Indianapolis Times, Volume 46, Number 126, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 October 1934 — Page 3

OCT. 5, 1934.

FAIRFAX CHURCH ‘HOME-COMING' SET FORSUNDAY Dr. John G. Benson Will Be Guest Speaker at Service. Home-coming will be observed at the Fairfax Christian church next Sunday. with programs carrying throughout the day. Dr. John G. Benson, superintendent of the Methodist hospital, will he the guest speaker at the morning services. Mrs. Mane Keane will sing. At noon a basket dinner will be served church members and their guests, and this will be followed by a social hour featuring get-to-gether schemes. The afternoon services will be held at 2:30 p m. and the Rev. Bert R. Johnson, pastor of the Downey Avenue Christian church, will give the address. The quartet from the West Park Christian church will furnish music. The Christian Endeavor societies >JOt the church will observe the day with specially prepared services at 0:30 p m. The installation of newly elected officers of the societies will take place at these services. The Rev. I. J. Kerrick is pastor of the Fairfax church. Noted Visitor Expected Indianapolis will be host to an outstanding business man and church leader of Great Britain Thursday when T. H. Fraser of London will be in the city. The Rev. W. F. Rothenburger, pastor of the Third Christian church, will entertain Mr. Fraser, who comes to the United States as the sixth fraternal delegate from Great Britain to the international convention of the Disciples of Christ whtch meets Oct. 16-21 at Des Moines, lowa. Mr. Rothenburger is president of this convention. On Thursday night Mr. Fraser will be the speaker and guest of honor at a dinner given at Third Christian church. Next morning at 8 he will speak at the daily chapel service of the United Christian Missionary Society headquarters group in Irvington, and at 11 will go to Butler to speak in the university chapel service. At noon he will be honor guest and speaker at a luncheon at the Spink-Arms hotel, which will be attended by ministers of the city and secretaries of the various national boards of the Disciples of Christ which have headquarters in Indianapolis. At midnight Mr. Fraser will leave for St. Louis. Baptist Services Set The annual rally and home-com-ing service will be held at the River Avenue Baptist church, Standard and River avenue, Sunday. The day will begin with the Bible school at 9:30. A special program has been arranged by Superintendent Eugene McMillan, who will have charge of the rally. The morning worship service at

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JUST WHO IS ‘JOHN’?

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For the second time the name of a mysterious “John” appears in the Lindbergh kidnaping investigation. A “John” was involved in the ransom delivery. The picture was inscribed, “Taken at John’s birthday party." Is the man at the left in front Bruno Hauptmann? Henry Uhlig and Isador Fisch are at left in upper row.

10:30 will include the Good-Will male quartet, congregational singing and a sermon by the pastor, Dr. George D. Billeisen. A basket dinner will be served at noon, followed by a fellowship meeting. The afternoon session begins at 2:30, at which time Fred Kinman will have charge of the music. This will be followed by roll call of members by Howard Billeisen, church clerk. Frank O. Stierwalt will lead in reminiscences of the last forty-six years. At night, the Good-Will quartet will sing. Following the sermon a candlelight service will be held. Church Plans Outing The Northwood Christian church, the Rev. R. Melvyn Thompson, pastor, Central avenue and Forty-sixth street, is planning a unique pilgrimage to Brown county Sunday morning. The arrangements are being made to take the entire Sunday school congregation to a beautiful spot in the Brown County State park for an open-air service at 11 o’clock. Music will be provided by the chorus choir, directed by Blanche Harvey Quirk. The pastor’s sermon theme will be “This Is My Father's World.” Harry G. Templeton is in charge of general arrangements. H. H. Davis, who is in charge of transportation, promises to have plenty of cars available. Japanese Finance Head 111 By United Preen TOKIO, Oct. s.—The illness of Finance Minister Yoshinobu Fujii caused much concern in political and financial circles today because of the possibility of his retirement from the cabinet at a critical time.

RUNAWAY BOYS HELD IN AUTO THEFT CASE Bail Set at $2,000 for Two, S3OO for Third. Three youths, returned to Indianapolis yesterday from Marshall, 111., by federal authorities, were held to the county grand jury today on automobile theft charges. All are minors. Arcel Ciayborne, 1439 DeLoss street, and Edmund Meixner, 960 East Washington street, were held under $2,000 bond each. A clergyman pleaded before Howard Bates, municipal judge pro tern., that Roy Rudford, 1207 Hoyt avenue, had a clean record until the time of his arrest and judge Bates set bond at S3OO in his case. The three are alleged to have stolen an automobile belonging to Lillian E. Case, 945 East Market street. CHASTISES GIRL FRIEND, YOUTH GIVEN WARNING Shook Up Complainant After She Broke Date, He Says. A young man who admitted in municipal court today that he had chastized his girl friend after she had slipped out of a date with him, faithfully promised Howard Bates, judge pro tern., that he never would bother the girl again. Judgment was withheld. The youth, Richard Hamaker, 83 Whittier place, was accused of waiting for the girl and when she came out of. a movie theater, of shaking her roughly because she left him “in the lurch.” Judge Bates counseled him that “it is best to take the hint when a girl doesn’t want to go with you.”

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WESTFIELD GAY AS CENTENNIAL PROGRJLOPENS Colorful Pageant, Exhibits Feature Three-Day Celebration. By Timet Special WESTFIELD, Ind., Oct. s.—Rolling back the years in a colorful pageant and diversified exhibits, which brought memories of log cabins, the underground railway, and the solemnity of early Quaker meetings as well as modem gaiety, this city today began its three-day centennial celebration. From every section of Hoosierdom as well as from out-state, old residents of the city came to take part in the one hundredth anniversary of the settlement of Westfield. United States highway 31 was decorated like a world’s fair midway with bunting and carnival trappings. A snake dance and parade by the Westfield high school and its band featured this afternoon's session of the fete. At the same time, judges strolled among the competitors displaying canned goods, cakes, needlework—gracing the winners with prize ribbons. Carnival on Program Housewives forgot their Friday cleaning. Merchants left cash registers in the hands of employed, as under the auspices of the Westfield Lions Club and the Union high school committee, the city lit its birthday cake with red and white banners on utility poles, and thrilled to band music. A balloon ascension and carnival acts were part of the afternoon’s program as hundreds of motorists from Indianapolis and Noblesville joined in the little city’s celebration. Laid out in May, 1834, the town became from the start one of the largest Quaker communities in the state. “Underground Railway” Station One of the most important stations of the state’s "underground railway” to aid escaping slaves, was established in Westfield in pre-Civil war days. Asa Beals, one of the town’s founders, was its manager. Tomorrow a pageant, portraying the town’s life from the days, of this underground railway and of the cir-cuit-riding minister to the present, will be presented. Clubs, schools and business firms will have floats entered in a parade, which is a part of this pageant. Feature of the afternoon’s celebration tomorrow will be the West-field-Kirklin high school football game with the carnival holding the spotlight at night. Speakers will review the town’s history during the three days’ celebration. Churches of the city will hold home-coming services on Sunday with a picnic on the Union high school campus for the alumni in the afternoon. Edgar Llewellyn, Newcastle schools superintendent, and a former resident of Westfield, will be the principal speaker at the picnic. One man was the cynosure of all

ON BENCH AGAIN

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Looking more venerable and scholarly than ever, Chief. Justice Charles Evans Hughes is shown here as he entered the United States supreme court chamber to open the fall session. PLEIADES PLEDGES FOUR Women’s Organization at I. U. Honors Quartet. By Times Special BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Oct. 5. Four juniors have been pledged to Pleiades, honorary women’s organization at Indiana university, it was announced today. They are Mary Welsh, Vincennes; Kathryn Baumgartner, Rensselaer; Catherine Edwards, Windfall, and Mary Adeline Clouser, Crawfordsville. eyes as the conversation of townsfolks and visitors turned to olden days. He was John Baldwin, 84, the oldest native resident of Westfield. Mr. Baldwin, recalling the days of the underground railway, related incidents showing how members of the Society of Friends and other Westfield pioneers were responsible’ for many slaves gaining their freedom. The Lions Club all-state band will give a concert Sunday afternoon and many members of Lions Clubs in the state are expected to motor to Westfield to attend the concert.

COX FORECASTS GREAT TRIUMPH FOR DEMOCRATS

65 Per Cent of Voters to Back Slate, Judge Says at Ben Davis. Approximately 65 per cent of the voters will support the Democratic party this fall, it was predicted last night by Circuit Judge Earl R. Cox in an address to the Ben Davis Roosevelt Club at American Legion hall in Ben Davis. “The Democratic party has no apologies to offer for the splendid record of its officeholders,” Judge Cox asserted. Other speakers at the rally were Ira P. Haymaker, county recorder candidate; Superior Judge Clarence E. Weir; Dr. W. E. Arbuckle, county coroner, and Dr. Will H. Smith, president of the Cosmopolitan Democratic Club. M’Nutt at Petersburg PETERSBURG, Ind., Oct. 5. Governor Paul V. McNutt was the principal speaker here last night at a Democratic rally, urging the election of Sherman Minton. United States Senate nominee, and Representative John W. Boenne, Eighth district. Before the Governor talked, State Representative John Napier Dyer, Vincennes, discussed legislation enacted at the last session of the legislature, and Representative Boehne made a short talk calling for support of President Roosevelt and the New Deal. G. 0. P. Candidates Meet Republican candidates for city council met last night with Harry E. Yockey, chairman of the county speakers’ bureau, to lay plans for the final month of the campaign. Marion county township candidates will meet at 3 Monday afternoon in Republican county headquarters in the K. of P. building. Walter Pritchard, Republican nominee for mayor, was the principal speaker last night at a rally of the Wayne Township Lincoln Club, 533 North Belle Vieu place, and also spoke at the home of Lillian Frye, 36 North Irvington avenue. Candidates to Be Guests Democratic candidates on state, county, township and city tickets will be entertained at a tea from 2 to 5 Sunday afternoon, Oct. 14, at the home of Mrs. Timothy B. Sexton, 4444 Washington boulevard, on behalf of the women of the Twentieth ward. Mrs. Sexton will be assisted by Mrs. Hodge Worsham, Mrs. Olive Belden Lewis and Mrs. Ada Crider. Twentieth ward precinct committeemen will serve on the reception committee. Republicans Rally City and county candidates on the Republican ticket were speakers last night at meetings at 2546 North Rural street, 2005 North

NEEDED MONEY FOR EDUCATION. HOLDUP SUSPECT DISCLOSES

Bennie Pope, 17, Negro. 732 North Roanoke street, is willing to go to extremes in order to obtain his high school education, according to police. Hearing the screams of two women, police early today went into an alley between Michigan and North streets on Illinois street and found Miss Betty Walker. 1715 East La Grande avenue, and Miss Vivian McClain, 1565 Shelby street, who said that a Negro had knocked down Miss Walker and taken her purse. A few blocks away police arrested Bennie, who, according to the officers, admitted the theft and said he had to have the money to go to high school. He was charged with assault and battery, petit larceny and vagrancy. Highland place and at the Robinson Veterans' Club. 34 West Ohio street. Six Republican meetings scheduled for tonight are: Clark's hall, Twenty-frfth and Station streets; 245 Oxford street; 1435 Northwestern avenue; 1542 North Senate avenue; 5448 > 2 East Washington street, and the Republican Veterans of Marion county at the Claypool. Walter Pritchard, mayor nominee, will speak at the Clark's hall meeting and at Oxford street. Socialists to Meet The Young Peoples Socialist League will l meet tonight in the league headquarters* 143 East Ohio street. The league will be addressed by Charles Rogers, candidate for appellate court judge, and Henry Newlund, candidate for congress in the Eleventh district. 'Eugene Greuking has been appointed chairman of a committee to co-operate with the Marion county committee during the- campaign. George Davis, State Senator A. Leroy Portteus, Andrew Jacobs, Chalmer Schlosser and Otto Ray, Democratic sheriff nominee, will be speakers at the Tenth ward Democratic rally tonight at 2155 East New York street. Joseph T. Markey, superior court one candidate, and Mr. Schlosser will speak at the Second Ward Young Democratic Club tonight at 2819 East Tenth street. Superior Judge Clarence E. Weir, Jacob Steinmetz, Howard Bates and Jesse Peden will be the speakers at the Nineteenth ward meeting at 1128 North Belmont avenue. Criminal Judge Frank P. Bake* and Superior Judges William A. Pickens and Joseph R. Williams will speak at a Franklin township meeting tonight at the horfie of Loren Hicks near Acton. Mr. Markey was to speak at a tea in Legion hall at Ben Davis this afternoon. In the Air Weather conditions at 9 a. m.: East wind, 4 miles an hour, variable; barometric pressure, 30:15 at sea level; temperature, 62; general conditions, high, thin broken clouds, smoky; ceiling, unlimited; visibility, one mile.

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SPEAKERS LIST FOR TEACHERS' PARLEYNAMED Nationally Known Leaders to Appear Here Oct. 18-19. Teachers all over Indian* today besieged railroad stations for ticket* to Indianapolis and wrote friends here of their coming as the prepared for the eighty-first annual Indiana State Teachers' Association meeting to be. held Oct. 18 and 19 nf Cadle tabernacle. The complete program of the convention and allied meetings wai released today by Charles O. Williams. association sec re tan - . Round-trip tickets, good through Oct. 31, at one and one-half fare, will be placed on sale by both railroads and electric lines. The convention proper opens at 8 p. m.. Oct. 18. in the tabernacle with the principal business session* and the election of the 1935 president scheduled for the next day. Humorist on Program The list of featured headline shakers includes Stephen Leacock,* humorist; Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver, Cleveland (O.) clergyman and socK ologist; Dr. Henry Lester Smith; new National Education Association president; Dr. George S. Counts oi Columbia university s teachers’ col-; lege, and Dr. Fred B. Smith, New York. L. V.. Phillips. Vincennes, income ing president, will preside during the business sessions. District meetings will be held ini the John Herron art institute, tha tabernacle, the Y. W. C. A., city high schools, hotels and church auditoriums. f Parent-Teachers to Meet The Indiana Congress of Parents* and Teachers will begin at 7:30; p. m., Oct. 15, in the Severjn ancL continue through Thursday after-v noon, Oct. 18. The Indiana High School Athletic Association will meet at 10 a. m.,i Oct. 18, in the Manual Training; high school auditorium, with the Indiana high school coaches scheduled to have a talkfest at 12:301 p. m. the same day at Manual. J Numerous fraternities and soror--ities have planned to hold dinners! and teas during the convention. * LARRABEE ADDRESSES REAL ESTATE BOARD " • Housing Law Purpose Explained by. Congressman. • * The national housing administra-' tion, Home Owners’ Loan Corpora-, tion and the Federal Home Loan bank are government agencies which were enacted t a help the real' estate owner and the construction, industry, Representative William H. Larrabee told members of the Indianapolis real estate board yester-i day. Mr. Larrabee declared that the* next session of congress probably* will attempt to eliminate any “weak, places” in these laws and to “make! the strong places stronger.”