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Evening star., 1933-01-22

NNE OF the funniest bits of business ever to
~ be injected into seal act resulted from
the habit one youngster developed Whenever
he saw his keeper approaching with q bucket
of fish, he would lean back and clap his flppers.
After watching this several days, Charles taught
the other seven in the act to clap when he
brought bit Of fish to them.
On the stage he would approach them just
as one member was finishing his bit piece of
fish hidden from the audience. Immediately
all would clap for the fish, but it looked to the
audience as though they were applauding their
mate. Naturally this drew big applause.
Sea lions are the widest of wild animals in
the ocean. Wild that is, in the sense that they
will not permit man to come near them.
No man can pet q sea lion in his native
habitat, yet In two months Charles so changes
their habits that they eat out Of his hand, both
literally and hguratively.
Occasionally baby sea lion finds its way to
the San Diego Zoo, possibly picked up or
caught by some fisherman. Zoo attendants care
for them exactly Q mother nurses . babe,
feeding them ON milk until they're old enough
to take hard food.
THESE become SO attached to their keepers
that they spend their entire lives within
the one zoo, their trainers unwilling to part
with them They are quite as capable Of feel
ing affection As dogs are, for instance.
Usually. Charles says. he can tell at the out
set which sea lion will respond readily to teach
Evening star., 1933-01-22

fire; and at last heated stick of red wood. for
the feel Of fire.
When, next he throws to the sea lion long
wand burning at both ends, the animal receives
it with apparent JOY tossing it and turning it
in his mouth with no fear whatsoever.
There are very few words in the seal vocabu-
larry. Hit" and "hup,' "all right" that's
good" and steady are about all that are
necessary.
After the sea lions learn their names, Charles
begins to use the first two words.
When he says "hup." he eases q lion with
his hands along the floor toward a pedestal and
helps him climb up. Or he may say hit" and
help him balance ball or q stick Soon the
young actors learn to associate the word with
the particular piece Of equipment and the
action Charles desires.
The command, "al right" comes to mean
that's the end Of this STUNT" while that's
good" tells them the entire act is ended and
they must leave the stage. Steady" encourages
them during particular bit of action.
Always these signals are accompanied by bits
Of fish. In this way the students receive nearly
five pounds day. They refuse all other kinds
Of food and receive enough in this way to help
them grow fatter and stronger even during
training.
Evening star., 1933-01-22

IONS OF ths sea, hundreds of sleek, well
hammered fellows, entertain many
audiences of the world in circus, ZOO
and theater.
They clap their fippers, speak, bal
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-10
Students to Compete in Model Home
Contest; Washington Trip First Prize

The opportunity to visit the ma
TONS capital for an entire week as
the guest Of The Indianapolis Times,
with all expenses paid, again is the
first prize for which students Of In
diana high schools will strive this
year in The Times Home Builders
miniature model home contest.
Announcement of the annual
event, which is part of the Home
Complete Exposition, to be held this
year at the state Playground, April
1928, was made Thursday.
At a meeting Of the board of di-
rectors Wednesday at the Columbia
Club, it was announced by Ray
Monaghan, chairman of the mini
allure model home contest, that the
committee this year also would
award silver trophy to the school
which received the most honorable
mentions for its students when
judging of the models is held.
This trophy will be held by the
winning school each year and will
become the permanent property of
the first school to receive the honor
in two years.
Already several Indianapolis high
schools have announced that they
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to students who are chosen by the
judges of the model contest as the
next highest.
Full details of contest rules can
be obtained by writing to the Nina
ture Model Home Contest Editor
The Indianapolis Times. Students
can obtain a set of plans for de-
signing their model home, along
with the rules, by inclosing 8 cents
in stamps.
Awarding of the prizes will be
based on imagination and skill of
the students, architectural merit of
design and ingenuity shown in de-
velopment, treatment and fitness of
plans as a whole to meet the spirit
and needs of the problem and prac-
t1cabllity of construction.
Students DESTROYS of entering
competition are urged to mail in
the entry blank and obtain the rules
and building plans.
Wilbur Metz, last years winner
has written story of his trip to
Washington last year as the guest
of The Times. He also is prepar-
ing a series of articles telling how
his model home was constructed
The stories should help students
who are entered in the competition.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-10
Sales TAX FAVORED
BY CITY REALTORS
McNutt Urged to Go Beyond
Huge Budget Cut.

Indianapolis realtors and civic
leaders today were on record as
urging Governor Paul v. McNutt to
go beyond his proposed $4,O0O,OOO
budget cut, and faYoring a reasona-
bic sales tax, adequate income tax.
intangible tax and reduction of
tax exempt properties.
Realtors, at a conference with
representatives Of ten other organ
lzations, adopted a resolution. pre-
Vlously passed by the other groups.
urging revenue from sources other
than real estate to relieve property
taxes. and strengthening the $3.50
maximum levy law.
Organizations represented were
the indianapolis Federation of
Community Civic Clubs. Butler
Fairview Civic Club, Grandview
North Side Civic Club, North Side
taxpayers Association, Women's
auxiliary of Thirty eighth division
U. A. A; Indiana Real Estate AS
ISOLATION, Apartment Owners Asso-
cation of Indianapolis, INDIANAPOLIS
home Builders Association, South
Side Civic Clubs central committee
ana Hoosler Taxpayers Union.
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quietly, was placed back on second
reading on motion of its author,
Senator Henry F. Schricker Dem.
Knox).
Schricker explained that his move
was to permit another open debate
on the bill and to allow amendments
to be offered by both friends and
opponents.
Saved from indefinite postpone
ment by strong defense, the house
bill to put teeth into the fire boss
laws for deep shaft coal mines was
advanced to second reading Thurs
day.
Senators William P. Dennigan
Dem, Vincennes), Ward Biddle
Dem, Bloomington, Alanson L.
Albright Dem. Cayuga) and E.
Curtis White Dem, Indianapolis
led the fight in favor of the meas
ure. Senator William D. Hardy
Dem, Evansville) led the opposi-
ton.
ANY legislation that would re-
duce danger to coal miners and save
just one mans life is worth more
than all profits derived by mine
owners and operators" White said.
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Mrs. Hodgkins explained that she
is the widow of a Civil war sailor
and that she gets a $40 monthly
pension from the government.
1T ought to be $50" she snapped.
They gyp me out of So" But
with this income, she manages to
save enough to take a, trip abroad
every two years, travelling third
class.
Il liked Rome" Mrs. Hodgkins
confessed. Il didn't like the hotels,
so stayed at the Salvation Army
I had an Italian guide. He got me
an audience with the pope. You
see, my daughter married an Irish
man. He's not a bad fellow.
Il went over on a French ship.
Lord, did we have a good time going
over! Something doing every
minute!
This English ship I came home
on is all right, but there's no pep.
It's all right for old people, but
give me French liner!"
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White said his proposal was in
dorsed by the League of Women
Voters and by many other groups
interested in governmental reforms.
Despite strong opposition from
many senatorial lawyers, Whites
resolution carried by a vote of 81
to IS. 1t now goes to the house for
consideration.
Following a brisk parliamentary
skirmish the senate advanced the
house measure eliminating city
treasurers in Gary, Whiting, East
Chicago and Hammond.
Absence Of Senator John Bright
Webb Dem, Indianapolis today
because of illness, again postponed
action on the bill providing for
survey of boundary lines between
Perry and Decatur townships.
Designed to settle the dispute
arising over taxation of the Indian
apolis Light and Power Company's
new plant, the measure has been
ready for final senate vote for sew
eral days. Action is expected as
soon as Webb returns to his seat.
Repeal of the teacher tenure law,
proposed in senate measure which
for . week has been allowed to rest
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-10
EYES TURN ON
HOOVER; WILL
He RUN IN '36?
G. 0. P. Shows Little Inter
est in Coming Speech,
Except to Candidacy.
MILLS ALSO TO SPEAK
Kansas City Address Slated
for Secretary May
Reveal His Hand.
BY RAY TUCKER
Times stan Writer

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1O.-Pres-
ldent Hoover's plan to make his
Lincoln day address at New York a
call for Republican unifcation
aroused little interest among G. 0.
P. leaders on Capitol Hill today.
With many factions arrayed
against him, his first public speech
since his disastrous defeat is awaited
| solely to discover whether he means
to keep himself in the political lime
light as a potential candidate in
1886
The politicians also are counting
on Kansas City address by Ogden
L. Mills, secretary of the treasury.
to reveal whether he wants to try
his presidential wings, or will con-
tent himself with an Endorsement
Of the Hoover record.
May Ask Tariff Hike
Although neither man has dis
cussed 1886, both generally are re-
garded as possible candidates. Each
probably will set forth his views of
the path the party should follow
during its years of exile. Although
both will suggest cooperation with
the Roosevelt administration with
out sacrifice of a minority party's
responsibility, they may take a side
sWlpe at the next administration
program
MIR. Hoover will urge preservation
OF national credit, and warn against
ln1IatlonlSt moves demanded bv
some Democrats. But he also NAV
suggest higher tariff walls to guard
against deprecated currency i'm
ports, whereas Mr.. Roosevelt has set
his face in the direction of general
reduction. Mills already has assailed
the Democrats for alleged lack of
budget-balancing program.
The minority house leader. Bert
smell (Rep., N. ", who also may
entertain White House ambitions.
has protested openly against Mr..
HooverS approval Of the Democrats
reorganization plan. He says house
Republicans will refuse to- lodge so
much power in the next President.
Vote With Democrats
On the senate side, Senator
Charles L. McNary Rep., Oregon.
who will head the Republicans in
the next session, has voted with the
Democrats and progressives on sew
eral important questions lately.
Mr.. Hoover's demand for higher
tariffs to offset imports from coun-
tries with impoverished currency
finds little favor with most Repub-
ilcans. Even Mr.. Mills refused to
sponsor the idea before committee
hearings, and Robert Lincoln
OBrien, chairman of the tariff
commission, has said additional
boosts are unnecessary.
In view of the defeat of such high
tariff apostles as Senators Reed
Smoot Rep., Utah) and James E.
Watson (Rep., Ind and of Repre-
sentative Willis G. Hawley (Rep.
Ore.) the G. o. P. strategists think
the tariff issue loaded with dyna-
mite.
Even the report of Mr.. Hoover,s
secretary of commerce, Roy d.
Chaplin of Detroit, does not make a.
case for increasing duties.
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Oliver bore a return address on
West venty-eighth street, in New
York City. He searched the place,
but found no one who knew the
fugitive.
One afternoon J-15 was watching
the house from a vantage point
some distance down Livingston
avenue, when he had occasion to
help an old crippled woman across
the street
The old woman seemed grateful.
Il know who you are" she said.
you're a government man looking
for Mr.. Oliver. Aren't you, now?
what's your name?"
J-15 smiled.
MY names JONES'" he said.
Glad to have been of service.
THE old lady hobbled away, still
N muttering her thanks.
1t was several days later, in the
bureau Office on Lexington avenue,
Manhattan, that J-15 CHANGED to
hear the telephone operator arguing
at the switchboard.
There's no one named Jones
here she said. This is the United
States bureau of investigation, but
we have no one of that name"
I'll take the CALL" said J-15. re-
Numbering his use of the alias.
1t was a, voice J-15 never had
heard before.
You don't know me, but you
helped friend of mine the other
day-an old woman on Livingston
avenue. Remembers"
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FOUR CAUGHT IN RAIDS
UNDER $4,000 BOND
Judge sheaffer Orders High Figure
Merchandise Seized.

After a skirmish in municipal
court today, bonds of four persons
including two women, arrested on
Thursday, following raid on
house at Fifty-ninth street and
Keystone avenue, were placed at
$1,000 each by Judge William H.
Sheaffer.
On pleas of attorneys. Sheaffer
first was inclined to drop the bonds
to $500. However, after detectives
told the court the amount of mer-
chandise found in the Fifty-ninth
street raid and in another on Shan
non avenue, Sheaffer ordered the
high bonds to remain. They are on
charges of vagrancy.
The foursome under arrest are
Roze1 Todd. 81, of 1916 Shannon
avenue; Fay Gates, Bedford. Ind.
and Charles Link, all arrested in
the Fifty-ninth street raid. and
Gaylord Harrod, arrested at the
Shannon avenue house.
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Il remember the incident. What
do you want?"
Il have been asked to help you
in return fer what you did," the
girl continued, in the best fairy tale
manner. Il will help you find that
man Oliver. Here is my first tip
Go to a restaurant at 40 Murray
street, Manhattan"
Click! The connection was broken.
More than half believing he was
being hOaxed, J-15 went to 43 Muir
ray street, and interviewed the pro-
prietor.
Certainly I have a customer
named Oliver" he said. But l
haven't seen him for a couple of
days"
J-15 left his telephone number
and went back to headquarters.
Another case had come up requir-
ing close attention, and he could
not stay out Of the Office for long
THAT afternoon the restaurant
l. proprietor called up excitedly.
oliver just passed here, but didn't
stop" he reported. I'll let you
know if he comes back"
The next morning the mysterious
girl called again, and sent J-15 on
the second of series of tips that
was to keep him scurrying over the
metropolitan area for three days.
Go to the Holland Tunnel and
we will drive through" she said.
Who are you?" J-15 asked curl
ously.
Never mind. I'll call you up
some time, when this is all over, and
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-10
INDICTMENTS QUASHED.
Conspiracy Charges Against Eight
Dropped by Prosecutor.

Indictments against eight persons
charging false pretenSe and con-
spiracy to commit a felony in an
alleged fake advertising scheme
were noll pressed in criminal court
Thursday on recommendation of
Prosecutor Herbert E. Wilson.
Those named in the indictments
are Seldom Blumenfeld, attorney;
Henry Freyer. Arthur Freyer,
George Belber, Charles johnson, Joe
Goodman, George H. Hart and
Henry Ealfaker.
The states chief witnesses, Henry
Freyer and Arthur Freyer, left In
dianapolis and can not be found,
according to Wilson.
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FACES DEPORTATION,
WOMAN ENDS LIFE
Commits Suicide in Cell at
at Richmond Jail.
Rm Inifcd prcee

By United Press
RICHMOND, Ind, Feb. 10.-Mrs.
Donald Corder, %, scheduled to be
deported to Canada, committed sui
eide in her cell in the local jail late
Thursday.
Her husband, Donald Corder, ar
rested with her Jan. in Dayton, o.,
on a burglary charge, was sentenced
to serve ten years in the state
prison.
Corder eXonerated his wife of
completely in the burglary, but de-
partment of justice agents ordered
her held for deportation.
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Mikes a bartender in Marshall, .
said Mrs. Hodgkins, land he gave
me the corn liquor to give to Mus
solini. But the American ambassa-
dor wouldn't arrange an appoint
ment for me-"
Mrs. Hodgkins ridiculed the sug-
geStion that she had on four skirts
because of the cold weather.
Good Lord" she exclaimed. as
she arrived Thursday. 1t gets colder
than this in Marshall I'm saving
baggage. travel light"
She was wearning a thread bare
plush overcoat that has seen her
through thirty-five winters. A make
shift Sam Browne belt serves as
harness for carrying excess baggage.
A knapSack and a lard can bangle
from the belt. Her stave is a
broomstick with a nail in the end
and she also carries chianti bottle
Tor fresh water.
The lard can is used for making
coffee along the wayside during her
wanderings.
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BY LOU WEDEMAR
Times STAFF Wrifer

NEW YORK, Feb. 1O.-Special
IN Agent J-15 never saw the
young woman in the case. She re-
NAMED to the very end a voice on
ithe phone.
The United States bureau of in
vestigation was requested by the
state department in the spring OF
1929 to help Canadian authorities
1locate one Harry Oliver.
Caution advised" said the COM
imunication
Harry Oliver" said the warrant,
did, with intent to defraud, felon-
iously utter Western Union Tele-
graph Company money order for
81 500, knowing it to forged"
The story began at Port Col
borne, Ont, where Nick Wander
veer was engaged in the legitimate
sale of liquor.
A ruddy- checked man, wearing
nose glasses, and notable chiefly
for a slouchy manner Of being we'll
dressed, was speaking:
II have a money order for the
$4,000 at the telegraph Office, Mr..
Vanderveer. At least it ought to be
there by this time. Let me tele-
phone them"
The liquor dealer passed the tele-
phone.
This is Mr.. Harry Oliver" said
the customer. Have you a money
order for me?"
Mr.. Vanderveer heard the reply
distinctly, for Oliver held the re-
ceiver little distance from his ear.
yes, Mr.. Oliver, it's here.
THANK you. I'll come down and
get it right away
But before he left, Mr.. Oliver con-
vinced Mr.. Vanderveer that it
would be a great favor if he &C
cepted the money order in payment
for liquor, saving a lot of valuable
time.
Mr.. Vanderveer agreed and Mr..
Oliver disappeared. Mr.. Vanderveer
found money waiting at the tele-
graph office, all right; but there
was only 500, which Oliver had sent
to himself. Mr. Vanderveer had
been tricked out of $2,407 worth of
good liquor.
N|HEN J-15 entered the case he
w had some information about
divers whereabouts. He had been
traced by Pinkertons and federal
marShals to New Brunswick, N. j.
But Oliver was hard to grasp. When
any one thought he had him, he
wasn't there.
Oliver must have received word
that the bureau was on his trail,
for on April 26, the very evening
that J-l5 started for New Bruins
wick, he prepared a getaway from
his home on Livingston avenue.
Deputy Marshals Jannatz, Van
Camp and Yeager were on duty out
side the house.
Suddenly the doors of the gar
age flew open and out sped an au-
tomobile.
The marshals got a glimple OF
Oliver at the wheel, a sawed-off
shotgun upright in the seat. Before
they could intercept him the car
was roaring down Livingston ave-
nue..
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CHECK-PASSER SUICIDE
Son of Prominent Farmer Shoots
Self in Office of Mayor.

BEDFORD. Ind, Feb. 10.-George
Lynch, 26, son Of a prominent Law
renee county farmer. died in Dunn
Memorial hospital Thursday night
from gunshot wounds self-inficted
in the Office Of Mayor Henry S. Muir
ray, where he had been taken for
questioning in connection with the
passing of bad checks.
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DENTISTS WIFE DEAD

illness of Four Months Is Fatal to
Mrs. Marie w. Stamm; Rites Today.
Following an illness of four
months, Mrs. Marie w. Stamm, wife
OF DR.. Alexander F. Stamm, dentist
died Tuesday in her home. 313o
North Delaware street.
Mrs. Stamm was a member of the
First United Lutheran church.
Funeral services were to be held
IN the McNeely 81 Sons undertaking
establishment, 1923 North Meridian
street at 2 this afternoon. Cremation
was to follow.
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tell you-maybe. Now go down to
the tunnel"
J-i5 went, but cafiE1o. 5Y-24-82
did not appear.
The next morning thtN oice called
again: Go to ParkhrSt street.
Newark He buys cigarets there.
Wait for him. If he doesn't show
up. look for the car on Journal
square, where he is going to park. q"
No success. The next morning:
He has friends in Bank street, in
Greenwich Village. He will call on
them tonight. You just missed him
yesterday"
Again no success. Another source
developed lead in New City, where
little of Importance was learned
and J-15 returned in time to get
another call from the Voice:
Il won't be able to call you again, ="
said his mysterious informant.
You'll have to get him this time
or never, so far as I am concerned.
Here is the tip: He is leaving Lin
den, N. j., in half an hour. He is
going to the Pennsylvania Railroad
South station in Newark, where he
will take train for California"
J-15, in all his days Of investiga-
ton, never had seen Oliver, nor
even photograph of him.
HE
60 it was nerve-racking job,
~ waiting at that railroad sta
ton. If Oliver drove up unnoticed,
he could board the train and be
away-probably safe from the au-
thorities for years.
Just then dusty Buick caught
J-15's attention. All that he could
see of the front license plate was
"5Y," the rest being obliterated by
dust. One man alone was in the
car.
Yes, he was heavy-set, rudy,
Slouchy and wore noSe-glaSSeS. But
was he Oliver?
J-15 hesitated. 1t is no pleasant
task to tap a strange man on the
shoulder and call him a criminal.
Still, it must be done.
MIR. Oliver, you'll have to come
with me- said J-15.
Then he felt that sinking feeling
every investigator knows. The sus-
pect turned calmly, frowned, and
said in cultured voice:
There must be some mistake.
I'm Freebooter Arthur Harnett. You
don't want me?"
Special Agent J-15 was non
pluSsed. A Freebooter is an i'm
portant parsonage. What should he
do?
At that instant-for the last time
the mysterious voice came to his
assistance. A group of men and
women was waiting nearby for
bus.
And-from somewhere in that
group-came the words, why, if
that isn't Harry Oliver!"
J-15 didn't see the speaker.
Neither did the suspect. But the
suspect seemed to recognize the
voice. He slumped. He knew the
game was up.
you WIN" he said I'm Oliver.
Let's get it over"
J-15 took him to headquarters.
EXtradited, he was convicted and
sentenced to five years imprison-
ment by the supreme court in We'll
land, Ont.
And Special Agent J-15 still is
waiting for certain telephone call.
Next: Dynamite.
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CHARLES BOLANDER DIES
Lifelong Resident of City Was
Pennsy Employe for SO Years.

Charles Bolander, SO, of 637 North
Bevllle avenue, who retired as an
engine hostler for the Pennsylvania
railroad three years ago after thir-
ty-six years, died Thursday at his
home.
Mr.. Bolander had been a lifelong
resident Of Indianapolis and was a
member of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen and Engineers
and the Modern Woodmen of
America.
Funeral arrangements have not
been completed.
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will make serious effort to CAP
ture the cup and the honors that
go to the winning school.
In addition to the all-expense trip
Which will go to the student win
ming the first prize, a number of
other valuable awards will be given