Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 159, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 November 1923 — Page 19

FRIDAY, NOV. 16,1923

TRUCK DRIVER IS - RECOVERING FROM ' CRASHONTRACKS Switch Engine Demolishes Car —Harold A, McClure Escapes Death, Harold A. McClure, 3J06 Martlndale Ave., Is recovering today from Injuries about the head received when a truck he was driving was

str u c ls-b y a switch engine at Commerce Ave. and the Big Four tracks near Massachusetts Ave., Thursday night. 'tfhe fireman, W. W. Woessner, 617 E. Dr., Woodruff PL, told poliee JJcciure failed to hear warnings.

CC PTOB *1 h*v* been JU killed In twldfnt, In Marlon County thU year. 1623 k fle nertdrnti, I* la your duty to make the itreete ease.

The crash carried the truck 125 feet down the track and when It came to a stop the chassis was wedged under the front of the engine and McClure was lying with his head on the track, police said. Fabian Cohn. 618 E. North St., was bruised about the body when he was etruck by an automobile driven by fcorrest D. Wendling, R. R. J., Box *8 gk front of 609 E. Washington St., Thursday night Police said they were told by witnesses that Cohn was crossing the street diagonally and ran into the fender of the machine which was' brought to an Immediate stop. Cohn •aid he became confused, according to police. FIFTEEN ARRESTED IN BIG BOOZE CLEAN-UP By Special CONNERSVILLE, Ind., Nov. 16. Fifteen persons. Indicted by the Fayette County grand Jury, have been arrested and face- charges today In one of the largest round-ups of alleged liquor law violators In the history of the county. The grand Jury Is continuing the Investigation and additional arrests are expected. Local officers and operatives of an Indianapolis private detective agency made the clean-up. Persons Indicted are. Russell Coleman, colored; Ed White, colored; George R. Brown, colored; Myron Aldredge, John Flanagan, George Collins, colored; John Endrick, Ben Endrlck, Jess-? Garner, Gus Borders, Mrs. Pearl Borders, Cecil Smith, laiy Smith, Hiram Friend and Anna Smith. Two Die In Interurban Crash By United Prrti WINDSOR, Ontario, Nov. 16.—Two persons were killed and a dozen or more were seriously Injured In a head-on collision of two interurban Mrs today.

Have You Ever Looked Over Your WINDOW SHADES? Now really, don’t they need cleaning? Or perhaps you need a few new ones. You had your rugs and draperies cleaned and house painted, yet the poor old worn-out shades are left for the passerby to see. If you are in doubt as to what you need, call for one of our estimators. **. V You are sure of good service, fair prices and cloth that we can stand squarely behind. Indiancts Leading “Blind Men** R. W. DURHAM COMPANY 134-136 N. Alabama St. MAin 5829

LEASE EXPIRES —PBICES SMASHED We Must Vacate! Hundreds have shared in this, our last great event. Every, thing must go, regardless of cost. New, clean merchandise, if otherwise we tell yon so. Plenty of extra salespeople to insure prompt service. Something Here for Every One, So Cohie and Come Early Cotton CAPI/C lAc of - Wtl '^; and, w , : 1 . , r;- OUvIVO, JL v Pants *2£ kv,. Suits *I 2M SL Pants s \m jg; ...Dresses s Kr MILLINERY *£ Ete Suits 87c THE DAILY BARGAIN HOUSE Formerly the Granger Department Store / 336 W. WASHINGTON ST. Be Here! Be Here Early!

McCray Equities Listed

Property held by the McCray creditors’ committee and encumbrances on it, together with McCray’s equities, totaling $8,727.45, Is listed by the creditors’ committee as follows: A.—REAL ESTATE L Two hundred five acre* In Hancock County. Indiana, subject to $14,000 mortE&pe. Title never acquired by McCray. No evidence of hi* title or interest has been furnished. Suit pending to set aside deed of a former owner. No crop this year. Comnjttee valuation. $135 per acre; probably indefinite equity. 2. Dixie B. Farm—73B acres Franklin County, Indiana, subject to mortgage* of 5100000 and' $25,000. Taxes, aprtf.x 1823 delinquent Foreclosure first mbrtfage has been commenced. No crop this year. Committee's valuation. $l5O per acre; probable equity, none. _ 3 McDonald Farm—24o acres in Warren Osunty. Indiana, subject to mortgages of 502.200 00. Title never acquired by McCray. but option was taken by Elam B. Duffy to purchase equity for $7,500. Vendor clsdras option expired before acceptance. ' Duffy and McCray have filed suit for damages for breach of contract. Only sl,600 00 of purchase price has been paid,. Committee's valuation. $l4O per acre: probable equity, indefinite claim lor damage*. 4. Six hundred forty acres in Lincoln Township, Newton County. Indiana, subject to mortgages of $34,000 and $30,000. Also a vendor s lien has been asserted, first mortgage now being foreclosed. No iinprovementa. except small house Pasture land, not in cultivation Committee's valuation. S6O to $75 per acre: no equity if liens are established. , 5 and 10. About 3.958 acres In Butte County, South Dakota. Total Hen* and mortgage indebtedness, $66 705. About 600 acres Irrigated and In cultivation; balance grass land. The crop* have been attached by one of the mortgagees for payment of Interest. Committee's valuation, about $75 to SIOO per acre average irrigated: $lO to S2O balance: probable equity, $12,745. 6. Three hundred twenty acre* Howard County. lowa, subject to mortgages and ditch liens appearing of record of $27,602 83. Consists of two farms of 160 acres each. Land and crops have been attached on claim of $4,000 Total lien* of record 531.602.83. One farm subject to $15,000 of lndebtedneae. appears to have been sola and conveyed some time ago Committee's valuation, SIOO per acre: little equity, if any. - . 7. Two hundred forty acres. 'Canby. Minnesota, subject to mortgages of $24 000/ Farm leased on grain rent Value of crops not known Committee valuation. SIOO per acre: probable equity none. 8. Six hundred forty acres. Cottonwood County Minnesota, subject to mortgage. 536.0C0. Land lust been purchased No deed yet obtained though demanded and though McCray claims to have satisfied purchase price. Trouble In procuring deed anticipated. Probably no equity. 9 Two thousand eight hundred and forty acres In Chippewa County. Michigan, and 240 acres in Mackinac County. Michigan. Unproductive raw land All Is subject to 'an attachment suit of Dtseount and Deposit State Bank on claim of s4l 000. Real estate appraissd in that proceeding at $7,820. Other information indicates total values of 511.000. If attachment suit Is successful there will be no equity. Committee's valuation. $3 to $lO per acre; equity, probably none. 10. (See 5. above.) 11. One hundred and sixty acre# In Saskatchewan. Canada: unproductive, raw land. Qpmmltte’s valuation. perhaps sls per acre: probable equity. $2,400. 12 Three hundred and twenty acres Ltnco'n County. Colorado, subject to mortgages of $3,700; wild land, unproductive. Committee's valuation, less than mortgage: probab’e equity, none. 13. Store building. Lake George. Mich.; rents for sl2 per month Committee’s valuation. $1,200; probable equity. $1,200. 14 Small house. Kntland. Ind.; rents for S2C per month Committee's valuation. 52.000: probable equity. $2,000 15. Garage and shop Kentland. -Ind.: rents for S2O per month. Committee’s valuation. $3,000: probable equity. $3,000. OTHER PROPERTY B Live stock. A herd of cattle at Joliet. 111., listed in bill of sale to committee's trustee as con*tsting of ninety head, in part of which tenant- hair interest. Total number of cattle found In herd ftxty-slx head, in very poor condition. Thee cattle have been attach“d on a claim of $.'1,500. which In the judgment of the committee is fir 1 ' value of the cattle, though the validity of the attachment is disputed. C. Shares of stock in corporations. None turned over to committee. D. Notes. None turned over to committee. The committee is informed that ail oi the notes held by ••antor and referred to in his statement to creditors as being

around $500,000 have been placed as collateral with varioui creditors. • E. Equity in property held by Aetna Trust Company under agreement commonly re-fer-ed to as the ‘'pool.” apd held as collateral so- $350.1)00. While it would be possible to obtain this property by paying off the “pool," this is impractical. (1) because the moi ey can not be raised, and (2) because, in th? judgment of the committee, the asssts held by the "pool” are not worth more than the face es their claim, if that much. F. Equity in property pledged to others than the Aetna Trust Company. This consists chtefly Os the notes referred to, some corporate stocks, etc., but your committee has no funds to redeem such pledged property and, furthermore, in most of those case* of which the committee is Informed, does not feel that redemption would be justified. The fact that such pledged property is in various hands and widely scattered has made complete investigation difficiilt.”

UNUSUAL PEOPLE

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By YEA Service OWBELLS. N. D., Nov. 16. Bowbelle boasts of the young;L__J est high school student In the United States. He is Julius Steffln, a farm lad of 11, living twelve miles

north of here, who has entered the Local high school and today Is engrossed with the mysteries of algebra and Latin at an age when most boys have ijot yet taken up fractions. Julius Is also a good fanner and Is showing sighs of unusual ability on the piano. Julius had progressed so rapidly In the grade school that he

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completed the entire course In thirtyfour months, which is believed to be a world's record. The boy, while looked upon as a prodigy. Is full of life, loves to play cowboy and is keen for horseback riding.

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VACANCIES OCCUR IN LEAGUE BOARD Women Voters to Fill Places in January, Two vacancies on the board of directors of the Indiana League of Women Voters occurred Thursday wi;h the resignation of Mrs. George Gabel of Madison, and Mrs. Maude Murray of Helmar, chairman of Twelfth district, at the board meeting at the Spink-Arms. Mrs: Elizabeth Claypool Earl of Muncle and Mrs. Isaac Bora gave reports of the Tri-State conference just finished In Cincinnati. There will be no meeting until January when the vacancies. will be filled. I Present at the meeting Thursday were; Mrs. Thomas Henry Mullins, president; Miss Eldena Lauter, Miss Sara Lauter, Mrs. Joseph A. Neill, Bloomington; Mrs. Ella B. Kerher, An derson; Mrs. Chester A. Evans, Bloomington; Miss Gertrude McHugh," 1 Miss Julia E. Landers, Miss Betsy J. Edwards, Shelbyvllle; Mrs. Elizabeth* Claypool Earl, Muncle; Mrs. Frederick A. Joss, Mrs. B. B. White, Terre Haute; Mrs. Homer McCray, KendallvlUe; Mrs. Isaac Bora, Mrs. Walter S. Greenuugh, Mrs. W. T. Barnes, Mrs. R. C. Small and Mrs. Charles N. Teeter, Hagerstown: Mrs. William Gremelsparker, Logarisport; Mrs. Allen T. Fleming. "Lawyers’ Day” at Luncheon Indianapolis attorneys, alumni of Indiana University, will observe "Lawyers day” at the weekly lunch ean next Monday. Prof. Paul V. McNutt, law faculty, will speak.

to provide worthy, warm and wonderful wearing clothes for hjmters and out-of-doors workers—and keep prices down to the ground! HUNTING SUITS. “Dry back or money back.” Coats, $7.50; breeches, $4.50; trousers, $4.00. CORDUROY COATS. Waterproof, for work, $9.75. CORDUROY DRESS COATS. # SIO.OO and $15.00. CORDUROY COATS. Sheep-lined, 36-inch length, belt, four * pockets, $20.00. MOLESKIN SHEEP-LINED COATS, 36-rnch length, belt, four pockets, $11.75. CORDUROY SUITS. (Norfolk model), $1? and $13.50. LEATHER VESTS, $9.00, $13.50, $16.50, $18.50. CORDUROY VESTS. (Plush lined), 5.00. CORDUROY PANTS, $3.50 and $5.75. LStraUss kSo.. ' J V S3 to* 37 Wert Washington Street

FROM FAR AND NEAR

New field for X-ray was opened up at Chicago when suises3ful photographs of mummies were taken Thursday. \ Cleveland has chance j>f landing the 1924 Republican national convention. Dr. Henry N. MacCracken, president of Vassar College, declared in Chicago Thursday, If the girls wear their knees bare and take a whiff of cigarette, It’s nobody’s business. The "petticoat cabinet” will meet with Mrs. Coolidge at Washington next wd€k to outline the Administration’s social program. of birth contro’ itmong co-eds of Chicago University is approved by both President Ernest Burton and Miss Marian Talbot, dean of women. —' _____ - The embryo of a baby was taken from the leg of Peter Gentile, New

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Games for Youngsters

Bang Bird Game A harmless game for the young people, and Interesting to the old. Shoot the bird oft the string with cork bullet Put up In separate boxes. Price ..^I*UU Rugby Footballs Priced $1.75, $1.50, $1.25, , 98c and 59c w , yffl Doll Sulkies tfijui/f/u Rubber tires. Natural coP ° r ‘ Speclall F Prioed—l/* 5 ® $1.75

Orleans, ex-soldier, who Is studying law at Lo§ola University. Dr. Ik 8. Smith, physician of Raleigh, Pa.*, was whipped by a band of eight masked men Thursday night. Ed (Strangler) Lewis, world’s champion wrestler, Is engaged to Princess Marie Traivaska, of Russia. Amelita Galli-Curcl reiterated today her declsioto not to sing with the Chicago Civic Opera Company next season. O. S. Whipple, Lakeland, Fla., was shot and killed as he lay sleeping, Thursday night by his 16-yea--old son, who was walking in his sleep. Blame for fatal mine blast that killed twenty-seven men recently at Charleston, W. Vau, was today placed on representatives of Wyoming Cotton raising Is making great headway In Africa. ,

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U. S. MAIL CLERK HELDONCHARGE Caught Stealing Money fn Letters, Two Aver. Charged ..*th violation of United States postal laws by opening mall and stealing money In letters at the local postofflee, Albert Reed, 21, substitute mall clerk. New Augusta, was under arrest today. W. C. Ely, postofflee Inspector, arid W. R- Briggs, Terre H*ute. allege they caught Reed In the act of opening letters in the private driveway in the rear of the Federal building here. Reed was appointed In September. A hearing before the United States commissioner was set for 1 p. m. this afternoon.

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