Indianapolis Times, Volume 45, Number 113, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 September 1933 — Page 2

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FRANTIC TELLS ROUT BANDITS AT ROADHOUSE Robbers Get Only 65 Cents: Other Loot Left in Pile on Counter. Frenzied screams accelerated in volume by two pursuing bullets brought to an abrupt end the holdup of eight persons early today at the Happy Hour barbecue. High School and Rockville roads, four miles west of Indianapolis. The Happy Hour was a misnomer as far as John Lazaros, proprietor, was concerned. Shortly after midnight, he was doing a good business, both inside the resort and outside. A youth and two girls. Charles Henderson, 20. 1854 Sugar Grove avenue; Dorothy Kelly, 18, 1029 Westbrook avenue, and Martha Young. 18. 617 South Missouri street, were in front in a parked car. Reach for Ceiling Suddenly they appeared in the barbecue, their hands high above their heads, and behind them marched four bandits with drawn guns. Lazaros and two customers. Vincent Sehlm, 20, R. R. 2, Box 411, and Raloh Price. 23, Fifty-sixth street and Eagle creek, joined in the ceiling-reaching act. Just then two cattle truck drivers arrived, and. irked by the delay in being waited on for gas, came inside. They also reached. The bandits stacked all the cigarets and tobacco in the store on a counter and compelled the victims to empty their pockets into the pile. Proprietor Flees Then Lazaros went into action. He had been edging toward a door leading toward the barbecue kitchen. With one wild scramble, he achieved his object and started a nonstop flight far away from there into the friendly darkness. One bandit fired and Lazaros screamed—from fright. A second bandit fired and then Lazaros really gave his vocal chords a workout, in the meantime, not losing sight of his original idea of putting as much distance as possible between himself and the barbecue. The bandits had had enough, too, and fled in two cars Deputy sheriffs traced them as far as Morris street ar.u ine National road. They obtained 65 cents from thp truck driver and left the merchandise and other money on the counter. DINNER SET AT CHURCH Northwood Christian Event Will Be Held Thursday Night. Wallace O. Lee is chairman of arrangements for the fellowship dinner at the Northwood Christian church Thursday night. The Bethel circle of the Women's Council will serve the dinner. Speakers will include the pastor, the Rev. R. M. Thompson; Ruth Carter. M. L. Sutton. I. C. Spencer, Mrs. George Wood, Mrs. Carl Martin and Mrs. C. H. Becker.

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Annie Besant, 86, Leader of Theosophists, Is Dead

Famous Worker for India’s Depressed Classes 111 for Two Years. By t nit> and Prrat MADRAS, India. Sept. 20. Mir. Annie Besant, who for years had worked in the interest of India's depressed classes, died today at Adyar. Mrs. Besant was nearly 87. She was an author and a lecturer on religious. philosophical and scientific subjects. As president of the Theosophlcal Society, she was sponsor of the young Hindu, Krishnamurti, hailed by some of her followers as a “new Messiah.” She was, in a sense, the religious leader of 150,000 Theosophists, For two years, Mrs. Besant, ill and infirm, had retired almost completely from public life, and told her followers she was “awaiting the call from my masters." So deep was her absorption in India's welfare that she died convinced she w*as coming back in a Hindu body to “continue to work for the building up a greater India." Asa follower of Charles Bradlaugh she campaigned for atheism. Then spiritualism interested her, and eventually in 1899 she became a theosophist. She toured the United States with

Physicians of State to Convene at French Lick

Eighty-Fourth Meeting of Medical Association to Open Monday. Several Indianapolis doctors are making plans to attend the eightyfourth annual session of the Indiana State Medical Association to be held in French Lick Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. More than 1,000 physicians from throughout tne state are expected to attend the program, which will be entirely scientific. Several entertainment features, including a golf match, trap shoot, women's dinner party, mystery field day, and stag dinner, will be given on the first day, which has been set aside for registration. The scientific program will get under way Tuesday morning and will continue with meetings Tuesday afternoon, Wednesday morning and afternoon. A banquet Wednesday night will close the convention. Indianapolis doctors who will take part in the scientific programs include Drs. Robert H. Moore, E. Vernon Hahn, Rollin H. Moser, George S. Row, John H. Warvel, Verne K. Harvey, Cecil L. Rudesill, John E. Dalton, James N. Collins, James C. Carter, E. W. Dyar, E. E. Padgett, William F. Kelly and W. D. Gatch. Drs. H. O. Mertz, Hahn. C. J. Clark, W. S. Tomlin and F. V. Overman, all of Indianapolis, are members of the scientific program committee. Governor Paul V. McNutt and William H. Book, director of the Governor s commission on unemployment relief, will be guest speakers at a round table discussion meeting to be held Tuesday noon.

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Krishnamurti in 1926, with little success. During one k;cture appearance at Minneapolis she told her audience she was a reincarnation of a Peruvian woman bom 12,000 years ago. that she was born a second time in India in 500 B. C., a third time in 500 A. D. and a fourth time during Queen Elizabeth’s reign.

SEEKS PRESIDENCY OF LEGION AUXILIARY Mrs. W. H. Beister One of Candidates for Post. Mrs, William H. Biester Jr., Philadelphia, is one of two candidates for the national presidency of the American Legion auxiliary, which will be voted upon at the

auxiliary'.? annual convention to be held Oct. 2 to 5, in Chicago. The other candid at e for the position is Mrs. J. J. Doyle, Toledo. Both Mrs. Biester and Mrs. Doyle have been active in the auxiliary since its formation and both have held high offices in the organization. Both have been indorsed for the

Mrs. Biester

presidensy by the department conventions of their states. Mrs. Biester is chairman of the National Rehabilitation committee and is completing a successful year's work in directing the activities of the auxiliary for the Welfare of disabled World war veterans. As far back as 1660 a law was passed in France to control the common barberry bushes, which were found to spread black stem rust of wheat.

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SUPPORTERS OF TRAFFIC SIGNS ASKFORVOTES Ballot Battle Will Close Thursday; Hand Type Far Behind. For semaphore 143 Against 9 Vote early, but not too often! With this admonition, leaders of the city’s pro-semaphore faction renewed their campaign against the safety board's action in taking away traffic officers’ semaphores. “Get out the vote, all you hicktowners,” was the slogan adopted today by the pro-semaphorites. “Don’t waste your time standing on street corners indignantly blowing off steam about the traffic signal change—mail in your ballots and make your views effective,” the leaders urged. The tremendous preponderance of ballots, being tabulated by The Times, in favor of return of the traffic semaphores, even if the traffic cops do lean on them, has resulted in a falling off of ballots.

Votes Are Lagging Mr. John Motorist and Mrs. Mary Pedestrian, seeing their side is leading, forgetting that there is safety in numbers, apparently have decided to “let George do it." Thus far, the semaphores have received twelve votes to every one cast for the present much-berated system of arm-waving traffic officers. The vote ends Thursday afternoon. Most of the ballots are accompanied by violent letters, expressing, in no uncertain terms, opposition to the removal of semaphores. Sandwiched in between apaplectic condemnation of the present system are a number of novel suggestions.

Many Suggestions Demanding return of the semaphores, one voter suggests that the semaphores be lighted electrically day and night, plugging into sockets in the street. Another would create employment for the jobless and at the same time make a contribution to comfort of the poor downtrodden traffic cop by providing them with platforms and umbrellas. One foresighted motorist proposes giving the cops chairs to rest on now and then while turning their semaphores, “so they won’t be so cross when a motorist makes a mistake.” A member of the opposing faction writes in to state his objections to return of the semaphores, speaking in no uncertain terms. He writes: Here’s A Challenge “I read the quotes from the letters of two yaps in The Times Sept. 15 and it makes my blood boil. I have driven in every city of consequence east of this wide place in the road (Indianapolis) and from Washington as far north as Riviere du Loup and never saw a semaphore. “It would give me a lot of pleasure to watch the hayseeds of this burg (if I were not in the car) drive in either Boston or New York. “Do away with semaphores, arrest the driver who drives improperly, ban parking in the mile square, install electric traffic signals, put about half the traffic police on crime duty, and then we motorists who have learned to drive in cities where they have traffic would be able to drive with ease and peace of mind.’’

MAN IS SLAIN AFTER THREATENING ATTACK Newcastle Resident Shot on Downtown Street. By United Presg NEWCASTLE. In<j„ Sept. 20. Fear of bodily harm led Samuel Crabtree, 26, to kill John R. Burris, 44, on a street here Tuesday, police were told today. Burris died a few minutes after Crabtree shot him four times with a revolver. Crabtree said he was walking along the street when Burris accosted him and began taunting him in a threatening manner. “I thought he was going to get me, so I just shot him,” Crabtree explained.

Thugs, Beware! Marksmanship Drill Is to Be Started by Local Police.

Bold, bad bandits of Indianapolis today were reported to be in the marekt for bullet-proof vests, as members of the city police force began a schedule of target practice and instruction. The safety board today approved proposal of Chief Mike Morrissey that police officers be given target instruction in the basement of Tomlinson hall. Twenty men are scheduled to practice each week. Morrissey said that of a test group given the instruction last week several members did not know how to clean their guns properly. SALES SPACE ENLARGED Rosenberger Wall Paper Company Also Increases Force. Due to an increase in business last spring, and further increase anticipated under the NRA, the Martin Rosenberger Wall Paper Company, Delaware street and Massachusetts avenue, has enlarged its salesrooms, almost doubling the former space. The company also announces that it has made substantial increases in employe’s salaries, and has . added several members to the sales staff. Hatchery Code Planned Bil United Prett LAFAYETTE, Ind., Sept. 20.—A code for the hatchery business will be presented to Indiana poultrymen for consideration at a meeting Oct. 4 to 6 at Purdue university. Luncheon for Ad Club Members of the Indianapolis Advertising Club will be guests at a luncheon Thursday given by J. S. Yuncker, Coca Cola Bottling Company president, at the company’s plant, 860 Massachusetts avenue.

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.SEPT. 20, 1933