Indianapolis Times, Volume 41, Number 143, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 October 1929 — Page 24

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7 CITIES SHOW BUILDING GAINS IN SEPTEMBER One-third of Those Covered by Survey Exceed 1928 Figures. BY CHARLES C. STONE State Editor. Tbe Time* Seven Indiana cities of twentyone reporting showed gains in building for September this year over the same month in 1928, a business and industrial survey of the state lor the week ended today reveals. As a whole building declined in the state approximately $1,250,000 during September in comparison with that month last year. The cities show’ing gains were Kokomo, Elkhart. Gary, Michigan City. Mishawaka, Richmond and Shelbyville. Among the twenty-five cities of the nation showing the largest volume for the month, Indianapolis ranked twenty-fourth. The following summary shows conditions in various cities of the state: Kokomo —Construction of an addition to the Haynes-Stellite plant here is under way. The new structure will be used in manufacturing haste Hoy, a metal product recently added to the company's production. The first output of the metal is expected about Jan. 1. Toy Maker Busy Crawfordsville —The Apex Stamping Company, a new industry here now in its second month of operation. expects an output of 250,000 toys for October. Connerwille —Construction of a plant here by the Corman Aircraft Corporation, for manufacture of planes will be started within a few weeks. The city of Connersville has been offered a municipal airport by the corporation, adjoining the plant site, providing the city will spend $50,000 on the work. Decision on the matter is to be made on or before Dec. 1. Hartford City— The Chicago Garment Company has purchased the plant of the None-Eetter Manufacturing Comapny and plans to have it in operation next week, starting wdth a force of forty which it expects to increase to 125. An addition is being built to the plant of the Overhead Door Corporation. Bloomington —Production has reached forty tons daily at a strip coal mihe eleven miles south of here, the operating company being composed of local men headed by Mayor John Hetherlngton. Mere to Resume Operations Clinton— The Big Springs strip coal mine south of here will be operated on a full time basis beginning about Nov. 10, when thirty-five to forty men will be employed. The mine lias been idle several weeks. Jasper—Two additions and remodeling of the Hoosier Desk Works are covered in contracts recently awarded. Work is to begin at once. Hillsdale —The local plant of the National Drain Tile Company, idle two years, is to be reopened soon, with a force of seventy-five to eighty men. L. R. Whitney, general manager announces. Plymouth— The Plymouth Body Works, largest manufacturer oi bakery truck Ijodirs in the country, announces that production of anew type refrigerator truck body, the first of its kind, will be started soon. The body provides electrical refrigeration. Railroad to Spend Million Valparaiso— The Grand Trunk railroad is preparing to spend $1,000,000 in rerouting its tracks through Valparaiso. The work will include elimination of grade, crossings and curves and a viaduct over the Nickel Plate lines west of here. Evansville— The Cadick theater property Is to be the site of an eight story ufflee building. Albert W. Funkhouser. chairman of trustees for owners of the property announces. South Bend — The Colin B. Kennedy Company, local radio manufacturer, has established an affiliation with the Marvin Radio Tube Corporation of Irvington, N. Y., through purchase of an interest in it by George M. Studebaker and Fred M. Wellington, both of South Bend, and who are among financial backers of the Kennedy comoany.

LIBRARY IS BEQUEATHED The law library of Merrill Moores, former congressman, who was injured fatally when struck by an auto this wefk. was bequeathed to the Indianapolis Bar Association, according to the will which was probated today-. The etsate consisted of $25,000 in real estate at $5,000 in personal property. Charle W. Moore. 27 East St. Joe street, administrator of the estate and nephew to the former congressman. w-ill recive forty acres of land in Starke ccunty, Indiana, and Emily Bishop Moores, his niece, will receive she entire balance of the estate, MAN STRUCK”BY TRAIN David Honche. 30. of 923 East Maryland street, railway track iborer was injured on the shoulder and head when struck by an abound Pennsylvania passenger rain at East street and the Belt Ine railway today. He was taken to St. Vincent's hospital.

Early Snows Recalled October snows, called to mind by the fall Wednesday, has caused delving into Indiana records in the last few days. Bert Conde. mail carrier at Rushville, who has kept a record of snows for seventeen years,* says that Oct. 20. 1913, was the earliest snowfall date in the period. H. C. Schrader, 92. Ft. Wayne, recalls that there was a foot of snow onthe ground Oet. 33, 1889. Like the fall on th same date this year, heavy rains were the forerunners.

l imes Serial Inspires Song; Hear It at Lyric

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Johnny Black and Haroid Hovel

Two good fellows got together the other day in their own Tin Pan alley and turned out a corking song called “Sheila.” The melody and the words were Inspired by the great serial, “Sheila,” which starts today in The Indianapolis Times and is appearing in many other Scripps-Howard papers. Black and Hovel this week have been singing “Sheila” as a part of their act at the Albee theater in Cincinnati.

‘SALUTE’ TO OPEN AT LYRIC SATURDAY George O'Brien and William Janney Have the Leads in This Movie With Dramatic Football Background. SALUTE,” an all-talking romance of youth played against the background of the United States Naval academy at Annapolis, is the stellar screen event on the new bill starting Saturday at the Lyric. The story is from the pens of Tristam Tupper, one of America s most popular novelists and short story writers, and John Stone. It concerns two brothers: the older, George O'Brien, and all-America half back at West Point; the younger, William Janney, a midshipman at Annapolis. At the outset of tne story, Janney, upon whose shoulders has been placed the task of upholding the fine tradition of a long line of naval American officers, believes himself to be in love with Joyce Compton, a “born red-haired vamp.” *

Helen Chandler, considered, one of Broadway's most valued contributions to motion pictures, plays the role of the plain little girl next door who hides her own love for young Janney as he comes to her j for sisterly advice on the problems of how to win the heart and hand of his auburn-haired charmer. The climax is reached in a West Point-Annapolis football game at ■ the Polo grounds, New York. O'Brien is the dominating type to whom all things come without effort, and it appears to Janney that his famous brother is about to steal away Helen Chandler, a belief which brings the younger man to the realization that he is in love with her himself. In the closing minutes of the game, Janney is sent in as a substitute end and he is called upon to meet his brother in a physical clash. How he dees it and what happens constitute the final punch of the story. John Ford, director, and fifty players spent six weeks at Annapolis and West Point filming exterior sound scenes. In addition to those already named, the cast includes Frank Albertson, David Butler and Stepin Fetchit. The stage show holds four Radio-Keith-Orpheum vaudeville attractions of stellar merit. Joe Niemeyer, with his company, including Violet Warren. Val Arthur, Irene Young j and Ethel Murray, present a minia- j ture musical comedy revue called j “Samples,” written expressly for them by Harry Ames. Mr. Niemeyer | was formerly a musical comedy star, having been one of George White’s comedians and appeared in many of Cohan successes including “Little j Nelly Kelly,” “The O'Brien Girl” j and “Mary." Theater patrons have seldom been treated to such tunes and rhythm and old American folklore or seen such quaint dances left over from the pioneer days as Crockett's Kentucky Mountaineers are scheduled ! to present as another important act j on the bill. Bob Hall, a standard vaudeville | name for years, is another underscored act on the bill. Bob will offer his own particular sort of comedy talk and songs. The usual amount of short films include the News Reel, talking comedy and other oddities. Musical I accompaniment for the silent films j and vaudeville (s to be served by the Lvric orchestra. * - * Richard Barthelmess in “Young Nowheres.” opens today ,at the Circle. Today at the Indiana, Clara Bow starts an engagement in “The Saturday Night Kid.” a a a Other theaters effer: “Big Time,” at the Lyric; “Chauve Souris," at English's; “Broadway Scandals,” at the Mutual; “The Lady Lies,” at the Ohio; “The Trespasser,” at the Palace; “They Had to See Paris,” at the Apollo, and movies at the ColoniaL Home Wiring is Deficient Perfection of electrical household implements has outstripped the wiring equipment of homes to utilize them, Samuel Adams Chase. Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company, Mansfield, j 0., told the Indians rolis Electric League at a luncheon today at the Chamber of Commerce.

Manager A. J. Kalberer of the Lyric theater heard what a hit Black and Hovel were having with “Sheila” in Cincinnati, so he booked the team in for a week, starting Saturday afternoon. And so “Sheila” will be on the stage and in print at the same time. So it will be well to get acquainted with “Sheila,” as the story starts in The Times today and then go to the Lyric Saturday or any time next week and hear about her in melody.

In Opera

Helen Golden

When the American Grand Opera Company comes to the Murat for three nights, starting Oct. 28, Helen Golden will be in the cast of the soprano group. SANTA TO DISTRIBUTE MILLIONS OF DOLLS 10,000 Different Types Ready as Annual Holiday uifts. Bu Vnitrd Press NEW YORK, Oct. 25. About 20.000.000 dolls are mustering at a strategic point preparatory to an attack on the hearts of American girlhood this Christmas. Ma-Ma dells, Pa-Pa dells, crying dolls, little baby dolls, the grand dame doll with a princess waist and a flowing replica of a Paris model have started the annual trek to Santa Claus way stations. Santa’s bag this year will carry 10,000 types of dollies, the manufacturers say, comic strip characters and aviators have joined the conventional models and following a trend of the past ten years, less than one doll in every five will be blonde. 4-H CLUB WILL MEET The Marion county 4-H Livestock Club will meet at the Chamber of Commerce at 6:30 tonight, Clarence Henry, county agricultural agent, announced. T. A. Coleman, assistant extension director of Purdue university, will speak.

Aid in Community Drive

Thirty-five agnecies will share in the $785,053 Community Fund for which a drive will be made Nov. 15 to 25. They are: Alpha Home, American Settlement, Boys’ Club Association, Boy Scouts of America, Camp Fire Girls, Catholic Community Center, Catholic Women’s Association. Christamore House. Family Welfare Society, Flamer House, Florence Crittendon Home. Girl Scouts. Inc.; Hawthorne Social Service House. Indianapolis Council of Social Agencies, Indianapolis Indorsers of Photoplays, Indianapolis Day

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

‘BABY-FACED’ WILLIE DOODY SENT TO CHAIR Police Chief’s Widow Is Jubilant as Killer Is Found Guilty. Bu United I’rcss CHICAGO, Oct. 25.—Willie Doody, notorious diminutive gangster, was found guilty of murdering Police Chief Charles Levy of Berwyn by a jury early today and his punishment fixed as death in the electric chair. Only two hours and twenty minutes’ deliberation was required. Doody took the verdict stoically, and made no effort to commit suicide, as he had declared he would, if found guilty. The “baby-laced” gangster had based his defense on the contention that Chief Levy had no warrant on the night of May 25 and was trespassing when be halted Doody on the streets of Berwyn. Mrs. Levy, widow of the police chief, was in court when the verdict was read. “I am satisfied," she cried. Tha. is real justice.” $13,281 ERROR STILL MYSTERY Former Newcastle Water Clerk Back in Jail. Bji Times Special , __ . NEWCASTLE. Ind., Oct. 25.—A broken, man—Oscar Grant—who is charged with being $13,821 short in his accounts as clerk of the city water works department, has failed to find what he terms “a mistake in records and which he blames for the shortage disclosed by state board of accounts examiners. Guarded by Deputy Sheriff Charles Zornes, the accused man was permitted to go over the books in the water office, declaring he could find an error that would explain all. Failing in that promise, Grant broke another pledge, to the effect that he would plead guilty to a charge of embezzling public funds, if the mistake was not disclosed. From the water office he was returned to the Henry circuit courtroom, but apparently on advice of an attorney who was with him, refused to admit guilt. The attorney will not state what line of defense, if any, is contemplated. After Grant refused to enter a plea, the lawyer consented to removal of Grant to jail.

WRECKAGE IS FOUNB Yacht Hulk Is Discovered After Eight Years. i 81l United Press RACINE, Wis., Oct. 25. The same s.orm which sent the Grand Trunk ferry Milwaukee to an unlojated grave in Lake Michigan cast up the Rosabelle, House of David yacht, after eight years. At the foot of Dodge street, not far from the heart- of downtown Racine, the hulk of the long lost vacht was discovered by E. W. Knutson, lighthouse tender. Thus far the rotting hulk had revealed no clew as to the fate of its crew and passengers. Who they were never was determined and no bodies ever were found. It was believed the Rosabelle went down at approximately the same spot as did the Milwaukee, IDENTIFY AUTO VICTIM AS ASYLUM FUGITIVE Man Killed at Shelbyville Had Escaped in Ohio. Identification of the man killed at Shelbyville by an automobile Sept. 28, has been made by the state bureau of criminal investigation and identification, it was announced today. He Is Charles O’Donnell, 55, who escaped Sept. 23, from the longview hospital for mental cases at Cincinnati, where he had been confined fofr twenty-five years. Identification was made through a picture, a scare and the fact that one finger was missing on the right hand. Cincinnati police informed the bureau that Miss Genevieve O’Donnell. 795 Delta avenue. Cincinnati, acknowledged the identification. ROAD FIRMS ARE SUED Agent Asks Commissions for Sale of Paving Materials. Suit to collect $5,000 judgment for services and commission in selling 50,000 tons of rock asphalt for Indiana state road construction, was filed today in federal court by George W. Warmoth, Indianapolis, against the United Rock Asphalt Company, United Rock Asphalt Sales Company and Miller Construction Company.

Nursery, Indianapolis Flower Mission, Indianapolis Home for Aged Women, Indianapolis Orphan Asylum, Indianapolis Travelers’ Aid Society, Jewish Federation, Old Folks Home, Public Health Nursing Association, Red Cross Salvation Army, Society of Good Shepherd, Social Service Department, Church Federation. Volunteers of America, Wheeler City Rescue Mission, Women's Improvement Club, Central Y. M. C. A., Central Y. W. C. A., Negro Y. M. C. A., Negro Y. W. C. A., and Alabama Street Y. W. C. A.

AIRPORT ROADS PROJECT AGAIN IS POSTPONED Failure of City Officials to Prepare Program Is Cause of Delay. Failure of city officials to submit to county commissioners a written agreement on developing roads in and around the new municipal airport, south of Ben Davis, today was responsible for another thirtyday delay for definite action on the projects. Persons representing 1,000 petitioners for opening Oliver avenue to and through the airport at a hearing today before commissioners expressed fear that the Oliver avenue improvement was “a dying issue” and urged commissioners to develop the road as a necessary thoroughfare in the growth of the city. At a meeting several weeks ago, county and city officials agreed to enter into written contract in closing several roads around the airport, providing the city would permit Oliver avenue to be extended through the airport site at the north boundary, on which commissioners have insisted. The contract was to have been submitted to commissioners “if they want it.” The board formally approved the plan to grant right of way in the north part of the airport tract. Moore declared the Oliver avenue plan to be “impractical.” Roads that will be closed If Oliver avenue is permitted to cross the airport are Southern avenue, Raymond street, Sander road and the Harding road. The next hearing was set for Nov. 25. The board of works denied the petition to improve Southern avenue from Meridian street to state road No. 37 under the “three-mile road law” as it is under the jurisdiction of county commissioners. The petition was forwarded to county officials.

DRY RAieSJET 15 Five Stills Also Seized Near Lafayette. Bv Times Special LAFAYETTE, Ind., Oct. 25.—Fifteen persons are held here today as a result of raids by federal prohibition agents, police and sheriff's deputies along the Towpath road. Five stills, all reported to have been found in operation, were seized. It is believed information on which the raid was based was given by three Lafayette men arrested as suspects in liquor dealing. They are said to have told the police that stills along the road provided their supplies. Little liquor was found by the raiders, but they seized large quantities of mash. The stills ranged in capacity from 75 to 300 gallons. WIND FIRE THREAT Spread of Blaze in North Woods Feared. Bu United Press DULUTH, Minn., Oct. 25.—A wind that reached forty miles an hour at times today carried a threat of serious forest fires through the eas--ern section of Minnesota’s north woods. A. G. Hamel, supervisor of the Superior national forest, reported from his post at Grand Marais that three fires were raging through his territory. More than one hundred rangers" and volunteers, were called into service ind several hundred acres of timber were reported swept over. Officials of the forestry department predicted more serious fires would arise if rain or snow does not soak down the tinder-dry forests within a few days. SENTENCED FOR THEFT Collins Sends Up Two in Robbery of Warehouse Company. Criminal Judge James A. Collins today sentenced two men to penal institutions on larceny charges for their robbery May 30 of the Bradley Warehouse Company. Arthur Willoughby, 21, will be returned to the state reformatory as a parole vilator, and Ernest Blackwell, 21, v.as sentenced to serve one year at the state farm. Both defendants have been held at the county jail since their arrest. They are alleged to have stolen SSO in merchandise and two rifles. REVOLT TRIAL STARTS Former Premier of Spain Is One Defendant in Action. Bu United Press VALENCIA, Spain, Oct. 25.—Jose Sanchez Guerra, former premier of Spain, appeared before a court martial here today on charges of inciting artillerymen to revolt last February. With the button of the Legion of Honor prominently showing in his coat lapel, the chief defendant walked confidently before the military court and was followed by twenty-two others accused of complicity in the abortive revolt plot. KIRK FIRM EXPANDS Tenth Store of Indiana-Ohio Chain to Open at Greenfield. The tenth store in the IndianaOhio chain of Kirk Company furniture stores will be opened Saturday in Greenfield, with Roy Bateman, Greenfield, as manager. Other stores in the chain are: j Two in Indianapolis; four in Akron, i O.; Barberton, O.; Kent, 0., and Cuyahoga Falls, O.

Lead Fund Drive Corps

M. L. Norland, left, captain of the individual gifts division of the Convmunity Fund campaign. Nov. 15-25, and Dwight S. Ritter, right, cochairman of district eight of that division of the drive. More than 600 volunteer workers will participate in solicitation of ldividual gifts.

MURDER DEFENDANT DESCRIPTIONS VARY

State Declares Revenge Moved John Van Hook to Slay Lawyer. B,u Times Special TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Oct. 25. John Van Hook, on trial in Vigo circuit court here charged with the second degree murder of Attorney Austin Sweet in his office, was pictured in an opening statement by the prosecution as a deputy constable anxious to heep indignity on a lawyer he disliked. The defense’s statement, however, described Van Hook as an officer anxious to do his duty in arresting a man accused of a law violation. Fatal shooting of the attorney occurred when Van Hook, in his capacity as a deputy constable, sought to make an arrest on a charge of fishing without a license. Although the warrant in the case was issued to Armand Hill, a game warden, who with another warden, Leland Randall and Van Hook, went to Sweet’s office to serve it. Van Hook was the man who took the lead in attempting to make the arrest, Hill declared while testifying as a state witness. Hill asserted Van Hook insisted on serving the warrant despite a suggestion that if Attorney Sweet

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was called, he would voluntarily appear in a justice of the peace court. He said immediately after entering the lawyer’s office, Van Hook called Sweet a vile name. GIRL WANTS $5,000 Alleges Whiting Man Broke Promise to Wed. Bit Times Special WHITING, Ind., Oct. 25.—Joseph Beda Jr., of Whiting is defendant in a $5,000 breach of promise suit filed by Miss Mary Grohol, 21, also of this city, it being alleged he failed to marry her June 25 after promising her in November of the preceding year that he would make her his bride. Parties to the suit are employes in the office of the Standard Oil Company here. Miss Grohol alleges that after she had arranged for the wedding, Beda told her they would not marry because he loved another woman. Five Autos Stolen NOBLESVILLE, Ind., Oct. 25. The automobiles of Joseph Kinnaman, Dallas Boone, Fred Woodruff, Charles Faucett and Guy White have been stolen.

OCT. 25, 1920

NAME OF WIFE CHAMPIONED IN MURDER SEOUEL Muncie Man on Sick Bed Makes Statement on Williams Case. Bu Times Special MUNCIE, Ind.. Oct. 25.—From his sick bed in an Indianapolis hospital, A. L. Kitselman, Muncie manufacturer, has issued a statement which has been published here in connection wdth the murder at Laredo. Tex., of Harry Williams, former local newspaper reporter. The statement is to clear names of his wife and the dead reporter linked in a story published here and which purported to have been copied i from the San Antonio (Tex.) ExI press. The story was headed "Belaled News of Williams Case—Evi- , dence Showed that Youth was on Party with Mrs. Kitselman and Others Night of Murder.” Tale Declared False Branding the story an utter falseJ hood, Kitselman says his wife took I Williams and a fellow newspaper I worker. Miss Fern Helscher, in her ; auto across the Rio Grande river to Neuvo Laredo, Mexican town,where j Americans held parties. He says Mrs. ! Kitselmah returned immediately afterward. Buck Hood, one of the editors of a Laredo paper on which Williams was a reporter, went with him after the party on the Mexican side, to a hotel on the American side, where two policemen shot the reporter, and later threw his body into the Rio I Grande. One of the officers is serving a life prison term and another twenty years for the crime. Lists Aid Given Kitselman says he and his wife were censured because they did not contribute to a fund raised to pay Ora Slater, famous detective, for working on the case, and who effected capture and conviction of the slayers. The manufacturer points out that he and his wife, gave S2OO to the murder victim’s mother so she could go to Laredo after the body was taken from the river; that Mrs. Kitselman had telegraph bills amounting at times to S2O a day through her efforts to aid authorities in an inyestigation, and paid living expenses of witnesses ordered to remain in Laredo while the inquiry was going on. “We were nothing but kind friends to Harry, and I do not Intend to have Mrs. Kitselman’s name bandied about by irresponsible people,” the statement concludes.