Indianapolis Times, Volume 48, Number 64, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 May 1936 — Page 3

MAY 25, 1936

TROLLEY PACT IS SIGNED FOR 20-YEAR TERM South Side Representative Protests; Agreement Goes to Mayor. Despite the protest of a representative of the South Side Civic Club, the Works Board today signed a 20year franchise agreement with the Indianapolis Railways for the operation of trackless trolleys. The contract immediately was sent to Mayor Kern for his approval and ratification one week from tonight at a City Council meeting. The contract then is to go to the Public Service Commission for final approval. Robert K. Eby, Works Board vice president; Louis E. Brandt, and Maurice E. Tennant, board members, signed the contract for the city. Chase Signs for Company The street car company signed the contract through its president, Charles W. Chase, and Secretary L. T. Hixson. The contract call for the company to pay the city $324.76 a year for each mile of street used by the trackless trolleys. It gives the company the right to consolidate its Lincoln and Minnetosa-st lines. The trackless cars now are operated over approximately 43 miles of streets, but by the end of the year, it is forecast, 49.3 miles will be covered. J. Ed Burk of the Fountain Square Merchants Association and the utilities committee of the South Side Civic Club opposed the contract. Asks Greater Study He charged the contract failed to list streets upon which the trolleys could run and that additions to or abandonments of lines could be made without consent of the city. He declared a more “thorough study” of the contract should be conducted and declared that no provision was marie for paying cost of repaving after removal of car rails. Mr. Eby said the streets over ■which the trolleys could run were named and that no additions could be made without the city’s permission. He said that although the city could compel the street car company to take rails out, it could not compel the company to fix up the street. Mr. Eby, however, pointed out that the salvage of the rails by the city would pay for the repaving. Makes Safety Protest Mr. Burk also objected to the fact that the contract, he said, did not carry safety clauses for trolley riders. Mr. Chase said traffic accidents had been fewer since introduction of trackless trolleys. Mr. Burk pointed out that the contract did not specify the number of miles of trackless trolley lines to be operated. Mr. Eby said the street railway company would report yearly on July 1 the number of miles operated. EFROYMSON IS NAMED FOUNDATION TRUSTEE Succeeds Late Henry Bennett Board of Local Group. G. A. Efroymson, Real Silk Hosiery Mills president, has succeeded the late Henry W. Bennett as a trustee of the Indianapolis Foundation. Federal Judge Robert C. Baltzell announced the appointment Saturday. Other trustees of the foundation are Gov. McNutt, Thomas D. Sheerin. Eucene C. Miller, J. K. Lilly and Walter Myers. Two are appointed by Judge L’al c' l, two by the judge of the Marion Ccutity Circuit Court and two by the Mayor of Indianapolis. The foundation was established in 1916 to receive endowments for philanthropic and educational purposes. CARPENTERS ASK BOOST IN WAGES ON CITY JOBS Flea to Works Board Seeks Level Set in Union Scale. The Works Board today was requested to fix the wage scale for union carpenters on city jobs at the union level of $1.15 an hour instead of the present $1.05 paid by the city. The request was made by W. G. Truex of Carpenters Union No. 60. Board members suggested that Mr. Truex meet with them again Friday, but added that it might not be possible to change the scale until the 1936-1937 budget was framed. The board ordered improvement of 52d-st from Meridian to Illinoissts. 500 APPEAR TO FILE PENSION APPLICATIONS New Registrations Accepted for First Time at Welfare Office. Nearly 500 elderly persons crowded the Marion County Welfare Department today to register for old-age pensions. Today was the first day for accepting new applications. Joel A. Baker, county welfare director, said some persons were asked to return tomorrow. HORSE KICKS CHILD Two-Year-Old Victim Suffers Fracture of Skull. Ethel Mae Wayt, 2. daughter of John Wayt of Morgantown, was brought to Riley Hospital today suffering from a skull fracture received when she was kicked by a horse. Her condition was said to be fair this morning. Helen Flute, 4, daughter of Carl Flute of Martinsville, died here in Riley Hospital Saturday. Blood poisoning, the result of a splinter in her foot, was reported as the cause of death. Finger Shot Off in Mishap William Graham, 52, of 926 Mus-kingum-st, was treated today for a gunshot wound received when a gun he wa* placing in a closet at his home exploded. The second finger of hi* left hand was shot off. Cleveland Holdup Net* slo,oo* CLEVELAND. May 25.—Five robbers armed with machine guns held up the Pocahontas Oil Cos. offices here today and escaped with cash estimated at SIO,OOO.

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OXNAM DENIES LEGION ATTACK Referred to Other Groups in Church Talk, Says New Bishop. Bishop G. Bromley Oxnam, retiring president of De Pauw University and recently elected bishop cf the Methodist Church, is to continue his appeals to the church to unite against organizations which operate as patriotic groups for purely selfish reasons, he said today. Bishop Oxnam, when interviewed today, denied published accounts of his address last night in the Roberts Park M. E. Church in which he was quoted as attacking the American Legion. “Asa matter of fact, I did not even have the Legion in mind. The groups referred to are other organizations which accuse us of subversive activities and at the same time try to frighten business men in order to keep the money flowing to their coffers,” he said. Quoting from the report of the recent General Conference of the Methodist Church, Bishop Oxnam said: “These groups rightly have been called termites and chameleons, digging at the heart and changing their colors to fit the situation. “The church is unalterably opposed to war, but actual participation of its members is an individual proposition. We must oppose war on the grounds of the methods it employs to reach an end, which include lying, killing, -stealing and many other things. “Modern Christians must apply the precepts of John Wesley, the good old English Methodist, and unite their powerful institution to conquer the critical economic and religious conditions. “One of our greatest troubles today is the fact that the theoretical and practical people do not benefit from the abilities and accomplishments of each other. We must forget selfish individualism and nationalism and preach sensible cooperation and internationalism.” Bishop Oxnam commended the Methodist Church as having started in the right direction in a move to unite all its allied organizations and use its expansive holdings in the religious and educational fields as a means to solve world problems in a democratic manner. FOUR UNION LEADERS ARE REINDICTED HERE Old Charges in Trucker’s Slaying Incorrect, Attorneys Say. Four men were reindicted on firstdegree murder charges today in connection with the death in 1934 of John M. Penny, Kroger Grocery and Baking Cos. truck driver. Those reindicted were Victor Crickmore, Gerald Hagood, Harry Peats and Joseph Williams. Motions to quash old indictments were made to Criminal Court Judge Frank P. Baker by defense attorneys Clyde Karrer, Ira Holmes and Frank Symmes. * In view of the new indictments Judge Baker is expected to sustain the motions to quash. Defense attorneys said that the old indictments were worded incorrectly. MOVIE TAKEN OF MAN CONFESSING TO MURDER Cameras Record Re-Enacting of Y. W. C. A. Slaying. By United I'rcss CHICAGO. May 25. —Motion picture cameras grinding ceaselessly during re-enactment of the crime today recorded Thomas Starr’s “confession” of the murder of Mrs. Lillian D. Guild in a Y. W. C. A. hotel Starr, 29-year-old Negro, admitted, officers said, that he climbed through a window into the widow's room, and slugged her with a brickbat. Officers, fearing he might retract his statements, induced him to re-enact the crime before motion picture cameras. KLIZE GETS 15 YEARS Pleads Guilty to Charges of Auto Banditry at Trial. Frank Klize, 32, today was sentenced to 15 years in the Indiana State Prison, Michigan City, by Criminal Judfee Frank P. 'Baker after pleading guilty to charges of auto banditry. A kidnaping indictment was nolled. Klize was alleged to have kidnaped Milton Murphy and his 18-months-old-son near Glenn's Valley, Ind.. while attempting to elude police.

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“colonel” in the organization; Urban Lipps and Irvin Lee. They face murder charges. The legion membership form is said to state that its aim is to “uphold Protestantism and combat Communism,” while waging a “morals crusade.”

Plying King By United Press SOUTHAMPTON, England, May 25.—King Edward VIII, to the dismay of his court, flew to and from Southampton to inspect the superliner Queen Mary today. “She is a ship the Empire may be proud of,” His Majesty told officers after inspecting all parts of the vessel with Queen Mary and other members of the royal family, including 10-year-old Princess Elizabeth. “She is a wonderful ship. All good luck.” The King motored from the dock to the airport and took off for the return trip to Fort Belvedere. The Queen Mary will start her maiden voyage to New York Wednesday.

$3700 OBTAINED IN LOCALPOPPY SALE Average Donation Higher, Groups Report. Approximately $3700 was realized from Poppy Day sales Saturday, American Legion Auxiliary and Veterans of Foreign Wars officials reported today. Mrs. Erwin B. McComb, chairman of the legion Auxiliary committee which handled the sales, said that the 400 girls in her organization sold approximately 2700 flowers. Donations averaged 10 cents, a record figure for the last five years. The number sold was approximately the same as in 1935. Mrs. Grover C. Workman is auxiliary president. V. of F. W. sales, which were conducted under the auspices of the Lavelle-Gossett Post 908 and auxiliary, totaled 10,015. The sales were approximately the same as last year but the average donation was slightly higher. Funds derived from the sale of the poppies are used by the two organizations for family welfare emergency relief and to aid disabled veterans. The flowers are made by disabled veterans in hospitals over the country. ICE FUND FOR NEEDY IS RENEWED THIS YEAR Salvation Army Official Urges Generous Response. Opening of the sixth annual Indianapolis Star-Salvation Army Penny Ice Fund to provide ice for needy and suffering families during the hot summer months was announced today. Brigadier James Murphy, Salvation Army, in announcing yesterday the renewal of the ice service, stressed the necessity for a wide, generous response to make possible the delivery of ice at regular intervals during the summer. Fund contributions reached $6174 last year and 3736 families were registered on the list to receive ice. At the close of the drive last year, SIOO a day was being spent to benefit suffering families. FOUR IN CROUCH CASE TURNED OVER TO G-MEN Prisoners to Be Taken to Hammond for U. S. Action. Four men accused of aiding Harlan Crouch Sr. escape from Federal agents were to be taken to Hammond today for action by the Northern District Federal Court. Sam Curry, owner of a Mooresville chicken farm; his son, John Curry, and Tommy Barns and Frank Dold, farm tenants, were released in Municipal Court today to the custody of Federal authorities. Crouch, a fugitive, is alleged to have killed John R. Foster, an internal revenue agent, near Hammond. George Winkler, revenue agent, said the four men would be charged with aiding a Federal prisoner to escape. RULES SALE PRICE IS SECURITY FEE BASIS Atty. Gen. Lutz Advises Against Use of Par Value. Atty. Gen. Philip Lutz Jr. ruled today that the registration fee for securities under the state securities law should be based on the actual sale price rather than the par value as stated in the articles of incorporation. The opinion was requested by Chester R. Montgomery, state securities commissisoner. The law provides a $25 minimum registration fee.

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TOWNSEND GETS NEW CHALLENGE Asked by House Counsel to Confront Some ‘Documentary Proof.’ By United Press WASHINGTON, May 25. —House old-age pension investigators accused elderly Dr. Francis E. Townsend today of attempting to use Congress as a sounding board to further his “profitable dreams.” The attack on Dr. Townsend was made by James R. Sullivan, counsel for the House Pensions Investigating Committee, whose inquiry Townsend and his followers have bolted. Sullivan challenged Townsend to appear before the committee and be confronted by “such documentary proof, which he can not deny, that his fantastic stories in the past will not stand.” The attorney's charges were the first break in official silence of the committee since Townsend refused to testify. Townsend repeatedly has denounced the investigation as “unfair” and challenged the committee to arrest him. House leaders, worried that a trial before the full House would disarrange plans for adjournament, w T ant the case to be referred to District Supreme Court. Even that course would not be satisfactory, as a court trial probably could not be held until after the November elections. Many congressmen have been counting on revelations of the investigation to aid them in combatting Townsend opposition in the elections. Investigating Committee Chairman C. Jasper Bell (D., Mo.) and at least three others favor the court action, however. They want to make certain that Townsend and his supporters are not able to claim that he was persecuted by being given a one-sided trial in the House. Bell said he would convene his committee tomorrow to determine procedure. FRESHMAN AT BUTLER FOUND DEAD IN HOME Coroner Reports Death Due to Natural Causes. Robert Lambert Jr., 18, Butler University freshman and son of Robert Lambert, Indiana State School for the Blind superintendent, was found dead in his home, 7725 College-av this morning. Dr. William Arbuckle, coroner, said death was due to natural causes. Mr. Lambert was born in Hartford City and was a member of the university swimming team. CONFESSION BY GAS PIPE BANDIT REPORTED Local Man Fooled Victims of Holdups, Police Say. Detectives today claimed Cletus Brooks. 27, of 2535 Shelby-st, “the gas pipe bandit,” had confessed holding up four filling stations and taking $52 during a criminal career which lasted a little over a month. In every case, officers said he admitted. Brooks fooled the attendants into thinking the piece of pipe he held in his hand was a gun. He used an automobile that had no license plates. OFFICIAL WEATHER , United States Weather Bureau __ Sunrise 4:2> | Sunset 7:02 TEMPERATURE —May 25, 1935 I*■ m. 54 1_ p. m 68 —TODAY—- •*•■ 63 10 a. m 65 l nt 65 11 a. m 68 6a. m 65 12 (Noon) 71 9 a m 64 1 p. m 74 Precipitation 24 hrs. ending 7 a. m... 32 Total precipitation since Jan. 1 12.01 Deficiency since Jan. 1 4.23 BAROMETER 7 . m 30.18 m 30.16 WEATHER IN OTHER CITIES AT 7 A. M. Station. Weather. Bar. Temp Amarillo. Tex Rain 30.10 58 Bismarck. N. D PtCldy 29.92 62 Boston PtCldy 29.80 70 Chicago Rain 30.20 64 Cincinnati Cloudy 30.14 63 5 e ? ver ~. „ dear 30.08 54 Dodge City. Kas Cloudy 30.18 60 Helena. Mont PtCldv 30.02 54 Jacksonville. Fla. ... Clear 30.16 74 Kansas City. Mo Cloudy 30.16 62 Little Rock. Ark. ... Cloudy 30 06 70 Los Angeles Cloudy 29.88 58 Miami. Fla Cloudy 30.04 76 Minneapolis Clear' 30.10 62 Mobile. Ala PtCldy 30.06 70 New Orleans Cloudy 29.96 76 New York PtCldy 29.98 68 Okla. City. Okla. ... Cloudy 30.08 66 Omaha. Neb Clear 30.18 56 Pittsburgh Cloudy 30.12 64 Portland. Ore Clear "9.98 58 San Antonio. Tex. ... PtCldy 29 84 64 San Francisco PtCldv 29.86 54 St. Louis PtCldy 30.10 70 Tampa. Fla Clear 30.08 70 Washington. DC. .. PtCldy 30 02 74

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MOTORCYCLIST HURT FATALLY IN CRASH HERE North Side Man Is Thrown From Rear Seat of Skidding Vehicle. (Continued From Page One) 29. of 5333 Guilford-av, Indianapolis. The young woman was five feet one inch, weighed 115 pounds, had bkie eyes and brown bobbed hair. She was wearing a blue dress and a green hat. A tattoo mark on her right thigh read “Dot and Earl.” Youth Is Killed Charles David Tandy, 17, was killed instantly and five other persons were injured critically when their automobile struck a concrete bridge abutment on Road 7 north of Madison yesterday. Injuries suffered when the automobile in which he was riding overturned at a curve on Road 26 near Purdue University were fatal to Leroy J. benkes, 19, of Lafayette. Norman Carew, 9, died from a broken back shortly after the automobile in which he was riding overturned two miles west of Shelbyville on Road 44. Eleven other passengers in the automobile were cut and bruised. Mrs. Rosemary Schneipp, 32, Fort Wayne, was killed instantly when her automobile skidded on wet pavement and overturned on U. S. 30 near Van Wert, O. Robert Eugene Walburn, 14, Muncie, was injured fatally 13 miies northeast of Muncie when he rode his bicycle into the path of an automobile. Four Hurt in Crash Here Four persons were injured in an automobile coiiision at Road 13 and 61st-st yesterday afternoon. They were Charles Sutton, 19, Marion; Miss Vada Billeter, 20, Huntington; Miss Roama Bioom, 18, Marion, and George Rice, 22, La Fontaine. All were taken to Methodist Hospital. The car driven by Sutton collided with an auto operated by Lester Hill, 32, New Albany. Three persons riding in Hill’s car received minor injuries. Joe Cecil, 17, of 537 N. Rural-st, and Mike Donahue, 17, of 520 N. Rural-st, received lacerations and bruises last night when their car struck a utility pole at 30th-st and Arlington-av. Cecil was driving. They were taken to City Hospital. CONFESSES KILLING OF INFANT, REPORT Indiana Artist Said to Have Admitted Crime. By United Press ROCHESTER, Ind., May 25.—A confession from Mrs. Elba Riffle Penwell, 31, artist-sculptor, that she killed her infant and left the body to decompose in the rear of an automobile was claimed today by J. M. Nye, Pulaski County prosecutor. Mrs. Penwell, a prominent artist whose water colors have been shown in leading Indiana exhibits, was questioned in the Fulton County jail here. Nye refused to disclose details of the alleged “confession,” but claimed Mrs. Penwell had given him a complete story and “she intends to plead insanity.” Mrs. Penwell is estranged from her husband. POLICE ACCUSE YOUTHS OF THEFT FROM HOME Say They Took $65 While Hanging Paper in Local House. Porter Douglas Patterson, 20, of 24 S. Temple-av and Donald Breece, 19, of 38 S. Rural-st are being held today under S2OOO bond, charged with vagrancy.. They are accused by police of stealing $65 while hanging paper in the home of A. B. Canaay, 13514 E. 20th-st. Patterson told police he used part of the money as a down payment on an automobile, police said. Police recovered $24, they said. The money was said to have been taken from a toy bank in the Canady home. PUPIL GIVEN AWARD Tech Junior Wins Scholarship to National Institute Times Special EVANSTON, 111., May 25.—Madge Alice Rutherford, 609 Middle-dr, Woodruff Place, Indianapolis, a junior at Technical High School, has been awarded a scholarship to the sixth annual National Institute for High School Students June 29 to July 31 at Northwestern University. Miss Rutherford, on the staff of the Arsenal Cannon at Technical, received a scholarship in the journalism division. Twenty-five students who excelled in debate, journalism and dramatics were awarded scholarships.

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Equipment to Record Faint Sky Bodies Planned at I. U. Device Will Be Ready for Use in Fall, Head of State School’s Astronomy Department Says. Times Special BLOOMINGTON, Ind., May 25.—Indiana University is to install new photographic equipment for recording faint and diffused heavenly bodies, according to an announcement made today by Prof. W. A. Cogshall, astronomy department head.

Built on a design furnished Liy Prof. Cogshall, the new instrument is to be placed in a brick-domed observatory being constructed on the Thomas Huntington farm, two and a half miles southeast of here. The present plans are the result of more than 25 years’ research. Prof. Cogshall said. The instrument, only one of its kind in the world, was planned before the war, but construction was delayed until recently. Placed in a rural setting, to eliminate interference of city lights, ihe instrument is essentially a camera. Prof. Cogshall said. It is built on the reflecting principle, with two concave mirrors but no lens. The present telescope in the University Observatory is to continue in use. The new dome installation is ex- | pected to be completed by fall, although the instrument, being made in Chicago, is to be finished during the summer, Prof. Cogshall said. Indiana University purchased an acre of land on the Huntington farm for the observatory, which is to be 24 feet in diameter and 12 feet high. The dome is to top this structure. The camera is built for a particular job of recording faint nebulae, comets and other astral phenomena. Prof. Cogshall pointed out. It is not a telescope through which these bodies may be seen, but rather a recording machine. Prof. Cogshall said the cost would be several thousand dollars. 2 ARMED BANDITS HUNTED BY POLICE Rob Grocery Manager of S7O and His Car. Police hunted today for two armed bandits who robbed Orville Clark, 5109 Camden-st, of S7O and his automobile. The holdup occurred Saturday night in front of the Standard Grocery at 2620 Madison-av, which Mr. Clark manages. He and his wife and Dwight Call, 16, of Southport, an employe, were confronted after they had closed the store. The car later was recovered by police in the rear of 2524 Union-st. R. J. Erber, 5244 Colieve-av, was held up as he was putting his automobile in a garage in the rear of his home last night. The robber took a purse containing $2.

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TAX BILL GETS FINISHING TOUCH G. 0. P. Senators to Oppose Possible Attempts to Cut Off Debate. By United Press WASHINGTON, May 25.—Senate Republican leaders today prepared to fight any attempt to railroad the Administration's new tax bill through the chamber by choking off debate in the rush toward congressional adjournment. Passage of the almost completed revenue bill generally was conceded by Republicans. Most forecasts were that it would reach a vote in three days after it is reported ei her tomorrow or Wednesday, if action on the work-relief measure does not hold it up. “But we will not submit to any attempt to shut off open discussion,” said Minority Leader Charles L. McNary (R., Ore.). The Senate Finance Committee, putting final touches on the drastically revised bill which they hope will meet the President’s demand for $620,000,000 permanent and $517,000,000 temporary revenue, indicated that their work would be completed by Wednesday at the latest and possibly tomorrow. The committee expects to meet revenue demands by: Putting a processing tax of % cent a pound on sugar to raise $66,000,000. Eliminating the $40,000 exemption from estate and gift taxes on all estates or gifts of over SIOO,OOO to raise perhaps $50,000,000. Putting import excise taxes or. several commodities such as coconut oil, certain starches and possibly others which would raise small sum^ WIN HONOR IN TESTS 4 Washington High School R. O. T. C. Cadets Compete for Award. In annual competitive examination for the Professor ,of Military Science and Tactics Award, four cadet officers of the Washington High School R. O. T. C. unit received honorable mention. They are Capt. Herbert Russell, Maj. Harry Daugherty, Capt. James Lentz and First Lieut. Harvey Slaughter.

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LONE SURVIVOR OF BOAT MISHAP IN LAKESAVED Four Others Drowned During 24 Hours Afloat After Upset. By United Press BELLE RIVER. Ontario. May 25. —A United States Army piane flying over Lake St. Clair sighted an overturned boat with one man clinging to it. He had clung there for 24 hours while one by one his four companions gave up the fight and slipped off to death. The tragedy occurred 15 miles east of Detroit and one mile from the Canadian shore. The party—made up of William Barlow, 25; Arnold Woll, 33; Clifford McLeod, 30; Philip Brinkus, 27, and Elmer Reagin, 27, all employed in the same factory—set sail from Detroit in Barlow's 24-foot sloop at noon Saturday. Dumped Into Lake A mile off the Canadian shore a sudden squall flipped the sloop bottom-side up, dumping all five into the lake. They swam to the floating hulk and clung to it. They saw the shore, even saw persons on the beach, but no amount of shouting and waving attracted attention to their plight. Three hours later, as dusk settled, McLeod said: “I’m going to swim ashore.” He struck out. The others, watching, saw him disappear beneath the surface a few hundred yards away. Brinkus called to him. Then he pushed away from the boat and started swimming frantically toward the spot where McLeod disappeared. Disappears Under Surface “Don't do it,” Barlow shouted. Brinkus swam faster and Barlow set out in pursuit. Within a few minutes Brinkus disappeared and Barlow, badly shaken and exhausted. swam back to the wreck. By pushing and pulling one another, Barlow. Woll and Reagin got up on top of the keel and there, through the night, talked of food and home, s’eeping fitfully for short intervals. Finally light spread over the lake and far in the distance they saw the shore. They shouted and waved without result. Finally all were exhausted and stretched out full length over the keel. Ready to Die At 9:30 a. m., he estimated, Reagin closed his eyes, convinced he was going to die and not caring. In minutes he was sound asleep. Hours later—about 3:30 p. m.—he awoke with a start, sat up. rubbed his eyes. He was alone. The lake lapped gently against the boat. There was no sign of Woll or Barlow.