Indianapolis Times, Volume 41, Number 194, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 December 1929 — Page 2

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DRY AGENTS WORK BARRED FROM COURT Circuit Judge Bock at Evansville Acts After Reprimand. PM Timer &pf rial EVANSVILLE, Ind., Dec. 24. Judge Charles Bock of Vanderburg circuit court announces that in the future no cases worked up by Sidney Kennedy, federal prohibition agent, will be allowed on his .ocket. A few days ago the Judge reprimanded Kennedy, charging the ■gent with arresting only "small ry bootleggers.” Barring of Kennedy’s cases came during the trial of Jesse Morris, charged with violation of the dry law after a raid by Kennedy and Harry Upchurch, another federal agent. Kennedy signed the affidavit, but did not appear at the trial, and his absence was commented on by the court. Judge Bock hinted he had a suspicion men "higher up” than Morris were connected with his dealings in liquor. During the trial the names of "Humpy” Boston and Jim Gunn were mentioned. "Have you located Gunn?” the court asked Upchurch. Receiving a negative reply, the court asked, “Why?” “The case is under investigation,” Upchurch said. It developed that when the raid was made and Morris arrested, Gunn was in a rear room, but was not molested. Morris said Gunn employed him at a salary of S4O a week to sell liquor. He said he took the job so he could provide for his wife and two children. He was fined SIOO and given a thirty-day jail sentence. Then Judge Bock turned to Prosecutor Lindsey with the question: “Do you know what is taking place In this case?” “The only thing I know is that the federal agents bring their cases to me to be filed,” Lindsey answered. “Well, don’t file any more Kennedy affidavits in. this court,” the judge said. “I’m sorry I can’t tell what I know about these cases but the information was given me in confidence.”

DOCTORS TO REPORT ON PANTAGES’ HEALTH Theater Magnate Wants to Go Home Christmas. Bu Vnited Press LOS ANGELES, Cal., Dec. 4. - fc'Hve physicians reported at the county jail today to examine Alexander Pant ages, the millionaire theatrical man, who has appealed to a higher court from his conviction on charges of assaulting 17-year-old Eunice Pringle. Pantages wants to go home for Christmas. His attorneys say he is suffering from acute heart attacks and that unless he is released on bond, he may die in jail. There i£ said to be little likelihood of Pantages getting home for Christmas. It is more probable that the report of the doctors will be held over until Thursday, when the theatrical, executive’s appeal is to be heard. MERCATOR PARTY HELD exchange Gifts and Give Program at Annual Club Luncheon. Indianapolis Mercator Club held Its annual Christmas party at the Columbia Club at noon today for members and their families. Gifts were exchanged. Miss Betty Lou Knowles, daughter of Paul Knowles, vice-president of the club, gave a Christmas dance number. Harold Hampton, Fred Denny, Dr. George King, Elmer Wiebke, George Wiegand and Oscar Schnabel comprised the committee in charge. A purse was made up to care for a needy family Christmas day. GET CHRISTMAS OFF ffo Garbage to Be Collected; Extra Men on Thursday. Change in the annual schedule of garbage and ashes collection at, Christmas time was made known today by Truly Nolan, superintendent of city garbage collection. Heretofore garbage has been collected Christmas day and the ashes left for a week. This year, however, all employes will be given a holiday Wednesday, while extra men will be employed Thursday to collect both ashes and garbage. Speedier removal will result. Nolan said.

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Police Cars Now Are Radio Equipped

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“Scout car nine to 000 Blank street, a murder!’’ The apparatus pictured in the top photograpli will relay the message to Indianapolis police automobiles patrolling the city. The picture shows the broadcasting set of WMDZ, new police radio, in the K. of P. building, to begin operation Thursday. In the center photo. Sergeant John Sheehan and Tom Aulls, driver, on the alert for the voice

THEY ALWAYS KNOW HIM

Al Plays Santa, But Can't Fool Kids

Bu Vnited Press NEW YORK De-c. 24.—‘So you couldn’t come up to the tree?” boomed the jolly Santa Claus, replete not in red and whiskers, but in wing collar, dark coat and gray trousers. “No sir,” said 13-year-old Louis Babakidis politely from the hospital bed in which his broken bones have been mending for more than six weeks. “Well, I brought some of It down to you.” Santa countered, producing a big tin airplane. “And do you know who this is?” interjected a nurse. “Aw,” said Louis, “it’s A1 Smith.” On another cot Santa found bright-eyed, 7-year-old Gertrude Acquina. The tag on her bed showed that she lived on Oliver street, where A1 Smith was bom and lived in his boyhood. Santa found good things for her. "Here is a fine pair of roller skates for you,” Smith told a little boy. “These are the same kind I used to skate around in City Hall park. Be careful now, because we do not want you back in here as a patient again.” nan AND thus with its ever-popular former Governor leading the way. New York forgot today about the stock market and business prospects and railroad consolidations in the joyfulness of Christmas. While great throngs of shoppers jostled each other to make last-

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emanating from their receiving set, to send the big emergency car screaming through city streets to the scene of a crime or accident. In the lower picture, Police Chief Claude M. Worley is shown , speaking into the microphone on his desk, one of three in police headquarters, during tests of the equipment. Tests have proved the sets to be satisfactory, except for a few minor adjustments on receiving apparatus in some of the autos, the chief said today.

minute purchases, thousands of packages of food and clothing were distributed by willing hands in metropolitan relief centers and chimes and carols spread their music of good cheer. Railroad terminals were jammed with holiday travelers and hotel lobbies resounded with laughter of thousands of visitors. There were even prospects that

AIRPORT CONTRACTS LET Low Bid of 8113,000 Is Awarded General Construction Work. C. T. Caldwell, low bidder on the municipal airport general contract, today was awarded the contract to build the administration-hangar building by the board of works. The bid was $113,000. C. M. Cotton received the plumbing contract and C. L. Smith the electrical contract. FLIERS LEAP SAFELY PARIS, Dec. 24.—Joseph Lebrix, famous French ocean flier, and his companion on a flight to Indo China escaped death by parachute leaps, when their plane crashed in India, messages received Monday, said. Lebrix was not hurt, but his companion. Rossi, was slightly injured. The two fliers abandoned the craft in mid-air. taking to their parachute. The plane was torn to pieces in the fall and the mail was believed to have been destroyed. Lebrix notified officials by wireless.

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Just Wisdom That’s What Ford Wants in His Christmas Stocking.

DETROIT, Dec. 24.—Henry Ford broke his precedent of many years today and consented to tell reporters in a half wistful and entirely informal way what a captain of industry wants for Christmas. The automobile magnate stepped out of a conference room and found himself in a little group of newspaper men. “What do you want for Christmas, Mr. Ford?” “What do I want? Well, for myself, nothing—unless what Solomon asked for—wisdom. “But for America I would like to see every man back on his job. Increased wages would result. It may seem better to hire 200 men at $2 a day than fifty men at $8 a day, but I don’t believe it works out that way. “Keep up wages and you set in motion works that employ all. If that fact were understood better it would be a real Christmas for America.”

Christmas day Itself would be “white” here. A storm of almost blizzard intensity brought two inches of snow to the city Monday. Later, however, a good bit of it turned to slush and the weather bureau could not promise that the whiteness would last. But regardless of weather. New York made the day before Christmas a jolly one.

DIES DEFENDING RING Widower Shot by Bandits Pleading to Retain Keepsake. V,u United Preeg NEW YORK, Dec. 24.—Pleading to be allowed to keep an inexpensive gold ring his wife gave him before she died several years ago, Elias Ellmond. 60, was slain Monday night by two young bandits, who held up the Paris avenue shoe store, in which he clerked. The bandits had taken $75 from the cash register, but they demanded the ring, too. Ellmond tried to explain, but they would not take no for answer. They tried to pull it from his finger. The widower resisted and then two shots rang out. The bandits fled. Ellmond kept his ring. U. S. BANK TAKEN OVER Special Deputy Placed in Charge to Assist Liquidation. Bv United Prernt HARRISBURG, Pa.. Dec. 24.—The state banking department announced today that it had taken over the United States Bank and Trust Company of Philadelphia with deposits of $2,000,000. William H. Smith, a special deputy of the department, has been placed in charge as agent to assist in liquidations. Hieh School Girl Missing MONTPELIER, Ind., Dec. 24.—N0 trace has been found of Eloise Foyer, 16-year-old high school girl missing since Friday. It is believed she has gone to Kentucky to be married, by her parents, Mr. and Mis, E. A. Foyer.

WIFE MURDER CASE DROPPED FRBMDOCKET Court Action at Valparaiso Recalls Grewsome Slaying in 1925. rtv Times Special VALPARAISO, Ind., Dec. 24. Judge Grant Crumpacker has dismissed among ninety-five other criminal cases on the Porter circuit court docket one entitled the i State of Indiana against Luis Desiderio, recalling one of the most grewsome murders in the history of this section of Indiana. Desiderio, believed to have fled to Italy after slaying his young wife, Josephine, mother of three children, was known as a gangster operating in Gary and Chicago. Jealousy of the husband and alleged unfaithfulness of the wife are believed to have been .motives for the murder. The body of the woman was found April 26, 1925. She had been shot three times and an effort made to destroy the body with fire. In addition, the body was badly mutilated. A string of cheap, gray glass beads were still around the neck. Nearby was a vanity case from which a shiny little powder box had rolled. Nothing but a scrap of lining from a coat sleeve remained of the clothing. The body was found at the side of the Mosquitown road, between Chesterton and Furnessville. It was only after an extended investigation by Sheriff W. B. Forney and Coroner A. O. Dobbins that the body was identified. Porter county grand jury returned a murder indictment against Desiderio, but he was never found. This case and the others dismissed had been on the docket four years or more without any arrests being made. CAT DIES IN ATTEMPT TO SAVE HER BROOD Loses Life After Two Tries to Rescue Kittens From Fire. Du United Press WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.—Ca1l her a crazy cat, if you like. She didn’t even have a name, this little white, fuzy mother, but she died a heroine. Men who growled as their scores shot skyward on the Columbia Country Club golf course often saw her as she paddled about. Some said she was bad luck. Others, "on their game,” stopped to pet her. Then she disappeared. They told the story today, and it explained all. A barn near the course was ablaze. Some watching the fire saw the little cat come streaking across the fairway and rush into the flaming structure. Her brood of kittens was there. In a few moments she crawled out, burned badly. But she rested only a few second and theii whirled about and plunged again into the barn. A gasoline drum exploded. She did not come out again.

STEALS POOR’S CANDY Burglar Gets Away With 50 Boxes, Intended Christmas Gifts. Bu Vnited Press ELIZABETH, N. J., Dec. 24.—A burglary by a man who apparently preferred to gorge himself on fifty boxes of candy rather than have them distributed among poor families was discovered Monday. Sunday night, fifty boxes of Christmas candy were stolen from the Bayway community house of the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey at 629 Bayway. The candy was to be included In baskets for the poor. Nothing else in the house had been touched.

YULE SPIRIT IN COURT With Out Home; Gets Freedom Gift, From Country Prosecutor. Thomas Loughery, Philadelphia, stepped into the Christmas spirit, and good luck, in Judge Wether’s court Monday. Charged with vagrancy, he told the court he had no home. When Charles Karabell. prosecutor, found Loughery was from Philadelphia, Pa., Karabell’s home city, the prosecutor reached into his pocket and Liughery, discharged, walked out of court $2 richer than when he entered. HOLD CITY HALL PARTY Employes Exchange Gifts; Slack Receives Set of Books. City employes held a Christmas party about a tree at city hall today, and Mayor L. Ert Slack was presented, with a complete Burns’ Revised Statutes, with 1929 supplement, bearing his name. He will re-enter practice of law in January, upon retirement from the mayor’s office. Krause's Cardinals furnished music at the party and dancing was held from 11 to 3 o’clock. Employer Shoots Woman Clerk Bu Vnited Press STEUBENVILLE, 0., Dec. 24.—A charge of murder in the first degree today faces Ray M. Galbraith, 47, Smithfield, 0., who shot Mrs. Edith Morocco, 28, a clerk in his store in a dispute over wages. Smith then turned the gun on himself, inflicting a slight wound.

A La Carte “We also serve Rabbit Hash.” This sentence is not taken from a menu but from a petition filed with the public service commission by the VevayCincinnati Bus Company, Inc., Rising Sun. Ind. The petition asks for permission to operate a line from Vevay to the Indiana-Ohio state line. It sets out in the language quoted above, that the town of Rabbit Hash, Ky., is now served by the company.

Revue Given at Orphans’ Home

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Hundreds of children at the Orphans’ home on East Washington street were thrilled this afternoon by a Christmas eve entertainment provided by pupils of Louis Stockman’s studio, in cooperation with The Times.

Smiles and Tears Mingle on Eve of Christmas in Indiana

Tree Lights Stolen Bu Times Svecictf Alexandria, ind., Dec. 24. —A guard has been placed over the community Christmas tree here because three colored electric light bulbs were stolen from it. an a Poor Need More Aid pii Times Special FT. WAYNE. lid., Dec. 24. Because calls for aid are more numerous this year than ever before and the public response less, the Salvation Army has made a special appeal for larger contributions. a a a Canned Christmas Bit Times Special Bloomington, ind.. Dec. 24. A can of food was the price of admission to three theaters here as a means of filling larders in homes of needy families at. Christmas time. Nearly all the food was brought by children. The Family Welfare Society sponsored the program with the slogan, “Bread may be the staff of life, but canned goods are the pork and beans.” Those attending brought 1,800 cans of food. n ft * Blessed to Give pii Times Special Evansville, ind., Dec. 24. Richard Anderson and his wife Tidy have called a truce in their domestic troubles long enough to give their child a merry Christmas. The couple was before Judge Williams in probate court, after Mrs. Williams had filed two divorce suits in eight days. She charged his "in-laws wouldn’t let me enter their house.” Anderson said she nagged him. Judge Williams talked about an unhappy Christmas for the child. The parents wavered. After a half hour’s conference with Mrs. Effle Byers, probation officer, the couple returned to the courtroom. “We’re going to give the child a real Christmas,” the mother told the judge. “You bet,” Anderson exclaimed. “Where do I come in,” asked William McClain, his wife’s attorney, who evidently had not collected his fee in advance. “It’s Christmas, you know,” the judge remarked, “and it’s more blessed to give than receive.” Then the next case was called. ana Saying it With Coin p.v Times Special WABASH, Ind., Dec. 24. Employes of the G. M. Dierl Machine Works will draw an average of $l9O each as a Christmas bonus, their share of profits in the last year. Bonuses are paid with reference to good workmanship, suggestions and punctuality. a a a Just Another Day pv Times Special Rockville, ind., Dec. 24. “Merry Christmas” means nothing in the home of Roscoe Atherton, farmer. Despite his plea that his wife and children were starving, Atherton was given a one to ten-year prison term in Parke circuit cotut by Judge Howard Maxwell. The farmer stole and slaughtered a heifer belonging to Dan and Bert Cottrell, his neighbors. The carcass was found in the attic of his home. ana Giving Without Consent Bu 7 imes Special ANDERSON, Ind., Dec. 24. Somebody at Christmas Mother headquarters gave away the Christmas Mother’s own galoshes during a rush to supply clothes for needy persons.

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Part of the cast in the “Kiddies” Revue

The entertainment, called the “Kiddies’ Revue,” lasted for more than an hour, consisting largely of singing and dancing by more than a score of Stockman’s pupils. Further co-operation was given The Ties by three of the city’s

Death a Welcome Gift pii Times Special 17' VANSVILLE, Ind., Dec. 24. -*- v Van Laycock, 26, wanderer, had his last wish gratified—to die before Christmas. After wandering over the nation in a futile search for relief from tuberculosis, Laycock was found near death in a railroad station here twelve days ago. He was removed to a hospital and after bidding farewell to his widowed sister and her three litle children, he lay in the tubercular ward and met death with a smile. nan Gifts for 1,000 pit Times Special English, ind., Dec. 24. —a community Christmas party at which 1,000 children were guests, was given here today, sponsored by the Lions Club and other organizations. Five hundred pounds of candy, in addition to nuts and fruit, were distributed by Santa Claus. e a a Red Suit Wears Well pit Times Special Evansville, ind.. Dec. 24. O. C. Carr, Evansville banker, is playing Santa Claus for the twenty-seventh consecutive time this year. He is wearing a costume that has served for the last twenty-two years. Carr started his Santa Claus career when 17 in Mt. Vernon, his home town. Among his stops are the Children’s Guardian Home and the Protestant Home for the Aged. ana Everybody’s Party Pit Times Special BOONVILLE, Ind., Dec. 24. Grownups and children of Boonville and vicinity will attend a community Christmas program in the courthouse square here Wednesday afternoon. Gifts will be distributed to children. A program of carols will be presented by a chorus of more than 300 voices. ana Shivery Christmas pii Times Special GREENSBURG, Ind., Dec. 24. —Charles Smith, 14, living near here, is in a prostrated condition as a result of being robbed of most of his clothing while hunting for a Christmas tree near his home. The boy said a man shoved a gun against him and compelled him to remove all his outer clothing, then ordered him to hurry home.

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leading automobile dealers, who provided cars which transported the cast to the home. They are the Buick Motor Company, three cars; the Burke-Cadillac Company, which provided one car, and the R. V. Low Motor Company, three cars.

He’s In Again Ila l ines Special ''-pERRE HAUTE. Ind., Dec. 24. A —Lewis DeVallen. who says he has spent seventeen of his twenty-eight years serving sentences, will be a prisoner on Christmas day. He was sentenced to one year at the state penal farm by Circuit Judge John Jeffries for stealing chickens. A companion, Jesse Underwood, 17, received the same sentence. a a Cheer Behind Bars OFFENDERS against society. prisoners in Indiana penal institutions, will share in Christmas cheer. A special dinner, program and distribution of magazines is planned at the state prison. The privilege of writing letters to mothers has been granted inmates of the reformatory. A Christmas program will be given in the chapel and a special dinner served. ana Snow Conquered ii.ii 7 imes Special BLUFFTON, Ind., Dec. 24. After a motor trip through snow blocked roads between here and Berne, 750 cook books to be distributed by Psi lota Xi sorority as Christmas gifts are ready. The books were printed here and the trip to Berne was necessary to get them bound. Four hours ol shovel work was required to clear the way for the automobile. o n a Safety First pil Times Special HAMMOND. Ind., Dec. 24. Herman Anderson isn’t a trusting soul. In a letter to a Hammond paper, he suggests that persons who give Christmas presents be compelled to enclose a sales slip with each gift, showing where it was purchased and the person selling it, as a protection against receiving stolen property. Anderson announces that any gifts he receives without slips will be returned. ana Knife Defends Santa Bit Vnited Press EAST CHICAGO, Ind.. TVc. 24. —Bursting the Santa Claus bubble is a dangerous pastime around 9-year-old Leroy Johnson. Joe Baleis, 13, started to tell Leroy all about the hoax to which he had been a vict m these many years. Leroy, however, was a staunch defender of Santa. He pulled a knife and started to whittle the truth into Joe’s hands. Joe was badly rut.

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