Indianapolis Times, Volume 43, Number 119, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 September 1931 Edition 02 — Page 2

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CITY OFFICIALS PLEDGE AID IN OBTAINING CUT South Side Committee Pays Call to Ask Support of Mayor Sullivan. ACT ON NATURAL GAS Clubs Federation Turns on President in Opposal to Pipe Line. Additional impetus to the citywide movement to obtain substantial reduction in alleged excessive utility rates was given Friday night with authorization of an investigating committee representing the Indianapolis Federation of Community Clubs. The federation instructed its president, Oscar F. Smith, to name & committee of three to work with the special utility investigating committee of the south side civic clubs, which already has begun an exhaustive study of the matter. The south side group’s committee, which Friday conferred with Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan in regard to steps to obtain a slash in the civil city’s million-dollar light, power and water bills, reported promises of whole-hearted co-operation from the city administration. Called Business Help “Reduction of light, water, gas and telephone rates paid by the public of Indianapolis would do more than any other thing to help better business conditions,’’ William Bosson stated during the meeting. The federation repudiated action of its president and its natural gas committee by adopting a motion that the committee, in the future, oppose introduction of natural gas here by any organization except the Citizens Gas Company or the city utility district. The action was a slap at the committee which, in a hearing before the public service commission, urged that the Manufacturers’ Natural Gas Association be permitted to lay natural gas mains to plants of affiliated industries. Minutes Arc Amended At the insistence of John F. White, minority committee member, minutes of the June meeting were amended to uphold his contention the committee acted without authority. Bosson, committee chairman, fought, the amendment, declaring it was a dead issue since the commission had denied the association’s petition for a permit. Bosson, who declares it extremely unlikely the city will be able -r several years to take over the Citizens Gas Company under the 1905 charter, failed to make a report on the committee's) action, but was instructed to do so at the next meeting.

FRED J. COOK, LEADER AMONG PYTHIANS, DIES Charter Member of Order to Be Buried Monday Morning. Fred J. Cook, 72, charter member of the Knights of Pythias lodge 224, died Friday at his home, 1361 Nordyke avenue. Funeral services will be held at 10 Monday morning at the George W. Usher funeral establishment, 2614 West Washington street, followed by burial in Memorial park cemetery. A resident of Indianapolis fortysix years, Mr. Cook had been employed as a machinist at Nordyke & Marmon Company, forty-three years. Surviving him are the widow, Mrs. Minnie A. Cook; a daughter, Mrs. Nell Moss, of Detroit; two sisters, Miss Louis Cook, of Indianapolis and Mrs. Agnes Krippenstpale, of Chicago, and a brother, Frank Cook, of Louisville. GIANNINI GETS BACKING Transamerica Shockholders Mass to Fight Reorganization. SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 26.—The fight promised by A. P. Giannini afainst reorganization of Transamerica Corporation materialized today when stockholders joined forces to oppose the project. Refusing to accept assurances from James A. Bacigalupi, president of Transamerica, reorganization opponents formed the Associated Transamerica stockholders and chose Carles W. Fay, San Francisco contractor, as chairman. The committee was organized after Giannini had pledged his “whole-hearted support.” It was believed he will be a leader in the fight. POOL VERDICT HELD UP Case of Ex-City Councilman Is Taken Under Advisement. Case of Louis Carneflx, former city councilman, charged with keeping a room for pool selling, was taken under advisement of Special Judge William Herny Harrison in municipal court Friday. Carneflx denied testimony of a state's witness, who said he bought five lottery tickets from the former councilman in the Carneflx pharmacy, 1101-03 River avenue. HIT BY TRAM; KILLED Struck by a south bound freight interurban at Seventeenth street and Martindale avenue Friday night, Melvin Warfield, 23, Negro, 1405 Columbia avenue, died early today at the city hospital. He was found lying in the street by persons in the vicinity, but was unable to give any details of the accident. Witnesses said the interurban had passed a few minutes before and did not stop. OLGA NOW AMERICAN By United Press , HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 26.—01ga Baclanova, Russian motion picture actress, today was a citizen of the United States. She was one of a class of 302 persons who took the oath of allegiance before Federal Judge George Cosgrave. In private life Miss Baclanova is the wife of ‘Nicholas Soussar*- also of the films.

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TEST OF MOB LAW Widow of Mine Riot Victim Files Damage Suit. By United Press PRINCETON, Ind., Sept. 26. Test of the new state mob whereby counties are held responsible for injuries inflicted by a mob, is expected to result from the suit of Mrs. Martha Littell against Gibson county commissioners, on file here. Mrs. Littell seeks SIO,OOO damages as a result of the death of her husband. The suit relates that Littell was attacked and beaten in a riot at the Liberty coal mine near here, June 8. He died of injuries, July 19. The law was not effective when Littell was injured, but was effective when he died. Twelve Bicknell men will go on trial in Gibson circuit court Monday on riot charges as a result of the Liberty mine affair. EXIT, LITTLE SCHOOL Last in Miami County Abandoned With Transfer of Nine Pupils. Pi 1 Times Special PERU, Ind., Sept. 26.—The last of Miami county’s little red schoolhouses has been abandoned. It is the building at Santa Fe. Its nine pupils have been transferred to the Butler township consolidated school. Verne Overman had contracted to teach in the Santa Fe school for the term, but after two weeks with only nine pupils, announced his willingness to release Township Trustee Joe Bradley from the contract by resigning and the offer was accepted. At one time there were 150 country schools in the county.

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By Times Special LAFAYETTE, Ind., Sept. 26. Twenty-two additional campus organizations at Purdue university announced lists of pledges as the second week of the fall term closed. These lists completed rushing. Fourteen other organizations announced lists previously. Pledges of the twenty-two organizations are as follows: Tau Kappa Epsilon—R. Niekirk, Petersburg: J. Morrow, Rodford, 111.; C. Rdnyan, Indianapolis; M. Miller, Peoria, 111.; J. Weber, Chicago; P. C. Hays, Poplar Bluffs, Mo. Pi Kappa Alpha—J. W. Emens, Lafayette; T. J. Evans, and F. L. Johnson, Chicago: R. W, Hawke, and H. E. Linkhart. Hobart; J. E. McElroy, Chicago; W. Purvis and F. White, Mattoon. 111.: C. Kowalski, Ft. Wayne: L. Wanamaker, Hobart; F. Rhodes and D. Fow'ble, Hobart; C. Musser. Indianapolis; A. L. Pahmeer, Sandborn; C. P. Reed. Cleveland. O.; E. McHagh, Chicago, and F. L. Smith, Winter Haven. Fla. Sffcma Alpha Mir—G. Baker, Evansville; G. Guossman. Whiting; L. Gigenblatt, Chicago: G. Kufman, Garv: M. Shapiro. Kankakee. 111.: A. Spintr and L. Wassermann, Chicago, and L, Weiner, New Haven. Conn. Delta Sigm Lambda—A. R. Randack, Chicago: R. K. Jennings, Indianapolis: J. O, McCahon, Loraine. O.: W. T. Grant, Cincinnati. O.; J. w. Fay. Cleveland, O.; R. H. Langdon. Winona. Minn.: H. Stone. Greencastle; L. E. Myers, Van Buren; C. A Andriakos Princeton; G E. Wilcox, Bradford, Pa.; H. Olson, Portland; T. Thornton, Hammond. Triangle—J. G. Adashko, Bialystok, Poland; T. A. Daly, Hammond; C. F. Armstrong. Anderson; J. T. Clapp. Beech Grove; L. J. Barley. Marlon; H. V. Wenger, Indianapolis; C. W. Wiegandt. Chicago; R. H. Smith, La Grange. 111.; R. H. Ktrkwooa, Indianapolis; M. R. Hemmer, Evansville; A. C. Grenier. Evansville; C. D. Ferguson. Ft. Wayne; E. P. Halpin, Muncie; W. C. Kenyon. West Lafavette. Slam a Chi—J. D. Peet. Beloit. Wis.; B. R. Huggins, Hartford City; M. P. Hatfield. Lafavete: J. F. Vvverberg. Lafavette: J. M. Raleigh,. New York: O. R. V7ansettler. Cambridge Cltv; J. D. Garret and E. M. Wilson. Indianapolis; C. O. Spangler. Tulsa, Okla.; R. F. Ewoldt. Crawiordsvllle; J. L. Van Eston. Muskegon, Mich.; S. E. Ellison, Anderson: J. W. Barrum, Tipton: W. L. Orth. Lafavette; T. M. Mclndoo. Washington: W. W.' Ellis. Louisville. Kv.: N. R. Simison. Lafavette; J. A. Meyer. St. Louis, Mo.; J. S. Faconer. Louisville. Ky.; V. R. Parker. Toledo, O. Sigma Mu Slrma—H. H. Vogel. Toledo. O.: C. D. Engstrom, La Porte: R. F. Devoe and W D. Vissman. Louisville. Ky.; H. B. Rothrock. Evansville. Aeacia—R. A. Ratcliff. Kingman: E. G. Schroeder. Cleveland. O.: E. P. Rumble Petersburg: R. F. Lollar. Olean. N. Y.; O. R. Bridges, Indianapolis: H. E. Sears. Danville: L F Arnot. Rensselaer; M. E. Ravmond. Fairfield, la.; E. C. Leisure, Wabash; R. I. Stanlev. Westfield. PI Kappa Phi—N. 8. McGaw. Madisonville K.v.; W. R. Lyman, Dowagiac. Mich.; W. L. Norrington. Cleveland. O.; G. H. Craig. Detroit: R. Longley, Chicago; G. Holderbaum Columbia Citv: A. Welty Jr..

Father Obeys Court; Whips Sons, 17 and 21 By United Press BALTIMORE, Sept. 26.—Faithful to a pledge made before Judge O'Dunne, a father, 62 but husky, Friday night, gave an oldfashioned licking to his sons, one 17 and the other 21. The boys were arrested on a bookmaking charge. Before Judge O'Dunne Friday they were offered the choice of ten days in jail or a SIOO fine each. The younger brother is James a Schapp and the older is Peter. Their sister. Mrs. Agnes Kaufman, pleaded for the boys, citing her father's years and record for uprightness. “I’ll let them loose,” said Judge O’Dunne, “and you can take them home—if you can guarantee they will get a licking.” They got it. Pop Schapp took them out in the back yard. In his hand was a strap. The boys genuflected in humble obedience. took five lashes, and the old man made tfcem like it

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Kings and queens of the air spiraled around municipal airport today as the weather man gave dedication ceremonies a break with massed clouds broken enough to permit the program to continue. Upper Left—Mrs. May Haizlip, wife of Jimmy Haizlip, who flew here from St. Louis in her Monocoupe. Upper Center Dean-ess of stunt fliers, Miss Dorothy Hester, will try to break some of her acrobatic records here. Upper Right—Mrs. Betty Lund, who came here from Charlotte, N. C., with her famous husband, Freddie Lund, -stunt flier. Lower—Major James Doolittle, ace of America’s stunt fliers, who also arrived today for the dedication. STAGE SHOWS PLANNED Indiana Theater Negotiating for Fanchon-Marco Productions. After several weeks’ absence, stage shows may return to the Indiana theater in mid-October. Cullen E. Espy, district manager of Skouras-Publix theaters, said today that plans were being made now to present Fanchon and Marco stage productions here, starting Friday, Oct. 16. These productions, he said, will be the same as those on first-run houses in larger cities, including the Roxy in New York and the Fox theater in Detroit.

Kenilworth, 111.; J. S. Shank, Willmette, 111.: G. E. Terrell and H. L. Snyder, Binghamton. N. Y.; W. Blackford. Chicago; W. E. Orr.-El Paso, Tex.; R. L. Bertsch, Cambridge City; A. E. Piller, Willard. O. Phi Sigma Kappa—R. M. Thompson, Roanoke; W. M. Showalter. Mishawaka; J. W. Bastin, Maywood; R. W. Maier, Lafayette; C. F. Harden. Elkhart; u. L. Cutler, Springfield, Vt.; J. W. Browning, Greenwood. Thaeon—J. Blay, Indianapolis; A. Charlson, Barnesboro, Pa.; B. Levine, Boston, Mass.; M. Lieber, Michigan City; M. Miroff and A. Rand, Chicago. Delta Tau Delta—H. C. Hayes, J. H. Crescott and H. D. Kirby. Indianapolis; R. G. Steingoetter, East St. Louis, 111.; G. H. Fisher, Union City; H. Titus, Lafayette: J. L. Davies, Anderson; H. Frenvel, Chicago; M. Townsend, Marion, and B. Reith, Goshen. Theta Tau—P. Scherer, Hammond; H. Barth, Versailles; N. Moser, Woodburn; T. Mayhew, Hammond; H. D. Wren. Kokomo; H. Gagen, Lafayette; J. Baron, Gary; G. Ebbler, Lafayette; F. Hawkins, Kokomo; E. Sandretto, Joliet, 111.; L. Wocholski, and W. Pahl, Michigan City. Theta Chi—J. C. Post, North Tonasvanda, N. Y.; F. Haas, Chicago: M. B. Robbins, Marion; R. Lepper, Syracuse; F. Leas, Veedersburg: F. C. Janas, Chicago; A. S. Parker, Marion; W. Kuss, and A. W. Boundy, Chicago: W. P. Birely, Ft. Wayne; H. S. Humphrey, Joliet, 111.; E. A. Sears, Endicott, N. Y. Phi Kappa Tau—R. C. McComb. Wichita, Kan.; A. D. Kolar and I. C. Colwell, Chicago; D. M. Eckman, Detroit. Mich.; A. L. Griffith, Chicago; W. R. Huffman, Bicknell; A. Petriseil, Huntington; L. W. Pinard, Marquette. Mich. Delta Alpha Pi—Clyde E. Trechter. Green Bav. Wis.: Thomas F. Slaterv, Joliet. 111.; Harold Shlblev. Indianapolis: Robert I. Kerkhoff. Lafayete: Wilbur E. Angerineier. Essex Falls. N. Y.; Fred Zell. Bunker Hill; Lloyd F. Keefe. Evansville: Thomas S. Wilmeth. Indianapolis; Josef Legner. Laporte. Kappa Delta Rho—C. P. Rowlev. Pawtucket, R. I.; C. Yngve. Niagara Falis, N. Y.; C. Schmidt. Berwvn. 111.; C. E. Brown. Hammond: W. H. Harmon. Tiffin. O.: O. C. Prudent. Locknort. N. Y.: E. Vvsa, Chicago: C. Bennett. Indianapolis; T. Carver. Alexandria: G. Wolev, Alexandria. Phi Kappa—L. F. Abraham. South Bend: B. A. Ambre. Gary: W. J. Cleary. Brooklvn. N. Y.: M. E. Dellekomp. Shelbvville; T J. Dovle. River Forest. 111.; H F. Eckert. Jasper: J. C. Fleming. Batavia. 111.; E. W. Galins. Chicago: J. G. Grosh, Ft. Wavne: M. W. Helm. Huntington; W. J. Meehan, Chicago: H. J. Niesse. Madison; R. L. Shirmever. Ft. Wavne; R. E. Sfurm. Jasper; W. G. Vreeland. Brooklyn, N. Y. Common Club—D. Pawlowicz. Schenectady. N. Y.: R. F. Cramer. Schenectady. N Y.: E. J. Raut. Cincinnati. O.: F. M. Tretola. Newark. N. J.; G. E. Lomas. Washington. Phi Kappa Psi—J. LaMonte. Anderson: J Watson. Kokomo; D. Conder. Indtanapolis: N. Cottam. Terre Haute: R. Jordan. West Lafavette; T. OGara; J. Schaffner and R. Wade, Oak Park. 111.: R Bailev. Anderson: C. Ruff. Princeton: F. Hanker. Pittsburgh. Pa.: H. Rhodes. Clav Citv; D. C Hutchins Chicago: J. Williams. Culver; P. Smith. Oak Park. 111.; T. Kemp, Terre Haute. Phi Pi Phi—R. Edkinson. Indianapolis: H Christianson. Racine. Wis.: N. Kropik. and G. Leckner. Detroit: Caprice. Shreve. Ohio. ..Aloha Gamma Rho — E. Apple. Paoli: K. W. Harris. Knightstown: E. Pierce. Acton: C. D. Power. Rushville: M. Raburn. Action; L. W. Sample Knightstown.

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PARIS TO VIEW CARS Auto Salon Opening Set for Thursday. Bit United Press PARIS, Sept. 26—Despite the world depression which has cut seriously into the French de luxe automobile business at home as well as abroad, the twenty-fifth annual automobile salon which opens at the Grand Palais Thursday, to continue through Oct. 11, will show as many cars and different types as in previous years. There will be fewer American, British, German and Italian cars displayed than in 1930, but there will be a great display of French cars. The national automobile industry appears to have benefited by world depression, for foreign automobile makers have curtailed their sales efforts in France and domestic cars are finding better sales. Henry Ford will nut show his cars in the Paris salon, but has arranged for a simultaneous showing of the new models of his French plant in a private salon along the Champs Elysees. The British participation is the smallest since the war. NOTED DRY INDICTED; LINKED TO WINE CASE Palmer Canfield Charged With Grand Larceny and Forgery. By United Press NEW YORK, Sept. 26.—Palmer Canfield, influential New York Republican, who formerly served as federal prohibition administrator here, mayor of Kingston, N. Y., and a dry adviser to the Wickersham law enforcement commission, was under indictment today on charges of grand larceny and forgery. The indictments, returned after twelve hours of questioning Friday, charge Canfield pledged $25,000 worth of forged New York Central bonds for a $7,000 loan. The bonds were alleged to have been given him as a fee to interceed with the treasury department to reinstate the permit of the Strictly Kosher Wine Company, dealers in sacramental wines. The permit was revoked last March after prohibition authorities raided the establishment and seized $50,000 worth of wine.

ADMITS PART IN FATAL HOLDUP: GETS 15 YEARS McCubbins Tells Court His Share of Booty Was $3.80. Confession that he participated in the holdup in which William Layton, Indianapolis barber, was killed today drew a fifteen-year state reformatory sentence for James T. McCubbins, 648 Fletcher avenue, in criminal court. McCubbins told police he received $3.80 from the holdup, which netted $lB, and was divided with two companions. These companions are being sought by police. Prior to the robbery, the defendant said be had worked in a bakery. Layton was slain on East Michigan street, May 2. McCubbins was charged with robbery. GUS G. MEYERS HEADS AMERICAN LEGION POST Elected Commander of Orsic Mills Watkins Order Here. Newly elected commander of the Orsic Mills Watkins post, American Legion, is Gus G. Meyers. Fred K. \ Sale is the new adjutant of the post, i Other officers are: Robert L. Mason, vice-commander; Orville C. Denbo, finance officer; George C. Fleischer, chaplain; John W. Ross, sergeant -at - arms; Kenneth w! Mark, historian; Donald E. Compton, Americanization officer; Edwin B. McComb, service officer; Howard Paddock, child welfare officer, and Paul Fifer, publicity officer. Officers of the post auxiliary are: Mrs. Gus G. Meyers, president; Mrs. Robert L. Mason, vice-presi-dent: Mrs. Allen H. Mitchell, secretary; Mrs. John W Ross, treasurer; Mrs Seth Beem. historian, and Mrs. O. L. Watkins, chaplain. In the Air Weather conditions at 9 a. m.: West tfind, 22 miles an hour; temperature, 56: barometric pressure, 29.84 at sea level; ceiling, i broken cloudiness. 2,500 feet; visii bility, 10 field, fair.

THOUSANDS AT AIRPORT TO SEE FAie FLIERS Bad Weather Balks Hawks’ Arrival; Other Noted Pilots Here. (Continued from Page One) runway at municipal field here at 10:32 a. m. The distance is 235 miles. A tail wind approximately twenty miles, helped speed the holder of the transcontinental record on his way. Shortly before Doolittle arrived, three navy helldivers, observation planes, arrived from Grosse Isle, near Detroit, and six ships winged in from Great Lakes naval training station, north of Chicago, under command of Lieutenant J. G. Huffman, a few minutes later. It was not long after they settled on the field before six flights of the Twenty-seventh squadron, First pursuit group, from Selfridge field, Michigan, appeared over Indianapolis, circled the business district twice, and then came on to the airport. Leading the first flight was Captain R. C. W. Blessing, commanding the squadron on its tour to the dedication. Others from Scott Field One of the pilots of this group, often called the cream of the air force, is Lieutenant Arthur W. Neehan, son of Mrs. F. W. Clemant, 1163 Gladstone avenue, who he will visit here. From Scott field, Belleville, 111., fourteen observation planes of the air service came to Indianapolis under command of Captain W. G. Hayes. Late news from New York this morning said that soupy weather had pined Captain Frank Hawks to the ground with his little Travelair mystery ship with which he has set many records. Hawks hoped to leave New York by 10 this morning and make the trip here in about five hours, counting lost to stiff headwind he would face all the way. The fog and rain that forced postponement of Friday’s dedication events lay between Hawks and Indianapolis, however. Commercial Craft Here Many commercial planes arrived here today, some of them after having been forced down on emergency fields in neighboring states by rain while trying to reach Indianapolis Friday. They will participate in events on Sunday’s program. Earl B. Wadsworth, superintendent of air mails, arrived on a Transcontinental' & Western Air, Inc., liner, and was the’ guest of Postmaster Robert H. Bryson. Another spectator who arrived by T. and W. A. was Joseph H. Wells, 92, en route from Columbus to Kansas City. Train travel makes him ill, Wells said, but he didn’t suffer any sickness aboard the air liner, despite rather bumpy passage in the high wind. L. B. Manning, president, and-W. F. Bliss, general manager of Century Airlines, came in from Chicago in a Stinson tri-motored plane, and will stay over Sunday. Speak Briefly by Radio Doolittle and several other pilots were called to a microphone and spoke briefly over WFBM. More than 150 planes were on the field an hour before the first event on the program, a climb contest. Os this number almost 100 were military planes. At 1:30 Miss Dorothy Hester was to give a stunt exhibition, followed by the army and navy events. At 4:30 a twenty-mile dash was scheduled for planes with maximum 100-horse power. After that an acrobatic contest was slated. Doolittle on his arrival here said he would fly in events if the department of commerce would sanction his flights. He will leave Sunday for Chicago, where his plane is to go in for overhaul. Friday Tickets Honored Ernest C. Ropkey, general chairman, announced tickets for Friday’s program would be honored today. Events called off Friday were started at noon today. In case of several events scheduled for repetition Sunday, prizes will be doubled for Sunday’s events. Lou Strickler, 17-year-old pilot, who Sunday will seek to regain the junior light plane altitude record, at present 16,600 feet, arrived during the rain Friday afternoon from Latrobe, Pa., in his little Aeronca. Strickler and “Skyball” Ross Brinkley, master of ceremonies, this afternoon were to give their famous “mind reading’’ act. Brinkley, through the loud speaker, will issue directions to Strickler, in the air, and Strickler will attempt to carry out maneuvers ordered by Brinkley. By shaking his plane's wings he will answer “yes" or “no” to questions propounded by Brinkley. Rain Halts Feature The rain Friday afternoon halted announcements of Brinkley over the loud speaker system, when the wires became water soaked and shorted. One entire shift of city police will be on duty at the port and on roads leading to the field this afternoon. City police are being aided by details of state police and Marion county deputy sheriffs. Among aviation notables expected to be present today and Sunday is Dr. J. D. Brock, Kansas City (Mo.) dentist-aviator, who won fame by making a flight daily for a year. I It was announced today that A. j H. Wait, department of commerce airport specialist, will be added to ! the formal dedication program at 2:30 Sunday. Principal speaker on the brief program will be William p. MacCracken

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STATE SLASHES INSTITUTION PAY $3,500 in Budget Cuts Approved by Board. Having approved salary slashes for the state fire marshal's office, the state budget committee today went on record as approving reduced pay for institutional help. Salary reductions, totaling approximately $3,500, were approved, upon recommendation of the superintendent, for the Indiana state sanatorium at Rockville. Reductions to meet the $4,000 budget cut, made by the legislature, were also approved by the committee for the personnel of the free employment service. The service is under the state industrial board. Salary cuts included Bert Robinson, chief of the bureau, who was reduced from $3,600 to $3,000, and his assistant, Fred Davis, who was cut from $2,400 to $2,100. Reports have been current that should Robinson object to a salary slash, he would be replaced by Leland K. Fishback. A salary schedule for armory watchmen was approved and also positions at the Mars Hill airport of the Indiana national guard. Cop Job Seekers Not as Smart as Soldier Recruits By United Press EVANSVILLE, Ind., Sept. 26. Simple intelligence tests, given to all privates entering the United States army, are too difficult for the applicants for jobs on the Evansville police force, Mayor Frank Griese announced, in confirming reports that the tests will be abandoned. , Only a small minority of applicants passed the tests, Griese said. “The grade established as a passing mark was lower than Is required in most cities, but most of the applicants failed,” Griese said. The tests, usually referred to as the army alpha tests, were described as not requiring great intelligence. They are mainly to indicate the accuracy and mental alertness of the applicant.

CULBERTSON ELECTED; 3 QUIT BRIDGE CLUB Crack. Players of Exclusive Cavendish Society Piqued by Action. liy United Press NEW YORK, Sept. 26.—Election of Ely Culbertson, originator of the “approach forcing” system in contract bridge, to the Cavendish Club, leading bridge society, has resulted in the resignation of three prominent players, it was revealed today. Mrs. Madeline Kerwin, who has charged Culbertson’s system really is hers; Louis Joseph Vance, writer, and Arthur Shore, instructor and tournament player, are the three who resigned. Sidney Lenz, an honorary member, also w r as expected to resign, officials said. Culbertson has been the center of a “bridge war” since he refused to join a group of national leaders of the game in adoptsimplified “official” system of bidding. Aged Teacher Retires By Times Special NOTRE DAME, Ind., Sept. 26. Illness has forced the retirement of Brother Cyprian, C. S. C., for thir-ty-six years an instructor at the University of T tre Jr., former assistant secretary of commerce for aeronautics. Earl B. Wadsworth, postoffice department airmail superintendent, was on his way here to attend the dedication. The deadstick landing contest Friday- was won by Mike Murphy, Lafayette, in a Gypsy Moth, missing the mark 3 feet 3 inches. C. L. O’Dell, Rushville, in an Aeronca, was second, missing by 10 feet 9 inches, and Harold Neumann, Moline, HI., in a Travel Air, was third, stopping 17 feet 7 inches from the mark. Dick Arnett, Central Aeronautical Corporation president, won the fifteen-mile light plane race in his single-seater Buhl Bull Pup, rounding the course in 1 ? minutes 43 seconds. Elvan Tarkington of the Eaglet Aviation Corporation, in an Eaglet, was second, and C. Hack, in an Eaglet. was third.

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Labor Chief in West Is Pushing Release Fight for Convicts. Touring the nation in the interest of stirring the public to demand the release of Tom Mooney and Warren K. Billings, serving terms in San Quentin prison. Frank Spector. Imperial valley labor leader, will speak in Indianapolis Sunday. His appearance here is under the auspices of the International Labor Defense. It also will be linked with plans to press the fight for freeing Theodore Luesse, organizer of Indianapolis unemployed, who is serving a sentence at the Indiana state penal farm on a charge of interfering in an eviction. Spector, who recently was released from San Quentin prison, was sentenced to serve forty years there for activity in the strike of Imperial valley agricultural workers in May, 1930. The International Labor Defense won an appeal of his case to the California appellate court. Spector will speak at 3 o'clock Sunday at Workers’ center, 93214 South Meridian street. A banquet will be held in his honor in the evening. MINISTERS JO MEET Job Relief, Charity to Be Discussed Monday. A luncheon-conference of Indianapolis ministers for discussion of problems confronting the churches will be held at the Bov Scout reservation Monday. Questions to be taken up include unemployment relief, the Community Fund campaign, Christmas distribution of gifts and supplies and plans for the evangelistic campaign to be conducted under direction of Dr. Guy H. Black of Greencastle, beginning Oct. 18. Dean Frederick Kerschner of the Butler college of religion and Dr. William Bryan, president of Indiana university, will be principal speakers at the luncheon to be served by ladies of Grace Methodist Episcopal church. Others to speak during the day are the Rev. Virgil P. Brock, executive secretary of Disciples’ Christian Union, and the Rev. Jess M. Bader, secretary of evangelism, Disciples’ church. The Rev. W. C. Hartinger, pastor of Broadway M. E. church, will preside. GRIT BRINGS HIM HELP Ex-Soldier, Mother Given Auto to Make Trip Back Home. B’l United Press .DETROIT. Sept. 26.—Joseph T. Alkire of Haste, Colo., who with his 73-year-old mother, hitch-hiked to the American Legion convention, praised Detroit hospitality today, for Alkire is the owner of an automobile in which to make the return trip. Alkire, who sells newspapers in Denver, and his mother left Denver last May, but were injured when their automobile left the road. They made their way here, though, the woman walking with crutches. An automobile dealer heard of their plight and today turned over a car to Alkire, together with funds for the trip home. Alkire came here, hoping to find the army surgeon who treated him in France. BRA ZIL SURGEON DIE S Cancer Fatal to DC. Harry Elliott, 111 Two Years. By United Press BRAZIL, Ind., Sept. 26.—Dr. Harry Elliott, 52, physician and surgeon and fellow of the American College of Surgeons, died at his home of cancer. He had been ill two years. Dr. Elliott was a graduate of Indiana Medical school. During the World war he was an officer in a medical corps in France. He leaves his widow and a son; two brothers, Frank, publicity director of Indiana university, and John, and a sister, Mrs. Jennie Shaw, Kansas City.

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WILSON FLAYED BY ROGERS FOR SLAP AT LEGION ‘Hurt Temperance Cause,’ Says G. 0. P. Chairman of Attack. By Times Special WASHINGTON. Sept. 25-Mem-bers of the Indiana colony at the nations capital were stirred today by the rebuke to Dr. Clarence True Wilson, secretary of the Methodist board of temperance, by Elza O Rogers, Indiana Republican chairman. The chairman’s statement came following Dr. Wilson’s published charges that the American Legion convention at Detroit was a “drunken orgy in defiance of the laws.” “I haven’t any tolerance with Intolerance,” Rogers said. “Fellows like Dr. Wiison. a professional dry, cause resentment of prohibition. His type hurts rather than helps the temperance cause. He publicly brands the American Legion boys attending the convention as a ‘lot of drunks’ and, as a dry, I resent his condemnation.” Rogers declared that he was not at the convention, but “I never heard of a soldiers’ convention being held without some drinking. Men do that when away from home for what they regard as a good time. “But I think the legion boys did some sober thinking and my experience with the individual members is that they are a pre-tty conservative lot and conduct themselves as good citizens. Wilson didn t help temperance with his intemperate statement. No person who believes in the cause of temperance can approve of such an intemperate and ill-advised statement as made by this man.” Youthful Mother and Church Get Boy Killer’s Loot By United Press CROWN POINT, Ind., Sept. 26. A puzzling problem in psychology Is before Lake county authorities today In the case of Perry Swank, a 15-year-old boy accused of killing a man for $45, then giving $44 of the money to a young unwed mother and contributing the other dollar to a church fund. Swank was indicted by the grand jury on charges of murdering Eugene Duckworth, an aged filling station attendant, who was known as a friend of boys. Arraignment was set for Monday. Among the witnesses before the grand jury was Miss Alma Long, 21-year-old unwed mother, who moved to the Swank home after her baby was born six weeks ago. Admitted Slaying Miss Long, a Hammond nurse, said that after holding up and killing Duckworth, Perry gave her $44 of the loot, then went to church and calmly dropped the remaining dollar into the collection plate. She said he admitted to her that he killed Duckworth because Duckworth resisted being held up. Police said, however, there was evidence Duckworth did not resist. The young mother said Perry was not the father of her child and that she had known him only a few months. Her testimony contradicted Perry’s in that he at first told police he burned the money. During the service, he said, he became sorry for his deed. Mother Bitter Mrs. Perry Swank Sr. denied that the boy needed the money for school books, as he claimed. “He must have just wanted a thrill,” she said. “Whatever punishment he gets he deserves.” And it was in the matter of punishment that Prosecutor Robert G. Estill and other authorities admitted they faced a problem. “What?” they asked, “is the psychological explanation of this strange crime and the boy’s strange disposal of the money?” Estill indicated he probably would not ask the death penalty, although he said Perry had made a complete confession. Miss Long told the jury she had given the $44 to Duckworth's widow. 666 LIQUID OR TABLETS Relieves a Headache or Neuralgia In JW minutes, checks a Cold the first day, and checks Malaria In three days. 666 Salve for Baby’* Cold. MBMW' hit*tV .250 K. Washington St. —S— ; 138 N. Pennsylvania Nt. STORKS 803 W. Washington St. “A Good Place to Bank” Marion County State Bank 139 East Market Street