Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 261, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 March 1929 — Page 2
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PURCHASERS OF ALLISON FIRM REMAINSECRET Report Fisher Body Company interested in Plant; Plan to Double Size. Just who has bought the Allison Engineering Company and its experimental plant in Speedway City for $525,000 remained a secret today. The fact that the plant has been sold, which has been rumored for several weeks, was verified by an entry by Probate Judge Mahlon E. Bash Wednesday afternoon. The judge approved the sale. T’/e plant is part of the assets of the estate of the late James A. Allison, Indianapolis and Florida millionaire. N. H. Gilman, president of the Allison company said he is pledged to kesp the name of the buyer secret for several days, but will issue an official statement disclosing the plans in a few days. Fisher Body in Deal The plant, it is understood, is being purchased by a group of Detroit capitalists, including the Fisher Body Corporation of Detroit, a division of General Motors Corporation. Eddie Rickenbacker, former Indianapolis race driver and World war ace, also is understood to be interested in the new company. Plans to double the size of the plant and number of employes are being worked out, it was reported. Reported plans also include manufacture of airplanes by the new company. It was understood the engines would be manufactured here and the remainder of the planes at Detroit. A tract of land adjoining the present Allison factory site is understood to have been purchased by the new company, to provide for erection of additional buildings. The property at present includes fourteen acres of ground and several large buildings. Known Through World Allison is famous internationally for its designing and building of experimental aviation engines for United States and foreign governments and commercial companies. Several months ago the company completed a 24-cylinder, 1,500 horsepower, X type air-cooled airplane experimental engine for the United States army. The company also has designed experimental engines for the Japanese, Italian and other governments. It has built airplane engine superchargers both for the United States government and the Peruvian government. At present it is completing a contract for rebuilding of 1,400 Liberty engines, the second such order, for the United States government. Plans for engaging in manufacture of airplanes as w T ell as engines have been under consideration for approximately a year, but have been delayed, first by the illness of Mr. Allison and later by the court fight over his estate. COAL CLUB TO ELECT Dealers to Pick Officers at Meeting Tonight. The Retail Coal Club, an organization of retail coal dealers formed to improve service and quality of fuel furnished Indianapolis residents, will elect officers at the club’s annual banquet at the Spink-Arms hotel this evening. The club membership has increased 200 per cent in the past year, according to A. N. Law'son, retiring president. A. P. Stephenson is secretary-manager of the organization, which has offices at 502 Illinois building.
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Dedication 75 Years Ago Today Seen by 1,500. Bn Times Special ST. MEINRAD, Ind., March 21. St. Meinrad’s abbey today passed the seventy-fifth anniversary of its founding. There was no formal celebration of the diamond date. The ir-titution is under the direction of the Rt. Rev. Athanasius Schmitt, its third abbot. He was appointed March 16, 1898. The abbey was founded by monks of the Order of St. Benedict. Seventy-five years ago today an assemblage of 1,500 gathered on the abbey site for ceremonies dedicating it to holy purpose. Corner stone laying ceremonies for the beautiful abbey church were held Aug. 15, 1900. It was dedicated March 21, 1907. The church is 192 feet long and 72 wide. Other buildings include a fourstory library 170 by 30 feet and a seminary structure 192 by 40 feet. These were built during the administration of the present abbot. The structures are of sandstone, quarried and carved on the abbey community’s property. The community has varied industrials, including carpentry, cobblers, printing, bakery, canning and laundry departments. It publishes the Grail, an ei.charistic magazine of national circulation. Coal mines and sandstone quarries, a farm and modern slaughter house are other activities. The community has its own electric light and power, heating and water plants. PARIS CHIEF VISITS AUTO BODY PLANT Makes Inspection Tour Here of Weymann Factory. Inspection of the Weymann American body plant in Indianapolis is being made by Maurice Dolfus, Parisian capitalist and director of the Weymann plants in the United States and Europe, who was accompanied here Monday by lid Izod, president of the company in London, and Herbert Rothebart, London banker. Improvement in conditions in the business of the American plant has been noted by Dolfus, who makes two trips a year to the factory here. Use of the leather body, known as the Weymann body, has increased from 5 per cent to 33 per cent of all European cars in three years, Dolfus said, and it is hoped to establish such a rate of growth in this country. BRITAIN MAY RENEW TRADING WITH SOVIET Delegates of English Industries to Make Survey in Russia. Bn United Press LONDON. March 21.—The first step In an attempt to re-open commercial relations between Great Britain and Soviet Russia probably will be made within the next few days, it was learned today. A delegation of between fifty and sixty persons, representing all English industries, will depart for Russia on March 25 to survey trade conditions there with a view to resuming commerce with that country. The central soviet government has indicated willingness to cooperate.
Gone, but Not Forgotten
Automobiles reported to the police as stolen belong to: D. E. Cornelius, Bedford, Ind., Chrysler roadster, from 900 North Pennsylvania street.' Joe Sheridan, 432 East Market street. Graham-Paige coupe, 737-332, from parking space north of statehouse. F. C. Lewis. 4164 Park avenue, Chevrolet coach, 92-731, from 824 North Pennsylvania street. J. Layman. 2117 Linden street, Ford sedan, 92-828, from 439 South Pennsylvania street. Harold Whitsell, Fisher, Ind., Ford roadster, 553-756, from 516 North New Jersey street.
BACK HOME AGAIN
Stolen automobiles recovered by poliae belong to: Walter E. Cussack, 3750 Guilford avenue, Ford coupe, found at 1127 Shelby street, H. L. Archer, 114'; West Ohio street. Whippet coach, found at 2214 West Michigan street. Clarence Mitchell. Lewett street, Ford coupe, found south of Minnesota street west of Big Eagle creek Ford roadster, 32-760, found at Nowland avenue and Parker street Candidates Numerous in Rushville RUSHVILLE, Ind.. March 21. - Clata L. Bebout, present mayor of i this city, has announced his candij dacy for re-election, making the eleventh candidate for mayor of Rushville.
DEATH PENALTY DEMANDED IN MURDER CASE Chair Asked for Suspect in Williamsport Farm Killing Trial. Bn Times Special WILLIAMSPORT, Ind., March 21. The state began presentation of evidence here today which it hopes will send Kenneth Ratcliff, 20, of Attica, Ind., to the death chair or Indiana State prison for life for the murder of Victor M. Briggs. Briggs, aged farmer, living near here, was murdered in his isolated home Oct. 2. Half a dozen bullets had been fired into his body, Billy Briggs, his nephew, and Ratcliff committed the murder, it is alleged, when the nephew quarreled with his uncle over money matters. The nephew is serving a life sentence for the murder. Ratcliff faces two charges, first degree murder and accessory to the murder. The murder charge alleges that Ratcliff fired the final shot into the slain man’s body. The accessory charge alleges he drove Briggs to and from the scene. A jury to hear the case was obtained Wednesday afternoon, after examination of talesman which began Monday. Cecil E. Haupp, special prosecutor, i£ aiding Prosecutor Walter Gillespie. V. E. Livengood, Covington, Ind., is representing Ratcliff. HUNT DOG POISONER Toll of Deaths or Thefts Boosted to 12. Toll of the dog poisoner and thief who has been operating north of Indianapolis in and near Ravenswood was boosted to twelve today with the additional reports of dogs stolen and poisoned. Mrs. Wayman Marshall, Seventythird and Essex streets, reported two police dogs worth several hundred dollars have been absent from the Marshall home two weeks. Mrs. Marshall believes the animals have been poisoned, as have other pets and watch dogs of her neighbors. An Airedale belonging to Peter Townsend, a neighbor, was poisoned last week. An examination of the dog’s stomach showed the animal had died from strychnine eaten in hamburger steak. Sheriff George Winkler has assigned several deputies to search for the dog poisoner. seekTperfecTTeg - IN ZIEGFELD SHOWS Girls Will Be Measured, Winner to Be Honored. Bn United Press NEW YORK, March 21.—Florenz Ziegffld’s press agent rose with the sun today to start his quest for the perfect leg. Tape measure in hand, Heber MacDonald, sounded the call for the first contingent of the “Glorified Girls” to report at the New Amsterdam theater attired in sunburn shade stockings, and, of course, a few other clothes. All the show girls in Ziegfeld’s five productions will have their legs measured, MacDonald said. It will take him some time to do it, he admitted, but added he was undaunted by the work lying before him. After all legs are measured, the average measurements will be figured out. Then the legs of the girl who comes nearest the average will go living through the ages, for they will be cast in bronze and exhibited in the larger cities of the United States and Canada.
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Police continued their investigation of the death of Walter Duderstadt, 34, of 3139 Boulevard place, today without additional evidence as to whether it was murder or suicide. Duderstadt’s body was found in the canal Monday. He had been missing from home since Feb. 2, and, according to Deputy Coroner O. H. Bakemeier, was dead when his body entered the water.
SEEK BODY IN RIVER Dynamite Fails to Reveal Fate of Youth. Bu Times Special PRINCETON, Ind., March 21. Search is being continued here for Miller Lawrence, 25, missing since the night of March 10. Dynamiting of a section of the Patoka river between the bridge on U. S. 41, west to the old dam, has failed to bring up the body of Lawrence, who it was first believed had been drowned or had committed suicide. A deputy has been placed on patrol- duty along the river by Sheriff Sylvester Summers. According to information obtained by the sheriff, Lawrence and a friend, Ross Lathom, also of Princeton, went to Evansville the night of March 10 to visit some girls. Upon their return to Princeton that night, according to Lathom, his friend repaired a tire upon his sedan and apparently started home. Others have declared that they saw Lawrence at work on the tire. That is the last information obtained by authorities. FULLER TO SEFhOOVER Ex-Bay State Governor to Be White House Guest. B,n United Press WASHINGTON, March' 21.—Former Governor Alvin T. Fuller will be a White House guest this week-end, stopping off at the capital en route home from Florida, where he has been spending a winter holiday. Reports that President Hoover is considering Fuller for ambassador' to Paris to succeed Myron T. Herrick were without confirmation at the White House. ADDRESSES BIBLE CLUB Benefit of Waterway From Lake to Gulf Lauded. Benefit of the proposed “Lake to Gulf” waterway were outlined by Frederick E. Schortemeier, former secretary of state, in addressing the Bible Investigation Club at the Y. M. C. A. Wednesday night. He pointed out that Indiana would benefit from reduced freight rates if the Hoover administration carries out the waterway program linking the Great Lakes with the Gulf of Mexico.
HOLDUP ‘BRAINS’ SUSPECT FACES TRIALJN_ APRIL $50,000 Bond Is Set for Prisoner Held for Rensselaer ‘Job.’ 1 Bn Timet Special RENSSELAER, ind., March 21. With a bond of $50,000 set upon him, He-ury Turner Davidson, alleged master mind in the raid on the Rensselaer State banks several j months ago, has been taken to the Lake county jail at Crown Point to await trial at the April term of the j Jasper circuit court. Davidson was brought back to Rennselaer Sunday from Oklahoma City, after a lengthy extradition fight there. He immediately was placed under $50,000 bond, representing $25,000 on each count, one for. bank robbery and the other for grand larceny. This i* the highest bond ever fixed in this county. Although Davidson is obdurate in his contention that he knows nothing of the robbery, and never was in this city, he was identified positively at he hearing in Oklahoma City by Schuyler C. Robinson, who was a witness to the robbery. He immediately pointed out Davidson as the man who stood at the second teller’s window and directed the sacking of the bank. HUNT SIX MISSING Girl, 16, Leaves Home; Boy, 11, Sought. Six persons, one of them a 16-year-old girl and four of them children, were reported missing today and police were making a city-wide search for them. Emilou Gulley, 16, of 1002 Bates street, disappeared Sunday morning,
according to her father, Andrew Gulley, who today asked police aid in locating her. Police also were seeking Pat Williams, 11-year-old son of Mrs. Susanna Williams, 2461 Sheldon street, who left home Monday night. After a domestic quarrel Wednesday night Vern C. Engle, 764 Conrad street, reported his
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wife and three children left home while he was away and asked police aid in locating them. Road 13 Bridge Opened MARION, Ind., March 21. —A runaround bridge six miles east of Marion on State Road 15 has been removed following completion of a combinatoin concrete and steel structure. The bridge was closed to traffic last spring following a cloudburst, as was another bridge in Lafontaine, which still is closed.
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Front row, left to right: Timothy P. Sexton, Arthur Pratt, John R. Welch. Back row: The Rev. Ambrose Sullivan, the Reverend Renting, Dr. E. M. Evans and the Rev H. S Herod, members of the committee on Good Friday observance. Committeemen not present when the photograph was taken are Joseph A. McGowan, Wallace O. Lee and A. B. Cornelius. Lights will shine from windows in every church in the city throughout Holy Week, starting Sunday, regardless of whether special services are being held, Dr. E. M. Evans, executive secretary of the Church Federation of Indianapolis, said today. Plans for Good Friday observance were completed Wednesday at a luncheon held at the Y. M. C. A. by the committee on Good Friday observance. Dr. Evans presided. The Indianapolis Merchants Association issued a bulletin announcing that all employes who wish to attend Good Friday services may do so on application to the head of their department The services will be held in churches and public meeting places between 12 and 3 Good Friday.
REVOLT FLARES AT UNIVERSITY Students Protest Faculty Ouster in Sex Quiz. Bn United Press COLUMBIA, Mo., March 21.—An academic rebellion has split the University of Missouri wide open over a questionnaire on matters of sex, distributed to 1,000 students here. Three members of the faculty were ousted because of the questionnaire Wednesday and a fourth resigned. Raising the slogan, “freedom of speech, thought and pursuit of truth,” 3,000 members of the student body Wednesday night unanimously adopted a resolution urging the curators to reinstate the ousted faculty members, in whom they expressed “confidence and trust.” On April 6 when the curators meet in plenary session at Kansas City to act on the recommendation that the ousters be made permanent. Suspended members of the faculty are: Dr. Max F. Mayer, internationally famous professor of psychology; Dr. H. O. De Graff, conductor of “the family,” an advanced class in sociology, and Orval H. Mowrer, student assistant in psychology. In protest against the suspension of these men, Howell Williams, another student instructor in psychology associated with Mowrer, resigned. Farm Agent to Speak Bn Times Special MARION, Ind., March 21.—“ The Value cJ Farm Organization” will be the subject of an address by Paul Ingalls, state farm bureau purchasing department representtaive, at a meeting of Center township farm bureau tonnight.
FORM LEAGUE TO JD DEAF Training and Employment y Help to Be Given. Aid in guidance, training and employment will be offered Indiana’s deaf with the formation Wednesday night in the Y. W. C. A. building, 329 North Pennsylvania street, of the Indiana League for the Hard-of-Hearing. Mrs. Ruth Oehler Katzenberger, teacher of classes in speech-reading in the Y. W. C. A. and Dr. Ralph S. Chappell were instrumental in the formation of the permanent organization. Chappell was named president of the body. Other officers are: Miss Janet Shaw, first vice-president; Mrs. John W. Garrett, second vicepresident; Mrs. Katzenberger, secretary, and Mrs. H. B. Marsh, treasurer. FORD PLANT IN POLAND Plans For Factory in Warsaw Are Reported. Bn United Press NEW YORK, March 21.—The American-Polish chamber of commerce said today it had received word from Warsaw that the Ford Motor Company plans to build an automobile plant in Poland to manufacture cars not only for the Polish market, but also for Soviet Russia and the Baltic states. GROUP VMNTS PAVING McLainesville Improvement Association, Inc., will meet Monday night to discuss needed public improvements, D. V. Griffith, secretary, announced. The meeting will be at the Community house, Carson avenue and Troy avenue. The need for pavement between the street car tracks on Shelby, from Cruft street to Perry avenue, will be stressed.
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JURY PROBES DISAPPEARANCE OF TREASURER Warren County Official Absent Since March 4; Examine Accounts. Bn Times Snccial WILLIAMSPORT. Ind.. March 21 —The mysterious disappearance o i J. Emerson Davis, Warren county treasurer, is being investigated by the Warren c ,unty grand Jury which is in session here. Davis has not been seen here since March 4 and as far as authorities could learn has not been heard of since that date. Two state board of accounts examiners are checking the county treasurer's books.
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