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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-22
ATTACKS CLARK i
LIQUOR RULING
Anti Saloon League Man
Flags Voice Finding.

By United Press
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22-Ruling
of Federal Judge William Clark that
the prohibition amendment is in
valid was attacked on tire ground
of reasoning and authorities cited.
in a weekend statement issued by
E. H. Cherrington, Anti Saloon
League official and general secre-
tary of the World League Against
Alcoholism.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-22
TWO OF TEN BEST
NOW ON VIEW HERE
Walter Huston in Abraham Lincoln and Leslie Howard
in Outward Bound Deserve High Praise.
BY WALTER d. HICKMAN

least two Of the pictures of the being shown the
city at the same time speaking of Walter Huston in Abraham
Lincoln and Leslie Howard Outward Bound"
mighty character acting
at the time gloriy the director.
will first tell Abraham Lincoln" acted by Walter
Huston directed Griffith This the picture which brought
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-22
ART OF THROWING PIES
HAS REACHED THE TAKERS

Every art and gag that had
reached perfection in the silent days
of the movies, have crept and is
creeping into the sound pictures. In
Sea Legs" an art that was so
popular in the old Mack Sennett
bathing beauty comedies, has been
brought to our attention with a
gusto and generousness that is at
least perfection.
And it is nothing else but the old
slapstick art of throwing pies. 1t
starts with one or two pies flying
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-22
So GOO CONTRACT Awarded

~ Times Special
LEBANON, Ind, Dec. ga
s225,oOO government contract has
been awarded c. H. Cummings, Inc,
Cleveland. o., subsidiary of Ulen
81 Co, Of Lebanon. The contract
covers work on a Mississippi river
levee project at Eldred, III.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-22
s25o.OOO for Poor Aid

By Times Special
GARY, Ind, Dec. .22.-Due to the
unemployment situation. Calumet
townships expenditures for poor re-
lief during 1880 viii reach $250,0O0,
according 10 Miss Mary Newlin,
township trustee. This viii be an
increase of 100000 over last year.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-22

back again, but II
certainly a d d c d
some extra laughs
to this one. ana
every laugh is
needed. There is
not much of a plot
and the picture
depends aim 0 s t
entirely on it's
comedy gags, and
the cast to put
them over. Jack
0 a k i e romps
through the scenes
as a sailor million
aire, when in fact
he does not even
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-22

Lincoln 3 o I n on
the stage and the
screen. I believe
Huston is the best,
both in appear
ance and voice,
because he is able
to play Lincoln as
a youn g man
making love to
Ann Rutledge as
effectively as the
L in c DIN in the
White House bat
Ting the nation
as well as his cab
met. I am willing
to place Huston
in my nwn hall of
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-22

through the air. but. oh. before 1t
ends. there are several dozen pies
meeting with somebody's face.
Perhaps it is bad taste to bring
this old form of getting laughs
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-22

1t a second Jllne.
Let me suggest
that you see
Outward Bound"
at the beginning,
To go into this
picture after it
has started will
leave one hope
lessly confused.
Even when you
start at the be-
ginning, it is con-
tuslng, because all
the characters are
dead, all bound
to heaven or hell,
both being the
90 ma rn1nnn l. 4Lir
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-22

Other theaters today offer: Little
Jack Little at the Lyric; Dainty
Duchess at the Mutual; "Toyland
Dolls at the Colonial, and Maybe
It's Love" at the Ohio.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-22
Sunday school sentence

ROCHESTER, Ind, Dec. 22.-Sen-
tence imposed on Frank NoftSger,
10, for forging his fathers name to
a check for SIS, includes attending
Sunday school every week for a year
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-22

The Birth of Nation" made
the name of Griffith as a leader
Directors are like actors, they can
slip. And Griffith was slipping un-
til he made Abraham Lincoln"
have seen a number of men play
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-22
KAY FRANCIS REVEALS
GOOD ACTING ABILITY

1.-THE virtuous SIM gives Kay
Francis a chance to show us what
she can do with a big role. And
enc does. I mean by that. she
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-22

in Santa Claus Frolic" It is
pleasing and cute at all times.
Now showing at the Indiana. (By
Connell Turpen)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-22

story. Bear in mind that when
Henry douglas Fairbanks Jr) and
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-22

Your Christmas dinner perfected when
finished off with refreshing portion of
Furnas Ice Cream for dessert.
DeIiciously cooling, easily digested ice
cream is the perfect ending for your Christ
mas dinner. Furnas Ice Cream brings
to you the worlds most delicious, true
fruit Aavors. Ask your dealer for Furnas
Ice Cream.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-24
Tragic Finish
For Gay Party

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. "a. U.P)-
Dissension stalked into the merry
party here last night to leave Daniel
Manchetti, A, the host, dead and
Minnarini Dinereo of Antioch, Calf,
a guest, in critical condition with
a bullet wound in his temple. =.
Police believed that a feud car
ried on for some time in the neigh
borhood of Telegraph Hill was the
cause of the tragedy.
At the request of Dinereo, Man.
chetti left his bride of few months
in the kitchen of his home, where
the rest of the guests were gathered,
and stepped into an adjoining room.
A few minutes later two shots were
heard. The guests rushing in found
Manchetti dead and Dinereo lying
on the floor. According to police,
Dinereo had shot Manchetti and
then attempted suicide.
The two men were said to have
been good friends for many years,
and to have grown up in Italy to-
gether.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-24
PANTAGES
[E:N|EN('Y
RESENTED
Fits DenOunces Action
OF Judge Hardy In Dis
missing Case.
REASONS 'FLIMSY
No Recommendation Is
Made By Probation Of-
ficer Records Show.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. "a. U.R}--
The dismissal of probation and
manslaughter charges against Mrs.
Lois Pantages, an act which aroused
the ire of District Attorney Buron
Fits, was made by Superior Judge
Carlos Hardy without the approval
of probation officers, it was learned
today.
The records of the probation de-
partment revealed that when the
iurist asked for report on Mrs.
Pantages record and recommen-
dation as to whether probatlon
should be dismissed, the department
told Judge Hardy that Mrs. Pan
tages' probation record was good but
made no recommendation.
District Attorney Fits, in COM
menting on the action OF Judge
Hardy in dismissing the case against
Mrs. Pantages, said it was made ON
the very flimsiest of reasons.
He was especially bitter regarding
Mrs. Pantages' desire to clear her
name so that her son, Rodney, could
be married to local girl. The otner
reason given by Mrs. Pantages was
a desire to travel for her health.
Convicted Year Ago
Mrs. Pantages was convicted
year ago of manslaughter in con-
nection with the death OF Juro
Rokomuto, japanese gardner. fatal
ly injured in collision with a car
driven by Mrs. Pantages.
Her trial immediately proceeded
the one in which her husband, Alex
ander Pantages, millionaire show
man, was found guilty of assaultlng
l7-year-old Eunice Pringle.
Pantages at present is free on bail
pending a ruling of the supreme
court on his appeal to the convic-
ton.
Judge Hardy, so bitterly criticized
by Fits, was defeated for reelection
last November.
In releasing Mrs. Pantages OF all
charges, Judge Hardy invoked the
statue which permits the dismissal
of felony charges to clear name
of moral stigma" in event the de-
fendant has lived up to probation
requirements.
Mrs. Pantages was placed on pro-
baton by Judge Hardy after her
conviction.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-24
BRANCH BANK
IS ROBBED BY
THREE BANDITS

WEST LOS ANGELES, Calf,
Dec. "a U.Pl-Three robbers staged
daring daylight holdup OF a
branch of the Security First Nation
al Bank here today and escaped
with $4,000 in cash.
The bandits waylaid Husson H
Rhodes, the janitor, and forced him
to open the door of the bank. Then
they struck him on the head, bound
him and placed him in rear room
AS the eight employees came to
work, each was met at the door and
bound with rope.
Robert Robinson, chief teller, was
forced to unlock the vault.
George r. Kingdom, manager OF
the bank, came to the building while
the robbery was underway. He be-
came suspicious of the commotlon
inside and did not enter, running
instead to a telephone where he
called Sawtelle police.
A police squad arrived at the bank
a short time after the bandit trio
had disappeared in a coupe whose
license plates indicated it belonged
to Ruth Taylor of Alemeda, Calf.
Police said they believed the car was
stolen.
Employees said the bandits ap-
peared tough" and threatened to
kill anyone who made a noise.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-24
Coast Market
Prices WObble

LOS ANGELES, Dec. "a. IU.P)-
Prices were irregular on the Los
Angeles Stock Exchange today, four
issues reaching new lows for the
year while several others advanced
fraCtionally.
Trading was dull and prices were
held within a narrow range.
New lows were recorded by Rich
field preferred at 6&; Pacific Light
ing. 40; Security First National
Bank, 81A, and Pacific American
Fire, 25.
In later trading, however, Rich
field preferred climbed back to 7as
after closing yesterday at Z.
Transamerica led in volume with
trades in 5000 shares at prices rang
ing between 12la and 1878, up Il.
Richfield Oil advanced x at SIS
on sales of 5000 shares; Union Asso-
ciates was up q at 2lh, and Union
Oil was unchanged at %.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-24
GREEN DECLARES
LABOR CONDITION
GETTING BETTER

WASHINGTON, Dec. "a. UP
Although it is estimated that more
persons out of work now than at
any time during the current de-
preston several reasons for en-
couragement we're found today in
development affecting the unem-
ployed.
A statement from President Will
liam Green of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor placed the total
number of unemployed in the Unit
ed States at 100000 but added;
"In spite of the tragedy of more
than five million men out of work,
our figures for December give
ground for encouragement. Unem-
ployment did not increase as much
from November to December this
year as it usually does even in nor
NAL years. If January fig
Ures again show less than the nor
NAL increase we will be justified in
the belief that change for the bet
ter may be in the making"
The Green statement came after
the war department had announced
allotment Of $20,809, $40 for rivers
and harbors projects and flood con-
troll work to relieve unemployment,
and Secretary Of Agriculture Hyde
had apportioned $80,000,000 among
the states to be used in road con-
StructiOn.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-24
BUILDING PERMITS
REQUIRE A BOOST
TO MAKE RECORD

Some person with big heart and
a yen to build could present the city
engineers office with very accept
able Christmas present, and one that
would send members of the staff
into raptures.
All that is necessary is building
permit, or a couple of building per-
mits. Poring over the figures on this
years total of building permits, Don
Davis of the city engineers staff
today found that S12.400 in building
permits must be issued before the
first of the year in order to make
1880 the biggest year in the building
history of Ell Centric.
For several months past, since 1t
first became apparent that this year
may become the banner year IN
building activity here, those connect
ed with the office have been hoping
for surplus of permits.
One issued yesterday afternoon
to A. M. Blackburn for two resi-
dences at 1862 Broadway, helped
considerably. The work will cost
$4,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-24
.BYSTANDER SLAIN
WHEN KIDNAPERS
SHOOT AT VICTIM

ST. JOSEPH, Mich, Dec. "a. dIp)
An alleged kidnapping in Indiana
was climaxed by murder in Michi-
gan when Victor Moser, 10, died in
a hospital here early today. He
had been shot shortly after mid
night.
Two negroes are held in Jail here,
charged with the murder. Louis
Cohn, 26, and Miss Margaret Kim
ball, %, both of South Bend, Ind,
who say the negroes kidnapped them,
are held for questioning.
Cohn said the negroes, Joseph
Stevenson, Is, of Kalamazoo, Mich,
and Joe Chapman, %, of South
Bend, kidnapped him and Miss Kim
ball in South Bend and forced them
to drive into Michigan. At Water
vliet, Mich, Cohn jumped from the
car and ran down the street call
ing for help. The negroes fired.
AS Cohn passed a restaurant
young Moser stepped outside to see
what the trouble was. A bullet,
aimed at Cohn, hit him. He died
three hours later, shot through the
head.
AS Moser fell the negroes leaped
from the automobile and fled on
foot.
C. H. Andrews, deputy sheriff,
and Walter Kreitlow, of the state
police, Immediately started track
ing the pair through the snow. For
Ia miles they followed the tracks,
finally capturing Stevenson and
Chapman in field near Hartford,
east of Watervliet. The negroes
surrendered without a fight.
State police said they were not
entirely satisfied with Cohn's story
of the kidnapping at South Bend.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-24
GANGSTER
(;L0SElY \
GUARDED
Police Take No Chances
With Alleged Leader Of
ExtOrtiOn Plot.
IDENTITY ADMITTED
Believe Sherman Impli-
Gated in Staying OF For
mer Chicago Official.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. "a. U.P)-
Under the guard of police with ma
chine guns and sawed off shot
guns, James j. Sherman, alias
Ralph Sheldon, eastern gangster,
was taken to Long Beach today in
an effort to clear up an alleged
$4,000 kidnapping plot in which a
Long Beach patrolman was criti-
cally wounded.
Sherman, declared by police to
have been one of the originators
of "Egans Rats" in st. Louis and
To have had connections in the
Chicago underworld, was captured
Sunday after Patrolman w. H.
Waggoner was shot when he had
another officer stopped an auto
mobile containing Sherman. two
companions, and Les Bruneman,
Los Angeles sportsman.
LONG BEACH, Calf, Dec. "a.
U.P>-Ralph Sheldon. notorious Chi
cago gangster, was under arrest in
Long Beach today, as the leader OF
kidnapping gang that extorted S5O,-
900 in checks from e. L. "Zeke"
Karess, gambler.
Sheldon first gave his name as
James j. Sherman, but admitted his
identity when police informed him
that his fingerprints had been
traced. He refused, however, TO
name the other members Of the
gang which held the wealthy Aqua
Caliente betting commissioner and
his wife prisoner for 80 hours, and
forced him to write checks totaling
$4,000 for his ransom.
Sheldon has been missing from
Chicago for two years, officers said,
He was suspected in the murder OF
Ben Newmark, former chief investi-
CATER for State Attorney Robert
Grove.
In gun battle which followed
the kidnapping of Karess Sunday
night, Policeman w. H. Waggoner
was wounded probably fatally.
Sheldon, police said. has long
criminal record in Chicago. He was
associated with John Torrio after
the murder of big jim" Colosimo,
and had big Shot" aspirations, but
he made the mistake of opposing Al
Capone. He left the Windy City
when two of his gang were murdered
and their bodies flung on his door
step.
Long Beach police said they had
information that one Of Sheldons
companions in the kidnapping and
shooting fray had been critically
wounded, and that the body OF the
gangster, if he died, would be de-
ivesed to them.
Sheldon is held on two counts OF
assault with intent to commit mur-
der-one for the shooting of Wag-
goner and the other for an exchange
of shots with Officer w. E. Slaugh-
ter. Sheldon surrendered to the lat
ter officer after emptying his gun
at him, with bad craftsmanship.
Deputy District Attorney Brayton
said he would issue the complaints
today.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-24
BIRTHPLACE OF
SAVIOUR DRAWS
MANY PILGRIMS
Thousands From All Sec
tiOns OF World Flock
To Bethlehem.
BY JACOB SIMON
United Press Staff Correspondent

BETHLEHEM, Palestine, Dec. "a.
U.Py-Afoot, in donkey carts and in
luxuriously appointed limousines
pilgrims of the world streamed into
this holy city today to celebrate the
most solemn mass in Christendom
which begins tonight.
The noise of new arrivals and the
chattering in many tongues failed to
shatter the restful peace that for
two days a year envelops the little
town. The sober robes of the East
blended in strange harmony with
the severe garb of the Western
world.
Here millionaire and pauper, lady
and shop-girl are one, fused by a
common love and desire to pay hon.
age at the birthplace of Christ.
Prelates of the old world, their in
stitutionS stepped in tradition and
lore of centuries, chatted with Am
erican colleagues who preach from
pulpits still new and glistening. 1t
is the occasion for renewing friend
ship of years standing During this
interval the Arabs and Jews discon-
tinue their age-old quarrel.
The Arabs and Mohammedans
alone stand aloof from the celebra-
tions. yet evince a passive interest
in the ceremony. All is ". =. Peace
on Earth, Good Will Toward Men. "
Patriarch Arrives
Among the early arrivals was the
Latin patriarch, who came in state
from Jerusalem. More than 500C
pilgrims accompanied him, the pro-
cession being augmented as 1t
passed neighboring villages where
shepherds drove flocks along the
roadside and scores trudged YEARLY,
sometimes painfully.
Soon the paths of all were directed
toward the Church of Nativity,
erected over the traditional birth
place of Christ. The pilgrims were
forced to stoop as they entered the
basilica by a diminutive door, and
reverently felt their way to the nook
where the Virgin Mary, eager to be
alone, spread her mats in a sub
terranean chamber, half hewn and
followed in rock.
A marble manger has replaced the
old. A silver star shines on the floor
and twingling candles stab the
darkness. At nightfall the colorful
congregation is assembled. The
nave is almost in complete darkness
but huge candelabra, electrically
wired only in recent years, throw a
sheet of light on the transept.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-24
German Radicals
Battle Police

BERLIN, Dec. "a. U.P!-Labor dis
turbances broke out in mid-after-
noon today in the working class dis
trict.
Crowds of unemployed, said to be
led by Communists, clashed with
police, who used their truncheons
freely.
I'VE are hungry the crowds
shouted, Down with the govern
ment."
Several were injured and others
were arrested.
The entire police force was on du-
ty to prevent Communist demon
strations against religion on Christ
mas Eve.
The unemployed disturbances and
rioting spread to the center of the
city, where jobless workers marched
down the Leipziegerstrasse shouting
Hunger! Hunger!"
They marched with upraised fists,
and caused hundreds of Christmas
shoppers to flee from the immediate
scene of the disturbance.
Mounted and foot police were
summoned and charged the demon
StratorS.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-24
Old Ballplayer
Granted Pardon

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. "a. W.P
Governor Myers Y. Cooper today
granted one Christmas pardon and
"a combinations. The recipient of
the pardon was Clifford w. "Tacks"
Iattimer, former major league ball
player, serving life for murder. Lat
timer, during a riot at the peni-
tentiary in 1926, helped guards de-
fend the main gate against 13 con-
victs who broke for freedom. He
has been a trusty since. He was
convicted of killing C. E. Macroth
at Xenia, Ohio. Lattimer, at the
time. was a Pennsylvania railroad
policeman.
OF the combinations, 81 revoked
annual solitary confinement sent
ences imposed by trial judges on
the convicts. most of whom were
convicted of murder.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-24
WHITMORE QUITS
AS BUILDING AND
LOAN EXECUTIVE
Head OF State Depart
ment Submits Resigna-
ton To Governor.

SACRAMENTO Calf, Dec. "a
U.P)-Another result of the $1,000
600 embezzlement by Gilbert Beese-
myer from the Guaranty Building
and Loan association of Los Angeles
was tackled on to an already long
list today by the resignation OF
Charles A. Whitmore, state build
ing and loan commissioner.
Governor C. C. Young, in making
the letter of resignation public, an
nounced that it would be accepted,
effective January 6, the day that
he turns his office over to Mayor
James Rolph of San Francisco.
II might plead" Whitmore said,
that according to the signed con-
fession of the defalcator, this sys-
tematic looting has gone on since
the formation of the association 10
years ago; that it has been so clever
ly manipulated as to escape the at
tention of all previous commission
ers; and that my office was the
first to bring it to light.
"All these things do not lessen the
fact that, rightly or wrongly, public
confidence has been so shaken 1t is
impossible for me to continue
Young agreed with Whitmore that
building and loan associations IN
California were stronger financially
today and expressed his confidence
in the absolute integrity and ability
of the commissioner.
Whitmore in his letter stated that
he had spent more money, gone over
the building and loan companies
books more often, and enforced reg
ulations more thoroughly than any
commissioner. He was
he stated, to avoid an en-
and because OF the
shattered public confidence.
Whitmore, former state highway
state printer, private
secretary to Governor Young, and
one time member of the board OF
education under former Governor
Hiram johnson, was appointed to
his present post in August, 1929. In
October, 1890, he was given four
year term appointment. the Legisla-
ture having changed it from po-
sition, handed out by the governor,
10 term.