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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-22
$78 IN CLOTHING LOOT
City Man Fires Shotgun Charge at
PrOWler in Bedroom.

Clothing valued at $7S was taken
from the home of Fred Tucker,
948 West Thirty-ffth street, Thurs
day night, while the family was abb
sent, police were told. Entry was
made through an unlocked base
ment window, Tucker said.
Pharmacy Of D. H. Darrah, 2210
East Washington street, was entered
Thursday night by breaking glass
from rear window, and two
watches and SIS was stolen. Darrah
reported to police today.
One charge from shotgun was
fired early this morning at ma
rauder when F. F. McDermott, 728
North East street, Apt. 5, awoke and
found the man in his bedroom. The
man fed through the unlocked
window by which he had entered.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-22
TODAY's Shopping crowd, win

TODAY'S shopping crowd, win
- dow as well as otherwise, is
in full bloom on East Washing
ton street.
Youngsters straggle at the heels
Of perSpiring mothers. Grand
mas struggle with bundles of
merchandise.
Members of the crowd slow up
SO you stumble upon them, and
cut through to spaces in vacant
store-windows. They edge near a
man, who stands near spindle
legged table and shouts:
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-22

The dimes drop again. The
crowd fades.
I had to move five times yes
terday. This is a tough life. No
money in it. You know I always
wanted to work for newspaper.
But you got to do what you can
these days to get by" he said.
We moved to a new areaway
and new barker, but as we
moved Bob grabbed of a new
crowd with Stains on your con-
science, mister? This will take
them out. If you only remove one
stain it's worth a dime"
YEAH If you only do
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-22

Nov put this water on it. It's
water, folks. If it was gin, I'd
give you a drink" he adds as if
to explain away the mystery Of
pop bottle filled with white liquid.
NTEAR the bottle is a can of
IN well-known cleansing fluid.
He picks up a toothbrush and
rubs the stained cloth into
lather and, 10! the iodine spots
vanish. The dimes drop on his
upturned valise.
If it only takes out one stain
it's worth a dime" and some one
in the crowd mods his head wisely.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-22

once in awhile patrolman
~ steps up to the street-barker
and asks to see his license. The
barker doesn't argue. The request
is his notice to "vamoose." AS he
has no license to peddle his wares,
he packs his grip, folds his spin
dle-legged table and moves on to
a new vacant building and a new
crowd, until another copper ap-
pears.
But let's stop awhile and listen
to Bob Hart, barker extraordinary,
in front Of 127 East Washington
street. s
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-22
KEEPING THE WORLD GUESSING


Through the ages the mystic art of
legerdemain has Intrigued all men Out
OF this ancient interest has grown a
unique fellowship. the Society Of Amer
lean Magicians
Included in its membership are dis
tinguished representatives of science. the
professions. business and the world of
affairs generally.
Earl Sparkling has written a series Of
articles about these interesting men and
their strange gifts. the fourth OF which
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-22
BOYS BEAT ACRoBATS
Barnum and Bailey Gang Lose to
Rhodius Water Stars.

They came, they saw and were
conquered.
That, in brief, is the one-day his
tory Of acrobatS of the Ringing
Bros. and Barnum and Bailey circus,
who sought Rhodius park pool
Thursday as heat relief.
They entertained spectators with
flips and fopS and walked the tight
rope on every available elevated OBJ
ject at the pool.
Then, they proposed a game of
water polo. Coach James Clark
summoned his team.
Acrobatic ability fell to the way
side. The RhodiuS team defeated
the circus team, 2 to O.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-22
GUSTUS MARTIN DEAD
Glove Company Fireman Succumbs
Suddenly at Home.

Gustus G. Martin, SO, died sud-
denly Friday night at his home. 7O5
North Pine street. The widow. Mrs.
Sarah Martin, said he died shortly
after going upstairs to retire. DR..
j. E. Wyttenbach, deputy coroner.
ordered the body sent to the CITY
morgue. Death was attributed to
heart disease.
Besides the widow, he leaves a
son, Emmett Martin, 1918 Central
avenue. He was employed as a fire
man at the Indianapolis Glove
Company plant, Liberty and Mich
igan streets.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-22
The Mrs. Seeks Election
By United Press

Do JNtL6U FTt83
NEILLSVILLE, Wis, July 22.-For
the first time in the history of Clark
county, woman is candidate for
sheriff. She is Mrs. William Brad
ford, wife of the incumbent. Under
state statutes, Sheriff Bradford can
not seek reelection, since he has
served two terms.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-22

Mulholland or Quimby, of course
except this, that it took them
three nights a week for a number
of months to master the mechan-
ism.
The 1929 revival was even
bigger success than the original
presentation in 1918. Again noted
magicians sat in the little theater
and were bewildered.
DR.. Hooker had created some
thing which defied magicians
themselves, which, it might be
added, is a feat almost without
parallel in the history of magic.
To this day, no one has solved his
illusions; no one has duplicated
them.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-22

in the land, Harry Kellar, Harry
Houdini, Howard Thurston, Fred
Heating, Al Baker, Servais lie
Roy, Theo Harden, Nine. Her
man, widow of Hermann the
Great, etc.
All came away myStified. There
was nothing in the secret lore of
magic to explain DR.. Hooker's
illusions.
When all the American
magicians had witnessed his
miracles the Brooklyn amateur
closed his theater. 1t remained
dark for twelve years, except for
several special exhibitions re-
quested by noted conjurers from
abroad.
TTAVING bewildered all the
II magicians of the world, the
elderly scientist was satisfied. He
retired to his books, which forms
one of the most scientific libraries
in the country.
There was no more magic, ex-
cept that Dr.. Hooker continued to
collect magical "gimmicks." A
"gimmick" is any piece of secret
apparatus, never seen by the audi
ence, which a magician uses to
perform a trick. To see the "gim-
mick" is usually to understand
how the trick is done.
The Brooklyn amateur is said
to have the finest collection of
such gadgets in America, including
every type used for centuries in
dozen lands, Chinese "gimmicks,"
Hindoo "gimmicks," Egyptian
gimmicks, etc.
In 1929 it was suggested to DR..
Hooker that a new crop of magi-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-22
BUILDERS GO GOLFING
indianapolis Congress Defies Heat
in Outing at lakewood.

in Outing at lakewood.
The heat wave was defied
Thursday by members of the In
dianapolis Building Congress, and
the annual golf tourney of the or
ganization was held in lakewood
park, near Pendleton.
A dinner was served following
the tourney. Frederick E. Schort-
emeier, former secretary of state,
was master of ceremonies. Horse
shoe pitching, indoor baseball and
swimming were other athletic
stunts on the program.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-22
TITANIC RAIL
MERGER PLAN
IS APPROVED
Commission Puts 0. K. on
Mammoth Away Com
bine Proposal.
S9,800,0O0,000 INVOLVED
Eastern Lines Get Greatest
Chance for Comeback
Since Depression.
By United Press

BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, July 22.-The in
terstate commerce commission has
opened the way for a $4,000, 100000
merger of eastern railroads believed
to give the carriers their greatest
opportunity for a financial come
back since depression and truck
competition combined against them
The commission approved general
plans for consolidation of more than
200 lines and $4,000 miles of track
into four super systems that would
have a virtual monopoly on rail
transportation in the richest shipping
territory in the world. Great saw
ings in operating costs would be
possible.
Under the approved plan prac-
tically every railroad between Chi
cago and the Atlantic, between New
England and the south, would be
consolidated under the standards
of the New York Central, the
Pennsylvania, the Baltimore & Ohio
and the Chesapeake g. Ohio-Nickel
Plate.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-22

OF the New York Central, the
Pennsylvania, the Baltimore & Ohio
and the Chesapeake & Ohio-Nickel
Plate.
Put Up to Railroads
The commissions action puts the
consolidation, long hailed as the
only practical savior Of rail trans
portation, squarely up to the rail-
roads themselves.
The commissions approval was
conditioned upon certain changes in
the plan submitted by the four big
systems. Most of the roads own
proposals were accepted. The COM
mission completely withdrew from
its original position, that there be
fifth eastern system headed by the
Wabash and Seaboard Air line.
The roads now must agree to the
modified plan and then obtain the
commissions approval for each Of
the scores of transactions required
to complete the four systems. This
process may take years.
200 Lines Concerned
Over 200 different railroad COM
panies are concerned in the CONSOLE
dalton In brief, the four-party plan
represents the commissions idea of
the best possible means Of building
strong lines and yet retaining
maximum of competition. Every
large city will be served by two or
more roads, as will every port and
every section.
Important effects of the plan, as
modified by the commission, are:
The New York Central, through a
connection with the Lackawanna,
would secure new direct route to
Chicago and gain access to Lake
Michigan for operation of car ferries
to Wisconsin. 1t would get the Vir-
ginian and access to Virginia ports.
The Chesapeake e. Ohio Nickel
Plate, the Van Sweringen line,
would gain its long sought goal en-
trance into New York and use of
the Pennsylvania terminal.
Could Shorten Route
The Baltimore & Ohio would get
the Western Maryland. 1t would
be strengthened by trackage rights
in the Cleveland and Toledo dis
trictS and will have access to the
new Cleveland terminal. 1t could
shorten its New York Chicago route.
Between Toledo and Detroit it
would have trackage rights over the
Pere Marquette. 1t would get the
Lehigh d Hudson, a New England
gateway line.
The Pennsylvania gets both the
Norfolk & Western and the Wa
bash.
Another change concerns the
Delaware a. Hudson, which the four
roads wanted to divide between
than. The commission decided this
should be left, for the time being
at least, as an independent system.
The commission also decided that
the Seaboard Air Line be left out
Of the consultations.
The Chicago, indianapolis q
Louisville, called the Monon. was al
located to the Baltimore & Ohio
under the original plan, but the
commission agreed with the present
owners, the Southern and the Louis
vile 81 Nashville, that it remain
north-south line and not be merged
into any eaSt-west systems.
The commission also left the New
York, Ontario & Western out of the
merger.
Commissioners Eastman and Nc
Manamy diSsented to, the majority
report.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-22
PLAN SCREEN PARTY

Culver Officers, Alumni to See Film
at Apollo.
Officers Of the Culver military
academy and Indianapolis alumni
will attend the Apollo theater to-
night to observe Culver night" at
the showing of the picture Tom
Brown Of Culver" portions of which
were filmed here.
Major r. H. Mowbray, head OF
the history department at Culver
will be included in the faculty party
coming here for the event.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-22

Harrison H. Dodge's recent book.
Mt. We lon: It's Owner and Its
Story" > being printed in Braille
for the use of the blind.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-22

j. B. Lippincott Company has
published three mystery stories dur
ing July: The House on the
Cliff," double barreled thriller. by
Laurence w. Meynell; The Mid
night Murder" Captain Keetch and
Scotland Yard sleuthing, by Paul
Herring, and The Green Knife. /"
four murders and DR.. Eustace Hal
ley, by Anthony Wynne. A recent
story by Wynne, The Silver Scale
Mystery was named by William
Lyon Phelps as one of the zone hun
dred books Of the year."
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-22

THE scientific appeal of such a
L physicist like Professor Quinn
by is apparent. Perhaps behind
the scenes of DR.. Hooker's tiny
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-22

E.V. Lucas. internationally known
author, was made q companion of
honor in the recent list of King
Georges birthday honorS. Mr..
Lucas latest volume, Lemon Yer
bena, a collection of essays, will be
published by J. B. Lippincott Com
pany in the early autumn.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-22

A biography of Napoleon II, who
died on July % hundred years
ago, written by Octave Aubry and
now being serialized in the Revue
des Deux Mondes, will be published
this autumn under the title, THE
King Of Rome"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-22

Two popular Lippincott authors
celebrate their birthdays this month.
On July 81 Hilare Belloc, whose
Napoleon Lippincott will bring
out in the autumn, will celebrate
On July 10 Jane Abbott, whose novel
Silver Fountain" was published re-
Gently, observed her birthday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-22

The first autumn book Lippincott
will publish this year is High Low
Washington, by 30 3d. This is not
the ordinary book of gossip about
persons and events in the national
capital but witty a 4. searching
book crammed with anecdote and
analysis of our national and inter
national predicament.
Evening star., 1932-10-17
SEMINARY MERGER
|QUEST|0N UP TODAY
Probe of Relief Fund Admin.
istration Also Faces
Lutherans.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, October 1.-TWO
controversial subjects, q proposed mer-
ger Of seminaries and an inquiry into
the investments of the Ministerial Pen
sions and Relief Board. occupied the
attention of the biennial convention OF
the United Lutheran Church in Amer
lea with the resumption Of business
sessions today.
Delegates awaited q report advocat-
ing the merging of the church's 13
seminaries in the United States and
Canada into four major institutions
opposition to the plan was developing.
Sectional leaders were prepared to
object strenuously to elimination Of
seminaries in their home territories
and the opposition, developing over the
week end. moved toward crystalliza-
ton as the report came up for action.
Findings of the Investment commis-
sion, named to investigate criticism OF
the Pension Boards real estate and
mortgage holdings, are to be reported to
the convention tomorrow after q week
end Of inquiry.
The attack on the investments arose
during q discussion Of the report OF
Peter P. Hagan Of this city. treasurer
of the board. Ellwood NJ. Rabenold, a
New York lay delegate, after inspecting
the report. startled the convention by
asserting that 1T seems that somebody
has been backing a real estate develop
ment in Philadelphia with money OF
the Pension Board"
Sunday was day Of religious devo-
tions for the delegates, with mass
vesper service in Convention Hall and
an address by DR.. r. E. Tulloss, presl-
dent of Wittenberg College. Springfield,
Ohio. He urged an increasing empha-
sis on evangelism, such as mas not
religious sophistication."
Evening star., 1932-10-17

seemed better than good was driven
home by the sudden roar, IN q some
what lean moment, from member
of the audience, who, throwing back
his head, uttered a loud "Oh, boy
this is good" At that particular mo-
ment Miss Elsa Ersi-who is preferred
in this role to the original Miss
Jeanne Aubert-was being embraced
with evident JOY by Earl oxford, only
to be released subsequently and to
plunge into the ditty. "Oh, That
kiss" which a hundred balcony
flappers had been impatiently walt
ing for.
Thereupon the play progressed IN
leaps and bounds; Mr.. Wynn IN
vented a hat that could be tipped
in cold weather without giving the
"tippee" pneumonia, those two ex-
uberant Di Gatanos pulled each
other across the stage by the roots
of their hair; the Seamon brothers
acrobatted with Mr.. Wynn as an
added side show, Jack Powell did
his we'll known drum act, Wilbur
Hall played two cornets at once and
Bartlett Simmons sang THE Torch
Song in a healthy. loud and pleas
antly unaffected manner.
All of this, of course, with Mr..
Wynn standing by and leaping
lightly from his Punch and Judy
show to his imitation of the Hunch-
back of Notre Dame and to the Or
chestra pit, where he prattled away
on the piano while Miss Ersi, cos
TUNED lithesomely in close-fltting
lace, sang an unintelligible French
song with enough mannerisms to
make it interesting.
Mr.. Wynn-if he hasn't run
amuck in sea of expensive celebri-
ties-has, however, brought with
him, this time, some Of the neatest
nymphs which ever danced before
National audiences. While their
dancing is the least Of their accom-
plishments, these handsome crea-
lures disport themselves in various
scenes as a first-class lly-white
group, and their general ensemble"
Is worth more than a minutes at
tention. If you believe that GER
tain type Of beauty. as Mr.. Wynn
suggests, was destroyed in the bliz-
zard of 49," you have only to wan
der into the National this week to
Evening star., 1932-10-17
WEEKLY TALKS STARTED
ON CATHOLIC FAITH
John g. Bowen and John j. 0'Con-
nor Appear in Franklin Park,
Undaunted by Rain.

Two young Catholic laymen, John G..
Bowen, president of the Catholic Evil
dence Guild Of Washington, and John
j. O'Connor, professor of history at
Georgetown University, opened a series
of weekly talks on the Catholic faith
yesterday afternoon in Franklin Park.
Despite the rain, small audience
gathered under the trees and the pro-
gram was continued uninterrupted. Two
other members Of the guild, Ed
ward Heffron and William c. McEvitt,
| will speak at the same hour, O'Clock,
next Sunday.
Mr.. O'Connor opened the meeting
with brief history Of the Catholic
Church. tracing it back to Christ and
the apostles, and spoke Of its influence
in the discovery and settlement CT
America Mr.. Bowen followed with @
defense of the existence Of God.
The young men are the first to be
officially licensed by an ecclesiastical
board to speak in explanation of the
doctrines and practices of the church
| in this country.
Evening star., 1932-10-17
Children Who Are
Falling Behind in School

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school. have no interest in play. are
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are the greatest source OF worry to
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Evening star., 1932-10-17
FAREWELL SERMON GIVEN
BY REV. H. A. WOOLFALl
Retiring Rector Of st. Marks
Church Will Leave for
st. Louis This Week.

Rev. Hubert A. Woolfall delivered
his farewell sermon as rector OF St.
Marks Episcopal Church, yesterday
morning. He will leave this week FOR
st. Louis, where he has been called as
rector of ST. Peters Church, of which
DR.. Ze Barney T. Phillips, rector Of
Epiphany Church and chaplain Of the
United States Senate, was in charge for
10 years.
A reception in honor Of the retiring
rector was held last week, at which an
address was made by David Meade Lea,
senior warden.
Rev. Mr.. Woolfall was born in Yon-
! kers, N. Y, and attended Rutgers Col
lege and the Virginia Theological Semi
nary at Alexandria, from which he was
graduated in 1927. Having grown up
as boy under the rectorship of Bishop
James E. Freeman, then in charge CT
St. Andrews Church in Yonkers. the
young clergyman chose to begin his
work in the Diocese of Washington. His
first parish was st. Phillips Church IN
Laurel, Md. from which he came to
St. Marks in October, 1928.
In addition to carrying on the work
Of the parish, he has been a member Of
the Executive Council of the diocese,
chairman CT the Diocesan Commission
on the Ministery and chaplain Of Toe H
in washington since 1925.
Evening star., 1932-10-17
|DYING MAN ACCUSES
FRIEND OF ASSAULT
Victim Of Broken Back, He De-
clares He Was Pushed
Over Cliff.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SEATTLE, October 17.-Accusations
made from the death bed Of Frank
Simpson, his friend for 20 years, today
confronted Theodore D. Weed, Seattle
business man.
Simpson, 56-year-old restaurateur.
died yesterday without altering his story
that Weed, angered when his hunting
companion missed two shots fired at a
bear, pushed him over 30-foot cliff.
Simpson died Of q broken back.
Weed denied the accusation. He Is
free under $4,000 bond on first-degree
assault charges. but Chief Deputy Pros
ecutor Emmett G. Lehman said he
Evening star., 1932-10-17
From the Front Row
Reviews and News of Washington Theaters.

see that a much fiercer blizzard will
be needed to take away this orchi-
daceous group.
These ladies, plus Miss Ersi, plus
the aforementioned Rasch sirens,
plus Mr.. oxford, plus Mr.. Wynn,
Wynn and Wynn make up q fast
and comical show.
E. DE s. MELCHER.
Black and White Revue
A Hit at the Gayety.
ONE of the outstanding burlesque
" events of the year, THE Black
and White Revue" has its Washing
ton premier at the Gayety this week.
Sixty artists, with a variety of songs,
dances and comics, are featured.
The first half, done in white" Is
not so entertaining as the second
half, done in BLACK" Predominant
in the first part were the antics Of
Hap" Freyer, with Lew Petel enact
ing the role of straight man. The
feminine contingent consisted prin-
cipally of Olga Petrone, Boots"
Rush and Ann Mitchell. Jim Stein,
Roy Butler and Mary Walton plus
the Four Merry Makers, constituted
and just about concluded the first
half.
After the intermission the show
took life with the appearance Of
Bessie Smith and her Hot Cha"
girls, an importation from Comics
Inn, New York.
After this whirlwind Of dancing
Billy Higgins and Joe Byrd, two
clean-cut comedians, held the audi
ences attention with their funny
skits. Sam Simmons and Lucky
Luke gave an exhibition Of plain
and fancy tap dancing-a couple of
hard-working boys who know their
feet" Mimic Kato, very enter
tanning singer, and Dinah johnson
and, her cornet contributed heavily
to the colored showing.
Bill Bailey, who has served Cab
Galloway for IS consecutive months,
along with the dancing, prancing
chorus, drew to close the much
heralded revue. 1t is revue that
has a little of everything, but
chiefly colored show Of we'll
trained performers that counteracts
the first part Of the performance.
r. B. H.
Evening star., 1932-10-17
WOMAN SCARES BANDITS
Threatens to Charge Spirits Of
Captors Into Turtles.

LONDON, October II OP).-Offcials
at the foreign office expressed renewed
hope this morning regarding negotia-
tions for the release of Mrs. Kenneth
Pawley and Charles Corkran, captured
by Chinese bandits In Manchuria sew
eral weeks ago.
It was disclosed yesterday that Mrs.
Pawley herself had Influenced the nego-
tiations favorably by frightening her
captors into believing that If she and
Corkran were killed their ghosts would
haunt the bandits, changing their spirits
and those of their ancestors into turtles,