Indianapolis Times, Volume 42, Number 196, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 December 1930 — Page 3

DEC. 25, 1930.

MOVIE STARS FLOODED WITH GIFTS OF FANS Christmas Presents Sent to Hollywood From All Parts of World*. BY DUANE HEXNESSY L'nltcd Prrt Stall Correspondent HOLLYWOOD. Dec. 25.—1 t has been a busy old week in the mail departments of Hollywood's movie studios with admirers sending the stars every sort of Christmas gift from Persian cats to chewing tobacco. The fellow who saw Wallace Beery as tobacco-chewing ‘Butch - ’ in “The Big House - ’ and decided he was a tough hombre who had to devour a plug after every meal was fooled. Beery used licorice. “I don’t chew tobacco, but I’ll take on any and all cigars," Beery volunteered when he saw the gift. It wasn't wasted; a stage carpenter put it to work. Ramon Novarro received eleven different boxes of hand-initialed handkerchiefs. From various parts of the world he received two dozen rosaries. Suspicious of Candy Incidentally, most of the film players never eat cake or candy sent to them. Novarro was poisoned after eating a' gift cake tw’O years ago. Examination revealed that it had been intentionally poisoned. Little Mitzi Green was well taken care of by her fans, particularly in he way of dolls. All kinds, from China to rag. were sent her. A set of spurs carved in wood w r as received by Gary Cooper. Mary Brian’s most valued present from a fan was the gift of two hand-made doilies sent to her by an old lady living in the south. Marion Davies was much affected by a set of hand-crocheted lingerie ciasps sent her by two very old ladies. A radio mechanic sent Bebe Daniels a tiny radio set to be carried in a handbag. From All Over World Robert Ames received a homemade key ring, inclosed in tooled leather, from a little girl in Hoboken, A fan in North Dakota, who has remembered Marie Dressier every year for six years, sent the actress a heavy wool scarf. From Czechoslovakia came a dozen book marks, painted in natural colors, for John Gilbert, fiach bore a likeness of the romantic star. “Joe,” whoever he may be, sent Kay Francis a pair of gloves from New York. Juliette Compton received a personal gift from an English fan. It is—well, it is to keep the stockings up. CARDS OF TWO KINDS Personal and Informal Are Distinct Types. While the etiquet of greeting cards generally is understood, there are a fewr points which bear repetition. Christmas cards are of two kinds, personal and informal. The first are designed primarily to be printed or engraved with the sender's name, and a card should be selected which is appropriate to the entire list of friends and acquaintances. The informal cards, on the other hand, give greater scope for unique and original choice, as they are selected to fit each individual on the sender's list and may accordingly be religious, dignified, humorous, or quaint as desired. Either printed or engraved signatures are accepted as equally good lorm for the personal cards. The lettering style of the signature must match that of the card. Particularly new is the card with the verse and name printed in block letters in either red, green, or gold instead of the customary black. For younger married couples, the use of the sender’s first names instead of the formal Mr. and Mrs. is sponsored. Either the husband's name or the wife's may be used first, according to which best “balances” the card. Insurance Company Sued Bp Times Special GREENFIELD. Ind., Dec. 25. Trial of the suit of Mrs. Glennie Johnson against the American Benefit Life Association has been brought to the Hancock circuit court here on a change of venue from Indianapolis. She alleges the company refuses to pay insurance policies on the life of her late husband. the Rev. Charles H. Johnson. Teachers to Miss Pay Bp Times Special MONTICELLO. Ind.. Dec. 25. Teachers in schools of Princeton township. White county, will work without pay days as SB,OO of the township's funds are in the bank of Wolcott, which closed this week.

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PARIS STUDENT RIOTS DIE OUT Last Traditional Uprising Was 16 Years Ago. Bp United Press PARIS, Dec. 25.—The traditional student riots of the Latin quarter apparently are dying out, there not having been one for sixteen years. One of the chief tenets of the Association of Students of the University of Paris, which controls and directs ‘ official" riots, is that, contrary to the general belief, there ought to be some regl grievance. One of the most famous in history occurred in 1907. A professor opened a series of lectures on Racine, Moliere and Corneille. His subjects were so popular that the small lecture room was packed with actors, writers and elegant ladies. Students suffered, but when it became imposisble for them to hear, the riot squad was called out. The action was confined to whistling and shouting. The students used to be organized in a semi-military fashion to meet such emergencies and each man was assigned to his task. In encounters with the police fists and brickbats were used freely. Once the police killed a student. His name has been a martyr's symbol ever since. AMNESTY IS GRANTED 144 Prisoners Given Clemency by Hungarian Regent. Bp Uni fed Press BUDAPEST, Hungary, Dec. 25. Amnesty to 144 prisoners was granted by Admiral Nicholas Horthy, regent, today as part of the Christmas celebrations. Admiral Horthy halted proceedings against sixty-seven others. NAB YEGG SUSPECT Cracksman’s Tools Found in Prisoner’s Car. Bp United Press JACKSON. Mich., Dec. 25.—State and county officers today sought to trace weapons and safe-cracking tools found in the automobile of a man identified by fingerprints as Richard Burt, 32, of Los Angeles. Burt was arrested by deputy sheriffs after his car skidded into a ditch. A loaded machine gun. two revolvers, burglar tools, nitroglycerin caps and three sets of license plates were found in the wrecked car. On Burt’s person the deputies found a private detective badge and another badge belonging to a deputy sheriff of St. Joseph county, Indiana. Two of the three sets of license plates were issued in West Virginia. The Ohio plates on the car were issued to Jane Johnson, 229 Superior street, Toledo. The machine was stolen in Toledo Tuesday night, deputies learned. Crash Victim Buried Bp United Press TERRE HAUTE. Ind., Dec. 25. Only slight improvement was noted today in the condition of Harold Techinor, 17. Pimento high school basketball player, injured Monday when an automobile in which he was riding was struck by A. C. & E. I. passenger train at Pimento. He suffered a brain- concussion. Funeral services were held today for Raymond Hayhurst, 20, driver of the car, who died of a fractured skull Tuesday. Harold Bailey, 14, and Willard Hayhurst, 16, also injured in the accident, are reported greatly improved by hospital attaches.

When it comes to dandling one's knee there probably isn’t a man in Marion country with the dilemma that opposes Joseph Rosner, 3102 West Tenth street. And in the photograph above—or, rather, are the reasons, thirtyfive of them, each with the equal right to call Mr. and Mrs. Rosner “Grandpa and Grandma.” Os course, with so many descendants of the second generation, it isn't often that the whole family gets together, but when Grandpa Rosner celebrated his seventy-fifth birthday recently all of them got together in his home to help him eat the cake. In the spring of 1881 Rosner came in a covered wagon to Indianapolis from Witchita, Kan., and started gardening and trucking, an occupation he had learned in his native Bavaria, before coming to the United States when he was 19. The following year he was married. and since that time the stork 5 isited the Rosner house eighteen times. Fifteen still are living, and nine of the eight sons and seven daughters are married. The family virtually has built the community in which it lives, and in which the name of Rosner is known in a variety of commercial enterprises.

MEXICANS UPEN WAR ON LIQUOR Temperance Group Centers Fight in Juarez. Bp United Press EL PASO, Tex., Dec. 25.—Invading one of the wettest cities on the North American continent, where saloons stand w r all to wall, members of Mexico’s first nation-wide temperance organization announced today that a series of temperance lectures will be given in Juarez, across the international line from Ell Paso. Luis G. Franco, representative of the federal secretary of industry at Mexico City, arrived here to make lectures in Juarez and other towns along the Mexican side of the Rio Grande, as well as El Paso. Francisca Espinosa de los Monteros, traveling representative of the Federation of Mothers’ Clubs, known in Mexico as “Natalia Chacon de elias Calles,” which.is back of the movement to reduce drinking in Mexico, has been here arranging for the addresses. She is being aided by Dr. Hernandez Ballados. president of the prorace central committee of El Paso. JAIL CHEERED BY RADIO New Alarm System Brings Program to Prisoners. By United Press CHICAGO, Dec. 25.—A modern radio system designed for the transmission of alarms and general orders throughout the Cook county jail, furnished inmates of the jail with Christmas music today, installation of the system was com- , pleted Wednesday, and Warden David Moneypenny decided to inaugurate it w’ith a Christmas program. Injured Woman Asks $5,000 Bp Times Special GREENFIELD, Ind., Dec. 25. Mabel Lydick, Indianapolis, is the plaintiff in a $5,000 damage suit briught to the Hancock circuit court here for trial on a change of venue from Indianapolis. The Checker Cab Company is the defendant. She alleges that negligent driving of a cab in which she was a passenger caused it to strike a hole in a street with great force, hurling her against the top and side of the vehicle. She alleges injuries to her back and muscles are permanent.

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MRS. TOM MIX GIVENDIVORCE Husband Was Violent, Says Complainant, Bp United Press LOS ANGELES. Dec 25.—Mrs. Tom Mix and her daughter Tomasina ate their Christmas turkey alone today. Mrs. Mix was granted a divorce from her actor-husband in superior court here Wednesday. The former Victoria Forde, once a pronvnent actress, told the court that he: cowboy husband, following his return from a circus tour last October, remained at home only two days before disappearing. A fiveday search was necessary to find him when his daughter became ill, she testified. Also he twirled a pistol on his finger, badly frightening her, Mrs. Mix said. A yachting trip to Ensenada with a number or guests, which her husband deserted in anger, also was related by Mrs. Mix as “cruel conduct.” Mix filed ananswer to the complaint, but his attorneys withdrew it and did not offer a contest. A property settlement was made a year ago when Mrs. Mix started suit for divorce in Paris, the court was informed.

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CHRISTMAS EVE IS GAY IN ‘CITY OF LIVING DEAD’ Santa Claus, in Person, to Pay Visit Tocisy at Leper Colony. BERRY J. HOLLOWAY, L’nlttd Press Stiff Correspondent U. S. LEPER COLONY. CARVILLE, La., Dec. 25.—1 t is Christmas here, too, in the city of the living dead. • From twilight to midnight Christmas eve, afflicted men and women seemed to forget hospital routine and their personal dragedies as they celebrated the anniversary of the birth of Christ. First from the low rambling buildings behind the winding levees along the Mississippi came the excited conversation of men and women. Then there was the chant of a priest and the low songs of nuns, as the lepers knelt and prayed for aid. Later they gathered in the recreation room. A band struck up a lively tune and the fun began. Holiday Dance Held The faces of the lepers lighted up. The men outnumbered the women almost two to one and the “cutting in” reminded one of a college dance. Most of the arrangements were under the direction of Sister Catherine, kindly faced Sister of Charity—the Florence Nightingale of the colony. The lepers look to Sister Catherine for everything. Through her efforts each patient will be given a number of Christmas presents at a special tree Thursday afternoon. The gifts were presented by charitable organizations from all over the country. One of the lepers will act as Santa Claus and lead the entertainment. Try to Make Lives Normal None of the 326 patients will be released during the holidays. Only seventy-five have been released during the last four years. Sister Catherine, however, explained everything was done to make the lepers’ lives as normal as possible. They are not locked in their rooms, and escape from the colony would be easy. Every patient has either a bicycle or a wheel chair, while the government provides books and magazines. The menu today will be similar to that served for Christmas dinner hi almost any home. Turkey, cranberry sauce, potatoes and cake will be included in the meal.

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Because he opposed some of the strenuous principles of Soviet Russia's government, Alexei I. Rykoff, pictured at top, has been stripped of the high official power he held in Moscow. First relieved of the post of. president of the Union Council of people’s commissars, the equivalent of premier, he now has been expelled by the central control commission from the political bureau of the party. Viacheslav Molotoff, below, long a staunch suporter of Joseph Stalin, succeeds Rykoff as head of the union council. Brinkmeyer Funeral Planned Private funeral services for George C. Brinkmeyer, 66, who died Tuesday at his home, 1310 North Pennsylvania street, will be held there Friday. Burial will be at Crown Hill. He was president of the George C. Brinkmeyer Company, wholesale grocers, and was bom in Indianapolis. Bank Merger Suggested Bp Times Special CONNERSVILLE. Ind., Dec. 25. The First National bank closed here Wednesday, to, be reorganized or merged with two others, according to its officials.

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WOMAN BADLY HURT IN CRASH Hurled Through Windshield When Car Turns Over. i When the ear in which she was ! riding overturned, hurling her through the windshield. Miss Mary Wilson. 23. of 1104 Southeastern avenue, early today, suffered injuries that may prove fatal. She was riding in an auto driven by Earl Surface, 25, of Greenwood. The car overturned after failing to negotiate the curve at Todd and Southport roads. After crash the car caught

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fire, but both Miss Wilson and Surface nad been hurled clear of the auto. Surface was not hurt. At city hospital, it, was said Miss Wilson's injuries may result In her death. Children Mistreated Bp Times Special PORTLAND. Ind.. Dec. 25.—Fines of $45 each were imposed on Paul and Golda Thornbro when they pleaded guilty to a charge of being cruel to their children. Two weeks ago they were acquitted on charges of committing assault and battery’ on tw’o of their sons. Crowe Chooses .Aids Bp Times Special BEDFORD. Ind.. Dec. 25.—Eugene B. Crowe, representative in Congress from the Third district, has chosen as his secretaries, Roy Huckleberry. Salem, and Hewett J. Wolfe, Georgetown.