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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1930
Page
7
Voters at 331 Marion county precincts may cast ballots from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. for Republican or Democratic nominees plus precinct committeemen and delegates to state conventions. A plurality decides nominations in races with multiple nominees.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at the home of Herbert G. Bowers for George B. Bowers 76 of 1621 Ingram Street who died Sunday at Methodist hospital Burial will be in Crown Hill cemetery He was a building contractor and is survived by a daughter and six sons including Homer L. Bowers Byron D. Bowers Theodore W. Bowers Dr Paul E Bowers and Charles W Bowers
Three men fired from a passing car wounding Campo an innocent bystander on a street corner in Chicago. Campo was hospitalized with injuries. A separate incident reports Russell James, 24, of 106 North Belmont, robbed of $36 by two bandits who fled the scene.
A city schools census by W A Hacker shows 83,561 youths ages 6 to 21 with 10,400 employed. Enrollment rises to 68,760 from 65,685 in 1929, while 7,609 of employed youths are over 17, compared with 9,462 in 1929. White and Black breakdowns are given for each sex.
Governor Harry G. Leslie plans to return to Tippecanoe county to cast a ballot for sheriff candidates rather than choosing from the G. O. P. field in Marion county. He will vote Tuesday after a trip to Washington.
Funeral services for Horace H. Cramer aged 65 of 946 Washington Place will be held Tuesday at 2 30 p m at Shirley Brothers mortuary with the Rev F T Taylor officiating Burial will follow in Crown Hill cemetery He was a lifelong Indianapolis resident and active Democratic worker under Thomas Taggart The widow a daughter and three sons survive
Dorothy Harris eight daughter of Clarence and Mrs Harris living at 556 Drover street was seriously injured today when struck by a truck driven by William Gagen forty one of 1919 Hoyt avenue at Oliver and Birch avenues. She was with two playmates en route home from school and was thrown after tripping on a street car track. She was taken to city hospital.
In Taranto Italy on May 5 the remains of the UC-12 crew were laid to rest in a memorial consecrated with a German government representative presence. In Bucharest the Liberal party congress adopted a resolution opposing Prince Carol's return to Romania.
Predictions of heavy voting surface in counties like Lake where Ralph Bradford contests Walter Schrage for county control. Democrats gain ground in Thirteenth district while St Joseph county sees light turnout. Evansville tamps down Reform forces as Judge Bock leads Republican renomination efforts. Vanderburgh faces Democratic split over City Judge Eichel, with Muncie tests for Mayor Dale amid bipartisan infighting. Seven incumbents face no opposition.
An unloading crane at the Castings Company yards in Concord toppled while lifting coal, killing John McClelland, 50, an experienced crane operator. Witness Sam Ross, 1820 West Tenth Street, said the arm swung too far right and McClelland tried to escape but was crushed.
Holmes Herbert and his new wife, the former Mrs. Neil Ince, started their honeymoon in northern California after marrying in the Ince home. The marriage ends Mrs. Herbert’s interest in the $2,000,000 Ince estate. They plan ten days at Del Monte then a Europe voyage with Mrs. Ince’s two sons.
Whitestown Indiana May 5 The body of Mrs Lillian Millikan widow of Dr Harrison Millikan a physician here was found in her home Two cages hung nearby a starved canary and a famished parrot Coroner William H Spieth believes death occurred several days before the body was found
An Arlington County resident named C B Rosen berger must answer in police court for painting his house on Sunday. The Association Opposed to Blue Laws has hired an attorney to defend him in the case in Clarendon Virginia.
Shelbyville Indiana May 5 Rollie Gregory of Decatur county and William Gregory of Rushville brothers will be tried in city Saturday charged with failure to provide support for a father. The case concerns their alleged neglect of a paternal relative.
A local arts group shuts down its Civic Music Drive event in Indianapolis as the Indianapolis Music Association ends teen outreach efforts and community concerts.
The Times seeks help identifying an abandoned infant found in the rain last Monday at the roadside, near Bluff road southwest of Indianapolis. Call Riley 5551 if you have information or can assist a crew with the baby's identity.
In New York on May 5 David McVey a 55 year old butcher tried to drown himself in Central Park lake. A park employee rescued him and prevented tragedy.
President Hoover lauded the American Red Cross at the opening of its annual meeting in Washington. He said the organization embodies the nation’s charity and sympathy and bears a great responsibility for ready action. He noted its evolution from a wartime aid group to a national disaster relief agency at home and abroad.
The city starts summer collection with trash twice weekly and ashes every two weeks. Superintendent Truly Nolen said crews will pick up rubbish in yard containers for several weeks after rain delayed cleanup efforts.
Fred B. Cosgrave 31 of Muncie was bound over to a federal grand jury on a mail fraud charge with a $2000 bond after a hearing before Commissioner Howard S. Young. He allegedly answered theatrical ads posing as a company manager, then wired for advance money to transport his act, kept the funds, and ceased correspondence.
Federal court hearings on Citizens Gas Company 1921 to 1923 finances probe city takeover under the 1905 franchise. Plaintiffs Newton Todd and John J. Cotter challenge city rights. city contends a contract remained in the franchise. J D Forrest recounts the firm’s dire ten year past, noting 1920 profits forecast, a financial crash and stock-sale troubles.
The body of Mrs. Mildred Percy aged 35 former head of the Chicago Child Welfare League was recovered in Ice House canyon near Pasadena after exposure during a weekend outing. She died in a struggle through four foot snow drifts against guides advice.
A 16 year old boy from Chicago, identified as Alex Boksa, was in custody for the sixteenth time with a seventeenth complaint and eighteenth in preparation. He was arrested in a stolen car after partially wrecking two other automobiles Tuesday night.
Miss Marguerite Skibeness of Seattle is engaged to Julian Street the noted novelist and short story writer. The announcement came from New York and did not reveal the wedding date. Miss Skibeness has seven years of experience in dramatic work.
Eighty defendants faced arraignment before Criminal Judge James A. Collins. Irving Webster of the Indiana Journal and Ben Newman were linked in a blackmail and advertising scheme. James Trout and James Leach pleaded not guilty to auto banditry and robbery tied to the murder of William Zeller. Usury charges against Amos Haines, Jesse E. Haines, and Hansford Pool were moved to Friday. Carl Champion of Tulsa pleaded not guilty in a two year old policeman murder case.
Akron announces complete city population at 257378, below anticipated total. Suburban annexations in recent months contribute to the revised count.
The Methodist Board of Temperance Prohibition and Public Morals released a clip sheet noting many legislators abstain for months, praising older lawmakers who began habits in the Capitol era while condemning younger congressmen for drinking. Dr Clarence True Wilson helped edit the sheet.
Governor Harry G. Leslie endorses May 24 as Poppy Day for sale of poppies made by disabled veterans. He urges all Indiana residents to wear a poppy and to purchase them in memory of World War I heroes and to express gratitude through support.
Washington May 5 94 percent of members of the American Association for Study of Feeble Minded favored sterilization of mental defectives in a questionnaire. Dr Harvey M Watkins superintendent Polk State school Polk Pa announced at the association meeting.
James Hughes 22 of Green Castle era, a passenger in an auto driven by Richard Gant 22, struck an embankment near St. Mary of the Woods while returning from the junior prom. Hughes remained critically injured at St. Anthony's hospital in Terre Haute. Gant and three Indianapolis youths sustained injuries. one severely cut, others bruised.
The London naval treaty advances through the Senate under the foreign relations committee after the naval affairs panel canceled its hearings. Chairman Hale said Secretary Adams would testify only after Secretary Stimson is called by Senator Borah’s committee.
Cecil Miller, 44, jailed on theft charges after allegedly taking a merchant policeman's revolver from a cafe at 1118 Shelby Street while the officer ate lunch. Miller reportedly told the proprietor and the officer he intended to kill his wife.
Hamlin Garland will keynote Foundation day events at Indiana University in Bloomington and at the Columbia Club in Indianapolis. President Bryan to award honors. Sigma Xi and Phi Beta Kappa announcements planned. Alumni groups statewide and in several states organize concurrent observances.
Twenty four deputy election commissioners, twelve Republicans and twelve Democrats, have been appointed by county clerk George O Hutsell to serve during the primary. Deputies at the courthouse and sheriff's office will act as trouble shooters and may be sent by car to voting places where trouble is reported. Republicans named: John L Niblack, Thomas A Daily, Albert E Cottey, L Roy Zapf, James E Rocap, Harry C Hendrickson, Dixon H Bynum, J Clyde Hoffman, Harry E Yockey, Herman Wolff, Samuel Ashby, Remster A Bingham. Democrats named: William E Worrell, Fred W Seiger, John Ludlow, Ray Ankenbrook, Donald Sehl, Sherwood Blue, Ed Brennan, Joan P Garvin, Patrick Kinney, Edward D Boren, John Finneran, William P Flannery.
Four additional arrests were made in Terre Haute linked to the federal grand jury report indicting forty six people in Vigo and Vermillion counties and nearby areas for conspiring to violate the federal prohibition law. The new detainees named are Taylor Pierson Frank Maharry John Carney and Wayne Wence.
Roman Catholic pilgrims from around the world gather for the eucharistic congress opening in Tunis and Carthage. More than 10,000 visitors throng the area.
The Frank Huntsinger American Legion post in Noblesville Indiana will entertain Ninth Indiana district posts on May 22. Committees plan a program for 500 visitors including a parade through the business district and a district dinner. Representatives from district posts are expected to attend.
The body of a woman about 50 was found wrapped in a blanket on a theater stairway in Cleveland. She had been strangled, and police began investigations into the homicide.
Lord Louis Mountbatten, cousin of King George, was progressing favorably today after breaking a collar bone in polo on Saturday. The injury occurred during a match in London and his condition was described as improving.
W. H. Shufflebarger, a forty year veteran shoemaker, has been granted a patent for a device that cements soles to shoes without nails or stitching. The machine is on display at Roy E. Steele’s shoe shop located at 15 North Illinois Street.
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