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CHE inclined to romance
- languages and writing in
school, fanciful essays with hum
orous touches.
She graduated from high school
in two years less than the normal
term. She graduated from Gin
cinnau university, with a B. A.
degree, in 1923.
She began at that time to hear
plaudits of friends, who saw her
in home talent shows.
Topper Greenwald, later promi-
nent in short story writing, COM
posed "Herrlinger's Son." of her
first vehicles.
In musical shows she sang in
husky, but pleasing voice. A
story that a throat operation &C
cidentally caused the huskiness in
her voice is imaginary. Her voice
always was so.
THE girl went to New York in
Il 1924, with her interest fas-
tened on writing, studying and
singing. She entered Columbia
university to study short story
writing.
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self "as the happiest and most salts
fed man in America"
Jordan accepted the complaint
copy from the clerk and, with an
air Of f1nality, said to the small
group of clerk office attaches and
attorneys: There's nothing to this.
Yet, boys, one can't let million dol
lars slip through his fingers these
days.
she won't get a dollar"
This was his laconic reply to
Mrs. Meters allegation that she
was made "a mental, physical and
financial wreck" due to the alleged
broken engagement.
She has explained, since filing the
suit, that I'm not an adventures.
I love him; perhaps I still do"
Did you know Mrs. Melter?" Jor-
dan was asked.
Yes, know her. I was intro
duced to her some time ago. But
there never was anything between
US"
1T never will come to trial and I
don't want to make an appearance
IN that court" he explained.
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Robertson, and perhaps to learn
the secret of his power over men
when their muscles no longer re-
sponded to marching orders.
Robertson did not halt his
march up and down the line as
he responded CURLY to Carriers
overtures:
Nothing doing I'm going to
run my own show"
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VETS WIN FIRST BATTLE
FOR REPEAL OF BONE DRY
LAW; Vote IS 81 TO Al
Third Reading and Passage of Bill Due in
Next Twenty-Four Hours in House;
Lame Ducks Answer No
STATUTE IS LAUDED BY MILES
Cites Benefits to State; Druggist Assails Arid
Leaders Arguments, Resents
Slur on Pharmacists.
Slur on Pharmacists.

Vets of the Indiana house of representatives met the
dys today in the second ssh of their fight for repeal of
the Wright bone dry law, and won by 81 to Al vote
The battle the question of whether the minor
y report signed by the four dys on the public morals COM
mttee posponng consideration the repeater should be
adopted over the majority report signed by nne recommend
ing passage.
Third reading of the bill for passage in the house will
be IN the next wentyour hours 1t then will be presented
the senate.
Eighteen Democrats joined with the Republicans in vot
ing for posponing consideration of the BILL while two Repub
cans along with the VETS Four members were absent
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MILLION-DOLLAR HEART
BALM SUIT 'SHAKEDOWN.'
ASSERTS ARTHUR JORDAN

Referring to Million dollar
breach Of promise suit as shake
down." Arthur Jordan, indianapolis
multi-millionaire, today denied he
had refused to carry out a promise
to marry Mrs. Margaret e. Meter,
former Goshen rooming house oper-
ator.
The 76-year-old philanthopist, gay
and appearing unworried, apparent
ly was taking the matter lightly.
Impression that he would take
legal steps to prevent a hearing on
the suit in superior court four was
given by conversation with filing
clerk at the courthouse. A copy of
the complaint was the object of his
visit.
She hasn't a thing on me-" he
said.
Mrs. Meter charges Jordan pro-
posed to her four years ago, Aug.
5, 1928, and was accepted.
At that time, Mrs. Meters COM
plant states, Jordan described HIM
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LOSS
IN CONEY FIRE
Thousands Homeless After
Night of Terror.
Bn United Press

CONEY ISLAND, N. Y, July IA.
Victims, possibly trapped by
flames or crushed when 100000
terrified merrymakerS Stampeded,
were caught today in the ashes of a
100000 fire that started in a
rubbish pile and swept Americas
most famous playground.
So far as could be learned early
today, a rubbish bonfire under the
boardwalk, fire that grew into the
greatest Coney Island fire since 1911,
left this toll:
About 200 persons received minor
injuries treated by ambulance sur
geOns and field hospitals set up near
the scene.
Damage, 100000, according to
Fire Marshal Thomas P. Brophy.
Boardwalk burned along a 1000
foot front, with all adjacent build
ings.
At least fifty dwellings, two large
apartment houses, and several
tenement buildings destroyed.
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The problem of how Europe can
get out of paying the $1,000, 100000
war debt it owes the United States
was begged today in a morass of
misunderstanding, high-fown diplo-
matte phrases and conflicting Of
fetal statements.
The statesmen at Lausanne, when
they ended reparations-"maybe"-
did some below-stairs talking and
reached g "gentlemen's agreement"
that is causing red faces in Paris
and London, now that it has become
public, and considerable bewilder-
ment and indignation in Washing
ton.
The gentlemen's agreement,
smoked out by the press, reluctant
ly was published in London and
Paris today.
1t provided, under its diplomatic
verbiage, what may be expressed in
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Thousands of other veterans
Sprawled on the outskirts of the
city in camps that resembled a
second-rate circus with bankers.
side-shows and lemonade stands.
~
nUT of the bonus expeditionary
Oforces' headquarters came
Doak Carter, acting commander,
anxious to make an alliance with
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BY EUGENE SEGAL
United Press staff Correspondent

CINCINNATI, July 14.-In Gin
~ cinnati, persons do not think
of Libby Holman as the faScinat-
ing singer of I'm Yours, body
and SOUL but as schoolgirl wear
ing plaid skirt, wooden hose and
flat-heeled shoes.
That's the type of youngster she
was before she left the apartment
of her father, Alfred Holman,
Cincinnati lawyer, in 1924, to
carry her secret aspirations to
New York.
But her close friends felt GER
tain of one thing-she would get
what she wanted.
In school, she took scholarships,
awards for ra-curricular activ-
tiles, and just about her choice OF
admirers among boys of the Uni
versity of Cincinnati fraternities.
Even today, some of her former
girl classmates express an anti
pathy, perhaps based on her sue
cesSeS.
Her character was irreproach-
able.
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Majority Of the Democrats
who went with the drys were
the lame ducks" defeated
for denomination, or who did
not run because of their dry
stand in the last session.
Chairman John F. Ryan Dem.) g,
Terre Haute, of the public morals
committee, announced later that
the bill legalizing the sale of me-
dicinal whisky with 50-cent pint
tax, would come out of committee
Friday on divided report.
Knapp Leads Drys
James M. Knapp of Hagerstown,
Republican leader of the house,
spoke for the dry report, which, in
stead of stating its stand for in
definite postponement of the re-
pealer, as is customary, was a cam
paign document, setting out that the
special session was called for tax
relief, and, therefore, consideration
OF the bill should be deferred until
all tax measures were out Of the
way.
II am sincere in my opposition to
this Wright law repeal BILL Knapp
said. Majority of the members of
the house agree in the opinion
that the special session was called
for tax relief. I can't for the life
of me Sc how the liquor question
relates to this
Knapp scored Ryan for his state
ment several days ago that this
was an economic question, because
repeal would open the breweries and
distilleries and give farmers mar
ket for their grain and thus bring
back prosperity.
Prohibition Needed, He Says
81 am sincerely a dry and there
is need for prohibition. in my
opinion Knapp said.
Il saw my mothers hair turn
gray because of the terrific on
slaught of drink. I saw my father
age and his torch dwindle, swept
away because of the awful curse
Of drink.
"I can't honestly vote for pass
age of the bill because of this, and
because it is not pertinent to the
session."
His question of pertinence was
challenged by Walter Stanton
DemD, Gary, who declared:
eve decided several days ago that
these bills be sent to committee and
reported out. If there is to be any
argument on the merits for passage
it should come when the repeal
measures are up for passage. I ask
for the previous question"
Answered by Chorus
who is this 'we'?" challenged
Miles Furnas of Winchester, Repub-
lican whip and minority signer.
A chorus of "the house" came
from the Democratic majority side.
At this moment, John D. T. Bold
Dem), Evansville, an ardent wet,
shouted:
"Mr. Speaker, there is lobbyist
for the Anti-Saloon League on the
floor. He has been whispering to
members"
Speaker Walter Myers declared:
mo lobbyists are allowed on the
floor" Furnas asked, referring to a
joker in the resolution presented to
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the house requiring lobbyists to wear
uniforms, Has he his uniform on?"
Myers retorted: Where is he? I
don't see the red pants required"
Furnas demanded a roll call and
the confusion was SO great that it
vas necessary, on motion of the
Wets' to re-poll the house, which
showed 81 for advancing the bill
and Al opposed.
Several Republicans later said
that, in spite of their caucus pledge
to vote dry" approximately ten of
their group would vote for pass
age when final action comes.
Roll call on the Wright bone dry
law repeal measure in the Indiana
house Of representatives today fol-
lows:
FOR MAJORITY REPORT (5D
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Strange Suicide Results
After Several Weeks of
Dependency.

After several weeks of despond-
ency, in which solace was sought in
liquor, Frank Manthy, 40, of 922
Greer street, deliberately commit
ted suicide this morning by crawling
beneath the rear trucks of a south
bound South East street car.
The motorman of the car, Dee
Monkey, 81, of 2241 Union street, had
stopped the car on siding in the
1000 block South East street to await
passage Of the north bound car.
He was unaware of Manthy's act
when he started the car until pas
sengers screamed. The street car
was halted within five feet, police
said.
Carl Gutzwiller Jr., 3716 Watson
road, told police he had been follow
ing the street car several blocks. He
saw the man crawl beneath the
trucks, but supposed he intended to
make repair.
A passenger on the street car, Leo
OOu4 G11Cy, OGO WCS1lOIO O oCISGG, LEU
the impact when the wheels struck
the man. Jumping from his seat, he
shouted to the motorman, stop!
You've run over something"
Manthy's body was held between
the wheels of the rear trucks. The
fire department repair crew at 1924
Sanders street removed the body,
which was sent to the city morgue
by Sergeant Timothy Mcmahon of
the accident prevention bureau.
The body was mangIed horribly.
and Manthy'S artificial leg cut in
half.
Joe Sieler, a distant relative of
Manthy's and his landlord, told po-
lice of the dependency into which
Manthy had sunk recently.
I'VE knew he had been drinking
a lot, and I thought this morning
when he left the house that he was
going to buy liuuCr." Sieler said.
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A MOTHER 1000 veterans, at
L n tracted by tales of the forth
tude of the Californians, idled
near the capitol, watching with
unsmiling faces while Robertson's
shock troops clawed at sand
wiches, and leaned against one
another's shoulders in their at
tempts to keep on the move.
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BARE CHANGE IN
COURT RECORDS
Man Sentenced to Farm Is
Serving Time in Jail.

Another instance of altered mu-
nicipal court records was revealed
by The Times today and an investi-
cation was opened by Judge Will
liam H. Sheaffer.
Charles Edward Dicks, sentenced
in March to the state penal farm
for six months on liquor charges by
Sheaffer was found to be serving
his term in the county Jail. Dicks,
who hes a police record, has been
named a jail trusty, working on the
chain" gazing.
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LITTLE RELIEF Is
IN SIGHT FOR CITY
FROM HEAT WAVE
Counts 10 NOzC
By United Press

By United Press
ALBION, Neb., July IA
George Cook, farmer, stops
and counts ten now.
Waxing wroth at one of his
horses, he let fly an uppercut
to the animals jaw.
The horse was not hurt.
Cook Is nursing a broken
hand.
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5000 EGGS ARE FRIED
BY SUN INTO 0MELET
Bloomington (IllD Pavement Stove
After Truck Is Wrecked.

By United Press
BLOOMINGTON, Ill, July IA
The biggest omelet in the city'S his
tory was fried here in the broiling
sun of the heat wave, and then
went to waste.
Fred Miller, Kansas City, was
driving into town with truck
loaded with 5000 eggs. His truck
upset on the pavement, breaking
the cargo of eggs into huge
Omelet.
In few minutes the burning
sun had fried the eggs.
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"a fighting battalion Of men who
swung into the Capitol grounds
two days ago, and announced
they would stay there until con-
gress either adjourned or acted
on the bonus bill.
Occasionally, veterans - their
shirts damp with perspiration and
their faces lined with fatigue
sank on the lawn of the Library of
Congress, imploring Robertson to
let them sleep for ten minutes.
Get up" he shouted, prodding
them with his boots. What do
you think you are, sightseers?"
VXTRECKING WAGONS of the
w police department ratified
across the pavement, and began
to drag away the battered automo-
biles in which the veterans
trekked across the Rocky Noun
tains and the hot plains of the
midwest.
Here and there, a man would
break line, trying to retrieve his
car, but Robertson seemed to be
everywhere, now pleading, now
commanding, and always pushing
his followers back into line and
starting them on the march
again.
American flags = dropping at
their stats in the heat of this
MINDLESS day-headed the parade.
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Denied College; Leaps to Death

bW JHlfCd PFcSs
HOUSTON, Tex, July 14.-De-
spondent because his parents were
unable to send him to college this
fall, John Padgett, IS. committed
suicide by leaping from the twenty.
sixth floor Of Houston Skyscraper.
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e YEARS TO GET CARD
Mailman Finally Delivers Letter
Sent From Mexico City.

By United Press
MAMARONECK, N. Y, July IA
A post card addressed to Mrs Ed
ward A. Britton, and mailed in
Mexico City, was handed to Britton
at his home here.
He gave is a good second look,
and found that it was one he mailed
twenty-five years ago.
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Hides Under St. CAR:
Lets Wheels XIII Him
s Persons Wanted
Modern Bungalow

Mr.. Arnold, 1850 East
Forty-ninth street, adver-
tised a house for rent in
The Times Rental COLUMN
Eight persons wanted to
rent his property.
You can obtain the same
splendid results by using
Times Rental ads. Just
phone your ad and say
Charge It."
Times Rental Ads for Results
Phone RI. 5551
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Democrats go
Allardt Kuespert
bates McCIain
Benz Martin
Biddle MaseaI;nk
Black Mod;Satf
5oId Monnig
BraughtOn MORGAN
Byers Pheins
Combs Place
Conner Reisinger
cory Ryan
Curry SaIafa
DAZZLING SimnSon
Egan Siam
Eikenbary Stanton
Ellyson Stein
FAIRY StoIfe
Flnney Walsman
galloway Watson
Gwin Webb
Hawkins E. C. White
norman Wilson
Kennedy J. F. White
Republicans (2)
Denny Grimm
FOR MAJORITY REPORT (4D
Republicans (23)
Adams Guernsey
Bachtenkircher Knapp
Coleman Knighf
Oromer McGaughey
EShelman Remley
Evans SmeltZly
Farrell J. Frank
Foster Smith
Furnas Stauffer
Cries Street
Guard Trent
Democrats US)
Ale Linke
Cantley McCammon
Crawford Nelson
Douglass Priddy
FitZgib5on Schlegel
Fries Russell Smith
Haines Stops
Journay Vanderver
Lee VeIlOm
Representatives Absent: Democrats a.
Bennett, Trailing. Karrer and McKesson.
The action came after Ethan A.
Miles, attorney for the Indiana
Anti-Saloon League, at the open
hearing of the committee late
Wednesday, declared the Wright
law is "the most benefcent legisla-
ton in state history, and, under it,
Indiana has become prosperous,
with building and loan companies
reporting more deposits and life in
surance greater business"
Law Is Assailed
Miles was the only speaker for the
dry side, giving the same speech as
on previous occasions, but ampli-
flying it bit, to complete mystifica-
ton Of Democrats present, with the
statement that neither party had
pledged Wright law repeal.
Democratic members explained
that their own platform plank on
temperance specifically pledges
death of this measure.
The dry league spokesman point
ed out that if the Wright law is re-
pealed there would be no state en-
forcement act and Indiana would
come under the federal act.
Il didn't come here to argue" de-
clared William Stokes, secretary of
the Association Against the Prohibi-
ton Amendment. The people
want the Wright law repealed. The
public is sick of the obnoxious fea-
lures Of the law. 1t has made the
state a laughing stock and has cost
incalculable amounts.
"a great deal has happened since
the Wright law was enacted and the
people want change"
Stokes challenged Miles state
ments. that if the Wright law is re-
pealed there would be no laws
against drunken driving and public
intoXication.
"Of course there are laws on the
books to take care of these offenSeS. -
he declared.
Bought From BoOtlegger
Explaining that the duty Of a
druggist is to supply the physician
with medical necessities, Albert
Fritz, representing the Indianapolis
Retail Druggists Association, told
the committee that last winter he
purchased whisky from bootleggers
On two occasions to fill prescriptions.
THE doctor who asked for the
whisky was not drinking doctor
and needed it for his patient. I
would do the same again if he
prescribed whisky" Fritz shouted,
in challenge to the drys.
The druggist never could enter
into competition with the boot
logger, because medicinal whisky is
far too expensive and there need be
little fear Of that"
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ton program tonight at in the
z. ". c. AS main building on
Pennsylvania street.
Any one may attend the pro-
gram. All Leisure Hour committees
are urged TO be present at the en-
tertainment by Dwight S. Ritter, di-
rector of the movement, with head
quarters at Oil Majestic building.
Plans for the season of purveying
amusement to those in the city
with spare hours will be discussed.
The program includes songs, led
by Sam Rayborn games, under the
direction Of Mrs. Norma Roster: a
natural history exhibit and talk by
A. E. Carr, curator OF the Children's
museum; music by Gene Boettcher.
charades, under the leadership of
Mrs Eugene Fife of Butler univer-
sity, and songs by the Cosmopolitan
quartet.
On Thursday noon the executive
committee of the Leisure Hour
movement will meet at a luncheon
in the Washington.
Leisure Hour programs scheduled
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MOTION PICTURES

TOMORROW HlIE!!
Attend the Indiana and
Circle late. shows at HOO
p. m. for Election Returns
by direct Western Union
wire. Hear them in warm
comfort while enjoying a
good show!
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for this week are: Brookside park
community house, Wednesday;
Central Christian church group,
Hawthorne social service center,
School "a, Crispus Attacks high
school, and School 26, all on Fri
day night.
The programs begin at 1880 and
end at 9.
Ritter is busy organizing daytime
clubrooms in vicinities desiring the
organizations. Any one wishing to
form a club should call Ritter at
Lincoln 2737 or write.
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LAUDS HIGHWAY WORK
Unemployment Aid by State Board
Praised hv state Man.

High praise for the state highway
commissions program of aiding the
local unemployed was voiced today
in a letter to Director John j.
Brown Of the state highway depart
ment from John H. Klein, North
Vernon.
Work there was done by the de-
partment on Highway 407, employ
ing seventy-f1ve men and eight to
ten teams, the letter set out.
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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

died through regular poor relief
channels"
This means that the township
trustees will make the poor relief
allowances, and the bills will be paid
by the county commissioners.
The state underworld the loan
from its federal highway aid funds,
with the written agreement that
the county will reimburse the state
when litigation over the Indian
apolis poor relief district law is
ended and the county again can
issue bonds without question Of
their legality, Hewitt explained.
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Democw atona torn Plank:
Amendment uchrep dmaha
o
fsu Shy the
ne on INC
exercise its p t enable the
in
o. the act t the mam-
content is prmbe the
ne
DON'T BE MSED BY REPUBLICAN PROPAGANDA CONTRARY TO ABOVE FACT
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.LESLIE'S HANDS
OFF POOR LOAN
Own Committee Not to
Spend $250,OOO Here.

Governor Harry G. Leslie isn't
going to appoint his own committee
to handle the $3.50, 900 Marion coun-
ty poor relief funds borrowed from
the Reconstruction Finance Corpo-
ration, it was announced today.
He insisted on appointing such a
committee when he approved the
first federal poor relief loan, which
was $247 900 for st. Joseph county.
DR.. John H. Hewitt, state unem-
ployment relief director, who rep
resented the Governor in making
the Marion county deal in Wash
ington, said the funds will be han
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-07
CITY RESIDENT
rs YEARS. DIES
Henry J. Meyer SuccumbS
to Illness of Weeks.

Henry j. Meyer, 70, a resident of
indianapolis for seventy-eight years,
died Sunday in his home, 1851
Shelby street, after several weeks
illness.
Mr.. Meyer. who lived in the 1900
block Shelby street f1fty-six years.
was an employee of Hibben- Hollweg
Company thirty eight years. He
was a member of Zion Evangelical
church.
Funeral services will be held at
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LEISURE HOUR
SAMPLE TO Be
GIVEN TONIGHT
Demonstration PROGRAM
viii Be Presented at
Central Y. w. c. A.

Sample ballots can be forgotten
tonight for sample program of
what the Leisure Hour clubs of In
dianapolis propose to give the city
during the winter.
The executive committee of the
Leisure Hour clubs and committees
from all of the eighteen units in
the city will present a demonstra-
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BULLET KILLS CHILD

Small Daughter of Vincennes Min
lister Is Accident Victim.
By United Press
VINCENNES, Ind, Nov. MARY
Alice Yundt, 6, died here today of
bullet wound accidentally inflicted
at her home She was shot in the
abdomen with a .22-caliber rifle.
She vas the daughter Of the Rev.
John Yundt.
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Wednesday in the home and at
1870 in Zion church. conducted by
the Rev. Frederick r. DIARIES, pas
tor. Burial will be in Crown Hill
cemetery.
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Iron spear heads occasionally
have been found embedded IN the
tusks of elephants.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-12-16

J. T. Smongeski, of the Cordova