Indianapolis Times, Volume 41, Number 203, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 January 1930 — Page 8

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FROZEN WATERS ARE DEATH REDS OF GIANT FISH State Conservation Branch Head Says Aquatic Animals Smother. Fish often undergo Tong fasts during the winter months and their movements are so slow and infrequent in the northern waters, that they may be said to hibernate. These conclusions voiced by George N. Mannfeld, superintendent of the fish and game division of the state conservation department, are based cn observations being carried on by s'tate game wardens. Mannfeld also cited the danger of fish dying in winter from lack of oxygen. This occurs particularly in the shallow ponds where there is heavy freezing, he said. In past winters thousands of fish have been killed in this way in swamplands of northern, counties near Lagrange and Angola, he asserted. ' "These fish literally are smothered,” Mannfeld declared. “In some instances, th*;e small bodies of water have been over-populated with fish. "Should a hole be broken in the ice the entire school will gather around it in an effort to breathe. In this manner, the little oxygen soon is exhausted and so are the fish. They die. "Sometimes the water freezes to the bottom and then, of course, gills, through which fish breathe, can not function. The spring finds hundreds of them killed in this manner.” Since fish are cold-blooded, living in ice cold water does not affect them except by slowing their movements'. Some, he declared, go three months without food and scarcely any movement. These may be said to hibernate after the manner of bears and other land animals he declared. State game wardens made 527 arrests in November for fish and game law violations, department figures disclosed. There were 495 convictions and Iwenty-three cases remain to be tried. Nine cases were dismissed. Convicted persons paid fines and casts amounting to $10,258. Chief oirenses were taking furbearing animals in closed season, 215; hunting, fishing or trapping without license, 143: hunting on Sunday. 59; hunting on land without permission of owner, 42; shooting on a public highway and using searchlights. 16; fishing with nets and traps illegally, 10; killing quail out of season, 7; killing squirrels in closed season, 6, and dynamiting fish. 6. Mannfeld directed attention to the requirement of registration of all fur-bearing animals kept for breeding purposes after Jan. 15, when the closed season starts. Application blanks must be procured from his office and a fee of $5 is charged. INDICTMENTS BELIEVED VOTED IN POISON CASE Rush County Farmer Expected to Re Accused as Wife Slayer. Bii I nitcil Press RUSHVILLE, Ind., Jan. 3.—lndictments charging George Kolb, farmer, with the murder of his second and third wives, were believed among the eleven returned by the Rush county grand jury Thursday night following a two weeks' investigation. It was expected Kolb will be taken to the Rush county jail today from a ho c pital where he has been since an attempt at suicide last week. At present, he faces an affidavit for alleged first degree murder as a result of the death of his third wife. His second and third wives died from poisoning, chemists declared after an analysis of vital organs. NEW CLAIM ADVANCED Recent Book Asserts Hudson River Discovered by Italian. NEW YORK. Jan. 3.—According to a recent book published by a contemporary, Cellere, by the Alps Publishing Company, Giovanni da Verrazano. an Italian explorer, discovered the Hudson river in 1524. eighty-five years before Hendrik Hudson, supposed discoverer, first sighted it. His trip was financed by Francis I of France. Shelby Farmer Dies pn Tim is Si rrinl SHELBYVILLE. Ind., Jan. 3. Alois Raith, 88. Shelby county farmer, is dead at his home east of here where he has lived continuously for thirty-five years.

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American writers receive a large representation in the Cities Service program which Rosario Bourdon will direct through the NBC system, Friday night at 7 o'clock. 808 B a B Ben Alley, tenor, will sing "Song of Songs” and "Why” during the Howard Fashion Plates program to be broadcast over WABC and stations of the Columbia broadcasting system at 6:30 o’clock, Friday evening. Freddie Rich and his orchestra will also be heard on this program. a a a ana John KuLk. tenor soloist, accompanied by Kathleen Stewart, pianist, will sing a group of concert favorites when Personalities at 711 broadcast through the NBC system, Friday at 7:30 p. m. BBS a a B “Bombay, a yarn about the mysterious temple bell that was used as a ship's bell aboard the “Prince Edward,” will be the Harbor Lights story which Cap'n Jimmy Norton will tell over the NBC system, Friday night at 8 o’clock.

HIGH SPOTS OF FRIDAY NIGHT’S PROGRAM 6:3O—NBC (WJZ) Dixies Circus. 7:oo—Columbia—Brown Bilt Footlights—Heywood Broun,-guest NBC i WEAF—Cities Service concert. B:oo—Columbia—True Story hour. NBC (WEAFi—Sea drama—" Bombay.” NBC (WJZt 3:3O—NBC i WJZ>— Armour mixed chorus, orchestra. 9:OO—NBC <WEAF (—Planters Pickers—Negro quartet. NBC < WJZ)—Armstrong Quakers. 10:30—Columbia—Ben Pollack's Celebrity Night. 12:00—WLW, Cincinnati—All night program—Little Jack. Little.

Howard Preston, baritone, who has sung with the Chicago Civic, Ravinia, Washington National and St. Louis Municipal operas, will be heard when the Armour program is broadcast from the NBC Chicago studios, Friday night at 8:30 o’clock. bub a B B Gypsy music by Emery Deutsch and his ensemble will be heard in the program, "Romany Patteran,” to be broadcast through the WABC and stations of the Columbia broadcasting system at 9:30 o'clock Friday evening. a a a > a a a Selections from the works of light opera’s leading composers, Romberg. Friml, Lehar and Victor Herbert, will be offered by the Armstrong Quakers in Tie program to be broadcast through the NBC system, Friday night at 9 o'clock. 808 808 Professor Montegle enters his last stronghold, closely pursued by Bob Brooke and R.msome Renwick, the great criminologist, as the next episode of Mystery House goes on the air over the NBC system, Friday night at 9:30 o’clock. bob a a a Ren Pollack has announced that every Friday at 11:30 will be known as "Celebrities’ Night.” These programs will be broadcast over WABC and the Columbia broadcasting system directly from the Silver Slipper Supper dub in New York City. tt a a u an Delilah’s beguiling song, “My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice.” from Camille Saint-Saens’ biblical opera, “Samson and Delilah,” is the outstanding selection in the all-French program of Slumber Music which Ludwig Laurier and a string ensemble will broadcast through the NBC system, Friday at 10:15 p. m. a a a . a a a Flashing tunes for restless feet will be heard over the NBC system when Arthur Warren and his orchestra broadcast from the Park Central hotel, Friday night at 11 o’clock.

APOLLO WILL HOLD OVER BIG REVUE “Show of Shows” With Its Big Cast and Beautiful Sets Will Start Second Week Here Saturday. PERFORMING as master of ceremonies for talking picture musical revue demands the combined talents of a quick change artist, wisecracker, singer, dancer, story-teller, and a daily dozen of other equally difficult accomplishments, according to the genial Frank Fay, who officiates as- master sis ceremonies in "Show of Shows.” This Warner Brothers and Vitaphone musical revue will remain at the Apollo for another week. Fay, who does all these things with artistic finesse, say: "Not only must a master of ceremonies be the most versatile of the versatile, but, as far as his clothes are concerned, he must be able one moment to appear

as immaculately dressed as Beau Brummel, and the next moment appear as a buck private in the Mexican army or a shipshod hobo.” Among the scores upon scores of stars in “Show of Shows” who are introduced by Frank Fay, are John Barrymore, Dolores Costello, Monte Blue’ Beatrice Lillie. Winnie Lightner. Georges Carpentier, Ted Lewis, Richard Barthelmess. Irene Bordoni, Betty Compson, Grant Withers and Jack Mulhall. Over 500 appear in the ensembles. Darryl Zanuck, associate executive, was supervising director, while John Adolfi directed. a a a ZIEGFELD MUSICAL HERE TODAY Florenz Zicgfeld, Mary Eaton. Eddie Cantor. Helen Morgan and Rudy Valee—picture these names in association with an all-talking moving picture, and you have some idea of the magnitude of “Glorifying the American Girl,” Paramount's singing, dancing musical production opening today at the Indiana Florenz Ziegfeld’s “Glorifying the American Girl” was supervised personally by the great glorifier himself. Mary Eaton, premiere danseuse of a number of Ziegfeld stage shows, and the leading lady in the recent all-talking musical comedy success, “The Cocoanuts,” with the Four Marx Brothers,” has the star role in “Glorifying the American Girl.” Eddie Cantor appears in a comedy skit in a revue sequence of the picture in which appear also Helen Morgan of “Show Boat” fame, who

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ANTI-FASCIST PLOT BARED BY I ARRESTOFTRIO Sensational Developments Are Expected From i- French Probe. I Hus nited Prcn* PARIS, Jan. 3.—Sensational developments involving an alleged terrorist organization, with ramifiI cations extending to all European capitals and directed against the Italian Fascist government, are expected shortly as the result of the recent arrest of three journalists, charged with plotting against Benito Mussolini. Correspondence found in the homes of the three men is being translated, and is said to give “ample indication” that they had the assistance of accomplices. A prominent Italian, whose check for a large amount of money was found in the pocket of one of the prisoners, already has been questioned by the police. Agents of the Generale now are seeking the man who furnished the alleged plotters with quantities of explosives found at their headquarters, i The arrests are linked with recent I anti-Fascist activities at Brussels and along the Riviera, and particularly with the recent attempt to assassinate Crown Prince Humbert at Brussels. While it is believed the aim of the alleged conspirators was to attack the Italian delegation as it passed through Paris on its way to the London naval conference, it is thought that Foreign Minister Grandi, who will come to Paris Jan. 15, was to have been the special I target of the plotters.

Daylight Hits

VVFBM (1230) Indianapolis (Indianapolis Power and Light Company) SATURDAY A. M. 7:oo—Pep Unlimited Club. 9:oo—Saturday syncopators (CBS). 9:3o—Columbia male trio (CBS). 10:00—U. S. Army band (CBSi. 11:00—Adventures of Helen and Mary (CBS). 11:30—Paul Tremain’s orchestra (CBS). 12 Noon—Columbia farm-community net work (CBS)l WKBF (1400) Indianapolis (Indianapolis Broadcasting Inc.) SATURDAY A. M. 7:00 —Church federation morning worship. Rev. T. R White. 7:3o—Early Birds’ Club. 7:45—Y. W. C. A. setting up exercises. B:oo—Early Birds' Club. ! 8:45 —Stewart Radio. Inc. 9:2s—Hoosier Coffee Company. 9:35—L. S. Ayres downstairs store. 9:45 —Standard Nut cooking chat. 9:ss—Messenger’s home message. 10:00—Variety entertainment. 10:30—Stock markets. 10:35—Music shop revue. 11:30—Josephine Aumann organ recital. P. M. 12:15—The Feed and Seed man. 12:30—Stock markets. 12:35—0ff.

DISTANT STATIONS

SATURDAY A. M. 8:00- NBC System—Alunt Jemima man to WLW. WLS. 10:00—Columbia Network—U. S. Army band. P. M. 12:00—NBC System (Central)—Farm and home hour. Columbia Network—Farm program. 12:45—N8C System (WEAF)—Foreign policy Association luncheon. I:3o—Columbia Network—'Patterns in Prints.” 2:OO—NBC Svstem (WJZ)—Band concert to KDKA, WJR. WLW (700rCincinnati SATURDAY A. M. '9:oo—Crosley woman’s hour, with health talk. 9:3o—Live stock reports. 9:4o—Crosley woman's hour resumed. 10:00 Organ program. 10:15—Ethel Penn Todd, radio sportswoman. 10:30—Weather, river and market reports. 10:55—Time signals. 11:00—Organ concert. 11:30—Hotel Gibson orchestra. 11:50 —Live stock reports. P. M. J 12:00—National farm and home hour (NBC). 12:45—Keystone program (NBC). I:3o—Band of 1.000 melodies. 2:30 —Joe White's orchestra (NBC). 3:3o—Tea trio (NBC).

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WFBM (1230) Indianapolis (Indianapolis Poire? and Light Company) FRIDAY P. M 5 00—Wheeler Citv mission sacred hour. 5 30_Paul Trimain's orchestra iCBS'. s:so—lndianapolis safety council news. 6 00—Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians iCBS'. 6:2s—World book man. 6:3o—Morrison's show window. 7:oo—Brown-Bilt footlights iCBS'. 7:3o—Eversharp Penmen iCBS 1 . 8:00 —Silent by order Federal Radio Commission. VVKBF (1400) Indianapolis ilndianapolis Broadcasting. Inc.) FRIDAY 4:oo—Popular records. 4:4s—News flashes. 5 15—Close of dav music. 7:00 Rose Tire Buddies. 8:00 Bogue Institute. B:3o—Wilking Jesse French hour. 9:3O—WKBF merrymakers. 10:30 —Olin Chevaliers. 11:00—Off.

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FRIDAY —7 P. M.— Columbia—Brown Footlights to WABC. NBcTivstem— Concert orchestra: Cavaliers to WEAF. WTIC. WTAM. KYW. KSD. WDAF. WWJ. CKGW. , . , . NBC System—Choristers, male octet to WMAQ HNoV'Chicago— Drs. Pratt and Sherman. _^ s p _ M _ WENR (870). Chicago—Farmer's farmer. —7:30 P. M.— Columbia—Wahl Penman to WABC, WCCO. WMAQ. WGN (720i. Chicago—Courtesy program. NBC System—“ Personalities” to WJZ. WJR (750). Detroit —Orchestra. —7:45 P. M NBC System—Famous Loves to WJZ, KDKA, WLW. WRVA. —8 P. M.— Columbia—True Story hour. Mary and Bob to WABC. WMAQ. WCCO. NBC System— Harbor Lights to W EAr. WTIC, KSD. WWJ, WSAI. WGN (720). Chicago—Announced. WGN (790i, Schenectady—Ghost story. NBC System— lnterwoven Pa‘u -Jones an Hare to WJZ. KDKA. KYW. WHAS, WJR. WRVA. WSM. WLW CKGW. WLS 18701, Chicago—Concert orchestra. t3lk ' —8 : 15 P. M.WPG 111001 Atlantic City—Dance orchestra; comedian. —8:30 P. M.— CKGW (690) Toronto—Feature. NBC System—Arthur Pryor’s Schradertown band' to WEAF, WTIC, WGY, WWJ, VvSAI. WDAF. , WGN 1720) Chicago—Oil-O-Matics. NBC System—Armour program; chorus; orchestra to WJZ. KSTP. WRVA. KYW KDKA. WJR. WSM, WHAS. WLW WTAM (1070) Cleveland —Friday frolics. —9 P. M.— Columbia—Bremer Tully Time to WABC. WMAQ. . _ NBC System—Planters Pickers to WEA?, WWJ, WSAI. CKGW. WTIC, WLS, WGY. WGN (720) Chicago—Pat Barnes. NBC System— Armstrong Quakers; vocal; orchestra to WJZ. KDKA. KYW, WJR, WLW WBAP. WSM. WRVA (1110) Richmond—Baritone. —9:30 P. M.— CKGW (690) Toronto —Picard Miners. WBBM (770) Chicago—Ween’s orchestra. —9:30 P. M Columbia—Osborne's orchestra to WABC. NBC System—Mystery hour to WEAF. WWJ. WOC. WGN i72oi Chicago—Billiken Troupers. NBC System—Announced to WJZ. WLS )8701 Chicago—WLS singers. WMAQ (670i Chicago—Northwestern university singers. —lO P. M.— KFAB (770). Lincoln—Courtesy ’program. KSTP (1460), St. Paul—Bulaletins; Randall's orchestra. KYW 11020), Chicago—Book man: news; orchestra. KMOX (1090), St. Louis—Entertainers; sports. KVOO (1140). Tulsa—Orchestra; vocal. Columbia —Meyer’s orchestra to WABC. WBAP (8001. Ft. Worth—Musical program. WCCO (810), Minneapolis-St. Paul—Traffic court; orchestra. WDAF (610), Kansas City—Studio program. NBC System—St. Regis orchestra to WEAF, WWJ. CKGW. WGY. WFI.A (900), Clearwater—Dance ramble. WGN (720). Chicago—Tomorrow’s Tribune. Hungry Five. _ NBC System—Slumber music to WJZ, KDKA. W' ' Detroit —News; Diensberger orchestra. W ,o>, Chicago—Hutley's orchestra. W’VV (700 *, Cincinnati—Little Jack Little. WKVQ (670), Chicago—Entertainers. WRVA (1110), Richmond—Richmond or-

chestra. WSM (650), Nashville—Entertainers. —10:30 P. M.— KMOX (1090), St. Louis—Mounds orchestra. Columbia—Pollack’s orchestra to WABC. WGN (7201, Chicago—Goldkettes’ orchestra; Nighthawks. NBC Svstem—Amos ‘n’ Andy to KYW. WMAQ. WDAF. KSTP. W.JR (750). Detroit—Jones’ orchestra. WLW (7001, Cincinnati—Burnt Corkers. WLS (870). Chicago—Showboat. WPG (1100), Atlantic City—Silver Slipper orchestra. —10:45 P. M.— KSTP (1460) St. Paul—Dance music. KYW (1020) Chicago—Dance orchestra. WDAF (610) Kansas City—Dance music. —ll P. M.— KYW (1020) Chicago—Dance music (4 hours). KMOX 11090) St. Louis—Steeles orchestra. WGN (7201 Chicago—Dream Ship; dance music (2 hours). NBC Svstem—Park Central orchestra to WEAF.

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WJR <7501 Detroit—Easv Chair hour. WLW > 700) Cincinnati—Gibson orchestra WMAQ (670) Chicago—Dance orchestra 13 hours). —11:15 P. M.— WBAP 1800) Ft. Worth—Blackstone or- i chestra. —11:20 P. M—WCCO (810) Minneapolis-St. Paul—Dance orchestra. —11:30 P. M.— KOA 1830) Denver—Stagecoachers. WJR 1750) Detroit—McKinney's orchestra. WENR 1870) Chicago—Westpal orchestra; vaudeville. WLS (7001 Cincinnati—Musical program. —11:45 P. M.— WDAF (610) Kansas Citv—Nighthawk Frolic. —l2 P. M KSTP (1460) St Paul—Midnight Club. KYW (1020) Chicago—-Dance music 13 hours). WBBM (770) Chicago Dance music <1 hour). WLW (700) Cincinnati—All Night Party; Jack Little. WLW (700) Cincinnati FRIDAY P. M. 4:oo—Tea time group. 4:3o—Live stock report. 4:4o—Musicale. 4:so—Lucky Sambo. s:oo—Hotel Sinton orchestra. s:3o—Benrus time announcement. Cincinnati Club orchestra. s:s9—Weather announcement, 6:oo—Orchestra. 6:ls—Tony’s scrap book. 6:3o—Dixie Circus series (NBC). 7:oo—Behind the footlights. 7:3o—"Ash Me Another.” 7:4s—Craddock Terry program (NBC). B:oo—The Interwoven Pair (NBC). B:3o—Heatrolatown. 9:oo—Armstrong Quakers. 9:3o—Armour program (NBCi. 10:00—Benrus time announcement. Little Jack Little. 10:20—Tonv’s scrap book. 10:30—-Crosley Burnt Corkers. 11:00—Hotel Gibson orchestra. 11:30 —Sweet and low down. A. M. 12:00—The Nation’s all night party. Little Jack Little. Hotel Gibson orchestra, Croslev Novelty orchestra and entertainers. 3:00 —Benrus time announcement —sign off. 40 CHILDREN DEAD 50 Are in German Hospitals With Measles. Bv T'nitrd Press j BERLIN, Jan. 3. —Forty children are dead and fifty are in hospital: : at Hammerstein in East Prussia, from an epidemic of measles. The disease now is said to be under control. The victims were in a concentration camp provided for German peasants who emigrated to Russia. Out of the 4,000 inhabitants of the camp, 1,800 are children.

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(trading delegation (the Russian j rommercial bureau in London) might i jeopardize Anglo-Soviet relations. ! the Moscow government, according to authoritative sources here, has recalled Avramov. j The situation, it is said, was i brought about by Georges Bessadowsky, former charge d’affaires in Paris, who has been convicted of treason in Moscow, and who since has been writing bitter "exposes” of Soviet methods.