Indianapolis Times, Volume 42, Number 66, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 July 1930 — Page 2

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OFFICERS FACE DAMAGE CASE ASKING SIO,OOO Sheiby County Sheriff and Former Aid Accused by Arrested Man. Bm Time* Special SHELBYVILLE, Ind., July 26. Geor%v A. Nigh Shelby county sheriff, and Everett Grlnstead, his former deputy, are defendants in a SIO,OOO damage suit filed in Shelby circuit court here by Thomas Taggart, who alleges assault and battery and false imprisonment. The complaint recites that on Jan. 11, Taggan was 'arrested and placed in the county jail by Nigh and Grinstead. Two days later a charge of possessing a revolver without a permit was filed against him. On May 19 the charge was dismissed due to lack of evidence. Between the date o' arrest and dismissal Grinstead resigned as deputy to be an opponent of Nigh, seeking renomination, in the May 6 primary. Nigh was the victor. Taggart alleges that on Jan. 11 the two officers called him from his home and informed him he was to be searched, but read no warrant. He says he objected and charges the two officers beat him with blackjacks, threatening to “knock out your brains.” He asserts he was held in jail two days without a charge being filed and that the sheriff refused to obtain medical aid for him until assured the prisoner would make payment. According to the complaint, Taggart’s right eye is permanently impaired as a result of the treatment he alleges the officers gave him.

RICHMOND ORDINANCE PROHIBITS FIREWORKS City Council Acts Well In Advance for Sane. Quiet July 4. Timr* ,<i* rial RICHMOND, Ind., July 26. There will be no fireworks in this city next Fourth of July unless they are bootlegged. The city council *has enacted a supplementary ordinance to the firecracker ordinance which was passed last fall, and which prohibited the shooting •of any fireworks within the city limits, but permitted their sale for five days preceding the Fourth. The new ordinance forbids both sale and shooting of fireworks within the city limits. The old ordinance was the cause of the arrest of twenty-one Richmond youths July 4. When they appeared in the city court it was an occasion for several demonstrations staged by angry parents of the boys. One citizen, who protested strongly, was arrested charged with interfering with an officer. WIDOW TO FIGHT CLAIM Suit of Alleged Son, Late Anderson Banker, to Be Opposed. ftt Time* Special • ANDERSON, Ind.. July 26—The claim of Courtney Everest Hennings. .Antioch, 111., that he is an illegitimate son of the late Joseph E. Hennings. banker and civic leader here, and entitled to a half share of an estate valued at nearly $500,000, will be contested by the widow, Mrs. Josephine Hennings. Information that there was another probable heir beside herself was not revealed to Mrs, Hennings 'Until after the death of her husband when an attorney from Waukegan. Oil., filed a $3,000 claim in circuit court here. Horse Killed After Crash Bn Time* Special BLUFFTON, Ir.d.. July 26.—Leonard Shafer. Ft. Wayne truck driver, was released from custody on a promise to pay damages caused when his truck struck a wagon driven by Isaac Bartlett. Wells county farmer. The accident occurred a mile south of here. The truck struck the rear of the wagon and a six-inch board in the wagon bed was knocked forward and penetrated the hip cf one of Bartlett's horses. The animal was killed later. $4,000 Bull Dies in Fire 'F.v Time* Special JOLIETVILLE, Ind.. July 26.—A large barn on the farm of Mrs. Solomon Howard. Indianapolis near here, was destroyed by fin, the flames originating in some new hay from spontaneous combustion. Several head of cattle were burned, among them being a Jersey bull valued at $4,000. Tne total loss is estimated at SB,OOO. less than half of which is covered by insurance. Oil Tests Planned Fn Time* Special GREENSBURG. Ind.. July 26 Several thousands of acres of Decatur county land have been leased by C. F. Lawther, Louisville. Ky, and Professor Beckner. a Louisville geologist, who will within a short time begin an intensive survey for oil. Prospectors believe that if wells are drilled to about twice the depth o f those in previous tests, oil will be found. The leases, totaling 15.000 acres, also include much land "in Jennings county. Flic* Electrocuted ‘B. a Time* Special EVANSVILLE. Ind., July 26—A wire screen through which electricity flows is the method D. B. Reed uses to keep his home free from flies. The screen is connected with a light socket. When a fly lights upon it there is a flash about equal to that of an ordinary spark plug. $1,500 Alimony Asked Pn Time* Special HAMMOND. Ind.. July 26.—Mrs. Helen Belok asks $5,000 alimony and $125 a month for support of three ;children in a divorce suit against Mike Belok. She alleges that she needs an operation, but that her 'husband refuses to pay for it. and that he threatened to kill her if she sought a divorce. Falling I.imb Deadly ’Pm Time* Special EVANSVILLE. Ind., July 26Funeral services were held Friday for Mrs. Julius Schlusemeyer. who died of injuries sustained Sunday, ,when a tree limb fell on her while she was on an outing at Cypress beach.

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B.V Time* Snreial LEBANON, Ind., July 24.—A program for music lovers of this, her home city, will be given Wednesday evening at the Centenary Methodist church by Miss Eleanor Honan, dramatic soprano, who is visiting here following a season of singing abroad. Miss Honan's program will include old Italian and modern French compositions. Her accompanist will be Paul Matthews, Indianapolis, former Lebanon resident. During the last two years Miss Honan has appeared mostly in Italy. She has sun in “H Trovatore” at the Malibran theater, Milan.

FIST CHALLENGE MADEJJOURT Belligerents Willing, But Gary Judge Calls Halt. P.v Time* Special GARY, Ind., July 26.—An offer to settle a case with a battle of fists enlivened proceedings in city court here were Peter Laterzo was on trial charged with assault and battery. J. H. Kash. who with his father, Martin Kash, accused Laterzo of administering a severe beating, proposed the fight and Laterzo announced his willingness to accept the challenge. Judge Herman Key put an end to hostilities by fining Laterzo $5 and imposing a sixty-day penal farm term, which was suspended on condition that there be no more fighting. Laterzo said he beat the Kashs “to get even” for an attack he alleged they made on his father. TRUCK DRIVER DROWNS Mishawaka Man Goes to Death in Thirty Feet of Water. Bv Times Special MISHAWAKA, Ind., July 26. Raymond Kersh, 26, was drowned in a gravel pit owned by the Berger Brothers Sand and Gravel Company, when a three-ton truck he was backing to the edge of the pit plunged down as the earth caved in, turned over and sunk in thirty feet of water. The body of Kersh was recovered with grappling hooks an hour after the accident by Rex Ladow, Mishawaka patrolman. Witnesses to the accident said that when the truck plunged into the pit Kersh was seen to leave the cabin and rise to the surface. After a short struggle in the water he went down before he could be reached. Two Chosen for School Pm Time ft Sneriol RICHMOND, Ind., July 26.—Miss Helen Hoggatt, Fountain City, and Miss Alice Hunt, Whitewater, have been named representatives of Wayne county 4-H Clubs at the twelfth annual term of the Indiana state fair school of home economics. Miss Hazel Smith of Hagerstown was named alternate. L. G. Van Nice of Amo is superintendent of the school. Veteran to Retire Bm Times Special DANVILLE, Ind., July 26.—Evan W. Estep, native of Danville and for twenty-five years in the United States Indian service, will retire on pension, July 31. He is now superintendent of the Yakima Indian reservation, Washington. He has also been in charge of the Crow reservation in Montana, and the Navajo reservation in New Mexico. Runaway Injuries Fatal Pm Times Special HOPE. Ind., July 26 —John Kellar, 80, died at the home of his son, I. G. Kellar, near here, of injuries received three weeks ago in a runaway accident. He was driving a team of horses to a wagon when the animals became frightened and ran away, throwing him off the wagon. He rolled down an embankment into a gravel pit. Kellar was born and reared in Bartholomew | county where he speot all his life. |He was an active iHember of the j Sharon Baptist church. He leaves two sons and a daughter, I. G. KelI lar, Harvey Kellar, and Mrs. G. M. Cochrane of Frankfort. —.— Fair Shows $2,600 Profit Fm Times Special ANDERSON, Ind , July 26. A net profit of $2,600 was realized from the Anderson free fair held last week.

Army Family Pm Times Special CAMP KNOX, Ky.. July 26. —For Colonel A. J. Dougherty, Indianapolis, chief of staff of the Eighty-fourth division of the organized reserve, the officers' reserve corps camp which he commands and which will open here Monday, is a “father and son affair. The colonel’s son. Jack Dougherty, will attend the camp as a newlycommissioned second lieutenant of cavalry. His father was a cavalryman at the Battle of Santiago, in the SpanishAmeriean war. Colonel Dougherty and his son recently learael to fly at Indianapolis.

PURDUE COURSE GIVEN FOREMEN IN Mm CITIES Training Reached 1,038 Men and 12 Women in Past Year. Pm Times Special LAFAYETTE, Ind.. July 26. Twelve women and 1,038 men foremen or foreladies in Indiana factories have been enrolled during the last year in a foremanship training course conducted by Professor G. F. Buxton of the engineering extension staff of Purdue university, his report shows. Buxton this month ? completed these courses in factories at Martinsville, Brazil, Greencastle, Spencer and Carbon. During the year he has had classes also I at Clinton, Terre Haute, West Terre ; Haute, Beech Grove, Indianapolis, Huntington, Wabash, Peru, Michigan City and Laporte. Covers 58 Cities For seven years the foremen's training work has been given in this state and during that time it has been extended by Professor Buxton to fifty-eight cities, including thirty-nine of the forty-one largest in the state. A total of factories have received the benefits of this course. “Foremen have many and varied duties, and anything that helps them in their work helps the companies by whom they are employed as well as the men personally,” said Buxton. “Foremen must have material on hand to keep their work moving properly, must see that the product meets the standards of the manufacturer, and see that the men under them are properly trained in their jobs.” The foremen in the factories where this work has been given have generally been called from their duties for a one-hour period of instruction and discussion with Buxton. At other times the classes have been held during the evenings or after working hours. Classes are held once a week for six weeks. Many Industries Reached These courses have reached all forms of industry, including nearly all Indiana. They have been given in widely diversified industries, ranging all the way from coal mining to cough drops, from candy factories to a gold-fish hatchery, railroad shops to a popcorn vending-machine factory, from greenhouses to Indiana’s famous limestone plants and quarries, cement mills to automobile plants, steel plants, packing plants to shoe factories. More than 100 different kinds of industries are in the list which has been given assistance through the medium of these lectures and discussions. Practically all of the leading railway shops, automobile factories, steel plants and other principal industries of the state, have availed themselves of the opportunity of the work given, many repeating several times. Professor Buxton is working out plans now for resumption of the classes in September. WATER SUPPLY SHORT All Sprinkling Stopped as Aid to Conservation at Farmersburg. Pm Times Special FARMERSBURG, Ind., July 26. The water supply here is being sharply reduced as a result of drought and as a conservation measure all lawn sprinkling has been forbidden. The town tower has a capacity of 60,000 gallons. The well which supplies the tower can be pumped dry in twenty minutes, and an hour and twenty minutes must pass before it refills. Former Resident Dies At/ Times Special CONNERSVILLE, Ind., July 26. Word has been received here of the death of Mrs. Amanda Hinchman, 90, widow of J. H. Hinchman, a formr resident of Fayette county. She died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Frank Matney*, at Wooster, 0., following a long illness. Burial will be made at Kokomo. She leaves five daughters, Mrs. Matney, Mrs. William Carson, Glenwood; Mrs. Clyde Reed, Kalamazoo, Mich.; Mrs. Henry Curtis, Hot Springs, Ark., and Mrs. Belle Dailey, Oklahoma City, Okla., and a son, Marshall, Glenwood. Bowler Must Go to Prison Bn United Pre*s FT. JVAYNE, Ind., July 26.—Edward W. Kraft, Indiana bowler, will begin a one to ten-year term in state prison Monday for involuntary manslaughter. His commitment was delayed pending an appeal to Governor Harry G. Leslie for a parole which was denied Wednesday. Previously, Kraft had lost an appeal to the Indiana supreme court. He was convicted of fatally injuring Charles Pens in an automobile accident, Jan. 16, 1928. Anderson Wells Condemned Bn United Press ANDERSON, Ind., July 26.—Several wells here have been condemned bv Frank Beck, city chemist, after tests of the water indicated contamination.

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Verdict Returned in Death of Alleged Rum Runner From Terre Haute. Bu United Pres* SPRINGFIELD, 111.. July 26.—A sverdict of death by suffocation has been returned by a coroner's jury investigating the death of R. C. Tincher, Terre Haute. Ind., whose body was found on an isolated road near here, two weeks ago. The jury recommended that authorities make every possible effort to apprehend the slayers, and that should they be located, they be held for murder. Tincher's body was found several miles east of Springfield, July 11, while the body of Elmer Stover, Rome, Ga., was found several days later. The two were alleged to have been engaged in rum running between Evansville, Ind., and Chicago and Springfield and Louisville, Ky. An inquest into fetover's death was to be held today at Taylorsville, UL

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A tobacco bam, 150 feet long and 60 feet wide, largest in Indiana, is being built for Lon Stewart & Son, Rush county tobacco growers. The bam is located on United States Road 3, north and east of RushviHe.

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Michigan City Youth Will Be at Orange, N. J., for Final Test. The program of events for the entertainment of the forty-eight contestants who will take part in the national Thomas A. Edison scholarship contests at Orange, N. J., four days, beginning Tuesday has been received by the Indiana university extension division, which had charge of the selection of Indiana’s representative in the contest, William Checkley Loy, Michigan City. The program announced by Edison is as follows: Tuesday—Arrival of state representatives: dinner and entertainment at Hotel SU Wednesdav— Welcoming exercises at Edison’s laboratory: lawn party at Edisons home: trip through Edison industries, dinner and dance at Rock Spring Country Cl Thursdav—Examination of contestants: bus to New York: boat to Coney Is-and. swing and dinner at Manhattan Beach, visit K to Luna Park and sightseeing trip in Announcement of scholarship award - lunch on S. S. Leviathans reception b'v Mayor J. J. Walker at city hall. New York. HOG THEFTS ALLEGED Two Held at Noblesville Accused of Stealing Twenty Animals. Bm Times Special NOBLESVILLE, Ind., July 26. Glenn Lennen and Woodward Shetterly, Lapel young men, are in jail here charged with the theft of twenty hogs from the farm of C. M. Gentry, a local attorney. When the hogs were taken to Indianapolis the stockyard officials became suspicious and asked the sheriff at Anderson to investigate. Shetterly was arrested and is said to have confessed, implicating Lennen and Edward Shetterly. The latter has not been found. Woodward Shetterly and Lennen said the hogs were stolen in Hamilton county and not in Madison county and the defendants were brought here. Gentry did not know the hogs had been stolen unt ii the defendants were under arrest. HEAT ENDS TWO LIVES Former East Chicago Street Official One of Victims. Bv United Press EAST CHICAGO, Ind., July 26. Heat caused two deaths here. Voctor Carrette, 47, formei* street commissioner, died at his home. Ira B. McMillan, 60, Chicago, dropped dead as he entered the plant of the Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company. Tailless Fish Caught Bti United Press HAZELTON, Ind., July 26.—Ted Byrd reports catching a twenty-three-pound tailless catfish in White river near here. Local Izaak Walton League members believe the fish probably had been used as bait when it was small and that a large fish had bitten off its tail. Byrd believes that when large rocks were placed along the railroad tracks during the high water last winter the fish was caught between two stones and had snapped off its tail in escaping. Brookville Banker Dis ind., JJg 26,S ne cL^ rVi S Z i We S. President of the People’s MtjOnpjg [ a jeweler here for fifty died of paralys • Cresce nt, widow, five sons, * T jO- -; h Ha ?d , M?cC seph and Mien Flack, near daughters, Mrs. Mary Bruns, Brookville, and Mrs. Mary Brookville. _____ . Lafayette Native Dies Bv Times Special mlv 26 — asbury park, n. j., July had owned newspapers in Pueblo, Colo., and in Wichita, Kaa. _

Not Dry Yet Bv Times Special JEFF ERSONVILLE, Ind., July 26. —Despite prohibition, liquor continues to cause trouble to married couples, it is shown in two divorce suits on file in Clark circuit court here. Charles Bryant alleges Mrs. Anna Bryant is in the habit of becoming intoxicated to the neglect of her household duties. Mrs. Phoebe Richey charges Wilson Richey, a grocer, with drunkenness.

New Fire Equipment Coming Bv United Press OAKTOWN, Ind., July 26.—Delivery of anew truck and other equipment for the Oaktown fire department is expected to be made in August. Need* for the new equipment was demonstrated recently when a Are caused $30,000 damage before it could be brought under control. _

Wears Well Bm Times Special WINCHESTER, Ind.. July 26.—During a celebration of the golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Aiph Hickman he wore a vest more than seventy-five years old, part of his wedding suit. His grandfather and father wore the vest at their wedding, as did the father of Mrs. Hickman. “This vest now shows the stains of soup from four wedding repasts,” Hickman said. “I hope to hand it down to many more happy bridegrooms before it outlives its usefulness.

HORSES JIEJN FIRE Barn Burns After Straw from Thresher Is Ignited. Bm Times Special BLUFFTON, Ind., July 26. Threshermen engaged in moving straw being blown into a bam on the John Reece farm near here, barely escaped when flames started in the straw. The bam and a combination corn crib and tool shed were destroyed. Two horses and all of Reece’s farm implements were included in the less. The threshing machine and tractor owned by Ernest Lesh were moved before they were damaged. Origin of the flames has not been determined. No insurance was carried on the contents of the building but some insurance was carried on the buildings. CANOE MOVES SLOWLY Newcastle Men on Trip to New Orleans Suffer From Heat. Em Times Special NEWCASTLE, Ind., July 26. Three Newcastle men who started on a canoe trip to New Orleans eight days ago are making slow progress due to the extremely hot weather. The canoeists are Charles Wood, William Highley and Glenn Cooper. The start was made at Lawrenceburg in the Ohio river, and so fal* the men are still in that stream, having reached a point near Louisville. Heat reflected by the water makes travel during the day uncomfortable and more delay is encountered due to the many locks in the river. Landing Field Arranged B.v Times Special KNTGHTSTOWN, Ind., July 26. A site for an emergency landing field has been leased here by the United States department of commerce. The field will be located on the farms of Edward Call and O. E. Rees. C. Brooks Renn, technical expert of the department, will supervise setting up boundary lights. Four such fields are to be established between Indianapolis and Dayton, 0., along the National road. Eleven Tires Stolen Bv Times Special ANDERSON, Ind., July 26. Thieves boarded the rear of a truck owned by the Hubert Truck Line, Muncie to 'Detroit, while the truck was being driven north on State road 9 between Anderson and Marion. Tarpaulin covering over the cargo was ripped open and eleven automobile tires stolen. The driver discovered the theft when he arrived at Marion. The robbery was reported to Anderson police by W. E. Tull, Indianapolis, manager of the trucking company. Health Contest at Fair Bv Times Special COLUMBUS, Ind., July 26.—For the first time in the history of the Bartholomew County Fair Association a contest to determine the healthiest boy and girl in the county will be held in connection with the annual fair here, Aug. 12 to 14. The contest will take the place of one for babies. The winning boy and girl will be given a free trip to Purdue university and will be the county’s official entries in the state healthiest boy and girl contest. Water Sickens Three Bm Times Special ANDERSON, Ind., July 26.—Mrs. A. D. Skees and two children are seriously ill from the effects of drinking water on a recent visit to Kentucky. Five cases from similar causes have occurred here recently, one resulting fatally. Mail Carrier Forgets Route Bv T'nited Press VINCENNES, Ind., July 26 George Letts, Kansas, a former rural mail carrier in the Wheatland district, became lost and was forced to ask directions back to Vincennes when he attempted to drive over his old route while visiting friends here. Needle in Finger Moves Bm Times Special ALEXANDRIA, Ind., July 26.—A piece of needle which entered a finger of Mrs. D. H. Benedict recently was revealed by an X-ray picture to be lying on the bone at the back of the digit, having moved since the wound was sustained. Horse Injures Boy PM Times StTrrial BEILMORE, Ind., July 26.—While putting hay jn a bam, Ronald Dooley, 13, was seriously injured when kicked by * horse.

$3,000 SWINDLE CASE RESULTS IN STATE QUIZ Authorities Believe Real Story of Druck Loss Not Yet Told. Bm Times Special NOBLESVILLF, Ind., July 26. Captain C. T. Manning of the Indiana bureau of criminal investigation and identification, has notified Sheriff T. E. Ramsey that he’ll come to Noblesville soon for a conference relative to the alleged swindling of August Druck, farmer, living near Atlanta, of $3,090 ten days ago by two men in a land deal. Manning has been investigating at Tipton, where Druck had the money on deposit. Druck went to Tipton, drew the money from a bank and placed it in a box in one of the rooms of his farm home, presumably for the purpose of handling s land deal. Later he found the money was gone and accused two strangers who had been in the home. Several fingerprints on the box have been photographed and none other than those of Mr. and Mrs. Druck have been found aside from those of the officers who handled the box in removing it. After reporting the case Druck said nothing more about it. Manning has asked Ramsey to assist him in the investigation. The officers believe there is a real version of the alleged robbery which has not yet been disclosed. According to Druck’s story the two men had chosen a farm in Hamilton county, which they said a western friend desired very much to buy. They wanted Druck to purchase it and sell it to their friend at a profit. RAILROAD VETERAN DIES Sixty-Two Years Spent in Work by Lawson A. Boyd of Dublin. Bm Times Special DUBLIN, Ind., July 26.—Lawson A. Boyd, 80, a retired railroad worker, is dead here, following a long illness Sixty-two years ago he began as a telegraph operator at Dublin for the old Indiana Central, now the Pennsylvania. He advanced to train dispatcher, located at Dennison, O. Later he became the superintendent of the old Indianapolis, Decatur & Western with offices at Indianapolis. Later he went south where he was superintendent of the Seaboard Air Line. He was also a construction superintendent in building of railroads in New York and North Carolina and a line into the Florida Everglades. He was born at Jacksonburg. He was a member of the Masonic lodge. He leaves a brother, Dr. Horace B. Boyd, Cambridge City. SI,OOO AWAITS WOMAN Missing Wabash Resident Has Share in Three Estates. Bv United Press WABASH, Ind., July 26.—The Wabash county clerk Is looking for Vera Costina so that he may give her SI,OOO. Carl J. Reahard has filed suit asking that an administrator be named to receive the SI,OOO and invest it. Vera Costina is the only defendant named in the suit. She disappeared from her home here more than five years ago. The SI,OOO is from three ’ estates in which she was named heir. Atlanta Man Dies Bm Times Special ATLANTA, Ind., July 26.—Charles Snyder, 50, died at his home here after a long illness. Burial will be at Arcadia. He leaves the widow and the following children: Mrs. Geraldine Rouse, Anderson: Mrs. Etta. Carpenter, Omega, and Miss Mary Snyder and Garret Snyder, at home, and the following brothers and a sister: Edward, John, William and Faulty Snyder, and Mrs. Maude Kellam. Councilman Asks Divorce Bm Times Special JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind.. July 26. —Russell Prall, member of the city council, has fiied suit for divorce from Mrs. Jessie N. Prall, alleging cruelty. The wife is accused of nagging and quarreling. The father asks custody of a son, Edward, 10.

Aged Man Sentenced Bj/ Times Special COLUMBUS, Ind., July 25. Thomas Tirtle, 72, farmer, who pleaded guilty to possession of intoxicating liquor in city court following a raid at his home west of the city, was given a fine of SIOO and costs amounting to $l3O and a ninety-day sentence to the state penal farm. Raiding officers found two gallons of corn liquor. Liquor Charge Confessed Bm Times Special COLUMBUS, Ind., July 26.—Mrs. George King pleaded guilty to a charge of possession of liquor and maintaining a nuisance, as the result of a raid made on her home a few days ago. Judge Julian Sharpnack withheld sentence pending on future behavior. Following the raid her husband, who is ill of paralysis, was arrested, but as he can not be moved from bed, Mrs. King took responsibility for the offense. Geese Annoy Aviator Bv United Press DECKER, Ind., July 26.—A large flock of wild geese rising suddenly out of White river here endangered a south-bound mail plane. The plane was flying fast, at a low altitude, as it neared the river. When the birds took to the air, the pilot was forced to go Into a quick bank to avoid plowing through the flock. The plane then was too low j to circle, and the pilot made an ! abrupt turn and headed northward ! to gain altitude. Aged Widow Dies Bm Times Special NOBLESVILLE, Ind., July 26. Mrs. Ida B. Cook, 69, widow of Wright Cook, is dead at her home here. She leaves two children, William Cook, Indianapolis, and Jesse Cook, Anderson. Paving to Cost $57,000 Bv Times Special HARTFORD CITY, Ind., July 26. —On a bid of $57,433, a contract has been awarded the W. J. Nees Company of Mishawaka for paving a street here with concrete.

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Charles Kenneman, Columbus, s lineman for the Pennsylvania railroad, atep a pole at Falmouth keeping telegraph service intact while fire destroys an elevator owned by the Rush County Elevator Company.

WOUNDED MAN WILLRECOVER Seventy-Five Shot Removed from Officer’s Body. Bm Times Special MARION, Ind., July 26.—Robert White of Peru, C & O. railroad detective, who was wounded Wednesday night, continues to Improve at the Grant county hospital. Chester Parks, 35, alleged assailant of White, is held in the Grant county jail. More than seventy-five shot from the gun fired by Parks entered the detective’s right shoulder, arm and hand. Police officers and detectives declared that the shooting was an effort by Parks to avenge an attempt by White to arrest him for train riding. The detective fired several shots in the air after Parks refused to stop at his command. Detectives had stopped an eastbound freight train to search it for a fugitive who had broken jail at Peru. Parks was among the ten or twelve men, who ran as the detectives began a search. Parks fled to his home here and obtained a repeating shotgun and returned to the railroad where White was guarding five men. He singled White out and immediately opened fire. The detective returned the fire before he fell wounded. Parks was arrested a short time later at the home of a brother. He is a World war veteran. He is said to suffer from epileptic attacks. UNION MINERS TO MEET Problems Due to Loading Machines Will Be Topic Sunday. Bv United Press SULLIVAN, Ind., July 26.—A mass meeting of members of all local unions in District 11, United Mine Workers of America, will be held in the Sullivan county courthouse here Sunday afternoon, when the problems arising from operation of loading machines in Indiana mines will be discussed, Pearl Robinson, chairman, announced Friday. Wounded Boy Dies Bm Time* Special NOBLESVILLE, Ind., July 26. Emerson, 14, son of Charles Sylvester, farmer, died at a hospital here from the effects of being accidentally shot by his brother, Russell, 18, a week ago. The wound necessitated the amputation of the boy’s right leg near the thigh. One of the blood vessels that had been sewed up burst and the lad bled to death. Burial will be made at Fortville, the former home of the family. Aged Man Dies Bm Times Special ANDERSON, Ind., July 26.—Funeral services will be held here for Thomas Hart, 73, former Pennsylvania railroad employe, who died at Jersey City, N. J. He leaves three children, Mrs. Mary Ericson, Miss Alice Hart and James Hart, Los Angeles, Cal., and a sister, Mrs. Anna Galaska, Indianapolis.

Loss of $5,000 in Bam Fire Bm Times Special COLUMBUS, Ind., July 26.—Fire causing a loss of $5,000 occurred on the Carl Nienaber farm, four miles west of here, destroying a barn and its contents and a silo, one of the largest In this part of Indiana. Origin of the fire has not been determined, but is believed to have been from spontaneous combusion, as considerable new hay had recently been placed In the loft. Blood Given to Mother Bm l ime* Spccut* ANDERSON. Ind . July 26.—The Rev. Paul Robinson, superintendent of the City Mission, has returned from Loma, Colo., where he was called several weeks ago by the serious illness of his mother. The Rev. Mr. Robinson and a brother submitted to blood transfusions which have improved the condition of their mother. Bakery Manager Chosen Pm Times Special ANDERSON, Ind., July 26.—Edward C. Breuer. formerly of St. Louis, Mo., has taken over the management of the Taggart Baking Company plant here.

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CITY HALL ROW CAUSES ARREST ON FEE CHARGE Hammond Druggist Leading Opposition to Buiiding Accused by Official. Bm Times Special HAMMOND, Ind., July 26.—Carl Nelson, a druggist, is under arrest as anew development in the fight over a proposal to build a $500,000 city hall here. Nelson, leader of those opposing the erection of the building, is charged with violation of a city ordinance because he sold sandwiches at his store without paying a $lO license fee. Charles Scott, leader of the forces favoring the building, caused the arrest. Nelson asserted the councilman had allowed “pettiness and venom’’ to enter the controversy over the city hall and declared “that if this is Mr. Scott’s way of fighting me on the city hall proposition he is certain to iose.” The druggist declares his failure to pay the license fee was due to an oversight and suggested that Scott should have notified him rather than have him arrested. Reports that A. Murray Turner, park board official, is financing the campaign against the city hall and using Nelson as a tool, were branded “all lies” by the druggist. Two hundred petitions urging city officials not to construct the building, which were circulated by Nelson, will be returned to him tonight for filing. INDIANA ACCOUNTANTS HELD SESSION FRIDAY Evansville Host of Association's Semi-Annual Meeting. Bm Times Special EVANSVILLE, Ind., July 26.—The Indiana Association of Certified Public Accountants held its semiannual meeting here Friday. James C. Olive, Indianapolis, is president of the association. Others attending from Indianapolis are J. B. Baerncopf, Andrew L. Carter, Harry Boggs, Arthur R. Chapman, Marshall G. Knox, John H. Pritchard, Horatio A. Roney, Troy G. Thurston and Carl A. Watler. A directors’ meeting was followed by luncheon. Golf, swimming and motor trips around the city were the afternoon entertainment. A banquet Friday evening concluded the meeting. Paul H. Schmidt, attorney of Evansville, spoke on “Relation of Accounting and Law'.” Dan Fairfield of Evansville was chairman of arrangements. He was assisted by Roy Austin and H. A. Roney of Indianapolis, and J. A. Cammack of Evansville. Olive presided. Other officers are E. E. Thomas, Evansville, vicepresident; A. R. Chapman, Indianapolis, treasurer, and Roney, secretary. Death Follows Operation B.v Times Special MIDDLETOWN, Ind., July 26. Mrs. Eone Graves, 66, wife of George Graves, a farmer near here, is dead, following an operation. She was a member of the Lutheran church and also of the Woman’s Relief Corps and Eastern Star. She leaves her husband; three sons by a former marriage, Chester Pierce, Cleveland, 0.. Ralph Pierce. Chicago, and Herbert Pierce, Middletown, and a daughter, Mrs. M. R. James, Wilmeth, 111. Christian Church Session Bm Times Special ANDERSON, Ind., July 26.—Madison county Christian churches will hold a quarterly conference for ministers and laymen at the Vermillion church, northwest of Anderson, July 31. Speakers will be Mrs. D. R. Jones, Indianapolis; the Rev. Rodney L. McQuary, Anderson; Miss Fay Wilson, Alexandria; Miss Arlie Dailey, Anderson; Misg Mary B. Hines, Pendleton; Mrs. Fred Etchison, Elwood; the Rev. V. Hays Miller, ’Elwood, and the Rev. Curtis Wilson, Alexandria. Failing Door Injures Child Bm Times Special COLUMBUS, Ind., July 26. Claude Henry Ponsler, 3, son of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Ponsler, southeast of this city, sustained a broken leg and was badly bruised when a barn door fell on him.

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