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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-07
REPORT FLAYS
indian LEADERS
Reservation Heads Charged
With Laxity.'
Bg United Press

Bg United Press
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.-Removal
of L. D. Arnold. superintendent,
and R. w. Wheat, financial clerk
of the klamath Indian reservation
in oregon, was recommended to the
senate today by the senate Indian
investigating committee.
The committee reported it had
found IAN extravaganza administra-
ton both of agency activities and
the timber supervision work" and
IAN extreme laXity" in the handling
of grazing permits.
The committee said the reserva-
ton hospital had been boycotted
during 1928 and that the expert
mental farm lis a complete failure,
indeed a mere extravaganza pre-
tense"
Every man, woman and child on
the reservation was taxed $213 dur
ing 1928, the committee reported.
The klamath tribe, although pay
ing per capita tax at least twice
or more as great as the per capita
aggregate of taxes in white Commu-
mites appeared from the testimony
to be receiving actually less service
than the surrounding rural COM
munities of Oregon" the report de-
clared.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-07
Blind Parents Can Not See
Face of Beautiful Daughter
Unable to Share in Her
Pleasure at Election
BY High School.

BIZ NEA SerCice
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Feb. T.
Every one else in Memphis may ad-
mire the beauty of Ruth FUR, Is,
chosen as Memphis most beautiful
high school girl, but her parents
can not see their daughters face
they never have and never will.
For both Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Fur
are blind, and have been for their
lifetimeS.
When Ruth returned home from
Humes high school the other day
and told her mother she had just
been elected the most beautiful high
school gir1, Mrs. Fur smiled and
passed her sensitive fingers over her
daughters face.
81 know you are beautiful, honey,
even though I can't see you," the
mother said.
Every Sunday since she was s
years old Ruth had led her mother
by the hand to the Third Christian
church, where Mrs. FUR, despite
her blindness, is an organist.
II don't judge by physical ap-
pearances alone" Mrs. Fur said
Real beauty is in the soul and in
the personality. Ruth is a happy
girl and she helps me around the
house-makes me comfortable and
happy all the time. So I know she
Is beautiful"
Blindness has not cast a shadow
over the family. The home is
happy and cheerful.
Mr.. Fur, Ruth's father, is not
entirely blind-that is, he can see
very slightly with powerful glasses.
Until year ago he was in charge
Of broom factory for the blind.
Now he spends his days at home,
living in his world of shadows and
worshipping the beautiful daughter
whose face he can not see.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-07
City Officials Pay Visit to
Ohio Port to Obtain
Suggestions.

A co-ordinated plan for develop
ment of the city's flying field south
of Ben Davis is expected to be de-
cided upon in the near future.
The board of public works and
a few councilmen visited the Co.
lumbus (O) field this week to get
ideas on the local project. The city
officials have had no experience in
building an airport and their ideas
differ. Several civic committees
have studied airport data but none
have been able to agree on the
proper steps.
The use of the Banner avenue
entrance from the National road as
the main entrance is considered in
advisable because of the hazard of
the seven railroad tracks west Of
the city which would have to be
crossed.
1t is impossible for the railroads
to change their elevation, and an
elevated crossing at that point
would cost in the neighborhood of
100000, it is said.
1t is likely the original plan of
City Engineer A. H. Moore will be
followed and the High School road
used as a main entrance to the
port. 1t Is planned to develop an
industrial area east of the Banner
avenue entrance.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-07
RELATIVES HELD
CAUSE OF QUIZ
Broker BIameS Grudge for
New Murder Probe.

BR United Press
CHICAGO, Feb. 7.-Grudge-bear-
ing relatives were blamed today by
James E. Dowd, Chicago broker, for
the reopened investigation of the
mysterious death last October of
Mrs. Aurelia Fischer DreyfuS, fol-
lowing a fall from the balcony of
the Potomac boat club at Washing
ton during a party.
The case was believed closed last
fall when a coroner's jury held the
Divorces death accidental. The re-
newed inquiry was started by rela-
tives who charged in affldavits that
Mrs. DreyfuS was killed because she
knew too much" about the murder
of Dot King in New York in 1923.
Summoned to appear Monday, at
Washington, as a witness before
the grand jury, Dowd said he be-
lieved the new inquiry was prompt
ed by a desire on the part Of the
woman's relatives to "get" Edmund
]. McBrian Jr., New York broker.
"In my opinion, certain relatives
indirectly are responsible for Mrs.
Dreyfus' DEATH" Dowd asserted.
"They did not Ike her friend, Nc
Brian, and constantly nagged her
about him.
81 was here in Chicago, the night
of the accident, but believe these
relatives harrassed her so about
McBrian that she drank too heavily
and fell, or deliberately attempted
suicide to escape their complaints"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-07
Chicago Starts Pay Off,
Using Paper for Money

get his salary in scrip by apply
ing to the controllers Office.
The move to pay in scrip was
taken as the start Of a war on
the Strawn rescue" committee
by the forces of Mayor William
Thompson, who never have been
more than lukewarm in accept
ing the aid of the committee.
To those city employees who
get the warrants, prospects of
first real money in more than
a month was held out. School
teachers and other employees of
the school board were not in
Guided in the largesse. Their
only hope lay in the success of
efforts of H. Wallace Caldwell,
school board president, to sell
tax anticipation warrants in New
York.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-07

Juvenile Judge Frank j. Lair to-
day announced his candidacy for
the Republican nomination for the
judgeship Of the court in which he
has presided since 1914.
AS a member of the Social Work
ers' Club, Parent Teachers Associa-
ton, Society for Mental Hygiene,
State Teachers Association and the
State Conference of Social Work,
Lahr has spent the greater part of
his life in study of child welfare
problems.
He has devoted many years to
study Of pedagogy, psychology, So
cilology and criminology.
A graduate of the Indiana Teach
ers' college, Terre Haute, Lahr for
several years was principal of the
Shelbyville high school, later enter,
ing law study. He graduated from
the Indiana law school. He prac-
ticed law privately in indianapolis
until his election to the juvenile
court judgeship in 1916. He is the
father Of six children and resides at
1910 Washington boulevard.
Pledge is made by Lair to main
tain the fullest and freeset coop
Grafton with the school and church
as well as to seek aid of parents in
solving child delinquent problems s.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-07
BY HARRY FERGUSON
United Press STAFF Correspondent

NEW YORK while and actors
the darkest hour for the American theater
Draper busy proving that people still willing to
the price they a good show.
eighth of her
eatr and the week has yet to when less
the box Office Of $4,000
spectacle figure play in house small the
comedy such crowds by herself the
atrcal
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-07
PETTY FINED ON
ATTACK CHARGE
Former Deputy Sheriff Is
Convicted by Collins.

Elmer E. Petty, former deputy
sheriff, was found guilty of assault
and battery by Criminal Judge
James A. Collins today and was
fined S. and costs. The fine and
costs were suspended.
He was admonished by the court
that he did not use good Judgment
when he struck Walter Wolf, of
Acton, patron at a dance hall on
Pendletol1 pike.
Petty was fined 500 and costs
and sentenced to thirty days at the
penal farm Oct. II on charges of
being intoxicated while operating a
sheriff's automobile. He formerly
was Fifteenth ward Republican
chairman.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-07
SCHOOL HEADS
RAPED FOR
LAX METHODS
Speaker Charges Indiana Is
Blinded by Faulty
Administration.
SYSTEM IS WORN OUT
Asserts State Has Taken
Indifferent Attitude on
Education.

Indiana has been penny wise and
pound foolish with respect to public
education" asserted DR.. Paul Mort,
professor Of education, Teachers
college, Columbia university, today,
addressing the Indiana Superin-
tendents' Association at the Lin
coin on "Refnancing the Schools
Of Indiana"
DR.. Mort, former Hoosier, and
national authority on school finance,
scored state officials for their lax
methods in promoting education.
State Blinded
IAN Indifferent attitude in Indi-
ana has countenanced practices on
part of state authorities for years in
establishing a picayuniSh type Of
supervision of education in local
communities.
1.-THE state has allowed itself to
be blinded by inadequate adminis-
tration, by an outWorn system of
control, and inefficiencies in opera
tion," he declared.
He urged application Of scientific
methods to the problem of educa-
ton and appealed for state aid for
communities that are taxed to the
limit.
Eventually, If education Is to be
allotted with equal opportunity for
all, practically all communities will
be receiving state aid for schools"
he said.
Finance Program
In his opinion, the state must
accept responsibility for equalizine
educational opportunity and re-
sponsibility for encouraging ed
ucational progress, Mr.. Mort as
serted.
"An educational financing pro-
gram can be worked out so that the
amount of money asked for in any
community will be no more and no
less than the community needs.
by setting up financing system
with the burden of supporting
schools upon the people in all local
tiles according to their taxpaying
ability, the question of financing
schools of~Indiana can be solved"
Educators Speak
Other prominent educators spoke
at the closing session of the asso-
cations annual convention today,
including DR.. r. w. Holmstedt. In
diana university; DR.. j. w. Jones,
Indiana State Normal school, and
Superintendent r. N. Tiery, Bloom
ington.
DR.. Homer P. Rainey, Franklin
college president, urged revision Of
the tax laws as an important move
in correcting the Indiana school sit
uation, at the Thursday associations
session.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-07

from society atron to an aged begger woman in an
There compromise with American audience-f Miss ORA
portrayng German tourist she renoes the onoogue Ia
English sketches included
performance the repertoire With eloquent scene
in spoken.
unlike most paygoers here are quiet and they arrive
appears evening
The secret genius that when she gives
ge audience not only the charac
portrayg but forms perfect mental picture OF the
imaginary characters whom she is talking.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-07

BIZ United Press
CHICAGO, Feb. Scrip went
out from the emptied city cof-
fers today in lieu of real money
to pay Chicago's debts.
Tax anticipation warrant No.
l for $4,000 of the 1880 issue,
bearing the signature Of Mayor
William Hale Thompson, was
turned over to M. Huber, Inc,
the firm which handles the city's
refuse.
Deputy Controller Peterson
said that any creditor of the
city who wished would be paid
in tax anticipation warrants and
that any of the $4,000 city en-
ployes who have not been paid
for more than a month also may
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-07
WIRE CUTTING BELIEVED
PART OF ROBBERY PLOT

Newmarket Isolated From Commu-
nications by Phone and Telegraph.
RI Times SDeciGI
NEWMARKET, Ind, Feb. T.
Telephone and telegraph service
here has been restored after wires
were cut in what authorities be-
Ieve was a plot to prevent dis
covery by bandits planning raid
on the town.
The only place entered was the
Office of the Vandalia railroad.
Nothing was taken, but telegraph
instruments were wrecked.
Near pole which had been
climbed to reach wires, cheap
watch was found. It's number had
been filed off. The watch had
stopped at 1870 a. m.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-07
DEVELOPMENT OF
AIR FIELD STUDIED
Progress!

By Times Special
LONDON, Feb. T. While
Paris is getting all hot about
the latest feminine styles,
here's one for the men, de-
signed by the big shots of
Bond street-which is to Lon
don what the Rue De La PaiX
is to Paris.
Attention, gents! Your next
dress shirt should button down
the side, with a sort of false
dicky in front to carry your
shirt studs. The collar opens
at the side, too, with the stud
holes in the usual position.
1t may be easier to get into.
And again it may not.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-07
BANKERS TO SHOOT
Rifle Contest to Be Held by
State Group.

The annual rife shoot of the In
diana State Bankers Association
will be held at Fit. Benjamin Harri-
son June 9, the associations state
protective committee announced
Thursday.
The shoot will be under the di-
rection of Colonel H. P. Hobbs and
Lieutenant A. D. Reid. Several
women plan to enter the events, it
was said.
Members of the state protective
committee are G. E. Lamb, Mt.
Summit, chairman; L. O'Hara,
Newcastle; H. H. Etzold, Fl. Wayne,
and H. G. Amy, Muncie.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-07
SUIT FOLLOWS SEARCH
Farmer Alleges Wife Suffered Due
to Officers Visit.
Pu Times Special

Pu Times Special
BOONVILLE, Ind. Feb. T.
Damages of $4,000 are sought by
Clarence Blue, farmer, in a suit
filed here against Clarence G. Fer
guson as a result Of embarrassment
and nervous shock suffered by Mrs.
Blue when her home was searched
by Sheriff Ward for stolen corn.
Ferguson signed a search warrant
in the case. No corn was found.
Blue says that as a result Of the
officers visit, he was forced to ex-
pend money for doctor bills to re-
store his wife's health.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-07
Contempt Penalty Asked
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
FRANKFORT, Ind, Feb. AT
torneys for John B. Afford, Clinton
county drainage commissioner, filed
a petition in circuit court here
against Clarence r. Norris, retiring
commissioner, alleging contempt.
The petition claims records held by
Norris have not been turned over to
Afford. and that numerous drains
under construction are recorded IN
the books held by Norris, who has
said he will continue to act as COM
missioner
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-07

were robbery VIC
tins of 1.-THE Ba-
mana Kid" whom
police now say is
Kenneth Hunt,
81, Of 1904 Blaine
a We nue., bound
over to the grand
jury thur S d a y
from municipal
court on charges
Of robbery and
banditry.
Hunt, de n e S
the title. although
he has been iden-
titled by several
victims. He was
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-07
FATHER SLAYER GUILTY
Charles Hyers Fails in Insanity Plea
and Faces Life Imprisonment.
RI Tim es SDecidL

Ru Times SDectdt
KENTLAND, Ind, Feb. T.
Charles Hyers, A, faces a life term
in prison as a result Of being con-
victed of second degree murder Of
his aged father. The son made a
plea Of insanity, but failed when
Sheriff John Bartholomew declared
the prisoner had remarked he had
fooled" doctors who gave him a
sanity test.
The Staying was due TO a desirs
of the son to inherit farm from
his father.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-07
FUND THEFT TRIAL SET
Former Township Trustee Will Face
Court March 10.

Py Times Special
WASHINGTON, Ind, Feb. T.
John H. Waggoner will go on trial
in Daviess circuit court here March
10 before Judge M. s. Hastings,
charged with embezzling $4,000
from Washington township funds
while serving as trustee. Bond was
sent at $4,000.
Books of the Office during Wag-
goner's term are still being audited
by Carl Coble, state board of &C
counts examiner, who announces
several more days work will be re-
quired to complete the task.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-07

calling Miss Draper one OF the
gnuses the like Duse or BernaroV
So far as is known MISS
days OF Maude Adams success
who has honest publicity She has been inter-
agent with difficulty
Technically presents series Of monoogues Where the Zeg
spend hundreds OF thousands
dollars on costumes scenery chair
shawl and vacant peoples with characters that
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-07
$4,000 ALIM0NY GIVEN
Wife of Fugitive in Gambling Case
Obtains Divorce.

RV Times Special
SOUTH BEND, Ind, Feb. =
Mrs. Leila Heater, wife of Jack
Heater, who is wanted on charges
of operating a gambling establish
ment, was granted a divorce and
$4,000 alimony by Judge j. Fred
Bingham in superior court. Mrs.
Heater asked the alimony to sup
port their two children, Carl 6, and
Regina, 8.
Heater was accused with Golden
D. Mann, William Lowery and Paul
Hutton in the gambling case. The
other three were tried and con-
victed. He is supposed to be in
Florida, out of reach of warrant
awaiting him here.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-07
Federal Board Prepares to
Face Surplus Wheat
Emergency.
u. S. MAY BUY UP GRAIN
Formation of Sterilization
Company to Stimulate
Price Expected.
BY JOSEPH S. WASNEY
United Press Staff Correspondent


WASHINGTON, Feb THE fed
eral farm board, facing its first
emergency brought about by wheat
surplus and shortage Of q market
for it, will meet here Monday to de-
eide whether it will set up the ma
chinery provided by congress to cope
with such situations.
Formation of grain stabiliza-
ton corporation to buy up the sur
plus held by cooperative market
ing agencies and thus steady the
tagging price, as authorized by
congress, has been recommended by
the wheat advisory committee OF
the Farmers National Grain Cor
poration, after canvassing the sit
uation with Chairman Alexander
Legge of the farm board at Chi
cago.
Legge is expected back here to-
Cay or Saturday and will be pre-
pared to lay the whole situation be-
for the board Monday.
Whether the board will take the
emergency measures provided by
congress, can not be forecast, but
congressional farm leaders expect
the formation of $25,000,000 grain
sterilization corporation within a
few days.
From Revolving Fund
The $25,0OO,O0o would come from
the $150O00,000 revolving fund ap-
propriated by congress.
In taking this step, the govern
ment would embark on business
venture of greater magnitude than
even attempted before in this coun-
try in peace time and one which will
be loosely watched.
The board faces a very important
decision, and the first real test OF
the Hoover administrations farm
relief board program. Congress pro-
vided that the various commodity
groups, such as the grain corpora
ton at Chicago, could form stabi-
lization corporations in an EN- -
gency to buy up crops and steady
the market, with approval of the
farm board. Such is the proposal
in this case.
How seriously the board consid-
cred the. present wheat situation !:
shown by Legge'S conference at Chi
cago and trip through the wheat
era now being taken by Samuel Nc.
Kelvie, wheat member Of the board
Steady Export Drop
Storage facilities for wheat are
"quite packed" according to the
department of agriculture. There
has been steady drop in the ex.
port demand. Crops abroad are
good and the foreign market fol
American wheat is poor.
Visible stocks of wheat in the
United States on Feb. l were 1881
S51, 900 bushels, nearly 100000
bushels more than a year ago, and
farmers are continuing to send
their commodity to markets and
elevators despite this surplus
abroad. Wheat production in the
United States is keeping ahead of
demand and it is estimated the
1880 crop will be about 570,o00,00O
bushels, about the same as in 1928.
Export wheat must compete with
export from Canada, Australia, Ar
gentina and possibly Russia.
The farm board already has
warned farmers to reduce spring
wheat acreage this year.
This condition and the lack Of
export demand, coupled with 8
statement from the federal farm
board that it had not predicted
wheat prices would be higher in the
season, has resulted in a decline Of
/ 9 cents a bushel for No. northern
spring wheat in the last month.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-07
Historical Society Elects
By United Press

BN UHtf6U PFtW
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Feb. 7.-Wtl-
liam NJ. Barker, Boonville, was re-
elected president Of the Southwest
ern Indiana Historical Society and
chairman of its board Of direc-
tors at its annual meeting here.
Other officers are: Vice-president,
Robert A. Woods, Princeton; secre-
tary, Kenneth Weyerbacher, Boon
vile: treasurer, Mrs. John Sanders,
Evansville, and curator, Miss Ann
Page, Evansville.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-07
AID TO MURDERER OF
POLICEMAN CONVICTED
Frankfort Man Faces Prison Term
of One TO Ten Years.

of One TO Ten Years.
BIZ United Press
FRANKFORT, Ind, Feb. t.
Charles Cudahy, 43, found guilty of
involuntary manslaughter in the
killing of Amos Hamilton, Frankfort
policeman, last october, in Clinton
circuit court here. He was accused
as an accessory.
The offense carries a penalty Of
one to ten years imprisonment. SEN
tence was to be pronounced today
by Judge Brenton Devol.
Cudahy kept Clyde Jones In his
home the night the latter shot and
killed Hamilton Cudahy said he
was intoxicated and did not know
Jones was in trouble with police.
1t was necessary for officers to
hurl tear gas bomb into Cudahy's
home before the two surrendered.
Jones was given life sentence last
week
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-07

BU IfUIt6 HttttUF
NORTH MANCHESTER, IND,
Feb. 7.-Co-eds Of Manchester
college will observe 'break night"
Saturday, and pretending 1880 is a
leap year, will arrange dates with
male students and will pay for any
entertainment.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-07
TAXI COMPANIES CLASH
Brick Smashes Cab Window as Re
suit Of Strife at Muncie.

BIZ Times Special
MUNCIE, Ind, Feb. 7.-Police are
investigating a taxicab war that
showed signs Of becoming serious.
Bricks were thrown through the
window of cab as it was driven On
a street. No one was injured.
Many new cab companies have
begun operations within the last
two weeks and prices are being re-
duced greatly. One company is
giving free service.
False calls are being received by
the companies, drivers being called
by telephone to various addresses
over the city and arriving, find the
party has not called.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-07
WAR VETERAN DETAINED
Passport Tangle Prevents Return to
South Bend From Canada.

RI Times Special
SOUTH BEND, Ind, Feb. AR
mold Stanton, assistant efficiency
engineer for the Bendix Aviation
Corporation here, "a man without
a country" held at Toronto, Can
ada, because of technical irregulari-
ties in his passport, is being aided
by the local post Of the American
Legion.
While serving as an aviator in
the Canadian army during the
World war he was shot down twice
in planes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-07
Meningitis Causes Ban

By United Press
KENTLAND, Ind, Feb. Threat
of a spinal meningitis epidemic has
resulted in closing of all schools and
postponement Of public meetings
here. Jerome Brown, II, mentn-
gifts sufferer, is in a Wautseka hos
pital. He is not expected to live.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-07
Injured Pilot Rests

Pp Times Special
MUNCIE, Ind, Feb. Ernest Z.
Basham, air mail pilot on the Buffa-
lo-Cleveland line who was seriously
injured in a crash at Silver Greek,
N. Y, Monday, is here to recover
from his injuries. His wife Is with
him.