Indianapolis Times, Volume 45, Number 246, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 February 1934 — Page 3

FEB. 22, 1934

AGED WOMAN'S BURIAL IS SET FOR TOMORROW Mrs. Lanqensenkamp, 94. Came to America in Sailing Vess:!. Funeral services of Mrs. William Langsenkamp. 94. of 2*46 North Alabama street, will be held in the residence at 9 30 tomorrow morning and at 10 in St. Mary's Catholic church. Burial will be in St Joseph's cemetery. Mrs. Langsenkamp had been ill for four weeks. She died yesterday at her home She was born in Renchen. Germany, and came to the United States in a sailing vessel which required seven weeks for the crossing. She had lived in Indianapolis for eighty-three years, and had been active in charitable work here. Surviving her are three daughters. Mrs. John Habing and Miss Lillie Langsenkamp. Indianapolis, and Mrs. Leo Sullivan, Muncie; two sons, Henry Langsenkamp and Frank H. Langsenkamp, Indianapolis. H. L. Blumenthal Rites Set Funeral services were to be held at 2 this afternoon in the residence for Harry L Blumenthal, 67, of 2255 North Alabama street. Mr Blumenthal died suddenly yesterday in his store in Brightwood, where he had been in business for twenty-five years. He was born in Russia and was a member of the United Hebrew congregation and the Shara Teflola congregation. Surviving him are the widow, two sons, Morris Blumenthal, Indianapolis, and Irving Blumenthal, Chicago, and two daughters, Mrs. Sam Swartz, Indianapolis, and Mrs. Gladys Karlin, New York. C- H. Bakemeyer Dies Word has been received of the death of Charles Herman Bakemeyer, 53, former resident of Indianapolis, in London, Ont. Mrs. Bakemeyer was a resident of Montreal. Surviving him are the widow, two sons, Victor and John Bakemeyer; a daughter. Miss Margaret Bakemeyer; two orothers, Harry Bakemeyer, California, and Fred Bakemeyer, st. Louis, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bakemeyer, Indianapolis. John C. Lieh Succumbs While his wife was calling a doctor, John C. Lich. 64, of 2322 Brookside avenue, died early today of heart disease. Mrs. Lich said that her husband had complained of a chest soreness earlier in the night.

TEN KEY PLAYERS TO GIVES ‘EYES OF LOVE’ Frank McWhorter Has Leading Role in Production. The Ten Key Dramatic Club of the East Tenth Street M. E. church will present a comedy, "Eyes of Love," tomorrow night in the East Tenth Street Community house. Frank McWhorter will have a leading part, and others of the cast will include Mrs. Nellie Huddleson. Mrs. Anne Haislup. Mrs. Elsie Eberhardt, Mrs. Alma Hause, Mrs. Elizabeth Furry. Palmer Warren. Allan Conyers Cecil Biddle and Arlo Harris. The play will be under the direction of Mrs. W. F. Holmes. PEDESTRIAN INJURED BY SWERVING AUTO Driver Strikes Girl Trying to Avoid Hitting Her Dog. Miss Agnes Holtrog. 19. of 2122 North Arlington avenue, sustained fracture of both legs last night when a car. swerving to avoid striking her dog. hit her. She was sent to city hospital. Driver of the car. Robert Johnson, 24. R. R 10. Box 355, said that he saw the dog. but did not see Miss Holtrog. who was walking on the edce of the pavement. RIFLE SHOOT ARRANGED I. U. Team to Compete With Fort Sharpshooters. The Indiana university R. O. T. C. rifie team will compete against the team of the Eleventh infantry on the indoor range at Ft. Benjamin Harrison Saturday, March 3. Captain H. P Hallowell, Eleventh infantry adjutant, said today The army riflemen are coached by Captain Jerome G Hariis and the university team by Captain Floyd L. Marshall, assistant professor of military science and tactics. SEEK GAS DEATH CHECK 15.000 Could Be Saved Anually. Society Believes. By United Pre*n NEW YORK. Feb. 22.—At least 15.000 lives could be saved annually through establishment of anew department of gas therapy in hospitals. the American Society for the Prevention of Asphyxial Deaths estimated today. One of the department's purposes would be to investigate all facts relative to resuscitation, oxygen therapy, and the uses of gases in anesthesia. WOMAN. 99. SUCCUMBS Mrs. Elizabeth Wampler Tarleton Dies in Martinsville. By United Pn tti MARTINSVILLE. Ind., Feb. 22. Mrs. Elizabeth Wampler Tarleton. widow of the late Dr. Robert H. at her heme near herv ate yesterday at the age of 99. Mrs. Tarleton was a native of Monroe county and moved here in 1852. Despite her advanced age. she had maintained a keen interbst in current events up until her last short Illness. Postmaster a Suicide By Unit* d Pre* MEROM, Ind., Feb. 22.—Lee Coder. 0. Merom postmaster for eight years, committed suicide at his home late yesterday. Mr. Coder went home after a postal inspector had been working at the office. The inspector appointed Breck Leach as acting postmaster.

M'NUTT'S RIVAL IN VETERANS' FEUD

Feature event of the National Officers' Banquet of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, which will be held in the Riley room of the Claypool, Saturday night, will be a talk by James E. Van Zandt, Altoona, Pa., V. F. W. national commander, who is expected to aim caustic comment at Governor Paul V. McNutt, also scheduled to speak, over what is reported to be a long standing feud between the two.

Charged With Passing Counterfeit Dollar Coins

Poltriotic Steeplejack Saves Day for Statehouse.

AL HUDDLESTON, a steeplejack. of 47 North Jefferscn avenue, did his bit in commemoration of George Washington yesterday. Answering a hurry call from the statehouse, Huddleston defied the elements to shinny up the flag pole above the Capitol building. 220 feet above the ground, and affix the stars and stripes to the pole. A pulley atop the flag pole was broken during the recent storms and so many calls from patriotic citizens demanding to know where "Old Glory” was hidden reached Pleas Greenlee, secretary to the Governor, that Huddleston's services hurriedly were sought.

PASTOR CHOOSES TOPIC Modern Unbelief to Be Discussed by Dr. A. P. Gouthey. “Modern Unbelief, Its Cause, Curse and Cure" will be the subject of the message tonight by Dr. A. P. Gouthey, evangelist preaching every night at the Cadle Tabernacle in a special scries of evangelistic services. "Luck - ' will be Dr. Gouthey s subject for the special young people’s service tomorrow night. The center section of the auditorium will be reserved for the young people. CREDIT UNION FORMED Methodist Hospital Employes Organize and Elect Officers. Methodist hospital employes credit union was organized with seventy-eight members at a meeting at the hospital yesterday. Officers named are Mrs. Orpha Kendall. president: James Hansford, vice-president; Miss Thelma Hawthorne. secret ary-treasurer, and Miss Marguerite Ross, Miss Edna Morris. Shelley Tyler and Fred Raison, directors.

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Among the various entertainment offerings of the evening will be vocal selections by the Odd Size Quartet, composed of Harry V. Saunders, Roy Allred, Carlos Jones and J. C. Sortwell, all members of Frank T. Strayer V. F. W. post of this city. The party will close with dancing to the music of the Eleventh infantry band from Ft. Harrison.

Alleged Passer Is Held After Appearing in Nephew’s Behalf. After testifying last week on his nephew’s behalf, Harry Messing, 57 Wisconsin street, will be given a federal hearing tomorrow on a similar charge of passing counterfeit coins. Secret service agents allege Messing passed counterfeit $1 coins. After a preliminary hearing yesterday before Fae W. Patrick, United State commissioner, his case was continued until tomorrow. When his nephew, Gordon Maple, Bedford, was charged with passing counterfeit 25-cent pieces, Messing appeared and dramatically offered to take the blame. He asserted at the time that he had given the coins to his nephew as curios. Although Maple testified that he had passed the coins by mistake, he was held to the grand jury under SI,OOO bond.

Washington Dance to Be Held by Democratic Club

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FACTOR TO TRY BLINDFOLD TEST IN KIDNAP CASE Barber Jake Will Attempt to Identify Touhy and Pals.

Bp United Prrst CHICAGO, Feb. 22.—A grim blind man's buff game in which John Factor, wealthy speculator, would be asked to blindfold himself on the witness stand and identify the voices of Roger Touhy and two fel-low-gangsters was forecast today as a defense maneuver against death penalty kidnaping charges. Factor has identified Touhy, Gus Schaeffer and Albert Kator by sight and voice as members of a gang which abducted him last summer for $70,000 ransom. Spectators at the second trial of the three gangsters yesterday expected the blindfold test to be made when William Scott Stewart, resourceful defense counsel, questioned Factor on his ability to make such identifications. Factor was excused without being put to this test, but courtroom reports said that he would be recalled. Factor, later, said that he welcomed such a test and did not doubt his ability to match the right voices with the defendants. He has testified that he was able to single out the voices of half a dozen of the members of the kidnaping gang which held him twelve days. In addition to such a test, Attorney Stewart was expected to call on medical testimony, as he did in the first trial, in an effort to impeach Factor’s identifications. Factor testified that while he was being held by his captors his blindfolds were removed to enable him to write notes to his wife and that he saw Touhy and Kator. Attorney Stewart was expected to produce medical evidence to the effect that it would have been impossible for Factor to see clearly for several minutes after the blindfolds were removed. In testifying yesterday, Factor’s account of his experiences was brief. Wilbert Crowley, first assistant state's attorney, accounted for the meager story as compared with Factor's testimony at the first trial as adequate in view of confessions presented by Isaac Costner and W. A. Henrichsen, former gang members. Basil Banghart, another gang member, arrested in Baltimore with Costner, was brought into court and identified with one phase of the kidnaping. Banghart will be tried later. BUTLER PROFESSOR TO TALK ON WASHINGTON Dr. Paul Haworth Will Address M. E. Church Group. “Sidelights on George Washington” will be the subject of the address to be given tonight by Dr. Paul Haworth, professor of history at Butler university, at the fellowship dinner at the Northwood Christian church. A special George Washington dinner will be served by the woman's council of the church. Music will be provided by members of the choir under the direction of Mrs. Carolyn Ayres Turner. H. C. Gemmer, a member of the Northwood board of deacons, will be chairman of the evening. Dr. Tolbert F. Reavis of Butler university will introduce the speaker.

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Indiana News in Brief a a a bob b b b Interesting Stories About Events in Lives of Hoosiers Written and Assembled for Quick and Easy Reading.

Bu 1 imes Special KOKOMO, Feb. 22.—Recognition by federal agencies of the Operators Benefit Association is hailed as an end to strife between Kokomo theater owners and their employes, which has continued for nearly seven years. Disorder attending the strife has been blamed for a fire which destroyed one theater and an attack on a former motion picture operator. Stench bombs and snakes were reported found in theaters on several occasions. It is reported that managers of all Kokomo theaters, with one exception, have signed an agreement with the new employes’ organization, which was created under NRA provisions.

a o a Speakers Announced Bp Times Special BLOOMINGTON. Feb. 22. Speakers at the first Indiana conclave of Jewish Youth to be held here Saturday and Sunday under auspices of Jewish students of Indiana university will include Dr. A. L. Sachar, Champaign, 111.; Richard Gutstadt, national director of the Anti-Defamation League; Rabbi Philip W. Jaffa, Cincinnati; Miss Sarah Goodman, representing Indiana university, and Meyer Efroymson, Purdue university. BBS Lifelong Resident Dies liy l imes Special GREENFIELD, Feb. 22.—Funeral services were held today for Irwin Hunt, farmer, a lifelong resident of Hancock ccunty. He died Monday at his home four miles northeast of Greenfield. xx n tt Veterans Will Meet lip Times Special MARTINSVILLE, Feb. 22.—District meeting of representatives from Veterans of Foreign Wars posts in Morgan, Marion, Johnson, Hendricks and Monroe counties will be held here Sunday afternoon. B B B Former Resident Dies By Times Special GREENSBURG. Feb. 22.—Lawrence E. Merryman, 57, former Greensburg resident, is dead in New York, the result of nervous prostration following death of his wife two months ago. BBS Veteran Fireman Dies Bp Times Special MUNCIE, Feb. 22.—Otis M. Tomlinson, 68, a veteran Muncie firefighter, who had been blind twenty year’s, is dead. He was a member of the fire department •'•hen its personnel consisted of four men. There was but one piece of equipment, a steam pumper, drawn by horses. He died in the house which had been his home for sixty-three years of his life. BBS Found Dead in Bed Bp Times Special PERU. Feb. 22.—Funeral services were held yesterday for Mrs. Lena McLaughlin Hall, mother-in-law of Justice Michael S. Fansler of the Indiana Supreme court. She was found dead in bed by her husband, Clarence M. Hall, retired business man. to whom she was married

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fifty-four years ago. Besides the daughter, Mrs. Fansler, she leaves a son. C. Lyman Hall, who operates a clothing store his father founded. BBS Vacancy Filled Bp Times Special LOGANSPORT. Feb 22—Benjamin F. Long has been appointed city attorney of Logansport by Mayor William O. Fielder, succeeding Don Douglass, who died this week. B B B Wrecking Alleged Bp Times Special GREENSBURG. Feb. 22.—Alleging their home and garden were damaged by an automobile on Aug. 6 last, Mr. and Mrs. William F. Martin have filed suit in Decatur circuit court seeking to recover 5250 from Charles R. Williams, driver of the car. Plaintiffs allege plastering was jarred from walls when the automobile struck the house. The car was driven through a standard woven wire fence to reach the garden, it is alleged, damage to which is described as follows: “Defendant recklessly, carelessly, negligently and wantonly destroyed bean vines, mangoes, turnips, two jardinieres, grape vines, grape arbor, one plum tree, one strawberry patch and one flower box and flowers.” B B B Farmers Get $248,000 Indiana farmers have received $248,557 under the corn loan program, Martin Lang, commissioner of weights and measures, said yesterday. The figures represents 344 loans in thirty-two counties. The number of loans granted in various counties includes; Kosciusko, 1; Carroll, 11; Tipton, 5; Putnam, 7; Wells, 4; Allen, 6; Wayne, 2. Laporte, 14; Delaware, 1; Posey, 8; White, 24; Pulaski, 3; Decatur, 5; Vanderburg, 15, and Morgan, 9. B B B Suit Attacks League By United Tress KOKOMO, Ind„ Feb. 22.—Suit to dissolve the Indiana Police and firemen’s Civil Service League, Inc., was filed in .Howard circuit court yesterday by Attorney General Philip Lutz. The suit alleges that the certificate of incorporation of the organization -was obtained fraudulently from the secretary of state in June, 1923. Mr. Lutz charged in his complaint that the league falsely repre-

sented three persons, James D. Kailor, Fred Armstrong and Rollie Benson as directors, although neither Mr. Kailor nor Mr. Armstrong signed the articles of incorporation. The suit also alleged that the league was not to be operated for pecuniary profit but that advertising was sold for the official magazine. Mr. Benson is a former Kokomo police chief.

SCHOOLS CLOSE TO OBSERVE HOLIDAY

Government Offices, Banks Also Shut. Schools and government offices were closed today in honor of Washington's birthday. The postoffice force was reduced to a minimum, with orders from James A. Farley, postmaster-general, for a holiday leave to be given all employes possible. City and rural route delivery ceased and only perishables and special delivery mail was handled. Statehouse, courthouse and city hall offices also halted activities. City banks also were closed. High light of the varied programs of the day is the national defense meeting at the English theater, sponsored by the Indiana Reserve Officers Association. AIRCRAFT TRADES TO MEET IN ATHENAEUM Representatives to National Air Gathering to Be Chosen. Election of representatives to the national commercial Vviation meeting in Washington Monday will be held tomorrow at the luncheon of the Indiana Aircraft Trades Association in the Athenaeum. The purpose of the national meeting is to work out ways and means of encouraging development of aeronautics and to work for legislation toward that end. Officers will be elected at the state meeting, Charles E. Cox Jr„ municipal airport superintendent, said. ENGINEER WINS AWARD Honor Once Won by Hoover Goes to New York Man. Bp United Press NEW YORK. Feb. 22.—Rope Yeatman, consulting engineer of New York, today holds the William Lawrence Saunders gold medal, the mining world’s highest award. The medal was presented last night at the annual dinner of the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers. Previous winners include former President Herbert Hoover, John Hays Hammond, D. C. Jackling and F. W. Bradley.

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RECALLS LONG SERVICE WITH PHONE COMPANY Phil M. Watson Marks 30 Years With Indiana Organization. George Washington's birthday today brings back memories of thirty years ago to Phil M. Watson, Indianapolis division commercial superintendent of the Indiana Bell Telephone Company. Today marks Mr. Watson's thirtieth year of service with the telephone organization. He began his service with the former Central Union Telephone Company as a solicitor and has remained at Indianapolis in the commercial department since that time. During his years with that organization and its successor, the Indiana Bell Telephone Company, he has held positions including special agent, chief clerk, chief solicitor, chief commercial agent and contract agent. In March. 1922, he was made division superintendent of the Indianapolis division, the position he now occupies. Mr. Watson’s father. O H. Watson, who had a telephone installed in 1878, was one of the first, if not the first, subscribers for Bell telephone residence services in Indianapolis. Lenten Services Tonight “The Foolishness of the Cross,” the second of a series of Lenten messages, will be given tonight in the Carrollton Avenue Reformed church by the Rev. E. G. Homrighausen. paster. Following the worship service, the congregation will take part in a fellowship hour in honor of Washington's birthday.

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