Indianapolis Times, Volume 41, Number 65, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 July 1929 — Page 15

Second Section

He'll Be 100 Saturday

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John R. Voorhis, grand sachem of Tammany, who'll bo 100 Saturday.

TIRE FALLS OFF BUS AND WRECKS AUTO; 3 INJURED

Sedan Plunges Into Ditch After Freak Mishap: Other Accidents. Three persons were Injured when their sedan overturned in a ditch at Sixty-fourth street and the AllisonviUe road today after striking a spare tire which fell from the rear of a Union Traction Company bus. The injured, all taken to city hospital: Ralph Caldwell. 17. R. R. 6. Box 32, driver of the sedan, injured on arms and head. Earl Caldwell. 33. his uncle, of Jolietville, Ind.. back wrenched and head cut. Mrs. George Caldwell. 35, aunt of Ralph. R. R. 2. Box 633, cut and bruised and internal injuries. The bus was being driven toward Indianapolis by Lawrence Washington, 28, of Noblesville, when the rear tireholder broke. The heavy spare dropped off and rolled into the path of Caldwell's northbound Whippet sedan. The sedan swerved out of control, struck a culvert and rolled into the ditch. John Steel. 18, of R. R. 6. Box 21, fourth occupant of the sedan, escaped injury. Eight persons, three of a horn were children, were injured in automobile accidents in Indianapolis Thursday night. Girls Are Injured Riding in an auto driven by Miss Grace Cass, New Augusta, playground instructor, when it collided with a car operated by Charles A. Johnson. 46. of 2903 MacPherson avenue. at Linden and Orange streets, Thursday afternoon, three little girls were injured. They nere May Tierney, 12. of 1321 Orange street, bruised on the left leg: Ruth Kelley. 13. of 506 Buchanan street, bruised on the head, and Dorothy Gray. 8. of 1225 Laurel street., scratched on the face. Mrs. Maggie Hughs. 71, of 608 Fast Walnut street, was knocked down and received minor injuries Thursday night when she stepped in front of a machine driven byCharles Virt. 36. of 4014 East Tenth street, at Massachusetts avenue and Walnut street. Perry Colbert. 50. of 601 North De Quincey street: Miss Marie Gillin. address unknown, and Miss Anna Crane. 22. of 1135 Bates avenue, all v-err injured slightly when Alexander McDonald. 27, of 2418 Ashland avenue, swerved his car into a machine driven by Charles Bruce. 33. of 1211 Sturm avenue, at Sherman drive and the Big Four railway, to avoid crashing into a car ahead of him. A broken brake rod caused the crash. McDonald told police. Bruised in Collision Mrs. Jennie Lynn. 32. of 439 Madison avenue, was bruised in the collision of cars driven by Ollis Lynn, 39. same address, and Dallas McNece. 56. of 1203 Brookside avenue. Thursday night. Ralph Tate. 37, ot New Augusta. Was cut on the head when a rear wheel locked and threw his car into a ditch near Flackville Thursday right. John Ashe. 33. of 617 North Seville avenue, who saw the accident, took him to city hospital. Three women were hurt when their car. driven by Mrs. Davis Harrison. 35. of 6060 Park avenue, overturned in collision with another car driven by Frank Shearrer. 42. of 125 West Twenty-fourth street. at Twenty-fifth and Delaware streets Thursday night. Mrs. Harrison, her mother. Mrs. C. R. Hackard. 50. of 209 Canterbury apartment, and Miss Mary Rush. 32. same address, were taken to city hospital. Mrs. Hackard was bruised and her right hand crushed. The others were bruised anc’ shaken. 100 Tomatoes on One Plant Timet Sveci^tl COLUMBUS. Ind.. July 26.—'Walter Western reports that on his farm near here there is a single plant which carries 100 tomatoes.

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Thief Reports on Theft By limes Sve-'ial MUNCIE, Ind., July 26. Allen Campbell visited police station to give a description of his bicycle which he said had been stolen. Detectives noticed that his trousers matched a vest which had been turned over to them by Ermal Marsh, who said the trousers had been stolen. Campbell admitted the theft and is awaiting trial on a petit larceny charge.

PALLBEARERS NAMED Public Officials to Act in Dodson Rites Saturday. Public officials and leading business men will serve as pallbearers at the funeral of Charles Otis Dodson. 50. at the residence, 5262 Central avenue, at 2 p. m.. Saturday. Burial will be in Crown Hill. Harvey A. Grabill. Irving W. Lemaux. Charles O. Sutton, A. O. Meloy. Frank Cones and Harry Dunn will be active pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers: Frank A. Symmes. Harry L. Robbins, Claude M. Worley. Joseph L.‘ Hogue. Judge James A. Collins, Joseph M. Milner. Jacob Wolf. George Hilgemeier. John Kirkyood, John Kuhn. Frank Childers. Fred W. Connell, Ira Haymaker. Schuyler A. Haas. Lloyd D. Claycomb. C. L. Hogle, Walter Pritchard. Ira M. Holmes, John IV. Holtzman John D. Ermston, John W. Carlisle. J. J. Liddy J. R. Hiatt. Charles W. Jewett. Frank W. Noll. Henry Campbell and Charles O. Roemler. Daniel Dunham Merle N.l A. Walker. Martin M. Hugg. Fielding Beeler, Harry G. ClafTey, Fred W. Mayer, Anthony P. W’tchmann. Robert H. Bryson. Wallace O. Lee. Grant Moore. Clinton H. Oivan. Samuel L Montgomery. George Snider, E. F. Smith C. O. Karris. H. H. Woodsman, John E Shearer. Cenrge O. Hutsell, Clyde E. Robjnson. Frank D. Brattain. James W. Elder. C. H. Keever Judge Frank J. Lahr, William F. Charters, Frank E. Brown. Thomas D. Stevenson. Judge Harry O. Chamberlin. Judge Daniel V. White. Judge Lynn D. Hay. Judge James L. Leathers. Judge M. E. Bash, Judge W. O. Dunlavy, F. H. Lee, James W. Carr. James F. Edwards, H. M. Cochran and Lawrence F. Orr.

YOUNG DRIVER KILLED F.u 7w.ls svreial BLOOMINGTON. Ind.. July 26. Everett W. Minks. 18. was killed almost instantly here early today when an automobile he was' driving alone turned over. Minks apparently had driven directly into a curb at the end of a blind street or in attempting to make a turn the car had turned over. He was pinned in wreckage when rescuers reached him. He was alive when taken from the wreckage, but died before reaching a hospital. His neck was broken, skull fractured and a jaw broken. He leaves his father. Charles Minks, night watchman at Indiana university: a sister. Stella. Bloomington, and brother Orville, Newcastle.

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QO that the maximum of sendee can be given to the readers of The Times who are anxious to join the local search for the city's best proportioned girl, to compete in the finals whereby the 1929 Physical Culture Girl of .America is to be picked in New Y'ork. tho.se without recent photographs of themselves in bathing suits will be photographed free by this newspaper. You need not go to any expense, for the purpose of The Times in conducting its campaigns is to involve the contestants in no extra cost whatever. Therefore, if you will report with your bathing

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GRAND SACHEM OF TAMMANY AT 100 MARK j 'Mother Said Politics'd Ruin We; She Was Right,’ Declares Voorhis. SLAPS ’JAZZ PARENTS’ Centenarian Advises Youths ‘Not to Be Journalists, Doctors, Lawyers. BY HARRY R. ZANDER T'nitfd Pres? Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, July 26.—Fifty-six ! years ago, when John R. Voorhis. then 44 years old, told his mother that he had received a political appointment, the aged lady begged him not to accept it, warning that politics would be the ruination of | him. John R. Voorhis celebrates his one hundredth birthday anniversary Saturday. He is the president of the New York City board of elections and has been for eleven years. He is the grand sachem of the Tammany society and has been for eighteen years. But today, looking back on the fifty-six years of public life and public office and 100 years of a variety of experiences. Voorhis said: “Mother was right.” Raps Mothers of Today Like the old-fashioned man one would expect a centenarian to be, Voorhis paused on the threshold of his second century to pay tribute to mother-influence, to his own mother in particular, and to fling a scornful word at jazz-mad. cigaret smoking, gin-drinking mothers of today.

“Whatever of my life is of any credit to myself and benefit to others.” Voorhis said, paraphrasing Abraham Lincoln's quotation that was coined when Voorhis was mature. “I attribute mostly to the tuition and counsel received from my< good mother. "That should be the experience of every child. I don't think, however, that smoking cigarets and going to midnight frolics qualify a mother for that.” Any man who has lived for fen decades may be expected to reach into the rich storehouse of experience for advice to young men, Voorhis shuns the role of prophet and of patriarchal advice giver, because he is a busy man, working each day in hL office in the municipal building. Advises Mechanical Pursuits Pressed for a word to all young men, the sort of word that he may have given his 22-year-old married great-grandson, the veteran yielded. “I would advise the young man of today to turn his mind in the direction of mechanical and engineering pursuits.” he'said. A gleaming smile lighted up the aged, but nevertheless sparkling bright blue eyes, as he added: "I would .not advise him to be a journalist. Neither would I suggest that he be a physician. It is a serious profession, requiring particular fitness, which many do not seem, from my observation, to have. “Neither would I advise that he be a lawyer. That pursuit seems to induce—l won't say require—the taking of either side of a divided question where a retaining fee calls for it.

He’s Against Politics. “Nor would I advise any young man to follow my example and go into so-called public life. When I first was appointed to office, my mother begged me not to accept it and said it would be the ruination of me. She gave instance of some of our acquaintances in public office owho seemed to be going from little to nothing. “No, I would not advise politics as a career for a young man. Mother was right,” This man Voorhis belies all popular conceptions of centenarians. Tlie body is indeed old. The figure is bent. But the step is brisk. The face is lined, but not deeply, and the voice that issues from it is entirely wanting in the quavering, cracked tones of extreme age. It has the sonorousness suggestive of half his years and his sentences are well rounded with a quaintly oratorical phrasing. Until a year ago he read even the finest print without the aid of glasses. Now his secretary reads to him. His hearing is almost perfect, Voorhis gave up smoking only a year or so ago because he thought that smoking—which he had enjoyed all his mature years—might have something to do with his eyes failing a bit. Drinking of alcoholic beverages, which Voorhis always had enjoyed in moderation, he gave up recently, because of his disgust at the quality of the supply hereabouts.

suit as soon as you possibly can, to the Physical* Culture Editor of The Times, a photo of you will be taken and entered officially in the campaign. When you come to think of it. there isn't much time between now and Aug. 10. when all photographic applications must be in. Should you mail your application Aug. 11. you will be ineligible. When all photographs are in. then the local judges' committee will sit down and go over them carefully, noting the measurements, sports, indulged in. etc. After that process of -elimination, those girls who survive will

INDIANAPOLIS, FRIDAY. JULY 26. 1929

More Gas —and St. Louis Fliers Keep Going

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They whir on and on, above the St. Louis airport, adding time to their world refueling endurance record. This job. at left, is one of the many refueling contacts which enabled Dale 'Red) Jackson and Forest

MACY IS GIVEN NEW LIFE HOPE Second Transfusion Helps Gunshot Victim. Hope of saving the life of Ray Macy, 39, president of the People’s Coal and Cement Company, who shot himself in a suicide attempt Thursday, increased at city hospital today after a second blood transfusion. Basil E. La Rue of 1808 College avenue, salesman for Polk Sanitary Milk Company, submitted to the transfusion today, being selected, after examiration. fi;om among several of Macy’s friends and associates who offered themselves for the operation. Harvey H. Morris of 1108 North Tuxedo street, sales manager for Macy's firm, one of the first to reach him after he fired a .32caliber bullet into his chest, submitted to the first transfusion Thursday afternoon. , Dr. William A. Doeppers. city hospital superintendent and close friend of Macy, said the operations were beneficial. Macy’s condition remained critical today, despite a restful night. Macy’s friends attributed his act to a nervous breakdown due to overwork. His business affairs were said to be in excellent condition.

MOTHER STANDS BY MURDER SUSPECT

WINDSTORM KILLS MAN Coal Company Employe Trapped In Wreckage. Bit T' ilrtl I'rra* STEUBENVILLE. 0.. July 26.—A severe windstorm which swept Jefferson county Thursday night destroyed the power house of the Jefferson Coal Company at Piney Ford, killing William Collier. 35. employe, who was caught in the wreckage.

METEOR SEEN HERE Expert Believes Astral Body Exploded. That the meteor that flashed across the northern sky Thursday night, attracting the attention of thousands of Indianapolis persons, exploded from the intense heat generated by its friction with the air, was the theory advanced today by Walter C. Gingerly, principal of Washington high school and a student of astronomy. The meteor, of unusual size and brilliance, appeared about 9:50 traveling from the northwest to the east, almost parallel to the horizon, Gingerly said. Many observers said the whole northwestern sky was lit with a greenish glow. The meteor trailed a red flare, but burst. Gingerly believes. with an intense white light. It was a lone or “stray” meteor, Gingerly said, and not one of the group which may be expected to appear in August.

be asked to report for further judging. Details concerning place and time Trill be published later. a a a THE local campaign continues in speedy fashion. Everybody is entering. College girls, high school students. working girls and those who stay at home are not losing this opportunity to be declared in on the most important campaign of the year. It not being an ordinary bathing beauty contest, a host of girls, who heretofore shunned contests, are interested keenly in being in the swim in this one. The appeal is made to the athletically inclined girl primarily.

Equal Fleets NextStep in Naval Cut

Hoover and MacDonald May Map Agreement in October. BY HERBERT LITTLE T'nited Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON. July 26. The next step toward naval reduction may be an Anglo-American agreement equalizing cruiser strength, or combined cruiser -and - destroyer strength of Great Britain and the United States by application of the so-called “Hoover yardstick,” informed officials revealed today. President Herbert Hoover and Premier Ramsay MacDonald may reach- such an agreement across a study-table here in October, now that one great obstacle has be< i removed by the accord reached in London on the principle of parity in all categories of fighting ships. Henry L. Stimson. secretary of state, has characterized this agreement as “immensely important.” The first step in putting this agreement into practice is to apply the parity principle to cruisers, the main controversial point between the two nations, officials said. Whether the Hoover-MacDo 1 aid conversations will complete this step can only be conjectured, but friends

Cheers Dr, Snook in Jail; Wife Also Loyal to Prisoner, B 1 MORRIS DE HAVEN TRACY United Fress Staff Correspondent COURTROOM, COLUMBUS. 0., July 26.—Loyal support of his wife and his mother today brought new spirit to Dr. James Howard Snook, on trial accused of the murder of Tlieora Hix. He sat throughout the morning at his counsel table, working over notes in transcript, holding whispered conferences, and perspiring over the jury list with all the vigor of a barrister. It was learned Mrs. Snook had given renewed evidence of her loyalty within the last thirty-six hours. Additionally, hjs 73 - year - old mother. Mary Snook of Lebanon, arrived in Columbus and made a cheery visit to her son in the county jail. She will remain in Columbus throughout the trial. The effect upon Snook of this renewed support of those nearest to him was remarkable. Lawson Bing, talesman, was temporarily passed as court recessed at noon. Snook's mother is a tall, straight, aristocratic woman. “I would like to be beside him all the time,” she said. “But I can't. Maybe I can do something to cheer Helen, his wife.” There were no hysterics when she greeted her son at the jail and her chat with him was cheery. She gave him the news from home and they even found time to tlak of her new dress.

It is she. who indulges in the outdor sports that build a vital, strong, healthy body that is wanted in the annual Physical Culture search. And that this city is endowed with a vast number of such girls is evidenced from photographic applications received by the Physical Culture editor since the official start of the local campaign. If you are between 16 and 25 and unmarried, you should enter. You may be the girl who will compete in the finals in New York City. And then you may go further along the road of success and become America's Physi-

O'Brine to smash the 246-hour Menaell-Reinhart endurance record made at Culver City, Cal. Jackson is handling the hose on the endurance plane. At right are wives of the endurance fliers, Mrs. Jackson. left, and Mrs. O'Brine.

Jof naval reduction have been cheered by the speedy work of Ambassador Charles G. Dawes and MacDonald thus far. President Hoover's plan for a ‘“yardstick” or formula to equalize British and American naval strength, making allowances for the greater number of small cruisers desired by Britain as against the United States' i laregr ships, was believed partly inj strumental in clearing the way for j the parity agreement. Now if a formula satisfactory to i both nations can be drafted by Ocj tober. when Premier MacDonald is j coming to discuss naval reduction | with Hoover, the way would ne ! clear for an agreement, officials be- ; lieve. INVITE PROSECUTORS I Hoosiers to Attend Session of Attorneys-General. Attorney-General James M. Ogden announced today that he will invite some of the leading Indiana prosecutors to attend the meeting of attorneys-general from throughout the United States, where special consideration is to be given to prohibition modification. The meeting is to be held at Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 21. 22. and will be followed by the annual meting of the American Bar Association, Ocf, 23. '24. 25. Suggestion that proscutors be invited was made to Ogden in a letter from Percy Saint, president of the Attorneys-General Association and attorney-general of Louisiana. Saint pointed out that the Wickersham letter, read at the recent governors’ conference, will be the leading topic of discussion. Although an ardent dry, Ogden admitted today that there was two sides to the enforcement problem as set out in the letter from George W. Wickersham, head of the Hoover law enforcement survey committee. CITY MUSICIAN DIES Funeral of Carl Vogt Will Be Held Saturday. Funeral services for Carl Vogt, 59. widely known musician, who died at his home. 268 North Keystone avenue, Thursday, will be held at Flannel* & Buchanan mortuary Saturday afternoon at 2:30. Burial will be in Crown Hill cemetery. Mr. Vogt was a member of the Murat theater orchestra at the time of his death. He has played in practically every theater orchestra in; Indianapolis. His father was Bernard Vogt of Indianapolis, also a musician. He was a member of the musicians’ union. Survivors besides the widow are a daughter, Mrs. Dorothy E. McCord , of South Bend: a sister. Mrs. Marie j Myers, and a brother. Harry S. Vogt, both of Indianapolis. Embezzler Kills Self ii U T U f t rtf Prf’ftft MICHIGAN CITY. Ind.. July 26. —Leonard Essling. 47. committed : suicide by drowning after leaving a note declaring he was sick and was short in his accounts as treasurer of the bricklayers’ union.

cal Culture Girl of 1929. Think of it! Your mother will receive SI,OOO in cash for her story on flow she reared you, what exercises you took, etc, a a a YOU will be a national figure if you win. Your popularity will earn- you on to great success. A costly stktue of you will be made in bronze, to be presented to you. the doors of the stage and the screen will swing wide open for you. for the national publicity, your reputation and the victorywill be of tremendous value to any producer. MacFadden publications thus far have placed each and every

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SUSPECT HELD IN FOUR DEATHS Prisoner at Gary Declared Capone Gangster. L'.;i Times svccial GARY, Ind., July 26.—Joseph Giannoni, 32, a suspect in the slaying of three department of justice agents within the last year, is held here today. He was found in a hiding place Thursday night by local police and Leon C. Torrou of the Chicago office of the United States secret service. Seven officers surrounded Giannoni in Tolleston. a suburb, and he surrendered without a show of resistance. In his room numerous firearms were found and he carried two pistols. Giannoni. according to officers, was the leader of Chicago Heights branch of A1 Capone's gang. He disappeared a year ago, following murder of Joe Martini, a saloon keeper in Chicago Heights. A band of men believed to have included Giannoni drove past Martini's place in an automobile and riddled him with bullets. Three times federal agents were assigned to arrest him. Each disappeared. and it is believed that they were slain in their efforts to capture the suspected killer. Torrou picked up Giannoni's trail 'six months ago. but it was not until Thursday that he located his man.

MRS. BERRYHILL DIES Services for Widow of Attorney Saturday. Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Lydia Berryhill. 76, widow of John S. Berryhill, former Indianapolis attorney, who died Thursday at her home, 2054 North Delaware street, will be held Saturday afternoon at 1:30 at the residence. Burial will be in Greencastle. Mrs. Berryhill was born in Greencastle and was a graduate of De Pauw university. She was an j active member of Roberts Park I Methodist Episcopal church and a ! worker in the Women's Missionary ! Society. She was a member of the Vincent Chautauqua Circle and Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. Survivors are a son. J. H. Berryhill of Chicago; a daughter, Mrs. Earl E. Young of Philadelphia; four sisters. Miss Belle S. Hanna of Indianapolis, Mrs. Ernest Cooper of Plainfield. Mrs. Alva Edmondson of Clayton and Mrs. Lucia Hadley of Washington; three brothers, Wilbur and Horace Hanna of Plainfield and John Hana of Detroit, and three grandchildren. John Hanna Berryhill of South Bend. Miss Elizabeth Berryhill of Evanston. 111., and Edgar Berryhill Young of Philadelphia. MAN ARRANGES FUNERAL Bis T nited Prrsn BOSTON, Juy 26.—After arranging with an undertaker to have his body sent to his home in Altus. Okla.. in the event of death. Carl B. Cowan. 28. underwent an operation with the assertion his chances of surviving were “only one in 100.000." Today his body was en route to Oklahoma.

one of its beauty winners in big Broadway productions or in the mo’-ies. Beginning with Dorothy Knapp, all the way down to the recent winners, all the girls are either on the stage or in the movies, making good and receiving valuable publicity through the medium of Bernarr MacFadden’s powerful string of magazines. In submitting your photo, mark on the back of it your name, address. age and occupation. Color of hair, how worn, color of eyes. Measurement of neck, bust, waist, hips, thigh, calf and ankle. Then mail it all in to the Physical Culture Editor of The Times.

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INDIANAMADE RINGS EQUIP MOST AUTOS Perfect Circle Products Used by More Than 80 Per Cent of Manufacturers. RADIO MAKERS ACTIVE Case-Apex Plant at Marion Producing LQOO Sets Daily, BY CHARLES C. STONE. State Editor. The Times Development in manufacturing, transportation and building are features of a business and industrial survey of Indiana for the week ended today. The Perfect Circle Company of Hagerstown and Tipton is supplying more than 80 per cent of automobile manufacturers with piston rings, for all or the major part of their output. C. N. Testor, president and general manager oi the company, announces its annual capacity has reached 60,000.000. and that in 1928 it shipped 39,903,000 rings and in the first five months oi this year 19.004,000. an increase oi 17 per cent over the same period last year.

Steady Operation Forecast. Arthur E. Case, general manager of the Case-Apex division, Marion plant of the United States Radio and Television Corporation, announces production of radio sets has reached 1.000 daily and this will be increased within two weeks when a new model is to be manufactured. At that time the present force of 600 is to be increased from 600 to 1.500 or 1.800. The company is 16.000 sets behind orders and it is believed that steady operation until the spring of 1930 is certain. Logansport business men are elated over efforts of the Wabash railroad to absorb the Effner branch of the Pennsylvania lines extending from Effner. Ind.. to Keokuk. la. The matter is now being considered by the interstate commerce commission. It is believed that in the event the deal is consummated. Logansport will be made a terminal city through which a large amount of freight will be handled.

Building Increases. Building contracts let in the state for the first six months of this year were 17 per cent above those for the same period in 1928. Kokomo showed the greatest gain, 485 per cent. Other cities with increases ; were Shelbyville, South Bend. Michigan City. Ft. Wayne, Muncie and Richmond. During June, cities showing building gains over that month in 1928 were Huntington, Anderson. Terre Haute. Logansport, Evansville, Ft. Wayne. Kokomo, Muncie, Richmond and South Bend. Sales of building stone from quarries of the Indiana Limestone Company in the Bloomington-Bedford district for the last sixty days have exceeded those of the same period last year by nearly 30 per cent, according to A. E. Dickinson, president of the company. Orders include 300 carloads for the new $20,000,000 building of the Irving Trust Company, New York, and 325 for an educational building at Harrisburg, Pa. Conditions in various cities are shown in the following summary’: Anderson—The Indiana Bell Telephone Company will spend $50,000 in increasing facilities here. The Schiff Company, Columbus. 0., chain store operator, will establish one of its stores in the downtown business section.

Factory to be Enlarged. Alexandria—Construction of another addition to the recently en- ; larged plant of the Banner Rock Corporation is under way. The force now numbers about 750 and the weekly pay roll is $35,000. Muncie—The Warner Gear Company will occupy anew addition to its plant late in August. It is 450 feet long and 250 feet wide. Goshen—A E. Kunderd, Goshen florist, who is nationally known as a grower of gladioli, has bought a 200-acre farm on which iris and peonies will be raised. The flowers were purchased from Lee R. Bonnewitz. Y r an Wert. 0.. and there are 1,000 varieties of each. Newport—The William E. Dee clay plant,, damaged to the extent of $5,000 by a storm, is being repaired and operation will be resumed soon.

New Unit Being Built. Brazil—Plant 4. anew unit of the Clay Products Company, is expected to be in operation by Aug. 15. Summitville—The Crystal Chemical Company here has been purchased by the Grasselli Chemical Corporation. Cleveland, 0.. which operates plants in various parts of the country' and including one each at Terre Haute and Fortville. South Bend—An increase in the assessed valuation of St. Joseph county this year over last is expected to total nearly $5,000,000. Greensburg—A contract has been awarded for erection of a new’ building as quarters -f the Greensburg National Bank and the Workingmen's Building and Loan Association. Evansville—City officials are considering an annexation proposal which would double the area of Evansville and add 15,000 to population before the 1930 census. Whiting—Stockholders of the Standard Oil Company 'lndiana) will meet here Aug. 27 to authorize an increase of $75,000,000 in capital stock to finance purchase of the Pan-American Petroleum and Transport Company.