Indianapolis Times, Volume 45, Number 268, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 March 1934 — Page 3

MARCH 20, 1934

NEW AIR MAIL BILL, PLACING SERVICE ON SAME BASIS AS RAILWAY, IS BEFORE SENATE Proposed Measure Ends Subsidies, Empowers Commerce Commission to Fix Fair Rates; Favored by Leaders. By United Press WASHINGTON, March 20.—A new air mail bill which would place the service on the same basis as railway mail was before the senate postoffice committee today with informal sentiment indicating it probably would be approved.

An informal United Press poll of committee members showed eleven of nineteen ready to support the new measure presented by Senator Joseph C O'Mahoney <Dem , Wyo), rather than the controversial BlackMcKellar bill. Th sentiment appeared to be shar t! by some Republican committee members who have been especially bitter in their attacks on the original air mail bill. Several suggested the OMahoney hill was a move by the administration to displace the Black-McKellar proposal. Senator O Mahoney, generally regarded as Postmaster-General James A Farley’s spokesman, however, denied his bill was "inspired" by the administration. Believes FMan Only Solution The measure would end all subsidies and empower the interstate commerce commission to fix fair and reasonable rates. Senator O’Mahoney said the bill had the support of three other Democratic committeemen—Senators George McGill, Kansas; M. M. Logan. Kentucky, and John E. Erickson, Montana. Senator O Mahoney’s proposal differs widely from the so-called administration bill. Mr. O'Mahoney proposed that the postmaster-general be empowered to require commercial airlines to transport mail without contracts just as railroads carry postal matter. He believes his plan the only solution of the troublesome question. Democrats and Republicans alike agreed that the Black-McKellar bill was unworkable and unfair in some provisions. Barbour Favors Measure At a White House conference last Sunday, President Roosevelt was advised by Senator McKellar that all witnesses who appeared before the committee had opposed a clause that would deny new contracts to companies asserting any claim: against, the government because of J prior annulments. Senator McKellar said that pro- j vision would be revised to permit. commercial operators to contest their claims in the courts. Senator W. Warren Barbour < Rep., j N. J.', bitter opponent of the Black- | McKellar bill, said of the O'Mahoney measure: ■ Recent developments and devel- ] opments still to come show the val- | ue and justice of having called before the committee, as I insisted, j representatives of those companies; whose contracts had been annulled. | “The so-called OMahoney bill and others, if any. to follow, represent i a change, in my opinion, in the at-j titude of the administration as a result of justified, constructive criticism.” COUPLE REMARRIED ON FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY Mr. and Mrs. William J. Lynch in. Ceremony Here. On their golden wedding anni- j versary Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. William J. Lynch of near Oaklandon. j were remarried in a ceremony, read! by Dr. Otto T. Hamilton, their I nephew and professor at Indiana | university. The ceremony was held j at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Robinson. 2317 North LaSalle street. Miss Aileen Corey, the couple's niece, assisted in arranging the entertainment by Miss Ruby Kerr. Paul Hamilton; Hubert Collins and Howard Hamilton. Mary Catherine Stair played the harp. Mrs. Lynch is past worthy matron of the Oaklandon chapter, Order of the Eastern Star. Mr. Lynch is the oldest member of the Oaklandon lodge. 140 F. A. M. Thev j are members of the Oaklandon Universal church. CONDUCT HEARING ON STREET IMPROVEMENT Works Board Takes Ritter Avenue Project Under Advisement. More than fifty property owners attended the public hearing before j the board of works yesterday on the : widening and resurfacing of Ritter avenue from Pleasant Run boulevard to Brookville road. Those attending were practically , unanimous in opinion that the j street should not be improved from Washington street north to Pleasant Run boulevard. The board took the project under advisement until they can conduct a survey of property owners. Improvement of South Ritter will cost $40,489 and North Ritter will j cost over $20,000, city engineers have estimated. The city is to pay 75 per cent of the cost and the property owners 25 per cent.

Gone, but Not Forgotten

Aut rr. biles rep Tied to police as stolen belong to: Fred Osborn Veedersburc Ind . Ford coupe M-1301 from 217 North Capitol avenue.

BACK HOME AGAIN

Stolen automobiles recovered bv police be.or.g to Harold O Sturgis. 1230 South Richland avenue. Nish sedan, found at Pennsylvania railroad and Morns street, automobile wrecked Ford sedan. 2T-719. found at'Sixteenth stree- and Cgpt’oi avenue. automobile • recited. J Hargis. 2219 Parker avenue ( hrvsler coach found at 3S East Georgia street Walter Ford. 4144 Winthrop avenue. Chevrolet coach, found at 2100 Carroltcin avenue. Jess* Bates 33 East Maryland street. Ford count. found in front of 140 East \V ibsah street Chi>ri*a Greiner 4322 East Tenth street Plymouth coach, found at Wright and Buchanan streets Erskln# coupe. 125-530, no certificate of title, found in front of 18 East Maryland atr*et Johnson Chetrolet companv. 1040 North Meridian street. Chevrolet truck, found at Tenth and Illinois streets. Plvmou’h sedan 1933 model. motor number PD-91384. no certificate of title, two stolen license plates on car, found at Oliver and LeGrande avenues.

SEVEN HURT IN AUTO ACCIDENTS Two Injured When Car Hits Railroad Abutment on Monon. Seven persons were injured in a series of auto accidents in the city last night and early today. Carl Hamm. 28, of Newcastle, suffered broken teeth and back injuries, and a companion, Marvin Copeland, 22, of Anderson, suffered head injuries early today when the car driven by Hamm crashed into an abutment at Fairfield avenue and the Monon tracks. They were treated at St. Vincent’s hospital. Mrs. Carrie Bassett, 64, of 318 East Nineteenth street, suffered severe bruises when she was struck by a taxi driven by Clarence Jackson, 25, of 625' ■> Massachusetts avenue in the 400 block on North Illinois street. She was treated at Methodist hospital. Jenkins was not held. Others injured in accidents were Mrs. Providence Mascara, 42, of 529 East Merrill street, and Mrs. Frances Tritch. 52. of 322 South Walcott street; Hugo Simon, 51, of 1544 Bay street, and James Jones, 7, of 19 North Beville avenue.

ALLEGED SLAYER OF AERIALIST ON TRIAL Farm Hand Charged With First Degree Murder. By United Press CANNELTON. Ind., March 20. Charged with first degree murder in connection with the brutal slaying of Miss Alice Martin, 52-year-old former circus aerialist, Ernest Wright, 35, farm hand, went on trial in Perry circuit court here today. Wright had been employed by Miss Martin shortly before she was found beaten to death at her farm home near Derby last month. The body was discovered in a shallow grave on the secluded riverfront farm where Miss Martin had lived since retirement from the circus several years ago. Her head had been battered with a blunt instrument. Wright was arrested a few days later and taken to Evansville to avert possible mob violence.

ENGINEER PERFECTS SYSTEM FOR SHOWING REACTION TO RADIO

By United Press NEW YORK. March 20.—Long silent radio audiences may soon have a chance to record their cheers and boos as soon as each period of entertainment is concluded. Dr. Nevil Monroe Hopkins disclosed today. Dr. Hopkins, a research engineer, recently perfected a system of “radio voting*’ soon to be tried out in Washington. It requires that each radio set be equipped with three push buttons, one registering “present,’* and the others *yes“ and “no.’’ Those listening to the program would be asked to press the ‘present’ button and indicate their reactions by pressing either the "yes*’ or “no.” Computations would be made at the power house where the count would be determined by the increase in the current load as the buttons were pressed. Dr. Hopkins, who discussed the invention with members of the federal radio commission, said the •'radiovoter” could be installed for approximately 25 cents. NEW WHISKY METHOD SPEEDS UP MATURITY Properly “Aged" Product Now Possible in Three Months. lty United Press NEW YORK. March 20.—A “fully” matured whisky produced in three months by anew method was announced today by the Schenley Corporation. The process was devised by Dr. A. L. Liebmann. chief chemist. It accelerates chemical changes. "It should be understood.” Dr. Liebmann said, “that it is not possible to eliminate the maturing that goes on in wood. All we have done is to speed up the change within the charred cask. We had one of the best whisky men in Kentucky taste a five-day old whisky. He said it was about eighteen months old.”

BOY. 11. PASSES 42D MONTH IN DEEP SLEEP Child's Brain Power Disappearing Memphis Doctors Say. By United Pn # MEMPHIS, Tenn.. March 20. Joseph Huggins. 11. passed his forty-second month in a semi-con-scious condition without noticeable change, his foster mother, Mrs. S T. Rider, reported today. The child last week was given a new hospital-type adjustable bed which makes his illness less tiresome. Mrs. Rider said. Experts say the child's brain power has disappeared in the long illness, and if jhe ever regains his consciousness, this senses will not be normal.

Way Back in the Happy Days of Long Ago

This is the first of a series of pictures of scenes and people depict ing “the good old days' in Indianapolis. Others will recall sites and people belonging to the past. The Times will pay readers $1 for each picture accepted to run in this series.

i I ’ . "'£ ~ j. ; I *r ■ " P* I Corydon, Ind. It is seen here ' upper righti as it looked - ~ —uimhh iTWU

The first Indiana statehouse was built in 1811 at Corydon, Ind. It is seen here (upper right) as it looked at that time. In 1853, Indianapolis was little more than a village. Its buildings were few and unpretentious. Here (upper left) is North Pennsylvania street, as it appeared at that time. The streets were muddy, and often full of tree stumps. But it didn't make much difference, for traffic was light. The old Governor Morton packet was one of the interesting features of early Indianapolis. Captain H. M.

No Beer for Golfers Plenty of Ballyhoo Will Herald Opening Links in April, Park Board Head Announces.

Ballyhoo, not beer, will be the order of the day when the Indianapolis municipal golf season opens early next month, A. C. Sallee, park superintendent, said today. Ballyhoo goes well with golf, but beer does not go so well with golfers, the park board has decided. _ 1

BOYS’ ‘HANGING CLUB’ EXPERIMENT ENDS IN DEATH OF MEMBER, 13

By United Press TIFFIN, 0., March 20—Experiments of a group of grade school boys to find out “how long a fellow can hang by his neck without dying” has resulted in the death of John Summers, 13, eighth grade pupil. The boy’s body was found by his mother on a pile of straw in a shed behind his home. A sash cord was hanging on a rafter over his body. There were rope marks on his neck. Youthful friends of the dead boy revealed that John had been a member of a club whose purpose was to determine which member could hang longest by the neck without choking to death. It was revealed that another member of the “hanging club” nearly died recently in such an experiment. “We cut him down just in time.” the coroner’s informant said. “He was getting white in the face.” AERIAL FOSSIL HUNT WILL START IN JUNE American Museum Announces Trip in Western States. By United Press NEW YORK. March 20.—The American Museum of Natural History announced today an aerial hunt this June for dinosaurs that populated Montana, Wyoming and South Dakota 12.000 years ago. The expedition, with headquarters at Cloverly postoffice, twenty-five miles from Graybull, Wyo., will be led by Dr. Barnum Brown, curator of fossil reptiles. Two skeletons of pre-historic giants found in 1932 and partly uncovered also will be excavated. Dr. Brown estimated the monsters’ length, from head to tail, at fifty feet. He believes they lived j 120.000.000 years ago. LIQUOR CASES TO END Lutz Favors Dismissal of 15 Convictions. He Says. Fifteen pre-repeal liquor convictions may be dismissed from the supreme court docket on motion of the state, according to plans announced by Attorney-General Philip Lutz Jr. The dismissal would follow action of federal courts where cases on appeal were dropped following repeal, he said. TRUCKMEN WILL MEET Operators to Hold Session Tomorrow at Washington. Truck line regulatory and rate problems will be discussed by truck- ; ing operators and thirty traffic managers at a luncheon tomorrow noon in the Washington. The meeting has been arranged by the Central Union Truck Terminal ; Inc. Tom Snyder, terminal presi--1 dent, will preside.

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

Board members refused permission to concessionaires to sell beer at club houses on city golf courses because of the rule forbidding intoxicating liquors within 500 feet of park property. As for the ballyhoo, however, that is what the local municipal courses need, Mr. Sallee asserted. . Present plans call for an “Indianapolis Golf day” to make the public conscious of the opening of the city courses in April. On the opening day, a parade of city officials, golf notables and fans will be held in the downtown section. Bands will blare and pennants will wave to let the bystanders know that the golf season is on. In the manner of- a Hollywood premier, various notables officially will open the different courses, Mr. Sallee revealed. Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan will drive the first golf ball at one of the courses and well-known professionals will demonstrate their golfing art on other municipal courses. “Indianapolis golf courses need more publicity,” Mr. Sallee said. “When the baseball season opens, they hold a parade and pull a bunch of stunts to attract attention. This year we will do the same thing.” In commenting on the absence of beer at golf courses, Mr. Sallee said that the beverage makes golfers warmer in the summer time and that they should confine themeslves to water or soda pop to quench their thirst. The definite date for the opening of the municipal course's has not been set by the park board. Much work has been done on improving the courses during the winter, and they will all be in shape for opening about the first week of April. MONUMENT ROBBER LOSES THREE FINGERS Invstigators Find Thief’s Digits Under POO-Pound Stone. By United Press CUBA. N. Y., March 20.—A thief who- attempted to steal monuments from the Lunburg granite plant left definite clews to his identity. A deputy sheriff, investigating the attempted robbery, found three fingers. clipped off at the first joint, under a d stone.

CPECIAL -,1 noon plate 1 J luncheon--1 WEDNESDAY Pan Fried Deep Sea Haddock Au Gratin Potatoes Spanish Slaw W hole Wheat Muffin I 30c ! Served 11 to 3 and Washington J

Focwell won a prize of SSOO for piloting this boat up from the Ohio. The award was given for the first boat to come from the Ohio into White river. Here (lower right) is a picture of the packet at the old wooden bridge which tvas built over White river at Washington avenue in 1853. The fate of the boat has been disputed. Some old residents believe that it was converted into a sand barge. William H. Bass, from whose collection of pictures these

ESTATE OF ROTHSTEIN VALUED AT $1,757,572 New York Collects 8184,910 Tax on Wealth of Slain Gambler. By Viiited Press NEW YORK, March 20.—The late Arnold Rothstein, slain gambler and racketeer, left a gross estate of $1,757,572, according to a transfer tax appraisal filed yesterday. Rothstein was shot Nov. 6, 1928. The state will receive a tax of $184,910 from the estate. DRUNKENNESS SHOWS INCREASEJN BOSTON 9,569 Arrests Between Repeal Day and March 1 Reported. By United Press BOSTON, March 20.—Drunkenness arrests in Boston since prohibition repeal have increased 34 per cent over the corresponding period last year. Police reported 9,569 arrests between Dec. 5 repeal day, and March 1. In the corresponding period last year there were 7,151 arrests.

I w i ici to z i B%day& Thursday, This Complete . Bedroom Outfit* Jjj Chenille Throw Rug _ ' Directly Opposite Statehouse

have been selected, believes that the boat lodged on the dam at Waverly, and became a wreck. Indianapolis’ first union station, shown here (lower left) was completed in 1853. It was 120 by 420 feet, and was located at Meridian, Illinois and Louisiana streets. It housed five railroad lines which connected Indianapolis with the outside world. Great throngs attended its opening.

Voters Must Sign Own Registration Affidavits

Unintentional Forging of Signatures Reported by County Clerk. Unintentional forging of signatures on voters’ registration affidavits in Marion county is revealed by County Clerk Glenn B. Ralston. Mr. Ralston, who has charge of registration, reported that sixtyeight forgeries were discovered in one precinct alone. He pointed out that it is a violation of the election laws to sign another person’s name to a registration affidavit. Mr. Ralston also explained that persons who permit another to sign their affidavit can not vote in the primary election May 8 or the general election in November because the signature on the affidavit must correspond with the signature on a

form they must sign at the voting place. All the forgeries were unintentional, Mr. Ralston said. In each instance a husband signed an affidavit for his wife or other relative, or the wife signed affidavits for her husband or other relatives without being aware that the law was being violated. ENGINEERS TO MEET Bloomington Official to Speak at Session Thursday, Carl B. Carpenter, Bloomington city engineer, will speak at the luncheon of the Indianapolis Engineering Society Thursday in the Board of Trade building. He will discuss ‘“Revenue Bonds and Sewer Service Charges.” President J. Ray Monoghan will preside.

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ILLNESS FATAL TO MEMBER OF EASTERN STAR Mrs. Sarah F. Rogers Dead at Home: Burial in Crown Hill. Following a week's illness. Mrs. Sarah F. Rogers. 72. of 768 Fletcher avenue, died yesterday. Funeral arrangmeents nave not been completed. Burial will be in Crown Hill. Mrs. Rogers was a member of St. Mirk's Lutheran church. Naomi chapter. O. E. S„ and Fidelity Rebekah lodge. She is survived by the widower. P. H. Rogers; two daughters, Mrs. George Kern. Indianapolis, and Mrs. Lola Gentry, Los Angeles; a brother. Elbert Smith. Clinton. Mo., and two grandchildren. Double Funeral Services Held Double funeral services were held for Mr. and Mrs. Frank Schreckengest, 1940 Arrow avenue, who died within a few hours of each other Saturday night, yesterday in the Flanner & Buchanan mortuary. Burial was in Crown Hill. The wife was Miss Ota LeFcrge befbre her marriage. Mr. SchreckengQst was born here and was a member of Oakland lodge, F. & A. M. at Oaklandon. a son. Paul Sehreckengost, survives. Last Rites for Mrs. Wright Last rites for Mrs. Adeline C. Wright, 60. widow of Dr. F. M. Wright, will be held at 10 tomorrow in the Harry W. Moore funeral home. Mrs. Wright died in the Methodist hospital Sunday night, a victim of pneumonia. She "was the author of several verses and songs. She is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Frances Benjamin. Indianapolis; two grandsons, Albert Jr. and Robert Benjamin; two brothers, Jake and George Harlan, and two sisters. Mrs. Clara Doolittle and Mrs. Bessie Gregory. Mrs. Edith Fletcher Dead Mrs. Edith Fletcher, 62, of 1645 Broadway, died yesterday in her home. Last rites will be held at 2 tomorrow afternoon in the Moore funeral heme. Burial will be in Crown Hill. She was a member of \he American War Mothers and the Third Christian church. She is survived by four sons, Harry Fletcher. Rob„ ert Fletcher and William Fletcher, Indianapolis, and Wilbur Fletcher, Kansas City, Mo.; a daughter, Miss Florence Fletcher, Indianapolis; a brother, Martin Hansford, and a sister. Mrs. Florence Foreman, Indianapolis. Her husband, Harvey Fletcher, has been dead seventeen years. Mrs. Dudley Succumbs Final rites for Mrs. Caroline Dudley, 57, of 934 Sanders street, wife of William J. Dudley, will be held at 2 tomorrow in the residence and at 2:30 in St. Paul’s Lutheran church. Burial will be in the Five Points cemetery. Mrs. Dudley died yesterday at her home. She was a member of St. Paul’s church and the Martha Washington Aid Society of the church. She i? survived by the widower, two brothers, Charles and Henry Wiese, Indianapolis, and three sisters. Miss Christina Wiese, Mrs. Benjamin Wesselman and Mrs. Herman Meyer, all of Five Points. Railroad Official Dead B. W. Herrman, Roanoke, Va., a frequent visitor in Indianapolis, died Sunday in his home, it was learned here today. Mr. Hen-man was vice-president in charge of traffic for the Norfolk & Western railroad. Mr. Herrman would have been retired in less than two years.