Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 162, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 November 1923 — Page 2

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WALTON SAYS HE EXPECTED SOLONS TO TURN HIM OUT Senate Leader Declares 'The People of Oklahoma Wanted the Governor Removed and We Carried Out Their Mandate.’ By United Press OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., Nov. 20.—“ The people of Oklahoma wanted Governor Walton removed. We carried out their mandate.” With this statement the House board of members which prosecuted impeachment charges against Walton, answered his assertion he had not received a fair trial. “Jack” Walton, whose meteoric career reached its heights in war against the Ivu-Klux Klan, was found guilty by the Senate on 11 of 16 impeachment articles and removed from, office late Monday. ,

“I got what I expected from that particular court,” the ousted executive said today, announcing his attorneys will carry to the Supreme Court of the United States a fight to replace him in office. Applause Greets Verdict When the roll was completed Monday the clerk read the result and Chief Justice J. T. Johnson ,of the State Supreme Court, who presided at the trial, announced the venUct. "Guilty, as charged in Article 19,” the chief justice said. Applause greeted his words and brought a hasty reprimand from the marshal of the Senate. Then followed in rapid succession verdicts on each of the remaining charges. Those on which the Governor was convicted in the order of voting were: That he exceeded his pardon and parole powers. Vote. 41 to 0. That he placed his personal chauffeur on the S',, e health department pay roll —35 to 8, That he paused the State pay roll—■ S8 to 3. That he prevented the assembling of a grand jury—39 to 1. - That he suspended the right to the writ of habeas corpus—lo to 1. That he issued a SIO,OOO deficiency certificate for the State health department when no deficiency existed—--37 to 4. Created Jobs for Barbers That he issued a deficiency certlfi cate for $4,000 for a State negro orphans home in order to provide salaries for two negro barbers whom he ordered placed on the pay roll of the Institution---40 to 1. That he attempted to prevent a special State- election to be held Oct. 2—37 to 3. That he exceeded the legal limit of election expense* —28 to 13 Tha' he solicited gilts and 1 contributions for expenses of his office after he was elected —Unanimous. That he is generally incompetent—--3? to 4. The charges on which he waa acquitted were; That he used his official position to obtain personal credit ~ 23 to 13. (Lacking tne necessary twothirds majority to convict-)^,*. , t . That he received a tS-tk-A'briber to approve an appropriation for a State business academy—?B to 14.' That he refused to permit the execution of the law providing capital punishment —11 to 30. That he illegally named large nun ber of known criminals and liresponf*.ble persons as State police— 24 to 17. That he illegally named Charles 11. Bar-kin, o member of the State Legts lature. as a district judge—l 2to 29. Walton Is Absent, The ousted Governor, who threw the Senate court into wild commotion Saturday when he atone ff*om his chair, denounced his salon-jurors for not giving him a fair trial, and accompanied by his wife and counsel, walked swiftly from the Senate chamber. waa not In at the finish of his case. % He received word of his ouster over the telephone at his home, refusing to appear and "face further humiliation” as he had told the solons when he ordered his counsel to withdraw from the case. He refused to see newspaper men and declined to issue a statement. However, it was learned he would accept the offer of a thirty-five day lecture tour, extended him shortly after his impeachment trial had begun. On two of the articles taken up early in the evening Walton was found not guilty. Those voting guilty were not In a two-thirds majority on either charge of “using hts office to acquire private credit” or "the Tonkawa bribe" charge. This did not affect the main result which was determined when the first vote was taken. Forty-one senators voted on Walton’s fate. Senator Jack Barker of El Reno, who had stood by the Governor In every previous ballot, was absent. Klansmen Jubilant Klansmen were plainly Jubilant. Leaders, however, refused to comment on the result other than to express their opinion that the verdict had been generally predicted and came as no great surprise. Now that Walton has been ousted, senators declared themselves to be eager to plunge into the mass of antiIvlan legislation which was put aside pending the Governor’s trial. Serious consideration, it was indicated, will be given to one bill which would force all secret societies to forego the use of masks in public and would force them to file their membership with the secretary of the State. Four in Liquor Charges Three men and one woman, charged with operating blind tigers and one with an additional charge of carrying concealed weapons, were slated at police headquarters Monday night. Those charged: James Kelly. 40. of 1117 E Pratt St : Walter Larkin. 42. colored, 659 Johnson St., also charged with weapon offense; Andrew Price. 24, colored. 567 E Court St., and E'ta Crabtree, 30, colored. 455 W. Sixteenth St. Grain Company Receiver Named By Time* Sp < i ft NOBLESVILLE. Ind.. Nov. 20.—A. W. Stevenson of Sheridan has been appointed receiver for the Hortonville grain elevator. The receiver's bond was fixed by 'he court at $25.000. Thomas C. Kiester, who petitioned the court for a receiver, alleges that the company la insolvent.

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A FOUR-TEAK COLLEGE COURSE ABSOLUTELY FREE! NO. THIS ISN’T AN ADVERTISEMENT. IT IS THE REWARD THAT CAME TO DOROTHY LOUISE ROBERTS. 17-YEAR-OLD lIARLAN (KY.) GIRL. FOR HER ESSAY. THE INFLUENCE OF HIGHWAY TRANSPORT I POJI THE RELIGIOUS LIFE OF MY COMMUNITY.” IN THE FOURTH H. S. FIRESTONE COMPETITION MISS ROBERTS. DAUGHTER OF A METHODIST EPISCOPAL MINISTER. HAS MATRICULATED at marietta college, marietta, ohio.

Higlilights in Walton Career

Flew by airplane from Oklahoma City to Shawnee to accept Indorsement of Farmer-Labor reconstruction league. Stumped State in motor caravan accompanied by jazz band and concert singer during primary campaign. Was nominated Governor. Campaign for election was bitter and sensational. He was elected on Democratic ticket, but trailed ticket by many thousand votes. Was inaugurated before 100,000 people at a monster mass meeting and barbecue, while Oklahomans danced and made merry. Submitted to Legislature program for betterment of farmers Including State cement plant and State system of warehouses. Half of his laws were passed. Reconstructed boards nf control in State schools and institutions. Dr. Stratton D. Brooks resigned as president of Oklahoma University. Dr. J. B. Eskridge was removed as head of A. & M. College. Named George Wilson, campaign manager, as head of A. & M. College. American Legion opposed appointment. Delegation of 1,000 Stillwater citizens protested appointment coming to Oklahoma City. Walton ordered them home with court Injunction, “I'll send the National Guard up there and tell you people when to get up and go to bed.’’ Wilson was installed under care of National Guard. Removed after month’s incumbency. Declared martial law in Okmulgee County to curb masked outrages. Lifted after two weeks. Put Tulsa under martial law and set up military court which functioned two months, to war on KuKlux Klan. Suspended writ of habeas fcorpus. Installed military censor in office of Tulsa Tribune and Henrietta Free Lance. Declared martial law In Oklahoma r ’ity, Shawnee and Sulphur. Trained machine guns on Oklahoma County grand jury. Dispersed threatened session of Legislature with National Guard troops. Attempted to prevent special elec tion scheduled for Oct. 2. Summoned Legislature in extra session Oct. 11. Charges of impeachment filed in twenty-two counts. Impeached by Senate Nov. 19. Miss Williams to Meet Coolidge When Miss Gyple Williams 421 Limestone St., Indianapolis, candidate fo>- the position of leading lady In Rudolf Valentino’s next moving picture. goes to New York to try out, she will stop off a day in Washington and meet President Cooiidge at the White House. The exact time for Miss Williams' trip has not been set. although she has received her identification and transportation card. Miss Wiliams was selected earlier in the yeaiy by Valentino and bis wife. Win fred -Hudnut, at Tomlinson Hall. . -- **£-*!** , y

WAR VOLUNTEER, 82, ANSWERS FINAL CALL Burial Wednesday for A. C. Weaver at Brownsville. Following funeral services at Brownsville, Ind., Wednesday afternoon, A. C. Weaver, 82, veteran of the Civil War who died Sunday at his home, 919 N. Pennsylvania St., will be buried in Brownsburg cemetery. He had been ill about a year. While a student at Northwestern University, Mr. Weaver enlisted in the 51st Indiana Volunteers with which he served three and a half years. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge. Surviving: Two sons, H. W. Weaver of Greentown, Ind., and U. R. Weaver of Indianapolis, and a daughter, Mrs. Grace Wood of Indianapolis. Auto Victim Is Buried By Times Special NOBLESVILLE, Ind., Nov. 20. Floyd Rosell, 22, was burled today in 'he northern part of Hamilton County. He was killed Saturday night at South Bend when a street car struck the automobile in which he was riding. He is survived by a twin brother, Lloyd Rosell of Indianapolis.

SPURLOCH DEATH DUE TO PNEUMONIA, VERDICT Two Held on Assault Charge Deny Knowledge of Fall. Coroner Paul F. Robinson today announced that death of Robert R. Spur loch, proprietor of the Vendome Hotel, 557 Lj W. Washington St., Nov. 5 at city hospital was due to pneumonia. He was taken to the hospital Oct. 31 after he had fallen down a stairway at the hotel. John Collins and Charley Jones, living at the hotel, were held to tho grand iury in city court Monday afternoon after Mrs. Mary Walker. 405 E. Washington St., sister of Spurloch, had filed a warrant charging them with assault and battery. Collins and Jones tes ified they did not know Spurloch had been injured until they were called from their rooms after the accident. CAREY TRIAL IS OPENED G. O. P. Politician Denies He Embezzled $1,500 From (MI Firm. The trial of Horace W. Carey, 321 E. Thirteenth St., former Republican chairman of the Eighth Ward, on charges of embezzlement of $1,500 from the Big Four Osage Oil Company, began In Criminal Court today. Carey contends he had authority for all his acts. John F. Robbins is special judge. Carey was indicted in October. An indictment charging embezzlement of $750 from Theodore Stein Jr., general agent of the Globe Indemnity Company, returned in February, 1922, is pending. Edward Gaumer De Molay Leader New master counselor of the Order of De Molay Is Edward Gaumer. 3560 N. Capitol Ave., who has held six different offices in the order. Marshall Dafoe has been elected senior counselor; Adrian Pierce, junior counselor; Rooert, Hu .chanson, scribe, and William -Shreve, treasurer. So This Is Germany? Orville. 8;' Alvin, 11, and Forrest Hadley, 13, of 2940 N. Eastern Ave., were returning from the grocery with Orviile carrying a loaf of bread Monday night. At Thirtieth St. and Keystone Ave. a man in a buggy grabbed the bread and raced down the street with it. - police said.

Crown Him 0 V By Times Special COLUMBUS, Ind., Nov. 20. The annual argument over the title for Indiana's corn husking championship is on. The latest claimant for the title is Homer T hayer of Bartholomew County, working on the farm of L. T. Spaugty. During an eight-hour working day Thayer claims he husked, weighed and cribbed 160 bushels. Thayer asks all other wicked nubbin tossers to step to the front.

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‘Gentler Sex’ Shun Revolvers as Means of Self-Protection

IT~T 1 -A-T pins. rolling pins and other I f—l I make shift weapons tire still L ! the most popular feminine means of defense, a glance through the permit for possession of firearms shows with only sixteen of the “gentler sex" in possession of firearms. Many of the permits issued to men for the protection of their property sre found to be for the safety of the STOCKHOLDERS’CHIEF DENIES OHIO CHARGES John A. Bushnell Issues Statement in Dollisigs Muddle Declaring “utterly false" statements of the attorney general of Ohio questioning his integrity, John A. Bushnell. chairman of the Dolllngs Stockholders’ Protective Committee, Columbus, Ohio, today made public a letter to stockholders. “For the benefit of all Dolllngs stock holders who have placed their confi ilence In me and in this protective committee, rather than be drawn into an extended denial of the implications conveyed by this letter. 1 now brand ns utterly false and groundless, without exception or qualification, the entire campaign of insinuation and innuendo waged against me by the at torney general of Ohio in connection with the work of tfie stockholders’ protective committee,” Bushnell said. AGED TEACHER SUCCUMBS Was Instructor of Sunday School Class for Fifty Years. By Times Special * NOBLE.AtLLE, Ind., Nov. 20. Mrs. Elizabeth Stevens, 84. widow of Jesse Stevens, died Monday night from the effects of injuries sustained by a fall a week ago. She is survived by the following children: Richard and Edgar Stevens of Anderson and Mrs. Hattie Meade of Elwood. She was a teacher of a Sunday school class at Victory Chapel, near this city, for fifty years.

Gone, but Not Forgotten

An automobile reported stolen belongs to: Bert Holbrook. 2831 Bellefountitne St., taken from Ohio and Meridian St. BACK HOME AGAIN An automobile reported found by police belongs to: C. C. Gray, 828 N. Gray St., found at W. Walnut St., and White River. Commission to Act on Petition. Action w 11 be taken next week by the State securities commission on petition of the Chandler & Taylor Company. steam engine manufacturers on S. Add son St., for authority to Increase the common from SIOO,000 to $400,000 "to pet ni.t industrial expansion.” Officers: W. M. Taylor, president; H. G. Myers, vice president; F. M. treasurer, and M. A. Taylor secretary.

j wifi while hubby Is Jon his weekly sales trip. I "I want to keep it as a keep-sake | of my dead husband,” one woman says, when asked for a reason for keeping a revolver in her home. Threatening Letter Is Cited Telephbne operators and other women employed during the wee i small hours are still depending on their vocal chords to summon proj tectlon us no women have taken out permits to carry firearms while traveling the deserted streets on their way home from work. Records show that the majority of the wi-apons are kept for the protection of property and business establishments. A receipt of a threatening letter is given ?is an excuse to "tote a gat" by ; one man in fear for his life. A revolver is needed for self-protection | while preaching the gospel in the un- ; derworld, one minister said In making 'out his application. An actor needs jweapon for theatrical purposes, records show. 352 Permits This Year For the first ten months of this I vear 352 permits have been issued for possession of firearms as computed with the isuance of 515 for the twelve months of 1922. Immediate protection for the citizens who have moved to the outskirts m the city in the past year is given as the cause for the increase over 1922. "Law-abiding citizens are found to be those who make the Oscar Queisser, secretary of Police Chief Herman Rikhoff, said. ANDREW J. NEW DIES Funeral Services for Hancock County Citizen Wednesday. Bji Times Special GREENFIELD, Ind., Nov. 20. F*uneral services for Andrew J. New, who died at his home here Monday, will he held Wednesday He was stricken Sunday with apoplexy. Mr New has been engaged In the mercantile and milling business for years and was a life-long resident of Hancock County. The widow, one son. Paul New of Greenjeld, five sisters and two brothers survive. Porters Rand to IMay The Pullman Porters band, orchestra and chorus of Chicago will give a concert Deet. 4 at Ca'eb Mills Hall. In this unloue organization every man is actively employed as a porter by the Pullman Company of Chicago. Similar organizations have been organized In New York. Boston, Philadelphia. Memphis and Buffalo. Wagon Runs Over Leg Albert Raine, 25, 926 Meikel St., is in the City Hospital today with a broken leg suffered Monday when the wagon he was driving in front of 1627 S. Illinois'St. was struck by a Street car. according to police. Raine was thrown from his seat and the wagon ran. over his leg, police said. Scientists declare the temperature of the star, Betelgeuse, is approximately 18,000 degrees Fahrenheit.

DODGING CITY CAR MAY CAUSE DEATH OF HARRY ROYCE Steps Back Into Path of Another —Condition Is Critical.* Suffering from a fractured # skull, Harry H. Royce, 65. Stubbins Hotel, is in a critical condition at the city hospital today as the result of mm being struck by kk Persons a street car i ■ have been ~ . Uij killed in Monday. accidents In Royce was Harlot. County this crossing Washtear. _____ ington St. be- . _ ~~ tween 111 ino is Ihhhf- and ? ap ' to ! B |SaJ*J mined Ave., and had trsf- just passed in •Idents rt f; Tour frnt of a Westdnty to make 'he bound Riverside Streets safe. stregi Car in “ charge of Motorman Charles Moore, 303 W. Vermont St., when he stepped back into the path of the car to avoid being struck by a street car approaching on the east-bound track, according to police. Royce is a salesman for the Lambert Trublpruf Tire Company, 54 W, New York St. . Although weak from loss of blood, Mary Moorman, 9, daughter of Motor Policeman John Moorman, 1446 Silver Ave., is steadily improving, according to physicians. The girl was severely cut about the neck when she was thrown against the windshield of her father’s automobile struck by a machine driven by William Hafer. 537 Chase St., at Morris St. and Kentucky Ave., Sunday. Run Over by Machine William Melloch, 68. of 1701 Pullenwider St., was bruised about the legs when the front wheel of an automobile, driven by John Hutton, 1219 H. Belmont Ave., ran over him near Illinois and South Sts., Monday night. Melloch told police his bicycle caught in the' car track. He ran from a path of one machine he said, into the second car. William Henn, 44. of 614 E. MiclUgan St., was arrested Monday night and slated at the city prison on a charge of operating a motor- vehicle while intoxicated. The arrest followed police investigation of an accident at Park Ave. and St. Clair St., in which the truck driven by Henn struck an auto parked at the curb owned by Howard B. Sheets. 626*4 E. St. Clair St.

STAGE GUN FIGHT; MAH IS WOUNDED Injured Participant Arraigned on Assault Charge. By United Per** CONNERSVILLE, Ind.. Nov. 20. Pen Pemberton, of Madison, Ind., will be arraigned today on charges of as- -. ult and battery with intent to kill following a gun battle with Everett Ketchain, chief of police, in which Pemberton received two serious bullet wounds and Ketcham was grazed twice by bullets, but not wounded. The pistol battle was fought out at police headquarters when Ketcham ordered Pemberton to drop a gun. Pemberton opened fire and the qhief returned it. Pemberton attempted to run after the battle, but was captured by other police. He was taken to the county hospital and kept under guard throughout the night. Frank Devor, 30. and Howard L#ed, 27. companions of Pemberton, were held pending investigation. Fayette County authorities declared they find evidence which might involve the men in other recent lawless acts In Indiana. " % CRACK-THE-WHIP GAME FATAL TO SMALL BOY Lad Dies From Injuries Received When Thrown at Play. By Times Special COLUMBUS, Ind., Nov. 20. "Thrown” while acting as the cracker in a craek-the-whip game a week ago, Charles Johnson. 9-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Addison Johnson of Hope, died Monday from peritonitis. At the ♦ime of the accident the boy laughed after lteing picked up from the gutter, where he fell, but soon became seriously ill. ALLEGED ABDUCTOR HELD Statement of (jfirJs Involves Francis Cnnliii, 22. Francs Conlin, 22, Concord Apts., was arrested on a criminal charge today after Alice and Fern Pottorf, 14 and 16, respect velyu 460 Agnes -Ct., sad, according to police, that he was one of the men who abducted them' In an automobile late Saturday'. The second man is sought.

NEGRO CUTS CONDUCTOR Argument Over Transfer Leads to Attack—Police Have Clew. Libert Rlggle. 36 N. Gladstone St.. Is back on duty today as conductor of a Brightwood -.\r after receiving a cut on the left chek Monday night at the hands of a negro to whose Identity police believe they have a clew. Higgle, according to police, was cut as three negroes left the car at the end of the line, one of them striking out with a knife its he passed Rlggle. Argument over condition rf transfers the negroes presented was said to have been the cause. Latitude and longitude were first determined by of Nice about 162 B. C.

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Robert J. Grant, superintendent of the Denver (Co iff).) mint,l has been appointed director of the mint by President Coolidge.

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Chicago Mayor Orders Confiscated Booze Out of Station. Ity United Prune CHICAGO, Nov. 20.—Mayor Dever today ordered all -confiscated liquor be removed from Chicago police stations following fatal explosion of six oarrels of grain alcohol in the Warren Ave. station last night. John G. McGonigal, veteran police officer, was killed when the alcohol exploded in a hall at the station. Walls of the building were damaged by the blast. Municipal warehouses will be provided for storing confiscated liquor in the future. PSYCOPATHIC WARD 0. K.D Six Counrilmen Support Wise’s Fight for Improvement. With votes of- six councilmen assured, Councilman Walter Wise today psaid the move to establish a pscyopathic ward at the city hospital would be continued despite Mayor Shank’s objection to the $300,000 bond Issue. The measure did not reach the council Monday night. Establishment of the ward will ret.uire an additional wing to the hospital. but Wise said the move would be more economical now than later. The mayor opposed the $300,000 outlay, but admitted facilities were needed to care for insane. HE TALKS WAY INTO JAIL Silence Would Have Been Golden for John Johnson John C. Johnson, 430 E. Michigan St., talked himself right back into Jail Monday and now faces two charges instead of one. Appearing for trial on a statutory charge for which he was arrested Saturday night, Johnson learned that the case was continued until a later date. Meeting Lieut. Orville Hudson, one of the arresting officers in a corridor, Hudson said he became abusive and accused him of causing the postponement. Asa result he was charged with profanity and reslated for trial today. FIREMAN IS ACQUITTED George Oakes, Involved in Death Accident, Is Released. George Oakes, 857 Sanders St., was released from a charge of manslaughter in city court today on recommendation of Coroner Paul F. Ftobinson. Oakes was driving the fire truck Nov. 1, which struck the car bearing Mrs. Mary Gilbreath, 70, of 1422 Deloss St., who died from injuries Nov. 6.

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16 AIRPLANES AND HANGAR BURNED IN m FIRE' Lack of Water Prevents Checking of Blaze at Kokomo Aviation Field, By United Press KOKOMO, ind., Nov. 20. —Damage estimated at nearly $60,000 was caused by fire whioh destroyed a hangar of the Kokomo Aviation Corporation near here late yesterday. The blaze had gained great headway before it was discovered. It was | thought to have originated from defective electric wiring. | Fifteen airplanes, thirty motors and j a large quantity of equipment were burned. The hangar was one of the three owned by the company at the Wilbur Fagley Field. Two steel covered hangars near the one destroyed, in which I were eleven army planes owned by I the Indiana National Guard, were not [ damaged. 1 Although the alarm was sent in, the blaze could npt be checked because there was no water connections near. The explosion of twenty bombs threatened to destroy all the buildings in the field. Hugh B. Perry, secretary of th*J aviation corporation, said insurance I of less than SIO,OOO was carried. GEORGEWiSHARD MOURNED IN CITY Wabash College President to • Conduct Service, The body of George W. Wishard. 58. formerly an Indianapolis physician and later a real estate man, will ar- : rive Wednesday for short services at ; the home of Dr. William N. Wishard. j Dr. George L. Mackintosh, presioent jof Wabash College, will conduct the i sendees. Burial in Crown Hill Ceme tery. Death was caused by apoplexy. After graduation from the Indiana I Medical College in 1880, he became | deputy coronet of Morion County. In | 1889 he moVed to St. Paul. He moved I to Minneapolis In 1898, where he es j tablished the firm of George Wishard ! & Cos. ! Surviving: Two sons, Dwight and Robert Wishard: a daughter. Mrs. Guy N. Crawford, all of Minneapolis: a j brother, Dr. William N. Wishard, oh : Indianapolis; and two sisters, Mrs® John G. Wishard of Wooster, Ohio, and Miss Elizabeth M. Wishard of Minneapolis. The wife -died in 1918.

FOUR KILLED DURING ST. LOUIS SAFETY WEEK Total Accident Death Toll In Mound City Reaches 129. By United Frees ST. LOUIS, Nov. 20. —Four persons were killed in automobile accidents in the first thirty hours of a local “Safety Week. All four were pedestrians. The total auto deaths for St. Louis this year Is 129, six more than were killed In the corresponding period last year. ACE'S WIFE HEARS VOICE Message From Barling Pilot Is Received at Hospital. Mrs. Harold Harris, wife of Lieutenant Harris. Army aviator, enjoyed the unique distinction today of being the first patient at an Indianapolis hospital to receive a wireless telephone message from an airplane. "I aril O K. I hope you are getting along all right. Have courage.” was the message Mrs. Harris received 1 from her husband Monday as he cir- ! cled over St. Vincent Hospital in the Barling bomber, going to DaytonJ j Ohio. " CIVIL WAR VETERAN DIES Leroy Angus Smith Was Flag Bearer for Volunteer Infantry. bu Tim's Spr ini SHELBYVILLE. Ind., Nov. 19. Leroy Augustus Swift, flag bearer for Company K, 155th Regiment Second Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War, is dead at his home In this city, ills death being caused by a complication of diseases incident to advanced age. He was a prominent figure in the lumber industry. DRIVER FREED OF CHARGE R. A. Thompson Released After Fatal Accident R, A. Thompson. 533 Highland Ave., whose car struck Mrs. Nancy Woodward, 1328 E. Eleventh St., in front of 1311 Brookslde Ave., a few days ago, was released from a charge of manslaughter on Coroner Paul F. Robinson’s recommendation tqday. Mrs. Woodward died from injuries.