Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 February 1940 — Page 10

RAP FOR MATE MAY BE IN VAIN

School May Bar Graduate Student Who Turned To Bootlegging.

LAWRENCE, Kas., Feb. 22 (U.P). —A young mother who sent her . baby away and went to jail for boot- - legging so her husband would not have to interrupt his education, feared today that her sacrifice might be in vain. Robert N. Palmer, University of Kansas graduate student, wasn't sure that he would be permitted to register again at the university although charges against him had been dropped because his wife pleaded guilty and took “the rap.” “The rap is my own business; to get a master’s degree is my husband’s business,” Mrs. Wilma Palmer said in the jail cell to which she was taken-yesterday. Mr. Palmer had been promised a job when he, his wife and their year-old son moved here last September. He didn’t get the job and turned to bootlegging to other students to pay :for his education. Business was so good that he took a vacation in New Orleans early this month. Mrs. Palmer, a Kansas graduate of the class of 1937, took care of the customers while he .was away. One night police raided the apartment. Yesterday the state agreed to drop the charge against him, and his wife was fined $100 and sentenced to 30 days in jail. Mr. Palmer, who took the baby to his parents, said, “It was as much for her benefit as mine, because she expects me to make a living and I could never get a job in the Civil Service or with a big corporation with such a conviction hanging

Swinging Along at Age of 74

By LEO DAUGHERTY Erich .Schelski, his cheeks ‘aglow with the crimson tint of youth and his upper arms as solid as iron dumbbells, agreed today at " that

“swing’s the thing,” But he didn’t mean swing—he meant the swinging of Indian clubs to keep one fit and spry—to ma

one really eligible for a diploma for

50 years in Turnverein, which recognition he will receive tonight at the Athenaeum. Joining the ranks of Turner golden jubilarians with him will be George Hotz, a refired tailor; and Mr. Schelski’s tailer at that. So befitting the occasion, Mr. Schelski will go to the Athenaeum celebration wearing an overcoat Mr. Hotz made for him. Mr. Schelski went through a routine with the clubs which he keeps handy at his home, 908 St. Peter St., for almost’ daily use. He said he had played volley ball at the Athenaeum last night and that he hasn't even thought of retiring from his trade as a painter. He said he still’ will climb any building, ho matter how high, to swing his artistic brush. - “I could even climb the Monument,” he smiled. But it was only his way of bringing about mention of the proud fact that he served on committees for Athenaeum affairs with Rudolph Schwartz, who designed the Monument. 2 Mr. Schelski joined the Turners in Chicago in 1882, and came here the following year. And for 30 consecutive years he never missed going to the Athenaeum two: nights weekly for strenuous gymnastics. His early classmates included Henry Moesch, Oscar Koster, Otto Ehrgott, Adam Schaff, Edward Otto and Col. Richard Lieber. Mr. Schelski was a member of teams which competed in tourneys in various parts of the country. He competed in the national convention tourney here in the early 1900s.

Times Photo. Erich Schelski . . . “I could even \ climb the monument.”

Not only that but he was a member of the convention committee. His proudest boast is that when younger he could chin himself with one hand, something .new can aceemplish. He could do that feat only once at a time, but using beth hands he could chin himself 35 times. During the last 20 years he has kept in trim with frequent exercise. “When I was in my prime,” Mr. Schelski said,” I weighed 133. Now I weigh 142, - Not so far out of the pink, en?” | : ‘The occasion at which the diplomas will be presented, Mr. Schelski and Mr. Hotz, who also has a brilliant Turner record, -is the Athenaeum’s annual George Washington’s birthday party and its own anniversary. Dr. Herman T, Briscoe of Indiana University will speak and Col. Lieber will preside.

|The Art

La Hear Chars. Kal-|

‘Shek Had Sought Sale to ‘Help Wage War. "NEW YORK, Feb, 22 (U. P)—

llery Mystery—an assault and suicide following an alleged

lswindle in famous paintings—was {deepened today by vague references -|to the Commander of Germany’s {World War freight-carrying sub-

marine Deutschland, and to 30 million dollar Chinese art treasure. The former U-boat commander, Gerold Eckelmann, was said to have come to this country last May with

a story that Chiang Kai-shek, head : {of the Chinese Government, was in : |dire need of funds for the war|

against Japan and that he was offering the art treasure for sale. Mr. Eckelmann was said to be Gen. Chiang’s personal adviser. This information reached John T.

Geery, secretary-treasurer of thej

American Art Association-Anderson Galleries, Inc., once the country’s ‘most famous att gallery and then in serious financial = difficulties. Geery saw a chance to recoup his fortunes through the commission of such a sale,

Friend Saw Commander

One of his friends saw Eckelmann and arranged for the galleries .to handle the Chinese art. But Geery realized that he knew nothing of art and that his partner, Milton B.Logan, president of the galleries, would have to manage the sales. He feared that something might happen to Logan before the deal was completed, so he insured Logan’s life for $150,000 through Lloyd's of London. This was the; explanation given by Geery’s attorney, Herbert Plaut, for the unusual insurance Geery carried on his partner’s life. Geery

killed himself Monday night, a few:

hours after a murderous assault

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had been made on Logan in an automobile.. Logan, in a hospital with a fractured skull, believes that §| Geery hired the assailant, hoping to cash in on the insurance policy, and that Geery killed himself when he learned that his victim was alive to tell the story. Both Geery and Logan, who formed their strange partnership in 1937 and bought the galleries, then doing a $9,000,000 annual business, with only a $10,000 cash outlay supplied by Geery, had been indicted on charges of defrauding clients of the proceeds of sales of art left with the galleries. Leaves Suicide Note BE. 2321 : It was learned today that in a lengthy suicide note, Geery. had {blamed Logan for “sucking me in the art business, and for the handling of finances that led to their indictment. Logan, according to Attorney, Plaut, told Geery that the galleries were for sale and induced him to put up $10,000. Geery continued his insurance ‘business while Logan ran the galleries. Plaut said that several times Logan called on Geery for more money, until Geery had $32,920 invested and was broke. At this time, the story of Mr. Ecklemann and the Chinese treasure reached: Geery.

APPEAL HINTED FOR CONVICTED LAWYER

Attorneys for Russell V. Duncan, convicted in Criminal Court yesterday on a charge of receiving stolen goods, today said they may appeal. Judge Dewey E. Myers, after a two-day trial, sentenced Duncan to the maximum penalty of 1-to-10 years in the Indiana State Prison. Homer J. Franklin, jointly indicted with Duncan, has not been sentenced. He pleaded guilty midway in the trial.. Duncan, who has practiced law in Marion County since 1920, was found guilty by Judge Myers of attempting to dispose of 19 automobile tires allegedly stolen in a filling station burglary at 1501 E, Prospect St. last summer. On the stand, Duncan said he attempted to dispose of some tires but he denied knowledge that they were

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|! WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.—The Securities and Exchange Commission today set March 6 as the date for hearing petitions for the sale of 715,980 shares of Indianapolis Power & Light Co. common stock and 2500 shares of 6 per cent preferred stock. Originally the hearing had been set for Feb. 29. One petition was filed by the Utilities Power & Light Corp., holding company which seeks to sell the 645,980 shares it owns to a group of New York bankers as a .part of its Federal Court reorganization plan. . Subsequently ‘the Indianapolis Power & Light. Co. filed a petition asking to sell an additional 70,000 shares of common held in its own treasury, together with 2500 Shares of 6 per cent preferred, $100 par, to reimburse the company for fapital SEpeRMibures

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