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The Washington times., 1930-11-07
UNITED ARTISTS
WARS ON FOX .
THEATERS
uGHBb @ubO
Tries to Cheaper and Degrade
Drama, is Charge Made in
Statement by Noted Actors

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, Nov. 2
UN.SJ. - Owner-members and
stars Of United Artists today threw
down the gauntlet to Fox West
Coast theaters, charging that or
ganization with attempting to
cheaper and degrade the motion
picture industry"
A ttatement issued at the office
Of Joseph M. Schenck, president
of United Artists, and bearing the
names Of Charles Chaplin, Doug
las Fairbanks, Gloria Swanson,
Eddie Cantor, AL Jolson, Joseph
Schenck, Ronald Colman, Sam
uel Goldwyn, Norma Talmadge,
and d. w. Griffith, charged:
Four Charges Listed
That Fox West Coast Theaters
Is an arrogant monopoly and It
has made demands which United
Artists cannot and will not accept.
That it has attained its power
full monopolistic position through
money derived from the sale Of
stock to the American public.
That the money, provided by
millions Of Americans who enjoy
the motion picture, is now being
used to cheaper and degrade the
motion picture itself.
That the monopoly intends TO
pay the producers less and charge
the American public as much as
ever.
Show In Tents ..-.- -.
Closing their formal statement,
which they termed 80 declaration
Of independence" the group Of
stars and producers said:
1--WE viii not cheaper our pic
lures. We will mot degrade our
life'S endeavor and we challenge
West Coast Theaters to . pub
lie test.
1--WE will show our pictures in
tents armOries, In halIs-where-
ever they can be shown In
cities Of the Pacific Coast-but
we will mot show them in the
theaters Of the Fox West Coast
trust, organized to stifIe our
individual endeavOr and that Of
all other artists and producers"
Fox Head Replies
Harley L. Clarke, president Of
Fox West Coast Theaters, after
reading the statement Of United
Artists, said:
Fox West Coast Theaters and
all other Fox theater Organiza-
tiOns always have been and
will continue to be willing to
purchase United Artists pic.
lures on the same terms upon
which they purchase pictures
from Columbia Pictures Cor
pOratiOn. First National Pic
lures, Inc, Fox Film Corpora
tiOn, Metro GOldwyn.Mayer Dis
tributing Corporation, Para
mount Publix Corporation,
Pathe Exchange, Inc, Tiffany
Productions, Universal Film Ex.
changes, Inc, and Warner Bro
theirs Pictures. Inc.
1--WE shall continue as hereto
fore to exercise our best judg-
ment In the selection Of pic.
lures to be shown to our
patrons"
The Washington times., 1930-11-07
ADULT SCHOOL OPEN

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Nov.
T.- The first vocational and
adults school ever organized in
this city Is under way in the
high school with q large number
Of students,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-04
FEDERAL LIQUOR
PLOT TRIAL TO
BEGIN TUESDAY
East Chicago's Mayor and
Police Are Among
40 Accused.

BIZ Times Special
HAMMOND, Ind, Jan. 4.-More
than 100 witnesses will be used by
the United States in its effort to
obtain convictions in the East Chi
cago liquor conspiracy case which
will go to trial in federal court here
Tuesday morning with Judge Thorn
as w. Slick presiding.
Defendants include Mayor Raleigh
P Hale, mayor of East Chicago, and
the city's police chief, James Re-
gan. In all, forty persons are &C
cuSed.
Assisting District Attorney Oliver
NJ. LOOMS in the prosecution will
be Earl j. Davis of Detroit, a GRIM
inal lawyer of outstanding ability,
formerly assistant attorney general
of the United States, and in that
capacity, prosecutor in cases tried
all over the country. Davis has had
copies of the evidence in the East
Chicago case for a considerable
period.
LOOMS announces he is ready and
expects that the proceedings will
open as scheduled Tuesday morn
ing when selection of a jury will be
started.
Defense attorneys at various times
in the last few weeks have sought to
have Judge Slick compel the dis
trict attorney to provide them with
names of government witnesses, but
the court has refused. LOOMS told
Judge Slick that lives of the wit
neSses would be endangered should
their identity become known.
The case now near trial is one
OF three resulting from a lengthy
federal grand jury investiga ton
made at South Bend. The other two
cases have been disposed of, both
having been almost complete routs
fOr the government. However, it
Is said, the East Chicago case will
afford the prosecution better oppor-
tunitieS to obtain convictions than
the others.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-04
Anderson Woman Believes
Youth Movement Has
United Nation.

BIZ Times SDecidt
ANDERSON, Ind, Jan. War
ring Chinese elements bring no
fears to Miss Marie Adams. who
has spent fourteen years in China
as a missionary for the Methodist
Episcopal church and plans to re-
turn soon to resume her work.
Miss Adams is familiar with strife
in the country. She says China is
now unified nation, due to the
efforts of the youth movement.
"Modernization of China, the pro-
curing of sex equality in education
and private life, and the independ-
ence, economic and social, of the
masses, are the three principal prob
lens facing the youth of China to-
day.
"One student out of 1000 attends
high school in China and one out
of 1000 goes to college. The aims
of the youth revolt in China may
be clasSed under three separate
headings-political freedom from
tyrannies of their own and outside
government; freedom from extra
territorial rule of foreign countries,
and freedom from the almost uni
verSal illiteracy.
Progress is being made. Before
the youth movement started. SO
per cent of the population of China
was illiterate. In 1929 this average
was reduced to IS per cent through
the efforts and sacrifices of paltici-
pants in revolt.
China feelSs that America is its
best friend. To be an American in
China is great honor. Their hero
and ideal is Abraham Lincoln and
not Confucius as might be sup
posed"
A civilization that was old in the
days of ancient Rome must adopt
itself to the twentieth century meth
DDS, is the opinion of Miss Adams.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-04

Bu Times NDecidl
DUBLIN, Ind, Jan. A.-Specula-
ton among weather observing resi-
dents Of Wayne county Is rife as to
whether the rest of the winter will
be mild and spring flowers appear
earlier in 1880 than in recent years.
If not, Disappointment is in store
for a large flock of meadow larks
which arrived in the county few
days ago, according to Walter Rat
lift. a bird lover.
Never before in observations OF
migratory birds by Ratliff, while
identified with the inland division OF
the government BIOLOGICAL survey,
has he observed so many and so
varied a list Of birds here SO early
In the season.
Besides the arrival Of the larks.
Ratliff has observed the belted
kingfisrer, Carolina wren, cardinal.
morning dove, several species Of
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-04
STARTED
ON BAD CHECKS
Wayne County Prosecutor
Takes Initiative.

~ ? fstft sNff ftNf
RICHMOND. Ind, Jan. 4 - A
drive to check what Prosecutor G.
NJ. Haworth of Wayne county terms
an epidemic Of forged and other
worthless checks has been started
in circuit court. resulting in three
men being sentenced by Judge Gus
tave H. Hoelscher to serve prison
terms on forgery charges.
Haworth intimated his intentions
of continuing a hard boiled" atti-
tude toward all persons charged
with forgery.
j. P. WetSel Howard Hudson and
Robert E. Reid, the latter claim
ing JohnstOwn. Pa, as his home,
were each fined $40 and costs and
each given prison terms of not less
than two nor more than fourteen
years.
Reid, the court was informed, was
the only man ever arrested in
Wayne county who used a woman S
name as an alias One of his worth
less checks was issued in the name
of Mrs. Harry G.. Miller. He opened
an account at a Richmond bank
with two forged checks
Il did so because 1 needed money
to feed and clOthe my wife and
children" Reid said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-04
MUSICAL STUNT
WINNERS WILL
SHARE IN $500
Third Annual Contest to Be
Held at Purdue
Jan. 13.
PU mes Special


LAFAYETTE, Ind, Jan. Cash
prizes totaling 5000 will be distribut-
ed among winners in the third Corn
Belt Musical stunt contest which
will be held the first evening of the
annual Indiana agricultural confer
ence, Jan. Is to II at Purdue uni
versity.
All rural residents of the state,
excepting professionals and those
under II years of age, are eligible
to enter the contest. Entries will
close Sunday and are being received
by Tom L. Wheeler, editCE Of the
Farmers Guide, offering the prize
money, and F. c. Gaylord of the
Purdue agricultural experiment sta
ton.
The first prize will be $75. Judges
Will mark contestants on originality,
novelty, entertainment and musical
rendition. No stunt shall require
more than ten minutes for presen-
tation, but, there is no limit on the
number of persons appearing in
each.
Elimination trials will be held
Monday morning, Jan. 10, in the
Purdue Memorial Union building.
Last years winning stunt was
presented by Mrs. Rufus Cummins
and son Gene of Cambridge City.
Second prize was won by the Clay
ton high school chorus.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-04
SOME WOMEN
ALWAYS ATTRACT

You want to be beautiful. You
want the tireless energy, fresh COM
plexion and pep of youth. Then let
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets help free
your system Of the poisons caused
by clogged bowels and torpid liver.
For 20 years, men and women suf-
fering from stomach troubles, pim-
pies, listlesSness and headaches have
taken DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets. a
successful substitute for calomel. a.
compound Of vegetable ingredients,
known by their olive color. They
act easily upon the bowels without
gripping. They help cleanse the sys-
TEN and tone up the liver.
If you value youth and its many
gifts, take DR.. Edwards Olive Tab
lets nightly. How much better you
will feel-and look. 15c, 30c, 60c.-
Advertisement.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-04
BIRDS REACH NORTH
AHEAD OF SCHEDULE

! hawks, both species Of kinglets, the
golden crowned and russell crowned,
and swamp Sparrows. All of these
birds are north ahead of schedule
by one or two months.
In commenting on this unusual
occurrence, Ratliff says, I'm all Of
my thirty-one years Of observation,
I do not record single instance
where so many of these birds felt
the call to come north at this time
of the year. Take the hawks for
an example. They usually start
north the latter part of January, but
more often, are seen coming in Feb
ruary. The others are months ahead
Of schedule"
do these birds ever make mis-
takes?" Ratliff Was asked.
Eyes, once In a while, but they
retreat seemingly for short dis
lance and keep trying until they
are fully established replied Rat
lii.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-04
TRAGIC SEQUEL
TO UNPAID BILL
Child ScaIded After Water
Service Is Stopped.

BU Times Special
ANDERSON Ind, JAN 4-Walter
Murphy, 3-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry L. Murphy is dead as a
result of scalds suffered when he
fell into a tub OF boiling water at
the family home. Death occurred
at a hospital five hours after the
accident.
The water had been drawn from
a hot water heater to prevent an
explosion. The mother, standing
nearby, pulled the child from the
tub and tore off its clothing. The
child was almost submerged in the
water.
A few hours preceding the trag-
edy, an employee of the municipal
water plant shut off the supply at
the Murphy home because the
water bill had not been paid.
The dead child's father explained
that he had not been billed for
water and supposed the bill was
being paid by his landlord. Shut
ting off the supply caused water in
the tank to become overheated and
prompted the mother of the child
to drain it into the tub.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-04
INDIANAPOLIS PROMOTER
TO BE TRIED THURSDAY
False Fretenc Case Will Be Heard
at Anderson.
Bu Tunes NDcctal

u tmFS NUGftNt
ANDERSON, Ind. Jan. 4.-Judge
Carl F. Morrow has set trial dates
for number Of criminal cases in
Madison circuit court, including
that Of Floyd w Kreig, Indianapo-
lis, charged with false pretense
growing out of his promotion of All
electric power line proposed to
serve farms near MarkleVille. is set
for Thursday.
Farmers who invested money in
the enterprise will testify against
Kreig
The case OF Vernon Southworth
and his wife. Pearl, charged with
concealing goods stolen from the
H. L. Wise general store at Frank
ton, will be tried Jan. %. Four
youths, Herbert and Homer Ham
mer, Oliyer Brown and Guy Hor-
ton, who are charged with robbing
the store, have indicated they win
plead guilty.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-04
Couple Wed 81 Years and
Happy, Pity the Single

But I feel fear for the pres
ent generation" Dr. Wallace
continued. They are so lax
about marriage. They seem to
disregard the marriage VOWS and
do as they please. The great
trouble with marriage today, 1
fear, is that the young people
let sex enter into it too much.
OF course, we can not talk too
much about that. but it is fact.
After that is gone the marriage
vows are broken"
Mrs. Wallace, however, is not
pessimistic about the youth of
today. II think that some Of the
things expounded by modern
youth are very good" she de-
clares. Their knowledge and
their ability to see things clearly
causes me to hope for the future.
I think that marriage will return
to the sound basis Of the past
and will endure as a sacred in
Stitution.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-04
SPINAL MALADY
STILL SHORT OF
EPIDEMIC STATE
Health Department Declares
Conditions Favorable
For Spread.

Although meningitis is not cpl
demic in Indiana outside Of IN
dianapolis. conditions generally are
favorable to the spread of the
disease"
This warning is contained III a
bulletin issued by DR.. William +.
King. director of the state health
department, urging all local health
officials to report cases in their
communities as soon as they are
discovered.
The state department. is ready TO
aid in thwarting local epidemics,
the buile IN declares.
1t lists the following regulations
of the American Public Health AsSo-
citation for control OF communicable
diseases
l. Recognition of the disease and
isolation OF infected persons.
?. Concurrent disinfection. which
means absolute cleanliness with de-
struction of all infected mate rial,
throughout the course of the di-
seaSe.
3. Search for carriers among
those exposed to recognized cases.
4. Instructions as to personal
cleanliness.
5. Prevention of oyercrowding.
6. Isolation Of carriers until the
secretions of the nose and throat
are proved by meteorological eX-
animation TO be free from injecting
organism.
Rule Of the state board of health
regarding quarantine in epidemic
cerebro-spinal meningitis is as fol-
lows:
For the patient. quarantine and
isolation until fourteen days after
the temperature has become normal
or until three successive cultures
from the nose and throat at inter-
walls OF not less than five days are
shown to be free of meningococcus
by laboratory examination.
Persons living in the house
where the disease is present shall
not be in contact with the gen.
eral public and school children from
said house shall be excluded from
school, during the period of isola-
ton, except on permission of the
health officer having jurisdiction"
The bulletin also advises the use
OF a non-hritant nose and throat
spray and above all, absolute clean
illness.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-04
OFFICE SPACE NEEDED
South Bend Faces Problem Due to
Barrel Law Change.

bR I1meS SDeclnJ
SOUTH BEND, Ind. Jan. 4.-As
an immediate effect of the new Bar
rett law, which went into effect
Wednesday, one of the first prob
lens of the new city administration
will be to provide quarters for COL
lection of street improvement as
SeSSments.
Under the previous law the COL
lection was handled by the county
treasurer. The new law provides for
its transfer to the city controller.
County Treasurer George w.
Swintz has informed city officials
that the temporary placing of city
clerks in county Offices would have
to be discontinued at an early date.
1nasmuch as the city hall is already
in a crowded state, officials are per-
picked where to place the new Office.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-04
EIGHT GOODS AT |. u.
ELIGIBLE AS DEBATERS
Six Will Be Chosen to Form Two
1880 Teams for Contests.

BH Times Special
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. Jan. A.
Eight Indiana university cO-edS are
eligible for the 1880 debating teams
and from this number three will be
selected for the affirmative team
and three for the negative team.
The subject this year is: Re
solved, That the Present Extent of
Installment Buying of Goods for
Private Consumption is Detrimental
to the Nation"
Indiana'S negative team will meet
Ohio university there Jan. 16. and
on the same evening the Indiana
university affirmative team will de-
bate the coed Michigan negative
team here.
The following are eligible for the
teams: Joyce Armstrong, Spring.
vile; June Goyer. Kokomo; Kath-
ryn Cregmile. Osgood; Rebecca
Wilmington. Charlottesville; Mar
garet Williams, Bloomington: Mae
Kivett, Martinsville; Orthello Ste
phens, Oxford, and Naomi Osborne,
Richpond
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-04
Ri Tfmcs SnecinL


FRANKLIN, Ind, Jan. 4.-The
Il marriage problem is one of
the most serious in America to-
day, according to DR.. Barnett
Wallace, husband for sixty-one
years, who with Mrs. Wallace a
few days ago celebrated the an
niversary of their wedding in
1868. He is a former faculty
member and trustees of Frank
lin college.
Speaking for himself and Ms.
Wallace, the husband declared
their marriage had lasted be-
cause it was on the right basis
and principles"
We pity the bachelors and old
maids" DR.. Wallace declared.
They have missed so much of
the real worth of life. We can
appreciate it more and more as
we grow older together. We have
lived a full and complete life
while the unmarried have not.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-04
TWO CLAIM OFFICE
Valparaiso Mayor Refuses
Place to Successor.
BIZ | Hited Press

BIZ United Press
VALPARAISO, Ind, Jan. with
announcement Of Mayor Louis F
Leetz that he will not surrender his
office to Harold J. Schenck, Valpa-
raise looked forward today to hay
ing two mayors when the new term
opens Monday.
Leetz protested at a special meet
ing of the city council Friday that
Schenck was not legally elected as
the election inspectors were not
lawfully appointed for the last cleo
ton. He announced he will not give
up his position and limited that in
junction proceedings will be insti-
tuted.
Mayor Elect Schenck announced
he intends to assume office and will
contest any court action.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-04
1880 'FirStS
Marion Woman With
Name to Match Pays
Fine; Man Pays Taxes.

MARION, Ind, Jan. AIRS.
1V1 Elsie First, Marion, was the
first woman to be arraigned in
city court this year. Mrs. First
was also the first woman TO plead
guilty to an assault and battery
charge and was the first to pay
a fine of 81 and costs assessed by
Mayor James H. Mcconnell. Mrs.
First was arrested on the first of
the year and the case was the
first, that the new prosecutor,
Harley Hardin, prosecuted.
Raymond O. Jackson was the
first Grant county man to pay his
1929 taxes, due in 1890, according
to County Treasurer Claude Ham
ilton. The payment was made a
short time after the treasurer'S
Office opened Thursday jackson
was also the first man to pay his
taxes last year. The spring IN
stallment is due on or before
May 5.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-04
MARRIAGE TIE BROKEN
Girl Freed at Richmond from Man
Serving Prison Term.

BIZ Times Special
RICHMOND, Ind, Jan. 4.-Judge
Gustave H. Hoelscher, in Wayne cir
cult court annulled the marriage of
Mary Tolson, 20, to William A. Toll
son, now serving a sentence in a
federal prison for violation of the
Mann act.
The girl told Judge Hoelscher that
she was not aware Tolson had
been married before until two
months after her marriage to him.
Then she was informed by a de-
partment Of justice agent.
Tolson is said to have admitted
to the police at the time of his ar
rest, that he was guilty of bigamy
and said that he had once served
a prison term in Kentucky for the
offenSe.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-04
Petition Asks Receiver

BIZ Times Special
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind, Jan. 4.
Petition is on file in Montgomery
circuit court here asking a receiver
be appointed for the Veedersburg
Brick Company. The suit was filed
by Elmer Myers who charges that
the company is insolvent and in
debted to him in the sum of SOAPS
for principal and dividends on fifty
shares of preferred stock. He asks
judgment for that amount. The
plant has not been in operation for
several months.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-04
CARY TREASURY
WITHOUT MONEY
Fight Over Mayors Office
Cramps Finances.

BIZ United Press
GARY, Ind, Jan. GARY city
officials face the problem of cperat-
ing the municipality without money.
Failure of any bidders to appear
at the sale of 100000 in short time
warrants will mean an empty treas
ury for the next three months.
Uncertainty over the next occu-
pant of the mayors Office with three
claimants fighting for the place in
Lake county courts and the In
diana supreme courts caused failure
of the sale, according to w. E.
Scorah, city controller.
Another effort will be made to
sell the warrants. The money is
needed to meet city pay rolls until
April l, when the first tax money
will be received.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-04
FIRE LOSS INCREASES
Fl. Wayne Total for 1929 More
Than Double That of 1928.
BIZ I nited Press

BIZ nited Press
FIT. WAYNE, Ind, Jan. 4.-Ft.
Wayne suffered heavily from fire
loss in 1929, figures compiled by the
fire department show.
The total loss, excluding some
figures for December not yet adj
justed, was $685., 1851. more than
twice the 1928 loss. Although the
loss was exceptionally heavy as
compared to 1928, it was lighter
than the losses in other recent years.
Seventeen persons were injured in
fires during the year. Of these,
Robert Skies was fatally hurt.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-04
TRAIN KILLS COUPLE
Auto of MiddIetoWn Man
and Wife Struck.

RH Times Special
MIDDLETOWN, Ind, Jan. A
Pennsylvania passenger train struck
an automobile at the Eighth street
crossing here Friday night, bring
ing instant death to Mr.. and Mrs.
John KnuckleS, both So.
The couple had spent the evening
at the home of Frank lilies and
was en- route to the high school
building for their daughter Lucille,
who attended a basketball game,
when the tragedy occurred.
The couple leaves another daugh-
ter, Miss Mary KnuckleS, Anderson.
A coal shed and flour mill part
ly DISTRACTED view of the cross
ing which has been the scene of a
number of serious accidents.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-04
SECOND BULLET VICTIM
COnnerSvilIe Mans Death Follows
That of Sheriff.
RI Times Special

LAWRENCEBURG, Ind, Jan. 4
Benjamin Shaw, 68, Connersville, is
the second victim Of a shooting cpl
sode at Whitewater river beer
camp which had already claimed
the life Of Herman Lange, Dearborn
county sheriff. Shaw died of bullet
wounds in Cincinnati hospital.
James Anderson, Brookville, is
charged with the shooting of both
men. Despite extended search by
posses, no trace of him has been
found. The sheriff was shot after
he had been called to the camp be-
cause of the wounding of Shaw.