Indianapolis Times, Volume 42, Number 129, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 October 1930 — Page 2

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U. S. MUSTERS FORCE TO CURB RICH RUM GANG Dry Sleuths to Pit Brains Against Wealth of Giant Syndicate. BY HARRY FERGUSON United Fret Staff Correipondent NEW YORK. Oct. 8.—The federal government has mustered a staff of thirty technicians, code experts and astute investigators in an attempt to curb a mighty liquor syndicate plying ships between St. PierreMiquelon, New York and the Bahamas and doing an estimated $1.000,000-a-month business. The justice department, charged with prohibition enforcement, has placed its faith in a short, sandyhaired Virginian. H. J. Simmons. chief of special agents for the New York district. In a soft, drawling voice he expresses his belief that romance still lingers in the detective business and that Sherlock Holmes and Philo Vance used methods that can be applied in every-day life. Live Outside U. S. It is our belief that a gigantic combination of rum-runners is working between St. Pierre-Mique-lon and the Bahamas,” he said. ‘lt is a ferry system. “The boats come out of the north, loaded with wines and champagne. Exactly on scheduled, they arrive outside New York and discharge their cargo. Then they proved to the Bahamas for a supply of hard liquor, dropping it off here on the return trip. As near as we can figure, the flow of liquor into New York is north $1,000,000 a month. "I can give you some idea of how carefully the rum syndicate is organized when I tell you that there is a board of directors at the head of it. We believe the board consists of six or eight men all of whom spend most of their time outside of the United States. Capital Is Unlimited "Now, in my work we are up against the problem of fighting a gang that has almost unlimited Simmons waved toward a radio act seized in one of his raids. "That’s worth $15,000. I can t spend that much money on a radio. So I’m betting the brains of my men against money—the human element against mechanical perfection. "I have one man who can speak five languages. Another one is an expert at translating Greek and still another can speak Chinese. ‘‘My men often have to work for months on radio messages we hiter - cept," said Simmons. “Like Poe, l believe there is no code that can not be broken down.” POLICE WILL WARN TOY GOLF COURSES Controller to Enforce Provision for £ ./• sls Monthly License. J police were asked today by City Controller William L. Elder to notify operators of miniature golf courses to obtain their sls licenses for the month. The ordinance directing payment of the fee and making it unlawful for courses to remain open after 1 a. m. became effective Oct, 6. Operators were notified by letter. Elder said, but results have not been forthcoming. After police give the verbal notice they will be requested to recheck later this week, Elder said. GOLF GROUP IS NAMED Riverside Course Advisory Committee to Suggest Changes. Advisory committee of the Riverside municipal golf course has been appointed to make recommendations for changes in the course before next year to the park board. Similar committees will be named to aid in revision of other courses, A. C. Sallee, park superintendent said. Committee members are: William A. Pickens, chairman; Albert Gall, M. E. Foley and John E. Milnor, Jormer board members; J. M. Davis, and Harry Schopp, South Grove Course manager, THIS IS GOING TOO FAR She Didn’t Mind Strange Women, but Smoking—Oh, My. Bv United Pros i CHICAGO. Oct. B.—Mrs. Anna Silvers did not mind when her husband brought strange women home with him. but she did object to their smoking in her house “because it injured her prestige and social standing in the community.” she stated today in a divorce suit filed here. The Silvers live at Pontiac, 111.

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Indiana’s New Home for Blind

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While workmen are busy razing the old blind school to beautify the World War Memorial plaza, pupils of the Indiana State School for the Blind are accustoming themselves to their new $1,025,000 home at Seventy-fifth street and College avenue. Left Photo—Entrance to the executive offices of the new school with its tower. The tower houses a water standpipe for emergency use as well as fire protection. Center Oval—The old school which was erected in 1874 and now i3 being razed. Top Right—The causeway at the new school which bridges a road and forms an indoor passageway for students from the interurban to the school. The passageway connects the entire group of school buildings. Lower Right—A rear view of the main wing of the new school.

FOUR ARRESTED BY DRY AGENTS Anonymous Letters Bring Two Raids. Anonymous letters sent to B. F. Hargroves Jr., in charge of special prohibition agents here followed by "buys,” led to the raiding of two alleged blind tigers and the arrest of four men who have been bound over to the grand jury. United States Commissioner Fae W. Patrick Tuesday fixed bonds at $3,500 for Dan Stevens and Mike Yonoff, who were arrested in an establishment at 217 East McCrea street, where a two-quart pitcher of alleged whisky was confiscated. Stevens had been arrested by police Sept. 25 and was at liberty under SI,OOO bond when the second arrest was made. A raid at the Silver Moon restaurant, 221 South Illinois street, resulted, agents said, in confiscation of a pint ,of whisky and a siphon and rubber hose used to siphon whisky from a tank, raiders reported. Two men arrested there, Mike Doncleff and Basil Hercasheff are held on $2,500 and $5,000 bonds respectively.

INJURED IN CRASH Chicago Man’s Auto Skids, Then Overturns. Arthur Whitman, 45, of Chicago, is in a critical condition at St. Vincent's hospital today suffering from injuries received Tuesday night when his car crashed after skidding down McCurdy’s hill, near Trader’s Point. Whitman lost control of the car on the winding hill during the rain Tuesday night. The car skidded several hundred feet and then overturned at the bottom. Whitman, a salesman, suffered severalcut arteries in his throat and is believed to be injured internally. He was taken to the hospital by F. W. Teegarten, 6325 Bellefontatne street, a passing motorist. Struck by an auto as he ran across Capitol avenue in the 300 block Tuesday night, Daniel Slater, 56, of Terre Haute, suffered a broken leg and bruises. He was struck by a car driven by Oslic Randall, 47, of Westfield. Slater was taken to city hospital. Randall was not held.

Gone, but Not Forgotten

Automobiles reported to police as stolen be lone to: Dorothy Story. 4401 East Thirtieth street. Buick roadster, 765-407. from Pennsylvania and North streets. John Berrv. R. R. 10. Ba* 202. Ford Tudor. 79-209. from East and Washington streets.

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Stolen automobiles recovered bv poUce ! belong to: Forest Haley. 2211 West Tenth street. Ford touring, found at Vermont and AdeI laide streets. Hudson coach. 78-159. found at Eleventh street and Shannon avenue. Ford roadster, no license, found in rear I of 1818 Northwestern avenue, automobile | stripped. $2,000,000 FOR CHARITY Estate Valued at $10,000,000 Left by Chicago Capitalist. Bu Vnited Press CHICAGO, Oct. B.—The late! Thomas O. Jones, capitalist and member of the war trades board during the World war, left $2,000,000 to charitable and educational institutions, according to his will on file today for probate. Jones, who died Sept. 27 after an operation, left an estate valued at $10,000,000. NAMED AS LEGION CHIEF P. J. Sertell Elected President of Bruce P. Robinson Post. Election of P. J. Se-tell as commander of the Bruce P. Robinson post, America- Legion, was announced today. Other officers are Paul M. Gary, first vice-commander; Stewart Maxwell, second vice-com-mander; John P. Ragsdale, ad- j jutant, and Don Smith, finance officer. *

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Presbyterian Refuge for Aged Is Discussed at Synod Session. Plans for occupancy of the $200,000 Estelle Peabody Memorial home of the Presbyterian church in North Manchester in the spring of 1931 was reported today at the annual Indiana synod meeting Irvington Presbyterian church. The home will admit persons of all denominations who have reached 65 years of age. It was made possible by fund presented by James B. Peabody of North Manchester and Los Angeles. Dv. Wililam R. Graham, pastor of the Central Presbyterian church, Lafayette, unanimously elected moderator of the synod at the opening session Tuesday night, presided at today’s session. Recommendations for clearing up difficulty over the recent resignation of the Rev. L. G. Leary, pastor of the Bloomington church, were to be presented to the synod today. The resignation came three months ago when a question of authority arose between the Rev. Leary and the church’s student pastor who has charge of Presbyterian students of Indiana university. Dr. A. G. Parker, Hanover college president, was among principal speakers today. Other speakers were to include the Rev. Francis Shunk Downs, New York, board of foreign missions secretary; the Rev. Henry B. Master, Philadelphia, board of pensions secretary; the Rev. Samuel Callen, Ft. Wayne, and the Rev. E. Graham Wilson, New York, board of foreign missions secretary. NEW PASTOR TO SPEAK Murat Temple Caravan Club Will Hear New City Minister. Murat temple’s Caravan Club will hear the Rev. Abram S. Woodard, new pastor of the Meridian Street Methodist church, at luncheon Thursday, Shriners may bring guests for the meeting at which past presidents and vice-presidents of the club will be honored.

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COP SUSPENDED IN ASSAULT ON NEGRO Failure to Arrest After Flooring Man Given as Reason. Failure to arrest a Negro after the officer had knocked him down resulted in ths suspension of patrolman Robert Van Hoy today by Police Chief Jerry Kinney. Tuesday the patrolman knocked down Humphrey Cummings, Negro, 1310 Brooker street, it was alleged. He did not arrest Cummings. Questioned by Chief Kinney. Van Hoy said, ‘‘l was just starting him on his way home.” The police chief said Van Hoy’s suspension was due more to the fact that he failed to arrest the Negro for an offense after he had knocked him down than for the act. Van Hoy was appointed to the department, July 26, 1922. He lives at 3340 East Twentieth street.

11 DIRECTORS NAMED BY CITY ROTARIANS Club Members Hold Carnival at Claypool Before Election. Eleven directors were elected Tuesday night at the meeting of the Rotary Club of Indianapolis in the Claypool. The election was preceded by a carnival^ Two-year term directors named were Andrew A. Brown. Indiarfapolis superintendent ot the Western Union Telegraph Company; James Duane Dungan. secretarytreasurer of the Polk Sanitary Milk Company; Arthur C. Burrell, president of the Buriell-Dugger Company; Howard T. Griffith. president of the Udell works; Howard S. Horse manager of the Indianapolis Water Company; Merle Sidener, president of fiidener. Vanßiper & Keeling. Inc.: George P. Torrence, vice-president of the Inc.ianapolis plants of the Link-Belt Company. and James S. Yuncker. president of the Yuncker bottling works. One-year members elected were Theodore E. Myers, vice-president of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Corporation; Isaac E. Woodard, vice-president of the AcmeEvans Company, and John W. Warren, president of the Western Shade Cloth Company of Indiana.

EGG PRICES AT LOWEST MARK IN 2 DECADES City Consumers May Not Benefit From Slump, Wholesalers Say. By United Press CHICAGO, Oct. B.—Eggs, fried, scrambled, poached or any other way, will be one of America's cheapest foods this winter. Raw, they dropped to the lowest price in twenty years on the Chicago mercantile exchange. Eggs for November delivery dropped to 21% cents per dozen and December to 22%. Not since 1910 .have prices been so low. Whether Mrs. Indianapolis will receive the advantages of the lowest egg market in twenty years during the ensuing months is dependent on a big "if.” For today wholesalers admitted that the speculative egg had reached a bottom in the city never before recorded in the "hen fruit” mart. But the big "butter and egg” men declare that it hinges on the retailer whether the consumer benefits by a bear market. They charge that the retailer, in some instances, has asked more than a 10 per cent margin of profit per dozen. Batter Is Included ‘‘Eggs we sell at 29 and 30 cents have been sold by retailers at 39 and 40 cents a dozen,” declared J. P. Groves, manager of the H. Redfearn & Cos., egg dealers. Nor are eggs alone in the charge ,of alleged profiteering, for one commission man asserts butter sold to the retailer at 41 cents a pound costs the consumer from 48 to 55 cents a pound. A check of egg prices in retail stores revealed that chain groups were taking a lower profit in most instances than independents, whose prices were ranging from 35 to 43 cents a dozen. Defense Is Offered Eggs are classed by one wholesaler as sold to the retailer as follows: Cheap eggs, 25 to 26 cents; seconds, 27 to 28 cents; firsts, 31 to 32 cents; very select, 34 to 35 cents. "We sell very few of the 34 to

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Dr. Egbert, City Physician for 32 Years, Is Dead

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Dr. James Egbert

Dr. James Egbert, 59, of 1648 North Alabama street, died early today at his home after a short illness. Born in Morgan county, Dr. Egbert left wi i his parenits to make a heme near Dodge City, Kan., in 1885. He returned to Indiana at the age of 24 and entering the Indiana Medical college graduated with the class of 1898. He was an eye, ear and throat specialist and practiced in this city for the last thirty-two years. Dr. Egbert was a member of the Masonic order, the First Baptist church and American Medical Association. Funeral arrangements have not been completed. Surviving him besides the widow, Mrs. Matilda Egbert, is a daughter, Mrs. George O. Chambers of Indianapolis. 35-cent eggs for they are all uniform in size and color,” he avers. Today the market was paying the farmer 23 cents a dozen for his fresh eggs. Retailers offering eggs at more than 38 cents claimed that the quality of their the premium they paid for eggs only twenty-four hours old, necessitated the higher prices.

COLD SHOULDER TURNED TOW'SD VETERAN PLANS Washington Doesn't Care for Ideas Advanced at Legion Session. Bn Scripps-Hotcard Xetespapcr Alliance WASHINGTON. Oct. B.—Suggestions being discussed at the American Legion convention for relief of depression by new governmental aid to veterans are being received here without enthusiasm. The first 9f two plans calls for expenditure by the government of three billion dollars. Treasury officials and members of congress point out that this would require an immediate and huge increase in taxes. There is no surplus of funds. It has been suggested that the government buy up all outstanding adjusted compensation certificates at their face value, which is three billion dollars. The purchasing power of a large

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