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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-02
SCHOOL LEVY
CUT DEFENDED
BY zOERCHER
Praises Taxpayers ASSoCia-
ton in Speech Before
|. u. Alumni.

state tax board action in slicing
. cents from the Indianapolis school
levy was defended today by Phil
Aoercher, veteran state tax COM
missioner, in addressing the Indiana
university alumni luncheon club at
the Columbia Club.
Not only did Zoercher defend
himself and colleagues on the state
TAX board, but he also lavished
praise on the Indiana Taxpayers
Association.
Representative Albert j. Walls
man, hired by Harry Miessee, Tax
payers Association director, and
New York Central tax agent, to cut
the Indianapolis %levies, came in for
particular praise.
Zoercher said the school board
would have done well to retain
Walsman as business manager.
Pointing out that the item Of $685.
600 for substitute teachers never
appeared before in the Indianapolis
school budget, Zoercher defended
the tax boards action in cutting it
to $4,000.
Charges "Quote" Was False
Il have been quoted as saying
that teachers salaries ought to be
reduced" he declared. That is
false. 1 have said that Institutional
costs for high school purposes here
is higher than any we have record
of in u office"
indianapolis high school instruc-
tional cost a pupil is $117.56, his
figures show, zoercher said. Fl,
Wayne is second at $110.47 and
Gary third at $95.28. Elementary
school instruction costs, where In
dianapolis is second and Ft. Wayne
third, also were given.
Launching an attack on criti-
cisms of the state tax board made
by Russell Wilson, school board
president, zoercher continued:
when Wilson said it will be
necessary for them to close the
schools and that when that time
comes they shall place a large plac-
ard OF the doors of the school room
saying: This oom is closed because
Of the action of the state board Of
tax commissioners it was uncalled
for and shows that the man who ut
tered it does not have the right idea
of public service.
Denies Politics Charge
Every dollar of public debt due
in indianapolis next year is pro-
vided for in the budget"
Charge that chairman James Sho-
walter of the tax board sought a
cut in the budget at a secret con-
ference with school officials for
political effect, was denied by the
speaker.
Zoercher termed the Indiana Tax
payers Association "a non-partisan
association with one of the out
standing farmers of the state as its
president" He said this organiza-
ton is doing. great work for the
taxpayers in the state"
He also took exception to the
newspaper accounts of the tax cut
and said the reasons set forth in
the tax board order never were
published fully.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-02
CONVICT NEGRO 'LEGGER
John Thomas Gets 80 Days at Farm
and 500 Fine.

John Thomas, Negro, of 43O North
West street. was convicted today by
Municipal Judge Clifton R. Cam
eron of a charge of blind tiger, fined
500 and costs and sentenced to
thirty days at the state farm.
Thomas, police testified, attempted
to destroy a bottle of alcohol when
members of a squad nabbed him in
an alley Saturday night near 400
North West street.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-02
SERVANT GIRL NAMES
HUSBAND AS KILLER
She ChIOrOfrmed Wife, He Cut
Throat, Says Confession.

She CIiOrOfrmed Wife, He Cut
Throat, Says Confession.
By United Press
KIRKWOOD, Mo, Nov. CLARA
Fish, 19-year-old servant girl, con-
fessed today, according to police,
that she aided Walter Maddux, her
employer, in the Staying of Mad
dux's wife, Reba, whose body was
found, almost decapitated, Friday
night.
"She interfered with our love af-
fair, SO I chloroformed her and left
the body in the woods for Maddux
to slash with q razor" the girl was
quoted as saying.
MadduX was rearTeSted on Miss
Fish's confession" 1t was the
fourth version she had given of
Mrs. MadduX'S death. Previous
stories had exonerated the husband
and he had been freed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-02
Kansas City "Over the Top"
By United Press

bU UWIICu FTt55
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.-Presi-
dent Hoover announced today that
Kansas City had ended successfully
its campaign for funds with which
to provide relief this winter. The
White House made public a tele-
gram from Conrad H. Mann, presi-
dent of the Kansas City Chamber
of Commerce.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-02
REALTORS TO GIVE JOBS
Model Home to Be Constructed on
Permanent Site This winter.

Permanent Site This winter.
To give work to building crafts
men who would not be employed
otherwise, the Indianapolis Home
Builders Association will erect its
model home, feature of the realtors
home show every spring, on its per-
manent site this winter.
In past years the model home has
been the c~enterpiece of the home
show in the Manufacturers build
ing at the state Playground. Then
it has been RACED and rebuilt for
sale. Next spring the realtors will
provide work in building and land
scaping the house on its permanent
site.
Plans call for completion of the
house bv March /.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-02
LOUISVILLE WOMAN IS
DAHLIA SOCIETY CHIEF
Miss Jennie Tudor Elected Presi-
dent of State Organization.

uChb VI DbdNC OA6dhAANeAOAs
Miss Jennie Tudor of Zionsville
was named president of the In
diana State Dahlia Society at a
meeting Sunday in Smith & Young
wholesale floral house, 229 West
New York street.
Others elected to offices are: DR..
A. Earl White, 6215 Washington
boulevard, vice-president; Ralph G.
Swartz, $3.50 East Michigan street,
secretary, and DR.. w. E. Kennedy,
1920 Winthrop avenue, treasurer.
F. T. McCurdy of Kokomo was
chosen manager of the state dahlia
show, which is held every fall.
The organization will seek admit
lance to the National Dahlia So
ciety.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-02

Misses Reed, Warren Were
City School Veterans;
Other Rites Set.

Funeral rites were being arranged
today for a number of longtime
residents of Indianapolis, claimed
by death over the weekend.
Two veteran Indianapolis school
teachers. Miss Grace B. Reed.
Spink-Arms annex, and Miss Grace
L. Warren, 1101 Windsor street,
were among the victims.
Miss Reed, who had taught school
here twenty-five years, died Sunday
after an illness of one month. She
vas a teacher at School 80, for
merly having taught at School II.
Services will be held at IL Tuesday
at the home of a sister, Mrs. George
Glover, Veedersburg, Ind, with
burial in Newtown, Ind.
Death of Miss Warren, a teacher
here for thirty-one years, followed
an appendicitis operation at St.
Francis hospital, Beech Grove.
Funeral services will be at $3.50 this
afternoon in the Flanner & Buchan-
an mortuary, with burial in Wash
ington Park cemetery.
Rite for EX-Fireman
Last rites for William c. Guinan,
43, retired city fireman, who died
Saturday at st. Vincent's hospital
after illness of a year, will be held
at the home of his mother, Mrs.
Anna Guinan, 434 North Randolph
street, at $3.50 Tuesday, and at 9
in Holy Cross church.
Solomon Lorber, 80, south side
merchant for many years, died Sun
day night at his home, 1910 Pros
pect street, after several months
illness. Services will be conducted
at 2 Tuesday in the home of Rabbi
Morris M. FeuerIicht, with burial in
the Oheh zedek cemetery.
Private rites will be held at 2
Wednesday for Paul Striebeck, 81,
lifelong resident of the city, who
died Saturday night at his home,
311 Highland avenue. Burial will
be in Crown Hill cemetery. Mr..
Striebeck had engaged in the plas-
tering business here twenty-five
years.
Body of Moses Tutuer, 81, resi-
dent of Indianapolis until about ten
years ago, VINO died in Detroit Sun
day. will be returned here for burial.
Services will be held at II Tues
day in the Indianapolis Hebrew
cemetery chapel.
Bury Accident Victim
Services for Raymond Sands, As,
of 1881 East Washington street, who
died Friday in city hospital, we're
held at 10 today in the Englewood
Christian church with burial in
Washington park cemetery. Mr..
Sands, a radio entertainer and or
chestra sololst, died as result of in
juries suffered in an automobile ac-
cident Oct. l6 at Bargersville, KY.
Services will be held at 2 Tues
day in the Register & Askin mortu-
airy for Victor Jones, %, who died
Saturday at his home, 521 North
New Jersey street, after two years
illness. Burial will be in Floral
Park cemetery.
Word has been received here of
the death of two former Indianapo-
lis residents, Charles F. Beplay, 50,
who died in Detroit, and Mrs. SAL
lie B. Glazier, 70, who died in Long
Beach, Cal.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-02
Officer Is Real Bloodhound

By United Press
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.-Patrol-
man Helwig turned bloodhound, fol-
lowed a cold automobile track far
out into Maryland, and arrested an
alleged hit-and-run driver. His only
clew was IA damaged wheel.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-02
Towne Club Hearing Delayed

Paddock charges against operators
of the former Towne Club in the
Antlers hotel will be heard in fed
eral court after Jan. /, it was an
nounced today. The club was
closed on a federal nuisance charge
after a raid last spring.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-02
THIS IS AN OUTRAGE
Drives Auto Daily to Breadlines; No
Soup, He Complains.

Charity workers of the city have
another question of relieef to solve
today.
An unidentified man complained
to police today he no longer has
been able to procure food at the
breadline on East Maryland street.
He said he had been driving his
automobile there daily to obtain
soup.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-02
Fierro May Rule Chihuahua

MEXICO CITY, Nov. 2.-Colonel
Roberto Fierro, famous Mexican
aviator, today was believed sched-
flle for appointment as provisional
koxernor of the state Of Chihuahua.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-02
~B00TLEGGERS ARE SUED
Girl, Injured in Crash, Holds LID
uOr Vendors to Blame.
By United Press

AON SNAANNAS w 0ldAAACs
By United Press
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 2.-If a
bootlegger's client becomes so in
toxicated he Injuries a person, the
bootlegger should be made to pay
a damage suit on file today claimed.
Attorneys for Elizabeth Zane
Walker, 13-year-old cousin of Zane
Gray, author, filed suit demanding
$3.50 0 from Isaac and Thomas
Burns F. E. Glazier and Bessie
Spoilers.
The Burns Brothers according to
the complaint, sold liquor to Glazier,
who, when a~sSertedly befuddled,
drove Miss Spoilers automobile into
a car occupied by Miss Walker.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-02
Sock Man Whose Father Is Dying

indianapolis detectives today were
asked to search for Alfred Good,
whose father is near death at Gin
cinnati. He has been asked to
communicate with Mrs. George Mil
Ter of Leclede avenue, Cincinnati.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-02
LIST BUSINESS BOOKS
New Volumes Are Received at
Downtown Branch Library.

Downtown Branch Library.
New books offered to the public
this week at the business branch
library include:
Reorganization and Other Ex-
changes in Federal Income Taxa
tion," by Miller; "The Chain Store
System" from university debates;
Seeing, q Partnership of Lighting
and Vision" by Luckiesh; your
Job and Your Pay" by Pollak and
Tippett; Modern Methods in Dry
Cleaning" by Gambatz, and Mod
ern Business English" by Beben-
roth.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-02

The light emitted by glow
worms has the same effect on pho
tographic plates as that of X-rays.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-01-17
BANCROFT MOVIE
DUE AT OHIO

The Ohio theater will open Sun
day with George Bancroft in ''Dere-
lict," a Paramount drama of the
rivalry in Seamanship and love be-
tween two officers in the service of
the same freight shipping company
William (Stage) Boyd and Jessie
Royce Lands have the chief sup
porting roles in the cast.
"Derelict" will play three-day
engagement at the Ohio. 1t will
then be followed by 1.-THE Widow
From Chicago" which will have its
first showings in Indianapolis for
four days starting Wednesday.
The leading roles in THE Widow
From Chicago" are taken by Neil
Hamilton, Edward G. Robinson
Betty Francisco, Frank McHugh and
E. H. Calvert, The story is con-
cerned with the efforts of a girl to
bring about the capture by police
of a gangster who had murdered
her brother. The girl poses as the
widow OF a gangSter who is missing
and then tries to gain a foothold
with the underworld group whom
she suspects: The climax follows
when the man to whom she is sup
posed to be married appears on the
scene.
A supplementary program of short
talking films will accompany each
of the Ohio's bills for the coming
week.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-01-17
APOLLO HOLDS
OVER MELODRAMA

Janet Gaynor and Charles Far
rell are reunited in "The Man Who
Came Back" and will continue for
the second week at the Apollo start
ing today
"The Man Who Came Back" is
an entirely different picture from
either Seventh Heaven" or Sunny
Side Up" two pictures that sent
the youthful lovers on their way
to stardom.
The story, modernized version
of the famous stage play by Jules
Eckart Goodman and John Flem-
ing Wilson, is said to be powerful
one Of regeneration. Briefly, it tells
of the ruin of the only son of one
of New York's richest men, through
having too much money to spend
and little moral stability,
When he is forced out into the
world on his own resources, he rap
idly goes down hill until he finally
lands in one of the lowest dives in
Shanghai. There he meets a little
cabaret singer. A tiny spark of
love is kindled into flame, and to-
gether they fight their way back
to the sunlight.
William Holden has the role of
the irascible Wall Street f1nancier
Others in the cast are Kenneth
MacKenna, Mary Forbes, Uric
Haup. William Worthington, Peter
Cawthorne and Leslie Fenton.
vitaphone Varieties, Shakespeare
Was Right" and "Tho Of1ce Scan
dali are included on the program.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-01-17

to Play for
Dance Here
Great Orchestra Booked
for the Indiana
Ballroom.

THE schedule Of the Indiana roof
u ballroom, as announced by
Tom Devine, its manager, will bring
Joy to many dancers in and around
indianapolis.
The roofs Orchestra without a
name" will continue in the local
ballroom until Sunday, Jan. 25,
when it will be replaced by Nc
Kinney'S Cotton Pickers, Under the
personal direction of Don Redmond.
The coming engagement will mark
the fourth time they have appeared
on the roof through popular de-
nand.
The Cotton Pickers will be fea-
tured on the roof for one week only.
Further inspection of the ball
rooms schedule shows that Paul
Whiteman and his orchestra have
been booked to play for the Indi-
ana ballroom dancers for the first
time it has been in operation.
Whiteman's last appearance be-
lore Cne ,lIlQlanapOllS puDuc was
made at the 500-mile speedway race
in 1929.
Since that time he and his Or
chestra made the picture, king Of
jazz"
Whiteman will bring his entire
organization Of twenty-five persons,
intact, to the Indiana ballroom for
one night only, Sunday, Feb. l.
After their appearance on the
roof they will return to the Gra-
NADIA cafe in Chicago, where they
are now featured.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-01-17
Will
Give Big
Play Here
Hotel Universe to Be Next
Offering at the
Playhouse.

THE next production by the
Il Civic Theater will open on Jan.
"a and is to be Philip Barry's imagi-
native drama, Hotel Universe" "
The New York Theater Guild
produced "Hotel Universe" last
year with Ruth Gordon, well-re-
membered by Stuart Walker fans,
and Glen Anders in the cast.
The production provoked discus
sion in New York much like that
which followed the introduction of
Strange Interlude" few seasons
ago.
There is, however, no direct SINH
larity between the two dramas and
the play has more of the whimsical
mysticism of "Smilin' Thru" but
without the latter's sentimentality.
In this play, Barry INDUCES his
imagination in seeking to find the
answer to the age-old query as to
what life is all about
BY the use of a unique method,
he develops the theory that the in
dividual is most influenced in life
by some cherished illusion.
The result is a type of drama
which falls into no one of the usual
dramatic classifications and which
has been the center of controversy
among dramatic critics.
AS in Holiday" and paris
Bound" Barry remains the master
of the epigram and continues to put
smart lines upon the lips Of his
characters.
In addition, he has reached out
toward a somewhat mystic idea in
the description of which he oc-
casionally achieves great beauty of
line.
The scene is in a chateau in
southern France and the action is
continuous through two hours, in
which the principal characters al
low themselves to become enchanted
with the beauty of the Mediter-
ranean view and, in keeping with
the mysticism of the place, to make
excursions back into their own lives
and relieve their illusions.
The play will run for one week
from Jan. "a through Jan. 81.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-01-17
Noted Man,
Here Monday

1.-TWO Miles Down" will be the
subject of DR.. William Beebe's
lecture at the indianapolis Athletic
Club Monday night at 6:15 p. m.
when the noted underseas ex-
plorer and scientist appears on the
winter entertainment program at
the club.
The lecture is illustrated with mo-
ton, pictures and coloreA lantern
slides and is of highly educational
nature.
DR.. Beebe, who is listed in Who's
Who as director of tropical research
of the New York Geological Society,
descended into the depths Of the
ocean, off the coast of Bermuda,
farther than any other human being
had ever gone. What he discovered
there, with actual photographs Of
deep sea life for proofs will be dis
cussed in his lecture.
His submarine explorations are
conducted in a huge steel ball, or
batlysphere, six feet in diameter
with windows of fused quartz and a
400-pound steel, bolted door.
Attached by the finest non-twist-
ing cable and electric wire to barge
on the surface above, equipped with
oxygen tanks, telephone, electric
lights, fans, Thermometers, the
bathysphere ISL notable contribu-
ton to marine research.
Telephone communication be-
tween DR.. Beebe in the bathysphere
and his assistants on the barge is
constantly maintained, DR.. Beebe
debating his reports over the tele-
phone to a secretary on the deck Of
the barge.
Through the quartz loopholes
Beebe saw and recorded strange
fishes and other marine life in their
own environment.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-01-17
Ne1g EUentS in Musical Circles

ETA chapter of Phi Sigma Mu,
H national honorary and profess
sional fraternity for public school
supervisors, established in the Ar
thur Jordan conservatory, will hold
its monthly program meeting at
the home of Beatrice WestfaI, 1856
East Thirtieth street, Tuesday, Jan.
20, at z p. m. jeanette Slocum will
be the program chairman and will
present original songs composed by
the chapter members.
The best songs will be selected and
offered to the national president as
material for the national fraternity
song book. Two songs Of Eta chap
ter already have won a place in the
song book.
Julia Louise Guess, pupil Of Ruth
Rainier Nessler Of the Arthur Jor-
dan Conservatory of Music, will give
a program of harp numbers at the
guest day party of the Late Book
Club next Wednesday, Jan. 20, at
the home of Mrs. w. G. Garten,
3242 North Meridian street.
Miss Mary Evelyn Rudicel, also a
pupil of Mrs. Nessler, will give a
group of hard solos. next Sunday
morning, Jan. Is, at Third Christian
cI.arch on the c. M. B. c. broadcast.
Jane Anderson, another Of Mrs.
Nessler's pupils, will play at the
dedication services of the new wing
of the st. Francis hospital, on Sun
day evening, Jan. 18.
On Thursday evening, Jan. %,
Frances Beik's play-acting class OF
the Arthur Jordan Conservatory
viii present five one-act plays,
namely: professions, by Jean Will
lians; "The Robbery" by Clare
Hummer; "The Eldest" by Edna
Ferber; Entire Acte, Put 1t Away
Till Spring" by Krimmer, and THE
Neighbors," by Zona Gale.
Gordon Bringle. Alberta speieher. Grace
Marie Mullen, Helen starr. James Kittle.
Marian Fehrenbach. Mary Martha Roberts.
Helen Myers, Melvin Bergman. Martha
Pittenger, Norman Young. Helen Lloyd.
Reta Storme. Dick sites. Ruth Wagner.
Anna Marie Zimmerman. Maxine Mckay.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-01-17
Good Chance

Newspapermen from all over the
country, representing dailies Of every
rank. are responding in great MINI
Der to the invitation to submit
original talking picture scripts,
which Warner Bros. extended a few
weeks ago. Decisions on the MAJ
terial will be made by Jacob Wilk,
manager of the story department Of
Warner Bros, during August.
THE stories received prove def
nitely that the newspaper is still the
cradle of American literature" Mr.,
Wilk stated. "They show great in
terest in the talking picture as a
medium of expression on the part
of the new generation of writer's in
America, and among many of the
scripts We discovered examples of
good writing. In fact, the quality of
the prose was so fine that we were
led to expect better construction and
a more thorough understanding Of
talking picture technique" -.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-01-17

Betty MoFadden, and Edith McCouch
will appear in these plays.
On Wednesday, Jan. 81, the Sig
ma Alpha Iota fraternity of the Ar
thur Jordan Conservatory of Music
will give musicale at the home of
Lucille Stewart, when Miss Stewart
will talk of the Rhine in song and
story.
Marjorie Alexander, voice; Edith
McCouch, reader; Louise Suhre,
piano, and Jean Chenoweth, violin,
pupils respectively of Edward Nell,
Crances Seik, Tull Brown and
Stanley Norris, all of the Arthur
Jordan Conservatory of Music, will
give a concert on Thursday evening,
Jan. %, at the Lyndhurst Baptist
church on West Washington street
and Lyndhurst drive.
On the same evening, Mary Gott-
man, pupil of Bomar Cramer;
James Kittle, reader and trumpeter,
and Sonia Nef, accordion player,
will assist on program at Waldron.
On Saturday, a string trio, con-
sisting Of Georgia Bauman, violin;
Virginia Leyenberger, cello, and
Gertrude Free, piano, of the Arthur
Jordan Conservatory. played at tbs
Child Welfare Association meeting
at the Claypool.
On Saturday afternoon, Jan. "a,
the intermediate recital of the
Arthur Jordan Conservatory will be
given at 2:30 p. m. at the Odeon,
106 East North street.
Martha Mosier Laura Ann Power. Rose
mary McInturf. Jane shideler. Martha
Jean soehner. Ellen Caplin. Carter Boyd,
Charlotte Griffin Margaret Henderson,
Lois CoIvin. Viola Bazis. Jack Holmes.
Grant Johnson Jr.. AIvena Mittman, Lois
Jeanings. Harold Cooper. Vivian Holmes
Jean Shake. Ruth Sloan. Mary Ellen
voyles. Ned Test. Barbara Smith. Billie
Lemen, Lenora Langerich will participate
They are pupils Of Thomas Peggiani. Lu-
Gle Wagner. Marie zorn. Florence Keepers
Lewis. Lulu Brown. Gertrude Whelan
Norma J. Antibus. Leone Kinder Rickman
Fanetta Hitz Brady. Dom watson. H
Otis Pruitt. Berntce van sickle and
! FraneNs wishaEd.