Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 279, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 April 1929 — Page 2

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BUILDING WILL COST $225,000 IN BLOOMINGTON Legion Post to Erect Six* ♦ Story Structure f Soon. ~r■ nl BLOOMINGTON. Ind April 11- , A six-story store and office building to cost $225,000 is to be erected here toy the local American L/'gion post at Seventh and Walnut streets, the project to be financed by the Lin- i coin Life Insurance Company of Ft. Wayne. The structure site is 72 feet long and 66 feet wide. Stone will be the material. There will be a total of sixty ofiicc.-. for leasing on the : third, fourth and fifth floors while | the legion will maintain offices and j Other rooms on the sixth floor. The Store room on the ground floor, it is reported, has already been leased. Rapid growth of Bloomington has j caused a shortage of office space, which the legion's building is expected to relieve, and which will j replace a project of local business . men to build an office structure. Plans for the structure are be- j tng drawn and it is expected bids j Will be received by July 1. Legion 1 members hope for completion be- j fore expiration of the term of their j national commander, Paul V. McNutt, Bloomington, as they desire he ! lake a leading part in dedication ceremonies. SLAYER-SUICIDE FAMILY SEPARATED BY TRAGEDY lour Children Sent to Orphans Home at Terre llaute. Ca Times Special TERRE HAUTE. Tnd.. April 11.—j The sins of the father were visited upon the heads of his children in circuit court here when Judge John P. Jeffries committed four children of Homer Patterson, slayer-suicide, to an orphans home Patterson killed himself rather than face trial for the murder of Mrs. Myrtle Miller, Muncie, Aug. 29. 1928. The mother, Mrs. Eva Patterson, declared she was not financially able to care for the children ranging in age from 1 to 7 years. ASKS EVANSVILLE NAME FOR NEW U. S. CRUISER Chamber of Commerce Secretary Opens Campaign. By Times Special EVANSVILLE. Ind., April 11.— j Arthur P. Ebcrlin. Chamber of Commerce secretary, has started a campaign to have a United States navy cruiser now under construction j named Evansville. He asks citizens to write authorities in Washington urging adoption of tlie name. W. F. Lord, naval recruiting of- , fleer here, believes the prospect for j obtaining the name is good, as there | .is no naval craft bearing the name j of Indiana or any rs its cities. The : old battleship Indiana was taken I out of commission shortly after close of the World war. HUDSON BAY RAILWAY COMPLETE THIS YEAR Last Spike on Road to Be Driven This Summer. P OTTAWA Canada. April 11.—The j last spike on the Hudson Bay Railway w ill be driven this summer with j due ceremony by the Rt. Hon. Senator George P. Graham, w ho turned the first sod on the railway in 1910. This interesting event will not mark tlie completion of the railway, but : only that the 510 miles of steel arc linked up from the Pas to Churchill, the tidal terminus of the road. After the last spike has been driven most of the tracked** will have to be ballasted and made ready for operation. It is expected the railway will be completed in 1930. It is being built by the Canadian government to provide a much shorter route from the farms of western Canada to Europe. BUSINESS IN MISSIONS Haphazard Methods of Management Arc Abandoned. B ’/ l imes Special NEW YORK. April 11—America's foreign missions have been litter from the haphazard sysctin ol seeding pennies and misfit clothing to j struggling workers in remote parts es the world to the plane of big business. Within the past few years, the combined American missionary fund has been increased from $9,000,000 to $50,000,000 annually and the number of missionaries from 6.000 to 16.000. according to the Woman’s Home Companion. Asks $5,500 Damages K / imrs Spt rial GREENSBURG. Ind., April 11.— The Indianapolis Southeastern Railroad Company is defendant in three suits for damages, totalling *5.500. as the result of a crash Dec. 10. 1928. when an automobile driven by Raymond Mozingo was struck by an interurban car. The suits were filed in the Decatur circuit court by Moningo and his wife for his daugh- j ter. Avonelle It is alleged the trac- | tion company was negligent and its car was running at excessive speed. Appeals to Supreme Court Bu Tim < i Special GREENSBURG. Ind . April 11 Thomas Robbins, sentenced to six months on the state farm and assessed a SSOO fine in circuit court i when convicted of possessing intoxicating liquor, has filed notice ot appeal to the Indiana supreme court, and has been released on bond. Robbins was found guilty on evidence which was at one time sought by persons who broke into the courthouse while the grand i}l scssipft. g

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MURDER TRIAL DEFENSE WINS Convict's Story Barred in Zimmerman Case. By r nitrd Pres* ANGOLA. Ind., April 11. —Trial of Charles Zimmerman, former Steuben county sheriff, charged with the murder of Thomas Burke, alleged bandit, was continued in circuit court today with the hearing of state's evidence. Burke charred body was found in a burned barn near here shortly after the First National Bank here was robbed. The defense Wednesday won the first skirmish in the trial when the court sustained a motion to admit a deposition of James F. Walthan, prisoner in the Ohio state penitentiary, purported to show a connection between Zimmerman and Burke. Zimmerman was attacked bitterly in the ppening statement of Ecx Emmerich, special assistant prosecutor. The robbery of the national bank, the finding of the body in a burned barn and alleged liquor running activities in Steuben county were investigated sometime ago by a grand jury.

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HOLDS JOB 29 YEARS Edinburg School Enumerator Ready for Work Again. Bn 1 imrs special EDINBURG, Ind, April 11.— Frank Winterberg Jr. has an unusual record in that for twenty-nine years he has acted as school enumerator here. Winterberg was appointed by the school board as enumerator thirty years ago, but one year he was unable to serve because of illness. Next Wednesday he will start on his twenty-ninth trip over the town to take enumeration. LARGE BANKS UNITE Ft. Wayne Institutions Have $45,000,000 Assets. n.a L nileil Press FT. WAYNE. Ind.. April 11.—One ol the strongest banking establishments in Indiana resulted here with the merger of the First National Bank and the Tri-State Loan and Trust Company. The consolidation was effected at a meeting of the boards of directors of both institutions. It is understood that the new bank would do business in the building of the national bank. A name was not selected. Total resources of the new institution exceed $45,000,000. it is said. Engine Used 27 Y'cars lia I uni Special BRAZIL, Ind.. April 11—A stationary engine of 125-horse power, installed in the plant of the Hydraulic Pressed Brick Company here twenty-seven years ago. is still giving good service. Since the engine was installed, the plant has been rebuilt and new machinery installed but the engine remains where it was originally set. Marion to Get New Store /; • I imrs Special MARION. Ind, April 11. The Bowman Construction Company. Marion, has been awarded a contract for remodeling a building at South Washington street, to be occlupied about May 17 by a store ot the Hartman Furniture Company. Chicago. Injured Motorist Gains Ha Times special MARION. Ind, April 11. Mrs. Isabelle Hester, injured when the automobile she was driving turned over twice, pinning her underneath, is improving at Grant county hospital. Propose $450,000 Bond Issue B" I im > < special SOUTH BEND. Ind, April 11.— An ordinance providing for a bond issue of $450,000 to provide funds for payment of South Bend’s share of a huge track elevation project has been advanced to second rcadM 4jc citj council

By Times Special MENTONE, Ind., April 11.—Indiana university’s conceit band will close a four-day tour with a program here tonight. The trip also included engagements at Rushville, Dunkirk and South Bend. Mark Hindsley is director and John Ellis, Kokomo, drum major.

Spider Bite Staggers Set Judge 'Thinking nil l imes Special MUNCIE, Ind.. April ll.—Stanley Baldwin of Yorktown presented such a unique excuse when arraigned in city court here on a charge of being drunk that Judge Harry S. Redkev postponed i'urthur hearing until Tuesday This is Baldwin’s story: After being stung on an arm by a spider, he was given an injection by a physician to stop poisoning. Early in the morning the pain became so acute he could not sleep. Baldwin says, so he got up and was walking the streets or Yorktown when the marshall arrested him on the intoxication charge.

BANK ROBBER - . CORT ADAMS COUNTY $472 Sheriff Files Expense Account in Linngrove Case. ITi l imes Special DECATUR, Ind, April 11.—Adams county spent $472.17 to arrest and convict four men who robbed the Bank of Linngrove recently, according to a statement filed by Sheriff Harl Hollingsworth. The convicted men, who drew sentences of twenty years each in Indiana state prison, are Robert Siniff. Everett D. Gaither, J. P. Chamberlain and Elmer Wood.

Court to Rule During May Term in Jeffersonville Case. Btf Time a Sperm I JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind, April 11.—Suit involving two newspapers ; here, the Evening News and Clark ! County Journal, in which Herman : A. Wenigc, now in possession, is de- ; fendant and George Voigt plaintiff, j will be decided during the May term j ! of Jefferson circuit court which will open May 27 at Madison. Trial of the case has been in ; progress sp’oral days at Madison , before Judge E. S. Roberts. Voigt alleges 'Cvenigc failed to make installment payments on the newspapers under a sale contract. Wenige on the witness stand declared he had not received notice of forfeiture of the contract for alleged non-payment, which Voigt contended was served Dec. 5, 1927. .Testifying in behalf of Wenige, Charles A. Blanchard, Louisville, Ky„ a linotype company representative declared that under Wenige s control the newpaper plant had been improved to the extent of ; several hundred dollars. City Buys Power Line i Bn Times Special RUSHVILLE, Ind, April 11. Purchase of a privately owned electric light line at Circleville, a suburb of Rushville, has been made by the city of Rushville for $1,250, subject to approval of the public utilities commission. The purchase of the Circleville line makes the second addition to the municipally ' owned electric plant here, the city having taken another suburban line last week. ♦ Speed Marks Case : Bp 1 lines special RUSHVILLE. Ind, April 11. Cleve Beach was the object of speedy justice following theft of some copper wire belonging to the Indianapolis & Southeastern railway. Eighteen hours after his ari rest, he had been tried and after a ‘ plea of guilty, started serving a 1 six months sentence at the state penal farm. World War Y'eteran Dies II ■' I inn s Special MARION. Ind, April 11. The body of Albert Neal, world war veteran and former Marion resident, arrived here today from St. Louis. Mo, where he died Saturday. The j mother. Mrs. Anna Nicholas, sur- j rives.

Kettle of Cabbage Gets Radio Organ Music B ft 7 imtM Special SEY'MOUR, Ind, April 11.—While Mrs. Charles James sat in the kitchen of her home c’hatting with a neighbor, Mrs. Ijjrma Hancock. they were startled by hearing organ music, although the radio in the home was not operating. They traced the music to an aluminum kettle on a gas range in which some cabbage was’ simmering. It. is supposed that the aluminum through the range picked up a radio current, as the music was later identified as coming from the Crosley station at Cincinnati, O.

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KNIFE USED IN CRASH SEQUEL Two Motorists Held at South Bend. " south BEND, Ind, April 11.—An | argument over the practicability of j insurance, started after a minor au- | tomobile accident by a bystander, j may prove serious for Dave Carbon I and Joseph Windom, Negroes, who j are held on charges of assault with j intent to kill. A stabbing affray in which the * men are alleged to have participated j started after an accident in which a car in which they were riding with a third Negro crashed with an automobile driven by white men. j While the motorists were diseussi ing the accident, Francis A. Moore, j Michigan City, whose car had not been involved in the accident, | stopped and asked if either party i carried insurance. The question led to results and i a fight between Moore and Windom, during which Moore was stabbed. Robert Eddy, 20. La Porte, a student in Valparaiso university, also was knifed when he came to Moore's assistance.

STATE EVIDENCE BEGINS Former Representative Faces Bad Check Charge. Bn Times Special GOSHEN. Ind, April obtaining of a jury late Wednesday, trial of Walter A. Huffman, former state representative, on one of twenty-two indictments returned against him in connection with a check manipulation plan, was continued here today with the state offering evidence. It alleged that the Farmers and Merchants Bank of Foraker lost $49.00 in the transaction. The specific charge in today’s trial is issing of a fradulent check. Paul Metzler, former cashier of the Foraker bank, will go on trial later with Huffman on embezzlement charges. Cane Wielder Fined $l5O Bn l imes Special CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind, April 11.—William Morin, Lafayette, was fined $l5O and costs when he pleaded guilty before Mayor Dumont Kennedy in city court on a charge of assault and battery. Morin admitted striking Harry Goldberg, local junk dealer, over the head | with a heavy cane about a week ago, during an argument over the sale of a dead horse. Copper Wire Stolen I imes Special CRAWFORDSVILLE. Ind, April 11.—More than 4.000 feet of copper wire used in high tension lines was stolen from a line shack of the T. H„ I. & E. Traction Company. A truck was used to haul away the wire which was valued at several thousand dollars. Numerous similar thefts have occurred here during the past few months. Rebuilding to Follow Fire 1! a l imes special TIPTON, Ind,-, April 11. The Masonic lodge plans to immediately rebuild the Martz theater building destroyed by fire Monday night with a loss of $150,000.

‘MURDER RING’ MAI BE BARED Evidence Obtained From Ft. Wayne Prisoner. TV/ l'nitrd Press FT. WAYNE, Ind., April 11.—As the result of *a murder confession and other evidence obtained here, an investigation will be made into an alleged "murder syndicate” at Kansas City, Kan. Othello Scarborough, 28. Negro, returned here from Kansas City confessed that be killed John Lee, 22, Negro, here Friday night. Local police said Lee was wanted by Kansas City authorities for the slaying of M. A. Singleton. Singleton's wife, who collected her husband’s $3,000 insurance, is held in Kansas City accused of complicity in the murder. She also took out a $3,000 policy on Lee and sent Searbarough here to kill him, according to the latter's confession. She also obtained a $3,000 policy cn Scarabarough. SPEAKERS TO CLASH FRIDAY AT WINCHESTER Eighth District Discussion Winner Will Be Chosen. Bp rim, s Special WINCHESTER. Ind.. April 11,— The annual Eighth District Indiana High School Discussion League contest will be held in the Randolph county courthouse here Friday afternoon. The. subject will be “America’s Responsibility for World Peace.” Contestants arc Edna May Worley, Jay county: Garnet Washier, Randolph county; Helen Striker, Adams county; Lita Lee Lewis, Delaware county; William Harmon, Madison County, and Butler Crawford, Wells County.

AGED WOMAN KILLED Struck by Electric Car at Plainfield. Bn '/ imrs Special PENDLETON. Ind.. April 11. After scores of neighbors failed to identify a woman killed here when she walked in front of an interurban car. the body was identified Wednesday night at the morgue by Miss Fannie George as that of her sister, Miss Josephine George, 71. The sisters lived together here for many years. Miss George was killed instantly when she stepped in the path of the car at a crossing in the west part of town. Her skull was fractured when she was hurled to the side of the track. She was en route to the home of a nephew, Winship Shauw. to deliver clothing she had mended for him. Veteran Lawyer Dies Bn l imes Special SULLIVAN, Ind, April 11.—Funeral services were held today for George W. Buff. 85, member of the Hays & Hays law firm. He was known among lawyers throughout Indiana. Outdoor Life Costs Wife Bn l imes Special HAMMOND, Ind, April 11.—Edgar Campbell spent so much of his time hunting and trapping that he had none left in which to make a living, Mrs. Carmen Campbell alleges in a divorce suit. Chosen Aviation Executive B" 1 inus Special TWIN LAKES. Ind.. April 11. Walter A. Goodyear, Marshall county native and son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Goodyear of Twin Lakes, has been appointed superintendent of the Bay City-Chicago division of the Thompson Aeronautical Corporation with headquarters at Kalamazoo, Mich. Theater to Open Saturday Bp United Press MARION. Ind, April 11.—The Indiana theater, said to be one ot the most beautiful talkie houses in the state will be formally o;iened Saturday. The theater is one ol a string of belonging to the Fourth Avenue Amusement Company. Louisville, Ky. Fight Tobacco YVith Celery ” Bn Time s special COLUMBUS, Ind, April 11.— Henry Monroe. Columbus township assessor, who is trying to break the tobacco chewing habit, is using celery as a tobacco substitute, declaring his jaws must have something to exercise on after many years of thcuwtr

AIIEGED BANK BOBBER GIVEN VENUE CHANGE Henry T. Davidson Will Face Trial at Kcntland. r.a Times Special RENSSELAER, Ind., April 11.— Trial of Henry Davidson, brought here from Oklahoma for trial in connection with robbery of the State Bank of Rensselaer last September, will be held in Newton circuit court at Kentland. Following arraignment in Jasper circuit court here where Davidson entered a plea of not guilty, his counsel obtained a change of venue to Kentland. Attorney John A. Dunlap of Rensselaer and Jerry Randerson. who already faces two conspiracy charges each in- connection with the robbery, have been accused on a third plot count, increasing the bond of each from SIO,OOO to $15,000 Since arrest on the first two counts, Randerson has been in jail here, unable to provide bond. Dunlap gained his liberty on the SIO,OOO bond, and is expected to provide the additional $5,000 security to prevent going to jail. WALIKED 131.400 MILES Record of Pensioned Employe of Marion Postc"' \ Bn l imes special MARION, April 11.—Clio P. Malfett, veteran postal clerk, who has been pensioned by the government, walked 131.400 miles on Marion streets during the first eighteen years he spent as a carrier. Following that he spent twenty years as directory clerk to set another long distance record. To get, exercise, Maffett takes a lor g walk each day.

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State Will Recall All Witnesses for Murder Accused. Bn Times Special GREENFIELD, Ind, April 11.— Counsel for Earl Russell, charged with the murder of his wife in Indianapolis Aug. 17, 1926, blocked i efforts of the state to put questions i concerning his sanity to witnesses at I his second trial now being held in Hancock circuit court here. Asa result of the defense victory on the sanity point, the state an- ; nounced witnesses for Russell will |be recalled for further questioning by the prosecution. Testimony in behalf of the defendant was continued today, additional persons vouching for his good reputation for being peaceable, following evidence on the same point Wednesday, offered by sixteen witnesses. Before the state completed presentation of its evidence Wednesday afternoon, it had placed before the jury a statement by George L. Winkler, now Marion county sheriff and a police lieutenant at the time of Mrs. Russell's death, that Russell had admitted her murder to him. J Attorneys in the case predict the I trial will continue into next week, j probably going to the jury Tuesday. REGENERATIVE POWERS OF LIVER DETERMINED Scientists' Discovery May Save Many Lives. " ROCHESTER. Minn April 11 Investigators at the Mayo clinic and elsewhere have found that the liver has great powers of regeneration From 65 to 70 per cent of the liver can be removed and the remaining portions will begin to grow larger. In six to eight weeks these overgrown portions will almost replace the lost parts. The practical application of these findings is in disease of the liver in man. Certain diseases destroy liver . tissue but with this power of regeneration the patient with an injured liver can continue to live and in many cases to work quite happily. It is hoped that by further work along these lines investigators will be able to protect the injured liver from further injury and save life. Some of these life saving measures already are in use. Fast Time to Begin April 28 B a Timt x Spur in I KENDALLVILLE. Ind.. April 11. —Daylight saving time will begin here Sunday, April 28. and continue until Sunday, Sept. 29. The fast time will also be used in other cities and towns in this section, including Ft. Wavne,, Auburn, Waterloo and : Garrett, in Indiana, and Sturgis, Mich. Banker to Be Tried May 13 j P.,i United Press \ HARTFORD CITY, Ind.. April 11. ! —May 28 has bee i set as date lor ! trial of Guy Brackin. president ol i the defunct Farmers’ Deposit Bank of Montpelier, who is charged with receiving deposits after he is alleged to have known the bank was insolvent.

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Rats Feast for Sciences Safe B„ / im.s Spi rial TERRE HAUTE, Tnd.. April IT—Meat substitutes which cost $1 a pound are being It 1 to 275 rats in a nutrition experiment being conducted at Indiana State Teachers Colley here by P"ul D. associate professor of chcmistr; The experiment is for the purpose of obtaining data on Vitamin E. The rats, in addition to feasting on costly food, drink only distilled water. The food consists of a protein, which contains only pure casein, and also butter, \hich is fed afte.it is melted and all water removed.

SLEUTHS FINED AT NEWCASTLE Return Money Paid by Merchants. Ba 7 inn s Special j NEWCASTLE. Ind, April 11, — J Fred Lightcap and Jack Frary were fined SIOO each and given six | months penal farm terms, which were suspended, when they entered I guilty pleas in Henry circuit court ! here to petit larceny charges arising from their dealings in connection i with the Wayne Detective Bureau, -with offices here, at Richmond and Connersville. Merchants here allege that the men, who operated -the bureau as a collection agency, closed the office after taking sums ranging from $25 to $75 from business men. Lightcap, proprietor of the agency, and Frary. who was local manager, refunded money to clients and charges of lareeny and embezzlement were dismissed.

CONTRIBUTES TO BOOK Wabash College Professor Writes on Famous Speakers. Bn Times Special CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind, April 11.—An article written by W. N. Brigance. head of the Wabash college public speaking department, appears in anew book, “Essays for Writers and Speakers,” which includes works of Austen Chamberlain. Woodrow Wilson. Lloyd George. William Allen White, President Hoover and Robert Louis Stevenson. Brigance’s contribution is entitled “In the Workshop of Famous Speakers.” ■DIDN'T MAKE A DIME' Bootlegger Asks Clemency in South Bend Court. Bit 7 imrs Sprrial SOUTH BEND. Ind., April 11.— Benny Allen, arraigned in superior court before Judge Orlo R. Deahl on a charge of violating the prohibition law, declared: “Your honor, I didn't make a dime at it. I'm a crying example of the unsuccessful bootlegger.” Sentencing of Allen has been deferred while authorities investigate pending a decision on whether he shall be placed on probation as he asked.

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OFFEiIS REWARD PLAN TO mi AMERICA MB Alexandria Resident Would , Involve Seller and Drinker. B" Timi * sp, , ALEXANDRIA. Ind, Apr;] 11 "A Taxpayer” writing ;o anew • paper here 'suggests the follow i m plan which he believe:, w ill result in better enforcement of the dry law- " Believing that there are better I methods of bringing about enfori j ment of the prohibition law: than are now being used. I ha\e tab n the liberty to suggest the following I as the basis for anew law on the question of our representative, in ; congress. My suggestion is as lc! • | lows: “Twenty-five dollars reward will 1 be paid to any person in the United States that can buy intoxicating | liquor and will prove to the court j from whom it was purchased. "But the reward shall be paid by I the man who sells the intoxicating liquor. The man who buys the ! liquor and fails or refuses to convict the man who sold the liquor shall be fined and imprisoned, but paroled if he convicts the man who sold the liquor. “Congress shall make sufficient appropriation to pay the above reward of $25 to any person entitled thereto in the event that the same j may not, bo obtained from the convicted person.” INDIANAPOLIS STUDENT REPORTS KIDNAPING Youth Declares Man in Automobile 3lade H ; m Captive. Bn l aHi and Press MARION. Ind, April 11, -Kidnaped as he left Technical higit school in Indianapolis and tossed from an automobile as it neared here, James Kindle, 15, a student, was to return home today. The youth told police he was stopped and offered a ride by a man in an auto, which he accepted. Instead of letting him out at his home, the man continued towards Marion. A short distance outside Indianapolis the boy said he attempted to escape. He was struck on the head with a bottle, blindfolded and tied. As the machine approached Mai rion, the boy said his captor appar- : ently changed his mind about keeping him and pushed him out, The automobile disappeared in the direction of Indianapolis, according to the boy. Police are searching for the man and automobile. AGED MAN DEEDS FARM TO DEFENDING LAWYERS Perjury and Arson Accused Prepares for Trial. i Ha Times Special COLUMBUS. Tnd, April 11 Abraham Grcider, 72. in order to raise funds to provide counsel foi his defense when lie is tried h. Bartholomew circuit court here eu perjury and arson charges has deeded a farm to his aUcrncv Ralph H. Saiugh, Colur'-u and George M. Smith. Delphi. Const eraticn for the deed is given as S6OO. The farm comprises twenty-eight acres in Harrison township. The aged man is charged with causing fires which destroyed -i j house and barn on his farm and I making false representations in I collecting insurance.