Indianapolis Times, Volume 42, Number 65, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 July 1930 — Page 11

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SIXTEEN CITIES SHOW REDUCED JUNE BUILDING Only Three Have Greater Volume Than for Same Months Last Year. STATE LOSS NEAR HALF Decrease of Like Amount for First Part of Year Compared With 1929. BY CHARLES C. STONE Stale Editor. The Times Figures on building in Indiana during June, obtained during a business survey of the state for the we®k ended today, showed that only three cities among nineteen showed gains over the same month last year. They are Marion, Michigan City and South Bend. In June this year the total of building in the nineteen cities was $3,139,795; for the same month last year. $6,147,364. Comparisons for the six months of this year compared with the same period in 1929 show that three of the nineteen cities gained. They are East Chicago. Logansport and Marion. State totals for the six months were $15,361,841 for 1930, and $27,923,095 last year. The new building of the Ames Shovel and Tool Company at Anderson, replacing one destroyed by fire in February, will be ready for use about Aug. 15. The company is employing 180 persons in temporary quarters, running on a reduced schedule. There is some hope of increasing the force after occupancy of the new building. Limestone Use Urged A resolution has been adopted by the Monroe County Industrial Club urging that Indiana limestone be used in construction of anew west side school building at Bloomington. A contract has been awarded on a bid of $5,178 for construction of an addition to the fire department building at Martinsville. Among important events of the week was announcement that the New Albany Veneering Company, as a result of a merger, becomes a -unit of the largest plywood corporation in the world, with cash inventories and fixed assets of $4,000,000 and a capital of $10,000,000. The new concern, the United Plywood Corporation, in addition to the New Albany company, includes the Breece Manufacturing Company and United Veneer Company, both of Portsmouth, 0., and the Gause Beard Plywood Company, Memphis, Tenn. Headquarters of the corporation as well as those of its selling organization will be in New Albany. Theaters Sold for 575,000

Two theaters at Indiana Harbor, the Indiana and American, and the Hoosier at Whiting have been sold by the Indiana Harbor Theater Company to Warner Bros., Inc., for $750,000. Durant Motors. Inc., has sold the Warner Corporation. Muncie, to a new concern, the Syracuse Gear Corporation, which also includes the New Process Gear Company and Adams Axle Company, both of Syracuse. N. Y. The. deal, said to involve $6,500,000. will not aflect operations of the Muncie plant, officials announce No indication of betterment in the unemployment situation was noted during June, when there was less labor turnover than during any month thus far in 1930. Shelbyvllle furniture manufacturers, returning from summer shows at Chicago and Grand Rapids, report a trend toward better conditions in the furniture business. Conditions in various Indiana cities are shown in the following summary: Brazil -The Wood Turret Machine Company here has been purchased by the McDonald Machinery Company, St. Louis. The plant has been idle for the past few years. The new owner announces it will be ofTered for sale as a whole or piece by piece. Mancie —T. F. Fairies, vice-presi-dent of the Republic Steel Company, denies reports that its Muncie plant will be abandoned. The plant ceased operations last week, causing 300 men to be idle. Fairless said it would be reopened as soon as business conditions warrant. More Jobs Likely Marion —An increase of 35 per cent in the force of 200 employes of the Delta Electric Company factory is expected within four or five weeks, accordnig to Walter B. Stephenson, general manager. At the halfway mark of 1930. business of the Marion Shoe Company is announced as exceeding that for the same period in 1929, with prospects good for continued steady operation during the remainder of 1930. .Amboy—The United Fire Apparatus Company has been formed here to manufacture 1 firefighting machines of a type suitable for use in small towns and rural communities. • Lyons—The old Bushrcl tile factory near here will re-open as soon as it can be put into operating condition. It has been closed for the last few years. Vincennes—Directors of the Chamber of Commerce here will present a plea Tuesday to J. T. Ridgely superintendent of the Indianapolis division of the Pennsylvania railroad that It place orders for larger quantities of coal with Knox county mines. Liberty The Liberty Spreader Company has been sold to the Dunham Company of Berea. 0., which announces plans to produce 1,000 machines by Jan. 1. E vansvfll e— H. A. Woods, Inc, subsidiary of Charles Leicb & Cos, has openad anew drug store here and purchased seven others at Jackson, Miss, making a total of fifty-five Woods atarea.

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WEALTHY HOBO ALONEJNDEATH James Eads How Deserted by Vagrants He Aided. Bu United Press WASHINGTON, July 25.—James Eads How was deserted in death Thursday by the hobos he befriended and aided with his fortune. Not a ragged shirt or a broken pair of shoes was seen in William Howard Taft's All Souls Unitarian church at the “millionaire hobo’s” funeral, and six hired pallbearers carried the casket from the hearse to the altar and back again. Seven women and eleven men sat in the dimly-lighted church, and of How’s distinguished family, which he deserted for the open road many years ago, only his tall and distinguished brother, Louis How, was there. One woman put a single rose on the casket. She refused to give her name, but said she knew How for many years and he was “a wonderful man.” The only eulogy was a reading from the Scriptures, “I was an hungered and ye fed me; I was thirst and ye gave me drink” were among the quoted words of Jesus. One member of How's hobo organization. the International Brotherhood Welfare Organization, stood outside the church and passed out copies of the Hobo News. The body was cremated and the ashes are to be sent to St. Louis.

Showmen Pay Tribute to Circus Train Wreck Dead

Bu Times Special GARY, Ind., July 25.—When the Dodson World's Fair shows played a stand here this week, a memorial service was h''.d for nearly sixty circus folk v.ho lost their lives in a train wreck ten years ago at a point on the Michigan Central railroad three miles west of here. The dead were with the Hagen-beck-Wallace circus whose train was struck by a locomotive drawing an empty train, which was used in transporting soldiers during the World war. The en-

BANDITS ROB YOUTH Salesman Held Up by Two Gunmen in Poolroom. Two bandits, operating in the basement of the Indiana theater building, robbed Harold Copeland, 19. of Camby, Ind.. salesman for the Equitable Life Insurance Company of Indianapolis, of S2O. a watch and a knife Thursday afterrtoon. police were told. The holdup occurred in the poolroom in the theater basement, near the scene of the holdup of a woman recently. Copeland told police the poolroom attendant was asleep when two men threatened him with guns and robbed him. CLUB SPEAKERS NAMED County Good Government Group in Program Saturday. On the program of meeting of the Marion County Good Government Club at 7:30 Saturday night will be: The Rev. Aubrey Moore, president of the Christian Ministerial Association: Delbert O. Wilmuth, census supervisor; the Rev. L. P. Cooper, pastor of Calvary U. B. church: Municipal. Judge Paul C. Wetter; Laurens Henderson, the Rev. Henry A. Werking. and City Councilman George A. Henry. TEN 'TONS OF HAY “BURN Farm Implements Also Destroyed in Rural Blaze. Ten tons of hay and more than SSOO worth of farm implements were burned when a bam on the farm of Fred Dunn, R. R. 7, Box 280. Laudersdale road, south of Maywood, os destroyed by fire early today. Origin of the blase is undetermined.

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BuSFA Service SAN FRANCISCO, July 25.—1n order that no one ever could taunt his daughter with the remark “they hanged your father,” William “Red” O’Brien cheated the hangman by committing suicide in his cel 1 , in the death row of San Quentin prison. O’Brien was sentenced to hang for killing William C. McFarlin during a robbery in Oakland last summer. Two acco 'ices already have been hun Six days before he was to be executed, O’Brien took poison. He left the following note for his wife, Jane O’Brien. “I have changed my mind about going up there and letting them hang me. I intend to kill myself in a little while and save them the trouble of doing it. “I was so glad to see Rene and the baby today that after seeing them I felt pretty blue. “I sure hope I make a success of this so nobody will ever tell her when she grows up that her father was hanged. Or tell you, either. “Say good-by for me to all of your people and to Rene herself. “It is 12 o’clock, so I’m going in a few minutes. Good-by, my dear, and I wish you all the luck and happiness in the world. “YOUR LOVING HUSBAND.” At the end of the letter were seventeen crosses, indicating kisses for the baby, and twelve more, marked “for Jane.” Guards said the position of OBrien’s body and the expression of his face indicated he died in terrible agony, waging a terrific battle against the desire to cry out and attract attention.

gineer of the troop train fell asleep at the throttle. “Parson” Waddell, a survivor of the wreck, conducted the memorial. At the time of the tragedy he was assistant superintendent of the circus. His father, “Doc” Waddell, another survivor, is chaplain of the Dodson shows, and assisted in the memorial. All the victims of the wreck are buried in a corner of a Chicago cemtery designated as “Showmen’s Rest.” An elephant carved from marble marks the graves.

MOTOR FIRES BUILDING Machinery Spark Cause of SSOO Damage at Plant. Electric motor sparks started a fire that damaged the J. G. Hirschman Company, 1201 East Maryland street, mattress manufacturer, SSOO Thursday afternoon. Starting on the first floor, the blaze burned part of the second story and roof. A vacant double house at 2111 Southeastern avenue was damaged S9OO by fire Thursday.

QUAKE STORY SENT TO U. S. IN RECORD TIME BY UNITED PRESS

The following itorr tell* how new* of the lt*U*n emrthati*ke ws gmthered *nd fled be United Frets correspondents in the fsce of the rre*test difficulties, riving Americsn newspapers an ceurte and complete store of the grest disaster in record time. The speed with which the news was gsthered is an interesting comparison with the Messina earthquake in 190 ft. when it was more than a week before the extent of the disaster eren wss vaguely known. Bu United Press ROME, July 25.—The zone which has suffered in the Italia:' earthquake is in the midst of a mountain region, where problems of transportation of provisions and relief supplies are most difficult. Thomas B. Morgan, United Press manager for Italy, with headquarters in Rome, first correspondent to reach the stricken area, made his headquarters in Benevento, the best available center of communication. From there he traversed the earthquake zone by motor car. The dtetance betwen Benevento

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HUSTON TO QUIT ON AUa 7 AS G. 0. P.CHIEF Announcement Is Made After Conference With President Hoover. DRAMA BEHIND ACTION Story Dates Back to Last Spring’s Disclosures in Lobby Probe. BY PAUL R. GALLON United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, July 25.—Claudius H. Huston of Tennessee has announced his intention to resign on Aug. 7 as chairman of the Republican national committee to name his successor. Who the successor will be has not been determined definitely, although there are strong indications Senator Simeon D. Fess of Ohio may be chosen to serve, at least temporarily, in spite of some opposition. President Hoover is understood to be disinclined to make any personal choice. The senate lobby committee’s disclosures concerning Huston brought a concerted demand for his resignation. The United Press announced exclusively on July 7 the chairman had agreed with the President to accede to this demand. Unequaled Drama Story Announcement of his resignation plans came after Huston had met again with Mr. Hoover at the White House late Thursday night. His statement to the press follows: “I have just had a satisfactory conference with the President and we are in entire accord on our program. The President has approved my decision to call a meeting of the executive committee of the Republican national committee on Aug. 7, at which time I intend to submit my resignation as chairman of the Republican national committee.

Behind this casual statement is a story unequaled for drama in modern Washington politics. It dates back tj last spring when Huston testified before the senate committee that he had used 1 temporarily $36,100 of a Muscle Shoals lobbying fund intrusted to him by the Tennessee River Improvement Association, to bolster his marginal stock market account. Promised Hoover to Quit Huston’s retirement then became a subject of discussion among Republican leaders who feared Democrats would make capital of the charges during the coming congressional election campaign. It was reliably reported he had promised Mr. Hoover to retire when congress adjourned. On the Sunday following adjournment, Fess was called to Mr. Hoover’s Rapidan (Va.) camp, along with Republican Leaders Watson. McNary and others. When the President returned here, Huston was summoned to the White House for a conference and, as reported the following day by the United Press, the chairman promised the President he would retire on Thursday of that week when a gathering of party leaders was to be held here. This had been agreed upon by the various interested authorities at the head of the party. The time was fixed by Huston himself. Returning from New York the night before the Thursday meeting, Huston read a newspaper account of a statement by Chairman Wood of the Republcan congressional campaign comm’ltee to the effect that house Republicans unanimously were in favor of the chairman’s retirement. Vexed by Wood Statement The Tennesseean is said to have considered this statement a violation of the understanding he had with the leaders that they were not to make it appear they were driving him from office. With the consent of Mr. Hoover, Huston then decided to postpone announcement of his resignation until virtually all the Republican members of congress had left the capital. This decision and a subsequent promise made in the presence of eight men was to the effect that he would quit forty-eight hours after the senate adjourned its special session. This was reported exclusively by the United Press last Saturday night. Huston missed fulfilling this promise by a little more than 241 hours. Veteran Official Resigns SHELBYVILLE, Ind., July 25. Mrs. Lula Wertz will become Shelby county attendance officer Aug. 1, succeeding Jasper H. Carlisle, who has held the office sixteen years. He resigned due to advancing age.

and Ariano is twenty-five miles, while Villanova is located on a secondary road ten miles from the main road. Virtually all towns in the region are situated on mountain tops, a relic of the medieval custom of locating towns high up in the mountains to render defense easier. None of the towns which have suffered Severely are on the main national highway except Ariano. Towns are approached by small roads which ascend with heavy grades up the no in tains, from the heights of which one can see for miles around the country. The correspondent found the peasants of these mountain top villages faced the greatest difficulty in procuring supplies. When Morgan reached Montecalvo, he first heard the cry for more bread and came to realize the position of the inhabitants, who had to descend the mountain and then ascend another before they could reach a center oi supply. i

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Left to right, Gertrude Jones. Lucille Kuhn, Berth a Earlywinc, Irene Holloway, Ethel Mofield, Frieda Frese, Madalene Hendricks and Mary Coffey.

HAMMER DEATH IN HOTELBARED Find Woman With Skull Crushed; Man Is Murdered. Bu United Press DETROIT, July 25.—Two more murders, one early today, the other late Thursday, wei'e added to the growing list of major crimes in Detroit today. Jack Brown, 34, a landscape painter, was shot to death today while seated in his automobile in front of a boarding house where he lived. He was released Thursday from the Detroit house of correction. He had betfn convicted of assault and battery on the complaint of Evfelyn Littlefield, who is held by police. Patrolmen caught Miss Littlefield, who said she had lived with Brown six or seven months, fleeing from the scene. They believe Brown was killed by a man who had been keeping company with the woman, while Brown was in jail. The other killing, a hammermurder, was discovered late Thursday when the body of an unidentified woman, her head crushed, was found in a hotel room. Police are seeking a male companion who came to the hotel with, her. A blood-stained hammer vsls found in the room.

Tempting Reward Awaits City Girl Who Qualifies as Helen Kane Double

“How is the contest coining?” ! That was the first question asked by Helen Kane, celebrated radio, record, stage and motion picture star, when she arrived here this morning preparatory to her personal appearances at the Indiana for the coming week.

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A view of the thriller at Riverside amusement park, where Times carriers will hold an outing Wednesday, July 30. This is one of the it any fun devices on which the carriers will ride free on the day of the picnic.

The nearest towns where provisions are available in the earthquake zone are Benevento or Avellino and all the stricken area is at least twenty-five miles distant from them. The majority of the tovfos ordinarily are completely out of touch with centers of civilization, except for occasional visits by inhabitants. The town of Zungoli is ten miles from the main road and the trip to it usually is made by motor bus starting from Avellino and calling at Zungoli. The whole area thereabouts is rough and primitive, peasants living almost entirely from the products of their fields. Morgan left Rome on the first train Wednesday morning, when he realized the gravity of the earthquake disaster. Arriving at Naples he hired a car and drove to the scene of damage in Naples. Returning to the telegraph office he cabled his story and caught the next train for Benevento. t Arriving at Benevento he ascer-

Sixty-five girls are entered in a bathing beauty contest to be held at Broad Ripple park Saturday in connection with the annual picnic of Delco-Remy Corporation employes and their families. Among the entrants are Edna Shelton, Frances Haines, Lucille Kuhn, Gertrude Jones, Mary Coffey, Bertha Earlywine, Madalene Hendricks, Ethel Mofield, Irene Holloway and Frieda Frese.

MINERS WRECK LINES Strikers Terrorize Homes in Dynamite Blasts. Bu United Press PROVIDENCE, Ky., July 25. Striking miners, who for a period of weeks appeared to have abandoned plans to dynamite this little mining hamlet, Thursday emerged from their lairs and stalked the countryside with high explosives, destroying power and rail lines, bridges and several homes, as well as terrorizing law abiding citizenry. Two mining companies were forced to close because of destruction of lines. Dynamite was planted under power line poles at six places in and in addition charges were exploded at both ends of highway bridge. ’ Explosions threw approximately 350 men out of work.

“I am most anxious to see what my best double in the state of Indiana looks like,” she said, “and I only hope that she makes a big hit at her stage appearance Monday night.” The Indianapolis Times is sponsoring the contest to help Mjss Kane

tained the extent of the damage there, forwarded his news and left by automobile for Ariano where he arrived at 4 p. m., there he inspected the ruins, worming his way through streets filled with debris and then proceeded to Villanova, ten miles distant where he was the first newspaperman to discover that the dead would be counted by thousands, getting the news to American afternoon papers of Wednesday. Inspecting the ruins of Villanova, Morgan climbei over debris in danger any minuie from falling walls or collapsing floors. Ofter he was warned by carabineers, but he climbed to the highest point in the town, whom which he could view the surrounding region. During the night he inspected the encampments where the population was sleeping out of doors, and the following morning resumed his tour oi the JSricken region.

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23.000 WILL BE PICNICGUESTS Delco-Remy Will Sponsor Broad Ripple Outing. Plants of the Delco-Remy Corporation in Indiana, located at Anderson, Muncie and Indianapolis, will be hosts Saturday at Broad Ripple park for the annual picnic of employes and members of their families. Attendance of 23,000 is expected, 22,000 from Anderson, 700 from Muncie and 300 from Indianapolis. The Delco-Remy band of forty pieces will go to the park in a special interurban car. It will give concernts morning, afternoon and night. Among special attractions at the picnic will be the Sterling Brothers trio, aerial casting act; Merrill Brothers and Sister, acrobatic and balancing pole; Hardini, jail breaker. Broderick School Dancing program, motor boat races, swimming and diving acts and fireworks. “Miss Delco Remy of 1930,” will be selected from among sixty-five entrants in a bathing beauty contest. Four boxing bouts and one wrestling match have been arranged, with no one plant having more than one participant in any event.

find the Indiana girl who most nearly looks like, sings like and acts like herself. To the winner will go the honor of a personal audition, by Miss Kane, $25 in cash, and an appearance on the Indiana stage at the last show Monday night. Cash prizes also wjll be awarded to the next four best. Preliminaries for the contest will be privately held in th ballroom Saturday night at 8 o’clock, with Miss Kane, Newell Goodrich, Charlie Davis, Walter D. Hickman and Don Halting acting as judges. At that time the five best will be selected and they in turn will appear in the finals on the stage Monday night. In the finals the audience will be the final judge. Every entry must mail in her name and address and a picture, if possible, to the Contest Editor, care The Times. These must be in the mail by midnight Friday to give the contest committee ample time to arrange for the auditions Saturday night. *NO BRIDAL SECRECY,’ SAYS BISHOP CANNON Quietness of Wedding Due to Wife’s 111 Health, Asserts Prelate. Bu United Press FUNCHAL. Madeira, July 25 Displaying reluctance to be interviewed, Bishop James C. Cannon Jr. of the Methodist Episcopal church, south, arrived here Thursday with his bride, the former Mrs. Helen McCallum. The Cannons were passengers aboard the liner Arlanza en route to Brazil, where the bishop intends to make a tour of Methodist missions, remaining until November. After attempting to evade newspaper men on the deck of the Arlanza Bishop Cannon finally submitted to a brief interview in which he said that there was no question of secrecy in connetcion with his wedding which was performed quietly last week in Christ church, London, by Dr. G. E. Farron. The lack of ceremony, he' ex- | plained, was due to the fact that | his wife, an Englishwoman, had but lately recovered from a series of operations. Bishop Cannon said he had cabled all information in regard to his marriage to the church press in America and to his family. WINE IS CONFISCATED Police Dry Squad Gets Two Barrels of “Italian Sunshine.” Two barrels of three-year-old Italian wine were confiscated and Tony Codormiz, 42. of 971 West Pearl street was charged with operating a blind tigei in a police dry squad raid Thursday night, officers said. Codormiz, a bachelor, told officers he had net sold any of the wine but was saving it for use of his friends at Christmas time, the police related. *

POLICE IGNORE! HOME RAID BY DOUBLEKILLER No Prosecution Attempted, Though Negro Admits Using Violence. HELD ON PETTY CHARGE Volunteer Dry Agent Says He Searched for Still Without Authority. “Big Preach,” volunteer raider of stills, remained seemingly immuna from orosecution by police today for his violent and unauthorized search, at point of a gun, of the home of Carl (Connie) Mack, 1119 Churchman avenue, Tuesday night. While police made a futile search for his wife, whom he is alleged to | have run down with his automobile as she fled to police headquarters after he is said to have beaten her, investigation of police records showed today that William Gibbs, 32, Negro, 325 Ellsworth street, known to Indlina avenue as “Big Preach.” twice has been accused of taking human life. Once he served a part of a two-to-twenty-one-year prison term on a manslaughter charge as result of a killing described today by detectives who handled the case as a “cold-blooded murder.” Evades Killing Penalty

For his second killing he escaped punishment, court records show. Whether Indiana avenue dubbed him Big Preach because of his activities as a stoolpigeon for federal officers in narcotic cases was unknown to police today. Tuesday night, without authority, he declared to police, he entered th# Mack home and forced Mack at the muzzle of a revolver to disclose his still. Police accompanied Gibbs back to the house, where he said he had left Mack tied with lace curtains and cord to a chair. Mack was gone when officers arrived, but a still, not in operation, and several mash ban els were found, police said. Mack has not been apDreliended. The dry raiders, under Sergeant Walter Huber, did not arrest Gibbs, despite his unauthorized “raid” of the home, his assault and battery, attack of Mack, and his own alleged story that he had a revolver during his “search.” Wife is Attack Target Gibbs was arrested at noon Wednesday when, leaping into his automobile, he is alleged to have run down his wife, fleeing for police protection after he is alleged to have struck her. . When Gibb's case was called in municipal court Wednesday after-/ noon, the wife failed to appear to prosecute him on assault and battery charges. Judge Clifton Cameron ordered a search made for her and her arrest as a material witness. Police have not located her. Gibbs is known as a “political worker.” He and a brother, known as “Little Preach,” came here during a campaign of former Mayor Lew Shank and were workers for Shank among Negro voters. Called Deliberate Murder Police records show he was arrested for murder of John Caldwell, Negro. 615 North West street, on Oct. 4, 1922, when he is alleged to have shot Caldwell in the back as the latter, a one-legged man, quarreled with Frank McMurray, Negro. The murder charge was changed to one of manslaughter and he was sentenced for two to twenty-ona years. Detective Thomas Barnaby and} Earl Hicks, who made the arrest at that time, declared the crime one of “deliberate murder.” Gibbs was charged with murder again in 1928, when, during a crap game at the home of Theodore Hughes. Tenth street near Illinois street, Sterling Patterson, 23, Negro, of 603 North Senate avenue, was wounded fatally.

Killing Called Accident Gibbs was charged with man* slaughter, his defense being that, diurng the game, he lost all his money and offered his revolver to Patterson as security for a $5 loan. Patterson handed him the money and Gibbs is alleged to have tossed his revolver across the table. He claimed it was discharged accidentally and the bullet struct Patterson in the stomach. Patterso ndied June 28 at city hospital. The manslaughter charge against Gibbs was dismissed on motion ot the coroner. MAYOR THOMPSON KIN ENOS LIFE BY GAS Brother-in-Law Commits Suicide in Chicago Apartment. Bl> United Press CHICAGO, July 25.—William Burkhardt, brother-in-law of Mayor William Hale Thompson of Chicago, committed suicide by inhaling gas today in the kitchen of his small apartment. Burkhardt was 60 year# old and had been ill. His wife, former hostess of the Edgewater Beach hotel here, is said to be living in Rhode Island. DEMOCRATS TO MEET Candidates, Slate Organization Heads at Martinsville Tuesday. All candidates whose names wers considered by the Democratic state convention vnd members of th# state organization will attend a luncheon meettng of *he Indiana Democratic .taoe central committee at the Colonial hotel, Martinsville, Tuesday. Face Chicken Theft Charge Theft of $45 worth of chickens in Putnam county is charged against Kenneth Kerchival, 23, of 2204 North Pennsylvania street; Clarence Allen, 24, of Terre Haute, and Ralph Bending, 29, of 1128 Charles rtreet, arrested here today, 1 *