Muncie Post-Democrat, Muncie, Delaware County, 10 January 1930 — Page 3

FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1930.

PART OF INDIANA CONVENTION LAW FOUND INVAUD

Picking: of Alternates By Parties Is Now Ordered Stricken Out.

Indianapolis, Jan. 8.—The 1929 law providing for the election of alternate delegates to •‘olni'*al saacfc conventions is invalid, it was discovered yesterday by the state board of election commissioners. Proprimary advocates in the last Legislature demanded the election of alternate delegates to state conventions as a means of minimizing so-called machine rule. The election commission discovered that the title of the act providing for the alternate delegates was faulty and therefore only delegates will be elected as heretofore. Delegate Number Varies. The number of delegates to a state convention varies according to the number of votes cast for secretary of state candidates at the preceding election. Therefore, there will be approximately nineteen hundred delegates to the Republican state convention in May and slightly less than this number in the Democratic state convention, which probably will be in June. Had the 1929 law been valid, the number of persons attending the conventions would have, been doubled. Senator William P. Hodges of (Jary, a proprimary man, drafted the amendment providing for the election of alternate delegates and had it inserted in the bill which repealed the sections of the direct primary law providing for the selection of candidates for Governor and JJnited States senator by popu lar vote.

PREVENTION IS STILL BEST CURE

Dr. T. B. Rice Gives Valuable Suggestions About Contagious Diseases

Indianapolis, Jan. 6.—“Taking the bull by the horns—while he is still a calf” is th'e way Dr. Thurman B. Rice of the Indiana University school of medicine speaks to state health officers in urging the prevention of disease while there is still a chance to ward off disastrous re-

sults.

Bulldoggmg a Texas steer makes an exciting episode at a rodeo, but most of us prefer tiddly-winks as a form of exercise,” Dr. Rice says in the current issue of the Indiana state board of health’s monthly bulletin. “If I had to take a bull by the horns and see which one of us was

'colfol, on which sprawled the body of the youth. Rivers of fire trickled from the holocaust and flowed into a nearby ditch. The police took the body, burned beyond recognition, from the car as quickly as approach was possible. They said the young man undoubtedly was dead before the fire was started. o—

Chronological Review of New Events in Year 1929

AUTO HORN FOILS ABDUCTOR S PLOT; SEARCH STARTED

(By the United Press) FROM JANUARY TO JULY. January

Masked Man Flees at Sound After Threatening High School Student

Bedford, Ind., Jan. G.—The attempted kidnaping of Mary Ooley, 16-year-old daughter of W. V. Ooley of tins city, was frustrated Satur-

the ‘best man,’ I’d much prefer to day night when the would-be kiddo it while he wms a wabbly calf naper was frightened away by the and you must admit there’s plain; insistent honking of a car in front

horse sense in my contention. The of.the home.

best time to stop a fire is before the | The family had left the home, dining table and the baby grand; leaving the daughter. When they piano fall into the basement; the returned they found a bloody rolltime to prevent a flood is while the ing-pin on the floor of the living leak in the dike is a mere trickle. I room. A search revealed the girl. Should Sneak up on Troubles iwith hands and feet bound and a The best cure for typhoid fever!towel bound over her mouth, unis not to have it. Taking the little | conscious behind the davenport.\

trouble to Pasteurize the milk may save the big trouble of being the

Menaced by Masked Man

Her story was that a well dressed

CO. ASSESSORS IN 3-DAY MEETING

State Income Tax Urged By Farmers to Be Taken Up and Discussed.

Indianapolis, Jan. 7.—UP—County assessors met here today for their 29th annual three-day meeting with the problem of taxation of personal property as the principal matter to be discussed. James Showalter, chairman of the state tax board, presided over the meetings, which are scheduled to continue through Thursday. Among the speakers on the program were: Gov. Harry G. Leslie, Showalter, Pliny Wolfard, member of the board, S. B. Ullum, in charge of inheritance taxes, and W. L. Lewis of the Farm Federation Bureau. One of the problems to be taken up, according to Showalter, was that of relieving the taxation burden from real estate owners who in the past have paid 65 per cent of the tax total. A special endeavor will he made to obtain accurate figures on millions of dollars worth of intangible personal property, in eluding stocks and bonds, and cash, which never have been reported. It was expected that the state income tax, urged by farmers, would be discussed.

HOUSE WET FIGHT GETS ‘HIGH BROW’

Gulin Phrases Hurled in Dry Attack—Prohibition Called New God Baal.

Washington, Jan. 9,—The ancient classics were ijuvoked Wednesday by wets in the House as they led de'bate on the War Department supply bill into the Weld of prohibition to assail the drys for applauding what they termed ’’dry killings.” Irony and Latin were employed by Representative Black (Democrat, New York), as he nominated Bishop James Cannon, Jr., of the Methodist Episcopal church, South, to- be a “cheer leader” for the drys. “Of course,” he said, “I do not want him to turn any somersaults here because some chips and stocks might fall out of his pocket.” Representative Schafer (Republican, Wisconsin), drew an analogy from the Bible. Sacrifice to Prohibition Baal. “Each day’s tragic news,” he asserted, “indi|'.:ates more human lives sacrificed on the altar of prohibition Baal.” He characterized this figure as a “god” of the drys, “which must have blood.” Giving what he termed a theme song of Horace, the celebrated Latyi poet. Representative Black shouted “Nunc est Bibendum” (now is the time to drink."

cejxter piece in the floral display at j man, with his face hidden by a the undertaking parlors. A typhoid mask, entered the liome, telling her bug doesn’t amount to much by him j “she was too pretty to be there and self, but you just let him raise a he was going to take her away.” family in your insides—and then j Hearing the prolonged honking of see what he amounts to.” an automobile in front of the house Practically the entire health pro-!he was frightened away but not begranj, Dr. Rice says, is one of urg-;for,e he had hit her repeatedly with ing the public to sneak up on its!the rolling pin. troubles when they—the troubles— The physician culled to attend are asleep. Medical science has j her says she is not injured except

for a badly bruised and lacerated

nose and mouth.

Mary Ooley is a sophmore in

Bedford high school.

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Jan 3—Harvey L. Smith, former carnival barker, private detective and evangelist, went on trial for murder Mrs. Genevieve Stultz, Elk-

( hart.

Jan 3.—Irvington State Bank rqbbed of $21,000. Jan. 10—Seventy-sixth Indiana General assembly convened. Heard Gov. Ed Jackson’s final message. ' Jan. 14—Harry G. Leslie inaugurated 32nd governor of Indiana. Jan. 15—Gov. Harry G. Leslie read first message to legislature. Jan. 17—Harvey L. Smith acquitted of murder of Mrs. Genevieve

Stultz.

Jan. 17—Jessup Bolinger, president of First State Bank, Shelburn, confessed, forging $40,000 in notes to cover defalcations. Jan. 16—Don Maple found murdered in national bank at Sullivan, of which he was president. Jan. 18—Twister entered state at

home of former county prosecutor, Lafayette. March 16—Gov. Harry G. Leslie signs bill providing investigation armory board activities. March 20—Young Gary woman March 20—Three Indianapolis farm prisoners escape. March 25—Lawrence Chere, Chicago, sentenced to life imprisonment for murder of Wilkinson Haag, Indianapolis druggist, May

17.

April April 8—Find decomposed body of Edith Mae Dierdorf in stream near Terre Haute after two months search. April 4-—Rev. E. S. Shumaker completed Indiana State farm sentence. April 9—State Supreme court asked to decide constitutionality of city manager fdrm government. April 11—Two armed bandits secure $5,700 in daylight robbery Citizens National bunk at Carme’l,

Ind.

April 12—Five children and 78-

reached such a stage of development that it can prophesy with great accuracy where the trouble is liable to break out, Dr. Rice continues. If you have a shallow well

youVre I'jOO 1^111111^1^ the flies swarm about your place j IIlO 111 U 11 vlllJ

it doesn't take a prophet inspired i of heaven to predict that some of j these days you are going to have a visitor in the form of a typhoid or

dysentery germ.”

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When the temperature of a bee ive drops below 57 degrees in win3r the bees cluster in a hollow all and bees within the cluster ibrate their wings to produce heat. Faced with the necessity of oiling water during a drought, lie residents of Pittsfield, Mass., •ere advised to beat the water like ggs to restore the original taste. The cubit used in ancient times s a standard of length was the istance from the elbow to the end f the longest finger. The gecko, one of the rarest of izards, lives in the African desert ,nd yet has webbed feet.

CONGRESS BACK #NM JOB TODAY

Wet and Dry Question And Tariff Big 1 Problems at This Time

Washington, Jan. 6.—Its eyes directed to the electipus of next November, the second session of the seventy-fifth Congress returned to Capitol Hill today to find the London Naval conference rivaling the tariff, prohibition and other domestic issues for its attention. The recess over, the holiday season had failed to clarify the complex situation confronting it and, in one respect, the problems had been multiplied by the unheralded flareup over the wet and dry issue which was initiated on Christmas Eve, by Senator Borah, Republican, Idaho, a dry. The first work at hand today, found the Senate ready to proceed with the tariff bill, which just one year ago tomorrow had its birth ip the Ways and Means Committee of the House. The controversial wool schedule was the exact subject at hand. In the House miscellaneous bills on the calendar had the legislative nght-o-way, but interest also was directed to the report of the Appropriations Committee of the annual Army supply measure, carrying funds for the Regular Army and the host of non-military activities, such as the rivers and harbors and flood control projects, that come within the jurisdiction of the War Department. ^ o GANG VENGEANCE SEEN IN MURDER CLOSE TOINBIANA Shot Through Back of Head —Police Seek to Trace the Car Number.

>Stegcr. 111., Jan. 6.—The body of a youth about 18 years old, who was supposed to have been running liquor from Chicago into Indiana, was found by the police Sunday on a pyre of flaming alcohol cans in an automobile near here. Police believe the lad was slain for encroaching on the precincts of a gang of bootleggers who hit on the bizarre cremation as a method of terrifying other trespassers. The auto was facing toward the Indiana state line. Police believe the boy was transporting the alcohol from Chicago to some point along the road which touches Dyer, Ind., and eventually leads to Hammond, Ind. Attracted by Explosion Sergt. Henry Siegel of the Homewood county police said he was attracted by an explosion and flare of flame while patroling a highway two miles from the scene. With a companion officer he sped to a wooded lane known as Devil’s Paradise to find the automobile a veritable vessel of fire. The sergeant said the car, saturated with alcohol and gasoline, was in the dead center of the narrow road. Inside the machine, he said, were eight cans of blazing al-

TO SHARE HUBERT MILLIONS NAMED

Coolidge, Smith, Rosenwald Announce Quotas Under Terms Inventor’s Will

New York. Jan. 6.—Former Prosiden Calvin Coolidge, Former Governor Alfred E. Smith and Julius Rosenwald of Chicago, the committee 'of three prominent citizens chosen by executors under the will of Conrad Hubert, Sunday announced the names of thirty-three insulations which have been selected by them to receive approximately $6,

000,000.

Mr. Hubert, inventor of the pocket flashlight and other . electrical devices, died Feb. 14, 1928, at Cannes, France. He directed in his will that three outstanding Americans—-a Catholic, a Protestant and a Jew—be appointed to determine the insti’tu lions to which three-quarters of his fortune-should be distributee!. For this purpose Lite funds was divided into three classifications. Funds on hand, totaling $4,6000,000, will go to fifteen iustiutions. In the second group eight institutions will receive the first million dollars of the residuary estate and in the third group, ten institutions will receive bequests from the remaining

funds.

Final Meeting Friday The committee held its final meeting Friday in the offices of the Bankers Trust Company, which, with C. Bertram Plante, president of Mr. Hubert’s Bond Electric Corporation of Jersey City, N. J., is exe cutor and trustee of the estate. Afterward the committee granted an interview to reporters, with Mr. Coolidge acting as chairman. “We have enjoyed the several nionths in this interesting work,” jhe said. “I think you know I lie story of Conrad Hubert and his life. It was agreed by the committee that Mr. Smith would act as spokesman for the committee.” Mr. Smith pointed out that Mr. Hubert had made an unique provision in his will and that the committee, under the will, had been the -judge of how much to give each institution, as well as what institutions should benefit.

southwestern edge and swept across I vear i0 i d grandmother burned in

into Ohio taking life of one Hoos- gyath Bead fire.

' ei ; | April 12—Hail and electrical Jan. 25 Rev. E. S. Shumaker storm at New Albany causes $250,-

denied writ of habeas corpus, etc. ypy damage.

Jan. 29 State Senate orders i April 27 — Two Indianapolis probe of actions of armory building youths burned to death in car aeboard. Jessup Bolinger, former c ju e nt near Shelbyville.

president of state bank, Shelburn, | |y| a y

began serving two to fourteen M ay 3—Alonzo Whalen, 50, killed year term for forgery. in Kokomo home by volley of shots

Jan. 30.—Edith Mae Dierdorf, 10, fi re( i through door,

ierre Haute, believed murdered i May 9—$400,000 warehouse fire,

after newsbag found in road. Miss- Indianapolis.

ing three days. j May 10—Gene Alger, serving Jan. 31 Two airplanes aided manslaughter* sentence in reform-

posse of 600 in search Mor Edith a t or y, parolled.

Mae Dierdorf missing from lerrej May 15—Flood conditions existed ^ au ^ e * |in parts of Southern Indiana.. 7-, u ,, ,, Feb ^ uar / n ... , May 28—Appellate court ruled 2 Rewards of $3,000 offered f ormer Mayor John L. Duvall, Inditoi hmlmg Edith Mae Dierdorf. anapolis, must serve 30-day senkeb. 4 Charles Zimmerman, tence and pay $1,000 fine imposed toimei count.v sheriff at Angola, f 0r violating corrupt practices act. arrested for murder Thomas Burke, j May 29—Bandits rob South Bend bank bandit \ jbank president of $18,000 as be was • k' Shumaker be- transferring money from oue bank

gins 60-day sentence for contempt to another

of state supreflue court j May 30-William Spence, Los * George R. Jeffery Angeles, killed in accident during

pointed federal district attorney 5(H j mile race

for southern Indiana. I May 30—May Keech, Philadel- • i<e ^' w Iv J cll f 1(1 G- Turk cash- piji a w j ns 500 mile auto race at

ler ot defunct state bank at Sulh-| llu f ialla p olis

van, arrested 011 embezzlement j May 30—Mayor and members of t miges m connection with Shel- )j 0art i 0 f works at Evansville indjet-

burn national bank and Sullivan etl in sewer cas £ State bank. | June March | June 3—Mrs. Catherine Gassier,

March 6—Thomas Taggart, lead- jailed at Valparaiso in connection er of live democratic party in Indi-,with slaying of Cameola Soutar,

ana died at Indianapolis. .Chicago girl.

March 6—Crazed father kills self 1 June 11—Edward J. Fogarty, forand three year old daughter at mer yarden state prison wounded South Bend. 1 himself fatally at South Bend. .-March 7 Foionel Robert W. —22---Federal grand jury reStewart, deposed as director of the turns indictment against 176 northStandard Oil Company at Whiting ern Indiana residents for violations

stockholder’s meeting. jof prohibition laws.

March 12—One hundred twenty- j June 28—Bandits take $1,200 at

five persons endangered in $225,000, Wolcott state bank,

sanitarium fire at Martinsville. Alii June 29—Bernard Sturgis, But

escaped. March

13—Bomb exploded

|ler, Ind., chosen to represent state

at!in Edison examination.

TOBACCO STATES PROPOSE CO-OPS

toward co-operative marketing of tobacco since 1,200 North Carolina [growers met in Raleigh and selected a committee to recommend a type of co-operative set-up best I suited to their peculiar require- *•»«»,«»»«! wiM Aw-vir. I

J,lnM Growers !o Illl- regional co-operatives. liate Project.

Washington, Jan. 7.—Sentiment ] for establishment of a national | foundation on which government j aid might be sought in the cooper- | ative marketing of tobaecoo had j been ascertained by the farm hoard | today to be materializing in eleven I

states.

The boa draunouneed dial James (’. Stone, boadr member representing tobacco, would attend a meet- ' ing of Virginia growers at Danville January 17 to discuss plans for a state co-operative. States interested in similar moves are North Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, Missouri, Wisconsin, Connecticut and Maryland. Caleld Latest Step The Virginia Conference was described as the latest definite step

USED CAR VALUES 1929 Reo Sedan. 1928 Graham Paige 1927 Whippet Coach. 1928 Whippet 4-door Sedan. 1926 Dodge Sedan. 1926 Star Touring. 1925 Chevrolet Coupe. 1925 Chevrolet Coach. 1925 Ford Roadster. 1925 Overland Coach. 1927 Ford Roadster. Orr Motor Sales 110 E. Gilbert. Phone 999

California First Rain In 4 Months

Los Angeles, Cal., Jan. 6.-+The parched Southland got its first drink in four nionths Sunday, when rain began to fall at 6 o'clock Sunday morning. The storm sweeping down from the Northwest* was moving rapidly south and the local Weather Bureau said that the fall would be.general to the Mexican border. While the rain was steady, only .30 of an inch fell between 6 and 11 o'clock, i bringing the total 'for the entire | season to .62 of an inch, nearly five | inches below normal. Tiie storm put an end for the present to the brush fire hazard which has been serious because of the arid condition. The first snow of the season fell at Yosemite park Saturday night and continued heavily Sunday, ending the dryest period in park history since 1917. Sunday’s snowfall marked the opening of the winter sports season here. , —

2nd Annual January CLEARANCE SALE

An opportunity of a life time. As much as 50% off on some of our standard gas appliances such as Ranges, Water Heaters, Room Heaters, Washing Machines, Ironers and others.

$1 Down and a Year To Fay

Central Ind. Gas Co.

Ft. Wayne Mayor Tears Down Fence

Ft. Wayne, Ind., Jan. 10—Headed by the detachment of police led by Capt. Don C. Merchant and Lieut. Charles Efisenhut, a group of city employes went to the Winter street crossing of the Pennsylvania railroad Wednesday afternoon and tore down the 10-foot tight board fences in either side of the right-of-way wliicii had closed the street to traffic since December 31. The action was taken upon the order of Mayor William J-. Hosey and the board of public works. The mayor and David Erwin, member of the board of works, personally watched the order carried out. It is understood that the railroad company put up the barricades December 31, with the consent of the outgoing board of works. The new administration h<j.s taken the attitude that the grade separation at Anthony boulevard has not been completed as called for in the contract between the city and the railroad company, and that the railroad company is not entitled to close Winter street until the public shall *have free and uninterrupted use of Anthony boulevard. — 0 Try One-Cent-a-Worti Ads

Alaska now leads the world in the number of airports and landing fields in comparison to iis population. With some 60,000 people and sixty-five airports, Alaska has one of the latter for each 908 inhabitants. Bermuda is a collection of coral islands. " ■Wf'TTi.x’g

Grasshopper mice were so named back in 1833 in North Dakota because their foundness for grasshoppers were noted. There are almost 32,000,000 motor vehicles in the world,, of which nearly 25,000,000 are in the United States.

DEPENDABLE USED CAR VALUES Our saie and sane trade-in policy makes it possible for you to buy a good used car at a price that is right. You may select any car in stock and buy it with perfect confidence for its value and condition will be truthfully represented. 1929 Essex Coupe. 1928 Pontiac Coach. 1927'Chevrolet Sedan. 1927 Chevrolet Coach. 1927 Pontiac Cabriolet. 1926 Chevrolet Sedan. 1926 Chevrolet Coach. 1925 Chevrolet Sedan. 1925 Chevrolet Coach. 1925 Ford Touring. COOPER SALES CO. COOPER PROPS, President. 115-117 West Adams St. Phone 766

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The Pennsylvania State College has developed a correspondence course in “Elements of Mechanical Flight.”

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ORR MOTOR SALES Whippet-Hupmobile 110 East Gilbert St. FRANK N. REED MOTOR CO. Oldsmobile-Vikiug 309-11 North High St. STANDARD AUTO CO. Marmon-Packard-Roosevelt 413 East Jackson St. THOMSON MOTOR CO. Buick-Marquette 217 W. Washington St. WALNUT MOTOR CAR COMPANY Chrysler-Plymouthi-Fargo 418 East Jackson St.

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