Indianapolis Times, Volume 45, Number 223, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 January 1934 — Page 3

JAN. 26, 1931_

RITES SET FOR MISS GRAYDON, BUTLER PIONEER Noted Professor Emeritus of English Is Taken by Heart Attack. Last rites for Miss Katherine Merrill Graydon. professor emeritus of English literature at Butler university, who died in her home. 303 Downey avenue, yesterday afternoon, will be held in the residence at 2 tomorrow afternoon. Burial will be in Crown Hill cemetery. Death followed an attack of heart disease. Miss Graydon occupied the Katherine Merrill chair of English litterature at Butler from 1907 to 1930. The chair, endowed by students and friends, was named in honor of Katherine Merrill, an aunt of Miss Graydon and a member of the first faculty of Northwestern Christian Institute, predecessor of Butler. Miss Graydon was bom in Indianapolis April 14. 1858, a daughter of j William M. and Mary Merrill Gray- j don. Her granaparents were among the pioneer settlers of Indianapolis. She attended public school here and graduated from Butler in 1878. She later studied at RadclifT college. Cambridge, Mass. Taught in Hawaii She taught in Pnahou, Hawaii, previous to joining the Butler faculty. Miss Graydon was author of “Butler College During the World War.” which she was commissioned j to write by the Alumni Association, of which she was secretary from | 1912 to 1929. She was working on a , biography of Kathenne Merrill at) the time of her death. Dr. Edwin Haines Kistler. former pastor of the Fairview Presbyterian | churrh. will officiate at the services and Hilton P. Brown. Butler board of directors president, will speak in behalf of the university. Miss Graydon was a member of the Fairview Presbyterian church, the Contemporary Club and had served as registrar of the Society of Indiana Pioneers. She was awarded the Litt. D. degree by Butler m 1928 in honor of the fiftieth anniversary of her graduation. State Senator’s Wife Dies Mrs Nell C. Mahoney, 2129 North Meridian strpet, recorder of Indianapolis chapter No. 1, Women of the Mooseheart Legion, died yesterday in her home. She was the wife of Michael M. Mahoney, state senator and district supervisor of the Loyal Order of Moose. Last rites will be held at 8:30 tomorrow morning in the home and at m SS. Peter and Paul cathedial. Burial will be in Crown Hill cemetery. Mrs. Mahoney was born in In- I diapanolis April 6. 1879. and was a lifelong resident of this city. She had been recorder of the Indianapolis chapter fourteen years and also had served as senior regent and deputy grand regent for Indiana. She was awarded the degree of merit at the state convention in Richmond last September. She was a member of the Cathedral parish and is survived by the husband, a daughter. Mrs. Joseph Beck, and two grandchildren. Clarence H. Plumb Rites Following an illness of several months, Clarence H. Plumb, 76. of 2 West Twenty-second street, member of a pioneeer Indianapolis family. died in city hospital Tuesday. Last rites were held in the Hisey & Titus funeral home at 10 this morning. Burial was in Crown Hill cemetery. No immediate relatives survive. Mr. Plumb was born in Indianapolis. the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Plumb. He lived in Chicago many j years, returning to this city following the death of his wife. Mrs. Lvda Plumb, fifteen years ago. He had been a flag salesman in recent years. He was a member of the Spmtualist church and the Masonic order. >lr. Sadie Cahill Dies Last rites for Mrs. Sadie V. Cahill. 1543 Fletcher avenue, who died in her home yesterday after an illness of four days, will be held at 8 Monday morning in St. Patrick's Catholic church. Burial will be in Holy Cross cemetery. She was a lifelong resident of Indianapolis and had been employed at the Allison Coupon Company thirty years. She was a member of St. Patricks church and the Daughters of Isabella. She is survived bv two sisters. Miss Alice Cahill ar.d Mrs. Ella Miller, both of Indianapolis, and two brothers. Henry Cahill. Cincinnati, and Janies Cahill, Indianapolis. Falls Dead at Wrestling Match C. W. Hankerslev. 43. of 320 East Forty-sixth street, salesman for the Norwich Pharmacal Company. Chicago. fell dead during a heart attack while attending a wrestling match in Terre Haute last night. He had resided in Indianapolis eight years He is survived by the widow. Mrs. Gertrude Tankerslev. and two sons. Channing and Robert. Funeral arrangements have not been completed. Mr. Tankerslev was accompanied by B W. Richter. Indianapolis. at the time of his death. NITRATE INDUSTRY IN GERMANY IS MERGING Concentration of Important Companies Progressing. By I nite* l TV. ** BERLIN. Jan. 26—Concentration in the German nitrate industry is progressing. One of the most important nitrate producers, the Central German Nitrate Works tMitteldeutsche Stickstoffwerke*. will give up its independence and merge with the Bavarian Nitrate Works. The former concern's capital is 20.000.000 marks. Shares of 18.000.000 marks, however, have belonged to the Bavarian concern since the beginning of this year. Although the Bavarian concern will completely absorb the central German one. it will increase its capitals’ only from 12,000.000 to 13.800,000 marks. Thieves Rob Drug Store Thieves entered last night the drug store operated by Richard Teeter, at 1802 Madison avenue, by breaking a rear window. Mr. Teeter reported the loss of 820 in cash, whisky valued at sl4 75, and articles valued at $26 75.

COMFORT IN NEW ‘PERMANENT’ MACHINE

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You can have a permanent wave and read the latest chapter of your favorite serial story, Miss Patricia Phillips, 1618 North Meridian street, has discovered. Miss Phillips is shown acquiring curls with the new machine-less permanent wave system. The waves are set in the hair through the aid of small heat pads, which generate their own heat. City Residence Looted Articles valued at $64 were taken from the home of William Perry, 2036 Southeastern avenue, last night, he reported to police.

Leopold Stokowski Will Conduct ‘lnternationale’

Philadelphia Leader Cites Christ and Buddha in Answering Critics. By I nilrd I’rmx PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 26.—Leopold Stokowski, leader of the Philadrlphia orchestra, cited Christ and Buddha today in replying to critics who assailed him for planning to play the "Internationale” at his next concert for children. ‘‘No one need sing unless he wishes to,” Mr. Stokowski said. “At the last youth concert the audience sang the Marseillaise' and I asked

City Medical Society Hears Gland Specialist

150 Physicians at Dinner: Johns Hopkins Teacher Is Speaker. More than one one hundred and fifty medical men attended the dinner of the Indianapolis Academy of Medicine and Surgery last night at the Indianapolis Athletic Club to hear Dr. W. F. Rhenhoff Jr. of Johns Hopkins university speak on •Hyperthyroidism.” Dr. Rhenhoff used a slide machine to illustrate the over-secre-tion of the thyroid gland which produces goiter and other glandular disturbances. Guests from out of the city attending the dinner included the following physicians and surgeons: A. B. Condor and George Calvert. Lafayette; W. E. Barnett and W. H. Miller, Logansport; L. H. Allen. E. Newland and B. E. Emory, Bedford; M. O. Mosner, Ray Borland and Homer Woolery. Bloomington: Lyman Overshiner. Columbus; Ralph Sappenfield and I. N. Lucas. Brookville: George Dillinger. French Lick; G. B. Walden and K. Ayres, Anderson. SUGGEST CINDER WALK FOR MADISON AVENUE Safeguard for Pedestrians Is Proposed by Legion. Suggestion that a cinder walk be built along Madison .avenue from the city limits south to the Johnson county line was made in a letter sen‘ to the state highway commission by Hugh Copsey post. American Legion, yesterday. The project was proposed as a means of removing the hazard of pedestrians being forced to walk in the street, which is the route of United States Road 31. It was suggested ’hat civil works administration employes be used for the work. YOUTH IS WOUNDED AS POLICE. PICKETS CLASH Wilkes-Barre Boy Seriously Hurt in Battle at Coal Mine. By United Press WILKES-BARRE. Pa„ Jan. 26 One youth was shot and seriously wounded when police and striking pickets clashed today at the South Wilkes-Barre colliery of the Glen Alde'n Coal Company. Peter Dobranski. 16, was shot through the chest, when strikers and officers fired revolvers. Pickets claimed a Wilkes-Barre policeman shot the boy. but the local officers contended they did not fire into the crowd. LEGION SPONSORS PARTY Public Benefit Bridge to Be Held in Oaktandon. A public benefit euchre-bridge card party will be given tonight at the legion hall in Oaklandon. The party, which is sponsored by Service Post 128. American Legion, will be in charge of a committee composed of Harvey E. Childress. Bradford B. Evans. Mrs. Emma Mock, and Mrs. Florence Gee. CWA Worker Hurt in Fall Sam Munroe. 59. of 1530 Pleasant Run boulevard, a civil works employe. was injured seriously this morning when he fell from a ladder in the city market meat department. He was taken to the veterans' hospifcl.

them if they would like to sing the ‘lnternationale’ at the next show. “They enthusiastically replied ‘yes,’ so we are planning to sing the ‘Star-Spangled Banner’ and the ‘lnternationale.’ I explained to the youth audience we should sing the ‘lnternationale’ as an expression of international good feeling and comradeship. “The ‘lnternationale’ was composed by a Frenchman named Degeyter, in 1888. The idea back of the work is not anew one. Christ expressed it twenty centuries ago in the Golden Rule, and several centuries before Christ substantially the same idea was expressed by Buddha, Confucius and Lao Tze.”

URGES MERCHANTS TO PAYLICENSES Penalties Start Feb. 1, Jackson Warns. Warning to store owners who have not yet purchased 1934 licenses, was issued today by Clarence A. Jackson, director of the store license tax. Fines ranging from $25 to SIOO a day may be levied on those operating without licenses after Feb. 1, he declared. ‘‘While payments for store licenses to date nearly have equalled the $246,000 paid during 1933, there are at least several thousand stores for which licenses have not been provided,” Mr. Jackson said. ICKES STILL HOPEFUL OF FREEING SLUM FUND Predicts Peaceful Solution to McCarl Dispute. 3 j/ United Press WASHINGTON. Jan. 25.—Legal counsel for the Federal Emergency Housing Corporation today continued negotiations designed to liberate $100,001,000 allotted by the Public Works Administration for housing and slum clearance work of nationwide scope. Housing Corporation work remained at a stand-still, due to refusal of Controller-General John R. McCarl to approve expenditures. Public Works Administrator Harold F. Ickes would not reveal what action was being taken to overcome the controller-general's ruling, but seemed confident that the matter would be settled amicably. COUNTY CWA WORKERS SEEK LEGION CHARTER Thirty-Five Members of New Post Name Jack Carey Commander. Application for an American Legion charter has been filed bymembers of the new Marion County CWA post, it was announced today. Officers of the post are Jack Carey, commander: William E. Driscoll, first vice-commander, and William M. Meyer, adjutant. The post's thirty-five members have been invited to use canteen headquarters of the Ralph Kennington post by Commander Humphrey Harrington until permanent quarters are obtained. BUSINESS CLIMB IS RESUMED AFTER LULL Federal Reserve Report Indicates Gain in Business Activity. By United Press WASHINGTON. Jan. 26.—The upward trend in business activity was resumed in December and early January after four successive months of decline, the federal reserve board reported today in its monthly businss survey. In December, the board's index of industrial activity rose to 74 per cent of the 1923-25 average from 73 per cent in November despite a decline in factory employment from | the middle of November to the middle of Qgeember.

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RECOGNITION OF PAPAL SEE BY U. S. RUMORED American Relations With Vatican City May Be Resumed. By I'nitnl Prfs ROME. Jan. 26.—Although Vatican officials declined to comment today, the rumor was widespread through Pope Pius's domains that there may be a renewal of diplomatic relations between the United States and the Holy See. The international “legality” of such a movement was recognized in the fact that since the United States last had diplomatic intercourse with the Holy See, which ceased in 1867, the temporal power of the pope has been established over a recognized territory, and he is regarded as a real sovereign, exercising a physical control over subjects within his state. Vatican City, set apart from

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Italy by agreement with ICuaaoUnl, has its own public services, its posts and mails and telegraphs, and a police force. It is as distinct and separate a national entity as any state of Europe. When diplomatic relations ended in 1867, political struggles in congress were blamed for the break, although the termination of the pope’s temporal power and the organization of the Italian states into what is now' the modern nation of Italy were in part responsible for the withdrawal of American recognition of the papal state. It is always gratefully remembered here, too, that of all the leaders of the Allied powers to respond to Pope Benedict s message asking for European peace, President Wilson was the only ruler courteous enough to reply. SECOND CONVICT FLEES STATE REFORMATORY Aid of City Police Asked in Capture of Young Prisoner. Second convict within a week has escaped from the Indiana state reformatory, Pendleton. City police today were notified by Assistant Superintendent Dowd that Elijah Floyd, 20, sentenced from Madison. June. 1933, had escaped some time yesterday.-

GRAIN DEALERS EXCHANGE IDEAS ON PRODUCTION Codes Affecting Industry to Be Considered by 350 Delegates. Pertinent problems of production and use of grain were discussed at the thirty-third annual convention of the Indiana Grain Dealers' Association yesterday in the Board of Trade building. More than 350 grain dealers and millers attended. The final session was neld this morning, concluding with committee reports and election of officers. The Rev. William Dern. Cincinnati, homely philosopher, spoke before delegates and their wives last night. G. W. Sulley of the National Cash Register Company, Dayton, 0., was to speak today on “Stepping Up Profits in 1934.” W. E. Culbertson, Delevan. 111., will discuss the country elevator grain code, and Charles Quinn, Toledo, Grain and Feed

Dealers’ National Association secretary, will discuss the feed code. A special meeting was to be held this afternoon for all interested in the proposed federal revised grain standards. BOY, 5. SHOT BY CHUM, WAGES GRIM FIGHT Condition Critical, Says Hospital, but Parents Have Hope. A grim fight for life is being waged at St. Vincent's hospital by Richard Sawyer. 5. of 3470 North Euclid avenue, shot accidentally in the abdomen by a 5-year-old chum two weeks ago. While hospital authorities said I condition of the youth still is ex- ! tremelv critical, the child's parents | still hold hope of his recovery, it | is said. REPORTS LIQUOR THEFT Beverages Valued at S6O Stolen From Car. Theft of six quarts of fancy brands of Scotch whisky and champagne, valued at S6O, was reported to police today by Morris D. Sweeney, 326 East Twenty-second street. The liquor was taken from a car parked in the 100 block East Thirteenth street,.

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C. OF G. OPPOSES MOVING BY MINERS Directors Petition Union to Keep Offices Here. * Resolution opposing removal of United Mine Workers of America headquarters from Indianapolis to Washington was adopted by Chamber of Commerce directors yesterday. The directors also adopted resolutions opposing legislation before the senate legalizing “municipal bankruptcy.” Senator Frederick Van Nuys will be advised of its adoption. The mine union resolution, based on action at the miners’ convention in progress here, points out that the headquarters have given employment to a number of local persona | for the last thirty-six years, haa been of importance to local financial institutions, and has been a strong factor in the city’s standing | as a principal location of headquarters for state, national and international organizations. Anew device makes it possible for a singer to hear his own voice, in practicing.