Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 266, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 February 1927 — Page 1

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SEEK HEAD OF GIRL AT SOUTHBEND Police Patrol River Banks for Missing Parts of Feminine Torso. NO CLEWS TO IDENTITY May Be Wife of Murdered State Patrolman, Theory. Hu I Hth'd Press SOUTH LEND, Ind., Feb. 11.— Police were searching the banks of ihi', St. Joseph River today for uddiparts of the body of a woman, torso was found at the edge of the stream late Tuesday. The head and shoulders had been severad from the body at the seventh vertebrae, giving rise to the belief that the body had been dismembered by a surgeon. The body was found three feet from the water’s edge near St. Mary’s College and Academy, below the city, by Earl Rupe, a city fireman. The torso was in such a cramped position that authorities believe the woman was murdered and her body placed in a trunk or box. The trunk is believed to have been battered to pieces in the river, releasing the body. The legs had been broken at the hips and then wired against the back. Many Theories A number of theories were held by police. One was that the woman may be that of Mrs. Lory Price, wife of an Illinois patrolman, whose body was found in a swamp near Marion, 111., Saturday. Mrs. Price has been missing. Measurements of the body respond to that of Mrs. Price, it is said. The patrolman is believed to have been the victim of Illinois gangsters. Four other women are also missing, although they are all younger than the murdered woman is believed to have been. The victim is also much larger than the description of any of those missing. Her probable weight was variously estimated front 140 to IGO pounds. Those missing are: Mrs. Mildred ■tygart Smith, 23, adopted daugh°f John Swygart, former South Bend city official; Mrs. Mary Stycker, 18, of Mishawaka; Geraldine Way, 17, of Chicago, who disappeared while visiting at Mishawaka, and Alice Yandusen. 28, of South Bend, a former employe of St. Mary's. Police believe the murdered woman was about 30 years old. They gave out her measurements as follows; Waist, 34 inches; foot, 8 incites; instep, 814 inches; instep to knee. 19 Inches, and thigh, 18 inches. Illegal Operation The theory that the woman might have died from an unsuccessful Illegal operation and the body thrown into the river in an effort to hide traces of the crime has evolved from the fact that physicians believe the woman was in a delicate condition at the time of death. There were no bruises or scars on the body: Vital organs of the body were sent today to tlie State chemist at Indianapolis for analysis. Police are Inclined to discredit the theory that the woman lived or died here. It is generally believed that her body was brought to the St. Joseph River from some other place. High waters, which made is possible for the body to have been carried over either the dam at Mishawaka or this city, make it virtually impossible to determine where the body was thrown into the river. A bit of light colored silk stocking and remnant of white ribbed cotton underwear were the only jfcgns of clothing on the body. ■Physicians, who examined the TOdy would hazard no guess as to how long, the body had remained in the water, because of an encrustation of what is believed to be lime that coated the body. ENVOY IN PLANE CRASH Ihi I nilrd Press LYMPNE, England, Feb. 11.—The plane in which Hinted States Am bassador Myron (T. Herrick was travelling from Paris to London, was forced down here today by one of the worst channel fogs of the winter. The landing was made safely. HOURLY TEMPERATURES 6 a. m 22 10 a. m 29 7 a. m 22 11 a. rn 31 8 a. m 23 12 (noon) .... 34 9 a. m 27

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SENATE TO VOTE TODAY ON FARM RELIEFMEASURE Bloc Promises Cotton Clause to Win Support of Southerners. Bu United /’met WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.—In an effort to effect a compromise which would give the McNary-Haugen farm relief bill an emphatic victory in the vote at 4 p. m., Senate farm bloc members today informed the reluctant southern cotton group it could have virtually any cotton amendment it wants. Western members of the farm bloc said they would vote for any Cotton amendment the southern Senators decide to support, with the single exception that they would not permit deferring of the equalization fee on cotton for two years if cotton is to receive benefits under the bill before that time. The southern group immediately went into conference to decide upon a course of action. Little attention was paid final debate upon the measure. Speeches were limited to fifteen minutes each under the agreemnt which will start th voting upon amendments at 4 p. m. There are six amendments which must be voted upon before the final ballot upon the measure itself. Outside of the cotton proposals, the most Important amendment is the Curtis-Crisp substitute, eliminating the equalization fee feature entirely. AVhile the Senate maneuvered before the final ballot, the House continued debate upon the measure, confidently expecting that the Senate would pass it. If the Senate lives up to expectations, its bill will be substituted for the House measure there tomorrow and a final House vote will be taken, probably Monday.

WATSON'S USE OF TAX CLUB SHOWN Senator Disclosed as Instigator of Ford Agitation. Times Washinttton Bureau. Vti-> Xem York Avenue WASHINGTON, F.eb. 11.—Senator James E. Watson of Indiana was revealed as the instigator of the use of the Treasury Department to' punish political enemies In a letter introduced in the Ford Motor Company stock sale tax hearing. In 1922 Watson was one of the Senators who was fighting to defend Truman Newberry of Michigan, whose seat in the Senate was contested by Henry Ford because of huge campaign expenditures. At the crisis of the fight Watson wrote to the Secretary of the Treasury suggesting that he investigate the “subject of taxation as it related to Henry Ford.’’ The letter is viewed here as typical of the Watson brand of statesmanship and polities and the open effort to use a tax club to accomplish political ends may result in an inquiry as to other uses of such powers by Watson for his own ends in Indiana. It has been broadly rumored that influence in the tax department was used by Watson to bring into line powerful influences that had formerly opposed him. $51,000 STILL MISSING Ship Proceeds on Voyage Without Solution of Theft. lilt United Press SAN PEDRO, Cal., Feb. 11.—The liner Columbia today is en route to San Francisco without the $51,000 theft from the safe's vault having | been solved. ! The money was stolen some time at sea and was discovered early this week. When the liner arrived here yesterday the passengers and crew were detained. A thorough search was made, but there was no trace of the money. The currency was being shipped from a bank in San Salvador to a j hank in Los Angeles. COLUMBIA CLUB ELECTS Norman Perry Considered Logical Candidate for President. Annual election of Columbia Club officers was to be held at noon today. Norman Perry, local utility head, was considered most prominently for president, to succeed John C. Ruckelshaus. Ruekelshaus was asked to serve another year, but declined. E. P. Atkin, secretary and trea.S: urer, will be re-elected, leaving selection of a vice president to succeed Fred Gardner, to be considered. Curtiss H. Rottge:- and Fred D. Stalnaker will become members of the board of directors today', succeeding Arthur E. Bradshaw and L. .T. Zelgler. Rottger and Stalnaker were elected Saturday.

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paper from the hands of William T. Dewart, who recently purchased the Evening Sup and Evening Telegram from the estate of Frank A. Munsey, was announced jointly by Dewart and Roy W. Howard," chairman of the board of the Scripps-Howard organization. The acquisition of the Telegram by the Scripps-Howard concern will bring the total of the Scripps-Howard newspaper publications up to twentysix and will mark its first appearance in the New York field of journalism. Dewart revealed in his announcement that several Interests had sought to purchase the Telegram, but that he had made his decision to sell as he did because he felt that the Scripps-Howard interests “would best serve the interests of the community and my own objectives.” Look so Future “I felt that the future of the paper. the welfare of Us present organization and the interests of the community would be best served and most surely safeguarded by a sale to the new owners,” Dewart said. '“A factor In the consideration was my knowledge that under the Scripps-Howard system of operation a very comfortable block of Telegram stock will be set aside for the management and for the concern’s Investment companies in which all employes are permitted to acquire holdings.”

INVESTIGATION OF U.S. CONCESSIONS ABROAD IS URGED League Speaker * Here for Furtherance of Wheeler Resolution in Senate. The United States Senate should adopt resolutions of Senator Wheeler, directing the Senato commission on foreign relations to investigate Americans’ concessions abroad and Senator Frazier’s resolution, asking that the President should not use armed forces to threaten Mexico when Congress is not in session. This is the warning of Benjamin C. Marsh, Washington, D. C., executive secretary of the People's Reconstruction League. Marsh is in Indianapolis asking Indiana farm and labor organizations to support the resolutions. “Hypocritical” “The United States It the world’s most hypocritical International thief, while Mexico, like China, is starting a movement to preserve natural resources for the people instead of turning them over to exploiters, as we have done.” he declared. “The growth of huge fortunes, almost entirely due to special privilege, has proceeded until, as the Federal Trade Commission recently pointed out, 1 per cent of the families in the United States own 59 per cent, and 10 per cent of the families own 90 per cent of the wealth of the nation. "To keep factories going we have loaned billions abroad, but doomed agriculture. We should have long breadlines in Industrial renters now, did we not. export about 6 per cent of our manufactures. We can not keep that up. Domestic consumption of manufacturers, is maintained by the installment plan of buying. "Means War” "The farm plant is at least onethird too productive to be profitable for a decade. The stage is all set to premit our financiers to grab the natural resources of backward nations which can not pay what they owe our Government and these financiers. The grabbing is politely termed “procuring concessions.” That has always meant war declared or undeclared by the exploiting nation.” Marsh said the league he represented is a nonpartisan union of farm and labor organizations.

INFORMER UNDER FIRE Rudner's Counsel Attacks Knseholk’s Story of Melleit Slaying. ' Bn United Press CANTON. Ohio, Feb. 11.—George Gordon Battle, New York criminal lawyer, attempted to tear down the story of the killing of Don R. Mellett. Canton editor, told by Steve Kascliolk, chief prosecution witness against Ben Rudner, millionaire's son and bootlegger. Rudner, who the State contends was the chief conspirator in the Mellett murder, was directly incriminated by Kascholk yesterday. Battle forced an admission from Kascholk in cross-examlndtion “he needed money very badly,” at the time he noticed a $27,000 reward offered for arrest and conviction of the Mellett murderers. TO DISCUSS UTILITIES Former Representative Speaks to Civic Club Federation. Proposed legislation on public utilities will be discussed by Jap Jones of Martinsville, former State Representative, at the meeting of the Federation of Community Civic Clubs at the Chamber of Commerce tonight. Jones will talk on the bill now pending in the Legislature giving cities and towns power to own and operate utilities. The federation’s special committee will report on its activity in opposing the recent electric merger here. New officers may be nominated at the meeting, John F. White, secretary, announced.

INDIANAPOLIS, FRIDAY, FEB. 11, 1927

TRICKERY DP POLITICIANS IS EXPOSED City Manager Bill Jammed Through Senate to Save Evansville Mayor. DUVALL PROTECTED, TOO Local Leaders Fight Sims Measure in House.

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Senate and House of Representatives convened at 10 a. in. Joint Lincoln birthday meeting with address by Professor D. S. Moran, Purdue University. Resumption of separate sessions for routine business. Both houses reconvened at 1:30 p. in. Dispatches from Evansville, Ind., today exposed trickery used by politicians late Thursday in jamming through the Indiana Senate the bill to vitiate the city manager law. The bill of Senator George AY. Sims (Rep.), Terre Haute, provides that mayors shall serve out the term for which they are elected whenvere the city manager form of government is voted in. It was passed by the Senate, 42 to 5. "Clean-Up” Report. Dispatches from Evansville earlier Thursday had stated that ten of the twelve city councilmen there had threatened impeachment of Mayor Herbert Males unless he “cleaned up” the city. A city manager movement, of which Pres; .ent Alfred Hughes of Evansville College is chairman, is gaining much headway in Evansville, and the Sims bill was primarily meant to “save the job” of Males and also to safeguard Mayor Duvall of Indianapolis, where a city manager movement is threatened. During debate on the Sims bill Thursday afternoon Senator Delbert V. Blackburn, Evansville, read a telegram from William T. Karges, president of the Evansville city council, denying that the ten councilmen had taken the action against Mayor Males. Councilmen Stand Pat Today, according to dispatches, the ten members who signed the demand that Males "clean up” reiterated their statement that they had taken such action and that they were not backing down. O. F. Roberts and John Stephan, councilmen, called the meeting at which Males’ administration was discussed. Nine councilmen came to Roberts’ electrical shop. Males was called in and threatened with impeachment. He reluctantly promised to “clean up.” Karger was invited to this meeting, but did not attend. Aaron Skinner and Councilman Gonnerman, who was ill, were the only other councilmen absent. Harry Anderson, Evansville police chief, today said he had received no orders from the mayor to remedy conditions. Indianapolis leaders of the movement for a city manager will fight the Sims bill In the House.

NEW FORM DISCUSSED Snethcn Tells Workings of BusinessLike Type of Government. Working of the city manager form of government at Cleveland and Cin cinnati, Ohio, and Kansas City, Mo., was explained by Edward O. Snethen, attorney, Thursday before the Irvington Commercial and Welfare Association. “The business-like form has beeVi successful in many cities,” Snethen said. William A. Marlow anonunced John J. Brown. State tax board president, will speak next Thursday. PREPARES U. S. CASE Young Lawyer to Give Government’s Side of Ford Tax Appeal. Bn United Press , WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.—Alexander W. Gregg, 27-year-old solicitor of the Internal Revenue Bureau, will open the Government side in the $36,0003f00 tax assessment case against Senator James Couzens (Rep.), Michlgajn, and his associates on Monday. Gregg will attempt to batter down testimony purporting to show that Ford Motor Company stock In 1913 was worth more than $9,500 a share. He contends dh behalf of the Government It was only valued at $3,500 a share. TRACK COST MEASURE UP House Bill Provides Agreement on Rail Elevation Expenses. Mutual agreement on division of track elevation costs in cities from 45,000 to 90,000 population is allowed in the Harris-Batterman hill introduced into the Indiana House of Representatives Thursday. The present bill requires cities to pay 25 per cent and the railroads to pay 75 per cent. The new bill will enable railroads and cities to reach agreement on the division of cost. A bill permitting a fifty-fifty division was Introduced several days ago, but the railroad committee is to report for indefinite postponement.

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POLICE SQUADS CONTINUE RAIDS IN LIQUOR DRIVE Alcohol, Whisky and Race Forms Confiscated—3 Youths Arrested. Police raiding squads continued warfare on alleged liquor sellers and gamblers Thursday night. Several arrests were made. Police Chief Claude F. Johnson ordered a “clean up” Monday. Sergeant Cummings and squad destroyed numerous racing form sheets found at the August Rhake, dry beer saloon, 120 W. Ohio St. Abe t twenty-five men perusing the sheets were ordered away. Several other alleged race horse hefting establishments were visited, but no one was found. Three minors in the pool room of Harry Bernhart, 2520 W. Tenth St., were charged with vagrancy to be used as witnesses against Bernhart, who was charged with allowing minors in the place, Sergeant O'Connor said. Lieutenant Claffey and Sergeant Barge seized ten gallon of alcohol and charged Charles AA’right. 337 N. California St., and Elizabeth Hamrick with operating a blind tiger. Sergeants Chitwood and O’Connor charged Louren Neff, 307 E. St. Clair St., with operating a Wind tiger. The same charge was placed against Maude Henry, 309 E. St. Clair St. Seldon Jones. 1525 Ringold St., was charged with having two quarts of whisky and five gallons o£ wine in his home. Dora Brown, 46544 AV. Court St., was charged with keeping a resort by Sergt. Roy Pope, who arrested three women and one man on statutory charges. A half pint of whisky was found at 425 Indiana Ave., and five Negro men and two women were held. QUIZ DOG SHOOTING Total of Eight Persons Reported Bitten During Week. Police Chief Claude F. Johnson today is investigating the shooting by Patrolman Bertram AYalker of a dog owned by P. T. McDonald, 75 Layman Ave. Mrs. McDonald said the dog was a neighborhood pet and not vicious. Walker said the animal snapped at his legs and seized the barrel of his revolver In his teeth. The total of persons bitten by dogs this week was increased to eight Thursday when Earl Feller, 1125 SL Peter St. and Joseph llog.in, 1.130 St. Peter St., both 8. were attacked by a dog while playing near their home. C. R. Lawson, 815 A'illa Ave., said a dog bit his leg as he rode his bicycle at 1600 Lexington Ave. OLI) HOUSES TO GO LONDON. Feb, I,l.—Ancient houses of the days of Queen Elizabeth which stand near the Barbican, Plymouth, whence the Pilgrims sailed to American are to be demolished, according to reports. The section is regarded as overcrowded and lacking in sanitary requirements.

Empty Gin Bottles Clutter Streets Bu United Press CHICAGO. Feb. 11.—-War against carefree youths who toss empty gin bottles on their front lawns has been declared by citizens of Rogers Park, a substantial community along the North Shore. At a mass meeting it was decided to declare a ban ugainst parking along shaded streets. “Young people sit in their motor cars until midnight,” W. E. Murphy said. “The girls smoke and drink. They throw their empty gin bottles out to clutter * up the streets.”

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Trio Seeks Patronage of Residents in EmersonRural Section. AVhat would you do if three prettyyoung women would solicit your patronage on Indianapolis Street Rail way Company busses and street cars? This may happen if an intensive personal campaign for new business in the Emerson Ave.-Rural St. neighborhood is sueceosful. Superintendent James P. Tretton assigned the women to distribute time cards for the extended service on the Rural St. line, which starts Sunday. The plan may be adopted city wide if satisfactory results are obtained from the drive. Beginning Sunday half the busses will go east on Thirteenth St. to Dearborn, north to Nowland Ave., east to Gale St., north to Sixteenth St., east to Emerson Ave. and return on the same route. The seiaice via Twenty-First St. will not he changed, as half the busses formerly operated only to Olney . In order to make the route prac ticnblc. the street ear company improved a part of Thirteenth St. AMERICAN FORGE ARRIVES IN CHINA Three Hundred Marines Are Ready at Shanghai. Hii I nlted Press SHANGHAI, Feb. 11.—Three hundred American marines were ready here today to defend American lives and prorperty from any dangers arising from mob violence or civil war. Arrival of the marines yesterday aboard the U. S. S. Pecos passed almost unnoticed. Refugees from Szechuan province, 159 of them, packed in the tiny river steamer Pyang, arrived today in compliance with the order recently issued by the various consulates for the evacuation of the province. Os the arrivals, twenty-seven were Americans and seventy-eight Canadians. DECISIVE BATTLE LOOAIS Marshall Chang’s Army Marches Against Cantonese. Bu United Press PEKIN, Feb. ll.—The best-trained fighters In China, the highly-discip-lined Manchurian troops of Marshal Chang Tso-Lin, were marching southward today to launch an offensive against the Cantonese Nationalists for control of China. The opposing forces probably w'll meet somewhere between Hankow and Shanghai for the deciding bai tie of the war.

DEFENSE REFUSES 10 QUIZ MERTON Action Speeds Up Daugh-erty-Miller Trial. Bu United Press NEW YORK. Feb. 11.—Another imi>edient to a speedy conclusion of the Daugherty-Miller conspiracy trial was removed today when counsel for Col. Thomas W. Miller, former alien property custodian, waived his right to cross-examine Richard Merton, the Government's chief witness. Aaron Sapiro. counsel for Miller, who, with former Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty, is charged wllh conspiracy in connection with the return of tne $7,000,000 in assets of the American Metal Company, seized as alien property during the war, said his client was opposed to questioning the German metal magnate. Counsel for Daugherty announced he had not yet decided whether he would cross-examine Merton.

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‘POLITICS,’ AS US BOYS PLAY ‘EM Not Even the Clarke Memorial Is Immune to Manipulation. If the plans of the politicians in the Republican State committee do not miscarry, the historical and patriotic societies in charge of the George Rogers Clarke exposition, for which the State is appropriating $500,000 and the Federal government $1,500,000, will have the aid of expert politicians in its management. As drawn, the measure which conies up for a vote in the Senate late Friday provides that the trustees shall be twelve Representatives of the patriotic and historical ' bodies. Someone discovered that in this group are James P. Goodrich, former Governor, and James A. Woodburn, professor at Indiana University. Nothing so crude as merely eliminating them would go and so the present plan is to reduce the number of trustees to ten. The two who would be eliminated if the amendment is accepted are Goodrich and Woodburn. A nice contest is then planned and a sham battle is to be staged later at which another amendment will reveal the real purpose. The later amendment will Increase the number of trustees to fourteen. And when that happens the power to name one Republican Senator and one Democratic Senator will be given to Lieutenant Governor F. Harold Van Orman. One Republican Representative and one Democratic Representative will be named by Speaker Leslie. And tlie names of Goodrich and Woodburn will be missing when the roll is called at the trustees’ meeting to decide on exposition matters and the management of that meritorious enterprise.

LEGISLATORS Psi! LINCOLN TRIBUTE Purdue Professor Delivers Principal Address. Indiana legi lative halls took on a holiday aspect today in observance of Lincoln's birthday. Both houses met in joint session in the House of Representative chambers. Prof. D. S. Moran, head of the history and civics department of Pursue University, delivered the principal address. Music was furnished during the memorial session by the Ft. Benjamin Harrison military band. Exercises were held today because no sessions are scheduled for Saturdry, Lincoln’s birthday. Both House and Senate will meet in regular session this afternoon.

The Game Begins At 8 tonight at the Armory, but Blythe Q. Hendrick* will start the line-ups and gossip at about 7:45. If you don’t have your set in working order you’ll miss one of tlie most exciting radio evening of the season. Wabash plays Butler. Both teams have had a good season and this is their first meeting. * Hendricks, who is rated as the best basketball announcer in the country, will tell the story, play by play, for Tlie Times over WFBM, local broadcasting station of the Indianapolis Power and Light Company. The regular Times Friday night musical program will follow the game over WFBM by courtesy of the 1., P. and L. Cos.

Forecast Generally fair tonight and Saturday; slightly colder tonight with lowest temperature about 28.

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DISCLOSES SCHEME FOR BIG THEATER Promoter Seeks Permit at City Hall for Building to Cost $1,250,000. SECRECY VEILS DEAL Thirty-Eighth St. and Meridian Chosen as Location. t Clothed in utmost secrecy, plans to obtain a permit for the building of a $1,250,000 theater at ThirtyEighth and Meridian Sts. were unearthed at city hall today. M. Margolia, a promoter, said to be from New York, appeared at tho offices of the building department requesting a permit. He announced that his interests held the property and were prepared to build. He was leferied to the city plan commission. Seat 3,300 According to plans, Margolia showed the theater would be a combination vaudeville and cinema theater and would seat 3.300 persons. Margolia declared that Leslie Colvin, local contractor, would probably erect the theater if plans were j carried out. When referred to the plan commission, Margolia folded up his blueprints and departed. He would divulge nothing further. Colvin, when interviewed, remained reticent. “See Margolia,” lie said. “I just submitted an estij mate. If they biuld I expect to do the job.” Barkers Secret Both Margolia and Colvin flatly re- | fused to name the backers of the project. The promoters would be forced to obtain permission of both the city plan commission and park board to build at Thirty-Eighth and Meridian Sts., as that district Is zoned for residences and the park board has jurisdiction over Meridian St. because that street is a boulevard. Such a petition would necessarily |go to the park board, since that group controls building on boule- [ vards. Mnrgolirt was registered at the I Spink-Arms.

ARSON INQUIRY GETS UNDER WAY Fire Chief Submits Details to Police and Marshal. Detailed reports of four alleged in' cendlary Area were sent to the State fire marshal's office, Detective Chief Claude M. Worley and the arson division of the Indianapolis fire department today by Fire Chief Jesse llutsell. Hute!l said the blaze at the home of Norman A. Moselarvder, 1120 E. r,e Grande Ave., early Wednesday should be thoroughly Investigated. The report of Capt. Carl Stelgelmeyer revealed the eoal shed adjoining the house was fired. Moselander's 81-year-old mother, ill and bedfast, was carried from the house at 3 a. m. A garage fire at 1234 Beecher St., near the Moselander home, a few minutes later looks suspicious, according to llutsell. Incendiary origin is not questioned in llrep at the Realty Steel Furnace Company, 1008 Lafayette St., and the Forty-Second Street State Bank early Thursday. llutsell said the fire department has not completed Its investigation of the $4,000 fire at the Sutherland Avenue Presbyterian Church early Thursday. The Rev. J. L. Prentice, pastor, said neighbors told him of hearing an explosion just before the fire broke out. SLAYER IS ACQUITTED Bn I ni l"J Press MUNCIE. Ind., Feb. 11.—Jacob Korby, a Finn, was acquitted of a charge of first degree murder by a jury in the Delaware Circuit Court today. Korby shot Andrew Makela. a fellow countryman, during a drunken brawl. He pleaded selfdefense. CLEANERS’ BILL LOST A bill providing that no firm could use, the name “dry cleaners” unless registered in the State fire marshal's office was killed in the Indiana Senate Thursday by a vote of 30 to 18.