Indianapolis Times, Volume 43, Number 55, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 July 1931 — Page 9

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DOESN’T PAY TO SLAP COP, GIRL LEARNS (Judge Makes Young City Pharmacy Owner Sit for a While. [THEN COMES WARNING 'Drop Your Warlike Attitude,’ He Tells Fighting Miss. Miss Pearl Anderson Tucker, 28, Is operating her pharmacy this afternoon, returning to it after a pioming in court when she learned that the law is both severe and easy, and it doesn’t pay to slap a police officer in the mouth. The story as told by her and Patrolman James Allison to William Harrison, pro tern, judge, is lh\s: Allison gave Miss Tucker a sticker for parking in front of a fire plug *July 2. She failed to appear in court the following day, and Monday Allison walked up to her as she got, out of her car at the same place. Slap Cut His Lip He said that when he informed tier she was under arrest for failure to appear in court, Allison said Miss tTucker boyish bob and all, jumped Into the car and attempted to start. It. “I reached in to get the keys and told her she was under arrest and touldn’t leave,” he said. “She Clapped me in the face, splitting my lip. “I took her out of the car and Rvhen I walked across .the street Mt.h her to call the patrol wagon fche fought and tried to get away.” Miss Tucker, however, admitted Violating the law. but denied an assertion of Allison’s that she cursed him. She said she intended to appear in court July 3, but she Jiad a large amount of fireworks to ►ell the day before the Fourth and could not leave the store. Harrison first took her case under Advisement, letting her sit in the Courtroom while all other cases were fcettled. Reprimanded by Judge Calling her to the bench, he reprimanded Miss Tucker for her Svarlike attitude. "After this, young woman, when fe. patrolman arrests you, come to police headquarters,” he advised. "Don’t do your arguing and fighting on a public street. Do your arguing at headquarters and just let the fighting drop entirely.” Harrison suspended a $5 and cost assessment for the parking violation and took the resisting arrest charge under advisement. At termination of the judge’s reprimand and judgment. Miss Tucker said, "Thank you, judge.” She left the courtroom with friends to return to her pharmacy. HOOSIERS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY SUSPECTS four Men Held in Ohio Apparently Not Hartford City Bandits. JSy United Free* MIDDLETOWN, 0., July 14. (Two witnesses of the SII,OOO holdup bf a bank at Hartford City, Ind., a jseek ago today failed to identify four suspects in jail here as among tlie five bandits who committed the robbery. Clarence Clapper, a salesman, and ' James W. Williams, a grocer, viewed the men. They were accompanied here by John Speidel, Hartford City chief of police: Henry Smith, patrolman, and Tom Morrow, private detective. Before returning home, Speidel said he would send fingerprints token at the bank to Police Chief Otto Kolodzik here to be compared with those of the suspects. Police here expressed doubt that the Tour Were implicated in the robbery. The suspects are Michael Ryder, R 7; William Kelly, 23; Fernando Gonzales, and Juan Mendoza, 23, all Registered from Cleveland.

LEGGE IS OPTIMISTIC Asserts Farm Industry Fares Bright Future in Radio Talk. By United Press CHICAGO, July 14.—Attacking the “false prophets who have painted a picture of gloom for % the farm industry,” Alexander Legge, chairman of the federal farm board, said in a radio address today that American farmers were in better condition and faced a brighter future than virtually any other industrial group. ”We hear much of surplus production," Legge said, “but I think few of us realize the food reserves of the world are not so very great after all. In truth, they are so small that any serious and widespread disaster to production would put all of us on short rations in a short time.” A. T. & T. PROFITS UP Mot* Than Seven Million Gain Shown in First Half of Year. By U nited Press S NEW YORK, July 14.—A substantial gain in earnings was reported today by the American Telephone and Telegraph Company for the first half, net income totaling $89,109,843, as against $81,796,812 |p the corresponding period of 1930. ’ Total income this year was $150,PR.270, compared with $144,604,616 In the first six months of 1930. Man and Wife Accused By Times Special ,GREENFIELD, Ind., July 14.—C. AVesley Thomas and his wife, Geraldine, are being returned here from Guthrie, Okla., to face trial on charges of passing fraudulent checks. It is alleged the couple used their affiliation with the Order of Eastern Star to further their activities. Masonic bodies have been active In pushing the case.

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Good for Him By United Prsss CHICAGO, July 14—A. M. Davison believes his pet goat Pecus, has been "taken for a ride.” Davison is a photographer. Pecus was invaluable in his business, he says, because children who otherwise would have paid him no attention always wanted their pictures taken with the goat. The reason Davison thinks Pecus was "taken for a ride” was that the last time he saw him Pecus was nibbling on an auto fender.

LIMESTONE BID IS VOTED DOWN FOR MEMORIAL State Interests Lose in Plea; Vermont Granite to Be Used. By United Fret* FRENCH LICK, Ind., July 14. Vermont granite will be used in construction of the George Rogers Clark memorial at Vincennes, the federal memorial commission decided as it let the contract for the monument to the W. R. Heath Company, Grecncastle. The Heath company bid was $773,800. Acceptance of the bid, which was based on Stansted granite, was in opposition to pleas of Indiana limestone interests that their product be used. It was contended that the monument could be built for $146,800 less if the local product was used. Senator James Watson, Representative Albert H. Vestal and Frederick Schortemeier, counsel for the Indiana Limestone Company, led the fight for state product. Senate May Object A fear that trouble might arise in the senate over the granite bid was expressed by Watson. He pointed out that when the commission asks for more appropriations, as he said would be necessary, it would be difficult to explain why the limestone bid had not been accepted with the $146,800 saving. A. E. Kemmer, Lafayette, entered the limestone bid, which was $627,000. One other bid was considered, that of the Hegeman-Harris Company, New York, for $823,500. All provided for use or some limestone, but the Heath bid called for only 8,000 cubic feet.

Members of the commission voting for the Heath bid were Senator Simeon D. Fees, Ohio, president; Senator Kenneth McKellar, Tenn.; Representative Arthur H. Greenwood, second Indiana district: Luther D. Smith, St. Louis; Francis H. Gavisk, Indianapolis; D. Frank Culbertson, Vincennes; Lee Burns, Indianapolis; L. M. O’Bannon, Corydon, and C. J. Richards, Terre Haute. „ Fight to Continue Schortemeier announced immediately after the decision that the fight for limestone would not be dropped. He said he hoped that Andrew Mellon, secretary of the treasury, whose signature is required on the contract before w'ork can begin, w'ill not overlook the opportunity to save money by the use of limestone. “The commission threw away his money, but w'e hope the secretary of the treasury will be interested in saving the public interest,” Schortemeier said. Members of the commission attacked limestone representatives for their tactics in seeking use of their product. A letter from Joseph ,W. Kimmell, mayor of Vincennes, assurred the commission the citizens of that city “have confidence in the commisison that they will not be influenced by selfish interests and particularly by material men who have something to sell.”

FUND MISUSE LAID TO EX-TRUSTEE IN STATE

Expenditures Bared in Probe by Board; Subpena Former Official. Alleged use of Knight township, Vanderburgh county, funds to purchase lineoleum and window shades for his home, payment of $536 to himself through other persons for the use of his ow’n tractor on township roads, and payment of sll9 to a contracting firm for installation of four fountains, w-hich w'as done by the janitors, will have to be explained by Henry Hensz to the state board of accounts July 23. A total of $763.91 was expended from the township fund in a manner warranting explanation by Hensz, according to the report filed here by W. D. Schreeder and Carl Coble, field examiners for the state board of accounts. In order to clear up the matter Hensz, whose term expired Dec. 31, 1930, has been notified to appear here and explain the expenditures. If the explanation is not satisfactory and necessary restitution is not made, the report will be certified to Attorney-General James M. Ogden for necessary action in accordance with the statutes, it was declared. The filed report of the audit of the trustee's books disclosed that a tractor owned personally by Hensz was used to grade township roads during the years 1928, 1929 and 1930 and ’’that the trustee caused claims to be filed by various persons against Knight township wherein the amounts due for the use of the said tractor were shown to be due three othir persons and not to the trustee.” Hensz. the report states, admitted that he received the payment from the laborers, Jacob Hensz, Henry Stum and John Maurer. The latter made a statement In w'hich he declared that he helped grade the roads wth the tractor arid that he received from Hensz warrant checks for amounts in excess of that due him for his labor, that lie cashed the warrant checks and

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ARMY MEDICS LOSE FIGHT; SOLDO DIES Chokes to Death on False Teeth He Swallowed; Doctors Helpless, HOPE EBBS STEADILY Cross-Country Dash in Airplane to No Avail for Texan. By United Press WASHINGTON, July 14.—Two false teeth which he swallowed at breakfast three days ago brought death today to Private Olaf Nelson of Ft. Bliss, Tex. Nelson, a husky 30-year-old soldier, was brought to Walter Reed hospital here after a cross-country dash in an airplane ambulance. Surgeons labored over him as long as his ebbing strength would permit. They were unable to remove the bridgework, only an inch and a half long. Four previous efforts at Ft. Bliss had been unsuccessful. Prongs of the bridgework had pierced Nelson’s esophagus, the delicate passage to the stomach. Pressure of the obstruction, combined with throat disturbances created by admission of air through the punctures, slowly choked his life away.

Surgeon General Come* As the time for the operation on Monday night grew near, every high official connected with the hospital was present, doing all in his power to aid private Nelson. Nurses and orderlies ran up and down corridors, disappearing into various rooms and returning with supplies and instruments for the operation. A telephone rang in the office of Major Chamberlin, administrative officer of the day. Surgeon-General R. U. Patterson was issuing orders at the other end to have a car sent for him. He was at the Army and Navy Club in the downtown section, about ten miles from the hospital. War Secretary Patrick Hurley and General Douglas MacArthur, chief of staff, were in touch with the hospital. The hospital garage, was told to rush a car for the general who was desirous of coming to see this private who had created such a stir in the ordinary routine of the hospital. Arrives Too Late General Patterson arrived too late to witness the operation, but visited Nelson. He tried to speak to the patient, but Nelson was too exhausted to answer after the twohour attempt to dislodge the bridge - work. ‘ He is in critical condition,” Patterson said, as he left the sick room. The surgeon-general remained at the hospital until after midnight taking part in the consultation of physicians. “This is a most unusual case,” he said, "any every one here is vitally interested in the outcome.” Patterson expressed the opinion Nelson could not live. With two special nurses and two orderlies in attendance, the doctors left him in his room in the eye, nose and throat w'ard and retired to their offices. Nelson’s condition gradually became worse and early today doctors had given up all hope. Love Suit Asks SIO,OOO FT. WAYNE, Ind., July 14.—Joseph Barva is defendant in a SIO,OOO alienation of affections suit filed by William Loebert, who alleges the love of his wife, Mary, was stolen by Barva. The Loeberts were married fifteen years ago.

gave Hensz the full amount of the warrant and the trustee would pay him by personal check or cash at the rate of 30 cents an hour or $3 a day. According to the report Hensz made $536 from the township funds for the use of the tractor out of total warrants for $781.83. A total of $98.91 was spent by the trustee for putting linoleum, rubber matting and window' shades into

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Once upon a time she might have been hailed as a “royal” beauty. But it’s as “Miss Republic” that Senorita Carmencita Giron was hailed when she won the first beauty contest held in Santa Cfuz de Teneriffe, Spain, since the overthrowm of the monarchy.

INDIANAPOLIS, TUESDAY, JULY 14,. 1931

Shriners Make Merry at Cleveland

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Parades and pageants greeted more than 20,000 enthusiastic Nobles of the Mystic Shrine w'hen they arrived in gayly bedecked Cleveland for the Shrine’s fifty-seventh annual convention. Among highlights were the parade by A1 Koran temple, Cleveland, shown above, in formation; the

BANKERS WARN BEAHAIDERS Move to Prevent Action Considered Timely. By United Press NEW YORK, July 14.—Bears, according to unconfirmed reports today, have been warned by big bankers and the Stock Exchange to refrain from making raids against Stock Exchange issues. Action of the stock market prices, however, gave evidence of complete absence of the professional bearish element. Prices moved down slowly without particular pressure against any issue. The move to prevent bear raids at this time, if actually taken, is considered timely. President Hoover last Friday advised operators in the grain pit against short selling maneuvers. RAPS FELLOW SENATORS Hawes, Pittman Misbehaving in Philippines, Says Copeland. By United Press WASHINGTON, July 14. —Senators agitating in the Philippines for Independence "are not behaving themselves,” Senator Copeland (Dem., N. Y.) today informed President Hoover. Copeland said he referred to hie Democratic colleagues, Senators Hawes of Missouri and Pittman of Nevadq, now in Manila, and said to be encouraging the independence activities of Filipinos. “I do not think they ought to do that,” Copeland said.

his own home, the report sets out. Hensz also made the statement, the report says, that Carl W. Sisk, agent for O. J. Steffey & Son of Carlisle, Ind., gave to him a wadding gift of a number of window shades for his home. But that two shades were omitted, so that he had to purchase them. Tlie report also shows that $695 w _ as paid the Steffy firm for nine drinking fountains for the schools, W'hich included the installation price of sll9. but that the janitors declared they installed the fountains and not the firm which sold them.

ZIONSVILLE MAN HELD FOR ‘RUBBER’ CHECK Rearrested After Release on Charge of Cheating Taxi Driver. M. E. tluff, 42, of Zionsville was arrested by police today on a charge of issuing a fraudulent check, following his release under probation on a similar charge by Criminal Judge Frank P. Baker Monday. Affidavit was filed by Abe Tavel of the Eagle Loan Company, 326 Indiana avenue, alleging, Huff gave him a false check for sb”> last August. During the hearing on Huff’s case before Baker it was brought out that he gave an alleged false SIOO check for payment of a $96 taxi bill follow'in a forty-eight-hour rideBaker attacked taxi drivers, charging they take passengers to bootleg joints and then charge them enormous bills. Sick Sculptor Gains MUNCIE. Ind., July 14. Physicians at Ball Memorial hospital here say the condition of Lorado Taft, Chicago sculptor, is improved today. They believed Taft would recover from an attack of heart disease suffered shortly after he came here for an address at Ball State Teachers’ college.

arrival by airplane of a 2-year-old camel, “A1 Koran Jr.,” from Toledo, shown here with J. M. Elden, left, and Charles Land, and the arrival of Esten A. Fletcher, right, of Rochester, N. Y., the imperial potentate. In the background is Mrs. Fletcher.

50 Bands Lead Parade of 10,000 Nobles in Ohio City, By United Press CLEVELAND, July 14. —Marching men, bearing the mystic standards of the North American Shrine, were on parade in Cleveland today. For today the hosts of the ancient and Arabic order were formally welcomed to the city that has been their unofficial playground during the last thirty-six hours. Ten thousand nobles, garbed in fantastic Arabian attire, were keeping step to the martial tunes of fifty temple bands. Parading to the new municipal stadium the potentates and prophets heard welcoming addresses by Mayor John D. Marshall and Governor George white. Imperial Potentate Esten A. Fletcher of Rochester, N. Y„ responded for the visiting Shriners. Welcomed to the city, the shrine was to hold its first official meeting with a session of the imperial council at Public hall this afternoon. Climaxing the day’s program, will be the pageant, “A Night in the Orient,” to be presented in the stadium on a 450-foot stage. A circus troupe, two professional ballets, a score of radio entertainers, a church choir and a ton of fireworks comprise the lavish display. As Cleveland entertained the Shrine’s "big show” of 1931, representatives from Chicago and San Francisco contested for the 1932 convention. The nation’s second city was believed to have a slight advantage over the west coast city. MINE RIOTS FLARE Homes Burned, Bombed in Pennsylvania Fields. By United Press PITTSBURGH, July 14.—Disorder broke out in the western Pennsylvania coal field in three districts today and one miner’s home was burned, another bombed and a labor commissary was stoned, police said. The new outbreak occurred as Thomas Meyerscough, organized for the National Miners’ Union, appeared to post $2,500 bond on charges of manslaughter in connection with the killing of a miner at Wildwood, Pa. FRANCIS FUNEfIAL SET City Pharmacist, Ihventor to Be Buried Thursday. Funeral rites will be held at 10 Thursday morning for J. Richard Francis, inventor and pharmaceutical chemist, who died Saturday at his home in Miami Beach, Fla. The Rev. Oren W. Fifer, district superintendent of the Methodist Episcopal church, will officiate. Active pallbearers will be: B. N. Pearce, New York; Dr. William F. Clevenger. Indianapolis; George Taft, D. P. Maloney, C. H. Kirby j and William Pierson Jr., Flint. Mich. ! The body arrived in this city at noon today.

Clarence, Not the Monkey, Must Do Time By United Press CHICAGO, July 14.—Clarence Warren, 33, figured it out, that a monkey can’t be prosecuted for shoplifting. So he bought one, named it Clarence for himself and went on a tour or trie nve and ten cent stores. "Is it my fault,” Warren asked Judge Thomas Green, "if that fool monkey kept taking things off the counters and putting them in my pockets? Prosecute the monkey. I haven’t dont anything." Judge Green decided that Clarence (Warren) should spend five days in jail. Clarence (Monkey) will serve an Identical sentence in the custody of Robert Wells, janitor of municipal court.

GARDENERS TO HOLDSESSION State Association Meeting Will Open July 21. By Times Special FT. WAYNE, Ind., July 14.—The annual meeting of the Indiana Vegetable Growers Association will be held here and at Pokagon state park, July 21 and 22. After convening here the visitors will inspect the truck farm of George Sweet, the largest in Indiana, and will also visit the truck gardens of W. S. and Lizzie Roebuck. Farther along the route to the park, onion and potato fields will be visited. Speakers will be Professor F. C. Gaylord, Purdue university; J. C. Dickerson, federal inspector of marketing in Indiana and Dr. H. D. Brown, of Ohio State university. Sweet is president of the association and Professor Gaylord secre-tary-treasurer.

RAVENS WOOD TAX BANNED BY JUDGE

Judge Ties Hands of Town Board by Issuing Restraining Order. Hands of the Ravenswood town board were tied today by a restraining order which prevents the board from charging autoists 10 cents for entering the Ravenswood beach park and from collecting the same tax on bathers. The order was issued by Judge Joseph R. Williams of superior room two Monday afternoon on a petition of Ravenswood business men. The board also is prohibited from forcing merchants to close their stores at 9 p. m. Members of the board and defendants in the suit are: Robert S. Stamm and Charles O. Ford. A hearing on a permanent injunction against the town’s officials will be held in superior court one Saturday. TWO GET PROMOTIONS Officers Drum and Darrah Made Major-General, Brigadier-General Brigadier-General Hugh A. Drum and Colonel Thomas W. Darrah, both formerly stationed at Ft. Harrison, have been promoted to the ranks of major-general and briga-dier-generai, respectively.

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GAMBLING MUST BE STAMPED OUT, IS MORRISSEY’S EDICT TO CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT

He’s Ringer By United Frees CHICAGO. July 14.— Under anew ruling by Judge Rudolph Desort, Stanley Norwell can use his wife’s bathtub, on condition he doesn't use it more than once a week and doesn’t leave any "rings.” Pending settlement of Mrs. Norwell’s suit for separate maintenance, her husband was ordered to furnish her an apartment in a building he owns. She complained Monday that he then insisted on using her bathtub and “left rings in it.” Norwell denied the charge.

‘LEGS' BRANDED ASJMURER Diamond Is Pointed Out as Kidnaper. By United Press TROY, N. Y., July 14.—Grover Parks, mild-mannered and softspoken Catskill farmer, today described his terrifying experiences in the "torture barn” of the Jack (Legs) Diamond Greene county gang, at the trial of Diamond on an assault charge. With a nervous glance at the New York gangster, to whom he pointed a wavering finger of identification, Parks told how a man he claimed was Diamond, aided by a henchman, held up his truck, kidnaped him at the point of a revolver, drove him to a barn in the rear of the gunman’s stronghold at Acra, and there attempted to extort a “confession” from him as to the location of an alcohol plant. The chief torture method used by Diamond, he related in his mountain drawl, was “burning the victim's feet with matches and flaming paper.” MINISTER DIES liTaUTO Child Passenger Hurt as Car Crashes Into Pole at Richmond. By Times Special RICHMOND, Ind., July 14. Alpheus Trueblood, 80, and retired Friends minister, died suddenly while driving his automobile here this morning. Barbara Schnelle, 12, was riding with him at the time of his death. She was in the back seat ol the car and when the driver slumped, she attempted to grab the -wheel and bring the car under control. She failed and the automobile crashed into a telephone pole, slightly injuring the girl. He was a member of the Trueblood family long associated with Earlham college. He retired from the ministry twelve years ago. He was born in Salem.

Smart One Scientist Rates Children of Large Families Below Average.

B,y Science Service NEW YORK, July 14.—The only child is above average in intelligence, in moral knowledge, cultural background and honesty. He is just average in co-opera-tiveness and persistence; but below average in self-control and in popularity as indicated by ratings made by his teacher and classmates. This characterization of the child who has no brothers or sisters was made by Dr. Julius B. Mailer of Columbia university. Dr. Mailer has been making a study of ihe relationship between size of family and personality Os the children based on data gathered in connection with the character education inquiry at teachers’ college. Children in families having two to five offspring Dr. Mailer found to be superior In both moral and intellectual characteristics to those bom into larger family circles. “The children of small families are highest in intelligence, in honesty, in inhibition and in ratings by teacher and classmates,” Dr. Mailer concluded. “The children of large families are lowest in intelligence, moral knowledge, cultural background, honesty, co-operativeness, inhibition, parents’ intelligence and moral knowledge. They are highest in scores of persistence.” PROMOTION WON BY VETERAN ARMY FLIER Lieutenant Bars Pinned on E. N. Caldwell at Drill. Fourteen years sendee as a master sergeant in aviation terminated Monday when E. N. Caldwell received his second lieutenant’s bars in the One hundred thirteenth obj servation squadron, Indiana na- : tional guard. Lieutenant Caldwell served in the air corps during the World war, and was one of the original memI bers of the Hoosler national guard squadron when it was organized more than a de ago. Major , Richard F r ~ nmanding officer of ' „ <jined the bars jon his drill Monday night.

Chief to ‘Bear Down’ as He Shows Truth of Times’ Articles. STEADY DRIVE PLEDGED Slot Machines, Lotteries and Big-Time Cards Are Targets. Gambling slot machines, pools and big-time cards—must go. That was the edict today of Police Chief Mike Morrissey, who sent word through tha rank and file of the police department that raids which, it is claimed, erased two largo Indianapolis gambling syndicates in the last few days, will be continued. Instead of a flurry' after which operators “open up.” it is learned that Morrissey intends to continue a steady, pushing drive against promoters of rackets. Already having led his men in th# roundup of several places to block: an alleged central west pool ticketa source, Morrissey is prepared tar carry on. Follows Times’ Stories Action by the police department followed a scries of stories by a Times staff writer in which facts on the amounts poured into pockets of pool operators in nickel to dollar lots by working men who have obligated themselves to nine pools were* given. The Times told of operation of slot machines, some played by children who hardly are tail enough to reach the money slot. Included In the stories were various statements relative to operations of pools and thievery among the sellers of the tickets that cheats the player even of his bare, thousandth of a chance to win. Raids Prove Truth The stories told slot machines could be found in eating places, soft drink places, poolrooms and booze joints and raids showed this to be the case. They told that pool tickets were purchasable in Ihe same places and that solicitors begged your money from you every few days or each week. Since the raids, police have outlined the operations of the pools and slot machine syndicates. Their statements have coincided with the information given by The Times. Assertions that a $2,000,000 syndicate raid was made after persons who had failed to receive prizes had bared operation of the racket, supported information revealed by The Times. From the following extracts from the stories, it will be seen that in the pool racket and slot machine raids police have substantiated information gathered by this paper. Racketters’ Methods Shown Some of them follow: “The pools are paid off by winning combinations of numbers and letters arid thousands of combinations supposedly are in the drawing box when the selection of winner# takes place. “Chances for winning are remote at best and, although majority of the operators claim their pools are on the “up and up” many nibblers in Indianapolis have had the dire experience of buying in fake pools or bona fide propositions where the agents, following the detour of human nature, have collected a few thousands and skipped. “In foreign derbies it often is th quaint custom of local agents to sell, for instance, fifty books and slip the returns of ten or so in hia pocket without turning them in. This is ‘gravy’ in addition to the commission he gets for selling the ones turned in to promoters.” Rewarded by Donations The Times said that extra work by agents often is rewarded by the promoter donating them a few chances.* “Often a small player wonders why the agent gets the prize he needs so badly Any one in posse*-* sion of a dozen tickets naturally stands a better chance of cleaning up than the poor man with one.” Relating to activities of syndicata agents on placement of slot machines, The Times told: “Spotters now at work in the cityare paid a commission for finding ’good’ locations for the machines. “Many of the players of the dei vices have learned—to their dismay —that the machines are like horses ’They can’t be beaten.’ ” STEEL MAN DROWNED Detroit Business Man, Niece, 17, Victims in Lake Tragedy. By United Press ERIE, Pa., July 14. —Relatives of Harry J. Marks. 38, Detroit steel ; manufacturer, who with his niece, Miss Phyllis Klingensmith, 17, Erie, was drowned Monday in Lake Erie, were to come to Erie today by airplane to claim the body. Marks and Miss Klingensmith were drowned at Orchard Beach about 14 miles east of Erie when they leaped from a motorboat to rescue Miss Klingennsmith’s sister, Jacqueline, 9. The younger girl wha had dived into the water from th<% boat for a short swim was rescued by others. ‘ONLY’ 81 ARE DIVORCED! Reno Has Comparatively Quiet Dajl in County Courts. By United Pres* RENO, July 14.—The Washoe county courts enjoyed comparative quiet at their regular “waahday’* sessions Monday when at merof eighty-one divorces were grafted.