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New Britain herald., 1930-01-23
ART|CH0KE KING
 FREED BY COURT
Witnesses Fail to Identify Terra
 nova as Bandit

New York, Jan. g R,-Ciro Ter ranoVa, the one time artichoke king, who was arrested by police on charges of complicity in the ho1dup Of q dinner for Magistrate Albert Nltaie, was freed in magistrates s court today when IS witnesses of the robbery failed to identify him as one of the seven holdup men.
 Murder Contract Involved
 Terranova had been charged by police with engineering the holdup of the dinner for the magistrate, 10 obtain a murder contract from Chicago gangster. who. for a cer- tain amount, had killed Frankie Yale and Frank Marlow for the former produce merchant
 They said the Chicago guest had been paid only 5000 of the s20,- 900 promised him and had threat cned 10 turn the matter over to police if Terranova didn't pay off.
 The holdup brought charges that are still echoing against Magistrate Nitale and other city magistrates, that many of them are in league with the city's underworld. The City Bar association is Investigating Ei- tales conduct and a grand jury in- restigation has been ordered in New York county of the entire sys- tenn of magistrates courts.
 Terranova. who had been sought unsuccessfully for several days for questioning in connection with the holdup. was arrested last week when he appeared at police head quarters.
 ManCusO His Counsel
 He was represented in court by Francis x. Mancuso, former judge Of general sessions. who resigned from the bench last fall after an investigation of the failure of the City Trust company, of which he was chairman Of the board of di- rectors.
 After dismissal of the charges against Terranova today. Mancuso said he would demand the police destroy the photographs and finger prints they took of his client at the time of his arrest.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-23
RAILROAD MERCER
 MEETINGS URGED
Governors Committee to Seek Ideas From State Leaders

Hartford. Jan. 23 LPN-A public hearing, at which industrial, trade, agricultural and civic interests of the state will be invited to present their views on transportation prob lens, will be held before the New England governors committee on railroad consolidation at the state capital here January 27.
 This was announced today by Kent Hubbard, chairman of the Connecticut section Of the commit tee, following a meeting of all th, state chairmcn ill Boston Monday, at which it was decided to recom- mend similar hearings in the capi- tals Of the six New England states.
 Outline Adopted
 A brief outline Of the action Of Ulc committee was adopted at that gathering. Mr. Hubbard stated, which Is subject 10 confirmation by he whole committee. The purpose. as stated thorc, will be to consider transportation facilities Of New Eng land, particularly with reference Co the official plan of railroad consoli- dation issued by the interstate com merce commission. It's report to the New England governors will seek 10 bring the four year old re- port of the Storrow commission up 10 date, dealing with the present problem of railroad consolidation along much the same lines followed by that body in the question Of railroad rehabilitation.
 The preliminarics Of organization Tor the work were completed at the Boston meeting, with the appoint nent of David II. Howie as cxecu- tive secretary, position he occu- pied with the commission headed py James J. StorroW four years ago.
 Headquarters in Boston
 Headquarters will be located m
New Britain herald., 1930-01-23
Watch and Ward Has Enormous
 Blackmail Field, Lawyer Says

Boston. Jan. "S (UP)-Private organizations such as the Watch and Ward society have numerous opportunities for backmail a leg islative committee was told here to- day.
 The statement was made by Henry W. Sullivan, Boston lawyer, who appeared before the commit tee to urge favorable action on a bill which would require censors 10 judge q book as a whole and which would prevent the banning of a book containing isolated passages considered obscene.
 No Idea of Opportunity
 You have no idea of the oppor- tunities for blackmail presented to organizations like the Boston Better Business bureau and the Watch and Ward society,"" Sullivan declared.
 He asserted that if the commit tee permitted the present censor ship law to remain unchanged, you will be furthering government by assassination, government by black mail, and government by murder ''
 A member Of the committee ask cd Sullivan if he thought Massa. chusetts would be better off with out the Watch and Ward society and the lawyer replied in the af. firmative.
 Super government as provided by these private societies is a dan gcrous principle" he said. "Take the rollcall of the books barred in this state and I'll wager that not one of them would be banned if the bill we favor were on the statute books"
 Advocates Time for Reading
 Another member of the committed asked Sullivan how long he thought it would take a jury to read through q book such as Theodore Dreiser's "An American Tragedy" which is ir two volumes.
 Probably three or four days the lawyer replied.
 Do you think that would expedite justice? ?" he was asked.
 Well" Sullivan responded, "Ive seen l2 men spend a week on case involving a pint of liquor, so I should think three or four days might well be spent on a book"
 Sullivan charged that action insti- tuted by the Watch and Ward society against the American Mercury in Boston some time ago was inspired by an article which the Mercury pre- viously had published regarding the society's activities.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-23

It was common knowledge, he said, that the late Rev. J. Frank Chase, while head of the Watch and Ward society, had said he would "get" the Mercury for publishing the article regarding the organization.
 Claims Stores Threatened
 When the court refused to sustain the Watch and Wards complaint that Herbert Asbury's story entitled "Hatrack" as it appeared in the Mer- cury was obscene, Sullivan said Watch and Ward authorities made threats to booksellers handling the magazine. II. l.. Mencken, editor of the Mercury. finally had to get federal court injunction to restrain the Watch and Ward group, Sullivan asserted.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-23
Man Believed Insane Is
 Victim of Police Attack

Chicago, Jan. 2S LP'-Pacifico Ci- amitti, 35. was shot and killed last night in gun battle with 90 police men.
 Ciamitti threatened his landlady with a revolver and she called the police. Afoot and in squad cars they came. Some charged up the apart ment house stairs, firing with each step. Others stood on the outside and tossed tear bombs through the win doUs of Ciamtti's room. Blinded and choked by gas, Ci- amitti made q sortie from his room into the hallway; he fell before the police fire.
 Temporarily insane" was the only motive given for Ciamitti's actions.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-23

the Statler office building at Boa ton. 1t was also decided.
 The first public hearing Of the committee was tentatively set for February s, at Boston. Following that will be the various state hear ings at which, in addition to com mercial interests, the chairmen of public utilities commissions will be asked 10 present their views.
 Principals of coastal and inter coastal steamship lines sailing out Of New England will also be in yIted.
 It was estimated that the work Of the commission In preparing a re- port will take about nine months.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-23
A WAY TO STOP
 ATTACKS OF FITS

Reports are received of an amaZ- ing treatment that epileptics state has proved successful in stopping their attacks. k. Lepso. Apt. 66, Island Ave-. Milwaukee. Wise, has been supplying sufferers with this treatment. He now wishes to reach all those who have not been helped and to do so is making the startling offer Of a generous treatment free to all sufferers. Anyone afflicted should write for this free treatment at once, giving age.--adyt.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-23
63 Year Old Mortgage
 Factor in Foreclosure

A 65-yearold mortgage which was given on the Pennington Saw ings bank by Hiram Penfield is in- yolved in a foreclosure suit which the bank has instituted against Rob- crt E. L. Brown and others. The first of tho two mortgages was for s350 and the second was given in 1905 for sl,S5O by Charles II. Brown.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-23
WIDOWER HEAVILY FINED

Greenwich, Jan. 25 P) - Archie Fay of White Plains, N. Y, widow CT with four children. was fined s2,- 500 and costs and given 80 days in jail for transporting liquor by Judge W. Stanley Finney today.
 Fay had about 100 gallons of beer in half barrels which he was taking from Yonkers to East Port Chester, the latter village being in this town.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-23
TO ARRANGE FOR LECTURE

A special committee Of the Polish Literary Guild was detailed at last nights meeting to make arrange ments for a lecture in the near future.
 The committee, which will meet tonight at the Falcon hall to con- plete the plans for the lecture, con- sists of Leon NoUinski, president Of the organization; Peter Twardus. Walter Yablonski. president of Fal- con Nest 8S; Joseph kozaN lie vicz, trustee of the guild; Andrew Brzus- zek, president Of the fifth Falcon district John Gacek md Julian TWaroVski.
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New Britain herald., 1930-01-23

the American Legion employed by the Stanley Works will occupy the chairs at the post meeting.
 On February ,, the harmonica band will play for the North $ Judd club.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-18
Mrs. Sandy Is
Paid Tribute .
by TraUeL Club

More than 300 members of the
International Travel-Study Club
Inc, attended the luncheon at 1890
today at the Columbia Club in
honor of the new president, Mrs
Grace Lynn Sandy,
The tables were decorated with
vases Of roses and fall flowers and
flags of all nations. Seated at the
speakers table with Mrs. Sandy
we're International officers, presi-
dents of all chapters in the city,
Mrs. Samuel R. Artman, club lee
turer and life president, and Mrs.
Merritt Joseph Stearns, Jackson
vile, Fla, daughter of Mrs. Sandy.
During luncheon Miss Edna Phin-
ney presented a group of harp Sc
lections. Each chapter president
gave short talk on why / Be
came Member of the International
Travels Study Club and Why Have
Remained So All international
officers also spoke briefly following
luncheon.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-18
Bridegroom to
Be Honor" Guest
at Stag Party

Frank Kirkhoff Jr., and Joseph
Kirkhof will entertain with q stag
party at the home of the former,
5000 East. Tenth street, in honor of
their cousin, Edward Kirkhoff,
whose marriage to Miss Rose Nc
Hugh will take place Oct. 2 at ST.
Phillip Neri oratory.
The guests will present the bride
groom with floor lamp. The hosts
we're assisted by their mothers, Mrs,
Frank Kirkhoff and Mrs. George
F. Kirkhoff.
Guests we're Charles Kirkhoff. Ed
ward McGovern, Frank Kirkhof ST.,
Frank Duffy, George Herman, Jo-
seph E. Kernel, Leonard A. Kernel
Herman P. Kirkhoff, William Kirk
hoff, Harry Lamb, Joseph McCurdy
George T. Kirkhoff. Charles S. Kirk
hoff, Henry Schneider. Andrew
Wise, George F. Kirkhof. Robert
D. Kirkhoff, James Brown and John
MOnahan.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-18
Miss Kennedy
Is Honor Guest
at Bridge Fete

Miss Mariana Kennedy, whose
marriage to Philip A. Miller will
take place Sept. 27, was guest of
honor at a bridge party and china
shower at the home of Mrs. Harold
B. Magee, SIT East Fifty-ninth
street.
Decorations and appointments
we're in orchid and pink. At serv-
ing time the tables were decorated
with bud vases of pink cosmos. tied
with bows of orchid tulle.
Guests with Miss Kennedy and
her mother, Mrs. Roy Kennedy,
we're Mesdames Claude Miller, G.
Schuyler Blue, William H. Walker,
Roland Schmedel, all of Indianapo-
lis; Paul Morton, Lebanon; Don
Farr, Decatur; John Booth, Milroy;
Misses Kathryn Enrich, Naja
Broynlee, Clara Foxworthy, Har-
riett Shoemaker and Mary Louise
Pierce.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-18
LADY'S HEALTH
WAS WRETCHED
Had Suffered So Much Pain
She Was Almost Desperate.
Says Cardui Helped Her.

Before I took Cardui it seemed
like I had tried everything, for my
health was wretched," writes Mrs
Mamie Davis of Alb West Wood
ward street, Denison, Tex.
Il was in bed most of the time,
explains Mrs. Davis, suffering SC
much with pain in my side and
back, and weakness. 1 was so dis
couraged 1 was almost desperate. /.
It knew there ought to be some
thing to reach my case. l only
weighed about ITO pounds. My eyes
we're hollow and I looked awfully
BAD.
"a good friend told me about
CaIdui. After taking my first bot
tie I felt better, but kept it up I'M
til I had taken four bottles, and now
I am well, have no pain in my side
or back, and feel like new woman
can work most of the time, and
feel fine.
For three years I have been free
from pain. That is why I recon-
mend Cardui."
Experience Of many thousands OF
users testifies that Cardui helps
women to health.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-18

Also with Wright, think he was
at his best with THAT Printer Of
Udells," and his latest, Exit" does
not approach "Udells."
Exit" is published by D. APP
pleton & Co, and for weeks since
its publication it has been best
seller in fiction all over the country.
The publishers tell me that there
hasn't been a Harold Bell Wright
novel in the last three years. But
in that period many of his novels
have been made into movies, both
takers and silent.
To me Exit" is little confusing
because the murder, the suffering
and the great love told in the story
does not happen in real life.
Wright first takes you back to one
generation and then suddenly for
over a hundred pages gives you a
play which connects the influence
of that generation with today. Then,
the effect of the reading of play
upon the younger generation IN
which they figure.
In other words, Wright attempts
to show the influence that Harriet
Noel, an actress, even in death, ex-
ercised on the lives of her son
Pierre as we'll as upon her great
friend and fellow actor, Antonio
Latour.
Wright does not become cheap
and give you visitations of the dead
upon the living but rather in a very
serious play effort shows how this
wonderful woman's personality kept
on protecting and making beautiful
the lives of the old actor as well as
her son.
Harriet had the theory that every
one was an actor, some in the spot
light and others just in the wings
urging all life actors to be acclaimed
as beautiful characters.
The theory as she expressed it to
Tony was: They will not ring the
curtain down when I speak my exit
line and leave the stage, Tony. The
audience will not even applaud.
And the play will go on, dear. on
and on and on. You and my little
Pierre will continue in the scenes
which you will have together fol-
lowing my exit, and if you steal a
glance off-stage now and then you
will see me standing in the wings
watching you. Your exit cue will
come next, Tony, and then you and
1 together will watch Pierre"
And SO you see certain forces
working upon Pierre and all the
others as they might have happened
in play that Tony wrote for
Pierre.
1t is new and startling construc-
ton and I think little confusing.
At least it is something new but the
method fails to make them as live
blooded as in other Wright stories.
The Four Marx brothers open to-
day in a talking movie version of
Animal Crackers" at the Circle.
Other theaterS today offer: Three
Faces East" at the Apollo, "Raf1es''
at the Ohio, Bernice Claire at the
Indiana, Sins Of the Children" at
the Palace, Eyes of the World" at
the Terminal, "On Your Back" at
the Lyric, Jazz Babies" at the Mu-
tual, and movies at the Colonial.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-18

+ Ter. Miss Jane Roemler and Miss
Jane Watson who have spent the
summer in Europe, will return this
week.
Mrs. Paul Morton. Lebanon, is
spending a few days with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. George R. Avels,
1910 Guilford avenue.
Miss Susan Gray Shedd. 1899
North Delaware street. has returned
to begin her senior year at Oberlin
college. Oberlin, o. She will be a
Junior in the conservatory Of music.
Mrs Miriam Lyon and her daugh-
ter, Alma Lyon. have returned to
the Marott after spending several
weeks in the east.
George A. Schumacher. 1886 North
Meridian street. who has been an
instructor in the English depart
ment at Butler. has gone to Char
lottesville. O., to take post graduate
work at the University of Virginia.
Irwin Berterman. 1881 Washing
ton boulevard, has returned from a
months trip to the west coast.
Miss Edythe Mccoy, 2O35 North
Meridian street, will leave the last
Of the month for National Park
seminary, Washington, D. c.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Efroymson,
Marott hotel, have gone to Europe.
Mr.. and Mrs. John S. Pearson and
daughter. Miss Peggy Pearson. 1886
North Pennsylvania street, are at
the Dodge hotel, Washington, D. C..
Mrs. Wesley Shea and Miss
Imogene Shea, 1856 North Meridian
street, have returned after spending
the summer at Lake Naxinkuckee.
Mrs. G. E. Freeberg, 908 Eastern
avenue, has returned home from a
summer in Sweden.
Mrs. B. C. Peters and Miss Ada
Peters, 821 hardwood avenue, are
spending the week with friends and
relatives in Illinois.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-18
BAPTISTS END
TWO-DAY SESSION

Indianapolis Baptists Association
held the closing meeting of the two
day session at the Southport Bap-
fist church Wednesday night. The
Baptists Young Peoples Union was
in charge.
The Thirty-First Street Baptist
church won the attendance banner
offered by the B. Y. P. U. The
Rev. Morris H. CoerS, 22-year-old
pastor of the church, is the young
est in the Indianapolis association
A feature of the program was a
debate, Resolved, That church
should supply social and recrea-
tional activities" which was won by
the negative side.
The meeting was attended by 700
people.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-18
Delegates
to Session
Are Named

Members of Caroline Scott Hsr-
rison chapter. Daughters of the
American Revolution, elected dele
gates and alternates to attend the
annual state convention to be held
in Richmond, Oct. 6 to 10. at the
first meeting of the season on
Wednesday afternoon at the chap
ter house, S24 North Pennsylvania
street.
Delegates are Mesdames Walter
c. Marmon. Walter H. Green, F.
Ellis Hunter. Waldo B. Rossetter,
Eugene H. Darrach. Hugh II. Hanna,
Joel Whitaker. Florence webster
Yong, Charles F. Voyles. J. F. Ed
wards. Maurice e. Tenant. Quincy
A. NIeyrs. Miss Julia E. Landers and
Miss Caroline Thompson.
Regent to Be Delegate
Mrs. Wilbur Johnson, regent, will
be a delegate by virtue Of her office.
Mrs. johnson is candidate for the
Office of state regent. Mrs. James
L. Gavon. vice president general OF
the National D. A. r. also will be
a delegate by virtue of her Office.
Alternates are Mesdannes John
Downing Johnson, Merle N. A.
Walker. Samuel Lewis Shank,
Charles A. Pfafflin, Frank w. Lewis,
Ralph w. Showalter, Charles A. Ed
wards, Ernest M. Elliott and F. w,
Gunkle.
Henry M Bowling spoke on THE
Constitution and the Common
Man" in observance of Constitution
day, which was celebrated at the
meeting.
Mrs. Johnson Broadcasts
Mrs. John Downing johnson
broadcast a Constitution day pro-
gram over WKBF during the after
noon. The broadcast was under the
supervision of the radio chairman,
Mrs. Edward l.. Kruse.
Mrs. Robert Blake sang at the
meeting, accompanied by Mrs. Dor
othy Knight Green.
Members of the executive board
we're in charge of the tea following
the meeting. Mrs Marmon and
Mrs. James M, Ogden poured. AS
siSting in the dining room were
Mrs. Cleon A. Nafe, Mrs. Edgar Y.
Pattison, Miss Flora Hunter. Miss
Mary Anna Tall and Miss Mary
Ann Ogden.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-18
MOUie Plot
Dangers Are
SideStebbed
BY MRS. WALTER FERGUSON

BY MRS. WALTER FERGUSON
The National Picture Producers
have formulated new code. 1t
sounds extremely moral. It pledges
itself to uphold natural and human
law; outlines the proper way to pre-
sent murder; says that adultery
and scenes Of passion will not be
shown unless necessary to the plot.
1t makes fine promises about cut
ting out drinking scenes and nude
legs.
Let the producers, the distributors,
and even the estimable Mrs. Winter
have failed to touch the real danger
spot, in spite of all these resolutions.
That spot is the illogical happy
ending.
1t will not hurt boys and girls to
see drinking scenes, SO long as they
are confronted by them so often at
home. Bare legs and barbaric dane
ing. divorce and adultery are not
likely to harm their morals. But
the false, fabby, and unreasonable
plots will.
Ending is Wrong
Let us. take a look at a recent
popular picture, THE Divorce" as
an example. A gorgeous produc-
ton, highly appealing to women. 1t
pointed a fine moral. and yet by
the mere fact of the directors per-
hitting the hero and heroine to
fall into each others arms, recon-
ciled, in the last scene, it failed ut
terly to impress that moral upon
any person.
The conditions, the facts, con-
fronting husband and wife were ex-
actly the same in the end as in the
beginning. The thing arrived no
where.
Such pictures are dangerous be-
cause they lead girls to believe that
homes may be broken for a whim
and built up again permanently,
and that love may be trampled in
the dust and bloom again as beauti-
fully as Of yore.
DOdges Real Issue
This is not true. The average girl
at a movie does not let her mind
penetrate into the future. Fancy
tells her that life for the screen
characters ever will be as blissful
as that lovely finale.
The new code thus lodges the
real and only important issue. For
the greatest evil the movies can
work upon young people is that il
logical endings are tackled upon so
many to swell box Office receipts.