Indianapolis Times, Volume 45, Number 146, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 October 1933 — Page 3

OCT. 28, 1933.

MRS. BINKLEY. LODGE WORKER. IS DEAD HERE Deceased High Priestess of City Order Had Been 111 4 Months. Mrs. 6alome Binkley, worthy high priestess of Indianapolis shrine 6. White shrine of Jerusalem, died at 2 yesterday in her home, 611 East Fifty-ninth street. Mrs. Binkley had been ill four months. The body will be at the Flanner & Buchanan mortuary, 25 West Fall Creek parkway. Mrs. Binkley had been prominent in Masonic organizations for a number of years. She is survived by the widower, Charles C. Binkley; a daughter, Mrs. Martha Myers; her mother, Mrs. Salome Shannon of Madison; three sisters, Mrs. Edward Reed, Madison; Mrs. R D Taylor and Mrs Frank Taylor, both of Seattle, Wash., and tw'o brothers. Robert T. Shannon, Newark, N. J., and W. T. Shannon, Indianapolis. Native of England Dies Mrs. Catherine G. Silliman, 50, died yesterday at her home, 4154 Rosslyn avenue, after a long illness. Mrs. Silliman had been a resident of Indianapolis for twelve years, coming here from England. Funeral services will be in the Hisey & Titus funeral home, at 3:30 Monday, with burial in Crown Hill cemetery. Surviving Mrs. Silliman are the widower, Harry H. Silliman; a daughter, Catherine Silliman; a son, Harry H. Silliman, Jr.; her stepmother, Mrs, Mary Cooper, Chicago; two sisters, Miss Evelyn Cooper, Detroit, and Miss Edith Cooper, Chicago, and three brothers, Phil Cooper, New York; Ernest Cooper, Chicago, and Percy Cooper, Kansas City, Mo. Retired Musician Dies Funeral services will be held at 2:30 Monday for Henry F. Shoemaker, 73, at the residence, 5130 North Pennsylvania street. Burial will be in Crown Hill cemetery. Mr. Shoemaker died Thursday after a long illness. He retired fifteen years ago from his work as music teacher. Rites Set for Ex-Cashier Funeral services for Miss Bertha E. Pflueger, cashier at the Lyric and theaters for several years, will be held in the Hisey & Titus funeral home at 2 Monday. Miss Pflueger died Thursday in her home, 1454 East Forty-sixth street. She is survived by a sister, Mrs. M. H. Lutz, with whom she made her home, and two brothers, Carl Pflueger and William Pflueger. both of Indianapolis. Friends may call at the . residence today and Sunday. Fall Injuries Cause Death Injuries received in a fall two weeks ago caused the death of Mrs. Lucy Lindley, 83. at her home. 1931 Ruckle street, yesterday. Funeral services will be held at 10 Monday morning in the home, with burial in Knightstown. Mrs. Lindley was a member of the Third Christian church. Her j survivors are a grandson, Maurice L. Connell; a niece, Miss Anna Hatfield, and a son-in-law, Thomas Connell, with whom she made her home.

WOMAN PURSUES AND ROUTS AUTO THIEVES Recovers Stolen C'ar After City Chase Through Streets. When two Negroes stole her automobile from in front of the Lockerbie hotel on South Illinois street last night. Miss Betty A. Torrance, 1202 North Capitol avenue, showed unusual pluck, according to the police. Hailing anotiier car, Miss Torrance* pursued the Negroes south on Illftiois street. At South and Illinois street, the Negroes were forced Into the curb. They leaped from the automobile and escaped. POLICE SEEK TRIO IN STABBING OF YOUTH Men Strike Woman and Then Turn On Pursuing Son. Po.’iCe today sought three men accused of stabbing Harry Thomas. 18. of 434 North Illinois street. Apt. 10. Wirui Thomas pursued them after they are alleged to have knocked at the apartment door, and then struck the youth's mother, Mrs. Jean Johnke. in the face, yesterday after demanding a bundle of laundry. Mrs. Johnlie told police she recognized one of the men as a former roomer at her home. Thomas was sent to city hospital for treatment of four stab wounds, and was ordered held for investigation. LEGION TO HOLD DANCE East Indianapolis Post Sponsors of Masquerade Ball. A masquerade ball will be sponsored in the Dearborn hotel. Michigan and Dearborn streets, tonight by East Indianapolis post 13. American Legion. Committee members include Dr Simon Reisler. commander; Schuyler C. Mowrer, John Collins. Dennis Gregory, Glen Bertels. John Perkins Charles Cassady, Mrs. Reisler, Mrs Mowrer. Mrs. Bertels and Mrs. J. P.! Smith.

Gone, but Not Forgotten

Automobile* reported to police as stolen belong to: \V H Kennedy. 3841 North Delaware street. La Salle coupe. 59-067 trom the parking lot at Delaware and Ohio streets Earl Duncan. 545 Lord street. Ford coupe. *l-346. from in front of 545 Lord street. Cornelius Senton. 15 South Nineteenth street Beech Grove. Ind . Chevrolet sedan. 122-043, from Shelby and Harrison streets, from parking space at Big Four roundhouse.

BACK HOME AGAIN

Stolen automobile* recovered by police belong to A D. Bradley. 1323 Montcalm street. Eulck sedan, found at Hiwatha street and idiana avenue. Betty A. Torrance. 1202 North Capitol avenue. Apt. 2, Ford roadster. 56>879, found at South and Illinois street*.

TAKEN BY DEATH

Mrs. Salome Binkley

CITY, STATE POLICE SEEK MISSING GIRL Tech Student Disappears on Way to School. City and state police, aided by radio broadcasts, today joined in a search for a Technical high school sophomore, who has been missing since she started to school yesterday morning. The girl is Evelyn Sutherlin, 16, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sutherlin, 1035 Beville avenue. She last was seen yesterday morning at Tenth street and Beville avenue. Her description given police by the parents included blue eyes and light brown hair, dressed in a dark blue chinchilla coat, black crepe dress, blue felt hat and tan oxfords. She had seemed in good spirits when she left for school, according to the parents, who could give no reason for her disappearance. REJECTS BIDS ON RAILS Eastman Turns Down Contracts for 1,000,000 Tons of Steel. By T'nitrd Press WASHINGTON, Oct. 28.—Federal co-ordinator of transportation Eastman today rejected bids for more than 1,000,000 tons of steel rails, which were to have been used to relay the tracks of the nation’s railroads.

New J. C. Penney Store to Aid NRA Jobs Drive

Entire Personnel of Firm Will Be Composed of City Residents. A substantial boost to the local NRA program to increase employment and wages was given the Indianapolis recovery plan with announcement today of the opening of anew downtown department store. The store will be opened by the J. C. Penney Company, which operates 1.486 stores in all parts of the country. The new store, located on the premises formerly occupied by the Pettis store on East Washington street near Pennsylvania, will be the firm's fifteenth metropolitan venture. As its contribution to the local recovery program, officials of the store pointed out that the entire personnel of the store will be recruited from Indianapolis.

Plan to Buy Locally

O. E. Campbell, manager of the new store, who was born and reared in Indianapolis, stated that 400 local residents are in training for positions in the store and are being paid NRA wages during their training period. Mr. Campbell, who has been with the concern for the last thirteen years and for the last eighteen I months has been manager of the j Muncie store, said that the new i store will buy as much of its merchandise as possible from Indianapolis jobbers and manufacturers. The store has been entirely redecorated and renovated. It has i equipped with new fixtures bought locally and installed by Indianapolis union labor, according to Mr. Campbell. The front of the new store will be : a departure from the conventional design with a yellow tile facade and , deep set display windows. Staff Announced Included in the various departments will be the "Pirate Shop” for boys, the women's sportswear shop, the "Tiny Tots” apparel shop, a women's ready-to-wear shop, individual shops with a complete line of men's, women's and children's shoes, and shops for millinery, bedding. linens, yard goods, men’s clothing and furnishings and women's accessories, lingerie and jewelry. Personnel of the store includes W. L. Penney, downstairs store manager; L. C. Schuster, first-floor manager; Kenneth McGrew. second-floor manager; E. W. Lyles, dry goods and boys' department; L. S. Murray, shoes: Robert Leslie, merchandise control, and Miss Elaine Hendricksenf advertising manager. HELD IN FALSE ALARMS Youth Held as Suspect in Holloween Prank Early Today. Premature Halloween celebration early today resulted in Harry Findley. 19. of 1402 Spruce street, facing charges of intoxication and turning in false fire alarms. Police who responded with firemen to false alarms from boxes at j Spruce and Fletcher streets and Lexington avenue and Laurel street ! early today noticed Findley at both scenes and arrested him as a suspect. SIDENER TO BE SPEAKER Men Builders Class to Hear Leader Who Has Been 111. After an illness of three weeks. Merle Sidener. leader and teacher of the Christian Men Builders' class at the Third Christian church, will | again address the class at its service j tomorrow morning. Candidates for I the class cabinet will be introduced. at the service.

MAKE APPEAL IN DRIVE FOR CHARITY FUND Desperate Appeal Voiced as Huge Shortage Is Foreseen. Faced with a shortage of approximately $145,000, community fund campaign leaders sent out a desperate appeal today to Indianapolis donors to increase their giving. A check-up of the pledges and gifts already in showed that of the $345,972.07 still needed to meet the needs of welfare work in the city this winter, no more than $200,000 can be expected, according to present giving. Persons who have cut their donations and those who have not given were urged by the leaders to reconsider and increase their contributions. Drive Ends Wednesday No report meetings will be "held today or Tuesday. A meeting will be held at noon Monday, with the drive closing at 6:30 Wednesday. The shortage in giving was noted in spite of large contributions listed through the special gifts division of the drive. Among these donations were $1,500 from the officers and company of the J. H. Holliday Company; $6,000 from Mrs. Elizabeth C. Marmon; SI,OOO from Pitman-Moore Company; $l,lOO from C. P. Lesh Paper Company, and $1,200 from Louis E. Lathrop. Employes of the Real Silk Hosiery Mills have increased their contributions this year to SII,OOO as against $6,697.15 for last year, according to a partial report made. Firms Increase Gifts A 61 per cent increase was noted in the pledge of the employes of E. C. Atkins & Cos. Other firms whose employes have increased their contributions this year over those of last year include the Link Belt Company, Lewis Meier & Cos., Sentinel Printing Company, Lubrite Oil Company, T. and T. Baking Company, Artificial Ice and Cold Storage Company, Marott Shoe Store, Kahn Tailoring Company (retail store), Goodyear Service, Inc,, and the National Cash Register Company.

Bad Temper Bandits Routed by Angry Hotel Clerk.

By Times Special ‘VJ'ONTICELLO, Oct. 28.—Dor-J-Yl ance Dobbins, 39, hotel night X didn’t mind being held up wo bandits who took S2O from ’ oash drawer, but when the bandits decided to disturb slumber of the hotel's guests, the unarmed clerk rebelled and drove the bandits away. Forced upstairs ahead of the gunmen, Dobbins turned suddenly at the top of the stairway and jumped on one bandit, who fell to the bottom. Both robbers fled, Dobbins obtaining a pistol and firing at them.

Railroaders Ask Strict J ruck Law Enforcement

Employes Group Selects Ha/iMiond Man as President. Strict enforcement of the state’s common and contract carrier motor vehicle laws was demanded at the Indiana Railroad Employes and Taxpayers' Association convention at the Severin yesterday. C. A. Bounds, Hammond, reelected president, declared thousands of common and contract carrier trucks are operating over state ! highways without certificates, many not even observing ordinary laws of the road. Others elected included G. R. Brittenham, Ft. Wayne, secretary; E. G. Ludwig, teasurer, and the following district vice-presidents: D. S. Leonard, Elkhart; W. J. Tucker, Terre Haute, and W. E. Richards, Muncie. Resolutions adopted included one criticising use of gasoline tax money for road building when many school teachers are unpaid. GROCERY VISITED BY BANDITS; S2O TAKEN Draw Revolvers When Proprietor Fails to Obey Orders. Two bandits who ordered a box of matches from Joseph Murphy, 41 South Tuxedo street, owner of a grocery’ at 1514 East Washington street, robbed him of S2O and escaped. When Murphy refused to obey a command to go to a back room, one of the bandits produced a revolver while the other robbed the cash register. Barney Walton. 35, 1735 East Raymond street, attendant at a filling station at 2460 North Illinois street, was robbed of $7 late last night by a two-gun bandit. i RECEIVER APPOINTED ' FOR INDEMNITY FIRM State Official Lodges Complaint Against City Company. Superior Judge Joseph R. Williams today appointed Maurice T. Harrell, attorney, as receiver for the Commonwealth Accident and Indemnity Company, 1018 Chamber of Commerce building. Bond was fixed at $4,000, and the appointment was made on the complaint of Attorney-General Philip Lutz that the company is in a failing condition.

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ROMANCE IS ENDED

Doris Kenyon By United Press HOLLYWOOD. Oct. 28.—A marriage lasting just four months was disrupted today when Doris Kenyon, film actress, announced she would divorce Arthur Hopkins, wealthy New York broker, on grounds of incompatibility.

OFFICERS ELECTED BY SAVINGS LEAGUE Loan Group Hears Talk by Chicagoan. 1 Necessity of a successfully managed currency, such as the Roosevelt administration hopes to achieve, was stressed yesterday by Morton Bodfish, Chicago, executive vicepresident of the United States Building and Loan League, m an address to the Savings and Loan League of Indiana at its forty-third annual convention at the Lincoln. Mr. Bodfish said such a currency would be a strong Incentive to thrift and the saving of substantial amounts from week to week or month to month by the average citizen. Officers elected at, the closing session yesterday were Mark L. Dickover, Valparaiso, president; Leo Welch, Indianapolis, first vice-presi-dent; George A. Schaal, Terre Haute, second vice-president; J. E. Pierce, Indianapolis, treasurer, and George F. Ogden, Peru, secretary. PROFESSOR’S DEATH BLAMED ON POISON Wood Alcohol Fatal to Teacher, Is Ruling. Death of Thorne Fitz Randolph, 30, professor In the Indianapolis college of pharmacy, was due to wood alcohol poisoning. Dr. Rollo N. Harger, associate professor of biochemistry and toxicology at Indiana university school of medicine, said today following an autopsy. Mr. Randolph died last Sunday night. Dr. Harger said he drew no conclusions from the evidence found at the autopsy. Wood alcohol is not found in the natural fermentation of beverages and wood alcohol in drinks either would have to be put in deliberately or find its way in through criminal negligence of some individual,” Dr. Harger said.” “Investigation has not disclosed the source of the wood alcohol.”

W, C, T. U, TO PUSH WAR AGAINST LIQUOR Cause Not Lost, President Tells State Members. Calling attention to the pledge of members of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union to deal only with stores having nothing to do with the sale of alcoholic liquors, Mrs. Elizabeth Stanley of Liberty expressed faith that the war for the retention of prohibition had not been lost. Mrs. Stanley spoke at the opening of the annual state convention of the Indiana w. C. T. U. in the Roberts Park M. E. church yesterday. She is president of the organization. BINGHAM FREED ON HIT-RUN CHARGES Former Attorney-General Denies Car Was in Accidents. Claim that neither he nor any of the occupants had any knowledge of his car being in an accident Sept. 24 Avon a discharge yesterday in municipal court for James Bingham. Marott hotel, former at-torney-general of Indiana. Mr. Bingham was arrested on hit-and-run charges after witnesses to two accidents said they obtained license numbers of the car involved. Mr. Bingham told Special Judge Thomas Whallon he did not know his car was in accident, if it was. The hit-and-run car struck another car on Washington street near Warman avenue, continued on and | struck and injured Miss Getrude j Guido of the Central State hospital. AUTO STRIKES SIGNAL Driver Knocked Unconscious; Taken to City Hospital. When his automobile struck a signal light at the Pennsylvania railroad tracks and Madison avenue early this morning. Charles E. Rowe, 1636 Park avenue, was knocked unconscious and taken to city hospital. His head was gashed and the automobile badly damaged.

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U. S,-RUSSIAN PACT PROBLEMS NOT INSOLUBLE President Confident That Nations Can Settle Three Problems. The following li the third and flnal I dispatch in a series on the economic and political consequences and problems of Bussian recognition. BY JOSEPH H. BAIRD United Press Staff Correspondent (Copyright. 1933. by United Press) WASHINGTON, Oct. 28.—Three difficult problems, at least, will con- | front President Roosevelt and Soviet Foreign Minister Maxim Litvinoff when they meet here next month to discuss the terms of Russian recognition. But these problems are not considered insurmountable. Mr. Roosevelt referred to them in his recent lettor to Litvinoff as “serious but not insoluble.” The problems are: 1. Communist propaganda in the United States. 2. Claims of each government against the other. 3. Methods of stimulating trade. No Propaganda Danger The question of propaganda, it is expected, can be disposed of during the talks here. On the other two problems, Mr. Roosevelt and Litvinoff probably will seek only a method of settlement. Administration leaders appear to have no fear that a Russian embassy and consulates in the United States would be used as propaganda centers. The days when the American public could be frightened by a “red scare” are gone. The recent investigation of the Hamilton Fish committee showed that there were only 12,000 duespaying members of the Communist party in America. The report said the Communist movement had made no progress in the A. F. of L., the army and navy, the schools or among the Negroes. Soviet Ready to Sign Yet the Soviet Union, its officials say, is ready to sign an agreement that each nation will abstain from interference with the domestic affairs of the other. The problem of debts and claims is more complicated. United States claims against Russia are these: (1) A U. S. treasury loan advanced to the Kerensky provisional government in 1917, principal $187,000,000, interest $135,000,000; (2) the debt of the Russian imperial government to American private banks, $85,000,000; and (3) claims of American citizens for property confiscated by Russia, about $400,000,000. These total about $807,000,000. Debt Settlement Claimed Although Russia originally repudiated all obligations contracted by “capitalistic governments”—its predecessors —at least two responsible spokesmen, former Foreign Minister Chickerin and Litvinoff have indicated their willingness to negotiate a settlement of the American claims. On its side, however, Russia has intimated it will have claims to put forward for property destroyed by American troops in Russia at a time when the two nations were not at war. Under pressure from the allies, President Wilson sent 7,000 troops under Major-General William S. Graves into Siberia and another expedition to Archangel to guard military stores and perform other missions. The American soldiers had several clashes with Russian troops. # The American private claims probably will be referred to a commission. Assent of congress would be required to reduce the Russian war debt or compensate Russia for property damages. On these subjects, the President can agree only to recommend to congress. The third problem is the financing of trade. The RFC now is considering a plan for advance credits for Russian purchases here. MEYER-KISER BANK PROBE IS RENEWED Thomas Carvin, Receiver, Seeks Subpena for Former President. Probe of affairs of the defunct Meyer-Kiser bank during its operation and two-year period of liquidation under former officers will be resumed before Circuit Judge Earl R. Cox, Nov. 8. A subpena, issued udner a statute requiring bank officials to give full information regarding defunct bank affairs, was ordered today by Thomas E. Garvin, receiver, for Sol Meyer, former bank president.

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Orders have been given b.\ the board of works for the removal of debris, pictured above, from the channel of Fall creek at Sixteenth street. Letters have been dispatched to Emin C. Stout & Cos. of this city, owners of the grounds, who, according to the works board, are charging the Cuyahoga Wrecking Company 5 cents a yard for dumping privileges, to remove the blockade. Orders also were given the Cuyahoga Wrecking Company to stop dumping in the creek. A similar situation exists at Northwestern avenue and Fall creek, according to works board members, but those responsible have not been located. Court action and arrests are promised unless removal is made, as a similar situation in White river, during the spring floods, caused considerable damage to surrounding territory.

DEMAND UTILITY DE CITY-OWNED Municipal Water Company Sought by Federation in Resolution. Petitions demanding public ownership of the Indianapolis Water Company will be circulated by the Indianapolis Federation of Community Civic Clubs, it was decided at a meeting last night at the Washington. The federation also adopted a resolution demanding utility rate reductions. Solon C. Vial, Marion county probation officer, was the principal speaker. Petition of the Indiana Gas Service Corporation to bring natural gas into the city was explained by the company president, Hubert Howard. The federation deferred action on a resolution submitted by John F. White opposing granting of a permit to the firm. INSURANCE CLUB TO HOLD BANQUET HERE 500 Officials and Members to Attend Activities. Three states—lndiana, Ohio and Michigan—will be represented by approximately 500 officials and members of the Life Insurance Company of Virginia at the annual dinner of the $50,000 club, fourth division, in the Riley room of the Claypool tonight. Arrangements for the dinner and program are in charge of D. Earl McDonald, Indianapolis, district manager of the company, and H. P. Anderson, Richmond, Va., superviser of the division. Out-of-town officials who will be guests of honor are H. L. Austin, Columbus, 0., president of $50,000 club; I. T. Townsend, vice-president of the company; B. H. Walker, president of the Life Insurance Company of Virginia; E. A. Crawford, all of Richmond, Va„ and Dr. W. E. Miller, Detroit, medical examiner. Harry McClain, Indianapolis, state insurance commiSvSioner, and Mr. Walker will give the principal addresses. James E. Deery, Indianapolis city attorney, representing Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan, will give the address of welcome. Automotive exhibits at the world’s fair attracted twice as many women as men.

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ROBINSON URGES POWERFUL NAVY Legion Chief Seeks U. S. to Build Equal Armed Sea Forces. ' A United States navy second to none in the world for national se- . curity, trade protection and protec- ; tion of rights as neutrals in wars of j other nations, was advocated by Senator Arthur R. Robinson in a Navy j day address last night over WKBF. While the United States surrendered 465,000 tons of shipping at a cast of more than $175,000,000 after the Washington conference, ha said. Great Britain and Japan merely destroyed blueprints. “We must get away from the position of being third in naval strength and seventeenth in army personnel strength." said Edward A. Hayes. American Legion national commander, in another Navy day talk over WFBM. Mr. Hayes said the legion is not militaristic and is not seeking to build up the most powerful navy in the world. “All we want,” he said, “are the things we agreed upon with other nations when we had what is called the London naval treaty."