Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 286, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 April 1929 — Page 19

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GRADUATES OF HIGH SCHOOLS GET DIPLOMAS Commencement Exercises Being Held Throughout Indiana. SEVEN TO BE TONIGHT Programs for Classes Will Be Held in Three Counties. The high school commencement : eason is on in Indiana. Some classes have already received diplomas and exercises for many others are scheduled for this month and the early part of May. Diplomas will be in the hands of all graduates of eleven schools in Montgomery county by Sunday. Commencements were held Wednesday for the Linden and Wingate schools; Thursday for New Ross, New Richmond, New Market. Bowers snd Alamo, while those of Waveland, Waynetown and Darlington will be held tonight and Ladoga Saturday night. Graduates of the various Montgomery county schools are as follows: Alamo—'Thomas Hudson. Anna Banks, firace Steele. Merle Fruits. Frederick A. .Norman, Ha*ei Melvin. Robert O'Dell, wlma Moody. Oeorne Mullin, Daisy j rult*. Mabel Swank. Lois Hood. Darlington —Delbert Conkricht. Louis rlbbett, Milton Stuckey. Charles Kuonen. Louise Butler. Lockara Hankins. Gayle IrAin. W. Frederick Peacock. Frank Pearuck. Mary Gray. Luctle Peebles. Irene Carroll, Francis Lewis, Edith Laflerty, Marian Lough. Waveland—Wilma Swanay. Darwin 6. McNutt. Charles Wilson. Jeanne Burrin, ornce Husk. Floyd Sharpe. Mary Hallett, Donovan Shoaf, Earl Miller, Norman Milca, Lee Zachary, Edna Isaacs, George Spencer, Vcrnla McMullin. Gaie Grimes, < iarrnce JefTcries. Frank Patton, Alberta Husk, Kenneth Seybold, Ada Taguc, Robert Cochran. Meryl Gregg. Ruth Carl Swearingen. Cline Leroy Wray. Louise Alexander. New Ross —Russell Baker, Florence Brown. Leona Byrd. Max Chambers. Beulah Jarvis, Lawrence Linn, Helen Massing. Florence Nichols, Elston Richardson. Robert Lane. Bowers- F.ugen ciouscr. Mary Clouse-, Robert Cochran: Maryl Cregg. Ruth Livnigbston. Vera Peters, Rachael Peterson, Boyd Price. Katherine Reese. Margaret Thompson, Wilbur Timmons, Waynetown—Eula Ball. Thelma Biddle. Ethel Collins, Layton Combs. Maurile Cowan. Mildred Eskcw, Fannie Forrest. Helen Orenard. Helen Groves. Ethel Harshharger. Inez. Kenee. Mildred Haas. Emogene Logan. June Lyons, Wintress McCarty. Blanche Pierco Maurice H- ush - Ralph Skaggs. Russell Smith. Thelma Smith. Pauline Switzer. Harry Thompson. Pauline Waters. Dorothy Weaver. Linden-Lorene Bray. Katherine Coopman. Stanley Davenport. Wallace Hood. Flovd Owen. Leslie Smith. Wingate—Juanita Allen. Jeanette Allhands. Clifton Coon. Clara E. Cottrc l. Mice De Plenty. Helen Donovan. Margaret Johnson. Lee Meharry. Mary Murdock Vivian Snodgrass. John Oxley. Forres M New C Richmond-Olive Davidson. Ethel Harris. Charles Haywood. Louis Hnvvood. High Hornbeck. Dorothy Li^ n K s ‘° n ’ Catherine Parlon. Fern Peck. Meredith Roth. Richard Shotts. Gladys Wright. Ladoga—Olivo Boyd. Waneta Canine. Taran Cory. Kenneth Craver. Florence < lerald Elizabeth Hines. Lcla Kesslfr. Ruth Lee. Naomi Laughltn. David Long. Gladys Morrison. Mildred Morrison. Howard Myers. OCiavlt Norman. Carl Pickard, Other Richer, Gall Young New Market —George Wright Alexander. Tiicile Brennan, Austin Browning George Hugh Campbell. Velberton Burdette Hall. 'Le Hite. Stanley Linn. Catherine Lavon Love. Cedric B. Mangus. Jesse Holmer Mathewman. Wilbur Mcese. Farris Myers. Mary Helen Rails. Edith Sanders. Emerson Seaman Harney Servies. Jr.. Can Swearingen. Cline Leroy Wray. The Decatur county, diplomas will be awarded to fourteen graduates of the Burney schools tonight. The exercises for the Jackson school, with a class of fourteen are set for Saturdav night; Sandusky, three. Monday; St. Paul, twenty. Tuesday; Letts eight, Wednes<>ry; Newpoint, ten Thursday; Westport, eight, April 29, and Clarksburg, twelve, April 30. Four commencements were scheduled in Hancock county during the week Exercises were held Thursday jnght. for fourteen graduates of the Charlottesville school, while those nf New Palestine. McCordsville and Eden will be held tonight. The graduates are as follows: * Charlottesville —Velma Cotr.er. Virg.ma Garland. Graynor Glascock. Florence Jackson Dale Koon. Howard Lewis. The.ma Lowes. Edith McClarnon. Louise MofTitt. William Patterson. Der.zil Phillips. Irene Phi’.'ips. Phillip Steven . Martha Wales. New Palestine —Ruth Wiedenhaupt. Ralph M. Boone. Tern Olive Mcßoberts. Frances F Lantz. A..na L. Snodgrass. Marie Lanta- w’.ma Currv. Lester H. Reasner. Harold J. Arthur. Carl R German. Lester Mcßoberts. Gertrude Kottlowski. Da.e Giles Esther Schramm. Lenora Raflertv, Edward Eikman. Ruth Car'.ton. Freda M. Larrabee. Carl L. Boone. T. Howard Scott. Clayton C. Carbin. Paul R. Brown. Vivian Beaumont. Wilma Mearling. Helen C. Alyea Wilma Rasener. Leora Raemore, Frances Louise Maddox. Charles F. Swain. John H. Smith. Fannie Underwood. Edward Hubert Sr.yder. McCordsville—Everett T. Lewis. Flossie F Bix'.er. Hazel Richwme. Margaret L. Riley. Martha C. Bodkin. Gladys M Jarrett. Isabel Dunham. Donald H. Davis. Forest W. Kimberlin. George M. Boop. Herman C. Keys. R G. Wilson. Eden —Stella Eunice Daughty. Mary Gladys Collmwood. Vivian Louise Chambers. Young People to Meet P Times Special ANDERSON. Ind., April 19 Muncie Presbytery young people will meet here tonight in annual • convention to continue through Saturday. Miss Mary Hoover. Wabash is president. The Rev. Frank K. Baker. Anderson, will welcome 200 visitors from a score of cities. The Rev. Robert J. McC’.andress, director of Christian eaucasynod will speak tonight on “Winona.

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nu United Press ITOLLYWOOD, C.\l„ April 19 Cga Baclanova, Russian film actress, and her “no spik Engleesh" trial, led the film colony’s parade in public print today. While police were searching for $5,500 worth of jewels which pretty Jane Winton reported were stolen from a desk in her home, Superior Judge William Hazlett was considering the suit brought over Olga's contract with A1 Rosen, theatrical agent. The Russian actress contends she knew so little Eng'ish when she signed the contract with Rosen that she thought “five years” meant “one year.” Rosen says the contract stipulated “five years.” Police also were investigating a mysterious threat against the life of Ralph Graves. Graves reported he was warned by telephone that he had insulted a friend of the informer and was about to be killed for the act. Graves still was alive today. Kisses and smears of non-kiss-proof lipstick, bestow-ed upon Gary Cooper by Lupe Velez on her return from a two months theatrical tour, revived the rumor that the “madcap of Mexico” was to marry her “great, big brute.” "Sure. I love heem, great big brute, but marry heem—well maybe next mont', maybe nev-ver,” Lupe exclaimed. Fanner Severely Burned Bn Times Special COLUMBUS, Ind.. April 19 Omer E. Cook, farmer near here, was seriously burned when a stove in a brooder house in which he w-as attempting to build a fire, exploded.

MURDER DEFENSE AIDED BY WOMAN

Angola Stenographer Tells of Love Tryst With Accused. Bp United press ANGOLA, Ind., April 19.—The defense in the trial of Charles Zimmerman, former Steuben county sheriff, charged with the murder of Thomas Burke, alleged bandit, will conclude its case today, indicating that Zimmerman probably will know his fate late Friday. It was indicated at the close of the trial Thursday that several witnesses would be placed on the witness stand today to coroborate the former sheriff's testimony that he was in Colon. Mich., when the murder occurred. The charred body of a man, believed to have been Burke’s, was found in a burned barn near here. Nellie Coleman, Zimmerman's stenographer, took the stand and testified that she and the former sheriff were at a cottage near Colon on the day of the murder. She said she did not learn of the slaying until they returned to Angola. although the former sheriff had found it out at a barbecue stand, but did not tell her. The pretty brown-eyed girl testified that she met Zimmerman at Colon and traveled by side roads to the cottage so as to avoid being seen. She corroborated Zimmerman's testimony that they did not

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U, S, WILL SIFT m BOOZE PLOT Plane With Liquor Seized; Occupants Escape. Federal prohibition agents today started an investigation of alleged bootlegging by airplane, followihg confiscation of a Gallaudet. biplane alleged to have transported liquor Thursday. The Gallaudet was confiscated by Sheriff George L. Winkler at a local airport after Deputy Sheriffs Harry Bendel and Ollie Mays had confiscated a case of “Log Cabin” whisky, unloaded from the plane in a field two and one-half miles north of Castleton on the Hague road. Witnesses told the deputies the plane landed in a field and taxied north while the pilot threw a number of sacks of liquor over the side. The sacks were picked up by two men in anew Ford sedan. Apparently becoming frighiened, the men drove through a wire fence and escaped. The witnesses gave deputies the plane’s identification number and the plane was found later at Hoosier airport, where the pilot had landed and departed a few minutes previously. Airport officials said the plane was owned by a Detroit company and the pilot had been renting hangar space at the field several months.

Man Hit by Two Autos Bn Times Special JASPER, Ind., April 19. John Steffan, 60, struck by two automobiles, escaped without injury and did not lose even a minute's work as foreman of a desk factory here. While walking on the public square, one car knocked Steffen down and before he could get up, he was run over by another. Both motorists stopped and offered aid to Steffan. but he got away under his own power.

leave the cottage only to obtain ice from Three-Rivers, Mich. Much confusion occurred in the courtroom during her testimony. Several times it was necessary to threaten to clear the room if spectators did not refrain from laughing when the stenographer answered various questions. Given So, ooo for Wife’s Love Bn Times Special PORTLAND, Ind.. April 19.—William E. Shaffer today holds a judgment for $5,000 against Wilford W. Brown as a result of his victory in a suit alleging alienation of Mrs. Shaffer's affections. Testimony showed Brown had often visited at the Shaffer home and frequently took Mrs. Shaffer on automobile trips, one to Arkansas.

INDIANAPOLIS, FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 1929

STATE SHOWS BUILDING GAIN OF $1,663,000 Indianapolis and Marion Affected by Industrial Events of Week. $500,000 TO BE SPENT Plans Announced for New Electrical Plant at Anderson. BY CHARLES C. STONE Slate Editor, The Time* Building gains in Indiana during ! March this year over the same ! month in 1928 feature a business j and industrial survey of the state j for the week ended today. A margin of $1,663,000 for March of this year is shown. Os twenty-one cities covered in ! the survey, twelve show Increases ;in building. These are Anderson, Elkhart, Ft. Wayne, Huntington, Indianapolis. Kokomo. Logansport, Marion. Muncie, Shelbyville, South Bend and Terre Haute. In the industrial field, Indianapolis and Marion easily hold the spotlight. Indianapolis obtained a plant of the Westinghouse Lamp Company for the manufacture of electric lamps and radio tubes, in which 1,200 persons will be employed. Merger Being Considered. Indianapolis will also be affected j by a merger deal under which the United States Radio and Television I Corporation of Chicago, which re--5 cently took over the Case Manufac- | turing Company plant at Marion [ and two Chicago companies, would acquire plants to be formed as a ! subsidary for manufacture of radio cabinets. Included in the cabinet program, are the Robbins Body Corporation, Indianapolis, and the SpencerCardinal Company plants at Marion I and Wabash. The United States corporation j has started production in two new i units of its Marion plant. There is a steady demand for labor in manufacturing at Marion. Four factories, employing women mostly, have openings for more than one hundred new workers. Conditions elsewhere in the jstate are shown in the following summary:

Anderson—A $500,000 electric reducing station is to be erected by j the General Service Company, O. L. Drischel, superintendent, announces. It will be used in handling power current supplied to the Delco-Remy Corporation and the city of Anderson. Offices Moved to Lebanon Lebanon—Removal of general offices of Ulei. & Cos., international I engineering and financing concern from New York to Lebanon will be completed early next week. Several persons employed in the offices will establish homes here. Ft. Wayne—The first unit of the new factory of the Steinite Radio Company will be opened May 5. The second unit will be ready early in June. The plant will employ 2,500 persons. Alexandria—Plans are announced for a $125,000 addition to the plant of Aladdin Industries, Inc. Geneva—The Alpine Manufacturing Company, third maker of overstuffed furniture here, has started production. Reports Profits Increase Hagerstown—A gain in net profits from $126,128 for the first quarter of 1928 to $205,232 for the same period of 1929 by the Perfect Circle Company with plants here and at Newcastle, is announced by Charles N. Teetor, president. Rochester—Larger quarters are being sought by the Chicago Garment j Company, owing to increased business, I. Neiman. owner, announces. Production of 300 dozen garments weekly is being maintained. It is proposed to increase the force from 27 to 100.

STEVE DROPS PLEA Asks Dismissal of Corum Nobis Petition. Affidavit of D. C. Stephenson vesting power of attorney in Paul B. Newman, former Indianapolis lawyer. to~ask dismissal of Stephenson's petition for writ of error corum nobis, pending in the Indiana supreme court, was presented the court today by Newman. The document indicated Stephenson. serving life imprisonment for murder, again had broken with his attorneys—this time with Felix Blankenbaker of Terre Toute, who a few days ago filed additional affidavits supporting the former Klan dragon’s corum nobis petition. Thirty-one of thirty-two points in th* petition were stricken out on objections of Attorney-General James M. Ogden. Blankenbaker's offerings were in support of the ' one remaining point. The petition alleged Stephenson | was the victim of a conspiracy and i that threat of mob violence pre- ! vented his having a fair trial at Noblesville for the murder of Miss Madge Oberholtzer, Indianapolis girl. Quake Shakes Italian City BOLOGNA. Italy, April 19.—A ' strong earthquake shock occurred her at 5:16 a. m. today, followed by | two milder shocks. Many chimneys ; toppled and the frightened inhabitants fled into the streets. Earthj quakes have been recurring in | Bologna almost daily for more than j a week and the population is in a constant state of alarm.

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Crowds gathered around the Colonial theater Thursday to see C. C. Pyle’s bunion derby contestants arrive. The upper photograph shows John Salo, first to arrive from Knightstown. Ind., on his final sprint. Below is Peter Gavuzzi, bearded Briton (left), the leader of the crosscontinent race, and his trainer.

CANCER DOCTOR ADMITS DRINKING

Liquor Used for Illness, Patients Not Harmed, Asserts Root. Testimony against Dr. Charles C. Tvoot, director of the Indianapolis Cancer hospital, charging him with lack of sobriety while treating patients, in a hearing to revoke his license to practice medicine in Indiana, neared its close today. Dr. Root’s defense of his medical methods opened with the introduction of witnesses who claimed to have been cured of cancer by the physician. A. J. Rucker, attorney for Dr. Root, said his client would admit drinking intoxicating liquors, as alleged by witnesses for the Better Business Bureau, while at the head of the hospital, but that he drank because of illness. “Dr. Root was not actively at the head of the hospital at the time they say he neglected his patients—he was ill,” Rucker said. As the defense witnesses were called to the stand at the hearing in the statehouse before the board of medical examiners, Rucker said he hoped to prove that the physician left all care of patients in the hands of others betwen November, 1928, and January of 1929. Testify to Cures Jacob Mullen, Indianapolis patrolman; the Rev. A. E. Klein, pastor of the Oakvale Baptist church, Peru, Ind., and Elmer F. Gay. dry goods buyer, testified in behalf of Dr. Root as to cures performed by him. Attorneys for the business bureau brought out in cross-examination that the three men did not know whether they had cancer or not and that the facial blemishes which they said had been erased might have been superficial skin cancers and not of the deep-seated variety. Mr. Klem injected humor into the hearing when he admitted that he had received a premium pocket knife from Dr. Root for giving him the names of prospective patients. “I got one a few years ago, but lost it. It was a good knife and i I've regretted its loss,” Mr. Klem added. “There is No Cure." Indianapolis business men who had dealings with Dr. Root—a tailor. undertaker and two printers of his literature telling of cures effected —testified as to Dr. Root's good < naracter and general sobriety. They chorused the assertion as they took the stand that “they had heard of Dr. Root’s drinking, but did not know of it personally.” Dr. U. A. Lyle, formerly employed as physician on Dr. Root’s staff,

Truck Stops Interurban Bu Times Special FAIRMOUNT, Ind., April 19. A small truck driven by Homer Dale put the crack Union Traction Company interurban car, Marion Fiier, out of commission, but the gasoline vehicle chugged away little the worse for the encounter. When tne truck and car came together, the bumper of the smaller machine “hit below the belt,” severing the airbrake connections on the electric car. It was delayed an hour while repairs were being made. Dale, who climbed from the driver's seat after the crash, surveyed the damage, climbed back and drove away.

scored for the prosecution when he testified “that I don’t think there’s such a thing as a cure for a cancer.” He admitted, that while at the hospital, he differed with Dr. Root about the treatment of several cases. At the opening of this afternoon’s testimony, several depositions of patients who were treated at the hospital for cancer and did not have the disease were read. OHIO RIVER BOAT BURNS Flames Do 550,000 Damage to Ship at Cincinnati Wharf. Bu United Press CINCINNATI, 0., April 19.—The superstructure and second deck of the river steamer Island Maid, sister ship of the Island Queen, were swept by fire as the ship lay at the Coney island w’harf today. Damage was estimated tentatively at $50,000. The blaze apparently resulted from spontaneous combustion of paints and oils. Child Badly Burned Bu United Prr.-s BROOKSTON, Ind.. April 19. When her clothes caught fire while playing near a blazing rubbish can, 7-year-old Ruth Overman was burned seriously.

On Ballot; Not Running Bu Times Special MUNCIE. Ind., April 19.—Harry McAuley is so busy holding down his job as sheriff of Delaware county that he will not be able to make the race for the Republican nomination for mayor of Muncie. Although McAuley’s name will appear on the ballot for the primary election May 7, he has asked that friends refrain from supporting him. The sheriff points out that his duties are heavy, because he has but one deputy. The county commissioners have repeatedly refused him funds to pay for more help.

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STATE PUSHES BANDIT CHASE Woman’s Slayers Sought Over Wide Area. llu United Press COLUMBIA CITY, Ind.. April 19. —An extensive search was under way today for four bandits who killed a woman passerby, wounded another, and Sheriff J. F. Haynes when they robbed the State Bank here of approximately SBOO. The four, armed with a portable machine gun, arrived at the bank in an automobile. Three of them went into the building, and while forcing employes and a customer to lie on the floor, touched off a burglar alarm. Answering the alarm. Sheriff Haynes and two deputies were met at the door by a withering machine gun fire, opened by the lone bandit who remained in the machine. One of the bullets went wild, killing Mrs. Fred Binder, 50, as she viewed the struggle from the second floor of her home. The three bandits in the bank, upon hearing the firing outside, scooped up all the available cash and immediately joined in the battle. The gun light waged for several minutes, during which Sheriff

Haynes received a bullet wound in his jaw and another wild shot struck Mrs. Eva Harsbarger, a passerby, in the ankle. Holding off the officers with a spray of fire, the bandits escaped in an automobile. The burglar alarm was sounded by one of the bandits when he opened a cash drawer. Sheriff Haynes’ condition remanied critical today, hospital attaches said. EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY ATTACKS TEXT BOOKS Charge Author Financed by Private Corporation. Btl United Press CHICAGO, April 19.—Charging that economics text-books of Professor Richard T. Ely of Northwestern university “are financed in part by private corporation with selfish interests,” the Educational Protective Association has opened a drive to eliminate the texts from schools. The first move was to address an open letter to William J. Bogan, superintendent of Chicago schools, asking that Ely’s books be bared. Bogan answered that Ely’s books, while on the approved list, were not used as texts in Chicago schools. Dr. Ely denied there is any propaganda in his books, which are used extensively in university courses throughout the country.

SUES HORSE OWNER Newcastle Motorist Asks $5,000 Damages. By Times Special NEWCASTLE, Ind., April 19. Charles Wood has filed suit in Henry circuit court here seeking $5,000 damages from Herman Jones, farmer, as a result of injuries suffered when his automobile struck some horses owned by Brown. The horses had strayed from a pasture to a road and as they were struck by the automobile, Wood was hurled through the windshield. His injuries caused him to be confined to a hospital for several weeks. NEW LAW FIRM OPENS William T. Stoops, formerly of Wilmington, Del., and Herbert W. Stewart, 3231 McPherson street, have formed the law firm of Stewart & Stoops and opened offices at 412-14 Indiana Trust building. Stewart, who is widely known as a youthful globe-trotter, is a graduate of Manual high school, and attended Butler university, Indiana law school and Ben Harrison law school.

FINAL BATTLE IS WAGED TO SAVE PARLEY Daath of British Leader May Prevent Failure on Reparations. LAST SESSION DELAYED Powers Meet Secretly to Attempt to Reach Temporary Pact. Ull United Pres* PARIS, April 19.—A llnal attempt, to save the reparations conference was believed to be In progress here today, when delegates from the principal powers met secretly in a room of the Hotel George V. Owen D. Young, chairman of the conference, and Thomas W. Lamont, alternate for J. P. Morgan, summoned Dr. Hjalmar Schacht, leader of the German delegation to the room. Shortly thereafter Sir Josiah Stamp of England, M. Quesnay of France, and Alberto Pirelli of Italy were summoned. This was accomplished so secretly that many of the delegates from minor powers were not aware of the meeting. Lord Revelstoke Dies Lord Revelstoke of England, whose strenuous labors in behalf of a reparations agreement, were believed to have contributed to a fatal heart attack, died today. His death may be the indirect means of preventing the allies and Germany from failing to reach any sort of accord. The reparations conference apparently has failed. The experts met to attain a definite and final settlement, but announced Thursday that they could not agree. A plenary session was called for today, at which a final report was to have been drafted. Then the distinguished British banker, who was 65, died suddenly in his apartments. His death was a great shock to the delegates and the plenary session was adjourned until Monday out of respect to him. Hope Temporary Pact

Hope was expressed that before Monday the German delegates, even if they cannot make an acceptable offer for a final statement, would submit terms for a provisional settlement of perhaps ten or fifteen years to which the allies might agree. The smiling, genial Britisher died with only his valet present. He had gone to bed early Thursday night apparently in good spirits. The valet, surprised that he was not up at his usual time, entered the bedroom this morning and found that Lord Revelstoke had fainted. His pulse was beating faintly. The valet summoned a doctor, but Lord Revelstoke died before his arrival. Hope Yet for Agreement ■ By United Press BERLIN, April 19.—Prospects for a provisional reparations agreement, possibly for a ten to fifteen-year period, were held out here today in the face of the failure of the Paris experts to agree on a definite and final settlement. A special cabinet session was held at noon today to discuss the subject. Immediately after he had announced the failure of the conference in Paris last night, Dr. Hjalmar Schacht telegraphed to Chancellor Hermann Mueller, Finance Minister Rudolph Hilferding and Minister of Economics Julius Curtius and informed them in detail of the situation. It w r as understood that Dr. Schacht had obtained suggestions from the cabinet members on the possibility of bridging the differences between the allied and German proposals. After the cabinet session, it was considered possible that Dr. Schacht might make further concessions before the plenary session of the experts in Paris called for Monday.

TRIES SUICIDE: BETTER Domestic Trouble Leads Wife to Attempt. Mrs. Minnie Storms, 21, of 1337 Udell street, was recovering at city hospital today from poison swallowed in a suicide attempt Thursday night. Carl Storms, 22, her husband, told police they had been having domestic difficulties. Mrs. Storms, he said, came home at 9:30 p. m. Thursday and told him she had taken poison. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Vest, 1335 Udell street, helped administer first aid. Mrs. Storms would not explain her act, FIRM PARTNER KILLED Beaten to Death by Crazed Associate, Police Charge. Bu United Brat* PITTSBURGH. Pa„ April 19 Driven temporarily insane by business reverses, police said, John L. Schmidt, 62, was alleged to have beaten to death his partner, Nelson Bell, 60, of Oakmont, in their office today. Bell and Schmidt are owners of the Young & Schmidt Lumber Company. Protect School Girls Bu Timet Bverial ANDERSON, Ind., April 19.—Detectives are on guard today in the vicinity of the junior high school following accosting of girl students by a middle-aged man. He attempted to grab one girl and offered others money to accompany him in an automobile.