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New Britain herald., 1930-03-07
STARTS AERIAL TAXI

Berlin. March P>-Effectivc April 1. the German Lufthansa cor poration is establishing an aerial taXi-servicc covering the German republic for which 150 planes will be made available. The planes will carry a fare to any point in Ger many having landing facilities at 26 cents a kilometer.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-07

Princess Stutza.
 Last of the once ruling house Of Obrenovich, the death of her son, her marital difficulties. her hus- bands abdication and exile are well known episodes of the last turbulent days of the house of Obrenoyich in pre- -Karageorgevich Serbia, now part of Jugoslavia.
 Married at 1G to Prince Milan she became the storm center Of couh- ter-plotting on the part of RussN', Austria and Germany from the flr-t days of her husbands coronation.
 Her marriage to Milan was an nulled in 1888 and until 1893 d. though hailed and treated as queen she lived apart, maintaining h'r own court at Wiesbaden. In lS93 the pair were reconciled and r'' mained together until the kings ao- dication in favor of his son.
 The story, of the sons reign WIS even more unhappy. He and h's wife. a former lady-in-WaltlnG ID Natalie, were murdered in ther sleep at Sinaja Palace. sBelgrad and their unclothcd bodies flung into the garden below.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-07
SCOUT WITH BYRL
 GAINS 34 POUNDS
lAntarctic Rigors Prove Health \ iuI to Young Paul Siple

N Eric, Pa, March 7.-America s most famous Boy Scout is Boy bSeout no longer.
 Paul Siplc, Fries faNorlto son. sswlao was chosen to represent the 1Boy Scouts of America on Admiral ~ lyrd's long trip to inc Antarctic saNent away q boy-and IS coming s~sBack man grown.
 I{e will be % years old when hc .a ets back to lis hom" hcrc--o .s srs old, more than giN feet tall ad 21O pounds in weight 34 pounds
 vicr thaa when he went away. las BE Boy scout merit badges. ' Exploring the Antarctic seems 10 s3 agreed with him. His parents, . MT. and Mrs. Clyde l.. SpIc, who alive here, who hacc been getting ttrclayod radio messages from him eevery so often, arc waiting eagerly Flor his return-cvcn though Mrs -Siple is about ready 10 admit that ssthe small boy she remembers so well eis gone for good.
 :. Even when reports from the Byrd scamp were gloomy, she never wor- ~.ried.
 = "I was not in the least afraid for @hin1," she said "Bcforc he was stchoscn I neither prayed that he s'would win the honor or that I could ~.kccp him at home I decided that s,God would direct fhc decision and it swould be right, no matter what 1t @was'
 Mrs. Siple is glad 10 know her s,son has gained weight so well; but ~'gain or no gain you can rest as- Nsurcd that thcrc'I be a blowout on apumpkin pie when thn bo" gets -.back home. From carly childhood sH1hat has been one Of his favoritc s'dishos; and Mrs. Siplc, who has been .,a bit lonely during her aonG long .-absenco, likes 10 talk about it,
 "Whcn he was only seven or eight ayears old he was given money to go gto tho county fair but every night sshe came homo with his nickcls and %dimcs in his pocket and not a sign :. Of stick Of ice cream candy or s.striped bag of peanuts But when @.he returned, the last night, he was ~trying 10 make his arms reach ..around a big orange pumpkin. He .~had kept his money until the prize s-pumpkin of the fair Was sold and Thought it so hn could have all the .spies he Wantod.'
 A He was fond of chicken dressing. -rtoo. she recalls.
 Mrs. Siplc i3 the type Of mother
 who believes in being q pal 10 her schildren. Her .ilycry hair is Abobbed and narccllod and she is as Effectively interested in Paul's great saadyenturc as he himself is.
 % The messages he sent his father sand mother. spoke enthusiastically s,of the congcniahty Of tthc men. the s.prevailing good humor, and enjoy s~ment, she said.
 Y "Just before hc left" she con- s.tinued, T said, Just think Of tho ..brthdays and Christmases well shave to live without you. He an- ~,swered by saying: Mother, lc"3 not kahnk about that have two sthings I want 10 accomplish. I want stto put scouting on tho map in Eric. ~and then. if Admiral Byrd just sayf sI'vc done ono thing to help him, .aI'l bo glad
 r Admiral Byrd made him holo- .gist for the expedition and ho has -told us that Paul has taken a mans .splace right along and done every 8thng spendidly.'
 = There arc two special memories
New Britain herald., 1930-03-07
SENTENCES MARRIED PAIR

Moridcn, March Charged with passing worthless checks, George Dichl, 2G. and his wife, Peg .E} Dichl, 19, Of Hearnc. Texas. were given GO days each in jail and fined $10O in police court yesterday. The -Dmhls toured Connecticut in 1928 passing out worthless checks ill half dozen cities. They were also son- fenced in Hartford for an oflonsc in Bristol and prior to that served acv- cral months in the New Hampshire stGtc prison on the same charge.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-07

these are determined. The prefec- ture here compiled list of authen- tic but admittedly incomplete losses in the Tarn- -Gargonne department alone as follows:
 Houses
New Britain herald., 1930-03-07

India has been experimenting with concrete roads, building stretches of them in Bcnarcs ana just outside that city.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-07
Official Death Toll Passes 2lO, With Probable Figure at Least
 400, In Southern France Floods

city Of Bordeaux and docks were flooded However, there was no loss Of life reported in and near the city, municipal authorities delving into records. said the flood was the worst here since TITO, when Louis XVI reigned.
 The town of Barsac. renowned the world over for it's mellow white wine. was completely under water this morning with thousands of bar rcls of wines in flooded cellars The wartime American centcrs Camps Souges. St. Sulpicc and Bassens also were inundated but loss of property wac slight and there was no logs Of life
 At Langon. 30 miles up the Car onnc from Bordeaux, q bridge sail to have been built by the Romans twenty centuries ago, although com pletely submerged by the rushing water, held steady, while a railroad bridge erected in 1878 was swept away. At La Reole the river gauge marked 43 feet; in some parts of the district the Garonne was nine miles wide. The national highway at Cadillac was submerged under ten feet of water.
 Two Towns Worst Hit
 Nowhere, however, did the disas- ter appear to have wrought so much damage as at Montauban and Mois- sac. Official figures set 150 dead at Moissac, and estimated more than 60 dead at Montauban. Conscrva- tive estimates of the loss ranged be- tween S25,00o.000 and $35.0O0, 600 in that general area.
 Vast Losses shown
 Toulouse, France, Mar (P) - The vast extent of southwestern Frances flood disaster is being re- Ncalcd only as the waters of the swollen rivers rcccdc. The only per sons able 10 form any general idea of the situation probably arc the airmcn who fly over the stricken regions, dropping food and ncw3- papers into the bclcaguercd villages.
 These airmcn arc unanim ous that all estimates as to loss of human life and property arc the mercst guesscs thus far. They arc con- NinCed that the estimates will fall far below the actual figures when
New Britain herald., 1930-03-07
NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, MARCH T. 1930

minister of railways, was arrested on a bribery charge.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-12
Ex-C0P ADMITS
MURDER IN JAIL
Alleged Confession Solves
Detroit Mystery.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
DETROIT, Nov. 12.-Peter Wen
tala, 35, a former policeman, was
held on a technical charge of muir
der today after he admitted he beat
William T. Jones, so, former
Granda (N1iSs.) minister to death,
in a police headquarters cell block.
Jones died Of head injuries Mon
day night about two hours after he
was locked up when he told a police
clerk that he was the man who
killed Jerry Buckley, radio an
nouncer slain by gunner last July.
Less than twenty-four hours after
Jones death, which caused a furore
in police ranks because Of insinu-
ations that he was the victim of po-
lice brutality, Wentala was arrested
in a small downtown hotel.
After brief questioning, Wentala
made a statement to Duncan Nc
Crea, assistant prosecutor, in which
he declared that he was cell mate
with the ex-minister and punched
him to the concrete floor of the cell
when Jones took a poke at him. .
He said he didn't realize he had
killed Jones.
Wentala, an iron worker, was dis
missed from the police force several
years ago for intoXicat.on.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-12
PROMISES TAX
SURVEY REPORT
Group to Present Findings
Early in December.

recommendations being drafted
by Governor Harry C. Leslie's tax
committee for solution of Indiana's
tax problems will be submitted to
state senators and representatives
before the 1881 general assembly
convenes, probably soon after
Dec. l.
This was the statement today of
Senator ]. Clyde Holman, Indian
apolis, chairman of the committee,
announcing another meeting for
Friday in L. S. Ayres' auditorium.
: Holdover senators and members
elect Of the house and senate may
be called to indianapolis in De-
cember to receive the committees
recommendations, or the report may
be submitted to them by mail, HOtf-
man said.
The Indianapolis Real Estate
Boards legislative committee has
decided to defer action on the tax
committees program until it is re-
leased formally.
Senator Joe Rand Beckett, sec
rotary of the committee, recently
told the board four detectives Of
the committee are to abolish per-
sonal property tax, the levy against
real estate for state government
expenses, the county and township
levies for road building and on bond
payments.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-12
JOURNALISTS TO
ATTEND SESSION
Sigma Delta Chi Chapters
to Ohio Monday.

Delegates from four state univer-
sity chapters and from the Indian
apolis alumni chapter of Sigma
Delta Chi, honorary professional
Journalistic fraternity, will attend
the sixteenth annual convention Of
the organization at Columbus, o.,
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
Edwin V. ONeel, 5716 College ave-
nue.. national president of Sigma
Delta Chi, will preside at the con-
vention.
Harlan v. HadIey of Butler uni
versity, Vincent R. Fowler Of Indi-
ana university, Joseph Taylor of
De Paw university and M. c.
Schwartz of Purdue university are
delegates from the four undergrad
uate chapters of the state, and Don
Hoover of the indianapolis News
and Earl Mushlitz of the Indianap-
oils Star, are delegates from the In
dianapolis alumni chapter.
Marion E. Pew, editor of Editor
and Publisher; Frank E. Mason of
International News Service, and
Fred Fuller Shedd Of the Philadel-
phia Evening Bulletin, president of
the American Association of News
paper Editors, are speakers at the
convention, all sessions of which will
be held on the campus of Ohio State
university.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-12
MINISTER Will
TAKE new POST
The Rev. Floyd Van Keuren
Leaves Christ Church.

The Rev. Floyd Van Keuren, rec
tor of Christ church, has resigned
the post he held for more than five
years to accept dictatorship of the
social service commission of the
diocese of New York, Episcopal
church, it was announced.
The resignation has been accepted
by the vestry of Christ church.
Having filled the rectorship of the
historic church since Oct. 1, 1925,
the Rev. Mr.. Van Keuren will sue
coed Bishop Gilbert in the New
York position. The resignation be-
comes effective Dec. 20.
During his five years service,
terminated by the resignation, the
Rev. Mr.. Van Keuren accomplished
the organization of the Christ
church boys, choir; builded a new
parish house, founded the Margaret
Ridgely Memorial Library of Religi-
Gus Education, and a modern church
school was set up with new methods
in progressive education. Recently
a new memorial baptismal font in
the church was dedicated.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-12
SPEED MOVE TO
CANCEL LEASE
ON WOODSTOCK
Civic Clubs Committee !
Named TO Help Regain
Tract for City.

Committee to urge breaking OF
lease of the park board with the
Woodstock Country Club so the cup
site might be used as city park,
was named Tuesday night at
meeting of the North Side Com
munity Civic Clubs, in the Raun
Memorial library,
The city owns the ground on
which the exclusive clubs is located
at Maple road and Northwestern
avenue. The park board that sew
eral years ago bought the area Tor
$3.50 600, leased it to the club, which
pays only interest on the bonds,
amounting to $4,000 annually.
G. G. Schmidt, head of the COM
mittee, stated an investigation OF
the lease Will be made by the clubs.
The lease was extended to 194G
few years ago.
Legal action to force the issue in
court may be taken by the civic
organizations following the confer
ence with the park board. Other
committee members are:
Oscar F. Smith. George o. Lehman. L.
A. Lawrence. Miss Lucy Campbell. Il. II.
Jones' F. V. Hawkins. Mrs. B. , Me-
Donald. H. o. Cherry. Emerson Chaille. A.
schlesinger. the Rev. Edward H. Kistler.
r. B. Wright, Mrs. Pearl Randall and Mrs.
Ruth Abel
A committee also was named to
study the proposed reorganization OF
the Indianapolis Street Railway
Company by the insult interests.
This committee will reort Dec. 9.
Members are Lawrence, Jones, Leh-
man, Roy Higgins and Mrs. Nc
Donald.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-12
TO MAKE
SHIPS OFFICERS
DRUG SLEUTHS
u. S. Customs Bureau Is
Considering Proposal to
Search BerthS.
BY CECIL OWEN
United Press staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12.-Ships'
officers of leading passenger lines
plying between United States and
oriental ports would be sworn in as
special customs officers SO they
might legally search passengers
staterooms and luggage for snug
gled narcotics under a plan being
considered by the United States Gus
tens bureau.
The plan proposed to the bureau
would place the officers in the role
Of dollar year" men acting as
employees of the customs bureau. 1t
greatly would increase their author
ity over passengers and permit them
to search staterooms and baggage for
hidden contraband.
In the opinion of customs officials
the plan, if adopted, should be linn
tied strictly to narcotics. If in
searching for drugs, however, an
officer should see liquor or hidden
jewelry, he might feel it his duty
to report it. as steamship COM
panies are liable for undeclared
merchandise struggled aboard their
vesselc.
The narcotics bureau said today
that smuggling CT narcotics through
Pacific coast ports alone amounts
in value to hundreds of thousands
of dollars yearly.
The plan is not aimed at paSsen-
gers so much as it is at members
of the crews who have made prac-
tice of secreting in staterooms, I'M
known to their occupants, sizeable
quantities of narcotics.
Passengers in whose cabins such
contrabrand was found would not be
prosecuted unless there was evil
dence to show they were implicated.
In the case Of other Struggled
articles found by the inspecting
ships officers, passengers would be
given an opportunity to declare the
goods prior to fines Or prosecution.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-12
BANK Receiver
TROUBLES GROW
Difficulties in Suits Rise
Again to Puzzle Ogden.

Difficulties that beset receivership
suits against two Indianapolis banks
last week arose again today on a
lesses scale to plague the receiver
ship action fled Monday by Luther
F. Symons, state banking commits
sioner, against the Postal Station
State bank, City Trust Company
subsidiary.
Although it was announced Tues
day that Symons and Attorney
General James M. Ogden were in
accord on the filing of the Postal
bank suit, Ogden today said he
would confer with Symons looking
toward dismissal of the action and
ref1ling in the same court, superior
court four, where Judge William S.
McMasters presides.
Calling at the courthouse this
morning, Ogden found the suit en-
tered on the file books, but it could
not be found in superior court four,
nor in the courts file-box in the
clerks Office. No summons had been
issued.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-12
POLA'S PRINCE
USES FISTS TO
AvENGE INSULT
Husband of Movie Actress
Satisfied After DUEL
on Board Ship.

BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, Nov. 12.-Prince
Serge Mdivani, who is in the midst
of divorce proceedings with Palo
Negri, arrived on the liner France
today and admitted that he had
waged combat with bare fists in the
ships gymnasium. because he be-
lieved a lady had been insulted.
rs opponent in the bloodless bat
tie that was held at dawn, was
Henry Robes, an actor, who, with
two other thespians, makes up q
vaudeville team known as 1.-THE
Rolling Stones"
Passengers said the "duel" took
place just before sunrise Tuesday,
after party Monday night, follow
ing considerable drinking on ship
board.
Interceded in Quarrel
Robes had words with another
gentleman leaning against the bar.
Prince Serge, who had promised
to put Robes in the movies, grabbed
the hand of the principal Rolling
Stone and urged him to desist.
81 didn't want to desist," said
Robes. Il wanted to fight. The
prince insisted on holding my hand.
I asked him if he would fight me.
He said yes"
A few passengers gathered in the
gymnasium. Fists flew, but experts
at the ringside said both gladiators
had difficulty in landing effective
punches.
Good Friends Again
After two jabs and a futile left
hook. Prince Serge declared he had
received satisfaction.
Today the prince said the only
reason he consented to fight the
Rolling Stone was that Robes had
used unsuitable language in front of
lady who had fingered in the bar
room.
I'm not sure just what hap
pened," said Robes, "but anyway
the prince and 1 are friends, aren't
we prince?"
yes" said the prince, fast
friends"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-12
IGNORE GOODS,
BUREAU warns
Unordered Merchandise
Again Floods City.

If you've received unordered
Christmas cards, neckties, pencils
or other goods through the mails,
you need pay no. attention to the
politely worded request that you re-
nit dollar or more, the Indian
apoEs Better Business Bureau re-
iterated today.
The statement came as Indian
apolis folk again were bombarded
with unordered Christmas mer-
chandise.
you do not have to buy, pay
or send the goods back" the bureau
declared. AL you are required by
law to do is to hold the goods, I'M
used, until a properly accredited
representative of the sender calls
for them"
If any merchandise is used, the
recipient can be held liable for pay
ment, says the bureau.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-12
STEFFEN WILL SPEAK
Director of Mcndelssohn Choir to
Appear at Church Dinner.

Elmer Andrew Steffen, director OF
the Mendelssohn choir of Indian
apolis and director of music at SIS.
Peter and Paul Cathedral will dis
cuss The Meaning of Church
Music" at the Fellowship dinner OF
the Northwood Christian churcI
Thursday night at $50.
Mrs. E. w. Naylor will be chair
man of the meeting and Mrs. Caro-
Ign ,Ayres Turner, musical director
for the church, will direct musical
program.
Arrangements committee includes
Miss Ruth B. Carter, chairman; w.
B. Dennison, Ed Manlove, Mrs. J.
o. Jaqua, DR.. T. F. Reavis, Wallace
o. Lee and DR.. T. w. Grafton.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-12
CITY AIRPORT WELL
WILL BE EXAMINED
Tests to Be Started on Thursday by
Brandt of Works Board.

Tests of the we'll at the municipal
airport will be started Thursday
afternoon by Louis c. Brandt,
works board member, and NJ. c..
johnson, assistant engineer, to de-
termine the regular flow of the well.
Decision to place temporary
pumping equipment at the we'll was
made today after the board learned
The flow is irregular. During the
tests, city officials also will examine
the quality of the water, which sew
eral tests already have shown to
be polluted.
NJ. Tucker of the Transcontinental
and Western Air, Inc, radio depart
ment. will arrange for radio service
here this week at the airport. The
transmitting station will be installed
IN the building for opening of the
line Dec. l.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-12
FRAUD CASE IN COURT
Jury Selection Begun for Trial Of
Indicted Radio Dealer.

AS selection of a jury to try Clar-
ence Boyd, "a. radio dealer at 1895
East Thirty second street, charged
with conspiracy to commit forgery,
got under way this morning, Frank
Baker, criminal court judge-elect,
was on the bench.
Mrs. Frances Boyd, wife of the
defendant, is serving two to four
teen years in Indiana women's
prison on a similar charge in con-
nection with the same case.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-12
CIVIC CLUBS TO
BACK LOBBYIST
Need for Representation al
Assembly Seen.

Civic clubs of Indianapolis plan to
send a lobbyist to the Indiana gen.
eral assembly this next session.
Necessity for worker to protect
interests Of home owners and resi-
dents was discussed at a meeting of
the Sherman Emerson Civic League
Tuesday night.
Tax legislation will be given spe-
cial attention, it was said.
Investigation into the proposed
refinancing of the street car sys-
tenn by the insult interests will be
made by a committee comprising
Cecil M. McConahay, w. G. Hier
and L. K. Harlow, president of the
league.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-12
Auto Strikes Three

RI Times SDecidl
ANDERSON, Ind, Nov. 12.-Three
children were struck by an automo-
bile driven by Harry McCullum,
Delaware county farmer. They are
Eleanor, 8; Anna, 5, and Bernice
Myers, 6. None was injured
seriously.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-12
Disbarment Case Advanced

BU Times NDecIuI
WABASH, Ind, Nov. PA de-
murrer by Charles A. Sala, North
Winchester attorney, filed in Wa
bash circuit court here where a petit
ton asks that he be disbarred, was
overruled by Judge Switzer, who
named a committee to prosecute
Sala. He is alleged to have failed
to turn over some money to a claim
ant in the course of settling an
estate.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-12
CANADA BACKS U. S.
Demands Direct Limit for
War Materials.
BIZ Omitted Press

BIZ United Press
GENEVA, Nov. 12.-The United
States demand for direct limita-
ton of materials Of war was given
further support today before the
preparatory disarmament commits
sion.
The Canadian delegate, Walter A.
Riddle, urged adoption Of the
recommendations of Hugh S. Glib
BON, American delegate, who OPP
posed limitation by budgetary
methods.
'It seems. inconceivable that the
world would accept a disarmament
convention which did not directly
limit ornaments" he said. Riddell
suggested combining both budgetary
and direct systems.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-12
OFFICIAL PLANS APPEAL
Judgment of $4,000 Against State
EntOmOIOgist in Corn BOrer Case.
n Yimf8 NpeciQL

M 4 tHtfS OUtCtut
HUNTINGTON, Ind, Nov. 12.-
Frank N. Wallace, state entomolo-
gist, announces that an appeal will
be taken in a case decided in Hunt
ington Circuit court here in which
an award of $4,000 damages was
made to Owen Feehan, Allen county
farmer, against Wallace and his as
Sistant, Paul Ullman.
During the campaign against the
corn borer in 1927, force of men
under orders of Wallace plowed up
a sixty-fve-acre field of oats be-
longing to Feehan, who asks DAM
ages for loss Of the crop and injury
to the soil resulting from deep plow-
ing,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-12
DR.. FRANKLIN TO TALK
National Leader of Episcopal Church
Is Visitor in CitY.

DR.. Lewis B. Franklin, vice.
president and treasurer of the ma
tional council of the Episcopal
church, will address a women's
meeting in Christ church at 2:30
Thursday afternoon and a meeting
of laymen in Melodian hall on the
]. K. Lilly estate, Seventy first street
and College avenue, at 6 Thursday
night.
DR.. Franklin will be the guest of
the Christ church vestry at lunch
con in the Columbia Club Thursday
noon