Indianapolis Times, Volume 41, Number 288, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 April 1930 — Page 3

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‘Eyeballs' This Tough Marine Always Was Ready to ‘Tear ’Em Out.’

r p//£ fourth vjcek of The Times World War Story contest comes to an end today U'ith interest still at high pitch in the tales of experiences of Indiana veterans in the great conflict. The Times is offering a first prize of $lO for the best story of the week, with second place award of $5. Winner's names are announced on Wednesday. a m m One story is published todoy, by L. H r . Horning, 576 East Fall Creek boulevard. ALONG with a few hundred other recruits, I was thrown in with a battallion of marines, oldtimers, all of them with five to twenty-five years' service in all parts of hte world. The lot of us formed part of the Sixth regiment oft Vie Second division, A. E. F. Those marines were the toughest, flghtenest, carefree, fearless outfit of soldiers that ever ate monkey meat or what have you. The oldtimers got a big kick out of tormenting the boots, as we recruits were called. They made life miserable for us for months. Among the lot was an old-timer named Wilson. 6 feet 3. weighing 200 pounds and all muscle—the toughest of the tough. Eyeballs, for some unknown reason, took me under his wing, w r ith the result that I wasn’t tormented as much as some of the other younger men. We called him Eye* balls because every time he got "liquored up’’ with cognac, vin blane or hair tonic, which was frequent, he would get up quietly, single out some unfortunate devil, present or otherwise, and in no uncertain terms, anonunce his intention of "squeezing that so and so's eyeballs out." Nothing pleased him better than a fight and not unlike the others, when there wa a lull in the falling of minnewurfers. or ash cans, he just had to start a little private war or two to keep busy. One night after we had been relieved in the trenches after g siege of several days and had been sent back behind the lines to pull ourselves together, Eyeballs, not content with a few hours’ rest, announced a desire to visit a camp of French Morroccos stationed over to our left a few kilometres. Four of us decided to go along, if for no other purpose than to collect his dog tags and bring back the remains, knowing, of course, that he would get into a fight.

'T'HI Moroccans seemingly were glad to see ns—evidently being curious to see some of the Americans who had been fighting near them in the lines for some time. They were a wild lot—strong, muscular, black men—with savage looks. To add to the weirdness of the moonlight scene, some of them were playing strange reed instruments and some were throwing knives at a mark on the side of a wagcn. They all seemed to have a half dozen knives or so about their persons. Eyeballs decided their education had been sadly neglected and after a few preliminary shots of concentrated T. N. T.. or something equally as dangerous, began a crap game. The other four, including myself, looked on. The black men couldn't seem to understand the game or the ease with which Eyeballs made those dice “come seven." and ere long the teacher had pockets full of francs, souvenirs and coins he never had heard of before. About this time a French officer arrived and informed us we would have to leave the camp "toot-sweet” or he'd have us all court-martialed, guillotined, shot or something like that. Eyeballs promptly told him tq “go to a,nd stay put," but we induced him to stop the game. The Moroccans evidently thought the crap game was "just, for fun” and that Eyeballs intended to return their francs, etc., but divining out intention of taking leave without doing that, one big fellow made the mistake of grabbing Eyeballs’ arms. Well! I imagine that black boy still thinks he blew up a powder magazine, for Eyeballs promptly hit him so hard that he bounced two or three times before he stopped rolling. m m a IMMEDIATELY knives flashed in the hands of the whole outfit. Tire French officer and two others succeeded in stopping the fray; however, not before Bill Reed, one of our boys, had knocked one fellow out with a club and "Eyeballs'’ had lost a jacket sleeve. We lost no time getting out of the camp, dragging Eyeballs along forcibly. With even- breath he still was daring the "whole French army, etc.” to come and get their francs. Several days later, in a wheatfield near Bouresches, Eyeballs fell, a machine gun bullet did it. I was near and stopped to see how badly he was hurt. When I reached him. he was cussing and grinning at the same time. Between "damns.” he said: “Light this pipe for me. Bill, and for God’s sake quit askin’ me where I'm hit! I'm hit all right, ain't I? So why worry? Better get along—you can't do any flghtin’ here. So long! and say! tell that big slob Kirby that soon as I catch up with the gang I'm gonna squeeze his damn eyeballs out for swipin my cigaret. Hell! this is the last one I've got! Get going. boy—and watch them damn machine guns.” He never needed any more cigaretes—he didn't even finish that one, but died there among the wheat And poppies. No home—no folks—no sweetheart—just a country. and he gave it all. Just a fighting man and it made no difference where he died or how.

PALM FOR POPE IS ELABORATE WORKJF ART Provided Yearly by Same Italian Family Under Edict of 1564 Pontiff. Hii I nitr'l Pr A* ROME, April 12.—The 400 churches of Rome were filled today with countless flowers and palms for the celebration of Sunday’s ceremony of Palm Sunday. Pope Pius will celebrate the occasion quietly, receiving his palm from the hands of one of the prelates of the pontifical court. The palm offered the pope is a specially prepared work of art elaborately plaited and ornamented with flowers. It Is painted with miniatures In the mediaeval manner by the Benedictine nuns of St. Prisca on the Aventine hill. Provided by One Family The palm leaves of the pope's palm are provided by the historic Bresca family of San Remo, according to a privilege conceded to them by Pope Sixtus V under dramatic circumstances. In 1504. when the obelisk which stands in St. Peter's square was being erected by the workmen, the guiding ropes began to slip and a disaster seemed imminent. Belore the inauguration ceremony, the pope had given strict orders that absolute silence should prevail during the raising of the obelisk into position. In those days the pope’s orders were not to be disobeyed lightly. Sailor Saves the Day Seeing the ropes slip, a sailor In the crowd forgot all about the order, and shouted out excitedly, "throw some water on the ropes!” The sailor's suggestion was taken and water was doused on to the ropes and the disaster was averted. The sailor belonged to the Bresca family. The pope was so impressed by the man’s readiness of mind that he issued an order that the palms supplied to the pope on Pa m Sunday always should be furnished by the Bresca family. The order of Sixtus V has persisetd to this day.

TEST CASE PLANNED ON BUDGET STATUTE City to Contest Suit of Discharged Bookkeeper for Back Pay. Edward H. Knight, corporation counsel, today nlanned a Lest case to determine the strength of the budget law in connection with the claim of Mrs. Clara Oxley, recently discharged as bookkeeper in the city building department, for $l,lOO back pay. The claim Is based on tfce fact that the 1925 Duilding code provides a salary of $2,100 while the Annual budget provides SI,BOO salary and the city has followed the budget since 1926. Suits have been filed and salary recovered by several discharged employes of the department. “Such interpretation of the law defeats the very purpose of the budget law,” Knight said. ‘The budget must be considered a limit, in such cases if the measure means anything at all.” HOLLYWOOD DANCER TO WED ‘CAVE MAN’ Suit Filed Recently Charged Man Dragged Her by Hair. LOS ANGELES. April 12.—Lena L. Critchfield. 22, Hollywood dancer, who filed a battery complaint against Edward Frank Mills, 45, wealthy retired shoe manufacturer, last January. Today signed a notice of intention to marry the man. They plan to wed in the near futre. and. Miss Critchfield said, there will be no more quarrels such as the one at a party three months ago when Mills, according to the dancer's battery complaint, struck her and dragged her from the house by the hair. DRY AGENT MURDERED l nited States Officer's Body Found in Alley; Two Negroes Suspected. Bu l nited Pre** WASHINGTON, April 12.—A federal prohibition agent, Lamar W. York, was found shot dead in an alleyway here early today. Two Negroes are believed to have shot the officer after he had apprehended the pair. SULLIVAN IS HONORED Mayor. Administration Members Guests at Garden Fete. Mayor Sullivan and members of the new city administration were honored at a reception Friday night at the Municipal Gardens club house. Civic <anizations in the vicinity sponst the program. Architect Buried Today pi/ Time* Special EVANSVILLE. Ind.. April 12. Funeral sendees were held today for H. Gilbert Karges. 39, architect, who died Thursday of peritonitis. The body was taken to Indianapolis, where his wddow formerly lived, for burial.

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Quite easy if you know how, say these young pyramiders who did stunts at the public gym exhibit in Rhodius park community house Friday night. Miss Alma Tiefert directed exhibitions of tumbling, tap dancing, and other gymnastic tactics. Those in the photo (at top) are Minnie Meadows, doing the head stand at left, (in pyramid) Beatrice Wade, Florence Beaver, Mary Wheeler, Bonnie Wilson, Cora Cox. Fairy Beaver, Eleanor Forthoffer and Louise Twigg, and head stand at right, Maxine Leach. Below. Commelata Conner (left) Bernice Connor (center) and Ruth McHugh (right) are "Irish ail three” as they do the East Side—West Side dance.

MS. HOOVER DIFFER Views on World Court Vary, Conference Reveals. Bu ( nited Prex .* WASHINGTON, April 12.—Mrs. Ruth Hanna McCormick. Republican senatorial candidate in Illinois, has found that on one point, at least, her political views are at variance with those of President Hoover. The one point is the world court issue. "We have agreed to disagree on the world court,” Mrs. McCormick said, after a talk with Mr. Hoover at the White House. She said she discussed wtih him issues involved in the coming senatorial elections in Illinois and found Mr. Hoover’s views favoring hers on everything but the court. During her primary campaign against Senator Deneen. Mrs. McCormick strongly opposed American adherence to the international juridic body. Mr. Hoover, on the other hand plans some time soon to ask the senate to ratify American participations in the court’s work, on the basis of the Elihu Root formula.

ORDER PHONE SERVICE Bell Telephone Denied Right to Discontinue Delaware Lines. Precedent was set by the public service commission at its Friday conference in regard to discontinuance of telephone service. The Indiana Bell Telephone Company had refused to re-establish service at Cowan and four other small Delaware county towns, following the recent storm. The lines connect with the Muncie exchange, but the Bell company declared the community has other service. In ordering re-establishment, the commission ruled that no service may be discontinued without first obtaining commission consent. HERMIT TO TOUR DESERT Alain Gerbault to Make Auto Trip Tirough Moroccan Wastes. Bu Cnited Pre*x ORAN, Alberia, April 12.—Alain Gerboult, strange hermit of the seven seas, was in Oran today preparing to start on an automobile cruise of the Moroccan desert alone. Gerbault, tall and athletic, completed a tour of the world last July unaccompanied in a 30-foot sloop. He was six years circling the earth in his tiny craft. TAYLOR ON BOOK BOARD City Man Reappointed by Leslie to Library Group. William M. Taylor, Indianapolis, has been reappointed a member of the state library and historical board upon recommendation of the Indiana Library Association. His new four-year term will commence April 25. Appointment was by Governor Harry G. Leslie. A GOOD BUSINESS SCHOOL Strong business, stenographic, necre tarial and accounting courses; indl vidual instruction in major subjects large faculty of specialists in their respective lines: Free Employment Service Fred W Case, Prin. CENTRAL BUSINESS COLLEGE Pennsylvania and Vermont, First Door North T. W C. A.. Indianapolis. Ind

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MUSCLE SHOALS DILL MAY BE SIDETRACKED Substitute for Norris Measure Is Sought by House. WASHINGTON. April 12.—Serious effort is being made in the house to sidetrack the Norris bill and substitute for it some other measure for disposition of Muscle Shoals. The Norris bill, having passed the senate, has been referred to the house military affairs committee and Tuesday that group will start consideration of the various Shoals bills before it. The Republican side of the house never has been in favor of the Norris proposal, but it was believed soon after the bill passed the senate that public opinion would push its passage. The attitude of the President, in that event, is the big puzzle both to the senate and the house. Now, however, the military affairs committee appears undetermined as to what course to follow. POLICE RADIO CAUSES SUBSTATIONS SLASH Four Abandoned, Four Others Soon Will, Kinney Announces. Police substations 5,6, 7 and 8 have been abandoned and four others will be put out of use soon as result of the Indianapolis police radio. Squad cars, equipped with radio, can serve all sections of the city better than substation crews, Chief Jerry Kinney announced. Four new radio-equipped cars ate being placed in service. COPS, VETERANS FIGHT Politicians Charged With Inciting Bucharest Demonstration. /??/ J nit.ctl I* rex* BUCHAREST, Rumania, April 12. —Sensational arrests of politicians, accused of using war invalids as a smoke screen for demonstrations against the government, were expected today after a serious clash Friday between police and the former soldiers. The invalids attempted to parade to the royal palace, at the conclusion of their congress. The government had forbidden the parade on the ground that it was being staged as political propaganda by its opponents. POISON CAUSES DEATH Young City Women, Worried Over Children, Takes Potion. Poison swallowed by Mrs. Frances Conlin, 29, of 2723 North Illinois street, when her former husband wrote her that she never again would see her children, caused her death at her home Friday night. Mrs. Conlin, who had remarried, took a slow-acting poison more than a week ago after getting the letter from her remarried exhusband.

A CORRECTION In the French Apparel Store’s advertisement in Friday’s Indianapolis Times this item appeared — Picot Top Chiffon Hose. . 4 Pairs for $1 It Should Have Read— CHIFFON HOSE Odd Lots of Our $1.35, $1.65 and $1.98 Values 4 Pairs for $1 Also the Address Is—--32 EAST WASHINGTON ST.

TRIP TO MOON BY ROCKETS IS VIEWED LIKELY Scientist Predicts Speed of $50,000 an Hour by Year 2050. Bv Srirnfe Service * BROOKLYN, N. Y., April 12— By the year 2050, earth-dwellers probably will be able to travel to the moon, and to communicate with their terrestrial home by telephoning over a beam of light. They will get there by traveling in a rocket ship at a speed of some 50,000 miles an hour, but far sooner, probably 1950, it is likely that a speed of 1.000 miles an hour will be possible. These were the predictions made here Friday night by Dr. John Q. Stewart, associate professor of astronomical physics at Princeton university and author of a leading astronomical text-boot. Speaking before the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences,. Dr. Stewart made what he called an "educated guess’’ about the future of rocket travel through inter-plan-etary space. Estimates Rocket Speed "The speed of a rocket-propelled space-navigating cruiser will presumably be of the order of 25.000 miles per hour,” declared Dr. Stewart.. "This is the speed at which, neglecting air resistance, a projectile would have to be fired upward in order to travel to a height indefinitely great. “Study of the increase in speeds of passenger-carrying vehicles during the past century leads to a guess at. the date w T hen such a speed will be realized. The year 2050 is the indicated date. That is surprisingly soon. "During the past hundred years, the maximum vehicular speed has increased every year, on the average by about 2 per cent. It has been compounded at 2 per cent per annum. In earlier times, the increase was very slow. It may be that in the future the rate of increase again W'ill be slow. The indications are, however, that it will be even more rapid. Outlines Possibilities "Assuming that speeds will be compounded during the next century at 3 per cent per annum, a speed of 1,000 miles per hour will be reached in 1950, and vehicular speeds above 50,000 miles per hour will be available by the year 2030.” Once at the moon, Dr. Stewart thinks that communication by telephone with the earth might be carried on over a beam of light, as the Kennelly-Heaviside layer might make radio impossible. To return, the ship would take off in the same way it left the earth, coasting most of the way, because of the earth’s greater gravitation attraction. Care would have to be taken in landing, for if the ship came down too fast over a city, and the rockets were fired to check the fall, it would be disastrous to the people below.

NO TIPPING EXPENSES FOR CITY WORKERS Traveling Vouchers Must Bear Receipts. Rules Elder. City officials who tip while traveling on city business will "in the hole,” according to a ruling of William L. Elder, city controller. Elder wrote city boards advising that no vouchers for traveling expenses would be approved if they contain an item for tips. Receipts for all expenditures must be attached to the requisition. A voucher for S7B for expenses of Robert Batts, radio officer for the safety board, on a recent trip to Washington, D. C., in interest of the police radio system, brought forth the decision. Batts was unaware of the requirement that receipts be attached. Cashier Accused pu Time s fipredal WARSAW. Ind.. April 12.—Embra W. Kinsey, cashier of the defunct state bank at Claypool, was arrested on charges filed here of receiving deposits after it was alleged he knew the bank to be insolvent. He was released under $7,000 bond.

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Delegates attending the ninth annual convention of the Indiana Federation of Music Clubs at the Lincoln were entertained by a group from Seymour and Columbus in a pageant. Those who represented music stars of the past in the pageant are shown above (left to right): Mrs. Sadie Mills Matlock, Seymour; Mrs. Elsie Kitzinger, Columbus: Mrs. Hannah Mills Bollinger, Seymour; Miss Frances Perrse, Columbus: Miss Mary Scudder, Columbus, and Mrs. Florence Millet, Columbus. Mrs. Lee Bassett of Columbus Is holding the crystal.

EOG HUNTS TO BE HELD HERE Arrangements Completed for Children’s Events. Compltion of arrangements for the egg hunts for children in city parks next Saturday and Sunday w'as announced today by city recreation department officials. Civic leagues and Parent-Teacher organizations will co-operate with the recreation department in staging the program in various sections of the city. The egg hunt at Riverside Shelter house will be held next Saturday at 3 p. m. while the entertainments in Brookside Park, Rhodius, Garfield and the east end of Fall Creek park will be at 3 p. m. on Easter Sunday. The program for Negro children will be held Sunday afternoon at Douglas Park. Miss Julia Landers, assistant recreation director, asked citizens to donate eggs for the hunt, leaving them at shelter houses in the parks on the afternoon before. Mayor Sullivan and park officials invited a number of civic leaders to be special guests. 30 Indicted in “Jake” Sales OKLAHOMA CITY. April 12United States deputy marshals armed with federal indictments naming thirty persons and firms charged with selling sub-standard Jamaica, ginger sought defendants in Oklahoma today. The indictments were returned by a federal grand jury called to investigate sales of the drink.

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REPEAL KEEPS LEAD IN NEW DRY BALLOTS Majority of Votes Cast in Poll Are Opposed to Enforcement. Lead of eighteenth amendment repeal advocates was maintained in latest reports of the Literary Digest’s nation-wide prohibition poll, announced today with 51,482 ballots from eleven states. Goshen, Ind., gave enforcement the greatest number of votes, although the "damp” ballot, votes of those desiring either rtfjeal or modification overshadowed the dry bloc. Goshen voted 384 for enforcement; 238 for modification, and 224 for repeal. Os the total reports announced today, 19,274 votes were cast for repeal; 15,563 for modification, and 16,645 for enforcement.

INSURANCE WRITTEN ON POLICE STATION Works Board Approves $50,000 Policy Following Survey. The board of works has approved a $50,000 fire and tornado insurance policy on the police station, jail and garage, which was written by W. E. Barton insurance agent, 500 Indiana Trust building. Marvin Curie, agent for the Barton company and prominent Democrat, is a member of a committee of insurance agents which made a survey of insurance on city buildings. The premiums on the 3-year policies total $706. The policies were effective March 22. Payment of the premium will be delayed pending passage of a city ordinance approving the expenditure and appropriating funds.

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JEWISH FEAST OF PASSOVER BEGINS TONIGHT City Congregations to Join in Observance of Holiday. When twilight approaches late this afternoon. Indianapolis Jewry will join with its brethren throughout the world in observance of the oldest celebration of liberty among civilized peoples. ‘‘Passover’’ has been observed by the Jewish people for thirty centuries and besides its patriotic significance also has Its religious connotation. Its celebration commemorates the freeing of the Israelite* from the bonds of Egyptian slavery. Hold Services Tonight Orthodox congregations of the city will hold services at sundown tonight, Sunday morning and night and Monday morning, and the observance will last eight days; while reformed congregations will have services at sundown tonight and Sunday morning and the observance will continue for seven days. Following services at the temples tonight all Jewish families will have In their homes the ceremonious and elaborate feast of the seder at which all members of the family attempt to be present. Although business and secular'affairs continue without interruption after the first tw’o days of services, the Bible command to eat only th* unleavened bread, Matzoh Is scrupulously adhered to among the orthodox. Dr. Feuerlicht to Speak , First services will be held at tho Indianapolis Hebrew congregation at 5:30 o’clock this afternoon. The Sunday naming services will bo held at 10 o’clock when Dr. Morris M. Feuerlicht will speak on “Wiiy the Jew Continues to Celebrate Passover?” The Temple sisterhood choir will sing. Longer and more elaborate services will be held by the orthodox congregations of the city. They are: Beth El Zedek, Ruckle and Thirty-fourth streets: Central, Central avenue and Twenty-first streett Fzres Achim, Meridian and Norwood streets; Etz Chayim, Moms and Church streets; Kenesseth Isreael, 1039 South Meridian street; Shaare Tefillah, 603 South Meridian street, and the United Hebrew, 601 Union street. WET REPEAL PLEA LOST One Man Blocks Vote on Measure in New York Legislature. Bv Unitt and Pren.i ALBANY, N. Y., April 12.—New York state’s proposal to petition Congress for a national constitutional convention to repeal the eighteenth amendment died in the senate early today as the legislature adjourned sine die. One man, Senator Brown of Schenectady, prevented consideration of the Cuvillier bill, which wets triumphantly put through the assembly Thursday by an 80 to 63 score.