Indianapolis Times, Volume 41, Number 34, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 June 1929 — Page 11

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SPITE LABEL PLACED UPON POISON CASE Belief Prevails That Grand Jurors Will Not Indict Gosport Woman. AFTERMATH OF DIVORCE Husband Seeks Change in Decree Affecting Custody of Son. By BEN STERN Tines Staff Correspondent SPENCER. June 20— Sphe has caused the Oven county gr 4 nd jury to be convened Monday and spi e -t. ,11 be to blame if the grand jury indicts Mrs. Blanche Thomas. Gos£rt on a charge of administering poison to her 7-year-old son Ralph. Lusrnz the death of her father-in lw. Cnanes Thomas, by poison. *ra of Mrs. Anna A. Zein of Indianapolis. mother-in-law of Mr. Thomas by a former marriage. Tn spencer every one says that out rs spite because the divorce and- - his wife the custody of a daughter and also permits the son Jho , as awarded the father, to vteit his mother. Loren W. Thomas made ti-,r poison charges in a suit tor modification of the decree. Spurred by allegations contained tn the petition for modification, th Oven county grand jury has be n ordered to make a full investigation of the poisonings. Recalls Chemistry Study. Thomas charges that after the -on Ralph returned from visiting his mother at Gosport, he was found to b* suffering with ere head aches and pains. A urmah sis revealed traces of salt, of tin. a ■ the petition avers, and then SS out that Mrs Thomas, the mother, was a student of ehemisvy -ihile at college and understands the nature of poison and admimsSvmptoms similar to that suffered In the boy were described by Char es Thomas, father-in-law of the woman prior to his death. Following s he elder Thomas death the petition says, samp.es c v a ter taken from the cistern at his honw and aant to Bureau of l ahoratories in Chicago, these samples showed traces of phenol and nhenoi derivative. There were well defined suspicions that Charles Thomas died of seme kind of poison. the son Ch SvmPtoms similar to those suffered bv the man and the boy were also suffered by Mrs. Zein. who died in Indianapolis in 1912. it is probable that the grand jury wh! "direct, the coroner to exhume the body of Charles Thomas, which is buried in a Spencer cemetery and hold a post mortem, as is asked ov Loren Thomas. a, a partial proo- of the charges. Thomas declares th.v his wife would viit the father's home and w ou.d refuse to eat any food prepared there or drink water from the cistern. c ?ad|6 Asks Action. \ peculiar angle was injected n the n*e when Judge Herbert- R. Rundell of the Owen circuit court nked William E. Treadway, the prosecutor, who with his partner James Miller, as Mrs. Thomas, attorney* in the divorce action m March, to withdraw as her counsel Vo that he could attend to the presentation of evidence to the grand jury’. r The grand jurors are. Matter G. Hudson. Oscar Kaylor. Walter S. Mitten. James Braiser. Charles Troth and Noel B Love. All are farmers except Braiser, who is a grocer. Spencer is divided into two camps- one holding with Thomas, who is well liked: and the other with Mrs. Thomas, a beautiful woman, who has many friends in the county. The impression here, however, is that despite the charges the grand jury will not indict Mrs. Thomas.

SCHOOL BOARD POST MAY CAUSE DISPUTE Clash Probable Among City Councilmen at Crawfordsville. Kv Time* Special CRAWFORDSVILLE. Ind.. June 20. —Re-election of Raymond E. Kostanzer as a member of the city school board bv the city council is expected to cause heated discussion at the next council meeting July 1, when Councilman Frank Northcutt announces he will move for a reconsideration of the matter. Northcutt was the only one of five councilmen present to vote against Kostanzer. He changed his vote later, however, so that he would be enabled to file the motion for reconsideration. Previous to the vote on Kostanzer. Northcutt moved to name Mart U. Burroughs, but a second could not be obtained. As the council is composed of four Democrats and two Republicans. one of whom has been unable to attend meetings for more than a year, the fight over the place cn the school board is considered a factional matter among Democrats. Women Sing In Jail !!■> Time* Spec’ll ANDERSON. Ind. . June 20. Madison county prisoners are finding jail life less irksome since incarnation of two women, who form a duet to entertain themselves and the other inmates. They demonstrated that they can sing anything and make a specialty of singing request numbers. Many of the recuests are for church son^s.

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Wrong Time to Ask Time ■’/ 1 " r - ' Special NEWCASTLE. Ind.. June 20. Harry* Tyler. Negro youth, will start serving a sentence of one to ten years in the Indiana reformatory, this week, for stealing a watch. "I didn’t intend to sell it, - ’ he explained “just wanted it to carry.” Before he was taken to jail from the court room, Tyler put the audience in an uproar with his request of an officer to tell him what time it was. “There’s the closk.” the officer pointed out to Tyler. “I can't tell time. Mr. Officer.” Tyler was forced to ad-

PROSECUTOR IS HELD AS BANDIT Frameup Victim. Chicago State Assistant Claims. Hv l vitro Prr33 CHICAGO. June 20.—Raymond E. Blackwood, assistant state's attorney. whom three men identified as a robber, insisted today he was either the victim of a, frameup or of a case of mistaken identity: Frederick Froemke. realtor; George Zaca. one of Froemke s employees, and Frank L. Zinger declared Blackwood led the robber band that held them up in Froemke’s offices last April, and relieved them of several hundred dollars in money, a number of checks and some jewelry*. John A. Swanson, state's attorney, stood by his assistant. He thought the charges against Blackwood probably were trumped uo bv men Blackwood had prosecuted. He criticised police for holding Black',vood incommunicado for several hours after his arrest. Judge Edgar Jonas in felony court continued Blackwood's hearing until June 28. and ordered Swanson to make a thorough investigation.

DRIVERS’ LICENSE LAW GIVES POLITICIANS NEW JOBS TO PASS AROUND

Parachute Dog Killed by Auto By 7 itnes Special FT. WAYNE. Ind., June 20. —Windy, just plain dog. who took more than a hundred parachute jumps from an airplane. is dead, victim of a prosaic passing. He was killed by an automobile. The dog was owne by Warren Ashley, local aviator, and was killed on a street at Wabash the day before he was to be taken to Elkhart to show his prowess at an air exposition. Windy’s first leap was from a height of 300 feet and the highest from 1.000 feet. According to Ashley, the dog never showed any indication of fright, and even on the first jump, did not bark.

EGAN RITES SET Burial Services Scheduled for Saturday Morning. Funeral services for Denis Egan, 75. who died at his home, 1829 North Delaware street, Wednesday, after a three weeks" illness, will be held Saturday morning at SS, Peter and Paul Cathedral. Burial will be in Holy Cross cemetery. Bom in Tipperary, Ireland, he came to the United States at the age of ten. settled in Middletown, Conn., and in 1905 moved to Indianapolis, opening a horse shoeing shop at 212 North Delaware street. In 1921 he retired. Mr. Egan was a member of the Knights of Columbus, and Dr. Thompson Club. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Dennis Egan: a son. Thomas G. Egan of Denver. Col.: two daughters. Mrs. Clement L. Lacy and Mrs. John M. Cain, both of Indianapolis, and seven grandchildren. Park Ready for Crowds. h NEWCASTLE. Ind.. June 20— Memorial Park, north of Newcastle, scene of scores of family and association reunions annually, is preparing this year to accommodate a large crowd during the summer. Last year more than 13.790 persons registered at reunions. 4 Road to Cost 52.773. Hu Timet Special MARION. Ind. June 20—Contract for the construction of the Price road on the Grant-Miami county line has been awarded by commissioners of the two counties to B. S. Hatfield. Peru, on a bid of $2,773. The road, which will be of gravel, is approximately one mile in length. Remcnstrators Heard. B ’ Timet special MARION. Ind.. June 20— Pliny H. Wolford, member of the state tax board, heard remonstrators to the Mittank and Ballinger road and the proposed $50,000 bond issue for an addition to the Van Buren school at a hearing here.

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Chicago Labor Leader May Be Heard in Lake County Case. By Tim- a Special SOUTH BEND. Ind.. June 3?— Probable appearance of John Burke, Chicago labor leader and racketeer, as a witness before the federal grand jury here probing alleged frauds in the 1928 general election held in Lake county, was the most important development as the investigation was resumed today. Efforts to locate Burke account for a trip to Chicago by District Attorney Oliver M. Loomis and department of justice agents Tuesday night. Loomis, on returning, said clews which he expects will lead to finding Burke were discovered. It is said Burke brought Negroes by the bus load from Chicago to Lake county, vherethev voted. In return for the work, it is alleged, he was given assurance of “safe conduct” for liquor hauled through the county to Chicago from Toledo, O. The grand jury probably will close its investigation today. Only six or eight witnesses remain to be questioned. Loomis announces that it is not likely Bert Fuller, campaign manager for Governor Harry* G. Leslie, will be a witness. CITY FIREMAN HOLDS PROWLER FOR POLICE Captive Is Alleged to Hsve Torn Screen From Window. Ed Omie. 25. of 2520 East Tenth street, was arrested early today* as he tore the window screen from the home of Ralph Aldrich. 940 North Olney street, city fireman. Mrs. AJdrich was awakened and aroused her husband. He got a shotgun. and forced Orme to await arrival of police. Police held Chester Anderson, 29, of 1319 Sheffield avenue on vagrancy charges after Mrs. Anna Troutman. 1.322 North Pershing avenue, is said to have identified him as a prowler, who attempted to enter her home. A burglar removed a screen door and took $36 from the cash register of Mike Pappas, restaurant, 20 North Libertv street.

Additions to Fifield’s Staff Approved; Increases State Pay Roll, Otto G. Fifield. secretary of state, today had tpe approval of the state budget committee for his proposals to increase his staff to facilitate administration of the new drivers’ license law. Pay roll additions include a $2,400 salary for a judge to conduct hearings, SI,BOO for a hearing deputy, typists at $1,200 and clerks $1,500. Ralph Young, chief bus inspector of the public sen-ice commission and friend of the Governor, was given a salary increase from S2OO to $225 a month; W r ebb Gilbert, chief accountant. was given a similar increase of $25, his new salary being $325 a month, and staff accountants were increased from S2OO to $225. Superintendent Ralph Howard of the Indiana State Farm was given a SI,OOO a year increase, making his salary $5,000. Other salary increases and new positions created added another SB,OOO to the budget. New positions created include second assistant accountant for the conservation department, $2,000; forester for nurseries, $2,400. and custodian of the old statehouse at Corydon. $1,200. Announcement was also made that Miss Dorothy Riker had been appointed research assistant for the Indiana historical bureau with a salary of $l v BOO. and a superintendent of grounds for the Richmond State hospital. $1,200. A salary increase of SSOO annually was granted Ralph Wilcox, state forester, while the assistant was granted a $450 increase, and the assistant state entomologist will receive an additional SSOO.

APPRAISERS NAMED Experts to Fix Value of Crops on Airport. Appraisers to fix the value of timber, crops and property on the municipal airport site were named today by Circuit Judge Harry O Chamberlin. They are: Robert A. Wetnight. James D. Maris and William Schumacker. The board of works will sell the property after it has been appraised. This is the first step in clearing the landing field. Alleged Peeper on Trial. MARION, Ind., June 20—John Hinkle, arrested on a peeping charge filed by his wife, from whom he is separated, pleaded not guilty. He is being tried today by Mayor James M. McConnell. More Lights Voted CRAWFORDSVILLE. Ind.. June 20.—The city council has voted to extend the boulevard lighting system for eight blocks on West Mam street, one of the best residential sections of the city. The system is extended each year with profits from the municipal light plant.

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BATTLE WILL BE CONTINUED Commission to Resubmit Plan tor Larger Force, Higher Salaries. 560 ENGINEERS SOUGHT Staff Is Needed for 400Mile Paving Program, Chairman Says. State highway commissioners today announced that they will revise their program to raise salaries and increase personnel in the highway engineering department and resubmit the plan to the state budget committee for approval. A flexible salary* and personnel increase scale, increasing engineering department expenditures from the present maximum of $608,*60 to more than $1,200,000. was turned down by the budget committee Wednesday. “We arc going to continue to ciemand increased wages for out engineers” Chairman Albert J. Wedeking of the commission declared. Mere Trainiru School “Indiana is becoming a mere training school for competent men who accept jobs in other states a . ter gaining experience in our department, We must offer increased salaries for good men if we are to retain them,” he said. contends that the rea„on for the budget committee refusal was that the members objected to the flexible provision ot the proposed salary and persorme. scale He admitted that, “turned to political uses,” this idea might be harmful, Salary increases for the piesent engineer would mean but a 10-4 cent increase if every one received the maximum, but the maximum is received now by but a small percentage of those employed, it was pointed out. Seek More Engineers Total increase in the actual money expended under the new scale would be $63,480 for the present staff at a maximum. It was proposed, however to increase the staff of engineers from 297 to 560. both figures being maximum under the flexible budget provision. Budget committeemen objected to the large personnel increase on the grounds that tie legislature increased the gasoline tax 1 cent, a gallon, with the understanding that the increased paving program could be "handled with slight increase in overhead. Engineering department heads point out that the paving program this year is expected to cover 325 miles and 400 next year. In 1928 it was 230 miles. Must Inspect Sources The*' assert that it must be done in short sectors to eliminate inconvenience to the public and that means an increase of engineers on the job. The department also must provide inspectors at the source of supplies for the first time. These engineers are largely engineering school graduates, mostly from Purdue, and now receive from $135 a month to $2,200 a year. Under the new sliding scale permission was asked to increase the maximum to $3,000.

THEFT CASE TO JURY Tony Phillips Charged With Robbery of Store, A criminal court jury this afternoon deliberated the case in which Tony Phillips, former pugilist, is charged with robbery of SSOO worth of clothes from the King Outfitting Company. 342 East Washington street, in February. State's attorneys contended that he and Max Epstein, poolroom operator, entered the store at night, driving with the alleged loot to Chicago. Phillips offered the defense that he was with friends the night of the robbery. Municipal Judge Thomas Garvin is sitting as special judge. Epstein will be tried later. RUNS AMUCK WITH GUN Arrested on Charge of Assaulting Woman, Oscar 'Little Freacher) Gibbs. 29, Negro, 515 North California street, today was charged with drunkenness. drawing a deadly weapon, assault and batten’ and vagrancy. For the second time in a few months Gibbs ran amuck with a shotgun Wednesday night, and is alleged to have assaulted Miss Edith Lvle. Negro. 323 Blackford street.

MOTHER OF TEN SELLS LIQUOR FOR LIVING

By Times special Bloomington, ind.. June 20. Mrs. Minnie Stevens, mother of ten children whose father is dead, did not have to give a bond in the legal sense when arrested on charge of violating the dry law. She was permitted to return to her home, officials feeling sure she can be found when wanted — five of the children are ill with whooping cough. Declaring she sold liquor to get money to support the children,

Lindy’s Honeymoon Ends

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Copyright. 1929. NEA Service. Inc. Transmitted by telephoto. Here are America’s most famous newlyweds as they emerged from their “ hideout honeymoon” and posed for newspaper cameramen after having led them a merry chase since their marriage several weeks ago. Colonel Lindbergh and his bride, formerly Anne Morrow, are shown above in their first picture posed together. It was taken by an NEA cameraman at Mitchel field, New York, where they watched airplane safety tests, and rushed to this newspaper by telephoto wires.

MAYOR LOSES AT NEWCASTLE Health Boai’d Appoints Man Executive ‘Fired/ Bat Times Special NEWCASTLE, Ind., June 20— Mayor Strod Hays, whose career in office has been marked by frequent outbursts, has lost another battle, it is generally believed here. As the result Dean L. Ross, city inspector, both appointed and dismissed by Hays, is beginning anew term in office —his first official term, according to his attorneys and those employed by the mayor to see to it that Ross remained “fired.” Ross brought a mandate action to collect his pay, but attorneys employed by Hays to see that he did not get the pay, charged in their answer that Ross was never inspecor, because he had not been legally appointed, under the last ordinance governing the office. The ordinance, passed in 1918, had been forgotten by city officials. It provided that the health department makes the appointment, not the mayor. Attorneys for Ross went to the health department, and succeeded in having Ross appointed by it. They then added to their victory by getting the city council to approve the appointment. Ross was Inspector again before Hays and his attorneys realized what had happened. Ross, today, is beginning a general cleanup of conditions that have arisen during the more than a month the case has been pending.

PLAN STEAK ROAST Indianapolis Home Builders to Hold Noblesville Meeting. Announcement that Juiy meeting of the Indianapolis Home Builders Association will be held at Noblesville, was made by W. L. Bridges, president, at a meeting Wednesday afternoon at the Glen Country Club at Lebanon. A steak roast will feature the meeting. Tram Injuries Fatal Henry O'Banion. 60, Negro, died early today in city hospital from mjuries received when he pushed his rag cart into the path of a West Michigan street car late Wednesday night. Medicine Causes Fine NEW CASTLE, June 20.—John Sandidge, drank a bottle of beef, iron and wine, and before he got home, police arrested him for intoxication. He was fined $lO and costs by Mayor Strod Hays.

Mrs. Stevens said she had tried to get aid, but failed. Her husband, James Stevens, was slain by his cousin, Raymond Stevens in a drunken brawl. A raid was made on the widow s home after Sheriff R. H. Stephens had received complaints that it was the scene of liquor parties in which it was alleged a 14-vear-old daughter took part. As the raiding squad approached, Mrs. Stevens is believed to have poured liquor from a gallon jug and a

DEATH ACCUSED LIMPSAT TRIAL Officer’s Alleged Slaver in Court at Spencer, By Times Special SPENCER, Ind., June 20.—Dewey Boshears, on trial for the second time in Owen circuit court here charged with the murder of Ralph Pogue. Bloomington special policeman, during a liquor raid, spends his spare time reading the Bible and working on small electric motors. Still suffering from effects of a bullet wound received when he tried to escape while being taken to police headquarters after the slaying, Boshears limps into court supported by a crutch. Five attorneys are defending Boshears. They are Edgar M. Blessing, Danville, former member of the Indiana public service commission, and his law partner, A. J. Stevenson; Joe Kivett, Bloomington, son of S. C. Kivett, Martinsville, well-known criminal lawyer, and the younger man’s partner, George Dailey, son of Frank C. Dailey, Indianapolis, former United States district attorney, and Freal Mclntosh, Indianapolis and Spencer.

COPS AID PICNICKERS Police Escort Firm Employes on Vacation Fete, Escorted by city and state police, forty automobiles carrying two hundred employes of the Hayes Body corporation, left Indianapolis at 7:15 a. m. today to attend a picnic sponsored by the Grand Rapids and lonia, Mich., divisions of the concern ti lonia, Saturday. The local unit took a baseball team and several boxers to compete against representatives of the Wolverine divisions. A D mTtS CHILO ATTA C K County Infirmary Inmate Held 011 Charge: Child in Hospital. Carroll Beatty, 33, inmate of the county infirmary, today was charged with criminal attack on a 4-year-old girl. The child is in the city hospital. Detectives Patrick Roche and Louis Fossati say Beatty confessed to the attack. He had been missing from the poor farm for four days.

fruit jar, as they smelled of an intoxicant, the officers said. They seized 160 gallons of mash in three barrels and an 18-gallon still. Mrs. Stevens expressed willingness to take the penalty for her actions, asking only that some provisions be made for care of the children, the youngest being 2 years old. She refused to name the person believed assisting her in liquor making and selling, declaring she was willing to take all the blame.

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U. S. DRY FORCE MAKES NEW THREAT THAT LIQUOR FLOW FROM CANADA MUST STOP

‘Let Law Take Course,’ Now Is Attitude of Town Where Virkula Was Slain. BITTER FEELING GONE ‘lf the System Is Wrong, Change It,' Say Residents of Village. This Is the first of three articles on Internationa! Falls, Minn., a border line town near where Henry Virkula. Big Falls confectioner, was killed June 8 by Emmett J. White, a youthful customs agents, on the lookout for rum smugglers. White is in jail on a second degree murder charge. Mrs. Virkula and her two children are in International Falls at the home of he- slain husband's parents. This articles describes International Falls and Ft. Frances just across the Canadian border. BY HECTOR PERRIER United Press Staff Correspondent INTERNATIONAL FALLS, Minn., June 20.—International Falls, where Henry Virkula once lived as a coal dealer, is a colorful, cosmopolitan town of 6,000 souls, surrounded by a wilderness almost as dense as an African jungle. Across the fast waters of Rainy river, is Ft. Frances. Canada, and beer at 15 cents a glass. The Falls is neither the wide open rowdy town many imagined, nor is it at all prim. Sun-bronzed lumberjacks, in thick woolen jumpers, who lounge on the curbs everywhere, find enough places where they may drop their winter stakes nickel by nickel in petty games of chance. But there are no evidences of drunkenness either here or in Ft. Frances. Arrests Normina! Police say there are no more arrests for drinking than in any other town the same size. They contend most of the liquor consumed is home produced and not smuggled from across the river. Sheriff Hugh Reidy declared that of all the liquor taken in raids the past year not one pint has been found to have been distilled in Canada. “It’s all moonshine from our own countrj*,” Reidy said. Two thousand persons cross the narrow toll bridge between the sister cities daily during most of the year. In the tourist season, 3.000 go back and forth. One may cross over to the old Hudson Bay trading post to find a dozen automobiles with license plates issued in New York, lowa, Nebraska or Utah before any of the several thirst-quenching establishments.

Drink Beer. Not Rum Inside tourists are drinking not rum, but beer. Rarely does a patron drink more than he comfortably can hold. At high noon the Falls takes on the appearance of wartime Paris. Dozens of uniformed men stroll up and down in their navy blue, olive drab and tan and green uniforms, pistols strapped to their sides. These men are from the four branches of federal service on the boarder—customs, customs patrol, labor immigration and immigration border patrol. Mixed with these dashing uniformed figures are picturesque lumber jacks in calked boots with trousers cut off just below the knees; flappers bare of leg with sun tan dresses and Indians from the Boisford reservations. Virkula—One Subject Just at the moment all these contrasting figures think and talk on only one subject—Virkula. The great majority from Henry, the hotel porter, to Trank Keyes, former mayor and the town’s first citizen, are quick to condemn what they term “the system."’ Few feel bitter, however, toward Emmett J. White, 24-year-old customs patrolman, whose sawed-off shotgun brought death to Virkula when the confectioner failed to halt his car quickly enough for a liquor inspection. White, drawn, grim and restless by jail confinement, waits for his friends to have the district court fix bail, so he may return to his bride in Duluth or take up his duties again pending disposition of his case next October by the grand jury. He is charged with second degree murder. The federal government has indicated it will defend him. No crowds of angry citizens'cluster about the jail yard now. White receives as many smiles as scowls. “It Was Accident” “It was an accident,” says White. “It was murder,” Mrs. Virkula declares. “I have no more ill will toward White than any woman would have who had been widowed under the same circumstances, but I insist that he be prosecuted” International Falls now says, “let the law take its course If White was to blame, make him pay the penalty. But if the 'system’ was to blame, change it, so that this never will happen again.” Jury Suggest Change 81/ Times Special CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind., June 20. —Reporting after three weeks of deliberation, the Montgomery county grand jury recommends improvements at county institutions, the chief matter discussed was expense of operating the new Culver hospital here. They believe in their opinion a nurses’ training school should be built soon. The jury recommended improvements at the orphans’ home both in the building and method of administration.

Bitter Campaign Will Be Continued. Says Prohibition Chief. CITES DETROIT BATTLE Federal Agents Start Drive on Sellers of BoozeMaking Accessories, BY RAYMOND CLAPPER. United Tress Staff Correspondent V ASHINGTON, June 20. Anew warning that the government intends to press its efforts against Liquor smuggling along the Canadian border was broadcast today by Seymour Lowman. assistant secretary of treasury in charge of customs and prohibition enforcement. “We are going right ahead and there will be no let-up in this campaign until smuggling is stopped,” Lowman said, commenting on a report from Detroit that rum runners fired on United States customs men. “That shows the desperate character of the men we are fighting.” he added, saying it illustrated the necessity for arming federal agents. Hoover Request Denied Lowman said the organization of the customs service in the Detroit district has been completed and that it would proceed with fullest energy against the smugglers. Congress failed to comply with the request of President Herbert Hoover that a joint committee be appointed to co-operate during the congressional recess with the President's law enforcement commission, looking to recommendations for reorganization of prohibition enforcement agencies of the government which could be. considered by congress at its regular session next December. Neither house acted on this request before recessing for the summer. Just before the recess there was criticism of Hoover’s course on prohibition in the senate. Hit at ‘‘Accessories" Prohibition officials, especially James Doran, prohibition commissioner, believed that a long step forward in getting at liquor sources had been taken with the returning of some 150 indictments in Brooklyn. involving charges of manufacture and sale of accessories to the bootleg industry such as bottles, labels, whisky barrel shavings used for flavoring bootleg whisky, and other synthetic aids. At Plattsburgh. N. Y.. District Attorney B. Loyal O'Connell, in charge of the county investigation of the shooting of Arthur Gordon, boy bootlegger, by customs men at Moers last week, today was trying to obtain the presence of four customs men for his John Doe hearing into the shooting, next Monday. Gordon's mother, Mrs. Frank Stey, is threatening a civil suit for damages against the government.

Wisconsin ‘Ouf of Union Bv i n it eel Press MADISON. Wis., June 20.-His-torians hastened to the archieves today to establish whether Wisconsin. with its inique ideas about prohibition enforcement, still is in the union. Senator Bernhard Gettelman, Milwaukee. who would put the state into the liquor business, said he had been informed Wisconsin formally seceded from the union in 1857 over the fugitive slave law question and never had rescinded that action. When repeal of the state dry law was proposed a few months ago, Wisconsin W. C. T. U. officers immediately set up the cry of “secession"’ came long ago. Gettelman compared the slave issue to the prohibition question and pointed to the possibility of another “Civil war” ensuing from present enforcement methods. The Milwaukee senator has sponsored two novel legislative proposals concerning prohibition, one actually introduced and the other in preparation. The one pending seeks to amend the state constitution to permit manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors by the sttae. Today he began work on a proposal to create a state medical liquor commission with the idea of letting every man write his own prescription.

WIFE WOUNDS HUSBAND Silverville Woman Surrenders and Pleads Self-Defense. B 7 Times Special BEDFORD Ind.. June 20.—Mrs. Elmer Scott, 43. is a prisoner in Lawrence county jail here today, following her surrender after shooting her husband through the chest. He is in a serious condition at a local hospital. Admitting the shooting, which occurred at the couple's home in Silverville. Mrs. Scott said she acted in self-defense after Scott attacked her. Plan July 4 Program. Bu Times Special NEWCASTLE, Ind.. June 20. An Independance Day celebration will be held at Memorial Park, north of here, July 4. with the city of Newcastle. Chamber of Commerce and American Legion co-operating. The city has appropriated S4OO for music, and the legion and chamber will provide a night fireworks display, .