Indianapolis Times, Volume 42, Number 289, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 April 1931 — Page 2

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CORONER’S ADMINISTRATOR ‘GRAB’ HALTED BY JUDGE

SCHEME TO GET ESTATE BURIAL ORDERSFOILED Vehling to Have No Further Chance to Name Friends, Chambers Decides. NEW ‘RUSH ACT’ BARED Attempt to Charge Fees for Transcripts Draws Attorney’s Fire. BY DICK MILLER Attempts of Coroner Fred W. Vehling to rush appointments of administrators so he might obtain burial orders from the estates, •were blocked today by Judge Smiley N. Chambers. With announcement that the county’s coroner-undertaker would have no opportunity to have friends in positions to control estates, and that his recommendations for administrators. no longer would be considered, it also was learned he may be the target of a suit over recent disposal of a body. Vehling, according to court records, has, several times in his less than four months in office, rushed to the court and had administrators appointed in cases in which he was interested. Rushes Through Action When Vehling went to the front for the immediate naming of an administrator, he obtained the order for burial and collected his bill from the estate, it was revealed. The occurrence which led to the court frowning on Vehling’s practices came to light after he had attempted to hold a triple burial of the bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Stickel and William Cole, 331 East Tenth street, who were asphyxiated in their home. The bodies were rushed to his undertaking establishment and prepared for burial. Distant relatives of Cole did not know of his death until later in the day and directed George Usher, 2614 West Washington street, to obtain Cole’s body for burial. Usher, an undertaker, said that when he went to claim Cole’s corpse, he found Vehling had prepared all of them for burial. Vehling said he had permission from the administrator to bury the bodies, Usher charged.

Administrator Replaced Relatives obtained the services of an attorney and succeeded in having Judge Chambers replace the administrator. Due to lack of funds, the relatives were unable to contest the case further and Vehling buried the bodies, levying against the estate. John.F. Engelke, attorney for Mrs. M. R. Sullivan, 1902 Union street, today said he is studying transcripts in the case involving disposal of the body of her husband, who was killed by auto. He said he might file suit against Vehling. Mrs. Sullivan said Vehling, in making verdicts in the case, stated that her husband met death accidentally, and added the word “intoxicated” in parenthesis. She stated Vehling and attaches of his offfice said there were no witnessses to the accident that occurred in the 3400 block, Madison avenue. Vehling, she said, told her the reason the autoists were not arrested was because Mr. Sullivan was intoxicated. No Evidence of Drinking Engelke said there is no evidence of an autopsy or anything other than hearsay testimony that Mr. Sullivan had been drinking. Two hours after the accident, Feb. 8,. Mrs. Sullivan said Vehling notified her embalmers were at work. Mrs. Sullivan, threatened with court action when she first refused to pay the $25 embalming fee, later paid. Attorneys today said Vehling has overstepped his legal authority several times and that no person needs to pay the embalming fee unless embalming is ordered by relative of the deceased. Practice of Vehling and his predecessors in charging fees for transcripts of cases also was scored by attorneys and relatives. In several instances, attorneys, seeking information obtained by the coroner’s office, have been refused permission to view records of autopsies and examinations and have been forced to pay 35 cents a page for copies of the data.

BANDITS BIND GIRL, 20 Loot Mancie Office of $307 in Daylight Robbery. By United Press MUNCIE, Ind., April 14.—Two unmasked bandits robbed the Western and Southern Life Insurance Company office on the third floor of a downtown building here today and escaped with $307, after tying with copper wire the hands and feet of Miss Juanita Hults. 20, office girl, and sticking a knotted handkerchief Into her mouth. FIRE WRECKS GARAGE Two Cars Lost in Flames; Total Loss Estimated at $1,450. Fire of unknown origin early today destroyed a garage at the home of J. E. Brandon, 1318 Hoyt avenut. and two cars, the loss aggregating $1,450. One of the cars was owned by Brandon and the other by Dan Keating, 1302 Hoyt avenue. Itching Skin Banished By Antiseptic Zemo If itching, burning skin makes life unbearable, quickly apply Zemo, the soothing, cooling, invisible family antiseptic. Thousands find that Zemo brings swift relief from Itching, helps to draw out local infection and restore the skin to normal. For twenty years Zemo has been clearing up skin, relieving pimples, rash and otheer skin irritations. Never be without It. Sold everywhere—3sc, 60c and sl.oo Advertisement.

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HOOVER LAUDS AMERICANS TIES Example to World, He Says in Celebration Speech. BY PAUL R. MALLON United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, April 14—President Hoover and Secretary of State Stimson Joined today before the diplomatic corps of LatinAmerica in urging continued cooperation among the North, South and Central American republics. Mr. Hoover and his first secretary spoke in the Pan-American Union building. They appeared in ceremonies incident to the first celebration of Pan-American day authorized recently in a presidential proclamation. Mr. Hoover and Stimson extolled the Union which began as a commercial clearing house for the Americas and has become a center of their mutual culture, commercial interdependence and good will. The friendliness of the Americas as typified in this organization is an example to the remainder of a war weary world. Mr. Hoover told the gathering. * TILE Cfc HEAD DIES Andrew W. Ross Will Be Buried Wednesday. Last rites for Andrew W. Ross, 73, of 27 West St. Joseph street, who died Monday, will be held at 1:30 Wednesday afternoon at the home of his brother, Dr. David Ross, Haverstick park. Mr. Ross was head of the A. W. Ross Mantel and Tile Company. He had been ill two weeks. Survivors are three sisters, Mrs. William S. Morrison of Wapella, Canada; Mrs. E. W. Leeds, Terre Haute; Mrs. V. R. Mayer, Indianapolis, and three brothers. Dr. Ross, C. H. Ross of Riley, and Hugh S. Ross, Indianapolis.

Billy Sunday to Be Speaker at Dry Session Anti-Saloon Group Sponsor of Temperance Meeting at Church. “Booze—Foul and Out” will be the topic of an address to be given at 8 tonight at the Roberts Park M. E. church by the Rev. William A. (Billy) Sunday, nationally known dry lecturer. The meeting is being staged under auspices of the Anti-Saloon League of America, its Indiana branch and local church and temperance groups. Lieutenant-Colonel F. B. Ebbert of Los Angeles, Cal., will speak on "The Unfinished Battle.” STEEL BONUS VOTE IS ENJOINED BY COURT Bethlehem Stockholders Are Restrained From Ratifying Plans. By United Press TRENTON, N. J., April 14.—A preliminary injunction restraining stockholders of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation, meeting in Newark, from adopting a resolution ratifying the operation of the corporation’s bonus system from 1918 to 1930, was granted today by ViceChancellor John H. Backes. Vice-Chancellor Backes ruled that stockholders, in today’s session, may cast their ballots on the resolution, but the vote shall not be counted nor shall the result be announced. ALLEGED SLAYER FINED Anderson Negro’s Car Injured Justice of the Peace. By Times Special ANDERSON, Ind., April 14. Abraham Logan. Negro, who is awaiting trial on a charge of manslaughter, was fined $lO and costs in city court for reckless driving. His automobile struck and injured James Raisor, justice of the peace. The killing that led to the indictment of Logan occurred in his residence on Christmas night in 1929, when Alonzo Easely, Negro youth, was shot fatally. Logan says he fired in sglf defense.

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IT’S A WILD PLAY, IS ‘APRON STRINGS’ Jane Wheatley Brings Her Very High Shoulders to a Very High Laugh in the Theater. BY WALTER D. HICKMAN HERE is a very wild play because it has very many wild moments. Here is one of those apron boys who gives his mother so much that it extends into the grave. And when the dear mother passes out, she leaves a bunch of letters to direct the boy. And here is where Jane Wheatley comes into the picture. She is the mother of the girl who marries this sap of a guy who reads the letters that his mother wrote many years or “editions” before she passed out.

Here is a woman who knows what the drop on the shoulder means.

Here is real acting. Watch Jane Wheatley in this play. And before I forget it, let me say that William Blair is the director of this stock company. He brings that sudden touch which means so many things to stock and I like the word "stock” because it makes possible so many things. I mean the

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real reading of some mighty fine adventures in the theater. Talking of Wheatley with those shoulders. She stands at times that reminded me that a Ringling Brothers elephant was present. And that is no slam. Because elephants of stock productions have their weight in ability. She gives this mother that weight of ability which helps to make this cast. Now I want to go to the lawyer— Ezra Hunniwell as played by Will Lloyd. Here is the fine idea in acting. The pause and the business, also with the business. And don’t forget the maid—Hester as played by Josie Intropidi (and I do not know to this hour how to say it), but she is fine. Dick Elliott we know. He is of the theater. Where are the leads? Here they are—Frances Dale and Donald Woods. The best we have ever had in a very delicate play, wisely directed. They know how to read lines. This is very near the last word in how to read and present a double meaning play, “Apron Strings.” Here is the best buy in the talking theater in the flesh that we have had for many years. Am talking of the Arthur Casey productions. Watch this smartness of directing and acting grow. Now at English’s this week. tt n n MORAN AND MACK BACK IN THE FLESH

Blackface entertainers seem to weather the entertainment storm in pretty good fashion, because when a team gets set everything looks good for years. This can be said of Moran and Mack on the stage and Amos and Andy over the air. Moran and Mack are back in town this week. They are headlining the bill at the Lyric. This season Moran states that he is just going to let his corns hurt because they sure have done nothing for him. Their material is somewhat similar to other seasons, as their famous boxing scene is included. The act opens with the two on bails of cotton. Just restin’, no work being done. , They refuse to change their method of fun-making and they still hand out the laughs, although they impressed me that they were doing less actual work than ever. But that is their method. Bernardo de Pace has increased the size of his mandolin act. He probably is just about as good as there is in the business. Elinor Sherry relies more upon voice than personality in putting over her songs. The material of Ryan and Noblette smacks too much of burlesque. The Osaka boys do the regulation balancing and foot juggling act, but they do it well. Rath.jr failed to get the Idea of what the act of Naomi Mortin and Chick Chandler act was all about. There was some hot dancing and a good whirlwind finish. The movie feature is James Hall in “The Lightning Flyer.” Here is a movie that is lurid melodrama of the old days when villains wrecked trains and killed friends of the hero. But it is comfortable entertainment and makes one glad that he saw it. Hall has stamped his personality upon Indianapolis in pretty solid form, that is movie form. The Lyric thisi week has an in-

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Miss Constance Leeb, 2308 Cornell avenue, lending added attraction to the electric refrigeration exhibit. The show, open daily from 11 a. m. to 10:30 p. m., will continue all week.

teresting item, a talking movie showing how the United Press gathers the news. It proves that any item of interest any place in the world is just ten minutes from the front page. Now at the Lyric. Other theaters today offer: “A Connecticut Yankee” at the Apollo; “Ten Cents a Dance” at the Circle; "A Tailor Made Man” at the Palace; “Fighting Caravans” at the Ohio; “Dishonored” at the Indiana; movies at the Colonial, and burlesque at the Mutual.

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' BY BEN STERN LET’S have a roll of the drums, professor. That’s good. Now, up with the curtain and we present that well-known Hoosier statesman, Everett Sanders of Terre Haute, in anew role: That of candidate for the Republican nomination for senator against Jim Watson. Now let’s have a denial. How it all happened isn’t hard to explain when you read between the lines of press accounts of the forming in Washington of the Young Republican Club, national organization for young people. n an Heading it as national president is Douglas Whitlock, formerly of Terre Haute, where he was associated with the Sanders’ law office. Included in the picture is Miss Ailene J. Loveland, assistant secretary to Senator Arthur R. Robinson of Indiana, who is to be vice-presi-dent of the young women’s division. Senator Robinson must seek nomination in the 1934 state convention, which would, as the setup is at present, be controlled by Watson. Although the senior senator supported Robinson’s claims to senate appointment in October, 1925, the rift steadily has widened and it is doubtful if Watson would permit his adherents to renominate the junior senator. n a u The only manner in which Robinson can make secure his ambitions is to get rid of Watson. Two courses are open: First, to secure the nomination in 1932 of a person friendly to himself, in this case, let us say Sanders; and second, to hope • for Watson’s defeat in the 1932 election. The safest way is to get someone else nominated. That is easy to say, but hard to do where Watson is concerned. PULLMAN VALUE DROPS State Tax Board Lowers Appraisal of Car Company for 1931 The state tax board today lowered the 1930 valuation of the Indiana properties of the Pullman Car Company from $2,503,564 to $2,374,196 for 1931. The board placed the properties of the Panhaale Pipeline Company of Kansas City, Mo., at a valuation of $435,283. The company is erecting a pipeline in the state and was not on the tax rolls in 1930. DISCIPLES PLAF~DRIVE $8,000,000 Pension Fund Goal to Be Discussed by Delegates. Final plans in the $8,000,000 pension fund campaign of the Disciples of Christ will be made Wednesday when representatives from forty states and Canada meet at the ClaypooL

JURY SELECTED IN ROWBOTTOM JOB SAJI TRIAL Defendant Shows Strain as He Comes Into Court for Ordeal. (Continued from Page 1) entered and sat down in the first row. Rowbottom was visibly tired. The strain of hiding from both friends and acquaintances during the three months since his indictment was returned at Indianapolis, and the attendant worry had laid their marks upon him. To this was added the fact that he has been defeated for re-election in November. Ready to Fight At the defense table were Philip C. Gould, Vanderburgh county Republican chairman, and on the other was Raymond Springer, Sixth district G. O. P. chieftain. Defense of Rowbottom, it was rumored, was distasteful to both, and each would have withdrawn from the case if it would not have been prejudicial to the defendant. Rowbottom’s friends say he is prepared, if permitted, to accuse Senator James E. Watson, his adherents in the First district, and postoffice inspectors, of '“deliberately entrapping and framing him.” With Jeffrey are his two assistants, Alex Cavins and Telford Orbison. Dodds, unsolicited by Jeffrey, had been assigned to the case by the attorney-general. Bills in Evidence In fact, Jeffrey knew nothing but hearsay gossip about the case being built against Rowbottom until press dispatches in January declared that the postoffice department had ordered dismissal of four postmasters and a rural mail carrier appointed by Rowbottom,” because they had paid for their jobs.” In a folder on the table in front of Jeffrey is the most damaging evidence the government has—a SIOO bill bearing the serial number A101194255A—0ne of seven similar bills—two S2O bills, and one $lO bill, which the government charges was paid Rowbottom last November by Williamb G. Ayer for securing the appointment of Gresham Ayer of Rockport as a rural mail carrier.

Out of Wedeking’s Bank These bills, their numbers carefully noted, were obtained by Ayer from the Citizens State, bank of Dale, the head of which is Albert J. Wedeking, chairman of the state highway commission and Watson adherent. Wedeking has been subpenaed as a witness, but may not be called to the stand, Jeffrey declared. The evidence, according to the i government, is expected to show | that Benjamin F. Huffman of : Rockport, First district G. O. P. chairman, and strong Watson adherent, who for a long time had been in receipt of information that Rowbottom was selling appointments, arranged with the elder Ayer to obtain the money from Wedejcing’s bank, where the serial numbers would be copied, and pay the $750 to Rowbottom. Faces Nine Counts Postoffice inspectors then took the trail and from there obtained information concerning the sale of other postmasterships, the government charges in an indictment containing nine counts, eight of which are specific and the ninth alleging conspiracy. The first eight counts carry maximum penalties of SIO,OOO fine and two years’ imprisonment each. The ninth, charging conspiracy, carries a maximum penalty of $5,000 fine and two years' imprisonment. The government’s twenty-seven witnesses are expected to finish presenting their testimony either tonight or early Wednesday and the defense hopes to conclude by Wednesday night. Using the government’s witnesses, Rowbottom hopes to show that a deliberate attempt to. entrap him was made by the postoffice inspectors sent here, he alleges, at the insistence -of Watson, who was angry with the congressman for his insurgency. The various amounts totaling $1,750, which the government charges were paid for appointments, really were contributions to his campaign fund, Rowbottom will aver. He hopes to be able to tell of the Klan connections of the various G. O. P. leaders in the district and reveal “some startling truths” which will react against them. Knowing that this is Rowbottom’s plan, attempts have been made to have him come into court and plead guilty, and until Monday night pressure to do this was being brought to bear upon him.

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Rally of the anti-prohibition forces will be held on Thursday night at Tomlinson hall at the state-wide session of the Indiana division against the prohibition amendment. Chief speaker at the meeting will be Captain W. H. Stayton of Washington, founder of the association. Stayton will be accompanied here by Pierre S. DuPont, one of the nation’s leading industrialists and a leader of the anti-prohibition movement. Meredith Nicholson, author, will be chairman of the meeting. Thousands of invitations have been issued. Appointment of Mrs. C. H.

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Lose Rights for Taking Elections as Holiday. By United Press ANGORA, Turkey, April 14.—A distinct sentiment toward modification of President Mustapha Kemal Pasha’s campaign for the “westernization” cf Turkey was apparent as the nation prepared for Wednesday’s national elections—in which women will not be allowed to vote. Women of Turkey, who were enfranchised prior to the last election, lost their privilege because they gave the municipal elections a holiday atmosphere by joyrides to the polls in automobiles provided by Fethi Bey, leader of the opposition party. Members of the popular party, who control'2os of the 317 seats in the assembly, were irritated considerably. They contended it was the popular party that gave the woman the right to go unveiled in public, the right of equality with men in the courts, and then the privilege of voting in municipal elections. They ■were firm in demanding that the women now wait for further rights of suffrage as a result of flirting with the opposition party. . . Gone, but Not Forgotten Automobiles reported to police as stolen belong to: T. E. Hendrickson. 2029 North Pennsylvania street, Franklin coupe. 743-522, from Washington and Meridian streets. Tom Egan. 716 North Pine street, Ford coupe. 19-019. from Thirteenth street and Cornell avenue. Anna Poarch, 411 Blake street. Nash coach. 752-693, from garage at 411 Blake street. Llovd J. Holladav. 1341 West Michigan street. Chevrolet coach. 3-382. from parking space at Robert Long hospital. R. A. Hammond. Lawrence. Ind.. Buick coach. 42-453. from rear of Methodist hospital. Kenneth Marriott. 2330 West Morris street, Buick coupe, from 1428 West Henry street. Charles E. Coy. 1331 Brookside avenue. Chevrolet coach, 43-250. from Vermont and Meridian streets, William E. Burwell. Graylyn hotel. Chrysler coune. 77-377. from in front of 3740 North Pennsylvania street.

BACK HOME AGAIN Stolen automobiles found by police belong to: Albert F. Baumann. 1840 Singleton street. Ford roadster, found at Spann avenue and Shelby street. MURDER TRIAL IS SET James Trout to Face Court in Lottery Operator’s Killing. Charged with murder in connection with the slaying of Charles Veller, lottery operator, here March 12, 1930. James Trout will go on trial in Marion criminal court May 5, Judge Frank P. Baker announced ! today. William E. Hill, former Indianapolis policeman, convicted in Hamilton circuit court for the actual j slaying, is serving a life sentence in [ Indiana state prison.

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Harvey Bradley, 4044 North Pennsylvania street, to represent the Women’s Organization for Prohibition Reform in arranging for the statewide rally Thursday night, was announced today by Leo M. Rappaport, attorney and chairman of the executive committee of the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment. Mrs. Bradley was appointed by Mrs. J. S. Holliday, chairman of the Indiana division.

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ENUMERATION IS DECLARED VALID f _______ Unemployed Are Aided by Ogden’s Opinion. The unemployed will be aided by an opinion handed down today by Attorney-General James M. Ogden requiring township trustees to enumerate all male citizens of Indiana every six years. The opinion was requested by Floyd E. Williamson, state auditor, on an act of 1865. Ogden declared the act in force and declared that trustees who did not obey its mandate of holding the enumeration were subject to a fine of SSOO and thirty days In jail. Trustees in several sections of the state have objected to the enumeration w'hich will fall under Williamson's department. The enumeration this year will provide employment at the rate of $3 a day for men and women throughout the state. Credit tor Voorhls Photographs of the presidents of four fraternities at Franklin college which appeared in earlier editions of the Times today should have been credited to the Voorhis Studio.