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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-27
SALES HEAVY
AT AUTO SHOW
PubIic's Appetite Almost
Wholly for Closed Cars.

Accelerated by seductive music
and the perfumery Of floral bou-
quets the 1929 auto show at the
state Playground slipped into high"
Tuesday night and today toward a
new sales record for motor car ex-
hibitions in Indianapolis.
With the exhibits demonstrating
motordom's appetites for the closed
car the caterers to the public's me-
chanical desires found the touring
models looked at in askance-
almost as curios.
A Blackhawk touring with sway
back doors to fit the arm curve of
man or woman driver was one of
the few tourings in the show to
draw more than an occasional
glance.
The triplets in the moderate
priced f1eld-the Whippet, Ford and
Chevrolet-are running their own
sales race with problematical pur-
C1IdSCIO bdChA1lS 11hC q OOubbO1h oc1A-
boat first for this car and next for
that.
r. H. Losey of the Losey-Nash
Motor Company was host Tuesday
to $50 statesmen and dealers at a
service school held in connection
with the auto show.
Fifty dealers in the Auburn at.
tended a luncheon and meeting at
the Columbia Club Tuesday.
Studebaker's merchants in Indi-
ana were feted at the Indianapolis
Athletic Club Tuesday with Knute
Rockne, Notre Dame football coach.
as one of the speakers.
The auto show will be open daily
through Saturday from 1890 a. m
to 1890 D. m.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-27
ARM0RY QUIZ HUSH ATTEMPT
B. LOCKED; THOROUGH INQUIRY
BY ACCOUNTS BOARD ORDERED
Senators Leading Battle for Investigation
Smash Through Barriers Placed in
Path and Start Real Probe
BILL CALLS FOR SWEEPING CLEANUP
Lindley's Measure Appropriating $4,000 for
Speedy and Searching Action Passes;
Now Goes to House.

With rapid broad strokes the state senate today moved
toward investigation of whether the state is getting its
moneys worth out of the 100000 spent construction Of
twenty-three national guard armories The action:
l. The senate committee Of the whole recommended
approval of the report of the senate armoy investigation
committee which approved motives of armory constructors
but doubted propriety of some methods.
2. In addition the committee of the whole recommended
that the state board of accounts be instructed to into
every detail of armory construction practically brck by
brick" and report to the Governor.
g. Then the senate approved this report which amounts
to nsrucng the board to make real Investigation
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-27

tant- General William H. Kershner
and the bank and realty company,
kept attempting to get made a part
Of the latest action the long report
on the armory situation which he
presented Tuesday afternoon.
This report made out the probe
committees report to be a piece OF
political maneuvering by lot OF
Democrats and painted the armory
boards, the bank, and the realty
company as high-minded patriots,
doing their duty, despite maligning
by politicians.
Beckett continually was set back
by various rulings until finally, in
the last round of the battle, he
withdrew his motion, with, as he
understood it, assurance that the
state board of accounts Immediately
would start impartial inquiry.
Says He Is Aiding Guard
AS the matter stands, Beckett's
report is recorded as having been
presented to the committee of the
whole, but is not in its report to
the senate.
Beckett declared he would not
oppose Lindley's enabling bill, but
rather would favor Fastening COM
plete inquiry, insisting his sole inter-
est was the preservation of the inter
ests of the National Guard. Beckett
is a reserve major and was cap
tain in the World war.
Lindley announced that he Is con-
sidering seeking an amendment to
the 1907 law which gave the ar
mory boards the broad powers un-
der which they constructed the
guard housing under the CLOSED
corporation" and cost plus" plan.
He said he thought the law should
provide that the Governor must
check and approve all plans and
contracts.
Lindley played an ace Tuesday
afternoon by introducing motion
asking that when the senate sits
as a committee of the whole 1t be
empowered to call witnesses.
81 want to question some Of our
critics." he told reporters.
But the motion met opposition
and some minutes elapsed before
the senate finally did resolve itself
into committee. During this time
Senator Beckett, with Adtutant-
General Kershner at his elbow
tried three times to read his lengthy
attack against the report.
Success did not reward his efforts
until after Lindley had explained
the committee report, which was
printed and on the desk of each
senator, and Senator Harlan had
taken the gavel to preside over the
senate as committee.
LOoseness Is Charged
"a great many statements in the
report can not be substantiated,"
Beckett charged, declaring that
some very loose paragraphs have
crept into it,"
Then his paper attacked Senator
Thurman A. Gottschalk, Berne, au-
thor Of the resolution asking the
investigation. 1t charged that It
was an attemptsof the Democrats to
make Campaign fodder" GottschaIk
being the Democrat senator on the
state budget committee.
Continuing with personalities,
Beckett attacked A. G. Mcdaniel,
state budget clerk, and Roy Bryant,
Franklin, witnesses before the probe
committee. He questioned their mo-
tiyeS, saying that Mcdaniel had
gone to Kershner in the interest
Of an arnory contract for a friend
and, failing, had threatened legis-
lative Investigation.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-27
Bishop Blake Is Speaker

Bishop Edgar H. Blake of the In
dianapolis ares. Of the Methodist
Episcopal church spoke Tuesday
night before a class of the Indiana
Council on international Relations
at the Y. W. C. A. His subject was
Our Foreign Policy"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-27
NIishawaka Priest Dies

BIZ United Press
MISHAwAKA, Ind, Feb. GA
heart attack, superinduced by a re-
cent operation at Minneapolis,
Mimi, today ended the life OF the
Rev. John C. Keller, So, widely
known Catholic priest. Father
Keller died at the rectory of his
brother. Otto Keller. pastor Of the
st. Bavos church here.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-27
MARRIED BY JUDGE
Excited Groom Nearly FOrgets to
to Give Bride Ring.

So occupied was Arthur Neff, %,
of 20o1 West Michigan street, in
kissing his bride today, that he al
most forgot to give her the we'd
ding ring. as Superior Judge James
M. feathers married them. The
bride was Miss Naomi Oberle, Is, Of
529 North Berwick street.
Leathers warned the newly-weds
that although the state law con-
siderS marriage only civil con-
tract it is much more serious and
sacred"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-27
FOB SAFETY DIRECTOR
Revolver Stolen from Home of Fred
w. ConneII.

A delegation called on Fred W.
Connell president of the board of
public safety, 5706 Washington
boulevard, Tuesday night, Conneii
was not home. The callers took a
80 caliber, pearl handled revolver in
lieu of leaving a card, and departed.
They left the same way they got in
through a pried-open side win
dow.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-27
BANK DECISION TODAY
Render Judgment in Case hor
100000.

Superior Judge Linn D. Hay was
to rule this afternoon on the ac-
commodation note suit brought by
Richard L. Lowther, receiver for
the j. F. Wild Company State Bank
against Frank M. Milliken and the
estates OF John j. Appel and Robert
/. Todd.
Lowther seeks to have the court
direct the sale of 100000 in ac-
commodation notes held by the de-
PENDANTS.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-27
JACKIE COOGAN BACK

Returns From European Vaudeville
Tour With Parents.
BD United Press
NEW YORK, Feb. 27.-Jackie
Coogan, once the screens infant
idol and now a vaudeville star, re-
turned to this country with his par
ents and his younger brother, Rob-
ert, on the lie De France.
Jackie has completed a five
months European vaudeville tour.
A brief tour in the United States
and then back to school books IS
the program for the lad, his mother
said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-27
TAFT VISITS COOLIDGE
Ex-Presidents' Association Soon TO
Have Two Members.

BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-Chief
Justice Taft, the only living ex-
President, called at the White House
today and chatted with President
Coolidge about the prospects of hav-
ing new member in his :" ssocia-
ton Of Ex-Presidents," after March
4. Although he did not invite Mr..
Coolidge to join his one-man asso-
citation, Taft said. plans have been
made to tender a formal invitation
shortly after March 4.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-27

TWENTY-FOUR years ago Sing
= stepped from the campus of Le-
land Stanford University at Palo
Alto, Cal, carrying a degree in law.
He applied to a law firm for work
and received his first disappointment
when he was told the pay would be
So week.
He went into the restaurant busi-
ness and did well for ten or twelve
years." He lost his business then
became newspaper man in Cleve-
land. From there, the road points
downward, with Sing, because of his
physical condition and inability to
work, slipping deeper and deeper
into trouble.
First, suspended sentence on a
larceny charge in Cleveland and
then a one to fourteen-year sen
tence for alleged robbery of a truck
in local Chinese laundry in 1923.
Then a few months ago came the
arrest of Sing in Chicago and re-
turn on charge here that he was
wanted for forgery. For seventeen
months, he has been in Jail in Chi
cago and Indianapolis for his Of
tense against a local department
store.
The rest Of the story was written
into criminal court records by Col
Inns.
CING was brought to the court
: ~ room and slumped into a chair.
Ills hair, thin and raeager, outlined
his shrunken face. His clothes were
Collins appointed ]. Carl Vandi-
vier to appear as his attorney. but
Sing waved him aside.
your honor" he coughed, clos
ing his eyes and gripping the side
of the chair at the press table, "be-
cause of my physical condition I
want to present a verbal motion in
which plead guilty to issuing a
fraudulent check"
There was no count on this
charge in the indictment, but fol-
lowing conference with Vandivier
the court directed that one be writ
ten.
Sing was then sentenced. He rose
partly in his chair as the court pro-
nounced the sentence, but asked for
aid from newspaper reporters, then
another fit of coughing halted him.
81 was doing well and today I'm
faced with sure DEATH" he whis-
pered. "I'll never leave the prison
alive. I was taken from my sick
bed in the Chicago prison to be
brought here and I wanted to get
this over. 1 must have medical
treatment"
n
TT.1e county Jail, again abed, he
Z ,sed to talk further to re-
por 5.
II know how it is with you boys. I
was in the game myself, but talking
hurts me So" he said. Wont you
try to understands"
The cell door changed shut and
the sound of coughing echoed in the
Jail corridor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-27
REPAYS BAD STOCK TIP
BY $4,000 REQUEST
Railway Magnate COmpensates
Woman for Loss.

BIZ United Press
MI. CLEMENS, Mich, Feb. 27.-
Compensation for bad stock tip,
which he had given Mrs. Edith
Forbes of Scarsdale, N. Y. some
time ago, was made by Matthew
Slush, wealthy interurban railway
and coal magnate IN his will.
Slush bequeathed Mrs. Forbes
$4,000. to compensate her for her
loss.
Els estate was valued at $500. 900.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-27
Lazy Death
CeII-Mutg
Quan Sing, MortaiIy III,
Pleads Guilty, Turns
Back on Blasted Life
to Die Alone.
BY CHARLES E. CARLL

DEATH-sIow, deliberate and un-
avoidable DEATHS marked on
the cards of Quan Sing, 45-year-old
Chinese, dealt to himself in his
game of "life solitaire" in criminal
court Tuesday afternoon.
SO i'll he could not leave his seat
to stand before Judge James A.
Collins when sentenced to one to
ten years in the state prison for
issuing fraudulent check, ne
gasped plea of guilty.
Cancer and tuberculosis arc cut
ting him down day by day.
And when he dies, as he says he
will, he will leave behind the bar
rem waste that was once life full
of promise.
The Washington times., 1929-01-18
SATURDAY, JANUARY 10

~ day days planetary configuratons
Isl would the for justice and expaton For
ordinary material interests the aspects not ad
vantageou for the events that 34S
Trouble of kind another may follow developments
BIT 8:1s and 1928 Do remove, travel,
contracts, first employment
If they be avoided conveniently
Children born today be aggressive puntual and
deliberate Success is shown in poetry art finance There
ability for business management but they take
they will way express genius
for poetry and literature.
Your birthday: solemn occasion and possibly small loss
shown You gain BY friends. music
books and social connections Travel change be
advisable during the coming year.
Notable naves Edgar Allan Poe poet; James Watt nven
tor of the steam engine; General Robert E. Lee.
Lucky hours SAB p mt should be favorable for
dealing with friends making friendly for
and domestic affairs hopes and aspirations especially socially
concerning gain and buess for and for seeking justice
in personal matters.
The Washington times., 1929-01-18

NoTErhs
New Britain herald., 1929-12-30
FALCONS HOLD PARTY
 WITH 150 ATTENDING
PajcWski Nilynarski and MonkicwiCz Among Spcakers-Childrcn
 Party This Afternoon

The annual Christmas party of Falcon Nest No. SS took place yes tcrday afternoon and evening with about 150 guests in attendance. Din ncr was served in the hall on Bcav- CT street and. because number of the guests could not be accommo- dated there. the club rooms were turned into a dining room.
 Andrdcw Brzuszck, president or the fifth Falcon district. acted as master of ceremonies. Among the speakers were Alderman Peter Pa jewski, Councilman Joseph Mlynar- ski. Attorney E. J. MonkieWicz and John NiesobiedzlI, all of whom dwelled on the Christmas spirit among the Falcon organizations.
 The Falcon comedians. Julius Twarowski and William Pietrowski, entertained the guests with several acts. Dancing was enjoyed until d late hour.
 The annual Christmas party for the children's drill classes, children of widows and Widowcrs. and chiI- drcn of he Falcon members, was to take place this afternoon at f o'clock. About 100 children were expected to attend.
 The Falcon Ladies' auxiliary will sponsor it's annual New Years ball at Falcon hall and all plans for the social are complete.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-30
SUES FOR LEAkN ROOF

James DeNunzio. q baker at 92 Lafayette street, through Nair H: Nair, has brought suit for S450 against Joseph and Marguerite Soli of New Haven. The writ which was served by Deputy Sheriff Martin W. Horwitz claims Chat the plaintiff rents premises from the defendants for the purpose of q bakery and because Of neglect of the owners roof was aIlowel 10 become leaky. Goods of the plaintiff were damaged by rain Naaer on several occasions. X second count in the complaint al leecs that after notifying the owners ot the conditions, the landlords em'- powered DeNunzio 10 hire q plumb CT to repair the damasq. There upon, he had Herman M. Geigen- baum do tho work for which he paid S7G.96, This sum has never been paid back to him.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-30
Father Seeks Movie to
 View His "Son-in-LaW"

Kansas City, Dee, 3U P@--Matt G. Glass has never seen Richard Dix, film actor. but vest erduy he made q hurried round of Kansas City's movies to see if any were showing the stal in action.
 Glass had q good reason Ior wanting to see what Dix looked like for he had just read q news paper account of the reported en. sdgement Of the actor to his daughter. Maxine. - year olu University of Southern CaliforAi;r coed. Glass failed 10 find any shows starrlng his prospective son-in-laW, but he intends to sec on" at the first opportunity,
 Glass has not seen his 1augn'rr for 1o wears. He and his wife. were drvorced I- years ago in To, pe'>a, kas,
 fho rn@ag"u,ut Of the ac,or and tho university student was reported Saturday at Long Beach, tHJ., alter Miss Glass had Gis- played diamond on her "ngago- mrnt finger which she said was 4iycn her by D;N. I'rionds of the girl suid the couple would he married within three months
New Britain herald., 1929-12-30
STUFF o. MERGER
 SALYATl0N PLAN IN BANKRUPTCY CASES
{Continued From First Page)

claim of S753.12 against the Stutz company which ii declared i5 in imminent danger of insolvency and is without sufficient assets 10 pay it's creditors This suit WIS filed by Fac W. Patrick, another Indianapolis attorney.
 Col. E. $. Gorrcll, president Of the Stutz was out of the city today and in his absence other officials declined 10 comment on the bank luptcy petition. Col. Gorrcll has been president of The company sine" the retirement carly last year O. Frederick Moskovirs.
 Tho petition did not name th" creditors to whom preference is all legged to have been shown. but de- clared they were well known to, tn. officials of the company.
 The Faircs Manufacturing com pany of Decatur, ill, q company manufacturing electrical equipment for automobiles, flied an intervcnin., petition in the superior court to the suit filed by the Standard nany's suit. The Faircs company asked T judgment of $l,399.0G against the Stutz company.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-30
Alexandra Lodge Will
 Install New Leaders

Officers of Alexander Lodc'. Daughters of St. George will be in- stalled Wednesday night at meet- ing to take place at s o'clock in Vega hall Mrs. Hilda Lord of th:s city, grand president, will be m charge. The officers arc: president, Mrs. Leone Phillips; vice president, Mrs. Mary Kilduff: recording secr9- tary Mrs. Hannah Berry; financial secertary, Mrs. Mable Turner; treas- urcr, Mrs. Sarah Walthcr; chaplain, Mrs. Matilda Holcomb; conductor, Miss Marie Stevenson; assistant con- ductor, Miss Gertrude Porter; inside guard, Mrs. Gladys Hill; outside guard Mrs. Jennie Coleman: trus- tee, Mrs. Lily Taylor: retiring prcsl- dent, Mrs. Lucy Heller.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-30
ARRESTED ON SUSPICION

Henry Laskowski of 345 Burritt street and William Sokolski of 36 Silver street were taken into custody early this morning by Supernumer- ary Officer Albert J. Murphy in a yard at 495 Burritt street, and Las kowski was released this afternoon, while Sokolski was held for violat- ing probation and will be in court tomorrow.
 The young men told Officer Mur- phy they were looking for drink of liquor, but he was not satisfied with their explanation. A drill was found in the police car after the young men had been taken to the police station, and it was thought 1t might have been dropped by them. Sokolski, according to the terms of his probation. should not have been out at the hour he was apprchend- cd
New Britain herald., 1929-12-30
Ex-Policeman Asks
 For Reinstatement

An application for reinstatement as a regular policeman will be act ed upon at the meeting of the board of police commissioners tonight from Thomas Rouskic, who has been out Of the department for few years. He is the present dog warden.
 Up to this afternoon Chief Hart had received applications from Sergeants King. McCue, Flynn and Ellnger for promotion to the lieu tenancy. and from Officers Collins. Hopkins. Blanchette. Grabeck, Dolan, Neley, Doty, O'Brien, Kiely. Harper and Cosgrove for promotion to sergeant. For promotion to the regular force applications from the following supernumerary officers have been received: Cyrus Schoon- maker, Charles W. Lesevicius, An thony Pechout. Henry ZajkoWskl, William Temple and Rosario Tata.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-30
CHURCH ARRANGES
 l93O EVE PROGRAM
Trinity M. E. to Have Unusual
 Exercises Tomorrow Night

Trinity Methodist Episcopal church is to be the scene tomorrow evening of d gathering that will celebrate the passing of the old year in an unusual manner. The celebration will last exactly three hours and five minutes and is guar anteed to have no ill effects the morning after. Nine o'clock in the evening is the scheduled time for tho party to begin. The first half hour will b" given to the singing of old time songs and hymns as they arc projected on screen. All par ticipants will thea adjourn to the recreation rooms of the church where GoodfclloWship will be pro- noted through games and contests. Baseball, charad"s. "hot-spot. magic spelling. biblical crossword puzzles. and conundrums will occupy an hour. Refreshments warranted to be both enjoyable and within the law" are to be served.
 At 11:15 the crowd will reassem- ble in the chapel for a service of worship lasting until the new year is five minutes old. The public is cordially invited to attend.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-30
City Items

James T. Connolly of 35G Chestnut street returned today to Washington, D. C., where he is student at the Catholic university
 John F. Hilton has returned from Boston after spending Christmas with his daughter, Mrs II. [. Nor gan of Milton, Mass.
 Paul Di Mauro of 21 Richard street and Jennie Amenta of l95 High street have applied for q li ccnsc to marry.
 l. k. Raohlin has transferred Wcs- street realty to Ltta Roth. accordinG to a document filed today at Inc of fee of the town clerk; another docu- mcnt records a mortgage of 3,4NO on Euston street property. given by Anna Urban to Paul Ponte, ct al.
 John $. Peters has purchased from John Marcoupoulis his interest in the Cameo Lunch at 331 Main street.
 Nicholas AT Teti, jeweler, has been sued for s2O0 by the M. H. Shiman & Co.,, Inc, of New York. It is claimed by the plaintiffs that he paid s75 on one note and there is still S42.35 due. A note for $110 was taken out on September 10. 1929. and although demand was made no payment was forthcoming. Attorney David l.. Nair represents the plaintiff and Constable Fred Wrinkle served the papers. John Senk of 77 Grove street re- ported to the police today that his o6 year old son left home Christ mas day and has not returned.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-30

 tcur boxer.
 Maddens'. body, trussed up with wire, a bullet hole in his head and five knife wounds between inc shoulder blades, was found stuffed in the rear compartment of a small coupe yesterday. Residents reported the car had been parked there for five days and police said Maddens apparently had been dead that length of time.
 According to information obtained by police. Maddens was delivering a load of liquor when he was killed. An empty liquor bottle was found near the car but the supposed cargo was missing. leading 10 the hi-jacling theory. X speakeass where Maddens was said 10 hay" purchased his liquor was raided and eight suspects held for Investigation, Bloodstains and wire identical witt that which the slain man was bound were found in an upstairs room Of the spcukeas>.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-30

Now London. Dee, 50 tP>- Coast guard headquarters here announced today that members of the crew O the destroyer Henley hal boarded the Aloysius a suspected rum run- ner, which went aground south Of Tort Carney in the western passage of Narraeansou lay Saturday night
 The Henley reported that th" boat. q G0-foot craft, WAS on the rocks and full of water. l. was launched De- cembcr Y and was bound from .}onesport, Maine, to New York city. The owner Thomas Murray of New York, the Henley said, has ar ranged for salyagr. No liQnor was found. --... ~..-..
 Tho Hcnlcy and two coast guard patrol boats stood by during th" night. and the crew ot the former boarded at 9:1o this morning. Cap tain l.. r. Chalker, chief Of staff. said that the coast guard inNestiga- ton of the shooting of three mem bers of the rum runner C-3G77 carly Sunday morning would be begun at once.
 Boatswain A, C. Cornell. in charge of the C G 290 which capture the vessel. made a preliminary state ntnt today.