Indianapolis Times, Volume 42, Number 264, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 March 1931 — Page 2

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VAST FORTUNE LEFT BY RECLUSE SPINSTER; NO HEIR

LAST WENDEL LAID TO REST IN NEW YORK TOO Millions Built Up in Last Century Now Have No Owner. BREAK OLD TRADITION Simple Funeral Is Probably More Luxurious Than Life of Mystery Woman. ls>/ United Press NEW YORK, March 16.—A fortune of more than $100,000,000 was ready for disposal today, and the stem tradition of the Wendel family, established a century ago by its fur-trading founder, John Gottlieb Wendel, was broken. Miss Ella V. Von Wendel, the last of six recluse sisters who lived in the somber, dusty house of mystery at Fifth avenue and Thirty-ninth street, joined the others Sunday in the family vault in Trinity cemetery. The simple funeral services were attended by nineteen persons and a dog. The dog, a fat white poodle named Tobey (the last of a line of Tobeys) was the only living thing to which Miss Wendel could show affection. Science and Death Win It lay during the services in front of her coffin, vit the end of the dark hall facing a carved oak staircase. When the coffin was carried out to the hearse, Tobey followed as far as the door, looked at the crowd of sightseers in front of the house, and retired again. Electric lights and a telephone, installed last week, heralded the final break-down of three generations of resistance to the advance of modern science. The house, a fortress of the Victorian age surrounded by skyscrapers and the roar of midtown traffic, always had been lighted by gas and candles and heavily shuttered from the outside world. The Rev. Dr. Nathan A. Seagle, rector of St. Stephen’s Episcopal church, conducted the funeral services, assisted by Dr. Ezra S. Tipple, honorary president of Drew Theological seminary at Madison, N. J., and an old friend of the family. Few Attend Funeral Dr. Seagle read the burial of the dead from the book of common prayer, the first part of which closes: “We brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. The Lord gave, and the Lord taketh away; blessed be the name of the Lord.” There was no music, but Dr. Seagle recited a hymn, and Dr. Hippie delivered an informal prayer in which he alluded to the “gentleness, the kindliness and the human affection” of Miss Wendel. There were few flowers. A bunch of orchids pinned to the massive oak front door represented probably more luxury than Miss Wendel had ever known during her life. The only ones attending the funeral were the clergymen, the family servants, including the superintendent of the Wendel estate at Irvington-on-Hudson; Miss Wendell attorney, and half a dozen friends of the family—the only friends the aged spinster ever had. Lived Like Prisoner. Although Miss Wendel followed the precepts of her brother to increase the family fortune, refrain from marrying to avoid dispersing it, and lived like a prisoner in the ancient house, she was not entirely unhappy, an old friend of the family said. She did not know how to spend money, she once said, because she never was given any as a girl. She gave all the affection of a starved life to the poodle, Tobey. But she was not miserly, the friend said. She chose to live a quiet life, and liked it. If she Wendel fortune is divided according to the wishes of Mrs. Rebecca Wendel Swope, the elder sister who died last July, it will go to fourteen specified charities, churches and public institutions, with small amounts to servants and old friends. Laetare Medal to Banker By Times Special SOUTH BEND. Ind., March 16. James J. Phelan, Boston banker and philanthropist, has been awarded the 1931 Laetare medal by the Universtiy of Notre Dame, an honor conferred on outstanding Catholic laymen. Would You Pay SI.OO To End Rheumatism? New Medicine Guaranteed to Break Rheumatism’s Grip. Often Eases Pain First Day. Think of the joy of being once again without rheumatic aches or pains, stiff, swollen joints or sore lame muscles. Simply ask for a SI.OO bottle of RU-MA at any drug store. This quick-acting internal medicine must break rheumatism’s terrible grip on your system in less than a week or your money back. RU-MA seldom fails to ease pain the very first day. And each additional dose increases your faith in RU-MA as you see your stiff muscles and joints rapidly growing more limber, the swelling going down, the aches and pains growing less severe. Away go limping and hobbling, crutches and pains. RU-MA has such a wonderful record of success right in this city that Walgreens invites every rheumatic sufferer to try this wonderful prescription and guarantees money back if it does not end rheumatism. —Advertisement. it ■ NHALE WT | \ K)r Hsad Colds AMD Nasal Catarrh I

Ready for 30-Day Speedway Test

Thirty-day run of stock automobiles for tests of oil and performance will start on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval Tuesday morning. Above are shown two of the cars as they were wheeled from the Speedway garage today. The cars are painted white except for numbers and letters in order to increase safety of night driving. J. H. Flannagan of the technical division of the Standard Oil Company is standing by the cars.

Parade Today Precedes Beginning of Gruelling Auto Trials. With a downtown parade today as a preliminary feature, the thirtyday track tests of thirteen standard makes of automobiles will get under way Tuesday morning at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The thirteen cars, all of them sedans painted white with large red sedan painted white with large red numerals, paraded through downtown streets at noon today. All the autos entered are strictly stock models, purchased from dealers' showroms. By comparing results of the test with previous laboratory results, engineers in charge expect to bring to light new information on gasoline and oil consumption at varying speeds, wear on cylinders, bearings and other parts and other phases of motor operation. Tests will be conducted at thirty and fifty-five miles an hour. Run Day and Night Financed by the Standard Oil Company of Indiana as part of its research program, the tests will be conducted on the basis of of 1,000mile laps, all cars using a certain type of oil and gasoline. Cars will be operated day and night. T. E. Allen, contest board secretary of the American Automobile Association, will be in charge of all tests, and fifty trained A. A. A. drivers will take the wheels in relays.. Officials named by Allen include G. Wall, Indianapolis, consulting engineer; Charles Merz and Kimbark Howell, Indianapolis, unit supervisee; W. D. Edenburn, Detroit, chief of personnel; William Taylor, Detroit, technical superviser, and E Van Hambach, Detroit. Thirteen Cars in Test Harry J. Saladin, Standard Oil Company technical division chief, and Conger Reynolds, public relations director, will represent the company. Cars participating include a Ford model A, Chevrolet six, Pontiac new series big six, Buick 8-90, Oldsmobile 6. new model Chrysler, Studebaker President 8, Hudson great eight, Cadillac V-8, Wffiys Knight 66-B, Nash 8-80, Cord, and Reo 30. BELL REPOrTfILED Net Operating Revenues Drop $85,048. Net operating revenues of the Indiana Bell Telephone Company for 1930 dropped $85,048.38 under 1929, the annual report of the company, filed with the public service commission, disclosed today. Gross operating revenues increased $94,170.68, the 1930 total being $13,417,508.79. Operating expense was listed in the report as $8,658,383.66, a $179,219.06 increase. A $2,400,000 dividend appropriation was made to permit four 2 per cent quarterly dividend payments to the American Telephone and Telegraph Company, holding company for the Indiana Bell. The A. T. & T. is listed in the report as owning 99.997 per cent of the $30,000,000 in common stock. In addition to the 8 per cent payment on stock the .Bell company contributed $196,149.48 by agreement for use of A. T. & T. patent rights. Indiana Bell operates in eightysix towns and cities, including Indianapolis. REALTORS’ MODEL HOME IS GOING UP QUICKLY Workmen to Lay Brick on House, Evans Tells Board. Workmen will lay brick on the 1931 model house, now under construction in the Manufacturers’ building at the state fairground, it was reported at noon today at a meeting of the home show committee of the Indianapolis Real Estate Board at the Board of Trade. Walter M. Evans, committee chairman, said the framework Is up and work is progressing rapidly. The house, of Germantown colonial type, will be furnished throughout and open for inspection during the tenth annual realtors’ home show, April 11 to 18. Construction of the house is sponsored by the Indianapolis Home Builders’ Association. Representatives of the real estate board and builders’ association will leave Friday night to visit the Milwaukee home complete exposition. En route, the party will stop at Chicago to be the guests of the Chicago world’s fair committee. They will visit the buildings which have been erected for the 1934 fair. MARRIED 75 YEARS AGO Fifty of 234 Descendants Help Celebrate Anniversary. By United Press WASHINGTON, March 16.—Mr. and Mrs. George Henry Frye celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary Sunday. Fifty persons, a mere fraction of the family, gathered to do them honor. They have 234 descendants.

Siam Queen to Dazzle U. S. With Wardrobe

By United Press BANGKOK, Siam, March 16.—A stunning wardrobe that would be the delight of any woman in the world was being packed today in preparation for the departure Thursday of Queen Rambaiami, who will accompany King Prajadhipok to the United States. The queen’s gowns for the American trip have been selected entirely from French creations, but were made in Bangkok. A modiste who has created some of the most fashionable costumes in the Parisian mode, made the entire wardrobe for the trip which will start this week. The petite, attractive queen as well as the king is fond of occidental sports and there will be many sports costumes in the wardrobe. Both are enthusiastic golfers and the queen’s score often is as good as the card turned in by King Prajadhipok.

Takes Office

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George C. Cole

Last of the line of Democrats to take office due to the state landslide of last fall is George C. Cole, Lawrenceburg, who succeeded to the office of superintendent of public instruction today. Cole took the oath surrounded by flowers and friends, as Roy p. Wisehart (Rep.,) retired. Judge W. D. Ricketts, Rising Sun, who is on the bench of the Dearborn circuit court, administered the oath. Grover Van Dine was sworn in as Cole’s assistant, succeeding Roy Itoudebush.

Action by Governor

bills SIGNED MARCH 14 H. B. 240 (McCammon) —Provides that persons injured in accidents or the heirs of persons killed in accidents may sue insurance companies when defendants in such cases are insolvent, and provides that insurance companies are liable for damages caused by automobiles even though the owners have lent them to another person. (Signed March 14.) BILLS POCKET VETOED S. B. 138 (HoStnan)—Codifies the laws governing the right of eminent domain and condemnation of private property for public improvement. (Applies to Indianapolis only.) S. B. 150 (Perkins of Indianapolis)— Codifying the laws relating to street and alley improvements in first class cities. (Applies to Indianapolis only.) S. B. 174 (Druiey)—Requiring trustees of all state institutions except educational institutions to hold meetings at least once each month, and provides for special meetings at request of two members, or *by call of president on his own initiative. S. B. 197 (Perkins of Indianapolis)—Ex tending the authority of the Indianapolis board of sanitary commisisoners in the construction of sewer interceptors. H. B. 39. (Calloway)—Prohibits issuance of restraining orders in labor disputes. Backed by Indiana State Federation of Labor. H. B. 161 (E. C. White)—Provides that contractors engaged by state or local governments shall pay the wage prevailing in the locality where they are engaged for all ivpes of work, permits the government to require the contractor to file a schedule of wages upon the request of any person and provides for the examination of contractor books to ascertain wage scales. Permits the holding of hearings and provides that any contractor who fails to pay the prevailing wage in the locality for any type of work shall be subject to a fine of 5500 or less on first offense, SI,OOO on second offense and forfeiture of contract without payment for work already performed. H. B. 171 (Smlth-Street-Stanton-Biddle) —Creates school boards of three members in third class cities and provides for the election of the commissioners separate, from the civil corporation elections. H. B. 175 (Vanderveer)—Amends 1921 law to provide that when pupils seek transfers to schools nearer their homes, the difference in distance must be greater than two miles if the public school conveyance is horsedrawn or greater than six miles if motor transportation is provided. H. B. 206 (Haines-Crawford)—Democratic state platform voters’ registration bill, providing for the registration of voters. H. B. 327 (Dean)—Provides that when cities or towns decide to widen or pave streets that have been designated as routes for state highways, the state highway commission shall pay three-fourths of the cost and the municipality one-fourth. H. B. 245 (Weiss)—Gives the salvage corps of the Indianapolis fire department twenty-four hours of duty Instead of fortyei H lt ’B. S6B (Frailing-Smlth of La Pcrte-Dennv-Felps-Street)—Authorizes cities and towns to construct or acquire works for the collection, treatment or disposal of sewage of garbage. . . H. B. 372 (Stanton)—Provides that. Lake county commissioners shall allot SSO a month to justices of the peace in event space in public building Is not available. H. B. 383 (McKesson-McCammon-Linke-Webb-Gribb-Stein-Core - Stolte - Simpson - Cromer-Smith-Smeltsly) come tax ranging from I per cent cn first SI,OOO of net taxable income to 6 per cent on sixth thousand or mors of net taxable income. H. B. 422 (Monning)—Gives boards of works in cities of the second class which are county seats the authority to conduct a snecial election to determine whether public buildings or land shall be purchased or new buildings erected on petition of 500 taxpayers. . , H. B. 496 (Webb)—Provides that banks in cities between 55.000 and 63.000 population may not establish branches without consent of state banking department. H B. 539 (Ellvsoni—Enables Lake county cities to contribute to the purchß.se of land within Hammond for the purpose of widening the route of state road No. 31. 11 HELD FOR GAMBLING Men Are Charged With Visiting, Running Poker Game. Eleven men arrested in a raid Sunday night were held by police today, one charged with keeping a gambling house, the others with gaming and visiting. Morris Krammer, 38, of 428 West McCarty street, whom police say was in charge of a poker game, was charged with keeping the house at 9141a South Meridian street.

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

While in Siam, Queen Rambaiami wears a graceful adaptation of the Siamese national costume, and this as well as her charming manner and warm smile have endeared her to her subjects and to foreign residents of the capital. The king, a slender and handsome man, is going to America for an operation for removal of a cataract from one eye, but he hopes to devote some time to his chief hobby—photography. With his golf bags will be packed the finest portable cameras and equipment in the orient. He has taken thousands of feet of film, particularly during the more colorful native celebrations and on trips to other countries. a a THE royal couple, who will be accompanied by Prince and Princess Svasti, the queen’s parents, will travel incognito, but probably will formally attend certain functions in their honor in the United States in view of the century of friendship which has existed between the Siam and American governments. The royal party will sail down the Chao Phya river and thence to Hongkong on the motorship Selandia. They will visit Shanghai and Japan, then cross the Pacific ocean to Vancouver, arriving about April 9. They will continue immediately to Washington, but later will go to New York and will live on the Long Island estate of Mrs. Whitelaw Reid, where the operation on the king’s eye probably will be performed. They expect to remain in America about five months.

‘WALLY’ TAKES POST Middlesworth Begins Work as Recreation Director. H. Walden (Wally) Middleworth, former Butler university athlete and assistant football coach at Indiana university, took over the post of city recreation director, succeeding David B. Kilgore. Meanwhile, Miss Julia Landers, assistant director, is seeking support in an effort to fight the park board’s order that her post be abolished April 1. Friction between Kilgore and Miss Landers is believed reflected in Kilgore’s branding the position of assistant director as “useless” when he submitted his resignation last month. IRISH TO CELEBRATE Hibernians Plan Program to Honor St. Patrick. M.arion county members of the An lent Order of Hibernians Tuesday night will conclude their annual observance in honor of St. Patrick with a program in Tomlinson hall. A five-reel motion picture of scenes of Ireland will be shown and Irish airs will be played and sung by the Great Hoosier quartet, the Newsboys band, St. John’s orchestra, Junior Melody Boys orchestra and Russ Hollers’ orchestra. A dance also will be held. Paul V. McNutt, Indiana university law school dean, spoke Sunday at the annual St. Patrick’s day breakfast in the Riley room of the Claypool. McNutt drew a comparison between present conditions and the time when continental Europe was overrun by a barbarian horde. He warned that “we must hold fast to American principles” in face of the threat of Russia to organized government. COURT FIGHT OVER ADMINISTRATOR ENDS Probate court battle for the appointment of a special administrator for the $650,000 estate of James Preston Smith, Indianapolis business man, who died in February, ended Saturday when the Inland Bank and Trust Company resigned as administrator. Judge Smiley N. Chambers denied a petition for the change as sought by legatees under the will because, they charged, assets of the estate were being wasted. With the resignation, the Inland bank asked that the Union Trust Company be appointed successor administrator. Chambers will rule on the request next week. EDITOR TO BROADCAST By United Frets WASHINGTON, March 16.—Merle Thorpe, editor of Nation’s Business, will give a radio address at 7 o’clock (Indianapolis time) tonight to the Cincinnati Retail Institute, sponsored by the Cincinnati Post. The speech, over an NBC network of twenty-seven stations, will be entitled “Wanted—A Million Merchants,' ■ 1

NEW OUTBREAK IS FEARED AT ILLINOISPRISON Enlarge Force of Guards, Install Machine Guns After Saturday Riob By United Press JOLIET. HI., March 16.—An air of terrible expectancy, laden with the submerged emotions of fear, anger and rebellion, hung today over the state prison, where two convicts were killed and several wounded Saturday in a riotius outbreak. George Jakowanis, 24, who was shot in the stomach and head during the rioting, died early today in the prison, bringing the death toll to two. He was serving one to twenty years on robbery charges from Chicago. The forty-three men who led the rioting were in solitary confinement. The 1,100 convicts who followed their lead and aided in wrecking the mess hall and furniture shops were kept in their cells. Fears Renewed Rioting Six hundred prisoners who did not join the riot suffered curtailment of privileges. “There will be no recurrence of the riot while we have the men confined,” said Warden Henry C. Hill, “but who can say what will happen when they are given their usual privileges?” As special guards paced beats outside the prison walls and others stood ready upon a moment’s warning to man the newly-installed machine guns, curses, jeers and catcalls were heard from the cells Sunday while members of a legislative committee investigated the disorders and their results. Probe by Legislature Shouts of “when do we eat?” were heard frequently from the men who had been served no food since they tore up the mess hall and scattered provisions about the place, during the Saturday noon hour. State Representatives Roger F. Little, Harry McCaskrin, M. E. Bray, and William G. Thon, Sunday made a preliminary inspection tour of the prison. Escorted by Warden Hill, they examined the mess hall, where the riot started in which Albert Yarbeck Jr., 23, Chicago, was killed when a guard shot into a group of convicts who were beating Captain D. A. Davenport, head messhall guard. After the committee had completed their inspection and had conversed with an unnamed prisoner, Representative McCaskrin said he believed decisions of the board of pardons and paroles had precipitated the rest. Other members intimated an investigation of this board might be made after further inspection. They insisted, however, that no cause for any of the recent outbreaks could be determined until a more complete examination had been made. Trouble Started Two Weeks Ago The recent series of prison breaks began more than two weeks ago when three convicts were shot and killed by guards as they scaled the prison walls in the early morning in a well-planned escape attempt. It was reported today that Chaplain George Whitemeyer, who resigned the day after the killings, quit because he disapproved of the guards killing the men outside the walls instead of stopping them before they got outside. Whitmeyer was described today by Warden Hill as “a trouble maker.” Hill said Whitmeyer had been a disturbing influence among the convicts since his appointment last October. The warden specifically accused the chaplain of disobeying prison orders by smuggling out letters for the convicts, who are permitted to write only once every two weeks. Hill exhibited several of the letters, which had been intercepted. None of them contained suspicious matter. The death of Joseph Coakley, solitary confinement prisoner, in his cell last week prompted an investigation In which officials were relieved of all responsibility. Hardly had this matter been cleared up when the open mutiny was started. JOB GAIN REPORTED Improvement Slow, Steady, Committee Head Says. By United Press WASHINGTON, March 16.—Slow but steady improvement in the general employment situation, with permanent programs under way in New England and on the Pacific coast an encouraging factor, was noted today by Arthur Woods, head of President Hoover’s emergency employment committee. Woods said some improvement had been noted this week over last week when reports to him indicated a general picking up.

HEAR ALVA PHILLIPS' PLEA FOR FREEDOM Accused Slayer of Wife to Go Before Judge Baker on Writ. Hearing on a petition for a writ of habeas corpus for Alva Phillips, 1337 South Meridian street, accused slayer of his wife, Mrs. Mary J. Phillips, 64, Jan. 16, was to be resumed today before Criminal Judge Frank P. Baker. Phillips seeks liberty under bond, and alleges that evidence of the crime does not implicate him as the slayer. Preliminaries in the hearing were aired before Baker three weeks ago, but final action on the petition was deferred in the absence of an arresting officer. Deposition of testimony of Detective William Brickley was to be presented to Baker today as closing evidence in the hearing. Honored Theologian Dies By United Press KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 16. Dr. Ozora S. Davis, president emeritus of the Chicago Theological seminary an<& former moderator of the Congregational church, died Sunday night on an eastbound Rock Island train near Topekaj

Taxed With Work Galore

Many a headache is bound up in this armload of income tax returns, part of the deluge that descended today upon the offices of the internal revenue collector at the federal building as the deadline for filing approached. Miss Eleanor Cleaver, 3233 Ruckle street, is the young woman who finds she “has her hands full” of work at the last minute. The offices will be kept open until midnight tonight, the deadline, E. E. Neal, collector said. Returns postmarked before midnight will be accepted, he said. • Those failing to file or mail their income tax reports before midnight will be forced to pay a penalty.

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REGISTRATION AND LABOR BILLS DEAD

Among Sixteen Measures ‘Pocket Vetoed’ by Governor Leslie. Having refused to sign the permanent registration bill and the only two measures which organized labor had awaiting his signature, Governor Harry G. Leslie left his statehouse labors and today is en route to Florida for a yacht trip off the Keys. Saturday night was deadline for bill signing. The Governor let sixteen measures die by “pocket veto,” due to his failure to sign them. In the case of the individual income and permanent registration bills, he issued statements explaining his stand. Nothing was said by the chief executive regarding the labor bills. But during the legislative session, Leslie vetoed the antiyellow dog contract bill passed through the efforts of Indiana state federation of labor lobbyists. Wage Measure Lost Labor bills that the Governor pocket-vetoed had the same backing. One was an anti-injunction bill taking from the courts the power to issue blanket injunctions in labor disputes and the other established a minimum wage, corresponding with that of the local community for all state contract construction work. No reason was given by Leslie for his failure to sign these measures, although he has never been rated as a “friend of labor.” In his statement regarding the pocket veto of the permanent registration bill, he cited his stand for permanent registration as stated in his annual message to the legislature. The statement then declared that the bill passed didn’t measure up to the requirements of a measure which must “be simple and inexpensive to operate.” “I can not see my way clear to burden the entire state with a highly expensive registration law in order to meet the situation in a few congested areas of the state,” the statement continued. “The proposed registration law would also work in direct contravention of one of the best acts of the last legislature, which prohibits any increase in the budgets of 1931-1932 over that of 1930.” Backed by Women Under the bill’s provisions the clerk of the circuit court was to be the registration officer, assisted by the township assessors. It was a Democratic platform measure and was strongly urged for a competent registration law by the Indiana League of Women Voters. The league got a somewhat similar measure through the 1929 legislative session and it was also pocket vetoed by Governor Leslie. The league’s disappointment in the governor’s action was expressed in a statement sent to all local branches of the organization from state headquarters today. Defending the pocket-vetoed measure as economical and effective in curbing election frauds, the statement said “In view of the widespread demand for this legislation as expressed in the overwhelmingly favorable vote in both branches of the general assembly, the legislative committee of the league finds it difficult to find an explanation for the Governor’s action.” Another pocket-vetoed measure provided that when cities or towns decide to widen or pave streets that

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have been designated as state highways the state highway commission would pay three-fourths of the cost. Indianapolis bills on the list which failed of approval was one putting the fire department salvage corps on a 24-hour shift; extending the authority of Indianapolis sanitary commissioners over construction of sewer interceptors;* a bill codifying the laws governing right of eminent domain and condemnation of private property for public improvement, and a bill codifying the laws relating to street and alley improvements. Leslie signed an insurance bill Saturday, which permits heirs to sue insurance companies in the case of an automobile accident in which the cars are insured. New Quarter at College MUNCIE, ind., March 16.—The spring quarter of the Ball State Teachers’ college term opened today. Registration will be held in the forenoon and there will be class sessions in the afternoon.

Simple to Lose a Pound of Fat a Day on a Full Stomach

Do Just These Two Simple Things—Fat Melts Away

Here is a quick and easy way to take off a pound a day—four to seven pounds every week!—with never a hungry moment. A way any doctor will tell you is safe and sure. This is what you do: Take a teaspoonful ordinary Jad Salts in glass of water half hour before breakfast every morning. This reduces moisture-weight instantly. Also cleanses your system of the waste matter and excess toxins that most fat people have, and banishes puffiness and bloat. Then do this about eating. FILL YOUR STOMACH—eat your fill—of lean meats, vegetables like spinach, cauliflower, cabbage, tomatoes, etc., and lots of salads. Eat a lot. Eat all you can hold. Don’t go hungry a minute. Cut down on butter, sweets

.MARCH 16, 1931

ROBBERIES NET THIEVES $579 OVER WEEK-END Ring Worth $2,750 Reported Lost at Athenaeum Party. Taxi drivers were the chief victims of gunmen over the week-end. several reporting to police they were robbed of small amounts. Several housebreakings also were reported to police. Taxi drivers reporting robbers to police: Earl Smith, 2635 East Market street, $4.50; Ralph Day, 5821 East New York street, $3.50; John Lamont, 1117 Broadway, $9; Chester Woodwine, 230 East Vermonc street, $1; Ray Rees, 1559 Southeastern avenue, SB, and John Dick, 1045 North Pershing avenue, $5. Negroes Take sl9 Russell McCauley, 1930 Cooper street, informed police he was robbed of sl9 by Negroes early Sunday at Lewis street and Cornell avenue. Police today held Edwin Murphy, Negro, 19, of 1208 North West street, after he is alleged to have smashed a window in the Tavel jewelry store, 229 West Washington street, and obtained two watches. The watches, said to be valued at sllO, were found in an alley through which Murphy ran in an attempt to escape police squads. Burglars Ransack House Mrs. C. H. Eno, Apt. 17. 3055 North Meridian street, informed police that she lost a ring, valued at $2,750 while at the Athenaeum Friday night. Theft of a ring valued at S3OO from her home was reported to police today by Mrs. Ada Bornstein, 2410 North Delaware street. Captain Clarence Miller of the city fire department informed police his home, 1648 Martindale avenue, was ransacked Sunday night by a burglar who stole jewelry and clothing valued at $75. Clothing valued at $45 was reported stolen from the residence of Carl Schmidt, 1411 Lawton street. MEDAL TO CITY ~HERO Clyde Lee, Rescuer of Five From Flames, Wins Vail Award. The Theodore N. Vail medal, highest award for courage offered its employes by Western Electric Company, has been given to Cylde Lee, 229 South Warman avenue, who last May rescued four children and their grandmother from a burning house.

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