Indianapolis Times, Volume 47, Number 39, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 April 1935 — Page 3

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HIT-RUN AUTO; DRIVER JIUNTED License Number of Car Is Turned Over to Police by Witnesses. Police today are searching for a hit-run driver who late yesterday struck and injured 12-year-old Joseph Piggott, 1434 Marlowe-av, as the boy was crossing 16th-st at Harding-st. Young Piggott was taken to City Hospital suffering from head injuries and cuts and bruises. Witnesses obtained the license number of the hit-run car and turned it over to police investigators. Like two rival chariots, an auto and a police car raced 50 miles an ho ;r across preferential streets last night. Police charged that the motorist, Chester Willoughby, 27, of 227 E. Raymond-st, tried to wreck the squad car. Wild Chase Is Ended The chase ended when Willoughby lost control of his car, and it crashed into the front porch of a house at 118 W. Raymond-st. The porch was partially destroyed. Willoughby was charged with intoxication, drunken driving, failure to stop at a preferential street, reckless driving and speeding. Miss Fanchon Hanobaum. 32, of 2122 Station-st, and Philip Thomas, 50, of 4317 E. 21st-st, suffered cuts late yesterday when the car in which they were riding collided with a parked car in front of 1217 Brookside-av. Both were sent to City Hospital. When Owen M. Mothershead, 1311 N New Jersey-st, fell asleep at the wheel of his car early today it crashed into a ditch on N. Key-stone-av north of 46th-st. The car was wrecked, but Mr. Mothershead escaped injury’. Thirty traffic violators were arrested during the last 24 hours. Forty-seven w’ere convicted in the two municipal courts yesterday. Fined $5, Praises Campaign In Municipal Court today John Greenbaum, 2925 Park-av, who pleaded guilty to failing to step at a preferential street, was fined $5 and costs and told the court that he thought the traffic drive was the best thing in years for Indianapolis. Vern Seaton driving anew auto he has had one week, was convicted of speeding and urged the judge to give him a light fine and suspend his driver's license rather than let him keep the license and fine him heavily. He was fined $1 and costs and his license was suspended for 30 days. Mrs. Georgianne Reed, wife of John Reed, 929 E. 34th-st, vice president of the Union Trust Cos., was fined $1 and costs for failing to stop at a preferential street. She denied the charge and was found guilty.

FARM DEBTS SLASHED $1,000,000 IN STATE Conciliation Committees Credited With Adjustments. Farm debt conciliation committees operating in Indiana have adjusted farm indebtedness of $3,009,973 51 to $2,068,522.69 as of April 22, Dr. E. S. Shideler, director of the rural rehabilitation division of the Governor’s Commission on Unemployment Relief, announced today. The committees represent both creditors and debtors and are composed of citizens of the community who serve without pay. Either creditor or debtor may request a hearing. The agreements are not binding unless voluntarily accepted by the creditors. Dr. Shideler pointed out. as the committee has no authority to compel acceptance of any proposal made. FILIBUSTER LOOMS IN LYNCHING BILL FIGHT Senator Smith Leads Southerners in Bitter Opposition. By United Pre.vt WASHINGTON. April 25—Senator Ellison D. (Cotton Ed) Smith (D., S. C.) led Southern forces into battle today against the CostiganWagner anti-lvnching bill. Raising the cry of states’ rights, Southern Democrats were determined to smash an effort by Senator Edward P. Costigan <D., Col.) to start Senate consideration of the measure he drafted with Senator Robert F. Wagner <D.. N. Y.>. Senator Smith said the bill would be greeted by “worse than a filibuster,” and announced he was ready to talk for a week, if necessary. to prevent its approval. U. S. OFFICIAL TO TALK Chairman of Mediation Board to Discuss Job Insurance Here. Dr. William M. Leiserson. chairman of the national mediation board and an outstanding authority on unemployment insurance, will speak before the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce membership and guests Monday night. May 6, on unemployment insurance. The meeting will be held in the American Central Life Insurance Cos, auditorium as part of the Chamber's study of unemployment insurance. 2400 Italian Troops Sail. By Unite* Press NAPLES. April 35.—The steamships Colombo and Nazario Sauro left for Massawa. Ertitrea. today. The Colombo carried 1225 men and 85 officers of the Gavinana infantry division and the Nazario Sauro took 1209 workmen, 60 officers, and war material.

ROUND TRIP SUNDAY, APRIL 28 CINCINNATI HAMILTON 12.30 Oxford $1.65 Connersrille $3.00 Libert? $1.30 Rushrille Lr. 4:55 A. M. C. T.. Rrturninr Lt. Cinrinnat. 10:50 P. M. E. T. Reduced round trip fare* to many point* T*ry week-end.

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3 JITTERY BANDITS FLEE WITHOUT LOOT Two Frightened by Crowd in Office. An attack of jitters and an unloaded revolver thwarted the plans of three hoodlums late yesterday and last night. Two thugs entered the Hoosier Electric Refrigerator Corp., 943 N. Meridian-st, late yesterday and announced to a young woman employe in the cashier's cage, “This is a stickup.” They lost their nerve and fled when they saw a number of other pei sons in the office. Marion B. Knight, 30, of 617 N. Alabama-st, told police last night that he was stopped at his front door by an armed man. The bandit punched Mr. Knight in the back with a revolver and pulled the trigger. The pin snapped and there was no explosion. Mr. Knight wheeled around and knocked the revolver to one side. The thug fled. EDISON TO JOIN NRA Late Inventor's Son to Assist Richberg, He Says. BfU tilled Press WEST ORANGE, N. J.. April 25. —Charles Edison, son of the late Thomas A. Edison, announced today that he would leave for Washington tonight to take a position as an assistant to Donald Richberg, head of the National Recovery Administration. Mr. Edison declined to say what his duties w'ould be.

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POISONED CREAM PUFFS BRING HEADACHE WAVE Hundreds in Exclusive Suburb Made 111 by Delicacy. By United Press WHITE PLAINS, N. Y., April 25. —Authorities today questioned a theory that an enemy of a large baking plant caused a flood of poison cream puffs in exclusive Westchester suburbs. A headache wave beset the county as 479 persons stricken with food poisoning recovered. Fourteen were in hospitals. Until dawn today health officials examined employes at the plant. They continued a search for the source of the poisoning while awaiting laboratory reports of its definite nature. NEW YORK EMBARKS ON JOB INSURANCE Gov. Lehman Calls Measure “Enlightened Legislation.” By United Press ALBANY, N. Y., April 25.—Gov. Herbert Lehman embarked New York state on unemployment insurance today by signing a bill setting up a system to take care of this need. “In my mind,” Gov. Lehman said, “this bill stands out as the most progressive and enlightened piece of social legislation enacted in this state in many decades. “The people of the state of New York should feel proud that it is once again leading the nation in legislation which will increase the economic and moral security of its, working people.”

It has been reported that campus political circles have been seething with intrigue during the last week and that the outcome of the election may be the result of sorority coalitions.

TWO ARRESTED IN LOOTINGJIF HOME Pair Admits Ransacking, Deputies Claim. Ransacking and looting of the rural home of Floyd E. Payne, Mc-Farland-rd, was said by deputy sheriffs to have been confessed by Haroll Burk, 20, R. R. 1, and Mrs. Naomi Moore, 24, 726 Gerard-av, after their arrest last night. Mast of the household goods said to have been taken were recovered. The pair said, according to deputies, that they decided at a beer tavern March 5 to loot the home, where Burk’s parents once had been tenants, Mr. Payne, who had been in Florida, reported the burglary on his return yesterday, and estimated the value of the stolen goods at $375. Deputy sheriffs located stolen shotgun shells in a Brown County cabin and traced them to Burk, they said.

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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

13 TO ANSWER GAMING CHARGE FOLLOWING RAID

Arraignment Set Today for Suspects Trapped in Cleaning Shop. Thirteen persons, four of them women, who were arrested yesterday when police raided an alleged lottery’ drawing at 1124 Central-av, will appear in Municipal Court this afternoon to answer charges that they violated the gambling laws. The police vice squad raided the Nifty Cleaners and reported that they found a weekly drawing of a lottery that they say has operated in the city for four and a half years and does an annual business of SIOO,OOO. They arrested and charged the following: Fred Sheats, 1124 Central-av, operating a gaming house; David Gentry, 2021 Brookside-av, visiting a gaming house; Eugene Walters, 213 Dixon-st, vagrancy; Ora Flint, 1517 Dawson-st, operating a lottery and gift enterprise and visiting a gaming house; J. J. Doyle, 424 N. Randolph-st, operating and visiting; Cecil Pebbles. 219 E. lOth-st, visiting; Elmer Hounshell, 1124 Collegeav, visiting; Frederick White, 1442 S. Earl-st, operating; Fred E. White, same address, operating, and Nora Ricketts, 2210 N. Gale-st; Marjorie Quackenbush, 1021 N. Ewing-st; Regina Price, 1209 N. Illinois-st, and Bertha Goff, 2020 E. Washingtonst, all charged with visiting a gaming house. Police say that this lottery is one of several operating similarly in the city.

COTTON TAX RAPPED BY TEXTILE LEADERS Wallace Is Bitterly Assailed at Conference. By United Press AUGUSTA, Ga., April 25.—America's cotton textile leaders joined New England in a battle against the Administration’s processing tax today when William D. Anderson, president of the American Cotton Manufacturers Association, bitterly accused Secretary Henry Wallace of taking “a special delight in harrying the textile industry.” Mr. Anderson attacked the processing tax in his presidential message to the thirty-ninth annual convention of the association which is seeking a remedy for grave ills—taxes and Japanese competition—facing the industry. .He branded the processing tax on cotton, wheat, com and hogs as a sales tax of from 15 to 25 per cent which is “an unreasonable levy on the necessities of life.” He said the base of the tax should be broadened. ELI LILLY TO BUILD Will Construct Two Additiona' Floors on Adjoining Structure. A SIOO,OOO building permit was obtained yesterday by Eli Lilly & Cos. to construct two additional floors on the building adjoining the Lilly office building at 700 S. Alabama-st. The contractor for the addition w’ill be Leslie Colvin and Robert Frost Daggett is architect. The addition is expected to be completed in six months. Son Born to Film Couple By Vn ited Press HOLLYWOOD, April 25.—Frank Capra, motion picture director, and his wife today were receiving congratulations on the birth of a son.

HOW RELIEF BILLIONS MAY BE SPENT

STATE PUBLIC PROJECTSj 8001 CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS 000 | URAL REHABILITATION 500! HOUSING PROJECTS 450 FLOOD, EROSION CONTROL 350 WHITE COLLAR PROJECTS 300 RURAL ELECTRIFICATION 100 SCHOOL AID ZiO i= @

How the appropriation for work-relief may be expended under direction of President Roosevelt is clearly shown in this chart, with the maximum sum allowed for each of the nine branches of activity given in millions. The President is given authority to shift funds among the above classifications up to a maximum of 20 per cent of the entire appropriation.

ST. PHILIP NERI GROUP TO SPONSOR MINSTREL Altar Society to Present Women in Show Sunday Night.

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The Altar Society of St. Philip Neri Roman Catholic Church will present an all feminine cast in “Mammy’s Minstrel Jubilee” Sunday night in the school auditorium, The Cathedral High School orchestra will play for dancing afterward. Mrs. Carl Knarzer and Mrs. Russell Mansfield will have principal roles in the production. The show is under the direction of Clarence M. Ledwith. SENIORS NAME LEADERS ci .iss Day Celebrations Arranged at Shortridge. John Westfall, Virginia Burford, Carolyn Hewitt and Fred Tucker have been elected to positions of responsibility in the annual senior class day celebrations of Shortridge High School. Boys in the class voted to wear dark coats and light trousers for ceremonies. Bare Screen Star’s Romance By United Press HOLLYWOOD, April 25.—Merle Oberon. British screen star, and David Nevin, son of the late Lady Comyn-Platt of England, today were reported on the brink of announcing their engagement.

INDEPENDENT PRESS OUTLAWED BY NAZIS Wide Powers Given to Official by Ruling. By United Press BERLIN. April 25.—A death blow to the independent press in Germany, to church papers, Jewish publishers and all non-Nazi organs was dealt by the government today. Jews are barreG entirely from any connection with publishing. The ordinance gives wide powers to Karl Amman, president of the Reich press chamber. One farreaching provision provides that joint stock companies, limited companies, societies or endowments can not be newspaper publishers. The vast majority of newspaper publishing firms in Germany are either joint stock companies or limited companies, including even Nazi newspapers. Publishing concerns of the Reich government and the Nazi party are exempt from the ordinance, however. Studebaker Workers Celebrate By United Press SOUTH BEND, Ind.. April 25.—A three-day celebration of the reorganization of the 83-year-old Studebaker Corp. opened here today.

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POPE’S PEACE PRAYER OPENS LOURDES FETE Cardinal Pacelli, Legate of His Holiness. Reads Plea at Services. By United Press LOURDES, France. April 25 —The Pope called on mankind today to join in prayer for peace and “the dawn of anew era of better times.” The Pope made his plea in a letter couched in simple, fervent language, addressed to and tc be read by Eugenio Cardinal Pacelli, his legate at the three-day service at the shrine of Lourdes, marking the end of the holy year. Cardinal Pacelli was greeted by thousands of pilgrims gathered here from all over the world. Pope Pius imparted his solemn benediction to the pilgrims at Lourdes, and said; "Let every one pray merciful Heaven so that serene peace may return to suffering mortals.” This Pyrenees town in southwestern France, a center for pilgrims since 1858 when a vision of the virgin Mary appeared to little Bernadette Soubirous as she stood with her stockings and wooden clogs in her hand on the banks of a stream, . had its population multiplied many fold. Royal personages, including Archduke Otto, pretender to the throne of Austria; men and women of the society world; sufferers from deformities and diseases who had saved for years to make the trip were here for the start of continuoui masses which, starting at 3 p. m GO a. m. Indianapolis time), wil end at 3 p. m. Sunday. In all there will be 140 masses, During the three-day celebration I of the festival—called a triduum—- | 1.000.000 masses will be held in ' Catholic churches throughout thi ! world. STATE RECOVERY BOARD TO CONSULT GOVERNOR General Policy of IRA to Be Discussed at Meeting. Gov. Paul V. McNutt was to meet with the Indiana Recovery Act commission today to discuss the general ! policy of the IRA Members of the commission are Robert Foster. Fred Hoke, Frank Morgan, Ft. Wayne, acting president of the State Federation of Labor, and Charles Keller. Corydon. Francis Wells, state NRA compliance head, was to meet with the commission. RULES ON DENTAL LAW Advertising of Credit Not Violation, Is Decision of Lutz. Atty. Gen. Philip Lutz ruled yes- ; terday that dentists may advertise ; that they will extend credit or ar- | range terms and by so doing they i will not violate the 1935 dental I regulatory law.