Indianapolis Times, Volume 41, Number 171, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 November 1929 — Page 1

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UTILITY HEADS LEND IMPETUS TO PROSPERITY Confer With President on Expenditures Involving Billions. RECONDITION SIX SHIPS Export Increases Loom; Hoover Now Ready to Step Aside. BY RAYMOND CLAPPER United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.—Heads of the nations’ great utilities representing billions of dollars in street railways, gas and electric power plants were invited to confer with President Hoover today to lay before him their program for assisting in the general stimulation of business activity in the coming year. Utilities are expected to spend nearly $2,000,000,000 on new street cars and tracks, and gas and electric plant extensions providing construction and machinery work in dozens of localities which will give employment to thousands. This gigantic program will supplement the billions in exependitures planned for railroads, roads, public buildings and shipbuilding as outlined in the series of conference* which President Hoover has held. It practically completes the Presidents share in aiding business to gain momentum. The federal government is assisting in addition by pushing down interest rates on both industrial and agricultural working capital. Last Scheduled After today’s conference the last now contemplated, the President will prepare an address to be delivered at the general conference of business men under the auspices of the United States Chamber of Commerce here Dec. 5, when business will take over the responsibility of carrying the President’s program forward. President Hoover is highly gratis fled at the response his efforts have evoked throughout the country. But it is his hope now that the White House will be able to turn over the responsibility of carrying on to business itself. The President feels that the problem essentially is one for business to work out. He was glad to throw the influence of his office into the situation as a means of bringing out the underlying facts of the situation. But the continuing activity necessary to push through must, he feels, come from business. Utilities heads invited to today's conference include: Many in Attendance Owen C. Young, chairman of the board of directors of the General Electric Company; Samuel Insull, Commonwealth Edison Company, Chicago; Charles L. Edgar, Edison Electric Illuminating Company. Boston; W. A. Jones, vice-pres dent Cities Service Company; John B. Miller, Southern California Edison Company. Los Angeles; Guy A. Richardson, general manager Chicago Surface Lines; N. B. Sloan, president New York Edison Company; Paul S. Clapp. National Light Association, New York; J. N. Shanahan, Omaha <te Council Bluffs Street Railway Company, and J. P. Baines. Louisville Railway Company. Expectation of additional exports during the coming months was revealed by the United States shipping board today. Recondition Ships “In anticipation of substantial increases in the movements of grain, cctton and flour from gulf ports to Europe during the next several months, the shipping board has authorized the reconditioning of six steel cargo steamers now* in layup,” an official announcement said. These ships, to be ready within sixty days, will be reconditioned at a cost of $414,000. The federal reserve board reported today that industrial activity in October continued at a higher level than a year ago and retail sales were sustained. In- addition, the board reported that money rates declined throughout the period. VENIRE OF 100 CALLED Panel Summoned for Jury Service in Murder Trial Here. A venire of 100 has been called for jury service to report in fri-n----inal court Tuesday for the trial of Charles Brown, 47, of 89 South New’ Jersey street, accused of the murder of his wife, Alma, at their home Aug 18. A step-son. Rex, 14, will be the principal witness for the state against Brown, who is alleged to have shot his wife five times, after a quarrel while he was drunk. Judge James A. Collins will hear the case.

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VOLUME 41—NUMBER 171

Chinese Protest Ignored Russ Deny Commission of Any Act Amounting to Ultimatum: Manchuria to Sue for Peace. 81l f nihil Press MOSCOW, Nov. 27.—China’s appeal to the signatories of the Kellogg treaty against war, protesting the “invasion” of Manchuria by Russia, was ignored today by the Soviet government. The foreign office denied today that it had ordered Soviet troops to seize the Chinese Eastern Railway or that it had issued any statement to China which might be construed as an ultimatum. The official statement was In answer to reports that the council of defense had sanctioned the Red army’s advance in the direction of Harbin, looking toward a speedy occupation of the railway, after which negotiations would be begun with China regarding indemnity for Russian losses and future administration of the railway. Soviet officials reiterated their claims that Chinese and white guardist henchmen had initiated the hostilities, obliging the red army to undertake punitive pursuit. Despite denials of reports that the Manchurian government, centered at Mukden, would undertake independent peace negotiations with Russia, well-informed foreign circles here believed today that formal negotiations between the Mukden and Soviet governments likely would be begun in the near future. It was believed Germany would act as intermediary for these preliminary negotiations because Germany necessarily would speak for the Chinese Nationalist government at Nanking, whereas Mukden desires to negotiate without the Nanking government’s direct participation. Urge Negotiations By United Press WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.—Dispatches from Harbin today indicated the Chinese Nationalist government had authorized Manchurian authorities to negotiate with Soviet Russia in an effort to adjust the dispute which is alleged to have provoked Russian Invasion of Chinese territory. PILOT KILLEdTn~~CRASH Plane Drops Into Business Section of Town After Accident. 81l United Press WESTBURY, L. 1., Nov. 27.—A biplane crashed on the roof of a building at Maple and Post avenues today, fatally injuring the pilot, who died in Nassau hospital. The pilot was believed to be James Pisani, about 18 or 20 years old, of Brooklyn. After the crash, the plane fell into the business section of Westbury and attracted a large crowd. The ship was the property of the Roosevelt aviation school. Officials, rushed to the scene of the accident, but could not ascertain the cause. Newly Wed Couple Killed By Times Boecial COLUMBUS, Ind., Nov. 27.—Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Markland of this city were killed instantly this morning when an automobile in which they were riding was struck by a Big Four freight train on a crossing at Nortonburg. The couple was married Nov. 19 in this city. Mrs. Markland before her marriage was Mrs. Emma McComas.

CEMENT CONTRACT LET ON LOW BID

State highway commissioners today observed the law governing bid reception and awarded a 500,000barrel cement contract to the low bidding Marquette Cement Company of Illinois. The remainder of the 2.000,000 barrels contracted for the 1930 paving program was split among eight firms using Indiana coal. All but three of the eight mills are located within the state. In announcing the awards, Director John J. Brown of the state highway department stated that the commission always intended to give the Marquette company the contract on their lew bids, despite the fact that the commission permitted the Indiana mills using Indiana coal to meet the price at the thirty-two delivery places upon which the Marquette company bid.

Mrs. O’Neill

MANIAC BEATS WOMAN WITH PBKERTLEES Posses of Citizens, Deputy Sheriffs Comb Swamp Near Lawrence. VICTIM FIGHTS BRAVELY Mrs. Floyd Groves Breaks Away and Calls Aid From Garage. Posses of citizens and deputy sheriffs combed woods and swamp lands near Lawrence this afternoon seeking a man, believed insane, who attacked Mrs. Floyd Groves, 30, on the rear porch of her home in Lawrence shortly before noon. He wrested a poker from her hand and wielded it on her neck and head before she broke aw'ay and ran to a garage across the street for aid. As she fled, the maniac circled the house, and ran east from Pendleton pike, through swamps into nearby woods. Mrs. Groves was seized by the crazed man when she stepped to the porch from the kitchen where she had been washing clothing. “I’ve got you! I’ve got you!” he gloated as he grasped her, Mrs. Groves said. Her hand fell on the stove poker, and she tried to beat off his attack. In his struggle to take the weapon from her the maniac ripped her clothes. Then he beat her with the poker. Breaking away, she ran to the Lawrence Motor Inn, screaming for aid. Lester Bragdon and Alvin Thompson, garage employes, who went to the house, searched the vicinity for the man, finding only footprints leading toward a swamp. Her assailant was short, wore ragged clothing and had several days’ growth of beard, Mrs. Groves said.

REPORT FUND DRIVEPLEDOE Leaders Hoping to Reach Quota at Session. With their leaders optimistic in belief that the $786,853 goal would be reached, workers in the tenth annual Community Fund drive were to meet at noon today at the Claypool for a final report of pledges collected during the twelve days campaign. At the last report meeting, Monday. subscriptions were $151,790 short of the goal. Total pledges reported thus far are $645,062.58. “Thirty-five social agencies in the city depend on the success of this drive,” Hugh McK. Landon reminded team captains and division chairmen today. "The campaign must not fall short of its quota, which already is too small to conduct all the social service work we should do in 1930.” Aged Farmer Dies B<u Times Special ALEXANDRIA. Ind.. Nov. 27. Granville Hicks, 77, farmer, is dead at his home here.

The Marquette company cut from 5 cents to 10 cents a barrel below' all of the fourteen other competing companies. Bids in general were from 20 cents to 30 cents below the 1929 contract price and will save the state $500,0,X), Brown predicted. Other awards are: Universal, Gary. 475,000 barrels; Lone Star, Limesdale, 475,000; Lehigh, Mitchell, 225.000; Louisville, Speeds, 200,000; Wabash, Stroh. 50,000; Kosmos, Kosmosdale, Ky., 25,000; Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company, Zanesville, 0., 25,000, and Medusa, Sandusky, 0., 25,000. Barrel prices range from $2.17 to $2.42, depending upon place of delivery. Any deliveries made to where the Marquette company bid will have to meet the price and commissioners declare the company saved them SBO,OOO.

Variety Marks Separate Paths of Six to Notice

Mrs. Lottie Holman O'Neill of Downers Grove has served eight years in the lower house of the Illinois legislature and now she wants to be a state senator. She will oppose Richard J. Ban - , incumbent, who has held office Xor lour terms.

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INDIANAPOLIS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27,1929

Fowl Quartet Is Warbling Its Swan Song

“Am I blue? You’d be too. If each home had an ax wait- „ # ; mg you. WITH cackles, gobbles, quacks and chirps the Fowl Quartet—Messrs. Chicken. Turkey, Duck and Goose —sang “Am I Blue” today at the city market as Indianapolis housewives bartered for drumsticks and wishbones to grace the Thanksgiving day table. Despite a slow drizzle, the market was crowded with sage dressing experts in search of the “fixings” for 1929’s meal of meals. In the right upper oval, Mike, the orange man. (no Irish blarney about him) is shown waiting on a customer. Miss Margaret Watts of Whiteland is the “Goose-Girl” in the left upper photo weighing ov.fc ~ fine “quacker” for Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Wentzell, 2337 North Delaware street. “Beauty and the Feast” would be the apt title for the lower left photo of Kathleen Morgan. 230 East Pratt street, with a 32-pound “tom” raised by C, M. Jacoby of Acton. “I’m buying a few cookies for the kiddies at the Little Sisters of the Poor—to help Thanksgiving day along. And I’m not a grandma, but I’ve been called one for a long time,” laughingly remarks Miss Mary Walsh, 67, of 520 Vermont street, as she shops at the mart.

ALIEN WORKMEN TARGET U. S. May Move to Stop Commuting From Across Border. 81l Ulifted Press WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.—The labor department is contemplating issuance of a regulation to prevent aliens lawfully admitted to this country from living outside the United States while working here, the United Press learned today. The rule would apply particularly to alien workmen in Buffalo and other towns on the Canadian and Mexican borders. Mexican Political Leader Killed Bn United Press MEXICO CITY, Nov. 27.—Sabino Gonzales Fernandez, president of Centro Castellano, died in the French hospital today of a knife w'ound inflicted by another Spaniard, Carlos Medina Bemat, in an encounter in the street, Sunday, Bemat contended he fought in selfdefense.

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Here is the latest picture of Marshall Field, head of the Chicago department store bearing his name. Field was photographed as he arrived in New York City on the steamship Mauretania after a trip to Europe.

Alfred Cohen

NEGRO TO QUIT AS OGDEN DRY SPY Horace Lyle, larger of the two Negro “dry spies” employed by At-torney-General James M. Ogden and known as the Gold Dust Twins, declared today he is “all caught up” on liquor snooping. “Yes, sir, I’m through,” he asserted as he sat in Ogden's office waiting for his pay check and expense account. “And really I wasn’t drunk the last time I was here,” he continued. “I admit I smelled strong of liquor, but I had been drinking and was just mad. That's how come I looked that way. You see I’d been traveling around with a bootlegger all day and of course I’ve got to drink.”

The occasion referred to was a visit to Ogden’s office a week ago. The attorney-general at that time admitted smelling liquor on the big Negro, but pointed out that drinking was part of his employment. He said then that Lyle and his partner, Robert West, would continue in his employ despite their having been arrested. Lyle was turned over to the federal authorities on a charge of an alleged blackmail attempt on a Kokomo barbecue stand owner facing liquor violation charges. West still is awaiting trial under bond in criminal court here on statutory charges brought by a 16-year-old Negro girl. Ogden employed Lyle and West upon recommendation of the Indiana Anti-Saloon League, he said. Lyle was close to the league under the regime of the late Dr. E. S. Shumaker, state superintendent. “I haven’t had any luck in this business since Dr. Shumaker died,” he lamented today. “You see the politicians were afraid of Shumaker and they knew he was backing me.” MAGAZINE Nebraska U. Awgwan Needs Slightly Obscene Jokes, Editor’s Defense. By United Press LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. 27.—The Nebraska university Awgwan, comic publication, discontinued by order of the student board of publication because some of the jokes it contained were “off color,” will have no successor, the board has announced. Raymond D. Murray, Los Angeles, editor, said “slightly obscene” jokes were necessary to the success of the publication. British Painter Is Dead By United Press LONDON, Nov. 27.—Alfred Priest, 55, the well-known painter, died today. He was a member of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters and had exhibited many paintings at the Royal academy.

Alfred H. Cohen, international president of the Independent Order of B’nai B’rith, recently helped dedicate the new Cleveland Jewisn Orphan home, Bel le faire. in Shaker Heights Village, O. The new home cost $1,500,0001

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Mrs. Stafford

GAS STATIfI ROBiEi Bandit Operates Two Blocks From Police Station. A bandit walked into a Shell gasoline station two, blocks from police headquarters today, robbed the attendant of SIOO, strode away and eluded a police emergency squad that arrived on the scene within a few minutes. He covered Raymond Jutt, 28, of 2022 Ruckle street, attendant of the station at New Jersey street and Virginia avenue, with a gun and forced him to open the safe. Jutt described the bandit as tail, wearing dark trousers and a light cap and a red sweater. SCHOOL TEACHER SLAYS Shotts Confere During Argument Over Thanksgiving Program. By United Press HARRISBURG, 111., Nov. 27. Dwight Organ, 26, school teacher, is held in jail here charged with killing Leslie Lightfoot, Carrier Mills school teacher, during an argument over the change of date for a Thanksgiving program. Lightfoot is a director in the school district wherein Organ’s school is located. Officers who arrested Organ after the shooting on Tuesday night said the two teachers began arguing over the Thanksgiving program at the Harrisburg school, and that Organ seized a gun and shot Lightfoot twice. Barnard, Ballad Composer, Dies By United Press LONDON, Nov. 27.—Duvergne Henry Barnard, 62. who composed “Whisper and I Shall Hear,” and many other ballads, died today.

Mrs. Marie Peary Stafford of Washington, D. C., born in an Eskimo igloo at the Arctic exploration base of her father, the late Robert E. Peary, has returned from a trip through Panama and the tropics

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OR9GERY PLANT SWEPT BT FIRE Damage at Schnull & Cos. Nearly $15,000. Fire, believed to have originated from defective wiring, early today swept the Schnull & Cos. wholesale grocery warehouse at 2603 East Washington street, causing damage estimated at between $12,000 and $15,000. Chelsie Werzburger, substitute fireman of company No. 7, overcome by smoke, was revived by the city ambulance crew. Two alarms called practically every fire department in the central section of the city to fight the blaze, which was discovered at 3:30 o'clock by Roy Alfred, 2533 East Washington street, who awoke to find his home filled with smoke. He investigated and saw the flames in the grocery warehouse. The building is a one-story cement structure, 100x40 feet. ’Damage to the building was estimated at between $2,000 and $3,000 by Orlando O’Grady, manager, 339 North State avenue. The grocery stock was ruined by the fire and water, and but little can be salvaged. Manager O’Grady said. Damage to the stock will total between SIO,OOO and $12,000, it was estimated.

SKIES WILL CLEAR Rains to Cease Morning of Thanksgiving. Rains that set in early today will continue probably until Thursday morning, but will give way to fair, cool weather as Indianapolis begins to celebrate Thanksgiving, J. H. Armin’gton, meteorologist, predicted this morning. Temperatures will sink tonight to near 30 degrees, Armington said, but will rise again Thursday to above the freezing point. Hourly Temperatures 6a. m 40 10 a. m 39 7a. m 40 11 a. m 39 Ba. m 40 12 (noon).. 38 9 a. m 40 1 p. m 40

Want to live to be 103 years old? It’s easy, according to Antone Re n g ly, San Francisco. Stay single, eat anything you like and drink lots of wine. ‘lf I'd had a wife to nag me, I'd been dead long ago,” he told interviewers.

A H. DemLng

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OGDEN TD ACT ON INSULTS GIANT MERGER Ruling Is Expected Today Whether $70,000,000 Project Is Legal. DEPUTY WRITES OPINION Hufsmith Reported to Have Decided Against Right of Commission. Ruling of Attorney-General James M. Ogden on legality of the $70,000,000 Insull utilities merger is expected late today. Should the attorney-general approve the opinion, as originally compiled, he must rule that the merger of such diverse physical properties as ice plants and traction lines is contrary to Indiana law. The ruling will be in reply to an inquiry from Commissioner Calvin Mclntosh of the public service commission. A loophole likely will be discovered on the ground that this is a financial and corporate merger and not one of physical properties, it was reported today. Illegal or not, the case is to be heard before Commissioner Howell Ellis in the house of representatives commencing Monday at 10 a. m. For Ogden already has told Ellis that since the entire commission did not join in the Mclntosh request, he will not consider the opinion “official.”

Ilufsmith Writes Opinion After Mclntosh made the request, Ellis rushed to the attorney-gener-al’s office to inform him that the other commissioners were unaware of the request. Ellis then conferred with George W. Hufsmith, deputy in Ogden’s office, who is in charge of utilities cases. Hufsmith is said to have proceeded to write an opinion answering the Mclntosh questions virtually as follows: Q—Does the public service commission have any legal authority in mergers other than that conferred by Section 95 of the public service commission act? A —No. Q—Would that authorize merging transmission lines, ice plants, heating plants, gas plants and bus lines into one merging corporation? A—No. Q—Does “doing business in the same municipality or locality within this state” permit merging of properties from Edwardsport to Gary and from Terre Haute to Richmond? A —No. Q—What is the restraining effect of the law which says that transportation utilities to be merged must be those "whose lines intersect or parallel to each other within the state”? Loophole Seen Here This question will be answered In detail and it is expected that the loophole regarding corporate and financial mergers will be pointed out. The negative reply may 'or may not meet Ogden’s approval. He refused to discuss the matter this morning. It has been pointed out that the merger, which will affect 344 Hoosier communities, has a political significance and the attorney-general is credited with gubernatorial aspirations. NINE-STORY LEAP FATAL! Steamfitter Alive When Picked Up, but Succumbs Quickly. Bv United Frees CHICAGO, Nov. 27.—Matty Beemick, a steamfitter, fell or jumped nine stories to his death some time early today in the areaway between the city hall and the county building. He crashed through a skylight and landed between two desks in the county recorder’s office, where he was found, still alive, by a watchman. I Unable to tell how the fall occurred, Beemick died a short time later in the county hospital. FOUR STUDENTS KILLED One of Grade Crossing Crash Victims Still Unidentified. Bv United Press CANTON. N. Y., Nov. 27.—Four St. Lawrence university students were killed today when their automobile was struck by a train at a grade crossing here. Three of the dead were identified as Raymond J. Beardsley, a sophomore of New Berlin; Nelson P. Lobdell of Victor, and W. B. Anderson of Bridgepart, Conn. HAND UP INDICTMENTS Grand Jury Formally Accuses Woman of Two Child Slayings. Btl United Press _ __ _ CAMDEN, N. J., Nov. 27.—The Camden county grand Jury prepared today to hand up two indictments, which, it is understood, formally accuse Gladys May Parks of slaying two children, entrusted to her care. Miss Parks surrendered to the police Nov. 10, but day after day of questioning failed to shake her story that Dorothy Rogers, 4, and Timothy Rogers, 3, died of accidental causes. She admitted taking their hMUas to a lonejjr MMlfc

Alcott Hawthorne Deming of Redding, Conn., is a grandson of Nathaniel Haw* thome and a grandson of Julian Hawthorne. He enrolled recently at Rollins college, Winter Park, Fla., and plans tO 1)0

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