Indianapolis Times, Volume 45, Number 231, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 February 1934 — Page 3

FEB. 5, 1934

GOVERNOR GIVES SCHOOL FINANCE TALKINKANSAS Similar Address Planned for Oklahoma City Next Week. More mileage and more talks to teacher are Governor Paul V. McNutts program this week. H:* office reported Saturday that he had gone to Wichita, Kan., to talk to teachers and taxpayers re- | garding the Indiana plan of state financing of public schools. This subject also will be dealt with by the Governor in an address to the Oklahoma state teachers' association at Oklahoma City, Feb 8 Governor McNutt, who is reported to en'ertain presidential aspirations. m building himself into the national picture by such talks to educators throughout the United States. During 1933 he traveled more than 25000 miles, much of the mileage being on such missions. He returned from Florida Jan. 15, and since has made one trip to Washington. More than 20.000 teachers and taxpayers heard nis speech at Tampa, Fla., and the Governor of that state is said to have changed his stand o'i education in advising the legislature, largely because of Governor Me- I Nutt's visit. Governor McNutt points out that I Indiana is one of but thtee states where all public schools are functioning full time this year. Other j states are New York and California. ' The gross income tax is used here to aid school financing. It was passed under orders of Governor McNutt by the 1933 legislature, ! which he dominated. LINDY. 32. SPENDS BIRTHDAY WITH SON Culnnel Plans No C elebration, Gets % I Many Messages. Hu Ini ted riot ENGLEWOOD. N. J . Feb. 5 Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh was content to celebrate his thirty-sec-ond birthday yesterday by playing with his infant son Jon at the home of his mother-in-law. Mrs. Dwight ; W Morrow. There was no birthday party. The ! only visitors were messenger boys who delivered congratulatory mes- ■ sages. Postal Substation Robbed Thieves entered a drug store at 2no South State avenue and ransacked the postoffice substation, stealing $75 from a strong box and several pints of whisky, Roy Lagenaur. 4821 East Washington street, operator, told police yesterday.

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Tonight’s Radio Tour NETWORK OFFERINGS

MONDAY P M. 4 00—Cap;’*! Cnivmitv Gle* Club. South S*a Islanders NBCi WEAF. Your Health NBCi WJZ. j 4 15—Dictators NBCi W ABC 445 \V;zard o! Or NBC. WEAF ♦ Reis and D-.nn "CBSI WABC I 5 00 —f izat s orchestra NBCi WEAF. Stem's orchestra NBCi WJZ. B ;rle Rogers CBS WABC 5 15—Bo.obv Benson and Sunny Jim CBS i WABC A! and Pete CBS' WIND. 5 30—X Sisters NBC) WJZ Er.orh Light s orchestra iCBSi Irene Beasley 'NBCi WEAF. 5 45—Lovte;; Thomas NBCi WJZ H'rcsen*e Philosophy 'NBC WEAF. 6 00— Mrr’ and Marge 'CBS' WABC. 6 15—J'jsr P.am Bill CBS. WABC. R* R' >e M .ne NBC WJZ. 6 30—Mol e Show iNBC' WEAF B:r< Rogers 'CBS. WBBM M ic On -h A:r CBS' WABC. Po'ash and Perlm rter NBCi WJZ. 6 45—80a ice Carter CBS. WABC The Ooidbergs NBC. WEAF Madame Frances Alda NBCI WJZ. 7 00—Happv Bakers 'CBS' WABC Dramatic -ce’ch NBC W'EAF Side Show Cliff Soubier. King’s Jester’s; Stokes’ orchestra iNBC. WJZ 7 15— Fri tin C. Hill 'CBS' WABC. 7 30—B:r.g Crosbv and Arnheim's orchestra: Mills Brothers 'CBS' WABC Lawrence Tibbett ar.d Daly’s orchestra NBC' WEAF Cvrer.e Van Gordon NBC) WJZ. 7 45—Red Davis NBCi WJZ. 8 00—Stokowski and Philadelphia orchestra iCBS 1 WABC Gypsies i NBC> WEAF Minstrel show NBCi WJZ. 8 15—Kostelanet7 orchestra; Robert Benchlev 'CBS. WABC 8 30—S. ip of Jov NBC' WEAF. Isharr. Jones’ orchestra; Gertrude Niesen 'CBS' WABC Melody Moments i.NBCI WJZ. 9 00—Wavne King's orchestra 'CBS. WABC Feature iNBC' WJZ 9 30—K-Seven Spv storv NBCf W'EAF. News ervice 'CBS' WABC. Pageant I NBCi WENR. Manorial Radio Forum 'NBC' WJZ. 945 Mrr* and Marge CBSi WBBM. Songs . NBC * WJZ 10 00—Mark Wamow's orchestra: Eton hnvs and Connie Gates iCBSi. WABC Tenor (NBC' W'EAF 10 15 Freddie Rich's orchestra (CBSi WABC Poet Prince 'NBC' WJZ. Weems' orchestra 'NBCi W’EAF. 10:30 Abe. Lyman's orchestra (CBS) : WABC Terrace orchestra iNBC' WEAF Ph . Harris’ orchestra >NBC. WJZ. II 00—Belaaco’s orchestra 'CBS' WABC. George Olsen's orchestra (NBCi WEAF. Buddy Rogers' orchestra (NBC) WJZ. 11 30—(ark Little orchestra (CBS' WABC. Dance orchestra 'NBCi WEAF Colemans orchestra (NBC) W'JZ. j WFB.M (1230) Indianapolis .Indianaoolia Power and Light Company) MONDAY P M 5 30—Bohemians 5 45—Fnoch Light orchestra (CBS). r. no—Bohemians. fi 30—Buck Rogers (CBSi. 6 45—Cowboys. 7:00 Happy Bakers (CBS'. 7 30—Birg Crosbv with Mills Brothers •CBSi. 8 00—Philadelphia Symphony (CBS'. 8 30—The Big Show iCBS'. 9 oo—Lady Father Serenade (CBS). 9 30—Piano Twins. 9:45 Mvrt and Marge 'CBS). 10 00—Mark W'arnow orchestra 'CBS), in 15—Boswell Sisters iCBS) 10 30— Abe Lvman orchestra 'CBS' 11 00—I.eon Belasco orchestra iCBSi. 11 30—Li*Me Jack Little orchestra iCBS). ; 12 oo imid.l Reveries. A M. 12:30—Sign off. WKBF (1100) Indianapolis (Indianaoolis Broadcasting Inc.) MONDAY P M. 4 on Capital University Glee club (NBC). 4:ls—Smith Sea Islanders 'NBC). 4 30—News flashes. 4:4s—Wizard of Oz (NBCI. 5 00—To be announced. 5:15—T0 be announced 5 30—Irene Baslev .NBC), 5:45 Little Orphan Annie (NBC). 6 00—Lum and Abner. 6 15—Dance Masters 'NBCi. 6 .30—Tim and Bob 'NBC'. fi 45—Interview—Chief Michael Morrissev. 7 no—Silent. 8 00—Junior Chambers of Commerce. >

, 8 15—To be announced 8 30—Ship of Jov i NBC'. 9 or)—Marcel Ruingo NBC). 9 30—National Radio Forum (NBC). 10 00—John FOgarty 'NBC'. 20 15—Ted Weems orchestra (NBC 10 30—Terrace Gardens orchestra 'NBCi. 11 00—George Olsen orchestra (NBC 1 . 11 30—Harrs Sosnick orchestra iNBC). 12 00— Midnigh’■—#ign off. WLW (700) Cincinnati MONDAY P M 4 00—South Sea Islanders (NBC). 4 25—Dorothy Pendergas'. 4 30—Singing Lady 'NBCi. 4 45—LP’le Orphan Annie (NBC), 5 00— Jack Armstrong 5 15—Toe Emerson and orchestra and J. Holbert Bvram. handwriting expert. 5:30—80b Newhali. 5 45—Lowell Thomas 'NBC. 6 00—Amos 'n' Andy iNBC' 6 15—Detectives Black and Blue, fi 30—John Barker and orchestra. 6 45—Red Davis. 7 00—Bo-Peep frolic. 7.ls—Morin Sisters: King's Jesters; Harold S'okes orchestra iNBC; 7 30—Richard Crooks, tenor: William Daly's orchestra (NBC*. 8 00— Sinclair W'lener Minstrels (NBC). 8 30—Melodv Moments NBC 9 00—Eastman’s orchestra (NBCi. 9 30—Theater of the Air. 10 00—Cocktail Continentale 10 30—Hmk and Dink. 10 45—Art Kassel dance orchestra. 11 15— Buster Locke dance orchestra. 11:30—Sign off.

Fishing the Air

How Buck and Wilma finally learn how to navigate the strange mechanical asteroid they have discovered will be a highlight of the Buck Rogers in the 25th Century” episode to be broadcast over tt/BM and the Columbia network Monday at 6 30 p. m. Just to show that they are doing their part, those Happy Wonder Bakers —Jack Parker, Frank Luther, Phil Duey and Viyien Ruth—will promise ”W'eTl Make Hay “While the Sun Shines” to open their broadcast over W'FBM and the Columbia network Monday, from 7 to 7:15 p. m. Topping the variety show io be broadcast from California will be Bing Crosby singing with Gus Arnheim’s orchestra, while the Mills Brothers will contribute their special variations of musical numbers over WFBM and the Columbia network Monday from 7:30 to 8 p m. ————^—“ HIGH SPOTS OF MONDAY NIGHT’S PROGRAM S:OO—NBC (WJZ)—United States Army band. 6:4S—NBC (WJZ)—Mme. Frances Alda. 7:ls—Columbia—Edwin C. Hill. 7 30R-NBC (WEAFi—Voice of Firestone. Columbia—Bing Crosby-Mills Brothers. 8 00— NBC i W'JZ I—Minstrel Show. Columbia —Philadelphia orchestra, directed by Stokowski. B:ls—Columbia—Kostelanetz orchestra; chorus. • B:3o—Columbia—The Big Show. 10:15 —Columbia—Boswell Sisters. The overtures to two of the best known operas of Mozart and Weber will be played by the Philadelphia orchestra during the concert to be broadcast over W’FBM and the Columbia network from 8 to 8:15 p. m.. Monday. Josef Lhevinne, one of the great pianists of the present day, will be Captain Dobbsie’s guest aboard the Del Monte Ship of Joy during the hroadcast oyer WKBF and an NBC network Monday at 8:30 p. m. Lum and Abner, famous radio team, appearing at the Circle theater this week, will broadcast over WKBF each night at 6 p. m. "

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

BANDIT KILLED BY DETECTIVES; PAL JIRRESTED Companion Faces Possible Murder Charges in Kentucky. One man is dead and another faces robbery and possibly murder charges as result of an attempt to evade police seeking them in connection with a drug store holdup on Saturday night. The dead man is Malcolm S. Kountz, 22, of 428 East Michigan street, who ivas shot to death by detectives in the vicinity of Crow's Nest, when he disobeyed a command to halt. One bullet struck him in ! the back of the head and he fell | dead. Clyde Short, 20, of 515 North New Jersey street, surrendered. Police said he admitted of murder at Burksville. Xv„ but that he would sign a statement that he actually committed the crime, for which another man is said to be under arrest. The two w’ere w'anted for holdup of the Binkley pharmacy, 5902, College avenue, Saturday night.; Spectators obtained license number of the bandit car, W'hich had been ! reported stolen earlier from Hubert Harrold, 605 East New York street. | Police, who took up the chase, | found the car wrecked at Sixtieth | street and Kessler boulevard, j Officers under Lieutenant Donald! Tooley searched the vicinity, finally j catching up w'ith the fugitives and shooting Kountz when he refused to stop. Both Kountz and Short werei armed, police said, and $30.56. mostly ! in silver money, was found on: Kountz. Both men served time at the Indiana state reformatory for! robbery, officers said. When Mr. and Mrs. Curt Strempel, 1425 South State avenue, heard reports of the shooting over the radio, they w'ent to the scene. Returning, they found a thief had ransacked their home, stealing SSB. 20 PERISH IN STORMS 55 Others Hurt in Italy as Elements Start Landslides. By United Press ROME, Feb. 5. —Raging snowstorms at some places and torrential rains at others brought ava- ! lanches, landslides and disastrous j floods to the Marches region along the Adriatic sea today. Twenty persons were known dead and fiftyfive injured in the avalanches. rhildren’s Colds Yield quicker to double action of visas

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Indiana News in Brief #OO 000 000 Interesting Stories About Events in Lives of Hoosiers Written and Assembled for Quick and Easy Reading.

By Times Sperial BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Feb. 5 Death of William Scott, father of twelve children, at first believed to have been caused by the truck of a hit and run driver, is to be investigated by the Monroe county grand jury on a theory that he was slain. He died in a hospital here a few hours after being found unconscious with a head wound on State Road 37 north of Bloomington. Authorities vary widely in theories of the cause of death. Sheriff J. Lester Bender and the widow, Mrs. Hannah Scott, believe a truck was responsible. However, Dr. Ben R. Ross, coroner,-is inclined to a belief Scott was a slaying victim. He cites the testimony of four physicians who said the victim apparently had not been drinking. The widow has said she believed her husband was under the influence of liquor and inadvertently walked into the path of a truck. James Nicholsstepson of Scott, who is said to have been walking with the victim, has disappeared. The family at first said another stepson, Fred Nichols, had been with him.’ The missing man. authorities declare, is wanted at Muncie in connection with a slaying and at Columbus on a criminal assault charge.

R. 0. T. C. Leader Chosen By Times Special BLOOMINGTON. Feb. s.—Appointments in the reserve officers training corps of Indiana university, made by Colonel W. R. Staniford, commandant, include Robert J. Marshall, Columbus, cadet colonel; John Woodburn, Bloomington, major; Robert Sailors and Ben Rogers, both of Bloomington, and Morman Flanigan, Crawfordsville, captains; Richard Voliva, Jules Kiplinger, Don Mcllroy and Charles Carman, all of Bloomington, first lieutenants. 000 Food and Fuel Stolen By Times Special MUNCIE, Feb. s.—Several chickens and a half ton of coal was the loot obtained by thieves at the home of A. A. Winton. Among the stolen fowls is a hen with a crooked leg, three game hens and a game rooster. SEASON’S FIRST MELON Mild Winter Responsible for Sarly Production. By United Press HOPE, Arrk, Feb. s.—Thad Collins, local farmer, has the distinction of producing the first watermelon in this section for the year 1934. It weighed fifteen pounds and grew in the 1933 patch during : the unusually mild winter. X \ V'*' “

SET ALIEN VETERANS’ CITIZENSHIP DEADLINE Ex-Soldiers Must File petitions for Naturalization. Deadline for aliens who served in | the World war to file petitions for naturalization is Feb. 23, it was an- ! nounced by Albert C. Sogemeier, j ■ United States court clerk According to notice received by Mr. Sogemeier, the act providing for such naturalization expires May 25, and applicants must take a preliminary examination before a naturalization examiner. Applica- j tions may be made at the clerk’s of- j fice in the federal building. (nib /zoomjfot

Slot Machines Burned By Tim.** Special LOGANSPORT, Feb. s.—Logansport police have declared war on slot machines with the ultimatum all must be removed from the city. Joseph Carson, police chief, said the machines are used widely, even some grocers displaying them. Complaints regarding them have been numerous, he declared, especially with reference to patronage by children. 000 Conventions Booked By Times Special BLOOMINGTON, Feb. s.—Among conventions to be held this year in Bloomington will be the fifteenth annual meeting of the National Association of College Unions, Dec. 6 to 8, and the eightieth annual conclave of the Grand Commandery of Indiana Knights Templar, May 8 to 10.

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NOVELISTS OF OLD WORLD TO BE DISCUSSED Rolland to Be Studied First at Indiana U. Extension. Romain Rolland will be the first of the continental novelists to b j discussed in the course given by the Indiana University extension division. Mr. Rolland will be the subject of the lecture Thursday night. Feb. 15. by Joseph Friend. Others who will be the subject* j of later lectures in the course will : be Marcel Proust, Henri Barbusse, : Erich Remarque, Thomas Mann, Arnold Zweig, Lion Feuchtwanger, Sigrid Undset, Feodor Dostoyevski and Boris Pilnak. Similar courses to be offered in the Indiana university extension work are interior decoration, beginning Wednesday, Feb. 7. and motion pictures and commentary on peoples j and cultures, beginning Monday, j Feb. 12.