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JUDGE LENIENT IN SENTENCING HUNGRY WOMAN Two Children Borrowed at Muncie to Get Aid of Charity. PV Timrt Special MUNCIE, Ind., March I.—A story Judge L. A. Gut.’irle of Delaware circuit court here remembered from boyhood saved Mrs. Margaret Vaughn from a one to ten-year prison sentence when she was con- j vlcted of borrowing two children In | order to perpetrate a fraud in ob- j taining charity. The story was that of a hungry man who was given a long prison term for stealing a loaf | of bread. A fine of $lO was imposed on the ! woman, with a jail sentence of ten j days. She pleaded guilty to a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses. In order to be eligible for help, the law requires that a widow must have dependent children. After txjrrowing the two children of Lee i Barker, she obtained sl6 worth of fuel and food from the Social Service and Center township trustee. Mrs. Vaughn told Judge Guthrie that she was cold and hungry and had been unsuccessful in efforts to obtain work. Her husband died ten years ago. While in jail awaiting trial, she was apprised of the death of one of her two children in California. POLICE CHIEF SUES IN EFFORT TO GET PAY Comoemville Employe* Miss Pay Days Doe to Appeal of Case. ny Times Special CONNERSVILLE. Ind.. March 1. —Police Chief Peter P. Fettig, has died suit against Forrest C. Coats, city clerk, and Mabel C. Wainwrlght, city treasurer, seeking pay- j ment of salary since Jan. 6. 1930. ; Coats has withheld payment be- , cause of a suit filed by four tax- ; payers against the city council j which is now pending. A decision was made by Judge G. Edwin Johnson in favor of the special committee form of government. but the case was appealed to the Indiana supreme court, and will be heard March 8. Coats has also refused to pay salaries of other city employes. PARKS BEING PREPARED, State Recreation Center* Will Be : Ready for Yearly Patronage. I Indiana state parks are being put j in readiness for the spring and summer patronage of nearly 1,000,- j 000 persons who annually visit I them. Richard Lieber. state con- | serration department director, an- 1 nounces. Three parks, Clifty Falls, Turkey j Run and Pokagon. all season places, enjoyed a remarkable winter business, Lieber said. This spring will bring numerous improvements at parks, and formal opening of Spring Mills park near Mitchell with its reconstructed quaint stone village. Progress is being made in preparing an artificial lake of fifty or more acres in Shakamak park, in Greene, Sullivan and Clay counties, and it will be ready to receive the spring rains. NEW TRIAL TO BE PLEA Former East Chicago Mayor May Appeal Liquor Conviction. flv Time Special HAMMOND, Ind., March 1. —Raleigh P. Hale, former mayor of East Chicago, and fourteen other defendants convicted on charges of conspiracy to violate the liquor laws, will appeal for anew trial when they are arraigned before Federal Judge Thomas W. Slick for sentence here Monday. Defense lawyers have indicated that in the event anew trial motion is denied, they will take an appeal. Columbus Man Dies E.y Timet Special COLUMBUS, Ind., March I.—William L. Towne, 81 years old, is dead following a long illness. He formerly lived in Jeffersonville, but came here a few months ago to make his home with his son. Perry Towne. Besides the son he leaves three daughters, Mrs. William J. Straw. Indianapolis: Mrs. J. H. McCracken, Jeffersonville, and Mrs. I. E. Prosser, Oakland, Cal. Father of Five Dies By United Press DUBLIN. Ind., March I.—Joseph H. Webster. 83. is dead four miles west of here. He leaves his widow, Mary E.; five children, Mrs. Charles Dagler and Daniel H. Webster, Straughn: F. J. Webster. Rushville: William Webster, ShelbyvilJe, and Mrs. Marshall Bass. Morristown; a brother, Thomas Webster. Shelbyville. and a sister, Mrs. Catherine Jones. Bird Survey Completed Bu Timet Special NOBLESVILLE. Ind.. March I. R. V. Rutherford, principal of Noblesville high school, and Perry Bray, have completed their annual bird survey in this part of the state, having covered twenty miles in an automobile and four miles on foot. They found sixteen species and a total of 180 individual birds. They found fifteen members of two species which they could not classify. Widow Dies at 94 By T'fr.rt Special NOBLESVILLE. Ind.. March I. Mrs. Sarah E. Legg, 94. widow of Arthur M. Legg. one of the oldest women in this part of the state, is dead. She leaves a daughter, Mrs. Nannie Grishaw, and a son, Omer Legg. Ann Arbor. Mich. She came to this section of Indiana from Kentucky In 1852. Mrs. Legg recalled the first winter that she spent in this state, as it was in the open and with much rain.

Wife of Total Abstainer for 68 Years Opposed to Dry Law

Hu Times Special DUBLIN, Ind.. March I.—Mrs. Hannah Moffitt, 85. who with her husband, Daniel Moffitt, 92, have celebrated the sixty-eighth anniversary of their marriage, does not believe in the national prohibition law, although her husband Is a totel abstainer. •'My husband's people were all total abstainers and Mr. Moffitt never used whisky,” the aged wife says, "but I favor the repeal of the Volstead law because it has proved a failure. Whisky, I believe, has some good points, but, of course? it should be used in moderation.” Both Mr. and Mrs. Moffitt are in fairly good health and maintain their home without assistance. "Right living and clean habits together with hard work will keep any one in good health,” Moffitt asserts. "We have always been plain people and never lived a fast life.” The rapid pace of modem life Is condemned by Mrs. Moffitt, but she can see no reason why married persons even today should not live happily.

FOUR ACCUSED MEN CLEARED Former Peru Mayor Among Exonerated Group. pv Timet Special PERU, Ind., March I.—Four Peru men, including Thomas O. Keller, former mayor, are clear of charges of bribery and misconduct In office, as a result of a ruling in Miami circuit court here by Special Judge Switzer of Wabash. In addition to Keller, the men exonerated are Alden Foote, former city councilman; Raymer Spurgeon, former municipal light plant foreman, and Charles S. Loucks, former superintendent of Miami county highways. An allegation that the grand jury which indicted the men was illegally drawn caused dismissal of charges. LOVE IN WAR LASTS Bride From France for Veteran at Gary. PM Times Special GARY, Ind., March I.—Theresa Blanc of Marseilles, France, was the center of interest when she arrived here and married her soldier sweetheart of eleven years ago, Fred Bogdon, a Gary shoe merchant. She is believed to be the last A. E. F. sweetheart to marry an American World war veteran. Bogdon let the entire legion membership Os Gary in on his wedding. Paul V. McNutt, Bloomington, past national commander, wired his congratulations to the bride and groom. Bogdon served with the air service mechanics, Second regiment, Third company, stationed at Issoudon, Indre, France, under command of Colonel Hiram Bingham, now United States senator from Connecticut. Sergeant Edmond Blanc of the French Algerian trops, brother of the bride, introduced Bogdon to his family as a beginning of the romance.

202 PERSONS FACE FEDERAL CHARGES

Jurors at South Bend Return 111 Indictments in Five Days. I ftv United Press SOUTH BEND. Ind.. March I. | All records for quick return of in- ! diet ments since establishment of the j northern Indiana district of the | federal court, were broken when a | grand jury returned seventy-five ; true bills Friday night, naming 143 1 persons. With the partial report made in | the middle of the week, the jury rej turned 111 indictments naming 202 persons, in a five-day session. Os the new indictments, twenty- ! five were in the South Bend division, naming thirty-two defendants; fifteen in the Ft. Wayne division, accusing fifty-six persons, with fifty-five residents of the Hammond division were involved in the remaining thirty-five bills. Most of the indictments were | secret, those published referring only to prisoners now under arrest |or under bond. The more sensational cases are included in the secret indictments, one of which—a Ft. Wayne case—is suposed to concern widespread violation of the naI tional prohibition amendment. Although the charges are for ! liquor law violations in the main, there is a scattering of other charges, such as narcotic sales, mail robbery, counterfeiting, violation of banking laws, postal infractions and motor thefts. Eight secret indictments named •forty-seven residents of the Ft. Wayne district on liquor, banking and postal charges. Matt Leach, former lieutenant of the Gary police force, was among those exonerated by the grand jury. Four other minor figures in the original Lake county investigation were cleared in similar manner. Nick Sudovich's attorney, Robert Moore, conferred with Federal Judg Thomas W. Slick, Friday evening. Sudovich will appear for sentence in Hamond Monday on charges of conspiracy. He is reputed to be a henchman of A1 Capone in control of the beer racket in the Calumet i district. U Raleigh P. Hale, former mayor of ist Chicago, will be sentenced Monday on conviction of liquor conspiracy. Anderson Hotel Sold Bu Times Special ANDERSON. Ind., March I. James H. Robinson has sold his interest in the Hotel Stilwell to Lionel Steele and William Gall and returned to Canton. 0., his former Iwme. Gall has been a clerk at the hotel for many years. .

"My husband and I never quarreled,” according to Mrs. Moffitt. "I always believed Dan to be the best manager and he has always been the boss, if the wives of today were to give over the reins to the husbands, I don’t believe there would be so many divorces.” Moffitt has been a farmer throughout his life. He was born in Knox county, Ohio, of Irish parents. Mrs. Moffitt, who is of French descent, was born in Rushville. They were married in Rush county. They resided for twenty-one years near Paris, 111., then near Straughn nineteen years. They have made iheir home here six years. They have seven children and a foster daughter. They are Robert, Muskegon, Mich.; Alva, Straughn; Claudie, Lewisville; Herschel, Oconomiowoc, Wis.; Jay, Dublin; Mrs. Alice Clark and Mrs. Pearl Mills, Richmond, and Hannah, the adopted daughter, Streator, 111. Tney have twenty grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Moffitt cast his first vote for Abraham Lincoln. Both he and his wife are Republicans and Methodists.

Summer School of De Pauw to Have New Head

Professor H. E. H. Greenleaf.

By Times Special GREENCASTLE. Ind.. March 1.— De Pauw university’s summer school will be held from June 10 to Aug. 13 this year. Anew director, Professor H. E. H. Greenleaf, is in charge. More than fifty students have already been registered. Professor T. G. Yuncker will offer six hours of botany and two to three hours in spring flora. An introduction to economics and a course in banking and finance will be taught by Professor W. F. Mitchell, while Dean L. H. Dirks will conduct courses in principles of education. Three courses, general, educational and advanced psychology will be offered by Professor . Vernon Lytle, Professor Greenleaf will have classes in mathematics and investments. De Pauw's summer session draws from 100 to 150 students each year, many of whom are either present or former De Pauw students.

Jug Error By Times Special EVANSVILLE, Ind.. March 1. —A telephone message to police said: "There’s a man walking down Vine street with a big jug of liquor.” "Here he is,” said Officer Dillman of an emergency squad as he turned a flashlight on a man who had released his hold on a jug and stood resting on a sidewalk. “It’s varnish, boys,” said William Sewats, courthouse custodian. "I'm going to do the floors at home.”

Furniture Buying Deferred By Times Special / ANDERSON, Ind., March City finances are too low to permit spending $450 for a set of swivel chairs for jurors and for other furniture in city court, the board of works has decided. The board instructed City Clerk Francis Hernan to advertise for bids on new furniture and then rescinded the action when the bids disclosed the amount of money the purchase would involve. Asa result men who serve on city court juries will sit on straight back chairs to earn their $3 per day instead of leaning back in swivel chairs. Street Paring Sought Bu Times Special ANDERSON, Ind., March I. Streets on two sides of the Ames Shovel factory, which was partially destroyed by fire Feb. 18, would be paved under a petition filed with the board of county commissioners. The petition will be acted upon March 15. Poor streets and low water pressure handicapped firemen in their fight to check the blaze. Fire Damages Theater By Times Special GAS CITY. Ind., March I.—Loss of SIO.OOO resulted at the Arcade theater here as a result of a fire which started in the projecting booth. Films were destroyed and a recently installed talking picture machine ruined. Webster Woman Dies Bu Times Special WEBSTER, Ind., March I.—Mrs. Amanda Roosa. 78, is dead here. She was born in Wayne county and has spent practically all of her life here. She leaves a son Tony. Williamsburg; three daughters. Mrs. William Wiicoxen, Webster; Mrs. Howard Harrison and Mrs. Everett Taylor, Dayton. 0., and two sisters, Mrs. Benjamin Duke, Richmond, and Mrs. L. Tharpot, Carlos City.

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‘RIDE’ SLAYING STILL BAFFLES Paul Percontrs Kin Silent Under Gang Code. Bu United \ ss VALPA.X SO. Ind., March I. ! The answer to the question, ‘‘who j killed Paul Perconti?” remained a i mystery today sealed with the code | of gangdom, silent as the concrete j tomb in a barn near Gary in which j the former bootleg leader was buried by his enemies. "Killed by gunshot wounds by per- j sons unknown.” was the finding of j a coroner’s jury, as the inquest w.'fx j concluded Friday. It will probably j be the final official record. It was on an abandoned farm frequented by bootleggers, that Paul Perconti was buried after his "ride.” It was a not unexpected climax to the life of a Sicilian bootlegger. His wife and his followers kept to the code of silence which reigns among his kind, preferring to bide their time and exact their own revenge, rather than resort to the law of the nation, its uncertainties, and the penalties which gangland decrees for those who violate the code. COURT ISSUE RAISED Decision in Nation’s Highest Tribunal Cited in Muncie Case. Bu Timrs Special MUNCIE. Ind., March I.—Power of a justice of the peace to assess a fine from which he derived financial profit, is the issue raised in a case before the Delaware circuit court here. Howard Ritter, a farmer, on a charge of violating game laws, was fined $lO and costs by Justice E. W. Swain. Clarence W. Dearth, his counsel in appealing the case, pointed out a ruling by Chief Justice William Howard Taft of the United States supreme court, in which it was held that a court, dependent solely on fees from cases in which defendants are held guilty, is without jurisdiction to try criminal matter. TWO KILLINGS ALLEGED Trial Based on Deaths in 1928 Will Begin Monday. £u United Press LOGANSPORT, Ind., March I. A special venire of thirty-five names has been drawn here by the Cass county commissioners in preparation for the opening of the trial Monday of John Horace Crockett, charged with the murder of Jack Williams and Earl Armstrong at a river camp near here Feb. 28, 1928. Robert J. Arthur will be special prosecutor in the case. Golden Wedding Marked Be: Times Special NOBLESVILLE, Ind., March I.— Mr. and Mrs. Seldon H. Van Denbark, celebrating their golden wedding anniversary, received congratulations of 200 friends. They are the parents of six children, five living. They are Mrs. S. E. Spurgeon and Howard Van Denbark, Kokomo; Mrs Hettie Thompson, Sharps ville; Earl Van Denbark, Newcastle, and Carl Van Denbark, Pueblo, Colo. There are nine grandchildren and one great grandchild. Former Resident Dies fly Times Special RICHMOND. Ind., March I.—Word has been received here of the death of Miss Alice G. Locke, a former i teacher and artist of tills city, at ' her home in New York. Burial will take place at Lexington, Mass., | where her parents reside. Miss 1 Locke was a teacher in the public | schools here for ten years, beginning in 1904. Aged Woman Dies fly Times Special ARCADIA. Ind., March I.—Miss Lillie Knause, 63, is dead at her ! home in the northern part of Ham- ! ilton county. She leaves the follow- | ing brothers and sisters: Samuel Knause, Freemont. / 0.; Henry Knause, Arizona; Charles and John i Knause. Arcadia; Mrs. Lou Miller, Sandusky, 0.. and the Misses Rose i and Martha Knause. Ministers to Meet Bu Times Special MUNCIE. Ind., March 1. The Northern Indiana District Ministers’ Association of the Nazarene ; church will hold its annual convention at the First Church of the Nazarene here for six days, beginning Sunday. Only active ministers and their wives will attend. District superintendents from Chii cago. Indianapolis, Pittsburgh, : Michigan, Ohio and lowa will be I present. Carpenter Kills Self By Time* Special SPICELAND, Ind., March I.—Willys Lloyd, 44, a carpenter, commitI ted suicide at his home near here by shooting. A note left on a work bench referred to despondency over ; ill health and the death of his mother a year ago.

LOVE SUIT FOR SIOO,OOO TAKEN TO NEW COURT - Breach of Promise Case Will Be Heard at Decatur. pu Times Special DECATUR, Ind., March I.—The i SIOO,OOO breach of promise suit brought by Miss Jildred Davis, Ft. Wayne, against Ross Louthan, Wolcottvllie business man, will be tried in Adams circuit court here on a change of venue from Allen county. According to Miss Davis’ complaint. Louthan started making love to her shortly after they became acquainted in January, 1929, soon proposed and was accepted. She says he promised they would travel in Europe as a honeymoon. Louthan. the complaint says, bought Miss Davis a beauty parlor and an automobile, and on a trip to Indianapolis, introduced her as his wife. They traveled In Illinois, West Virginia and other states as man and wife, is another allegation. Miss Davis says Louthan repeatedly postponed the wedding date. Finally she went to Wolcottville to see him and discovered he already had a wife. The plaintiff alleges that under the circumstances she suffered embarrassment and was made the subject of ridicule. TWO KILLED ON RAIL CROSSING Train Demolishes Truck at South Bend. fly United Press SOUTH BEND, Ind., March I.— Two men were killed instantly when a west-bound Grand Trunk passenger train struck a truck at the Ircnwood drive crossing here late Friday. The dead are: Albert Judd and Walter H. Williamson of Elkhart. The men were employed by the Singer Sewing Machine Company. The truck was driven on the crossing directly in the path of the train. The truck was demolished and the wreckage scattered many yards along the track. JURY CUTS INSURANCE CLAIM BY ONE-HALF Plaintiff Seeking $2,500 on Fire Policy Given $1,250 Verdict. PM Times Special ANDERSON, Ind., March I.—Deducting time out for two meals, a jury in Madison circuit court deliberated nine hours to arrive at a verdict awarding Mrs. Helen Shortle, Tipton, $1,250 damages against the Madison County Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Company. The judgment was half the amount sued for under a policy the plaintiff held on a farm residence near Elwood. The house was destroyed by fire. Mrs. Shortle demanded payment of the full amount of the claim, which was refused by the company on the ground that she had failed to pay an assessment and thus allowed the policy to expire. Three days were consumed hearing the evidence and arguments of attorneys. MUNCIE MAYOR DEFIED Prosecutor Demands Filing of Cases in City Court. pu Times Special MUNCIE, Ind., March I.—Direct issue with Mayor George R. Dale’s order that police cases must not be filed in the court of Judge Frank Mann has been taken by Prosecutor Joe H. Davis. The prosecutor announces that he will not approve filing of affidavits by police in a justice of the peace court. This announcement came after police officials, using Affidavits previously signed by the prosecutor, filed two cases in a justice court without knowledge of Davis. Money Making Plan Denied Bu Times Special PLYMOUTH, Ind., March 1 Harry Rohrer, farmer, denies reports that he directed motorists to travel the county line road near his home so that their cars would become mired and he could make money by using horses to pull them out. Rohrer declares that he placed a bar across the road in an effort to direct travelers, but they removed it and insisted on trying the muddy route. Restaurant Operator Dies By Times Special RICHMOND, Ind., March I.—Word has been received of the death of J. W. Graham, 72, a former resident, at his home, in Chicago. He was widely known throughout the middle west in the restaurant busl- | ness. At the time of his death, he was operating a chain of railroad restaurants at Cincinnati, Xenia, 0., and Terre Haute. Temporary Plant Obtained pm Times Special ANDERSON, Ind., March I. Directors of the Ames Shovel Company have accepted an offer to use the abandoned plant of the International Rubber Company while anew building is being erected to replace the factory destroyed by fire I two weeks ago. The fire halted one ! of the busiest periods in the twentyfive years’ history of the industry. Modoc Woman Dies Bu Times Special MODOC. Ind., March I.—Mrs. Lavina Howell, 78, while seated at the dinner table at the home of her son, Howell, died of heart disease. She had been ill several months. She leaves the son and a daughter, Mrs. John Lee, both of Modoc.

Man and Woman in Fatal Triangle Affair Married

killed Virgil Young, are married, By United Press Crawfordsville. Ind., March 1.—Charles Carter and Mrs. Alma Grimes, two principals in a triangle in which the third, Perl Grimes, her husband, it has been learned here. The wedding took place in Danville. Ill., Feb. 17. Grimes entered his home northeast of here at night nearly a year ago, having announced his intention of slaying Carter, blamed for alienating the affections of Mrs. Grimes, which

PARADISE OF WALES VISITED BY HOOSIER

Men Rest Continually at i Batna, French Town in Africa. Pti Times Special SOUTH BEND, Ind.. March I. Man’s real Utopia—a realm where men wear the finest garbs and loaf all day while women do the work is described by Andrew C. Welsburg of South Bend, who just returned with Mrs. Weisburg from a 15.000mile trip through Europe, Asia and Africa, where he studied the various peoples for the purpose of incorporating ideas in the world's largest restaurant, which he is to operate in the nearly completed Merchandise Mart at Chicago, the world’s biggest building. The place where males are supreme is Batna, a French owned town in northern Africa. Except for a few government attaches and hotel executives, he said, all the male natives wear long tunics, while a large number, those whose wives can afford it, wear shoes of goatskin. The women, Weisburg explained, do all the menial work in the village and go barefoot. The men spend their entire time leisurely rolling in the sands where they chant or gossip. "I almost envied them and probably would have remained there,” he said, “but Mrs. Weisburg suggested leaving immediately.” Africa seemed to hold the greatest interest for the Weisburgs. With guides or chauffeurs, he and his wife traveled by mule, camel and auto. A camel, he said, can be purchased in the Sahara desert for $24 and it is one of the best means of transportation. This continent, according to Weisburg, can be a haven for persons of varied cults or temperaments. For instance, there is the French Foreign Legion near Sidi Bel Abbes, where princes and paupers join without questions asked, and receive a. salary of 10 cents a day. Misogynists might call this heaven, for no women are allowed in these quarters. As for food, Weisburg says that in all his life he never tasted better menus, his own included, than those proffered him in an old castle in Fez, the capital of French Morocco, which had been converted into a hotel and was run by a Frenchman. Weisburg s greatest objection was the tipping system which prevails throughout Spain, England and France. "Why, every day is a 'Palm Sunday,’ ” he declared. "They Just fleece the American. Every move you make means a tip. In Paris, for instance, you pay 10 per cent of your hotel bill to cover tipping, but when you prepare to leave the hotel, you are confronted with a dozen worthies lined up with extended palms. And just try getting out of it. I am a believer in tipping, but not the way it is practiced over there. It simply disgusts the traveler.” Road Petition Filed Bu Times Special ANDERSON, Ind., March I.—A petition filed with County Auditor Ward Shetterly proposes paving of a road five and one-half miles long, east from the Main street road to the Madison-Henry county line to connect with a road to Middletown. The improvement sought under the county unit law would create a continuous stretch of improved highway between Anderson and Middleton. It is planned to use the old roadbed wherever possible, covering it with asphalt, at a saving of $14,444 a mile against cost of paving the road with concrete. Tragedy Pursues Family pu Times Special ELWOOD, Ind., March I—Death here of Mrs. Mamie Wisler as a result of burns suffered when a stove exploded, was the third, by violence in the iamly. Her father died of burns several years agof suffered when he entered a burning building at Fishersburg in an effort to save some property. Her grandmother was asphyxiated. Veteran Railroader Retires Bu Times Special MARTINSVILLE. Ind., March 1. —Luther A. Hollis. 68, after fifty years and six months service in the employ of the Big Four railroad, has retired. During the last fortyfour years he was a conductor. He will continue to make his home here. Working Boy Hurt Bu Times Special WIN AM AC, March I.—Efforts on the part of the boy to aid his father in cutting logs on a farm near here resulted in a fracture of the left leg above the knee for Francis Jolly, 11. As the log was severed a piece rolicu and struck the boy. Boy Rescues Two Bu United Press WARSAW, Ind., March I.—Two 10-year-old boys were rescued from drowning in Center lake by Bernard Funnel!, 13. When Lee Mosier and Maurice Bennett fell out of a boat near the middle of the lake Funnell went to their assistance in another boat.

caused a separation. Carter and Young were asleep in a room. Before Grimes could inflict a serious wound, a scuffle ensued between him and Carter, in which a revolver the husband carried was discharged, the bullet bringing death to Young, against whom Grimes said he bore no ill will. A plea of insanity won acquittal for Grimes at his trial on a manslaughter charge. Carter and Mrs. Grimes later served sentences on statutory charges, after which she and Grimes were divorced.

Far Ahead By United Press GARY, Ind., March 1.—This may be the “futoristic” age, but counsel for an alleged dry law violator are wondering if the police department isn't too futuristic. The officers have been arresting persons on search warrants dated 17,000 year’s ahead. The case of Bartol Eikich was continued because his attorneys pointed out their client was arrested on a warrant dated "Fed. 8, 19230.” They cited decisions in other cases where warrants and indictments had been declared void because they bore impossible dates. When the case comes before determine legality of the warcourt he will be called upon to Judge Herman L. Key In city rant.

MAN AND DOG DEAD Suicide Poison Also Fatal for Animal. PM Times Special SOUTH BEND, Ind., March I. William Botzer, 25, former University of Notre Dame student here, is dead, a suicide by poisoning as a result of a quarrel with a girl he loved. A valuable bull dog owned by J. E. Archambeault, at whose home the dead man was a roomer, paid with its life after eating a sandwich soaked with the poison fatal to Botzer. The suicide’s home was in Johnsonburg, Pa. PRISONER WALKS AWAY Misunderstanding About Bond Foils Muncie Officers. Pu Times Special MUNCIE, Ind., March I.—Luther < McCarty is being sought by police after escaping while city and circuit court officials thought he was safely under bond. Arrested on a liquor law charge, McCarty was freed under bond in city court. The case was refiled in circuit court and a warrant was sent to police for his arrest. Offi- I cers read the warrant to him short- \ ly before he was arraigned In city ! court. The case was dismissed j there, his bondsmen released and McCarty walked out. No bond was i provided for the circuit court case j prior to his release. MEMORIAL DONOR DIES Maurice Fox Gave Qty of La Porte $500,000 Building. Bu United Press LA PORTE, Ind., March I.—The death of Maurice Fox, 63. northern Indiana manufacturer and philanthropist, at his home here, will temporarily halt plans for dedication of the $500,000 Fox memorial auditorium and gymnasium set for March 7. Fox had given the money for the community center in memory of his i parents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Fox, j pioneers of the community and j founders of the La Porte Woolen i Mills Company, of which he was president. Funeral services will be held Wednesday. Farm Buildings Bum Pel Times Special COLUMBUS. Ind., March I.—A large bam and its contents, a double com crib, a tool shed and hen- ! house on the farm of A. G. Sims, 1 east of here, were destroyed by fire, i entailing a loss of approximately | $3,500. Mr. and Mrs. Sims and a tenant on the farm were in the bam at the time the flames were discovered in the hay loft. A bucket brigade saved the farm home. Anderson Woman Dies By Time* Special ANDERSON, Ind., March I.—Mrs. Sarah Ann Stafford, 76, mother of Jesse Stafford, veteran restaurant proprietor, is dead. She was the widow of Thomas L. Stafford. Besides the son. Mrs. Stafford leaves a daughter, Miss Mattie Stafford, An- ! derson.

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MAR. 1, 1930

MAN WHO HELD SHERIFF'S POST GIVEN SENTENCE Former Steuben County Official Sent to Toledo Work House. Pu Timrs Special ANGOLA, Ind.. Maicn 1. -- Authorities at Toledo. 0.. hare sent information here to the effect that Charles Zimmerman, former Steuben county sheriff, and Russel! Eckhart, who was his deputy, are each under a twer-*y-day work house sentence for carrying concealed weapons. The two former law enforcement officers were arrested in Zimmerman's automobile while it was parked in North Toledo, lo the car police found two loaded revolvers. . wrecking bar. rug. table lamp, two bedsprings and a suit case filled with clothing. Originally they were charged with possessing burglar tools, but this charge was dropped when they pleaded guilty to carrying weapons. Abount a year and a half ago Zimmerman was acquitted on a charge of murdering Thomas Burke, whose charred body was found in ruins of a barn burned in Steuben county. He is under indictment on two charges of violating the national prohibition law. RADIO THEFT SENTENCE DEFERRED AT MARION Jury Deliberated Only 55 Minutes m Convicting Chicago Man. pu Timrs Special MARION, Ind., March 1.-Afte* deliberating fifty-five minutes a jury in Grant circuit court found John Ginter, 35, Chicago, guilty of grand larceny. He was charged with the theft of fifty radio sets valued at ‘2,500 from the United States Radio and Television Corporation here, Judge O. D. Clawson, who presided at the trial, has not yet passed sentence. Two other affidavits, both charging grand larceny for the theft of radio sets from the local factory, are on file. Ginter, alleged member of a gang which stole radio sets worth $25,000 to SIOO,OOO, denied the charge and maintained that a truck load of radio sets was delivered in Chicago on orders from an officer of the concern. DIPLOMA PLANS MADE Lapel High School Commencement Will Be Held April 22. pu Times Special LAPEL, Ind . March I.—Arrangements have been completed for commencement exercises, baccalaureate sermon and senior week activities, including the class play of the Lapel high school. The commencement will be held at the Methodist Episcopal church Tuesday evening, April 22, with Dr. W. P. Dearing, president of Oakland City college, ar, speaker. The baccalaureate sermon will be delivered by the Rev. O. F. Lydy, United Brethren church pastor, j Sunday evening. April 20. | April 15 will Ire Senior day, graduI ates in charge. The class will pre- | sent a play. "Be An Optimist," the | cast to include Claude Herron. Lois Mills, Ruth Boone, Paul Whitecotton, Glendora Ketcham, John Barnett, Ethel Anderson, Lawrence Huntzinger, Nettie Louise Conway, Margaret. Turner, John Rlnne and Harvey Barnhizer. Bernice Graham will coach the cast and Scott Lane will sponsor the play. Oldest Case Dismissed Bu Times Special SHELBY VILLE, Ind., March 1 The docket of Shelby circuit court has been cleared of its oldest unsettled case, a suit on account brought here from Marion county on a change of venue eight years ago, in which Phillips & Cos. sought SSOO from Bruno Bros. The case has been dismissed on motion of the plaintiff. Bankruptcy Asked Bu Times Special WILLIAMSBURG, Ind., March 1. —Frank A. Williams, operator of one of the largest farms in eastern Indiana and a stock dealer near here, has filed bankruptcy proceedings in federal court. Williams’ liabilities are approximately $53,000 with assets of about $30,000. _ “A Good Place to Bank” Marion County State Bank , 139 East Market Street Used Pianos —Bik barifaln* in nhopwom and •nightly os-<I Instrument* Term* aa Low a* SI Week Pearson Piano Cos. IJB-30 X. Pennsylvania Street