Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 February 1940 — Page 5

“FIRE ROUTS 30 AT SANITARIUM

Martinsville Structure Is Destroyed With Estimated Loss of $50,000.

MARTINSVILLE, Ind., Feb. 5 (U. P) —Thirty persons, mostly in night clothing, were driven from the Cohn Barnard Sanitarium here yesterday when a blaze destroyed the - structure with loss estimated at

.- The fire was believed to have started in the boiler room and it spread rapidly through the building. Attendants removed two persons seriously ill.

Five Escape Injury in New Castle Blast

NEW CASTLE, Ind. Feb. 5 (U. P.) —Five persons escaped injury early yesterday when gas, apparently seeping from a leaky pipe, filled the house of L. B. Owens and was exploded by static electricity or a pilot light. The blast caused damage estimated between $4000 and $5000. Windows and doors were thrown from their casings and one table was blown several feet into the yard. Plaster in all rooms was damaged and in some rooms was completely torn loose.

Hook Drugstore at

Muncie Is Damaged

MUNCIE, Ind. Feb. 5 (U. P.)— Damage estimated at $20,000 was caused by fire today which broke out in the Hook Drug Co. store and ruined other property in the building also. The cause of the blaze was tentatively blamed on defective wiring. About 30 residents of 14 apartments above the store were driven to the street by the smoke and their possessions were damaged. Other losses were sustained by the Dodge Clothing Co. in the store adjoining, a barber shop, a union headquarters and the law offices of Clarence Benadum, a candidate for the Republican nomination for Governor and who owned the building.

INTEREST SPURRED IN CROW-KILLING DRIVE

With a record-breaking number of clubs participating, Hoosier conservationists have begun the second month of their annual campaign against crows, Virgil M. Simmons, Conservation Commissioner, announced today. . The five clubs turning in the largest number of crow feet during the month will divide cash awards of $75 and in addition receive one quail or pheasant for each 100 feet to their credit. Winners in the January contest were the Fountaintown Gun Club, 5052 crow feet; Boone County Conservation Club, 3650 feet; Petroleum Conservation Club, 1216 feet and the Redkey Conservation Club, 1202 feet.

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Pest Control Is Subject—Edward H. Arnott, president of the Arnott Exterminating Co., will speak on “Pest Control” at the Rotary Club luncheon at the Claypool Hotel tomorrow noon. :

Named on Honor Roll — Cadet Sergt. Richard J. Thornton, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Thornton, 605 Ft. Wayne Ave., has been named on the honor roll of Riverside Military Academy at its winter home in Hollywood, Fla., for having a weekly scholastic average of 95 per cent.

WIRE Head to Speak—Eugene C. Pulliam, president of Indianapolis Inc.,’ operators of WIRE, will speak before the Indianapolis Bar Association at 6:30 p. m. Wednesday at the Columbia Club. He will discuss recent changes in laws governing broadcasting.

Turners to Give Exhibition — The annual gymnastic exhibition and program by classes of the Athenaeum Turners, assisted by the Normal College of the American Gymnastic Union, will be presented at the Athenaeum Friday night. Fred Martin is physical driector of the program and Miss Julia Niebergall will be pianist.

New Pastor to Be Greeted—The Rev. Bernard Sheridan, new pastor of St. John’s Church, will be introduced to members of the St. John’s Altar Society at the meeting tomorrow afternoon in the church social hall, 128 W. Georgia St.

Schoolmen’s Club to Meet—The Indianapolis Schoolmen’s Club will meet at 6 p. m. Wednesday in the Broad Ripple High School. In charge of ticket sales are R. Nelson Cooksey, Cloyd J. Hulian, Herman Denzler, C. M. Keesling, Noble H. Poole, Alfréd P. Smith and E. A. Patterson.

Birthday Ball Chairman—Dr. C. E. Morgan has been appointed general chairman of the Fifty Club’s annual Washington's birthday ball in the Severin Hotel Feb. 17. Committee members are Courtland C. Cohee, Wendell V. DeWitt, Joe A. Freihage and Thomas F. Farrell. Appointments were made by the president, Frank W. Spooner,

C. I. 0. Official to Speak—George Addes, Detroit, international secretary and treasurer of the C. I. O. United Automobile Workers, will speak at a mass meeting sponsored by Local 266, U. A. W.,, at 7:30 p. m. today at 241 W. Maryland St. The meeting is open to the public.

Universal Club. Lists Speakers— Dr. John G. Benson, Methodist Hospital’ superintendent, will speak at the Universal Club luncheon at the Columbia Club tomorrow. The Rev. H. E. Eberhardt, superintendent of the Whéeler Rescue Mission, will speak Feb. 13, and Arthur Jordan, general secretary of the Y. M. C. A,, on Feb. 20. The Salvation Army will provide the, speaker and music for the Feb. 27 meeting.

Medical Society to Meet—The Indianapolis Medical Society of Marion County will meet at 8:15 p. m. tomorrow in the Indianapolis Athletic Club to hear Dr. J. W. Emhardt, Dr. Henry Leonard, Dr. J. Jerome Littell and Dr. William F. Clevenger speak.

C. W. Lowe, Indiana Bell Telephone Co. garage foreman, today received a gold emblem in recognition of 25 yeaxs of service. ‘Mr. Lowe began work in 1914 at Peru with the Central Union Telephone Co., a predecessor to the Bell Co. He served there until 1917 as repairman and installer. Then he became a lineman at South Bend and, after service in the U. S. Army in 1918, became a construction clerk at South Bend. He was transferred to Washington, Ind., in 1921 as a special wire chief and the following year again was in South Bend where he remained for 12 years. He came to Indianapolis in 1934 and was appointed to his present position in 1936. He lives at 747 Wallace St.

" 8. H. S. Senior Third in Contest —Marvin Borman, Shortridge High School senior, speaking on “Our Bid for Peace,” took third place in the state oratorical contest at Crawfordsville Saturday. Other contestants were Daniel Evans, Crawfordsville, the winner; James Murphy, Ft. Wayne South Side; Lionel Billman, Logansport; Thomas Dudgeon, Rushville; H. Harold Lushnick,. Shelbyville; Junior Whitton, Knigtstown, and Reese Williams, New Castle.

" Hillis to Speak in Irvington— Glenn Hills, Kokomo, candidate for the Republican nomination for Governor, will address the Irvington Republican Club at 8 p. m. tonight in the clubrooms at 54461; E. Washington St. The subject will be “Indiana State Government.”

Townsend Club 48 {fo Meet— Townsend Club 48 will meet at 7:30 p. m. tomorrow at the I. O. O. F. Hall, 1336. N. Delaware St. Harry Skillman, vice president, will preside. Thete will be special entertainment.

PURDUE TO TRAIN TRAFFIC OFFICERS

Times Special LAFAYETTE, Ind. Feb. 5. — A Traffic Officers’ Training School will be held at Purdue Universivy March 4-9, The course is designed for police officials and officers in cities with populations under 30,000, according to J. L. Lingox, director of the Purdue Public Safety Institute which is conducting the school. Enrollment is to be limited to 40 persons.

7. U. SELECTS NOMINEE SLATE

Indeendent Tid Ticket Gets 3-1 Approval by Local; Election in May.

The entire Independent ticket of

nominees for officers of the Inter-

national Typographical Union was indorsed- 3 to 1 yesterday by mem-

bers of Indianapolis Typographical

Union No. 1. The election is to be in May.

‘| Heading the Independent ticket is

Claude M. Baker, San Francisco, up for re-election as international president. Others indorsed for election were: John J. Conley, Ft. Worth, Tex., for secretary-treasurer; Alfred J. Whittle, New Rochelle, N. Y.,

first vice president, and Thomas A.

Holland, Vancouver, British Columbia, second vice president. Mr. Conley, present second vice president, is opposing the incumbent

secretary-treasurer, Woodruff Ran-'

dolph, who is on the Progressive ticket headed by Francis G. Barrett, New York. Indorsed as nominees for dele-~ gates to the A. F. of L. convention were Glenn L. Mitchell, president of the Indianapolis local; Nicholas M. Di Pietro, Tarrytown, N. Y.; Henry E. Clemens, Los Angeles; Paul E. V. Muret, San Antonio, Tex., and Harry M. Wicks, Chicago. The international has been suspended from the A. F. of L. for failing to pay a special assessment and its delegates probably will not be seated by the A. F. of L., but it is necessary to elect delegates regardless until the I. T. U. constitution can be changed. Others indorsed by the local were William P. Cantwell, Worcester, Mass., for agent of the Union Printers’ Home; George Ballinger Jr. Pittsburgh; PF. L. Pferdesteller, Denver, and Sloan G. Springfield, Atlanta, for trustees for the home;

Harry M. Fraser, Toronto, Ontario, | -

delegate to the Trades and Labor Congress :of Canada, and D. P. Lyons, member of the Board of Auditors.

FT. HARRISON GETS NEW STAFF OFFICER

Lieut. Col. Theodore P. Heap, post quartermaster at Ft. Thomas, Ky., has been transferred to F't. Harrison and is to assume his new ‘duties within the next few weeks. Col. Heap will replace Maj. Oscar Kain, post quartermaster for several years, who is now a patient at Walter Reed Hospital, Washington. Capt. William E. Pheris, post commissary officer, has been acting quartermaster since the absence, of Maj. Kain.

HONOR WELLESLEY HEAD

Times Special LAFAYETTE, Ind, Feb. 5.—~President Mildred H. McAfee of Wellesley College will deliver the baccalaureate address at Purdue University Sunday, May 5. It will be the first time in the history of Purdue that a woman

will have given the baccalaureate.

finals Saturday. They are (left to

third. At the right is Pete French, of ceremonies at the show.

Charlene Clore, soprano from Shortridge High School, took first prize of $50 and other honors as winner in the Wm. H. Block Co. High School Scholarship Hour finals Saturday. Miss Clore, who has been knocking at the gates of musical excellence in the Scholarship Hour for the past two years, received the unanimous vote of the judges. A girl's sextet from New Market High School at Michigantown, Ind, took second prize of $25 and Chuck Baker, trumpet player from Broad Ripple High, and Jimmie Winkel, accordionist from Technical High School, tied for third. The finals were held at the Block

These pupils placed in the Wm. H. Block School Scholarship Hour

right) Jimmie Winkel, accordionist

from Tech, tied for third; Charlene Clore, soprano from Shortridge, first, and Chuck Baker, trumpet player from Broad Ripple, tied for

WIRE announcer, who was master

Co. auditorium before a packed house and were broadcast over Radio Station WIRE. Tommy Dorsey, ‘orchestra leader appearing at the Lyric Theater this week, made a guest appearance. Five Indianapolis grade school pupils received awards in the morning sessions of the contest, devoted to talent under high school age. They are Judith Menke, harp soloist, first; a trio from Cummunal House composed of Morris Alborjer, Jake Cohen and Samuel Camhi, and Betty Newbauer, who gave a reading. : u Preliminaries in the summer session of the Scholarship Hour will commence Saturday.

ARRANGE RITES FOR LOCOMOTIVE TSAR

ROSEMONT, Pa, IT, Pa, Feb. 5 (U. P). —Funeral services were being arranged today for Samuel M. Vauclain, 83, one of America’s outstanding industrialists, who rose from a 50-cents-a-day laborer to board

chairman of the Baldwin Locomotive Works. Mr. Vauclain, who died yesterday of a heart ailment, went to work at the age of 16 in the Pennsylvania Railroad 457] toons shops and began the rapid™rise which enabled him to achieve the distinction of having built more locomotives than any other person ir the world.

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BRIDE, 13, MATE

‘' Don’t See Why They Want To Take Him Away From Me,’ Girl Says.

VINCENNES, Ind. Feb. 5 (U. P.). —Arraignment on charges of giving false information to obtain a marriage license was scheduled today for 13-year-old Dorothy Jean Foster, her 21-year-old husband, James Harrell of Bicknell, and her inother, Mrs. Leo Hamke.

All were named in affidavits sworn by County Clerk Paul Enmeier and Prosecutor Osker Oexman after the girl's father, Homer Foster of Petersburg, complained that Dorothy was under age. : The couple was married Jan. 21 and. Mr. Foster charged that Mrs. Hamke sponsored the wedding: after asking him for permission to take the girl for a ride. The girl has been in Mr. Foster’s custody since he and Mrs. Hamke were divorced in 1930. Dorothy Jean was in favor of the marriage. “My mother says I am ‘18 years old and my father says I'm not yet 14,” she declared today. *I would rather believe my mother than my father.”

TO FACE GOURT

Why Policemen Get Headaches

Times Special . | LA PORTE, Ind., Feb. 5—Walter Euler parked his car, made a business call and returned to “his” automobile. He got in and attempted to start the machine, but . the ignition key would not fit. He walked home, got another key, and returned to find the car gone. He notified police and a description of the “stolen” car ‘was broadcast over the police radio. Activity was at its height when ‘Mr. Euler remembered he. had parked his car in another place. Sure enough, the machine was exactly where he had left it. In explaining the trouble to police, he said his car was the exact model, make and color as the other machine.

EDITOR TO ADDRESS CHEMICAL ICAL SOCIETY,

Dr. Harrison E. Howe, edit.r of (Industrial and Engineering Chemis try, will speak before the Indiana Section of the American Chemical Society at 6:30 ». m. Friday at the Indianapolis Athietic Club. Dr. Howe, who holds degrees from: a number of colleges and unhiversities, mcluding Earlham and Rose Polytechnic Institute in Indiana,

will discuss “Some Signs of Progress in Industrial Chemistry.”

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