Indianapolis Times, Volume 45, Number 212, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 January 1934 — Page 2

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PEACE OF FAR EAST FACES UPHEAVAL IN WITHDRAWAL OF JAPAN FROM TREATIES Status Quo Ante Would Renew Impetus for Perilous Naval Race and Add to Danger for Philippines. BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS Scrlpps-Howard Foreign Editor WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.—Japanese withdrawal from the treaties of Washington and London may dynamite the whole uneasy foundation of peace in the Pacific. Withdrawal by one power, Article 23 of the Washington treaty provides, terminates the treaty for all the powers, thus throwing the balance of the Far East back where it was when it had the world so badly scared in 1921.

Not only would it almost inevitably renew the perilous naval race which began shortly after the World war, but it would come at a time when international nerves were already so shell-shocked that they might snap under the strain. Free Hand for Japan Withdrawal would give Japan a free hand to fortify the Kurile Islands, the Bonins, Loochoos, Formosa and the Pescadores. Also, it is feared, she might see fit to convert the whole swarm of mandated islands lying between Hawaii and the Philippines into submarine bases and hideaways, completely barring all Pacific trade routes to China. “It is assumed abroad, and sometimes even here," said Captain Gumpei Sekine. of the Japanese Imperial navy, now attached to the navy department in Tokio, “that an armament race would ruin Japan, strategically or economically, or both. Whole Nation’s Support “That is not true. In the first place, the Japanese government would embark upon such a competition with the support of the; whole nation. Nor would a united will be our only asset. For with | restrictions removed, Japan would 1 concentrate on tactical armament based on her own conditions and characteristics. “In other words, she would build and equip the kind of ships she needs. Success is not always guaranteed to the longest purse.” Some indication of what Captain Sekine meant is seen in reports that Japan is now experimenting with a “mystery ship” which is said to be an arship-carrier, yet capable of submerging like a submarine. Philippines Future Doubtful Termination of the Washington treaty of 1921 would automatically release the United States from its pledge not to fortify the Philippines, Guam, the outlying islands in the region of Hawaii and the Aleutians, However, the future of the Philippines becomes more doubtful than ever owing to lapse of the HawesCutting independence act. On Wednesday the islands revert to the status quo. Should Japan denounce the naval treaty, these possessions would have to be extremely heavily fortified else put under international protection. Otherwise they would be at the mercy of any of the heavily armed powers of the western Pacific. Great Britain Alarmed Japan’s supposed intention of scrapping the naval treaty is particularly alarming to Great Britain. Her whole far eastern policy •would have to be changed. She would have to renew the old Anglo- j Japanese alliance to get “protection” for her interests in that quarter of the globe, or vastly strengthen her defenses. Australia and New Zealand would not only demand a bigger show of j strength from Britain, but they! themselves would increase their j armament. France has recently taken over some islands between the Philippines and her possession of Indochina with a view to turning them into submarine bases, it is said. And Holland is uneasy for her petroleum deposits in the East Indies. GOLF BALL EXPLODES Fluid in Sphere Expands, Cover Bursts Injuring Man. By United Press CALDWELL. Idaho, Jan. 13.—A1 more than literally hot golf ball ! held by Clarence Endicott, exploded, causing serious injuries to his hands I and face. The fluid contained in the ball apparently expanded when ! exposed to heat from a stove near ; which Endicott stood, bursting the cover. 1

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STATE SUPREME COURT STUDIES NEW VOTE LAW Legality of Registration Act Is Tested by Marion County. Question of constitutionality of the 1933 voter registration law today awaits decision of the supreme court. Oral arguments in the case, which was appealed from Marion county superior court, were heard by the high court yesterday afternoon. Special Judge James D. Ermston, sitting in the lower court, had mandated the Marion county council to appropriate sufficient funds to carryout provisions of the registration law. The council had refused to do so and appealed from the mandamus suit. Claims Law Discriminatory Attorney Martin M. Hugg represented the council in the argument before the supreme court. He declared that the act is discriminatory and makes it almost impossible for those working out of the state to register in the required time, which is twenty-nine days before each election. It also disfranchises the sick and others whose names are omitted from the rolls because of failure to register during the period required, he pointed out. License Case Also Studied Attorney Frank Seidensticker, in defending the law's constitutionality, declared that unless the county council provides the funds to carry out the legislative mandate, all voters in the county will be disfranchised. The law is constitutional, he contended. The high court also has before it the Marion county 1934 automobile license plate case in which they issued a temporary writ of prohibition vitiating the injunction against arrest which is scheduled for hearing before Judge Joseph R. Williams in superior court two next Monday. PRAIRIE SCHOONERS REPLACE SCHOOL BUS Old-Time Vehicle Proves More Efficient in Texas Mud. By United Press WHARTON, Tex.. Jan. 13.—Rub-ber-tired prairie schooners have replaced busses in the Plain Viewschool district near here and now children no longer are late to classes when roads are muddy. Trustees tried to modernize their transportation system in hauling children. The buses worked well in dry weather, but when rains came they bogged down. Horses had to ull the bogged trucks many miles. That gave the trustees an idea. Why not put automobile tires on wagons and return to means of transportation their forfefathers had used? Now, four horse-draw-n, rubbertired schooners make the routes, picking up the children each morning and bringing them home each afternoon. WIFE SAVES ROYALTIES Song Writer Nearly Sold Popular Hit for $25. By United Press WEYMOUTH, Mass., Jan. 13. Billy Hill, Weymouth song writer, w-as prepared to accept $25 for all rights to “The Last Roundup,” current Follies hit, if his wife had not demanded a royalty clause. The royalties so far have amounted to more than SIO,OOO.

TREASURES CHINESE PRINCE’S MEDAL Ex-Police Captain Guarded Oriental Noble During Visit Here

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BY HEZE CLARK Times Staff Writer IN the home of former Police Captain William A. Holtz, retired, 2910 East Eleventh street, there is a den dedicated to relics and souvenirs of his more than thirty years’ service as a city detective a.nd policeman. Among these many mementos, the most treasured are a medal and certificate presented to Captain Holtz by Prince P’u-Lun, Chinese commissioner to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition at St. Louis in 1904. While Prince P’u-Lun was visiting in Indianapolis en route to the exposition, Captain—then detective Holtz, was assigned to him as special bodyguard. A similar medal and certificate were presented to the late Harry Wallace, Mr. Holtz’s partner on police runs, who also was assigned to this special service. It will be remembered that Mr, Wallace later became city controller, and that in 1913, on the resignation of Lew Shank, he assumed

Indiana in Brief Lively Spots in the State’s Happenings Put Together ‘Short and Sweet.’ By Times Special BEDFORD, Jan. 13.—Stone cutters, planesmen and carvers working in the Indiana limestone district, will not receive a raise of wages April 1, it is declared by officials of the Bedford Stone Club, composed of practically all operators in the district. In a statement, the club explained that the workers who now are members of what is known as the General Union, agreed sometime ago that a contract entered into with preceding organizations would be binding upon the new union. The contract will not expire until Feb. 1, 1935. 0 0 0. n n n

Wounded; Sentenced By Times Special SHELBYVILLE, Jan. 13.—Fred Clevenger, 32, Rushville, shot in an arm and side while resisting arrest, is under sentence of one to ten years in the Indiana state prison, following a plea of guilty in Shelby circuit court to a charge of assault and battery with intent to kill. Clevenger was wounuded by Sheriff Elisha Crosby, who fired twice after he had been threatened. ; Clevenger escaped from jail in August, 1933, and was captured a i month later. 000 Poet’s Friend Dies l By Times Special SOUTH BEND, Jan. 13.—The Rev. Daniel E. Hudson, 84, a close friend of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, is dead here. Father Hudson was ordained in 1875, at which time he joined the University of Notre Dame faculty. Bern of Methodist parents, he became a Catholic convert early in life. He was editor of the Ave Maria, a leading Catholic weekly, and held this position until 1930. He was an occasional contributor to secular and religious magazines and the publisher of numerous books. 000 Heart Disease Fatal By Times Special GREENFIELD, Jan. 13.—Funeral sendees will be held tomorrow for Charles Mitchell, 61, living east of Greenfield, who died of heart disease. 0 0 0 Novel but Wrong By Times Special DANVILLE. Jan. 13.—Sidney Sebastian. 23, convicted of a novel method of stealing, is under sentence of four months at the state penal farm, imposed by Judge A. J. Stevenson of Hendricks circuit court. Boarding a truck between Indianapolis and Plainfield, Sebastian unloaded part of the cargo which was picked up by confederates who made their escape. Sebastian was caught because the door jf the truck was blown shut, locking as it closed.

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Upper Left—Picture of the dinner served in the Officers Clubroom in the factory of the T. B. Laycock Manufacturing Company on the occasion of the visit of the Chinese imperial party, May 21, 1904. At the head of the table, his imperial highness, Prince P’uLun. At the head of the table, to the right of the prince, T. B. Laycock, J. W. Holtzman, P. B. Raymond, I. N. Richie, R. O. Johnson, Fung Kwo-shun, Cheng Chang,

the duties of the mayor’s office. Captain Holtz recalls with justifiable pleasure the occasion when he and Mr. Wallace received the awards. The entire police force was called into the roll call room at headquarters. Mayor John W. Holtzman, Prince P’u-Lun, Police Chief William Kruger and other officials were present. Mr. Holtz and Mr. Wallace were summoned and introduced by Mayor Holtzman to the prince, who personally

Wants State Job By Times Special KOKOMO, Jan. 13.—Mayor Henry Quigley of Kokomo will not seek the Republican nomination for reelection in the May primary, it is reported, but is considering making a race for the nomination for clerk of the Indiana supreme and appellate courts. S. E. Spurgeon and James Burrows are said to be in a mood to Geek the mayoralty nomination. 0 0 <0 Back to Prison By Times Special FRANKFORT, Jan. 13.—William C. Sigler, 37, ex-convict, who used the names of Dillinger, Burns and Pierpont, those of escaped Indiana state prison convicts, in signing threatening letters, is going back behind bars. He is under sentence of one to five years for writing blackmail letters to Willard Milner, a meat packer. 000 War Veteran Dies By Times Special ALEXANDRIA, Jan. 13.—Funeral services were held today for Herman Ross, 59, Alexandria business man. who had been ill during most of the last six years. He was a veteran of the Spanish-American war. 000 Orchestra to Play By Times Special BLOOMINGTON, Jan. 13.—First of a series of five concerts by the symphony orchestra of Indiana university will be given tomorrow afternoon in Alumni hall. Works of Haydn, Mozart and Weber will be presented. Soloist will be Elbert Masten, Bloomington, clarinetist. ANT TRAP DEVELOPED Owner of Formula Exhibits 5,000 Insects in Pint Jar. By United Press TEXARKANA, Tex., Jan. 13.—M. Baldwin, Texarkana, recently exhibited a pint jar which contained 5,000 ants that he had caught with a formula on which he had been doing research work for the last ten years.

detective Holtz, Lewis Hoover, detective Bray, C. T. Paxon, C. C. Foster and A. F. Potts. At the head of the table, to the left of the prince: Wong Kai-kah, Charles E. Coffin, Clarence E. Coffin, Gordon Varney, George Pangborn, E. A. Langen, Ching Tachen, Pang Ku-shun, C. Vonnegut, Alfred A. Barnes, Edwin H. Forry, C. E. Holloway and William Fortune. Upper Right (left to right)—The late Joseph Bell, later mayor; Prince P’u Lun, detective (later

presented the medals and certificates to them. #OO ' R A HE certificate, as the accompanying photograph shows, is an extremely interesting document. The right-hand portion contains the citation in Chinese characters, while the English translation appears on the left side, and reads as follows: ‘‘A Certificate issued by His Highness, Prince P’u-Lun, Chief

BAPTISTS WILL STUDYMERGER Constitution of Proposed New Organization Is Considered. Merger of the Federated Baptist Churches of Indianapolis and the Indianapolis Association of Baptist Churches, involving thirty-two Baptist churches and missions, will be considered at a meeting of the federation’s director’s board Monday night. A constitution for the proposed merged bodies will be discussed. The constitution will be presented by a special committee composed of the Rev. L. C. Trent, Mrs. F. L. Warner, Berg A. King and the Rev. U. S. Clutton. The constitution, which was approved at the September meeting of the association, will become operative immediately, if approved by the federation board. According to the proposed constitution, the new organization will be named the Indianapolis Baptist Association. Responsibility will be vested in an executive committee made up of departmental organization presidents and six members at large elected for two-year periods. The present executive committee is composed of Eugene C. Foster, president; Charles O. Lawler, vicepresident; Arthur D. Moore, secretary; Thomas Or Osborne, treasurer; George F. Woody, H. C. Bearry, Earl Z. Sigmon, Mrs. Frank Stickney, Dr. Herbert F. Thurston, Elmer Frye, Mrs. F. L. Warner, Mrs. H. D. Kinman and the Rev. W. F. Buckner, ex-officio. The executive committee will meet at 7 Monday night in the First Baptist church prior to the general meeting of church delegates at 7:30. CANADIAN MONEY AT PREMIUM IN TOLEDO Toronto Resident Pays Extra in Selling U. S. Currency. By United Press TORONTO, Ont., Jan. 12. Canadian money is at a 20 per cent premium in Toledo, 0., a Torontonian who has recently returned from a visit to that city reports. He was asked 20 per cent premium •when he went to exchange the balance of his United States money into Canadian currency before returning home.

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Captain) Holtz, and the late Harry Wallace, also later mayor. They are coming out of the old national guard armory, Senate avenue and Sixteenth street. Lower Right—The certificate presented to detective Holtz by Prince P’u-Lun. Inset—The medal presented to detective Holtz and officer Wallace. Lower Left—Detective Holtz and officer Wallace who were two of the city’s first four bicycle policemen.

Commissioner appointed by the Imperial Government of China, to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition at St. Louis, Missouri, U. S. A. Whereas: William Holtz, of the Indianapolis secret service, rendered important service to Prince P’u-Lun. Now therefore a Medal of Honor is conferred upon him in recognition of merit. In witness whereof, this certificate is issued this the eleventh

Evans Woollen to Head Jan. 30 Ball Committee

President’s Birthday Party Will Aid Fight on Paralysis. Evans Woollen s., Fletcher Trust Company president, yesterday accepted the appointment of general chairman of the Indianapolis committee of the President’s Birthday Ball, w’hich is to be held here Jan. 30. Proceeds from the ball will be used to aid President Roosevelt in his national crusade against infantile paralysis at Georgia Warm Springs. Mr. Woollen accepted the appointment at the request of Henry L. Doherty, national committee chairman. The committee, formed by Mr. Woollen includes: Governor Paul V. McNutt, Mayor Reginald Sullivan, W. J. Fahey, Warren C. Fairbanks, Adolph Fritz, Theodore B. Griffith, Mrs. Jacquelin S. Holliday, Mrs. Sylvester Johnson, Mrs. John W. Kern, Benjamin F. Lawrence, Irving W. Lemaux, John J. Minta, Dr. Carleton B. McCullouch, Mrs. Samuel M. Ralston, John E. Smith and Miss Lucy Taggart. Sponsored by the Knights of Columbus and the Elks, a ball will be held at the Knights of Columbus auditorium, Thirteenth and Delaware streets. Governor and Mrs. McNutt will lead the grand ball at 10. Timothy P. Sexton is arrangements committee chairman. The Central Labor Union will hold a President’s ball in Tomlinson hall on the same night. Similar celebrations are being planned in even’ principal city and town throughout the nation on the President’s birthday, Jan. 30. FOOD SMELL BOTHERS BRITISH LEGISLATOR Member Asks Future of House of Commons Restaurant. By United Press LONDON, Jan. 13.—The smell of cooking is often noticeable in the British House of Commons. It comes from the members’ restaurant. It distracts Wellwood Johnston, M. P. So Johnston has asked the first commissioner of works what he intends to do about the matter. Johnston does not say w’hether he finds the odor merely offensive, or if the delectable aroma of fried fish and chips prevents him from concentrating on the business in hand.

day of the sixth moon of the thirtieth year of Kuangshu.” Captain Holtz confesses he is rather hazy in his recollections of the Chinese method of computing dates, especially in the days of the empire, but states he is positive the event took place on May 21, 1904. The record of Captain Holtz with the police force is long and distinguished. He entered the department as a patrolman in 1894 and was one of the first , four men to be assigned to the bicycle patrol, which was inaugurated about that time. Five years later he was promoted to the detective division, becoming a captain of detectives in 1910. In 1914 he became a captain of police. Twelve years later, in 1926, he retired, and now enjoys many interesting and vivid memories of the early days of the Indianapolis police organization—days which, in his opinion, were filled with experiences quite as thrilling as those of the present, the Dillinger gang notwithstanding.

ALLEGED CHICAGO TAX EVADER DIES Moe Rosenberg Succumbs on Eve of Trial. By United Press CHICAGO, Jan. 13.—Death of Moe Rosenberg, a chief lieutenant in the dominant city Democratic political machine, today brought an abrupt close to an income tax evasion case which was expected to bare sensational disclosures. Mr. Rosenberg died late yesterday of complications resulting from an operation for appendicitis on New Year’s day. Physicians said that worries over the pending court fight contributed to his death. Mr. Rosenberg w’as known as the “boss of the west side” in the Patrick Nash-Edward Kelly political combination. He was charged with having evaded payment of $65,000 income taxes. GRAFT 197 PIECES OF SKIN TO MAN’S LEG Physicians Perform Patchwork Cure of Bums. By United Press OMAHA, Neb., Jan. 13.—Larry Hogan, of Walthill, Neb., can sympahtize with the “Patchwork Girl of Oz.” After being gravely burned about the left leg recently, physicians at St. Joseph hospital here removed 197 pieces of skin from Hogan’s right leg and grafted them to his left.

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FEDERAL LOAN BANK CHOOSES 1934 OFFICERS Harold T. Donaldson Is ReElected Head of Institution. Federal Home Loan bank directors yesterday re-elected Harold T. Donaldson, Lansing. Mich., president. Other officers elected Included Frank B McKibbin, Indianapolis, executive vice-president. John A. Rhue, Marion, vice-president and treasurer; B. F. Burtless, secretarycontroller; Robert H Wertenberger, examiner; G. E. Ohmart, statistician; Claude Nanninga. auditor; Paul J. DeVault. attorney; William T. Lesh, associate attorney, and the legal firm of Jones. Hammond & Buschmann. counsel. Mr. McKibbin announced that Fermor S. Cannon. Railroadmen's Building and Savings Association president, will continue as chairman of directors, and Dr. Rudolph Light, Kalamazoo, Mich., as vice-chairman. It was announced that Myron H. Gray, Muncie. and William C- Walz, Ann Arbor. Mich., will serve on the executive committee, and George A. Schaal, Terre Haute; Mr. Walz and C. N. Remington. Grand Rapids, will serve on the reviewing committee. New directors are James I. VanKeuren, Lansing, and Hugh G. Keegan. Ft. Wayne. The bank has ninety-three members in Michigan and Indiana, with outstanding loans totaling $6,637,564.25. It has a legal reserve and undivided profits of $30,442,64. after paying $76,526.03 to the government as interest on capital, and distributing $22,257 to members as dividends. The sixty-eight Indiana building and loan association members of the bank have total assets of $148,266,231, while the twenty-five Michigan member associations have total assets of $112,462,462, Mr. McKibbin reported. LESS DYE PRESCRIBED IN GAS POISON CASES Baltimore Doctors Urge Small Doses of Methylene. BJ) Science Serrice BALTIMORE, Jan. 13.—Physicians using the blue dye, methylene blue, to treat victims of cyanide and carbon monoxide poisoning will get just as good results with greater safety if they use smaller doses of the dye than those recently recommended, Drs. David I. Macht and Wilton C. Harden of this city suggest. The studies on which they base this advice and a method of assaying the drug are reported in the current issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine. Since the dye is injected directly into the patient’s blood, they also recommend that physicians make sure they are using solutions of chemically pure methylene blue for this purr>ose. Methylene blue treatment of cyanide and carbon monoxide poisoning is still a subject of controversy among medical scientists, some holding that instead of helping monoxide poisoning patients, the dye make their condition worse. POLICE WIRE USED TO RETURN LOST GOODS Teletype Turns Into Lost and Found Department. By United Press BOSTON, Jan. 13.—The police teletype has been turned into a lost and found department wire. A pair of gloves, with the name J. Hrones inside, was found by a policeman in Connecticut. Perusing a newspaper, the officer noted that a man by that name played on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology hockey team. By teletype, he asked Boston police to as-f certain Hones’ address. The information was sent back by teletype, and Hrones Is wearing hia gloves once more.

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