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The Washington times., 1929-02-15

Bradshaw. critic and X. Pr;
Mary MacCracken Jones. "skits
and skittles"-and to interpo.
late pretty nearly everything else
in the matter of writing and pro-
ducing-Dorothey T.. Greene. props;
Gladys Montgomery. wardrobe mis-.
tress. and Gourley Edwards.
Pooh Bah.
Besides the club guests. there
were many other well-known wo-
men present as guests of indi'
vidual members. Among them
we're Assistant Attorney Gen.
eraI Mabel Walker Willehrandt,
who was gently toasted with the
rest of the political big wigs,
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tContinued from Page 6D

Continued from Page 81
the comic variety-to the honor
guests.
There was much applause for
one addressed to the D. A. H.
which read
"Blah, Blah, Blacklist, have you
any Reds?
Yes, kind Daughters, three
hogsheads.
One full of doctors, one fun
of danes.
And one full of people with dis
tinguished names"
And to Mrs. Longworth went
the verse:
Hey dlddle diddle, Nick and
his fiddle,
Alice Jumped over tAe moon,
Paulina is spilled, a problem
And the Senate convened at
noon
AS "rhe Terpsichore Twins,
Jack Martin and Margaret Hart
contributed dancing speciality;
Margaret Keating. a monologue,
IF | Were President" and THE
Incompatible Dumbunnies," pat
on a sketch "At the White
House." which gave many of the
guests opportunity to see them
selves as the press sees them. In
this Mildred Brown appeared as "a
debutante last year and a fiancee
this year"
Mrs. Heating relieved President
elect Hoover of the necessity OF
forming a Cabinet by nominating
an excellent one Of her own.
1.-TWO Black Crows" (Gasch end
Edwards, discoursed entertain
inglv on the foibles Of the white
folks and promised a new series
Of revelations in the "mementoes
Of the first fish cook" at the
White House in the new ~ egg
The Washington times., 1929-02-15
A. A. n. w. Dinner

AARON COPELAND composer and m
prefer Of modern music, viii be
~ guest of honor at a dinner
d he given at 6:45 o'clock this
'enfng, by a committee of the
merican Association of Uni
ersity Women, at the club head
.uarters at 1884 | st. This com
nittee, headed by Mrs. E. G.
Nourse. is sponsoring a course Of
lectures on modern art. and fol.
lowing the dinner. MIR. COPELAND
will speak at the Y. w. c. A
on The Appreciation
The Washington times., 1929-02-15

of Modern Music" with musical
illustrations.
other guests at the dinner will
be Mrs. EGgene Byrnes. Miss
Mary Kelly. MIR. and Mrs Selim
Gardia. and Miss Helen Fetter.
y
The Secretary of the Interior,
Roy O. West. has as his guest
at Wardman Park Hotel his sis
ter, Mrs. Charles P. Johnson, of
Chicago.
Karel Marecek, of Prague.
Czechoslovakia, is making an ex.
tended stay at the Grace Dodge
Hotel. This is his second visit
to Washington within year.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-18
HOSPITAL
OWNER IS SCORED

ride from the railway station to the
hospital should they come to the
city," she testified.
One Of the letters offered in evil
dence by the business bureau de-
clared that cancer might be cured
by DR.. Root with one injection of
his so-called Liquid laboratory
serum.
Carried From Car
In testifying she had seen DR..
Root intoxicated between Nov. /,
1928, and Jan. I, 1929, Miss Fentress
said, II saw him carried from the
car on several occasions and / saw
him stagger into the hospital. He
would curse sometimes in the hall
ways of the hospital"
She said she left the hospital Jan.
81, 1929, when DR.. Root had talked
harsllly to her.
Miss Fentress testified that a ''Dr.
Walter C. Givens," formerly en-
ployed by the hospital, had also been
intoxicated. DR.. Givens will testify
for DR.. Root.
A. J. Rucker, attorney for DR..
Root, said the charges of drunken
ness against DR.. Root were during
a time when he was not actively
head of the hospital He said it
would be proved that DR.. Root had
brought about some remarkable
cures "
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-18
BANK ROBBERS
STAY WOMAN
Wound Two Others a
Columbia City.

Ry United Press
COLUMBIA CITY, Ind, April 18
-Four unmasked bandits, one OF
them carrying a portable machine
gun, killed one woman and severely
wounded Sheriff J. M. Haynes and
another woman in a robbery at the
Columbia City State Bank today.
Amount of the loot has not been de-
termined.
Ralph R. Ferry, cashier, stepped
upon a burglar alarm sulnmonlng
Sheriff Haynes and several deputies
from their office which is located
across the street from the bank. The
sheriff was shot in the chin as he
rushed into the building.
Bullets from the machine gun,
which had been trained on deputy
sheriffs killed Mrs. J. Fred Binder,
40, who lived in an apartment above
a clothing store.
The second woman reported
wounded, disappeared during the
excitement.
Leaving the car parked near the
bank with one man at the wheel,
the other three walked into the
building, drew their guns and or
dered Ferry, Elmer Bump, bank en-
ploye. and several customers to line
up against a wall. Ferry touched
the burglar alarm before stepping
from his cage.
AS the officers rushed into the
bank, one of the bandits turned the
machine gun on them, driving the
deputies to shelter. The sheriff fell
across the entrance.
Scooping up all money in sight
the bandits escaped in their car.
Melvin Kyler, bank custodian, re-
turning from lunch, saw the bandits
departing. He ran after them and
emptied his revolvers at the ma
chine. 1t is believed none Of the
shots took effect.
Bank officials could make no est1-
mate of the loot pending a checkup.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-18
POLICE TO Use LOTTERY
LAW TO SMASH Ring OF
BASEBALL POOL SELLERS
Right to Bar DiSt1trbe1:S
From Theater Is Upheld

Jury in superior today upheld the right of the
alter manager admttance who has caused
disturbance n other occasions.
jury to William Sagoe 20 OF 9o North homes
avenue any part the $4,000 damages he asked tor bruises to body
3d. Frank Donas man
ager of the theaer 202 West Tenth street. threw
wife testified that previous occasions Sagoe
talked loud pulled young women INTO his lap
Sagoe had bought ticket and
started him, Sept 80 the manager eleo
the door and told him he could not
90 in and to get money returned Salgoe refused and the
enSued
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-18
$4,000 Blossoms Into
S22,OOOOOO i'm Q Years

a, concern that virtually has a.
monopoly on the colored film bust
ness.
Jerome said he became interested
in the project when a client came
to him several years ago and in
CURED if there was enough merit in
the coIored film invention to justify
an investment.
The client decided not to make
the investment, but Jerome became
interested and, together with sew
eral friends, put $4,000 into the
business.
They went into it purely as a
gamble, jerome said, and before they
could establish the business securely
they had spent 100000.
The advent Of talking motion pic
lures enhanced the value OF their
investment.
Today there are 100000 shares Of
stock in the corporation outstanding
and it was selling over the counter
yesterday at between s44 and s45 a
share, giving it an open market
value of about s22,0oo.o0o.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-18
VIEW SCHOOL NEEDS
Three New Units Sought for
Broad Ripple.

Plans for three new units for
Broad Ripple high school were
agreed upon Wednesday night by
the schools Parent-Teachers' Asso-
citation. The proposed units would
be two school units of tWenty-siX
rooms each with large unit con-
tanning an auditorium, gymnasium
and lunch room between.
The school is so crowded that dur
ing study periods some students
have to sit on the stage. Even the
halls are used at times. it was said.
April 30 the association, repre-
sentatives Of the students and mem
bers of the Chamber of Commerce
will meet with the school board to
outline needs.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-18
Doctor Drunk for Weeks,
Charge in Action to Re-
woke License.

Gifts of fountain pens to ClericS
and knives to laymen for the names
of possible patients to his hospital,
and the added inducement of free
taxi rides from the railway station
to those who answered his ads were
methods used by DR.. Charles G.
Root, director of the Indianapolis
Cancer hospital, it was charged at a
hearing today for revocation of his
license to practice medicine in In
diana.
The hearing was held before the
state board of medical examiners
III the StatehOuSe.
Before the hearing adjourned at
noon, one witness had testified that
DR.. Root had been drunk the
major part of the time between Nov.
/, 1923, and Jan. l, 1922 while
directing his hospital.
The petition against DR.. Root was
filed by the Better Business Bureau.
Dishonest, Says Attorney
Although James Ross, attorney for
the Business Bureau, acknowledged
at the hearing that it was permits
sible for a physician to advertise,
he said he would show that the
whole picture of this institution is
a scheme and as a whole is dis
honest"
Blanche Woods, Greenwood, Ind
secretary of DR.. Root, testified to
the sending of the coupons offering
ministers fountain pens free if they
would send DR.. Root the names OF
three persons suffering with can
cerous growths.
Helen FentreSs. 1915 Bradbury,
street, former employee of the hospi-
tai, amplif1ed the testimony by
averring that an average of 1000
bargain fountain pen requests were
sent to pastors in the nation"
She said that names OF ministers
were obtained from church year.
books.
Many Pastors Replied
Asked how many preachers
answered. DR.. Roots request for
names of persons afflicted with
cancer, she said" OH sometimes
we'd get two or three a day and
sometimes as high as fifty"
After we had the prospects,
pamphlets would be sent to them
telling Of facts OF the disease, and
giving them data of the cures per-
formed by DR.. Root. These PAM
phlets would be followed by a let
ter. which would offer free taxi
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-18
Helen Morgan Drew $3.50
a Week, Then $1,250,
Says Defense Witness.
Bill Tnitcd Press

BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, April 18.-Helen
Morgan, Broadway singer and zieg-
field star, approached the hour of
her taking the witness stand in fed
eral court here today with con-
siderable more poise and gayety
than she had shown in the two
preceding days Of her trial on
charges of conducting eVolstead
nuisance at her night club.
The government rested its case at
the opening of court-which was
delayed ten minutes by a tardy jul
ror-and Judge Edwin L. Thomas
of Connecticut denied the motions
of Helen's attorney, J. Arthur Adler,
to take the case from the jury and
dismiss it.
Constant reference was made
throughout Adler's argument to the
Texas Guinan case, which the gov
eminent lost last week. Judge
Thomas asserted that there was
similarity between the cases, but
that there we're facts which the
jury must determine.
Miss Morgan is expected to take
the stand late today and it is
thought likely that the case may
end shortly after her testimony.
Myron S. Bentham, a theatrical
manager, was the first defense wit
ness. He testified that he made the
contract between Helen and the
owners of the night club, under
which she was to get $3.50 a week
as an employe.
The progress of the erstWhile DAN
vile, Ill, shop girl was indicated in
the testimony of Bentham, who said
that the $3.50 a week contract had
been modified at times until, when
the government raided the Helen
Morgan summer home last June,
she was getting $3.50 a week for
her spare time endeaVors.
This, in addition to her salary
from "Show Boat" made her more
than Texas Guinan was getting.
Did Miss Morgan share in the
profits of the Helen Morgan summer
home?" asked her attorney.
81 am positive that she did not, .
Bentham answered. "She had alb
soluteIy no financial interest in the
place"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-18
CITY MANAGER
FIGHT TANGLE
NEARS CLIMAX
Supporters of New Form
Refuse to Be JoCkeyed
Into Court Action.
FOES PLAN MAY VOTE
Election Commissioners Or
ganize; Holmes Says
Suit Is Certain.

Desire of organization politicians
to get decision from supreme court
oVerthrowing city manager govern
ment, which indianapolis is to adopt
next January, today had tumbled
the city political situation into a
tangle the component parts of which
are:
/. The politicians have attempted
and failed to jockey city manager
leaders into filing some kind of a
suit which would throw constitu-
tionality of the manager law
squarely before supreme court.
2. Ira M. Holmes, Republican, and
Carl E. Wood, Democrat, city cleo
ton commissioners, held meetings
Wednesday and this morning in
which Holmes says they organized
the commission, without even noti-
flying City Clerk William A. Boyce
Jr., commissioner eX-ohicio, that a
meeting was to be held.
Holmes Commission Head
8. Holmes announced he has been
elected chairman of the commission
and he and Woods are proceeding
with plans to hold a primary under
the federal form of government
May Z.
4. Boyce declared this is illegal
and he will not be a party to it.
5. Mayor L. Ert Slack has in
structed the city controller not to
honor vouchers for expenses of a
primary May z because the $4,000
in the election fund was specifically
appropriated for the city manager
commissioner election in November
Could Issue Vouchers.
6. Holmes said this would not de-
ter him, that the city election COM
mission would issue vouchers for the
primary expense and chose who held
the vouchers could sue the city con-
troller if he refused to pay them.
Holmes stated that he knows a
suit to enjoin the commission
against holding primary May 7
will be filed and knows who will file
it, but he would not disclose the
name.
He declared that he is acting for
the best interests of the city in fore
ing a suit because constitutionality
of the manager law will be imnedi-
ately tested in supreme court.
Then if the law is held uncon-
Stitutional we will continue operat-
ing under the federal law and have
a primary election and there, will
be no last minute jam.
Wants All Prepared
eff the manager law is upheld no
harm has been done by having just
prepared for a primary"
City manager leaders continued
to Watchfully wait.
1--WE believe the manager law is
constitutional and will proceed on
that basis and have no interest in
the proposed federal city primary"
said Claude H. Anderson, chairman
of the City Manager League cam
paign committee.
Reginald H. Sullivan, the only
Democratic candidate for mayor,
conferred with Holmes this morn
ing and declared that he was anX-
ious that the primary be held. j.
Clyde Hoffman, state senator and
city manager friend who has filed
for the Republican nomination,
conferred with Holmes and Wood,
Wednesday night and filed affi-
davits with them showing that he
had filed his candidacy before mid
night of the final day for filing.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-18
BANKER HEARING
Creditors of Accused Cash
Ter to Meet Friday.

First creditors hearing in the
bankruptcy of Herman A. Stewart,
former cashier Of the Citizens Ma
tional Bank, Hope, Ind, who faces
federal charges in connection with
alleged defalcations, will be con-
Quoted at 1890 a, m. Friday before
Carl Wilde, federal bankruptcy
referee.
Stewart, who surrendered to the
United States marshal several days
after the bank was closed, was held
to the federal grand jury.
The involuntary bankruptcy petit
ton was filed in federal court by
Charles H. Ellis, receiver for the
bank and three Hope, Ind, citizens.
Stewart listed liabilities of S166,511,
including one item of 100000
claimed by Ellis and assets of s75,276.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-18
Ju1yu1an Walks ~ Miles
to Perform Citizen Duty

En- United Press
ELGIN, III, April ia tired,
dusty Negro limped into the court
room of Municipal Judge Frank E.
Shopen as the court clerk was pre-
pairing to list as absent John Ed
wards" called for jury service.
Here I am, sir the Negro said.
Judge Shopen frowned.
Don't you know you're an hour
late?" he asked.
Your honor" Edwards replied,
approaching the bar, Il apologize
for being late. I tried hard to be
On time. ] started at o'clock this
morning and I came those twenty
two miles here from my home in
Aurora as fast as I could"
How did you Gomez" Judge
Shopen asked.
7 walked. your honor. I've been
out of work for a long time, and I
didn't have 10 cents for the trolley
car"
Edwards. you are good citizen.
I want to shake your hand
And IS he shook hands with the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-18
NIGHT CLUB QUEEN
TO GO ON STAND
Home Work Hit

BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, April 18.-Dr.
William j. OShea, Superin-
tendent of schools, has laid
down a policy of less homework
for New York pupils.
In a circular issued to princi-
pals and teachers of New York
schools, he has specified that
there shall be no home study
for children in the first, second
and third grades, and that pu-
pills in other grades shall do
homework on sliding scale,
ending in an hour and a half a
day for those in the seventh
and eighth grades.
"Of more Importance than
home study lessons or home
work is the proper use of the
study periods in schools and
the development in pupils of
the ability to study" O'Shea
said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-18
BRITISH START DRIVE
Premier Baldwin Opens
Conservative Campaign.
By United Press

By United Press
LONDON, April Is. - Premier
Stanley Baldwin predicted today
that the Conservative government
would obtain a majority in the gen.
eral election at the end of May.
Baldwin opened the Conservative
campaign with a speech to cheer
ing audience that packed Drury
Lane theater.
The premier replied to the Liberal
and Labor election programs with
review of the governments &C
complishments and an outline of its
program for the future. He devoted
his attention mainly to domestic
problems of agriculture, industry
and unemployment.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-18
Hourly Temperatures

tardy juryman, Judge Shopen in
structeo his clerk to pay Edwards
the $500 mileage customarily paid
jurors who come from adjoining
towns, and IS for his time. Then
he excused the Negro and Edwards
shuffled out to take the trolley car
for Aurora.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-18
HOOVER URGES WILBUR
FOR FEDERAL BENCH

Name of Former Navy Head Before
Senate Second Time.
BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, April 18.-The
nomination of former Secretary Of
the Navy Curtis D. Wilbur to be
United States judge on the ninth
federal circuit, was resubmitted to
the. senate today by President Her
bert Hoover.
Wilbur's nomination was sent up
by President Calvin Coolidge in the
closing days of last session but failed
of confirmation in the legislative
jam.
Hoover also nominated Francis G..
Caffey, Alfred G. Coke and John M.
Woollsey to be federal judges for the
southern district of New York, New
York City.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-18
ByNE4 Service

By NEA Serrtc6
EMPORIA, Kan, April 18.-
= Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh
may be the days greatest hero, but
in a recent rating of the ten great
est persons the world ever has
known, he got only one vote.
The contest was conducted by
the psychology students at the
Kansas State Teachers College
here. Abraham Lincoln received
the most votes; Thomas Edison
was second. and Jesus Christ and
Georges Washington received an
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-18
Two Die in Motor Accidents

BIZ Times Special
SOUTH BEND, Ind, April 49,
Two men are dead here today and
a third injured as the result OF mo-
tor accidents. The dead are Edward
Goetz. 25, and Cecil Hoppus, 80, Elk
hart. The latter was killed when his
truck plunged from highway into
a canal. George McRae, %, escaped
death when his truck was struck by
Grand Trunk freight train. The
truck was demolished.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-18
By United Press

BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, April 18.-The story
of how $4,000 invested nine years
ago has developed into s22,000,00C
project was revealed today by Will
liam Travers Jerome, who went into
the deal by accident and continued
as a gamble.
1t is the story of Technicolor, Inc,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-18
Indy GETS SINGLE VOTE IN COLLEGE HERO BALLOT

equal number of votes for third.
That Christ did not place first is
attributed to the fact that he is
considere1 to be more than hui
man being.
Other celebrities and their rank
are Caesar, Aristotle, Napoleon
Plato, Shakespeare, Socrates and
Woodrow wills IN.
Women students outnumbered
the men in the class, but only two
sn1en-Jane Addams and Mary
Baker Eddy-appeared on the list
of SIS candidates for honors.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-18
DUVALL TALKS TONIGHT
Promises Political Revelations al
CadIe Tabernacle.

John L. DuvalI, former mayor,
will discuss events during his two
years at city hall at mass meet
ing tonight at Cadle tabernacle.
Duvall announced the talk on
political corruption" to open his
campaign for mayor under the old
primary law. He has promised
startling revelations.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-18
WANTS COURT CLERK
County Board Considers Request of
Judge Cameron for Aid.

Request for a clerks office for
Municipal Judge Clifton R. Gamer
on in police headquarters. is being
considered today by county commits
sioners. In a letter to the county
board, Cameron said that because
of the number Of cases tried in his
court it was inconvenient for at
taches to escort fine payers to the
main floor.
He said city officials have prom
ised to move the Gamewell division
offices to the south side Of the
building and requested an appro-
priation of $1,000 be made to cover
the cost of equipping the new Of
free
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-18
PICK AIRPORT ENGINEER
Gilbert Harr to take Charge of City
Field Works.

Gilbert Harr, assistant engineer
in the street repair department, will
have charge Of the development OF
the city airport south Of Mars Hill,
City Engineer A. H. Moore an
nounced today.
Harr has been in the department
for six months. He is an experience
ed engineer, having formerly work
ed with bridge construction firm
and as an assistant state highway
engineer.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-18
Lucky Bounce

BIZ United Press
CHICAGO, April ia po-
lice blotter today publishes the
following terse review of an I'M
heralded solo" act staged by a
Youthful electric sign repair
man for the benefit of loop
theater crowds.
"Chaboen, Edward. 25. blown
from sign, sixty feet above
street, bounced of canopy
through roof of large sedan
parked by curb. landing up
right behind steering wheel.
''Inluries-sprained shoulder"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-18
Ministers in Session

BIZ United Press
MARION, Ind, April l8.-The In
diana Ministerial Conference of the
Wesleyan Methodist church COM
tinued here today. Approximately
sixty ministers we're in atterdarFe.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-18

girls in their teens from roadfouSe gin party.
inquest brought estimates that least
other girls of about the probably
partying the way throughout Chicago.
young couple bottle moonShne and automobile
quartet that be concocted for the deuc
society," said Tobn
schools today he sat coone jury Of educators nvega
party that with the fatal automobile crash
per the boys between Is 25
accept regular recreation party automobile
dancing bottle moonshne About go cent
girls the IT this Tobn said