Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 May 1939 — Page 14

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES PAGE 138

STATE WILL ACT Named Arbutus Editor at 1. U. [FLAGS HOISTED T0 AVERT AUTO FOR TEMPLARS INSURANCE WAR 86th Indiana Conclave Gets

a Under Way; Sessions To End Tomorrow.

1939

Thrill-Making 1s Bergere's Business

WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, Ott Remains Lite Saver For Giants

. Newbauer Seeks ComproHe Sparkles at Third or in mise as Rate Cut Plans | owntown hois Outfield, Yet He Gets | : Ee Are Refused. Ra § 4 Tr today for the Bac Little Ballyhoo. -. a : pr 7 3 p.m. of 1000 white-plumed

Indianapolis

Steps to avert a threatened “rate Knights Templars, here for their automobile insurance 85th Indiana conclave [firms in Indiana were to be taken The parade was but one of # (today by George H. Newbauer, series of festive events today to ba State Insurance Commissioner, climaxed by a banquet at 6:30 p. m, He said a compromise agreement and the Scottish Rite Cathedral fon proposed new schedules of gen- grand ball at 9 p. m leral reductions will be sought at a The conclave will end tomorrow come across a do-anything ball play- Wa ; conference this afternoon. with the annual election. Ralph P, who is a standout star HR A A | The meeting was called after Cain of Richmond is slated to suc Hans Wagner was one—and in a [State Insurance Department re- coed Clyde B. Titus of Indianapolis John McGraw's book, Wagner was jected a new schedule of proposed as grand commander the greatest ball player of all time. [reductions filed by the Automobile Following the Everybody knows Babe Ruth was | Division of the National Bureau Meridian St, around a superlative pitcher before Ed Bar- (Casualty and Surety Underwriters, up Pennsylvania St row, now president of the Yankees, [in behalf of its members drills are to be held made him over into an outfielder Reductions Proposed wy J rr iL hy Hie because he wanted the use of his ; per Commanderie thunder stick in every ball game The Rev. J, Ambrose The business of changi Rutl EE YS ath timts : a: ging Ruth tor and past eminent irom a Ditehes to an outfielder did welcomed the delegate; not exactly tax Mr. Barrow's genius ihe. John ‘OC. Bish to the limit. He merely told Ruth generalissimo, gave ck up glove and go to the

meadows EVANSVILLE BOOKIES TO BE INVESTIGATED

Mel Ott fits into this He's a do-anyvthing ball plaver. And EVANSVILLE, May 10 (U, P.) = accordance with the of

it’s a good thing he is; if he wasn’t the Giants would be in a much unhappier e than they are. True, he hasn't completely plugged the thi but he has been Southern Indiana } Association, Ine the fernal Revenue Bureau [an investigation the returns of Evansville

ird base help makers, it was revealed The taxpayers

By JOE WILLIAMS [war” among

Times Special Writer NEW YORK, May 10.—Someone once said versatility Is the badge of mediocrity, This isn’t true in baseball. Every once in a while you| | the

parade down the Circle and exhibition at the World Elkhart and

is practicing for the coming Memorial Day 500-mile race, which will be the 12th in which he has competed.

Cliff Bergere, who does stunts for the movies between races, roars through a curve at the Speed- | way in the car entered by Lewis W. Welch. Bergere' |

Cliff Divides Time Between Driving in Speedway and Stunting in Movies.

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SRR Dunkel, Tabe Church page commander, this Mornseminent grand the response

The National Bureau proposed to feut 20 per cent off the rates for fears owned by city residents, 25 per leent off rural cars but no reduction for “business cars.’ More than halt the automobile insurance sold in Indiana is writ! by independent firms that are not members of the National Bursau and who call themselves the “Little Conference.” “The National schedule was proposed to the 15 per cent rebates fallowed by Bureau members for lowners having no accidents, Newbaner said To offset the rebate offer National Bureau members, the tle Conference” firms have been foperating on a schedule about 20 per cent under the underwriters bureau, he said.

Hints Underselling Attempt

“The bureau's rejected proposal ‘appears to be an attempt to underE [sel] the “Little Conference” and we want to prevent any rate war Indiana “We also oppose reau’s schedule because of reduction provision for cars’ which are difficult to when many cars used business and pleasure The Commissioner said propose at the meeting tional Bureau official: flat 20 per cent reduction he filed without the rebate

BAKERS TO TEE OFF AS PARLEY FINALE

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By TOM OCHILTREE Cliff Bergere, who makes his live ing by providing vicarious thrills for arm chair adventurers, went winging around the Speedway track today with all the eusy nonchalance of a man driving his family to a Sunday School picnic But thrill making is a business [proposition with Bergere, and he (has been amazingly Successful at his work, as witnessed by the fact that he is unscarred despite rears 'of auto racing and movie stunting. A likeable guy with a big smile, Bergere has another outstanding trait. He looks like what he is—a daredevil. This is unusual enough in a world where sO many race ‘drivers look like merchants, and octhe bag | casionally a merchant will look like (an international diplomat minus brief case and umbrella. the Giants has depended on Visualize in your mind how a race Gtt and Hubball, If they driver should look, and vou have a in Ott had to hit and Hub- | picture of Cliff. He is tall and debbell had to pitch. It may be that|onaire with streaks of grey in his Hubbell is on the way out, though hair, a quick way about his walk there was a glint of the old master’s/and the little etchings of lines magic in his brief appearance as a about his eyes that denote a man gs who has often looked at danger

pitcher the other day 12th Local Race

Ott still remains pendable, the anchor The Giants had lost seven out of 10| This will be Berg 12th 500when the manager. boasting “the! mile race here, and this time he 1s greatest team I ever put together’ | to wheel the tour-cylinder entry of brought him in from the outfield on Lewis W. Welch, Detroit. This car Mav 2 panicky retreat. has a new motor with a 270 cubic stopped. The Giants won five out |inch piston displacement, but as yet of their next has not turned any fast laps because In the first game he played at/of minor carburetion defects and a third this vear he hit a home run in| tendency to run too cold the ninth inning with two on and Bergere came into big league racone out. This was against the Cin-/ing after working for a time as a ti Reds, who were leading, 7 to!cattle puncher on a Texas ranch, the time. His home run won/and for the last 17 years he has the game, ended the panic and gave been doubling for movie stars. the team a vital breathing spell Before they shot about all Ott has been one of the great available combinations in aviation |systemizea. players of the game for a number pictures he did such tricks as trans- what is asked for in the script, of vears but for some reason he|ferring from automobiles to planes, the situation over and name a price, hasn't dal spectacularly in the planes to speedboats and reverse,| Then they rehearse the crash headlines trains to planes and horses to|eral times at walking speed to get Little Ballyhoo for planes the timing down and finally run {through the scene, The cars usualSo softly do ly contain only a gallon of gasoline play in the life to minimize the danger of fire wasn’t your business to Keep bark In the 1927 race here Bergere had pt eres, Yo RAE nl had one of his closest calls, He was A close call When Henry Kohleri's ohlv three rors § mictare of Caught in the prop wash of a cam. ar went flying over his. They only three players in the history of 3 tangled on the home stretch, but baseball have hit more home runs |er#8 plane while he was crouched on if in 11 ; . than the little guy. Yet this is true the wing of a stunt plane 4500 faet Cliff stayed in the race and finished ‘Only Ruth, Gehrig and Foxx top above ground. The wind pitched ninth. “ith him off, but managed to looks like a hard way "Yop the last strut and pull himself back a living, but things never been ‘the to safety. for Bergere, the “There isn’t much demand for the of aviation stuff any more,” he said.| Another veteran in the speed husi-| They to hold a “beauty ‘Now they process the shots and do ness, Elbert (Babe) Stapp, arrived contest” at the track at 3 p. m.i5 Fo famdtsiae Vine | all the business on a sound stage lat the track yesterday from Los An- Sunday but the entrants will be LCITe Haute, treasurer, and Charle | while pictures are being flashed on/geles and showed he hadn't forgot- freshly polished and painted race Ehlers of ‘ntianapolis, secretary | a backdrop.” ten anvthing about driving. ears and not cuties ih bathing manager

Suits The careening car chase up moun- He took out the Alfa-Romeo, en- The ‘mer of the winning car will tain roads with the cops after the tered by Bill White, which he is to receive $50 While $30 roe for - FIRE AT DYE WORKS QUICKLY SUBDUED

robbers is used as much as ever, drive this coming Memorial Day ond place and $20 to third place and Bergere does this sort of driv-/and wound it up to a speed of 122 1 should think the cars pained ing. He also specializes in crash- miles an hour red would have an advantage. They 9 ing automobiles in accident scenes.| Babe recently served as a techni- always look faster even when they in the main He said there were about 17 orical adviser for a Warner Brothers are in the garage with their motors the rec ognized stunt men in _Holly- picture, “The Devil on Wheels,’ y and in pieces. 317 - ex

v jokers, Shipley Signed for Bout

category

today was ap vearbook for

Junior from Crown Point, Arbutus, Indiana University Betty Lou Fraling of Kokomo, Others named staff include Robert Twyman of Bast Chicago; Donald Van Mi Atta Brookston; John Kisler of Elkhart Jetly Ann Tilman of Bloomington; Dick Stoner of Tipton; William Fisher of Indianapolis; Virginia Austin of Zionsville; Marvin Miller of Bedford, and Herman Dicter of Louisville

G-MAN SPEAKS AT [CRISSCROSS PHONE | TELEPHONE PARLEY °° © FESS

ndianap olis COrisseross telephone directory D were busy today compiling the sixth shut down all bookmaker: and aiso chan of annual edition which contains more St Ot Xi a COANE ducy was the results into Evansville opening than 45,000 changes _ annual which is ‘used | business Telephone As: largely by business firms, lists tele! classify 9001 Hotel phone numbers by street numbers | for both Mr 1,26 and names are listed by telephone | Not Pav” at a numbers, giving the user the bene- | Bohn of J fit of what partial information he! president, presided may have on any certaih number. | today t dine, I't. Wayne, specialist tele. Street addresses are arranged ale) chedule phone law, spoke on “The and Phabetically and the telephone tem. the Telephone Indust numbers numerically | The National Situation” the

ubiect for Louis Pitcher of Chicnso. HOOSIER MISSING 10 YEARS IS ARRESTED

Independ Telephone A5s001A = tion, and JToster LI. Stanley of InEVANSVILLE Henry J. Mercer,

dianapolis, spoke on "“Consolidations on a charge of Pres enting

(above), a The

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Audrey Smith editor of

reduced addition

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request Taxpayers Federal Ine has ordered income tax hooks here today. organization sent resolution: to Rep Charle A. Halleck (R. Ind) HBenator Vane Nuys (D, Ind.) and Attorney Crete eral Murphy requesting the ine vestigation, The investigation order closely followed a police to

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Ranks Next to Hack

Hack he is still baseman in the course, is a pretty the third baseAnd when you conthe best rightfielder in the game, very likely the best the! Giants ever had, marvel he able to come in from the outfield at a moment's notice and play at all. In

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for Providing Operating Economy.” Conf covering accounting commercial plant and traffic prob lems will be held tomorrow, More than 400 executives from the 300 telephone companies in the state are attending the meeting

FIVE ARE OVERCOME | IN LAFAYETTE FIRE

LAFAYETTE, May Fire undetermined origin through the drying room of American Laundry and Cleaning last night Damage was at $2500 Four fi ployer injured before under control St. Elizabeth sicians, said

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convention of false pay

He has the ofl spots his e¢rash helmet

The {(wo-day Indiana Bakers’ A today with the tournament at the Country Club Paul Dietzen elected president Claypool Hotel which Prof, Arthu ler University spoke Ideals.” V. 'C. 'Beatt) advertising manager Selling and Merchandi Indianapolis Water Co motion picture '“‘i‘he Light tion.” The met at a Allied Trades of sors of the golf committee which Zimmer, F. A. Doll ger Other

A driver that looks the part is Cliff Bergere. cleaned out of his racing clothes and keeps polished.

claims and forgery ih connec with a %12,000 shortage in the accounts of Pigeon Town Vanderburgh County, 10 vears

cinna sociation wa roll close annual tion ASseNsOT ship, ago He was township assessor at that time when a State Board of Accounts ihvestigation revealed n shortage. He disappeared and was not séen again uhtil his arrest at) his home here, officers sald. He re ihe fuged tell officers where he had CO. [heen estimated mr ———" a OUTFITTERS T0 MEN, WOMEN and CHILDREN

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the wood, and the thing is pretty well said the money was nice but there The stunt men find out wasn’t much to it 100k “I just stood around like IT knew something wasn't telling,” he admitted He likes the new backstreteh here and the car he is to drive this time, but said he still had to familiarize himself with the machine which is Italian in make. This will be his 12th race also. ” nN nN

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Of ON and lobked important I morning session at Holmes of ‘Deals and Swift & Co discussed Sing The showed a

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prised There were wate ere were plenty of stop watches in the hands of rival racing ersws yesterday afternoon when one of the [rear-engine cars designed by Hany Miller turned in a 124 miles an hour lap under the guidance of [George Bailey ”n n n n » 5

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not newly elected officers at IL. Taggart Jr. of Indianapoli: veo | president; Henry Hoerhammer

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nol tes most the league, first because fool and second because he is liable to drive the ball out of the any minute be a source comthe manager have the ittle guy around. It's like having life insurance—and when Ott hits ne it makes the manager look like ne of those master minds, doesn't 1t? 13

idea ih owning a honte is to ‘OWN 17! Why pay interest for 20 a: years? Arsenal loan: pay ott ‘lh 8 ‘and 12 5H years. No ‘red tape L % ence, MaKe your ‘loan 2 0 here home, AA = =m TPF BUILDING € LOAN ASSN B19-B20 STATE LIFE BLOG. INDIANAPOLIS

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Downstairs Department

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to no out of town correspond A fire which broke out boiler room iri the French Steam & Dye WwW. Marviand St, was [tinguished by firemen Plant workers said paren tly had dropped and had ignited paper All downtown apparatus to the plant

ter rear of Works quickly today grease apfrom the hoiland wood was sent

Factory Softball Loop To Open on City Parks “=

The Bush-Feezle Softball Associa- victory ih as many league starts for Nas agreed to fight Art Shipley of tion, which will have 11 leagues in'each of the division leaders [Cincinnati in one of the two eightthe field this season, will swing into PAROCHIAL RESULTS [round feature bouts on the Hercules : ; action tonight when six teams in East Division | Athletic Clb 'BoXitie ‘Gard Ht ‘tHe matches this week, They will meet, the Twilight Factory loop start play Fatuick's, 14. on a ih n Pid nt Vick } [Richmond tomorrow and New Castle n LVR, kL ilip's vs. Lourc (posipone on City parks v Name, 15: Holy Cros rmory riday night. ICROrs "has Friday | Five West Division been undefeated in five battles at| ‘The Big CGircen golf team will play nights at the Softhall Stadium, La- Trinity, 15; Cathedral, 10 (the Armory this year but his oppo- in the Marion invitational match Salle St. and English Ave, while [nent this time is expected to put Saturday and meet Shortridge in a up stiffer opposition than the others. return match Monday

cred Heart, 11: Assumption, 9 two leagues will operate at Stout's With the sighing of Tommy La- - . Phils Option Atwood

Home-Owned Family Shoe Store

Tech Recquetmen 18-20 £. WASHINGTON

Meet W ashington

wielders from Tech and ‘ Washington High Schools local welterweight, " play vesterday's postponed match at the Brookside Park this afternoon.

Tech has additional home

Racquet

were 10]

{two

leagues will ‘play oh six

Three new hight softball leagues

5, Joan of Arc Stadium, Mars Hill P fot of ; : ever, 10¢ Ww : $ are being brganized to play at Broad al featherweight, to scrap

1 8 4: St. John's, 2. (protested), Three circuits will twilight : ; with Billy Wheeler, Cincinnati, only

one park

play ball at City parks, and

Ripple Park. They are the Inhdependent, Church and TIndustrial| 100ps Any feams interested in| night ball are asked to call Walter Loman, Lincoln 1200

league will play Sunday ball Meanwhile Bk ‘Was the Bush-Feezle League will open May 21, Schedules drawn up May 17 at Marion Teams entered in the league are Patrick Henry of Marion; Muncie; | Vance Optical Co., Anderson; Columbus Auto Supply, Columbus; |G. Goldsmith, 535 S. Illinois St. or Shelbyville Merchants, Shelbyville, [call LI. 1612. and WIRE of Indianapolis - In the Bush-Feezle City loops, the| Teams desiring to enter any of | Manufacturers’ division and the the three Flanhner House leagues are City Softball League will play at asked to have a representative at & Stout's Stadium on Wednesday ahd | meeting at 7 'p. 'm. today at 801 N. Thursday. West St Penns also may enter by | Tonight's schedule follows: | contacting Louis Goins, Flanner| Twilight Factory League House Reilly Tar and Chemical vs. Gibson, | Garfield 1.

Advance FElectrotype vs Indianapolis | Paint and Color, Willard 1

Apprentice Printers Rhodius 1.

morning

announced State Softseason will be

that ball Sunday,

its — The Goldsmith Secos opened their season with a double-header victory, downing the Capitol AllStars, 5-3, and shutting out Louie's | Market, 7-0, For games write Max |

C. M. B. softball team will hold & | | practice session at YH No. 2 Boys’ Club, | tomorrow at 5:30 p. t

lone

| together weight, and Jerry Martin of Cincin- | nounced

boxer |Carsonia,

more bout is needed to com-| g plete the program. They will mix in | PHILADELPHIA, May one of the four-round preliminaries. | —Release of Bill Atwood

10 '(U. PP).

26-vear-

of Casting regular Pennsy to at-

be golf evening at

The other feature go Will bring! old catcher. on option to Jersey City Herb Brown, local light-|of the International League, was aftoday by the National nati. Last week Martin surprised League Phillies Brown ih the second round and | nearly knocked him out, which re-| sulted in the decision going to the! Casters to Meet Cincinnati mauler after the local! ’ finished in good stvle. Kid Members the ‘Hoosier local ‘welterweight, and| Club are hold ‘their Billy Pranklin, Cincinnati, are|weekly meeting tonight booked in the six-round Semiwindup. Gym. The public is invited ———— tend the session Park and Batesville Golfers to Meet x . Battle to 04040 Tie "i ih An organization meeting will eld te f In an extra inning pitchers’ duel ne are Br Park School's baseball team battled |» 7:30 o'clock. [to a scoreless tie at Batesville yes | : [terday Both pitchers twirled fourhit ball, with ‘Batesville's Miller,

" | Any softball team wishing to enter St. ‘Catherine’s in the Easlernfa Wednesday twilight league is asked | fanning nine batters and the prep- | division of the Parochial League! ‘to attend a meeting at the Sports- stars’ ‘Clauer setting down six. The and Sacred Heart 01 the Westinen’s Store tonight at 8 p.m, [game was called after the eighth division stood in the top spots of} —— | inning by agreement. their respective loops today [Park School ..

St. ‘Catherine's, behind the superb Tiger Pastimers Te pitching ‘of ‘Callahan, took over un-| i Beat Indiana State

i man, disputed leadership of its division | |

with a decisive victory over Little Flower, 16 to 9 GREENCASTLE, May 10—DeSt. ‘Catherine's colorful hurler ‘Pauw ‘University won & baseball fl tripled in the first with the bases game from Thdiana State 4-2. here loaded and held the Little Flower yesterday. A pair of doubles by Levy and Lundy, followed by New’s sac-

batters to two runs until the last inning ‘when they pushed ‘across rifice accounted for the winning runs made in the sixth inning.

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