Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 March 1939 — Page 16

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AFTER SLUGGING WATCHMAN, 58

Taxi Driver Outwits Thug; Theater Prowler Flees; Bandit Gets $24.

A 58-year-old night ‘watchman, slugged on the head-.and left unconscious Saturday night by a robber who got only $2, was recovering

from his wounds today. Other week-end crime accounted for the wounding of one other and the arrest of two on serious charges. William Peterman, 317 W. Court St., the watchman, said an intruder

- works at 410 W. 17th St., slugged him three times. He said he lost consciousness and awakened some time later and mace his way to a neighborhood physician who dressed his wounds. The total loot, he said, was $2.

~ “Thug Outwitted Meantime, a 28-year-old man was held under a $1000 bond on a vagrancy charge because a taxi driver was quick-witted. Charles Daniels, 24, of 1229 Olive St., the cab driver, told police the man entered his cab

as a fare and, at 16th St. and College Ave. the man produced a gun and said: “You think you're a tough guy, eh? Drive to a dark street and I'm going to put 42 bullets in you.” Mr. Daniels said that at that mcment a police cruiser car passed and he speeded up and crowded it to the curb. The man got out of the cab and started to run but was caught by the police.

Theater Prowler Flees

Carl Maddex, 25, of 837 Lyon Si. Apollo Theater janitor, saw someone running from the theater when he went to work early today. When he entered the theater ne found the combination had been knocked off the safe in the office. He did not know whether there was any loot. Police arrested a former employee, charged him with vagrancy and placed him on a $3000 bond. They said he admitted Having been in the theater. A man who stopped and asked for 2 quarter to feed his “starving © family” stole $24 from Abed Ba.rakhe, 33, Roosevelt Hotel, he told police. The robbery occurred in the 200 block N. West St.

“STATE TO SAVE ON MILEAGE PAY GUT

Ketchum Says Expenses to Drop $250,000 Yearly.

Reduction of mileage allowances | for State employees from 5 to 4 \. cents a mile will mean a saving to the State of $250,000 annually, Anderson Ketchum, State Budget Director, said today. The mileage allowance was ordered reduced last week as one of | several economies necessitated by ! heavy cuts in the appropriations. { “The mileage reduction is one of the largest single items affected in the state-wide economy program,” Mr, Ketchum said.

PROBE DEATH OF TWO FOUND ON HIGHWAY

LEBANON, Mo, March 13 (U. P.). —Laclede County Coroner J. D. Stanton, called an inquest today into the death of two men who were killed and left beside a highway after they had been seen drinking heavily in a roadside tavern. * The dead were William E. Reed, 24, of Lebanon, and Edward Har- - rison, middle-aged farmhand, of Richmond, Mo. State police said both appeared to have been murdered in a car and thrown to the roadside. ‘The bodies were a mile and a haif apart.

ESCAPED CONVICT ‘SEEN’ IN LEBANON

Paul Pierce, Indianapolis convict who escaped recently from State Prison at Michigan City, was reported seen in Lebanon late Saturday afternoon and was heading for Indianapolis, State Police said. Lafayette authorities told Indianapolis police that Pierce was reported driving a 1938 or 1939 coupe. Pierce has been reported “seen” numerous times by Indianapolis residents but police, investigating each report, said the Feboris were without foundation.

PADEREWSKI ‘CARRIES ON’ CLEVELAND, March 13 (U. P.).— Ignace Jan Paderewski, the pianist, leaves for Detroit - tonight after . spending a week here recovering from a wrist inflammation. The famous musician, who is 78, practiced last week on the piano in his private railroad car, denying himself to visitors.

FALL RESULTS IN DEATH Deputy Coroner Norman Booher today attributed the death of Noah Borden at Robert Long Hospital last night, to a fall in his home on March 1. His left hip was broken. Mr. Borden, who was 176, is survived by his wife, Jossie, and a son, Wil-

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alleged operator of the esthlish nent, (Story, Page One.)

An opening night raid at te Plantation, supper club on Indiana 67

alted alleged gambling in this room

where $18,000 of new gambling equipment was confiscated, State Police reported. Shown in the ploto; raph, taken by Detective Robert O'Neal

my Monroe, ieft (with face to wall), and, right, Officer Gale Kassen of

CIRCLING

Postal Clerks Pick Delegates— The National Federation of @ Postal Clerks, Local 13C, has selected 18 delegates to the national convention to be held in Houston, Tex. Sept. 4-9. They are Otis L. Bokerman, Henry Campbell, Dewey Craig, George D. Haught, Glenn L. Mor=2illon, Bert Persell, Lither A. Highbie, Reuben B. Barnes, Edward (rinmes, Ben Harris, Clifford B. George Carl, Walter A. Smith, John H. Fleischmann, Albert R. Fussell, W. O. Coleman, E. S. Gilchrist end Alex F. Swickard. :

Butler Alumni to Meet—The Butler Alumni Club of Indianapolis vill | hold a dinner meeting at 6 p. m. Wednesday at the Canary Cottege. Dr. D. S. Robinson, Indiana Univearsity philosophy department head, will speak. Dr. James W. Putn:m Butler president, and Mrs. Putnam will be guests.

Park Men Here Today—The Indiana Association of Parks Depertments will draft a rebuilding plan during a meeting at the Hotel Lincoln today. The date for the annual convention at Bedford :slso 1s to be set. The program there will include dedication of Otis Park. William Ingalls, Bedford Park Board president, is association president, o

Moore, |

Doctors Meet Tomorrow—The Indianapolis Medical Society will meet at 8:15 p. m. tomorrow at the 1n-| dianapolis Athletic Club. Speakors| are to be Dr. W. P. Moenning, Dr. | W. E. Gabe and Dr. G. B. Jackson.

‘Irish’ Plan Dinner—The Nore Dame Club of Indianapolis will sponsor a dinner for Dr. T. Bowyer Campbell, University of Notre Dale professor, at the Indianapolis Athletic Club, March 26. The dinrer will precede his lecture before tie Catholic Forum at the Knighis of Columbus.

Lawyers to Hear Bradshaw--T el; Lawyers Association of Indianapolis will hold a lunchecn and meeting | tomorrow noon at Ffotel Washini-|: ton. “Judge Wilfred Bradshaw: of| Juvenile Court will be the principal] speaker. Others will be Paul R 2.1 Summers and Elbert R. Gilliom.

One Thousand Atténd Purim B:ll —The 27th annual Purim Ball of the Jewish Educational Association was held at Kirshbaum Center lzst night with an attendance of 1000. Entertainment was in charge of the] Junior Council, the Junior Hadasseh and A. Z. A. and the Junior B'Nai B’Rith.

Horse Show Opens Thursday The sixth annual spring stallion show will open Thursday morning at the saddle horse barn at the Fair Grounds. Eighty-three horses are o be shown. The show is sponsored by two stallion owners from each of the 10 counties in the district. Similar shows are to be held this week «it Ft. Wayne, Lafayette, Anderson ard Connersville.

Shortridge Debaters Win—Sho - ridge High School debating tean's today began preparations for con - petition in an eight-team contest #t Manchester College on March 4 and 25. The teams defeated Bed - ford High at Indiana University] Allan Vestal and Richard | of the negative and affirmative teams,

Traffic Club to Hold Luncheon--The Indianapolis Traffic Club will hold a luncheon meeting at 12:15 p. m. Thursday at the Board of Trade Building. E. P. Kinney is chairman and P. R. Van Treese is secretary.

Businessmen to Hear City Aigls— Mayor Sullivan is to speak to thWest Michigan Street Business anc Professional Men's Club at 7 p. m today at the Municipal Garden: Guests also are to include Police | Chief Morrissey and Fire Chie Kennedy.

11336 N. Delaware

Jean Gabriel Domergue, a

| Parisian night life. {French art critics call him the mod‘ern Toulouse-Lautrec. professional career

THE CITY

Trainmen Plan Conclave Here— The Brotherhood of Locomotive En-

gineers from states in the northeastern section of the country will open

a four-day meeting Sunday at the

Hotel Lincoln. The Grand International Auxiliary will hold a state meeting at the same time. The general arrangements comruittee includes C. C. Livingstone, H. W.

' {Pfenning and J. A. Fulmer, all of

Indianapolis.

Townsendites Meet -‘Tomorrow— Townsend Club 48 will meet tomorrow night at the I. O. O. F. Hall, St. The Rev. |R. M. Boedwill, Broadway Baptist Church pastor, is to gpeak.

P.-T. A. to Hear Lynch-—Bernard Lynch, Fire Prevention Bureau

» | chief, is to speak before the William !H. Evans School P.-T. {school hall at 3 p. m. | Pupils are to provide music,

A. at the tomorrow.

SCHOOL HEALTH GROUP TO MEET HERE THIS WEEK

Expect 1000 Wednesday at ‘Physical Education \ Convention.

The 26th annual convention of]:

the Midwest Physical Education Association will open here Wednesday with more than 1000 health and

physical education leaders expected :

to attend. The convention is to continue through Saturday with sessions scheduled for Butler University, the Claypool Hotel and the Y. W. C. A, Emil Rath, Indianapolis public schools physical education director, will direct the meeting. Mr. Rath has arranged for pupils from local grade and high schools to take part in training demonstrations.

Speakers Listed

Speakers who have been invited include Governor Townsend, Mayor Sullivan, Floyd I. McMurray, State Superintendent of Public Instruction; DeWitt S. Morgan, Superintendent of Indianapolis Public schools; Dr. Margaret Bell, presi-dent-elect, American Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation; Mrs. Agnes Samuelson, Superintendent of Public Schools, Des. Moines, Iowa, and formerly president of N. E. A.; Dr. Preston Bradley, pastor of the Peoples Church, Chicago; Dr. Lillian M. Gilbreth, consulting engineer, Montclair, N. J., and Dr. Shailer W. Lawton, associate professor of education, New York University. A preconvention athletic program will be held at Butler and educational and commercial exhibits will be on display at the Y. W. C. A. Membership in the Midwest As= sociation includes educators from Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin and West Virginia.

DIES WHILE DRIVING HEARSE

CANTON, Mass., March 13 (U. P.).—James McDowell collapsed, and died while driving a hearse in

a funeral cortege yesterday.

Honey of a Job, Monsieur,

1 U.S. Beauty

Choosing No.

NEW YORK, March 13 (U, P.).— short black-haired French painter with a stubby beard, has appointed himself a one-man expedition to find ihe most beautiful woman in the world. And where does he expect to find this lovely creature? Right here in

{a New York night club.

M. Domergue, who paintt beauti-

ful women of the stage, screen and international society, recently ar-

‘rived here on his first trip to Amer-

ica for an exhibition of his painiings and—to find the No. 1 beauty. “1 am sure that I shall find her in America,” he said today, ‘‘because a mixture of races produces the greatest feminine beauty and Amer{ica has the most mixed races. She probably will be in a night club because there is a great deal of moth in every beautiful woman and she cannot resist the light.”

No Luck Yet He has been making nightly sa-

been awarded 27 prizes of the Academie and the Institut de France. And would M. Domergue be geod enougn to name the 10 women he considcrs beautiful? M. Domergue would and here they are, but not in order: Mrs. Harrison Williams, society; Tallullah Bankhead, stage; Joan Crawford, screen; Mrs. Orson Munn, society; Claire Luce, stage; Carole Lombard, screen; Gladys Swarthout, opera; Georgia Carroll, model; Renee de Marco, of the dancing team, and Mary Martin, stage.

SKAGGS RITES SET AT MARTINSVILLE

Times Special MARTINSVILLE, March 13.—! Funeral services for Mrs. Melissa ' Skaggs, lifelong resident of Morgan County, will be held at 1 p. m. to‘morrow at the | Union Methodist Church. Burial will be in Union Cemetery in Green Township. Mrs. Skaggs died Friday at her

faris through the dense jungles of home. 859 E. Morgan St, at the

the night club belt, various well-known water holes such {as El Morocco, the Stork and the! Monte Carlo. “But I have not found her yet,” he said. “Perhaps this week—" M. Domergue, who specializes in painting only beautiful women “because they are the most sophisticated and understand the art of dress and men,” said tha there were many paradoxes about American girls: “They can wear a one-piece bathing suit without looking indecent and they are able to look smart with a shiny nose and a long untidy bob,” he said. 3 “In Europe there are two types ot

(women, the strong peasant type who

has vitality but no mystery, and the languid aristocrat with glamour but not vitality,” M. Domergue continued. “Here a woman can play an excellent game of tennis or swim two miles and still look like an cr-

chid.” When he is not painting beautiful women, i Domergue is busy with his brushes reproducing scenes of

Since his began he has

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She was a member of the Union Church. Survivors include one scn, Arnold, and four daughters, Mrs. Alma Stevenson, Mrs. Amma Flake, Mrs. James Seazel and Mrs. Virgil Mason.

THREE DIE IN MILL FIRE

FARRELL, Pa., March 13 (U. P.). —Three men perished in a fire which destroyed their one-room living quarters in the rear of the J. B. Roux feed mill here yesterday.

Official

Msgr. Edward Flanagan

APOLOGY FROM BOBBITT ASKED

Denies ‘Sought to Shift Tax To Motorists.

The Indiana Motor Traffic Association today demanded an apoiogy from Arch N. Bobbitt, Republican State Committee chairman, for wnat, it termed “intimations” that the trucking industry attempted to impose any of its own taxes on the motoring public. In a letter to Mr. Bobbitt, C. W. Clever, Association president, said the truckers have “watched with 1nterest the attempts made by both the Republican and Democraiic parties to blame one another Bs the failure to repeal the Tire Weign Tax Act of 1937.” “It is not the purpose of this leiier to attempt to blame either party specifically for the deadlock which ensued,” Mr, Clever declared.

Says Thousands Offended

“However. thousands of truck operators and their employees all over the State have been deeply offended by your intimations ., , that the frucking industry at-

tempted to impose a gasoline tax increase on the motoring public in order to avoid paying a special tax of its own. . . “You know as well as I that, during the last few days of the 81st General Assembly, discussion centered solely about a special 36 cents per hundredweight tax. . . . But still an agreement could not ke reached. “The thousands of men and women engaged in motor transportation in ‘Indiana feel that you, speaking for the Republican Party, owe an apology to this industry for your unjust intimations”

RICKENBACKER ACE DIES COLUMBUS, Miss., March 13 (U. P.).—Funeral services were planned today for Capt. Sam Kaye, one of America’s flving aces during the World War who died yesterday at 44 after an extended illness. He flew

with Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker in

the war.

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. ORANGE, N. J, March 13 (U. P.). Frank Fell had his revenge on the Fire Department and, even in jail, he still believed it was a good idea. Fell is 26 and unemployed. Last summer he had a job as “‘callman,” doing vacation relief work for firemen, He had been trying ever | since to get a regular job in the Department but never succeeded. The other night he got mad about it and went through town turning in false alarms. A policeman caught

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Reaffirming his belief that “there is no such thing as a bad boy,” the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Edward Joseph Flanagan, famed founder of Boystown,

ca’s reformatory program was “stupid.” Father Flanagan spoke to 1000

Day breakfast of the Ancient Order of Hibernians in the Claypool Hotel. wi “It is sad to think,” he said, “that all over our country we are sending hundreds of thousands of children to reform schools where too often] they learn how to be criminals. “We don't realize that it’s not hard to help a homeless boy All he wants is, a chance to live. standing and kindness are the only keys which will unlock the hearts of misunderstood children.”

Describes Boystown

Msgr. Flanagan said Boystown is ‘not a place of miracles.” “We try to’ meet the boys’ normal needs in a normal way,” he said. “They go to school and to church; they have daily tasks which strengthen the sense of responsibility; they have athletic sports, a choir, a band, a dramatic club and other interests. Twice a year the boys go to the polls and elect their fellows to posts in their own government. This, I believe, is the American and Christian way to raise boys.” Father Flanagan's audience asked him to continue his talk a half hour longer than he expected, as he told of the many boys who had come to Boystown with criminal records and who had gone away later as responsible, law-abiding citizens.

Drives Speedway Course

There were 1300 applications reti fused last year, he said, as compared with 700 the year previous. There are 275 in Boystown at present, he said. The school was subject of the recent “Boys Town” movie. Preceding the breakfast, Msgr. Flanagan celebrated high mass in St. John’s Church. In the afternoon he was guest of the Most "Rev. Joseph E. Ritter, bishop of the Diocese of Indianapolis. He also the Indianapolis Motor Speedway as guest of T. E. (Pop) Myers and drove two laps around the race track. After a public reception in the afternoon at the Indianapolis Athletic Club, he left for Chicago, where he is to speak today.

CONGRESSMEN DALY AND SCHNEIDER DIE

PHILADELPHIA, March 13 (U.| P.).—Rep. J. Burwood Daly (D. Pa.)

Naval Hospital here of bronchialpneumonia. Rep. Daly, who was 67, had been ill for six weeks.

TOLEDO, March 13 (U. P.).—The body of Rep. George L. Schneider (Prog. Wis.), who died here Sunday, was en route to his home in Appleton, Mis., today. He was 61.

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