Indianapolis Times, Volume 42, Number 252, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 February 1931 — Page 1

KEYSTONE OF SCHROEDER’S DEFENSE TO BE INSANITY PLEA, PROCEDURE SHOWS Defendant Held in City Hospital Ward Today for Searching Examination by Two Alienists. GIRL KEY WITNESS GOES ON STAND 0 Ruby Blue of Greencastle Tells How She and Her Escort Picked Up Suspect Near Scene of Fire. BY EDWARD C. FULKE Fighting grimly to establish an insanity defense to the alleged slaying of an unknown man in the High School road torch car tragedy, May 31, Harold Herbert Schroeder of Mobile, today was being examined by alienists at city hospital, while his trial in criminal court was recessed for the weekend. Under the watchful eyes of Dr. Rogers E. Smith and Dr. Charles D. Humes, Schroeder today is held in the confines of the hospital’s psychopathic ward. ' Results of the examination will show whether Schroeder is a victim of mental derangement. Ira Holmes, defense attorney, has stated that both Schroeder’s mother and his grandmother were confined in the lowa state hospital for the insane. , In criminal court Friday

Schroeder watched the state bfegin its fight to send him to the electric chair. Before the jury, Schroeder heard state's witnesses narrate a simple, straight-forward story of events the night, of the alleged crime. Key Witness Testifies Miss Ruby Blue, 28, of Greencastle, state’s key witness, told the iury she and Jack Allen, Clayton, saw Schroeder on the night of the crime less than a mile from High School road, where Schroeder’s car and its human cargo were enveloped in flames. “Schroeder stepped to the center of Rockville road and waved his hand for us to stop. We saw him in the gleam of the headlights,” Miss Blue testified. “Do you see in this courtroom anyone you saw on Rockville road, that right?” Miss Blue was asked. “YeS," she said, “it was Harold Herbert Schroeder.” Rode with Couple She told of Schroeder getting into the Car with her and Allen. “I asked him if he had seen the burning car,” Miss Blue testified. "Schroeder said ‘what car?’ —"No, I hadn't seen it,’ ’* she continued. “Did he tell you where he was going?” she was asked. “Yes, he said he was going to Detroit by way of Cleveland, and that, he hitch-hiked from Terre Haute that day. “He was dressed in dark trousers, a light shirt, a raincoat and carried a blanket. He was not wearing a hat or glasses," she testified. At Senate avenue and West Washington street. Schroeder asked ■ o be let out of the car, she said. Failed to Tell Police He said his ‘appearances were uch that I’d rather not be seen in town,”’ Miss Blue continued. Cress-examining the witness, Holmes attacked Miss Blue’s failure to report the incident to police. Miss Blue identified a tan blanket which Schroeder carried when he was picked up. She and Allen had watched the car burn for several minutes before continuing to the •ity. she said.

Harve;.’ Shipp and Charles Bell, former deputy sheriffs, Were on the stand preceding Miss Blue. They ; oid of arriving at the flaming car \t about 1:30 a m. The sedan and its cargo was on he west side of the road, headed south, the two right wheels in a ditch at the roadside. The inside of the auto had been enveloped in flames while the two rear wheels ond a spare tire also were burning. Charred Body Found It was not until the flames had subsided that the charred body of a man was found slumped on the front seat. “Firemen ripped the side of the :ar out with axes and we dragged the body from the car, which still was redhot." Shipp testified. ' Near the front wheels of the blackened hull of the sedan lay a coat in which were the initials “H. H. S." A pocketbook containing a card with Sehroeder's name was found In the lining, Shipp stated. Sehroeder's raincoat later was found in an alley south of where he left Miss Blue and Allen. It was almost three weeks later before authorities, tracing minute clews, captured Sdhroeder in a weed patch near his Mobile home laugh for Both An amusing incident of Miss Blue's appearance on the stand occurred when she was asked by prosecutors what license plates the burning car bore. “Mobile, Ala., license," she answered quickly, then hesitated. Spectators were amazed to see her suddenly look directly at Schroeder, sitting at the defense fable. Miss Blue broke into a laugh. Schroeder laughed with her. “I meant Alabama license,” Miss Blue re-atated. Judge Frank P, Baker at this point rapped vigorously for order, threatening to exclude spectators unless quiet was maintained. Evidence to Last AH Week Prosecutor Herbert Wilson, who petitioned for the sanity examination of the Alabaman, said Friday,

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it was expected the state’s presentation of evidence would last through next week. Wilson and Floyd Matttce, chief deputy, are in charge of the state’s case. An important point in the state’s evidence, hitherto unknown, was revealed in Wilson’s opening statements Friday morning to the jury. “We will show by Schroeder’s own admission that the man who died i nthe flaming car groaned before Schroeder touched off the oil-soaked car,” Wilson said. Hits Schroeder Story It was believed this would refute Schroeder’s story that the man was dead when the fire was ignited. Schroeder, in his single statement to authorities, said the unknown man died of a broken neck in an accident twenty-five miles west of Terre Haute. Schroeder returned to Indianapolis in a frenzy of fear and set the auto and its cargo afire to avert being accused of murder, he said. When the tidal adjourned Friday, Baker admonished jurors against reading of the case in newspapers and instructed them to refrain from discussing the case with any one.

‘LOAN SHARKS YOUR FOE,' LEAGUE TOLD Credit Unions Are Salvation of Working People, Illinois Finance Expert Says. Working people of America paid interest ranging from 42 per cent a year to no limit on $1,250,000,000 of small loans in 1929 and are in an even worse state now, T. J. O’Shaughnessy, president of the Illinois Credit Union League, told members of the Indiana Credit Union League at the annual dinner at the Antlers Friday night. “Salvation from loan sharks lies in the formation of credit unions where small loans are made at a reasonable rate and not the legal 3Vt per cent a month or the illegal 1,000 per cent,” he said. Need for a strong state league to keep the commercial money lenders from driving the co-operative credit unions out of business was emphasized. State Senator C. Oliver Holmes, Gary, former president of the Indiana Bankers’ Association, praised the progress of credit unions in America and attributed it largely to the efforts of Edward Filene, Boston merchant, who has subsidized the movement.

“The Credit Union brings the fundamentals of finance to the common man,” Holmes asserted. “It is an exceedingly adaptable device designed to render a real social service. “American credit unions had assets of $65,000,000 in 1929 and have upward of $100,000,000 now.” Attorney Leo Kaminsky explained the offort being made to change the legal rate of interest of Indiana credit unions to 1 per cent a month, the standard rate in other states. The present Indiana law provides 8 per cent a year. Five New Unions Organized Five new unions were organized in Indianapolis Friday, he said. Included are credit unions in the police and fire departments. “A credit union is a co-operative bank with a heart,” Thomas W. Doig. central states representative J of the Credit Union national ex- j tension bureau, told the group. “We are not particularly proud of our large memberships and great j assets,” he continued. “But we are ; proud of what we are doing in the way of service to members in time of need. 28 in j •liana polls “Only 1? - r cent of the people j of American <ave banking credit.; Our job is to make bank saving and j credit available to the other 85 per j cent at a reasonable rate of interest. In doing this we are bound to j incur the animosity of the cornmer- !

‘Mad Marriage * GYPSY M'BRIDES sweetheart threw her over. So Gypsy quit her job as typist in New York and married a stranger the day after she met him. The unusual problems she encounters provide one of the most gripping serial novels you ever read. It is called “Mad Marriage” and starts Wednesday. March 4, in The Times

BATTLE TO ADMIT ‘CONFESSION’ HOLDS GIN TRIAL ’S ST AGE Lawyers in Near Fist Fight as Defense Attorney Quizzes State’s Witness. B.y Times Special VALPARAISO. Ind., Feb. 28.—Legal warfare over admissibility of the purported confession of Virgil Kirkland that he attacked Arlene Draves supplanted fisticuffs and morbid details of her death as court opened today in the murder trial of the Gary youth. Lawyers of the prosecution and defense, who Friday neared blows as a witness told how Kirkland washed blood from his hands in a lunchroom, sought today to prevent Kirkland’s alleged admissions in a Gary police station to be brought before the jury. The judge was to rule on the confession’s admittance today. Lieutenant Paul Thixton of the Gary police, the first witness called to the stand today related details leading up to Kirkland’s purported confession that he and other youths had attacked the 17-year-old high school girl.

The pugilistic squaring-off of attorneys came late Friday when defense Attorney Barrett O’Hara was cross-examining Victoria Leonard, waitress in a hamburger stand known as “John’s Place,” on the details of Kirkland’s washing his hands following the alleged attack. “Blood All Over Hands” She said he left the unconscious form of Arlene In a car parked outside the stand and entered the place with two other youths. “There was blood all over his knuckles and he washed his hands. Then I heard him say to Barton (one of the youths accused in the alleged attacks) ‘Go on out—you’ve got your chance now,” she testified. “After Barton went out I heard Kirkland boast to Thompson (the other youth) that he had attacked the girl.” O’Hara asked a question concerning the blood on Kirkland’s knuckles, then apparently Interrupted her reply. The prosecutor broke in, “Let her answer.” O'Hara angrily replied, “You’re interrupting—let your own witness testify. She may be giving your testimoney through her lips.” “I want you to withdraw ft *t remark,” retorted Underwood. Menace Each Other The attorneys menaced each other as they squared off for pugilistic action but the gavel of Judge Grant Crumpacker and interference on the part of other attorneys halted the near melee. Later O’Hara apologized to Underwood. Prior to the testimony of the waitress the packed courtroom was furnished another peek of the jazzage gin party that ended in the death of a girl when Richard Sturtridge, 26, former Dfi Pauw football start, testified. He told of the bootleg liquor carousing at the party and how reeling be-sotted youths danced to radio music with equally befuddled girls.■ “Did you see Arlene Draves and

cial lenders who are enriching themselves by charging excessive rates.” There are 1,650 credit unions functioning throughout the country he declared. There are twentyeight in Indianapolis and fourteen throughout the state. Unions are members of the state league, which was re-organized a year ago. Officers of the league elected Friday night are L. S. Poliquin of the Pivot City lodge credit union, president ; W. R. Allen of the L. S. Ayres and Company credit union, vicepresident. and Miss Rose Honecker of the Bobbs-Merrill credit union, secretary. Arthur A. Zimmer of the Real Silk credit union, retiring president, presided as toastmaster. AGREE ON SEA PACT Britain, Italy in Understanding on Principle. By United Press ROME, Feb. 28.—Britisn and Italian officials conferring here on Franco - Italian naval problems reached an agreement in principle on questions left outstanding ut the London naval conferwence, it was! announced officially today.

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j Virgil Kirkland otgether?” he was asked. Yes. They were both drinking. They were drinking and dancing together and making love.” “When did you see them first making love?” “It was in the living room of the house. They were lying down together on the davenport with their arms about each other.” Sturtridge testified that later he saw the girl on the porch with Kirkland sitting in a chair. “I heard Kirkland say to Arlene, ‘I love you, Babe; you know that I love you.’ I was taking care of my wife and wasn’t looking at them, and suddenly I hard a crash. “I turned around and Arlene was lying face downward on the floor and Kirkland was standing over her. I picked her up. Kirkland said to me, ‘Let me have her; she’s drunk.’ ” JURYCLEARS" MOBAGCUSED Acquittal Voted at Marion After 18 Hours. By Times Special MARION, Ind., Feb. 28.—A jury returned a verdict of not guilty this morning in the case of Charles Lennon, second defendant brought to trial on charges of taking part in the lynching of two Negroes here Aug. 7 last. The case was under deliberation for eighteen hours, and it is reported that from the time balloting started until the verdict was reached, the vote was 11 to 1 for acquittal— A small crowd in the Grant circuit courtroom began applauding when the verdict was read, but was quickly silenced by Judge O. D. Clawson. Throughout the night a strong guard was on duty at the courthouse, Sheriff Bert White declaring that although he had heard no threats of violence, the milling assembly of persons about the courthouse was foreboding, hence “to be prepared” he placed fifteen patrolmen and deputies about the building. It also was learned that he had arranged for reinforcements from neighboring cities.

INDIAN MODEL FREED Murder Trial Ends With ‘Not Guilty’ Verdict. By United Press BUFFALO, Feb. 28.—Lila Jimerson, full-blooded Seneca Indian woman, was found not guilty of charges of instigating the murder of Mrs. Clothilde Marchand by a supreme court jury today. As the foreman of the jury pronounced the two words freeing the former model of Henri Marchand of the charges which had been placed against her almost a year ago, Lila who was standing to receive the verdict, leaned forward, and in her excitement, almost fell over a chair. RAIN, SNOW, FREEZING FORECAST FOR SUNDAY Unsettled Weather Predicted for State Over Week-End. Week-end break in the balmy spring weather was forecast today by the weather bureau with the prediction of rain or snow Sunday, with temperatures around freezing. .The mercury started its uward jump early today, but is expected to start descending early tonight to reach 35 degrees before midnight. Unsettled weather is expected .throughout the state Sunday.

RABBI STEPHEN WISE FLAYS POLICE IN GORDON MURDER

By United Press NEW YORK, Feb. 28.—Gangsters “inside and outside the police department, on and off the magistrate's bench,” stood charged today with the killing of red-haired Vivian Gordon. So sensational was the killing, so strongly did it fecall the revelations in the famous Rosenthal-Lieutenant Becker police-racketeer alliance of 1912, that Rabbi Stephen Wise today issued a public statement arraigning the New York City police and judicial “alliance with crime.” “The murder was notice that expose of organized criminality will meet with swift and awful punishment,” Rabbi Wise said. “The affairs of New York,” he continued, “cry for investigation from top to bottom, beginning or ending with the office of mayor.” He called for an investigation to be ordered by Goverftpr Franklin D. Roosevelt, whom he praised for the

LAST TOUCHES ARE ADDED TO ROADJEPORT Senate Committee Meets to Complete Findings on Commission. BROWN HITS CRITICS Highway Director Expects Criticism for Failure to Get U. S. Aid. Members of the state senate highway investigation committee met this morning to put the finishing touches on their report of failure of the state highway department to collect federal aid in 1930 while borrowing money to complete construction. That there may be a minority report from commission defenders was the outlook when the committee convened in'executive sesison. Senator Anderson Ketchum (Dem., Bartholomew, Decatur, Franklin and Union) drafted the report regarding the federal aid collections failure. Would Abolish Commission Ketchum and Senator Charles L, Strey (Rep., Kosciusko and Wabash), committee chairman, are coauthors of a bill abolishing the present state highway commission and providing for anew commission to operate on a full-time basis. The bill is pending passage in the senate. This would mean the abolition of the office of director, now held by John J. Brown. Brown, anticipating that the committee report will contain considerable criticism of his admitted failure to collect federal aid in 1930, appeared before a luncheon club Friday and criticised his critics and members of the general assembly generally. Mishandling is Charged

Os the latter he declared: “It is demonstrated now by the men over there in the legislature that there f is very little understanding of the gre;-lest science of gov-ernment-taxation.” He charged that the senate committee mishandled the probe by not having auditors go into federal add accounts and predicted that the report will record “no crookedness in my department.” In opening his address, which was given before the Round Table Club at the Lincoln, Brown condemned “slop slinging” regarding men in publn life, but said he welcomed “constructive criticism.” Brown Admits Ignorance Brown served two terms as chairman of the Indiana tax commission, and is rated by some as a taxation expert. In testimony before the senate committee he admitted knowing nothing of the details of his department’s collection of federal aid. It was the failure to collect some $5,000,000 in federal aid and the borrowing of $1,600,000 and going into debt more than $2,000,000 while this money lay Idle at Washington, D. C., that caused the investigation to be launched by resolution of Senator Strey. The federal aid would have aided in solution of drought and unemployment problems in the state, Strey charged. Hourly Temperatures 6 a. m 39 8 a. m 45 7 a. m 40 9 a. m 49

State Finals March 20, 21

At Indianapolis FRIDAY MORNING Game Officials 1. 9:oo—Winner at Auburn vs. winner at Muneie (1-2) 2. 10:00—Winer at Vincennes, vs w’nner at Anderson (2-3) 3. 11:00—Winner at Bedford vs. wir.uer at Logansport (3-1) FRIDAY AFTERNOON 2:oo—Winner at Ft. Wayne vs. winner at Lafayette (4-5) 5. 3:oo—Winner at Evansville vs. winner at Greencastle (5-1) 0. 4:oo—Winner at Marion vs. winner at Rochester (1-2) FRIDAY NIGHT 7. 7:oo—Winner ai. Rushville vs. winer at Valparaiso (2-3) 8. B:3o—Winner at Columbus vs. winner at Bloomington (3-4) SATURDAY MORNING 9. B:3o—Winner of game 1 vs. winner game 2 (4-5) 10. 9:3o—Winner of game 3 vs. winneh of game 4 (5-1) 11. 10:30—Winer of game 5 vs. winner of game fi (1-2) 12 11:30—Winner of game 7 vs. winner of game 8 (2-3) SATURDAY AFTERNOON —Semi-Finals—--13. 2:3o—Winner of game 9 vs. winner of game 10 <3-4i 14. 3:30 —Winner of game 11 vs. winer of game 12 (4-5) SATURDAY NIGHT —FI nals—--15. B:oo—Winner of game 13 vs. winner of game 14 (5-1) Officials will be announce and after regional tourneys.

present magistrates inquiry in New York city and suggested further the organization of a “vigilance committee.” Wise's’ statement appeared even as the police department, intentionally or not, was acting to throw the hunt for possible slayers in other directions. Motives, or possible clews to the slayers could be found in these facts so far revealed, it was pointed out by police. Miss Gordon, 40, divorced, mother of a 16-year-old girl and night life habitue, left her $l5O-a-month apartment, wearing jewels worth $3,000, and a mink coat worth $1,500. They are missing following discovery of her body. Her diary said, “I fear only John A. Radeloff. He could get Cohen or his friends to get rid of me." Radeloff, two years her attorney, and Cohen, alias Harris, an ex-con-vic., are held under $50,000 bond each. Both have cited threats

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Principals in Kansas City’s dramatic “Murder at Bridge” trial are shown here. Mrs. Myrtle Bennett, upper right, is charged with shooting her husband, John G. Bennett, in a quarrel over the wife’s bridge game bidding. Mrs. Alice Adkins, upper left, mother of the defendant and was present at the killing. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hoffman, below, were the Bennetts’ opponents in the fatal igame.

PICK GOLF WINNERS Ten Girls Are Chosen for Second Lesson Series. Anew- class of ten girls will start their.free golf lessons Monday at 6 p. m. at the Smith-Nelson Golf academy, second floor Board of Trade building, The Times judges announcing the second group of ten winners in the golf essay contest this morning. The ten lucky ones are: Edith J. Meyer, 892 Middle drive, Woodruff Place. Isadora Mason, 52 North Fifteenth street, Beech Grove. Mrs. George Young, 604 Lemcke building. Elsie M. Shelley, 4717 West Sixteenth street. Nellie Truitt, 2654 Allen avenue. Cecile M. Bauer, 2724 Bellefontaine street. Ella Barricklow, 319 East Sixteenth street. Mrs. Dorothy H. Gross, 6178 Norwaldo street. Mabel G. Rider, 3765 Central avenue. Mollie Riggs, 309 North Sherman drive, Apt. 2.

against others, indicating blackmail by Miss Gordon. Letters addressed to John E. C. Bischoff, former husband, living at Aubudon, N. J„ threatened him if he didn’t return to her custody of their daughter; accused Bischoff of inspiring “framed” vice charge against her. Threats against Andrew McLaughlin, plainclothesman, accused in present vice inquiry of “framing" women, also accused by Miss Gordon of working with Bischoff to “frame" her, were revealed. McLaughlin left for Bermuda hurriedly after offer by Miss Gordon to reveal to vice investigators her story; he is to be met this afternoon on arrival in port here by district attorney’s representatives. Threats against John Radlow, exconvict and writer, with whom Miss Gordon lived for some time, and who later filed extortion charge? against her after giving her marked money, also have been bared. Radlow if. a blood cousin of Radeloff.

Jim Reed's Dynamic Voice Stilled in Favor of Pantomine’s Power,. By United Press KANSAS CITY. Feb. 28.—A stately,, gray-haired attorney who was considered one of the most dynamic orators ever in the United States senate resorted Friday to pantomime in an effort to prove his client, a comely widow, not guilty of murdering her husband during a quarrel over a game of bridge. Attempting to prove that Mrs. Myrtle Bennett might have shot

John Bennett accidentally and that the shots were fired at close range, for mer Senator James A. Reed stilled for a time his famous tongue to enact for judge and jury a silent courtroom drama. The dramatic change to stage tactics was made during the testimony of Deputy

Coroner Stanley M. Hall, and its purpose was to refute the state'3 contention that Mrs. Bennett shot her husband deliberately from a distance of eighty feet. Silently the elderly attorney and an assistant grappled and tugged each other about the courtroom, just as Reed contended Mrs. Bennett and her husband grappled on the night that Bennett was'shot. An automatic pistol, introduced in evidence as the one Bennett was shot with, was gripped in the attorney’s hand as he wrestled. Accused W’ife Weeps His purpose was to prove to Hall, j the judge and jury, that during such ; a struggle the pistol might have been discharged accidentally and ! Bennett have received just such a ! wound as that Hall had described. The pantomime over, Reed re- J turned to his questioning and ob- j tained from Hall an admission that I the defense contention was possible. Important evidence was offered both by state and defense while Mrs. 1 Bennett, who had appeared un- j moved during earlier sessions, wept frequently. Mrs. Annie Rice of West Frank-! fort, 111., a half-sister of the de- ! fendant, offered the state’s most im- ; portant testimony. “I know why I did it,” Mrs. Rice: quoted Mrs. Bennett as telling her .sixteen months after Bennett was ; shot. Policewomen Hurts Defense “Only me and my God know,” she continued to quote. “When this is, all over, I’ll tell you. Then you won't feel so bitter toward me.” Another witness for the state was! Mrs. Frances Trowbridge, policewoman. “J shot him,” she quoted Mrs. Bennett as saying at police headquarters. “I went into the bedroom and got a gun. I went into the den and he was packing his grip. He' said he was going to leave me. 11 shot him.” Charles M. Hoffman testified earlier he was playing bridge with Mr. and Mrs. Benmtt the- night Bennett was shot. Bennett, he said, opened a bid in spades. Mrs. Benentt raised him. He went set and she called him “a bum bridge player.” Bennett then slapped his wife, Hoffman testified, and tkfc shooting followed. T

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Sectional, Regional and Final Tourney Pairings Are Announced, Ireak for dark horses : Muncie, Frankfort, Other Topnotchers Are in Top Bracket, Indiana’s annual state high school basketball tournament continues to grow. In announcing schedules for the sectional events on March 6 and 7; regionals on March 14, and final tournament March 20 and 21 today, A. L. Trestcr, commissioner of the I. H. compete for the title, an increase of five over last year’s entry list in the classic. Indianapolis sectional fans likely will see the two favorites in the final game next Saturday night, with Technical in the upper bracket and Shortridge in the lower. Manual and Washington also are In opposite frames. The local sectional draw: FRIDAY MORNING Game Official, 1. 9:oo—Oaklandon v*. Tech (!-? 2. 10:00—Washington vs. Castleton (2-3) 3. 11:00—West Newton vs. Lawrence (3-1) FRIDAT AFTERNOON i. 3:oo—Southport vs. Valley MiUs (1-2) 5. 3:oo—Shortridge vs. Broad Ripole (2-3) B. 4:oo—New Bethel v. New Aueusta (3-1) FRIDAY NIGHT F. 7:3o—Ben Davis vs. Beech Grove (1-2) 8. B:3o—Acton vs. Manual i2-3i SATURDAY MORNING 9. B:3o—Winer game No. 1 vs Winner game No. 2 (3-1) 10. 9:3o—Winner game No. 3 vs. Winner game No. 4 (1-2) 11. 10:30—Winner game No. 5 vs Winner game No. 6 (2-3) 12. 11:30—Winner game No. 7 vs. Winner game No. 8 <3-l) SATURDAY AFTERNOON 13. 2:3o—Winner game 9 vs. Winner game No. 10 <l-2) 14. 3:3o—Winner game No. 11 vs Winner game No. 12 (2-3) SATURDAY NIGHT 15. B:oo—Winner game No. IS vs Winner game No. 14 (3-1) Officials—(l) Ralph Parker, (2) Clarence Crogan (3) Charles Jensen. Indianapolis sectional winner will go to Anderson for regional play. The draw there indicates Anderson and the Indianapolis winner will meet in the final game. The Anderson regional schedule follows: AT ANDERSON Saturday, March 14 P. M. Officials. 2:oo—Winner at Evansville vs Winners at Danville (1-2) 3:oo—Winer at Anderson vs. Winners at Tipton (2-1) B:o3—Winner of 2 .p m. games vs. Winner ) p. m. game d-2* Names of regional officials will he announced after sectionals. 1 Chances for a dark horse victor in the state finals at Butler fteldhouse on March 20 and 21 were boosted with the announcement of the drawings for the titular classic. Several good teams who otherwise might have held just an ordinary chance to wade through the rugged sixteen-team struggle were conceded better than even chances when it was learned that Muncie. Anderson, Washington, Logansport and Frankfort regional winners all would be in the upper bracket. In the lower frame are Shelbyville, Connersville, Gary and other regionals from which dark horse contenders are anticipated

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How the Market Opened

By United Press NEW YORK. Feb. 28.—Stocks were irregular at the opening on the New York Stock Exchange today. During early trading leaders slipped lower in fairly active trading. United States Steel opened up % at 143%, and then slid below the previous close. Other small gainers at the outset included American Smelting, Standard Brands, Union Carbide, Auburn Auto, and Gold Dust. Worthington Pump dipped to 96 ~ off 2%; United Aircraft 34%, off 7s; Du Pont 98, off 1%; Kennecott 29%, off a i; Sears-Roebuck 59%, off 1; Fox Film A 347?; off 1%; Vanadium 66%, off 1%. and Public Service of New Jersey 87, off 1 General Motors held steady and other motor shares made only small chages. Oils were quiet and steadv. Mail order shares met profit-taking and amusements were sold. New York Central lost 1% to 127% in the railroad group, which was quiet and easier. Trading quieted down after the opening and the market was without trend. A few issues firmed up, including J. I. Case which made up its initial loss. Steel dipped to 145%, off 14 from tile previous clooa. Bank Receiver Chosen By United Press HAMMOND, Ind., Feb. 27 —JudgClyde Cleveland of Lake superior court here appointed A. Murra' Turner and W. C. Belman receiver? for the $7,000,000 First Trust and Savings Bank of Hammond, which closed Feb. 4. Until a year ago. Turner and Belman were directors of bank. They withdrew after selling their stock to the Meym interests. It was understood deposilbrs will be in full

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