Indianapolis Times, Volume 42, Number 297, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 April 1931 — Page 3

APRIL 22, 1931.

CHAIN STORES -GET THIRD OF RETAIL TRADE Rapid Growth Throughout United States Shown in Federal Survey. By United press WASHINGTON, April 22.—Rapid growth of the chain store in the United States is shown in a commerce department survey disclosing approximately 38 per cent of the nation’s retail business falls to this development of the modern massproduction and mass-selling era. The independent store, which still in many places maintains the contacts of the once familiar “general store” that occupied at one time a place in social life of America’s towns, continues to get the larger share of the business, or 62 per cent. Avery close division of the territory in which each flourishes best is shown in the survey, which covered 485 of the 983 cities of 10,000 population and over. Chains Do Best in Cities The Independent stores do the most business in the smaller cities, with the chain store doing its largest business in the big cities. A general theory was deduced that the larger the city the larger the proportion of business that falls to the chain store. Sectional and national chain stores account for approximately 17 per cent of total sales in the 485 cities. Total sales amounted to over $15,000,000. The figure varied from 13 per cent of total business in smaller cities from 10,000 population to 30,000 to 19 per cent in two cities over 1,000,000 population which were included in the survey. Range Is Varied Chains of local stores were next, with 20 per cent of total sales. The percentage ranged from 14 per cent in the smaller cities to 28 per cent for the cities of 1,000,000 population. The range of the independent store is from 72 per cent of total sales in the smaller cities to 50 per cent in the larger cities, where they shared equally with the two types of chain stores, for an average in the 485 cities of 62 per cent.

DUCKING JURY SERVICE IS SCORED BY JUDGE Well-Qualified Persons Should Help, Baker Tells Store Leaders. Reluctance of well-qualified persons to serve on juries was scored by Criminal Judge Frank P. Baker Tuesday night in an address before members of the Stores' Mutual Protective Association. t ‘The biggest thing business men could do in the interest of government would be to urge everybody whose name is drawn to serve on the juries,” Baker declared. Granting of pardons to life-term prisoners by penal institution trustees now is so frequent that a life sentence has become practically equal to the average fifteen-year sentence, the judge stated. The association re-elected Arthur L. Strauss of the L. Strauss & Cos. and elected Arthur G. Brown of the Marott Shoe Company to its board of directors. PASTOR’S INSTALLATION TO BE HELD SUNDAY Wisconsin Minister to Take Over Moravian Church Charge. Ceremonies installing the Rev. George C. Westphal of Ephraim, Wis., as pastor of the Second Moravian Episcopal church, Thirty-fourth and Hovey streets, will be held Sunday at the church. Mr. Westphal succeeds the Rev. Vernon W. Couillard, who became pastor of the First Moravian church, Dover, O. A reception for the new pastor is scheduled for 7:45 Friday night in the social rocm of the church. The installation Sunday will be conducted by the Rev. F. P. Stocker, pastor of the First Moravian church.

PUPILS TO GIVE PLAY AT CROOKED CREEK “The Ghost Parade” to Be Presented in School Gymnasium. Eighth grade pupils of Crooked Creek school, Washington township, will present ‘‘The Ghost Parade” in the school gymnasium, Friday night. Cast is as follows: Donald Stewart. Edward Morrison. Delb*rt Southerland. Jesse B. Moorman. John Brleht. Georse Lauehner. Jf r ®P c es Rader. Dorothy Hushev. Marjorie Golder. Richard Teaarden William Morganson. Anna May \lver Gladys Whitfield. Norma Grace. Barah Coleman and Ernestine Cline Class members assisting are: Maurice Bruce and Jean Pace. Inn Jack Orloop. oroDertv manager. Mary Dold. tickets and Margaret Moore, prompter. , * ROSE OUTLOOK BRIGHT five Thousand Bushes Show Leaf Buds at Newcastle. Bu Times Special NEWCASTLE, tad., April 22. When members of the Indiana department, Grand Army of the Republic, meet here in June in their annual encampment, they will find ample proof that Newcastle is entitled to be known as the Rose City. Five thousand rose bushes in the municipal garden are already showing leaf buds, having come through the winter in excellent condition. RADfcALPARTY~VICTOR Deposed Argentine President Assured Winner in Provincial Vote. By United Press BUENOS AIRES, April 22.—The radical party of deposed President Hipolito Irigoyen was assured of victory in the Buenos Aires provincial elections today, despite the vigorous campaign which the provisional revolutionary government waged against it. Governor Initiated By Unit'd Press LAFAYETTE, tad.. April 22. Major-General W. G. Everson, chief of the United States military bureau. and Governor Harry G. Leslie were among the group given membership Tuesday night in the Purdue university chapter of Scabbard and Blade, honorary military fraternity. General Everson and Governor Leslie spoke at a banquet following initiation.

TIMES BEAUTY SCHOOL WILL OPEN THURSDAY

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Rx, True Dog, Slain by Bandits

RX is dead, and his master who wouldn’t have given thirty cents for the dog when he first got him, today would spare a fortune if the faithful beast could be restored. Rx died in dogdom’s tradition of loyalty to the human it loves when two Negroes Tuesday night sought to hold up his master’s pharmacy at Ft. Wayne avenue and New Jersey street. As permanent a fixture in the pharmacy as the prescription blanks bearing the time-honored medical symbol for which the big German shepherd dog was named, Rx lay behind the counter when the bandits entered the store. Ralph J. Schillinger, proprietor and Rx’s master, came out from behind the prescription case when he heard the men enter. He saw Frank Cotton, 925 North East street, a customer, braced against a counter, his hands upraised. “Stick ’em up, you,” one of the Negroes commanded, menacing Schillinger with a gun. His gruff tones roused Rx, who came bounding from beneath the counter, his teeth bared In a hateful snarl. He sprang at the nearest man. The bandit snapped his gun, and Rx crashed to the floor, a bullet tween his eyes. The bandits fled, and leaped aboard a passing taxi. Police later arrested James Williams, 30, Negro, 2417 Ethel street, chauffeur, who admitted he drove the cab and took the men to West Indianapolis. He insisted he did not know them. Rx was born on Christmas day, in 1927. His mother was owned by a friend of Schillinger, who

KEYES, PETERSON ASK FOR FREEDOM

Petition State Pardon Board for Commutation of Sentences. Petitions for commutation of sentences by Paul H. Keyes and William Peterson, former heads of the defunct Peterson-Keyes Automobile Company, will be considered by the pardon board of the Indiana state prison April 30. They were sentenced two to four‘HEIRESS CAT’ DIES Persian Willed $15,000 by Wealthy Mistress. By United Press SAN GABRIEL. Cal., April 22. Mitzi, an 18-year-old Persian cat which deceived a $15,000 legacy from the late Dr. Maude F. Cain, was buried today under a plum tree in the garden of the only home she ever had. Mitzi lived only six months longer than her mistress. Heart disease caused her death. A certificate of death was filed today, clearing the way for action which will transfer the $15,000 inheritance to Miss Otelia Kuschke, lifelong companion of Dr. Cain. Miss Kuschke also received the balance of the estate, estimated at nearly $500,000. Relatives Share Estate ANDERSON, Ind., April 22.—The will of Mrs. Mary F. Cassaday, Elwood, makes bequests to five relatives. A brother-in-law, Elmer E. Hilligoss; a half-brother, Omer Bogue, and a half-sister, Nora Elson; a brother, General C. Skiers, Tipton, and a sister, Lottie Garvey, Elwood.

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at 2 o’clock ’ttiursday, Friday and Saturday afternoons, and also will hold a night session Friday at 8 o’clock. Every woman in the city is invited to attend the school. No admittance charge is made. Just take the elevator to the fourteenth floor of the Lincoln and be seated in the Travertine room. Bring along your pencil and paper, for you’ll want to write down the

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Rx with his master, R. J. Schillinger

asked the druggist to buy the pup. “I never owned a dog before,” said Schillinger today. “I didn’t want one then, but I took him to oblige my friend. Last night nothing could have bought him, if he could have been spared.” Rx will be buried this afternoon in the canine cemetery on East Twenty-first street, north of Irvington. The dog will be laid to rest in a casket.

teen years on pleas of guilty in Marion criminal court April 9, 1930. Keyes and Peterson were alleged to have financed automobiles two and three times in some instances. The amount alleged to have been embezzled total several thousands, authorities charged. Reese Maxwell, former Marion county grand jury foreman, serving a two to fourteen-year sentence for arson, also is seeking commutation of sentence. He was convicted of having fired his home on Pleasant Run boulevard. He was sentenced to prison June 21, 1930. Other Marion county prisoners whose cases will be isefore the board: Gailord Harrod, false pretense; John Reddy, liquor transportation; Vemie Mikesell and Jack Rhodes, grand larceny; Jack O’Connor, Frank Randles and Chester A. White, criminal assault; Willard Whitehill, Howard Welch and Edward Wilson, robbery.

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TAX REDUCTION IS AIM OF NEW REALTY GROUP Lawrence G. Holmes Head of Movement Launched by City Realtors. Organization of Marion county’s 90,000 real property owners to , achieve tax reduction and advance ! their mutual interests is the object of a movement launched today by the Indianapolis Real Estate Board. The organization is to be known as the Property Owners’ Division of the board, according to tentative bylaws now prepared, it was announced by Lawrence G. Holmes, executive secretary of the board. Six Services Given Purposes of the division, set out in the by-laws: To relieve real estate from the | present inequitable distribution of , tax burdens. To obtain and maintain a unii form, methodical and equitable system of valuation of real estate for tax purposes. To investigate and control special assessments where the property assessed does not benefit in immediate market value to the amount of the levy. To advise members of ordinances, measures and public improvements which directly may affect their real property. To afford property owners opportunity to act unitedly in obtaining relief from discriminatory or damaging legislation, practices or procedure. To affiliate with the national porperty owners’ organization sponsored by the National Association of Real Estate in opposing discriminatory legislation and in improving generally conditions affecting real estate. Uniform Assessments Sought Holmes said the step is taken after months of study and conferences with property owners, spurred to action by failure of the 1931 legislature to relieve real estate of the burden of two-thirds of ail governmental costs. Most immediate problem of the organization, Holmes said, will be the quadrennial assessment of real estate next year. The division will endeavor to assure a more nearly uniform and equitable assessment role. Holmes declared county officials welcome the property owners’ division co-operation to this end. Other problems of the division include study of transportation, zoning and fire insurance. The division will endeavor to lay before the 1933 legislature “a practical solution of the tax problem,” Holmes declared. Similar property owner groups have been organized with real estate board sponsorship in more than 100 cities throughout the United States. Pioneer Woman Dies By United Press INGLEFIELD, Ind., April 22. Mrs. Jane Maidlow, 80, one of the pioneer residents here, is dead. American air-trainsport lines in 1930 carried 385,910 passengers, an increase of 133 per cent over 1929.

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BY BEN STERN A LTHOUGII almost five and onehalf years have elapsed since David C. Stephenson, klan dragon, was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Madge Oberholtzer, public interest in the case has no whit abated, street car discussions reveal. Speculation has been rife as to what action the supreme court will take on Stephenson’s appeal and the ordinary citizen is at loss over the court’s failure to give him speedy justice. Dismissal in the Hamilton circuit court of Steve’s plea for a writ of coram nobis, in which his attorneys argued that Stephenson was intimidated from taking the stand in his own defense, has whetted the public interest and curiosity. tt tt tt Delay of the supreme court in ruling on the appeal was in a large measure responsible for defeat of the Republican nominees for the supreme court in the 1930 election, although it is now an open secret that Judge Willard B. Gemmil of Marion was one of the members of the court who was willing, even anxious, that the case be decided. It s funny,” said one of the street car conversationalists to his neighbor, as he finished reading a newspaper account of the Hamilton county hearing, “that the supreme court hasn’t done anything about this case.” “Yes,” answered the other. “That is why I voted for the Democratic candidates for the supreme court. I thought they would give that fellow an answer on his appeal. But it looks as if they aren’t going to do anything about it either.” tt tt tt Democratic apologists, however, point out that the two new members of the court have been on the bench only a few months and it is necessary for the new judges to study carefully the briefs in the case to reach a decision. There can be no doubt that no matter how much Stephenson was disliked, Mr. Average Citizen is averse to unusual delays in his legal machinery.

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PLUT TO WRECK U. S. DIRIGIBLE AIREDBYSTATE Suspect Meant to Die as Martyr, Is Charge in Particulars Bill. By United Press AKRON, 0., April 22.—Paul F. Kassey planned to stowaway aboard the Akron, giant naval dirigible, to wreck the controls with acid and die as a martyr on the ship's maiden flight, it was stated in a bill of particulars filed today. Kassey, a mechanic working on the Zeppelin, was arrested March 19, after department of justice undercover men told of his plot to wreck the ship. He denied charges of criminal syndicalism placed against him. In the bill filed by George B. Hargreaves, assistant prosecutor, the state claims that the 37-year-old mechanic, a former Austrian officer, intended to enter the cabin while the ship was in flight and destroy the controls with acid. The bill Says that the mechanic told agents he would become a martyr to prevent construction of other ships. The bill of particulars was demanded by Mrs. Yetta Land, Ka-s----sey’s counsel and representative of the Labor Defense League of Cleveland. PLUNGE KILLS ACTRESS Show Girl Falls or Leaps to Death; Another Takes Poison. By United Press NEW YORK. April 22.—Lillian 1 Page, 27, an actress, either fell or leaped to her death from the twen-ty-second floor of a hotel today. June O’Brien, another show girl, was In a serious condition today after swallowing poison tablets in another hotel. Her sister told police she had mistaken them for nonpoisonous tablets.

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Long Romance By United Press KANSAS CITY. Mo.. April 22.—Thirty years after Edward B. Cooper proposed to Miss Marietta Tuttle, they set out today cn their honeymoon. His original proposal was refused, they both married other persons, and were left free to renew the old courtship a year ago. They were married Tuesday night, and left today for Bridgeton, N. J., where Cooper lives.

HUNT CLUBBER; OFFER REWARD Young City Wife Still Is in Critical Condition. Police today continued their search for the clubber who Monday night attacked Mrs. Mollie Earll, 26. of 1401 Bellefontaine street, Apt. 1. The only clew to the assailant of the woman was provided by neighbors who told police a loiterer had been seen near the Earll home several hours before the attack. Mrs. Earll is in critical condition at the Methodist hospital. She is suffering from skull fracture. She was found on the floor of the living room by her husband Hugh, shortly after midnight, when he returned from his work at the postoffice. E. A. McCarty, president of the local service council of the post office, announced a reward will be given for the arrest and conviction of the clubber within six months. BERLIN JOBLESS RIOT Hundreds of Unemployed Storm City Hall; Are Dispersed. By United Press BERLIN, April 22.—Tumultuous scenes occurred today when police clashed twice with several hundred unemployed who tried to storm the city hall. They were dispersed with sabers.

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V. W. WOODWARD DEAD; RITES TO BE ON FRIDAY Grand Treasurer of Indiana Knights Templar Succumbs at His Home. Last rites for Vestal W. Woodward. grand treasurer of the Indiana grand commandery of Knights Templar,'who died Tuesday night at his home. 2607 Ashland avenue, will be held at 2 p. m Friday at the Scottish Rite cathedral. Mr. Woodward, 82, died from complications sustained following a fall two years ago. He was past master of the Pentalpha lodge, past commander of Raper commandery of Knights Templar, as well as past grand commander and grand treasurer of the Indiana grand commandery. He was a member of the Murat temple of the Shrine and treasurer of the grand council of Royal and Select Masters. Mr. Woodward had been connected with the wholesale dry goods in the city since 1875. Surviving him besides tjie widow, are a daughter, Mrs. Joseph E. Reagan; two grandchildren, Bernice H. Reagan and Silas B. Reagan, and a sister, Mrs. Adda White of Knightstown.

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