Indianapolis Times, Volume 41, Number 216, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 January 1930 — Page 2

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RAIDERS SEIZE COSTLY LIQUOR DEALING PLANT Arrested Operator at Ft. Wayne Accused of Wholesale Trade. Bv Timit Sp>' ’nl FT. WAYNE, Ind., Jan. 18. Charles He: thman, 24, is awaiting a hearing Monday before United States Commissioner William O. Remmell as a result of a raid on a house in an exclusive residential section hose believed to have been the whole ale source of most of the so-called high grade liquor sold In Ft. Wayne. Phil P. Stigerwald, a Ft. Wayne detective, is given credit by Major Howard Long, deputy prohibition administrator for northern Indiana for the arrest. Long and a federal gent aidi and Stiegerwald in the case. Lite 51,000,000 Plant The income from the operations f Heath man, according to Long, mounted to hundreds of thousands of dollars. He compared the liquor < ompounning and labeling outfit ith one valued at $1,000,000 reently seized near South Bend. A closet in which clothes were lung hid another containing the iquor and apparatus. A secret door hack of the clothing gave access. Long leaned slightly against what he supposed was a wall and the ccret door opened. Handled Real Whisky The officers said Heathman received genuine Canadian whisky which he cut, with distilled water and glycerin and colored to suit the taste. Hundreds of bottles, labels of famous brands of liquor, corks, caps and other equipment were seized. Liquor seized included twenty gallons of alcohol, twenty-four pints of Old Colonel whisky and 156 pints of cut whisky. The raiders also seized two automobiles alleged to have been used by Heathman in his operations. Even import labels were part of the business. Heathman admits operating the business, the officers say. He said lie paid SBS a month rent for the house where the liquor was found.

MOTORIST COMPLAINS " OF SHOOTING ATTEMPT Huntington Man Reports Bullet Passed Through His Auto. Bv Times Special MARION, Ind., Jan. 18.—Marion police have been requested to search for an alleged gunman, who fired at Charles Coldback. Huntington, as he was returning to his home after a visit here. According to a report of the Huntington police chief, Coldback was driving his automobile when he met a south bound automobile on State Road 9, about twelve miles north of Marion. Coldback says one of the occupants of the car fired at him as it passed. The bullet passed through Coldback's car but did not strike him. Tricycle Theft Alleged Bu Timex Special ANDERSON. Ind.. Jan. 18.—A. L. Fredericks, salesman, angry because the proprietor of a sporting goods store asked more time in which to pay a bill, picked up anew tricycle and walked out. A policeman found Fredericks in a downtown hotel and arrested him on a charge of petit larceny. The tricycle, theft of which was denied by the salesman, could not be found. Attendance Honor Won Bu Times Special COLUMBUS. Ind.. Jan. 18.—'With thirty-three persons from Bartholomew county attending the annual agricultural conference at Purdue university this week, the county placed second in an attendance contest. A. V. Keesling, county club leader: County Agent W. A. Douglas and thirty-one other persons were present. De Kalb county, with an attendance of forty-seven, was first. Former Mayor to Speak Bu Time* Special ANDERSON. Ind.. Jan. 18.—Murray Seasongood, former mayor of Cincinnati, will speak at a noon luncheon of the Kiwanis Club Monday. “Education and Municipal Government,” will be his subject. Banker Jury Disagrees B'.' Timex Special SULLIVAN. Ind., Jan. 18.—A jury In the trial of James M. Lang, former president of the closed Citizens Trust Company bank here, disagreed, and he probably will be tried again en a charge of forgmg a note. STRENGTH COLDS OeJ • 4% Paid on Savings Trust Cos. Till North l'nu)lvnlo*Sr*rl

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Hu Timex Special BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Jan, 18.— Appointment of George Murphy, Wabash, and Alexander Campbell, Ft. Wayne, as members of the Board of Aeons at Indiana university has been announced by President William Lowe Bryan. The memberships are among highest honors accorded men students of the university.

HEAVY FLOW OF GAS CONTINUES Drillers Try to Control Monroe County Well. Bv Timet Special BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Jan. 18.— A second natural gas well in this section, producing more than 1,000,000 cubic feet a day, has been drilled on the Alexander Young farm two miles northwest of Unionville. Drillers struck gas at 700 feet. They are trying to bring it under control in order that they may continue to drill deeper in an effort to find oil. The first well was brought in Nov. 7 on the Shirley farm, adjacent to the Young property. The two projects have been taken over by the Ohio Valley Oil Company. AUTO GAS PROSTRATES Man Loses Consciousness While Driving at Crawfordsviile. 811 Timet Special CRAWFORDSVILLE. Ind., Jan. 18.—Herbert L. Gillhans, Cincinnati, narrowly escaped death when carbon monoxide fumes from the exhaust of an automobile he was driving caused him to become partially unconscious. Gillhans, a traveling salesman, staggered into the office of a factory here before he was completely overcome. He was rushed to Culver hospital and regained consciousness only after several hours of work by physicians and nurses. Gets Federal Post Bv Timet Snecial CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind., Jan. 18.—Harry D. Michael, local attorney, has been appointed to the legal staff of the trade practice conference division of the federal trade commission. He has practiced law here since 1903. and has served two terms as prosecuting attorney and has been city attorney for the past four years. Farm Body Elect* Bv Timet Snecial FOUNTAIN CITY, Ind.. Jan. 18.— Charles Gifford has been named chairman of the New Garden Township Farmer’s institute for 1930. Carl Reynolds was elected vice-chair-man; Mrs. Clarence Hyre, secretary. and Claude DeArmond, treasurer. Death Driver Escapes Bv Timet Special HAMMOND. Ind., Jan. 18.—A vampire motorist made his escape from a posse here after he had struck and injured Fatally Richard James, 25. Young Bandit Sentenced Bv Timet Special LOGANSPORT. Ind.. Jan. 18—A sentence of ten to fifteen years in prison was given Arthur Hawkins, 28. by the jury which convicted him on the first ballot on a charge of filling station banditry.

Water Hoarded During Flood Bu United Press WABASH, Ind, Jan. 18.— Anxiety turned to humor here as all danger of floods were berre downstream in tl swirling Wabash. Water company officials reported that after a rumor spread over the city indicating flood waters had reached the pumping station boilers, and that a shutdown of the water supply was expected, patrons began filling tubs, pots, pans and anything else that would hold water, anticipating a period of several days without water service. The result, officials said, was that additional pumps were put in service to take care of the suddenly increased consumption.

BRIDE WHEN 15 ASKS DIVORCE, $5,000 ALIMONY Middle-Aged Owner of Clay Plant at Brazil Faces Suit. Bv Timet Special BRAZIL, Ind., Jan. 18.—Mrs. Doris M. Butler, who at the age of 15 became the bride of Earl Butler, who was 47, has filed a suit in Clay circuit court here for divorce, demanding $5,000 alimony, attomejs fees and costs. According to the complaint, in the suit, the marriage was performed in 1926. at Paris, Ky. The girl then was an eighth grade pupil in school. She worked part time in the boarding house operated by her mother in the Blue Grass section of Kentucky. Butler, a clay company operator, was a patron of the place. He wooed and married her without disclosing that he had been divorced, the young wife alleges. Three months after their marriage, Mrs. Butler charges her husband beat and choked her. Later he took her and her mother to a hotel in Kentucky and became intoxicated. it is charged. According to the wife, the hotel was a center of Illicit liquor traffic, and she left on learning of its character, to visit relatives in Tennessee. Butler gave her no money at the time, and she was forced to obtain it from other sources in order to return here, according to the complaint. It is charged by the wife that through trickery she was induced to sign documents giving away her interest in her husband’s property, including the E. M. Butler Clay Company and personal property. She alleges her husband represented that papers relating to the company were for its incorporation, but instead were deeds. The suit asks that the deeds be set aside.

HUSBAND GETS DIVOIJCE IN AUTO CHASE CASE Columbus Man Begged Police to Protect Him From Wife. Bv Times Special COLUMBUS, Ind, Jan. 18. one of the most sensational cases ever heard in Bartholomew circuit court here, Alonzo McClure, truck gardner, was granted a divorce from Mrs. Josephine McClure, by John Craig of Greensburg sitting at special judge, McClure was granted a decree on cruel and inhuman treatment. In his complaint he accused Frank i Edwards, dairyman, of being intij mate with his wife. The McClure couple attracted ! considerable attention here a few : months ago when they staged an I automobile race here, the wife chas- ; ing her husband into police headquarters where he begged for protection. INDIA SPEAKER’S TOPIC Hindu Student at I. U. Heard at Franklin College. BLOOMINGTON, Ind, Jan. 18.— Konigapagu D. Joseph, a sophomore student at Indiana university from India, spoke Friday at a convocation program of Franklin college. His subject was “India As It Is Now.” He discussed the national government in India and the viceroy’s declaration, made last fall, with special reference to the recent debates in the British parliament. Joseph will speak again at Franklin Sunday morning at the Baptist church, on “What Is Christianity,” with special reference to philosophical Hinduism and Christian missionary work in India. State to Get Money Bu Times Special ANDERSON, Ind, Jan. 18.—Fees and other money unclaimed ten years in the office of County Clerk Chester Thomas are in the' hands of Charles E. Edwards, agent of the Indiana attorney-general. An act of the 1929 legislature provides such monies shall be collected and diverted to state school funds. Persons for whom the monies was originally Intended are given a period of grace in which they may recover through court procedure. Such funds here total $2,500. Father of Seven Dead Bu Times Special LYNN, Ind, Jan. 18.—James Crew, 63. is dead here, after an illness of two years. He leaves his widow’, Mrs. Nola Crew, and seven children, Mrs. Ralph Johnson. Mrs. Harold Jenkins. Estella, Murel, Anna, Harry and Murray Crew, all of Lynn. C. of C. to Seek Members Bu Times Special ELOOMINGTON, Jan. 18.—Plans for a membership smoker will be made at a meeting of Chamber of Commerce directors Tuesday night, O. R. Thompson, secretary, announces. Boys to Govern City BLOOMINGTON, Ind, Jan. 18.— H. R. Jorgenson. Boy Scout director, is making plans for celebration of Scout Anniversary week here on Feb 7 to 13. During the week a 'ty council and administration body ’ ill take over the city government. Aged Mother Die* Bu Times Special CONNERSVILLE. Ind, Jan. 18.— Mrs. Anna Rusterholtz, 77, is dead here. She leaves two sons, Henry near Laurel, and Gus, Liberty; two brothers. Frank Dice, near Buena Vista, and Gus Dice, Alberta, Canada. Judge Called as Witness Bu Times Special COLUMBUS, Ind, Jam 18.— Judge Julian Sharpnack appeared as a witness in his own court at the trial Friday of the bond case of the state ex rel the First National bank vs. the American and National Surety Company.

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Building formerly used by United Brethren at Dublin.

Bv Timet Special DUBLIN, Ind., Jan, 18.—Among the four churches abandoned here in recent years is that of the United Brethren congregation, an old white brick building, now used as a garage. Once there were seven churches in the town, one for each 100 inhabitants, but today only three churches are active. In the pulpit of the former church now utilized for business, have appeared the late Bishop Wilbur Wright, father of Orville and Wilbur Wright, inventors of the air-

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City Engineer Urges Work Start on System at Bloomington. Bv Times Special BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Jan. 18.— A major program of public improvement for Bloomington which will involve expenditure of many thousands of dollars is revealed in a report of Carl B. Carpenter, city engineer, which will be presented to the city council at an early meeting. The recommendations of the engineer are for improvement of the city sewage system which is said to have passed its period of usefulness. Unsanitary conditions existing as a result of the inadequate system were pointed out a year ago by the state board of health. Carpenter has sent each member of the council and Mayor Campbell a copy of the report and will ask them at an early meeting to consider the improvements that he deems necessary this coming season. A complete summary of sewage conditions are included in the report. The report, in part, says: “There are three factors related to conditions affecting the general sanitation of the city. Os these the first two might be described briefly as being the conditions in the university district in which the facilites for conductng away sewage are entirely inadequate. The third indicates the necessity of planning for more extensive treatment of sewage to meet future and growing demands.”

SIX MEMBERS ADDED Sigma Delta Chi Pledges Juniors at ’ De Pauw University. Bu Times Special GREENCASTLE, Ind, Jan. 18.— Sigma Delta Chi, national journalistic fraternity at De Pauw university, has pledged six members of the junior class. They are Paul F. Boyer, Terre Haute; Lyle Freehafer, Huntington; Joel Lowe, Lizton; John S. Moore, Dayton, O.; Richard Wurst, East Chicago, and Phillip sfoung, Paris, 111. Most of the men were identified with the De Pauw Daily, the Yellow Crab, humorous publication, or The Mirage, De Pauw year book. Wurst was editor in chief of the latter publication. An additional class of juniors and sophomores •will be pledged later in the second semester. Museum Drive Opened By Science Service ANDERSON, Ind, Jan. 18.—The Madison County Historical Society has started a movement for a museum as a place in which to preserve the county’s relics. Charles T. Sansberry, Arthur W. Brady and James M. Barton are elected directors. Sansberry is president of the state historical society. Father of Six Dies Bu Times Special UNION CITY, Ind, Jan. 18.— Walter S. Tibbetts, 72, is dead here. He has resided here more than fifty years, and for thirty-five years was Produce Cos. Surviving are the widow; a daughter, Elizabeth, Chicago; five sons, Clifford. Chicago; Barney, Attica; William, Robert and John, of this city. I. U. Year Book Wins Bu United Press BLOOMINGTON, Ind, Jan. 18.— First class rating was awarded the 1929 Arbutus, Indiana university year book, in the senior division of the university and college year book contest conducted by the National Scholastic Press Association. Mex M. Sappenfleld, Bloomington was managing editor of the prize winning book, and George P. MacKnight, Fowler, editor. Padlock Suit Filed Bv Science Scrrice ANDERSON, Ind, Jan. 18.—Suit filed in superior court by Mrs. Mary Orth seeks to have the residence of her neighbors, Harold H. Smith and his wife, Mrs. Lula N. Smith, declared a public nuisance and padlocked for alleged liquor law violation. Estate Worth $5,65* ANDERSON, Ind, Jan. 18.—Mrs. Sophia Call, who died here Dec. 21, 1929, left an estate valued at $5,650. Mrs. Lillian M. Shets filed bond in circuit court to qualify as administratrix.

plane, and the late Bishop Hallack Floyd, whose home was here, and who was one of the pioneer temperance leaders In Indiana. Forty years ago two factions of the congregation w'hich owned the church engaged in a bitter controversy over affiliation with secret orders by church members, and a court decision finally gave the building to the liberal element which favored such organizations. Later the organization was disbanded as was the other group which built another church structure after losing in the courts.

He Would Bv Timet Snecial MUNCIE, Ind., Jan. 18.—W. A. Anderson, was a member of a jur> r in the trial here of an Anderson man here charged with theft of an automobile. The jury was deliberating on the man’s guilt. While Anderson was thus employed, thieves stole his automobile from its parking place near the courthouse. The Anderson man was convicted.

SIO,OOO FOR MEMBER Coal Dealer Ignored in Phone Directory. Bv Times Special EVANSVILLE, Ind., Jan. 18. William G. Jackson, proprietor of the Jackson Coal Company, has filed suit for SIO,OOO damages against the Indiana Bell Telephone Company, alleging his company is not listed in its latest directory issued In December. When the coal business was slow last summer, the directory carried the company, but now with a chance to sell coal, there is no listing, Jackson points out. He said that before the last directory was issued he discontinued an advertisement which had appeared in other issues.

YOUTHFUL BANDITS CONFESS IN COURT

DRINKER LESSER EVIL Muncie Judge to Give Liquor Sellers Longest Sentences. Bv Times Special MUNCIE, Ind, Jan. 18. City Judge Frank Mann wlil deal more severely with the bootlegger than the drinker “who happens to have some booze on his person when arrested.” This was the notice served by Judge Mann when he suspended a four-months’ sentence on Joseph Davis, who had a half pint of liquor in a pocket when arrested for intoxication. Fire Spread Prevented By Science Service ANDERSON, Ind, Jan. 18.—Fire destroyed a four-room dwelling at the J. T. Burke Construction Company camp, four miles south of Anderson. City firemen ran a hose line from a nearby gravel pit and saved a large garage In which was stored machinery and equipment valued at $12,000. Knife Murder Alleged Bu 'Times Special GARY, Ind., Jan. 18.—Alfred Johnson. 22, Negro, is the first man to be arrested here this year on a murder charge. He is accused of killing his stepfather, Levi Johnson, 37, with a knife. The men are said to have fought because of an attack by Johnson on his wife, mother of the accused man. Veteran Dead at 85 Bv Times Special CONNERSVILLE. Ind, Jan. 18.— Albert Bradfom, 85, is dead here. At the age of 18 years he enlisted in the army and served throughout the Civil war. He leaves three sons, Albert, Indianapolis; Samuel, Austin, and Le Roy, Los Angeles. Former Resident Dies Bv Titr'’ Special COLUMBUS, Ind, Jan. 18.—Word has been received here of the death of James B. Safford, 88 former resident here, at his home at Crafton, Pa. Spinal Disease Fatal Bu Times Special WASHINGTON, Ind, Jan. 18.— Eugene Sun, 9 months old, one of twins of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sun, is dead of cerebro spinal meningitis, the second fatality from the disease in Daviess county. Aged Man Kills Self By United Press HUNTINGTON, Ind., Jan. 18.— George Anderson, 72, pioneer resident of Huntington county, committed suicide by slashing his throat with a butcher knife. No reason indicated for the act.

CONVICT SEEKS FREEDOM FOR LAW STUDY Man Who Has Served Nine Years Hopes to Enter Indiana University. Bv Times Special MICHIGAN CITY, Ind., Jan. 18. —William E. Wilson. Convict 9034 at the Indiana state prison here, serving a ten to twenty-one-year term for grand larceny, is seeking a parole In the hope that he can enter Indiana university as a law student. His plea for liberty will be presented to the prison board of trustees at a meeting Feb. 28. The convict, who is 28 years old, and has been in prison nine years, has started the study of law by correspondence. Although he has had but two years high school work, he is hopeful of being able to enter the university. With three other men, Wilson held up proprietors of a soft drink parlor in Indianapolis. The robbers fled in an automobile, but were captured at Greenville. Arraigned at Indianapolis, all pleaded guilty. Wilson, who did not have the services of an attorney, drew the heaviest sentence. The mother of Wilson died when he was 9 years old, and a year of his life was spent in the Soldiers’ and Sailor’s Orphans’ Home at Knightstown. Wilson’s parole plea is being prepared by Jack Biel, Indiana university law senior, who became acquainted with the convict while engaded In criminal research work at the prison.

FORMER CITY WORKER HELD Theft of $1,600 Causes Arrest at Crawfordsviile. Bv Timet Special CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind.. Jan. 18.—No indication has been given by officials as to when the trial of Clarence D. Davis, 27, former employe of the city light plant office, who Is charged with embezzlement, will be held. Davis is under bond of $2,500. Davis was indicted by the Montgomery county grand Jury at its recent session. He had been an employe of the light office four years, leaving in December to accept another position. Foon after his departure, the shortage was discovered. The true bill against Davis charges him with embezzling $1,600 of the plant funds. It is said, however, that the actual amount Is somewhat In excess of this. A check will not be made until after the state board of accounts has investigated, It is said. The indictment of Davis was a great surprise as he was regarded as one of the outstanding men of the city.

Three Questioned About Slaying Admit Burglary. Bv United Press SOUTH BEND, Ind, Jan. 18.— Hollis France, 18, leader of a trio of Bourbon youths who confessed that they broke into a Mishawaka filling station Oct. 17 with the intention of carrying away the safe is under sentence of from one to ten years in the state reformatory. France pleaded guilty in circuit court on a charge of second degree burglary. Vernon France, 19, Hollis’ brother, pleaded guilty In superior court, on the same charge. His case was referred to the probation officer, after he pleaded for leniency on the ground that he Is a member of a family of eleven brothers and sisters, who are dependent upon him for support. Tommy W *tson, 16, third member of the gang, also pleaded guilty in superior court, and his case likewise was referred to the probation officer. Watson Is a junior in the Bourbon high school, Mrs. Venus Troxell, sister of the France boys, who confessed that she concealed hack saws in bread smuggled Into the county Jail here, earlier In the week,.in an effort to free the youths, denies that she has any knowledge which would help in solution of the slaying of Christ Toneff. She was questioned by Prosecutor Harry S. Taylor, attorney, In the hope that new light might be thrown upon the murder of Toneff alleged slot machine racketeer. Her brother had previously appeared before a grand jury to offer testimony bearing upin the slaying. Smallpox Checked Bv Times Special MARION, Ind, Jan. 18.—No new cases of smallpox are reported here, according to City Health Officer Neal Loomis. He states that although the disease appears to be under control, new cases are likely to appear in a few days. Vaccination has been ordered in two of the city schools and one Grant county school, and will probably be ordered in other schools. Retire* to Fish Bv Times Special MUNCIE, Ind, Jan. 18. For twenty years, John Maxon has devoted all his time to his duties as president of the Central Indiana Gas Company, but in announcing his resignation, effective Monday, he said he would spend all his time during the winter fishing in Florida.

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Miss Sarah Jane Heliker, former Muncie resident and a graduate of Central high school and at one time a dancing instructor, Is shown here performing one of her duties as a member of the volunteer fire fighting department of West Palm Beach, Fla., in leaping from a building to a net.

BURNED MAN DYING Fire Destroys Home of Anderson Bachelor. Bu Times Special ANDERSON, Ind, Jan. 18.—Sanford Lytle, 65, carpenter, is near death as a result of bums suffered when fire destroyed his residence. Lytle, a bachelor, lived alone. A neighbor, awakened by the flames, rushed to Lytle's assistance as he kicked out a window and escaped from the burning house. The entire body of the victim was burned. Impaired hearing *1 believed to have prevented him from hearing the crackling flames before they reached his bed. The house was destroyed. Lytle has a brother and sister living In Jennings county. CHURCH PACIFISTS HIT Muncie Editor Criticises Vtews of Council Leaders. Bv Times Special MUNCIE, Ind, Jan. 18.—Speaking before the Community School of Religion here, sponsored by Muncie churches, Wilbur E. Sutton, Muncie editor, made an attack on the paciflstic views of the Federal Council of Churches. Sutton expressed the opinion that if the leaders of the council claimed to represent 20,000,000 church members when they advocated entrance of the United States into the League of Nations or the World Court, they were actually misrepresenting the greater part of their membership. Work Offered Students Bu Times Special BLOOMINGTON, Ind, Jan. 18Seniors of the Indiana university school of commerce and finance were addressed by M. L. Frederick of the General Electric Company, who explained Its employment policy and opportunities offered for advanced business training. Frederick is here for the purpose of interviewing seniors interested in receiving employment with the company. Auto Collision Fatal Bft Times Special EARL PARK, Ind, Jan. 18.—Roy Hamelman, 24, was killed and Raymond Nattinger seriously injured when an automobile driven by the latter crashed into another here. Clarence Bressler, Kokomo, driver o; the second car, and Robert Gibbs Kirkland, who accompanied him, were not hurt.

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WOMAN AT 100 UNIQUE IN LACK OF AGEADVICE I Culver Resident Takes Life as She Finds It and Is Still Active. Bv Timet Special CULVER, Ind.. Jan. 18. Mrs. Minerva M. Hartzell. oldest woman in Marshall county, is entered upon the one hundred first year of her life today, after being honor guest at a dinner and open house Friday, | celebrating her attainment of the j century mark. The aged woman was bom in the j center of a woods near Richmond, in a log cabin home built by her | father, with an ax as the only tool, j During the first winter the family ! spent in the cabin, most of their j food consisted of twenty-one deer | killed by her father. The family moved to Somerset, near Peru, where at the age of 21 [ the daughter became the bride of Adama Hartzell. Shortly afterward she and her husband went to Rochester, Minn., where they became close friends of Dr. W. W, Mayo, father of the famous surgeons who operates a hospital at Rochester. The plder Mayo attracted attention in pioneer days for his work among the Sioux Indians. Later the Hartzells lived in South Dakota, Holton, Kas., and Amboy, : moving to Culver, where Mrs. Hart- ; zell has lived for the last twenty- : nine years. Mrs. Hartzell has no advice on ! how to live to be 100. She accepts life as she finds it, and is still active. She drinks two cups of coffee daily. For short periods, she is able to read without glasses. EIGHTEEN ACCEPTED BY DRAMATIC FRATERNITY Duzer Du of De Pauw Pledge* Largest Group in History. Bv Timet Special GREENCASTLE, Ind., Jan. 18.— Duzer Du. dramatic fraternity at De Pauw university, announces a list of eighteen pledges for the year, the largest number ever accepted at oyp time. The fraternity is composed of students interested in dramatics and public speaking, and presents all the student plays given on the campus. Charles Neimeyer. Clayton; Jack Chesterfield. Brazil; Robert Bon Durant, South Bend; Robert BhafTer, Newcastle; Charles Lee, Wheaton, 111.; Vergil Miller. Connersvllle; Peter Hyun, Lihuc. Hawaii; William Cragen, Brooklyn; Joseph H. Link. Scranton. Pa.; Rexford Smith, Greensburg; Carl Hlntz. South Bend; Evelyn Richey, Lebanon; Mary O’Rear, Green castle; Genevieve Gruenwold, Joliet. 111.; Olive Gusten. Gary; Evelyn McCullough, Oreencastle; Charlotte Epple, Chicago, and Elizabeth De Wees. Hartford City. BANK LOSER ENDS LIFE Stockholder in Closed Rosston Institution Worried Over Levy. Bv United Prctt ZIONSVILLE, Ind., Jan. 18.— Harry Taylor, 50, master carpenter, committed suicide by firing, a bullet into his heart at his home here. Despondency over financial reverses was said to have been brought on by the failure of the Rosston bank recently, was given as the motive. Taylor, his wife said, owned stock in the bank and worried over the situation of the stockholders Who will have to pay large assessments to make good the shortage resulting from the speculations of Perry T. Hancock, cashier, now serving a prison term. Former Resident Dead Bv Timet Special COLUMBUS. Ind., Jan. 18.—Relatives here received word of the death of Mrs. Minnie Jones Talkington. 61, at Jeffersonville. She was a daughter of Robert and Mary Francis Jones, pioneer residents of Bartholomew county. She leaves her husband: two children, Mrs. Wilbuert Schimtiff, Jeffersonville, and Dale Talkington, Waukegan; a brother, John A. Burns, Bartholomew county, and a sister. Miss Margaret Jones, Jeffersonville. SURE PAY AND STEADY JOB Sure pay and steady employment —that Is what Charles Hickey found when he wrote to Walter M. Willy of Mitchell, S. Dak., for particulars about the new and amazing device that makes the glare from passing automobiles Impossible. This device fits and matches all cars. It can be installed in a Jifty. It is inexpensive. It is entirely different from anything previously used for this purpose. This inventor is now placing this remarkable discovery on the market and is in need of nearly 500 salesmen. He has a free Introductory sample offer to make you. Chas. Hickey wrote for this offer and made $4,913.50 in six months. To get full particulars simply write to W. M. Willy, A-181, Logan Bldg., Mitchell, S. Dak.