Indianapolis Times, Volume 42, Number 29, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 June 1930 — Page 12

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POLICE HOLD 3 IN SLAYING OF NEGRHUDITOR Wealthy Tennessee Man Is Accused of Scheme to Conceal Shortage. Murder at Scottsburg two months ago of E. D. Pierson, 54, of Chicago, Negro auditor for the National Baptist convention, resulted in arrest of three Negroes Thursday night, two in Indianapolis. All three are charged with first degree murder in warrants filed in Scott county. Arrests of the two here were made on fugitive charges. The Rev. B. F. J. Westbrook, 2226 North Capitol avenue, pastor of the Second Negro Baptist church here, and George Washington, 41, Negro, 247 West Michigan street, were arrested here. A. M. Townsend of Nashville, Tenn., one of the wealthiest Negroes in the country and alleged “brains” of the murder plot, was arrested at Nashville. He gave SIO,OOO bond. Shortage Is Alleged Townsend is secretary of the Negro Baptist Sunday school publishing board and auditor of the largest Negro bank in Nashville. Authorities allege a shortage of $62,000 in books of the Negro Baptist convention loan fund at Nashville, and say the shortage was discovered by Pierson. Slaying of the Negro auditor followed, it is alleged, to prevent action against Townsend. Washington figured at Ft. Wayne in a shooting affray outside a crowded federal courtroom during recess of a liquor trial in which he was a witness. Police say he has confessed he was hired to slay Pierson. Son Aided Police Mr. Westbrook is alleged to have given Washington a letter of introduction to Pierson and Washington is alleged to have taken the letter to the Pierson home at 4534 Michigan avenue, Chicago, where he presented it to Edward D. Pierson Jr., nationally known singer. The son supplied detectives with information leading to the arrests. Washington assumed the role of owner of a drug store chain, it is alleged. Pierson and Washington were seen together at Louisville, April 16, in company with a third Negro, detectives say. Later, Pierson’s body was found in the river at Scottsburg. Washington is alleged to have received several thousand dollars for his aid. Washington was arrested Wednes-

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FARMS ARE VIEWED 300 Business Leaders Make Tour of County. Farms of Marion county gardeners and sheep growers and agriculturists were viewed Thursday by a delegation of 300 Indianapolis business leaders in a tour sponsored by the bankers’ association and the Chamber of Commerce. About sixty of the group left the Columbia Club at 9 in two busses, and by the time the tour was half ended a caravan of more, than fifty autos fell ir. with the touring party. Address by prominent business men and farmers featured a luncheon served at noon on the Oscar Morris farm near Acton. Clarence Henry, county agricultural agent, was spokesman in explaining management of farms visited. day, being held secretly in city prison until Thursday night, when Detectives George Sneed and Claude White arrested the minister. Reward of $2,500 had been offered by Pierson’s relatives for capture of his slayers.

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'MISS VICTORY' CONTEST TIME NEARJEADUNE City Girls Seeking Crown in Event Have One Day to Join. Going! Going! Going! Ycur last chance, girls, to be nominated for the crown of “Miss Victory” in the popularity campaign being conducted by the Veterans of Foreign Wars in connection with the war drama, “Siege of 1918,” to be held at the state fairground, July 19. For, Satin-day night, nominations close in the contest. A banquet will be given the nominees and they will be started on the road to victory with a Marmon-Roosevelt sedan, donated by the Indianapolis sales branch of the Marmon Motor Car Company, Eleventh and Meridian streets, as the pot of gold at the end of the road. Clubs, lodges, business firms and other organizations are urged to nominate their representatives before Saturday. “Popularity of the woman will count heavily in the contest, the victor’s spoils, besides a sedan, will be a grand ball given on July 22 in the Indiana ballroom at the coronation of ‘Miss Victory,’” explains V. T. Wagner, commander of the veterans and chairman in charge of the campaign. Ft. Benjamin Harrison has nominated Miss Dorothy Rudolph for the “Miss Victory” wreath and the “doughboys” promise to give other organization favorites a battle. Miss Mitzi Meredith will represent the Hook Drug Company when nominees are considered. Names of nominees should be mailed or brought in person to the veterans’ headquarters, 143 East Ohio street. BOOM CITY ‘VANISHING’ Population of “War Town” Decreases From 3,000 to 139. Bu United Press ANTIOCH, Neb., June 13.—This “war city” that boomed during the days of the World war almost has vanished from the map and census figures of today revealed the town’s population has diminished to 139. These 139 persons are the only ones left of the more than three thousand persons who lived in the Sheridan county town during the boom days when its potash plants worked night and day to fill war orders.

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NOMINATION BLANK For "Mlii Victory” Veterans ot Foreign Wrs Popularity Campaign. Name Address Phone NOTE: This blank may be filled cut and mailed to the Veterans’ office, 143 East Ohio street, either by the young woman desiring to enter the campaign, or by any lodge, civic club, business firm or organization desiring to enter a candidate. Entrants must be more than 16 years of age and character of the best. All nominations must be made on or before Saturday night, June 14. The director reserves the right to reject any or all nominations.

WOUNDEDJN CLASS Boy Sought in Shooting of School Teacher. Bu United Press ST. LOUIS, June 13.—A youth between 13 and 16 years old was the object of a city-wide search today as detectives attempted to solve the mysterious sho&ting of Miss Ella C. Meyer, 54-year-old St. Louis school teacher. Miss Meyer was shot Thursday—the last day of the school year—as she stood before her class of thirty pupils. The bullet, fired by an unidentified boy through the glass panel of a corridor, lodged in the teacher’s hip and her condition was reported serious.

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LEGION POSTS BACKIN6GIRGUS Gentry Brothers Show to Appear June 23. Six Indianapolis American Legion posts and the Seventh district Ladies auxiliary drum corps will sponsor a week's performance of the Gentry Brothers circus here, beginning Monday, June 23. Posts supporting the event are Bruce Robinson, Firemen’s, Memorial, Irvington, Policemen's and Madden-Nottingham. The circus will give performances in six different sections of the city. The first matinee and night show will be at Morris and Pennsylvania streets, June 23. On June 24, it will be seen on North Emerson avenue above East Tenth street. Location of other “lots” will be announced later. The circus will give six parades, the first through the downtown business district Monday morning, June 23, at 10:30. Daily parades will be given in the various districts where the show is to perform. The circus is motorized completely, employing one hundred trucks, SQUIRREL TIES TRAFFIC Bu United Press NEW YORK. June 13.—A squirrel escaped from Central park succeeded in snarling traffic on street? adjacent to the Queensboro bridge! when four policemen and scores or pedestrians and motorists took up the chase. The squirrel finally was captured' in the most likely of all places—a nut store where he had gone to munch pecans contentedly. He then returned to the park zoo.

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HINDU EDITOR JAILED BOMBAY. India. June 13—Jayant Dalai, editor and publisher of the Congress Bulletin, which the government suppressed, was sentenced to two years’ rigorous imprisonment today for publishing seditious articles in connection with the home rule movement.