Indianapolis Times, Volume 42, Number 36, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 June 1930 — Page 3

JUNE 21, 1930.

‘MISSION IS DONE/ WRITES MANIAC MURDERER IN LETTER

NO MORE WILL BE SLAIN, HE SAYSIN NOTE Man Who Killed Two Claims He Is Secret Society Member. *ON WAY TO RUSSIA’ Deaths of Pair Revenge for Turning Against Order, Is Claim. Bn United Press NEW YORK, June 21.—1n a final gesture of bravado toward hundreds of police and detectives who have been hunting him for more than ten days, *‘3X,” the murderous maniac, served notice in characteristic style today that his mission is done. In a letter to the Evening Journal “3X” said he would slay no more, that his “papers” have been returned and that even now he is en route to Russia by airplane. The man who killed Noel Sawley and Joseph Moyzinski and threatened the lives of seven others, said he is a member of a Russian society. The letter said in part: “The last document, U J 4-3-44 returned to us on the 19th. At 9 p. m. My mission is ended. “There is no further cause for worry. I do not know Dr. Williams and the others. The first sign referring to his ‘3X’ signature means A, the supreme tribunal of the order. The second ‘V,’ its special agent The two combined (forming a diamond) from the Red Diamond of Russia, a secret order all over the world.” The letter continued its fantastic revelation saying that the strange organization vowed revenge against Moyzinski and Sawley because they had turned against the order and that he had been chosen to punish and inflict death on the two if possible. It continued: “It was when Moyzinski died that they found who I am. Then things began changing. Now it is all over. The documents in question—one is a military document, another is political. “The third one, just surrendered, is commercial. Who am I? Not much. An ex-German army officer of the Wilheim street office, Berlin, during the war, now in the service of the Red Diamond of Russia. “I was watching them at C. P. (apparently College Point, where the murders occurred) on the night of the 18th, at 9 sharp. (On that night the entire section was scoured by police after a letter had been received saying that the murder would be committed near there). “A German officer never breaks his word. Yes, right there. Have you heard a plane? It was a monoplane, small, very fast? The plane circled twice over C. P., Flushing, Bayside. Then went away. If you did, ycu will know I was there.” The letter closed with a tribute to the women (Miss Catherine May and Elizabeth Ring, who were with Moyzinski and Sawley at the time of their deaths) whom he characterized as “nice and brave.” He also included a cryptic tribute to the police. The letter was signed “H. P. 12 W. A.” Today’s letter came at a time when police were admittedly at a loss to understand the mysterious murders and accompanying letters. Five suspects were arrested Friday, three in Queens, one in Philadelphia and one in Newark. All were exonerated. While Philadelphia and New York officials investigated the activity of another crank letter writer, Joseph Oswald Clark, the Rev. Joseph V. Cooper of the Emanuel Episcopal church of Brooklyn gave police what appeared to be their most promising clew. After a close study of the cryptic handwriting of the maniac murderer, police said, the Mr. Cooper gave them the name of “Sidney Buchan,” whose handwriting closely resembled that of “3X.” He said the man was formerly a church worker, out had disappeared after giving evidence of having hallucinations. Among them was a delusion that international plotters were scheming against him. This also has been feared by “3X."

NO RITES FOR AIMEE Denies She Intends to Wed Rodeheaver. Fellow Evangelist. Bu United Press SALT LAKE CITY, June 21. Aimee Semple McPherson neared Los Angeles today on her return from a trip to the Holy Land. During the brief time her train stopped here Friday night, the evangelist denied rumors that she intended to wed fellow evangelist, Homer Rodeheaver. "Any rumor that I am going to marry Mr. Rodeheaver is silly," Miss McPherson said. “1 haven’t seen the man in two years.” Old Resident Buried Bu Times Special COLUMBUS, Ind.. June 21. Wililam H. Strietelmeier. 71, died at r - j home near here. He was born in Cincinnati, but came here when young and had since lived in Bartholomew county. For forty years he lived in the home where he died. He was a member of the Evangelical Lutheran church. His wife died about two years ago. He leaves three sons- William and Charles, home, and Lawrence Strietelmeier, this city; two daughters. Miss Flora Strietelmeier. at home, and Mrs. Harry Armuth, north of here: three brothers and four sisters, Henry, Fred and John Strietelmeier, Mrs. John Armuth. Mrs. Ed Michael, Mrs. George Tellman, all of Bartholomew county, and Mrs. William Franz, Ohio. Funeral services were held today. Man Killed by Train Bu United Press BURNS CITY, Ind., June 21.—The body of a man apparently struck by a freight train near here has been partially identified as that of John Phelps, 80, of Mansfield.

MARBLES CHAMP IS OFF FOR TOURNEY

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Indianapolis Lad to Match His Skill With Nation’s Best Shooters. Lucky boy, Jimmy White, 12, city marble champion, stuck three of his choice taws in a traveling bag and prepared to leave Indianapolis this afternoon on a trip east, en route to the national marble tournament at Ocean City, N. J., June 23 to 27. The trip, which will take him on sightseeing tours of famous battlegrounds and eastern cities, is given him free by The Indianapolis Times as his reward for capturing the city marble crown. Officials of the Pennsylvania railroad have arranged transportation, including a lower berth, on Train 66, leaving here at 2 p. m. today. As Jimmy bade his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles White, 65 South Arsenal avenue, and his sister gcodby today, he promised to do his best to win the national championship. The trip east will be made with an adult escort and another city champion from Decatur, 111., who were to join Jimmy here this afternoon. Good times are in store for them when they arrive at Valley Forge Sunday and proceed to the scene of the tourney, which starts Monday morning. While in Ocean City, Jimmy will be the guest of Bert Darby, real estate dealer, who offered to be Jimmy's host, while attending the Grotto convention here this week.

BANDITS ABDUCT BANKJASHIER Robbers Break Into Home, Bind, Gag Woman. Bu United Press CINCINNATI, June 21.—A1l available police were called out today to search for Henry A. Green, cashier of the Bank of Reading at Reading, 0., near here, who was kidnaped by a band of robbers Friday nighG after the thugs bound and gagged his wife. Mrs. Green managed to liberate herself this morning and immediately notified police. Green still is missing and it is believed he is being held prisoner somewhere in Cincinnati or possibly has been “taken for a ride.” The intruders seized the Greens Friday midnight when they returned home. Mrs. Green said they talked to her husband about opening the bank vault, then bound her and taking her husband, drove away in an automobile. The Reading bank has been robbed twice ir. the past few months. PLAN MEMBER DRIVE Good Government Club to Try for 25,000. Steps toward organization of an Indiana Good Government Club were to be taken at a meeting of the Marion County Good Government Club officials at 608 Fidelity Trust building today. Roy T. Combs, county president, announced a campaign for 25,000 members will be directed by Judge Paul C. Wetter, municipal court, who will supervise the southern division, and Laurens E. Henderson, attorney, who will direct the northern division of Marion county. George A. Henry, chairman, will preside at a meeting of the organza tion’s citizens' committee at 1 this afternoon in the MeyerKiser bank building. Church 100 Years Old LOGANSPORT. Ind., June 21. The Radnor Methodist church, southwest of here, will celebrate the 100th anniversary of its founding Sunday. The Rev. Remus Olson is

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CLARA ON WAY TO LOUIS Just Where ‘lt’ Girl Intends Going Is Mystery. Bu United Press DALLAS, Tex.. June 21.—Clara Bow w r as on her way to St. Louis today, but no one knew where she intended to go from there. She eluded the throngs of movie fans who w r anted to bid her farewell here Friday night, and boarded the “Sunshine Special” of the Texas Pacific with her secretary, Daisy DeVoe, and five trunks. The train was scheduled to arrive in St. Louis shortly before noon. When the train stopped at Marshall, Tex., Friday night, the secretary stepped into the station and sent a telegram. She refused to say to whom the message was sent or where the actress was going. It was thought here that Miss Bow was planning to go to New York, possibly to accept an invitation from Harry Richman, New York night club owner and her fiance, to spend a few days at his Long Island home. She mentior and the. invitation earlier this veek to reporters questioning her concerning the “affair with a bey friend,” which she said caused her to come to Dallas. Earlier Friday the red-haired actress announced she would go by motor car to Ft. Worth and take a train there to Hollywood cn orders from her studio officials.

CHARGE GYPSY HIREDJILLER 5 But Undercover Man Got Job, Police Assert. Bu United Press CHICAGO, June 21.—Tene Bimbo, Chicago gypsy “king,” was held today on the charge that he contracted to have murder committed for S2BO. His arrest occurred in consequence of a purported display of poor judgment, for he was alleged to have engaged a state’s attorney’s detective to do the killing job. Pat Roche, chief of the prosecutor’s staff of investigators, said Bimbo attempted under a threat of death to extort $5,000 from Angelo Nickles, gypsy dealer in textiles. Nickles appealed to Roche and the latter summoned Bimbo to let him know Nickles had "squealed.” As expected, according to the detective chief. Bimbo sought a gunman to carry ouc the death threat and an undercover man, specially assigned to get the job, was the successful applicant. The ‘murder was paid for at the agreed price of S2BO when Bimbo was shown the body of Nickles, pretending to be dead under a sheet, it is charged.

SPLIT ON BOND RATE Conference Will Determine Interest on Issue. Whether the proposed $450,000 bond issue of the city sanitary board for sewer improvements will be sold at 4 per cent or a higher rate of interest will be determined at a conference next week between City Controller William L. Elder and sanitary commissioners. Elder is insisting on a 4 per cent rate, but B. J. T. Jeup, sanitary board president, believes that the rate should be 4h or 4h per cent to insure sale. Charles Remster, bond attorney, cxorc&sed doubt as to whether the sahitary bonds will sell at the lower rate.

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VIRGINIA WILL SHOUT TRIBUTE TO BYRDTODAY Hoover Leads Washington Thousands in Honors to Explorers. Bu United Press WASHINGTON, June 21.—Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd prepared today for his third civic reception in as many days—this time in the capital of Virginia, Richmond, where his family was famous long before his birth. President Hoover led distinguished thousands Friday night in honoring the admiral and his men. Mr. Hoover congratulated Byrd on the success of his polar expedition and handed him the gold medal of the National Geographic Society in recognition of his achievements. The members of the expedition departed for New York Friday night, after they all had enjoyed the Interesting experience of seeing themselves enact many of the historic scenes on the ice pack where they hoisted the American flag and created Little America as a base of polar exploration. Thrilling Accident Shown It was the expedition’s first opportunity to see the moving picture film of their exploits. From the day in August 1928 when they sailed from New York harbor southward, until the faithful Captain Melville and his ship touched ice again in the Bay of Whales to take them home after fourteen months of isolation, the story was unfolded. The camera caught that almost fatal accident when the icelip caved and sent a man sprawling into the sea between the bobbing ice cakes. The snouts of whales, three or four at a time, poked into the camera’s range. There were baby seals and pupa and penguins in the picture. Tells of Expedition’s work From start to finish, the film records the story of the flight to the south pole and the moment when Byrd dropped there a small American flag weighted with a stone from the grave of his friend, Floyd Bennett. ** Byrd spoke of the expedition’s work after President Hoover had introduced him to a large audience. His complete report will come later in four fat volumes. He touched only the high spots Friday night, and one low when he said his party had found anew depth in the ocean between New Zealand and the Ross Sea—2s,ooo feet.

WAR VETERANS STARTCONTEST Forty Candidates Out for •Miss Victory’ Crov/n. Vote! It doesn’t make and difference what political party you belong to, whether you're wet or dry, now is your chance to select the city’s most popular woman. Forty candidates for the crown of “Miss Victory” are soliciting your ballots. The “Miss Victory” contest is being conducted by Convention City post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, in connection with the war drama to be given at the state fairgrounds, July 19, “Seige of 1918.” Votes are cast by purchasing tickets at 50 cents each to the war spectacle. Civic organizations, business firms and other organizations have candidates entered. “Miss Victory” will be crowned in the Indiana ballroom on July 23. Officials of the veterans’ organization also are laying plans for a contest for men, rules to be formulated by The Times and conducted under its leadership. Announcement of the contest for men will be made next week, according to V. T. Wagner, commander of the veterans. Brothers Sentenced Bu Times Special LOGANSPORT, Ind., June 21. Two Indianapolis youths, brothers, were given state farm sentences upon conviction in Cass circuit court here of automobile thefts. Lowell Driscoll, 19, received a five months’ term and his brother, Lavell, 17, one of sixty days.

RED CROSS TO GIVE SWIMMING LESSONS Course Will Start in City Pools Monday, With Recreation Department Co-Operating; Instruction Is Free. First of a series of free swimming classes to be conducted at city pools and beaches by swimming directors of the American Red Cross and city recreation department will be held Monday. The Brink system of instructions is to be used in a six-day course, which will be repeated weekly at all pools during the summer. Francis T. Hodges, director of life saving for the Indianapolis chapter, American Red Cross, will direct the boys’ and men’s classes, and Miss Alma Tiefert, city recreation swimming director, will instruct the girls’ and women’s group. Learning to swim will be made easy by reference to diagrammed explanations of the six lessons, comprising the course, which will appear in The Times, starting Monday. Full instructions on how to swim, as they will be announced at the classes, will be published. After completion of the course, swimmers will be eligible to enter junior and senior life saving classes to be held the last of July. Hours at which classes will meet at the various pools are: GARF lELD Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Boys 10 a.m. 10 a.m. 3 p.m. 10 a.m. 10 a.m. 3 p.m. Girls 3 p.m. 3 p.m. 10 a.m. 3 p.m. 3 p.m. 10 a.m. ELLENS ERGER Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Boys 10 a.m. 3 p.m. 10 p.m. 10 a.m. 3 p.m. 10 a. m Girls 3 p.m. 10 a.m. 3 p.m. 3 p.m. 10 a.m. 3 p.m. DOUGLASS Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Boys 7:30 p.m. 3 p.m. 3 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 3 p.m. 3 p.m. Girls 3 p.m. 10 a.m. 10 a.m. 10 a.m. 10 a.m. 10 a.m. WARF LEIGH Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Boys 3 p. m. 3 p.m. 3 p.m. 10 a.m. 3 p.m. 3 p.m. Girls 10 a.m. 10 a.m. 10 a.m. 3 p.m. 10 a.m. 10 a. m WILLARD Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Boys 3 p. m. 10 a. m. 3 p. m. 3 p. m. 10 a. m. 3 p. m. Girls 10 am. 3 p.m. 10 a.m. 10 a.m. 3 p.m. 10 a.m. RHODILS Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Boys 3 p.m. S p. m. 10 a. m. * P. m. Girls 10 a.m. 10 a.m. 3 p.m. 10 a.m. 10 sum. 3 p.m. TWENTY-SIXTH STREET Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thu -sday Friday Saturday Boys 3 p.m. 10 a.m. >Oa.m. F v m. 10 a.m. 10 a. m. Girts 10 a.m. 3 p.m. It. m. iC.un. 3 p.m. 3p.m.

Times Carriers to Be Entertained by Minevitch

The Indianapolis Times carriers, numbering more than 1,000, will be offered a seal treat Monday morning when they are to be guests of Borrah Mineitch, harmonica artist who is appearing in person at the Indiana. Minevitch, himself once a newsboy, will lead the carriers in a pa-

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SUMMER ON OFFICIALLY Season Stars Today, Ends Sept. 23; Sunday, Monday Longest. Bu United Press NEW YORK, June 21.—Summer officially begins at 9:54 p. m., (C. S. TANARUS.). today and lasts until Sept. 23. Sunday and Monday, however, will receive the honors as the longest days of the year, fifteen hours and eight minutes elapsing between sunrise and sunset, one minute longer than usual.

HUGGINS RITES SLATEDMONDAY Former County Official to Be Cremated. Funeral services for George W. Huggins, 77, lifelong Marion county resident and one-time deputy county treasurer, who died Friday at his farm home, 3300 Bethel avenue, will be held there at 2 p. m. Monday. The body will be cremated. Mr. Huggins suffered a stioke of apoplexy three weeks ago. He lived all of his life within a half-mile of the home in which he died and attended schools of the neighborhood. He was graduated from Northwestern Christian university, now Butler. Fifty-two years ago he married Miss Alice Dakin, Mooresville. He is survived by the widow, three daughters, Miss Edith L. Huggins, Mrs. Alice S. Corey and Mrs. Earl A. Hicks; three sons, George Dewey, Emmett F. and Ben H. Huggins; five grandchildren, a sister, Mrs. Charles Zobbe, and a brother, Harwood T. Huggins. All except Ben Huggins live here. His home it at Evanston, 111. CAR SERVICE DESIRED Kokomo and Logansport Head Against Traction Line Abandonment Bu United Press KOKOMO, Ind., June 21.—Attorneys for the cities of Kokomo and Logansport protested abandonment of the Union Traction line between Kokomo and Logansport at a hearing here Friday before Howell Ellis of the state public service commission. Attorneys for Arthur W. Brady, traction company receiver, in presenting their arguments for abandonment, said the line had been operated with a deficit of $28,039.69 during the last three years. Residents living along the line also attended the hearing. Final hearing will be held next week before the commission in Indianapolis.

Borrah Minevitch and His Harmonica Gang

rade which will form at The Times office Monday merning at 8:30. They will proceed through the streets east on Maryland to Meridian, north on Meridian to Washington and west on Washington to the Indiana theater. Borrah Minevitch and his harmonica rascals, who are appearing

Federal Prisoners to Be Arraigned Before U. S. Commissioner. Police raiding squads early today quietly entered a residence at 714 Lexington avenue, arresting a man and woman and confiscating, they allege, a still, liquor and boozemaking equipment which was scattered from roof to basement. Charles Jones, 30, and Mrs. Tessie Valoniss, 40, of the address, greeted the police squads. They were arrested and held as federal prisoners, to face United States liquor law violation charges. Peter Valoniss, husband of the woman, absented himself from the reception committee by slipping out the door while police were hearing Jones’ confession that he owned all the equipment and the alleged liquor. Police are seeking Valoniss. According to the police, the alleged booze and equipment was found in every nook and cranny in the house. Among the liquid prizes police said they confiscated were twentyfive gallons of alleged corn whisky, 100 quarts of home brew and twenty-five gallons of wine. In the accessory line, police nabbed a dismantled fifty-gallon still, hundreds of bottles and corks, twenty-five barrels of mash, and other accessories that will take police trucks several hours to remove, police said. The couple probably will be arraigned before a United States commissioner today. Charles Steinfort, meat cutter at a grocery 920 North Pennsylvania street, who is alleged to have sold liquor to federal dry agents, is under $2,000 bond today. Agents said the “pint password” was “porkchop” every porkchop being a pint. CHURCH GROUP PARADESLATED Christian Endeavor Visitors to March Downtown. Delegates to the Christian Endeavor convention at the Central Christian church here will parade through downtown Indianapolis at 3:30 today. The Ft. Wayne delegation will lead the line of march which will form at the church, move south on Delaware street to Massachusetts avenue, west to Pennsylvania street, south to Washington street, west to Meridian street, north to North street and east to Delaware where it will disband. E. P. Gates, general secretary of the International Society of Christian Endeavor, was principal speaker at the convention Friday night.

MBS. BOYS RENAMED Plymouth Woman Retains State Probation Post. Mrs. Florence Riddick Boys, Plymouth, has been reappointed to a second four-year term as state probation officer, it was announced by Governor Harry G. Leslie. The Governor has been undecided about the matter since her first term expired in March. She originally was appointed to the position by former Governor Ed Jackson. It pays $3,000 and was much sought after by other candidates, it was said at the Governor’s office. Mrs. Boys is the wife of Samuel E. Boys, editor of the Plymouth Pilot. She has been active in Republican journalism and organization work. Ruined Auto Abandoned /? ftnrciat . LAPORTE, Ind., June 21.—An automobile from which every identifying mark was removed, is puzzling Sheriff Tom McDonald. The machine is a coupe of rather high price. Not only are all marks missing, but license plates and certificate are also gone. The battery had been removed, spark plugs broken off. salt poured in oil and a tire removed. Survey to Be Continued WINCHESTER, Ind.. June 21. Archeological survey work, started in Randolph county last summer, is to be continued under the auspices of the Smithsonian institution and the Indiana Historical Society with F. M. Setter in char*.

in “Smart Smarties,” the Publix stage attraction, will entertain the carriers. They will then be invited to remain and see the showing of “Shadow of the Law,” starring William Powell. This is the feature screen attraction being shown a g the Indiana.

Schroeder Statement

(Continued From Page 1) afterward my car had run into a ditch. “When I woke up I found this boy evidently had broken his neck. He was asleep in the front seat and his head evidently had hit on the back board and tumbled down to the floor, and that was the end of him. “The motor in my car still was running after I awoke. The only thing I had to do then was to figure what to do to get out of it. “I drove back about ninety miles to Indianapolis. I was about ten or twelve miles outside of Indianapolis when I set fire to the automobile. I do not know why I set fire to the car. I just did not know what the hell to do. I just imagined that if anybody got killed as quickly as this boy had that he would break his neck. I did no hit him. “After I set fire to the automobile I walked some and rode some into Indianapolis. I stayed in Indianapolis over Saturday, from where I went to Louisville, and from there to Nashville. From Indianapolis to Louisville I rode with three ether boys who were going down there. From Louisville to Nashville I took the bus. “From Nashville I went to Birmingham and from there to Meridian, and from Meridian to Mobile. I reached Mobile about a week ago. I went one place and then another when I got back to Mobile. nun THEN I first got here I got VV off out at Pritchard and walked into town from there. I stopped at a boarding house on lower Government street. I then went from lower Government street out to Chickasaw. I did not stop with anybody at Chickasaw. I snooped around a little bit to kill time, going anywhere I wanted to. “I did not have to stop at any special house to be in Mobile, did I? I did not stop at 219 North Lafayette street. When I set fire to my car I had more clothes than I was going to carry along with me. I threw my coat away. “I do not know whether my car had anything in it showing that the coat was mine or not. I do not know that this boy had a coat or a raincoat. I had a raincoat with me. I wore that coat into town and took it off and discarded it. “I do not know whether I had any insurance receipt in the pocket of the coat or not. I belong to the Southern Automobile Loan Association, and if there was any insurance receipt on me, it must have been for that organization. “Yes, as I was driving along the road I went to sleep. I was only asleep a few seconds, I do not suppose it was over a quarter minute at the most. My car did not hit anything. It just went into a ditch about three or four feet deep. The car did not turn over. It killed this boy when it went into this ditch. After that happened I drove all the way back near Indianapolis and got out and set fire to the car and left it. The car was running when I left it. “This boy told me in very brief words even at that; I asked him where he was going. He told me that he was hitting out over into the wheat fields. I said, ‘Well, you have plenty of money to take you there, haven’t you?’ and he said, 1 have not got a cent.’ I said, ‘Well, you boys running around here without any money beat all that I have ever heard of.’ He said that he had a little money when he left Massachusetts. mum 1 ASKED him what he did there and he told me he worked for the railroad company and said he cculd not keep regular work and he wanted to make money in the summer time also. He had on a hat, as I recall it. He did have a small bundle or another with him. I set the fire to the car in the back at the gasoline tank. “I never made any report of this fire to any official. I was in Indianapolis when the car was found. I stayed there over Saturday and left there then. I also saw in the paper where some man and lady said that they had given me a lift into Indianapolis. “There was no idea of mine about setting fire to the car. I just did not know what the hell to do. I was afraid that I might be accused of killing this man. I would not be able to tell you whether I threw my coat out of the car or not. I imagine that the coat evidently must have gotten out with this blanket and coat I took out of the car. It was a gray blanket. “I left this blanket with the

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TINKHAM MEET! CHALLENGE OF. BISHOP CANNON Abandons Congressional Immunity for. Charges Against Prelate. By United Prey* WASHINGTON. June 21.—Follower* of the Bishop Cannon-Rep* resentatlve Tinkham senate lobby committee controversy waited today to ieam what action or reply might come from the Methodist prelate as the result of Tinkhaip’-a abandonment of congressional im- ' munlty for charges he made against r the bishop. In a signed statement to the press , Friday night, Tinkham <Rep„. Mass.), a wet, reiterated the accusation made previously on the house floor that Cannon had violated the corrupt practices act. When Tinkham made his charge before the house four days ago. Cannon challenged him to repeat it oytr his signature outside the walls of', congress. * Previously the bishop had issuedf' a statement indicating he would press charges against any one mak-> ing what his attorney considered libelous statements about him. Cannon is understood now to in Nashville, Tenn., attending &' meeting of bishops. “Lest Bishop Cannon shall delude'’ any one into thinking the charges * which I made against him in tho house of representatives were uh-' rr founded,” Tinkham said, “and mefctV' ing his challenge that I divest my** self of my congressional immunity,? I desire to restate over my signature the charges I made in the house of' l representatives.” LETTER PENNED IN 1857 RECALLS FORMER TOWN Nothing Now Remains of Hendricks County Settlement. -:•> Bn Timex Special \ , DANVILLE, Ind., June 21.—A letter dated Jan. 23, 1857, found irt bunch of paper bought by Max - Purcell as junk, reveals that at one' time there was a postoffice at 1 Springtown, now a Hendricks ccun~' ty ghost town. Not a trace of tfta town today. **lT The letter was written to Addf-' son Coffin from a town in lowa, by' 7 a niece of Coffin, who signed her-'* self Nell. Written in the quaintlanguage of the Quakers, a sen-v tence from the letter follows: “We received thy letter a few' 1 days ago, which we had been 100k 1 -' ing for for the last month or two.’’ '

MARION PAPERS MERGEU Evening Chronicle Takes OVcr Morning-Tribune. Bu United Press MARION, Ind., June 21.—The Chronicle Publishing Company,' publisher of the Marion Chronicle; * evening paper, today became the', owner of the Marion Leader-Tri-bune, morning paper, and at an : early date will publish the two ‘ papers in anew modern plant. George D. Lindsay, editor and publisher of the Chronicle, his soft ; David L., and Gardner J. Thomas', incorporated the Chronicle Publishing Company earlier in the week foV the purpose of facilitating the pur- . chase. Carl L. Houston will continue as editor of the Leader-Tribune. Sale of the Leader-Tribune was handled by Ross E. Johnson, Richmond, Va., trustee of the estate of his father, E. H. Johnson. The pur- . chase price was not announced. CLOSED BANK TO PAY _ People’s Loan and Trust Company at Decatur Declared Solvent. Bu Times Special DECATUR, Ind., June 21.—Offl-' cers of the People’s Loan and Trust Company, one of two banks which closed here last week, are working on a relnancing plan. It has been announced the bank is solvent and that claimants will be paid in fyll, John W. Tyndall, who was president of the other closed bank, ttid. Old Adams County, and Jesse G. Niblick, who was a director, have been appointed temporary liquidat- j ing agents. Definite action on fu- ( ture steps in the institution’s affairs is expected to be decided upon at a meeting of stockholders Monday" afternoon. RAILROAD VETERAN I DIES New Albany Locomotive Engineer Earned ‘On Time’ Nickname. ■ Bu Ini ted Press NEW ALLBANY, Ind., June Friends and #6lkw railroaders will join relatives in mourning at the funeral of ‘On Time” Joe Spicer, New Albany, veteran Monon engineer, who died of heart disease in the Lafayette roundhouse. “On Time” Joe was waiting for his train at Lafayette, bound south’ for Bloomington, when he died, Spicer won his nickname through his reputation of always bringing his trains in on time. He was found dead by a call boy who came to tell him his locomotive was ready for the run. He had been in railroad work since 1887, and a passenger engineer since 1900. Wife 41 Years Sues Bu Times Sperial f. • ANDERSON, Ind., June 21.—Mm, Maude Parker is suing Charles Parker for divorce after forty-one years, as his wife. They have four children, two of them minors. Habitual drinking and failure to provide are alleged by the wife. Tablets Kill Child Bu United Press LOGANSPORT, Ind., June 21 Two-year-old Dallas Dean Dewitt died three hours after eating mix vomica tablets he found in his home. W 4 coat. This coat was hanging on the robe rack and it must have slipped down when I got th*\ j blanket. I set fire to the car about [ 1 o'clock on the morning of May 31.