Indianapolis Times, Volume 42, Number 213, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 January 1931 — Page 2

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STIRRING LOVE NOTES TO CLARA BOW READ IN COURT

HER SECRETARY IS ACCUSED OF STEALING THEM Affectionate Messages Are Signed by ‘Earl/ ‘Rex’ and ‘Harry/ ‘HOLDUP’ IS CHARGED Miss De Voe Demanded $125,000 to Return Letters, Actress Claims. Bji Lnited Press LOS ANGELES, Jan. 14.—Stirring love notes to Clara Bow from men who signed themselves “Earl,” “Harry” and “Rex” were on file today in the trial of Daisy De Voe, charged with stealing from the actress while acting as her secretary. The love notes—telegrams and letters—were introduced as evidence after Miss Bow testified that Miss De Voe had taken possession of them and demanded $125,000 for their return. The “It” girl cried occasionally as she testified against her former secretary regarding checks which she said Miss De Voe had drawn against the Bow bank account without the owner’s consent. Miss De Voe planned today to testify as to how Miss Bow spent more than $350,000 in eighteen months. This was the total amount of more than 1,500 checks offered during the trial. District Attorney Dave Clark based his charges against Miss De Voe upon thirtyseven of these checks. Admitted Signing Check As he went through them, and asked Miss Bow if she had authorized them, the actress in each instance denied that she had. There came the question of a check for $825 with which Miss Devee was said to have bought a fur coat, “Did you sign this check, Miss Bow?” she was asked. “Certainly that is my check. I signed it myself. But Miss Devoe brought it to me and said it was to go on my income tax. I signed it because I trusted her.” She sobbed again when she was asked if she authorized her former secretary to buy a silver dresser set bearing her initials. “I did not. She gave it to me for my birthday and I thought she was being sweet and kind,” Miss Bow testified. Telegrams Introduced Among the telegrams received by the actress in various cities during 1928, 1929 and 1930, were the following: Dec. 27, 1928, El Paso, Tex.: “To Clara Bow, Los Angeles: Night time and loneliness. Maybe not for long. Wire me, darling. Love. Earl." March 31,1929, New York: “Swiftly my love flies back to you, own sweet darling. Earl.” April 7, 1929, Boston: “To Clara Bow, Hollywood: An elegant gift, like you, none other superior. Love and loneliness. Earl.” Oct. 18, 1929, Hollywood: “To Clara Bow, San Francisco: Bea good girl and don’t stay out too late with the boys. All Frisco is not large enough for my love. Harry.” Oct. 21, 1929, Los Angeles: “To Clara Bow, San Francisco: Dear darling. Sweet to hear word from you. Homestead not same. Steam room won't steam since you left. I love you, I love you, I love you. Harry.” Refers to Locket Nov. 19, 1929, New' York: “How are you, Clara? Returned today Phi Gamma Club anxiously. Earl.” Nov. 28, 1929, New York: “I want you and love you, sweetheart, and am working hard so I can see you early in May. Earl.” Jan. 1, 1930, New York: “Bea good girl and don’t forget the locket for my chain. Harry.” Sept. 8, 1930, Lake Tahoe: “Dear sweetheart darling baby. I do miss you and this is only a beginning now to the New Year trip. Rex.” ALL PRICE RANGES TO FEATURE AUTO SHOW Predict 350 New Cars for Event at State Fairgrounds. As far as space goes, it looks like a sellout for the automobile show at the state fairground next month. This was the statement of E. G. Henry, manager of the Indianapolis Automobile Trade Association, today. Henry predicts that more than 250 new cars, featuring everything that is new in price ranges from S4OO to $15,000, will be on the floor of the auto show building at the fairground when doors open Feb. 14. huntl/iachine gunners Lynhurst Automobile Battle Reported to Sheriff. Squads of deputy sheriffs who searched highways west of the city Tuesday night sifter a resident of Lynhurst reported a machine gun battle between occupants of two speeding cars, today said they were unable to And other evidence of the battle. LIBRARIAN SETS POST Word was received here today of appointment of Charles E. Rush, former city librarian, as associate librarian of the new $8,000,000 library at Yale university, New Haven, Conn. He will have charge of personnel and service. The appointment is effective April 1. At present Rush is librarian at the Teachers’ college. Columbia university. New Way to Hold Lower FALSE TEETH Firmly in Place ' Do false teetb annoy and bother by dropping and slipping when you eat. ta]k or laugh > Just sprinkle a little rasteyh on your plates. This new. tasteless powder bolds teeth firm and comfortable. No gummy, gooey, pasty taste. Makes breath pleasant. Get Faa(reeth today at Llggett'e. Hook’s or any other drug store.—Advertlaement.

Isn’t This the Cram-Berries?

Probers Asked to Use Care in Study of Cases. Emphasizing Jie crowded condi-

Cram, not Scram, is the byword at Butler univei'sity the past few days as “eds” and “co-eds” bone for examinations which begin Jan. 26. How they cram is shown in the accompanying photos. Upper Left—Gaul may be divided into three parts, but Hope Willcutts of Haverstick park is hoping that her “prof” sticks to Greece for she does know her Greek.

GAS TAX FUND USE FOR JOBS PROPOSED

Modification of the state law setting distribution of the cities, counties and towns share of the state gasoline tax funds on March 1, may be recommended by the special committee on unemployment in the senate, it was learned today. There is $3,077,180.84 now available for distribution, according to Floyd E. Williamson, state auditor. Another $600,000 still is due from the state highway department, which borrowed $1,600,000 of the funds. Objection to early distribution would-come from banks who expect to keep the money until March. The state also would lose the 2 per cent interest payments. Purpose of earlier distribution would be to give local communities money to spend on road work to relieve unemployment. Dr. John W. Hewitt, secretary of Governor Harry G. Leslie’s unemployment relief committee, scored a complete victory before the senate committee Tuesday afternoon. He secured support of the committee in calling a conference of public officials and business executives to emphasize the importance of using Indiana mined coal and Indiana made products. Hewitt is secretary of the Indiana coal bureau. He convinced Senator Alonzo H. Lindley (Rep., Fountain, Vermilion and Warren) that in reopening the Clinton district mines lies the ultimate solution of their unemployment problem. Hewitt also promised immediate charitable relief for the distressed. Lindley was successful in securing promise of road work in the

NIGHT WATCHMAN IS ROBBED BY GUNMAN Bakery Wagon Collections Taken by Bandit Wearing Mask. Police today sought the masked bandit who Tuesday night robbed Andrew J. Soots. 837 Lexington avenue, night watchman of the Purity Baking Company, and stole several envelopes containing money, amount of which is undetermined. Soots told police the robber hid in the plant until he was alone in the office. He forced Soots to open one safe which was empty and commanded him to unlock another, but Soots did not know the combination. The money in the envelopes had been turned in by drivers before the plant closed. • Soots said the gunman wore a red mask. ANOTHER ‘Y’ CLASS OPEN Mechanical drafting, taught by H. R. Edwards, is being offered by the Y. M. C. A. as one of the courses in

the organization trade school. Edwards is mechanical engineer of the Bemis Bros.’ Bag Company and has studied at the University of Paris and the Boston Institute of Technology. The course has been included to meet needs of metal workers, machinists, designers and timestudy engineers.

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Burglar Takes Revolver A burglar who entered the residence of A. M. Dorsey, 1538 East Thirty* fourth street, Tuesday night, stole a fcvolver valued at S2O, police were lnfsrmed.

Upper Right—Now a ‘sensible person never would say “Parlez vouz Francaise?” to Miss Anna Marie Dungan, 7102 Central avenue, unless they wanted to get that French grammar between the optics. Lower Left—Rouging her face is just another way Miss Marjorie Lytle, 69 North Pershing drive, practices to get an “A” grade.

district from Director John J. Brown of the state highway department, who said there is some $400,000 in maintenance funds available.

Woman Injured When Autos Crash

UTILITIES BILL FILED Supervision of City-Owned Plants Is Attacked. Public owned utilities would be taken out of the jurisdiction of the public service commission under provisions of a bill introduced in the senate today by Senator Herbert C. Tormohlen (Rep., Jay and Randolph). Similar legislation has failed in the past. Other bills thrown into the senate hopper today included one for free textbooks to be financed by a state malt and tobacco tax; limiting the weight and dimensions of trucks and busses; changing the makeup of the primary ballot to conform with that used in the general elections; licensing abstractors, and making removal of natural fish food from streams and lakes a misdemeanor. DIES WHILE AT WORK Woman Collapses at Desk in Bank; Heart Disease Blamed. Mrs. Muriel McVey, 37, of 3275 McPherson avenue, collapsed at her desk and died of heart disease in the Washington Bank and Trust Company, Washington street and Senate avenue, today. She is survived by two sons, John R. and Robert, and a daughter Betty; her mother, Mrs. Florence E. Johnson, and three sisters, Mrs. I. Z. Johnson, 3536 North Meridian street; Mrs. H. J. HerfT of the Marott, and Mrs. D.D. Darling, Springfield, Mass. DRAFTS POLL TAX BILL Holmes Would Ban License Issuance Unless Fee Has Been Paid. No state license of any kind would be isued to persons who had not paid their poll tax under provisions of a measure drafted for introduction into the senate by Senator C. Oliver Holmes (Rep.. Lake). Ths includes the issuance of driver’s license, motor vehicle license. hunting and fishing license and any professional license. Lifelong Resident Dies Bit Tiwses Special PLAINFIELD, Ind., Jan. 14.—Mrs. Sarah E. Moore, 83, is dead on & farm south of here where she was boro. She wan lifelong resident of Hendricks county.

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GRAND JURY TO STARTSESSION Probers Asked to Use Care in Study of Cases. Emphasizing die crowded condition of the criminal court trial docket, Judge Frank P. Baker today impaneled the grand jury which will serve until June, ordering the probe body to begin work Wednesday morning. ~ % Admonishing jurors to exercise “great care” in returning indictments, Baker asked that true bills be drawn only in cases where evidence of criminal offenses is “certain.” Oscar Hagemeier, grand jury prosecutor under Prosecutor Herbert Wilson, 'will direct activities of the jury. Jurors are: Montrey Percifleld, 213 Buckingham drive, druggist; D. S. Lenfesty (foreman), 3015 North Meridian street, assistant treasurer of the Noblitt-Sparks Industries, Inc.; Howard Johnson, R. R. 16, farmer; Albert Smith, 2103 South Meridian street; Harry A. Ryan, 4429 Manlove avenue, retired, and Walter A. Ford, 1815 Park avenue, salesman.

Acrobatic flip-flops of two automobiles following a collision Tuesday afternoon, at Forty-sixth street and Graceland avenue reMrs. Theodosia Henry, 45, of 4929 Guilford avenue, suffering head lacerations and bruises. William Stamper, 19, was the driver of the Ford car shown at the right in the photo. Mrs. Henris overturned car is shown at the left in the photo. BILL SUGGESTED TO ASSESS ENTIRE CITY Civic Group Supports Measure to Divide Improvement Costs. Bill to have all Indianapolis property owners assessed for street improvement projects within the city limits will be fostered in the legislature by the Butler-Falrview Civic Association. League members Tuesday conferred with Representative John F. White (Dem., Marion) relative to the proposal. The move is an outgrowth of the association’s fight against assessments levied by the city for widening and improving Forty-sixth street from Meridian street to Sunset avenue. LOSES GUN, GOES TO JAIL Crash Victim Drops Revolver in Front of Police During Search. Arthur Enlow, 22, of 50812 Fletcher avenue, might complain that it merely is by accident he is in jail today, charged with carrying a concealed weapon. When police searched him following an auto crash In which his nose was broken and Iris face cut, at Meridian and South streets Tuesday night, a gun with three cartridges was found in his trousers waistband. Three other cartridges were found in his pocket. They had been snapped, but had not exploded. 5-DAY WEEK IS ASKED More Citizen Workers in Navy Yards Urged by A. F. of L. By United Press MIAMI, Fib.., Jan. 14.—A five-day working week for citizen workers in navy yards, re-employment of more civilians, and other reforms in the interest of employment are recommended to the government In a resolution adopted by the executive council of the American Federation of Labor.

INCOME TAXES TO RAISE TOTAL OF $10,000,000 Evans Bill in House Would Net More Than Plan of Survey Body. Approximately $10,000,000, it is estimated, would be raised annually under terms of the state income tax bill now in hands of the house ways and means committee. Introduced by Representative H. H. Evans (Rep., Henry), the bill is somewhat simpler in form and would i-aise approximately $2,500,000 more than one based on schedules outlined by the Indiana tax survey committee which probably will be introduced in the senate today by Senator J. Clyde Hoffman (Rep., Indianapolis, chairman of senate judiciary A committee. Half of Federal Levy Under terms of the Evans bill, when the federal income tax blank is filled out, it would be made in duplicate and the duplicate mailed with a check to the state auditor for one-half of the amount paid the government. The measure exempts all who do not pay federal income taxes excepting those drawing salaries from the state exempted by federal law. Funds would be set aside to repay any taxes improperly or inadvertently collected. His bill is drawn, Evans points out, after the Georgia law of 1929 which has been held constitutional under much the same Constitution as Indiana’s. The supreme court in a test case on the Georgia statute held that a constitutional grant is not necessary to pass an income tax law as the power to pass laws to raise revenue to operate the government is inherent in the state legislature as a separate branch of government.

Few New Offices Needed Evans also cites the economy of his measure, asserting it will not create more than five new office holders and that practically all of the collection would be done by mail. The scheduled tax survey committee bill provides a basic tax on individual net incomes of 1 per cent on the first $2,000 with tax exemptions of $lO for single persons, S2O for married persons with $2 for each dependent. Increases would be at the rate of 2 per cent on incomes of more than $2,000, 3 per cent over $3,000 and 4 per cent over SIO,OOO. Single persons making incomes of SI,OOO or less and married persons making $2,000 or less would not pay any taxes. Another proposed bill provides for a flat tax of 3 per cent on the net incomes of corporations.

KIWANIS IN SESSION 400 State Members Open Mid-Winter Meeting. More than 400 members of KiW'anis clubs in Indiana gathered in Indianapolis today for the twelfth midwinter conference at the Indianapolis Athletic Club. At sessions this afternoon, and Thursday they were to consider state-wide objectives of the club, install officers and hear addresses of many noted speakers. INSURANCE CHANGE IN SCHOOLS IS PROPOSED New Property Valuation Base of Recommended Correction. Correction of the city school insurance system on basis of anew valuation of school properties totaling $21,870,092 was being considered today by Indianapolis school officials. The valuation was arrived at after a survey of several months by the Indiana inspection bureau, A. B. Good, business manager, told the school board Tuesday night. Seventy per cent coverage on all schools, which in many cases triples the present insurance, is recommended in the new insurance plan. By taking advantage of a co-insur-ance clause this can be secured at less than double the cost of the present premium, Good said. ESCAPES FROM POLICE Chicken Thief Suspect Flees While Captors Send for Patrol Wagon. While police who captured him with a chicken under each arm arranged for a little ride to police headquarters Tuesday night, Henry Perkins, Negro, 635 Eddy street, laid other plans. As his captors phoned headquar-trt-s for the patrol wagon, at Wilkins and Meridian streets, Henry broke loose and run, outstripping four bullets sent after him by one of the police. Veteran Doctor Dies By Times Special STILESVILLE, Ind., Jan. 14.—Dr. Roland A. Wiltshire, 58, a physician here twelve years, is dead of heart He was born at Lebanon He had been practicing medicine for thirty-*ix years. During the World war he served as a medical corps captain.

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Right-Oh By Times Special WABASH, Ind., Jan. 14. Ward Beauchamp's right side bears the brunt of his misfortunes. Already minus his right leg, Beauchamp suffered a fracture of the right arm when he fell while attempting to get out of a bathtub.

STATE LUMBER DEALERS ARE MEETING HERE Play Group Will Hold Dinner Tonight; Women Have Bridge Party. A bee in ant’s clothing who banquets off residential joists and garage posts was the orbit cf discussion today at the opening of the forty-seventh annual convention of the Retail Lumber Dealers’ Association of Indiana in the Claypool. The camouflaged bee is known as the “termite” or in the vernacular of the street he’s called “white ant.” Exhibits Are Viewed His habits, methods of boring into wood, how he travels in swarms with a queen at the head, and his extermination through the use of creosote was explained this afternoon to lumber dealers by Professor J. J. Davis of Purdue university. The convention opened today with delegates visiting the myriad exhibits on the eighth floor of the hotel. Woods, roofing materials, cement, sills and sashes formed V ‘ghlights of the exhibits. The “Hoo-Hcos,” play group of the association, will give a dinner at 6:30 tonight. Party Held for Women Women attending the convention attended a bridge party this afternoon on the mezzanine floor of the Claypool. Adolph Pfund, secretary of the National Retail Lumber Dealers Association; Arthur C. Page, commercial editor of the Prairie, of Chicago ; E. St. Elmo Lewis, Detroit, Mich., will address the closing day of the convention, Thursday. A banquet at 7 Thursday night in the Riley room will end the twoday sessions.

PAY OF JUDGES MAYBE HIKED New Jurists Agree Salary Cuts Were Illegal. Reduction in salaries of superior court judges last fall after a political fight with the Marion county council, probably will become ineffectual under the Democratic administration, it was learned today. Although not stating they will stage a fight to have their salaries replaced at the SIO,OOO a year mark, the new jurists collectively have agreed that last fall’s slash was illegal, and that statute fixes the sum without intervention of the council. , v In a political fray with Republican judges who have gone off the bench, the Republican council, also retired, clipped $2,500 off each judge’s salary, contending statutes gave the council that power. Criminal Judge Frank P. Baker and William A. Pickens, judge of superior court one, stated that the cut is contrary to a 1907 statute, fixing the pay of county court judges at SIO,OOO. SENATOR GIVES DINNER Hartzell Is Host at ‘Love Feast’ for G. O. P. Legislators. Senator Lee J. Hartzell (Rep., Allen and Noble) held a “love feast” dinner for the G. O. P. senators at the Columbia Club Tuesday night. Hartzell was elected president protem of the senate after a contest with Senator James J. Nejdl (Rep., Lake).

♦ KAHN-TAIIS7RINS-SS7 * MORE KAHN SUITS READY-FOR-WEAR REDUCED TO <19:30 The ax has fallen hard after inventory at the Kahn wholesale shops. We’re determined to clean out our read y-for*wear stocks. Prices are cut as never before, regardless of cost. Values are almost unbelievable . . . many of these suits and overcoats were made to sell at s4o—s4s—even SSO. Now in a complete range of sizes . . . at $19.30. Action counts! kahh TA\umm^ V37 RETAIL DEPT.—READY-FOR-WEAR SECTION Second Floor Kahn Bldg.—Meridian at Washington

Washington Police Holding Carl Tate for City Officials. In Washington tonight, Detective Sergeant Morris Corbin will take into custody Carl Tate, last member of a trio that one week ago today wounded two policemen who surprised them attempting a robbery in an alley near Thirtieth street and Northwestern avenue. Tate was arrested in Washington at the home of relatives of a Coatsville (Ind.) girl with whom he fled from the middle west after the

shooting. He is suspected as the trigger man in the shooting affray that almost cost the life of patrolman Ferdinand Finchum. Finchum for several days lay near death in city hospital but now is recovering, physicians say. His companion, patrolman Cwen Tevelin, suffered a flesh wound in the hip.

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In Washington Tuesday night Tate told detectives he was not implicated in the shooting, but was said to have related he had spirited away from Indianapolis the man who shot the policeman. With him was Miss Myrtle Marie Sheets, whose family Tuesday told detectives the girl had written them from Washington saying she had married the fugitive. Miss Sheets Tuesday night denied the marriage. Tate is 28, and the girl says she is 18. A few hours after the shooting Tate escaped under heavy police gunfire as he drove a companion’s auto into his driveway, 4550 Caroline avenue. The companion, George Mears, 618 Vs Virginia avenue, was arrested and confessed to the shooting, detectives say. Mears later repudiated the confession, declaring he made it rather than undergo a beating the third member of the gang, William Thayer, 39, says he received from detectives who applied brutal third-degree methods to force a confession from him. Detectives denied the brutality, and police surgeons, almost a week after it is alleged to have taken place, said they found no evidence of it. Scaffold Tilts; Two Injured Otto Walker. 24. of 325 South Noble street, and Ed Cherry, 32, Negro, 1231 Alvord street, washing walls in the offices of Center township assessor, courthouse, today, were injured slightly when a scaffold tilted and fell with them to the floor. Both were taken to city hospital.

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MERCHANTS OF STATE ATTACH SALESTAX BILL 150 Dealers Denounce Plan and Suggest Cut in Government Costs. One hundred and fifty Indiana merchants, meeting at the Lincoln today went on record opposing any form of sales tax legislation during 4 the present session of the Indiana legislature. Delegations from all sections oi the state were present. Principal speakers were Professor Kenneth Dameron of Ohio State university, and J. Irving Latz, Ft. Wayne merchant. * The proposed tax of 1 per cent, which was recommended in the report of the state tax survey commission, was attacked on many points. Objections Explained Among these were: The tax is unfair to the consumer and will result in increased living costs; the tax is unfair to the retailer because it will result in his having to pay taxes on uncollectible accounts and other items listed in his gross which are beyond his control; the tax can not be administered impartially and collection will cost more than it is worth to the state, and will not provide any sort of stable revenue to the state that its probable total amount can not be estimated in advance. Terms Law Uhpopular Rather than impose a sales tax at this time, Dameron suggested, it would be “far better to appoint a commission to seek ways to lower expenditures of the state to bring present forms of taxation to a normal condition.” He pointed out that in states in vhjch sales taxes now are effective, general opinion is against the tax in any form, and each state is in trouble trying to enforce collective measures. “We get out and tell people to buy now,” Dameron said, “and then we cut our overhead and they lose their jobs, and on top of that we plan to plaster a tax on whatever they buy. It’s a nice situation.” “For the year 1929 Harvard business school shows that the merchants in the United States made an average profit of 1 per cent on their sales,” J. Latz declared. “This fact being established, it is easy to see what harm a 1 per cent sales tax would do, as it would represent a figure equal to the entire profit of the average merchant.

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