Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 242, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 February 1929 — Page 3

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FIND KIDNAPED BOY. MISSING FOR2MONTHS Went Away Because Parents Didn’t Want Him, He Tells Police. Bv United Press LOS ANGELES, Feb. 27.—Dickie Grant, the 11-year-old adventurer, who roamed the southwest' for two months with a man he says is his friend and the law says is his kidnaper, will start back today to rhe home he fled because he believed he “wasn’t wanted.” ' The boy ended a widespread search Tuesday when he skated into the arms of a police officer at Roswell, N. M. He made a brave defense of his companion, Harry Palmer, 40. The Grant home here was in suspense as Dickie’s parents and six brothers and sisters awaited his return. Two of the children were too young to understand. The others refused to believe that the boy had said he “ran aw'ay, becawse they hated me.” William J. Grant, who searched the Mojave desert at the head of 100 mounted possemen when it was thought that the boy was there, scoffed at the reports. Extradition Is Waived “It is just Palmer that is saying those things,” the father said. ■ That’s what he wrote us in a letter after he kidnaped our boy.” Palmer has waived extradition and both he and the boy will be returned here today by Captain (Butch) Allen of the Los Angeles police department and Fred Phillips, chief special agent of the Santa Fe railroad. Officers reported that the boy told them he didn’t see how his mother could be crying for him to return when she had told him that she had a “good notion” to put him out of the house. “But I will be glad to get back to play with my baby sister,” Richard said. \ “They accused me of stealing and were mean to me, that’s why I was glad to get away with Eagle. He was good to me.” Palmer was using the alias of Nathan Eagle in Roswell, and the boy was known as Robert Eagle. They lived in a hut, sleeping on sacks in a corner. Threatened Suicide Dickie was skating when he met the officers Tuesday. He skated up to them and one of the officers said: “What’s your name, young fellow, and why aren’t you in school?” “Robert Eagle,” the boy replied. “I have no brothers or sisters and my mother is dead.” But on further questioning he admitted his identity and led them to Palmer. Palmer said he took the boy away only because he had threatened to commit suicide if he had to stay at home. Baby Left on Porch Bi) Times Special ANDERSON, Ind., Feb. 27.—Police here are seeking the person who left a 1-month-old baby boy on the back porch of Mrs. Anna Melle’s home.

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Wait 5 Years to Sell Last Buggy; Close Shop BELLEVILLE, HI., Feb. 27.—After waiting five years for someone to buy its last buggy, the once prosperous Merker-Wirsing Carriage Company was dissolved today, victim of the horseless age. As 'ate as fifteen years ago Merker-Wirsing employed twentyfive blacksmiths, painters and trimmers to produce fifteen buggies a month. In 1923, W. R. Merker and Adam Wirsing saw' their business doomed by the automobile, but they refused to give up. For the last five years one or the other of the partners has opened the carriage works every day, waiting for the customer who w'ould buy the firm’s one remaining carriage. Monday, after considering the proposition for six weeks, Wirsing “closed” with a purchaser. Today announcement was made of the dissolution of the partnership. The carriage shop has been sold to an automobile firm and will be converted into a garage.

FOGH BATTLES FOURTHCRI3IS Holds Out Against Condition Usually Fatal. By United Press PARIS, Feb. 27.—Marshal Ferdinand Foch clung to life with indomitable spirit today, with a chance that the stuborn inability to admit defeat w r hich carried his troops to success against odds in the World war would bring him through the fourth crisis in his serious illness. Foch was holding out against a heart and lung condition which his five doctors conceded normally would prove fatal to a man of 77. His resistance was powerful, but it was admitted that the strain was telling. An official bulletin issued by his physicians said: “There is a slight improvement in the condition of the lungs. The temperature is 37.2 (98.96 fahrenheit) and the pulse 86.”

BARBER LAW PASSED Bill Sets Up Board of Examiners. Licensing and regulation of barbers as embodied in. a bill presented by Representatives Chamberlin and Lee was approved today by the house of representatives, which passed the bill, 65 to 23, and sent it on to the senate. The bill sets up a state board of barber examiners composed of two experienced barbers, with the secretary of the state board of health as secretary of the examining board. Four other bills and a senate joint resolution were passed by the house before it adjourned at noon to reconvene at 2 p. m. to meet as a committee of the whole to discuss and act upon the $55,000,000 appropriation measure. Permission for Purdue university to accept federal aid funds was approved by the house today, 84-0, when the measure came up for passage. The house also passed a bill authorizing the Governor to grant to the heirs of Levi P. Harlan a deed for three lots adjacent to the Robert W. Long hospital. ,

DROP SLEUTH BILL Withdraw Act to Increase Horsethief Group Power. Senator Roscoe Martin, Logansport, champion of the horsethief detectives in Indiana, today withdrew a bill he had introduced in the senate providing for extension of the powers so that they could make arrests throughout the state. Senator John L. Niblack, Indianapolis, has a bill on third reading which will abolish the horsethief detective associations and take away all their police powers. Niblack pointed out that their original purpose has long ceased to be a reality. During the Ku-Klux Klan years they arrested many persons, allegedly as part of the klan campaign. Martin will oppose the Niblack bill, but withdraw his own because of slight chance of passage. OKLAHOMA STUDENTS TO COVER INAUGURAL Twenty-Five Embryo Journalists Go to Washington. Bn Viiitcd Press OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., Feb. 27.—Twenty-five journalism students of Oklahoma City university w ill leave here at midnight to attend and report the inauguration of President-Elect Hoover March 1 Each student wil lact as a special staff correspondent for some Oklahoma daily newspaper. While in Washington the group will be entertained by DavicLLawrence. editor and political waiter; General Charles P. Summerall. William Howard Taft, chief justice of the United States supreme court, and Oklahoma delegation in congress. The delegation wil visit United Press bureaus in Washington. Kan-' sas City, Des Moines. Philadelphia. Detroit. Chicago, Buffalo and St. Louis. Educator Addresses Students Professor Joseph G. Wood of the Indiana Law school faculty spoke Tuesday night before members of the Hi-Y Clubs of Washington and Manual high schools at the Y. M. C. A. on •Insurance.” Professoj Wood is secretary of the Insurance Federation of Indiana.

HOLD NEGRO YOUTHS ON HOLDUP CHARGE Accuse Boys of Staging Robbery With Toy Pistol. Police today held two Negro youths and a large toy pistol with which detectives charge they held up two women pedestrians last week-end. From one of the women they took S2O. The youths, Homer Gentry, 18, 834 Economy street, and Reuben Foxall, 17, of 1810 Sheldon street, were arrested Tuesday afternoon by Sergeant Patrick Dailey and patrolman Kenneth De Rossett in a home made shack in the rear of the Sheldon street address which the officers said the boys evidently had used as the headquarters of their robbery gang. Some articles stolen from a Martindale avenue candy store were found in Foxall’s home, Sergeant Dailey said.

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HOUSE PROBERS FAIL TO BARE IRREGULARITY No Fault Found With Use o f Revolving Fund, Not Authorized by State. Another whitewashing has been accorded the highway commission by the special committee of the house of representatives empowered to investigate the manner in which the commission’s affairs are conducted. The committee this time, “without going into legality of the existence of a revolving fund or whether payments are being made by sworn voucher as provided for by statutes,” decided that there is nothing the matter with the manner in which the highway departmen conducts the revolving fund. This report was made a few minutes after Representative John W. Scott of Gary expressed dissatisfaction with the manner in which the fund is being conducted and after the house passed the gasoline tax increase from 3 to 4 cents by a vote of 59 to 37. Williams Is ‘Admired’ The committee, composed of Representative George W. Freeman of Kokomo, chairman; J. Glenn Harris of Gary, and George L. Saunders of Bluffton, had been appointed a few weeks ago to investigate the matter of overhead. Its report then expressions of admiration of John D. Williams, highway department director, declared that everything was'V). k. with the department. Representatives who want information as to what is being done with the millions appropriated for the highway commission then asked for investigation of the “revolving fund.” The committee’s report declared: “Your special committee of three, appointed to investigate overhead expenses of the state highway commission, and later by special authority of the house continued for investigating data' and information to be submitted in writing, relative to the revolving fund of the highway commission, begs leave to report that no information has been submitted which would lead your committee to believe that irregularities existed in connection with said revolving fund.” Legality Not Probed “We did not investigate "he legality of such fund, because no question had been raised concerning it,” Freeman later declared. “The only report we have received in writing was that of Albert J. Wedeking, chairman of the highway commission. “We could not see anything irregular from his report and so we had to bring in a report declaring no irregularities exist,” Freeman said. Shortly before the report was submitted, Scott had declared: “I am not satisfied with the way finances are being handled and in this I refer to such things as the revolving fund. “I question its legality. The state finance board was authorized to advance money to the highway commission whenever there was an emergency. There is no such thing as a continuing emergency. Fails to Abolish Fund “I sought to abolish this revolving fund by amendment last week, but the house did not see fit to pass it. “I repeat that something should be done about a fund which resulted in expenditure of more than $2,000,000 in 1927.” Scott showed hi his speech that the people of the state are not desirous of an added gasoline tax. A plea against giving the highway commission more money which would result from the increased tax was voiced by Representative Frank E. Wright of Indianapolis. Fears Waste of Money After citing the Mrdship that the increase would work upon business using trucks, Wright said: “I believe that our highway commission is somewhat like an individual and if too much money is raised, it will be ‘come easy,, go easy’ and we will not get .value received for the millions turned over to this body. “Neither farmers nor other taxpayers are demanding the increase. It is the interests which w'ould benefit by selling materials with which to construct our highways.” Freeman also spoke against the bill.

PROTEST PAYMENTS Many Contest Assessments for Sewer. Circulars recently sent out on the Pleasant Run main interceptor sewer _which were criticised by Mayor L. Ert Slack were not sent out by attorneys seeking “to stir up sentiment against public improvements by making false statements” as charged by the mayor, but by the Property Owners Protective Association. Gilbert S. Wilhem, association president, declared today. A large number of persons assessed for the sewer are preparing to contest the assessments, Wilhem said. The protective association was incorporated when the original part of the sewer was built from White river to Garfield park, Wilhem stated. When several thousand persons were assessed unjustly for a part of the sower along Bean creek the association obtained a 60 per cent reduction in the assessments in circuit court and has a case pending in supreme court to declare invalid the entire assessment, he said. The South East Irvington Civic Association also is protesting the present assessments, Wilhem said.

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COST OF SOFT WATERIS LOW Can Be Supplied at Small Expense, Says Expert. Soft water can be served Mrs. Housewife from Indianapolis water faucets with the hardness eradicated as economically as serving of hard water to home-owners Charles E. Trowbridge, sanitary engineer of the American Water Works and Electric Company, New York, said after his address Wednesday in the Lincoln before the Indiana section of the American Water Works Association. Trowbridge, in a talk on the “Tastes and Odors of Public Water Supplies,” said that good water must be heathful as well as pleasing to the sense of taste. Enlarging on his statement that the tendency toward softer water with a pleasing taste is growing in the nation, he said: “The cost of softening water to the home-owner with preparations and soaps is such that any additional cost of softening at the waterworks proper can be offset by the present soap and softening 'bills of each home iff a city.” The meeting of the water works experts will continue through today and Thursday. A luncheon was held this noon, with a dinner scheduled at the Lincoln tonight. ’

CHARITIES GET SUMS Max Weill Leaves Money to Jewish Institutions. Jewish charitable institutions and hospitals and the Indianapolis Hebrew, congregation received benefits ranging from $250 't;o SI,OOO in the will of Max Weill, vice-president of E. Rauh & Sons Compnay, who died last week, which w r as filed in probate court Tuesday afternoon. The following bequests were contained in the document: National Jewish hospital for consumptives, Denver, Col., $1,000; Jewish Orphans asylum, and the Montefiore home for aged and infirm Jews of Cleveland, each $750; the Leo N. Levi Memorial hospital at Hot Springs, SSOO, and the Indianapolis Hebrew congregation, $250. The remainder of the $40,000 estate was left to relatives. Three Firemen Appointed Three city firemen were appointed today jby the board of safety. They are: Charles Boswell, 855 Bosart avenue; Samuel R. Phillips, 2311 South Randolph street, and Russell N. Miller, 820 North Alabama street.

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CLEAR WAY TO PEACEFUL END FORCONGRESS Opposition Blocked on All Moot Measures by G. 0. P. Majority. Bv United Press WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.—A1l the fight was taken out of congress today when opponents of moot measures found their way blocked by a majority determined that the peaceful closing program of Republican leaders should be carried out in both houses. When the midwestern opposition to the naval cruiser appropriations bill was able to muster only thirteen votes in the senate, it announced it would agree to let the measure go through. Way was cleared thereby for adoption of the conference report providing $12,370,000 for cruiser construction work to start immediately. The report then will go back to the house for swift ratification before the law is sent to the President for signature. Back Dry Law Increase Drys advocating $24,000,000 increase for prohibition enforcement faced the same situation. Senator Harris of Georgia, champion of the increase, was defeated by the appropriation committee when he tried to get the increase put in the appropriation bill. He was prepared to carry his argument to the floor, but he faced a hopeless situation. Some opposition has cropped up in the house to the Jones bill increasing the penalties of liquor law violators. It is based on statements by Washington attorneys that the bill will clog the local court docket and result in a complete rearrangement of the punitive provisions of the local enforcement law. Drys say the opposition is not ,strong enough to defeat the bill which already has passed the senate and they are preparing to take it up for a vote in the house later in the day. Protests Are Feeble Consideration of the naval bill conference report in the sena'te occasioned some debate when Senator Heflin reiterated his previous attacks upon the custom of permitting the interdenominational religious pennant flying above the American flag during religious services. Senators Dill and Jones of Washington protested against the elimination of $400,000 for the Bremerton (Wash.) dock, but said they would not hold up the whole appropriation bill on that account. Senator Glass of Virginia protested against the elimination of salary increases for government draftsmen outside of Washington, but he, too, agreed not to hold up the bill.

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OPEN HEARING IN WILD BANK RECEIVER CASE Mismanagement Complaint Against R. L. Lowther Sifted. Hearing on making fiormanent appointment of Robert L. Adams as receiver for the J. F. Wild Realty Company was started today before Federal Judge Robert C. Baltzell. Adams w T as made temporary receiver several days ago on complaint of Mrs. Frieda P. Harrington, Evanston, 111., a preferred stockholder, that Richard L. Lowther, serving as receiver, under Marion probate court, for both the realty company and the J. F. Wild & Cos. Bank, of which the realty company was a subsidiary, was handling the realty company affairs for benefit of the bank instead of for the realty company. Offer of W. H. Thompson, Lowther’s attorney, to have Charles Martindale, attorney for Mrs. Harrington, named attorney for Lowther as receiver, or for the present three directors to resign in favor of three disinterested directors, was rejected by Martindale. Tw'o witnesses were called this morning before court recessed until 2 p. m„ Dwight Posten, Attica, Ind., and James M. Waugh, Crawfordsville, both stockholders. Waugh testified Low'ther told him the realty company was indebted to the bank in the sum of SIBI,OOO, representing an advance made by the bank, and suggested that preferred stockholders permit all stock to be made common stock so they might all have a voice in operation of the company. It was testified lowther, as bank receiver, holds all present common stock in the realty company. The realty company was formed by the bank to finance construction and operation of the bank building, the bank contracting to pay all interest and other costs, and to retire the realty company’s preferred stock.

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GHOST OF SLAIN LOVED HADNTS NORSE AT TRIAL *\ Want to Be With Bob/ She Cries as “Love Mania’ Defense Is Outlined. BV FREDERICK C. OTHMAN United Press Staff Correspondent DENVER, Colo.. Feb. 27.—Farice King returned to her trial for murder today, caring "ttle whether she was branded a cold-blooded murderess or a victim of “love mania.” Her sole desire, she cried, was to “be with Bob”—Patrolman Robert K. Evans, whom she shot to death on a hospital cot. The nurse sobbed brokenly at the conclusion of Tuesday's session, crying out that every time she looked up she saw her former lover standing before her. “I don’t care what becomes of me,” she sobbed. “I want to be with him—l want to be with Bob.” Cringes in Chair Her attorneys, headed by Lewis D. Mowry went energetically about the business of proving her insane. Prosecutor Earl Wettengel, and his assistant. Robert Cummings, were just as determined to prove Miss King “shot and killed Evans in cold-blooded murder." Throughout Tuesday Miss King cringed in her chair. Often she. held tightly to the hand of her brother, Dr. A. Leslie King, prominent dentist. Seldom did she look away from the floor. “Every time I look up,’ she cried brokenly during a recess, "I see him —I see Bob. And, oh, I want him so!” In his opening statement, Mowry told the jury how Evans in 1918 first met Miss King, how he made love to her, and how he joined the navy when the United States entered the World war, with the promise that he would marry her upon nis return. “Farice King was happy, then,” Mowry said. Sacrifice to Love But when Evans returned, according to Mow'ry, he married another woman and at the same time told Miss King that he loved her. “Poor blind Farice believed this monstrous lie,” Mowry said. “Farice King is a sacrifice on the altar of love.” The state rested its case after introducing only enough witnesses to prove that Miss King actually shot the patrolman. The defense, bent upon proving Miss King not responsible for the crime called here sister-in-law, Mrs. Catherine B. King, as the first witness. Mrs. King said that Farice once had been vivacious and happy, but that she soon became melancholy after Evans had spumed her love. “In my opinion.” said Mrs. King, ‘ Farice was insane.” The prosecution w'as unable to shake her statement.

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