Indianapolis Times, Volume 41, Number 132, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 October 1929 — Page 3

OCT. 12, 1929

MAN-STEPS IN TRUCK’S PATH; HURT FATALLY Skull Fracture Ends Life of Henry McDonough; Others Injured. Stepping from the curb in the path of a motor truck. Henry McDonough. 6.0. of 31 West St. Clair street, was injured fatally at Pennsylvania and North streets Friday night. He died in city hospital with a skull fracture two hours after the accident. Phillip Blum, 43, of 2943 Park avenue. driver of the truck, was not held. Police established McDonough’s identity by a paper found in a pocket. The only known relative is a sister. Mrs. Maggie Gleason, Maysville, Ky. While Mrs. Detta Comer. 525 South Keystone avenue, stood on the running board of an automobile at Keystone and Hanna avenues talking to a friend. Friday night, a hit and run driver struck the car and knocked her to the street. She was cut and bruised. Mrs. Anna Watson, 40. of 511 Madison avenue, was injured slightly when struck by an automobile driven by Pervus Johnson. 51, of 726 West Thirty-first street, at Michigan and East streets, Friday night. Sept. 30 Mishap Fatal Asa result of injuries suffered in an auto accident Sept. 30, William A. Gray, 81, died at the home of his son. Charles N. Gray, 545 East Thir-ty-first street, Friday. Mr. Gray was riding in an auto which was struck at Maryland and Meridian streets by a truck driven by Henry Eads, 22, of 1223 South Meridian street. Mr. Gray was not believed injured seriously at the time. Funeral services and burial will be held Monday in Leslie, Mich, Mr. Gray’s former home. In addition to the son, he is survived by two daughters, Mrs. G. Jensen of Cincinnati, and Mrs. C. S. Risley of Ridgeway, Mich.; three sisters, Mrs. Saphonia Leach and Mrs. Katherine Norton of Jackson, Mich., and Mrs. C. R. Brown of Leslie, and a brother, Michael H. Gray of Ingersoll, Ontario, Can. THREE CITY RESIDENTS GET SHARE OF ESTATE New York Will Gives $1,575 Each to Indianapolis Residents. Bu Times special NEW YORK. Oct. 12.—Three residents of Indianapolis. Martin H. Wallick of 1507 North New Jersey street: John G. Wallick and Frederick Wallick of 946 North Meridian street, share in the estate of the late Elkin Wallick, according to a report of the New York state transfer tax department here today. Each will receive a gift of $1,515. Mr. Wallick died Jan. 6. 1928, leaving an estate which was appraised today at $23,546 gross value, $9,091 net. Frederick W. Wallick is administrator.

Gone, but Not Forgotten

Automobiles reported to police as stolen belong to: Herman Phrun, R. R. A, Box 184. Ford roadster, from Indiana avenue and Ohio street. Pearl Beam, 121 East Jefferson, Tipton. Ind., Ford coupe, from Capitol avenue and Market street. Coy Lyles, Terre Haute. Ind., Studebaker coupe, from 235 Indiana avenue. Dr. C. A. Cooper. Noblesville, Nash coach, from New York street near Meridian street. Eugene Shelton. 4707 East. Twentyfirst street. Ford coupe, 581-016, from 1011 East St. Clair street. \V. S. Smith. 455 North Arsenal avenue. Ford roadster, 22-597, from Cincinnati and North .streets. Don McCaslin. 825 North Delaware street. Willys Knight roadster, 86-171. from rear of Y. M. C. A. building. E. L. Porter, 2106 Boulevard place. Ford coupe, from West street and Indiana avenue. C. D. Brookshire. 1208 Ashland avenue. Essex coach. 741-478, from New Jersey and Ohio streets. Paul D. Crouch. 734 Union street, Ford touring. 81-557. from 300 North Capitol avenue. Lenora M. Summers. 4801 East Michigan street. Marmon sedan. 75-525. from Maryland and Pennsylvania streets. Rabenette Fields. 4110 Cornelius avenue. Ford sport coupe, 94-586, from Roy Wilmeth garage. Chevrolet cabriolet. M-336, from dealers sales room at Columbus. Ind. Ford touring, no top on car, from Columbus, Ind.

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Stolen automobiles recovered by police belong to: James Manley. 5105 Washington boulevard. Hupmobile. found in front of 100 North Auburn street.. Chevrolet coupe. 83-432. found at Kessler boulevard and Sixteenth street. Lonie C. Borcherding. Madison. Ind.. Auburn roadster, found at New 7 York and Pennsylvania streets. Ford roadster 738-481. found at Cold Spring road and Northwestern avenue. FILE FOR BANKRUPTCY Three Voluntarily Seek Advantage of Federal Debt Art, Voluntary bankruptcy petition has been filed in federal court by John M. Mbore. pharmacist at 5230 East Washington street, listing $6,298 liabilities and $225 assets. Similar petitions were filed by Adam R. Groves, Arcadia. Hamilton county, listing $3,627 liabilities and $269 assets, and Leroy Guy Leap, Kokomo stock buyer, listing $1,728 liabilities and $669 assets.

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—By Clifford Ball Airlines, Washington to Cleveland. After the lifeless body of his murdered sweetheart had lain in his hotel room thirty-six hours, Dexter Dayton, 25-year-old Kansas City insurance salesman, awakened, called police and confessed that he had choked to death Marjorie O’Donnell, a magazine writer of Oil City, Pa. The crime took place in a hotel at Washington, D. C., and is said to have followed a quarrel. At the left is a closeup of Dayton; right, he is shown entering a patrol wagon after his arrest.

COLUMBUS DAY OBSERVED HEBE Church, Patriotic Societies Parade Downtown. Church and patriotic societies today celebrated the 437th anniversary of Columbus’ landing in the West Indies, with a downtown parade and other ceremonies. Despite the legal holiday in Indiana, banks in the city did not close. Italian societies participated in a parade at noon, from North Meridian street through Monument Circle to Washington street, and then to the statehouse, where Governor Harry G. Leslie, Mayor L. Ert Slack and Dr. Vincent A. Lapenta, Italian consul for Indiana, made brief addresses. The Queen Marguerite Society will sponsor a dinner dance tonight at the Columbia Club. Special services weer held this morning at Holy Rosary Roman Catholic church, with the Rev. Marino Prioro, pastor, delivering a Discovery day address. Louis L. Roberts, Evansville, World war veteran, will speak before the Indianapolis council of Knights of Columbus tonight. Street Contract Is Awarded The board of works today awarded a contract for the paving of Nowland avenue from Newman street to Commerce avenue to the Mead Construction Company for $7,011. The street will be improved with asphaltic concrete.

TEN-DAY CAMPAIGN BRINGS 102 SALES

City Realtors Close Deals Amounting to Total of $645,427. • Members of the Indianapolis Real I Estate Board, during the ten-day ! Own-Your-Own-Home campaign, | which ended Thursday night, closed j realty deals amounting to $645,427, ! it was announced'today by Fred L. Palmer, general campaign chairman. The total number of sales was 102. Many deals were closed during the last few days of the campaign. Five sales were made by Frank E. Gates, realtor. These included sale of a lot in Forest Manor addition to Karl Behr, sale of a lot in the Homecroft addition to R. B. Hiestand. and sales of I two Homecroft homes, one of which was purchased by Joseph Miller and 5 the other by Arthur G. Dudley. Gates also contracted to build a new home in the addition for D. C. | Jeffries. j Sale bv J. C. Brendenburg to Charles B. Morris of a twelve and one-half acre tract, near New Palestine, was announced by Russell A Sims, realtors. Several sales were reported bv C. B. Durham. They included two lots in Durj ham. Thev included two lots in Durham i Park addition, purchased by Frank Thomas 1 and W. C. Brvdon. George Dltrenberger purchased two lots in the Northolm addl- , tlon. Other purchasers of Northolm lots ! Included Paul V. Harmeson and R. H. ArI buckle. Woods Companv Sells Residences Deals amounting to *74,900 were closed ■ bv representatives of the Ernest E. Woods Companv. A single and a double residence on the north side and a single and a double residence In Irvington were sold Ibv C. Ravmond Wagner. A -north side house was sold bv F. A. Keller and Charles P. Timberman of the Woods companv. closed a deal amounting to *30.900. Recent sales announced bv Wllliard J. Gemmlll. realtor. Included an exchange, in which Fred C. Fisher obtained title to five acres in Hendricks county in exchange with Oemmill for a thirty-six acre tract in Madison county. A five-room house at 1141 South Persh- : ing avenue was sold bv Russe H. Hartmann to Claude Adcock for *2.000 and J. Edward Robins negotiated an exchange in which Salvidor F. Carelll traded a house at 3834 East Eleventh street for a residence at 920 North Bradley avenue, owned by the Commercial Credit Really Companv. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jones, through Wendell Hicks, purchased three lots from the New Haven Realty Companv. the latter accepting in trade a double house at 2143-44 North Harding street. Howard Fieber of the firm of Fieber 4 Reilly, announced sale bv O. L. Stevens to Mr. and Mrs. Chester Lumpkin a fiveroom. modem. English-type bungalow at j Mil South Pennsylvania street, and Tim-

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CHINESE history relates how a Chinese general, 2,000 years ago, built a Hying machine in the form of a cow, frightened the enemy and saved his country, but George Hand, Syracuse, N. Y., Curtiss Flying Service, pilot, has gone the Chinese general one better. For Hand, who landed at the Curtiss-Mars Hill airport late Thursday in a Cessna cabin monoplane. carried as one of two passengers, Douglaston Count Pulaski, a real live prize bull, valued at $2,000. The other passenger was Hugh Barclay, Douglaston’s owner* who is taking the young pure bred Guernsey from Pulaski, N. Y., to Little Rock, Ark. Douglaston, the flying bull, comfortably ensconced in a stall built in the plane’s fuselage, seems to enjoy winging his way in a plane instead of jolting his way slowly in a common box car. Hand, Barclay and Douglaston Count Pulaski remained here overnight, the bull being tethered to a stake near the airport. They waited improved weather today before continuing their journey. The bull is to be presented to the Dairy Improvement Association of Pulaski county, Arkansas, in connection with the 150th aniversary of the death of General Casimir Pulaski, Polish soldier and American revolutionary leader.

othy P. Sexton, representing Thomas H. Cavanaugh, sold Frank Lyons a double residence at 821-23 Woodlawn avenue for *4.100. Florida Houses Exchanged Exchange of two les near Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.. 1 th side house was announced r. A lot In Tucker's East * street addition was sold .... - \ Tucker to Noble E. Baysinger and Elizabeth Bradshow for $1,050. Tucker purchased from Matt and Eva Kellum a house at 2769 Stuart street. Two lots were sold by Tom L. Dillon, manager of the lot department of the Union Trust Companj. One. in the addition was bought by W. F. Parrish, and one, in Washington Boulevard Terrace, was purchased by August H. Wagner from Mrs. Mabel Schulmeyer. A number of other deals, made fust prior to. or following the end of the campaign, were announced by several realtors. Seven sales, totaling *34,750, were made bv the Klee & Schretber Company. A five-room, modern bungalow at 3749 Manker street was sold to Fred Adolay and property at 635 Woodlawn avenue was bought by P'rank Willett. John Nichols purchased property at 722 Sanders street and property at 616 Woodlawn avenue was sold to Floyd Fink. Three of the deals made by Klee & Schrelber were contracts to build new houses. One will be erected at 3920 East Thirty-first street for John Bloom, another at 6433 Shelley street for Raymond Higgs, and the third at 37 South Linwood avenue for William Flzer, Activity at Speedway Considerable activity in the Speedway Terrace addition. Just west of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, was reported by the C. W. Henry Company. A lot at 1906 West Woodward avenue | was sold bv C. N. Jones, resident agent, i to Flovd Parsley, contractor, who is buildi ing a modern brick bungalow for Mr. ! and Mrs. Kenneth Warren. Jones also j sold a lot at 1910 Winton avenue to Howard V. Taylor, as a site for a fiveroom modem bungalow he is building for Mr. and Mrs. Harold De Long. Taylor announced the sale to V. Clark of a five-room bungalow r.t 1920 Winton avenue. He is completing another simitar residence at 1927 Herrard avenue. Mr. and Mrs, Hubert C. Robbins purj chased a lot adjoining their barbecue restaurant at Lynnhurst drive and the CrawfordsvlUe road, and Ellsworth J. and Maggie Champion bought from C. W. Henry a five-room bungalow at 5320 Crawfordsville road. Sale of two other lots In the addition also was announced, one at 1925 Gerrard avenue to Cash Kllllon. and one at 1913 Winton avenue to Mrs. Ethel Ewing. Bpeedway Terrace addition developed by Henry. Everett M. Schofield and Everett 'j. Hollowav. already has forty-nine houses, although less than three years old. Milk, at ordinary temperature, j weighs 8.50 pounds a gallon, provided it contains 2 per cent butterfat.

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CALIFORNIA HAS COLUMBUS DAY PIONEER FETE Bell Given by Spanish King to Santa Clara Mission Is Dedicated. Bu United Press SANTA CLARA, Cal.. Oct. 12. Public ceremonies for formal blessing and installation of the new mission bell, given by King Alfonso XIII of Spain to the old Spanish mission of Santa Clara have been scheduled for today, Columbus day. The striking figure of the Spanish caballero, the American pioneer and others famous in fifteen years of California history will participate in the program. Events of the day will reach a climax when the royal bell is tolled for the first time. Garbed in picturesque , costume, hundreds of representatives of fraternal, civic and historical organizations will march through the mission town of Santa Clara, enter the University of Santa Clara campus and halt at the steps of the restored Spanish mission. Invitations have been issued by Father C. J. McCoy, president of the university, to members of old Spanish and American pioneer families to participate in the day’s program. King Alfonso caused the new bell to be cast and sent to the university upon word that fire in the old mission had destroyed a bell given to the people of California by his great-grandfather, Charles IV of Spain, in 1798. Spain Honors Day Bu United Pres* MADRID, Oct. 12.—The 427th anniversary of the discovery of America was honored throughout Spain today with more than usual enthusiasm, celebrations being staged for the double purpose of honoring Christopher Columbus and fostering increased Hispanic-American friendship. In Madrid ceremonies were held at the home of the beautiful Gothic monument to Columbus on the Paseo de la Castellano, and besides the speeches a review of school children and Boy Scouts took place. LEBANON STUDENT TO HEAD BUTLER SENIORS Class Member, Prominent in Frats, is Chosen President. Butler university seniors have

elected Evans Walker, Lebanon, president of their class, and Miss Marjorie Goble, Indianapolis, vicepresident. Walker is president of Sigma Delta Chi, professional journalistic fraternity; president of Sig’m a Chi, social fraternity; vicepresident of Blue Key, national men’s honorary

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fraternity; and a member of the student council. CITY MAN IS SPEAKER William H. Book Tells National C. of C. About Civic W T ork. William H. Book, Chamber of Commerce civic affairs director, described methods of the civic affairs committee today at the annual meeting of the Unitetd States Chamber of Commerce national council and regional conference on local taxation at Columbus, O. Several other members of the Indianapolis chamber were present, Felix M. McWhirter, chairman of the national chamber’s committee on state and local taxation and expenditures, presiding. O. B. lies, national councillor, also was present.

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SELF-DEFENSE PLEA OF ALL IN MILL SLAYINGS 16 Defendants Collaborate in Denial Sheriff Fired Shots. Bu T'nitcd Press MARION, N. c., Oct. 12.—Selfdefense virtually was established today as the common plea of sixteen men held here for commitment hearing on the fatal shooting of five union textile workers at the Marion mill, Oct. 2. Eleven of the sixteen have testified thus far and all have asserted that any shooting they did was to protect their own lives. Five more of the defendants—B. L. Robbins, Charles Tate, Robert Ward, W. A. Fender and David Jarrett —were heard at Thursday’s session of the hearing, and all agreed it was their life against that of their alleged attackers. They also collaborated in the general defense that Sheriff Oscar Adkins. central defendant of the case, did not even fire a gun at any time during the clash. Ward, member of the One hundred fifth engineers, Morgantown, told of being shot by two men. “j dropped to my knees, fired threff times at each, and they both dropped,” he said. “I haven't seen either of them since.” Fender and Jarrett both admitted shooting one time each at men who were blazing away at them. Fender’s left eye was burned by powder, he said, and a bullet cut a nick out of his hat. FIRM ASKS BIDS ON TWO BIGGEST LINERS Acceptance Contingent on Getting U. S. Loan, Mail Contract, Bu Vnited Press NEW YORK, Oct. 12.—The Unitod States lines have called for bids for construction of the two largest liners ever built in this country. The announcement specified acceptance of bids was contingent on the United States lines obtaining a government loan and mail contract. Both vessels are to be ready in 1931. They will be oil burning of 30,000 tons each, to accommodate 1,300 passengers and maintain a speed of twenty-two knots. Their length will be 705 feet with an eighty-two-foot beam. A swimming pool and space for automobiles are specified. INJUNCTION ,SUIT FILED Opening and Widening of Neal Avenue Is Opposed. Suit to enjoin the works board and the city from opening and widening Neal avenue, near Maryland street, was on file today in superior court three three by the MeadBalch Construction Company and S. M. Goldsmith. It is charged that the board made no effort to condemn the plaintiff’s property before ordering the improvement.

Here they are. the Panthers and the Bearcats on location at Washington park, making some; exciting football scenes for the Golden Rule Safety Club. This picture is sponsored by the Indianapolis Times and the Lyric theater, where it will be shown soon. Nearly a thousand children tried out for principal parts and all turned out at the ball park to help make this picture. These boys make up the membership of the two opposing teams in this movie. Hundreds of parents soon will be able to see their children on the screen at the Lyric. CITYINSPECTOR IS DISCHARGED Robert Anderson Figured in Automobile Collision, Inspector Robert Anderson, 38, of 1009 South Senate avenue, a Democrat, was discharged Friday by the board of works on recommendation of City Engineer A. H. Moore. Anderson was dismissed as result of an accident at Bluff road and Sumner avenue Sept. 29, Sunday at 1 a. m., when the city inspection department car he was driving collided with another machine. Three persons were taken to city hospital. Anderson faces trial on an intoxication charge Oct. 16 as result cf the collision. The car was not returned after working hours Saturday afternoon, a violation of city regulations, it was said at city hall. ANTI-SMOKE CAMPAIGN OBSERVANCE IS ASKED Abatement Week Opens Monday With Meeting at Church. City-wide observance of smoke abatement week, beginning Monday, was urged today by John F. White, city councilman and Smoke Abatement League president. Business and civic organization attended a meeting with the league leaders late Friday at the Chamber of Commerce to outline the “week’s program. Small homes and apartments will be checked, as well as industries. The week’s activities will be opened Monday night at Roberts Park M. E. church when Governor Leslie will speak. DANCERS DEMONSTRATE Butter Crust Pie Mardi Gras to Have Feature Event. Miss Sylvia D’Arcy and E. W. Mushrush, dancers, will demonstrate the Camel glide and the St. Louis hop, originated by the latter, at the annual masquerade and mardi gras of the Butter Crust Pie company, at the Athenaeum Tuesday night. A dance contest also will be held. Barbecue Stand is Looted Merchandise valued at more than S9O was taken from a barbecue stand at 3709 East Tenth street, Eugene Cox, proprietor, told police today.

COMMUNISM IS EVIDENCE ISSUE IN RIOTJRIAL Defense in Gastonia Case Fights Testimony of Red Activities. Bu United Press CHARLOTTE, N. C„ Oct. 12. i An echo of the Sacco-Vanzetti case | came today from the trial of seven i union textile workers charged with j the murder of Police Chief O. F. j Aderholt of Gastonia. Judge M. V. Barnhill was ex- : pected to rule on a demand by So-licitor-General John G. Carpenter that alleged communistic activities of some of the defendants be brought out in cross-examination. Defense counsel vigorously opposed the suggestion that commuism or atheism had any place in the trial of seven men on a charge of murder. Irene Corley, active organizer, used much of her time on the stand to denounce working conditions at the Loray mill, saying she was “disgusted” with the low salary. “When I did work,” she said, “I didn’t even make enough to buy fat back meat for biscuit grease.” Paul Shepard denied the state testimony that Chief Aderholt wast shot In the back during the clash at union headquarters. He likewise asserted he saw Aderholt fire into the strikers’ ranks. Efforts of the state to bring the issue of communism into the trial came in cross-examining Katy Corley, daughter of Irene, when she was asked if she belonged to that party. Defense Attorney Tom Jimison quickly interrupted to say: “Your honor, he might just as well ask her if she belongs to the Republican party, as he does, that would be just as impeachable.” PAVING AWARDS MADE Fall and Ralston Road Improvement Contracts Are Let. Contract for paving the Howard A. Fall road, known as Kitley avenue, today was held by Sands X Franks, after being awarefcd by county commissioners on a low bid of $14,730.50. The Indiana Asphalt Paving Company was awarded contract for paving the Jennie C. Ralston road at $10,990. AUTO TRAGEDIES GROW September Accidents in State Claim Twenty-eigh. Lives. Automobile accidents claimed fifteen more lives in Indiana in September of this year than in 1928, records of the state police department reveal. Twenty-eight persons were killed in automobile accidents last month, an increase of thirteen over August. In the crypt chapel, under the House of Commons in London is preserved an altar cloth reputed to have been made by Queen Elizabeth.

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CAPONE GUNMAN GIVEN RUSK ACT BY DETECTIVES • - Jim Genna, Returned From Italy, Is Warned Out of Chicago. Bu T'nitrd Prr> CHICAGO, Oct. 12.—A former lieutenant of Scarface A1 Capone came back to Chicago Friday, unexpectedly bent, police say, on snatching back some of the gold that has gone by the boards since Capone was placed in jail in Philadelphia on the comparatively minor charge of carrying a pistol. The lieutenant was Jim Genna, who fled to Italy five years ago, when he was marked for death by gangland enemies, who murdered three of his brothers. Genna had no more than arrived from Italy, where he served a twoyear term in prison on fake bond charges, when he was arrested by' two veteran detectives. At the detective bureau, Genna professed ignorance of the English language, but changed his mind when Deputy Commissioner John 4 Stege gave him some pertinent vice about the unhealthfulness" Chicago’s climate. “Genna,” Stege said, “you are sitting in the same chair occupied by five other gangsters when I gave them the same warning that I’m giving you. Get out of town or you’ll be killed as sure as the other five were.” Genna leaped out of the chair Into another, the victim of a superstition which is a byword in gangland. The erstwhile formenter of trouble in gang circles was put through the show-up and Stege told detectives to "keep him on the run” when he is released. “Unless he is chased out of Chicago,” Stege said, “the peace pact signed last spring that ended the massacres will be broken. Genna always has been a trouble maker, even in his own family.” MENINGITIS DECREASES Reduction In Cases Is Attributed to Immigration Ruling. By Science Service WASHINGTON, Oct. 12.—The steady increase in number of cases of .cerebro-spinal meningitis which has been continuing for the last two years now shows definite signs of having been checked, probably as a result of the restrictions recently placed on persons entering this dcuntry from the Orient, public health statistics show. The number of cases reported from all over the United for the week just ended was ninetynine. This is one of the lowest figures reported for the entire year. * Part of the decrease may be due to seasonal variation in the prevalence of the disease, but part of it is undoubtedly the result of the quarantine regulations for vessels from Oriental ports. These regulations were put Into effect in an effort to check the rising epidemic of meningitis on the Pacific coast, which had been traced to Immigrants from certain Oriental ports.

AN ERROR Milk Fed Poultry was quoted at 22c lb. in yesterday’s Times. Should have read MILK FED nn POULTY ZIJC Lb. CITY POULTY MARKET 125 N. Alabama St. Northeast eor. Alabama and Wabash.