Indianapolis Times, Volume 47, Number 205, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 November 1935 — Page 3

NOV. 5, 1935

FOUR KILLED IN FLORIDA GALE; DAMAGE HEAVY Loss May Exceed $2,500,000: Power Lines Down; Yachts Hard Hit. (Continued From Pag* One) Ings and homes. Buildings poorly constructed were wrecked. Many of the better built ones lost their roofs. It was the debris from houses, totter her with hundreds of .„gns from the sides of buildings, overturned automobiles and uprooted trees, that filled the streets. Sea Water Receding Though the scenes of desolation were bad enough, they did not begin to approach those of the frightful hurricane of 1923 when Miami was virtually wrecked and 1500 to 2500 were killed in Florida. Almost all building construction after that disaster was planned with a vj,ew of the fury of the hurricanes to which this area is subject. Yesterdays storm proved that this molding was done well. Early today sea water was receding from Miami Beach, where at the height of the hurricane it was four feet deep. The howling winds, reaching at their peak a velocity of 130 miles an hour, piled up terrific seas and great tides. Traffic between Miami and Miami Beach still was paralyzed. Police blocked off the connecting causeway, which had 10 feet of washouts. Two yachts—the 247-foot Chalena. owned by Charles Mac Carr of New York, and the 188-foot Arcadia, owned by Mrs. Margaret S. Hardwick of Brookline, Mass.moored to the causeway, were smashed against one another and badly damaged. The smokestack of tne Miami Beach plant of the Florida Power Cos. was blown down. Damage to other neighboring resorts was equally severe. At Hollywood anew high school lost its roof. Almost every window in the Hollywood Beach Hotel, which has 700 rooms, was broken. Driving rain ruined much equipment and the hotel's arcade was choked with sand. Two airplane beacons were bent double. The roof of the $250,000 Hollywood Casino was torn off. During the storm the entire Hollywood “lake” section was under water.

Is That So? ]!y United Press FT. LAUDERDALE. Nov. 5 Wanting coffee badly enough to brave flying debris during yesterdays hurricane, William Hackett made a dash from the Broward Hotel to a restaurant across the street. “Bring bark a cup for me, will you?" a fellow refugee shouted. When he returned, soaked and windblown, Hackett was met with this question: “Did you put sugar in it?” “I certainly did.” said Hackett. “Hell,” said the beneficiary, “I can't drink coffee wdth sugar in it.” Follows Unusual Course By Science, Service WASHINGTON. Nov. 5. The Florida hurricane pursued an unusual course in approaching the American coast. Instead of coming up through the Caribbean, as most such tropical storms do, its center moved shoreward from the open ocean, at about the latitude of Wilmington, N. C. Then, when about 100 miles offshoe it veered at almost right angles, moved southward nearly 4CO miles and again veered at right angles to strike Florida a little north of Miamo. CITY PLANNING GROUP ACTS ON 5 PETITIONS Grants Two Requests for Zoning Ordinance Variances. The City Plan Commission granted two requests for variances of zoning ordinances, refused two petitions and remained deadlocked on a fifth yesterday. A request, was granted the IndiaTenn Oil Cos.. 2102 S. Harding-st. to install three 12.000-gallon gasoline tanks, and another of the Indianapolis Paint and Color Cos., 340 W. Walnut-st, to install It tanks of 10.000-gallon capacity and one 1200gallon tank for storage of paint materials. Petition of R. L. Da Ison. 1820 N. Meridian-st, to erect a sign was rejected as was a petition by Mrs. Elsie Karweick to put up a sign at 833 Park-av. The board voted 3 to 3 on request of John S. Morris, 2034 Bellefontaine-st, to operate a grocery. The case was continued. DEATH TOLL GROWS IN TERRORIST BLAST Milwaukee Police Sure Another Youth Died in Explosion. By United Press MILWAUKEE. Nov. 5. Police were convinced today that a second youthful terrorist was blown to bits in the dynamite explosion which rocked the South Side Sunday. A piece of torn. Hue jacket found in the wreckage was identified as that of Paul Chovonec, 16, companion of Hugh Frank Rutkowski. 21, whose death ended a series of bombings of public buildings here. The third victim of the blast was 8-year-old Patricia Mylnarek, whose home adjoined the garage where the youths were experimenting with a time bomb. BRAKEMAN FOUND DEAD Alva Lasley Believed Victim of Heart Disease. Alva Lasley. Big Four Railroad brakeman. was found dead last night st Sherman-dr and the Big Four tracks, probably the victim of heart disease. Mr. Lasley was 50 and lived at R. R. 5. Box 631. The coroner is Investigating. Martin County Treasurer Robbed By l nited Press SHOALS, Ind., Nov. 5—A safe cracker who forced the lock on the vault door obtained S2OO in cash from the office of Roy Henry, Martin County treasurer, he reported to State Police,

Once Pride of Theater-Goers, Old Park Is Razed

JUDGE WILL RULE ON RELIEF SALARIES S7OOO Back Pay Held Up by Attorney General. Superior Judge Joseph Williams at 2 Friday is to hear a petition brought by Center Township to order County Auditor Charles A. Grossart to pay approximately S7OOO to employes whose salaries are ruled by Atty. Gen. F'hilip Lutz Jr. to be illegal. The pptition, brought by Leo X. Smith, attorney for Miss Hannah Noone. township trustee, says that the workers are necessary to conduct relief business of the township and that if they are not paid and the 46 employes are discharged, the relief work will suffer. Meanwhile, another action brought in Superior Court today further embroiled the affairs of the township in the courts. The Star Store asked that Auditor Grossart be ordered to pay $7993.25 for relief supplies it says Miss Noone bought for township relief. COUNTY AND TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS WILL MEET First Annual Convention to Be Held Dec. 11 to 13. First annual meeting of the Indiana County and Township Officials Association Dec. 11 to 13 in the Claypool and Severin were discussed yesterday by county convention committee members. Approximately 2500 local governmental unit officials are expected to attend. Organizations sponsoring the convention are the Indiana County Commissioners Association, Indiana State Association of Township Trustees. Indiana County Sheriffs Association. Indiana County Assessors Association, Indiana County Auditors Association, County Clerks Association of Indiana, Indiana County Recorders Association, Indiana County Highway Supervisors Association, Indiana Association of County Surveyors and Engineers and the Indiana County Treasurers Association. FARMERS GATHER AT MUCK CROPS SHOW Compete for 51200 Prize Money at North Judson. By United Press* NORTH JUDSON, Ind.. Nov. 5. Thousands of farmers, commission merchants and interested onlookers gathered here today for the opening session of the Northern Indiana Much Crops Show. Exhibitors will compete for SI2OO in prizes. Among the speakers on today's program were George Gould, assistant entomologist at Purdue University; C. T. Gregory, extension pathologist at Purdue: J. E. Dickerson, Federal-state inspector: E. L. Mitchell. president of the Northern Indiana Muck Crops Association, and Lynn Robertson of the Purdue Ex.perimental Station. FIVE SUICIDES ARE REPORTED IN STATE 111 Health Held Responsible in Three Instances. Suicides claimed five lives in Indiana today. Despondency over ill health was held responsible in three instances. The body of Mrs. Leonard Barnhart. 35, wife of a Syracuse school teacher, was found hanging in the basement of her home. Charles Grasslev. 39, a Michigan City worker, shot himself, and Jacob A. Elston. 67, took his life in the same manner at the home of his brother, Oliver Elston, south of Bluffton. At Ligonier, Jacob Gales, a 75-year-old St. Louis business man, was found hanging by a bathrobe cord at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Abe Wertheimer. Charles Pinnick, 56. Orleans, died in k Bedford hospital, where he had been taken after slashing his throat. Quality HOSIERY • PERFECT FIT 59c. 2 for $1.15 NISLEY ” v rENX ST

Once the pride of Indianapolis’ theater-goers and actors, the Park Theater is being razed today, with only a small part of the building remaining erect. Wreckers are tearing down the structure to make way for a modern business building. This air shot of the interior show's what remains of the stage, the first floor, the balcony and the second balcony—gallery to most of us. Old-time boxes can be seen at either side of the photo.

Will Rogers Fund Drive Passes SI2OO Mark Here Subscriptions to Humorist Memorial Heavy in Indianapolis; Mrs. Kin Hubbard Pays Tribute. With opening of the second day of the Will Rogers Meomrial Fund campaign, subscriptions totaling more than SI2OO have been received in Indianapolis. Fred Hoke, city executive committee chairman, said today. Indianapolis and Marion County banks have volunteered as depositories for gifts to provide a memorial to the humorist. Committee

members announced additional stations for receipt of contributions will be established in libraries, office buildings and utility company offices. The campaign began yesterday, the fifty-sixth anniversary of Will Rogers’ birth, and is to continue until Nov. 27. Arthur V. Brown, president of the Union Trust Cos. and Indiana National Bank, has been appointed treasurer for the Indianapolis campaign. Contributions sent by mail will be received either by him, Mr. Hoke, or the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, headquarters for the campaign. Scores of letters, many accompanied by checks, have been received by Hugh McK. Landon, state chairman, and Mr. Hoke. Mrs. Hubbard Is Leader Mrs. Kin Hubbard, widow of the man Will Rogers insisted was the best humorist in the country, wrote: “It will be a great honor and deep satisfaction for me to serve as chairman of the women in my locality. I shall endeavor to co-oper-ate in all things to make the memorial a success.” Charles M. Teetor, Hagerstown, president of the Perfect Circle Cos. and chairman there, said: “I am extremely happy to aid in this undertaking and will do my utmost to make it a success. I feel certain that I shall have the co-operation of every citizen of Hagerstown. Although our population here is only 1500 I hope to have every person here registered as a contributor.” Members of the Indianapolis executive committee besides Mr. Hoke are Rabbi Morris M. Feuerlieht. Nicholas H. Noyes, J. S. Rogan. Paul C. Stetson. Reginald H, Sullivan and James W. Carr. 42 FOOD VARIETIES ~ STOLEN FROM STORE Equipment and 512 in Cash Also ! Included in Loot. Forty-two different varieties of foodstuffs and grocery equipment are missing today from the store of Gus Rosen, 3301 Roosevelt-av. Thieves who entered the store stole SBS worth of food and took butcher knives, police were informed. In addition they obtained sl2 from the cash register.

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TAX COLLECTIONS MAY EXCEED 1934 County Payments Expected to Set Record. Percentage of county taxes collected in the fall installment probably will be greater than last year, Fay Wright, deputy treasurer, estimated today. Yesterday was the final day for paying fall taxes without penalty. Mr. Wright said many taxpayers took advantage of the 8-year payment plant to pay delinquent taxes. Under this plan, delinquent taxes are paid with the semi-annual collections each year. CHURCH ATTENDANCE GAINS 25 PER CENT Total Increase of 1188 Reported by Campaign Officers. Increase in attendance of 591 men and 797 women was reported last Sunday over the previous Sunday by 30 city churches, according to Go-to-Church campaign officials. This represents a gain, officials said, of 30 per cent in the men’s attendance and 25 per cent in attendance of both men and women. The Rev. Virgil P. Brock, campaign manager, said a large attendance is anticipated on Youth Day Sunday. SODDING ROADSIDE NEW HIGHWAY POLICY Erosion Prevention Used on AH Projects This Year. Sodding roadsides to reduce “long run” expense in road construction has been made a policy of the State Highway Commission, Chairman James A. Adams said today. Sod was included on every project in the 200 miles of road put down by the commission this year. Mr. Adams said the sod prevents erosion and consequently helps safeguard the substructure of new highways.

RED CROSS CAMPAIGN IS TO RE6IN MONDAY Drive Headquarters Opened at 109 N. Pennsylvania. The membership campaign of the Indianapolis chapter of the American Red Cross is to open Monday, Armistice Day. Approximately 3700 local chapters throughout the United States are to begin drives at the same time. Campaign headquarters have been opened at 109 N. Pennsylvania-st. Mrs. E. Trirk McKinney, supply chairman, said the headquarters staff is prepared to fill orders for supplies as fast as they can be filed by workers. The campaign is to continue through Thanksgiving. Named to Bar Group Fred C. Gause, Indiana State Bar Association president and former Indiana Supreme Court justice, has been named to the resolutions committee of the American Bar Association, it tvas announced today.

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7 STATES VOTE TODAY IN TEST OF NEW DEAL 400 or More Indiana Towns Go to Polls on Local Issues. (Continued From Page One) C. Megordon. clerk-treasurer; Oakley Patch, Floyd Hardy and O. B. Rynerson, trustees. The “insurgent” group is comprised of Mr. Hardy, Charles Mawson and C. A. Rosell for trustees, and Gene E. Middleton for clerk-treasurer. Lawrence voters will have only one ticket, but will vote on installation of a municipal water plant. At Salem they are voting on changing the town status to that of a city and at Rising Sun on public ownership of utilities. Rocky Ripple will have two tickets in the field. The present officers. Francis Joy. Charles Maddux and Alroy Sieloff. trustees, and Fred Doeppers, clerk-treasurer, are seeking re-election. The opposition ticket consists of Goldie Dold, Marvin Babcock and Herbert Stewart for trustees and Henry Keeler for clerktreasurer. Other Marion County communities either w'ill not have an election or will re-elect their present officials. In practically all Indiana towns holding an election, the issues either are the issues listed or legalization of hard liquor. Neither major political party has taken an active part in the campaign. The Indiana Anti-Saloon League has been active in advising local an d groups to elect trustees opposed to legalizing hard liquor by ordinance as the new state liquor law permits towns and cities under 5000 population to do.

New Deal Awaits Vote By United Press WASHINGTON, Nov. s.—Elections in three states test New Deal strength today, 12 months before President Roosevelt will hear from the country whether his experiments with reform and recovery are bolding their own against increasingly foreeful adverese critics. Politicians seeking straws in the wind will look to the mayoralty contest in Philadelphia, the New York election of a lower legislative house and a typical Kentucky scramble for the Governorship. But far-sighted observers may turn first to the liquor vote in Kentucky. The $100,000,000 Bourbon whisky distilling interests are undisguisedly alarmed. The state votes today on a proposal to amend the constitution by substituting local option for the technically prevailing bone-dry prohibition now mandatory by provisions of the state constitution. Dry leaders became confident this week they had an unexpected chance to win Kentucky. That fits perfectly with their announced program to attack the liquor problem this time through the states rather than through the Federal government.

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SunrUe 6.19 Sancl I W TEMPERATURE -No*. 5. mt—--7 a. nt 46 I p. m. 16 —Today—--6 a. m 39 1* a m 37 7 a. m 40 11 a. m .37 * a. m 38 12 a m 37 9 a. m S* Ipm 37 BAROMETER 7 a. m 30.®5 1 p m . 30 10 Q Precipitation 24 hrs endme 7am 1 82 Total precipitation since Jan. 1 3* 3S Excess since Jan 1 032 OTHER CITIES AT 7 A M Station. Weather. Bar Temp Amarillo. Tex Clear 30.24 2S Bismarck. N. D Clear 30 18 2 Boston CIOUOV .30 04 60 Chicago Cloudy 29 98 34 Cincinnati Rain 29 98 46 Denver Clear 30 10 30 Dodge Citv. Kas Clear 30 26 26 Helena. Mont Cloudy 30 08 34 Jacksonville, Fla Clear 30 04 72 Kansas Citv. Mo Clear 30 12 28 Little Rock Ark Cloudy 30 16 42 Los Angeles Clear 30 06 52 Miami. Fla PtCldy 29 98 76 Minneapolis Snow 29 86 20 Mobile. Ala Clear 30 04 64 New Orleans Clear 30 02 70 New York ... Cloudy 30 06 64 Okla. Citv. Okla Clear 30 24 28 Omaha. Neb Clear 30.08 30 Pittsburgh Cloudy ?9 86 62 Portland. Ore. Clear 30 42 30 San Antonio. Tex. ... Cloudy 30 02 52 San Francisco Clear 30 18 44 St. Louis Cloudy 30 14 34 Tampa. Fla. Clear 29 96 74 Washington. D. C Rain 30.06 66 SUFFERS SECOND TRAFFJUNJURY Herbert Morse Recovering From Previous Accident When Hit. Police today are seeking the hitrun motorist who struck and injured Herbert Morse. 62. of 604 N. New Jersey-st, at Massachusettsav and Delaware-st, last night. City Hospital officials said today that Mr. Morse's head and shoulder injuries are not serious. He was recovering from head injuries suffered in another accident when he was struck last night, Mr. Morse told police. Joseph Boldt, 46, Clermont, received a crushed chest when he drove his auto into a stalled sedan on the Crawfordsvillerd last night during the blinding rain. His wife. Mrs. Mary Boldt, 34, was cut. Mr. Boldt's condition was fair today at City Hospital. GOVERNOR AT FUNERAL McNutt’s Great-Uncle Dies; Rites Held at Trafalgar. Gov. McNutt yesterday attended the funeral of his great-uncle, James Hunt, 85. Trafalgar. Mr. Hunt died Nov. 1 at Iviuncie at the home of his son, Webb Hunt. Surviving Mr. Hunt, besides the son, is Mrs. Eve Kelso, Franklin, a daughter. Licfuor Salesman Robbed of $450 By United Press VINCENNES. Nov. s.—Kenneth Snapp. liquor salesman, reported to Sheriff C. A. Joice today two men in an automobile forced his car to the side of a road near Monroe City last night and robbed him of about $450.

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MYSTERY PAIR ENTERS BOGUS MOie TRIAL Man and Woman Ordered to Change Seats at Mrs. Chandjie’s Hearing. The case of Mrs. Martha Chandjie went to the jury at 12:25 today in Federal Court. Her relatives today testified that a letter alleged to have contained money and found in her apartment was not addressed to her. Trial of Mrs. Martha Chandjie on a charge of conspiracy to possess and pass counterfeit money is to be continued today in Federal Court before Judge Robert C Baltzcll. Yesterday's session was adjourned shortly after the government, represented by Val Nelan, United States district attorney, rested its case. Elinor Struckhoff. principal government witness, occupied the stand most of the afternoon. Mrs. Struckhoff, now serving an 18-months term in the Federal Women's Prison. Alderson. W. Va., on a similar charge, testified Mrs. Chandjie plotted with her to obtain 20 counterfeit $lO bills from an accomplice in New York City. Element of Mystery An element of mystery was introduced when Judge Baltzell ordered a man and a woman seated in the rear to change their seats so they w'ould not be in the direct line of vision of Mrs. Struckhoff. Mrs. Struckhoff feared they had come here from New York to intimidate her. court attaches said. Mrs. Chandjie. pale but composed, attired in a dark suit with a heavy fur collar, listened impassively while government witnesses attempted to involve her in the conspiracy. Mrs. Struckhoff admitted making the long distance call from Dorn’s drug store. 572 Massachusetts-av. Leo A. Dorn, drug store proprietor, and two clerks told of the conversation concerning the alleged bogus money. Report Brings Arrest It was Mr. Dorn’s report to Secret Service operatives that led to the arrest of the two women when the letter containing the counterfeit currency later was delivered to Mrs. Chandjies home at 2307 N. Tal-bot-st. Defense attorneys attempted to show’ Mrs. Chandjie was an innocent participant, but Mrs. Struckhoff insisted Mrs. Chandjie had told her the name of the New York dealer from whom to obtain the alleged bogus bills. Mrs. Chandjie was in need of money to help procure a parole for her husband, then serving time in an Ohio jail, she said. Rules on Ripley County Court By United Press OSGOOD, Ind., Nov. s.—The 1935 state law designating Ripley County as a separate judical district w r as upheld yesterday in a decision of Special Judge Curtis Marshall.