Indianapolis Times, Volume 45, Number 163, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 November 1933 — Page 20

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ARREST TWO IN HOMING PIGEON EXTORTION PLOT Accuse Pair of Attempting to Mulct Merchant of S3OO. By t nitrrf rrrm HOUSTON. Tex, Nov. 17—A story of attempted extortion in which a homing pigeon was to carry the S3OO in tribute money so that the extortionists could not be trapped was revealed here today. The plot failed, police said, when its alleged authors,"Ben Raparito and, Victor Virgadoma, went to a vacant house, where the pigeons was left, to see how It was getting along. Saparito and Virgadoma were charged with attempted extortion. Louis Zarz-ana. store owner, was the victim of the alleged plot. He received a series of letters directing him to take S3OO to a vacant house, tie the money to the foot of a homing pigeon which would be found there, and release the bird. His home and store would be bombed if he disobeyed instructions. the letters said. Mr. Zarzana went to the house with the S3OO. but while he was there Saparito and Virgadoma appeared and were arrested. Polic* released the pigeon, hoping to And headquarters of the extortion gang, but were unable to follow the bird's flight,. $125 IN GEMS STOLEN Thieves Enter Home by Smashing Glass in floor. Harry F. Clark. 514 West. Thirtieth street, reported to police that thieves who broke into his home last night by smashing a door glass stole jewelry worth more than $125.

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Automobiles reported' to police *s stolen belonit to Alfred Thacker, 1102 North Alabama Street. Buirk coupe. 17-319. from Seventeenth and Alabama streets. Charles Avery. Martinsville, Ind , Plymouth sedan. 250-450, from Martinsville, Ind Maude I, Whichser. 307 East Twenty- j third street. Chevrolet'coupe, 118-100. from j parking space at statehouse

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Stolen automobiles recovered bv police i belong to Luther Collins. Maywood. Ind . Ford tudc . found at Danville. Ind , stripped | of wo front wheels, battery and four ! tire H"-osier Cab Company, Chevrolet sedan, i found In front of 1004 North New Jersey i street, W H Byers. R R 7. Box 207, Ford | coupe, found at Twenty-second and Illinois streets. J

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Advertising Club Hears Chief of Regal Stores

Group Selling Is Topic of F. C. Buddenbaum at Luncheon. F C. Buddenbaum, head of Regal Stores. Inc., addressed the Advertising Club yesterday on “Group Advertising and Merchandising’’ at the weekly luncheon at the Columbia Club. “In order to make a plan such as ours succeed it takes consistent advertising on the part of the stores.’’ Mr. Buddenbaum said, “By this I mean day-in-and-day-out advertising rather than spasmodic spurts.” Mr. Buddenbaum advised the advertising men to become more closely allied with the selling end of the business for which they handle the advertising and to see that the sales staff carries out the idea of service and courtesy to the consumer. It was announced that Walter D. Hickman of The Indianapolis Times would be the speaker for the meeting next week. ECONOMIST WILL BE REED CLUB SPEAKER H. Lawrence Will Head Friday Forum Program. The John Reed Club Friday Forum will have as its discussion subject tonight “Forces Affecting Economic Recovery.’’ The speaker will be H. Lawrence, nationally known lecturer on economic problems. The Friday night forums of the club are held in the headquarters, 318-322 Columbia Securities building.

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U. S. AGENTS TAKING PART IN NAZI PROBE Present at Hearings Held by Immigration Committee. By United Pre *# WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.—Agents of the department of justice are taking part in investigation of Nazi activities in this country, it was learned today. The agents were present at two hearings held this week by the house immigration committee, headed by Representative Dickstein, <Dem., N. Y.). Justice department operatives also have gone over many of the documents collected by the committee, it was learned.

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1,718 FARMERS IN STATE GET $65,000 CHECKS Wheat Acreage Reducers Are Paid, Washington Reports Say. Checks for farmers in other to 1.718 farmers in six Indiana counties who have reduced wheat acreage, were in the mails today, according to advices from Washington. Checqs for farmers In other counties are being prepared by the government as fast as possible. The total for the state will be about $2,000,000. The six counties to which checks have been mailed are Boone, 195 farmers, $7,449; Vigo, 295 farmers. $12,083; Hamilton, 336 farmers, $13,540; Decatur. 476 farmers, $3,424. and Martin, 70 farmers, $2,192. Honey to Be Exported By United Prees MONTREAL. Nov. 17.—The Province of Quebec does not have to worry about its surplus honey crop this year. It is announced that the whole surplus approximately eighty tons—will be taken over by British interests and exported.

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Real Pals Asks for Blonds, Gets Trimming in Poker.

ENTLEMEN,” Charles Duncan. 42. of 2135 North Gale street, said in effect, to a total stranger, “prefer blonds.’’ The affable gent to wiiom Duncan made the remark at the corner of Pennsylvania and Market streets yesterday, heartily agreed. Moreover, he said that he knew two very attractive blonds. Arm in arm, Duncan and the stranger started for the East gate hotel, where they met a third affable stranger. The talk veered from blonds to poker. Abandoning all thought of flaxen-haired sirens, the trio went to a downtown bank, where Duncan said he drew $250. One of the strangers, according to Duncan, drew $25 from the same bank. In the ensuing poker game, Duncan said he lost $270. Police today were seeking the men who knew so much about blonds and poker. Trunk Taken From Car A trunk containing wearing apparel valued at SSO was stolen from a car owned by H. W. Potts, R. R. 17, Box 66, parked at Delaware and Vermont streets, yesterday, according to police.

J. P. MORGAN PAYS VISIT TOROOSEVELTS Famed Financier Has Tea at White House. By United Prem . WASHINGTON. Nov. 17.—J. Pierpont Morgan and Myron Taylor, chairman of the United States Steel 1 Corporation, called at the White House yesterday afternoon and had j tea with President and Mrs. Roosevelt. The visit today was purely social, j White House attaches said. Mr. Morgan, emerging from the I White House, said: “I can not talk about anything that went on in the house of the President.” Five of every' six lieutenant-com- ! manders in the British royal navy , are ’shelved’ before the age of 40.

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