Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 October 1938 — Page 18

4 BUTLER COEDS ARE INJURED IN

AUTO ACCIDENT

8-Year-Old Boy Is Unhurt

- After Driving Scooter Into Vehice,

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Five young women, four of them

Butler coeds on their way to classes,

were injured in an auto collision at

Sherman Drive and 34th St. today.

. The students, all of whom were in one car, were: Miss Ruth Ann Lett, 17, of 633 Linwood Ave., driver; Miss Pearl Richardson, 18, of 4444 N.

Kealing Ave.; Miss Mary Ernest, 17, of 4317 E. Washington St., and Miss Mary Ellen Fleenor, 17, of 838 N. Chester St. ‘The driver of the other car was Mrs. Helen Henry, 25, of 2603 Butler Ave. She received injuries to her legs and arms and was taken to a physician by her husband, James Henry. - The four students suffered cuts and bruises. The most seriously ifjured was Miss Fleenor who suffered severe shock. She had been ill previous to the accident, police reported. All the students were taken to a physician for treatment. Mrs. Henry was arrested on a charge of failure to have a driver's license, . The. impact of the collision sent one car crashing over the sidewalk into a signboard. Five other persons were injured in traffic accidents overnight. Fourteen arrests were reported, including five alleged speeders.

Boy on Scooter Hits Auto,

Escapes Unhurt

Eight-year-old Joseph P. Hensel, 444 N. Keystone Ave, drove his scooter today with a better understanding of traffic problems. Yesterday his scooter, with him aboard,

Czech. Talk Set |

Dr. A. W. Cordier of the Man- -| chester College history department will speak on the CzechGerman situation at the Kiwanis Club Ladies’ Day luncheon tomorrow at the Columbia Club. - Dr. Cordier spent part of last summer in Czechoslovakia.

{lof alleged political corruption in charged that pensioners were using

are contributing

“We found numerous charges in-|Tennessee,. New

3 | volving persons in no way conhected Wisconsin, Ohio rc Georgla, "n with the WPA and. over hom oe §30- i have-no control, but we no z ; : a single charge "against any WPA -Every- Thursday’ employee that -could be substanti- Alabama Group: Quits’ ated.

Times Specigl enator Davis promptly answered, : . A Williams with. the ‘statement | BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Oct. 25— that he “was not surprised” ‘by the [Sponsors of a. “$30-Every-Thursday” report after another of the WPA’s plan in Alabama have folded their

“now famous self-investigations.” “They have never found anything tents and. gone out. of “business.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 (U. P.).|out of order in their own house yet,”| The originator . of a proposal, —The Senate Campaign Expendi- he said. tures Committee meets today "to

Indiana on List for Probe of “Election Corruption Charges.

nine states. A report is expected from Cali- fond. a fornia. The Committee also will] committee Chairman ’ Sheppard . AFFAIRS. FORUM OPENS

GAMBLING LID CLAMPED DOWN

Governor Is ‘Happy’ Over Closing of Three Establishments.

Governor Townsend today said he “was very happy” ebout the closing of three large Clark County establishments, alleged to have been gambling places, and target of an attack by Indiana ministers. The three establishments which were dark last night are the Club Greyhound, the 1-2-3 Club and the

struck an auto in the alley between |Turf Club. The Governor did not

Keystone and Beville Aves. Neither Joseph nor William _ Sweet, 21, of 39 N. Eastern Ave, driver, was injured. Both vehicles were undamaged. Meanwhile, Betty Keel, 9, of 515 Vinton St., was recovering today from a powder burn on the left eye, inflicted when she got too close to a red flare during a political parade last night in the 900 block of S. West St.

Novice Driver Runs Over And Kills Foster Mother

WABASH, Ind. Oct. 25 (U. P.).— Miss Minnie Petty, 63, was injured fatally near her home north of here late yesterday when her foster daughter, Miss Gladys Petty, ran over her while she was learning to drive a new auto.

Hoosier Seriously Hurt In Chicago Crash

CHICAGO, Oct. 25 (U. P.). — Henry Harris, 30, Calumet City, Ind. suffered a skull fracture and concussion of the brain today when his automobile struck a safety island on Indianapolis Ave. He was taken by motorists to the South Chicago Hospital where attendants said he had a chance to recover.

TEXAS PROSPECTORS QUIT GOLD SEARCH

SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Oct. 25 (U. P.).—The gold hunters of Ft. Sam Houston, led by Frank Sheppard, who was certain he once had found bar gold buried on the Army Reservation, gave up the job today when Werner Falkenstein’s “doodle bug” failed to indicate buried treasure. When the “bug” failed to point the way, Mr. Sheppard suggested that he and his six helpers give up, although they still had 15 .hours in which to continue digging along Salado Creek. The Government had permitted the party 72 hours in which to dig, with the understanding it would get a cut on all gold found.

QUARTER OR NOTHING, CIGAR BUYER INSISTS

NEW YORK, Oct. 25 (U. P.)— What Miss Regina Stoplauski needed, it was brought out in Magistrate’s Court today, was a good twobit cigar. * . Because she had none on the shelves of her candy store in Brooklyn, Miss Stoplauski said, Frank Deptula, 47, a customer, struck her in the face. He refused, she said, to accept a 5 or 10-cent cigar. Deptula, who lives above the cans dy store, was paroled.

‘CANTERBURY DEAN WEDS ..LONDON, Oct. 25 (U. P.).—The very Rev. Hewlett Johnson, 61, dean of Canterbury Cathedral, married Miss Nowell Mary Edwards, 31, in secret yesterday, it was revealed today. The ceremony was solemnized at Stokesay Parish Church in Shropshire.

say whether an order from his office had resulted in the closing, although it was reported in the State House several days ago that the places “would be down until after the election.” A few weeks ago Governor Townsend issued a letter in which he warned local law enforcement officials that State Police would be used to stop gambling if local authorities refused to act. It has been the policy of the State Police in the past to make gambling and vice raids only when their assistance has been requested by local officials,

Five men today faced gaming charges after two overnight police raids. Four of them were arrested in the 1200 bleck Kentucky Ave. and charged with visiting a gam-

the 100 block E. Wabash St., where police said Sey took two slot machines.

LAW SCHOOL SENIORS MAY ENTER CONTEST

Seniors in the Indiana Law School of Indianapolis will be eligible to compete in the annual

Nathan Burkan Memorial essay contest being held this week, James M. Ogden, president of the school, said today. The winner of the local contest will be awarded a $100 prize and will be entered in the national contest. Mr. Ogden, Joseph G. Wood, dean of the day division, and William R. Forney, dean of the evening school, have charge of the local contest. The national prizewinning essay will be chosen next spring and will be printed in the American Bar Journal.

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SENATORS HEAR TROLL RT Tem = TWO. DRIDE CROP of truth” -in tor Davis’ ch gress may: have. J an. - i - i " ] z j : A “We have made’ a careful investi-} tion,” ~he said,” ‘and ¥, Palen ’ y 3 Ne E FROM 9 STATES gs rin vp mero cir em wnen-rees| PLAN. AIDS ALL, as havitig stibntitted |. Other ‘states from which reports| ‘#° I. z Rl 1: of si Davis,” ‘Williams ;said. | were expected today. are Kentucky, : od _

‘Better Living’ Is Possible From Farm. Abundance, He Tells Nation.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 (U. P.). modeled after the, one £2 ar — Atieltiiire Secretary . Wallace mmittee has been .investi- a on Nov.- =isought nation-wide support. today be the De in - California | Rounced through his ‘attorney that|for his two-price farm system—a receive reports from investigators onthe complaint of a resident who |e Was no longer interested and that|plan to dispose of agricultural surhe was prepared to refund sll con- pluses and to enable low income part of their money to contribute ution Which had been’ made fo) families to purchase “the right kind toward Sheridan Downey's campaign |. e Campaign fund. [of food. ‘| In a radio address-last night, directed especially toward: 90 million consider charges and counter-|(D. Tex.) said that the Controller] NEW YORK, Oct. 25 «(U. PY city dwellers that they might know charges in the Pennsylvania.cam- |General had ruled - that Federal |The eighth annual forum on: current the problems of 32 million farmers, paign where Senator Davis (R. Pa.) | funds apportioned to the states, as|problems, based on. the’ theme,|Mr. Wallace expressed the hope of alleges that WPA employees are be- |in the case of pension grants, ceased | “America Facing Tomorrow’s World,” | translating “our agricultural abunding “coerced” to vote against him. |to be Federal funds, but that the opened ‘today. Sponsored by the |ance into a better living for: ‘all -our Before the Committee was a re-|Committee still has authority to in-{New. Herald-Tribune, ‘the. . forum people.” :

twosprice: ‘system; celting-2s ante example the central distributing: stations established: in. New: York

where low-income . families, unable to buy milk at regular retail prices, § may buy at a’ reduced price. He proposed that such’ a system be used for other commodities: suffering {from “abundance.”

Claims. Double Benefit. Pointing to the double benefit of such a plan—to ‘producer and to ¢onsumer—Secretary Wallace said: “Just. as soil erosion if un-

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of nutritious: food threatens the future of our race. “Here, then, is .a .great potential outlet for our surplus farm- production... . Some persons want to solve the farm problem by selling our products cheap to foreigners. Now would it not be better as, a general thing to give our.own people rather than foreigners the benefit of such bargain, prices?”.

' DIXIE'S WIFE SEEKS DIVORCE NEW YORK, Oct. 25 (U. P.) —Mrs. J. Richard Davis, wife.of the indicted attorney. for the Dutch Schultz

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[BOBCAT INVADES CITY. OF 16,000 POPULATION °

CAPE GIRARDEAU; Mofl, Oct. 26 (U.-P.) —Maybe the “wid West”: is

still a little: wild. -, Paul -Seabaugh,-a resident. of. this southeast Missouri city ‘of: 16,000 population, shot a bobcat in the city limits. ‘The bobcat chased @& rabbit into a-dark- drive:and Sea~ baugh, who chanced to be carrying a shotgun, killed it. Dozens. of bobcats were. slain. n southeast. Missouri this year. Sports men attempt to eradicate ‘them’ bé&= cause they kill quail and other birds,

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Times Special LOUISVILLE, Oct. 25.—~Dr. John G. ‘Benson, Indianapolis Methodist Hospital superintendent, presided

{lover a meeting here today of a come

‘| mittee which isdrawing up a plan for uniting 276 hospitals, homes and orphanages of the three branches of the church. The institutions represent a capi tal investment of 100 million dollars

:jand: employ 32,000 persons.

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