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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-20
BUS LINE To START
Service Begins on Meridian
Street Route Sunday.

Peoples Motor Coach Company
will begin bus service to the Butler
Fanview district over Meridian
street Sunday. Six of the eight
new busses will be put in operation
and the rest on Monday. when the
full schedule will be effective.
The busses will operate on fifteen
minute intervals from a. m. to
$50 a. NJ: seven-and- -one-half min
ute intervals from $50 a. m to $50
a. m. and $3.50 to Sis p. m. Ten
minute intervals will be in effect
the remainder of the day until
midnight.
The route will be from Monu-
ment Circle, north on Meridian to
Thjrty-sixth, west to KenWood
north to Thirty-ninth. west to
Capitol. north to Forty-SiXt west
to Sunset and north to Forty-ninth
and return to Capitol.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-20
BARE TALE Of
WILD REvEL
BY OFFICIALS
New York Hotel Presents
Chicago Party Bill for
$4,000 Damages.

BH United Press
CHICAGO, April 20.-The story of
$4,000 party allegedly staged
in New York hotel by representa-
tives of the Chicago sanitary dis
trict at the expense of the taxpayers
Of Cook county leaked from the
grand jury room of the county
building today.
The special grand jury which is
investigating expenditures, accounts
of the sanitary district was reported
to have received an itemized list Of
wrecked furnishings for which the
Waldorf Astoria hotel demanded
payment Of the sanitary board rep
reSentativeS.
Arthur MathieSen, private sec
retary to Timothy J. Grove, former
president of the board, was said to
have recounted the story of the
party in return for prosecution i'm
munity.
Never Get to Washington
The party was understood to have
climaxed a journey to Washington
by sanitary board delegation in
the interests of Mississippi flood
sufferers in 1927.
Mathiesen'S reported story re-
yealed that the delegation never
reached the nations capital, that
the party spent it's time and the
taxpayers money celebrating along
Broadway.
The 5000 bill presented by the
Waldorf-Astoria covered broken
mirrors, furniture and numerous
valuable fixtures which it is
charged, flew from the windows of
the canal board party's room on an
early morning of November, 1927.
According to the story, the party
included not only the official Wash
lngton delegation but 100 other
sanitary district employees who
made up a special train from Chi
cago.
Special Train of Booze
That special train, it was said,
was stocked with whisky, gin, beer
and champagne which accounted
for the delegation's decision to
carry its relief work to Broadway
instead of the halls of the Capitol
Railroad fare alone cost $4,000,
according to MathieSen's testimony.
and was paid along with other bills
by Mathiesen, termed the walking
cashier" of the sanitary board.
The delegation, it was reported,
after leaving two members for ap-
pearances at Washington, attended
the Army -Notre Dame football
game, and because the Irish lost
attempted to drown its sorrow along
Broadway.
The night clubs were visited, the
story continues, and after several
rounds of drinks, allegedly paid for
by the walking cashier" the party
adjourned to the hotel in prepara-
ton for an electric light lombard
ment of the city.
Grand Jury Makes Probe
When the supply of light bulbs
was exhausted other movable fix
lures were acquired from the halls
Of the hotel and added to the
barrage.
Before the bombardment ended,
it was said, tables, chair and drawers
flew out the window to the pave
ment
The expense account is understood
to be in the hands of the grand
jury as we'll as further items which
previously had not been accounted
| for.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-20
Actor Seeks to Buy Neighbors'
PianOLaS to Build Bonfire

His neighbors made an official complaint that
he had placed Washtub full of tin cans in his
back yard and tugged at that from within his house
by means of a rope
They also accused him of opening windows of
his home and n2imicking radio announcers bois-
terouSy.
Peters, III his $50 advertisement, offers to pur-
chase his neighbors' pianolas, or instruments of
torture at their market price during the next week
And I will guarantee to burn them at any
place designated by our fire chief, provided the
neighbors sign pledge to purchase no other noise
making devices while residing in Beverly Hills"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-20
Billy Admits Offer

bU Jfltcd Press
STERLING. Col, April 2O.-Billy
Sunday, who is conducting a revival
meeting here, confirmed the report
from New York today that he had
received an offer to make a talking
motion picture.
In this day of radio broadcasting
flying machines and other marvels,
it sometimes is difficult to decide
just what is the best method of
properly reaching the greatest num-
Der of people" Sunday said. THE
talking movies would be one way.
L always have been a booster for
the proper kind of movies. At times
I have felt it my duty to denounce
things in them that I believed
ininical to the welfare and we'll be-
ing Of the young, but as institutions
I never have opposed the movies or
the stage"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-20
TALKIE OF SINNERS
TRAIL TO BE MADE
BY BILLY SUNDAY
Ford Picks Bird

BIZ United Press
DETROIT. April 20.-Henry
Ford, who is a bird lover, be-
lieves the song sparrow should
be chosen as the state bird of
Michigan. he stated in a tele-
gram to the state Audubon So
ciety. which is conducting g
contest to determine the states
official bird. Until Ford'S
choice, the selection had mar
rowed down to the chickadee
Or robin.
The song sparrow is an art
iSt, but it is remarkably free
from difficulties of tempera-
ment," Ford said. 1T is a very
well-behaved bird and not
quarrelsome. 1t is clean about
its nest and very dainty in its
personal habits"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-20

a scholarship in the dancing
studio OF Louise Powell, one of the
states foremost dancing inStruc-
tors. a two-terln course, with
choice of tap. acrobatic or ballet
dancing. In addition she will be
placed on the program of the JIM
ior League Follies, to be staged
at the Murat May 2, 8 and 4.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-20


AS such she was supposed to
have drawn a 81 1000 weekly check,
quite a salary for a girl, who pre-
viously had been a glorified stage
beauty and nothing more.
Mrs. Penfield this week decided
that it was entirely too much OF
a salary. especially when her
money was being used to make
up deficits which the show had
been incurring despite capacity
houses.
She even decided she didn't
want Miss Knapp in the cast,
expressing doubt as to the eNbeau-
tiful ones acting and singing
ability.
Her decision was delivered as an
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-20

There is no rigid age limit for
contestants. They do not have to
be members of the Junior League.
All that is required is that they
send their names TO The Times
Dancing Contest Editor, With q
photograph. in street or homo.
garb, or costume, head and shNll-
ders, or full length. u
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-20
DESTROY S23 TO GET SO
Burglars Cut Glass From Drug
Store Door: Take Stamps.

Another Of the series OF petty
north side burglaries was discovered
early today at the drug store Of
George z. Maxwell, 1902 Central
avenue. The glass was cut from the
door and stamps and change we're
stolen. The glass was valued at s23
and the loot at SO.
Two neysboys saw five men In q
automobile leaving the scene.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-20


ultimatum to Carroll, who decided
that he knew when he was we'll
off and announced that friendly
agreement had been reached
whereby Miss Knapp would leave
the cast.
The agreement, however, ac-
cording to Miss Knapp'S attorneys,
was not friendly as it applied to
the actress.
Her complaint charges that Mrs.
Penheld's action forced her to
break contract with the Pro-
ducers' association and otherwise
caused her humiliation, not to
mention loss of the 81, 900 salary.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-20

Five of the best judges obtain
able will watch the girls go
through their dances on April 80.
Mrs. Robert c. Winslow Is chair
man Of the Junior League conf
mittee cooperating with The
Times.
Get your entry In today. You
may be the fortunate girl who
aims the two tempting prizes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-20
PORKERS STEADY TO
10 CENTS LOWER HERE
VeaIers of so Cents or More: Cattle
Firm.


Hogs were steady 70 10 cents low
er at the local stockyardS today. The
bulk OF 10000 pounds brought
sI1.75. Few loads sold at Sl180 to
slIS5. The top price paid was S11.85,
Receipts were estimated Il $500 and
holdoYers from Fridays market to-
tailed 24l.
The cattle market was steady with
not many here. VealerS were off so
cents or more. selling at SIT down
The sheep and lamb market was
uuotable steady with very few in the
pens.
The Chicago hog market opened
with not enough hogs to establish
a market. Few strong with Fri
days average. Paying sl165 for
choice 20o-pouno weights. Choice
$50 pound averages sold at Sll.50
Receipts we're 5000. including 4.500
directs, and holdovers numbered
5000.
Cattle receipts were 500; sheep
receipts were 5000.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-20

ENTRIES came with rush this
IL morning for The Times
League Dancing Scholarship con-
test. to be held in the Lincoln
room of the Lincoln hotel at 7:30
Tuesday night. April 80.
This is one of the great oppor-
tunities of the year for girl dan
GERS of IndiFapolis. The vim
ner of the contest viii be given
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-20

.
HOLLYWOOD, Cal, April 2O.-House Peters the
L husky movie hero. wants to make a bonfire
of his neghbors pianoas and has tried newspaper
advertising to collect the instruments which he
claims torturing him.
In today's issue of the Beverly Hills Script ap
pears an advertisement paid for b. Peters, in
which he offers TO purchase pianolas operating in
homes surrounding his residence in the exclusive
district.
Peters is under $1,000 bond in police court to
keep peace.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-20
Opening Markets
BY ELMER c. WALLER

NEW YORK, April 20.-The ma
jority Of stocks on the New York
Stock Exchange advanced fraction
ally in the early dealings today with
volume OF business on a small scale.
Weekend profit taking was noted
in a few issues such as Interna-
tional Combustion, which lost nearly
a point, and Westinghouse Electric,
which lost fractionally.
Overnight news was OF little I'M
portance. Traders we're not yet
sure of the market, despite outlook
for easier money Monday or Tues
day.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-20
SENTENCE kIDNAPER
Confessed Abductor of Two
Children to Prison.

BIZ United Press
SAN FRANCISCO, April 2o.-Mrs.
Edna Sharp. confessed kidnaper of
two California children today was
under sentence OF from one to twen-
ty years in San Quentin state prison
The abductor of Baby Doris vir-
ginia Murphy and Barbara Osborn
failed 10 obtain probation Thursday
and Judge Water Johnson pro-
nounced sentence.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-20
THREE Die IN FALL
Construction Workers Drop
Is Stories to Death.

BB United Press
NEW YORK. April 20.-Three
men were killed and about twenty
injured when Scaffolding on the
fifteenth floor of the Western Union
building. under stonstruction, at
Thomas street west of Broadway,
collapsed today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-20
POLICE ESCORT F0ILS
ATTEMPTED H0LDUP
Detroit Man, Carrying $1,000 Asks
Guard Out of City.

After an attempted holdup early
this morning, J. w. Brown, Detroit
was escorted from Indianapolis to
Lawrence by police on his automo-
bile trip back to Detroit.
Brown had been staying at the
SEVERN and received a wire to re-
turn to Detroit. He drew 81 200 of
his money from the hotel safe and
started.
Near Dearborn street and Massa4
chusetts avenue he saw an automos'
bile following him. He circled tha
block in an effort to elude the other
car.
Brown then went to police t1ead%
quarters where he was given an
escort out Of the city. The other
car was not sighted.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-20
HUNT WOMAN, CHILDREN
Husband Seeks Wife, Missing Two
Weeks.

Police we're asked TO search for
Mrs. Ella Martin, 20. and her four
children from 8 to II years old. Her
husband, Ambrose Martin, PIT
North Noble street, told police his
wife had left with the children two
weeks ago from their home at 2l7
North Alabama street.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-20
Baseball Player Evangelist
Turns 10 Movies to Per-
petuate Sermons

BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, April 2O.-Billy
Sunday is going into the "talkieS"
in the hope that long after he is
dead sinners at the ends of the
earth will go thronging down the
saWdust trail.
The husky, compelling voice of
the baseball player who turned
evangelist will be canned in per-
petuity III a series of sermons, the
first of which will be his famous
TRADE against liquor and the
brewers big, black horses"
All the trimmings that go with
a Billy Sunday sermon are to be
filmed. Homer Rodeheaver will
lead the singing, will be seen wav-
ing his silver cornet and asking
everybody to come in strong on the
chorus of Brighten the Corner
Where You Are
Full Revival Trimmings
Tentative plans call for the stag
ing of a regular revival service, prob
ably in Los Angeles at the Educa-
tional Studios. Work on the pro-
duction is expected to start within
six weeks
It is planned to take the film to
India, Australia and all other for
eign countries where English Is
spoken, Among the possibilities are
that Sundays talkie may be used to
supplement missionary work, es-
pecially in India.
The film would run the length of
g regular evangelistic meeting, it
was said, with a choir and a band
working in cooperation with Sun
day.
Plans Kept Secret
Among the men interested in the
project, the United Press learned,
are: Earl w. Hammons. president
of the Educational Film Exchanges.
Inc; Joseph Skriboll, for several
years European representative of
First National Pictures; Robert Saw
lni Atlanta motion picture man,
and j. D. Williams, vice president of
World Wide Pictures, Inc.
Williams was surprised when told
that news Of the project had leaked
out. He refused either to deny or
confirm the report.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-20
LOVE MURDERESS IS
CONVICTED BY JURY

MansIaughter Verdict Given New
York Woman.
BIZ United Press
POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y, April 90
"A verdict Of guilty was returned
by a jury here early today against
Mrs. Fela Palick charged with first
degree manslaughter in the death OF
Henri Gagnon.
Mrs. Palick claimed she killed
Gagnon when he revealed ne was
her lover. She is liable to a sem
tence Of from ten TO twenty years
in prison.
Evening star., 1929-06-21
BY MARGUERITE YOUNG.
Assoc1ated Press stan Writer.

The first woman has yet to earn a
living by practical flying. and III exhibit
ton aviation of all kinds no woman
holds a world record.
But because, for one reason, flying is
something which must be learned ac-
cording to rigidly set formula-"A
Mans Way"-Jesse Lankford, chief Of
the licensing section, aviation branch of
the Commerce Department, believes that
better day Is drawing for women in
aviation.
Women, $500 Men.
He said today that although seven
women have obtained transport pilots
licenSes-compared with 4, 500 masculine
pilots of this claSs-and although to-
tai of IS women have been licensed TO
fly, not one has ever engaged in COM
mercial flying for living. Women's
ventures have been entirely in the field
OF exhibition flying, he added. At being
licensed to take up privats aircraft, 10
to carry passengers within 10 miles of
designated fields, and one to carry bag
gage or messages, but not passengers.
The National Aeronautic Association
has established a separate file for won-
ems records. Not one of these equals
mems achievements in the same phase
of aviation. Louise McPhetridge, for in
stance, holds the women's altitude rec
ord-20, ,270 feet-but this compares with
the 39.140 feet altitude mark of Lieut..
Apollo Soucek of the Navy.
They haven't had chance" Lank-
ford said. "They haven't stood an equal
Evening star., 1929-06-21
ALEXIS COMPLAINS
ABOUT TREATMENT
Haitien Charge d'Affaires at
Antwerp Protests to
4 Premier Poincare.


{ PARIS, June 21.--Stephen Alexis,
Haitien charge d'affaires at Antwerp,
who was excluded from the Montpar-
nasse ball Tuesday evening because Of
his color, with the explanation that
the presence of colored persons was dis
tasteful to American customers, has
written a letter of complaint to Premier
Poincare and Foreign Minister BRAND.
In the letter he asked whether citi-
zen of the only country in the Western
Hemisphere whose official language is
French ought to be treated that way in
France.
4 The French government is unable to
take any official notice OF the letter,
however because 1t was written in the
personal name of the complainant, and
the Haitien legation has announced
that it will make no representations.
In official circles it was held that the
exclusion of Alexis because of his color
was illegal and involved grounds for
personal court action, since no color
line is existent in France. Even were
the Haitien legation to take the matter
up, all the government could do would
be to express regrets and bring to the
attention of the establishment that 1t
was liable to court action for damages
If it continued its action.
In his letter Alexis complained that
he was visiting the MontparnasSe es-
tabliShment for dinner.
Evening star., 1929-06-21
SEES NEW ERA FOR WOMEN
AHEAD IN FIELD OF AVIATION
License Chief Points Out That to Date No
Feminine Pilot Has Earned Living
at Commercial Flying.

chance with men to earn the necessary
money to learn to fly-nor to ny after
they know how. Once they learn, they
learn in mans way, and they are just
as good pilots
Offer Free Training.
He saw entering wedges" that will
provide avenues for womenS entrance
TO the field. The State Of Tennessee, he
said, Is arranging to offer free flying
school courses to any college student,
man or woman, who wishes to take
them. So is West Virginia. These equal
opportunities, Lankford believes, will in
crease the number of woman pilots, and
they will begin to go into the business of
actual flying as into any other career,
rather than using 1t as they now do
rs means to an end.
One other circumstance, he added,
viii work toward Women's advance
lnent in commercial aviation: BY the
lime plotting becomes "as simple as taxi
driving" there will be a necessity for
pilots at lower salaries than they now
receive.
Bert Christopher, secretary of the
Aeronautic. Associations contest COM
inittee, believes that the onto -Cleve-
land derby, starting at Santa Monica,
Calf, about August Is, will be spur
10 women's efforts toward air records
Records, he explained, are earned In a
large measure by the craft in which
they are attained and women can man.
age planes as well as men.
Slams present population is estimated
Mt 10 ono nm
Evening star., 1929-06-21

plantations that the work achieved by
the recent experts committee on rep
arations was responsible for his urging
ratification.
mo one in France knows better than
that France might have obtained bet
ter terms at Washington" the premier
Berenger while refraining from men,
tioning him by name. but in view of
the flnal definite settlement and liq-
uidation of the war problem by the ex-
perts I must urge ratification"
Evening star., 1929-06-21
FATAL GAS SOURCE
REMAINS MYSTERY
Texas Inquiry Fails to Reveal
Leak Which Caused
Two Deaths.

BY the Associated FreSS.
Ell PASO, Tex, June 21.-The source
of hydrogen sulphide gas which took
the lives of two children and overcame
16 other persons at the little Mexican
settlement Of Ascarate, near here, We'd
nesday remained mystery to investi-
gators today.
Following an impromptu court Of in
quiry convened yesterday by city and
county officials, at which chemists identi-
fled the gas, United States Army gas
experts from Fort Bliss were detailed to
assist the investigators in their efforts
to determine its origin.
Ofncials Of a gas line company and
refinery near the settlement told the
court of inquiry an examination revealed
no leaks in their pipes.
w. s. Hamilton, general manager of
the Pasotex Petroleum Co.'S refinery,
said that everything was perfectly
regular" in the plant.
Il will not try to deny the fact that
West Texas crude Oil has some hydrogen
Evening star., 1929-06-21
Kerrys May Remarry.

NEW YORK, June al Or seems
to be getting to be the fad In noviedom
for divorced folks to rewed. Norman
Kerry, who was divorced from Rozine
Trip at Los Angeles June on grounds
of cruelty, is here TO see her on for Eu-
rope. He said he hoped eventually to
join her and have another wedding In
London
Evening star., 1929-06-21
BUEN0S AIRES REJECTS
NEW POLICY PROPOSAL
Eocialist-Independent Foes Of Gov
ernment Defeated Second
Ti11,o
Special pispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BUENOS AIRES, June 21.-Admin-
istraticn forces won their second VIC
tory in as many weeks yesterday when
the Chamber of Deputies, after a
stormy two-hour session, rejected, by
a vote of 68 to 46, the proposal of An
tonide Tonnaso, Socialist Independent
to interpellate the administration poll
icy Of discharging government employees.
The proposal introduced by Tomaso
had been one Of the opposition's strong
est points against the government.
Disorders which climaxed the debate
necessitated the calling Of a 10-minute
recess by the chairman. Last week the
Chamber rejected. IS to SO, the Social
lists proposed interpretations looking
toward lowered freight rates for farm
produce.
Evening star., 1929-06-21
U.S.-MEXICAN WATER PACT
REVISION TO BE SOUGHT
Data, Gathered Over Five-Year Pc
riod, Are Practically Complete
for Negotiations.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
With preliminary data, gathered over
Q five-year period, practically complete,
the International Water Commission
viii attempt to clear UP the water ques-
ton all along the United States Mex
ican border at a meeting to open in
Mexico City August 20.
Water rights on the Rio Grande,
Colorado and Tia Juana Rivers will be
negotiated, with a view to forming a
basis for new treaty. Because of re-
cent irrigation developments, old water
treaties between the United States and
Mexico have become obsolete. Indica-
tions are that what land is at present
termining factor in the negotiations.
Evening star., 1929-06-21
Pomeranian Forests DESTROYED.

STOIP, Germany. June 81 CF0.-Fire
ragged last night through Ponickler For
rest, one Of the most valuable in
Pomerania. It was believed that 1000
acres of the 1000 in the woods were
doomed. Fire brigades from surround
ing towns were helpless in the face OF
the confiagration and confined their ef-
forts to protecting threatened villages
Evening star., 1929-06-21

sulphide in It." he said. ''It Is taken
from the oil during the course of refin-
ing and burned at our plant"
All but two of the 16 who were over
come by the gas had been released from
the hospital. One of the two, Mrs. Maria
Ceniceros, mother of the two children
killed by the gas, was in a critical con-
dition.