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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-05
LUNCH WAGONS
ARE ROBBED BY
NEGRO GUNMEN
Bandits Get $50 in Three
HoldupS; Residence Is
Looted.

Two Negro gunner, who staged
three robberies Friday night, obtain
ing $50 from operators of lunch
wagons and north side grocery,
are sought today by police.
The bandits struck first at
Standard grocery, 1901 East Nine
tenth street, where they thrust
guns at Oscar Johnson, manager.
and Mrs. Mary Mitchell, 1908 Ash
land avenue, and looted the store
cash register. Police said the bandits
obtained about SIS.
A few hours later, the Negroes
held up Mrs. Leona Hirsch, 38, of
645 Massachusetts, avenue, operator
of lunch car in the 100 block, West
Washington street. and fed with SIS.
While police still were probing
this robbery. the Negroes added
another victim to their list. He was
julius Ward, 816 North Illinois
street, employe in a lunch wagon
at 1907 North Illinois street. Ward
told police the bandits obtained
$2.75 and they entered the place
with revolverS drawn.
Breaking into pharmacy at 1901
East Tenth street operated by James
Neidhumer, burglars early today
stole $55 in merchandise.
When Sam Ajamie opened his
grocery store at 1448 Roosevelt ave-
nue., early today he told police he
found thieves had stolen foodstuffs
valued at $23 and $40 from the
cash register. Burglars gained en-
trance by prying open the rear door.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-05
STANDARD OIL SLICES
PRICES OF AUTO TIRES

Reductions Ranging From 8 to Is
Per Cent are Announced at Chicago.
By United Press
CHICAGO, Dec. 5.-Reduction of
automobile tire prices ranging from
8 to Is per cent was announced Fri
day by the Standard Oil Company
of Indiana.
The reductions, effective Dec. l,
cover passenger and truck tires and
inner tubes. All passenger car
tires, with the exception of two
sizes, were reduced Is per cent in
price. One size was reduced 10 per
cent and one 8 per cent. Truck
castings were reduced 10 per cent.
Reductions in tube prices ranged
from AZ to Is per cent.
The Lee Tire and Rubber Com
pany recently announced a Is per
cent price reduction for automobile
tires.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-05
Restaurant Man Had Lived
in Indianapolis for q
Years.

William R. Bess, Guaranty cafe
terra manager for eight years, died
Friday at his home, 1910 North Ok
ford street.
Christian Science and Masonic
services will be held at 100 Mon
day in the Flanner & Buchnan
mortuary, with burial in Grown Hill
cemetery.
Mr.. BeSs, World war veteran,
was Indianapolis Restaurant ASso-
citation president, past master of
Monument lodge and a member of
the Scottish Rite, Optimist Club and
the American Legion. He had lived
here twenty-five years.
Private funeral services for John
Virgil Hamilton, so, Bemis Brothers
Bag Company foreman, who died
of bronchial pneumonia Friday,
Will be held at lis Monday in the
home, Mcfarland road, and at 2 in
ST. Marks English Lutheran church.
Burial will be in Washington Park
cemetery.
Last rites for George w. Lam
bert, SO, indianapolis stock yard
employe for nineteen years prior to
his retirement nine years ago, who
died Thursday at his home, 905
Greer street, will be held at Mon
day in the Emmanuel Reformed
church. Burial will be in Memorial
Park cemetery.
Mrs. Caroline Rees Jones, former
Indianapolis resident, who died
Mondev in New York. was buried
Friday in Crown Hill cemetery. She
lived here from 1870 to 1900, her
husband, Robert H. Rees, an In
dianapoliS merchant, dying in 1898
Friends here learned Friday of
the death of Howard o. Sage, Port
land, Ore, formerly of this city, in
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-05

In order to help Washington high
school become doll conscious, .
Eleanor Harter, TIT West drive,
Woodruff Place, spoke to the Wash
ingtonians, senior girls honorary,
Thursday afternoon about the dolls
she collected in Europe.
She has dolls from Holland, Scot
land, Switzerland, Russia, Brittany
and other countries. One of her
collection is from China.
The talk was part of the program
of the Westinghouse in sponsor
ing the annual doll contest at the
west side school. The contest
opened Wednesday and will close
Dec. Is.
The entire school completes in
making dolls, which will go to
charitable institutions for distribu-
ton at Christmas time.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-05
BY RAY BLACK
United Press staff Correspondent

CHICAGO, Dec. 5.-Seventeen-
year-old Russell McWilliams, with
six days between him and the cleo
trio chair, blotted out that ominous
prospect for a few moments today
oy chatting enthusiastically about
Man Dog" his Collie.
Hes a real pal" exclaimed Rus
sell, the Rockford Gll) youth who
was condemned to death because he
shot and killed William Sayles, 81,
street car motornan, in a holdup
last Aug. 90.
The youths blue eyes frightened
and his lanky, SiX-foot form
Strengthened.
81 got a letter from man who
raises Collies in California yester-
day." he said. 1.-THE California man
told me about his dogs and their
good points. Shucks, Man Dog is
as good as any of them.
Finds SOlace in Bible
Besides, he's a real pal; always
narked when I drove up the drive
way at home in my car. II sure
will miss him."
The youths shoulders sagged and
he dropped into the rocker in the
solitary confinement building. He
looked around for the Bible sent
him by Mrs. Mildred Kerrison,
Rockford woman who became in
terested in him after his trouble.
His fingers sought out the Bible
and he opened it. There were
marks on a passage in the book of
st. Luke where the Bible was
opened. The passage was:
Judge not and We shall not be
judged; condemn not and We shall
not be condemned; forgive and We
shall be forgiven"
Russell read the passage. He did
not seem to realize that condemned
men in many countries had sought
solace for centuries in that passage.
1t was like discovery to him.
DeIuged With Letters
"You know" he said, st believe
that is the right dope. If they
just would give me another chance,
I'd make good man out of myself.
I didn't know there was so much
good philosophy in the Bible until 1
started reading it after they put me
in here"
RussellS time is spent reading his
Bible, sleeping and reading and an
swering the scores Of letters that
come to him from men, women. boys
and girls all over the nation. He
is allowed to answer such as he
chooses.
Most of the letters are from mid
dle-aged or elderly persons who
sympathize with him in his plight
and offer condolences or SuggeS-
tions for his spiritual welfare.
Some, from young folk, make him
out hero.
"They just don't know any bet
ter" he explained. IT was a fool to
drink and fool around with guns.
The liquor got me into this jam.
I have no one to blame but myself"
"Overgrown Small Town Boy
The youths attention was called
to rows of small crosses chalked on
the wall of his cell. He explained
that guards told him they were
calendars of other prisoners who
had no other way to keep track of
the time. One row of fourteen
crosses indicated the last two weeks
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-05
Gone, but Not Forgotten

belong to:
Garrett Ensley. 844 North Capitol
avenue. Chevrolet coupe. 1878, from in
front of 644 North Capitol avenue
Herbert Bledsoe, 1880 Ralston avenue,
Ford coupe, 762-857 from Martindale
avenue and Nineteenth street.
Mathew Chastain. 1915 Dawson street.
Chrysler coach, 774-835, from parking
space at Technical high school.
Edgar Blessing. Danville, Ind, Ford
coupe, 5e0-793. from Senate avenue and
Market street.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-05

in that cell of a prisoner who later
was executed.
mo, don't have to keep track
of the time that way" Russell said.
"They let me have newspapers.
guess they treat me better than they
do some Others"
Assistant Warden E. M. Stubble-
field explained why.
"Russelrs just a big overgrown
small town boy" he said. HE is
no hardened criminal. I hate to
see him go the way that killers
go. We are trying to make it as
comfortable for him as possible"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-05

Democratic C III b
at a m e e t j n G
t h i S W e e k
at V. F. w. hall,
King avenue and
w a lnut street.
0 t h er officers
elected:
Mrs. II o w a r d
Shelby, first vice.
president; Walter
Bradford, second
V i C e-president;
Mrs. Anna w.
Owen correspond
ing S ecre t airy,
Mrs. Nell McCar-
thy, re cordin g
secretary and
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-05
STATES MENTAL CASE
POPULATION is 9,753
Men Slightly Outnumber Women
in Eight Institutions.


Eight state institutions for men
tai cases had a total population OF
9,753 on Sept. 80, close of the fiscal
year, John A. Brown, secretary of
the state board of charities, an
nounced Friday.
Institutions include Central State
hospital, Indianapolis; Logansport
State hospital, Richmond State hos
pital, Evansville State hospital,
Madison State hospital, Ft. Wayne
State school, Muscatatuck colony
and Village for Epileptics.
Total population was composed
for 4,912 men and boys and 4,841
women and girls, 6,9e1 of whom are
in insane institutions, 1887 in in
stitutions for the feeble-minded and
825s epilepticS.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-05
Milk for Children

By Times Special
MARION, Ind, Dec. 5.-For the
second year milk will be supplied
free to needy school children here,
school officials announce. Children
whose families are financially able
to pay will receive one-half pint of
milk daily for 2 cents. Costs of the
milk for underprivileged children
will be assumed by the schools.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-05
Boy Puts His Dog on AUCTION
Block TO Aid NezV YOrkS Poor
Sale Nets $3.50 for City'S
JobIeSS, But Jimmy Gets
Back His Pet.
ByNEA Scrrice

BIZ NEA ScrUice
NEW YORK, Dec. 5.-Jimmy
Yorio has his dog back. And the
city's unemployment relief fund is
larger by $3.50.
In addition to that, Jimmy's
junk dealer father has an extra $50
to help care for his family of four
teen this winter. And all because
the 10-year-old boy decided the
other day to sacrifice his pet.
He saw the idea in newspaper.
1t was a drawing that had been
contributed to the nationwide re-
lief campaign by George Clark,
staff artist for NEA Service and
The Times. It showed a boy in a
community relief headquarters.
Offers His Dog
He was holding a dog, and was
saying to the man in charge:
IF you would take him and sell
him to some rich kid would it help
any?"
Jimmy knew it was going to be
tough winter. In the public squares
where he worked as bootblack he
had seen thousands of hopeless,
jobless men.
Members of his own family we're
desperately poor, but they knew
others who actually were starving.
So he took Chickie down to cam
paign headquarters and donated
him to the cause of the unem-
ployed. And it was advertised that
Chickie was to be sold at auction.
Jimmy Stays Away
They did it up in style. A big
Salvation Army truck, with three
horns blowing, drove through the
streets of Greenwich Village, and
pamphlets were distributed ex-
planning the sale. When the truck
stopped at busy corner a radio
microphone was installed.
The auctioneer came in a big
limousine. He was Grover Whalen,
former New York police COM
missioner and now one of the divi-
sional commanders in the drive for
funds.
Chickie was there, much bewil-
dered but affable. But Jimmy Yorio,
his master, was not there.
Jimmy was at home, and said he
hoped they wouldn't expect guy
who had given away his own dog to
have to stand around and see it
sold. So he sent his best friend,
Nick Lombardo, to the autcion as
his proxy.
Chickie Home Again
Jimmy would have felt better had
he heard what Grover, Whalen was
saying: New York just won't stand
for sacrifice like this. We may be
hard up, but we haven't reached
the point where we can see a boy
parted from his cog.
Scores of people have written in
protest. Here's a check for 500,
with the condition that $50 goes to
Jimmy'S family and $50 to the relief
fund, and that Jimmy Yorio keeps
his pet Here's another check,
and another.
81 shall auction this dog, as
promised. I'll tell you right now,
though, that the highest bidder
won't get Chickie, but a signed GER
tif1cate. Now let me hear your
bids ="
When it was all over, $3.50 had
been collected for the jobless, $50
had been set aside for Jimmy's
family, and Nick Lombardo was
racing like mad through tenement
streets to restore Chickie to his
masters arms.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-05
CHINESE ARMY
DETERMINED TO
AVOID FIGHTING
Makes No Efforts to Shoot
Down Scouting Planes
Over City.
STREETS ARE DESERTED
Foreign Observers Fooled in
Establishment of Neu-
trail Zone.

Frederick Kuh. United Press CORE
spondent in the Manchurian area dis
Duted by Japan and China. was the frst
newspaper man to reach Chinchow. head
quarters of Marshal Chang Hseuh- LianE's
army. Kub's description of the city and
his interview with neutral observers are
contained in the following dispatch.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-05
I'LL MISS MY
Doc SAYS BOY
FACING CHAIR
Youth, II, Condemned to
Die Thursday, Finds
SoIace in Bible.

This is the third and concluding story
of series tracing the life Of Russell
McWilliams, il, to a cell in Joliet peni-
Tertiary where he awaits electrocutiOn
a few minutes after next Thursday mid
night. The last legal appeal has failed.
1t seems certain the youth will die in
the electric chair. the youngest person
ever executed in Illinois.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-05
BACK HOME AGAIN

Stolen automobiles recovered by police
belong to:
Elliott Allen. 514 North Alabama street
Ford touring found at Ogden and North
Clyde E. Green, 1899 Tabor street, Hud-
son sport sedan, found at Meridian and
Vermont streets.
George A Knapp, 1924 North Alabama
street. Maxwell sedan, found in front of
the Puritan hotel
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-05
ACCIDENT VICTIM WHITE
Mrs. Sarah Fuller Enormously Re-
ported as Negro.

Due to an erroneous report of an
accident by police, The Times Fri
day stated Mrs. Sarah Fuller, 38, of
1901 Hovey street, is Negro. This
is not true The accident occurred
at Thirtieth street and Cornell
avenue.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-05
WILLIAM r. BESS
CLAIMED BY DEATH

an automobile accident. Surviving
are the widow, a daughter, Mrs. Joel
A. Baker, and two sons, Clarence
o. and Russell Sage, indianapolis.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-05

Roy Wallace, treasurer. Directors
are: Thomas Conner, Charles Fouts
and Alva Gulley.
Meetings of the club are held the
first Wednesday of each month.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-05

Proceeds of a dance to be given
Dec. IL by the interfraternity
council and the intersorority
council of Butler university will
go to the Indianapolis made work
committee to help provide jobs
to unemployed men.
A loving cup will be presented to
the fraternity or sorority selling
the most tickets to the affair,
which will be held at the Indiana
ballroom. The cup (shown in
the picture and held by Miss
Viola Brewer, a Butler studenD,
was presented by Maxwell c.
Lang, fraternity jeweler, 312 Kahn
building.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-05
Store Bandits Active

By Times Special
MISHAWAKA, Ind, Dec. SACK
Davis, graver, was robbed of $40 by
bandits in the fifth store holdup
here in two weeks.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-05
LEAP NEW PRESIDENT
OF DEMOCRATIC CLUB
Wayne Township Chairman Hon
Oyed by Party Organization.

Carter Leap, Wayne township
Democratic chairman, was elected
president of the Wayne township
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-05
BY FREDERICK KUN
United Press STAFF Correspondent

'COpFklklt. 1901. DN OnlteO GTcSSb
CHINCHOW, Manchuria, Dec. s.
A Chinese army of $4,000 men bill
leted in the Chinchow area today
appeared determined to avoid all
offensive action against the Japa-
nese.
Chinchow was stricken with the
fear of siege. The native population
was frightened by japanese air.
planes flying over the city. There
was no sign of preparation for de-
Tense or offense.
Neutral observers here told me
that a Chinese offensive was out Of
the question. They believed that
the proposal to create neutral zone
had failed, chiefly due to the Japa-
nese attitude.
The city was under serni-martial
law. Shops were boarded up. Streets
were empty, except for military SEN
tinels and an occasional Gathering
rickshaw.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-28
BABIES, ATOMS AND TASTERS IN
SPOTLIGHT ATSHOW OF SCIENCE

/ leg bones are heavier on the right
arm or leg, the child will be right
handed in nine cases out of ten, the
doctors found.
The useful feature of this new
X-ray is the ability TO determine
probable weight of a child which
must be born through a Caesarean
operation. The physician using this
k-ray may determine before birth
if the child has a chance to- sur
/ vive.
THE birth cries, OF the new
born atom, so called by DR. Robert
A Millikan, are the sounds" made
by cosmic rays piuuging through 20
feet of lead. This plunge sets an
electric current in motion which is
amplified until it sounds like the
ticking of a watch or the click of a
telephone receiver.
These rays come from any direc-
ton, and go through anything, in
cluding the human body. They have
been in transit through space mil
lions of light years distant from the
earth.
The taste test is made with Il
chemical known as phenylthiocar-
bamide, which some folks can taste
and some cannot. Tests heretofore
have been conducted in Republican
territory. New Orleans may be
counted in Democratic territory.
The comparative tasting ability oE
Democrats and Republicans there
fore will be tested.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-28
PHOENIX J. E.
TO PLAY LOCAL
\ TEAM TONIGHT

One of the strongest junior COL
ege ba asketball squads in the west
will stop in Ell Centre tonight for
game with the Central Union
Junior coll ege five, when Phoenix
Junior college basketeers take the
floor against the Ell Centrans at
7:3O in the high school gymnasium.
The Phoenix quintet is on a trip
to the coast, and will stop here for
the first game on a long list.
Coach Robert Finn Of Central
Junior college said this morning
he. has a team even stronger than
last year, although the absence of
Coates is felt keenly.
Only two of the players on the
local squad are graduates of the
Ell Centro high school. One is
from Holtville, one from Imperial
and one from Oklahoma.
The Ell Centro lineup tonight will
find Williams of Holtville and
Porte of Imperial as forwards;
Baker of Oklahoma and Adams of
Ell Centro as guards, and Carey of
FL Centro as center.
The junior college game will be
followed by contest bringing the
j. c. lightweights into battle with
some valley high school team, not
vet chosen.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-28
CHURCH IS SCENE
OF PRETTY SERVICE

St. Mary's church was the scene
Of a pretty wedding recently when
Miss Louise Anne Baer became the
bride of Gerald P. Lach of Santa
Barbara. Father Felix Sheridan
read the marriage service prior to
high mass at 10 o'clock.
The bride was given in marriage
by Sam Baer while Anna Marie
Baer was maid-of honor. Theodore
Baer was best man. The ceremony
was performed in the presence of
the brides mother, her family ana
friends.
Mrs. Lach attended Central Junior
college here in 1928 and 1924 She
was graduated from Santa Barbara
States Teachers college in 1928. She
is a librarian in Santa Barbara.
The bridegroom is a son Of Mrs.
NJ. P. Lach of Santa Barbara and
Oakland. The young couple will
visit his mother and sister in Oak
land while on their honeymoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-28

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. %. U.D -
X-rays that prove southpaW ball
players and, left handed letter
writer's are horn and not made are
on exhibit. arid birth cries" of new
born atoms W i'll be heard during the
greatest scien ce exhibition opening
today
These are Only two of hundreds of
scientific wond ers that will be dis
played, or exhib tied during the 89th
annual meeting Of the American
Association for the Advancement of
Science.
Among others are:
Wires or threads made of water
and mercury.
A chemical that tests the taster's
faster.
Reproduction of rocks oil the face
of the MOON
The X-ray which determines be-
fore birth whether chiId will be
lefthanded or righthanded is the re-
suit of study of 500 babies in Grand
Rapids, Mich, by DR.. T. o. Nee
nees and DR.. L. E. Holly.
If the upper ends of the arm and
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-28
OF Interest to Women
FRIENDS RONORED
IT BRIDGE PARTY

The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Wen on Adams street was the
scene of a delightful party Satur-
day night when Mrs. Louis Nc
Manus and Miss Esther Ehmke en-
tertained in honor of Mrs. Gene
Stray nee Mary Jane Weiss, Mrs.
Gus Hawn nee Rose Weiss and
Mrs. Carl Gordon mee Mildred
Ehmke).
All of the honor guests are
spending the holidays here with
their parents and the gathering
was a reunion of friends OF long
standing. Mrs. Stray and Mrs.
HaWn are from San Diego and Mrs.
Gordon from Santa Barbara,
AT the bridge game which pro-
vided the entertainment OF the
evening, Mrs Gordon received high
score for the women and Bert
Coomes high for the men. Miss
Nell Roach received low prize for
women and Carl Gordon low Tor
men.
Those present we're Mr.. and Mrs
Homer jenkins, Mr.. and Mrs. Roch
Maquar, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Nc
, Manus. Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon, Mr.
and Mrs. Weir, Mrs. Stray, Mrs
Hawn. the Misses Nell Roach, julia
Tucker. Esther Ehmke, Katherine
! Weiss. Anna McManuS. the MesSrs
/ Bert Coomes, Valentine Weiss anC
] Homer Shirk.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-28
Society
Clubs
STAR CHAPTER TO
GIVE ITS ANNUAL
NEW YEARS PARTY

One of the most important and
delightful events of the winter sea-
son will take place at the El Gen.
tro Masonic Temple when the East
orn Star chapter gives its annual
New Years Eve ball at o'clock
Thursday night.
Cards will be arranged for those
who Go not care TO dance and re-
freshments will be served during
the evening. The event will be
either formal or informal as those
who attend desire.
Many hostesses are planning din
ner parties to precede the ball, ar
ranging to take their guests to the
dance following the meal at private
homes or hotels. Many young peo-
pie are expected to attend as is
usual during the Christmas holiday
season.
The affair is open to all Masons.
their families and friends. Invi-
tation cards will not be necessary.