Following this organization to proceed with plans for launching the new newspaper, these bankers sent for and called on various merchants in Mobile to whom they advanced in season the current accommodations accorded merchants by banks. ‘•lt is of specific information that they forced, to what extent of threat I do not know, certain merchants against their will to agree to advertise in the paper yet unborn, at an advertising rate higher than that of the established papers. “I am not interested in the competition that thus would be promoted. But it is obviously a fact that the issue raised is one of broad national concern. “It is understandable how In some smaller fields, or even fields larger than Mobile, where there was a publisher who sought honestly and in best judgment to run an independent newspaper and serve the public rather than a private interest, that he might be subjected by threat of competition because he would not be financially strong enough to resist it.” MORTGAGE BILL WOULD REDUCE COUNTY TAXES Draft Now in Senate Aims to Increase Exemptions, If the bill now pending in the Indiana senate, providing for increase of the maximum exemption rate on property from SI,OOO to $1,300 is passed, several thousands of dollars probably will cut from Marion county’s annual assessment, Frank Brattain, center township assessor, said today. The present mortgage exemption law provides a pro rated basis with the SI,OOO maximum being reached on mortgages of $2,000 or more. The SI,OOO soldiers’ exemption, which is given to former service men and their widows, is showing a decline, according to Brattain’s figures. This exemption applies only to those receiving pensions. In 1927 there were 250 such exemptions granted, while last year the number dropped to 211. MADE LEAGUE MEMBER Mrs, J. D. Hess Is Honored by Brookside Group. Mrs. J. D. Hoss, park board member, was honored with life membership in Brookside Civic League at a meeting of directors Monday night at Brookside Community House. The membership was given in recognition of Mrs. Hoss’ services tc the community. More than 500 persons attended a minstrel show given under direction of Mrs. Ruth Ann Kersting. givelnsurance report $21,000 Is Paid to Teacher Under Group Plan. Miss Minnie Cassady, committee chairman made a report Monday on the group health and accident insurance plan for public school teachers before a meeting of directors of the Grade Teachers Association at the Chamber of Commerce. In the five year the plan has been in effect, more than $21,000 has been paid to teachers, she said.
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Two Vitaphone acts will be broadcast at 9 o'clock tonight from the Apollo theater over Station WKBF. They are Jay C. Flippen, musical comedy star, in a melange of songs and stories, and “The Author,’’ a hilarious sketch based on incidents that occur during the daily routine of life around a motion picture studio. a a an tt o A modern-Russia program by Genia Fonariova, mezzo-soprano, and a concert orchestra under the direction of Cesare Sodero will 1 e broadcast over the NBC system Tuesday night at 7 o’clock. u tt tt u a Songs not yet published will be broadcast by Wendell Hall in the Wrigley program with Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians over the Columbia system Tuesday night at 10 o’clock The complete vaudeville show must have a trained seal. So Ray Huling’s seal will be featured in the seventh Radio-Keith-Orpheum hour to be broadcast over the NBC system at 10 o’clock Tuesday night.
HIGH SPOTS OF TUESDAY NIGHT’S PROGRAM B:3O—WJZ and NBC Network—Minstrels, with A1 Bernard and Percy Hemus. B:OO—WEAF and NBC Network—Dramatization of Gallahagos shipwreck, with ‘Red’ Christiansen. 8:00—WABC and CBS Network—Paul Whiteman's orchestra in request program. 9.OO—WABC and GBS Network—Voice of Columbia, variety program with orchestra. 10:00—WEAF and NBC Network—Vaudeville hour with noted entertainers.
The high spot of a varied organ recital by Lew White is reached in the beautiful andante from Tschaikowsky’s “Symphony Nc. 5,” during the broadcast through the NBC system Tueseday night. This number is in the form of a romance, played first by the solo horn, then passing to the cello and later to the other strings, in the orchestra score. The recital will be heard at 9 o’clock. tt tt tt a a Irving Kaufman, barytone, has selected “When Summer Is Gone” for one of the solos which he sings during the program of vocal and instrumental numbers to be broadcast by the Michelin Men through the NBC system Tuesday night at 7:30. tt tt u u tt Famous waltz themes will be the main feature cf the Old GoldPaul Whiteman hour over the Columbia broadcasting system Tuesday night at 8 o’clock. ' an >t The Dutch Masters minstrels, presenting Percy Hemus and A1 Bernard, will be heard through the NBC system in another program of songs from the golden age of the wandering black-face troupe Tuesday night at 8:30 o’clock. Frederic William Wile, political authority, will begin a weekly series of political talks over the Columbia system Tuesday night at 7 o'clock. a tt a u The awesome beauty of a storm at sea is vividly described in “The Tempest” by the Savannah Liners’ orchestra under Harold Sanford during a program over the NBC system Tuesday night at 5:30 o’clock. a tt a tt tt A large group of soloists will be heard in the “Voice of Columbia” over the Columbia system Tuesday night at 9 o’clock. a a tt The unique ensemble of contralto voices known as “The Four Contraltones” will broadcast over the NBC system Tuesday night at 9:30. tt a it tt tt tt One of Willard Robison’s character songs will be sung by the Rollickers male quartet during the Pro-Phy-Lac-Tic program over the NBC system Tuesday night at 7:30 o’clock. Sentimental songs will have a prominent place in the StrojnbergCarlson program over the NBC system Tuesday night at 7:30 o’clock. a tt tt a tt tt Lannie Ross will be featured in vocal solos as-the star of the FreedEisemann orchestra’s coast-to-coast program through the NBC Tuesday night at 9:3u o’clock.
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WEDNESDAY A. M. 9:OO—NBC System (WJZ, 760)—Dr. Copeland hour. NBC System (WEAF, 660)—National Home hour. _ Columbia Network—lda Bailey Allen. 10:00—NBC System (WJZ, 760)—Cooking school. 10:15—NBC .System (WEAF. 660)—Household institute. 12:00—NBC System( Central)—Farm and Home hour. P M. 12 55—WMAQ (670), Chicago—Association Commerce program. 2:OO—NBC System (WJZ. 7601—U. S. Naw band to WLW. WRC, WREN. WBZ. 2:3O—WGN (720), Chicago—Mandolin trio. 3:OO—NBC System (WEAF. 660)—Pacific Vagabonds to WRC, WHO, WOW WLW (700). Cincinnati—Musical Meanderings. 3:3O—WLS (870), Chicago—Strolling Guitarists.
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MODEST START IS BOASTED BY THEATER KING William Fox Began With Movie to Seat 146, but No One Bought Tickets. BY L. S. CAMERON L'nited Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, March 6—Almost a score of years ago a young fellow by name of William Fox opened a $5,000 theater in Brooklyn, one with a seating capacity of 146, and had great success except no one bought any tickets. Today that same William Fox has confirmed that Fox Theaters have
purchased a controlling interest of stock in Loew’s, Inc., making Fox one of the greatest of the present day motion picture theater operators. Fox theaters now number about sixty - five while Loew’s, Inc., operate between 175 and 200. Fox also has announced plans for acquisition of a number of other new houses. In addition, Fox owns Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer, one of the leading film producing companies in the country.
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William Fox likes to recount the growth of the company which bears his name and. seated in his palatial up-town office, looking down on New York’s busy theater district, he told of his early adventures and traced up to the present purchase of Loew’s stock. Seated beside him were Winfield Sheehan, the former newspaper man who is now the executive vice-president of Fox and claimed by many to be the rejuvenator for that company, and Nicholas Schenck, president of Loew’s and a brother of Joseph Schenck head of the United Artists. Fox liked to remember that early start in Brooklyn. How the piano player was beating on the piano, 500 feet of film was run through the machine, lights were darkened and then: “But when it came to selling tickets there was nothing doing. We didn’t sell a ticket. O course I was very much interested in that .because I had my all tied up in that theater.” A cowboy, who had been with Barnum and Bailey, offered to stage a novelty of coin manipulation and three days later Fox was on lois road to success and police reserves had to be called in to keep the crowds in line. PLAN FIRST AID WEEK Druggists Sound Call to Fill Medicine Chests. B]i Times Special CHICAGO, March s.—The 1929 “First Aid, Home Remedy Week” starts on St. Patrick’s day, continuing until March 23 and marks the eighth anniversary of the plan dedicated to drugdom by Sterling Products, Inc., in 1922, and immediately sponsored by the National Association of Retail Druggists. Seeing the great advertising and sales possibilities in the plan, the National Wholesale Druggists’ Association has swung behind it with the enthusiastic suggestion that druggists use local newspapers, and provided them with suggestive advertising copy tied to the national slogan, “Fill That Medicine Chest Now!”
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Indiana Legislative Calendar *
.Us on third reading in senate: S. B. 198. HIU. Hodges—Permitting court to comment on evidence. Ayes, 30; noes, 11. S. B. 245. Hartzell—Providing ter election in Nov.. 1930. of judge for AUen superior court 2 Ayes, 26; noes, 17. S. B. 259. Adams—Providing for referendum in 1930 primary on proposed amendments to state constituiton. Ayes. 28; noes. 12. S. B. 267. Clancy—Permitting cities and counties to join in acquisition and maintenance of public parks. Ayes. 37; noes. 3. S. B 296. Sherwood—Permitting councils of fourth-class cities to fix salary of civil engineer at from SI,OOO to $3,000. Ayes. 38; noes. 6. S. B. 300. Durham—Providing that when real estate of a person who dies intestate is sold, clear title shall pass, but that funds received from the sale shall be attachable. Ayes, 40; noes. 0. S. B. 305. Hill—Legalizing acceptance by the state of land given by city of Vincennes for George Rogers Clark memorial. Ayes. 43; noes. 0S. B. 307. Holmes —Placing Lake county officials on salary instead of fee basis. Ayes, 32: noes. 10. S. B. 317. Hoffman—Requiring county treasurers to post bond equal to largest amount of collections In any one day. Ayes. 4''; noes. 1. S. B. 319. Gray—Granting appeal from state tax board decisions to the local superior or circuit court. Ayes, 19; noes. 18; lacked constitutional majority. S. B. 231. Harlan—Permitting the Richmond hospital to sell certain lands and purchase other lands with fund so obtained. Ayes. 44; noes. 0. S. B. 95. Martin—Restricting number of cars in train and regulating number of crew Ayes. 24; noes, 22; lacked constitutional majority. S. B. 137. Hewitt—Providing for creation of county health council and health commission on petition of 15 per cent of residents of county. Ayes, 24; noes, 18; lacked constitutional majority, S. B. 289. Lindley—Placing supervision of state school aid funds with the state board of accounts and removing it from the state superintendent’s office. Ayes, 25; noes, 23; lacked constitutional majority. S. B. 301. Durham —Providing additional bond shall not be required of guardians for sale of ward’s real estate unless court so orders. Ayes, 42; noes, 0. S. B. 316. Brown—Requiring publication in only one paper of notices of drainage proceedings. Ayes. 40; noes. 0. S. B. 322. Moorhead—Amending tax law on refunds to require claims for refund on any city school and township taxes illegally assessed to be filed before treasurer distributes funds. Ayes, 33; noes, 7. S. B. 287. Hoffman—Establishing a thorough fare taxing district in secondclass cities. Ayes. 43; ribes, 0. S. B. 313. Gray—Permitting trustees to deduct amount that would be paid for taxes from municipal waterworks revenues and transfer it to general fund. Ayes, 40: noes, 3. S. B. 279. Gay, Cooper—Relieving treasurer and former treasurer of Pike county from accounting for certain entries in common school fund on fines from the city of Petersburg. Ayes, 43; noes, 0.
Resolutions adopted by senate: S. C. R. 10—Inviting Governor, Lieuten-ant-Governor and Speak of House to attend unveiling of memorial tablet to George Rogers Clark at Fredericksburg, Va.. April 20. 1929. Bills withdrawn in senate: S. B. 19. Sims—Abolishing fee basis and fixing salary of Vigo county clerk at $10,500 a year. S. B. 50. Miller—Clarifying city manager act.* Duplicate of house bill 93. awaiting second reading in senate. S. B. 54. Sims—Establishing scale of salaries for county recorders’ assistants in accordance with population. S. B. 148. Niblack—Clarifying procedure by which subcontractors, material, men and laborers collect claims from public contractor. S. B. 175. Holmes—Prohibiting institutions or persons except banks and trust companies from advertising for or accepting savings deposits or demand deposits. S. B. 277. Walter—Establishing five-year closed season on gray and red foxes. S. B. 278. Walter—Requiring courts to name depository for trust funds instead of permitting administrator to so designate. Indefinitely postponed in senate: S. B. 330. Stonex—Fixing attorney fees in workmen's compensation cases at not below countv bar association schedule. House bills introduced: H. B. 465. Saunders—Authorizing county commissioners to recover from banks, by suit if necessary, funds deposited as "war
chests" and to expend them for charitable purposes. Judiciary A. Bills on third reading in house: H. B. 385. Lafuze forestry levy from one to two mills. Ayes. 74- noes. 9. H. B. 197. Bennett. Bouchard. Worley. Tudor—Chain store tax bill requiring $2 license on every store independently owned and graduating upward to $l5O for each store if forty or more are under single ownership or management. Ayes. 85; noes. 5. H. B. 275. Murden —Regulating load, length, height, width and lighting of trucks on highways. Ayes. 63; noes. 24. S. J. R. 4.— Providing for a referendum on constitutional amendment to permit legislature to levy a state Income tax. Ayes. 64; noes. 23. S. B. 11. Hartzell—lncreasing penalties for burglary, banditry and highway robbery. Ayes. 80; noes. 7. S. B. 244. Strey—Fixing dimension of graves and grave lots. Ayes. 84; noes. 0. H. B. 304. Kottkamp—Requiring student nurses to obtain required educational work before starfing training course. Ayes. 83; noes. 0. S. B. 73. Adams—Authorizing state superintendent of public instruction to declare vacancy where title to office of township trustee Is In dispute, pending adjudication of title. Ayes. 85; noes. 1. H. B. 393. Foster— Permitting manufacture and sale of "built-up'’ milk. Ayes, 64; noes, 25. H. B. 371. Knight—Limiting Jurisdiction of county commissioners to bridge repair jobs costing more than SIOO, instead of SSO. as at present. Passed. Ayes. 91: noes. 0. H. B. 369. Donnell —Providing that 40 per cent of the candidates of either political party may select a watcher at the primary polls. Passed: Ayes, 89: noes. 6. H. B. 192. Scattergood—Providing that September term of De Kalb circuit court open on first Monday in September instead of fourth. Passed: Ayes, 85; noes. 0. H. B. 339— Authorizing cities of between 86,000 and 100.000 population to contract with art Institute for instruction for school teachers and children, amount of payment not to exceed SIO,OOO annually. Passed: Ayes. 82: noes. 3. H. B. 240. Gerding—Companion bill to 339. authorizing council to appropriate money to pay for art Instruction. Passed: Ayes. 80; noes. 0. H. B. 291. Street-McGrtff —Placing appellate jurisdiction for misdemeanors in appellate court until Jan. 1. 1931. Designed to relieve congested supreme court docket. Passed; Ayes. 87; noes. 1. H. B. 169. Gerding—Permitting trustees of Indiana School for Feeble-Minded Youths to deed strip of groud for boulevard. Passed: Ayes. 90; noes. 0. H. B. 414. Harris—Amending 1927 law creating criminal identification bureau to make requirement for chief, five years’ police work, instead of as fingerprint expert. Passed: Ayes, 88; noes, 2. H. B. 141. Gwin and Carter—Appropriating $510,000 to build 200-bed tubercular sanatorium, in southern Indiana. Governor to appoint commission of five to approve site. Passed: Ayes. 82; noes. 7. H. B. 398. Batchelor —Providing for appointment of official reporters of two civil divisions of Marion county municipal court and fixing salary same as circuit and superior court reporters. Passed: Ayes, 79; noes, 5. H. B. 352. Worley—Providing that county commissioners-shall fill vacancy on commission when person qualified for position is unable to tpke office or serve. Passed; Ayes, 87; noes. 0. H. B. 204. Ahlgren—Providing for taxing areas in additions to permit extension of street car line. Applies to Woodmar addition in Lake county. Passed: Ayes. 8-.; noes, 1, House bills withdrawn: H. B. 298. Gwin— Requiring clerk of all courts of general Jurisdiction to list alphabetically all judgments in separate docket. H B. 341. Saunders— Placing names of presidential electors on separate ballot or separate row on voting machinesH. B. 337. Harris— Giving city court judges power to appoint and remove bailiffs and placing bailiff’s salary at same figure as police sergeant. H. B. 326. Ahlgren-r-Fixing fine of $25 to $250 for charging redeemer of property sold for taxes more than sum named in certificate of sale cost of sale, and legal interest. H. B. 327. Noll —Repealing section of flood prevention law which assesses 10 per cent of cost against a designated district. .. _ , H. B. 422. Bennett —Making It a felony for public officials to contract with holding company for construction of buildmgs, unless free and open bidding is permitted. H B 191. Bloom— Requiring release of liens which are invalid or unenforceable through an amendment to the mortgages and liens act.
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H. B. 373. Freeman—Requiring Intangibles be listed for taxation at 25 per cent of their value. H. B. 458. Trowbridge—Authorizing transfer of surplus funds after redemption til three-mile road bonds to township trustee by county auditor. AUTO KILLS FATHER Injures Two Children: Hold Driver on Manslaughter. One man was injured fatally, and three other persons, two of them children of the dead man, were injured seriously Monday night when they were struck by an automobile on Churchman avenue, between Nineteenth and Twentieth avenues, in Beech Grove. The dead man, who died in St. Francis hospital two hours after the accident, was John Windhorst, 40, of 4 South Seventeenth street, Beech Grove. John Windhorst Jr., 12, and Ella Windhorst, 9, his children, both suffered scalp lacerations and severe bruises. J. W. Pettitt. 70. of the same address, also suffered severe head injuries. The four were walking abreast on the road when struck by the car of F. A. Pohl, 136 South Seventeenth avenue, Beech Grove. Pohl. who took the injured to the hospital, was charged with manslaughter.
SCHOOL BIDS ASKED Board to Advertise for Costs on Buildings. Advertising of bids for two new school buildings and two additions, in conformity with an order issued by the state tax board, will be authorized at a meeting of the Indianapolis school board at 4 p. m. today. The tax board Monday ordered the board to proceed to obtain bids on the four grade buildings, estimated to cost $395,000, and also Irvington high school, to cost $600,000, and to submit the bids to the tax board. The grade projects include new buildings at School 81, Nineteenth street and Brookside parkway, and School 82, English and Emerson avenue, and additions at School 15, Michigan street and Beville avenue, and School 49, Morris and Kappes streets. FAILS TO ENTICE GIRL; THREATENS TO SHOOT Masher Follows Child to Her Home; Frightens Guardian. Police today are seeking a young man who attempted to entice a 16-year-old girl into his automobile and threatened to shoot her guardian when he interfered. The girl. Elma Isgrigg, 327 East North street, ran to her home when accosted by the motorist late Monday. Her guardian, Howard DeHart, approached the motorist and was told to “get away from here or I’ll shoot you.” Later the motorist, accompanied by three other men, returned to the DeHaa-t home and called to the girl. DeHart called police. AMUSEMENTS
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ANNUAL RUSH ON INCOME TAX RETURNS NEAR March 15 Is Final Date for Filing; Office Will Be Open Evenings. With less than 10 per cent of Indiana income tax returns filed, employes of the internal revenue office in the federal building today were preparing for the usual rush in the next ten days. But 8.200 returns had been filed by today and it was estimated nearly 85.000 returns would be filed, in person or by mail, between now and March 15, the final date for filing. Returns filed thus far have included 7,900 individual income axpayers and 300 corporations of the individuals. 3.600 have been In the class of $5,000 or over, while $4,300 have been under $5,000. List Who Must File George L. Foote, internal revenue collector, pointed out that all unmarried individuals whose Incomes were $1,500 or more and married persons with an income of $3,500 or more, must file regardless of exemptions. About one-half of the returns filed, he said are non-taxable. Exemption of S4OO for each dependant is provided. Corporation income tax this year has been reduced from 13 Vi per cent to 12 per cent, and exemption for corporations increased from $2,000 to $3,000. Collections last year were more than $27,000,000, but this is expected to be reduced slightly this year by repeal of the automobile tax and other small taxes. Open in Evenings Tables and chairs have been placed in the corridor of the third floor of the federal building to facilitate filing of returns in person. Beginning Monday the income tax office will remain open until 9 p. m. each evening, while on the last day, March 15, the office will remain open until midnight. First returns were made as early as Feb. 15. It was pointed out many persons pay their income tax before March 1 in order to reduce their bank balance before the assessor visits them. Repossessed Furniture May Be Had for Balance Due Leather Duvpno (sold new CIQ C A 3-I’c. Duofold Living Room f Qfl |JA Suite (hold new for $165.00) iPi)J.wV 3-I’lece Cane Back Living Room Suite (hold new for CCQ CA $183.00) Odd Leather Chaim (hold CA new at $39.00) J)00U Rugs, all sizes in good C*P Crt condition pO.3U rp Heating Stoves, good condition with new stove guar- CIQ CA untee ipl J.JU l r p "Plenty of Credit’’ “.Make Your Own Terms’’ IDEAL FURNITURE CO. 141 W. WASH. ST.
AMUSEMENTS e n ,jar Ithe Rnh '' o/ SIX BIG Vaudeville Acts On the Screen MARRIAGE by CONTRACT MOTION IPICTURES ■JM) AND FINAL WEEK “IN OLD ARIZONA” First Movietone ,\ll- - Production VITAPH ONE | .MOVIETONE ACTS I NEWS The Apollo Has the Pictures Nturtlnif Saturday "THE REDEEMING SIN” With Dolores Costello—Conrad Nagel
NOW SHOWING RENEEADOREE “TIDE OF EMPIRE” M-G-M SOUND PICTURE Metro Movie Tone Acts Fox Movie Tone News Lester Huff at the Organ