The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-10-24

illegal. Accordingly, he or
dered all police lieutenants
and Sergeants to notify thea
ter operators to stop the prac-
tice Immediately or arrests
will be made.
Possibility of a court battle over
Chief MorriSsey'S order was indi-
Gated by theater operators.
Bank nights" where patrons
have registered number and win
various amounts if their number is
drawn, are conducted by most of tia
Is neighborhood theaters in Indi-
annapolis, The major downtown the
aters do not hold them.
R. r. Bair. owner of the Ritz.
Uptown, Oriental, Strand and ST.
Clair TheaterS, said he intends to
go ahead with plans for holding
three bank nights" in his theaters
tonight, unless stopped by police.
Held Legal, He Contends
Mr.. Bair declared he does not be-
lieve the bank nights" are lot
terieS and said that test cases in
other cities have held them legal.
He said he would not defy a police
order, but to stop voluntarily would
be an admission of guilt" by the
theater managers and owners.
Discovery that more than half of
the numbers were identical in the
Rivoli bank night" drawing last
night resulted in arrest of two
persons on vagrancy charges
All in all, it was very hectic
evening at the Rivoli The featured
motion picture last night was One
Frightened Night"
Detectives are seeking for oues-
tioning A. E. Fletcher, 1925 Ingram
st, the winner of $3.50" who is all
legged to have fled from the theater
stage after his number was drawn
and 1t was discovered there was a
duplication of stubs.
Detain All Employees
Under arrest are Urban Ander-
son, 1920 N. Talbot-av. theater
manager, and Raymond Wick, %,
OF 933 Spruce-st. Wick was identi-
fed by Mark G. Margolis, 40 N.
Meridian-st, president of the corpo-
ration operating the theater. as
one Of a group which dashed on
the stage during the drawing.
Police temporarily detained all
employees of the theater and Mr..
Anderson and Wick were released on
$1,000 bond after being slated for
Vagrancy
Answering riot call, four squads
Of police went to the theater and
said they found the stage packed
with irate patrons and the audience
in an uproar
The bank night" plan operates
on a system whereby each theater
patron is given a number and stubs
are dropped in locked barrel. Each
drawing is for $50, if claimed with
in three minutes, but if the lucky
ticket holder is not present the pot
it SWeetened" that amount.
Advances to Stage
The drawing was made in the reg
ular manner last night, according to
Mr.. Margolis. Judges we're selected
from the audience and a little girl
was chosen to do the drawing. She
pulled out No. 6344 which was found
to be Mr.. Fletcher's.
Mr.. Fletcher, according TO Mar
COILS, came to the stage TO collect
the prize and identified himself by
his drivers license and photograph.
Suddenly. according to Mr.. Mar
COILS, several persons rushed the
stage and one man reached into the
ticket barrel and shouted They're
all No. 6344. It's a fake"
Call the Police"
Fletcher was said to have dis
appeared when some one cried
Call the police"
Mr.. Anderson, Mr.. Margolis and
Earl w. Penrod. representative Of a
Des Moines Ga) syndicate oper-
ating bank night, charged that the
ticket barrel was packed by out
slders in an effort to discredit the
theater.
Searching for Mr.. Fletcher. police
were told at the Ingram-st address
by George Fletcher. his father. that
ne had not lived there for some time.
Police brought the ticket barrel to
headquarters after restraining some
OF the more enraged spectators from
damaging the theater.
The Northern Theaters. Inc. op-
orator Of the Rivoli Theater, today
offered $500 reward TO any one
giving information leading TO ar
rest and conviction of the person or
persons guilty of having caused
forged registration cards TO be in
serted in the registration coupon
container at the Rivoli Theater."