Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 October 1938 — Page 3

'm Next Mayor,’

Listeners in W.

Wolff Spends 6 Hours

Each Day Visiting Homes, Factories in Vote Quest.

By RICHARD LEWIS

Sixty days ago, Herman C. Wolff, Indianapolis insurance man, walked down S. Meridian St., entered a dry goods store and introduced himself to the proprietor as the next Mayor of Indianapolis. Mr. Wolff, the G. O. P. candidate, has been repeating this procedure in all sections of the City ever since, knocking off only on Sundays to give his feet a vest. For six hours every day, he walks and talks. A brief pause for dinner, and he’s off again for a round of night speeches. This type of campaign is hard on the feet, “but I never tire of talking with people,” says. the insurance man turned candidate. And after hiking six hours with him yesterday, this reporter will not argue with him about it being “hard on the feet.”

He’s His Best. Campaigner

And it is conceded generally among his supporters that the most effective door-to-door campaigner for the election of Herman C. Wolff is . . . Herman C. Wolff. Sometimes he is accompanied by another city candidate, but he usually campaigns alone. When with another candidate, Mr. Wolff falls into dialog with his companion, outlining his views on the tax situation, the track elevation project, crime prevention or just things in general. A few minutes of this discourse seldom fails to arouse a response from the citizen, who has a few ideas on these questions himself.

Calls on Factory Workers

If the citizen being interviewed turns out to be a supporter, Mr. Wolff says: Well, how do things look over here?” The answers were “favorable” when Mr. Wolff toured the South Side yesterday with Walter S. Glass, candidate for City Clerk. Two physicians, a minister, a dry goods merchant, a florist and two druggists told him that a lot of persons in this heavily Democratic section were favoring a change in City administration. On a chilly day at dusk, Mr. Wolff sometimes is to be found standing at the employees’ entrance of a factory, puffing on a cigar. When the 5 p. m. whistle blows, he meets the men coming from the plant and introduces - himself “I'm running for Mayor: of this town,” he tells them. “I thought you'd like to see what I look like.”

Explains Plans for Industry

He talks with the men 2s long as they are willing to listen and puts forward his plan to bring more industry to the city. “Indianapclis is a natural,” he tells them. “It's the heart of the Middle West, and that’s the heart of America.” Small businessmen are keyed up over taxes and he invariably gets a reaction from them when he brings up that question. Ministers tell him they are with him in his program to “clean up the town.” When these appeals are lost on Democratic partisans, Mr. Wolff doesn’t argue.

C. OF C. NOMINATING COMMITTEE NAMED

A nominating committee to select seven candidates for 1939 directorships has been named by the board of the Chamber of Commerce, C. D. Alexander, president, announced today. .- The committee is composed of H. L. Dithmer, chairman; Arthur R. Gaxter, H. T. Pritchard, Guy A. Wainwright and S. C. Wasson. Directors whose terms expire Dec. 31 are Howard T. Griffith, C. of C. vice president; D. M. Klausmeyer,

Mr. Wolff makes the rounds with Walter S. Glass.

BERLIN OFFICIAL

LINKED TO SPIES

Payoff Man’s Chief Is High Navy Aid, Espionage Jury - Told.

NEW YORK, Oct. 21 (U. P.). — Lieut. Erich Pfeiffer, chief of the Nazi Naval Intelligence Service in Germany, was named in Federal Court today as the alleged superior of Karl Schlueter, espionage payoff man, who suggested the forging of President Roosevelt’s signature in a plot ~ to get aircraft carrier plans.

NEW YORK, Oct. 21 (U. P.).— Letters seized by British police at Dundee, Scotland, relating to a plot to steal the plans for the U. S. aircraft carriers Yorktown and Enterprise, were placed in evidence today at the trial of three alleged spies. Although Federal authorities made no mention of the co-opera-tion they had from Great Britain, it was revealed that more than a dozen letters, intercepted at the home of Mrs. Jessie Jordan in Dundee, were in the hands of District Attorney Lamar Hard here. Mrs. Jordan, who operated a ‘“postoffice” for Nazi spies, was trapped by the British Intelligence Service and sentenced to prison several months ago. One of the letters was read into the evidence yesterday while Guenther Rumrich, confessed member of the ring, was testifying. It referred to $300 which Rumrich said he had asked for expense money to further his scheme to steal the aircraft carrier plans. His scheme, still in the embryonic stage when the ring was discovered and he was arrested, was to have White House stationery duplicated in Hamburg, Germany, and sent to him. He was to write a letter to the Chief of the Naval Construction Department, asking for the plans and then forge President Roose .elt’s name to it.

PASTOR WEDS 5998 QUINCY, Ill, Oct. 21 (U. P).— Dr. J. J. Tisdall, pastor of the First Christian Church here, has performed 2999 marriage ceremonies in the last 44 years.

George S. Oliver, Paul K. Richey, Reginald H. Sullivan and Edward Zinc. A director also is to be named to fill the vacancy caused by the death early in Aguust of Curtis H. Rottger. The annual election is to be held Dec. 13.

IN INDIANAPOLIS

Here Is the Traffic Record

County Deaths Speeding ..... 7|g (To Date) 1938 ......... 92 1937 .. 111 City Deaths (To Date) 1938 1937 ... : Oct. 20 Accidents .... Injured Dead Arrests .....

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all dey Horticultural Society, meeting, OD oi Rincheon. Hotel WashingtO os Club, luncheon, Hotel Wash1 a Signs. luncheon, Hotel Washds timist C Club, luncheon, Columbia Club, Reserve Officers Association, luncheon Boas it ta Tuncheon, Canary Cotage ta Tan Delta. luncheon, Columbia a Stamp Club, meeting. Hotel LinMEETINGS TOMORROW Surah, eonvention, Claypool Hotel, all diane, COSY 1 SHS mo

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Washington, e——— MARRIAGE LICENSES

(These lists’ are from official records in the County Court House. The Times, therefore, is not responsible for errors in names of addresses.)

Lawrence D. Wooden. 32, Crawiopdayilie: Mary Elizabeth Cheek. 33, of 2619 Paris

award Harel, 24, of 3337 Kenwcod Ave.: Nuth A . Schaefer. 21, of 5530 Ken-

ood Robert. ©. Ciist, 23, of 1124 Soe $ Aves Marita E: E. Lawson, 36, of R.

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a e ho Jemeon, J 37, 2 a3), inihrop e o ege Charles SES Rich he. 32. of 3750 Orchard

: Dorothy Need, 27, of 318 W. Raymond

Charles E. Russell, 22, of 911 Divisio 8 Vivian Gieuffre, 21, of 902 N. Pennsyls

St. Wa Ate er B. Bellville 22, of 1926 N. lLaSe Lydia F. Michel, 30, of aN

e. . Allen, 24, of 714 N. Sealine Rose Brewer, 3. of 7

a Marion Arnold Marford, 25. of 3721 N. Reystone Ave.: Ma Stone A Siohar 4 Avs Madeline Westall, ohn Alabama

of 2258 N. St. i Marjorie’ "Gil, 1 3%. of 288 Quiiord Ave. Hazel 5 Nichols, 46." of 013 E. Washing.

°Law; nce Givens, 42, of 820 W. St. Katherine Hillard, 33, of 420 ‘Nt

Frank J. Nice] 21, of 2711 Winthro rags’ Ave ana ood, ‘29, of 4786 E. Tero

len, 41. Ethel gi 5 14 Sik. 528 oy JM21hes 8t.; arrison Snell. 31, Indi Dorothy J. Smith, 27, Indra BRabolls: recent

- BIRTHS

Boys Norman, Eleanor Oberly, at Cole Paul, a Myers, at Colem: an, mam, Joand. Jima Harding's: 8: Francis a chola, at Met Trevor, Ethel Gotdes, at M is James, Pauline Harr at Grover, Willie Nevis! 2 Ray, Maggie Orbau gh. 3200

George, Margaret Love 21st. Herbert, Catherine Eaglen. 1849 Mont-

ca Girls

Sepets 4 N.

James, Catherine Hurley. at St. Francis. Norman, Elizabeth Brin er. at St. Fran-

Kay. Kathryn Murphy, at Methodist. Arthur, Doro DIRY Inman, 332 S. Harlan, ng. Ella Sullivan 444 Chase. Herbert, Rosalie Taylor, 2227 Columbia. Charles, Lulamae Bell, 213 . ural, Charles, Wilma Hopkins, 615 S. Wes Elvin, Vera Thomerson, 2131 5 Now

Jersey Fabian, Hazel Maurer, 164 W. Arizona,

DEATHS

Lena Sattelle Quinzoni, 62, at St. Vincent’s, carcinoma. . |emema e White, 34, at 843 W. Vermont, car-

orge E. E. Tkerd, 49, at Methodist, acute |N oh es

Nellie 5 Thomas. 64, at 1418 Lee, cere-]O:

bral hemorr ster Browning, 5 monthg, at City, pneumonococcic renin gitis. Frank Mires 81, at 114 E. North, chronic m pearitl s ® Ernest Gray, 43, at 3502 W, 08h, 38 ca;

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Steal $200 While First Lady Talks

GREEN BAY, Wis, Oct. 21 (U. P.).—Three sneak thieves crept into the box office at the Columbus Club last night and stole $200 while Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of the President, was addressing an audience of 2500 on Good Neighbor poiicy and the peace movement. Police said the thieves posed as ushers and took the money, a portion of the evening’s receipts, while the cashier was busy. Mrs. Roosevelt spoke under the sponsorship of the Brown County Teachers’ Association. She and her audience were unaware of the theft until after the address.

|, U-HIGH SCHOOL ‘FEUD’ INVESTIGATED

Collegian Shot, Bloomington Pupil Reported Attacked.

BLOOMINGTON, Oct. 21 (U.P). —Police today investigated alleged friction between a group of Indiana University students and Bloomington High School pupils. The probe was prompted by the mysterious shooting of a college student and the reported attack upon a high school youth, both within an hour. An unidentified assailant fired a full round of shots and struck Russell Regentine, 18, an I. U. sophomore from La Porte, in the leg. He is confined to his home in La Porte with a bullet imbedded in his knee. Shortly after the attack was made on Mr. Regentine, a group of youths fell upon Paul Massengill, 19-year-old high school student, and beat him. He received head wounds. Police Chief Claude Meyers said a squad of officers had been called ito the men’s dormitory Tuesday night to disperse a band of high school pupils who were reportedly creating a disturbance.

SEEKS EXTRA TAXES

MIAMI, Fla. Oct. 21 (U. P)— Florida Controller J. M. Lee had attempted today by court action to collect additional inheritance taxes from the estate of the late Roger Deering by asking an accounting of the estate and a report.on a reputed out-of-court settlement.

OFFICIAL WEATHER

a= United States Weather Bureau INDIANAPOLIS FORECAST—Increasing cloudiness and slightly warmer tonight; tomorrow mostly cloudy and colder; possibly showers. Sunrise... .. 6:02 | Sunset

TEMPERATURE —Oct. 21, 1987—

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Precipitation 24 hrs. endin, Total precipitation since Excess since Jan. 1

MIDWEST WEATHER

Indiana—Increasing cloudiness in south portion, light showers in north portion; not so cool in east and south portions tonight; tomorrow cloudy and colder, showers in east and south portions. Illi neis—increasing cloudiness in south portion, light showers in north portion; not so coo in senrs) an south portions tonight; tomorrow dy becoming fair in north portion, light. showers in south Boriie, considerably cooler. Lower Michigan—Rain or snow in north portion; light rain in south Portion, Some.

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morrow cloudy and colde rain in southeast porti

Ohig~partly Sindy and south portions follow north portion tonight; ay. a cloudy, Slightly colder in extreme nort portion and preceded by rain in northeast portion

Kentucky—Fair, Jlishtly farmer tonight; tomorrow partly cloudy.

WEATHER IN OTHER CITIES AT 7 A. M. Station Weather of) Temp. Amarillo, Tex. 46" Bismarck, Boston Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland

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“| Board Approves Assessment

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G. O.P. Candidate Tells

jin the residential areas. will have |to be confined largely to pis

until each has been contacted.

Two-Fold Program fo Ticlude rlateial First, Then Residential; Soot Deposits To Be Checked Affer Survey.

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the most offensive area. the same steps will be_ applied to the next,

general rule of firing lightly and frequently ?I means that furnaces fired Snywhese, from six 40 el

were followed.

‘This should ‘be

At present, the method of attack|tim

instructions, Mr. Clinehens said. “While the ideal solution for the

{ residential areas would be oil or|Fir

Iplish better firing. Just how far we {can go in this line is problematical.t 11f we could get better firing in

He talks track elevation with Harry Knannlein, druggist.

DOROTHY HALE DIES IN PLUNGE

Actress Reported Fiancee of Hopkins, ‘Shocked’ by ‘Tragedy.

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Maria, Cal., that same year when his car plunged over a 500-foot cliff. After his death Mrs. Hale tried the movies and the stage but with indifferent success. She was known to friends for her gaiety and they expressed the opinion—held also by one of the police who investigated— that she might have tripped over the low windowsill. Attaches of the hotel, which faces Central Park, heard the body crash on the sidewalk and notified police. Mrs. Hale had planned to go to Washington today. Friends said she seemed happy yesterday and presided at a cocktail party in her

hardt, U. S. Minister to Peru. She also had planned a: facial treatment for today. One nf the guests at the cocktail party was Miss Margaret Case, editor of Vogue. There were no notes in the room, but a message pinned to the door of the apartment said: . “Mary, do not disturb today.” "It was addressed to Mrs. Hale's maid, Mary Emanuel, who said her mistress was in good spirits when she dressed for the party. Attorney John Vinson, who handled her affairs, said Mrs. Hale was not wealthy. Her second husband left her about $60,000. :

‘Very Good Friend’ of Hopkins, Mcintyre Says

HYDE PARK, N. Y., Oct. 21 (U. P.).—WPA Administrator Harry L.

President, was shocked today by

the death of Mrs. Dorothy Hale, New York woman who once was reported engaged to him. Mr. Hopkins made no statement personally, but White House Secretary Marvin McIntyre said the Administrator was “shocked by the tragedy, as Mrs. Hale was a very good friend.”

Father Says Letter Indicated Best of Spirits

PITTSBURGH, Oct. 21 (U. P.)— James P. Donovan, father of Mrs. Dorothy Hale, who was killed today in a fall in New York City, said that a letter received from her yesterday indicated she was in the best of spirits. Mr. Donovan declared that Mrs. Hale never had mentioned Harry L. Hopkins, WPA Administrator. In addition to her father, Mrs. Hae is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Marjorie Weeks and Miss Elizabeth Donovan, both of Pittsburgh.

TRACKLESS TROLLEY EXTENSION STUDIED

Rates for Sidewalks.

A petition of the Indianapolis Railways, Inc., for permission to extend the Columbia-Indiana trackless trolley lines from 25th St. and Martindale Ave. east on 25th St. to Wheeler St. was taken under con-

Board. The proposed extension would replace service now furnished by a feeder line operating from 25th St. and Martindale Ave, east on 25th St. to Wheeler St.. a distance of about 19 blocks. The company stated that residents served by the feeder line had requested the extension. “The petition included no proposal to substitute service in the area west and north of Martindale Ave. and 25th St., where the present feeder line now makes a loop. This loop runs west on 25th St. one block tc Columbia Ave., then north on Columbia five blocks to 30th St., ther east on 30th St. to Martindsgle Ave and south on Martindale to 25th St The Works Board approved assess: ment rates for construction of side: walks on E. 10th St. from Emersor Ave. to Hawthorne Lane. Tota cost of the work was $2389.46.

installation ‘of a sanitary sewer on

apartment for Lawrence A. Stein-|

Hopkins, here to confer with the]

sideration today by the Works |,

The Board also approved plans for |

SHOT WHILE HUNTING PAID FOR SURPLUS

MACY, Oct. 21.—Roger Kent, 21,| WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 (U. P.).— son of Dr. B. R. Kent, was wounded | The Agriculture Department: anseriously today when a companion|nounced today that up to $850,000 shot him accidentally while hunting | would be paid California, Oregon in Fulton County. His left arm was|and Washington walnut growers for shattered, physicians said. diversion of the 1938-39 surplus.

{practicable except for the few who

| Clinehens explained, goes down to fup the caked oash and coals and

gas heating,” he said, “it is hardly.

can afford it. “However, it is possible to accom-

only 25 per cent of the homes this ‘year, we would be making lots of progress.” " The average householder, Mr.

the furnace in tite morning, stirs

then smothers the fire with three or four shovels full of green coal. This process, he said, is repeated only once more during the day, or at the most, three times. Each time green coals are heaped on hot coats, he explained, improper combustion takes place and before the green coals are heated to the same temperature as the hot coals, large quantities of unburned volatile matter go up the chimney and pollute the air. “It is difficult to give general instructions’ on firing to suit every furnace,” Mr. Clinehens said, “but it would help a great deal i the

second,’ Morris 8t.; third, College Ave, snd 22d St, and fourth, Michigan St. and Sheffield Ave.

Comparative readings in

four areas, taken during the heat ing season last March and again ia June, when no heating wes done, are as follows: :

I rm 138 The presence of soot during: ‘the

heatless months is explained by-a combination of auto exhaust ie and smoke from commercial buildings where 8 Years und ‘burning ‘of coal is required

. Clinehens said. " He said that during the last-twoe

year périod, more than 300 stokers haye been installed throughout the city. Of these, 60 were for coms mercial purposes, 20 for industrial and 240 domestic.

In each instance, Mr. Clinehens

said, installation has improved ue general smoke condition.

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