Muncie Post-Democrat, Muncie, Delaware County, 25 April 1930 — Page 2
FRIDAY, APRIL 2 r >, 1930.
THE POST-DEMOCRAT fc Democratic weekly newspaper representing the Democrats of Mancie Delaware County and the 8th Congressional District The only Democratic Newspaper in Delaware County.
Entered as second class matter January 15. 1921, at the Postoffl.ce at tfunole, Indiana, under the Act of March I, 1879.
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223 North Elm Street—Telephone 2540 •! i r. CHARLES H. DALE, Publisher. Geo. R. Dale, Editor. Muncie, Indiana, Friday, April 25, 1930.
BANDIT BUSINESS IN INDIANA DULL
LOUISVILLE MAN LAUDS EDITORS
Hard Tim^s Causing Banks to Tom Wallace Principal SpeakClose, About Put Bank er At Sigma Delta Chi Robbers Out of Job. Banquet.
Indianapolis, April 25.— (UP)—! Indianapolis, April 25.— (UP)— Even the rolling ’business has The mantle of Sir Galahad was liftits dull daysV according to George ed from the 19th century editor by Hartman, 23. who with three other Toni Wallace, editor of the l.ouismen set out: to. rob a bank' some- ville Times, in a talk at the Foundwhere but came back empty handed ers’ day dinner of Sigma Delta Chi
after visiting eight towns on one last, week.
day. \ Wallace told the scribes that the “Maybe, we were a little timid.’’ editor of today, as shown by his Hartman admitted as he sat in the works, is a high type of man, becity jail here with Albert Harmon, yond the influence ot political par22, awaiting transoprtatiou where tisanship which dominated newsthey will be tried for planning to papers of the T9th century, rob a hank there. “But nowhere in i Although the editors of last centhe entire tour could we find condi- tury were more ecdorful characters, lions suitable for pulling a job." ion the whole, than those of the In a confession to E. L. Osborne,'present, they were linked without chief of the state bureau of criminal exception to political parties and identification and investigation, dominated by factionalism, influHartman told of the trip to nearby enees which have been thrown off tow r ns with Harmon. Cecil Johnson within recent years. Wallace said, and James Ryan. The last tw’o re- As an example of the freedom ceutly were sentenced to 10 years and purity of the modern press, the in state prison on charge of robbing speaker cited records of the recent the Fishers’state bank on February; congresional hearings in which 24. it was shown that utilities spent ‘•We formulated our plans on a I large sums in lobbying, when it was street corner in Indianapolis and!found that their money could not one of the fellows stole a Chevrolet Jpurchase editorial patronage. He for the trip,’’ Hartman said. “Deter-.(cited also the example of Kentuemined to rob a bank, w^e started out ky’s fight against utility control of one morning and stopped at Law-(state’s water power, in which the rence. There were too many people (press rallied almost unanimously
in support of the Louisville Times’ five-year battle and finally squelched the ambitious program of the
bring the guilty man to justice. On the same program our own stage and screen star Charley Murray will talk, again in his latest comedy, "His Honor the Mayor’’ Also an old time silent movie novelty, “Shadow of Doubt,” in which Mary Pickford and Owen Moore,
co-stars, will appear. O—i
NOTICE
OF SALE OF PROPERTY
SCHOOL
the two stock sheds approximately 60 feet 6 inches by 26 feet 4 inches and 95 feet 5 inches by 26 feet 4 inches located at the rear of said premisies. No. 8.—The one story frame dwelling house containing 5 rooms and bath, located at 621 North Walnut Street, together with the garage building, approximately 16 feet by 14 feet, connected there-
with.
No. 9 —The one story frame dwelling house containing 5 rooms
Notice is hereby given that at.'and bath room, located at number 4:00 o’clock P. M., on Tuesday, the 691 North Walnut Street in the City 20th day of May, 1930, and from day of Muncie, Indiana, together will) to day thereafter until sold,at the the garage building, approximately office of the Superintendent of the] 16 feet by 13 feet, connected Lhere-
City Schools, in the Central Hlgbiwith.
School Building hi the City of Mun- Purchasers may submit separate cie, Indiana, the Board of School bids for each building or a single Trustees of the School City of Mini-j bid for all of the buildings, and cie, Indiana, will offer for sale and (such bids may be submitted orally sell to the highest and best bidder)or in WTiting. The purchaser will for cash and for not less than the!Ik? required to tear down or otherfull appraised value thereof, either wise remove said buildings from
separately or as an entirety, as said Board may deem best, certain build-
ings, more particularly described (building material, w ithin such time Office building, storage sheds,las may be fixed by the board. The garage and all other buildings for- board reserves the right to reject
merly owned, used and occupied by
as follows:
the Grouleff and Mauck Lumber Company for a lumber yard on
RIVOU SUNDAY FEATURES ALBERTINA RASCH DANCERS On the Screen "Crazy That Way,” All-Talking Comedy Love Dra-
ma With Joan Bennett.
in the bank there so wo drove on to Hadden Hall but when we saw five me^i in the postoffice that look-
ed like coppers we decided to drive moneyed interests,
on to Thorntown. Things were not to our liking there so we went back to Buck Creek and then to Battle
Creek, Oaklandon and Plainfield.” ‘•A state policeman, standing on
a street corner in Plainfield made us decide to pass up the bank there and we went on to Frankfort. By this time we were fully determined to rob at least one bank before returning home and agreed-40 stickup
the next bank we came to.” "This was in a small town east
of Franklin. We stopped in front of the bank and saw a sign on the door, “Bank Closed.” This cooled us off and we returned to ludiaua- ■ potw—wuU -madu- arrangements to rob the Brightwood slate bank, to secure the Big Four railroad company payroll, and to rob the East
Tenth street branch bank.” Before these jobs could be “pull-
ed,” however, Johnson and Ryan were arrested for the Fishers' bank robbery and the aryest of Hartman and Harmon, by Inianapolis police,
followed.
GENERAL EDWARDS FLAYS PROHIBITION
Yankee Division Chief Refutes Charge Rum Lowered Soldier’s Courage.
Washington. April 25. (UP)—A general who was with his soldiers on the front lines 10 months without leave—Clarence Edwards of the Twenty-sixth Yankee division— gave an old-fashioned army speech against prohibition to the house judiciary committee Wednesday. Climaxing the testimony of five
Rivoll Theater one day only Sunday, afternoon and evening, another combination rogram of three acts of Radio-Keith-Orpheum vaudeville and on the talking screen, "Crazy That Way,” an all-talking love comedy drama with Joan Ben-
nett.
Topping the vaudeville bill will be seen the famous Albertina Rasch Dancers, featuring Jane Overton, Hazel King and Te Meyers, along with eleven other beautiful and graceful dancers. Miss Rasch has developed a new type of dancing, a modern version of ballet dancing, a unique combination <>f classic and jazz. Dancing that loses none of the so-called poetry of motion bul at the same time possesses all of the pep and nifty stepping in favor today. Shafer and Bernice offer a combination of songs and chatter, entitled, “An Auto Tangle,’ which the comedy is derived when Bernice attempts to sell an automobile to Shafer, who is seeking a wife. The famous Gilbert Brothers “athletes supreme” offering a series of remarkable feat which they accomplish in a sensational manner with grace and
pep.
,—o NOTICE OF SALE OF BONDS
Notice is hereby given by the undersigned Treasurer and Auditor of Delaware County, Indiana, that pursuant to the drainage laws of the State of Indiana, the saidTreus-
wet witnesses called in rebuttal of urer of Delaware County, will at
the hour of 10:(Ml A. M. on the 17th day of May, 1930, at the office of the Treasurer of Delaware County, Indiana, in the Court House in the City of Muncie, said County and State proceed to sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at not less than the face value, certain drainage bonds for the face or par value of $2,108.00 bearing interest, from and after the 4th day of March, 1930, at 6 per cent per annum, payable semi-annually on the 15th day of May and November of each year thereafter and until all of said bonds are fully paid,,said bonds will be ten (10) in number dated March 4, 1930, each being for the sum of $240.80, the first bonds will be due and payable on the 15th day of May, 1931, and bonds will become due each year thereaftpf until all have been fully paid. 4H'of said bonds are payable at tipi''office of the Treasurer of Delaware. County, Indiana. * ' ' v Said bonds have been issued in compliance with the laws of/ the Stale of Indiana and pursuant to an order of the Board oi. Commissioners of Delaware County, Indiana, authorizing the issue and sale of said bonds for the purpose of providing funds for the construction and costs and expenses incident thereto of the drainage proceedings known as the conclructlon of the drain petitioned for by Bert F. Bradbury et al. Cause 318. Right is reserved to reject any and all bids. . ’ Dated this 25th day of April,
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W. MAX SHAFER Auditor Delaware County, Indiana. JOSEPH T. MEREDITH. Treasurer Delaware County, lud. April 25-May 2. o 1— The largest general hospital in the United States is the Cook
the trial of prohibition before the committee, Edwards, who served 50 years in the army, said temperance could best be promoted by regula-
tion and not by prohibition.
When Representative La Guardia, wet Republican of New York, called Ills attention to a statement made during the dry presentation by former Atty. Gen. J. Weston Allen of Massachusetts to the effect that British war courage and efficiency suffered from liquor, the Yankee
. division leader bristled. Praises British Soldiers
, ‘T served with the Britih,” he said. “I went over the top four times with them. Such a statement is outrageous, untrue and I condemn it. We always paid tribute to the courage and efficiency of the Eng-
lish, Scotch and Irish troops.
“I never saw any intemperance in France, although wines and beers were freely drunk by the
. troops.
“God knows when 1 saw my men shivering in that clay soup out there in the dawn, I would like to have given them something to buck them up. They went over the top on cold water and came back that
way.
“It is awful that a man who stays at home and knows nothing about the situation should say such a thing about a friendly nation.” | f> T Auto Accident Proves Fatal Plymouth, Ind., April 25.-—(UP) —One man was killed and another injured, probably fatally, when their auto left the road and crashed into a pole on a turn four miles west of Plymouth late yesterday. The driver, David Morgan, 21, Plymouth, was killed instantly and George Singer, 22, Plymouth, suffered a punctured lung >and a bruised head. At the Marshall County Hospital it was reported he wss
dying.
County Hospital in Illinois, which
has 3,000 beds.
FAMOUS VAN DINE SISTERS f ee t 6 inches) in the rear thereof, UNCOVERS SURPRISE THRILLiocated on the north side of the
south driveway.
Cbartey Murray Also Talks Again
"His Honor The Mayor.
N 0- 4.—The two large storage sheds 201 feet by 39 feet with the roofed driveway connected therewith located ou the north side of
che north driveway. i
No. 5.—The storage shed 40 feet 3 inches by 119 feet 6 inches located on the north side of the south
Philo Vance is back in town, trailing the killer in “The Benson Murder Case.” He comes to the Rivoli Theater next Monday aftei 1 -
noon and will be here for three'dHy ew ^. v -
days, in a mist of mystery and sus-
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of the south
driveway^
No. 7.—The three-car garage 30 feet 9 inches by 26 feet 4 inches and
No. 6.—The storage shed 32 feet
uays, m h imsr OL mysiery auu sus-j feet 6 inches locatpense, and will show you how toj^ e J .. side thp Kn ., lth
solve .thq greatest of the S. S. Van e Dine detective-thrillers and will
the real estate and to level off the ground and remove all debris and
any and all bids.
Said buildings are located upon rfcal estate heretofore acquired by the School City of Muncie, Indiana,
fol-
North Walnut Street in the City of for schobl purposes, and said build-
ings are now deemed by the board to be unnecessary and undesirable
for such purposes,
Further information regarding said buildings, and the sale thereof, may be obtained from Glen D. Brown, Business Director of City Schools, telephone 24. ! SCHOOL CITY OF MUNCIE, IN-
DIANA.
BY EDWARD TUHEY WILLIAM F. WHITE J. L. KIMBROUGH Board of School Trustees. Silverburg, Bracken & Gray, Attorneys. April 18-25.
Muncie, Indiana, described as
lows: i I
No. 1.—Frame office building 20 feet 6 inches by 34 feet and priVatfe office and store room 20 feet 6 inches by 14 feet in the rear thereof. No. 2.—Glazing shop and three storage sheds in rear thereof, located on the south side of the south driveway, said storage sheds being approximately 89 feet by 24 feet, 45 feet 10 inches by 24 feet and 19 feet inches by 24 feet, respective-
ly.
No. 3.—The mill shop (24 feet 6 inches by 49 feet) and the two storage sheds (24 feel 6 inches by 24
NOTICE TO NON-RESIDENTS.
State of Indiana, Delaware Co., ss: In the Delaware Circuit Court, April Term, 1930. Cause No. 7420. Oliver D. Stover vs. L. E. Cow--M’ - whose Christian name is unknown, and L. E. Cowger, whose Christian name is unknown, the unknown children, descendants, heirs, surviving 1 spouses, creditors, administrators, of estates, devisees, legatees, trustees and executors of the last will and testament, successors in interest and assigns resectively of each of the foregoing perons, the spouses of all the persons above named, described and designated as defendants in this action who are married, the names of all of whom are unknown to the plaintiff: all persons and Corporations wiio assert or might assert any title claim or interest in or lieu upon the real estate described in the complaint in this action, by, under or through any of the defendants to this action named, described and designated In said complaint, the names of all of whom are unknown to this plaintiff; that the plaintiff in the above entitled cause of action has filed his complaint in the Delaware Circuit Court to quiet his title to the following described real estate in Delaware County, State of Indiana, towit: Lot number nine (9) in block number eight (8) in the Muncie Land Company’s sub-division of a part of the Witt tract, as recorded in Plat Book No. 3, at page 13 of the records of Plats of Delaware County, State of Indiana. As against all demands, claims and claimants whatsoever, and as against the defendants and each of them, and against any and all persos whomsoever and against the whole world, together with an affidavit that the residence of each of the above named defendants, upon diligent search and inquiry, is unkown; and that unless you and each of you be and appear in the Delaware Circuit Court of said County and State, on Thursday, the 5th day of June, 1930, the day of this the April Term of said Court now in session at the Court House in the City of Muncie, in said County and State, the said Cause will be heard and determined in your absence. Witness, the Clerk and Seal of said Court, affixed at the city of Muncie, Indiana, this the 11th day
of April, 1930. PERRY W. MANSFIELD, Clerk of the Delaware Circuit Court. Elmer E. Botkin, Attorney for Plahltiff. (April 11-18-25)
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