Indianapolis Times, Volume 42, Number 48, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 July 1930 — Page 1

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HUNTERS END RECORD FLIGHT OF 553 HOURS Clogged Oil Line Forces Chicagoans to Earth With New Mark. LANDING IS UNEXPECTED Crowd Goes Wild as Fliers Halt Attempt: Honors Are Threatened. BY STANLEY WHITAKER l.ilted Prm S’.aff CorrrspoudriU ' CHICAGO, July s.—Mans hugest flight with the wir.gs that the Wright brothers invented a quarter of a centuty ago, lasted 533 hours, 40 minutes and SO seconds. Today at the insecure pinnacle of aviations fame, stood John and Kenneth Hunter, two exhausted Sparta (Il< .i farmer boys who drove their second-hand Stinson-Detroit-er monoplane around and around over Sky Harbor airport and marked after their names, heretofore ui.known, an all time record lor continuous flight. The Hunter brothers landed their wabbling monoplane City of Chicago at a-20:3' icentral standard timo Friday night, when an oil line became clogged and stopped the flight that seemingly would go or indefinitely. The fame that came to John and Kenneth as they stepped from the oil-soaked cabm of the airplane that had been their home for more than twenty-three days, may be fleeting. Already Dale Jackson and Forest O’Brine, from whom they wrested the record, have announced an attempt to regain their lost laurels within a week. Another threat to the farmer-miner aviators came from Indianapolis, where Lieutenant Lawrence Genaro hopes to begin an att-m; t for the record within two weeks.

Landing Is Perfect The almost perfect three-point landing, which aviators said was by no means the least remarkable thing about the flight, was unexpected. <>nly a few minutes before, the refueling plane, the Big Ben, piloted by two ethers of the Hunter family, Walter and Albert, had taken up gas and oil and no one among the 15.000 persons on the field or among the flight personnel, was expecting the City of Chicago to land at that time. The plane, in fact, had dropped to a height of only 100 feet before it was realized that the Hunters at last were about to come back to t-arth. With John at the controls, the plane dropped to the runway and settled easily. llv crowd immediately became riorcus. crushed its way through the police lines and bore down'upon the oil-smeared plane, threatening for the moment to crush both it and its tired occupants. Many persons suffered slight injuries in the mob demonstration, but the injuries were forgotten in the excitement of the landing. Smeared With Oil John was the first to emerge from the ship. He was smeared with oil from head to foot, was hollow’ eyed and a bit unsteady and a cut over his eye showed distinctly. The cut was received several days ago when an oil can fell on him while he was sleeping in the tiny cabin of the plane. Inside the hangar, the boys washed away some of the three

weeks' accumulation of grease and dirt. Then they gave short radio talks and when it became possible t et them through the crowd, they were taken to a uowntown hotel to get some much-needed rest. 'hat's one thing I'll never try again." said Kenneth, wearily. The oovs said they had not intended to come down until this afternoon. The ship, they believed, still was good for many more hours, but the minor troubles had become so numerous that they could not stand the grind any longer. Mrs. Ida Hunter, their mother, had been wishing for several days they would come down, and so had Irene, their school teacher, sister, who supervised the cooking of all their meals up until the last day. Mother Was Worried Probably the proudest woman in the world. Mrs. Hunter also had been one of the most worried, fearing, she said, that her boys were hurting themselves by staying up too long. Irene, too. was almost exhausted from the long grind. There was one thing, however, that made Kenneth, who is just 21, wish he was still up in the air, that was the crowd, the newspaper men. and the cameramen. A modest youth, who for twentythree days had been even more removed from the world of people than in tne days when he dug coal in the pits of southern Illinois. Kenneth felt a bit lost among the nulling. shouting, crowd that was ccclairoin* him a hero of heroes. A year ago the Hunters made a similar, bu* unsuccessful attempt in th# same plane, which then was known as the "We Will." That flight anc the debts incurred then was one oi the things that went up to bother the ooys during the last wees The backers of the first attempt sent a sheriff to the field seve'&i days ago with papers intended to tie up their profits to pay tne old bills. The former record, which the* Hunters broke, was set at St. Louis last July by Jackson and O'Brine. It was 430 hours, or 133 hours, 40 minutes and 30 seconds less than la* new mark.

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VOLUME 42—NUMBER 48

15 Balloons, After Title, Float North Seek New Distance Marks in Annual National Contests. Bu United Pres* HOUSTON, Texas. July s.—Fifteen balloons, each carrying a pilot and his aid, floated over north centra] Texas today in quest o r new distance records in the annual national balloon races. The gas bags, unleashed at Bellaire Speedway here between 6:05 and 7:30 p. m. Friday, spent the night cruising northward at a height of approximately 2,000 feet, the altitude calculated to catch the forceful winds blowing off the Gulf of Mexico. All entrants were instructed to communicate with officials here as soon as they landed. The balloons, according to reports received here, were believed to be traveling at the rate of between twelve and fifteen miles an hour. The pilot balloon, manned by Sergeant Joe Murray, United States army aeronaut, and Harry Weaver, chairman of the arrangements committee, landed twenty-eight miles north of here after staying in the air cne hour and forty-five minutes. A bag believed to be Navy No. 1. piloted by Lieutenant T. G. W. Settle with Lieutenant R- G. Nayer as his aid, was reported over Huffman, forty miles northwest of here, shortly after 9 o'clock Friday night. The balloon was advancing northward at about thirteen miles an hour, the report said. Weaver said it was not unusual for the balloons not to be reported during the first night because they cruised high and made no noise. Most of the balloons probably will be in the air two days, floating to the north and west, he said. United States weather observers predicted clear skies for the flight.

CHILD WEDDING BLAME IS LAID Mrs. Merry Raps Parents for Early Marriages. Parents were blamed for 110 Indiana child marriages reported by Miss Blanche Merry, state attendance officer, in a tabulation of pupils : leaving school before 16 for the first semester of the school year. ‘'lt is the fault of parents that 110 children were married before they were 16 and did not finish school," the Merry report states. "We find that there are parents who are inclined to perjure the age of their children in order to ‘marry them off.’ ” A total of 4.488 children under 16 left the schools of the state, the report shows. This is .0065 per cent of the total enrollment in ninetytwo counties and forty-two cities. Only 657 had employment certificates and all of this group were nearly 16. There were 2.312 released for , feeble-mindedness and physical un- : fitness. Lack of transportation caused 585 to quit.

STUDY RETAIL PRICES Farm Board Think Consumer Pays Too Much. R t United Prrsg WASHINGTON, July s.—Chairman Alexander Legge and his colleagues o f the federal farm board are turning their attention to the. retail price situation, as an important factor in agricultural surpluses. They believe prices paid by consumers are, in many instances. too far above what the retailer pays In a formal statement, Charles S. Wilson, member for livestock, has said consumers should receive substantial reductions in meat prices especially beef cuts w’hich he said are selling far above a reasonable price in view of the present iow wholesale prices for dressed beef. Farm surpluses might be materially reduced, the farm board believes, if retail prices were cut so the consumer could afford to buy more meat and other foodstuffs. RULES ON WITHDRAWAL Building. Loan Firms Required to Set Aside Funds, Says Ogden. When necessary, building and loan associations are required to set aside one-half their monthly receipts for withdrawals, Attorney-G e n e r a 1 James M. Ogden ruled upon request of the state banking department. This provision is mandatory and is not subject to reduction by the bylaws, the opinion states.

HE-MAN LUMBER CAMPS ARE REPORTED GIVING IN TO LURE OF GOLF

BY EARL H. LEIF Vnited I'rfss Staff Correspondent SALEM. Ore., July s.—Another and perhaps one of the last frontiers of the old west is being threatened by the refining influences of civilization. Information comes trickling in from several logging camps of the Oregon country, which once knew the lusty loggers' roai, the sharp ring 3f the axe, the song of the saw. tnat certain "bulls of the woods" have laid aside the mightier implements of their profession to ro*> . soil stick 1 WUe

JULY FUURTH’S DEATH TOLL IN NATiONIS 2GO Traffic Is Chief Agent of Destruction, 100 Dying in Car Crashes. PLANES ACCOUNT FOR 7 Drownings Add to List, but Fireworks Fatalities Show Drop. By United Press The death toll from Fourth of July accidents neared 200 today as a checkup brought reports of additional casualties from over the nation. Traffic was the greatest disaster to the thousands who celebrated anniversary of the nation’s birth. Almost 100 persons were killed in various sections of the nation. But the annual toll of life from fireworks greatly was diminished this year, although more than a thousand persons—and the figure may approach 2,000 —were treated for burns. , Airplanes accounted for seven deaths and there were many drownings reported as holidayists ventured to the lakes and streams for the outing. Although deaths from fireworks were diminished, the number of fires reported were on the increase in many cities. Denver reported forty-three fire alarms, the greatest number in the city’s history. In New York City and the metropolitan area more than 300 persons were treated for fireworks injuries and almost 100 were treated after traffic accidents. St. Louis reported 289 fireworks casualties treated. It is estimated that more than 1,300 persons were treated for burns received from fireworks.

STATE OPENS NEW PAVEMENT Bridges Also Are Placed in Use. Several new bridges and a number of miles of pavement were opened to traffic this week, according to the state highway department bulletin. State road 103, paved between Lewisville and Newcastle, is opened, but the public was warned to drive slowly as workmen are grading the berms. Paving has been completed on State road 2, south of Ligonier, on 53, from Wolcott four miles south, and surface repairs finished on U. S. 27, between Winchester and Deerfield and south of Waterloo. The railroad overhead on United States Road 24 is in use east of Monticello, eliminating a detour. While the major part of the commission's road oiling program is practically completed this year, due to the length of the sections now being oiled this work continues on parts of the following highways: Road 15, Silver lake to nine miles south: Road 56, Mt. Sterling west through Madison to Blocher; Road 59, Brazil to Clay City; Road 10, Kersey to Argos, via Bass lake and Lake Maxinkuckee, and Roac. 9, Huntington to eight miles north.

EXPLORE SILK ROUTE Old Trade Roads, China to Europe, Party's Goal. Bu United Press CALCUTTA, India, July s.—Sir Aurel Stein and his expedition have left for Chinese Turkestan to explore trade routes used in the days before Christ for the export of silk from China to Europe. By the time the party returns to India it will have traveled more than 5.000 miles by pony, yak and afoot with heavy packs strapped to their backs. The expedition is backed by Harvard university and the British museum. A member of the American geological survey is in the party, which started from Simla,

In the Air

Weather conditions in the air at 9 a. m.: Southwest wind, 7 miles an hour; barometric pressure. 30.08 at sea level; temperature. JO; ceiling, 10,000; visibility. 12 miles; field good.

white pellet on the Sabbath, or when day's work is done, Old timers of the Oregon country and the Puget sound were amazed to hear apparently authentic reports that many of these horny handed sons of toil, these hard-fisted hairy-chested, brawny fighting men from out of the timber, had laid out golf courses among the raw butts of trees felled by the woodsman's axe and saw, and were practicing their drives and putts for a match with the champion of a neighboring logging camp. ,

INDIANAPOLIS, SATURDAY, JULY 5, 1930

A New Tarzan AS Tarzan of the Apes hurtled through the trees, the sounds of battle between the Abyssinians and the lions smote more distinctly upon his ears. As he reached the scene of combat he saw the figure of a woman facing a great lion. It was Jane Clayton, his wife • . . Tarzan leaped with maddened frenzy . . . Follow the New Tarzan Picture Story, TARZAN AND THE JEWELS OF OPAR BY EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS Beginning Monday in The Times.

FIREMEN GIVEN STIFFWORKOUT 33 Runs Toll of Fourth Celebration. Thirty-three fire department runs from Thursday night until early today were attributed to Fourth of July fireworks. A balloon, landing on the roof of the A. B. Keeport Building Supply Company’s warehouse at .314-316 North street early today caused damage of $25. A skyrocket was blamed for a blaze which destroyed one garage and damaged two others Friday night. The fire started on a garage at the home of R. M. Gaston, 743 Woodlawn avenue and was communicated to a garage at the home of Mrs. Ora E. Carter, 918 Prospect street, which was destroyed with damage of S4OO. The same fire caused S3O damage to a garage at the home of Frank E. Gossa, 916 Prospect street, damaging the Gaston garage $25. A skyrocket landed on the roof of the home of Omar Glatt, 2444 Pierson avenue, Friday night, causing SSO damage. Many minor runs were made by fire companies to extinguish smoldering fireworks fragments on roofs. W R ONG MED Bleaching Plant Officials Correct Report of Accident. The Indianapolis Bleaching Company was not the scene of the recent accident in which Quincy Adams, 9, Negro, 411 Douglas street, fell into an acid vdt, sustaining burns officials said.

Turn Your Vacation Joy Into Cash; Here's How Cliff jumping at Banff? pursuit of a white pellet oVer green fairways; a jug of iced tea and book of verses, underneath a bough, tireless quest of some finny creature lurking beneath lily pads; the open road and tourists’ camps—which is the best vacation. What did you do on your vacation, and why do you think you spent those weeks away from the office more wisely than did your nC g £ach week, during the vacation season, The Times will award $5 to the person submitting the best 100-wor,d letter on: “Why I think my vacation was the best from the standpoint of mental and physical benefit derived. Why I think my type of vacation fits me better for the year’s grind.” Any vacationist is eligible on his return. In another contest, The Times will pay $5 weekly to the person sending in the best vacation picture, and those regarded as possible winners will be published daily. Be sure your name, together with the names of persons and places in the photo, is on the back of each print. The photographs will not be returned. , „ Wiriners in each contest will be announced each Tuesday, for the preceding week. The contest starts Monday and first winners thus will be published Tuesday, July 15. Readers may compete in either or both divisions. Mail or bring the letters and snapshots to the Vacation Contest Editor, The Indianapolis Times.

PER!\|JT TOTAL $86,327 Nine New Homes to Be Constructed in City, Board Reports. Building permits issued in Indianapolis during the past week totaled $86,327, according to compilations of the Indianapolis Real Estate Board. Permits were issued for the construction of nine new houses amounting to $51,000. HELENE ‘MAKES UP’. Carol to File Petition Next Week to Annul Divorce. Bu United Press BUCHAREST, July s.—King Carol II of Rumania will file a petition next week to annul the divorce granted Princess Helene two years ago, the newspaper Lupta said today. An announcement of a reconciliation between the king and his former wife will be made at the same time, the newspaper said. Helene and Michael were expected to leave for the summer palace at Sinaia immediately, and Carol will f ’low them within a week.

THERE was a time, and not so long ago, when the men came out of the A’oods of Old Oregon for their semi-aunual melee with the gangs of other camps, for scraps that made history and furnished material for numberless tales throughout the long nights in camp. Strong liquor was drunk, magnificent lies were told, mighty roof-shaking songs were sung. They swarmed into town after six mtmths of heart-breaking toil in the woods, filled upupn loggers’

TWO DIE IN JULY FOURTH AUTOCRASH Brothers Killed as Truck Rams Into Pole and Catches on Fire. ACCIDENTS INJURE MANY Girl Is Hurt When Cars Collide and Vehicle Turns Over. Two brothers injured in an automobile crash early Friday are dead and many other persons are recovering from a series of accidents, which made the holiday traffic toll here a heavy one. Herman Miller, 19, of R. R. 1, Terre Haute, and his brother Walter, 21, who were injured Friday morning when a truck in which the two were riding struck a pole rolled down an embankment near Stop 4, National road, east of Indianapolis Friday and caught on fire, died at city hospital. Herman Miller, thrown clear of the wreckage, was burned when he went to the aid of his brother. He died during the afternoon while Walter Miller expired early today. Mrs. Ida Ruth, of 1433 South East street, her mother-in-law, Mrs. Robert E. Ruth, 61, of the same address, Robert Ruth, 60, and Mrs. Robert Mayer 1433 North Delaware street, Apt. 63, were injured when cars driven by Frederick Scott, 23, of 1433 South East street, and Mrs. Florence Murray, 46, of Detroit, collided at Forty-ninth and Illinois streets- Mrs. Ida Ruth suffered severe injuries to her head. Miss Della McGlenn, 18, of 1616 Fletcher avenue, was injured when a car driven by Harry Tucker, 19, of 532 South West street, turned over and burned at Churchman avenue and Raymond street after collision with another car. Walter Primm, 2128 Sugar Grove avenue; his wife, Irma, 23; William Young, 29, of East St. Louis, Mo., and Florence Young, 3, were injured in a collision of a car driven by Primm and a street car at Twentyfirst street and Sugar Grove avenue. William M. Bun ton, 4JL, of 2253 Madison avenue, was taken to city hospital suffering from head injuries after he was struck near his home by a car driven by Burke Anderson of Franklin, Ind.

SHOWERS FORECAST Rain Due to Arrive in City Tonight or Sunday. After ideal holiday weather Friday, thunder storms are on their way toward Indianapolis, scheduled to arrive here tonight or Sunday, according to the United States weather bureau this morning. Local storms also were forecast for portions of Indiana, although the southern part of the state is expected to continue with fair weather. Temperatures, returned to normal after a cold wave a week ago, will remain unchanged, the forecast stated. BOTH MAY BE SORRY Cow Owner, Auto Driver Each Sues to Collect Damages. YAPHANK. N. S’., July s.—John Von Bohlen ran down a stray cow, damaging his automobile. He looked up the owner of the cow to try to collect damages. John Nowoski of Missle island, thi owner, started proceedings to collect damages for the cow. Both have gone to court to fight it out.

red-eye, met the crew of another camp in open combat on the barroom floor. Little did J *-?y mind if an ear was torn gff a face gouged by stesl-sriked bcc*s. an arm or tw r o broken or a f' -inch mat of greasy hair tom off. Nose-biting, eye • face scratching, punching, whamming, kicking, was countenanced as perfectly honorable warfare. A building might be tom to pieces, a hundred chairs broken, a thousand glasses and bottles shattered, but that was only to be expected.

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Cant Stop This Beauty

T t was not in the eyes of the judges, but in the light of subsequent developments that Miss Margaret Ekdohl, pictured here, was chosen the new “Miss America” and winner of the international beauty pageant at Miami, Fla. Margaret was given only third honors when the original decision were made, but now has captured the title through disqualification of the first and second prize winners. The 18-year-old blonde from Tampa, however, still has a claim to being the “fairest of the fair, for her more comely competitors had been unfair in declaring their martial and residential status.

TORCH MAN' GOES TO COURT MONDAY

Schroeder to Be Arraigned on Charge of Arson in Death Case. For more than a week Harold Herbert Schroeder had been taken to various places in the city with only an escort of officers, in the High School road torch car mystery investigation. Monday he will be taken from the county jail, but not in the “exclusive" manner in which he previously has been handled. Sheriff George .Winkler today said the Mobile (Ala.) prisoner will be one of a “chain gang” of thirty-five taken from county jail into Judge James A. Collins’ criminal court for arraignment. Schroder is charged with arson and murder in the torch car mystery. His trial, especially on the murder charge, is expected to provide many legal complications. The charred body of a man found in his blazing automobile the morning of May 31 has not been identified and the state must prove slaying of “John Doe.” Authorities are reticent as to the full extent of evidence against Schroeder on the murder charge- An autopsy showed, according to Coroner C. H. Keever, that the man. had been killed by a stab or bullet wound in the right chest. Schroeder claims the man was a hitch-hiker, who was killed when the southerner’s automobile went into a ditch and that he fired the car to destroy the body fearing accusation of murder.

The Mobile man's arraignment Monday on the arson charge will be accompanied by a hearing on a petition filed by Ira Holmes, his attorney, to prohibit his removal from county jail except on court orders, Holmes claiming “third degree” methods have been used by investigators. A temporary order now is in force. CONFIDENTJIN PACT Hoover Aid Feels Certain Over Naval Treaty. Bu United Press Washington, July s.—Administration leaders were confident today of favorable senate action on the London treaty which is to be considered in a special session beginning Monday. President Hoover fulfilled his long-announced purpose of convening the senate to consider the treaty this summer when he issued a formal call Friday morning, only twelve hours after the regular session adjourned. Hourly Temperatures 6 a. m 71 8 a. m 76 7 a. m 74 9 a. m 80 10 a. m 83

BUT the lumberjack has learned -"finement, acording these reports, and the hearty bull of the woods arrays himself in natty oxfords, plaid sox, golf knickers, form-fitting sweater, nert black bow tie and tweed cap, and visits other camr-, on the days of the match while his ‘‘colleagues" stand -"ently by at a respectful distance when he attempts a difficult putt on the green. When the next earthquake e - -•~s the lan' old-timers will know it is Paul Runyan turning over in his grave.

Two Holidays Owing to the double holiday, the New York Stock Exchange, the Chicago exchange, the Chicago Board of Trade and all principal commodity markets will remain closed today, reopening Monday morning.

HDDS OPERATOR OF GASSTATION Bandit Gets $5, Misses $25 Hidden in Safe. Ordered to open a safe and to give up the money it contained, A. W. Haynes, 31, of 1723 North Capitol avenue, Sinclair filling station attendant at Capitol avenue and Thirtieth street, Friday night gave a Negro bandit $5 from the safe and dropped $25 into it. The bandit previously had taken $65 from a desk. Four men held up Edward Castor, 3153 East Washington street, at Thirty-fourth street and Keystone avenue early today and took $7 from him, Castor told police. One of the four leaped onto the running board of Castor’s car and forced him to drive five blocks to a lonely spot. Burglars took S4O worth of merchandise from the Loren Burgess tire repair shop at 936 Massachusetts avenue Friday night.

PLAYS HERO ROLE Edgar Karn Rescues Boy From River Death. An unidentified boy today owes his life to Edgar Karn, assistant salesmanager of the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company, who rescued the boy from drowning at Ravenswood Friday afternoon. Witnesses of the act today lauded Karn’s coolness after the boy fell off a water wheel and sank for the last time. Karn threw the limp body of the lad o'er his shoulder and shook most of the water out of the boy’s throat and lungs. Karn and others did not get the name of the boy, who revived after first aid treatment.

“Miss Victory” Standings

Last-minute reports on standings of contestants in the woman's popularity contest conducted by the Veterans of Foreign Wars in connection with the war drama, ‘‘The Siege of 1918,” which will be staged at the state fairground July 19 Thelma Patterson, 11,950; Dorothy Rudolph, 10,850; Lillian Smock, 9.250; Della Stahl, 5,750: Helen Malless, 4,000; Virginia Scott, 3,800; Renee Jean Scheed, 3,000; Ella Moore, 2,450; Edna Schaub, 2,150; Betty Schier, 2,100; Wynema Linton, 1,850; Mina Mae Dodd, 1,700; Viola Heady, 1,500; Mitzi Meredith, 1.250; Gladys Koontz, 600; Vena McCormick and Lala Laepski, 500. A Marmon-Roosevelt sedan donated by the Indianapolis ales branch of the Marino Motor Car Company will be awarded the winner. •

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MOONEY BOMB PARDON HOPE IS DWINDLING High Court Denies Mercy to Warren Billings, Alleged Accomplice. FATE UP TO GOVERNOR Chief Executive of State Is Able Under Law to Grant Freedom. Bu United Press LOS ANGELES. July s.—Warren K. Billings today faced the realization that he must spend the rest of his life in Folsom prison, but Tom Mooney, in San Quentin, still hopes a conference Governor C. C. Young will hold today may bring him a pardon. Billings' fate was sealed by the state supreme court in refusing to recommend that the Governor act on his application. Mooney, convicted with Billings of murder in connection with the 1916 Preparedness day bombing in San Francisco, still may be pardoned under the law by the Governor. Young however, has stated he would be guided in the Mooney case largely by the court’s action on Billings. Billings, a “two-time” loser, was allowed by law to seek a pardon only through the supreme court, which recommended it for denial to the Governor. Mooney, serving his first term, could appeal directly to the Governor.

Six Concur in Opinion Six of the seven supreme court justices concurred in the opinion. The seventh W. H. Langdon, said the court ouinion was so overwhelming against him he saw no reason to state his basis for dissenting. A majority report signed by Chief Justice William H, Waste and Associate Justices Emmet Seawell, John E. Richards and Jesse W. Curtis, held in effect that if Billings was not guilty of the bombing he failed to reveal this knowledge. Furthermore, they held, Billings’ pardon application made on effort to establish his innocence in the crime, but sought merely to show irregularities in the manner in which he was convicted,, “We are not .sufficiently convinced of his innocence to recomrfeffcf'fhat your excelency act on his appeal,” the court's message read. Two other reports concurring in the adverse report, but arriving at the decision by different methods, were presented by Associate Justices John W- Shenk and John W. Preston. Billings received the news calmly from Warden Court of Folsom prison. He’s Not Disappointed “I didn’t expect the court to act and so I am not disappointed,” he said. “It looks like you are going to have to take care of me for a while longer, doesn’t it?” Rena Mooney, wife of Tom Mooney, sobbed hysterically when she read the report and realized its possible effect on her husband’s application. She had anticipated greeting him as a free man on the Fourth of July, the day after their wedding anniversary. Both men claimed they were “railroaded and framed” into prison and their case attracted world-wide attention. Among their supporters has been Judge Franklin W. Griffin, who sentenced them, but later approved their pleas for release. The bombing, which claimed nine lives and wounded forty, took place while the parade was proceeding along Market street. Mooney and Billings were tried twice on the murder charges. Billings was sentenced to life imprisonment and Mooney to hang. On intervention of President Wilson, Governor William D. Stevens commuted Mooney’s sentence to life imprisonment.

BLASTING LAYS BARE RAILROAD’S TUNNEL Engineers Cut Through 115 Feet of Rock for Clearance. Bu NBA Service HUNTINGTON, W. Va., July 5. Blasting their way through ledge rock, 115 feet deep at the thickest point, engineers recently converted the 1,316 foot Ona tunnel on the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway nine miles east of this place into an open cut with little interference the passage of the seventy-five daily trains. A false wooden tunnel within the concrete one torn down protected traffic from overhead blasting and made this feat possible. As the excavators reached the concrete, they tore it away leaving the frame structure intact. Then, after the cut had been widened to seventy feet at the bottom, trains were routed over a temporary track and the wooden shell was dismantledThe tunnel was torn down primarily because it lacked sufficient clearance. It was built in 1907. Engineers estimated that it would cost little more to make the cut than to enlarge the tunnel, and the former could be done without interrupting traffic. INVENTS SWIMMING !SUIT University of lowa Star Seeks Patent on Rubber Outfit. Bu United Prem lOWA CITY, la., July s.—Patent on a ruooer swimming suit which dries quickly and permits its wearer greater freedom in the water, is being sought by David Armbruster of the University of lowa swimming team.