Indianapolis Times, Volume 43, Number 166, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 November 1931 — Page 16

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DEPOSITORS SUE FARMERS TRUST STOCKHOLDERS $300,000, Twice Value ol t Shares, Is Sought in Collection Action. Aid for depositors and creditors of the defunct •Farmers’ Trust company, which went in to receivership in May is sought in a suit to collect $300,000 in alleged stockholders’ liability brought against thirty-nine shareholders in superior court four. The action is based upon “the constitutional and statutory liabilities” providing that stockholders of a bank be liable for twice the par value of their shares. Fix Total at $1,407,000 Deposit liabilities of the bank uere fixed in the complaint at “more than $700,000 with the total aggregate liabilities at $1,407,000.” Capital stock of the institution was divided into 3,000 shares with par Value of SIOO each. The court is asked to enjoin other creditors from filing similar suits and to name a receiver to collect from the stockholders the amount of their liabilities. Boyd Ralston is receiver of the bank. Filed by Eight The suit is brought by eight depositors and creditors. They are Paul Schaefer, Mary S. Schaefer, Edward J. Haerle, Chauncey R. Hitch, Othniel Hitch as executor and agent, for three accounts, William F. Kcllermier and Bert F. Yeager. . Charles N. Williams, president of the trust company. $209,400: Louis G. Baker. $4,450: Lillian L. Barnes. $500; Charles E. Coffin. SI.000: Crawfordsville Trust Company as trustee for Retta B. Campbell, $3,000: Julia L. Darlington. $8,200; Lola L. Dehner. $500: Marv Lilly Fisher. $8,200; Edwin H. Forrv. $5,000: Ada Gutmann, $300; Laura Hiatt. $1,500: Alfred D. Hitz. $1 000: Edward A, Kahn. $1,200' Lerov J. Keaeh. $2,100: Charles R. Kellogg. $1,200: Carrie O. Lilly. $1,500 F.lla M. Lilly, 5i.500; Blanche D. Lilly. $8,200: Sarah E. Miller. $7,500: Frank M. Millikan. $1,000; William I) Miller. $2,500: Charles R. Myers. $1,500: James W. Noel. $6,000: Norman A. Prrv. $1,700: Carl A. Ploch. $1,000: Nettie M Reeder. $1,200: Rilev E. Gmith. $2,000: Edith M. Turley. $1,200: Rosemond M. VanCamp. trustee *750; Irene H. Walker. $300: Lillian O. Wallace, trustee. $750: Union Trust Company, trustee. $300: Maud B. Wells. $5,250: Thomas N. Wynne. *1.000; Mav J. Young. $500: Lvdia Zumpfe. *2.500; Ruth p. Griffith. *700: Capitola A. Perry, S6OO. and Fannie J. Cruse. $3,000. SHRINE BID FOR PRINCE British Heir to Receive Invitation to San Francisco Session. Jhi United Press SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 20.—A huge invitation, engraved on parchment and beautifully printed, has been sent the prince of Wales to attend the Shrine convention in San Francisco next July. Joseph Martin, Los Angeles Shriner, who is visiting England to arrange a part of that country’s participation in the Olympic games, will present the document. WALTONS GET TOGETHER 64-round Catfish Stolen; Justice of Tcace Issues Search Warrant, Hll United Press JEFFERSON CITY, Nov. 20. Porter Coonce caught a sixty-four-pound catfish, but someone stole it. Incensed, he asked Justice of the Peace Leslie for a search warrant. Being a fisherman himself. Leslie granted the warrant. Coonce found his fish in a neighbor's basement. Auto Starts Costly Fire I!n Times Special NOBLESVILLE, Ind., Nov. 20. Heavy loss resulted when gasoline which leaked from the tank of Charles Raquet's automobile, parked in a barn, became ignited from backfire as he cranked the engine. The barn caught fire and was destroyed with its contents, including hay, corn, wheat, oats, a tractor and other implements. Only by hard work was the Raquet home and a crib containing several hundred bushels of corn saved.

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PAINTER’S GRAVE FOUND Last Resting Place of Botticelli Is Discovered by Priest. By United Press FLORENCE, Nov. 20.—Botticelli’s grave, in the yard of All Saints’ church here, has been identified after many years by Father Giuseppe Calamandri. For nearly a century, the tombstone indicating the grave of the great Florence painter disappeared. Father Calamandri found the grave through consulting an old plan of the graveyard. Anew tombstone will be erected.

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to celebrate Good Book Week, the theme of which is “Around the World in Books.” All are experienced “travelers.” They’re taking their “world tours” by way of four different routes, but none will say whether they prefer to follow the paths of Captain Kidd or of Richard Halliburton.

MODEL OLD IRONSIDES Replica Made from Original Is Placed in Museum. By United Press CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 20. —A model of the century-and-a-quarter old frigate, Old Ironsides, has been placed in the Naval Architecture Museum of Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The model is unusual in that it was constructed entirely of materials taken from the historic warship that is known officially as the U. S. S. Constitution.

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50-GALLON RUM PLANT BARED IN RAID.JAY CUPS Four Are Arrested After Squad Pounces on Soft Drink Place. Smashing a wall in the basement j of a soft drink place at 444 West i Washington street Thursday night, j police announced today they uncovered a fifty-gallon whisky plant which they have suspected of being ; on the premises for more than four years. They arrested Steven Denis, alleged operator of the place; Mike Surchevich, 1451 Livingston avenue; Kosti Ivanoff, 449 North Tibbs avenue, and Lewis Longere, 1512 Linden street. All were charged with operating a blind tiger, except Longere, who faces a vagrancy count. The fifty-gallon hogshead, containing eighteen gallons of whisky,: police said, had been built in the j north wall of the basement. Ser- j geant John Eisenhut and squad j used crowbars, drills, and sledges to j break through the concrete wall. Although Denis is said to be tiie j owner, utility bills were made out j to Surdevich, who now is awaiting]

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