Indianapolis Times, Volume 41, Number 277, Indianapolis, Marion County, 31 March 1930 — Page 9

Second Section

Smacko! The Cook Was Putting it Over in Great Shape, but Finish Was Bad.

'VVTE’RE off on the third vierk of The Times World War Story contest, and the letters are coming in thick and fast. For the best one printer this week The Times will a prize of $lO. For the second best a $5 check will be mailed to the lucky veteran. Make 'em short, so every one will get a chance to see his story in print. Winners in the second week of the contest will be announced Wednesday. Checks have been mailed to the winners of the first week. a a a H. J. Hollister, Box 483, Bloomington, hid., starts the ball rolling today. The following story is told by an officer now a major-general in the army. At the time of this incident he was a lieutenant-colonel commanding the first battalion of the One hundred sixty-eighth infantry. Survivors of the First battalion were in rest billets near Troyes, France. This lieutenant-colonel was riding toward the billets when he chanced upon a doughboy hiking along the road. Tire colonel's voice boomed: “Lift, buddy?” The doughboy's hand jerked to his cap in salute, and he replied. “Sure,” and he swung to the horse’s back in rear of the officer. "How are things in your outfit?” “As well as can be expected,” cautiously began the doughboy. "And the mess?” inquired the su.nerior. <* "Great,” and the doughboy, feeling at home, added. “Does the colonel know that we have a prize cook in our outfit?” “So?” “Yes, he never scorches beans or potatoes, and he bakes bread like mother did. Can he cook? I’ll say he can.” “Well,” replied the colonel in astonishment. The talk drifted to other topics as they rode along and at last the doughboy said: “Here is where I get off.” He slid to the g’ and, expressed his thanks, saluted, .ned about and was off across the field. Several days ■’ter while on a tour of inspection Lieutenant-Colonel A made it a point to seek the wondrous cook. As the inspecting party entered the kitchen the order of attention was given. Satisfied with the condition of the premises, the lieutenant-colonel turned to leave. There near him, stood the talkative doughboy, clad in white. “What In h are you doing %iere?” boomed the colonel. | "Im the cook.’’ nan ( C. A. Pope, 1567 Broadway, mergeant-major in the Three seventy-seventh aero \quadron, springs the story of m ow the Wyoming cowpunchjj| f gave Queen Mary the , hock of her life. /T was a bright morning in early p- May, 1918, in Merrie Ould Eng--11l jyL * All was quiet in the Eagle Swl the American Y. M. C. A. in London. The large general hall w 7 as crowded to capacity with Yanks on leave of absence. Suddenly there was a commotion at the Strand street entrance. All eyes were turned In that direction. The crowd snapped to attention as if by command. It was an informal visit of inspection by the king and queen of England. King George, in a jovial manner, motioned the soldiers to be seated, while he. Queen Mary and other royal visitors passed among the boys. The king smiled in democratic manner and seemed very much at home. The queen appeared to be st ruggling to blend her royal reserve with the commonplaceness of the “Hut.” All went well until the royal visitors had gained the center of the long room. Then the unexpected happened. A tall, gawky Wyoming cowpuncher untangled his 6 feet 2 Inches from the wooden bench on which he had been seated, leisurely walked up to His Majesty and asked: "Are you the king?” George V informed the Yank that such was the case. "Put ’er there, old top,” said the cowboy, thrusting his hand toward the king. “I always wanted to shake hands with the chap ’ats back of the whole push.” A broad smile of amusement mingled with appreciation spread over the king's face as he accepted the extended hand in a most hearty embrace, a response almost true Yankee in its fashion. But it was too much for the queen Her reserve was shattered. She caught at the arm of an attendant and it seemed for a second that she would swoon from the shock. ‘WHAT! NO SPEAKEASY!’ Learns Life Isn’t Worth Much When Drinks Are Missing Bv United Press NEW YORK. March 31.—Rafaele Fp. ulo learned today that a man’s isn’t worth much if he doesn’t know where to get a drink in New York. He was on his way home early today when a man staggered out of a doorway. “Where,” asked the man, “can I get a drink?” “I don't know,” Fasulo replied. “What, no speakeasies?” the man yelled, drawing a knife and stabbing Fasulo three times, critically woundkig him.

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SUSPECT HELD IN POLICEMAN DEATHRIDDLE Man Arrested in Tulsa Is Charged With Miller Killing. IMPLICATED BY CONVICT Governor Signs Papers Asking Prisoner’s Extradition to Indianapolis. Long sought in connection with slaying of Motor Policeman Paul Miller in Brightwood the night of July 17, 1928, Thomas J. McKnight, 27, was held today by Tulsa (Okla.) police for Indiana authorities. Detective Sergeant William Miller this morning prepared to go to Tulsa with papers from Governor Harry G. Leslie asking McKnight’s extradition to Indianapolis. A constable’s memory and courage to act on a hunch resulted in McKnighfc's arrest, Saturday night. The policeman had viewed a photograph of the alleged murderer and seeing a man in a pool room who appeared to be the one in the picture, arrested him. McKnight, working in Tulsa as a steel welder, denied any connection with the murder. A second man is being sought. When he learned that he was reported to have confessed to the murder. McKnight went into a rage. Shot Down on Street Miller was shot down as he left a police car near Twenty-fifth and Station streets and approached two roughly dressed men lurking in the shadows of a darkened store front. He had been dispatched with Motor Policeman Roy Banks to investigate reports of two suspicious men loiterir.g around a group of stores in the neighborhood. Banks entered a pharmacy to make inquiries. Miller drove fifty feet ahead, where he spied the two men at the entrance of a grocery. Slip Through Police Net As he stepped from the auto, one of the duet fired. Miller fell to the sidewalk. The gunman, said to have been McKnight, fired another bullet into Miller’s body as the policeman unlimbered his own gun. Miller fired at the men as they fled down an alley, and Banks ran from the store in pursuit of the gunmen, firing at them as they sprinted down the dark alley. Miller died in city hospital several hours later. Despite a close net of police squads that combed the vicinity for several days, the slayers slipped through and escaped. Last December the convict told prison authorities in Oklahoma that he witnessed the shooting from across the street. Sergeant Miller went to Tulsa and interviewed the prisoner, and orders were issued for McKnight’s arrest. DENY EATON CHARGE Merger to Keep Ohio Firm Mills in Youngstown. Bv United Press YOUNGSTOWN, 0., March 31. The Youngstowm Sheet and Tube Company, including its personnel am. mills, will be retained intact in Youngstown if it merges with the Bethlehem Steel Corporation, a statement issued here today by Bethlehem said. The statement was in contrast to charges made by Cyrus S. Eaton, controlling owner of Republic Steel and chief opponent of the merger, that Bethlehem “would slash Sheet and Tube wages, cut down production and ultimately move the mills to Pennsylvania.” MEMORIAL DISCUSSED Pioneer Mothers Group Meets With Mayor, City Officials. Representatives of the Pioneer Mothers Association, sponsoring erection of the movement to the memory of the pioneer woman of Indiana, met today with Mayor Reginald H Sullivan and other city officials to discuss plans for the memorial. Mrs. John N. Carey has been reelected president of the association. Durr Freedley, New York architect, designed the monument to be situated on the north approach to the Delaware street bridge.

Modernize George? No! Not in This School Bu Times Special DENVER, Colo., March 31.—A schoolgirl’s conception of George Washington in a twentieth century atmosphere so startled officials of a private school she was under suspension today for a week. With other members of her class she was told to write what would happen if the father of his country should visit it today. "I dressed myself as I thought a girl of my age would dress in those demure times,” wrote the 13-year-old girl, whose father is a well-known short story writer. “I went down to Mt. Vernon and asked Washington to take a walk with me. We started along the road to Alexandria. "He did not seem to notice the marvelous inventions that were everywhere in view. “We continued our stroll until we were nearly half way to Alexandria. Coming down the road was a flapper, with short skirts and bobbed ha>r. idly puffing a cigaret. “And that’s where I lost George.” And that’s why she won’t attend classes this week.

The Indianapolis Times

CLEAN SHOW OR NONE, FRED STONE’S EDICT

Famous Stage Star Refuses to Be Daunted by Flop on Broadway

BY GILBERT SWAN NEA Service Writer NEW YORK, March 31.—Fred Stone, dean among clowns, will quit the stage rather than consent to the change that would give his show the flavor of the risque. Such Ls the ultimatum to the theater following the recent calamitous “crackup” of his most recent vehicle, “Ripples,” on Broadw 7 ay—a crack-up which has hurt the famous comic far more than the physical injuries received when an airplane crash took him from the footlights.^^ That a Fred Stone show could ever “flop” on the Gay White Way has always been unthinkable. His status was that of a national institution. His past was made up of two-year runs and crowds standing in line at the box office.

CHORINE LOSES JOB OVER ROW Next Stand of ‘Her Night to Howl’ Uncertain. Beaumont. Tex., out where “men are men and women are inkwell throwers,” today w 7 as awaiting, anxiously or not, the return home of a “favorite daughter,” Miss June Brooks. June’s three-act play, “Her Night to Howl,” opened in the lobby of a downtowTi hotel early Saturday morning, when, pajama -clad, she hurled an inkwell at the head of Chuck Wiggins, heavyweight playboy. She followed it with the register and other appurtenances of a hotel desk, hurled at the head of the night clerk. She was released from the county jail, setting of the third act, Saturday night, when fellow 7 chorines of a burlesque show paid her $lO fine. “I’ve lost my job,” the chorine told court officials. She left the •ity Saturday night, without informing jail officials where next she would present “Her Night to Howl.”

Edgy Situation Bv United Press NICE. March 31—Ambassador Walter E. Edge declined to be the principal attraction in a publicity scheme to advertise Frank J. Gould’s magnificent gaming casino here, and was among those not present at a dinner Saturday night. “I am not on exhibition,” the ambassador said. “This is a business trip.” Edge’s absence was the more conspicuous because the whole town had been plastered with posters announcing that he would be the guest of honor at the eighty-franc dinner that had been prepared. Edge proceeded today to Grasse, where many of the world-renowned perfumes of France are produced.

RAPS 80SSJ0NTR0L Need for G. 0. P. Cleanup Stressed by Niblack. “Unless G. O. P. precinct committeemen. who are opposed to boss control, are elected in the primary and new party heads are chosen, the county will go Democratic next fall by a majority that will make the Sullivan vote look small,” declared State Senator John L. Niblack today when he assumed chairmanship of the speakers’ bureau of the Citizens’ Republican League. Henry B. Krug, Indianapolis attorney, is vice-chairman. HELD IN AUTO THEFT Man Caught at Bloomington Wanted for “Hot” Car Possession. Detectives today went to Bloomington, Ind., to return Samuel Graves to this city for questioning concerning an automobile theft last Friday. Bloomington police say he was arrested in possession of an automobile stolen from Thomas Beall, 2822 Adams street, taken from 3547 Massachusetts avenue. PROBE POISON DEATH City Woman Dies After Taking Pills; Coroner Investigates. Coroner C. H. Keever today said he would investigate whether Mrs. Lena Webb, 60, of 505 Virginia avenue, last week took several poison pills by design or mistake. She died from effects of the poison, Sunday night in city hospital. Mrs. Webb had been ill for some time before she swallowed the tablets, according to the coroner. Japanese Prince Seriously 111 TOKIO, March 31. Prince Sainoji, last of the Genro, once powerful political organization of Japan before the days of greater democracy, today was reported seriously ill with influenza.

INDIANAPOLIS, MONDAY, MARCH 31, 1930

Then, after a mere eight weeks which had shown a constantly dwindling attendance, came word that "Ripples” would be taken off and sent on the road. To all of which, the comedian who rose to fame in “The Wizard of Oz” arches a puzzled eyebrow and shakes his head. “I don’t know what it’s all about. Broadway has changed—that seems to be the answer,” Stone said. “Times have changed, too. I used to think I knew Broadway—heaven knows, Broadway seemed to know me. a a a “'\7'ES —and today I have hunJL dreds of good people behind me. people who write me encouragingg letters every day; people who tell me to keep up the good work and fight things as they have become. “I get dozens of them every day. You should see the letters that com from the children. And where are these children going to go; what are they going to see? “Parents certainly can’t take them to these dirty shows around town; shows that bring blushes to their elders. “One thing is certain. I won’t change. If they don’t like the clean product I give them—well, we all know where the exit door is. I’ll never have my name over any production that brings a blush. “Perhaps I don’t know what the people want. It seems perplexing that they should have changed so much in a few years. And I hear so many stories. I hear about dirty shows that are doing tremendous business. “Well, if that’s what the people want, I suppose there will be people to give it to them. I won’t. I swear I won’t. Other days, other ways. No use quibbling about it.” a a a HOWEVER, Stone is going to give the rest of the country a chance. He’s far from sure that everything’s like Broadway and every one reacts as Broadway reacts. The younger generation along Broadway has grown “wise.” They don’t blush at the naughty lines and situations any more, say the wise ones. That was all right for their grandmothers. But they know what it’s all about. But there’s the rest of the country—first Boston, and then through Connecticut, and Chicago by fall, playing a lot of cities in between. Long before that Stone and his producer, Dillingham, will know whether the whole land has changed For time was when the name of Stone was as magic. No one asked or cared the name of his show. And the hurrahs of the rest of the land may heal the bruises of Broadwa,y. Postal Fraud Charged FT. WAYNE Ind., March 31. George D. Allen, 47, is in jail here in default of SI,OOO bond pending a trial in federal courton a charge of using the mails to defraud.

INDIANA WOMAN TO BE 103 THIS WEEK

Michigan City Resident Rode in Airplane at Age of 102. Bv Times Special MICHIGAN CITY, Ind., March 31.—Mrs. Wilhelmina Schultz will celebrate her 103d birthday Tuesday surrounded by her grandchildren, great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Born in Germany April 1, 1827, Wilhelmina Seibert was married May 2, 1844, to Ludwig Schultz. They came to America in 1864, and settled with his brother on a farm near Westville, Ind. The couple had four children, two dying in infancy. The husband and father died thirty-four years ago at the age of 80. A son, Gustave, and a daughter, Mrs. Edward Gruenke, are also dead, the latter passing at the age of 74 in 1924. Despite her advanced age, Mrs. Schultz keeps abreast of progress and reads extensively. Last summer she took part in the dedication of an airport at Benton Harbor, Mich., making a trip from here to Benton Harbor by plane.

SOLON STUMBLES ON SPELLING OF KIMONO Scripps-Howard Newspaper Man Wins Congress-Press Title. Bv United Press WASHINGTON, March 31.—Representative Robert Luce (Rep., Mass.), a Harvard graduate, didn’t know how to spell “kimono” Saturday night, and as a result Ray Tucker, correspondent for the Scripps-Howard newspapers, today was the spelling champion of congress and the press. Tucker won his laurels at the spelling bee staged at the Nationo’ Press Club in which twenty-one ambitious spellers took part—eleven members of congress and ten representatives of the press. Luce made the mistake of substituting an “a” for an “o” at the end of kimono.

Who would have thought a few years ago, that a Fred Stone show would last only a few weeks on Broadway? Yet that is what has happened. At the left you see the famous stage clown as he appeared in “The Wizard of Oz,” one of his biggest hits, back in 1902.

WILD SRSHER FINALLY TAMED Flow of Oil Is Stemmed With Steel Collar. Bv United Press OKLAHOMA CITY, March 3 1 . The gusher which ran wild and spouted $50,000 worth of oil daily over the lan scape was curbed today when oil-striked workers stemmed the flow With a steel collars. For four days the gusher ran wild, spraying the surrounding land with oil until the field resembled a huge pool. With the 30,000 barrels of oil daily came 2,000,000 cubic feet or gas, propelling the crude as high as 500 feet when the pressure was greatest. The laborers, battling in a literal rain of oil, succeeded in placing the collar shortly after dawn today, climaxing four days of futile endeavor. The flow of oil died away as the collar blocked the flow and diverted the oil into channels of commerce. The threai of fire still hung over the oil-soaked field, however, and guards patrolled the area on the lookout for smokers. Weather forecasters said there was no hint of thunderstorms, with attendant lightning, which often fires untamed gushers.

SSO a Minute Husband Wouldn’t Live With Wife for That Pay.

Bv Times Special ARY, Ind., March 31.—Mrs. Theresa Jackson, in a divorce suit filed in superior court here against Andrew Jackson, alleges he wrote her that he wouldn’t live with her for SSO a minute. While Mrs. Jackson was at the bedside of her dying father at Marianna, Ark., she alleges her husband wrote her a letter containing the following paragraph: “Gary is big enough to hold 75,000 more like me and you, but it will be in separate homes. I would not live with you for SSO a minute.” JAPAN’S GIFTS BLOOM President Among- First to View Cherry Tree’s Blossoming. Bv United Press WASHINGTON, March 31.—The capital’s famous Japanese cherry trees are bursting into bloom and one of the first persons to feast his eyes on the pinkish-white border they form around the tidal basin was President Hoover. The chief executi/e Joined other Washingtonians Sunday in a drive around the basin, along the shores of which are planted cherry trees a gift of the Japanese government. Aged Man’s Body Found MUNCIE, Ind., March 31. —The bcly of John S. Goodwin, 65, was found in his “house on wheels” at an outlying section here. Coroner Clarence Piepho said he died of natural causes two or three days before the body was found. An ax lying beside his body and an open stove showed that the man i had beon starting a fire when stricken.

Dorothy and Paula Stone are pictured upper right; lower right. Stone as he appeared in “Ripples,” the show that failed to last in New York. The smaller picture shows Stone as he engaged in a few of his many hobbies.

Indiana News in Brief

Bp Times Special GARY, Ind., March 31.—Labels of a Chicago clothing firm enabled authorities to identify the body of Sam Wylie, 67, Chicago, a former sf iman, here. The body was found several days ago in Lake Front park by small girls. Police informed Chicago authorities of the labels and a subsequent investigation resulted in identifying the body. Wylie’s ,neck had been slashed and a coroner’s prelinminary report declared he had been murdered. An inquest will be held later. Fraud Trial Deferred ANDERSON, Ind., March 31.—A continuance has been taken in circuit court here in the case of Floyd Kreig, Indianapolis, who is charged with false pretense in two indictments. Kreig, farmers complain, accepted from S3O to SIOO to build a rural electric power line that failed to materialize. The continuance was granted to give him a chance to carry out the project. If this is done, charges may be dropped. Attorneys to Debate RICHMOND, Ind., March 31. Members of the local Rotary, Lions, Kiwanis and Exchange Clubs will form an audience here April 9, when Albert Stump and George W. Barnard, Indianapolis attorneys, will debate on the issue of anew constitution for Indiana. Attendance of 250 is expected. Mother of Four Dies GREENCASTLE, Ind., March 31. Mrs. James F. OHair, 67, died at her home north of here after an extended illness resulting from a broken hip. Besides her husband she leaves four children, Earl O’Hair and Mrs. Raymond Nelson, near here; Mrs. Louise Darnell, Denver, Colo., and Mrs. A. O. Ebarle, Springfield, 111. Woman Motorist Hurt ANDERSON, Ind., March 31 Mrs. Jeanette Windoffer, wife of George Windoffer, attorney, was seriously injured when an automobile she was driving collided with an auto driven by Vem Mitchell. The impact hurled Mrs. Windoffer’s car into a telephone pole. She was taken from the wrecked car, unconscious. Disease Foes Will Meet RICHMOND, Ind., March 31. Problems of childhood tuberculosis and the study of how to rehabilitate former sanatorium patients so that they may assume their proper place in community life will be emphasized during the nineteenth annual meeting and tuberculosis conference of the Indiana Tuberculosis Association here, April 17 and 18. Clear Banker In Car Death AUBURN, Ind., March 31.—Because evidence was considered insufficient, a De Kalb county grand jury here refused to indict C. M. Seemes, Gary banker, whom the coroner held responsible for the death of Beverly Alwood, 17, Butler, in an automobile accident.

Grand Slam With Fish Bowl Ends Card Party Bv United Press BROOKLYN, N. Y., March 31.—1 t might have been Just as well that Mrs. Rose Gordon's bridge party was broken up anyway, but it wasn’t just exactly according to the rules of experts. She had admitted things weren’t going so well. Someone apparently had hidden all the face caras and even a one-club bid went begging. The guests were complaining of the lack of good cards and unless something happened, it certainly would be a dull evening. Just then Mrs. Mollie Katz entered and judging from her looks she hadn’t dropped in to play bridge. Instead she accused Mrs. Gordon of stealing the affections of her husband. Being the hostess, Mrs. Gordon seemed more than obliging and with practically j no hesitation dropped a bowl of goldfish on Mrs. Katz’ head. A surgeon took four stitches in her guest’s head and Mrs. Gordon must answer to a charge of felonious assault.

Second Section

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School Leader Is Out

SOUTH BEND, Ind., March 31. School officials here have disclosed that Earl D. Dean, Washington junior high school principal, will not be reappointed following the close of the present term. The principal’s methods of handling financial matters will result in his dismissal. More Tobacco Is Planted COLUMBUS, Ind., March 31Planting of an increased acreage in tobacco is noted in Bartholomew county this spring, and recalls that last season Chester Newsom, exhibited tobacco grown in the county, won fi r st prize in a large quantity marketed at Carrollton, Ky, in a state long noted for its tobacco. Aid Asked to Free Hoosier VINCENNES, Ind., March 31. Robert Gephart, officer of the American Legion here, has asked intercession by the United States government to free Merlen Pritchard, World war veteran and former Vincennes man, from the Algiers prison of the French foreign legion, in a request to state department officials at Washington. Bridge Built in 34 Hours NEWMARKET, Ind., March 31. Thirty-four hours after construction was started on anew Vandalia railroad bridge over Indiana creek, to replace one that had burned, the first train passed over the road. Noblesville Graduation Set NOBLESVILLE, Ind., March 31. F. C. Tilden, a member of the faculty of De Pauw University will deliver the address at the Noblesville high school commencement to be held May 30. Bomb Story Discredited GARY, Ind., March 31. Police discredited a rumor that finding of several sticks of dynamite on the sidewalk forty feet from the new $1,000,000 Gary city hall indicated a plot to wreck the building. Meat Market Owner Slain JONESBORO, Ind., March 31. Mark Ihrig, meat market proprietor, is dead of bullet wounds inflicted by one of two youthful bandits w r ho attempted to rob him in his place of business Saturday night. SIOO Price on Fugitive "DECATUR, Ind., March 31. A reward of SIOO is offered in 3,000 cards mailed by Sheriff Harl Hollingsworth of Decatur county in an effort to effect a capture of Ernest Magley, who escaped from the county jail here and fled in the officer’s automobile. Embezzlement Charged MUNCIE, Ind., March 31.—Alex Bigelow, an automobile salesman, is under arrest here on a charge of embezzlement, filed by Victor E. Watkins, in whose agency Bigelow served as used car manager. It is. alleged Bigelow converted to his own use S7O paid him by Leo M. Mahoney in the purchase of a car.

BABY WEDDING 1 RITES RUSHED TO BEAT BAN } Hundreds of Hindu Chifdrei Being Married in Last Hours of Old Law. ENGLISH EDICT IS SPUR Raising of Age Limit Ends Custom Nearly as Old as India Itself. nii United Press CALCUTTA, India. March 31. Hundreds of Hindu boys and girls, some of them less than 10 years old, and a few of them still at the cradle age, have been married within the last twenty-four hours In “orthodox” circles of India. Hundreds more, before midnight, will have been bound by their parents to involuntary marriage, in an endeavor to beat the new British law forbidding child marriages, which goes into effect Tuesday. One of the most amazing customs, to western eyes, and one of the most sacred to Indians, comes to an end with the operation of the act. , The new British rule, which is certain to be disobeyed quietly, raises the marriageable age of “women” to 14 years, and that of “men” to 18.

Old as India Recommendations contained in the bill for enforcement and punishment appear modest and cautious to the western world, but to the orthodoy Hindu and Moslem they seem colossal. There has been no intense resistance, as in 1891, when a weekly Hindu newspaper became one of India's most powerful dailies simply through support following a strong editorial campaign against raising the age limits of marriageable children. The new act Is considered to contain great educational and psychological values. It is the result ol .outside pressure, a great amount of which is credited to the United States, and the vigorous work of T women. ” The act takes away a religious belief and custom almost as old as the races of India. Early child marriage was practiced in the days before Christianity. It is one of the most revered and antiquated of laws. Yet, little trouble is anticipated. British governmental officials expect a few individuals may break tho law, but as a whole, they believe, the new piece of legislation will receive little opposition. Married to Objects Famous Kudva Kunbie sect marriages. which have been performed in the past every ten years, will be altered. The last time the ceremony was held there were more girls than boys, so thousands of the little maids were married to flowers, bundles of wheat and other natural objects. Pictorial weddings with participants less than three months of age will be no more. Babies in arms who cried as the colorful ceremony was taking place, now will grow into young manhood and womanhood as single individuals with the right to choose for themselves. With a single sweep of the law, cradle marriages are ended forever. According to the census of 1921 there were 250,000 wives and widows of an age not exceeding 5 years in India; 2,000,000 of 10 years or less, and 40 per cent of the girls between 10 and 15 were married. The latest survey of India shows 4,000,000 girls under the age of 15 now live as widows due to conditions resulting from laws which existed in the past. WILLIS RESIGNS AS~ JURY INVESTIGATOR G. O. P. Candidate for Sheriff Quit* Because of Campaign. John G. Willis, Republican candidate for Marion county sheriff, today submitted his resignation as investigator for the county grand jury. The declaration was received by Criminal Judge James A. Collins. Willis gave as reason for his resignation the duties of his approaching campaign. Until last December the candidate was criminal investigator under Collins, resigning that post Jan. 1 for the grand jury office when the county council declined to allow his salary Suti is being prepared to force the council to allow the pay, Willis indicated. NEW SERVICE TO OPEN Reception Group Named for Start of Rail-Bus Hookup. Mayor Reginald H. Sulllivan, other city officials, Otto G. Fifield, secretary of state, and railway officials will comprise the reception committee, headed by J. C. Millspaugh, division passenger agent, for the initial rail-bus service trip of the Pennsylvania railway and the Greyhound bus lines here Tuesday. The first passengers will arrive at Union station by bus from St. Louis at 3:25 p. m., and will transfer to a Pennsylvania train for New York and Philadelphia. County Official Dies Ry Unitrri Prut KOKOMO, Ind, March 31.—William E. Shenk, commissioner of | Howard county, died at a hospital here where he had been confined i since March 18, when he was injured by a falling tit '-pn his farm*