Indianapolis Times, Volume 42, Number 151, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 November 1930 — Page 2

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VOTER TO FACE LENGTHY ARRAY OF CANDIDATES 55 Offices Will Be Filled When Electors Go to Polls Tuesday. Marlon county voters probably will be staggered Tuesday upon enuring the voting booths when they re. its array of fifty-five offices to "e filled. Each of the two major parties has presented a full slate, while the Prohibition, Socialist, and National parties are presenting candidates lor major state offices. A voter is allowed but one minute in a booth where a machine is used. To vote properly, don’t wait until you enter the booth before making a choice of candidates for whom you wish to vote. Study the candidates on each ticket and then provide yourself with a list of those who measure up o your ideas of public servants. Try to Vote Early The polls will be open front 6 a. m. to 6p. m. To facilitate vdling of others who are engaged in work which prohibits their early appearance. be sure, if possible, to vote early. All citizens should vote on the question of convening a constitutional convention. It is of major importance to every citizen. Ts you feel that you want aid in voting properly, declare your desire for instruction to the clerks and be sure that both Democratic and Republican clerks accompany you into the booth. The election laws make it a duty of the clerks to aid you Don’t permit yourself to be stampeded into voting- for a ticket or randidate you did not intend to favor How They Line Up Here is how the list of candidates read from left to right: First come the state officers to be voted upon. These are secretary, auditor, treasurer, clerk of the supreme court, superintendent of public instruction, two judges for the supreme court jind four judges for the appellate court. Then comes the name of the can-, rlidate for congressional representative. The office of probate judge leads the county ticket. Following, in the order named, are the candidates for prosecuting attorney, judges of superior courts one. two, three, four and five; judge of the criminal court and judge of the juvenile court. One state senator will be voted for In Marion county this year and his name is followed by those of the eleven candidates for state representative and one candidate for joint representative from Johnson and Marion counties. Many Others on List After the legislative offices, in the order named, are the candidates for county clerk, auditor, treasurer, recorder, sheriff, coroner, surveyor, assessor, two candidates for county commissioner, one from the First district and the other from the Third. These are followed by name of the district candidate for county councilman. But the voter is not finished yet. He must vote for township officers, which includes township trustee, assessor, justic of the peace, constable and three members of the township advisory board. To make the voting easier, remember to study all tickets in the field, and make your choice before going to the polls.

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Past the halfway mark and The Tifnes big Twin Contest is clicking at a whirlwind rate. Contestants by the hundreds are out for the liberal prizes offered if you can match up the pictures of twins now being printed in this newspaper. Fifty will be printed and it’s up to you to match the twenty-five sets and mail or bring them in to The Times Twin Contest Editor after the close of the competition on Nov. 14. With your solution you must turn in one subscription to The Times of not less than thirteen weeks from someone who has not been a Times subscriber in the last thirty days. You get plenty of pleasure out of matching up the twins, and remember that some of them are mixed duos, a boy and a girl, making it a little tougher to identify. First prize a fine Stewart-Warner radio, donated by the StewartWarner Sales Company, 508 North Capitol avenue. Second is $25 in cash; third is $lO in cash, and there are twenty $1 prizes. ELECTION FRAUD WARNING ISSUt; Federal Action Threat Is Sounded by Officials. Warnings to election officials in each of 331 polls in Marion county that Tuesday’s election will be conducted under surveillance of federal authorities were sounded today by election commissioners. Addressing poll inspectors at a meeting Sunday afternoon, George O. Hutsell, county clerk, charged the official. 1 ; with responsibility for honesty, and urged absolute fidelity to election laws. Violators of election Taws will be liable to federal action, Hutsell said. . Poll judges and clerks were instructed by George L. Denny, Republican commissioner, and Harry Toner, Democratic members. They urged return of vote tabulations in each precinct to courthouse headquarters as early as possible, to facilitate the official count. Doctor Dies Suddenly pv Times Special MARTINSVILLE, Ind., Nov. 3 Dr. William Abbett, 70, Los Angeles, native of Vernon, Ind., and who formerly practiced medicine in Greenwood, died suddenly at a local hotel of heart disease. He was here in connection with his farming interests in Morgan county.

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GIRL WINS TOY GOLFJOURNEY Cries When Forced to Beat Sister in Title Match. Bv United ! Press CHICAGO, Nov. 3.—The winner of the first national miniature golf tournament, held in Chicago, is a girl and she cried when she won—cried because it was her own sister she had to beat to become the winner. The champion is Miss June Beebe. She’s probably about 20 or something like that and she’s quite small, even for her age. She lives at Olympia Fields and is a star on the outdoor links too. Miss Beebe defeated her sister, Florence, 1 up, to win the women’s final in the first national “pee-wee” tournament Sunday night. She cried a bit about that. Then she went out and defeated M. W. Rittenhouse, the men’s champion, for the grand championship. She won a $3,500 miniature golf course, which will be delivered to her, prepaid, at any site she selects and the rent of the site will be paid for a month. RITES ARRANGED FOR GEORGE W, JOHNSON Railroad Engineer to Be Buiied in Washington Park Cemetery. Funeral services were to be held this afternoon for George W. Johnson, 53, of 111 North Traub avenue, Big Four railroad engineer and Spanish war veteran. Mr. Johnson died at his home Saturday. Services were to be held at the residence with burial in Washington Park cemetery. Survivors are the widow, Mrs. Lola Johnson; a daughter, Miss Lola Dell Johnson; two brothers, Charles A. Johnson of Indianapolis and Amos D. Johnson of Chicago, and two sisters, Mrs. J. W. Miller and Mrs. Roy Phillips, both of Indianapolis. Mr. Johnson was a member of the West Park Christian church, Masonic order and the Major Harold Megrew post of the United Spanish War Veterans. LECTURES WILL START Educational courses of the Jewish Community Center Association will be inaugurated this week at Kirshbaum Center, 2314 North Meridian street. The courses consist of a series of lectures from 8 to 9 p. m. each Wednesday for twelve weeks. The first will be held Wednesday night with a lecture by J. L. Rosenstein, who is in charge of the psychological clinic at the James Whitcomb Riley hospital for children. ★ Safety for Savings Fletcher American NATIONAL BANK 4 Southeast Cor. of Market and Pennsylvania % ON SAVINGS

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GUNMAN LEAPS INTO CAD; RODS CITYMOTORIST Burglars and Bandits Are Busy in City Over Week-End. Bandits, yeggs and burglars conducted many robberies and holdups over the week-end, and all but two of the criminals were free today. A young gunman leaped into the auto of E. C. Stoutenbsrg, 4001 Washington boulevard, as he waited for a traffic light change at Thirtyeighth and Meridian streets Sunday afternoon. The bandit pushed H. M. Love, 5354 North Meridian street, passenger, from the car, and ordered Stoutenberg to drive on. When the driver tried to turn suddenly into a driveway, the gunman struck him on the head with the pistol butt, and took the wheel. He robbed Stoutenberg of $42 and fled from the car at Forieth and Pennsylvania streets. Braves Holdup Man’s Gun Braving a bandit’s revolver fire Saturday night Alex Dale, grocer at 1150 West New York street, and Paul Fleeman, 1208 West New York street, ran down the gunman‘who had held up Dale and robbed him of sls. The bandit, Clyde Sharp, 18, of 3225 North Adams street, confessed, police say, declaring it was his first venture in crime. He emptied his gun at his pursuers, and then was run down. In a struggle for a gun Fred Dietz, 130 Spencer street, Fame laundry driver, was slugged by a Negro bandit at Walnut and West streets Saturday night. The Negro took $5. Bandit Suspect Is Held William D. Silcox, 24, of 627 Dorman street, was held today as a suspect in the holdup of a Harbison pharmacy, 1740 East Tenth street, Saturday night, when a gunman robbed Norman Donelson, clerk, of SSO. He also will be questioned in connection with several other robberies. Other, crimes on police records today included: Clem Talkington, lunch room. 111 West Michigan street holdup, one gunman, early today sls. Leo Rappaport, 1514 Park avenue robbery Sunday, jewelry and cash $225. Harry Beery 250 Baike street, robbery Sunday, jewelery and clothing, $450. Kile Farmer. 2938 Shriver avenue, robbery Sunday jewelry SBO. William Qauer, grocer. 2664 Brookside avenue robbery Sunday merchandise $55. William Gresham, 413 Cavin street street car motorman, holdup. $lB, Saturday ngiht. Charles M. Jones, taxi driver holdup Negro bandit $4. Hat cleaning shop. 27 East Market street, robbery $175. n<rht John Q. McClurg. 2957 North Illinois street, second-hand clothuig s.ate liuu-,, slugged bv bandit who toon nothing. Goble Rairdon 1325 Nordyke avenue, holdup, two men and women, S3O Rooy Armstrong. 24 of 428 East Merrill street taxi driver, one bandit holdup, $3-50. William F. Dochterman 1125 North Oakland avenue Pilgrim laundry river, holdup, one bandit S4O.

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Crowned Boy Orator King

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The new world champion of youthful speech-makers, Edmund Gullion of Washington, is pictured above (at the left) as he received the cup symbolic of victory in the fifth international oratorical contest held in the nation’s capital. Dr. C. H. Marvin (at right), president of George Washington university, awarded the trophy. With a prepared oration on “John Marshall and Federal Supremacy” and an extemporaneous address on “Marshall’s Influence on World Affairs,” Gullion triumphed over boy orators from eight different countries. He represented the United States. President Hoover delivered an address of welcome.

13 HURT IN SERIES OF AUTO CRASHES

Cuts, Bruises Chief Toll; Cops Seek Driver Who Hit Garage, Fled. Injuries were suffered by thirteen persons in a series of auto crashes in and near Indianapolis over the week-end, police records showed toda5 r . Three persons were hurt when two cars in which they were riding collided at Thirtieth and Delaware streets Sunday. Those injured: Frank Potts, 32, of 1040 West Twen-ty-eighth street: Claude McCracken, 31, of 927 North Denny street, and Miss Elsie Ball, 21, of 2651 Bellefontaine street. Each suffered bruises and cuts. Other persons injured: Fred Hansing 44, and Catherine HansIng, 8, both of 1513 Orange street, cuts and bruises; Miss Louise Stadler 33, of 5260 Southeastern avenue, cuts; Titus Krauchi 32, of Clay City back injuries; Donald H. Carter. 26 of 2934 Rookwood avenue, two ribs broken; Mrs Thelma Carter body bruises; Frank Mastroni. 915 South Meridian street, leg injuries; John Epperson, 70, of 1945 West Vermont street face cuts; Mrs. Audrey Russell, 29 of 321 South Noble street, head and leg Injuries; and John T. Taylor 67 of 125 North Davidson street, head cuts. Police are seeking the auto driver whose car early today crashed into

a garage owned by Michael Sullivan, 1902 Union street. The autoist fled after the crash. L. B. Faulkner, R. R. 14, escaped death Saturday afternoon when he was carried on the pilot of a locomotive fifty feet with the wreckage of his car at Harding street and the Belt railroad. He said ha was blinded by the sun and failed to see the Pennsylvania freight train. Hugh O’Daniel, 30, of 1221 Hoyt avenue, today faced charge of failure to stop after an accident. Police alleged he fled after striking the auto of Herbert Eastland, Negro, of 1512 Beliefontaine street, Saturday. Charge Follows Tragedy Bu United Press ANDERSON, Ind., Nov. 3.—lnquiry into the death of Mr. and Mrs. George Crowe, Anderson, Sept. 15, as the result of their automobile striking a parked truck, resulted in a charge against John Brinker, truck owner, of parking the vehicle without proper lights. Horse, §9; Bird, $11.50 Bv United Preee PORTLAND, Ind., Nov. 3.—The decline in the value of. horses was strikingly brought out when a canary bird sold for $11.50 and a driving horse brought only $9 at ah auction sale here.

MURDERER OF OWN DAUGHTER CLINGS TO LIFE I Father Fights to Recover From Four Wounds Self-Inflicted. On a city hospital cot today a 61-year-old man fought to recover from four self-inflicted bullet wounds only to face murder charges if his battle succeeds. He is Richard Guiry, 4916 Caroline avenue, who early Saturday slew his 22-year-old daughter Isabella, after worry over her debts had distressed him perhaps to the point of insanity. “My little girl is out of her mind. I am doing this to benefit society,” Guiry wrote in eleven pages of notes he dedicated to his wife, friends and police. Shot Self Four Times Guiry accompanied the daughter out of their house as she left for work. On the lawn he suddenly drew a revolver and shot her through the heart. He then fired two shots into his body-and two others into his head, staggered to the ground, rose again, and reeled around the lawn until a police emergency squad arrived. Mrs. Nannie Guiry, the wife and mother, told police her husband worried about a. debt on their home, and another on an auto he purchased for the daughter. "Worked as Doorman These worries were augmented when the daughter passed a worthless check on a downtown store in payment for a coat, she said. “She got in trouble at two banks that I couldn’t get her out of,” Guiry whispered to police Sunday. He is charged with murder. For many years Guiry was door-

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