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POLICE BLAME HIJACKERS FOR PISTOL BATTLE Nab Suspect as Pursuing Car Sinks in Mire; Companions Flee. Escaping under a spray of bullets in a gun battle Tuesday night in the southeast section of the city, a liquor-laden automobile and its occupants were sought today by police. As result of the battle. ’:e Spurgeon, of Salem find.), alleged member of the hijacking gang, was being questioned by detectives today. He was held on a charge of vagrancy under high bond. Spurgeon was captured by a police Bquad when the alleged hijackers’ car mired in the mud in a lot near Bradbury avenue and State street, after a chase lasting nearly fifteen minutes through alleys and lots in the neighborhood. Three Pursuers Flee Three other members of the alleged hijackers’ gang escaped after their car mired. The liquor car, said by witnesses to have been perforated with bullets, escaped the trap and sped rway from the scene on two flat tires. The chase began on Findley avenue as the liquor car sped east. The alleged hijackers’ car roared out of an alley and took up the pursuit. Its occupants firing wildly, according to witnesses. At 2435 South State street, the liquor car veered from the road into a driveway, speeding through a lot in the rear of the house and emerged on Asbury street. The hijackers’ car halted in the driveway and after firing ten or fifteen shots at the liquor car, backed into the street, and apparently abandoning the chase attempted to make a getaway. Swaying through muddy lots and streets in the neighborhood, the liquor car sped out of sight as the alleged hijackers’ vehicle sank deep in the mud, coming to a halt. Police Nab Spurgeon Police, meanwhile, notified of the chase by Arthur Dumas, 55, of 1641 Bradbury street, a witness, reached the scene in fime to nab Spurgeon, last alleged member to leave the pursuers’ car. In the car, which bore a certificate of title issued to Spurgeon, police found many scattered- .30-.40 hollownosed rifle cartridge. Beyond saying he bought them for “target practice,” Spurgeon refused to talk. Police believed the car containing the liquor was nearing its “depot” when the reputed hijacking attempt occurred. Investigation was under way into reports that a woman living near the scene of the chase, screamed as the police emergency squad approached, and that two cars drove away from her home at that time. •MOTHER’ STONER. WHO WROTEJINGLES, DEAD New York Woman, Truth-Teller in Rhyme, Dies at Age of 49, By United Press NEW YORK, Nov. 11.—Mrs. Winifred Sackville Stoner, 49, writer who compiled new jingles when her child prodigy daughter observed that the cow couldn’t possibly jump over the moon, is dead. “Mother” Stoner began her campaign against “Mother Goose” when her daughter, Winifred, was 3. That day, so reports have it, the youngster called her mother a “prevarcatrist” all because of the “Mother Goose” lines. Winifred Jr. announced the cow couldn’t jump over the moon, the dog couldn’t laugh, and that there was little chance of the dish running away with the spoon. So “Mother” Stoner decided to offer the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth thereafter in rhyme. PR ISONER"WHO’BROKE JAIL BY RUSE SOUGHT Tom Davis Faces Grand Jury Action for Alleged Trickery. Charged by police with escaping from the Marion county jail by trickery, Tom Davis, alias Tom Powers, today faces action by the grand jury for alleged conspiracy with another prisoner to escape. Davis was captured near Eleventh and Illinois streets Tuesday night after attempting to escape from a special policeman who recognized him as the prisoner released last week from jail as the alleged “substitute” for Bynum Thompson, 20, of 817 East New York street, another prisoner. Davis was caught after H. R. Harding, the special policeman, ran him into an alley near the intersection and held him until police arrived. Thompson also faces action by the grand jury for the alleged conspiracy. Bullet Kills Youth By United Press TERRE HAUTE, Ind.. Nov. 11.— The first fatality of the 1931 rabbit season, which opened today, was recorded here. Charles Amacher. 17, a student at Wiley high school, was found shot to death on the bed of his home. A bullet from a .22-cali-bre gun had penetrated his heart. It was said Amacher was cleaning the gun preparatory to hunting this morning.

Playing Safe

By United Press LOS ANGELES. Nov. 11.—It was worth a dollar to Henri La Bailly De La Falaise. Marquis De La Coudraye, to assure himself he no longer is the husband of Gloria Swanson. Hank, as his friends know him, appeared at the county clerk’s office, planked down a silver dollar, and waited while a stenographer typed a certified copy of the final decree of divorce granted Miss Swanson just before she was married in Yuma, Ariz., to Michael Farmer, Irish sportsman. Reporters unsuc cess fu 11 y sought to obtain from the marquis confirmation of his reported engagement to Constance Bennett, motion picture actress.

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CORNWELL CIVIL LEGION LEADER West Virginia Wartime Chief Heads Organization. John J. Cornwell, West Virginia’s war time Governor, was named national head of the United States Civil Legion at the close of its annual meetings at ihe Lincoln Tuesday. Earl Smith of Detroit was elected executive vice-president, and John P. Tansey of Chicago was reelected secretary. Other officers are George F. Carroll of Detroit, treasurer; A. O. Stanley, war time Governor of Kentucky, national legal adviser, and the Rev. Harry L. Bowlby of New Jersey, chaplain. James P. Goodrich, war time Governor of Indiana, is vice-presi-dent in charge of the Fifth corps area. Other Hoosier officers of the Civil Legion are William Fortune of Indianapolis, member of the executive committee; Miss Edna Browning Ruby, Lafayette, national historian, and Dr. Daniel R. Saunders of Franklin, national medical director.

LESSONS FREE ON NEW DANCE STEP

Times Readers May Receive Instruction at Lyric Ballroom. Readers of The Times are to be given an opportunity to learn “The Ripple,” anew dance step which Errol Mushrush, manager of the Lyric ballroom, has created. Through special arrangement, all persons who wish to learn this new step, may receive these instructions in the Lyric ballroom, tonight, Thursday and Friday night between 7:15 and 8:15 without cost. All that is required of those wishing to take advantage of this offer is that they clip this story and the stories which appear in The Times Thursday and Friday night, present them at the door of the Lyric and they will be admitted free to the ballroom for the lessons. Those taking these lessons ate to be permitted to stay each night and dance by paying the regular ballroom admissions or leave after the lesson, whichever they desire. Mushrush and his assistant, ML;: Nixola Morton and staff of instructors, will be on hand each night to teach every detail of this new and fascinating step. The above picture shows Mushrush and Miss Morton portraying the Ripple two-step. “The Ripple” is a novelty fox trot danced to slow or medium tempo music. The “Ripple Walk” is as follows: MAN'S—Standing with the left side toward the center of the room, progress forward. keeping left side to center. Stand with feet together, weight on right foot, bend both knees, brush left foot forward off floor at the same time rising on oali of right foot and straightening knees. Step down on the left foot, bending knees and brush right foot forward off floor, at the same time rising on ball of left foot and straighten knees. Continue this movement bv stepping right foot down, knees bent, brush left font forward off floor and straighten knees, rising on the ball of right foot. etc. WOMAN’S—Turn right side to center of room and progress backward, keeping right side to center. Stand with feeUtogether witwh weight on left foot, bend knees and brush right foot backward off floor, at the same time straighten knees and rise on ball of left foot. Step down on right foot, knees, bert. brush left foot backward off floor and straighten knees, rising on ball of right foot. Continue this movement by stepning backward on the left foot, knees bent, brushing right foot back. etc. RUMANIAN KING IS ILL Carol Ordered to Remain in Bed Because of Tonsilitis. By United Press BUCHAREST. Rumania, Nov. 11. —King Carol today was ordered to remain in bed for several days because of an attack of tonsilitis.

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Dick Snyder and His Detroiters

When Indianapolis legionnaires and their friends attend the Armistice ball on the Indiana roof tonight, they will be entertained by the “Detroiters.” The public is invited to attend the celebration, and the Roof’s Wednesday night dance policy, which dictates that every other dance be <\ waltz, will be followed. TEACHERS’ PAY CUT Substitutes to Get Only $4 a Day Wage. Because the state tax board reduced the school city's budget appropriation for substitute teachers from $35,000 to SIO,OOO, the substitutes this year will receive only $4 daily—s2o a week—instead of the previous wage of $5 and $6 a day. On recommendation of Paul C. Stetson, public schools superintendent, the school board made this reduction Tuesday night. Even with this cut, the board asserted, the fund will not be sufficient to last the year. The $25,000 was part of a 1-cent cut from the general levy for the schools budget for 1931-32. Three teacher appointments were made by Stetson. They were: Miss Ethel Snodgrass, Miss Lenora L. Miller and Miss Frances Bullock, all instructors in sewing for adults.

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OGDEN REFUSES TO BACK DOWN Insists Hardin of Marion Will Be Indicted. i Despite small progress reported I from his deputies at Marion and j statements of defiance from Harley j Hardin, Grant county prosecutor, Attorney-General James M. # Ogden j today stuck to his prediction that Hardin will be indicted. Ogden took a hand in Marion affairs when invited by the grand jury chairman after he (Ogden) had charged that Marion and Grant county are “seething in corruption.” “I believe that we have sufficient evidence to indict Hardin,” Ogden declared. “If I were a member of the grand jury and had such evidence offered me I know how I would vote.” L. O. Chasey, secretary to Governor Harry G. Leslie, and a native of Marion, publicly poo-poohed Ogden’s efforts in a speech before the Irvington Republican Club, Monday night. Those who have charged Ogden with using such probes to foster his candidacy for governorship have been answered by friends of the at-torney-general pointing out that it is bad politics as far as making for popularity in the communities investigated. BURGLARS ROUTED Leave Car When Surprised by Watchman. Two burglars abandoned an automobile at the Fairmount Glass Company, 1801 South Keystone avenue, Tuesday night, and escaped after they were detected by watchmen at the plant. J. H. Pfarr, 1338 Linden street, the watchman, told police the plant recently had been entered by burglars, and that close watch had been kept. Pfarr and Herman Johnson, 2312 Paris avenue, another employe, lay in hiding Tuesday night as the automobile, driven by two men, drew up at the plant. Pfarr and Herman attempted to seize both the men, but failed when the prowlers drove the car into a ditch, leaped out and fled. Police are holding the car, which contained seven large lumps of coal and a rubber hose said to have been used to siphon gasoline. AKRON TO PITTSBURGH Dirigible Will Aid Smoky City’s Armistice Celebration. By United Press LAKEHURST, N. J., Nov. 11.—The Akron, newest and largest of United States navy dirigibles, will cruise over Pittsburgh today during the celebration there of the thirteenth anniversary of the signing of the armistice. The giant airship left its home hangar here at 7 Tuesday night on a flight over mid-Atlantic states. The Los Angeles was to leave here today for a short training cruise over New York and New Jersey points, returning to its hangar before dark tonight.

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DRIVER FATALLY HURT AS AUTO DIVES IN CREEK Chicago Man Dies in Room at Hotel; Refused Medical Aid. Injuries suffered when his car plunged into Fall creek near the Allisonville road, Wednesday night, proved fatal to Alonzo Vine, 60, Chicago insurance company official, who died at the Spink hotel. Vine was found dazed on the north bank of Fall creek and told

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the water later. He refused medical aid at the City hospital and registered at the hotel. He was found dead in his room five hours after the accident. He is survived by a son, Roscoe Vine, Oak Park, 111. The body was taken to the city morgue on orders of Coroner Fred jW. Vehling. His death boosted | Marion county’s automobile death j toll to 146 since Jan. 1. i Ignoring the warning of a school j traffic officer, William Perkinson, 9, | of 634 Nortfy Emerson avenue, ran | into the path of an auto at St. Clair ' and Wallace streets, Tuesday afternoon. The boy was bruised and cut. He was taken to his home. The car was driven by Mrs. O. M. Kaelin, 45 East Thirty-second street. A hit-and-run driver, whose car crashed into another in the 1900 block Southeastern avenue, Wednesday night, is sought today by police. The driver fled on foot after the crash. FIVE PERISH AS FIRE SWEEPS TENEMENT Two Women and Three Children Lose Lives in Brooklyn Blaze. By United Press NEW YORK, Nov. 11.—Five persons were burned to death, some were injured in thrilling rescue attempts, and many were overcome when fire trapped fifty residents of a frame building in Brooklyn today. The dead: Mrs. Esther Chudow, 36; Natalie Chudow, 3; Lawrence Chudow, 13 months; Mrs. Lena Webb, 35; Ethel Webb, 4 months. About fifteen persons were overcome, four of whom were taken to a hospital. The fire, officials said, apparently started in three baby carriages in the first floor hallway of the building, and probably v;as of incendiary origin.

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Martha Fall By United Press EL PASO. Tex., Nov. 11.—Martha Fall, granddaugher of A. B. Fall, former secretary of the interior, has turned down a movie career to become a newspaper reporter. She is j working as a “cub” on the El Paso l Herald-Post. She was graduated in June from Austin high school and voted the most beautiful girl in school. After that she was offered a movie contract. “I always wanted to be a reporter,” she said. “I’m thrilled over this chance. I expected to find newspaper men hard boiled,” she said; “but they aren’t.” Alleged Bandit Held By Times Special SOUTH BEND, Ind., Nov. 11. Jennings B. Goodman, 34, wanted by Linton authorities on a charge of auto banditry, was captured here.

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