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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-04
Lyric Brings ST. Nick to To7cm;
Kids Assured of a Great Time

So The Times and the Lyric are arranging to have
an official reception committee of boys and girls
there.
Each boy and girl patron OF the Lyric theater
during the week beginning Saturday, Dec. 6, will
receive a Times-Lyric Santa Claus welcome COM
mittee badge, which makes them eligible to be on
the official reception group. However, any boy and
girl can meet Santa
But here's the surprise. All those children who
have these badges will be Santa guests at the
regular Saturday morning show at the Lyric on
Dec 49, provided they are accompanied by one
adult who pays admission fee
Old Santa will meet and talk with all the chill
dren in the Lyric lobby from Dec. 10 until Christ
mas and present each one with box Of candy.
Watch The Times tomorrow and every day
thereafter for more news about Santa Claus.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-04
JUDGE Held ON
MAYORS ORDER
George R. Dale Admits Part
in MunCie Episode.
By Times Special

By Times Special
MUNCIE, Ind, Dec. ARREST of
City Judge Frank Mann this week
was ordered by Mayor George r.
Dale, the latter admits.
The arrest followed an attempt
by Judge Mann to remove furnish
ings of the city employment bureau
from a room which had been al
lotted to him for use as an Office.
1.-THE judge elected to maintain
his Office in another building" the
mayor said, land the city is pay
ing his telephone charges for that
Office. He has never used the city
hall Office excepting to hang his hat
there. The room was needed by the
employment bureau
Throughout part of day po-
liceman was stationed in the en-
ployment bureau, apparently with
orders to resist a further attempt
by the judge to move in.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-04
.CLEWS few IN
BANK ROBBERY
At FRANKFORT
Police Chief Thinks SCI, 500
HoIdup Was Work of
Chicago Gang.
$4,000 LOOT in GOLD
Seven Men and One Woman
Believed to Have Been
in Raid.
By United Press

By United Press
FRANKFORT. Ind, Dec. 4.-Po-
lice Chief H. L. Moore said today he
believed Chicago bandit gang per-
petrated the $67 500 robbery of the
Farmers Trust Company here ON
Wednesday afternoon.
Chief Moore and three of his staff
were working with bank Officials
today, obtaining descriptions of the
robbers and other information to be
used in the search for the bandits.
Also working on the case was
Ollie Wright of the state bureau Of
criminal investigation and identi11-
cation, and James RieSner, state pc
lice captain. They were sent to
Frankfort Wednesday by E. L. Os-
borne, head of the bureau.
HOIdup Staged SkiIfuuy
Chief Moore said the holdup had
been staged so smoothly and quietly
that police had little tangible in
formation to lead them in investi-
cation.
1t was believed that seven men
and one woman were in the gang,
five of them working inside the
building and two men and woman
remaining on guard outside and at
the auto used in escape.
Moore said it had been regarded
as useless to send out posses to
search for the robbers and, instead,
authorities were, for the present,
combining their efforts to question:
ing of the dozen customers and
seven employees in the bank at the
time.
Business was being conducted as
usual at the institution, Chief
Moore said.
Of the total amount taken, $4,000
was in gold.
Robbers Well Dressed
The robbers were described as be-
ing middle aged and we'll dressed.
Witnesses said they were driving a
Buick sedan.
Officers i'll surrounding towns and
cities were asked to be on the look
out for the men, but no report con-
corning them had been received to-
day.
The loss is covered by insurance.
Approximately a dozen customers
were in the bank when the robbers
entered. Clerks. together with GUS
toners, were herded into rear room
and forced to lie face down on the
floor, The bandits then scooped up
cash from various cages and cur
rency, gold and negotiable bonds
from the vault. They left the bank
by rear door and escaped into an
alley.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-04
IA IDENTIFY NEGRO
AS BANDIT; FREED

arrested the accused man until they
obtained warrants.
Deputy Prosecutor Harry Cause,
Directing to the courts finding, was
threatened with punishment for
contempt of court.
Collins termed Virgins case the
worst case of prosecution I ever
saw"
After Collins made his finding,
Prosecutor Judson L. Stark ordered
Sergeant Leo Troutman to rearrest
Virgins in the courtroom. Collins
interfered.
This defendant has a right to
walk out of this building" he said.
Virgins, defended by Attorney
John Royse, left the courtroom
while Collins called Troutman into
a private conference.
Collins finding was made on the
contention that Virgins arrest was
unlawful.
Despite testimony of Austin Har-
Ian, 442 Conrad street, station at
/ tendant at North street and Cap
itol avenue, a victim, that Virgins
was the bandit who held him up
Collins stated that there is no evil
dence connecting this defendant
with the crime"
Stark indicated the state will at
tempt to file additional charges
against the alleged bandit, and viii
ask for trial before jury.
We'll try Virgins on the other
thirteen jobs before a jury and moi
before Collins he SOD.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-04
UNEMPL 0YMENT GAINS,
SAYS UNIONS chief

AS Many Jobless Now as in Worst
Month Last Winter. Green Asserts.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 4.-Unem-
ployment increased generally
throughout the country during No
vember. the American Federation of
Labor reported today in estimating
4.860,000 wage carriers we're with
out jobs.
If the usual winter increases IN
unemployment are maintained, the
number of jobless will be increased
so per cent by February, for a
total then of 100000. it was esti-
mated by William Green, president
of the federation.
Unemployment is already as high
as in the worst month last winter"
said Green.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-04
ANDERSON is ELECTED
TENTH WARD LEADER

Democrats Choose Peter ]. Elfers
for Vice Presidents Post.
Walter Anderson, Tenth ward
Democratic chairman, was elected
president of the Tenth Ward Demo-
cratic Club at it's annual reorgan-
ization meeting Wednesday night at
State avenue and Orange street.
Peter j. E1fers, 1884 Churchman
avenue, was elected vice-president
Mrs. Kathleen Fisher, 1147 South
State avenue, recording secretary,
and George Miller, financial secre-
tary.
Jacob Baker voiced criticism of
Democratic olicials-elect, who have
included Republicans among their
appointees, but resolutions he
offered to that effect were voted
down overwhelmingly.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-04
Suspected Drug
Addict s Checks
Held Worthless

By Times Special
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind, Dec. 4.
"A man who said he was Fred w.
Bleue of Cairo, ILL.,, left a number
of worthless checks when he de-
parted from Charlottesville and is
believed to have been drug addict
who went to infinite pains to OBJ
tain morphine.
Shortly after registering at local
hotel, the man said he was i'll and
the management arranged his re-
moval to the Culver hospital. He
was given a choice room and a spe-
cial nurse. He told the nurse that
only morphine would relieve his
condition and she gave him several
injections of the drug.
After a stay of four days, the
man left. He gave the hospital
superintendent a check and the
nurse also received one. A clothing
store here is holding third check.
A bank at Cairo has informed local
authorities that its depoSitorS do
not include Fred w. Bleue.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-04

old Santa Claus is coming to town. Yes. The
~ Times and the Lyric theater are going to bring
real jolly old ST. Nick here in person. According
to. the latest communications received from Santa
at his North Pole home, he is TO arrive in Indian
spolis Saturday morning, Dec. 49, at 10:40 a. m.
Instead of travelling by sled. airplane, Zeppelin,
this Santa Claus is coming by train. He is making
the trip over the Pennsylvania railroad system and
his official train will pull into the Union station
on the dot.
If the streets of the city are covered with snow
Santa has asked for sleigh and horses to take
him to Che Lyric theater, where he is to stay in
the grand foyer until Christmas day.
The Times-Lyric Santa Claus also has asked
that there be a welcome committee of Indian
apolis boys and girls to meet him at the train.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-04
BISHOP TAKES POST
Decides to Act as Temper
airy Rector at Church.

The Rt. Rev. j. M. Francis, bishop
of the Indianapolis Episcopalian
diocese, will be temporary rector of
Christ church after Jan. l, Charles
E. Judson. senior warden of the
vestry. said today.
Bishop Francis will take the place
Of the Rev. Floyd Van Keuren, rector
of the church five years, who re-
signed recently to become executive
secretary for the social service COM
mission of the New York diocese.
Decision of Bishop Francis to take
the post temporarily was reached at
a meeting of the vestry Wednesday
night. A permanent rector will be
chosen later.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-04
STATE ACTS
FOR CURB ON
CITY courts
Judges Make 1t Difficult in
Cases of FugitiveS,
Osborne Says.
OGDEN GIVES OPINION
Extradition Rendered Hard
for Other Officers
by Practice.

City courts in Indianapolis have
been overzealous Of the rights of
fugitives arrested here and wanted
in other counties of the state, it
was charged today by E. L. Osborne.
chief Of the Indiana criminal
bureau, in explaining the purpose
behind an opinion received from
Attorney-Gener James M. Ogden.
The opinion sets out that when
a fugitive is arrested in one. county,
upon request of authorities where
the crime was committed, he shall
be surrendered at once to the
county authorities where wanted,
upon those authorities appearing
with proper warrants,
Authorities from other counties
and men of my bureau have had
great difficulty in getting the courts
here to surrender jurisdiction after
arrest Of fugitive" Osborne ex-
planned. "They conduct a regular
trial about the matter.
1.-THE attorney generals opinion
clarifies the law on this point and
shows that. these delays and check
mates are not proper procedure"
1t was explained at the attorney
generals Office that in making the
request it was pointed out that very
often a man is indicted for a crime
i'll an Indiana county and then
fees to Indianapolis.
Here he is arrested and held on
a fugitive warrant. But instead of
surrendering the prisoner and sub
stituting the fugitive warrant for
the one brought by the sheriff Of
the county where the crime was
committed, and which sets out a
specific charge, the city court judges
have held long trials about the
matter.
They require witnesses and go into
the whole crime, making extradition
to the proper county difficult and
sometimes unsuccessful, it was said.
The ruling, written by Joseph
Hutchinson, deputy attorney-gener-
al, holds for prompt surrender of
the prisoner and quashing of the
fugitive charges.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-04
new STATE GAS
LAW DRAFTED
Petroleum Group Advances
Taxation Bill.

A law with teeth in it to pre-
vent bootlegging of gasoline, into
Indiana to escape taxation, and an
other to lower the inspection rates
on gasoline and kerosene to a level
with Illinois and other states, were
the main detectives of the annual
convention of Indiana Petroleum
Association which opened this aft
ernoon in the SEVERN.
Max L. Wickersham, executive
secretary, will present to the body
for approval Friday morning a
draft of a bill which the aSsocia-
ton hopes to have introduced at
the next session of the state legis-
lature.
1t would reduce inspection
cost from cents barrel to IL
cents. provide the state with port
able laboratories to be used in in
spectionS and to cause payment of
fees for inspection to be made pay
able by check to the state instead
of to individual inspectors.
Wickersham pointed out that the
discovery of gasoline bootlegging
activities last summer was what
might be labeled "a natural conse-
Quence" for toothless law.
Herbert F. Davis, president, of
Sullivan, Ind, spoke this afternoon
on THE Future of the Oil Indus
try" Paul j. Stokes, research engin-
eer of the indianapolis Hardware
Association on THE Business
Trend" Roger 3. Stafford of the
National Petroleum News, on "Mer-
chandising." and L. S. Wescoat of
the Pure Oil Company in chicago,
on why Not Profit in the Oil In
dustry." The convention is to con-
tinue through Friday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-04
PRESS BARRED
BY LESLIE AT
C. 0. P. CAUCUS
Attitude Is Regarded as
Fear of Expression of
insurgency.
BY BEN STERN

Apparently fearing that an eX-
preston of insurgency on the part
of Republican state senators might
indicate serious objection to his re-
appointment program, Governor
Harry G. Leslie today prevailed
upon the senatorial caucus at the
SEVERN to bar newspaper men from
the meeting.
I'VE may have some things to dis
cusS which will be contrary to the
Democratic program and which we
wouldn't want the people to hear"
the Governor said.
The conference of the G.. o. P
senators-who hold twenty mine of
the fifty SeatS-WaS attended both
by the Governor and Lieutenant
Governor Edgar Bush.
Rogers Is Tied Up
Eliza o. Rogers, Republican state
chairman, was not present. He
sent a message that he was tied up
by q law suit in Lebanon.
1t was believed. however, that he
did not want to come here and lay
down a program which would be
opposed by the Governor, inasmuch
as Governor Leslie at recent
meeting had urged Rogers to APP
prove a bipartisan committee on
reapportionment
Many of Governor LeSlleS re-
marks during the morning were de-
voted to praise of the state high
way commission and criticism Of
its opponents, it was learned.
This was interpreted as an effort
to stave off any coalition of Re
publican and Democratic senators
toward an investigation Of the COM
mission.
Singles Out Strey
He singled out State Senator
Charles Strey of Wabash, naming
him as one of the most bitter critics
of the commission activities. Strey
was present at the conference.
Senators who are candidates for
president pro tenn. of the organiza-
ton were busy building fences in
the caucus. James j. Nejdl of Whit
ing announced his candidacy and
said he had seventeen pledges, two
more than necessary.
Others who show strength, how
ever, are French Clements of Ev-
ansville, I. Floyd Carrot of Battle
Ground and j. Clyde Hoffman of
indianapolis.
Among those seeking senate staff
appointments are Leland Fishback
of Indianapolis, who wishes again
to be secretary; Wilson Daley of
indianapolis. who wishes reappoint-
ment as assistant secretary, and Je-
rome Brown of Anderson, who would
return as chief doorkeeper.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-04
Win anAirHOb
Trip to Hollywood Goes
to Best Reviewer of
'HeII's Angels
HERE is a chance to win a trip

HERE is a chance to win a trip
l. Il to Hollywood and return, via
the new Transcontinental g.
Western Air Lines, Inc.
When "Hell's Angels" the
much-heralded Howard Hughes
multimillion dollar spectacle,
comes to Loew's Palace theater,
see the performance and write a
review OF not more than fifty
words, stating what impressed you
most. Write on one side of the
paper. Use a typewriter, if pos
sible Handwritten copy will be
accepted, provided it is written
plainly.
''Hell's Angels" was three years
in the making and is the costliest
picture produced to date. 1t has
an elaborate cast of several hun
cred actors, headed by Jean Har-
low, the beautiful platinum blonde
star, who will be seen for the first
time in a stellar role; James Ha
and Ben Lyon.
The battles fought in the air
are the most realistic and as
founding ever projected on the
screen. You will more than en-
joy the picture, even if you are
not fortunate enough to win the
Hollywood trip.
When you have seen "Hell's
Angels" write your review and
mail to 1.-THE Hell's Angels Con-
test Editor, Indianapolis Times. ,
The judges, whose names will be
published later, will judge the
articles submitted as well for
their neatness as the subject mat
ter itself.
Any reader of The Times, ex-
cept Times employees or employs
of Loew's Palace theater and local
film exchanges, is eligible to COM
pete.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-04

Identified by fourteen filling sta
tion attendants as the bandit who
robbed them this summer, Percy
Virgins, 535 Agnes street, Negro, to-
day stands absolved because of a
legal technicality.
Tried Wednesday by Criminal
Judge James A. Collins, Virgins
was discharged, despite objections
of prosecutors, because Collins held
that police officers should not have
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-04
BRIGHTWOOD LEAGUE
NAMES COMMITTEES
Rail Plan Study, Avenue Widening
Delegates Are Appointed.

Two committees, one of which
will attend the public hearings on
the proposed Indianapolis Street
and another to seek widening Of
Massachusetts avenue, were named
at the Brightwood Civic League
session Wednesday night.
Walter C. Sears, league president,
and L. c. Curry, attorney, are the
committeeman who will attend the
utility hearings to be held next
week by the city hall street car
commission.
Edgar Brown, Charles Clark and
Harry Meyer were named to urge
widening of Massachusetts avenue
from the elevation to the city limits.
The street car franchise was dis
cussed at the session, but no action
was taken.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-04
BOARD CHOSEN
TO SUPERVISE
GOLF COURSES
Four Experts Selected to
Serve as Advisers, With
Links Director.
BEST IN U. S., IS AIM
improvements on Large
Scale Included in
SaIIee'S Plans.
BY DICK MILLER


Four indianapolis golf architec-
ture and maintenance experts to-
day we're named by the park board
as a municipal golf advisory board.
They will serve without pay, and
will supplement city golf director,
to be selected by the advisory and
park boards, together with A. c.
Sallee, parks superintendent.
The director will supplant the
system of employing a manager for
each Of the city links. He will be
named probably within a few weeks.
Four Men on Board
Advisory board members an
bounced today arc:
Ralph A. Young, 923 East Fifty
seventh street, real estate dealer
and golf course builder, for whose
work Highland Golf and Country
Club awarded him a life member
ship.
William H. DiddeI, ALA Carroll
ton avenue, former state amateur
champion, golf architect, course
builder and maintenance expert.
Edwin L. Lennox, 2945 North Illi-
nois street, president of the Indian
apolis District Golf Association.
Samuel Mueller, 1902 North Della
ware street, director of Broadmoor
Country Club, and a maintenance
expert.
Plan Great Improvement
Plans for development of local
public courses call for Improvements
that will place several of the six
courses in the city among the fore
most in the nation.
Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan is
cherishing hope Of attracting the
national public links tournament to
indianapolis during his administra-
ton.
At a luncheon meeting recently,
Sallee outlined his plans to the
park board and Young, Diddel,
Mueller and Lennox, declaring he
wished the latter to serve on the
advisory board to bring about more
economic and efficient operation of
the four eighteen-hole and two nine
hole courses here.
Politics Is Banned
The quartet said they would serve
on the advisory board, but demand
cd they be allowed to proceed with
out political interference or becom-
ing involved in politics.
Their operations will begin, they
said, by building up the courses
rather than by reconstruction. How
ever, one of the most pressing needs
at present is rebuilding of Coffin
course, formerly the Highland links,
on which the new United States
veterans hospital is to be con-
Structed.
The golf director or superintend-
ent, yet to be named, will supervise
all links and have direct charge of
working personnel of each.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-04
Sorority to Hold Banquet

By Times Special
GREENCASTLE, Ind, Dec. 4. -
Theta Sigma Phi, national journal
istic sorority at De Paw univer-
sity, will hold its annual Matrix
Table banquet Friday evening. This
corresponds to the gridiron banquet
of Sigma Delta Chi. national jour-
palistic fraternity. Only junior and
senior goods are invited.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-04
GANG CODE ISN'T so,
THEY FIND IN JAIL
Two Negroes Discovered 1t Doesn't
Pay TO Talk Over Crimes.

The far-famed gangland code of
honor hasn't penetrated Marion
county Jail, two Negro prisoners
learned today.
John johnson, 81, Negro, 900 West
Morris street, and Cecil Stewart, 81,
Negro, 649 Blackford street, con-
fined in the jail on vehicle taking
charges, talked over previous crimes
within earshot of bootlegger
prisoner.
The bootlegger told his wife. and
the wife told Detective Chief Fred
Simon. Today the Negroes con-
fessed that Nov. they robbed Fred
Leohman, 2418 Prospect street, Of
so cents and a gold watch.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-04

Among booths from which In
dianapoliS young women will urge
purchase Of Christmas Seals will
be stations in lobby of the Rail-
roadnen's Building and Loan As
ISOLATION and on the first floor of
Pettis Dry Goods Company.
Mrs. w. E. Silirtz deft) will be
in charge of Artemus Club mem
bers handling the booth in Pettis
and Mrs. Oscar N. Allen (right)
will head members of the Irving
ton Catholic Women's Study Club
in booth at the bank.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-04
COURT RULING MAY
BLOCK INSULT PLAN
Wife Wanted
By Times Special


GOSHEN, Ind. Dec. A.
Ralph Fox, who recently adver-
tised in a local newspaper for a
wife. has been followed by an
other seeker of a mate, whose
advertisement reads as follows:
'WANTED-A wife. Am good
looking, good worker, 40 years
old. Arthur Crippen. r. r. l,
Goshen, care William Smith.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-04
Robber Convicted
By United Press

HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Dec. -
BurniSon Gamble, Is, Eaton, O., was
found guilty by Blackboard cir
cult court jury here of robbing Lew
Gray. grocery clerk. Gamble was
the first of three defendants to
face trial on the holdup charge.
Others to be tried are Richard Glib
son, alias Dick Smith, Muncie, and
Christ GSSneII, Hartford City.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-04

T. OLEI
i Il ideas regarding moderate incomes"
have hey become to their four-fgure weekly pay
look upon the normal income of an average per-
son as. even less than starvation wages.
We got an insight into this the other night
by listening to Natalie Moorhead give her idea
of the kind Of wardrobe a woman Of moderate
income" should have. The total cost of the
items she mentioned would be 81 ,700-which
means that girl earning $3.50 month would
have to spend her entire salary every year on
clothes. And we know a good many girls who
consider $3.50 month big salary, not mod
crate income
Here is the list as compiled by the blonde
actress.
Two simple dresses at SIS each, one tailored
suit at SIS, three afternoon dresses at $50 each,
three street dresses for $l25 two dinner dresses
at $75 each, three evening gowns at 500 each,
one sport coat at sos, one dress coat for $125 ont
wraps for the three evenings gowns 5000, six
pairs of shoes for sos and incidentals, sos.