Indianapolis Times, Volume 46, Number 179, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 December 1934 — Page 1

AIR CRASH KILLS TWO NOTED CITY PHYSICIANS, GIRL Dr. A. M. Mendenhall and Daughter, Evelyn, and Dr. John W. Carmack Are Victims in Tragedy at Richmond Airport. PILOT HOWARD MAXWELL INJURED Flier Crawls Clear of Flaming Wreck After Ship Hits Two Trees; Both Physicians Prominent in Medical Circles. Funeral services for two distinguished Indianapolis physicians and for the daughter of one of them, all three victims of an airplane crash at the unlighted Richmond (lnd.) City Airport last night, were arranged today as their charred bodies lay in a mortuary here. The crash occurred when the pilot, Lieut. Howard H. Maxwell, 6800 Westfield-blvd, who escaped with slight injuries, drove his plane into a tree in the darkness of early evening. Expecting the aid of automobile headlights, he apparently made no effort to use the flares with which his phip usually was equipped. The only light on the field was that of a revolving beacon. Last rites for Dr. A. M. Mendenhall, 50, of 3304 Broadway, and his daughter, Miss Evelyn Mendenhall, 24, Richmond newspaper woman, will be held at 11:30 tomorrow morning in the Flanner & Buchanan (Inc.) Mortuary, 25 W. Fall Creek-blvd, with burial in Winchester, where Dr. Mendenhall was l>orn. The services for Dr. Carmack also will be in the mortuary, at 1:30 tomorrow afternoon, with burial in Crown

Hill. Dr. John G. Benson, 3663 j N. Delaware-st, will officiate. • The clergyman for the Men-1 denhall funeral has not been | announced. Saturday night, the Indianapolis Medican Society, of which both men were members, will hold memorial services at Methodist Hospital, and ‘ the Boy Scouts, for whom Dr Car- | mack had done much, also are plan- ! ning a memorial. ' Pilot Maxwell was prominent in National Guard and commercial aviation and has flown Governor Paul V. McNutt on many of the j Governor's speaking tours. Mr. > Maxwell was thrown clear of the j wreckage by the crash. Death Severe B’nw The deaths of Dr. Mendenhall and Dr. Carmack were de? ribed today as a severe blow to the medical profession by a spokesman ic: the city's physicians and surgeons. Both were national figure*?, as is attested by the fact that. w, 4 en they met their death, they were returning from a meeting of the Wayne County Medical Society. Detroit. Mich., to which they had been invited to speak on their respective specialties. Dr. Willis D Gish. Indiana University School of Medicine dean, had been invited to speak on the same program with Dr. Mendenhall and Dr. Carmack, but did not attend the meeting. Dr. Mendenhall was one of the ranking obstetricians of the country; Dr. Carmack one of the ranking eye. ear, nose and throat specialists. Working in Richmond Miss Mendenhall, an honor student in the University of Missouri Journalism School, from which she was graduated in 1932. had worked as a columnist on The Richmond Palladium for a little more than a year. It was Dr. Carmack's second airplane ride, the trip to Detroit yesterday morning having been his first air experience. He is believed to have decided to travel by air after a close friend of his. Dr. Ralph A Fenton, Portland <Ore.) physician. flew here last month for the annual meeting of the Indiana State Medical Assn., for which Dr. Carmack had been arrangements committee chairman. Daughter Nervous at Start Dr. Mendenhall, described by his friends as air-minded." had flown many times. His daughter, however.* had been nervous when she entered Pilot Maxwell's plane in the morning to go to Detroit and had Jested with her friends on The Palladium's staff about the possibility of death through a crash. Mr. Maxwell told Coroner Russell Hiatt of Wayne County today that he had lowered the plane over the airport in an ei'ort to see what conditions were ar.d had not intended to land at that time. "When I tried to regain altitude," he said, "the right wing hit a tree and the plane immediately crashed." Jean Smith and James Burke, farmers who lived near the airport, were the first on the scene of the tragedy, 300 feet west of the field, and found Mr. Maxwell 10 feet from the wreckage, where he had been thrown by the impact through a window of the plane. Heard Two Explosions As they approached the wreckage, already in flames, they heard two explosions, they said. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hammer. Richmond, had taken Miss Mendenhall to the airport in the morning. Mrs Hammer was the former Miss Mildred May of Indianapolis, a friend of Miss Mendenhall. Mr. Hammer is an advertising solicitor for The Palladium. While they were at the airpor in the morning. Mrs. Hammer said, Mr Maxwell had casuallv mentioned that. If she came to meet them on their return that night, she might (Turn to Page Three)

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FRANCE. SOVIET REACH ACCORD * Both Agree to Avoid Pacts Harmful to Peace in East Europe. By United Press GENEVA. Dec. 6—An official announcement today said Pierre Laval, French Foreign Minister, and Maxim Litvinov, Soviet Foreign Commissarr, had signed an accord pledging that neither France nor Russia would conclude any agreement which might hamper conclusion of security and non-aggression pacts among eastern European nations. The French and Russian delegations denied that any form oi alliance had been concluded. However, it was pointed out that this is the first formal agreement between the two nations, indicating that they are pursuing a mutual foreign policy. Previous to the announcement, persistent reports were circulated that an entente, resembling a defensive alliance, had been reached. The recent sensational disclosures in ne chamber first indicated a military alliance but later statements mo lifted the proposed accord to put it in line with the league machinery. j BROAD RIPPLE SCHOOL CONTRACT IS AWARDED Service Construction Company Bid Is Accepted. Contract for the construction of a 14-room addition to the Broad Ripple High School today was awarded to the Service ConstrucI tion Company, Allisonville-pkwy. j the low bidder, the School Board : announced. The winning bid was $80,764. Contract for heating and ventila- ‘ tion was granted Freyn Brothers. 1028 N. lilinois-st. with the low bid ,o; $12,285. Architects fees of 5 per j cent will bring the total to $114,000 which is contingent upon a bond iss le—also approved. MINTONS IN CAPITAL FOR GRIDIRON DINNER Senator-Elect and Wife Search for Washington Home. • By Times Special WASHINGTON. Dec. 6 -Senatorelect and Mrs. Sherman Minton are in Washington for several days on a combined business and pleasure trip They will try and locate a home and the new Senator is seeing about offices at the Capitol. He is being aided by Senator Frederick Van i Nuys. Saturday night Mr. Minton will be one of the guests at the annual 1 Gridiron Dinner. The Mintons will leave Monday for Florida. GASOLINE PRICES ARE INCREASED 2 CENTS Standard Oil Cos. Announces New Prices Effective Today. An increase of 2 cents a gallon on all three grades of gasoline, effective at once, was announced today by Edgar Galbreath. manager of the Standard Oil Cos. The raise is in the nature of a i return to normal in areas where prices have been depressed by severe competition, Mr. Galbreath said. ( Other major oil companies will meet the increase, it was announced.

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Death rode in the cockpit of an Indianapolis airplane last night as it circled over the unlighted Richmond (Ind.) City Airport. Striking a tree, the plane plunged to the ground and two distinguished Indianapolis physicians and the daughter of one of them were killed. The ship (above) was destioyed by fire. The victims were Dr. Arthur M. Mendenhall, 50, of 3304 Broadway (lower left); Dr. John W. Carmack, 49, of 4145 N. Meridian-st (lower right), and Miss Evelyn Mendenhall, 24, Richmond (Ind.) newspaper woman (lower center).

They Haven’t Forgotten, Lefty . Lee — The Bowlers Are Carrying On for You

Indianapolis Bowlin; League. Pritchett Alleys; Boy and Girl. LOOK at that line of type up above, heading the donors to Clothe-A-Child of The Indianapolis Times. Well, there’s a swell fellow looking down somewhere, somehow, on that line, p, fellow who always made a strike in Clothe-A-Child. He's just tickled to his ears reading that line. We can see him chuckle. He knows the city bowlers haven't forgotten Clothe-A-Child. He is Lefty Lee. former Times bowling editor, who died last spring. Lefty liked youngsters. He could out-yell them all selling extra editions of The Times and, then, turn around sell their papers for them and give them the money. Lefty and his bowlers made Clothe-A-Child famous in the alleys v hen Christmas time neared. In the past four years, the bowlers of the city have clothed approximately 120 children in this campaign.

MERCURY TO DROP HERE AGAIN TONiGHT Temperature May Tumble . to 20, Is Report. Lower temperatures and more or less cloudy skies will prevail to- ■ night and tomorrow, according to i J. H. Armington, local meteorologist. A storm which rose in the Northwest gathered force in eastern Nebraska and dashed across northern Illinois, southern Michigan and northern Indiana in its eastward rush is responsible for the cloudiness. Mr. Armington said. The mercury had dropped from 24 at 10 a. m. to 31 at 1 p. m. today. The storm brought snow to Chicago and Ft. Wayne today, but Indianapolis probably will not see any flurries, according to Mr. ArI mington. The temperature will drop a bit lower than the 25 to 30 of last night, he said. About 20 to : 25 will be flight's range, he foreI cast. state~counterfeiter GETS 3-YEAR TERM Clinton Man Guilty of Circulating Bogus $lO Bills. By United Press E\ST ST. LOUIS. 111., Dec. 6. Russell Burton, of Clinton. Ind., today was under a three-vear sentence after a Federal Court jury found him guilty of conspiracy to ; circulate counterfeit $lO bills. Federal Judge Fred L. Wham, announcing the sentence, fined Burton SI,OOO. Three men—Arthur B. Hobbs. Clinton, ind.; John Scifers and Millard Hart, both of Parisindicted with Burton, testified for the Government. Freed on Murder Charge ! By United Press CANNELTON. Ir.d.. Dec. 6 Acquitted by a jury which deliberated only half an hour. Vernon Hicks. 35. was free today from charges of ! killing Arthur Bunch, 27.

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IN the donor’s column today, alongside Lefty’s old backers—the Indianapolis Bowling League —is a line in memoriam to a young woman who lost her life in an automobile accident. Each year, through Clothe-A-Child, a mother makes a Christmas to her daughter in someone else. This year she’s taking a girl. “I want to thank The Times so much for making it possible for me to do this,” she said. Her “You're welcome!” —and your’s, too—will come in the eyes of the girl you take when she tries on her new frocks. Old friends, and good friends of Clothe-A-Child, are in the first list of donors. nun THE second group to join the 1934 campaign was the American Legion Auxiliary, Indianapolis Post No. 4, with a request for a boy. “We wanted to be the first donors, but if we’re not, will you let us have the first boy on your list?” an auxiliary officer asked.

COUNCIL FEARS HUEY, ‘FIRED’ STUDENTS SAY Full Approval of Expulsions Voted by L. S. U. Group. By United Press BATON ROUGE. La., Dec. 6. Louisiana State University students disciplined for rebelling against censorship and increased in number to seven, charged today that the Student Council was afraid to do other than back up Senator Huey P. Long and the university faculty. The council last night voted full approval of the expulsions and of faculty supervision of the undergraduate publication. The Reveille. It also condemned the expelled students as “rebellious.” BAKER ASKED TO CUT PEACE JUSTICE'S BAIL Judge Indicates Willingness to Grant Request. T. Ernest Maholm, attorney for Cliff Davids, Franklin township justice of the peace charged with attempted blackmail, today petitioned Criminal Judge Frank P. Baker to reduce his client’s SSOOO I bail. Judge Baker announced that if Mr. Maholm could find a reputable citizen who would go bail for the justice of the peace, he would reduce the amount to SISOO. - Times Index Page I Bridge 29 : Broun 17 Comics • 29 j Crossword Puzzle 29 Curious World 29 Drawing Lesson 6 Editorial 1 18 Financial 28 Hickman. Theaters 22 Pegler i? Radio 6 Sports . 24, 25 State News 5 j Woman's Pages 20. 21 1 Hoosier Policeman Dies WASHINGTON, Ind., Dec. 6. Stricken with heart disease during j the night, Sim Colbert. 55. captainj of city police, died suddenly today.

They got the first boy. A “full-house" request, five children, came from the employes of the Public Service Company, seventh floor, Traction Terminal Building, as they returned to Clothe-A-Child for their Yuletide cheer. Employes of the second floor, Indiana National Bank, renewed their yearly campaign for Clothe-A-Child by taking three children to dress. O ft tt YOU'D like to join? Then just call Riley 5551 and ask for the Clothe-A-Child Editor. He’ll tell you how you can make a boy or girl happy throughout December and the New Year. The first list of donors follows: Indianapolis Bowlin; League. Pritchett Alleys, boy and a girl. American Lc;ion Auxiliary. Indianapolis Post No. 4, boy. In Memory of Miss Dorothy Helen Farber, girl. Employes, Public Service Company of Indiana, seventh floor,, Traction Terminal Building, five children. Employes, Indiana National Bank, second floor, three children. Fish and Game Division employes. State Conservation Department, boy. Man Who Wants Betty Again, girl. Artist and Wife, boy. A City Official, boy and girl. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. 8.. girl.

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Hourly Temperatures 6a. m 30 10 a. m 34 7a. m. ... 32 11 a. m 32 8 a. m 33 12 (noon). . 32 9 a. m 34 1 p. m 31 Tomorrow’s sunrise, 6:54 a. m.; sunset, 4:20 p. m. In the Air Weather conditions at 9 a. m.: West-southwest wind, 16 miles an hour; barometric pressure, 30.13 at sea level; temperature, 34; general conditions, overcast, hazy: ceiling, estimated 2500 feet; visibility, six miles. ‘PLAYTHING’ PROVES TO BE $16,000 AMBERGRIS Youth Picks Up Valuable Substance on Maine Beach. By United Press ROCKLAND. Me., Dec. 6—A 17pound lump of wax-like substance picked up by a Rockland boy, Roderick Crandall, and used as a plaything, has been analyzed as ambergris. valued at $16,000. Ambergris is a fatty substance from sperm whales and is used as the base in manufacture of perfumes. Young Crandall found the lump on the beach at Islesboro. His father, a carpenter, sent a specimen to a chemist who said it was pure ambergris. CHAMPION STEER SOLD AT PUBLIC AUCTION 'Campus Idol’ Brings *3 a Pound From Kroger Grocery Cos. By l nitrd Press CHICAGO. Dec. 6. —Campus Idol, the champion steer of the International Livestock Exposition, was sold at public auction today for $3 a pound. The animal was purchased by the Kroger Grocery Cos. lowa State College, exhibitor of the champion Aberdeen Angus steer, received *3432 for the 1144-pound animal.

U. S. FLATLY REFUSES JAPAN’S DEMANDS FOR PARITY IN NAVAL POWER

HUNGARIANS ARE EXPELLED BY YUGOSLAVIA Exiles Natives in Reprisal for Assassination of Alexander. (Copyright, 1934. by United Press) VIENNA, Dec. 6.—Mass expulsions of Hungarians from Yugoslavia in reprisal for the assassination of King Alexander brought those countries to the verge of an open brea.. today. By dozens, scores and hundreds, frightened groups of men, women and children from dotards to babies in arms were sent to the Hungarian frontier, torn from their homes because Yugoslavia holds that Hungary sheltered the terrorist gang which plotted Alexander’s death. Premier Julius Goemboes of Hungary summoned Waldemar Ritter Von Alth, his minister at Belgrade, home for a report. Mounted police were dispatched to guard the Yugoslavian legation at Budapest. Extra patrols of police roamed the city, fearing mounting popular anger would lead to riots. Reports in Belgrade, unconfirmed, said 18.000 people in all would be expelled. United Press dispatches from correspondents on the YugoslavianHungarian frontier brought pitiful stories of the groups of frightened, wondering peasants arriving from their homes of many years—the babies among them natives of Yugoslavia. Many diplomats here at “the “crossroads of Europe” feared a break between Yugoslavia and Hungary. Possibly coincidence, the grave dispatches regarding the Yugo-slavian-Hungarian situation were interpolated with others telling of moves by three countries, all intimately concerned, to increase their armed strength. Hungary Is Angered By United Press BUDAPEST, Hungary, Dec. 6. Intense indignation spread through the country today at the expulsion of Hungarian families by Yugoslavia in vicarious revenge for the murder of King Alexander by a Yugoslavian terrorist. Thousands of people without a country continued to pour across the frontier today. Authorities (his morning estimated that 2000 had crossed at Soubotica, 792 at Novisad. Another 2000 were expected to cross at Soubotica and 9300 at Novisad. Many were penniless and despairing because, though of Hungarian descent and birth, they chose to become Yugoslavians when the frontier was altered after the World War. A train of 14 coaches arrived at Szeged, on the frontier, this morning, with 400 distrait Hungarians from Belgrade. Hundreds Sleep on Straw By United Press SZEGED, Hungarian-Yugcslavian Frontier, Dec. 6—Hundreds of sorrowing Hungarians rose shivering today from sacks of straw on which they had slept in emergency shelters after their expulsion across the Yugoslavian frontier. The Burgomaster of Szeged, aided by all available municipal employes and volunteers, sought to arrange temporary accommodations for those already here and 1000 more expected at any moment. Public buildings were turned over to the refugeees and rude bedding was arrange for them. Some refugees were destitute. They said that when they asked Yugoslavian authorities the reason for their expulsion, they were told: “Ask Goemboes. He will tell you.” Julius Goemboes is Premier of Hungary. Many of those expelled were separated from wives and children. A refugee train was placarded: “A Yugolslavian present for the Hungarian feast of St. Nicholas.” SPEED RECORD BROKEN BY PASSENGER PLANE Kansas City to New York Flight Takes Less than Five Hours. By United Press NEW YORK, Dec. 6.—The overnight T. W. At airplane from Los Angeles today set anew mark of 4 hours 45 minutes from Kansas City to New York, the T. W. A. announced Pilots were Jack Zimmerman aau J. H. Lewis. The distance L. 1133 miles and the average speed was 248 miles an hour despite a ten-minute stop at Pittsburgh. Most of the flight was at 12,000 to 14,000 feet. F RIS CO HOTEL BUR N S Guests Flee From Rooms as Flames Sweep St. Francis. Bf United Press SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 6.—The gold and white colonial ballroom in the fashionable St. Francis Hotel was destroyed by fire today. The blaze caused damage estimated at between *IOO.OOO and *250.000 and routed 500 guests from smoke-filled rooms.

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Stars and Stripes Can Outstrip Nippon at Any Time in Warship Building, Says Norman Davis in Defiant Speech. LAYS DOWN NATION’S N SEA POLICY Asiatic Power Inferentially Warned to Get in Line or Face Battle for Supremacy On Waters. By United Press WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.—The United * States served notice upon Japan today that this country will not agree to her demands for naval parity. If Japan persists in her determination to abrogate the Washington and London naval limitation treaties, she may expect a free-for-all naval construction race, with the strong implication that the United States can and will out-stnp her in building warships. The pronouncement of American naval policy was laid down in London by Norman H. Davis, chief American delegate to the naval conversations now going on in London.

NOPE DIMS FOR RESCUE OF ULM Navy Searches Pacific With • Only Faint Chance Still Existing. %y United Press HONOLULU, Territory Hawaii, Dec. 6.—Staking fading hopes on one last chance, the United States Navy searched the Pacific Ocean north of Honolulu today for trace of the lost monoplane Star of Australia and its crew of three. The 48 hours set by experts as the length of time the plane can remain afloat will expire shortly. Weary lookouts on a score of ships pressed into the errand of mercy renewed their vigilance, hopeful of catching some sign of the missing plane and the men who came down on the ocean Monday morning. “It looks sort of hopeless,” said Commander E. Wayne Tod. in charge of the Pearl Harbor naval air base, as the search entered its third day without a trace of Capt. Charles T. P. Ulm and his companions, Leon Skilling and George Littlejohn. “However, we will continue the hunt as long as there is a practical chance of getting them,” Capt. Tod said. Naval experts reasoned that Mr. Ulm must have overshot the island of Oahu, on which Honolulu is located, in his effort to span the Pacific from the California coast to the Hawaiian islands. Capt. Tod and others doubted the monoplane landed safely. They pointed out that its radio became silent immediately after it hit the water. GOLF EFirT BY PARK BOARD DECISION Room in Pleasant Run Clubhouse to Be Open During Winter. The Indianapolis Park Board today granted a petition by Dr. Dale Lentz, 3720 E. Michigan-st, that one room of the Pleasant Run Golf Club be left open this winter for the benefit of golfers with sufficient enthusiasm to brave the winter cold. Petitioning on behalf of tl e club, Dr. Lentz was informed by thi board that the kitchen of the clubhouse will be kept open and a small stove provided to warm the golfers’ numbed fingers. The board also granted the Indianapolis Power and Light Cos. permission to run a power line across a small neck of Brookside Park to provide additional power for the Marietta Manufacturing Corp., 38 E. 16th-st, glass manufacturers. INCOME TAX GROUP" MEETS WITH M’NUTT Committee of 22 to Organize, Study Law Revision. The Committee of 22 which Governor Paul V. McNutt appointed to study and revise the gross income tax law met today in his office for organization. W. H. Arnett, Kokomo, Indiana State Chamber of Commerce managing director, was named chairman and Leo Gardner, Indianapolis attorney, secretary. FERA PAY ROLL MAIL POUCHES ARE ROBBED 307 Checks Valued at S4SOG Are Stolen in East. By L nited Press BRIDGEPORT, Conn.. Dec. 6. Two registehred mail pouches containing $16,959.75 in FERA payroll checks for this city were opened enroute from Hartford and 307 checks valued at $4500 were stolen, it was learned today. Fire Damage Totals $500,000 By United Press ALAMEDA. Cal.. Dec. 6.—A waterfront fire early today caused $500,000 damage to the plant of McClin-Uc-Marsh all Corp.

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He spoke at a luncheon tendered him by the Association of American Correspondents. It was the first such public announcement of American naval policy made since the three - power conversations started. Although Mr. Davis spoke informally, and on his own responsibility. there was little doubt that his remarks had the full approval of President Roosevelt. It was evident also that his remarks were directed to Japan. He took occasion to answer specifically the pricipal argument of the Japanese. Stands on Treaties. The American naval position is based squarely upon the Washington and London naval treaties, Mr, Davis said. These treaties provide for “Equality of security.” Not exact equality of armaments. No other > basis for an agreement for naval limitation would be satisfactory to the United States, he indicated. The object of the Washington conference, he said, “was to put an end to a ruinous naval race that was impeding recovery from the World War, and to establish a sound basis for peace in the Pacific and the Far East. “It was at that time recognized and admitted by the representatives of Great Britian, Japan and the United States—the three naval powers most directly concerned—that it was not possible to reach agreement through an academic discussion of what each country considered its needs to be or what it required to satisfy national pride The priciple adopted was that of equality of security." Must Alter Security Mr. Davis said this was the first successful effort ever made to reduce and limit navies. He declared tfiat any basic alteration in the system setup by the Washington treaty “must of necessity alter the security thus established. “Abandonment now of the principles involved would lead to conditions of insecurity, or international suspicion, and of costly competition, with no real advantage to any nation,” he warned. Mr. Davis cited the voluntary sacrifices in naval tonnage made by the United States at the Washington conference, and hinted that the United States could attain and maintain naval supremacy in any building race, if it chose. Calls Conference Success “The Washington conference was a success,” he said, "because the nations represented there approached in a broad and practical way the problems that confronted them. No nation attempted to impose its will on the others, but each was willing to contribute something substanial to the achiievement to the ends desired.” He answered the plea that Japan’s national pride demands that she be accorded naval equality with Britain ana the United States. He asserted that Japanese national pride had been respected at the Washington conference. “The United States does not believe and does not contend that any nation should against its will enter into or renew a treaty the provisions of which it does not consideradvantageous to itself or beneficial to the world in general,” he said. “It would, however, greatly regret and regard as most unfortunate the destruction of this system of naval limitation which has proved generally beneficial and which has not jeopardized the security of any nation. We do not question, in fact we affirm the inherent right of any ana every power to equality of security. This, I am sure, we have made abundantly plain. “The essence of the Washington treaty system was equality of security under conditions of co-opera-tion ... the naval treaty was the work of five principal naval powers, Japan. Great Britain, France, Italy and the United States. None of these could have accepted and agreed to the provisions of that treaty had it felt that its national security was thereby menaced or unpaired.