Indianapolis Times, Volume 46, Number 40, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 June 1934 — Page 3

JUNE 27, 1931.

ASTOe SHOWERS 51.000.0C0 IN GIFTS ON BRIDE 5250.000 Home, $200,000 Heirloom Ring Among Offerings. K-> r nlt'd press NEWPORT. R I. June 27—John Jacob Asfor's Rifts to Ellen Tuck French, who becomes his bride Saturday, may represent well over *1 000000 it was estimated today. Already the younß multimillionaire, who Rained fortune as well as franchise on his recent twenty-first birthday, has given his 18-year-old finance: A diamond enpacement ring, purchased at one of New York s exclusive >.hop at a price said to approximate $75000. A bracelet of diamonds and rubies. which bore a $50,000 tag. During the last few days he reportedly gave Ellen anew black Cadillac sedan valued at upward of $15,000 a ‘change" from his two Rolls Royces and two Packards, which are at her disposal at any time. Chetwode. the $250,000 Bellevueavenue mansion young Astor bought from Mrs. W. Storrs Wells as a "wedding present" for his first fiancee. Eileen Gillespie, will in all probability be deeded over to the bride-elect, it was learned. Miss French also will come into possession for life of the famous Astor family heirloom, the $200,000 diamond ring that the Empress Eugenie is reputed to have worn, which was given to Miss Gillespie only to b" reclaimed upon breaking of the Gillespie-Astor troth. Finally, it is believed young Astor had settled, or would seule, a considerable sum upon his bride-to-be. He wished to settle $1,000,000 or sl,500.000 upon Miss Gillespie, but the figure was toduccd to SSOO 000 at the suggestion of the Gillespies. Mother May Not Attend By I mtiii WEST HAMPTON. N. Y.. June 27. —Mrs. Enz.o Fiermonte may not witness society’s outstanding event of the season, the wedding of her son. John Jacob Astor 3d. and Miss Fllrn Tuck French at Newport. R. 1., Saturday. A member of her household today said she was "quite sure" Mrs. Fiermonte would not be able to attend the wedding because of illness. Mrs. Fiermonte. it was said, has not been outside the house during her ten days at West Hampton except to take sunba’hs on her private beach. 15.000 GARMENTS ARE COMPLETED BY P.-T. A. School .1!) Group Wins Top Honors in County Work. More than 15.000 garments for needy families were completed by Parent-Teacher Associations of Ind.anapolis and Marion county, officials of the Indianapolis Red Cross announced yesterday. School 39 completed the largest number of garments for a unit, finishing approx.matelv 1.600 articles. Crooked Crock school turned in the largest number of garments among county organizations. BANK CLERKS TRAIN TO COMBAT BANDITS Group of 80 Employes to Practice Shooting at Fort. A group of eighty vigilantes will draw a bead for John Dillinger and other bank bandits when rifle and pistol practice will begin a Ft. Benjamin Harrison in September. The group is composed of bank clerks and tellers and is sponsored by the Indiana Bankers' Association. JOHNSON AID IS HEARD AT CODE PARLEY HERE 30 Industries Represented at Session to Discuss XRA Problems. More than thirty industries were represented here today at a luncheon at the Claypool for discussion of business and recovery problems and NR A code authority meetings. Fred Hoke, state compliance officer. presided. Robert K. Krauss. special assistant to General Hugh S. Johnson, spoke. More than 300 attended and later held separate m/'e tings for consideration of problems peculiar to each industry.

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Advertising Club, luncheon. Columbia Club. Indiana 4-H Club, market lamb show. Union stockyards, all day. Engineerine Society, luncheon. Board of Trade. Sigma Chi. luncheon. Board of Trade. Veterans Rainbow Division, dinner. Washington. Sigma N’u. luncheon. Washington. Real Estate Board, luncheon. Washington. Illini Club, luncheon, Columbia Club. Acacia, luncheon. Board of Trade American Business Club, luncheon. Columbia Club.

ANNOUNCING THE WHITCOMB RILEY New Early Morning Train to the World's Fair Effective Sunday, June 24 No. 7—Daily No. B—Daily Lr. Indianapolis - 7:30 a. m. Lv. Chicago - - - 6:45 p. m. At. Chicago - - 11:30 a. m. Av. Indianapolis - 10:45 p. m. i-TvK OTHER TRAINS EACH WAY You ran leave in the morning, spend the afternoon and evening at the Fair, and return same day. Big Four Route trains take you direct to the Exposition Grounds Informal ion ami reservations at Pity Ticket Office, 112 Monument • tvje. |*h..;>o Klley and I'nion Station. I’hone Utley 3.15. V BIG FOUR ROUTE

MARION COUNTY ECONOMIC EXPERTS TO STUDY CONSUMER PROBLEMS

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Consumer problems will be studied by the new Marion County NR A Consumers Council. Members are Heft to right)—Mrs. H G. Woodbury. 536 North Central court; Mrs. Frank H. StreightofT. 733 East Thirty-third street, chairman; Miss Gertrude V. Brown. 3259 Carrollton avenue; Mrs. C. C. Hadley, 3719 Kenwood avenue.

You ‘Wicious Woman’ Tiny ‘Amazonian’ Reporter Takes Healthy Punch at Nasty 230-Pound Wrestler.

BY HELEN LINDSAY Timr* Staff Writer A NEWS story should be impersonal. All the correspondence school courses teach you that. But, I ask you. how can you be impersonal when you arp told to report a wrestling match? Especially if its the firsl one you've ever seen? There's just nothing impersonal about it.

I'd heard about them, but never seen one. We were close enough last night to hear grunts, groans and words. Sometimes ijot very nice words. And I did worry a little about the habit they had of nonchalantly tossing each other over the ropes. Somehow. I couldn't feel exactly at ease, with the prospect of more than two hundred pounds of perspiring. squirming humanity landing in my lap. But after five minutes I forgot about that. I added m.v yells of advice to those of the rest of the crowd. I’ve decided that’s the lure of wrestling matches. You can scream directions to the wrestlers without ever getting mussed up yourself. nan THE lady in the white dress with the huge colored buttons thought Tommy Marvin should kick Plummer in the stomach. She told him so in excited shouts during the bout. The man wearing the striped tie was all for a good strong twist on his leg. As for me—well. I thought he had .some swell ideas of his own. Like the rest of the crowd. I was all for Marvin. In spite of his 212 pounds, he looked small beside the mountainous Plummer. And when he got the first fall 'which I learned meant holding his shoulders down to the canvas while Referee Heze Clark counted three times), I probably shouted louder than any one else. I worried when Plummer twisted Marvin's arm in a figure eight across his back. But it didn't hurt Marvin. I knew that, because some man in the crowd yelled to Marvin and told him so. In spite of that, the arm, out of joint, dangled rather uselessly during the rest of the match. Plummer seemed to think it hurt him. for he kept right on twisting it. And Referee Clark must have thought so. for he stopped the bout and shooed Plummer awa\ from Marvin, as he wTithed in the corner just in front of oyr seats. nan MR CLARK was billed as the referee. I was glad to learn that, for at several points in the three matches I thought he was wrestling himself. I expect the most interesting moment in the match took place outside the ring. When Mr. Plummer took one last vicious twist at that arm. after the bout had been stopped, and went dashing off through the crowd to his dressing room, he had a follower. It was Marvin, a dark, perspiring figure, with one arm swinging uselessly. Marvin caught him just outside the crowd. I stood on my chair, and I’m afraid I yelled something very unlady-like. And I rejoiced when I heard that he had caught Plummer from behind, and knocked him down. I wasn't the lady in the white crepe dress wittf the huge crepe buttons. I wasn't the lady in the blue eyelet dress who shouted "Kill him!" But I was the person who surprised herself by giving Mr. Plummer a stinging slap as he ran past her seat. As I said before, a news story should be impersonal. But when you get that excited you forget all about the proper newspaper technique. Editor's Vote—Mr*. Lindsay i* I fret 11 inrhe* in ultra high-heeled shoe*. Mr. Plummer is feet .*1 inches and weighs in at pounds. Mr. Plummer restrained himself admirably. REALTORS WILL MEET Willis Coval to Address Group Tomorrow. Willis N. Coval. president of the Union Title Company, will address the Indianapolis real estate board tomorrow, at its luncheon in the Washington. The title of the address will be, On Being Prepared "

Standing—M. J. Briggs, assistant manager Indiana Farm Bureau; Dr. Merwyn G. Bridenstine, Butler university economics professor; Dr. Earl R. Becker Butler university economics professor; Dr. John G. Benson, superintendent of Methodist hospital, and Allan Bloom, Kirshbaum general secretary.

CHUCK WIGGINS HELD AFTER AUTO CRASH Famed Battler Accused of Drunken Driving. Battling Chuck Wiggins, scarred veteran of many fistic bouts with police, was brought into police station without combat last night and charged with drunkenness, operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of iiquor, and no driver’s license. Wiggins, who at one time was as much of an anathema to police as John Dillinger because of his swinging fists, is alleged to have driven his auteftnobile into the car of Fred Fordyce, 28. of 1042 North Sheffield avenue, at North and Illinois streets last night. Mr. Fordyce and his wife, Mrs. Gertrude Fordyce, suffered cuts and bruises and were treated by a physician. Wiggins submitted peacefully.

DID YOU EVER SEE A GOAT IN SWIMMING? WELL, M'MAHON DID!

Police Sergeant Timothy McMahon today was the more or less proud possessor of several pairs of shoes of assorted sizes and for assorted sexes, of some feminine "unmentionables” and one live and healthy goat. To be sure, the property all belongs to other people—but Sergeant McMahon, who has extended an invitation through the press for owners to visit his office and reclaim it, is pretty sure it won't be called for. The sergeant obtained his treasures during the heat of yesterday afternoon when, in his capacity as head of the accident prevention bureau, he visited unguarded swimming pools to enforce Chief Mike Morrissey's orders against swimming therein. People saw Sergeant McMahon coming. They fled precipitately. Behind them, they left their clothing. It's all simple except for the goat. Sergeant McMahon can't figure out why any one would take a goat swimming. TEXTBOOK INJUNCTION ASKED BY TAXPAYER Education Board's Action to Cost Parents 8286,804, Is Charge. Charges that the twenty-two new textbooks adopted in April will cost parents $286,804 are contained in an injunction suit filed yesterday by Clarence H. Miller, Huntington, in the Marion circuit court. Mr. Miller asked that the court enjoin the education department against further negotiations such as the school book purchases, and render these void. Quintuplets Gain Again NORTH BAY. Ontario. June 27. The Dionne quintuplets continued to gain weight today, with increases of from one-quarter to three and one-quarter ounces.

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THREE KILLED IN CAR CRASH Two Men and Girl Lose Lives in Tragedy; One Other Hurt. (Continued From Page One) Services are being arranged at the Harry W. Moore mortuary, 2446 North Gale street. Mr. Sherman, a lifelong resident of Indianapolis, was proprietor of a poultry store at 1445 Madison avenue. Surviving are his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sherman; three Edward, John and Joseph Sherman, and three sisters, Catherine, Rosemary and Elizabeth Sherman. Services for Mr. Sherman, a member of St. Catherine’s church, are being arranged at Ihe KirbyDinn funeral parlors, 1901 North Meridian street. Badly Hurt in Crash Edgar white, 40. Greencastle. Ind., suffered a broken right forearm, mangled right hand and severe lacerations of the head early today when he lost control of his car at Lyndhurst drive and the Vincennes division of the Pennsylvania railread while traveling at a high rate of speed. Mr. White was taken to city hospital. with him in the car was Clay R. Powers, 33, of 2225 Holt road, who was uninjured as the car ran wild on the tracks and then crashed down into a deep ditch. Aged Woman Seriously Hurt Mrs. Frances Black, 74. wife of Joseph B. Black, Tulsa, Okla., was injured critically yesterday whon an automobile in which she was riding was wrecked by a tire blowout on' the National road near Plainfield. Mrs. Frances B. Lockwood, Tulsa, her daughter, and John K. Edmonds, Columbus, 0., her grandson. suffered cuts and bruises. All were taken to Methodist hospital. Baby Girl Is Killed By United press FRANKFORT. Ind.. June 27. Joyce Ann, 21-month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Meador, Rossvil’e. was killed late yesterday when she fell beneath the wheels of her father's automobile. Cyclist Is Killed By T'liitril Press ANDERSON, Ind., June 27. Lester Grove, 16, was killed instantly late yesterday when he rode his bicycle into the path of an automobile driven by Robert W. Hunt, Bowling Green, Ky„ on State Road 9, one mile north of here. Motorist Loses Life By United Press KOKOMO. Ind.. June 27.—One man was killed and two others seriously injured north of here last night when the automobile in which they were riding failed to negotiate a sharp curve and crashed into a utility pole. . James R. Harris. 22, driver, was killed instantly. Charles Allison, 34, was brought to a hospital suffering broken ribs, a back injury and severe cuts and George Crismore, 18, suffered minor cuts and praises.

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FATHER AND SON IMPRISONED AS COUNTERFEITERS Parent Gets Five Years, Youth Two; Cripple’s Fate Weighed. An Indianapolis father and son i were sentenced to federal prisons today for counterfeiting while the fate of their accomplice was taken under advisement by Judge Robert C. Baltzell. TA*? father. Edgar Van Cleve, was sent to the Atlanta penitentiary for five years; the son, Kenneth Van Cleve, to the Chillicothe (O.) reformatory for two years. Walter De Long, their accomplice, will learn his fate at a later date. Charles Mazey, secret service agent who obtained the evidence against the trio, watched the sentencing and breathed & sigh of relief when it was all over. The Van Cleves. together with De Long, who lost both legs in a railroad accident several years ago and then improved his idle hours learning counterfeiting, according to agents, had caused Mr. Mazey many anxious moments. Innocent Man Suspected When counterfeit coins began to flood the city, the secret service [ agent swung into action. A west side resident, Harry Messing, was suspected and arrested. Mr. Mazey thought the matter was all but cleared up when two druggists "definitely identified’ Mr. Messing. He did not know that Mr. Messing and Edgar Van Cleve * were more alike in appearance ’han most twins. The fact that Mr. Messing's nephew, a Bedford youth, previously had been arrested on counterfeit--1 ing charges seemed to point to Mr. Mazey’s first prisoner, too, but the "positive identifications” weakened before the federal grand jury and that body failed to indict. Coin Passer Trailed The counterfeit coins continued to ! fall with flat thuds into the cash registers of local merchants. Then, a druggist with a keen eye and a good memory saw Edgar Van Cleve on the street, recognized him as the passer of a bogus 50-cent piece and trailed him to 415 Highland avenue, where the trio lived. Mr. Mazey and Indianapolis police raided and found a complete counterfeiting plant. 15 CARS TO COMPETE IN PUSHMOBILE RACE ! Qualification Trials on Friday; Race Saturday. A fifteen-car pushmobile race will be staged on the eighth-mile dirt track at Howard and Raymond streets at 6:30 Saturday night. Qualifications trials will be at 6 Friday night. Anew feature of the five-mile marathon will be a change of wheels at the halfway mark. Don Reachert is promoting the race. SHOOTING VICTIM DIES Negro Woman Slated on Murder Charges Here. Clarence Coleman, Negro, 42. died last night in city hospital of bullet wounds suffered in a fight with Lucille Lensford, 42, Negro, 150 Douglass street, May 25, over a milk bottle. Miss Lensford, who has been held on a charge of assault }and battery with intent to kill, was reslated on murder charges. NATURE OUTING IS SET State Club to Hold Event at Woollen’s Gardens July 4. An outing will be held July 4 at Woollen's Gardens by members of the Nature Study Club of Indiana with Miss Leah F. Johnston, Mrs. Laura Smith and Miss Elinor Wilhite as hotesses. A swimming party and picnic will be held by the club July 7 at Northern beach. Those attending will meet at Sixty-third street and College avenue.

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Miss Mabel Gentry "I am very happy,” was the comment of Miss Mabel Gentry, school teache’r. following conviction late yesterday in criminal court of Joseph B. Weintraut on charges of having embezzled from her SB,OOO in Liberty bonds.

—The Theatrical World Broad Ripple Group to Give Shaw Play Tonight BY WALTER D. HICKMAN

EORGE BERNARD SHAW becomes part of the summer theatrical menu here tonight when the Broad Ripple theater at 8:30 o'clock presents Shaw's “Arms and the Man.” Robert Maloy, who is directing the play, will be seen in the role of Bluntschli, the “chocolate cream soldier” who takes refuge in Raina’s bedroom when he is pursued by the Bulgarian army. Raina will be played by Margot Robbins and Sergius, her fiance, will be portrayed by John Culbertson. Others in the cast are Frances Berlin, William Drake, Andrew Weidekant, Sarah Shaw and Jack Schilling. The Broad Ripple theater, an amateur organization, has drafted a busy summer program. Saturday night a musical comedy, “In a Persian Market,” will be presented. The scene is laid in a marketplace in Persia at the time of the purchasing of wives. The story is woven around the bargaining for a beautiful dancing girl between a sultan and ah American tourist. The scenery was designed and painted by Virgo de Leon, Bonna Lees and Mayme Seim. All the scenery and costumes are made by members of the acting group.

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Program Announced ; 'T'HE Central Avenue Methodist church has arranged a : summer program for Thursday I nights, following one of similar j character which was signally sucI cessful last year. The pastor, Dr. Charles Drake | Skinner, has just closed a series I of four addresses on "The Service | of Christ.” j For this week, the feature is j an outdoor service with lawn proi gram at the home of Dr. and Mrs. | R. J. Anderson, 4816 Pleasant Run boulevard. Music will be furnished by the j church- quartet, composed of Miss i Maude Delbridge, Mrs. R. W. Blake. Lowell B. Springer, and John M. White, and the Epworth League choir, with special harp numbers by Miss Clara Jane Anderson. The pastor. Dr. Skinner, will give an appropriate message. This program is sponsored by the Business Men’s Bible class, of which C. R. Weaver is president. Jefferson Caylor and C. W. Woods form a special committee on arrangements. Transportation from the church will be furnished all who wish to attend. Some five thousand persons commit suicite annually in the United States.

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WEISS DRAFTS NRA STATUTE FOR INDIANA Sister Legislation to U. S. Recovery Act to Be Given Assembly. A state NRA statute, sister leeis- | lation to the federal NRA, will be drafted for presentation to the Ind.ana general assembly next year ' by Senator Jacob Weiss, Democrat, Indianapolis attorney. Approximately 90 per cent of the | code violations in Indiana are based on the pretext by the companies or firms involved that they do not do an interstate business. Senator ; Weiss points out. Thus, enactment of a state NRA j statute would give the federal government jurisdiction over firms doing interstate business. Without parallel legislation by states, the federal government's only avenue to control over business is exercise of its authority over interstate commerce. The legislation to be drafted by Senator Weiss will direct the Governor to appoint state compliance boa ids. In this manner, all code evasions and violations could be corrected, instead of merely those by firms whose business crosses the state borders. LIFE-SAVING CLASSES WILL END TOMORROW Final Red Cross Instructions Set for McClure Beach. The third and last of the series of free classes in artificial respiration, sponsored by the Red Cross, will be held at McClure Beach, Twenty-sixth street and White river. at 8 tomorrow night. The classes are under the supervision of Herbert T. Wagner Jr. The demonstration will show the prone pressure method of artificial respiration, which Red Cross officials believe is the safest and quickest method of restoring life in cases of suffocation from electrocution, gas poisoning or drowning. WHITE CROSS GUILD GIVES GARDEN PARTY, Sixty Attend Social of North M. E. Church Group. Sixty women attended a garden, party given by North M. E. church White Cross Guild yesterday at the homo of Mrs. Arthur Wolf, 4136 North Meridian street. Guests were received by Mesdames Wolf, John G. Benson. W. C. Hartinger, W. W. Wiant, Ambrose Pritchard, and other officers of the guild. Mrs. Pauf E. Dorsey sang a group of songs, accompanied by Mrs. Laurence Hayes. Mrs. Arthur Dewey gave a group of readings. BAR BROWNING VISITORS Doctors Indicate “Daddy’s” Condition Still Critical. By I Hi ted Press NEW YORK. June 27—Edward W. 'Daddy) Browning, millionaire realtor, was still in critical condition i today at the hospital for joint diseases. Browning, who suffered a cerebral hemorrhage last week, was said to be in intermittent comas. No visitors have been allowed, not even his adopted daughter, Sunshine. DEMOCRATS TO MEET Indiana Colored Club Will Hold Next July 11. Next meeting of the Indiana Colored Democratic Club, Inc., will be held July 11 at 1144 East Nineteenth street. The organization ! formerly was the old First Ward NRA Democratic Club, but the letters NRA were not allowed for in--1 corporation purposes.