Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 255, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 March 1929 — Page 3

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AWAIT ACTION BY LESLIE ON 4 MAJOR BILLS Registration and Corporation Codification Measures Up to Governor. Four measures of major importance awaited action by Governor Harry G. Leslie today as twenty-six bills approved Wednesday were filed in the office of the secretary of state to become the law of the state when the acts are published next May. Two of the four have lain on the Governor’s desk several days and were the objects of conferences in the executive chamber Wednesday. They are the permanent registration bill, sponsored by the Indiana League of Women Voters, and the corporation law codification bill drafted by a commission created by the 1927 legislature. The other two important measures awaiting action were the store licensing bill and the armory probe bill. Attorney-General James M. Ogden sent the amury bill to the Governor early today and the chain store bill probably will go to him late this afternoon. He would not disclose what recommendations he is making to Governor Leslie on the measures. Opponents of the jhain store bill hav& questioned its constitutionality. Presentation of the armory probe biil placed responsibility for investigation of the armory building program squarely upon the Governor. Fis approval is expected in view of assurances given senate authors of the bill who removed its SIO,OOO appropriation feature upon the Governor’s promise to defray expenses of the board of accounts in the investigation from his emergency fund. Among measures signed late Wednesday was the drivers’ license bill, requiring licenses of all drivers. The licenses will be obtainable from the secretary of state at a fee of 25 cents. Revocation of license is made easy under the act. Causes include drunken driving, conviction of manslaughter resulting from driving a motor vehicle, perjury in application fir license or for conviction of any crime in which an automobile was used. State motorists’ associations and the state police department backed the bill. Approval was given the Markun kidnaping bill increasing the penalty for kidnaping from two to fourteen years to life imprisonment. Three other measures increasing penalties for crime were signed. One reduces from SIOO to $25 the qualifications of grand larceny and provides sentence of from one to ten years for the offense. Petit larceny is made punishable by sentence of from one to five years and a fine not to exceed SSOO. The third criminal bill provided ten to twenty years and fine of SIOO to SI,OOO for first degree burglary, and for second degree burglary imprisonment of fi'om two to ten years and fine of SSO to SSOO. Third degree burglary is established as anew crime, that of stealing from a field, and is punishable by not more than one year and fine of $25 to S3OO. The Governor also approved the election bill sponsored by the Re-

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Engagement of Miss Diana Rockwood, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George O. Rockwood, 1606 Delaware street, to Prince Erls Tavi-Tchit-cherin of Georgia, Russia, has been broken, dispatches from Paris reported today. The dispatches gave no reason for the breaking up of the international romance. The marriage was to have taken place in Paris May 15.

publican organization giving election commissioners instead of county commissioners the right to name precinct election boards. THREE GIRLS ESCAPE FROM DETENTION HOME Make Their Way Out Early This Morning. Three 16-year-old girls escaped from the detention home early this morning. All were held for juvenile authorities. The girls are Frances Minet, 1338 Reisner street; Jeanette Welch, 45 North Oriental street, and Catherine Smith, 17 East St. Joseph street. According to Miss Susanna Pray, superintendent, the three slept. in the dormitory Wednesday night and were awakened at sa. m. Their absence was noticed at breakfast.

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Mr. and Mrs. Rockwood left Indianapolis for Europe several days ago and their daughter is to accompanyfthem bac*4o this country next week, it is sam. Miss Rockwood has been accupying an apartment in Paris this winter. Last year she was one of the American girls presented in court at London. Her father is president of the Rockford Manufacturing Company, 1801-2001 English avenue.

LESLIE TAKES SLAP AT COLLEGE TEACHERS “Long on Theory But Don’t Go to Polls,” Says Governor. College professors are .long on political theory, but hard to get to the polls on election day. That was the answer Governor Harry G. Leslie made a delegation of women from the Indiana League of Women Voters, who told him Thursday their permanent registration bill was drafted under the guidance of eminent professors of political economy. “Yes, I know,” the Governor replied wearily. “I went to college myself. “College professors like to tell you how to run the government, but you can’t get ’em near the polls on election day.”

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CITY MANAGER LEAGUE MOVES FORJLECTION Five Committee Chairmen Are Named to Begin Work of Organization. With appointment of five committee chairmen the City Manager League today started organization for the election of seven city manager form commissioners in November. The chairmen were authorized by league directors Wednesday night at. the Lincoln to select a campaign director, and complete the personnel of the committees preliminary to starting the fight on machine politicians. Chairmen are: Claude H- Anderson, attorney, campaign; Charles J. Lynn, Eli Lilly & Cos., gen-eral-manager, finance; Henry L. Dithmer, Polar Ice and Fuel Company president, membership; John W. Esterline, of Esterline Angus Company, publicity committee and William H. Insley of Insley Manufacturing Company, executive committee. Fred Hoke, league chairman, announced a dinner will be given in honor of members of the Marion county delegation in the legislature and legislative committee. Members of the Marion county delegation who supported the manager bill were voted membership on the board of directors. J. W. Esterline, chairman of the policy committee, presented a resolution to the league, informing the public that no consideration will be given candidates for commissioners for some time and asking friends of the manager plan to “refrain from filing until the proper time.” The league will adopt a platform before any consideration is given a slate for the commission.

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LAW PROBE PUSHED Hoover Holds Conferences on Courts Inquiry. By United Press WASHINGTON, March 14. President Herbert Hoover moved swiftly today toward selection of his law enforcement commission. At tie President’s invitation, Dean Robert M. Hutchins and Prof. Charles E. Clark of the Yale law school, called at the White House today and discussed with Hoover his projected inquiry into judicial reform. While the conference was being held, Charles Evans Hughes arrived to be a White House guest for a day or two. 27 Miners Killed in Russia MOSCOW, March 14.—Twentyseven coal miners were killed when a cage carrying twenty-nine men fell while descending into a mine shaft near Artemovsk, in the Donetz Basin.

MAN SLASHES THROAT Attempts Suicide After Domestic Difficulty, Condition Serious. Slashing his wrists and throat with a small knife in his garage, Wallace Horton, 84, of 57 South Arsenal avenue, attempted suicide Wednesday night. His condition was reported critical in city hospital today. Domestic difficulty was said to be the cause for the suicide attempt. Neighbors said Horton threatened to take his own life a week ago. C H U R C hTiDSRE ALTO RS Pastor to. Co-Operate in Home Exhibition. t ocal churches will co-operate with the Indianapolis Real Board in presenting its eighth annual home show at the fairground April 4 to 13. A letter to the board Wednesday from the Church Federation of Indianapolis commended the board’s action in deciding to close the show Sunday, April fl, and promised the federation’s aid.

BURGLAR CAPTURED Tear Gas Routs Thief From House. A burglar tearfully surrendered to police early this morning. He was apprehended looting the vacant home of Harry Dorman, 4140 North Capitol avenue. Police, unable to gain entrance to the house, discharged two tear gas cartridges through a window and waited. A few minutes later the culprit, crawled out and surrendered. The burglar, who made a written confession to police, is Leland Lakes, 35, of Norfolk, Va. He is an exconvict from the Tennessee state prison, having served a five-year sentence there for house breaking, he told police. He said he came here Wednesday from Louisville where he confessed to several robberies. Police found rings, pistols and other alleged loot in his room at 710 North Illinois street.

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KISS FLAG. NOT BIBLE. IS PLEA FOR INAUGURALS Keep Religion Out of All National Affairs, Pastor Urges. Bu United Press LYNN, Mass., March 14.—Belie£ that the American flag, rather than the Bible, should be kissed by & man who is being inaugurated as President of the United States, waa expressed here today by the Rev, Raymond H. Palmer, minister of the Lynn Unitarian church. An article which he wrote in last week’s issue of his church paper, criticising President Hoover for kissing the Bible at the recent inaugural ceremony, created nationwide Interest. Amplifying his publshed statements, which charged that the President’s act was an attempt to connect Bible idolatry with prohibition enforcement, Mr. Palmer declared today his belief that national symbols, and not religious symbols, should be kissed at such national ceremonies “We should keep everything outs of government ceremonies which looks at all partisan to one religion or another,” he said. “While the Bible may be sacred to many people, it. of ten divides us. It is all right to kiss the Bible in churches, but not in a national ceremony where we have symbols of a national nature which may be kissed without offending any particular group. “In the article I wrote for our church paper. I did not Intend to attack the Bible. Neither did I intend to attack Mr. Hoover, as an Individual. I am not out to attack people, but to unite people.”