Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 163, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 November 1923 — Page 2

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CROOKED OIL MEN SWINDLE YET STAY IN BOUNDS OF LAW Fake Promoter, Whose Only Interest Is in the Selling of Stock, Doesn't Whnt Petroleum and Often Squelches Small Producers. By ROY J. GIBBONS. VEA Service Staff Writer FT. WORTH, Texas, Nov. 21.—Within the law I That typifies the attitude, striving effort and blunted psychology of the crooked oil promoter. Ke is to be entirely differentiated from the legitimate nonbello.ving operator who never advertises in pages of lurid promises. - . "• ;* Nor is he to be classed along with that group of promoters who are honest in their intentions. The crooked promoter has no dealing with the latter two. He hates them for being honest.

And they in turn naturally regard him with intensified loathing for dishonoring their business. s> First and foremost, the crooked promoter who greatly outnumbered his honest competitors in the big Texas, Arkansas and Oklahoma fields, was out for himself. Knew No Geology Tn a majority of cases, as substantiated by Government investigation, when he first became a promoter he knew nothing about oil whatever nor the manner and means by which it is obtained. In other words, he was a greenhorn—an inexperienced yokel—who foisted himself off upon the pubho by subsidized news accounts in pro-moter-owned publications, as a bona fide oil expert. His primary and sole interest was to sell stock—and do nothing else but seM stock —in a company of his own creation with never the thought of actually producing oil. By hook and crook, lying statements and overdrawn promises the crooked promoter advertised and circularized h's "sucker lists” stating any and dll manner of roseate inducements to part the prospect from his investment contribution. Doesn’t Want Oil Bearing in mind, all the while, that the crooked promoter is not out to get oil at all you next find him out on undeveloped, unproven territory—or "wild cat” acreage, as It is called. Perhaps from his stock sale campaign he has sold $1,000,000 worth of shares, certificates, titles or whatever else he calls them. .. . . He wants to keep within the law. And at the same time he wants to stay crooked. * Hence you find him sinking a well on the “wild cat" land, down to whatever depth he vaguely promised he would sink It. But having made virtually certain before operations were begun that the "hoie would come in dry," he pays the driller a few thousand dollars for his work and then uses the balance of the million for his o purposes. Such tactics were the rule and not the exception during the peak of the oil boom days. They were permitted under the State law of Texas where no biue sky statute was In effect at the time. Use Legal Kinks Promoters operated under what was known as a declaration of trust. This legal Instrument gave them absolute power over the money of their investors They coukf drill for oil under its terms, or go hupting for elephants if they so choose, under its broad and draistic powers. Any show the crooked promoter made of trying to produce oil was one of pretense entirely. Drilling a well on land which he knew was non-oil-bearing constituted in his mind discharge of obligation to his stockholders. He kidded himself Into believing that he was playir.g a game, and that if the public was big enough fool to play with him, it would continue to be- stung. If he drilled wells, as he said he would when advertising, the Government couldn’t read his mind and see that he planned his wells on territory which he knew beforehand would come In dry. Instances are on record in cases still to be investigated where wells, which actually did start to produce, were squelched by being pushed down to salt water levels. Had they "nursed” them along, as the saying down here fields, they might have become paying propositions. Fake promoters promised dividends in their companies ranging upward from 100 per cent. Paying "Dividends” Hence their reason for snuffing out small wells that accidentally were struck. • Profits received from such a well when distributed over & list of 5.000 “suckers” might probably be a few cents each. That would quickly knock promoter’s chances. But sometimes he did pay big dividends, for the purpose of baiting on additional victims. Money'for the dividends distributed by crooked promoters was not received from oil sale profits, but from sources as faked as the promoter himself. Yes, he promised rivers of oil. But instead came rivers of tears and teacups of oil. (Copyright, 1923, NEA Service, Inc.) Further trickeries practiced by fake oil stock promoters and brokers are explained in Gibbons’ next article.

Bids Received on State Land Bids on twenty-two acres of lowlands around Bass Lake in Stark County were received by. the State Tuesday. Oscar B. Smith, Knox, Ind., offered to buy the land for $127.60 and to turn it over to the State department of conservation. Another bid of $250 by Helen B. Bloom, Chicago, was private. The land had been appraised at $27.50. The sale must be approved by the Governor, the auditor and the treasurer. Alleged Fugitives Held * Two alleged fugitives, arrested today, are John Duncan, 32, 513 E. Thirty-First St., wanted in Chicago on a grand larceny charge, and Robert 47, colored, 419> TV. Sixteenth !n < - Ja l !ant > Term., on a S-’xlSSa cbarffa. according to police.

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Today Miss Margaret Cooper, 20 N. Bosart Ave., for forty years an employe of the Indiana Bell Telephone Company, is cherishing memories of a beaut.ful day Tuesday when hosts of friends showered her with flowers ansi gifts in apprecla tion of her years of service with that company. "Words fail tp express my feellings.” sa.d Miss Cooper. “I have seen the telephone develop in Indianapolis from a crude affair to the wonderful system in effect now. I

‘NATIONAL TRUTH’ IS LATEST SPECIAL WEEK Better Businesf** Bureau Leaders Announce Plan for City. J Tentative plans for observance of National Truth week, beginning Feb. 22, were made today at the closing conference of the board of directors of the National Better Business Bureau Commission at the Lincoln. Local luncheon clubs, civic clubs, patriotic societies. public schools, churches, stores and other organizations will be asked to cooperate. A similar occasion was observed successfully In Providence. R. 1., last year. Members of the - commission were guests today of G. F. Olwin, manager, Indianapolis Better Business Bureau, at the Kiwanis luncheon at the Claypool. - . ' .

RELEASED FROM JAIL James M. Sims and Cashier of Hope Bank Furnished Bond. Bu Timet Special COLUMBUS, Ind., Nov. 21—James M. Sims of Indianapolis, president of the defunct Republic Refining Company, and R. K. Ferry of Hope, cashier of the*Hope State Bank, were released from the Bartholomew County jail late Tuesday after surety bond In the amount of $10,600 had been provided for bach. • The two men are charged Jointly with having defrauded and conspired to defraud the Hope bank of approxii mately $50,000. Sims has been in Jail I for over two weeks, unable to provide bond. Date for their trial is not set. POLICE WATCH FOR LOOT Mohawk General Store Robbed—Local “Fences” Under Observation. Detectives today checked up on pawn shops and other possible outlets for goods stolen in the Dobbins Bros, general store robbery at Mohawk, Ind., Tuesday night, i Ten watches, six dozen shirts, several pair of shoes, sheep lined ; coats and many other articles were ! stolen, police said today. SLOT~i/lACHINESIiEMOVED Authorities Act Upon Complaints by Parents of High School Boys. By Times Special NOBLESVILLE, Ind., Nov. 21. ! One hundred nickel-in-the-slot maj chines, which have been in operation in the bus.ness houses of Noblesvfile for several months, were removed yesterday afternoon on orders from Brown and Prosecutor Waltz. Th.s action was taken by the authori- | ties because of complaints made by parents of high school boys. Pedestrian Is Injured Lawrence Quinn, 65, 1161 Marlowe Ave., was bruised about the body today when he was struck at Pine and Washington Sts. by an automobile | driven by F. W. Stelnsberger, 4019 E. ; New York St., who reported the accident to the police after taking Quinn home. Steinsberger kas not held. , Woman Faces Theft Charge i Mrs. Thelma Erst, alias Rust, 27, I of 702 E. Georgia St., Is slated at city today on a charge of petit laroenjpDetectives Briokley land FlnTieman allege that afee stole $10.50 from a locker at a downtown store.

Methods Used Without any legal authority the “association” would attack some probably legitimate oil concern. It would send notice to the firm’s investors that the concern was unsound. For a fee of $5 or more, the "association” formed to protect stockholders would ,look after the investors’ interests. Fearful of loss. SO per cent of the investors time through with the fee. The "association” would then wait about a year and send out a stereotyped report oh its findings. Usually, this report contained nothing of value, and at most, cost the “association” two cents for mailing. Big margins were thus made.

COOK JURY DELIBERATES By United Press' FT. WORTH. Texas. Nov. 21.—The jury in the trial of Dr. Frederick A. Cook, former Arctic explorer, and associates ih promotion of oil companies, accused of using the mails to defraud, deliberated throughout the night.

hope I’ll be able te spend many more years here among my friends.” Through serving people M.ss Cooper has made friends too numerous to name. "There is a joy that can only he realized through serving, and a host of friends is one of the rewards,” sa:d Miss Cooper. In the picture are shown Mrs. Myrtle Fleming, 86*0 College Ave., and Mrs. F. J. Ste.nmetz, 3107 Broadway, friends who called on Miss Cooper Tuesday.

Shaken By United Press WASHINGTON, Nov. 21.—Fall ing four stories. Albert Karlson, 61, suffered no broken bones and tdTd doctors he "fek Just a little shaken up.” The sho<jk killed him four hours later.

HOLD-UP SUSPECT SOUGHT Information on Extradition Is A waited by Police. Adcfitional Information from the police at Kansas City, Mo., relative to whether Dick Day, alias Joe Roach, 40, wanted here on a Juvenile Ylourt charge and for investigation in connection with the Bamboo Inn hold up, 5, would waive extradition, was awaited today by John Mullirt, detective inspector. Mullin said today that he would attempt to get a grand Jury indictment against Roach. , TRAIN FOR AUTO -SHOW Indiana Manufacturers io Boost Hoosier Goods at New York A special train to the New York automobile show in January is tho first objective of the Indiana Automotive Manufacturers' Association, reorganized Tuesday night at the Lin coin. Revival of the'organization was made to promote sale of Indiana products. Col. William H. Brown Nordyke and Marmon Company, Indianapolis, was elected president; Dm R. Smith, Smith and Smith, Inc., secretary; and George T. Bryant, Robert H. Hassler, Inc., treasurer. TRAFFIC TRUCKING QUIZ Surrey by City Is Planned to Eliminate Congestion. k The traffic survey being conducted by the city plan commission under the direction of J. Rowland Ribbins, expert consultant of Washington, D. C., today turned toward trucking problems on city streets. The commission will attempt to find the route taken by heavy trucks during the business hours by sending blanks to truck owners and perators. Surveys have shown that many trucks operate on thoroughfares which should be used for high speed traffic, thus slowing motorists and causing congestion. New Uniforms foe City Band Fifty members of the police and firemen’s band will appear in their new uniforms Saturday. The Uniforms are modelled closely after the style worn by police sergeants, with white coverings for the caps. Members will not wear their badges, but the police and firemen will wear their own collar Insignia. Leather puttees will be worn. I " Sewing Machine Stolen. A sewing machine was included in loot stolen in a raid on a shed at the home of Mrs. Bessie Crosby, 1146 Vin cennes St. today. Tools and electric fixtures, the total value SIOO, were taken. according to police. Thomas Springer Reappointed Governor McCray today reappointed Thomas B. Springer of Sullivan a member of the board of control of the Soldiers and Sailors Moqsjnjent. His term expired several days ago.

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A buxom boy born Monday to Mr. und Mrs. Frank DSole, Newark, N. J., bears a name sounding like a railroad ticket. According to birth certificate, his official cognomen is "Frank Washlngton Boston Stop Newark D’Sole.” Former Governor Charles E. Osborn of Michigan, and his wife have agreed to separate. He denied rumors of a dl voice. Cost of living in United States on Oct. 16 was 64.1 above pie war moffth of July, 1914, Industrial conference figures show. Johan Swenson, owner of a New MINERS BOARD IS SILENT I-ewis Admits Maryland Strike Is Called Off What the executive board of tho United Mine Workers of America d-d in the week's session which ended Tuesday night, was a mystery today. "Too much hits been printed already,” said Presldont John L. Lewis. He admitted that the year-an<l-a-half-coal strike- at Georges Creek and Upper Potomac fields of Maryland were called off by the board. Miner leaders probably will not gather again until the national convention here Jan. 29, It was said.

SCHOOL AND TEACHER DAY Pupils Discuss Need for Better Paid Pedagogues. “School and Teacher Day” was observed in Indianapolis schools today as part of Education Week. Pupils discussed the need for better trained and better paid teachers, and more adequate build.ngs. Programs sent to parents of pupils at school No. 55 show them how they can see every phase of school work by visiting the school daily this week Other schols are carrying out similar programs. United States. Holds Four Men Four men were held by Federal authorities today after their arrest Saturday in investigation of the theft of tobacco from a freight car at Walkerton, Ind., a year ago. The men face charges of stealing from an Interstate shipment. They are: Carl Bradford, Walkerton, bond $1,000; William Foster, La Porte, bond $1,500; Benjamin Kneisley, La Porte, bond SI,OOO and William Sinclair, Walkerton, bond SI,OOO. Gin, Whisky in Car, Charge In filing a charge of operating a blind tiger against James White, 28, of 924 Bellefontaine St., police say they found twelve quarts of gin, one quart of whisky and five gallons of grain alcohol in his car at 1818 Bellefontaine St. Claude Martin, 54, of 416 W. Washington St., and Loney Mitchell, 22, of 136 N. Alabama St., are charged with possession of liquor. Driver Alleged Intoxicated Leonard Harris, colored, 539 Agnes St., was taken to city hospital today under charges of driving an automobile while intoxicated after the car he was jjriving struck a cor owned by Raymond Evans. 964 8. West St,, parked at that address. He was put and braised.

York apartment, pays a bounty on all balnea born to tenants in ills aptfrt ment. Boys bring SSO and girl babies $25. HtfPhson has paid SBOO in l>aby bounties ”Do it ag;dn, I like it,” he says. . "Nations succeed in proportion to the adequacy of their plumbing,” said W. O’. Archer, Evansville, Ind., in addressing convention of master plumbers at Dayton Tuesday. Mrs. Galvin Coolidge today received 1,200 delegatee to the thirtieth annual convention of United Daughters of the Confederacy. “The nude on the stage is destructive to refinement, sentiment and imagination,” De Wolf Hopper, veteran comedian, declared today in Kansas City. Oklahoma City traffic rules have been revised to read, horse-drawn vehicles must not exceed a speed limit of ten miles an hour. The American co-ed is larger around the waist, heavier and has bigger feet than several years ago, Miss Lydia Clarko, head of women's department of physical education at Ohio State University, declared today. Francis C. Matson, Salt Lake City, resigned today as deputy commissioner of internal revenue. He will practice law In New York. f ■ Artists to Sketch Ad Club "Artists’ Day” will be observed by the Advertising Club of Indianapolis at the Chamber of Commerce, Thursday noon. Six commercial artists from the Herron Art School will sketch the club members while they are eating. Several club members "will be done in oil.” Miss Edna M. Shover, instructor. will speak. Lester Meyer and Hank Williams are leading in the membership drive. Woman Faces Theft Charge Hazel Evans Vernon, whom police say is also known as Vail and as Morford, was arrested on grand larceny charges Tuesday on complaint of Mrs. Hattie Meadows, colored, 614 Fulton St., who said Migs Vernon stole S3OO on one occasion and S2OO on another while visiting her, according to police. Miss Vernon gave her address as 611 E. Tenth St., but police say the ad-, dress is false.

Shucks! Challenged! The title of Indiana corn husking championship has been officially contested. Homer Thayer, Bartholomew County, has been challenged by an Indianapolis man to defend his record of 160 bushels In an eight-hour day. In a letter to The Times, O. T. Duvall, 3515 E. Sixteenth St„ of the Marion County State Bank, writes: “I note in The Times that some bird says he can shuck 160 bushels of com. I hereby declare that he is not the champion, for I can shuck 161 bushels every time he shucks 160. "I would like very much to engage in a contest with this xrould-be* champion.” How about it, Hom-v?

BOYD M.RALSTON IS HURT IN AUTO TRACTION SMASH Democratic Candidate for Mayor in 1921 Has Narrow Escape, Boyd M. Ralston, 63, of 2326 N. Talbott Ave., Democratic candidate for mayor in 1921, narrowly escaped serious injuries in a collision of

the automobile he was driving and a. Union Traction Company freight interurban at College Ave. and TwentySecond St., Tuesday night. He was cut by flying glass. Ralston told

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police he turned north while driving east of Twenty-Second St. and was struck by the northbound interurban. The auto was badly damaged. Earl Campbell w-as motorman. James Saunders, colored, 21, of Cincinnati, Ohio, was painfully hurt while attempting to board a freight train on the Belt Railroad. James Maddox, colored, 22, also of Cincinnati, fell toe, but escaped injury. He is held on a vagrancy charge. Jesse L. Clevenger. 134 W. Pratt St., suffered a broken right arm and severe cuts and bruises about the body today when the steering appa ratus on the car he was driving locked in front of 623 N. Pennsylvania St., overturning the car. He was taken to city hospitai.

HUSBAND KILLS WIFE, THEN TAKES OWN LIFE Sevmteeu-Months-Old Daughter Survives Ihiuhle Tragedy. By l nited Press MONTEZUMA, Ind.. -3ov. 21. ; Marvin Watson. 21. shot and killSd his wife and then killed himself here last night. Watson, who had™been working in Streator, 111., returned to this city yesterday. After an argument with Mrs. Watson at her mother's home, he fired four shots at his wife. The couple is survived by a 17-months-old daughter. IT’S A CONCRETE FACT! Indianapolis Isytds Other Cities of State in Production. Indianapolis leads all other Indiana cities in the production of concrete) products. O. H. Oossvvein, field en- ; glreer, Universal Portland Cement-, Company, declared today at the ninth' annual convention of Indiana Sand, and Gravel Producers’ Association at the Lincoln. Other Indiana cities, leading in concrete products production. are: South Bend, Ft. Wayne, Evansville and Terre Haute. The convention closed at noon with a luncheon at the Idncoin. Speakers were: 11. F. Clemmer, engineer, Illinois State highway commission, and| L. S. Tnrinor, district engineer, Portland Cement Association. Albert M. Brown, 4168 Broadway, ! was re-elected president of the association Tuesday. Other officers: R. ; L. Witty, Terre Haute, vice president; 1 J. A. Shearer, 3330 Ruckle St., sec re- j tary-treasurer.

FOREST MOVE APPROVED Chamber Indorses Referendum for National Tree Project. A referendum sent out to Chambers of Commerce seeking protection of headwaters of national rivers and rehabilitation of forest and waste lands has been approved by the Indianapol.s Chamber following recommendation of a committee headed by Richard Lieber, director of the State department of conservation. The national chamber would have the government "acquire, reseed and replant waste land on which reproduction of forest growth cannot be oh tained by natural means, witty disoro-i tion in the secretary of agriculture to prefer lands in such States which provide at least an equal amount of funds for acquisition of such lands ” The remainder of such waste lands would he reseeded and replanted by States and cities. A paragraph asking for a national forest council was not approved. Coliseum Plan Is Studied Albert M. Rosenthal, chairman of the Chamber of Commerce auditorium and exposition building committee, will meet with his committee Thursday noon at the Chamber of Commerce to make further plans for boosting a municipal auditorium and exposition building In Indianapolis. Data relative tp the maintenance of public auditoriums in other cities has been reby officials of the Chamber and will be submitted at this, meeting. * Guard Officers Ignored The War Department has authorized attendance of Col. A. P. Melton, Gary, commander of the 113th Engineers of the Indiana National Guard, at the war college course which opens in Washington, Jan. 30, 1924. He will participate in the supply course. Adjt. Gen. Harry B. Smith said Colonel Melton will be the third Indiana officer to enter the war college. ' Columbia Club to Move Temporary headquarters for members of the t Columbia Club will be opened Feb. 1 in ltie Denison Hotel while the old building on Monument PI. is being wrecked, preparatory to construction of anew $1,000,000 building. It will be completed in a year. Hunters Make Appearance John H. Flagles. 746 Union St., and Lincoln Cummings, 1814 Martindale Ave., who left home Monday morning to go hunting, but who did not return at night, causing relatives to fear for their safety, are hoAe at last. Their automobile hc’oke down in the woods near Martinsville.

MRS. JOHN FISHBACK GIVEN FINAL HONORS The Rev. Jean Milner Conducts Rites This Afternoon. The Rev. Jean S. Miller* Second Presbyterian Church, conducted rites for Mrs. John Flshback, 91, at the home, 1639 N. Delaware St., at 2 p. m. today. Burial in Crown Hill cemetery 4 was private. Mrs. Fishback died Monday night on the thirty-ninth anniversary of her husband’s death. She had been <ll several weeks. Her husband was the founder of a business In. Indianapolis that later became the I-fide, Leather and Belting Company. Mrs. Fishbaok had lived in Indianapolis since 1854. Surviving: Three sons, W. O. Fishback and Frank S. Fishback of Indianapolis, and E. S. Fishback of Milwaukee, Wls. GRAND JURY TO PROBE ‘QUACKS’ Alleged 'Slush Fund' Will Also i Be Investigated, By United Press HARTFORD, Conn., Nov. 21.—Invest: gat on to ascertain whether a “slush fund” was formed to be used in'passing of leg.slation which would make it easier for "quack doctors” to operate in Connecticut, will be under- ! taken by the grand jury. The jury, called by Governor Templelon in his attempt to drive out the "quacks” who have been operat.ng with credent.als from alleged "diploma mills'' in St. Louis and Kansas City/ today heard testimony of Dr. James A. Chr.stian, Fairfield, Conn.

NEW WAND BANK PROPOSED l Backers of Institution Call Upon Governor. Arthur A. Bishopp and Thomas H. Dixon of Kentland, Ind., were in Indianapolis today taking preliminary steps in the organization of anew hank in Kentland to succeed the Discount and Deposit Bank, of which Governor Warren T. McCray was president. The Discount and Deposit Bank has been in the hands of receivers several weeks. Dixon and Bishopp conferred with Governor McCray and petitioned the State charter board for a charter. They gave $50,000 as their capital with $5,000- as a surpiqs. Th.rty stockholders will be members of the ►new organ zatlon, they stated. No name was given for the -bank and the prospeotlve owners declined to state whether they would take erver the business of the Discount and Deposit Bank. Both men have had banking experience, they said. butlerchapterXsked Union to Foster Campus Spirit Seeks Naton&l Affiliation. A petition for a chapter of the NaMens’ Union Association wilj be presented by the local Butler organization at the convention of the association at Minneapolis in the near future. Ed Arens, president, and William Neokum, secretary, will present the* Butler petition. The union has been organized and sponsored by the Butjer Boosters’ Club for the purpose of establishing a more demoiflratic spirit on the Butler campus. ACCIDENT VICTIM DIES Fractured Skull Proves Fatal to Ha-ry R. RoycO. Harry R. Royce, 55, Stubbing Hotel, died at the city hospital today as the result of a fractured skulj received Monday when he was struck by a Street car at Muskingum and Washington Sts. Coroner Paul F. Robinson, is making an investigation. According to police, Charles S. Moore, 303 W. Vermont St., motorman. said Royce stepped back in front of his car when he saw another car coming in the opposite direction. Conductor was Glenn Cox, 1109 Laurel Ave.

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Automobiles reported stolen belong to: Howard* Ferguson, 415 Blake St., stolen from same address. James McCarty, Pendleton, Ind., stolen four miles south of Pendleton. Clem Church, 1152 Blaine Ave., stolen from Market St. and Capitol Ave. George A. Davis, Burney, Ind., stolen from Illinois and Ohio Sts. Driver Alleged Intoxicated William Moore, 1229 Fftidley Ave., was arrested on a charge of driving a car while intoxicated Tuesday after being struck by an automobile driven by Paul Lombard, 44 N. Beville Ave., at Noble St., and Virginia Ave., police said.

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HOUSEWIVES WAR ON COSTOFEIiGS Clubwomen Rally to Chop 65Cent Price, Mrs. W. H. Hart, 651 E. Dr., Woodruff Place/ president of the Housewives’ League of Indianapolis, was besieged today by calls from many club women indorsing her move to lower the cost of fresh eggs. They jost 65 cents a dozen at groceries today. ’ Cooking instructors in the publio schools are teaching girls how to use a substitute for eggs,” said Mrs. Hart. “By this method and cooperation of tne parent-teacher clubs there ought to be a decrease in the price of eggs,” she said. Action to lower the cost of eggs wijl be taken at the next meeting of the Housewives’ League. In the meantime, Mrs. Hart said, civio organizations and other women's clubs wilUjoin in the move. PINCUOT OUTLINES AID TOWERS Cooperation and Gulf Waterway Wi'i Help, By United Press OMAHA, Neb., Nov. 21.—Gifford Pinchot, Governor of Pennsylvania, speakinkg today before the national convention of the Farmers’ Union, outlined a two-fold plan for bringing lasting help to the American farmer. “To make certain the farmer will have better markets,” Pinchot said, we must: % ,‘T. Cooperate. “2. Complete the lake#-to-the-gulf deep waterway.” Cooperation, Pinchot said, means more than cooperative marketing. It includes co-operative -storage, cooperative, buying and cooperative information. DA6ONMURDER CASE TO GO TO JURY TODAY # , Trial Has Been In Progress for Ten Days. By Times Special BRAZIL, Ind., Nov. 21. —The case of John Dagon, charged with murder in the first degree for killing his former wife’s husband, George Dierdorff. was expected to go to the jury late today. The trial has been in progress ten days. Damage Suit Lost Jury in Superior Court Tuesday returned a verdict in favor of the In-J dianapolis Street Railway Company in| a suit in which Ingram Richardson, colored; 2411 Massachusetts Ave., Sought to recover SIO,OOO damages, alleging personal injuries. Testimony showed that Clark Jones, 2213 W. Morris St., a conductor, struck Richardson on the head w-ith a switch hook in following an argument as to whether Richardson should get off a car while in motion, July 25, at the stock yards.

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