Indianapolis Times, Volume 41, Number 107, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 September 1929 — Page 19

Second Section

PLANT FORCE OF 900 BUSY AT COLUMBUS Noblitt-Sparks Seeks 100 More for Auto Parts Production. STONE SALES INCREASE Government Report for Indiana Area Shows 7 Per Cent Gain. BY CHARLES C. STONE State Editor, Tbe Timei Increasing business of the Columbus plant of the Noblitt-Sparks Industries, Inc., which also has factories at Seymour and Greenwood, Is the most notable development revealed in a business and industrial survey of Indiana for the week ended today. A force of 9GC is now employed at Columbus and lOC more workers are wanted. Noblitt-Sparks manufacture a wide variety of automobile parts and accessories, a hot water heater for automobiles being an addition to its output this year. One of the busiest departments at Columbus is the one engaged in making hub caps, 25,000 being produced daily. It is expected to increase the output to 35,000 soon. During the winter Columbus is promised an income of $30,000 by officials of the Mad Cody Fleming Carnival Company, which has chosen the city for winter quarters. The company will go into quarters next week. Postal Receipts Gain Better business conditions in Columbus are reflected in an increase in postal receipts. For August this year the total was $5,071.50, and for the same month last year, $4,675.32. Lever Brothers, soap manufacturers, who are erecting a large plant in Hammond, have merged with the Margarine Union, a British comoany, a deal representing more than $1,000,000,000. A report of the United States bureau of mines shows that value of building stone shipped from the Bloomington-Bedford district during 1928 was $17,760,622. an increase of 7 per cent over 1927. Conditions in various Indiana cities are shown in the following summary: Ft. Wayne—The Van Camp Packing Company of Indianapolis has purchased the Ft. Wayne Milk Producers Corporation with plants here and at Garrett. Bloomfield —The local plant of Showers Brothers, furniture manufacturers, is now producing thirty living room suites daily and it is intended to increase the output to 100, Robert Parsons, plant manager, announces.

Newcastle Factory Busy Newcastle Jesse French announces that the plant of the Jesse French & Sons Piano Company, engaged in radio cabinet production, will probably operate steadily for the next year. Increased production in the piano department is expected soon. Kokomo —Davis Industries, Inc., manufacturing radios, phonographs and furniture has opened a retail store at Birmingham, Ala., giving it representation in six states, with a goal set of having stores in all. Another store will be opened late this month in Arkansas. South Bend— Possibility of development of anew industrial center around the Twin Branch power plant of the Indiana and Michigan Electric Company is seen in a petition filed with the Indiana Public Service Company asking permission to sell several tracts of land, presumably for use as plant sites. Terre Haute—A lease has been signed by the Quaker Maid Cbmpany. new industry here, on a building it will occupy as a plant. The lease is for ten years at an annual rental of $27,957. Bremen— Addition of two kilns to the plant of the Bremen Clay Products Company wi' 1 increase its capacity to sixteen carloads of drain and building title daily. Hagerstown—Officials of the Perfect Circle announce net earnings for the first six months of 1929 increased 50 per cent over those of the same period in 1928 and that sales gained 25 per cent. Clinton—After being idle seventeen months, operations have been resumed at the Crown Hill coal mine, with about 150 men employed. POLICEMAN HURT AS SQUAD CAR UPSETS Driver Loses Control During Chase of Automobile. Pursuing an automobile carrying two men who aroused their suspicions, Patrolmen Otto C. Beck and John O’Brien suffered minor injuries when a squad car overturned at Morris street and Tibbs avenue early 'oday. Beck lost control of the car when forced to swerve suddenly to avoid hitting a milk wagon. The two men escaped. Sol Hochman, 7, and his sister Zelma. 6, were slightly injured when an auto driven by their father. Sam Hochman, 39, of 3335 Central avenue collided with a car operated by Miss Ethel Myers, 20, of 1034 South Sheffield avenue, at Twenty-eighth and Talbott streets Thursday night FINDS $25,000: THANKED Subway Motorman “Rewarded” for Returning Negotiable Securities. Bn United Press BOSTON, Sept. 13.—Thanks were the reward which Motorman James Halligan received when he returned to Miss Bertha Cohen negotiable securities valued at $25,000, which she had lost in a subway train.

Full Leased Wire Service oi the United Press Assoclstlca

FRENCH AND BRITISH IN ACCORD ON LEAGUE RULE OF ECONOMIC PROBLEMS

On Big Radio Program

;; . -• S- ... ■ ■ " -f, r^ y ; * - , 4 mijSMk '%&:;s£& yfHSm < j& "%m&o*r%i %&s£!&s&&&y%fflWik. *\ wjs3sk ilPlillil *•>& Immm 7Mmm v y|H W^

One of the most dainty little vaudeville and musical comedy stars in the nation is Ruth Etting, who crooned her way to fame in the “Ziegfeld Follies” and the present production of “Whoopee.” Miss Etting will be one of the many famous stars who will be heard on the gala radio program of the “Majestic Theater of the Air” on Sunday night at 7 (central standard time). Others who will appear before the Columbia Broadcasting Company’s microphone for the program, which will include station WFBM, Indianapolis, are Helen Morgan, Eddie Leonard, Willie and Eugene Howard, George Gershwin and Arnold Johnson’s orchestra.

TWO YOUTHS TO DIE FOR KILLING Pair Slew Man Who Gave Them Aid on Road. Bv Uniter! Prces MOUNDSVILLE, W. Va., Sept. 13. —Walter W. Willmott, 21, and Millard Morrison, 24, both of Elizabeth,

N. J., are, sentenced to hang here tonight for the murder near Charleston of Frank Bowen, gasoline filling station agent. Willmott and his bride, accompanied by Morrison and in the latter’s car, were on a honeymoon trip when they

Willmott

murdered Bowen when he stopped to render road aid. Seeking to escape in Bowen’s car, it was their

terrific driving that caused a traffic officer to arrest them for speeding —and Bowen’s body was found in the car. Efforts for a new trial have been denied—and only intervention from the Governor of the state now can save them from a

Morrison

double hanging, although their hatred for each other led to requests for separate hangings. TAX APPEALS FILED School and County Levies Protests Are Made. School city and Marion county tax levies today were before the state tax board following filing of two appeals against the levies. An appeal was filed Thursday by the Indiana Taxpayers’ Association. Another was filed today by a joint budget sub-committee of the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce civic affairs committee, Indianapolis Real Estate Board, and Indianapolis Federation of Community Civic Clubs. The levies appealed are: School city, $1,34, increase of 32 cents; Marion county, 41 Ta cents, a 10-cent increase, and the county gravel road levy, 5 cents, a cent increase.

BY TIMES AVIATION EDITOR T> EFUELING an endurance airplane in mid-air in rough weather isn't as easy as it looks from the ground, take it from one who has learned firsthand as a make-believe stowaway on the Indianapolis Flamingo. , After Lieutenants Walter R. Peck and Lawrence Genaro, pilots of the proposed refueling flight plane made several successful contacts, I persuaded them to take me along on a refueling contact flight. I sat beside Peck and Genaro,

Ruth Etting

DECLARES MINE LEADERTRAITOR Lewis Ignores Charges of Laxity by Illinois Man. Adopting a policy of Ignoring charges made by Frank Farrington, former president of the Illinois district of the United Mine Workers of America, John L. Lewis, president of the national mine workers’ body, today refused to comment on Farrington’s charge that his “lax administration had caused decrease in the union’s membership.” Farrington, in a Belleville, HI., newspaper, charged the union’s personnel had decreased one-half in 1928 below its membership in 1921. Notified of Farrington’s charges, Lewis sent word through a secretary he had no comment to make and added that: Farrington is “an ousted leader, a traitor to the union and in the employment of the operators ” Farrington charged Lewis “is building himself politically.” SCHOOLGIRL IS HIT BY TRUCK Police Sergeant’s Child May Die of Injuries. Running across the street on her way home from school, Helen Troutman, 9, of 603 North Rural street, daughter of Police Sergeant Leo Troutman, this afternoon suffered probable fatal injuries when she was run over by a truck. The girl was struck as she crossed Rural street, north of North street. Paul Koehler, 35, of 2403 East Tenth street, was held by police pending investigation. Tire front wheels of the truck passed over the child’s body. At the city hospital it was said the girl suffered internal injuries and little hope is held for her recovery. The child attended St. Philip Neri church, in the 600 block North Rural street. HOPE FOR AGREEMENT British Press Welcomes MacDonald Decision to Sail for U. S. Bu United Press LONDON, Sept. 13.—The announcement that Premier J. Ramsay MacDonald had decided definitely to leave for America on Sept. 28, was welcomed by the British Press today as indicating sufficient progress had been made in the disarmament conversations to justify hope of an agreement in the near future.

IT’S A ROUGH LIFE, THIS REFUELING STUNT IN BUMPY WEATHER

huddled in a small space at the rear of the 385-gallon extra gasoline tank in the cabin. The huge monoplane taxied a short distance across Hoosier airport, bounced a few times, and then gracefully soared off the ground. When we were about 500 feet up, the refueling plane, a Douglass biplane, took off, flown by Lieutenant C. O. Perry. Dayton, and carrying Private Kent Boyer, Ft. Benjamin Harrison, to handle the refueling hose. Then followed about five minutes of long sweeping curves, ever higher, with the Flamingo keeping behind tUe refueling Douglass.

The Indianapolis Thw>

Reconcile Differences on Handling of World Trade Matters. BY HENRY WOOD United Press Staff Correspondent GENEVA, Sept. 13.—The French and British delegations today reached agreement on all disputed points relative to the League of Nation’s handling of international economic problems. The divergence of view’s between the two delegations which threatened to cripple the work of the league in the economic field, were reconciled in Joint resolutions which provided: 1. Immediate opening of negotiation between all members and nonmembers of the league for the eventual convocation of an international conference to frame a collective agreement diminishing all hindrances to trade and facilitating economic relations. 2. All states desiring to participate in such a conference should be asked not to increase protective tariffs or two years or create new impediments to world trade. 3. The league council should be requested to consider the present troubles in the coal industry including fluctuations in prices, disparity between production and consumption and convene a conference of governments interested therein. It also was decided France should introduce a separate resolution concerning the sugar crisis.

POLICE SEEKING THREEBANOITS Intoxicated Robbers Get S9O at Gas Station. Three bandits, under influence of liquor, held up three filling station attendants in half an hour Thursday night and were sought today by police. They obtained S9O, and escaped in an automobile stolen from Dr. O. B. Norman, 3501 Winthrop avenue. They first appeared at Thirtieth street and Northwestern avenue, where John Widley, 24, of 1256 West Thirty-third street, surrendered S4O. Five minutes later, they drew their guns on Albert Workman, 314 Terrace avenue, attendant of a station at Sixteenth and Illinois streets, and took $lO from him. Loren Shimer, 22, of 244 North Walcott street, attendant at State avenue and New York street, was their next victim. They obtained s4o* from him.

CAPITAL ATTACKED Green Hits Scrapping of Man Power at 40. Industry’s scrapping of manpower when workers reach 40 years was scored Thursday by William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, in an address before the convention of the Journeymen Barbers’ and Beauticians’ International Union of America at the Athenaeum. “It is damnable, unsocial,, barbarous and indefensible,” he asserted in rising to the defense of middleaged men who are thrown out of work. “Where is the church, the civic groups, whose voices should be crying out against this practice? Even ancient tribes were not as cruel as employers who refuse to hire men after they've reached the age deadline,” Green said. Green also urged the five-day week. Father Assailant Fined Bti Times Special MUNCIE, Ind., Sept. 13.—Alonzo Smith pleaded guilty to striking his father and was fined $lO in city court here.

AT the predetermined height. of 2,000 feet, with the rough air making the 7,000-pound plane jump around like a rowboat on a rough sea, Peck opened the throttle and began shortening the distance between the ships. Upon invitation of Genaro, I climbed over the long gas tank, which reaches within eighteen inches of the cabin ceiling, and crawled into a small space behind the gas tank to watch Genaro reach for the weighted rope to be dropped from the Douglass then about twenty feet above and slightly in front of us. Shaken and tossed by the powerful propeller blast and the es-

INDIANAPOLIS, FRIDAY, SEPT. 13, 1929

Singing Suicide By United Press PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 13. A Negro girl sat on the banks of the Delaware and hummed her own threnody to the lilt of jazz. Longshoremen stopped to listen to a Negro singing “OP Man River” and applauded as the girl’s voice rose hysterically in the chorus: “Ah gits weary an’ sick o’ trying’ “Ah’m tired o’ livin’ and feared o’ dying. . . ” There was a splash. The crew of harbor boat No. 1 recovered the girl's* body, which has not been identified.

COFFIN CLIQUE UP IN AIR ON MANAGER LAW Boss and Supporters Lay Low, Waiting for High Court’s Ruling. CZAR SEEN AS SLIPPING County Officials Arrayed Again Him for Finish Battle. BY E. C. FULKE Speculation on the course of action which the George V. Coffin G. O- P. political leaders will take if the city manager law is declared constitutional by the supreme court, today grew intense at the courthouse. Particularly eager for a revelation of the future is a group of Coffin supporters whose jobs depend on their loyalty to the organization and who have refused to heed rumors, for fear they will be found on the “wrong side of the fence in a showdown.” Coffin leiutenants, decreased in number since the general depression of the organization last spring, have described themselves as “laying low” for the high court’s ruling, and declared that Coffin will resume activities with the usual “gusto” before election, Nov. 5. See "Gffin Slipping Coffin’s opponents, however, are fixed in the opinion that the influence of the organization now is at its lowest ebb. “The dominance shown by the organization in the county council, when living wages were denied some county employes, may prove most disastrous to Coffin,” one county official declared. Leaders of the anti-Coffin element are County Clerk George O. Hutsell, Auditor Harry Dunn and Prosecutor Judson L. Stark, all of whom felt the council’s budget clipping and who have allied to “oppose everything Coffin.” One informant stated that Coffin may announce a commissioner’s slate after Nov. 1 for the commissioner election. Winkler Force With Coffin Enlisted in the Coffin groups at present are employes in the office of Sheriff George L. Winkler and Township Assessor Frank J. Brattain Frank Childers, county recorder, is designated as “on the fence.” All other offices found 1930 budgets radically reduced by the councilrnen as a “political spanking” for failing to “line up,” and may be counted on to quash any advances of Coffin leaders, officials said.

IRENE BORDONI WILL STUMP FOR WALKER Stage Star Leaves Hollywood for New York Campaign. By United Press HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 13.—Irene Bordoni, the stage and screen actress, is going into politics. She left here by tmn Wednesday for New York, where sne plans to take

the stump for Mayor James Walker in his campaign for re-election. She carried with her an engraved scroll signed by 150 of the‘most famous professional people in Hollywood, wishing Mayor Walker success. Arrival of the “French Doll” in New York will add to an already colorful

Irene Bordoni

campaign atmosphere, as Mayor Walker is opposed chiefly by the fiery Representative La Guardia. The latter has promised considerable in the way of oratorical pyrotechnics and his past record, including such performances as public brewing of beer for his fellow solons, is a sample of his ingenuity in capturing the public’s fancy. POLICE SEEK RUNAWAYS Two Girls, Three Boys Reported Headed Toward City. Police today were looking for a Ford car painted in rainbow colors and carrying as passengers Mildred Schwing, 17, and Virginia Furstrom, 19, both of Harrison, 0., and three boys. Fred Schwing, father of Mildred, called police today and reported the 'girls and the youths runaways in ; the car and were bound for Indianiapolis. They were seen in Aurora, I Ind.

feet of the 100-mile speed, Genaro stood on a ledge, the upper part of his body protruding through a small opening in the plane's roof. Above and in front of us, Boyer could be seen in the‘front cockpit of the Douglass, lowering a five-gallon oil can on the end of the rope. As the forty-pound can dangled near, Genaro began reaching for it with a hocked cane. As Peck jockeyed the Flamingo nearer, the refueling plane disappeared. Looking out the window, I saw it several hundred feet below us. "Pretty bumpy weather,” grtn-

B rer Rabbit Aids Fliers

- I- ■ I

Here’s the reason Lieutenants Walter R. Peck and Lawrence Genaro, pilots of the Indianapolis Flamingo endurance plane, have threatened to defy “bad luck” superstitions when they take off in an effort to set anew sustained flight record. The fliers will break mirrors, let black cats cross their path, spill salt, get out of bed on the wrong side the day of the flight. The explanation is a beautifully mounted rabbit’s foot, presented to Peck by John R. Brant, Indiana Oxygen Company vice-president, who assured the flier it was the “left hind foot of a rabbit killed in a graveyard at midnight.” Peck proudly displays the good luck token, fastened to his belt with a small silver chain.

GREEN IS SHUNNING STREET CAR CLASH

Labor Federation Chief Is Keeping Hands Off in Strike, He Says. As president of the American Federation of Labor, William E. Green is keeping “hands off” in the New Orleans street car men’s strike, he declared today, before leaving for Washington. “My only contact with the strike is through correspondence with W. D. Mahon, president of the street car men’s union, who now is attending a convention in Seattle,” Green said. “I have written Mahon and he is advising me of the situation. “There is no foundation to the report that I have requested the New Orleans street car operators to refrain from hiring men, pending consideration of the situation.” Green today paid an “official and personal” visit to John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers of America. “We did not discuss the business before the miners’ district representatives who are meeting here,” he declared. DEATH STAY IS GRANTED Stay of execution until Feb. 28, 1930, was granted by the supreme court today to Dreyfus Rhodes, only prisoner in the death house at the Indiana state prison, Michigan City. He was to have been executed Oct. 11, twice having been sentenced to death for the murder of a Vincennes policeman. Stay was granted to effect a second appeal.

aro shouted to me through cupped hands. “That can just missed the propeller.” * * a AFTER more circling we were back in the same position, Peck pulling ahead until the propeller of the Flamingo was under the tail of the refueling Douglass. With the big planes tossing about in each other's propeller blasts and in the strong, carying wind, Genaro made a lucky hook with his cane and caught the rope. Pulling it to him, he disconnected the heavy can and drew in the hose, placing the end of it In the gas tank opening.

Second Section

Entered as Second-Class Matter at Posroffiee. Indianapolis

APPRAISERS DIVIDE ON BRIDGE APPROACH LAND Value Is Set at $72,400 and $84,300, Plans to purchase the two-block tract north of the Delaware street bridge over Fall Creek struck another snag today when appraisers submitted a divided report on the value of the land to the park board. The ground is needed for an adequate approach and widening of surrounding streets. John A. Osbon and Samuel Montgomery appraised the tract at $72,400 while Fred W. Rassmann reported a $84,300 valuation. On motion of Michael E. Foley, Democratic member, the board referred the report back and asked a “unified report.” BURY ‘STOVE TODAY ‘Funeral’ at Beech Grove Celebrates Gas Mains. Most of the 4,000 inhabitants of Beech Grove will attend a “funeral” today. “Old Man Oil Stove” will be buried with appropriate ceremonies and the cortege will be headed by a rube band. The town for several days has been celebrating the laying of gas mains. Saturday night an industrial parade, with 125 floats in line, will be the closing feature.

No attempt was made to transfer gasoline, the contact being for the purpose of maneuver practice. The 2,000-foot altitude had been selected because of the roughness at the time. It is not so hard to refuel in favorable air conditions, but the pilots wished to be prepared for the worst weather they may encounter in their long grind in the air. Had they soared a fe# thousand fee-, higher, they would have found smoother air conditions. After several minutes, diming which the pilots of the planes struggled with the wind to hold position, the hose was pulled up, and the planes separated, to land.

FEDERAL JURY CALLS STATE DRYJGENTS Negro Prohibition Spies to Tell About Corruption in Lake County. U. S. CONVICT IS GRILLED Sensational Tale Is Bared to Inquisitor Group in South Bend. Robert West and Horace Lyle, Negro dry spies, employed by Attor-ney-General James M. Ogden, today were summoned to appear before the federal grand jury at South Bend. They are alleged to have information regarding a $25,000 political corruption deal in Lake county. Employed by Ogden to investigate political protection of bootleggers in Indiana, the pair is said to have gleaned some “valuable information.” After a conference with Ogden this morning, they were turned over to Merl Wall, deputy attorney-gen-eral, for further questioning. Wall will leave for Logansport today to act on information given him by the Negroes.

Capone May Appear By Times Special 'SOUTH BEND, Ind., Sept. 13. Possibility that A1 Capone, Chicago gang leader will be called from his cell in a Pennsylvania prison to appear before the federal grand jury here in its investigation of alleged political-vice conspiracy in Lake county, was discussed at the Federal building today. Oliver M. Loomis, district attorney, refused to comment on the Capone issue. First intimation that Capone would be called was given by The Indianapolis Times in an exclusive story two weeks ago. Lieutenant Is Nabbed This connection was apparent when Nick Sudovich was arrested in federal raids at East Chicago. It was common knowledge that Sudovich was one of the important lieutenants in the Capone gang. It was learned today that a witness now appearing before the jury described operations of Illinois factions in the alleged Lake county graft ring. According to this testimony it was reported that the jurors heard that a messenger called regularly on some officials in Lake county and returned with the proceeds to Illinois. Sensational Story Told A sensational story of racketeering and corruption, including a murder, is claiming attention today of the federal grand jury here in the investigation. Nick Marovich, brother of Urosh Marovich, killed a year ago in East Chicago, is telling the story. It is said the slaying resulted from the victim's desire to expand his liquor dealing. The brother was brought here to testify from the federal prison at Leavenworth, Kan., where he is serving a term for violation of the Mann white slave act. A1 Armstrong, serving a life sentence in the Indiana state prison, in connection with the slaying, told his version of the crime to officials who visited the prison. Nick -Sudovich, alleged East Chicago lieutenant of Capone, is under indictment by the Lake county grand jury on a charge of murdering Urosh Marovich. 69 Witnesses Called Sixty-nine more witnesses have been summoned from Lake county to appear before the grand jury Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. As the probe goes on, the government continues to make arrests in the county. Among the latest warrants served was one on Martin Zarkovich, East Chicago police sergeant, charged with conspiracy to violate the dry law. He is at liberty on $20,000 bond pending trial. Zarkovich is classed as a lieutenant of Police Chief James Reagan, one of 135 persons arrested in a raid in East Chicago a few weeks ago. Authorities are searching for George Michalek, branded as an Indiana Harbor racketeer, who escaped as bullets flew when federal officers sought to arrest him on a dry law warrant. REVENUE AGENT - QUITS George L. Foote Will Enter Business in City. George L. Foote, Indiana collector of internal revenue, will resign Oct. 15 to enter business here. Reports from Washington indicted Miss Dorothy Cunningham, Martinsville, Republican national committeewoman from Indiana, will succeed him. Harry Nichols, Madison, fourth district committee member also is reported a candidate. MAYOR INDORSES DRIVE Urges Support for Civic Theater Movement. Support of the Civic theater drive next week was asked today by Mayor L. Ert Slack. “The campaign of the new Civic theater deserves hearty support by the Indianapolis citizens and civic organizations," he said. “The operation of a theater of this kind is only not a means of high-class entertainment, but is an educational advantage. Ambitions and aspirations of many school students will be stimulated and aided by the Civic theater movement.”