Indianapolis Times, Volume 41, Number 225, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 January 1930 — Page 14

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‘BANANA KID,’ IN COURT, SUBMITS ALIBI EVIDENCE Bandit Charge Shaken by Testimony: Judge Reduces Bond. *'Ul> three witnesses testifying in municipal court Tuesda that he was in Lafayette and I/>banon th£ night he is charged with holding up a taxi driver here, banditry charges against John Russell WolfT. 30. of 209 East St. Joseph street, tottered today. , Accused as the bandit who preyed on taxi drivers and who used the flame "Banana Kid" to announce himself to his victims. WolfTe has maintained his innocence steadfastly. In municipal court Tuesdayy he attempted to establish an alibi. Taxi Driver Bound Earl Cox, municipal judge pro tern., bound WolfT to the grand jury, but reduced his bond from $7,000 to SI.OOO and declared in open court that he did not believe the state had: proof against WolfT. WolfT was charged with robbing j George Allen, taxi driver, of 924 East Twentjj-fifth street, at the night oj Jan. 22. Allen was held up by two men. bound hands and; feet with insulated wire, and thrown i from his cab in below 7ero on the Allisonville road. He suf-; sered severely from exposure before! he could release his hands and make his way to a house one-fourth mile away. The following day Alien, in a restaurant, saw Wolff and called police,' declaring Wolf Tone of the. two men j who had robbed him. Later Dallas D an, taxi driver, 1030 Berwyn f ve-i nue, identified Wolff as the bandit i who robbed him and who announced ! “I’m the Banana Kid."

Talked to Officer In court Tuesday. Glover Steadman. Lafayette police officer, testified he talked to Wolff in the Dixie restau r ant at Lafayette at 11:30 the ni"ht of the robbery, and Raymond Stevens, counter man at the restaurant, identified Wolff as the man he served at that time. Warren Crouch, garage man at Lebanon, identified Wolff as having purchased gasoline from him at 12:30 the same night. Dean weakened in his identification of Wolff todnv. declaring he was “almost certain now" that Wolff was not the bandit who robbed him. Judge Cox bound Wolff to the grand jury as municipal court lacks final jurisdiction in banditry cases. BELIEVE GENERAL SAFE Friends of Missing White Russian Leader Advance Theory. Ru PllOcd PARIS. Jan. 29.—The possibility that General Alexei Koutepoff leader of the White Russian military organization, has slipped back quiet ly into his homeland to learn if conditions favor a coup against his enemy, the Soviet, was considered today by friends in their effort to account for his strange disappearance. Nothing has been heard of the czarist general since he went to attend services at a Russian Orthodox church Sunday, and many are loath to believe that he. a man of herculean strength and build, was waylayed and overpowered by Bolshevist sympathizers. POLICE RADIO EFFICIENT Indianapolis’ recently installed police radio system "is very efficient.” declared J. M. Sherman, United States assistant radio inspector from the department of commerce radio division. Chicago, after an inspection here today. Sherman spent several hours In a police squad car testing the apparatus. He found the power sufficient to cover the city and transmitter efficient. “Indianapolis is advantageously located for radio reception.” he asserted, “because it lies between so many big stations/* Is Your Stomach a “Gasser?” Kacessive gas in stomach and bowels doesn't necessarily mean that your food is at fault or that you have chronic dyspepsia. In most cases it results from gastricnneurasthenia purely nervous condition which disturbs the functional activity of the stomach. Taking medlrlne to digest the food artificially is a waste of time. What you need is a remedy to correct the nervous trouble and prevent the formation of abnormal gas. fJo to your druggist and ask for a package ot Banlnmnn's tins Tablets, which are prepared especially for this ailment. See how quickly they will relieve pent-up gas and all its distressing symptoms, among which are pain about the heart, palpitation, anxiety, shortness of breath, drowsiness after eating, heartburn and a peculiar gnawing feeling in the stomach. Genuine Uaatniann's Gas Tablets can be obtained at Hook Drug Cos., or. any other good drug •tore. Price 11. Advertisement.

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A group of colonels of the “territorial sales army" of the Chamber of Commerce “Forward, Indianapolis," movement are pictured here. They are, left to right, Russell C. Rottger, George T. Whelden, Ancil C Brown, J. J. Fitzgerald and Theodore E. Root. They will direct the chamber's drive for funds with which to broaden and intensify the organization’s civic and industrial activities.

PATIENT COST CUT BY CITY HOSPITAL

Daily per capita patient cost of city hospital in the last year was $3.23, a cut of 3 cents from the figure of the previous the annual report of the city hospital showed today. USES FINGER TO ‘THREATEN’ COP ‘Wise Guy" Earns Clouting With Flashlight. George Girninan, 20, came out of the south Tenn., to be exact), and spent two weeks hi Chicago. He got “big city ideas." Girninan came to Indianapolis Monday. The “big city ideas" were knocked out of him at 3:30 this morning when he was “crowned" with a heavy flashlight in the hands of niotoy policeman Curtis Barge. Arrested with Orville McAllister, 23, cf 2339 North Illinois street, on vagrancy charges in the 100 block West Twenty-second street this morning Girinan shoved h s finger into Officer Barge’s side and demanded "stick them up" as Barge and motor officer James Graham took the two men to police headquarters in the police car. Officer Barge, unable to reach his gun and believing himself menaced with a revolver, struck at Girninan with his heavj flashlight. The flashlight shattered and Girninan slumped unconscious. He is charged with resisting an officer, in addition to vagrancy. PLAYS LEADING ROLE Miss Margaret Marks in Play by Avondale Dramatic Group. Miss Margaret Marks has the leading feminine role in “A Full

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Seifert, and Theodore Hunt, Francis Williams. Raymond Hauss'er, Elmer Melle, Charles Fort, Harry Desch and Paul T. Orphey. RADIO LOCATES CHILD Broadcasts Description to Home Where She Took Refuge. Unable to give her address when lost within a block of her home. Annabel! York, 6. of 121 Henry street, was located through the police radio station Tuesday night. The child went into a home, crying, to ask aid in finding her own home. Meanwhile her parents had notified police of her disappearance from home at 4.30. At 8:30 the girl’s description was broadcast over the police radio. A loud speaker in the home where the child had taken refuge gave the message and she was taken home.

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The hospital, under the efficient management of Dr. William A. Doeppers, superintendent, and Clarence Hess, business manager, admitted 9,443 cases during 1929, an increase of 300 over last year. Average per capita daily patient cost in most private and city hospitals runs between $3.50 and $4, making the local hospital’s showing very creditable, Dr. Herman G. Morgan, city health officer, declared. Total of 767,651 meals was served at an average cost of 16 cents. Total cost of operating the hospital city dispensary and outpatient department and venereal disease clinics was $513,900 in 1929, compared with $510,900 in the year previous. Itemized costs: City dispensary and out-patient department., $30,877; venereal disease clinic, $7,700; cost patients not admitted, $7,800; operation of hospital, $467,400, an increase of $3,000. The number of patient days for the year was 144,903, compared with 143,219 last year. Daily average number of cases In the hospital was 397, a jump of five over the year 1928. In 1929. 625 babies were bom in city hospital. In 1928 the total was 581. There were 775 deaths, 4,485 operations and 4,475 ambulance runs: 6,860 new patients and 29.700 former patients treated through the out-patient division; and 7,800 calls made by district physicians. The number of venereal disease sufferers treated at the hospital increased from 15,500 in 1928 to 21,205 in 1929. Os these, 12,470 cases were males and 8.737 females. The social service department gave medical and social service to 6.007 and visited 1.476 outsiders. EXPLORERS TO SAIL Mayan Ruins to Be Studied in Central America. Bu United Press LONG BEACH. Cal., Jan. 29.—An exploration party financed by N. F. Bramley, Cleveland, will sail from here today in an attempt to dig out more secrets of ancient civilization from Mayan ruins in central America. James R. Carter, well known archaeologist, wilf head the scientific ' group which is sailing on the yacht Peary. Two biologists from the Cleveland museum of natural history also are making the trip. First explorations will be made at Guatemala. From there the party will visit Mexican territory at Quintana Roo, with frequent stops at i familiar ruins along the way. I WATCH REPAIRING § At Cost of Materltl WATCH CRYSTALS Round 19f R Fancy 49c Rj Unbreakable 19c | Cleaning: tnny watch) $lO9 E Mainspring (any watch) 99c Eg Jewels (any watch) $1.19 4 Rite’s Jewelry Shop 45 S. Illinois St. Nu-Metal Weather Strips—Easy to Apply Can be installed with a hammer am! a pair of shears and without tearing out windows and doors. VONNEGUT’S 120-124 E. Wash. St Est. 1852 I

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SNOOK JEALOUS OF INDIANAPOLIS MAN, IS CLAIM Marion Meyers Bares New Angle to Love Affairs of Slain Co-Ed. B.u Times Special COLUMBUS. 0., Jan. 29. Dr. James H. Snook, former Ohio State university professor, awaiting electrocution for murder of Theora Hix, university co-ed, was jealous of an Indianapolis man’s relations with Miss Hix. Declaring that Dr. Snook never j has told the real story of the co-ed’s j murder, Marion T. Meyers, involved in the case through liis friendship for the girl, has broken the silence he has maintained since' he wa-s questioned by police in the murder probe. He declared Dr. Snook was jeal- ! ous of the girl, condemned the convicted professor for his “betrayal” of the co-ed, and declared the real story of the crime would clear him (Meyers) of all blame. * In Same Job Meyers is back at Ohio State university. He is holding down th same job he had before, that of university crops expert, but h e is not on the university pay roll. He is seeking his doctor of philosophy degree. Meanwhile he is working on an invention which he says will eliminate the corn borer. Telling of Dr. Snook's jealousy of the co-ed, Meyers, for the first time divulged that an Indianapolis man was involved in the case. "Theora wa.s selling some real estate to a man from Indianapolis,” Meyers says. "He came here to see her. She wanted to go to Indianapolis to see him, but I objected, and that is why he came here. Dr. Snook knew of the case and was jealous. Followed Them Meyers said Dr. Snook, jealous, i followed Meyers at times he was j with the co-ed. Os Theora Hix, he l says: “She was the type, that could talk j about any subject. She was not the j type who smoked a cigarel when she should not have smoked one. She was interesting in every way and it was a pleasure to talk to her. We had some great times together, j “I would have married her, but j she told me, after I knew her three years, that she had been ‘stringing’ me.” POLICE, REDS IN BATTLE lit/1 niteit Press BERLIN. Jan. 29.—Police and j Communists fought in the streets j of Hamburg early this morning, ! culminating a series of riotious out- I breaks in north Germany. Police fired into a crowd after failing to disband a Communist meeting by using their clubs. Two persons were wounded. The crowd j hurled stones.

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The Democrats are already laying their plans to elect a President in 1932. Jcuett Shouse (right, chairman of the Democratic national committee, is shown with former Senator Gilbert M. Hitchcock, a Democratic leader in the middle west and publisher of the Omaha World Herald, as they met at Omaha to discuss plans for the campaign.

FHS NAMED FDD DISPLAYS 400 Are to Participate in Achievement Week. Displays of Indianapolis-made products will be featured in downtown windows during Achievement week, Feb. 3 to 8. Approximatley 400 business concerns will participate and displays will show the position of Indianapolis as a jobbing and retail, as well as manufacturing, center. Among firms which are arranging displays are: Bond Electric Corporation. Acme-Evans Company. The Circle Art Academy and Circle Art Company. Acme Railway-High-way Supply Company. W. D. Allison Company. Allred Manufacturing Company. Americal Slicing Machine Company. Ar- ! row Boat Company. Basca Manufacturing i Company. Jac Broderick School of Dancj ing. j Capitol Ice Refrigerating Company, j Central State Hospital. Century Biscuit j Company. City Hospital. Comet Electric Company. Consolidated Case Corporation, I Continental Baking Company, Curtissj IVright, Plying Service. M. P. Dahl Tool and Die Company, Duesenbsrg. Inc.: Enamel Products. Inc.; Federal Pattern Works. Ford Motor Company. Gibraltar Cement Products Company. S. M. Gusdorf Company, the Hillsdale Landscape Company. Holcomb & Hoke Manufacturing Company. Hurty-Peck & Cos. Ideal Food Products Company. Independent Block and Cement Company. Indianapolis Box and Separator Company. Indianapolis Cigar Box Company, Indianapolis Life Insurance Company, Indianapolis Manufacturing Company. Indianapolis Orphan Asylum, Indianapolis Saddlery Company. Indianapolis Scvex Products Company. Indianapolis Stove Company. Indianapolis Water Company, Indianapolis Water Softener Company, International Printing Company. Kahn Tailoring Company, Landreth Electric Company The H. Lauter Company. Liberty. Electric Company. Marietta Manufacturing Company. Marmon Motor Car Company. McQuay-Norris Company. National Library Bindery Company. National

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Final Windup—, of Ae Sig I Used Car Carnival of 1930 —Your Last Chance to Secure a BetteUsed Car at Real Rock Bottom Prices It’s Indianapolis’ Biggest .Used Car Carnival—it’s sponsored excli; sively in The Times by the following dependable automobile dealers Olin Chevrolet Cos. 1040 N. Meridian St. 15 W. 11th St Fountain Square Store, 1065 Virginia Ave. T. A. Bell Cos. 1110 N. Meridia: Sholty Motors, Inc. 3816 E. Washington St Robertson & Harris, Inc. 2705 E. Washingtor Smith & Moore, Inc. 917 Virginia Ave. 528 South Meridian St. Thornburg-Lewis Motor Cos. 1302 E. Wash. St. Used Car Store 1114 N. Meridian St. I. WolPAuto Cos. 555-61 N. Capitol Ave. Frank S. Feeser 1126 Prospect St. This Vsed Car Carnival Sale is the year’s Real Bargain Event—and you can not afford to miss it. For complete information on the best used car bargains in Indianapolis, turn now to Page 13. The Times Want Ads

STOLEN SAFE FOUND RIFLED Change Left in Strong Box Taken at Rushville. A 600-pound safe stolen from a Rushville filling station Monday night was found Tuesday shattered by dynamite, lying at the bottom of an embankment along State road 52, four miles east of Irvington, Several sticks of dynamite, wrapped in paper, were found near by. Deputy Sheriff Ollie Mays found $1 08 in change in the safe. W r hen stolen from the E. B. Williams gas station in Rushville it contained sl3l in cash and almost S4O in checks./ Police there said tracks in the snow indicated it was lifted through a window to a heavy truck. ~ The safe was by Arthur Bangei, R. R. 10, state road inspector, and Fieire Van S.kle, 32 Whittier street, while driving along the Highway Deputy sheriffs believe the dyna-

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