Indianapolis Times, Volume 41, Number 175, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 December 1929 — Page 13

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FIEND HOLDS GERMAN CITY IN FEAR GRIP Mystery Killer Slays Man, Three Women and Four Children. DUSSELDORF IN PANIC Terror Reigns at Night as Streets Are Deserted; Jeers at Police. BY MILTON BRONNER NEA Service Writer DUSSELDORF, Germany, Dec. 2. —Dusseldorf today is a city of dread. Fear stalks the streets and shakes the nerves of even the strongest. Anxious mothers keep their children at home. Fathers dread the fall of the twilight when their daughters have not yet returned from office, shop or school. For in this great city, which Is such a hive of German industry, a stalking fiend has killed one man, three women and four children and mutilated eleven other women. There Is no Identity clew. There Is not even certainty whether the killer is man or woman. The best efforts of the cleverest criminal police of Dusseldorf and the famous Berlin force have so far availed nothing. Direct Police to Grave And the killer, with sardonic Indifference to their frantic efforts, calmly mailed to a local Communist paper a map which showed where they could find buried the body of one of his latest victims, little 5-year-old Gertrude Albermann. Digging was started at the point indicated and the body really was there. Not since the Whitechapel district of the east end of London stood aghast at the series of murders committed by “Jack the Ripper’’ has any great city been so shaken as is Dusseldorf at present. The London killer claimed eight women victims and his crimes extended over a period running from 1887 to 1889 inclusive. The German killer already has exceeded this in ten months. “Ripper” Never Caught Jack the Ripper” never was caught, despite all the efforts of farfamed Scotland Yard. Indeed, one of his victims was killed almost under the nose of the police. The frightened Duseldorfers are beginning to w’onder whether their own sleuths are going to have any better luck. One of the results of their feeling is that a sort of voluntary curfew has been put into force. Parents do not allow their children out when dark begins to fall. They are afraid to send them to nearby stores, even to get a loaf of bread. The streets off the main highways take on a deserted look when night comes. Plainclothes police are everywhere on the watch. Tire last victim of the fiend was little Gertrude Albermann. It is believed she was enticed away by a woman, who. on the previous day. gave the child some candy and promised to come again the next day to give her another package. Man or Woman? This clue was given the police by two other children who said a woman also gave them candy. They described her as about 50 years of age, with dark hair worn close dow'n to the neck, dark eyes and red, sunburned face. They also acentuated the fact that she spoke with a deep hoarse voice. So now the police are wondering whether the murderer is a man who disguises himself as a woman, or a woman who sometimes disguises herself as a man. HOME PREPARED FOR BRIDE SUICIDE SCENE Gary War Veteran Kills Self Following Jilting. Bu Times Special GARY, Ind.. Dec. 2.—Albert Raizis, 40, World war veteran, killed himself by shooting with an army revolver, because a Chicago woman broke her engagement to become his wife, A bungalow Raizis had prepared as a iiome for his bride was the scene of his death. He was found in the house after being missing several days from a home where he roomed. Police broke a window to gain entrance to the house and found Raizis on a bed with a bullet through his brain. Three Ministers in Family Bit Timet Special EVANSVILLE, Ind., Dec. 2.—The Bollinger family is a family of ministers. The father, the Rev. W. W. Bollinger, is pastor of the Central Methodist church here. His son, H. D. Bollinger, is at Lafayette, in charge of the Wesley foundation work at Purdue uniersity. * daughter, Mrs. Ruth King, is a ...ethodist pastor at Patoka. Life Term to Habitual Offender Bit Times Special SOUTH BEND, Ind., Dec. 2. Eguar L. Buck, 35. today is under a life sentence to the Indiana state prison Is an habitual criminal. Sentence was passed by Circuit Judge E. Pat tee after Buck pleaded guilty of carrjing concealed weapons. a felony when committed by an ex-convict Buck had previously been convicted on three felonies.

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Court Lenient in Contempt Case Following Liquor Law Violation. Bit Times Special MUNCIE, Ind., Dec. 2. Mrs. Grace Hopping, who took up her husband’s bootlegging duties when he left to serve a term on the state penal farm, is free on probation today, because she is the mother of a little girl. Had it not been for the child, Judge L. A. Guthrie in Delaware circuit court, said, Mrs. Hopping would have been sentenced to jail or woman’s prison for contempt of court. When her husband, Louis Hopping, was found guilty by a jury of violating the liquor law, Judge Guthrie ordered their house padlocked, giving Mrs. Hopping ten days’ to find another place to live. During that time, Mrs. Hopping was ordered not to keep or sell any liquor at the place. But Mrs. Hopping lived in the country and she had a party telephone. Neighbors listened in on conversations and were impressed by the number of calls for a “half red chicken” or “a half white one.” They knew Mrs. Hopping had about 300 chickens, but they had never seen any of half and half coloring. The neighbors notified Prosecutor Joe H. Davis and he headed a raiding party at the home, which found evidence that liquor was being kept on the premises and notified Judge Guthrie. GATES |ETS OFFICE Former Arson Man Named Federal Deputy. Appointment of Harry E. Gates, 3050 Broadway, former Indiana deputy fire marshal in the arson division, as a deputy United States marshal was announced today by Marshal Alf O. Meloy. Gates succeeds Charles La Selle, 1119 North New Jersey street, whose resignation became effective today. La Selle had been connected with federal court here more than twenty-eight years, first as court bailiff under former Judge A. B. Anderson and for the last eight years as deputy United States marshal. Gates has had many years’ experience as an officer, having served a number of years as deputy sheriff at Goshen, his former home. He was connected with the fire marshal’s office until Jan. 1, 1929. BANDITS FREE PRIEST Father Kreutzin Is Safe in China, State Department Cabled. Bit I'nitcd Press WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.—Father Mathias Kreutzin, American Catholic priest of Calumet, Mich., has been released by Chinese bandits, who kdinaped him last month and is safe at Tayeh, Consul General Frank P. Lockhart at Hankow cabled th state department today. Lockhart did not mention terms of any bargain between Chinese authorities and the captors for the priest’s release.

POOR OLD VENUS WOULD GET ONLY A SNEER FROM HOLLYWOOD FILM MAGNATES

TYOLLYWOOD, Cal.. Dec. 2. That long acclaimed paragon of feminine perfection, the Venus de Milo, couldn’t get a job as extra girl in the movies of 1929! A survey among a hundred girls engaged for the chorus of one of the current movie-talking-smging musical comedies, as reported in the current Photoplay magazine, shows the average waistline to be twenty-three inches. And Venus measures twenty-eight 1

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Clean Thief By United Press HAMMOND, Ind., Dec. 2. Mrs. C. A. Moore of Hammond reported to police that a burglar in her home took a luxurious bath, even using her most expensive perfumes. He left the water running, and the house was flooded.

LOBBY CHARGES WILLBESiFTED Methodist Board Accused by Tinkham. Bit United Press WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.—Representative Tinkham (Rep., Mass.), has been invited by Chairman Caraway to appear before the senate lobbying investigating committee to explain his charges that the Methodist Board of Temperance, Prohibition and Public Morals is a lobbying organization. In a letter answering one from Tinkham, in which he recommended an investigation of the board, Caraway said, “When we get through with industries, we will be glad to let you have a hearing before the committee to establish your case.” Caraway’s action, in some circles, was regarded as increasing the possibility of a thorough investigation into the activities of “wet” and' “dry” organizations here in connection with the prohibition law. Tinkham’s charges, Deets Picket, executive secretary of the Methodist board, said today, “arouse the most loathsome instincts of the human breast.” He added he did not “take seriously,” Tinkham’s charges in his letter to Caraway that the board “employs paid professional servants and agents, one of whom is Clarence True Wilson, its secretary, to communicate with members of congress, to go over committees of congress, and to solicit government departments.” COASTING ARRANGED Cops Rope Spaces In Parks as Safety Precaution. Acting to prevent injury or death to children in winter sport, Lieutenant Owens of the city police accident prevention bureau, and Jesse McClure, city recreational director, today roped off spaces in Riverside. Rhodius, Brookside and Garfield parks for coasting. At the same time Police Chief Claude M. Worley issued orders to police officers to prevent use of sleds or skates on city streets because of the traffic hazard. City police made a run to Fall creek and Thirty-second street this morning and ordered a group of boy skaters off the ice. Ice in Fall creek and on White river is dangerous at present, Chief Worley declared.

All the other meaurements of the classical goddess are too big to fit into the movie picture today Nor could Anna Held, Lillian Russell or most of the other beauties of other days mingle with a Hollywood chorus on even terms. In fact even the Broadway stage beauty of 1929 is a bit too big. The demand for speed, pep and agility in the current movie musical shows has developed a type of chorus girls smaller, younger and

INDIANAPOLIS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1929

STATE SCHOOL CRISIS FACED; FUNDSUCKING Many May Be Closed on Jan. 1; Consider Call for Legislature. DEFICIT NEAR MILLION County Leaders to Meet at Shoals Dec. 13 for Conference. With county school heads planning demands that the legislature be called in special session to prevent closing of many schools Jan. 1, state school authorities today declared a deficit of $1,000,000 exists in the state’s fund for school aid and that only some special form of taxation can provide the needed funds. County school heads will meet Dec. 13 at Shoals to consider the situation, which may result in closing many southern Indiana schools for lack of funds. While Governor Harry Leslie had no request for a special session of the legislature, he announced today he would not act on any such demand until he made a full investigation of “the uses and abuses” of the school deficit funds. Squar ' r'ng Is Charged It has been charged that vast sums have been squandered by township trustees through exorbitant salaries to bus and hack drivers for consolidated schools and purchases of unnecessary books and supplies. Roy P. Wisehart, state superintendent of public instruction, today declared efforts of the last legislature to relieve the situation have proved inadequate and that the raise of 15 per cent in the amount set aside for the school aid offers but slight relief. W. V. Payne, Monroe county school superintendent, has said that all schools in ten of the twelve townships in his county must close Jan. 1 or operate without paying bills. Salaries of many teachers have not been paid this year, he pointed out. A total of 3,500 children attend the schools. State Pays Deficit The state agrees to pay the deficit in operation costs of school units which levy local taxes of $1.20 or more for school purposes. For three years the state has not been able to meet the deficits. In 1927 a total of 197 schools received state aid. In 1928 the number increased to 218, and 242 are asking state aid this year. The legislature, in 1921, provided that 30 per cent of the 7-cent common school tax be placed in the deficiency fund and in 1929 raised the amount to 45 per cent. Tax Effort Fails Efforts to raise additional funds for school use by e tobacco tax failed in the 1929 legislature. Superintendent Wisehart insists special taxation of some kind must be provided to remedy the situation. State authorities have not received any request from school authorities as yet for the special legislative session, but indicated they believed such a request will be made following the Shoals ocnference. In a recent distribution of the deficit funds to county school units, 65 cents of each $1 requested was paid. The 15 per cent increase authorized by the last legislature would raise the amount distributed to 75 per cent of the requested funds. RESUME VOTE RECOUNT Circuit Judge Chamberlin in Personal Supervision of Task. Recounting of votes cast for councilmen in the recent municipal election was resumed today under the personal supervision of Circuit Judge Harry O. Chamberlin. More than half the votes had been checked last Wednesday, when Chamberlin suspended the examination of voting machines over Thanksgiving. He said the check probably will be completed late today, when he will announce the outcome. Chamberlin is acting on a suit filed by Harry C. Denker, defeated Republican councilmanic candidate. George Henry and Maurice A. Tennant led Denker by nine and fortytwo votes, respectively. The check is being made at the county warehouse, 2001 Northwestern avenue, where voting machines are stored. Faces Intoxication Charges Ernest Thrasher, 47, Bloomington, faces charges of intoxication, driving while drunk and reckless driving after an automobile accident at Illinois and South streets Sunday, when his car struck a machine driven by H. Ray Washburn, 2531 North Illinois street.

more active than any the stage world has ever seen. Out of the 2,000 on call by the big film companies, hardly one is 25 years of age, and most of them range between 16 nd 18. Hollywood, when it started out to do musical comedy in a big way, started from the beginning. Fully half of the girls never had danced or sung professionally. “Not many of them come from New York,” says the Photoplay

Commander Byrd Adds to Laurels

I Commander Richard E. Byrd (1) added the newest J / /jjß& and greatest chapter to his life of adventure when he I SL. and three companions flew over the south pole as J shown on the (2) * The °‘ hers were Bernt i Balchen (3), pilot; Captain Ashley C. McKinley (4), I l/>®/ / aerial photographer, and Harold I. June (5), radio \yX JeLY / operator. No. 6 shows Captain Robert F. Scott (standI ing, center) and his companions at the pole on Jan. 18, J 1912. No. 7 is the big plane in which Byrd and his

CROOK DEADLINE SET BY WORLEY Ban Placed on Presence in Business Area. A “deadline” was fixed today by Police Chief Claude M. Worley for crooks during the Christmas shopping season. Any known criminal found within the district bounded by East street, Missouri street, New York street and Georgia street will be locked up without notice, the chief declared, to protect Christmas shoppers and merchants from known criminals. Every available man will be placed on special work in the business district and merchants’ associations are co-operating with their private detective forces. Chief Worley point out, in a statement, that many citizens, lacking funds, resort to shoplifting for Christmas presents, but declares that known criminals also take advantage of the congested condition of the business district to prey upon shoppers and merchants. START CREDIT DRIVE Business Men Go After Local Quota. Fourteen teams of two men each, today, launched the campaign of the Indianapolis Association of Credit Men to raise the city’s quota of $35,000 in the nation-wide $1,750,000 credit protection fund drive. G. C. Klippell, president of the association, is chairman for the campaign. Merritt Fields, secretary, is in charge of campaign headquarters, suite 901, People’s Bank building. Business men are being urged to subscribe, the fund being used to investigate cases of credit frauds. A previou; fund of $1,400,000 was exhausted Nov. 1. ELECTION IS SCHEDULED Irvington G. O. P. Club to Pick Officers in Session Tonight. , Weekly session of the Irvington Republican Club tonight will be devoted to the election of officers to serve during 1930, Vinson H. Manifold, chairman, announced today. Candidates whose names have been presented by the nominating committee are: Telford B. Orbison, for president; Samuel Montgomery, for first vice-president; Homer Lewis, for second vice-president; Edward J. Hecker Jr., for secretary, and Samuel Campbell, for treasurer. STORES SHOW INCREASE Three Out of Four Local Firms Report More Sales. x..ree out of four Indianapolis department stores making reports to the National City Company of New York show increases in sales for November over November last year. The increases reported were 2 per cent, 5 per cent and 8 per cent. One store reported a decrease of 4 per cent. Os a total of 157 stores in forty-six cities reporting, eighty-two showed increases, fifty-three decreases and twenty-two unchanged business.

article. “Most of them have lived in or around Hollywood. Some have attended dancing schools and others have had experience in Los Angeles musical comedy. Every dancing instructor will tell you that he prefers the local talent to Broadway importations.” The movie girl must be young for the most important of reasons. Grease paint and cleverly arranged footlights work miracles in hiding wrinkles and facial flaws

Commander Richard E. Byrd (1) added the newest and greatest chapter to his life of adventure when he and three companions flew over the south pole as shown on the map (2). The others were Bernt Balchen (3), pilot; Captain Ashley C. McKinley (4), aerial photographer, and Harold I. June (5), radio operator. No. 6 shows Captain Robert F. Scott (standing, center) and his companions at the pole on Jan. 18, 1912. No. 7 is the big plane in which Byrd and his companions made their historic flight.

Woman Knocks Out Burglar Bv United Press SOUTH BEND, Ind., Dec. 2. —A burglar with a sore head, litereally speaking, is at large in South Bend today. Mrs. Alf Rhodes found a man crawling into a window. She grabbed a heavy vase struck him on the head. Blood was found outside the window as proof of effectiveness of the blow.

RITES HELD FOR COLONELPERRY G. A. R. in Charge; Burial in Richmond. Last rites for Colonel Oran Perry, 91, superintendent of the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument and one of the few Indiana Civil war regimental commanders, who died Saturday, following a long illness of heart disease, were held at 2 p. m. today at the home, 1220 Central avenue. Members of the George H. Thomas post, Grand Army of the Republic, of which Mr. Perry was a member, were in charge. The body will be taken Tuesday to Richmond, his birthplace, where services will be held at Earlham cemetery at 2 p. m. The Soldier’s and Sailors’ Monument was closed to the public during the hour of the final rites, marking Colonel Perry’s eighteenth year as superintendent of the Monument. Surviving the aged veteran are the widow and a sister of Mrs. Perry, Miss Amanda Poe, both of Indianapolis. FORMER LOCAL BOY ON CIRCLE SCREEN Elliott, for Three Years Arsenal Tech Student, in Film. Earl Elliott, a former Indianapolis boy, who played on the Arsenal Technical high school football team, is a prominent figure in the football game which climaxes “The Forward Pass,” film attraction at the Circle theater. Elliott was a member of the University of California football team, which participated in the making of the film. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Elliott, who formerly lived on North Denny street near Michigan street here, and for three years, was a student at the Tech high school, leaving with his family for Los Angeles, where they have resided since. AUTO THEFTS CHARGED City Man Is Held by Police for Alleged Vehicle Taking. Accused of thefts of automobiles from Hershel Palmer, 945 Elm street, and Russell Sparoow, 3745 North Qapitol avenue, James McCleary, 19. of 29i>8 East Michigan street, was charged today with vehicle taking. Police say they captured him Sunday night while he tried to steal a machine parked in the 300 block Tacoma avenue.

on the stage, but the camera is less charitable. ® The invasion of this younger, smaller type of extra girl has meant the end for hundreds of the earlier class, girls in their twenties who had looks, poise and certain histrionic ability, but who lacked the buoyant flexibility that the dancing girl must develop and hold tenaciously. Many of these who were employed regularly In the films a year or so ago are

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RISE REPORTED IN SWINDLINGS Orr Names Causes of Irregularities. “Inefficiency, ignorance and carelessness of public officials is given as the cause for the 110 per cent increase in defalcations in governmental offices throughout the state, during the last fiscal year In the annual report of Lawrence F. Orr, chief examiner of the state board of accounts. Charges for the year ended Sept. 30, 1929, totaled $812,962.97 as compared with $426,471.10 for the preceding fiscal year, the report sets out. Actual recoveries during the year amounted to $354,239.48, a 49 per cent increase over the previous year. Orr makes a plea for a larger force of competent field examiners, so that the state may be covered more speedily. He offers the following comment regarding prevalent corruption: “Our experience shows that actual criminal intent rarely develops during the first year of the officer’s term, which is an indication that they start with honest intentions. Tney do, however, frequenly become prey of others not honestly inclined or fall the victims of gambling, speculation, social follies and other expensive side lines beyond their legitimate incomes.” G, OF GJO ELEGT Seven New Directors to Be Chosen by .Members. Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce members will elect seven new directors Dec. 10 at the annual election. Polls will be open from 11 a. m. until 7 p. m. at the chamber. The election will be followed by the annual meeting of the chamber Dec. 11, when President Paul Q Richey will present recommenations and outline proposed activities. Reports will be made by chamber officials. New by-laws adopted by the board will be presented to the membership for adoption. Fourteen nominees for directors, to be voted on Tuesday, include: Charles F. Coffin, Dick Miller, C. H. Rottger, George S. Olive, Paul Q. Richey, Frank E. Gates. Howard T. Griffith, Scott R. Brewer, Herman C. Wolff, Edgar Hart, Louis H. Haerie, Howard M. Gay, John F. White and E. E. Heller. RESCUE PLANES READY Squadron of Five to Search for Pilot Lost in Storm. Bit United Press CLEVELAND, Dec. 2.—A squadron of five air mail planes was ready to take-off here this morning in a widespread search for Pilot Thomas P Nelson, who is reported lost near Clarion, Pa. Nelson left Beliefonte, Pa., in a plane at 11:55 p. m. and was due in Cleveland at 2:15 a. m. At 12:45 a m. his plane was heard over Brookville, Pa., and then vanished into the blinding snow storm that whipped western Pennsylvania.

waitresses now, or manicurists, or stenographers, in Los Angeles, and other coast cities. The new girls are paid well, $75 as an average, while productions are in the making. $45 a week during rehearsals. But they earn It. They are at work at 8:30 sharp and it’s frequently well after din-ner-time when they quit. Very little chance for tne wild life usually attributed to the chorus girl when they have to hold to a schedule like that.

RADIO FANS TO COMPETE FOR RICHREWARDS Times’ Endurance Contest Opens Wednesday Night in Lyric Ballroom. LAST AWAKE IS WINNER Special Prize Is Offered for Best Guess as to Time of Event. The Indianapolis Times, with the Lyric theater, the Sylvania Foresters, and city radio dealers co-oper-ating, will sjx>nsor the most novel radio event of the year, starting Wednesday night at 7:30 in the ballroom of the Lyric theater. When Milton Cross, noted announcer, sounds off for the start of the Sylvania Foresters program at that hour, the contest will be officially under way, a listeners’ endurance contest that will last until competitors except one have succumbed to sleep. The last contestant awake wins a SSOO radio receiving set and there will be other attractive prizes, donated by city radio dealers. Five women are among the thirty-two contestants entered up to noon today, and a special prize will be given one of them. Regardless of whether a woman outstays her male rivals, the woman longest in the contest; will get one of the best radio sets obtainable. A Prize for Best Guess Then there will be a special prize of a high-class radio set for The Times reader who can guess nearest the exact time which the event wiE last. A coupon will appear in The Times Tuesday on which to register your guess and it must be dropped into a “guess box” which will be installed at a convenient place in the Lyric ballroom. Five hundred seats are availabk in the ballroom for contestants am spectators. The public is welcome tc come and listen in. Every comfort and convenience of home will be pro - vided those in the race for the grand prize. Meals will be served in the ballroom to the competitors, free of charge, with the diet especially arranged by a prominent Indianapolis physician. Stars to Entertain In addition to the radio attractior . several Lyric acts will help whil. away the time, Jack Major, nationally known air entertainer, billed a.the ‘‘Voice of the Southland,” ant several Radio-Keith-Orpheum en tertainers will do their stuff whe: everything else drags. The contest, from time to timr will be broadcast by WKBF, with contestants telling how they are en joying the grind and how long the expect to last. The deadline for entries is Tuei day midnight. All you need to do in mail your name and address to The Times Radio Editor, specifying your Intention of competing and appea at the Lyric ballroom Wednesday evening at 7 o’clock. You must tr 18 years of age or more. Many Dealers Co-Operate Radio dealers co-operating with The Times, and sets they sell, fol low: Duco Corporation, Lyric All American sets; W. J. Holliday, Zenith; Kruse Radio Company, Cro6ley; Riser Brothers, Day-Fan; Wagner Radio Company, Atwater Kent Em-Floe Sporting Goods Companj Earl and Kellogg; Crescent Papei Company, Freed; Griffith Victor Distributing Company, Victor, and Gibson Company, Fada. The Stegman Radio Company is making a special offer of one of it fine Howard sets to The Times reader who can guess nearest the: exact time which the contest will last. It won’t be long now until Tuesday midnight. Rush in your entry. A complete list of prizes probably will be ready for announcement ir. The Times Tuesday. BU SI NESS HOUSES BURN Damage of 5200,000 to $250,000 Results at Logansport. Bit United Prcus LOGANSPORT, Ind., Dec. 2.Damage estimated at from $200,000 to $250,000 resulted from a fire lat' Saturday which destroyed three business buildings and a considerable portion of their stock. The blaze originated in the basement of the Etnire furniture company from an overheated furnace, and spread to the M. <fe M. shoe store and the Ullery wholesale hardware building, damaging all three beyond repair. Wind and cold hampered firemen. ATHLETE TO BE PILOT Former Franklin College Student to Be at Stanolind Plane Controls. Bit Times Special FRANKLIN, Ind., Dec. 2.—Hugh Lowery, former athlete at Franklin college here, has been chosen by the Standard Oil Company as pilot for one of its large Stanolind planes, hi* duties to begin Jan. 1. Lowery was an aviator during the World war and later a member of the reserve flying corps and continued training at various atr schools. He has been in the employ of the oil company several years. Body Found in Field Bv Times Special MADISON, Ind., Dec. 2. The body of Houghton S. Corya. Jefferson county farmer, was found In ft field near his home. Heart disease was believed to have caused his death/ %