Indianapolis Times, Volume 42, Number 202, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 January 1931 — Page 10

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WATSON HOPES i GLOOM WILL BE ROUTEDIN 1931 Senator Declares Need Is for Change in Nation’s Mental Attitude. BY LYLE C. WILSON. United Press Still Correspondent WASHINGTON. Jan. 1. —New Year’s wishes today found Republican and Democratic senators, who disagree on most things, united for once In hoping that 1931 would bring changes from existing conditions. Majority Leader James E. Watson wished for the American people a complete change in mental attitude.” Senator McKellar (Dem., Tenn.) Wished for the people “employment instead of charity and soup houses, good wages instead of empty political promises.” Watson confessed some astonishment at what he described as the paradoxical situation in which the United States finds itself. He said the faith and confidence of the people must form the basis for renewed prosperity. “The best wish I have for the American people,” Watson told interviewers, “on this New Year’s day is that they will be Imbued and inspired by a helpful psychology throughout 1931. A complete change in the mental attitude of the populace in 1931 would mean improved industrial and commercial conditions throughout the nation. Asks Change In Attitude "We are in the midst of the most peculiar situation we ever have had in America. The roads are crowded with automobiles, the theaters are jammed, record crowds attend football games and other sporting contests. They all seem to have plenty of money, “On the other hand, we have a huge surplus of textile goods, with thousands of people cold. We have a surplus of textile goods, with thousands of people cold. We have banks bursting with money and yet other banks going into the discard. “Consequently, many of our people are enjoying highly prosperous times and others are going around saying ‘times are bad.’ I never before saw anything quite like this situation. The year 1931 should and will bring us back to our usual prosperous condition. But the basis of that return must be the faith and confidence of our people.” McKellar Asks Reform McKellar was less optimistic. “My wish,” he said, “to the American people for the new year is a surcease from the orgy of speculation and government approval of same, and a return to a government of law' conducted in the interest of all the people; to a discontinuance of all gambling, merging, monopolizing, and promoting schemes and a return to honest business and enterprises, where the capitalist may invest his money safely in honest business with profit and employ honest labor at good wages; to a discontinuance of all get-rich-quick schemes and a return to common honesty in business. “I wish for the people employment instead of charity and soup houses, good wages instead of empty political promises, good investments instead of stock market 'gains, good business instead of roseate political promises; good crops instead of government aid by people who do not know what crops are. * “In government, I wish for a return to the rule of the people.” OHIO STATE ERECTS MODEL HIGH SCHOOL 'University Spends $450,000 for New Teacher Training Unit, By United Press COLUMBUS, 0., Jan. I.—A model high school, which will employ the newest methods in efficient instruction and will embody an economical arrangement of classrooms, laboralories and offices, is being built on the campus of Ohio State university for $450,000. The new building will be a teachers’ training school and an experimental plant. It will offer high school and preparatory instruction to 450 pupils, assuring them the most advanced principles of scientific teaching. DINOSAUR ANCESTORS WERE TINY LIZARDS Museum ’Curator Traces Forebears of Prehistoric Animals. IP'SPA Service Washington, Jan. l.—if you think dinosaurs are prehistoric animals, you should have a look at their ancestors. The dinosaurs, huge reptile-like animals, descended from a tiny Hzard-like animal about three feet long, according to Barnum Brown, curator at the American Museum of Natural History. They lived more than 200,000,000 years ago. the curator believes. PAPER OF 1800 FOUND Contains Adams Tribute to Washington Published in New York. By United Prese OGEDNSBURG. N. Y., Jan. 1- \ copy of the Ulster county Gazette, -published at Kingston in 1800, in which a tribute by President Adams to GeoTge Washington, was printed was found here in an old trunk. The paper was well preserved.

Own Nephew By Vnittii Preta CHICAGO, Jail. 1. The new nephew of Robert Kirchoff Fesler is Robert Kirchoff Fesler himself. Robert is 3 and the son oi Norman Fesler and Charlotte Kirchoff Fesler. divorced. His genealogy became somewhat tangled Tuesday when his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. August Kirchoff, adopted him. Under the new arrangement, Robert not only becomes his grandparents' son and his own nephew, but his own uncle as well. To entangle the situation even more, his mother becomes bis sister.

BELIEVE IT or NOT

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BANK HOLDUP LOOT $244,258 IN YEAR

$140,000 Frankfort Stickup Most Spectacular of 45 Indiana Raids. Bank banditry in Indiana during 1930 netted $244,258, in forty-five holdups and burglaries, figures prepared by the Indiana Bankers’ Association reveal. Sums stolen and later recovered, in five robberies, are not included in that sum. Most spectacular of the robberies was that of the Citizens’ State bank of Clinton, on Dec. 16, in which $13,000 was obtained. Three of the five bandits were killed. The other two await trial on murder charges for the slaying of a marshal during their attempted escape. All the money was recovered. By far the biggest loot was the $140,000 holdup of the Farmers’ bank at Frankfort, Dec. 3, in which the loss at first, was reported to be only a fraction of that amount. Next in loss was the $25,000 holdup af the Maywood Trust and Savings bank, Hammond, on May 8. December led all months in bank banditry, with twelve such crimes. Two were unsuccessful and four perpetrators and one town marshal were killed in fighting which brought disaster in those attempts. Tire bank banditry calendar follows: January 7—Falrland National bank. Falrland, holdup. $1,600. 7—Farmers’ State bank. Fountaintown, attempted burglary. 27—Chapin State bank. South Bend, attempted holdup. February 7 New Lisbon State bank. New Lisbon, burglary. sr,oo. 19 —Cumberland bank. Cumberland, holdun. SBOO. 21—First National bank. Williamsburg, burglary $1,250. 24 Fishers National bank. Fishers, holdup. $11,500. March 10—German-American bank. Jasper, holdup. $2,000. 21—Kennard State tank. Kennard. holdup, amount unreported. 23—Citizens' Banking Company. Modoc, holdup. SI,OOO. April 15—Demotte bank, Demotte . attempted burglary. 25 Liberty Center State bank. Liberty Center, holdup. $1,460. 25 —Citizens’ State bank. Indanapolis, mesenger holdup. $8,500. Mar 8— Maywood Trust and Savings bank. Hammond, ho’dup. $25,000. 19— Farmers' bank. Metamora, holdup. $2,000 (recovered). June 9 Farmers anc’ Merchants' bank. Bryant, holdup. $2,500. 23—Oaklandon State bank. Oaklandon. holdup. $660. July 18—Commercial bank, Daleville. holdup $1,400. August 9 — Farmers’ State bank. Stroh. holdup (money recovered*. 14—Twelve Mile State bank. Twelve Mile, holdup. $1,500. 20 — Broadway State bank. Ft. Wayne, holdup. $5,912.

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21—State Bank o£ Marshfield, Marshfield, holdup. S4OO. September 2 Twelve Mile State bank. Twelve Mile, holdup. $1,200. B—First National bank. Boswell.. holdup. $8,300. October 3 Farmers’ bank. Freetown, burglary. $4,000. 13 —North Salem State bank. North Salem, holdup, $2,000. 23—Glenwood State bank. Glenwood, holdup. S3OO. 23—Farmers’ State bank. Lelpsic, burglary. amount unreported. November 6—Union State bank. Sulphur Springs, burglary. $2,000. 7.—First National bank, Boswell, attempted holdup. B—Medaryville State bank, Medaryville, holdup. $2,000. 15 — Bank of Marshfield, Marshfield, holdup. SIOO. 28—Sumau State bank. Suman. holdup. S2OO. December 1-VCumberland state bank. Cumberland, 'holdup. S3OO. 3.—Farmers’ bank. Frankfort, holdup. $140,000. 12—Florence Deposit bank, Florence, holdup, $750. 16— Citizens’ State bank. Clinton, holdup. $13,000 trecovered). 18— First National bank, Plainfield, holdup, 04.976. 19— Citizens State bank. Denver, holdup, $ i 00. 19— Commercial bank, Daleville, holdup. 20— Bank of Seward, Burket, holdup (recovered). 1 ; 20—Etna bar k. Etna Green, attempted burglary. i 20—Bank of S -ialia. Sedalia, holdup, i SI,OOO. i 22—Crawford County State bank, English, holdup. $2,000. ! 22—Farmers and Merchants’ Savings bank. Highland, holdup. $5,000.

CHILD AID IS AIM OF HEALTH PARLEY

Bush to Preside at State Welfare Conference Jan. 15-17. Lieutenant-Governor Edgar A. Bush will preside at the opening session of the Indiana child welfare and health conference to be held here Jan. 15-17, it was announced today by the state health department, under auspices of which the meeting is *eing arranged. Purpose of the gathering is to give to all interested Hoosiers the advantage of the knowledge gleaned from the recent White House conference on child welfare, according to Dr. William F. King, state health department director. Indorsing the aims of the conference, Bush today made the following statement regarding it: “Our Indiana conference is the first effort made to bring the findings of the White House conference to the parents, teachers, welfare workers and the public at large. “Governor Leslie and others sponsoring the movement should be congratulated on giving to Hoosierdom the first advantage of opinions of the eminent authorities on a subject which touches every home. “Indiana is taking the lead in this move to safeguard the health and lives and c' ’itions surrounding the children, snd. to my mind, this conference should be attended by every man and woman in Indiana who possibly can attend.” Governor Leslie previously urged all interested in children to attend as a public duty. Bandit Sentenced By Times Special CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind., Jan. I.—Entering a ol guilty to banditry, following a series of robberies here, James Fraser. Indianapolis, was sentenced to fifteen years in the state prison by Judge Edgar A. Rice of Montgomery circuit court. Receiver for Coal Firm Hy Times Special PRINCETON, Ind.. Jan. I.—J. R. Henderson of Indianapolis has been appointed receiver for Francisco Coal. Inc. The concern's mine will continue to operate.

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Following is the explanation of Ripley's “Believe It or Not” which appeared in Wednesday Times: Dionisius Exikuus. Creator of the Christian Era—Dionisius Exiguus, a monk from Scythia, who died in the year 544, became the abbot of a monastery in Rome, and is the man on whose calculations our Christian era is based. His calculations established the year of the birth of Christ as the year 753 of the Roman era. It has been known for a long time that Dionisius made a mistake in his computations. From the date of Herod’s famous “r'assacre of the babes,” and from other contemporary data, the birth of Christ has been computed as having taken place in the year 746 of the Roman era. In other words, Christ was born in 6 B. C. and but for Dionisius’ error this would be New Year 1937. The Cow Tree—The cow tree of Central America and Venezuela, (Brosimum Galatodendron of the natural order Moraceae) is known as the Palo de Vaca, or Palo de Leche. The stem contains a milky latex or juice of an agreeable creamy odor, which tastes like real cow’s milk, and this juice flows out in considerable quantities when tapped. Professor Record of Yale and Representtive Henry Kuylen of the Marshal Field museum, have both had the distinction of “milking” the cow tree in Guatemala. Friday: “Bowled Two Strikes With One Ball.”

She Stuns ’Em Romance Steps Into Life of Mechanic, Flits Right Out With $9,

By United Press NEW YORK, Jan. I.—Ro , mance stepped into the life 01 Louis Boida, car washer in a bronx garage, Wednesday and fitted out again with his $9. Louis was standing and admiring some of his handiwork when a smartly-dressed young woman walked in and asked, ever so sweetly: “Has the Packard come in yet?” Louis snapped out of his reverie and promptly fell into another as he gazed at the fair visitor. But business came before admiration with Louis, so he answered: “Sorry lady, but we ain’t got no Packards.” Then the vision pointed to a car and said, almost forgivingly: “You must be mistaken. There it is. Now if you will let met have a dollar ” “Sorry lady, but that’s no Packard. That’s a Cadillac and besides I haven't a dollar.” “Well, well. That's too bad,” said the lady as she rummaged through her handbag and produced a tiny pistol. “Don't bother giving me the dollar. Just give me what you have.”

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CAR SEARCH ON MERE SUSPICION RULEDJLLEGAL State Supreme Court Gives New Trial Right to Muncie Man. Authority of law enforcement officers to search an automobile and arrest its occupants on suspicion that a felony Is to be committed was denied by the state supreme court Wednesday In reversing conviction of'Paul Karlen in Delaware circuit court. Karlen was fined SIOO and sentenced to the reformatory for one to two years on charges of transporting intoxicating liquor. This decision was reversed, in an opinion written Wednesday by Judge Julius C. Travis, and the lower court ordered to sustain a motion for anew trial. According to testimony, Karlen and two companions were arrested at a Stone quarry near Muncie, Dec. 19, 1924, and their auto was searched. Two five-gallon cans of liquor were found in the auto. It was alleged the trio had gone to the quarry to deliver the liquor. The supreme court decision held that the officers had no right to search the auto, as they did not know Karlen was committing a felony at the time the search was made. “No support was lent to basis for a finding of probable cause for either the search or arrest or seizure

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Killed to Thrill Girls

r - .r-s. • —•?*': ta vrJust to make good his boast f that he was a killer. Everett Haldiman, 17, committed two Arm murders during holdups at In- fV% , 1 k >\ dependence, Kan., and Kansas jl | \\ City, according to his girl com- // 1| ' f |\ panions, Aletha Rush, 14, and j .. m J j| Fern McNab, 15. I JHc\ l They were jailed at Independ- \\ Jl ence as police began a roundup of V\ / 1L- j a gang of juvenile criminals. yF |^t/ The girls (Aletha, left, and Fern, right) are shown above and -il- Mmy Haldiman is pictured at the right. . ,

Just to make good his boast that he was a killer. Everett Haldiman, 17, committed two murders during holdups at Independence, Kan., and Kansas City, according to his girl companions, Aletha Rush, 14, and Fern McNab, 15. They w'ere jailed at Independence as police began a roundup of a gang of juvenile criminals. The girls (Aletha, left, and Fern, right) are shown above and Haldiman is pictured at the right.

merely because the officers knew liquor was to be delivered at the place,”'the opinion said. “Suspicion alone is not a probable cause for arrest or search or seizure without a writ,” it continued. Judge Clarence Martin dissented, on the ground that Karlen

abandoned the auto and its contents, thereby making the search legal. . A German airplane builder Is experimenting with a low-wing monoplane having stabilizers at the ends of the wing to prevent spins.

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AIWANIS CHIEF f SELECTS AIDI Committee Heads Named by Jack Rhoades. Chairmen of committees which will conduct Kiwanis Club affairs for the coming year were announced today by Jack H. Rhoades, who was installed as president of the club at the Claypool Wednesday. Committee chairmen; Agriculture. John A. George; attendance. Cecil Crabb; bowling. Walter E. Rqeder; Boy Scouts. F. O. Belzer; bridge. Flank E Gaines: business standards. Felix M. McWhirter: classification. Dr. Lawrence 8. Tall: decorations, Carl Sonnenschmldt: entertainment. Harry H. Ochiltree: finance, E. J. Wuensch; golf. Alvin O. Ostermeyer; good will and grievance. J. E. McGaughey; house. Chris A. Wagner: Inter-club relations. M. I. Miller; Kiwanis education. C. E. Durnell: laws and regulations, Arthur M. Hood: membership. Frank A. Montrose: music. Glenn O. Frlermood: new member welcoming. Henry X* Dithmer: perfect attendance, Robert Sturm: program. Jack Harding; public affairs. Asa E. Chambers; publicity. Ernest A. Tapscott; reception. Jacob W'olf; sergeant-at-arms. John M. Caswell: swimming, Paul R. Jordan; transportation. Emory R. Baxter: under privileged child. Karl C. Wolie; visitation. Dr. Ezra E. Vovles; vocational guidance. Milo H. Stuart. New Year’s Swim Awaited By Tiwt a Special WABASH. Ind., Dec. 31.— Homer) T. Shows Iter, Wabash mayor, and! his father-in-law. John Morrow,' may not take their annual New Year’s swim in Silver lake Thursday. They intimate the weather may be too warm to make the swim interesting. Last year a hole was cut in the ice for the annual plunge.