Indianapolis Times, Volume 47, Number 248, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 December 1935 — Page 3

DEC. 25, 1935.

FUNERAL RITES ARE ARRANGED FOR SALESMAN Sam W. Harter Stricken at Wheel of His Car • Last Night. Funeral arrangements for Sam W. Harter, 21G1 N, Meridian-st, who died last night at the wheel of his automobile while driving on Colum-bia-av near 30th-st, are to be completed today. He was 63. He was delivering Christmas packages when stricken. Mr. Harter, who was a salesman for the American Nut Cos., Is survived by the widow, Mrs. Ethel Harter; two daughters. Miss Juanita Martyn and Mrs. Blanche Ratz; a son, Chester Harter, and two brothers, Elmer and Walter Harter, all of Indianapolis. Stanley Rites Tomorrow Funeral services are to be held at 8:30 tomorrow for Mrs. Margaret K. Stanley, who died yesterday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. C. E. Simpson, 5856 Lowell-av. Mrs. Stanley was 84. Services are to be held at the Simpson home after which the body Is to be taken to Campbellsburg for other rites and burial. Mrs. Stanley was bom in Campbellsburg, July 25, 1851. Besides Mrs. Simpson and a granddaughter, Virginia Simpson, she is survived bj a brother, John O. Strattan, Campbellsburg. Funeral to Be Private Private funeral services are to be held at 2:30 tomorrow afternoon for Charles F. Lobbe, 1133 Prospect-st, who died at his home yesterday after an illness of several months. He was a lifelong resident of Center Township. Rites are to be held in the home at 2:30 with the Rev. Frederick E. Darles, Zion Evangelical Church pastor, officiating. Burial is to be in Crown Hill. Mr. Lobbe was born in a log cabin which stood on a site included in the Sarah Shank golf course. He had been engaged in the feed and grain business and as a grocer. Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Amanda Lobbe, to whom he was married 53 years ago; four daughters, Mrs. Garnett Ramband, Miss Ruby Lobbe, Mrs. Edward Keller and Mrs. Opal Smelcpr; a brother, William Lobbe, and a sister, Miss Mary Lobbe. Grocer to Be Buried John J. Bulger, 5551 Central-av, a North Side grocer for 25 years, who died yesterday at St. Vincent’s Hospital of pneumonia after two week’s Illness, Is to be buried Friday at 10 at Crown Hill. Mr. Bulger was 52. He was born lit Seymour and had lived in this city since 1901. For more than 25 years he had operated a grocery at 25th and Delaware-sts. He was a member of St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church, Kiwanis Club, Chamber of Commerce, Elks and Knights of Columbus. Mr. Bulger was former president of Central States Canning Cos. Survivors are the widow, Mrs. Dora Bulger; two sons, John L. and Thomas R. Bulger, and a brother, Peter J. Bulger, all of Indianapolis. Funeral services are to be held at 6 Friday in St. Joan of Arc Church. Coll Rites Arranged Services for William J. Coll, who died in Cleveland Sunday, are to be held tomorrow at 9 in St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. Burial is to be in Holy Cross. He was 71. Mr. Coll was a lithographer for William B Burford Printing Cos. here several years. In Cleveland he was president of the local lithographer’s union. Survivors are a brother, John J. Coll, Indianapolis; the widow, Mrs. Mary A. Coll; a daughter, Mrs. Cecelia Boyette, and a granddaughter, Ann Boyette, all of Cleveland. Banker's Services Set Funeral of Theodore Stempfel, 1564 Park-av, former vice president Os the Fletcher American National Bank. Is to be held tomorrow at 4:30 in the Planner & Buchanan Mortuary. Cremation is to follow. Mr. Stempfel was one of the city’s outstanding business and civic leaders. He died at Methodist Hospital yesterday after a month’s illness.

ELECTRICAL CANVASS BEGUN AT HUNTINGTON Establishment of County Power Lines Depends on Results. Timet Special HUNTINGTON. Ind., Dec. 25. Canvass of Huntington County has _ been started by the Rural Electrification Membership Association as s* preliminary step toward construction of distribution lines. }a* If sufficient consumers are ob[i:rained to assure retirement of a loan in 19 years, a coriration is to be formed to negoti"t£ for construction work. * sls membership fee will be pai(d back with 5 per cent interest frorn corporation revenues, officials said. They hope to enroll several thousand prospective consumers. ENGINEER IS HONORED John R. Curry of State FYVA Is Elected by Two Groups. John R. Curry, Indiana Pwa engineer, has been elected to membership in the American Society of Municipal Engineers and the International Association of Public Works Officials, It was announced today. Membership in the two associations is held by persons engaged in planning, operating and maintaining publlo works and engineering projects. YOUTH FREED OnIbOND Evansville Young Man Charged With Extortion Attempt. Timet Special EVANSVILLE, Ind.. Dec. 25. Victor Ernst, 17, was free today under SIOOO bond provided by relatives after his alleged confession yesterday of an attempt to extort SSO from a grocer. The youth was arrested when he picked up a dummy package planted by authorities after fc* is alleged to have sent extortion

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Bobbie, one of the many children at the Indianapolis Orphans’ Home, was a happy boy today when he saw the great number of gifts that Santa Claus left for him and his friends. Here is a picture of Bobbie, taken last night, when he fell asleep while w aiting the visit of St. Nick.

BUZZARD GRIPS CITY AND STATE Temperature Drops to Zero; Much Suffering by Needy Feared. (Continued From Page One) mas was in 1924, when the temperature dropped from 10 above to 4 below. The warmest holiday was in 1877, when the temperature did not fall below 55 throughout the day. Heaviest Snow in 1926 Only nine Christmases have been clear since the Indianapolis bureau was established. Fourteen were cold and snappy and 11 were very warm. Only two of the warm Christmases have been recorded since 1900. Eight of the 14 cold Christmases occurred since 1926. Heaviest Christmas snow was m 1926, when there was 6.1 inches. The temperature, however, was moderate the range being 28 to 33 degrees above. Christmas of 1929 came with 4.8 inches of snow. One man is dead as a result of being struck by a traction car and 11 persons are suffering today from injuries' incurred in automobile accidents on icy streets. Don Keittrley, 47, of 440 Chase-st, died yesterday in City Hospital of injuries incurred when he was struck at Belmont and Oliver-avs by an Indiana Railroad traction car operated by W. D. Stanford, 35, Greencastle. Miss Rose Enix, 48, Negro, 1242 Martindale-av, suffered a broken leg last night when a taxicab in which she was a passenger collided with an Indiana Railroad traction car at College-av and 40th-st. William Broadstone, 56, of 1532 E. Market-st, cab driver, was not hurt. Treatment for slight injuries was given at City Hospital to four young persons following an auto accident yesterday on Road 36 about 18 miles west of the city. The injured are William Willard, 18; Dorothy Whlard, 16: Jennie Willard, 11. and Leona Willard, 14, all of Gillespie, 111.,

Head cut was received by Robert | Sutton. 19. of 716 N. Alabama-st, when an automobile in which he was riding last night collided with another car at 20th and Dela-ware-sts. Mrs. Lucy Herch, 49, and Jack Humble. 49, both of 433 E. Ohio-st, were reported in fair condition today at City Hospital folowing injuries received last night when they were struck by an automobile at Wabash and New Jersey-sts. George Deer, 36, of 226 E. lOth-st. the motorist, was arrested on a charge of no driver’s license. Condition Called Fair Condition of John Kane, 140 E. 24th-st, injured last night, in a I truck collision, was reported fair toI day at City Hospital, i Two young women who were rei moved from the scene of an accident at 30th-st and Georgetown-rd before arrival of deputy sheriffs, I were treated for slight injuries last night at City Hospital. Officers toI day have not located Joseph Burfrin. 26. Waveland. Ind., reported to have been driver of the car in which the young women were riding. The car, loaded with four cases, ; 19 half pints and a quart of whisky, ; is being held by Sheriff Ray. The three persons riding in the ; front seat were shoved against the dash when the whisky, loaded in the rear set, slid forward as the car turned over when the driver attempted to stop on discovering that he had reached the end of 20th-st. Six persons are suffering today from injuries incurred in falls resulting from slippery footing. Fire Damages Vacant House Fire said to have been of incendiary origin caused slight damage today in a vacant house at 546 Mi-nerva-st, owned by Carter Temple, 552 Mwerva-st.

Gen. Westover Made Head of Army Air Unit By United Press WASHINGTON, Dec. 25.—Brig. Gen. Oscar Westover today was named chief of the Army Air Corps and advanced to the rank of major general. $ Maj. Westover was appointed for a four-year +srm to succeed Maj. Gen. Benjamin D. Foulois. Other Army promotions: Brig. Gen. Andrew Moses, on duty with chief of staff, advanced to major general of the line to succeed Maj. Gen. Harold B. Fiske, retired. Brig. Gen. William E. Cole, commander, Second Coast Artillery District, New York, named major general of the line, succeeding Maj. Gen. Frank S. Cochew. Conley Promoted Brig. Gen* Edgar'T~Conley, acting adjutant general, named adjutant general with rank of major general, succeeding Maj. Gen. James F. McKinley, retired. Col. Walter L. Reed, on duty In inspector general’s office, named Inspector general with rank of major general succeeding Maj. Gen. John F. Preston. Col. Duncan K.#Major, on duty in operations and training division general staff appointed brigadier general of the line, succeeding Brig. Gen. Alston Hamilton, retired. Col. Walter C. Sweeney, commander, 38th Infantry, Fort Douglas, Utah, made brigadier general of the line, succeeding Brig. Gen. Moses. Col. Edwin S. Hartshorn, in charge of reserve affairs, chief of staff’s office, made brigadier general of the line to succeed Brig. Gen. Cole.

1241 Children Clothed in Times Fund Drive

Clothe-a-Child total, 1241 children. Individual donors clothed 651 children. Mile-of-Dimes and cash contributions clothed 590 children. Mile-of-Dimes totalled 16)4 rows, or §2,788.20. Cash donations not counted in Mile-of-Dimes, $1,968.92. Average cost of children dressed by Clothe-a-Child, $7.75. Average cost of children dressed by individual donors, $lO. Last-minute shoppers in Clothe-a-Child of The Indianapolis Times, dressed 31 children. High on the list of donors t-o the 1935 campaign were employes of William H. Block Cos., Link-Belt, Real Silk, Chevrolet Commercial Body Corp. workers, operators and employes of the Indiana Bell Telephone Cos., Herff-Jones, Second Ward Democratic Club, Indianapolis Fire Fighters Association, employes of Eli Lilly & Cos., Ayres Downstairs Christmas Club. Diamond Chain and Manufacturing Cos. workers and numerous other organizations, lodges and individuals mentioned before in donors’ list. Late donors to the campaign,

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FOUR HELD FOR LOOTINGARMORY 45 Army Guns Recovered by State Police in Quiet Capture. Four men accused of looting a Texas National 'Guard armory of 45 automatic pistols are Federal prisoners today following their arrest without the firing of a shot, A state policeman and a Plainfield justice of the peace made the arrests yesterday on U. S. Road 40 near Ben Davis. Those held are James H. Bowell, Uniontown, Pa.; E. L. Ring, Washington, D. C.; Jack Pirtle, Kansas City, Mo., and Thomas Loraine, Henderson, Tex. Ralph Metcalf, anew state policeman, an*l Oscar E. Phillips, justice of the peace, captured the men. They had just completed the arrests when two other state policemen, Ernest Pearce and Sergt. Leo Moore, and Roscoe Bredell and Arthur Reeves, deputy sheriffs, arrived. Capt. Matt Leach of the state police said the piisoners have admitted taking the weapons from the Wichita Falls (Tex.) Armory, and that they intended to dispose of them in Baltimore, Md. He stated all have criminal records. According to a statement credited to the men, they had an accomplice who was paid SSO to aid them in entering the armory. Radio enabled officers to make a speedy arrest in the case. According to Capt. Leach, the wanted men were in custody within half an hornafter state police were notified.

with even an anonymous “Last Man” who was not particular whether his money dressed a boy or girl, follow: Employes of Lincoln Hotel, three children. Indianapolis Water Cos., pumping department, boy. International Business Machine Corp., boy. Y. W. C. A., Butler University, two children. Hayward-Barcut Post, American Legion, child. Employes and Friends of Lincoln office switchroom, Indiana Bell Telephone Cos. t cared for two children and took two more. Employes of Railway Express Agency, three children. Judge William A. Pickens and Superior Court Three attaches, girl. Mr. and Mrs. Bert H. Seidemann, boy. Link-Belt Cos., Dept. 14, fourth shift, child. Pressmen of The Indianapolis Times, boy. Statehouse Women’s Democratic Club, three childten. Phi Zeta Delta Sorority, girl. J. W. 8., boy. A Friend, three children. To a Wonderful Cause, child. State Central Garage Democratic Club, two boys. Santa Claus, child. The Last Man, child.

HORNADAY RITES ARE SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW Dean of Capital Newsmen to Be Buried in Memorial Park Cemetery. Funeral services for James P. Homaday, dean of Washington correspondents and for 34 years head of the Indianapolis News bureau are to be held tomorrow afternoon in Washington. Burial is to be in Washington Memorial Park. Mr. Homaday, who was 72, died of heart attack at his desk while preparing his daily dispatches to the News. Survivors, in addition to the widow, are three sons, Fred E. Homaday, of the Washington staff of the American Forestry Association, Hilton, financial editor of the Buffalo News, and James H., Swarthmore, Pa.; and a daughter. Miss Mary J. Hornaday of the Washington staff of the Christian Science Monitor. Two brothers and a sister also survive him. They are William D. Hornaday of Austin, Tex., professor of journalism at Texas University; Charles P. Hornaday, Seattle, Wash., and Mrs. Mary Hadley, Plainfield, Ind. HOLIDAY THEFTS NET $238 LOOT Two Groceries, Gas Station, Truck Driver Victims of Holdups. Two groceries, a filling station and a coal truck driver were Christmas eve victims of robberies which netted bandits $238. Twenty-five customers, including women and children, were threatened in a holdup staged by two bandits who took $l5O from the cash register at Tim Dady’s grocery, 4301 W. Washington-st. All customers were searched and their purses taken. The total amount of the loot was not determined. Miss Eileen S. Vine-st, and Miss Betty Shaw., 3780 Rockville-rd, clerks in the store, were lined up against the wall and the customers ordered to lie on the floor. Filling Station Looted Shortly before the Dady robbery a Negro bandit looted the cash register of the Hy-Red filling station at 1602 N. Alabama-st, escaping with S3O, after threatening the attendant, Robert O. Irwin, 183 t Olive-st, with a pistol. Two Negro bandits entered the grocery of Max Cohen, 504 W. Mich-igan-st, and took SSO from the cash register. William Tillinghast, 2334 Prospectst, driver for the King Coal Cos., was robbed of $8 yesterday by a Negro bandit who jumped on the running board of his truck and shoved a rusty revolver at him. Two Watches Taken From Home Burning matches to obtain light, burglars stole two wrist watches valued at $75 from the home of Herman Kasper, 1029 Southern-av. Entrance was gained last night through a rear door by use of a key.

Gone, but Not Forgotten

Automobiles reported to police as stolen belong to: Morgan Atwell, 520 N. Bellevieu-pl., Studebaker sedan, 96-267, from 901 Ketcham-st. Fred Fancher, 1401 King-av, Auburn sedan. 117-803, from Pennsylvania and New York-sts. North Side Chevrolet Cos.. 836 E. 63-st, Chevrolet coach, M-894, from 127 S. Del-aware-st.

BACK HOME AGAIN

Stolen automobiles recovered by police belong to: E. M. Kelley. 2543 N. Capitol-av, Chrysler sedan, found at 2440 College-av. H. F. Clippinger, 3231 Washingtonblvd., Oldsmobile sedan, found at 10thst and Indiana-av. Glen Angell. 629 Sanders-st, Hudson coupe, found in front of 20 W. Washing-ton-st.

HOLD EVERYTHING! Here Comes Benn^ Silent Benny ... the funny little fellow with the oversize schnozzle and the long black overcoat ... is on his way to Indianapolis. Like Charlie Chaplin and Harpo Marx, Benny can’t be bothered with words. But youll get many a chuckle watching his funny antics. Keep an eye peeled for Benny. He’ll be here .... Wednesday, Jan. 1, in The Times

Zasu Pitts Summoned by Grand Jury Probing Death of Thelma Todd Famed Comedienne to Give Testimony on Tea Party; ‘Mysterious Stranger’ Is Sought by Los Angeles Investigators. By United Press LOS ANGELES. Dec. 25.—Fluttery Zasu Pitts, co-starred with Thelma Todd in a score of comedies, was subpenaed to appear before the county grand jury as an investigation into the blond actress' death was adjourned for Christmas.

The watery-eyed Miss Pitts is to appear Friday to testify on a rumored "tea party’’ at a fashionable restaurant Saturday, Dec. 14. about 24 hours before Miss Todd first was believed to have died in a garage filled with carbon monoxide gas. Deputy district attorneys said they had information Miss Todd attended the party attended also by Miss Pitts and her husband, J. L. Woodall, and a fourth person. Who Was Fourth Participant? Belief that the fourth participant was a ‘‘gentleman from San Francisco” with whom Miss Tood was reported having a romance led to the issuance of a subpena for Miss Pitts. At the pre-Christmas inquiry Mrs. Martha Ford reiterated to the grand jury that she talked to Miss Todd at 4:10 Sunday afternoon, Dec. 15, hours after the actress at first was believed to have wandered into the garage at her beach home and fallen into a stupor. Mrs. Ford could give no evidence on an unidentified guest Miss Todd said she was bringing to her cocktail party that afternoon. The jury had hoped to gain some clew to his identity and possibly link him to the case as the “gentleman from San Francisco.” Whereabouts Obscured Miss Todd’s whereabouts Saturday also were obscured by conflicting reports. Her maid, Mae Whitehead, said she was at her seashore case. Grand Jury Foreman George Rochester, however, said he had information indicating she was at the tea party in the film colony. Mr. Rochester said he was not satisfied with the stories told by witnesses in the inquiry. "There are conflicting stories being told,” he said. "While nothing absolutely new has developed, we have found enough unexplained circumstances to require us to push this inquiry further.” Chauffeur Is Requestioned Ernest Peters, chauffeur who drove her to the Beach Case from a gay film colony party at which Miss Todd was honor guest, was requestioned in hopes his testimony would substantiate a theory that Miss Todd might have driven somewhere after he deposited her outside the case. Little new evidence was obtained, jurors reported. Investigators hoped to clear up two points Friday where and with whom she was Saturday prior to attending the Stanley Lupino party at the Trocadero Case that night, and where she did go after the party and what she did prior to being found dead in the garage.

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OFFICIAL WEATHER _L’nited States Weather Bureau __

BAROMETER 7 a. m 30.03 Precipitation 2* hrs. ending 7a. m.. .13 Total precipitation since Jan. 1 37 56 Deficiency since Jan. 1 1.78 OTHER CITIES AT 7 A. M. Station. Weather. Bar Temp Amarillo. Tex Cloudy 30 44 24 Bismarck. N. D Clear 30 82 —l* Boston, Mass Clear 30 02 14 Chicago. 11l Snow 29 90 16 Cincinnati. O Snow 30 12 20 Denver. Colo. Snow 30.56 16 Dodge City. Kas Clear 30 60 1 4 Helena. Mont Cloudy 30.52 12 Jacksonville. Fla Clear 30 28 32 Kansas City, Mo. ...Cloudy 30 50 4 Little Rock, Ark Cloudy 30 28 34 Los Angeles, Cal Clear 30.14 54 Miami. Fla Clear 30.18 54 Minneapolis. Minn Cloudy 30 22 4 Mobile. Ala PtCldy 30 30 34 New Orleans, La. ...PtCldy 30.30 38 New York. N. Y Clear 30.14 18 Okla. City. Okla Clear 30 50 26 Omaha, Neb Cloudy 30 56 0 Pittsburgh. Pa Cloudy 30.20 8 San Antonio, Tex. ...Cloudv 30.26 48 San Francisco, Cal. . Cloudy 30.14 50 St. Louis. Mo Snow 30.24 10 Tampa, Fla PtCldy 30.24 40 Washington, D. C. ..PtCldy 30.24 20 COPS PLAY SANTA FOR FORGETFUL TRUCKER Find Vehicle, Loaded With Gifts, on Belt Railroad Tracks. Pinch hitting for Santa Claus, police today found a truck containing Christmas presents John Hartman, 158 S. Elder-av, had bought for his wife and son. Mr. Hartman told police he couldn’t remember just where he parked the truck, property of the Century Paper Cos., 207 S. Meri-dian-st. The truck was found undamaged on tracks of the Belt Railroad. The gifts were intact. parkecTautos looted Swag W’orth S3OO Is Taken From Four Vehicles Here. Thieves today have loot valued at more than S3OO taken from parked automobiles and trucks. Cigars valued at sll3 were taken yesterday from a Kiefer-Stewart Cos. truck at 22d and Talbot-sts. Two evening gowns valued at S6O were stolen from a Lafayette Cleaners truck at 28th and Meridian-sts. Truck of Frank Cauchat, 2427 E. lOth-st, parked at 2120 E. lOth-st, was looted of 450 packages of cigarets value at $75. Clothing worth SIOO, contained in three bags and two suitcases was stolen from the automobile of Harold Haskett, Cincinnati, while the car was parked at 2406 Carroll-ton-av. Negro’s Condition Is Fair John Wheeler, Negro, 549 Udellst, custodian of the Lemcke Building today is in a fair condition at City Hospital, according to attaches. He fell down stairs in the building last night, he told police.

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TRAGEDY MARS FESTIVE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS Usually Joyful Occasion Turns to Sorrow With Deaths. Bt United Pres* BERLIN. Dec. 25.—Rescue parties announced today after digging through the wreckage of one of the worst disasters in German railway history that 23 persons were killed and approximately 35 injured m a collision late yesterday at Grossheringen. Thuringia. The crash occurred when the Berlin to Basle express, crowded with Christmas holidaymakers, telescoped the last coach of an Erfurt to Leipzig passenger train, also carrying a capacity load. LIMA. Dec. 25—Fog was blamed today for the tragic crash of a giant tri-motored plane which demolished an adobe house near the Litma-Tambo airport last night, killing two American aviators and two occupants of the house. Several others escaped death. The dead were Harold MacMickle, pilot; Russell Pecht, chief engineer of the Pan-American Grace Airways: an 8-year-old boy, and a woman. PECATONICA, 111., Dec. 25.—Four men and a girl were killed here last night when two autos crashed headon to the accompaniment of gay music from radios in both cars. The dead were John Gee, 32; his cousin. George Gee, 28; Myra Hassett, 25, Joliet, 111.; John D Cook, Rockford, 111., and Baxter Gott, Burlington, la. Christmas presents in both autos destined for relatives were strewn about the highway. KIEL, Wis., Dec. 25.—The bodies of two girls, frozen to death as they hunted their way home in a snowstorm, were found near here yesterday. Marian Mahlock and Eudine Pagel were found dead in snowdrifts after leaving the home of George Meyer. NEW YORK. Dec. 25.—Philip Leo, 39, a WPA worker, assured his two youngest children that Santa Claus undoubtedly would call during the night and started to leave his apartment to rejoin his wife at a Christi mas party. He found the hall of the tenement ablaze. Although he could have saved his own life he ran back for the children, Vito, 4, and John, 6. All were burned to death. PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 25.—A partly decorated Christmas tree, a score of children’s toys and several baskets of candy, nuts and oranges all went unnoticed and untouched in a home here today. In a nearby morgue lay the bodies of two children, their mother, father and grandmother. Another child was dying in a hospital. John W. Rogers, 55-year-old pensioned policeman, estranged from his young wife, Eloise, shot the members of his family and then killed himself.