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TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 12. 1929
THE HOME PAPXB
SA Y! (H gHAm J. AJUKOLB)
GIRL HIRES PLANE FOR SUICIDE LEAP
QUA1I. questing WITH JOSEPHINE
My opening engagement of the 1929 i[unil qeusting season was a most successful one—for the quail. The fact is that I am just too tender! Parted. And so is Joe Crosby, who s p en t the day with me out in the wide open spaces. Joe is so tender heart-J ,d. just like me, that I pettingly call him Josephine. He calls me “Char- | lotte.” ^ , | Equipped with enough guns, dogs, ammunitions and game bags to rid 1 the county of its game birds we set out for a place where we had been I told there was an abundance of quail, j And the fellow who told us, knew his
staff. There were a lot of birds
where we went—and they are still CAUGHT WITH BRIDE S' Jur*' ZTnajoTC :**f " S » r Cl-rk e„ u „„ j
probably t hou e ht thit L “ ds P »“' «' 100 U 1 " 1 C ”"
GENE ALGER IS CAUGHT AFTER EXCITING CHASE
COLLEGE BOY BANDIT" PAROLED BY GOVERNOR LESLIE
HELD BEHIND BARS AT VERNON FOR BANK
ROBBERIES
n. ANDERSON DIVES $50,000 TO WABASH COLLEGE
HOOVER SAYS ACHIEVEMENT U.S. READY TO DAY PAGEANT REDUCE NAVY HERE FRIDAY
Announcement of a tfift of $50,000 to Wabash College by Judge Albert B. Anderson, noted alumnus of the school, was made by President I/mis j B. Hopkins of Wabash college yes-1 terday. No conditions were attached ,
to the gift. Judge Anderson was re-: — cently succeeded a^- Judge of the j WILL REDUCE^ hAVAL ^STRENGTH WOMEN OF COUNTY TO PUT
HRIDGEPORT MAN IS KILLED BY TRAIN
Court of Appeals at Judge Will M. Sparks a DePauw graduate.
Chicago by | of Rushville, |
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OF UNITED STATE AS LOW AS OTHER NATIONS. PRESI-
DENT SAYS IN ARMISTICE DAY ADDRESS
wc were simply entertaining them at fourth of July celebration. But more to the detail. The day was fine; the quail plentiful and the shooting rotten. We had not wandered far through the woodland before my bird
that Cap-
tures Young Bandit Sus-
pect and Brother
VERNON, Jnd., Nov. 12—(INS)— Three residents of Paris Crossing to-
LOCAL MASONS TO CELEBRATE HOME COMING
WOULD SACRIFICE SUBMARINES
ON
PROGRAM IN EIGHT SCENES SHOWING E V 0 L UTION OF MODERN FARM
HOME
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 12.—Elvln Smith Jr., Negro, 2.'i years old, of Bridgeport, was killed instantly late yesterday afternoon when his automobile was struck by a Big Four i passenger train at the Harding road ! about seven miles west of Imlianap-:
olis. j —— Smith's <ar was demolished. The RUTH ROCKWELL.
GIRL HIRES AIRPLANE TO
LEAP TO DEATH
18-YEAR OLD
train wgs said to have gone more < ' than a mile before it was stopped.
MERC HANTS COOPERATE
Would Immuniae Food Ships From Attack As Well as Hospital Ships—Would Feed Women and
Children
To Hold Sale This Week as Inducement for Women Visit Greencastle Day
Of Pageant
Added to
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12—(INS); "Evolution of
I—-‘We will reduce our naval strong-! ,ronifi ’• u Pageant
day positively identified Gene Alger, A jqjj UAL £ V £jq T T0 BEHELD FRI- th proportion to any other. Hav-I'vill be P.cs.n.cl
former Butler University student, r~
the
American
VOTES IN PAST ELECTION COST 41 CENTS EACH
PHILADELPHIA GIRL. WONDER IF NEWSPAPERS WILL GIVE HER SPACE
jLEAPS AT 2.000 FEET Girl With Morbid Curiosity for Suicide Wondered About Several Things Notes Reveal
dog Queen, by point of nose, inform- (he bandit who in August robbed the fd us that we were in close proximity ^’aris Crossing Bank of $900. to a covey of quail. ' i "That’s him; I’d never forget Taking our time we got all ready. ^ him,’’ said C. W. Lowry, hank cash-
"Now you get over there," said I to Jer.
Joe and I’ll stand here." When the | A woman and a man who had seen
birds get up you take those on the j the youth fleeing from the scene of i an ,| Accepted Masons,
left and I’ll take the ones to the ■ the robbery also identified Alger,
right" "All righto" says Joe then I walked in. I walked and up 1 jumped Bob Whites galore. Here, I
the ; the rot) her y also ulentined Alger, (Friday evening, November Ui, at ani * JEFFERSONVILLE, 1ml., Nov. 1 2. i o’clock. This meeting is held
—(INS)—Gene Alger, 25, former Butler University student, who is al
The i
jleged to have repaid Governor Harry I^c-lle for a parole by embarking upon a career of bank banditry, to-
iduy was behind Jail bars.
I Alger, his red-headed wife, Joseiphine; his brother, Gail, 17 and
in eight scenes,
ith in proportion to any other. Hav-< w "‘ oe presented at the Voncustle
DAY EVENING. NOVEMBER 15 ing said that it only remains for the ] Theatre at 2 o’clock Friday ofter—HELD EACH YEAR NEAR AN-[others to say how low they will go. ""o' 1 nf " lis «’‘ ,k '>y club women of NIVERSARY OF DEDICATION 0F*it cannot be loo low for us." j Putnam County who hav. been study SPLENDID NEW BUILDING j This challenge, boldly expressed tl “- Nut'-ltion project undei the j an(1 shot through with sincerity, was ! direction of Miss Aneta Beadle of the The annual homecoming for mem p„t before the world’s great naval PXt, ' nsio n forces of Purdue Unlver-
bers of Temple l»dge No. 47. Freej power8 today by President Hoover. |»ity. will be held, It constitutes the foundation stone i The eight scenes denote the ad-j
of American naval policy to be fol-! vancement - - , ; .. each|*i„„„H «t the Ij.ndon conference,! from Indian wigwam days to the pie jGf encastle approximately 41 cents! All of the other problems
each, according to claims being file I beset the pretty, darkhatred girl and
i VALLEY STREAM. N. Y., Nov. , 12—(INS)—Only one of the many
BILLS FILED WITH CITY CLERK j questions asked by Ruth Rockwell, TO BE ACTED ON TONIGHT BY 18-year old Philadelphia girl, in a CITY COUNCIL—CLOSE TO $1,000 ! note left in the cabin of an airplane TO BE SPENT * from which she leaped to her death
: near here, was answered today. That one was: "I am wondering if
there and behind us they flew,
gun? blazed a series of roars. But ( ,
nary a quail even hesitated. I could have killed the dog. Alter it was all over she looked around, first at me and then at Joe, with an expression
of disgust as if to say "You poor ; r , ;ij] , h wlfe who We| .„ capUire(1 at , he u k sips, what do you think this is, f(J1 .„ sl 1 ,. SH| . valion n „ ar Henry ! h, " M ’ that e Very member will Humane Society meeting.^ _ | vm ,, ar , e r a thrilling 70-mlleB-an- ‘
'Nice shot" says I to Joe. “Fine
• But we
; house chase, were removed from the
jitil here early today Vernon by Jennings JCoiinty authorities.
Four warrants were on file at Ver...jii charging Gene Alger and his
you a bit says Joe. (wife with robbing the Paris Crossing Deleted but game to the core, old „ ank of $ , (00 ,. ally in AllKUHt .
Queen kept on with her part in the play and it was not long before she had another covey spotted. Again we got ' all set", again the shotgun sere-
nade roared and again the quail soared away, leaving not even a feather. "It is a fine day to walk through the country," says I. ‘‘I certainly en
shooting" came the answer. |( . la| . k
certainly scaled them, did you notice j ;iM(j (ak „- to
how fast and how far they flews’ “Just out to enjoy the scenery, eh ?” j said 1. "Well the exercise won't hurt!
' n • t. K ■ )»ir'■ •»■■■> Local Masons have good reasons
to celebrate as the Masonic Temple , here is a place that cities much lar-
ln addition, the Algers were ger than Greencastle might well feel peeled of being involved it. the hold-1 I , roud , )f The Temple ag80 eiation, ops or robberies of banks at forme{i for th( . erection of the huildSunin.ittville. Mathews. LuFontalnej ^ continueg to conduet its 1)Usi . ami Jonesville. i ness ; n a ji np way an( j | )0 nds and Both Grant and Wabash ( imnty I () ther obligations are retired in a ofiieials tried to obtain custody °l' regular way when due, with no
inv tlu. n.ien emnee” cove Tosenhinc '" co11pb *’ boy bamlit, hut Sher- ^eavy burden to the membership, joy the open spaces , says Josephine j(T A , R MllRhes ( , r ( ' lark county,; .
of heart so tender. | who led a posse of 100 that pursued* Dp to that time we had scorned the an(| ( .. iptnre(1 AlKer8> decided that several rabbits which had icamper-1 J( nnlngg County ul „ llo rltle8 had the ed hither and you.. But suddenly we I^ ( , as( . against th , defendants, had a change of heart. "Rabbits , Bp(!UUse the puro , P of A iger, who tea y are destructive" says I "and I I S)ilviI1R ., 2 t0 14 year 8 entence| really believe we should do our parti, (he gtate Reformatory for the to rid the country of the rabbit pest. i lay)n8 Johl) Bu. hanan, Indianaj M ' eve y° u «<* responded Npgro policeman, was conslderJof. So from that time on we started I , aK ()ne of Ihp oUt8 tundlng mlsa crusade against rabbits. Along |akeH of Govt>rnol . u ,„ t . (he youth about dusk we stopped to check up on probabl> . ha( , beell lhe mo8t sought
t scenes
7: of American naval poliev to be fol-i vancement of the American Home
lowed at the London
year, on or near the anniversary of | w R en the powers assemble at the I sent modern farm home. All women the dedication of the Masonic Tom-1 eon f erence table in January to dis-land other visitors of the county are pie which was November 12, 1925.j cuss no t only limitation of navies | invited to attend the colorful event Such an occasion always proves toi ) m t actual reduction as well. J which will be presented by the club be a very enjoyable affair and this, “How much will you cut?" is to!women free of charge as their contriyear even points to a greater at-j be the query propounded by the'bution to better living conditions in
tendance. i American delegation to the represen 11lie farm home.
The committee in charge is mak- tativei of Great Britain, Japan,! The pageant is said to be an entering final arrangements and it is the “France and Italy. jtalnment of Interest and educational . make! France already has indicated she | value. Farm women, especially will a speial effect to be present and join i w ill propose the abolition of the be Interested In the last four scenes
in the spirit of the occasion. Sojourn? Krea t capital ship, so costly to coning Masons are invited and all visit-1 struct and to maintain. Great Britors are welcome. There will he work! a j n wants to abolish the submarine, on the Master Mason degree and! so snake-like and deadly in its war
nothing will he lacking to make the time usage.
evening complete. ‘ Probably neither of these propos-
als can be accepted in its entirety by the London conference, for Britain places a certain reliance on the
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Each vote cast la last Tuesday’s
the newspapers will decide to devote
city election will cost the city of! any space to me?”
which
BURNED AUTO AROUSES FEAR OF FOUL PLAY
of the pageant.
Clubs of the county, each of which have been assigned one scene, have been preparing their paits for several
weeks, it the
with the city clerk to be acted on by the city council at its meeting to-
night.
Cost of each poll is $80.50 or a total of $4815 for poll expense. Com missioners will receive $50 each or a total of $150. Supplies will cost $40 outside of advertising costs and) costs of printing the ballots. Total cost of the election is expected to be
between $800 and $1,000.
With a total of 2,400 ballots cast the exepense of each ballot is expect ed to be in the neighborhood of 40 A final rehearsal will be held (cents.
Voncastle Theater Thursilay j The individual exp> nse accounts of
fugitive In Indiana. Listening to the plea of Gene’s mother that he be released for Mother’s Day to resume his studies at Butler, Governor Leslie had forced through a parole against the wishes of the board of
trustees of the Reformatory.
No sooner was Alger released than he married Miss Josephine Miller,
of a Jeffersonville police
sergeant. She bad become infatuated with Alger while she was a student at the Central Normal College at Danville, during Alger’s trial in I the Hendricks County Clrclut Court 'at Danville for the slaying of the
the results of the day. Joe, being an accountant, soon had worked out a
"’port. It is a follows:
Covey of quail flushed 3 Birds bagged 1 (Crow) Rfbbits seen lOO(Appvoximated) Rabbits slain 2 Shells shot 3 boxes Miles walked 12 As Joe wore a hunting coat I per-J
nutted him to carry the game back to st li; , ant
'be car. And there was logic in my allowing him to carry it, for I had a couple of feet to tote back and beb've me they sure were heavy. We
did not have to worry about Queen. liaimiie IOI lIlp After she had pointed the third covey In(l i aiiaP oiis officer.
stood by while we attempted to; „ wa8 u v ., Htl Mrg . Alger’s nm•apture them by “shell shock" meth-1 |h(>r (bat , P( , t0 , h) . capture. A she simply gave up in disgust jnd.. man recognised
"u went on back to the automobile. And I could not blame her a bit. As we slowly walked back to the automobile I burst into words. ‘‘Joe" fa ys I "there is one thing about hunt ln B quail that we should always renicmber. When either of us go quail
Hunting we should choose as a hunting i „ . [ompanion some fellow we know can i n^an^when the deputy sheriffs from sh!!!' An< | then - evel Y time hp !Jeffersonville found that the Algers a h a^ P sllou,d 8hoot and whenever had lpft Charlestown. At Henryvillo. mrd falls we should yell “I got u„.. vni.. n f«>r« blocked the
lm Maybe that would at least ''■'‘ate a doubt in the mind of the ntpanion and give us some grounds n which to base a claim for part of **bUoe f ” ' * * >e ^ eve you arf r ' R k t,,
POSTPONE JOE SKELTON TRIAL Trial of Joe Skelton, middle-aged j
man, charged with reckless driving |
ns a result of an accident south of Greencastle on the Manhattan Road in which Mrs. Emma Figg suffered injuries and her car was damaged, was postponed until Saturday, when the case was called for trial today. The postponement was taken he-
I cause the state was not ready for PRACTICALLY NEW DURANT SIX trial.
SPORT SEDAN DRIVEN INTO! Skelton who is at liberty under STRAW STACK ON FARM NEAR j Itond, appeared in court with his atST0P 34, AND BURNED EARLY j torney F. S. Hamilton, prepared to TODAY — BULLET HOLE fight the charge. THROUGH GAS TANK I CHINESE CONSUL FOUND Finding of a Durant Six sport GUILTY OF OPIUM TRADE sedan in a burning straw stack on! NANKING, Nov. 12—(INS)— 1 hr* Tori' larm near Stop :!4, eight mill Convicted of muggling opium into
afternoon under the superv ision
Miss Beadle In which the scenes will be presented
chronological ordt r.
Business men of Greencastle as an added inducement to tiling visitors hire Friday have arranged an Achievement Day sales and will place attractive merchandise on sale at
bargain prices for the day.
"f | the candidates for office as well as
the Republican and Demo-
Scenes in the pageant will en by the following clubs: Prologue—Franklin township.
Indian Camp—Russell township. Colonial Days—Marion township. The Minuet Dance—Pupils nf Miss Edna Hillis and Miss Helen
Gregory of Greencastle.
Early American Times — West
Floyd.
Life of Ellen H. Richards—Warren township. Home Economics in Schools—Clin ton and Madison townships. The Modern Home—East Floyd > township.
Finale.
various j those of
in llrclr cratlc central committees must he on
file with the city clerk within thirty days after the election. The candidates are required by law. to list every dollar spent in behalf fif their
candidacies. •
Due to the fact that tire campaign was exceedingly quiet and there wis
tak- ilittle advertising done and no ban- j ,,
ners or posters displayed it is not thought that any of the expense ac-
counts will be very large.
HOLD VBANDONED CAR
drove her to sensational suicide remained for the rest of the world at last, unanswered. She wondered what she would think of as she whirled to death through space, whether she would find anything in death, and if so whether it would be | the “sweet music she sought when
all her life was discord.
Inquiries among relatives of the girl, daughter of D. W. Rockwell, Philadelphia business man. faileil to j elicit any reason for her act save that she had always had a morbid
curiosity regarding suicide.
She discussed the subject of an in-
vestigation today.
E ,F. Booth, commercial pilot from whose plane the girl dropped to death, has told his story to the
authorities.
She came to Valley Stream yesterday afternoon, paid five dollars for a ticket and asked to be taken aloft
as high as possible.
Booth thought she was looking for thrill, and perhaps she was, for In the notes she left lu-hind she sahl that life was “futile,” and that it was wrong to go on existing. “She seemed to be in perfectly good spirits, and I didn’t suspect anything when she asked for altitude.” said Booth afteq describing how the girl had rouged her lips and adjusted her hat before entering the
A 1925 model Ford touring ear abandoned on the National Ro«d
4 east of Mt. Meridian, is held in thej plane. McCammack garage at Mt. Merid-j “She asked me whether the doors ian, while local authorities started ( locked from the inside, hut I thought an investigation to determine if the (this was merely a novice’s e*utious
disgust ( >| lar | P8 town. Inti., man Mrs. Alger and telephoned SheriffHughes late yesterday. Sheriff Hughes speedily organized a posse that grew to nearly 100 persons In 25 automobiles as the pursuit developed
Into a 30-mile rhase.
In "Paul Revere" style volunteers were gathered by telephone and other
p THE weather
( vain tonight probably turning to , n 7 Wednesday. Colder Wednesday
■nu i n
"ight.
west and south portions to-
n tun her of volunteers blocked the road. Alger saw the blockade and truned off toward the State Forest Re servation. Entering the reservation the pary abandoned the fast roadster. The two wives hid In a barn while the Alger boys fled to forest. They were eaptrued In the near darkness by deputy sheriffs, volunteers and a
state policeman.
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es southwest of Greeneastle, early to itay has aroused fears of foul play among persons living in that locality. The car was brought to Greenrustle this afternoon by the Tribby Garage wrecker acting under orders from Sheriff Edward Elteljorge. The mystery was further Increased when an examination revealed a bullet hole through the gas tank and (he absence of motor and serial numbers which apparently had been removed. Deputy Sheriff Alva Bryan went to the scene early today when Tllden McNeff .who farms the land, discovered the burning stuck and car. The smouldering stack prevented an exam Ination of the straw. Residents of the vicinity feared that a body would he found in the ashes. The deputy said that the car apparently hud been rammed Into the straw stark then being fired, burning the car in the blazing straw. Whether the bullet hole was fired through the gas tank on the rear to provide fuel for the flames or whether a billet had struck the fleeing auto were matters of conjecture here this
afternoon.
Sheriff Eitejorgle said the numbers had been removed to prevent the ear being traced to its owner. One of the (Please Turn to Page 2) Continuation D
the United States by claiming diplomatic immunity for his luggage. Ying Kao, formerly Chinese viceconsul at San Francisco, has been sentenced at Nanking to serve seven years in prison and pay a fine of $1,850, dispatches from that city declared today. i His wife, found guilty with him, was sentenced to four years in prison and a fine of $1,500.
20 Years Ago m GRatKAXTU im mOuld t$ Hmw 4p» !Mv
Miss Florence Masten and Ray Ferrand were married last night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Masten.
Dr. Edward Fry was accidentally shot and killed yesterday when his gun exploded as he dropped it on the ground. The accident happened on ^he Dr. Bence farm near Mt. Olive church.
George McKamey of Cloverdale was in Greencastle today on business.
MISSETTER TO BROADCAST
car was stolen. A stranger in Mt. question,
Meridian last night who saul hjs car had gone dead on him east of there and who was trying to catch a ride I to Terre* Haute, is believed to have ■ left the car. License plates on it indicate it is the property of Bertha
Nicholas of Bridgeport.
Miss Charlotte Ftter, 15-year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Filer, Anderson street, and a junior in the local high school, has been chosen to give a talk. "What 4-H Club Work Means to Me.” as part of the Indiana 4-H Club radio program on December 5, at 2 o’clock in the af ternoon, from WLS, Chicago station. The program is being broadcast through courtesy of Swift and Com-
pany.
Miss Ftter has been notified by Miss May A. Masten, assistant State Club leader, that her paper on this subject has been accepted and that she is to read it over the radio. Miss Ftter has been an active 4-H .club worker for several years win-' ( ning recognition at State Fairs and at the 4-H club Roundups at Purdue |
university each year.
NEWMARKET BOY KILLED
GRANTED DIVORCE Jesse B. Hinton of Greencastle, was granted a divorce from Pearl Hinton in the Putnam Circuit court today. Hinton testified that he was unable to get along amicably with his wife and her children by a for-, mer marriage. He testified that his wife had been twice married when she became his wife in 1925.
Funeral services were held at New Market Sunday afternoon for John W. Starks, 15, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ora Starks of New Market, who was killed Saturday when he accidentally shot himself while hunting. The shot gun carried by the Starks boy was discharged as Stark-s dragged the gun between ties of a railroad trestle over Rattlesnake creek. Shot from the gun ranged upward through his chest into his neck. Two companions, Wayne and Wendell Simpson, who were accompanying the Starks hoy, notified his parents. The deceased was horn near l.adoga and hud attended schools at T.adoga, Parkersburg, and New Marj ket. Two brothers, Robert and Richard, at home, and three sisters, BerI tha and Marian, at home, and Mrs. Orville Hoss, of near New Market, I survive, as well as two grandmothers, Mrs. Belle Proctor of Craw fordsville and Mrs. Martha Starks i of Ladoga. The hoy's father is connected with the New Market tele-
| phone exchange.
he continued.
“When we reached 1,500 feet, she
tapped on my window and asked me ' to go higher. At 2,000 feet l felt a J sudden rush of air, and looking i around saw one of the doors swinging open. I could see the girl's body
hurtling to the earth below.” Crushed by the terrific impact, the
girl’s body landed on a stretch of
roadway near the flying field. Miss Rockwell had been staying
with her brother, Donald Rockwell, at his home in Yonkers. TYe said his j sister hail been born in Sprinfield, Illinois, and was a grand-daughter of the late Senator H. P. Shumway
of that state.
LEGION HEARS HOOVER TALK
Members of Greencastle lx*gion Post No. 58 and ex-service men heard President Hoover’s Armistice Day address before the Washington legion Post last night over a radio installed in the local hall by A. R. Chenoweth, a local Legionnaire. O. L. Bodenhamer, national commander of the Legion, also spoke over the radio last night. War pictures taken from 1914 to 1918 by the war department were shown on a screen at the Legion Hall. These pictures showed the sign ing of the Armistice in 1918 with President Woodrow Wilson participating. Training camp scenes also were shown as well as war scenes.