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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-21
World War Veteran Silent
in Crowded Courtroom
at MunCie.
Pu Times SDecidI

Pu Times SDectdJ
MUNCIE, Ind, Jan. Il. 49, With
bowed head, James E. S. Wood, 30,
World war veteran, confessed STAY
err of George Heath and his wife
Elizabeth, aged farm couple, sits In
the crowded Delaware circuit court
room here while the state of Indiana
fights to end his life In the electric
chair.
Wood, native Of Kentucky, Is In
garb typical of a man of the south
ern hill country. Worn, but clean
overalls, jacket of the same ma
terial and q leather cap comprise
his clothing.
He takes little interest In ques-
tioning of prospective jurors, not
even comforting with his counsel as
the trial goes on.
Judge L. A. Guthrie, presiding In
the case, has barred photographers
from the courtroom, but Wood posed
for a picture while on his way to
trial from jail.
Prosecuting Attorney Joe Davis Is
being assisted by the law firm of
bennington & Sons, employed by
relatives Of the slain couple. Clar-
ence A. Benadum is chief of de-
tense counsel.
There is no denial by the defense
that Wood killed the aged couple
at their home near here. A plea of
insanity is relied upon to prevent
the death penalty.
It is expected the case will be In
the hands of the jury by Friday.
The trial opened Monday, but a
days proceedings failed to result in
seating jury. When court con-
vened this morning, only five of a
special venire of fifty remained to
be questioned. Twelve. men we're in
the jury box, but most of them
had been Intercepted only by the
defense.
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FACED BY
BONE DRY WRIGHT

Secretary of State Otto G. Fif1eld
announced today that he personally
will conduct a "thorough-going in
vestigation" into the connection OF
Frank Bone Dry Wright, state
securities commission auditor, with
the defunct Indiana Real Estate
Securities Company, 416-419 Cont
mental Bank building.
Wright was a trustee of the COM
pany, whose president, CAROLYN E
Crump, is being brought back from
Chicago today to face charges of
violating the Indiana securities law.
Mark w. BemiS, one of the COM
pany incorporatorS and copromoter
with CruInp, was brought back to
face charges last Sunday.
Fif1eld, who returned to his Office
after addressing the road school at
Purdue university, stated that he
knew little about the matter, but
had arranged a conference with
Mark w. Rhoads, securities COM
missioner in his Office, regarding it.
Measures of discipline for Wright,
or possible dismissal, may follow, he
indicated.
Wright, who is a veteran mem
Der of the Indiana house of repre-
sentatives and author of the ex-
tremely arid bone dry law" ad-
mitted today that his name as
trustee was used to sell allegedly
worthless stock to bootleggers, for
which payment had been made in
whisky.
Wright, who for years was an In
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the sole witness to the incident so
far as police could learn today, saw
only one man. The car, he said,
started away fast and skidded in
the street.
Later in the night a blue sedan,
which proved to be stolen car,
drove into filling station at Ray
mond and Harding streets. Daniel
Baker, Box 344, Route 4, attendant,
who has been the victim several
times of motorists who drove off
without paying for gasoline, took
the license number of the Car.
Youth Drives Away
Back blinds of the machine were
drawn. After ordering seven gal
Ions of gasoline, the youth driving
the car, with a young girl at his
side, drove away while the attend
ant went into the station for OIL
Families of all three girls are well
liked in West Indianapolis. Neigh
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diana Anti-Saloon League lecturer
and was Victory day speaker last
week at the Central w. c. T. U.
meeting, told the following tale Of
the hotel room drinking episode:
when the bottle was passed, ]
told them to cut it ont as I was the
author of the Wright bone dry law.
Then they wanted me to stay for
dinner in the room, but I refused.
~ did see evidence Of liquor at
the Office, but do not know how to
tell when a man is drunk, as never
have touched a drop in my life"
A photostatic copy of a letter
written by Wright at CruInp's re-
quest was used to boom stock sales
for which money, other securities
or whisky" was taken in payment,
according to Coble.
Wright has a copy Of an office
memorandum in which instructions
are given to statesmen telling them
not to use names of officials to sell
the stock, but to sell it on merit"
In the memo, Wright Is listed as
Hon. Frank E. Wright, Author OF
the Wright Bone Dry Law, member
of the Indiana House of Representa-
tiveS. and member of the state
securities commission"
Wright was made trustee with
Cyril L. Weston, Chicago lawyer
brought here by Crump. They were
to get 21a per cent on the preferred
stock sales, Coble said.
Instead. all Wright did was cash
a 500 check signed by Mrs. Weston
which was returned, it was said.
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Baker, the attendant, knew one OF
the missing girls, but could not SCI
into the rear of the car and does
not know whether she was IN the
machine.
Attack Attempt Reported
Robinson started out to find the
girl, and met Frye, also seeking his
daughter. The two did not know
identity of the third girl until this
morning.
The attempted attack on the g.
year-oid girl was reported to police
early Monday night. Sent from
her home to a nearby drug store to
purchase a newspaper, the girl was
dragged into a vacant house by a
white man, described as about 81
years old, five feet seven inches tall,
slim and of fair complexion, wear
ing a soft gray hat, tan sheepskin
coat and black shoes. In the vacant
house the man attempted to at
tack the child, holding his hand on
her throat.
She struggled free and screamed
and the man fed. Physicians said
the girl was uninjured except fol-
the nervous shock from fright.
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has degenerated into "a moraSs OF
hokum and folly"
WITH new prosperity and
w new luxuries in the United
States" said Dr.. Fishbein, "citi-
zens now look upon food as one
of the pleasures as well as one
of the necessities of life. The
American citizen now uses much
less energy and requires smaller
number of calories to meet the
demand for the energy output.
Much less wheat and corn Is
consumed than before. Con-
sumption of dairy products and
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Monday night in an address be-
for the National Gamers Asso-
citation.
American citizens worry entirely
too much about diets and vita
minis for their own good, he con-
tinued in speaking Of food fads
and fallacieS." Many advertisers
of food, he said, claim that their
products are good for fallen
arches, rheumatism, sleeplesSnesS
and all the rest, just like the pat
ent medicine manufacturers used
to do before the postoflce depart
msnt squelched them.
Advertising Of food. he said,
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WOMAN OFFERS RINGS
TO AID SICK FILIPINO

RU Times Special
COUMBUS, Ind. Jan. 21.-Frank
PalIot, 21-year-old Filipino, who has
been stranded here i'll of tubercu-
lcsis, has a friend as Miss Edna
Robinson, Albion, Mich, who has
written Mrs. Josephine Easton,
Bartholomew county nurse, that she
is willing to pawn her diamond rings
in order to help the young man
reach his native home.
Miss Robinson explains that she
was with the same show company
that Pallot travelled with and that
while she has not money, she is
willing to help.
Arrangements have been made to
have him return to the Philippines
at government expense.
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Mail Worker Dies

Ru Times Special
ANDERSON, Ind, Jan. 21.-Edgar
w. Farmer, So, veteran railway
mail clerk, is dead at the family
home in North Anderson. In re-
cent years he worked on run be-
tween Indianapolis and Chicago. H
leaves his widow, Mrs. Elizabet.
Farmer; three children, Ray Farme-
st. Louis, Mo-; Miss Halle Farmer,
Monte VALID, Ala, and Miss Dorothy
Farmer, at home; a. sister, Mrs. A.
A. Merrick, Anderson, and two
brothers, Harry w. Farmer and
John S. Farmer, Anderson.
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PEFRUIT CURES DERIDED IN SPEECH BY DR.. FlsHREIN

to advertise that minute ingre-
dent, added DR.. Fishbein. 1t Is
even worse folly for multitudes to
eat large quantities of that partic-
ular food in the hope that it will
cure what ais them, he said.
DR.. Fishbein told his listeners,
Gamers Of fruits, vegetables, meats,
that he was glad that they were
taking more care in the prepare
ton of foods than some of them
did years ago. when chemical pre-
servatives we're common and when
wholesale illness often was re-
ported because Of consumption Of
poisonous 1oadA
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vegetables at the same time has
increased"
The new food consciousness" in
America, he said, has been the
cause of strange and unbelievable
claims being made for certain
food products
"a grower of grapefruit IN one
section of Florida recently in
sisted that the grapefruit grown
in that particular section had
special virtues in the treatment
OF diabetes" Dr.. Ffshbein ex-
planned This utterly preposter-
Gus claim injured the grapefruit
market everywhere else. Patients
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Engineer Saves Program

BIZ Tinted Press
NEW YORK, Jan. 21.-The hands
Of a young radio engineer, witch
ing with the shocks of a high
voltage electric current, were literal
ly hands across the sea" today.
Through them passed the current
which enabled listeners-in on nifty
nine radio stations TO hear the in
ternational program. which linked
Great Britain, Canada and the
United States at the opening OF the
naval conference In London.
Just a few minutes before King
George began the address, which
formally inaugurated the con-
ference, a member Of the control
room staff of the Columbia broad
casting company tripped over the
wires TO the generator tnaS
energies the entire network.
Harold Vivian, chief control
operator, grasped the wires together
in his hands to restore the circuit.
Leakage of current through his body
to the floor shook his arms with
spasms, but ne held out without .
break for several minutes until new
wires could be connected.
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citation. For sew
enteen years, Ed
gertcn has been
appraiSing hui
man nature In it's
relation TO credit
risks. Never yet,
he says, has he
ever run across
that much tout
ed physiognomy
which in itself
Ii pOpular4y pre-
sunled to be Suf1-
Gent recommen-
dalton for opcn-
ing a charge &C
count or having a
C h e C k C a S h e d
without identifi-
caticn.
"The hon e S t
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with diabetes, who should have
depended on insulin and scientif1-
cally selected diets, gave up tenn
porarily the proper method OF
treatment and riSked their lives
with grapefruit.
q
"THIS incident can be multi
Iplied in direct relationship to
almost innumerable commercial
lied health-food campaigns all
over the country"
Just because a food, such as
spinach, contains an infinitessimal
quantity Of some mineral salt or
vitamin. it Is folly for It's producers
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-21
RADIO FANS Of
CITY TUNE IN
To HEAR KING
Scores Cut Sleep Short to
Catch Broadcast of
London ConCIaVe.

Pajamas, lounging robes, and even
"nlghties" were the court dress in
King Georges audience this morn
ing when radio extended the mon
arch's audience beyond the usual
confines of the house of lords.
There we're those who Scotfed at
the idea of getting up before the
chickens" to hear any "old king
talk, but others, sleepy-eyed for
their shortened hours of rest, boast
ed of hearing the kings voice as
he talked before the naval parley
in London.
Sleepy-eyed, but intent on hear
ing Britain's Sailor King in his mes
sage, they stood shivering in many
cases before their radio receivers at
4:40 Am. when the Columbia and
National broadcasting hookupS sent
the message nationwide.
They Like Message
Perhaps the early morning hour
made some super critical. Many
seemed to feel that King George
had side-stepped any real express
sion of his personal opinion. Others
gave whole-hearted approval.
Here are expressions from a few
Of the thousands who heard the
message:
William r. Ringer, Deputy Prose-
cutor-A concise expression of arm
ament problems.
Miss Emma Clinton, Assistant
Clerk to Probate Judge Malcolm E.
Bash--Marvelous, never to be for
gotten.
James Mcconnell, County Com
n1isSioners' Bailiff-The king dealt
gently with problem of the day.
George M. Jeffrey, District At
torney-I thought the speech was
yesterday, SO I didn't tune in.
Federal Judge Robert c. Baltzell-
I'm not a radio fan.
English Is All Right
Alexander G. Cavins, Assistant
United States Attorney King
George uses perfect English, the
kings English so to speak. But why
the medieval idea of not announcing
the speakers before they begin?
DR.. Ernest N. Evans, Secretary
Church Federation of Indianapolis
I set my alarm clock so I'd get up
in time to hear King George. 1t
came in fine. At first 1t sounded
as if it was going through lot OF
water, but later it got better. was
surprised at the kings voice, for !
expected to find it weak or at least
showing his recent illness.
The Rev. Carlos NJ. Dinsmore,
General Superintendent of the In
diana Baptist Convention-Yes, 1
heard him, also Premier Macdonald,
and Stimson. The reception was
fine. What time did I get up? Oh,
about 4:30.
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who attempted to attack a 9-year-
old girl in a vacant house at Gil
North Delaware street, early Mon
day night.
The three missing girls, all
students at school No. 46, were seen
to enter a blue sedan at Sheffield
avenue and Morris street, Monday
afternoon. At least one man was in
the car.
Parents Not Told
The girls had given their parents
nor playnlates no intimation of
any intention to run away from
home. Police are seeking a youth
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Business Man Dies

BIZ Times Special
COLUMBUS, Ind, Jan. 21.--John
M. Newcomb, II, business man of
- e-'Sderly while sitting
up in his bed smoking a pipe and
talking with members of his family.
He had been in declining health for
.~.-.e Lune. He fell at his home
ABOUT two weeks ago and was seri-
ouSly hurt. Pneumonia later de-
veloped, but he was believed recov-
ering when he was suddenly strick
en- with a heart attack.
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BY FREDERICK c. OTHNIAN

United FreSS SIAN NVIrtSpohuent
CHICAGO, Jan. 21.-Just be-
~ cause spinach contained a
pinch of one vitanin or another
is no particular reason why small
boys should be forced TO eat it,
believes DR.. Morris Fishbein, na-
tionally known physician and
editor.
And the mere eating OF grape
fruit. srgared or not, viii have an
effect so slight it will not even
be noticed in the curing of dia-
betes. said DR.. Fishbein here on
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B a d e, national
military fraternity
at De PAW uni
versity, are Indi-
annapolis students.
They are Fred
Wuelfng, who is
also president of
the junior class,
and Edwin BoS-
well.
Boswell is a
member Of the De
Paw basketball
squad.
Scabbard a n d
Blade is the only
fraternity recop-
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face is myth, an exploded fallacy
judged in the light of scientific
credit knowledge" he says. Honest
today is not measured by the angelic
smile, but by facts recorded on the
60,00O, 900 master cards filed away in
1860 branch Offices and bureaus OF
the National Retail Credit ASsoci-
alton.
Where it was once the custom
for a credit manager to size up his
prospect by such superficial evidence
as the whole or torn condition of
her gloves, TODAY that same man
ager has recourse to accurate f1nan-
cial information on nearly every
person applying for credit"
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hundreds of south
side citizens, hav-
ing carried The
indianapolis Times
in that territory
until the time OF
his illness.
While at School
"a, Kenneth was
an honor student.
He attended Man
ual Training high
school until illness
forced him to
withdraw last fall.
Funeral services
will be held at the
home Thursday at
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b0rhOOd residents
who were not work.
ing today volun-
teered use Of the-r
cars for the hunt
and several neigh
boring men re-
manned away from
work to aid In the
search.
Police had nc
definite clew to
connect the car
which appeared at
the filling station
with the car in
which the girls
uyaro fakan awaV
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Hoover Listens
By United Press

BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-
President Hoover arose before
daylight today to listen. along
with millions of other radio
hearers, while King George of
England expressed his hopes
for success OF the five-power
naval limitation conference
opening today in London. Mr..
Hoover listened attentively to
the entire program at the
house of lords, including the
speech of Secretary Stimson,
head of the American delega-
ton, and those of the other
delegates.
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an unusual record
in the making of
quilts.
When she and
her husband re-
tired a few years
ago and located in
Noblesville M r S
Jennings, no long
er able to do
much hard work,
but not wishing to
be idle, spe n I
m NC h tim e IN
pie C in g quilts.
During the past
-tU .,ao~ eha ho {
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WHO previous mao
been arrested for
automobile thefts.
First report
that three men
we're in the car
when he girls
entered it could
not be verified.
Fred Schoeneman,
clerk at the Clary
drug store at
Sheffield avenue
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S on tn PerShing
avenue.
N e llie Mamie
Frye, Is. daugh-
ter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Frye,
1876 South PERISH
ing avenue.
Vera Adcock, Is,
daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. George
A d c o C k 1141
S gu t h Pershing
avenue.
Meanwhile, po-
lice also we're
seeking a fend.
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0VERALlS, CALICO TO
BE ATTIRE AT DANCE
Elks' Club to Be Scene of Stunts
and Informal Festivities.

ana informal Festivities.
Suntan backs will be permitted,
but can be bounded only by calico,
Bingham or any other house dress
material, at the calico hop" to be
given at the Elks' Club Saturday
night.
The men are to wear overalls. or
what have you, but no soup and
fish" costumes are permissible.
A stunt will be the attempt of the
dancers TO identify Hiram" rube
character. A live pig. guaranteed
TO squeal, will be given to the
winner.
Timothy P. Sexton. secretary of
the Fidelity Trust Company, will be
In charge.
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pieced sixty-f1ve quilts, presenting
most of them to her daughters and
granddaughter. Included in this
number we're ten quilts pieces for a
neighbor, "just to be neighborly,"
to one who had been kind to her.
Mrs. Jennings has lived on one farm
fiftY-four years.
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ing Mddeown today acted favoraby appca
Girl Society," Mrs Church commonly is
known, granted the permit
application learned, filed Dec 3D. shortly
discharged several servants from
household.
Mrs Church, however to discuss any details of
wanted ito protect herself while
late nights"
which Mrs Church will pack" will be %
was understood that capable gun.
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Golden Girl
of Society
Packs Gun
MurieI Vanderbilt Church
Gets State Permit to
Carry Pistol.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
NEWPORT, r. T., Jan. I'll
The -Four Hundred" apparent
ly has turned to firearms as a
means Of personal protection.
This was indicated today when
Mrs. Muriel Vanderbilt Church,
prominent Boston and Newport
society leader and daughter of
Mrs. William E. Vanderbilt of
New York, obtained a permit to
carry a revolver in the state of
Rhode Island.
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2. Burial will be made in New
Crown cemetery.
The parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Roland
T. Louden, and five brothers, Ray
mond, Carl, Garrett, Donald and
Eugene, survive him.
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THREE SCHOOL
GIRLS MISSING,
CITY SEARCHED
Trio From No. as Seen to
Enter Blue Sedan; No
CIeW to Companions.
AUTOISTS START HUNT
Neighbors Rush to Parents
Aid; Attempt Made to
Attack Child.

Twenty automobiles are securing
West indianapolis while police and
detectives search the entire city for
three school girls spirited away in
an automobile after school hours
Monday afternoon.
The girls are:
Ethel Robinson, 13. daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Robinson. 1920
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nized by the United States army
and only outstanding students in
the advanced class of the r. @. T. c..
unit are selected for membership.
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ALBERTSON is SPEAKER
Need of Training to Appreciate
Leadership Stressed.

Difficulties in every day life could
be overcome by practicing Chris
tianity daily, E. T. AlbertSon, gen.
eral secretary of the Indiana Coun-
ell of Religious Education, told the
monthly conference of the Marion
County Sunday School Association
at the Fountain Square Christian
church. Monday night.
He stressed necessity for training
persons to appreciate church leader
ship. Group meetings followed the
address
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Diphtheria Test Arranged

Bu Times Special
ALEXANDRIA, Ind, Jan. I'll
Every child attending the Clarke
school here will be given the
Schick test for diphtheria, the
Parent Teacher Association an
nounces.
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Honest Face?
There Is None,
Says Edgerton

BN Y "a SerUtce
CHICAGO, Jan. 21.-There's no
~ thing as an honest face.
Authority for this statement is
Justin H Edgerton, president of
the National Retail Credit ASso-
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Estate Aids College

BIZ Times Special
KOKOMO. Ind, Jan. 2i.-The
Haynes estate OF Kokomo has made
gift OF science hall TO Western
college, Oxford. O.
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TIMES CARRIER DIES
AFTER LONG ILLNESS

Kenneth H. Louden Funeral Rites
to Be Held Thursday.
Heart disease, from which he had
been suffering for several months,
claimed the life Of Kenneth H. Lou
den, Is, of 1915 East Raymond street
Monday. Kenneth was known to
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-21
SLAYER CALM AS
STATE ASKS DEATH
MILITARY GROUP GAINS
Eight Members Added at De Paw
by Scabbard and Blade.
Bu Times Special

BIZ Times SDeCtdI
GREENCASTLE, Ind, Jan. 81. -
Two of the eight members of the
Junior class elected to Scabhard and
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STILL QUILTING AT 81

NobIeSvilIe Woman Makes SIS In Last
Six Years.
pu Times SDeciGI
NOBLESVILLE, Ind, Jan. 2l.-
Mrs. Elizabeth Jennings, 81, claims