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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-28
SMILING Ed TO
TAKE STAND IN
OWN DEFENSE
Local Radio Star Charged
With Damaging Home
He Rented.

Trial of a damage suit for 1868
against "Smilin' Ed" Mcconnell,
radio star, was resumed in su-
perior court two today.
At. Friday afternoons hearing,
Mrs. Alice B. Derry and her hus-
band, Alfred B. Derry, testified they
rented their home, 1891 Central
avenue, to Mcconnell on Oct. 20.
1880, and that after months time
the residences furnishings were
damaged.
Z The couple alleged that a back
yard fence was burned a piano
marred, rugs spotted, and kitchen
furniture scared.
Mrs. Derry's attempt to testify
that gin bottles we're found in the
homes basement was frustrated by
McConnells attorney.
Mrs. Derry startled the court
when she declared her only reason
for filing a suit against the radio
entertainer was because a picture
Of her son, Richard, when he was
one year old, was missing when
she took possession of the house.
The son now is 20.
THE picture is worth more to me
than all the furniture" she said.
Mcconnell is expected to take the
stand today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-28
LUNAR ECLIPSE NEAR
First of Year to Occur on
April z.
BIZ Science Seruice

81 Science SeTCtce
WASHINGTON, March 28.-The
years first eclipse of the moon will
occur on Thursday, April 2, but,
like all the five eclipses that are
scheduled for 1881, it will not be
visible from the United States. At
1927 p. m. eastern standard time,
on the second, the moon will COM
mence to enter the outer part OF
the earth's shadow.
At 2:22 D. III. it will be completely
immersed in the inner part of the
shadow, where it receives no direct
sunlight. Not until 1888 p. m. will
it start to emerge from the shadow,
and at 538 p. m. the eclipse will be
completely over. About half an
hour later the moon, in the full
phase, as always at the time of q
lunar eclipse, will rise in the eastern
United States.
The next eclipse will follow two
weeks later, when the moon will
eclipse the sun partially, but this
will only be visible from Siberia and
the north pole. Not until 1882, on
Aug. 81, will Americans see a really
good solar eclipse without travelling
abroad. On that day one will occur
which Will be visible as total in
northern New England.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-28
CITY links TO
OPEN DESPITE
SNOW FORECAST
All MaShie AddictS to Be
Cared For, Director
Announces.

Despite weather forecast of a biz
zard this weekend, no preseason
swarm Of golfers will swamp"
South Grove and Pleasant Run
courses Sunday. Arthur G. Lock
wood, municipal golf director, and
the park board, have decided.
Lockwood today distributed tenn
porary equipment and man power to
take care of all maslie addicts who
will appear at South Grove, Pleasant
Run and Riverside links, opening
the latter for the first time this
season.
Last weekend 315 persons we're
on Pleasant Run, in Irvington, while
the crowd at South Grove was much
larger, and taxed facilities to handle
it. Both courses have been open
and in use all winter.
The golf season will open officially
on indianapolis public links about
the middle of April Lockwood
changed schedule of rates for caddy
and instruction fees, and his list
was approved this week by the park
board.
Caddies at Pleasant Run and
Riverside will receive 81 a round,
paying 10 per cent to the caddy
master; at Sarah Shank the charge
will be IS cents, and at Douglas
Park. 25 cents, for nine holes. At
South Grove, where caddies will
spend their apprenticeship, they will
be paid according to their ability.
Maximum instruction fee is to be
$3.50 half hour, or 50 an hour.
Fee for caddies to chase practice
balls will be % cents a half hour.
or IS cents an hour.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-28
Poetic Justice
Damage Case Hinges on
Charms of Rhymed
Declarations.

CT. PAUL, MINI. March %
~ Upon the charms of rlymed
declarations hung Ellsworth Har-
mons SIS damage suit today
against the American Railway Elk
press Company.
The original complaint, long
ballad, told of five point buck
deer slain by Harmon at Cook.
MINI. The express company allowed
the slain deer to SPOIL the poem
said, and caused Harmon grief and
damage"
Scorning poetry, the express COM
pany's claim agent told Judge John
L. Rounds that because the deer's
wounds had been washed, the car
cass had spoiled. To give Harmon
damages would be a donation, he
said.
Harmon answered:
Comes Harmon now and says
as how,
"a bloodless corporation.
TITS debts should pay and should
not say
Its making a donation
Judge Rounds appointed Frank
Schaefer, his court clerk, to figure
it all out for him. Schaeffer de-
creed:
Now go away and let me think,
This case takes cogitation,
Then after both your stories sink,
I'll offer arbitration"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-28
TALK. HENLEY'S FATE
Adiutant- General May Be
Asked to RESIGN.

Statehouse attaches were specu-
lating today as to possibility of
Governor Harry G. Leslie request
ing the resignation of Adjutant-
General Manford G. Henley.
Governor Leslie is expected at the
executive Office Monday, following
his return from his Florida vacation.
During his absence startling dis
closures were made by Henley in
his trial at Greenfield, where he
was being sued by Mrs. Ethel IL
liams Henley, whom he claims he
never married.
Previous to this time the Governor
has held that the marital difficulties
of his acknowledgement was not an
affair Of state, but purely per-
sonal."
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-28
STUDY Of LAW
IS MADE EASY
Classes Held in Morning by
City School.

There are people who contend that
opportunity is not so great for
young people as it was a few years
ago, that the specialization which
is apparent in most fields of en-
deavor calls for a longer and more
expensive course of training than
can be afforded by those who would
like to enter the professions or arts.
The Indiana Law school, 143 East
Ohio street, holds open the door to
those who desire to study for this
learned profession.
For thirty-siX years it has been
conducting an eminently practical
school, with prominent attorneys Of
this city on the faculty of fourteen,
and with easy access to the courts
and legal proceedings. It's three
year course leads to the degree of
bachelor Of law Joseph G wood
is secretary.
Sessions of the school are held
only in the mornings, and the
school term runs from the third
Wednesday in September into the
following June, Tuition is fixed at
the low sum Of $3.50 a year, payable
in three installments
Last year $50 young men took
advantage of the courses. The en-
rollnent has been steadily gaining
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study and the courses followed are
those approved by the association
of American law schools, and stu
dents thoroughly are grounded in
the profession
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-28
JUDGE FREES
DAISY De Voc
Bows Blonde Ex-SeCretary
Awaits Hearing.

By United Press
LOS ANGELES, March 28.-After
four attempts to gain her liberty
on bail pending a decision on her
appeal for new trial, Daisy De
Voc, former secretary of Clara Bow,
was free today through an order of
Judge Nathaniel Conrey Of the dis
trict court of appeals.
Convicted of stealing 1926 from
Miss Bow, Miss De Voc was given
five years probation by superior
Judge William G. Doran, on Feb. II,
the first eighteen months to be spent
in Jail
Judge Conrey ordered a hearing
on her application for a writ of ha-
beas corpus to be held next Tues
day, and while her release Friday
was pending that hearing only, it
was q, temporary victory, at least.
The blonde former secretary was
in excellent health and spirits when
she left the Jail Chief Matron
Vada Sullivan said she had been a
model prisoner.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-28
OFFER JIMMY JOBS
Positions Pay Ten Times as
Much as Mayor Post.

PALM SPRINGS. Cal, March %.
Anytime that Mayor James j.
Walker wishes to quit his $25,OOO-
a-year job as mayor of New York
City, there are two positions await
ing him which would pay him just
ten times that amount.
While admitting the offers had
been made, Walker said today he ex-
pected to continue in Office until his
term expires the last of 1888.
One offer was from motion pic
ture corporation which would pay
him $1,000 daily, he said.
The second was at a salary of
S250,000 yearly to become associated
with A. G. Blumenthal, New York
and Los Angeles financier.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-28
.SHRINERS SEE RITE.
Spring Ceremonial Given by
Murat Temple.

Murat temple conducted its an
nual spring ceremonial Friday night
before a large crowd Of Shriners
from lodges in various sections Of
the state
A Moslem feast was served be-
tween the afternoon activities and
night ceremonial work. 1t was the
first ceremonial at which Leslie D.
Clancy, newly elected potentate, has
presided.
A cast of nearly 200 performers
participated in a stage show in
Murat theater under direction of
Paul @. Richey, dramatic director.
Exhibition drills by the Murat pa
troll, led by Captain Arthur S. Kim
Der, were spectacular. Clarence R.
Greene headed the reception COM
mittee.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-28
BIRTHDAY FOR BRAND
French Foreign Minister
Enters 10th Year.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
PARIS, March 2S.-Aristide Bri-
and, who has guided French foreign
policy continuously through thir-
teen stormy cabinets since April,
1925, except for four days, entered
his SEVENTEEN year today, convinced
that Europe has entered an era Of
international harmony.
Despite the developments of the
last week in regard to the proposed
Austro-G German tariff union, Bri-
and retained his optimism.
When / look back over the past
and I draw balance sheet of the
foreign policy which I laid down
and have followed faithfully, I have
no regrets" BRAND declared to his
intimates on the dual occasion of
his birthday, and the success of the
negotiations which ended six years
of drawn daggers relations with
Italy.
The "peacemaker of Europe"
spent his birthday as he has spent
most every other day, over his desk
at the palace Of the Quai d'Orsay.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-28
FIND MYSTERY TUNNEL
Washington officials Are PerpIexed
for Discovery of Bore.
By United Press

~ CnlJe0 FfeSS
WASHINGTON, March ga
250-foot tunnel under B street,
northwest, near the Capitol, has
perplexed District of Columbia au-
thorities the last few days.
The tunnel was found by work.
men excavating for development of
Capitol Plaza, north of the Capitol
building. 1t has been ascertained
that the underground passage never
had any connection with federal
buildings.
The theory has been advanced
that northern troops, for some rea-
son now forgotten, did this bit of
bLrrowing during the storm and
stress during the Civil war.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-28
GUILTY VERDICT FOR
CINCINNATI BANKER
Joseph Castellini to Face Term on
Only One Count.

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CINCINNATI. March 28.-Joseph
j CaStellini, former president of the
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks Ma
tional bank, was found guilty on one
count, by violating the national
banking laws, by jury in federal
court here today.
The banker was tried on twenty
seven counts. He was found not
guilty on the remaining twenty-six.
The charges grew out of the clos
ing of the bank last year after the
collapse of the Cosmopolitan Bank
and Trust Company and the arrest
and imprisonment Of Amor w. Sha-
fer, office manager for Henry K.
Doherty & Co., investment brokers'.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-28
CLAIMS ESTATE SHARE
City Woman Plans Attempt to Col
lect Part of Wendell Fortune.

Mrs. Cora Clark, 1901 Clifton
street, does intend to take legal
steps toward sharing in the $780,
100000 Wendell estate in New York
city, she said today. denying &C
counts OF relatives that she would
not do so. She bases her claim on
her grandfather's being brother of
Miss Wendels father, and not her
great-grandfather as was errone-
ously reported
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-28

Peasant and the Revolution.'
He is a graduate of Harvard and
Colgate universities and came to
America as child Later he re
turned to Russia to work with peas
ants and to learn their attitude
toward life
His lectures will conclude the
current season Of the open forum
program at the community center.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-28
School Children Hurt
BIZ United Press

LOGANSPORT, Ind, March o.
Five children were recovering from
injuries sustained when a Clay
township school bus was struck by
an automobile driven by John
Wood, SO, four miles north of here.
Robert Musselman, 7, was the most
seriously injured, being cut by
broken glass. Wood was not held.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-28
VINCENT M'MULLEN IS
METAL TRADES HEAD
Succ- eds George p. Othe
Officers Also Elected
Other

Vincent E. McNIullen, Fairbanks
Morse Company Indianapolis plant
manager, has succeeded George P.
florence as president of the Indi-
annapolis branch, National Metal
Trades Association, following cleo
ton Thursday night at the Column
bia Club. Other officers named:
Ferdinand Barnickol. indianapolis Drop
Forging Company. vice-president and J.
NJ. Caswer. Diamond Chain and Manufac-
turing Company. treasurer Terrence. Will
liam D. Hamerstadt and George j. Hon-
man we're named on the executive COM
mittee
Plans for attending the national
convention in Cincinnati April IS
and Is were discussed
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-28
Train Kills South Bend Man
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SOUTH BEND, Ind, March 28.-
Funeral services were held today
for Clifford Harker, IS, killed
instantly Wednesday morning
when struck by a Michigan Cen
trail freight train. Chester Harker.
his brother, told police that Clifford.
whose sight was defective, stepped
into the path of the train.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-28

in the evening at
TIL e KirShbaum
Community Cen
ter open forum.
Hindus, through
personal contact
with peasants and
conditions in the
Soviet nation, has
be come famous
for his writings
and lectures on
Russia.
He is the au-
thor of Human
ity Uproote d."
Broken Earth"
ct b e RI s s ! q, n
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-28
Traffic Club Elects

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ANDERSON, Ind, March 28.-
One hundred steam and electric
railroad executives from various
cities attended the annual election
of the Anderson Traffic Club. Will
liam Taylor, veteran Big Four
agent, was elected president to sue
coed Ralph White. Other officers
are G J. Stanley. vice president;
John Rose, secretary, and j. w.
Peters, treasurer.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-28
BOOK RENTING
is STUDIED BY
SCHOOL GROUP
System Possible; Would
Cut Parents Burden,
StetSon Believes.

Creation of a rental system for
textbooks used in Indianapolis pub
lie schools is being studied by a
special committee appointed by
Paul c. Stetson. city school super
intendent
This committee OF six has been
instructed to make q thorough in
vestigation Of the rental systems
in use in Gary, Richmond and cities
in other states and 70 report its
findings and recommendations May
l. Stetson declared
II some feasible plan is developed
the superintendent viii present it TO
the city school commission with the
recommendation that the rental
plan be inaugurated for the first
eight grades.
Burden Growing
Cost of this first step is expec ed
TO approximate 100000 and will en-
able parents Of pupils to rent the
books each year at approximately
25 per cent of cost
THE burden of providing text
books for children is growing hea-
vier each year upon the parents, and
some forward looking step should
be taken to alleviate the situation,
Stetson declared
Or course, it would be a fine
thing if texts could be furnished
free; but the next best thing, in
my opinion, is the rental system"
Stetson pointed out that at pres
ent an annual appropriation Of
100000 is made to the school de-
partment to purchase texts and
sell them at cost to pupils.
City Would Not Lose
Either diversion Of this fund or
appropriation of an additional $780,
900 would solve the problem, he
said
The city would not lose, as the
rentals over a four year period
would pay for the books, he says.
A small renovating, repairing and
diSinfecting plant would be required
through which the texts would pass
at the end Of the school year and
be made ready for the next year,
Stetson said
Under the new act passed by the
1881 legislature no municipal ap-
preparations may exceed those made
in 1890, but the law provides for an
appeal to the state tax board for
permission to increase the budget,
and this paves a way for the estab-
lishment Of a rental plan.
Tax Increase Slight
There are approximately $4,000
pupils in the first eight grades of
the city schools and the rental sys-
tenn appropriation would figure at
about 1922 q year per pupil. All of
this money would be repaid without
adding any great tax burden and
at the same time would relieve
parents of buying the texts.
Stetson was much interested in
a text book rental bill which was
passed by the house of representa-
tives and killed in the senate of the
last general assembly. This meas
ure would have set up an enabling
act for the renting of the books and
opened the door for the installation
of the system
Members of the study committee
are Nell V. Green, chairman; H. M.
Riley, Wanda Johnson, Gertrude
Thatcher, Mary E. Morgan and
Adelaide McCartV. All are CitV
teachers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-28
WORKS BOARD ORDERS
STREET IMPROVEMENT
Pennsylvania Will We Widened, Re-
surfaced: Esplanade Cut.

surfaced; Esplanade Cut.
Widening and resurfacing of
Pennsylvania. street, from Thirtieth
to Thirty fourth streets, was Or
dered Friday by the works board.
Bids for the work are to be received
within the next few weeks and con-
struction is scheduled to start this
summer
In answer to requests Of resi-
dents, the esplanade will be re-
tanned in the center of the street.
-Four feet will be sliced from it be-
tween Thirtieth and Thirty second
street and six feet north of Thirty
second street.
The board today rescinded the
resolution for widening and resur-
facing Thirtieth street, from Illinois
street to Boulevard place, after pro-
tests were filed by taxpayers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-28
House Wrecker Killed
BIZ United Press

BB OnueG Press
, TIPPECANOE, Ind, March 28.-
Frank Robinson, 60, was injured
fatally here when the framework
of house he was wrecl1ing, fell on
him. His neck was broken.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-28
Aged Man Dies

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KENDALLVILLE. Ind. March %.
William E. Drews, so, is dead at
the home OF his daughter, Mrs
Grace FTur.p, north of here. Fun
eral services viii be held Sunday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-28
LAD SLAIN BY FATHER
Wealthy New York Broker Attacks
Two Small Sons With Az.

81 Jnttcu IreSs
HONOLULU. March 28.-Dudley
Wallace Jr. 10, died today of in
iurieS inflicted by his father.
wealthy New York stock broker
who committed suicide after at
lacking his two sons with an AK.
Donald Wallace. the other son, is
reported in a critical condition.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-28
: THE INDIANAPOLIS TINES
MAURICE HINDUS TO
LECTURE AT CENTER
Russian Peasants Conditions VIII
Be Authors Subject.

Russia. its peasantry. and condi-
tons will be described to Indian
apolis people Sunday when Maurice
G. Hindus, Russian writer, speaks
The Washington times., 1931-03-31
OIL MEN FIGHT.
LEASE PLAN

Several hundred independent
oil marketers will protest to the
Federal Trade Commission today
against reapproval of the national
code of practices for the selling
of petroleum products formulated
by the American Petroleum In
Stitute.
The independents base their
opposition to the lease and
agency" practice of major oil
companies and are insisting that
any trade practice code approval
contain. a provision definitely
eliminating this ALLEGED evil.
Under the lease and agency"
practice, the independents claim,
the big companies obtain con-
troll of independently owned oil
and gas stations without aSsum-
ing responsibility of either own
ership or that ensuing from the
relationship of principal and
agent.
The Standard Oil Company Of
Indiana joined other large com
panieS yesterday in an agreement
to make a 25 per cent reduction
in imports, it was announced by
Secretary Wilbur.
The Washington times., 1931-03-31
new J.. s. TRADE
BUREAU URGED

NEW YORK, March 31-The
industrial development of the
United States has reached a point
where prosperity and employment
are so vitally concerned with for.
eign commerce that the creation
of separate governmental depart
ment at Washington has become
imperative. according to a report
to be submitted to the Chamber
of Commerce of the State of New
York at it's monthly meeting next
Thursday.
The report, which is from the
committee on foreign commerce
and revenue laws, is signed by
John D. Dunlop as chairman and
Charles E. Bingham, Matthew C.
Brush, Percy L. Guiterman and
Gustave Porges. The report and
the resolutions which accompany
it are the result of an extensive
study Of the business depression.
1t is pointed out in the report
that 10 to 20 per cent reduction
in production and consumption
of American manufactures means
a business depression. Increase
in exports, however, often makes
it impossible to maintain normal
production despite decreased do
meStic consumption, the report
says.
Mr.. Dunlop and the othersignerS
of the report believe creation of
the Cabinet office of Secretary Of
Foreign Commerce and the organ
ization of such a department
would be of great benefit to the
industrial welfare of the nation.