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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-27
THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

church mems class. it was an
nounced today. Maurice L. Pea
cock, club president, officiated at
the ceremony.
Charles Mills will be in charge Of
the box supper and auction spon-
sored by the class, which will be
held Friday night in the church
gymnasium at Twenty second and
Broadway.
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ed, in general. neglect the vast po-
tential profits. and permit the ma
TONS products to be stolen by other
nations because they lack "the de-
velopment Of manufacturing in
terests.
The first need. he said. was
technical instruction similar to
that given in the state agricultural
schools Of the United States"
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insult REVEALS
POWER SCHEME
TO AID GREECE
Almost Embarked on New
Venture, Ex-Magnate
Admits on Ship.
fCopvrlEht. 1924. b. United Press

Copyright, 1894. BIZ United Pres0
ABOARD s. S. ExILONA, April
27.-Samuel insult revealed today
how he had almost embarked on a
gigantic scheme 70 rsvolutionize
Greeoe's standing in world COM
merce.
Friends" offered a huge sum to
back him. insult said.
The aged utilities operator. en-
route back to the United States to
face trial in connection with the
collapse Of his 500 10000 empire"
revealed on the fourteenth day of
his homeWard voyage (which began
on Friday the l3th) how he had
been on the verge Of building an
other empire during his exile in
Greece.
Friends Offered Funds
Friends offered to supply the
necessary preliminary sum Of $780,
900 to S20C ,00O." insult said. I
hesitated to risk their money be-
~e%N%s'N VI AAAf AAAlEl Ld4AA DDolLAOlis d.
though possibly it would have made
me, and I would have been safe in
Greece for the rest Of my life.
I spent considerable money IN
years study Of Greece power posi-
bilities. I am thoroughly convinced
that proper development would
make Greece the leading CONNER
cial and industrial country of the
near east.
The secret lies in the Ignite de-
posts, which at present are not
properly developed, supplemented
by water power, in which the
country is rich
Technical instruction Needed
insult pointed out that from two
thirds to three-fOTths of the cleo
trical energy used in the German
reich was derived from Ignite which,
he said, I question is the equal in
grade to that found in Greece. as
we'll as being less easily mined"
He said that Greece imports, in
round numbers, million tons of
fuel each year from South Wales,
Russia and Turkey, ignoring her
own possibilities and resources.
The Greek producers. he indicat-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-27

dustrial center, Kentucky avenue
and Morris street, for storage pur-
poses.
A fve-year lease has been taken
by the Transamerican Freight Lines,
Inc. 3O5 North Senate avenue. on
24OO0 square feet Of floor space in
the Indianapolis industrial center.
The space will be used for an office,
freight terminal and garage.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-27
OFFICER ELECTED BY
BAPTIST CHURCH CLUB

Ray s. Keene Named Colonel of
Merit Organization.
Ray s. Keene was elected colonel
of the Merit Club, membership
group Of the Broadway Baptist
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-27
CAN COMPANY LEASES
ONE-STORY BUILDING

MarmOn Industrial Center Space to
Be Used for Storage.
The American Can Company, 1886
South East street. mas leased a one
story building in the Marmon in
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-01
Majority Leaders Certain of
Strength to Crush
All Shipping.
By United Press

By United Press
WASHINGTON, Jan. Ma jority
leaders of the house faced the COM
ing session of congress today certain
of full party strength which would
overwhelm all sniping efforts of the
minority.
Only the silver and tax issues
worried the leaders as each train
and plane brought back the full
membership of 435 for the first ses-
sion under the Norris lame duck
amendment.
Minority Leader Bertrand H Smell
and his chief lieutenant, Repre-
sentative Allen T. Treadway (Rep.,
Mass, indicated that the minority
of ia would not attempt any con-
certed stand during the session.
MIR. Smell, in statement. said that
Republicans would go along with
the President in any recovery legis-
lation where the proposition seems
fair"
Realizing that the Republicans
1882 platform was repudiated COM
pletely in the election last Novem-
Der. the house minority faces the
significant session in realization
that it provides a period in which
only individual utteranceS will
count.
So varied were the Republican at
titudes that NJ Treadway, ranking
minority member of the house ways
and means committee, agreed that
next November's elections would de-
pend in their result wholly on the
personal appeal of the individual
candidate and the candidates per-
Sonal reaction to phases of the re-
covery program.
The house majority with 313
Democrats lined up, is certain. &C.
cording to Speaker Henry Rainey
and Majority Leader Joseph w.
Byrns. to remain solidly behind any
proposals of the President.
To insure such concerted action
Mr.. ByrnS and Mr.. Rainey plan to
change the rule by which hitherto
/ las members have been able to bring
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Clothing and Accordion
Worth $3.50 Yielded
by Other Cars.

Few resolutions of reform were
taken by local culprits over the
weekend, if the list of holiday Of
lenses is any indication.
A black sealskin coat valued at
$500 was stolen from an automobile
belonging to Miss Rosa Rapping,
3720 North Pennsylvania street,
late Saturday afternoon as it was
parked at Capitol avenue and Six
teenth street.
A muskrat coat valued at 5000
belonging to Miss Esther Sullivan,
2415 South Randolph street, was
stolen from her car parked at the
Fall City Casino, after the thief had
broken a window of the car.
An accordion worth $3.50 and an
overcoat valued at $40 also was
stolen from the same automobile.
They were the property of George
Mullins, employee of the General
Electric Company with offices in the
Traction Terminal building.
Others who reported thettS from
automobiles were Raymond Houe-
vener, 1927 East Michigan street
whose car was broken into early
this morning at the Falls City
Casino, and a woman's coat worth
$40 was stolen, and by Miss Elsie T
Miller, Vincennes, a sealSkin coat
valued at $75 taken yesterday while
her car was parked at Meridian and
Fourteenth streets.
Two sample cases containing
sport equipment valued at $50 were
stolen from the automobile of L. G.
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House Chiefs Confident
of Controlling Rebels

up bill, to force majority action
on such proposals.
Silver RECOMMENDATION action,
favored by Mr.. Rainey, was the sub
ject of conferences among return
ing members today. Mr.. Rainey,
however, has warned house silver
proponents that while he favors
reconciliation action, the support
of the administration must be
forthcoming if it is to receive favor
able action.
In addition differences between
house ways and means subcommit-
tee members and Henry Morgen-
thau, acting secretary of treasury,
over proposals for closing tax law
loopholes by which the wealthy
evade tax payments is bound to
cause debate.
Mr. Morgenthau has held that
the subcommittee proposals to
save $275, 100000 would save only
half that much, and would hurt
business in its effort to move up
ward from the depression.
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Fines TotaIing 100000
Levied During Years of
Prohibition.

Approximately 5000 Hoosiers
faced liquor charges in federal
court during prohibition, records in
the office of Albert G. Sogem1er,
court clerk, show.
The government levied fines and
forfeitures amounting to approx
mately 100000 during the period.
1t is anticipated that the number OF
criminal cases tried in federal court
now will decrease, for approximate
ly 80 per cent of such cases in the
last few years have been for viola
ton of the liquor laws.
Immediately preceding repeal,
Dec. 5, there was slow decline in
federal enforcement, for only 263
persons faced liquor charges in the
1888 southern Indiana district court
as compared with 634 the previous
year.
Before President Roosevelt, elected
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-01
MONON is SUED
IN BANKRUPTCY
Friendly Action Taken to
Conserve Assets of
Railroad.

Plans to put the Monon railroad
through a friendly bankruptcy suit
and conserve assets without a re-
ceiver have been made public by
William L. Taylor, Indianapolis di-
vision counsel for the road.
Suit was brought Saturday before
Federal Judge James H. Wilkerson
at Chicago, who authorized the
present management to continue.
President H R. Kurrie of the
Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville
railroad, proper title for the pop
ularly known Monono, explained
that failure to borrow ReconStruc-
ton Finance Corporation funds
caused the road to face default on
a $515,000 bond interest payment
today
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-01
FOUR MEN ARE HELD
One Suffers from Bullet Wound /;
Face Vagrancy Charges.

Four men are under arrest. one
with a bullet wound in his hip, fol-
lowing a police raid Saturday aft
ernoon on house at 426 East Mer-
rill street.
The wounded man is Everett
Wainscott, IS, of the Merrill street
address. Also held are his son
Bernard WainScott. who is believed
TO have shot him; John Taylor, 81
Palmer street. and william Fred
erick. who lives at the WainScott
home. All are charged with
VagranCY.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-01
5000 HOOsiers Faced
i. S. Booze Charges

on a wet platform, transferred pro-
hibition enforcement to the new
division of investigation of the de-
partment of justice, there were ap-
proximately twenty-five officers in
this district, including five special
agents, investigating alleged liquor
conSpiracieS.
This Office was eliminated because
most of the agents were discharged
or switched to other districts. AT
the present time there are only
three regular resident agents on
duty in the district, two at Indian
apolis and one at Terre Haute.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-01
BPInGE BREAKS
DURING Storm;
7 FEARED LOST
Worst RainStorm in ST.
Years RACES Over
Los Angeles.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
LOS ANGELES. Jan. Tragedy
was born in the worst rainStorm in
ffty-seven years here today when
seven persons were feared drowned.
Six persons were reported missing
when a fral wooden bridge collapsed
over the Los Angeles river. hurting
two automobiles into the raging tor
rent. Two passengers were saved.
A seventh person, identified only
as Highley. was swept away in a
three-foot crest Of waters at a street
intersection in MontroSe. a suburb.
A companion said the victim stepped
from the curb, ignorant of the flood
that raced past his feet.
River Floods Banks
The other accident came as the
Los Angeles river. normally a dry
creek bed, flooded its banks. With
more than five inches of rain re-
ported, it was the heaviest down.
pour in a twenty hour period
since the local weather bureau was
established in 1877.
Mary Ann Farrell, Is, escaped
by clinging to floating timber.
L heard screams for help and I
thought I saw two bodies floating
away" she said.
Three Others in Car
She said three other persons were
in the car with her. She identified
them as Junior Bryan, Oakdale,
Cal; Wendell Holmes, Burbank, and
Inez Carley, Is, Hollywood.
Richard Draper of Hollywood was
driving the other machine. He
saved himself and identified his
missing companions as Virginia
Tallman, Los Angeles; Larry Nc
Donald, Inglewood, and a girl whom
he only knew as Shirley
More than a score of officers
searched the waters with graphing
hooks but the storm hampered their
efforts. Beacon lights were taken to
the scene to aid searchers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-01
NAVY AIR CHIEF SENDS
GREETINGS TO FORCE

Asks Continued Cooperation for
Increasing Capacity
BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, Jan. l. Rear
Admiral Ernest j. King. chief OF
naval aeronautics, today sent New
Years greetings to personnel of the
navy air force. in which he asked
continued cooperation for "increas-
ing the capacity of naval aviation
for the good of the country and the
navy"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-01
SIX BADLY BURNED
IN THEATER BLAZE
Eight Others Less Seriously In
jured at Mt. Vernon.


jured at Mt. Vernon.
By Times Special
MT. VERNON, N. Y, Jan. six
persons were in Mt. Vernon hos
pital today seriously burned in a
motion picture theater fire.
Eight others were hurt to a lesser
degree when $50 spectators rushed
for the exits as flames burst from
behind the screen of the Plaza mo-
ton picture theater.
One of the most seriously injured
was policeman John Bradley, whose
efforts were responsible for the
safety of number of the audience.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-01
HOUSEKEEPER HELD
IN HAMMER Staying
New York Customers Mans Nude
Body Found in Tub.
By Times Special

By Times Special
NEW YORK, Jan. Jealousy
was believed today to have been the
motive for the hammer murder of
Douglas Sheridan, 68-year-old Gus
toners man for a brokerage house,
whose nude body was found in the
bathtub of his Riverside drive
apartment.
Mrs. Catherine Phelan, So, his
housekeeper for twenty-eight years,
was booked by police on charge
of homicide after she gave what was
described as an unsatisfactory YER
sion of her activities Saturday
night. She said she found the body
in the tub on returning from a
movie
Detectives found a blood-stained
hammer under a kitchen window in
the apartment, apparently the
weapon with which Sheridan'S head
was crushed. Police said the appar-
ent motive for the murder was Mrs
Phelan's jealousy of her employers
attentions to a younger woman.
New York City is the oldest in
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-01
SPECS SET IN
EYE never TO
END old TYPE
High Cost and Difficulty of
Manipulation Are
Disadvantages.
BY DR.. MORRIS FISHBEIN
Editor Journal of the American Medi-
cal Association and of Hygeia.
the Health Magazine.

the Health Magazine.
Although you may have read
much about a new kind Of eye
glasses that are invisible and can
be worn under the eyelids, you
needn't fear that your own type Of
spectacles soon will become old
fashioned.
Much can be said for the new
kind of glasses, both as to appear
ance and effectiveness, but author
tiles say they never will replace
ordinary spectacleS, because they
cost more, are more difficult to
manipulate, and are less adaptable
to ordinary requirements Of glasses.
A contact eyeglass actually is
worn under the eyelids, with the
rim resting directly on the eye
ball.
The portion Of the eyeglass direct
ly over that part of the eye which
sees usually is separated from it by
a thin layer of salt solution, es-
pecially prepared so that it will not,
like water, have an effect on the
tissues.
Becomes Part of Sight
Ordinary eyeglasses one-half inch
from the eye simply can not cure
every error Of refraction, because in
higher errors there is distortion at
the edge of the correcting lens.
The contact eyeglaSs, which is
worn on the eyeball, becomes a
definite part of the optical system
Of the eye and maintains the same
correction for every position of the
eye.
This is an advantage, and most
people who wear contact glasses for
the first time feel that the general
cIearness and brightness Of objects
is an improvement.
The contact glass has another ad-
vantage in conditions in which the
cornea of the eye is distorted, as in
the case of conical cornea. These
cases are helped much by ordinary
glasses, but are helped greatly by
contact glasses.
cause 1EE1ldtlO1l dt IL 50
Some persons feel that the con-
tact glasses are dangerous to wear,
but actual trial has proved that
they are safer than ordinary eye
glasses so far as breakage is con-
cerned.
In some cases the contact glasses
have been worn by persons for
many months without any apparent
harm to their eyes.
However, even where the contact
glass is made to fit the eyeball per-
fectly, there is for while a good
deal of irritation to the eyelidS. AS
the glasses are worn for a longer
time, this irritation tends to dis
appear.
It is much harder to fit contact
glasses to the human eye than to
fit ordinary spectacles. They have
to be tried again and again, then
the wearer has to he taught how to
insert them and to remove them,
because there is a trick in avoiding
air bubbles over that portion Of the
eye covered by the salt solution.
The contact glasses have to be
removed and inserted several times
daily.
Workers on the stage, men in
dulging in sports Of various SORTS,
and people with whom the question
of appearance is paramount, PROB
ably will want to wear such glasses
rather than spectacleS.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-01
Thieves Rifle Parked
Autos; Get $500 Loot

Burdin, 806 North Riley avenue,
while it was parked at Kentucky
avenue and Maryland street.
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5000 EAGERLY
AWAIT OLD ACE
PENSIONS HERE
Checks May be Available in
Spring.; ProberS
Start Work.

They will open the door with
quivering and gnarled fingers. Voices
tremulous with age will answer ques-
tons. Eyes faded with years will
watch anxiously, trying to detect the
reaction Of the questioner.
Three thousand old people of
Marion county await eagerly the
action of investigators employed by
the county, in the first action taken
on the old age pension law, passed
by the last Indiana legislature.
Their applications have been
made out for many months, and are
on record at the county auditors
office. Many of these old people
have become impatient with wait
ing, unable to understand why the
money they expect has not been
paid.
Wait for New Year
"They can't understand that the
law was passed after the budget was
accepted, and that we have had to
wait for the new year before we
could begin investigation of their
cases." Charles A. Grossart, county
auditor, explained, in commenting
on the applications "One old man
has written me at least fifteen let
ters, asking for an advance on the
pension which he expects to receive.
Another has visited me, finding it
hard to believe that he is ineligible
for the pension.
HE has a small piece of property,
but nothing with which to pay taxes
on it. He has no income. Yet the
law says that if he owns as much
as 1000 worth of property he may
not receive a pension. There was
nothing could do to reaSSure him.
just told him to fill out an appli-
cation, and the investigators would
act on it,"
Investigators Start
-Four Investigators are to start to-
morrow morning to checking status
of pension applicants. They will
file report with the auditor, which
will be considered by the commits
sioners.
Applicants must be 10 and have
lived in the county for fifteen years,
at no time during which time may
they have been absent for a period
of three years. They may not be
an inmate of an institution. Pen
sions will not exceed SIS q month.
Appropriation Of 100000 has been
made for pension payments.
Backed by Eagles Lodge
The Indiana law was passed
through the efforts of the Indiana
old age pension commission of the
Fraternal Order of Eagles, of which
Otto P. Deluse is chairman. It is
similar to other laws passed through
the efforts of the lodge in other
states. In Indiana, each county
must conform to the pension law,
while in some states the counties
may or may not conform.
One-half of the appropriation will
be returned to the county by the
state.
Payment of the pensions will be
made through mail by check. The
first checks will be mailed probably
early in May
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-01
DIES IN HOTEL ROOM

Heart Disease Fatal to City Man. 81,
Son of Proprietor.
Challie Swiggett, 81, son of
Thomas Swiggett, proprietor of the
Roxy hotel, 1907 East washington
street, died suddenly in his room at
the hotel early today of heart dis
ease, according to the police.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-01
FRENCH HEIRESS DIES
Yvonne Delaney BeIleviIle Killed
in Air Crash.
By United Press

ORLY, Italy, Jan. 1.-Yvonne
Delaney Belleville, 80, daughter Of
French automobile manufacturer
was instantly killed today when an
airplane in which she was Stunting
crashed, sending herself and the
pilot to death.
Mile. Delauney-Belleville was
recently divorced from Baron Andre
D'Honincthun.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-01
MOTION PICTURES

About 10000 seeds a year ara
produced by the false flax plant.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-01

New York City is the oldest in
corporated city in the United States
Evening star., 1934-12-16
By CLEO LUCAS

but 50 far he hasn't
done 1t. The rest are
here"
She pushed a long
sheet of paper under
Gertrude's outStretched
hand. A light flared up
on the board. Instantly
Gertrude's hand pulled
the cord high in the
air, loosed 1t and
caught it again. like a
drummer showing OF
with his sticks.
Operator One" she
said.
II you had heard
Gertrude talk In ordi-
nary conversation and
then heard her profess
sional voice you would
have sworn that it