Indianapolis Times, Volume 45, Number 80, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 August 1933 Edition 02 — Page 3

AUG. 12, 1933

HIT-RUN AUTO DEATH DRIVER SUSPECT HELD Man, 23. Is Arrested on Charge of Operating Car That Killed C. J. O'Neil. Arrested after an anoynmous lip to poltfp. Harold Duthridge, 23. of 644 Collier stroot, early today was charged with the hit-and-run auto death of Charles J. O'Neil, 65. of 62 Caven street Mr. O'Neil was injured fata 11 v on Wednesday night as he waited for a street car at Hamilton avenue and Washington street by an autoist who fled after the accident Mr O'Neil died several hours later at city hospital Captain Otto Pettit received information that the front part of Duthridges car was damaged and repairs had been made Thursday. Lays Blame to Fright • According to police. Duthridge admitted striking thp aged man and said he fled the scene when he became frightened after the accident. Duthridge was arrested at the home of a friend in the 5600 block. West Washington street. Police said the left fender of Duthridges car had been straightened and repairs made on the headlights. Last rites for Mr O'Neil will be held at Sacred Heart church Monday morning. Burial will be in Holy Cross cemetery. John Ray, 233 North Illinois street, still is in serious condition today at the city hospital as result of an accident which took the life of his companion. Miss Mary Ever, 1405 Bellefontaine street, early Thursday. Funeral Services Monday Rav and Miss Ever was riding in Ray’s ear when it plunged down an embankment in the 5700 block. Allisonville road. She died in an ambulance en route to the hospital. Funeral services for Miss Ever will be held at 10 Monday in the Moore A Kirk funeral homp. 2530 Station street Buriai will be in Memorial park cemetery. $500,000 PAY RAISE GIVEN ROAD WORKERS State Highway Board to Conform With NRA Provisions. Increase of approximately SSOO - 000 annually ui wages for maintenance men of the state highway department, to conform with provisions of the NR A. was announced today by James D. Adams, (hairman of the commission. Adams said that 9 00n maintenance men. in all parts of the state, will gam $2 a week each by the increase, effected by putting the workers on a thirty-fHv-hour week schedule at 40 cents an hour. Previously. they have been employed forty hours a week, with an hourly pay of 30 cents. Adams said that, m addition to tins st p, the commission will endeavor to comply with NRA code provisions throughout the department. Problems facing contractors and the commission on road building jobs were discussed by Adams and Merlon R Keefe, chief engineer, today. Increases in material costs will have a bearing on these contracts ana several other items of higher pay and shorter hours must be worked out. they said. WILSON TO ENFORCE GROCERY HOUR LAW Prosecutor to Aid in Enforcing Sunday ( losing Rule. Co-operation of the prosecutor's office m halting the operation of Indianapolis groceries on Sundays was pledged today by Prosecutor Herbert E. Wilson. Wilson told a delegation that if members brought him merchandise purchased in any Indianapolis stores on Sunday he would prosecute the operators under the state Sunday closing law. This provides for trial in municipal court and fines of from $1 to $lO on conviction. Wilson said, however, that he could not prosecute operators whose religious beliefs called for Sabbath observance on a day other than Sunday. If these persons close their stores on their religious Sabbaths. they will be permitted to operate Sundays. VETERANS WILL PICNIC 10.000 Expected to Attend Event Aug. 20 at Bass Lake. H>i I nil fit I'r. . BASS LAKE Ind .. Aug. 12 - More than 10.000 ex-soldiers are expected at a state-wide picnic for veterans of the World. SpanishAmertcan and Civil wars here Aug. 20. Speakers will include United States Senator Arthur R Robinson. Others scheduled to attend are Congressman George Durgan of the Second district. State Commander Porter of the United Spanish War Veterans, ar.d William O. Nelson state commander of the American Legion. WKBF HEAD IS NAMED I>. F. Kendrick Made Manager of Indianapolis Station. D F Kendrick, former general manager of radio station WFIW, Hopkinsville. Ky., has been made general manager of WKBF. station of Indianapolis Broadcasting. Inc, it was announced today Kendrick has been in the radio field since 1925 and was the pioneer of hill-billy music and midnight programs Present personnel of the station will be retained with Jim Carpenter taking over direction of the citysales staff HOME-COMING SUNDAY Former Patients to Be Greeted at **unnvsidr Sanatorium. Home-coming for former patients of Sunnyside sanatorium will be held at the institution Aug 20. Induced on the program will be speaking, a tour through the sanatorium and entertainment. Friends of the Institution have been Invited to attend. This will be the eleventh annual at the institution.

DISMANTLED FREIGHT CARS SOLD FOR FIREWOOD

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Each Saturday, scores of persons are buying lumber from dismantled freight cars at the Beech Grove yards of the Big Four railroad. Starting Friday afternoon, the buyers, with their automobiles and trucks, lined up to load the vehicles with the lumber they get for $1.50.

URGE IMPROVEMENTS FOR LIMBERLOST LAKE Citizens Boost Plan to Make Historic Spot Into Park. Ru I nift <I I'trx* GENEVA. Ind., Aug. 12.—The Limberlost lake project part of the gigantic Wabash and White river flood prevention program—was voted unanimously as a deserving and necessary expenditure by officials, newspaper men and citizens of Wells, Adams and Jay counties at a meeting here. The lake could be used as a reservoir to hold surplus water and prevent floods downstream, accordfng to engineers. The lake site would be converted into a state memorial park for the district made famous by Gene Stratton-Porter in Limberlost stories. The meeting resulted from the proposal by Representative Virginia E Jenckes, Terre Haute, that $lB,000 000 of the $3,000,000,000 federal public works and recovery appropriation be used in flood control of the two rivers. SPINNING AUTO WHEEL INJURES MAN BADLY Harold Adams, 24. in (ritieal Condition After Mishap. Falling into the spinning left rear wheel of his jacked-up automobile, Harold Adams. 24. of 3502 East Twenty-fifth street, was critically hurt today. He suffered a possible fracture of the skull and his right arm was burned by the spinning tire as he lay unconscious. The front part of the car had been raised with wooden blocks and Adams, it is believed, was attempting to let the jack down when he tumbled into the wheel. First-aid was given by police and firemen and he was taken to city hospital, where doctors said his condition was serious. MISSION SESSION SET \nniial Convention of Association to Be Held at Ft. Wayne. tiu I nit* <1 /*; * .* Ft WAYNE. Ind.. Aug. 12—The annual convention of the Missionary Church Association will be held here Aug. 22-27. More than 1.000 persons from Indiana. Illinois. Ohio. Michigan and Pennsylvania are expected to attend. Officers will be elected and business reviewed at the conference of the association Aug. 21.

Plans Are Altered for Giant Recovery Parade

Butler Bowl Is Favored, as Decision Is Reached Against Circle Site. (Continued From Page One) veys, instead of the 1.300 originally estimated. Individuals willing to share in the work were asked to send postcards, signifying their willingness, to the Chamber of Commerce. Meanwhile, local recovery officers awaited word from President Roosevelt and General Hugh S. Johnson, national recovery administrator, who were invited to'speak in Indianapolis at the parade and monster mass meeting. Aug. 21. Senator Frederick Van Nuys said he had been in touch with General Johnson Friday and that, while the NRA chief had made no definite promise, he had indicated he would come if possible. Francis Wells. Indiana recovery director, said today that word from the President accepting the invitation to speak to the crowd over the radio from the summer White House at Hyde Park. N. Y., was expected today. Plans for the parade progressed rapidly Friday, with pledges to enlist 10.000 women in the parade and NRA drive coniine from more than ICO presidents of womens clubs, who met with Mrs Elias C. Atkins. "lieutenant-general'' of the local recovery army, at the Chamber of Commerce Friday. The parade committee, headed by Webb Sparks, executive director, received promises of floats from oracticallv every large business association in town While plans for the parade were going along favorably. trouble brewed iu the recovery offices on a number of details concerning fair competition and code observance. F. m. Bancroft, general-manager [

The upper photo shows part of the truck lineup at the yards this morning. In the lower photo are three men who maintained an hour after hour vigil with their truck to get their share of the lumber. They are. left to right. Noval, Ray and William Sharp of Whiteland. They held ticket No. 43 in the lineup.

Keg Beer Sale to Start Tuesday, McNutt Rules

Governor Lifts Indiana Ban on Draught Brew After Lutz Gives Opinion. (Continued From Page One) mitting the sale of draught beer. In view of the fact that many of the lower courts have varied interpreting the act on legality of draught beer, and that it will be some time before the supreme court can pass upon the Issue, and in view of the widespread dpmand. I requested Philip Lutz. Jr., attorney-general, to see whether it was possible to make a more liberal interpretation of the regulatory act. "Having his opinion that the lawpermits the salp of draught beer under proper regulations. I requested Paul Fry. excise director, to prepare the proper regulations for its sale and distribution. Such a regulation has been issued, effective Tuesday. Aug. 15. at 9 a. m. “I call upon every law-enforcing agency in this state to see to it that the law is observed in every detail and that sales be made only by those authorized by law. "I frequently have reiterated, in common with the declaration in the national Democratic platform, opposition to the return of the oldfashioned saloon. I still stand on that platform. The regulatory act has been liberalized to prevent the return of the evils which went with the saloon. "Even after repeal, beer and whisky must not be sold in thp same place. What we want is temperance and not prohibition." Announcement of the decision to lift thp ban on draught beer, started wires humming into breweries in Indiana and adjoining states as retailers attempted to get sufficient shipments to handle the first rush of drinkers. The parade for keg beer is expected to be almost as heavy as during the first few days that 3.2 bottled beer was sold. Practically every downtown dealer has his equipment ready to handle the beer. At the Mausner plant on West New York street this

of Goodyear Service. Inc., has been named chairman of a committee to organize manufacturers to enter floats. E. E Wood Nichols, secretary of the Indiana Confectioner's Association. announced Friday that 70 per cent of the confection manufacturers in Indiana have approved a code of fair competition for the industry. A committee of Indianapolis men headed by Henry F. Neill of the Hotel Antlers sent a telegram to President Roosevelt today, suggesting that the national recovery administration adopt the plan of placing a gold star beneath the blue eagle of every employer who puts an extra person to work, a gold star to be added successively for each additional worker. Robbed by Sneak Thief A sneak thief who entered the home of Mary Everroad. 2813 West Tenth street, while she was seated on the from porch, stole two pocketbooks. police were informed Fridav night. The pocketbooks were found ip an alley near the house, but $2 was missing.

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morning, beer was being placed in barrels. "Indianapolis retailers will be able to obtain enough beer Tuesday for their immediate needs.” said John J. Burke, one of the city's two importers, when apprised by The Times of Governor McNutt's action. Beer Ready Tuesday Burke pointed out that importers had no draught beer on hand because of the state law, but said that he believed Indiana breweries would be able to deliver some keg brew on short notice. Burke refused to make any other comment, pending official information from the Governor's off ee. The F. W Cook brew ery at Evansville is believed to be the only Indiana beer producer having its own cooperage. The Cook company bought out the Evansville Cooperage Corporation about the time it went into full-time operation and is believed to be able to supply more draught beer than any other Indiana producer. Morrissey to Co-Operate "If the Governor has legalized draught beer, and the sale will be legal in Indianapolis at 9 a. m. on Aug. 15. then that's the date it will be legal," said Police Chief Mike Morrissey to The Times this afternoon. "Until that time, however, the Indianapolis police force must go by the law. and the sale of draught bper. until 9 a. m. on Aug. 15. is illegal." Coming out of his office. Morrissey stopped at the desk of Miss Ruth Haywood, policewoman, who assists in the police record bureau. Within earshot of newspaper men. Morrissey said y "Well. Ruth. The Times tells me the Governor has legalized draught beer. We'll have to go down to the corner and get the first glaso together." "Sure, Chief." answered Miss Haywood, "but make mine a big one." Ready to Rush Brew MILWAUKEE. Aug. 12.—Officials of Milwaukee breweries, informed early this afternoon of liberalization of the Indiana beer laws to permit sale of draught beer, said they could deliver any amount of draught beer on order to any part of Indiana immediately, should the law permit. Milwaukee breweries have trucked bottled beer into Indiana, and were understood to be ready to start trucks loaded with draught beer immediately. Paving Contract Awarded Contract for paving .054 of a mile on United States Road 41. at Highland. Lake county, was awarded M. D. Heiny. Gary, by the state highway commission today. The bid was $2,467.

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‘CREEP DEATH’ VICTIM FIGHTS FOR RECOVERY Landry’s Disease Patient Again Being Treated in Local Hospital. Efforts again are being made at the Methodist hospital to bring about the complete recovery- of William Kruman of Culver, victim of Landry's paralysis. Kruman spent two months in the hospital in the spring, rushed there when the disease first attacked him. For several weeks, death threatened, as paralysis crept slowly from his feet to his chest. Just as it reached the point of danger, just below his respiratoryorgans. th* paralysis was checked, and Kruman gradually regained feeling in his body. Only Known Case Not Fatal N Physicians at that time said his was the only case of Landry's paralysis ever known in Indianapolis which was not fatal. On May 28 he was released from the hospital, and taken to a summer cottage at Crawfordsville, where it was hoped his improvement would continue. Less than two months later, he was returned to the hospital for further treatment. No improvement has been noticed, although he has some reaction to electrical treatment. Paralysis of Nerves Landry's paralysis attacked Kruman following an illness from influenza. His first symptom was a sensation of numbness in his feet, and "sand in his shoes '’ The disease progressed so rapidly in its first stages that although he was able to walk to the automobile which brought him to the hospital, he had to be assisted from it a few hours later. The disease Is a paralysis of the nerves. The treatment which Kruman is receiving sit the hospital in--1 eludes electrical and heat treatments in the physical therapy department, and massage. CITY CUSTOMS OFFICE BALKS SMUGGLING TRY Confiscate Ring Secreted Into Country; Traveler in Brazil. Because he failed to be discreet, an Indianapolis man has lost a $350 diamond ring, smuggled into this country from Brazil, it was disclosed in the customs office Friday. The local man revealed to a shipboard acquaintance that he had purchased the ring in Rio de Janeiro, but that he would wear it into the United States to attempt to escape paying duty on it. The plan worked for a time. Customs officials did not question him about the ring. Then the “friend" informed the government officials of the scheme and collected a reward for his troubles. Upon his arrival in Indianapolis the would-be smuggler was apprehended by local custom officials who confiscated the ring. As the local man has not the money- to pay the S7OO duty and penalty assessed by the government, the ring will be auctioned. George M. Foland, collector of customs, said Friday. AUTO MAINTENANCE FIRMS ADOPT CODE Garages, Parking Lots, Shops Are Put Under Recovery Rule. Members of the National Automotive Maintenance Association, meeting at the Antlers Friday, adopted a recovery code which is proposed to regulate 280.000 automotive maintenance retail firms in the nation. Garages. parking lots, repair shops, retail specialty firms, and storage warehouses will be affected by the new code, which provides for a maximum working week of fortyeight hours and wages of 30 cents an hour for unskilled help and 50 cents an hour for skilled labor. Watchmen, storage men, and garage attendants are allowed fifty-six hours under a special provision of the new code. Operating hours for these men will be established at meeting of local groups. PLANS MADE Parade and Fete to Celebrate Completion of South Meridian Paving. A parade and festival is planned by the South Meridian Street Civic Club on completion of the South Meridian street paving project, a civic club committee announces. Date for the festival has not been set. Street dances, speeches, and musical entertainment will feature the event, according to Phil Kraft, chairman of the committee.

BEATS MEN ANGLERS

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Men aren't the only anglers with abilities in Indiana The photo shows Mrs Lowell Perigo of Monticello and the four small mouth bass she caught last week below the Oakdale dam near Monticello The combined weight for the four fish is twenty-two and three-quarter pounds.

BOY, 10, IS SAVED FROM RIVER DEATH Woman Swimmer Rescues Lad Shoved From Raft. Saved from death in White river by a woman swimmer. Robert Edwards, 10. of 1430 West Twentythird street, is recovering today from injuries received Friday when he was shoved from a raft at McClure beach. Robert, with several other youngsters. was playing on the raft when he was pushed. His spine struck the corner of the raft, and, unconscious, he sank. Miss Ida Ennis. 34. of 1330 West Twenty-eighth street, leaped into the water and brought the boy to the surface, holding his head above water until a life guard arrived. He was paralyzed temporarily, but later regained use of his legs and was taken home after city hospital treatment. Two other children were hurt in swimming pool accidents Friday. Richard Hunt. 15. of 833 South Pershing avenue, incurred a severe scalp wound when his head struck the diving board at Phodius park. James Phelps. 10. of 523 North Grant avenue, slipped and frll as he ran around the edge of the Ellenberger pool. His scalp was cut.

18 Years in Hospital, Dies, Name Unknown

‘Old Man Lubin,’ Mystery Paralytic of Kenosha, Wis., Passes. Pu t'nitfd Pros* KENOSHA. Wis.. Aug. 12.—"01d Man Lubin," the mysterious paralytic who lay in Kenosha hospital for eighteen years, but couldn't tell his nurses that “Old Alan Lubin'’ really wasn't his right name, died Friday. With his death, doctors believed, was sealed away forever the identity of the man who was lifted into a bed at the institution in January, 1914. A paralytic stroke had stilled his lips and arms. He was unabip to tell his name, and though physicians hoped some day he might regain the use of his lips, he never spoke. All attempts to identify him failed. Four years after he was admitted, the patient was visited by a soldier who thought he recognized him as "Old Man Lubin.” a bartender. The real Lubin was found later, still tending a bar. at Hurley. But the name stuck

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HOPE LOST IN LONG FIGHT OF YOUTH FOR LIFE Mino Foster Wages Losing Battle to Recover From Diving Injuries. In spite of a two months' valiant fight against injuries Incurred in diving into a gravel pit. little hope was held at the Methodist hospital today for Mino Fost“r. 17-year-old son of Mr and Mrs. George Foster, 353 Kenyon avenue. Young Foster was taken to the hospital June 8. suffering from fractures of the neck and spine, incurred when he struck rocks in a shallow part of the pit. At that time physicians believed that he would live only a short time. Hope for Survival Lost Today they compare his rase to that of young "Tommy" Taylor. Technical high sohooi football player, who died in the Methodist hospital as a result of injuries in a football game. "There practically is no hope that he can survive." authorities at the hospital said today. "Complications have arisen, as they usually do in cases of this kind, which make his condition more serious daily.” Friday young Faster developed a high temperature, with recurrent chills. He was not expected to live through the day. This morning his condition was unchanged. Injured Attempting Dive Mino was swimming with a party of friends June 2 in a gravel pit six miles east, of Arlington avenue, on the Brookville road. Separating from his friends, he attempted a high dive at one side of the pit He struck the rocks, falling on his back and neck. Young Foster was graduated from School 57. and has been a student at Technical high school for three years. Hp was to have been graduated next June, and had planned to enter Purdue university as a student of mechanical engineering. STEAL DOORS. WINDOWS Vandals "Dismantle" 10 Houses Owned by City Man. John W. Ripley. 42 East Thirtysixth street, today reported to police that window sashes, frames, and doors had been stolen from the following houses owned by him: 1002. 1004. 1006. 1008. 1010 West Maryland street, and 1003. 1005. 1007, 1009 and 1011 West Pearl street.

Since then, the city of Kenosha has been providing free medical care and nursing for the sick man. He is to be buried by the city and over the grave will be placed a small wooden cross inscribed simply: “Here lies Old Man Lubin.” HELD FOR FAKE ALARM Two Men Charge They Saw Suspect at Fire Call Box. Pounced upon by two men who charge they saw him turn in a false alarm. Frank Dulin. 27. Negro, 2841 Highland Place. Is under arrest today. charged with vagrancy and turning in false alarms. Dulin was sighted slinking toward the fire alarm box at Ninth and North Pennsylvania streets, shortly after midnight by Gilbert Lynch. 132 South Orien’al street, and Roy Beebe. 529 North Riley avenue, they told police. As he puiled the box. Lynch and Beebe leaped on Dulin and held him until police arrived.

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