Indianapolis Times, Volume 41, Number 300, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 April 1930 — Page 2

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DEATH LAID TO ATTACK DURING ; FUNERAL RITES

Aged Man May Face Ctiarge of Ending Life of Indianapolis Woman. Bv Times Pprrial ANDERSON. Ind., April 25.—Injuries inflicted by her cousin, David Greenlee, at the funeral of their uncle, Elihue Greenlee, 84. Madison county farmer, caused the death of Mrs. Aultie Hillock at Indianapolis, relatives of the deceased woman said, when they asked Sheriff Frank G. Daniels and Prosecuting Attorney Oswald Ryan to start an investigation of the case. Two probes are under way, one ■by the coroner of Marion county to determine cause of the woman’s death, and the other by Madison county authorities into the clash at the funeral. Dispute Over Land Division Elihu Greenlee owned a fortyacre farm near Ingalls, and having no heirs closer than his niece, Mrs. Hillock, and his nephews. David and Basil Greenlee, he decided two years ago to deed the land to them. He conveyed twenty acres to Mrs. Hillock and ten acres to each of the Greenlee brothers, causing a qusrrel that was at its peak when the wfc-d man died. In statements to Oswald Ryan, Madison county prosecutor, Mrs. Hillock and her husband, John J. Hillock, said they drove from Indianapolis to the farm to attend the funeral services, got out of their automobile and started into the house where the body lay, when the Greenlee brothers, both of whom are more than 70 years old, rushed out of the house and attacked them. Affidavits filed a few' days after the dash charged David Greenlee with assault and battery on Mrs. Hillock and Basil Greenlee with assault, and battery on Hillock. The brothers were taken into custody and released under bond. The investigations now under way will determine whether or not the charge against David Greenlee will be changed to murder or manslaughter, i

Grand .Tory to Act The prosecuting attorney said he •would call for a statement from the Indianapolis physician who attended Mrs. Hillock. The grand jury -will be asked to determine whether .GreenJee should be charged with murder in the event , the physician says the Injuries alleged to have been caused by fists caused the death of Mrs Hillock. Relatives and others who have become interested In the case allege Mrs. Hillock was severely irrc. cn on the head and arms and claim she euffered Internal injuries and nervous shock that proved fatal. She lost use of one eye from the effects of the beating, it is charged. Two civil actions were Instituted by Mrs. Hillock the .day the ar-auu and battery charges were led. Tn one case she sought to recover judgment of SI,OOO for “injuries, humiliation, mental anguish and disflgurejnent" suffered at the hands of her cousin. The other complaint, directed against both David and Basil Greenlee, sought possession of the twenty acres of farm land which, the now deceased plaintiff alleged, was being unlawfully retained by the two. BOYS TO SEE GAMES ■a*. •“Knot Hole" Baseball gang to Be Organized at Richmond. Bp Times Special ; RICHMOND. Ind.. April 26.—A .“knot-hole” gang will be organized ;here by Stanley Hamilton, boy's ;work secretary of the Y. M. C. A. ►An? boy under the age of 14 may "become a member. Membership will 'entitle boys free entrance to all games of the Central League baseball except on holidays. Saturdays and Sundays. Al Johnson, prsident of the Richmond club has sanctioned the plan. The boys will occupy a special bleacher section. To become a member, all foul balls must be returned; boys must not use profanity or smoke cigarets on the field; they must attend school and have consent of their parents. Crossing Project Gains Bff Times Special SOUTH BEND, Ind., April 26. Another technical obstacle to extension of track elevation through South Bend was removed when the New York Central railway returned its signed ratification of an agreement to provide new underpasses at the Division and Walnut street grade crossings. The'New Jersey, Indiana ami Illinois railway has already agreed and the Grand Trunk Western is expected to do so soon. Snake Bites Woman Bp Times Special COLUMBUS, Ind.. April 26-Miss Goldie Mae Howard, who makes her home with Mrs. Adam Lorts in the northeast of Bartholomew county was bitten by a snake while walking across a pasture. The snake was coiled in her path and she picked up a club and tried to kill it. The reptile struck at her and its fangs sunk into a thumb. She received first aid treatment at home and was taker to the office of a physician In Hope. Forger Sentenced B* Ca ited Press WARSAW, Ind., April 26—Captain H. W. Cook, Company L, Indiana national guard, of Warsaw, pleaded guilty ,to a charge of check forging and was given a suspended sentence of one to five years and fined $lO. Acquittal in Slaying Case S *EVAN£TVIILe, Ind.. April 26. Luther Bell. Negro, Evansville, was found not guilty of second degree murder tn connection with the fatal ihooting of Ernest Tidrington, Negro political boss of Evansville, by Vanderburgh circuit court jury

Bride at 13 nn Time* SoeHal FT. WAYNE. Ind., April 26. Mrs. Catherine Hyck, who became a wife when she was only 13 years old, was granted annulment of her marriage to James Hyck, with whom she had been acquainted a month. The girl, now 15, told Superior Judge George H. Leonard here that she and Hyck were married at Toledo 0., in September, 1928, and separated in the same month.

JURY FAILS IN SLAYING CASE Elwood Man Faces Second Trial in Boy's Death. By Times Special ANDERSON, Ind., April 26.—Ova Smiley. 44, Elwood, has been remanded to the Madison county jail here to await a second trial of a case in which he Is charged with involuntary manslaughter for the killing of Walter Simmons, 8-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Prank Simmons, Elwood. The first trial came to an end when Judge Carl F. Morrow, Madison circuit court, discharged a jur; after twenty hours of deliberation failed to produce a verdict. The shooting occurred the night of Feb. 2. The boy died Feb. 23 in an Elwood hospital. Smiley admits he participated in a drinking party at the home of Lawrence Humphreys, and w'hen he was leaving, engaged in a shooting affray with some stranger who attempted. to rob him. One of the bullets crashed through a window in the Simmons residence, striking the boy. MUNCIE MAYOR WIDENS POSTOFFICE SQUABBLE Proposes to Have Democrat Act on Floor of House. By Times Special MUNCIE, Ind., April 26.—Mayor George R. Dale is carrying his fight with Albert Vestal representative in congress to the floor of the house of representatives. The mayor announces that he will be represented by a Democratic representative whose name he did not disclose. When a postoffice appropriation for SIBO,OOO is reported, Dale’s spokesman will inquire whether or not the government has asked the city of Muncie to donate land needed to build an addition to the postoffice. "All that I want to see is to have the cards laid on the table,” the mayor scud. The political fight between the rcf.yor and Vestal may endanger Muncie’s chance to get the building, civic .eaders here declare. HOOSIER GETS OFFICE r.iclimond Pa<tor Chosen Moderator by District Presbyterians. By Tim< s Special RICHMOND, Ind., April 26.—At the spring meeting of the Presbytery' of the Whitewater district of the Presbyterian church at College Corner. 0., the Rev. R. Howard M. Augustine, pastor of the First Presbyterian church here, was chosen moderator. The Rev. E. P. Horton, Aurora, was temporary clerk. By a decisive majority the Presbytery went on record that the offices of pastor and of ruling elder should continue to be occupied by men. An effort was made to allow women to be eligible for both the pastorates and the elderships. Nurses Home Work Begins By Times Special COLUMBUS, Ind., April 26.—Excavation for the new Bartholomew county nurses home here has been started by Dunlap & Cos., local contractors. The home will be near the county hospital and will cost $25,000. It will be known as the Hattie Kirkpatrick Memorial Nurses Home, in honor of the wife of Dr. A. M. Kirkpatrick of this city. Mrs. Kirkpatrick died several months ago, Dr. Kirkpatrick contributed $5,000 to the nurses home fund. 2,000 Mice Wanted Bv Times Special COLUMBUS. Ind., April 26.—Lou Thatcher of this city, newspaper man and showman, wants 2,000 live mice and in order to get them he is offering 5 cents each. Thatcher is operating a. mouse circvis in connection with a carnival company here and he has contracted to establish mouse circuses for several other carnival companies. Not only does Thatcher want all the mice he can get. but. he is planning on starting a place for breeding the little animals. Many Roads to Richmond Bw Times Special RICHMOND. Ind., April 26.—'This city has ten state highways leading into it. Only' one city in the state, Indianapolis, with twelve, has more. A survey will be made soon by the state highway department of the old Indiana Trail, Richmond to Muncie, for paving. It will be the shortest route between Chicago and this city. Aged Arcadia Man Dies By Times Special ARCADIA, Ind., April 26.—Elmer Hensel, 70. is dead at his home here. He has been an invalid five years, the result of paralysis. He leaves two children. Mrs. H. G. Reichard and Charles Hensel. He was a member of the Loyal Order of Moose and also identified with the American Flint Glass Association. Everton Man Dies By Times Special EVERTON. Ind., April 26.—Volney Davis, 75. is dead of heart disease here. He leaves his widow; two sons. Bode, Connersville, and Charles, Liberty; four daughters. Mrs. Nellie Swafford and Mrs. Floyd Martin. Conners ville; Mrs. Verna McKoaum and Mrs. Harry Kidd, near Everton.

SUCCESS LEADS BANK'S CASHIER TO PRISON CELL Portland Man Made $12,500 in Oil Deal With $1,500 He Stole. By Times Special PORTLAND, Ind., April 26.—Failure drives some men to crime, but success was the first step toward a felon’s cell for Clyde Bechdolt, former cashier of the Jay County Savings and Trust Company here. Bechdolt confessed taking $65,000 of the bank’s money and It is said there are indications the shortage may total SIOO,OOO. Pleading guilty to embezzlement, Bechdolt was given a two to four-teen-year sentence and was hurried from the city to the state prison due to fear of authorities that he might be a victim of mob violence. While en route to the prison, Bechdolt ' related to officers accompanying him the story of his career in crime. Made $12,500 on Deal Eight or nine years ago, the former cashier said he forged a check on one of the bank’s customers, obtaining $1,500 which he invested in an oil well project, from which he netted $12,500. He replaced the money raised on the check. At the time of the forgery, the customer was in California on a trip with his business partner. However, other ventures which he backed with stolen money, were not as profitable as the first, and he was pressed from all sides as he kept to a high standard of living, having been the owner of two high priced automobiles, although his salary was only $37.50 a week. Prison Quiet Welcome Bechdolt said he had long realized that detection was inevitable and that he welcomed entry of the prison, declaring he would get the first good night’s rest in several days. The bank closed following discovery of the defalcations and is now in charge of Jesse L. Peters, receiver. A thorough Investigation of the bank’s affairs will be made by the Jay county grand jury- which will convene next week, it is announced by Circuit Judge Frank Gillespie. PROFESSOR'S SON WINS John Sembower. Bloomington. Victor I:* State Oratorical Contest. Bv United Press BLOOMINGTON, Ind., April 26. —A university professor’s son is .the champion high school orator of Indiana. In the finals of the seventeenth annual state high school discussion league contest, sponsored by the Indiana university extension division held here, John Sembower, son of Professor C. J. Sembower, dean of men at Indiana university, Won with his discussion of "Dees Indiana Need a New Constitution?” Marguerite Rohrbaugh of Central high school at Ft. Wayne, was second, and Paul Barnard, Shelbyville, third. The first place winner was awarded a gold medal, the runner-up a silver medal and third contestant a bronze medal. MURDER CHARGE FILED Boy, 17, Accused at Marion When Counsel Seeks to Obtain Rek.tse. By Times Special MARION, Ind., April 26.—An affidavit charging first degree murder has been filed against Jack Ringery, 17, as a result of the slaying of Martin Ihrig, Jonesboro grocer, during a holdup in his store March 29. Glenn Highly', 17, alleged accomplice of Kingery, is still at large. Authorities said the affidavit was filed to hold Kingery, aftera report his counsel was seeking to obtain his release from jail here on a writ of habeas corpus. Former Resident Dies By Times Special RICHMOND, Tnd„ April 25. Word has been received here of the death of Arthur Elliott, 63, former resident of Richmond and Indianapolis, at his I ome in Jacksonville, Fla. The body was sent to Indianapolis for funeral services and burial. He leaves the widow, Hattie; the mother, Mrs. Minnie Elliott; a brother, Frank Elliott; two sisters, Mrs. Warren Adams, and Mrs. Bertha Thomas, all of whom, except the wife, reside here. Attorney-General to Speak By Times Special PENDLETON, Ind.. April 26. James M. Ogden, attorney-general and ex-officio member of Governor Leslie's crime commission, will speak at the Christian church Sunday on "Law Enforcement and Law Observance.” He will be introduced by Judge Lawrence V. Mays of Madison superior court. Funeral for Aged Man P.V Times Special MILTON, Ind., April 26.—Funeral services were held here for Harry M. Hicks, 73. He leaves three daughters, Mrs. John Soudon, Dayton. O: Mrs. Oscar Thompson, near Richmond, and Mrs. Oliver Seffem, Cambridge City; a son, William Hicks, Milton, and ten grandchildren. Two Confess Thefts Bv United Press WASHINGTON, Ind.. April 26. Articles stolen from the Hopewell & Son department store and Claude Bennett, Washington, were found in possession of Kenneth Noble, 21, Kentland. and Lester Watkins, 26, Cincinnati, when they were captured after a thrilling chase here. Both confessed the robberies. a. Frost Causes Damage Bv Vnited Press WARSAW, Ind., April 26.—Cherry, plum and other fruit trees in blossom were damaged by a heavy frost in this section. The mercury dropped to degrees.

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Attorney Dislocates Arm in Fervid Gesticulation

nn Times Special ANDERSON, Ind., April 26. Arthur Call, Anderson attorney, gesticulates with his arms rather than with his head, when he argues a case before a jury. Otherwise, an accident that befell him in Tipton circuit court might have been fatal. He attempted to drive home a

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Loser in Elkhart County Barn Fire Recovers in Damage Case. By Times Special GOSHEN, Ind., April 26.—Burning of a bare, in Elkhart county nearly two years ago had-an aftermath in Kosciusko circuit court at Warsaw this week when a Jury awarded George Mortimore S3OO damages against Benjamin P. Working and his wife, Estella Working. In a previous trial Mortimore was given only $75, and the latest hearing followed granting of a motion for anew trial. Loss of property belonging to Mortimore, destroyed when a barn burned, was the basis of the suit. Working and his wife were acquitted of arson charges in connection with the fire. An arson charge filed against Otis Flenar, a youth employed by the Workings on their farm, was dismissed. Mrs. Working has a divorce suit on file in Elkhart circuit court here. VETERANS CONVENE World War Outfit in Session at Ft. Wayne. By Times Special FT. WAYNE, Ind., April 26, Attendance of several hundred is registered here today at the annual meeting of the One Hundred and Thirteenth Field Signal Reunion Association Organization of the One hundred thirteenth field signal battalion was organized here in 1917 for World war service and included men from Indiana, Ohio and KenCarl Miller, Ft. Wayne, heads the association. At a banquet this evening, J. Edward Spiegel, Detroit, will be toastmaster, and speakers will Include Captains Lyn O. Knowlton and William Gutelius, both of Indianapolis, and Samuel D. Jackson, Ft. Wayne, COUNTY SURVEYOR QUITS Drain Plans Declared Wrong by Engineer After Survey. By Times Special MUNCIE, Ind., April 26.—When farmers remonstrated to Delaware county commissioners that the plans and specifications of a drain in Monroe township were wrong, the commissioners employed Lester Janney, civil engineer, to check the work of County Surveyor John Watson. Janney reported Watson’s plans all wrong; In fact, he said, if followed, one end of the ditch "would be in the air, while the other would be nine feet in the ground.” The drain was supposed to be three and onehalf feet down. Watson resigned as superintendent of construction before an embittered crowd of farmers in the commissioners’ court. $7,000 Farm House Fire By Times Special NOBLESVILLE. Ind., April 26 A ten-room house on the farm of Dr. Ross Cooper, southwest of this city, was destroyed by fire, the flames originating from chimney sparks that ignited the roof. The homo was occupied by Roy Lamb. Most of the household goods were saved. The fire department from Carmel answered the alarm and assisted in saving a barn. The loss is estimated at $7,000. less than half covered by insurance. Auto Injures Woman By Times Special SOUTH BEND. Ind., April 26. Mrs. Mary Jankowski, 53, suffered a double fracture of her right leg when she stepped from the curb at a downtown intersection and was struck by an automobile driven by Burt Crofoot, 45. Mrs. Jankowski’? slirieks startled pedestrians and autoists for a block on either side of the accident scene, resulting in a traffic jam. Aged Resident Dies By Times Special COLUMBUS, Tn<L, April 26 James Steenbarger, 83, pioneer resident of Bartholomew county and for years a farmer, died at the home of his sister, Mrs. John Wendel, northeast of here. He had been ill several months. He was born and reared in the community where he died and spent all his life there. He was a member of the Odd Fellows lodge and Clifford Christian church.

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point with such vigor that he dislocated an arm. Judge Cleon W. Mount called a halt in the trial while court attaches worked with the disabled attorney in an attempt to restore the arm to its normal position. Failing, they called a physician. The jury returned a verdict for Call’s client.

STUDENT VOTE FAVORS LIQUOR Ballots Cast at Wabash Wet by 140 to 60. Bu United Press CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind., April 26.—Change in the prohibition laws is favored by students of Wabash college, a poll of the student body by the Bachelor, campus newspaper, reveals. Os the 200 ballots cast, sixty favored continuance of prohibition, 110 supported modification and forty repeal. Questions asked were the same as those in the Literary Digest poll, with addition of others. One of the questions was: "Do you drink?”. Another was; "If you drink, do you drink frequently (meaning at least once' every two weeks).?” One-hundred twenty-nine students admitted they drank, and thirty-one of them indicated they drank frequently. Seventy-five men were listed as non-drinkers and gave as reasons: Dislike of liquor, family objections and the prohibition law.

JOINT HOSPITAL PLAN FOR COUNTIES ADVANCED Tuberculosis Institution Will Be Topic at Columbus Meeting. By Times Special COLUMBUS, Ind., Apr: —The first steps toward obtaining a joint tuberculosis hospital here have been taken and a meeting to further the project will be held within a few days, Mrs. Josephine Easton, Bartholomew county health nurs-J, announces. Represenatives from Shelby, Decatur, Jennings, Jackson, Brown and Johnson counties have been invited to attend the meeting, at which plans for the institution will be discussed. A hospital for tubercular patients is badly needed in this section, Mrs. Easton says. It. is known that the state organization of the Psi lota Xi sorority has about $15,000 which it is desirous of applying to a hospital fund, and an effort may be made to enlist aid for the sorority. All Rotary, Kiwanis, Chambers of Commerce and other organizations of these counties will be asked to aid. Former Resident Dies By Times Special ■ COLUMBUS. Ind., April 26.—Word has been received here of the death in Riverside, Cal., of Mrs. Jane B. Linson, 90, who was born and reared in Bartholomew county. She was the widow of Samuel Linson, soldier in the Civil war who was among several hnudred who perished In the steamer Sultana disaster. The steamer sank in 1865 while bringing soldiers home after the close of the conflict.

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MAN ACTIVE AT 80 USES CODE BARRINGWORRY Ft. Wayne Park Board President Works on Anniversary. By Times Special FT. WAYNE, Ind., April 26.—D. N. Foster, who celebrated his 89th birthday this week by putting in a day’s hard work at his position as president of the city park commissioners’ board, believes "forget It” is a piece of good advice on how to live long. "I think a good many persons ruin their health by worrying about their age and determining to live,” he declares. "They get the idea in their heads too much and its hurts them. I’ve never worried much about exercise or sleep or what the ordinary person considers as pastimes. I love to work. That's my play. I go home at night, read until about 9:30 o’clock, then when I get drowsy, go to bed. I’m usually up at 6 o’clock every morning, but I don’t make a ritual of it. "One of the things that have helped is the fact that I don’t worry over ‘spilt milk.’ My mother used to tell me never to worry over things that have happened, and I never have. It doesn’t pay. I’ve had my ups and down as any human being has who has lived as long. But trouble is a good thing for us. It makes us better people. “I used to think that when T got around 90 I would begin to think my age an achievement. But now I only think about it once a year, and then not too much. A birthday now is just another milestone. "I never had better health than I have now and I never enjoyed life any more. I’ve never gone in for hunting, fishing or golf, but I’ve enjoyed myself doing other things. I might even take up golf, yet.” Foster is Ft. Wayne’s oldest Civil war veteran. He is the only survivor of Company A, Ninth New York militia.

BLACKSMITH PLANS TO TOIL ON 99TH BIRTHDAY Middleboro Man Has .Sharpened 77 Plowshares This Spring. Bv United Press MIDDLEBORO, Ind., April 26. John Hawkins, Wayne county’s oldest native-born citizen and probably the oldest active blacksmith in the entire country, will be 99 years old Tuesday. The blacksmith will work on hie birthday, probably sharpening plowshares in the new shop which the citizens built for him after his old shop was destroyed by fire. "I hope to be on the job a year from now,” Hawkins says. “I want to be at work when I am 100 years old. I’ve sharpened seventy-seven plowshares already this spring.” Hawkins has followed his trade for eighty-seven years.

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Lion Saves Trainer as Tiger Claws

Bv United Press KOKOMO, Ind., April 26. Friendship of a lion for a trainer is believed to have saved the life of Clyde Beatty. 25, animal trainer of the Hagenbeck-Wallace circus, when he was attacked by Trudy, a tiger, here Friday. Beatty was rehearsing an act with thirty-two lions and tigers crowded into the cage when Trudy knocked him to the ground and ripped his right side open from the shoulder to waist with a powerful swing of her claws. Prince, the lion, sitting on a pedestal during the attack, sprang across the prostrate body of the trainer and attacked the tiger with a roar and a swirl of lashing claws. Prince tore a large wound in the tiger and sent her spinning across the arena. Beatty, still conscious, arose and drove the animals from the arena, staggered outside and collapsed. At a hospital it is reported that Beatty will survive unless Infection develops. His home in is Chillicothe, O.

MAIL VETERAN ENDS CAREER Henry Munson First Rural Carrier at Bloomington. By Times Special BLOOMINGTON, Ind., April 26. —Henry Munson, 65, first rural route mail carrier from the Bloomington postoffice, retired this week after more than thirty years as a postal worker. He is the first employe of the local office to be retired on pension. When Munson entered the postal service, there was a force of eight men in the oce here, and today fifty are employed. Incoming mail was handled in a small pushcart. The first rural route established by Munson, was about eighteen miles long, with ninety-six patrons. For the first few years only 3,500 pieces of mail were delivered on the route monthly. Now more than seventeen thousand pieces are delivered in twelve days. Deer and Calf Dispute By Times Special YORKTOWN, Ind.. April 26.—A deer is at large in this vicinity, or it may be a calf. Mushroom hunters reported sighting the animal on a bridge here. Some contend that it was a calf. An organized hunt is being planned and the dispute may be settled. Woman Dies Suddenly By Times Special ST. JOHNS, Ind., April 26. heart disease caused the death of Mrs. Mary Pfeifer, 65, as she was returning to her home from early mass. The body was found at the roadside by a motorist.

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RESIGNATION OF FIRE CHIEF ONE OF SIX SOUGHT New Move in Tangle of City Government at Connersville. By Times Special CONNERSVILLE. Ind.. April 26 - Demand for resignation of six city employes, one of them Fire Cliief Charles Gregg, who has held that position thirteen years and has been a fireman eighteen years, is the latest development in the troubled administration of Connersville’s government. The two Democratic members of the city council asked for resignations of the six, all of whom are Republicans. It was suggested that Gregg end his services May 1. Others asked to quit are TTank Hines, patrolman; Roy Francis, weightmaster; Forest Huddleson, fireman; Herbert Linpus, repairman at the city water works, and Mrs. Amy Archey, deputy water works clerk. The tangled state of affairs started shortly after the November election when the council, with a Republican majority, passed an ordinance to repeal the special committee form of conducting the city’s affairs presumably as a move against. William Dontlinger, Democrat, who was elected mayor, entering office Jan. 1. Dentlinger has held that the council was without authority in the repeal and has set up an administration under the special committee plan. Refusal to pay city employes’ salaries has been one development as a result of the clash.

$350,000 SUIT AGAINST FORMER BANK BOARD Six Plaintiffs at Wabash Allege Improper Loans Made. By Times Special WABASH. Ind., April 26.—Men who served as directors of the Wabash National Bank merged a few years ago with the Farmers and Merchants bank here to form the Farmers and Wabash National bank, are defendants ir. a suit for $350,000 filed by Dr. G. W. La Salle and five others against Thomas F. Vaughn and eight others who were directors. The plaintiffs allege that several bad loans were made by the Wabash National bank, and that due inquiry was not made as to the worth of borrowers. It Is alleged that loans were made in excess of 10 per cent of the unimpaired capital of the institution. A statement of the bank’s losses and the loans are a part of the complaint. Retired Farmer Dies Bv Times special ■ HAGERSTOWN, Ind., April 26. John Barct, 81. a retired farmer of Huntington, Is dead of pneumonia at the home of a daughter near here. Funeral services will be held at Lancaster. He leaves his daughter. Mrs. William Hoover; two sontf, James, Huntington, and George. Ft. Wayne.