Indianapolis Times, Volume 43, Number 221, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 January 1932 — Page 2

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BARTON'S TRIAL TO BE OUTSIDE OF JAYCOUNTY Prosecutor Says Former Sheriff Should Face Court at Hartford City. By Time* Special PORTLAND. Ind., Jan. 23.—A. C. Ford, Jay county prosecutor, announces that Ira Bartcn, former Blackford county sheriff, will not be tried here on charges of conspiracy and bank robbery following reports to the opposite. Pointing out that one of three banks robberies, that at Dunkirk, which Barton and others are alleged to have plotted, occurred in Jay county, Ford expressed doubt that a robbery charge could be successfully prosecuted, asserting it had not been shown that the former sheriff was present at the time either of the crimes was committed. Regarding the conspiracy charge, Ford expresses a belief that the allegations on which it is based make necessary trial in Hartford City, Biackford county seat. Barton remains a prisoner in the Jay county jail here. Beyond an assertion that the charges against him are the result of a ‘frameup,” he has nothing to say, and his counsel is also uncommunicative.

A large automobile used by bandits who robbed the Dunkirk bank Dec. 24, has been returned to its owner, Wiliam Vagnarelli, Chicago. It was stolen in that city. The bandits abandoned the car after a bullet fired by pursuing posse members punctured the gasoline tank. One bandit was killed and three others captured.

Physician Held With Women on Theft Charge By Times Special FT. WAYNE, Ind., Jan. 23.—Dr. Samuel T. Henderson, 58, and Matilda Kohne, 32, are under arrest following police investigation of a series of thefts from the home of John Berghoff. Dr. Henderson is accused of receiving stolen property and the woman of grand larceny. Articles the woman is alleged to have stolen from the Berghoff home, where she was employed as a maid, were found in Dr. Henderson’s possession, police said. They included a SSOO buffalo robe, a S2O gold piece and two boxes of cigars. A watch, fountain pen and pencil were stolen from the Thieme home, where the woman was formerly employed. Two other watches, bearing price tags and believed to have been stolen, were found in Dr. Henderson’s possession. The woman is alleged to have declared Dr. Henderson, who formerly employed her as a nurse, knew the articles were stolen. She exhibited notes for a total of $1,250 which she declares represent money she loaned the doctor. SUPPORT PLEDGED CITY Association of Commerce at Marion Favors Rate Cut. Ity Times Special MARION, Ind., Jan. 23.—1f the Indiana General Service Company attempts to resist a 20 per cent reduction in electric rates here, ordered by the Indiana public service commission, the city of Marion will have the Association of Commerce as an ally in an effort to uphold the order. The company Is expected to appeal to the courts to prevent the reduction from becoming effective. Sigma Delt Chi Elects By Times Special BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Jan. 23. Charles Hoover of Wabash, senior student at Indiana university, has been elected president of the university chapter of Sigma Delta Chi, professional journalistic fraternity, for the coming semester. Other officers are Ralph Norman, Lizton, vice-president; E. Gayle Fitzsimmons, Kokomo, secretary, and Seymour Francis, South Bend, treasurer. Father of Six Dies By Times Special URMEYVILLE, Ind., Jan. 23.—01a Fisher, 53, widely known as a canning company agent, is dead after an illness of five days. He was a lifelong resident of Needham township, Johnson county. He leaves his widow and six children, Mrs. Ruby Poe, Ralph Fisher and Miss Ruby Fisher, Elkhart; Earl Fisher, Indianapolis, and Morris and Merle Fisher, at home. Aged Man Dies ISy Time Special SHELBYVILLE, Ind., Jan. 23. Funeral services will be held Monday for Louie Bogeman, 79, who died after an illness of three years. He leaves a son, Lawrence, and Mrs. James Rogers. Greensburg Man Dies By Time * Special GRJEENSBURG. Ind., Jan. 23. Funeral sendees were held today for Willard A. Switzer, 41, a telegraph operator for the Big Four railroad, who died after a short illness. He leave a widow and two children, and Helen Myra Switzer. Institute Sunday ay Time* Special SHELBYVILLE, Ind., Jan. 23. An institute for children’s workers of the Shelby county council of religious education will be held Sunday in the First Baptist church here by Miss Nellie Young, superintendent of the young people’s division of the state council. Crazed Man Kills Self By United Press PORTLAND, Ind., Jan. 23.—William Kee, 55, who was placed in jail after he became violently insane, ended his life by hanging in his cell. The body was found by his wife when she came to visit him. Motorist Killed By United I‘ret* LA PORTE, Ind., Jan. 23. Michael O’Neill, 32, Stilwell, died en route to a hospital of injuries suffered when the automobile in which he was riding plunged into 4ttakw V

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COURT DELAYS DRAW ATTACK Stephenson Case Cited by Notre Dame Instructor. By Times Special SOUTH BEND, Ind., Jan. 23. Delay of the Indiana supreme court in ruling on the new trial plea of D. C. Stephenson was cited by William M. Cain of the University of Notre Dame law school faculty in urging journalism students to exercise the power of the press to obtain justice speedily. Referring to the Stephenson case as a blot on the legal profession, Cain declared delay defeats the prosecution of crime and illustrated the point with several instances in which witnesses either moved from the state, died, or forgot essential points of testimony they could have given. Cain said attorneys are well aware of the faults of their profession, but “are too busy making a living to think about it.” RULING CAUSES TANGLE Monroe County Forced to Take 1931 Taxes Off Delinquent List. By Times Special BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Jan. 23. Ruling of Attorney-General James M. Ogden that 1931 taxes can not be legally included in delinquent lists, has resulted in confusion, Monroe county officials state. Last year’s unpaid taxes were included in the county’s delinquent list, but Ogden’s ruling will be complied with, officials state, and the usual sale held. The ruling will result in a reduction of about half in a delinquent total of $40,000, according to Alva Eller, county auditor. Damage Suits Settled Bp Times Special KOKOMO, Ind., Jan. 23.—Henry A. Taubensee and T. E. Stokes, Kokomo, have accepted $4,250 in settlement of damage cases resulting from injuries they suffered in an automobile accident when their car was in collision with one occupied by Edward Ray and Catherine Emerline, Fostoria, 0., on a road west of Valparaiso. Four Students Honored By Times Special BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Jan. 23. Certificates for meritorious work done during the past semester as members of the reportorial staff of the Indiana Daily Student have been presented to four students. They are Mary Dot Johnston, Vincennes; William Madigan, Veedersburg; Ben Kaufman, Hammond, and Gordon Parks, Huntingburg. Franklin Doctor Dies By Times Special FRANKLIN. Ind., Jan. 23.—Dr. Clarence Province, widely known central Indiana physician and surgeon, is dead of heart disease. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 Monday afternoon. He was a graduate of Indiana university and attended Franklin college. Four Escape in Crash By Times Special BOGGSTOWN, Ind., Jan. 23.—N0 one of four persons riding in an automobile struck by a Big Four passenger train here was injured seriously. Occupants of the car were Mr. and Mrs. John Conway. Mrs. Ora Strickler and Miss Esther Strickler, all of Boggstown. Banquet for Democrats By Times Special NEWCASTLE, Ind., Jan. 23.—Dr. George W. Carrier, Henry county Democratic chairman, announces a banquet will be held here Feb. 10. This is to be an exclusive Henry county banquet, and no one outside of the county will be invited to speak or attend the meeting,” the chairman declared. Fugitive Sentenced By Times Special GREENCASTLE, Ind.. Jan. 23. Chauncey Graves, 33, who escaped from the Indiana penal farm Sept. 5, 1929, and was captured in Canton, was'.sentenced here to one to five years in the state prison.

AGIO AND SHOTS DAMAGE CARGO Report of Violence Made by Truck Owner. By Times Special HUNTINGTON, Ind., Jan. 23. Leland J. Osborne, Huntington, a trucking operator, has reported to authorities that an effort is being made by violence to force him out of business. Acid was thrown in the cab of Osborne’s truck, and some struck radio sets which were being loaded at South Bend, according to Orville Auer and Clarence Mich, both of Huntington, who were in charge of machine, and a shot was fired at the driver near South Bend. Men in an automobile fired into the truck body five times, bullets damaging twenty-two of the load of radio sets, Osborne said. Auer fired once at the driver of the car, but missed.

LIFE SENTENCE GIVEN SLAYER Princeton Jury Avoids Death of William Wedding. By United Press PRINCETON, Ind., Jan. 23.—William Wedding, 19, found guilty by a Gibson circuit court jury on a charge of murdering Harve McGarrah, a restaurant proprietor, was to be taken to Indiana stute prison today to begin a life term. Wedding was indicted on a charge of murder and also of murder during a holdup. The jury found him guilty on the first count. Conviction on the other would have carried with it the death penalty. Wedding, recovering from a bullet wound suffered while resisting arrest, was carried into r.he courtroom to hear the verdict. William Phelps, 21, who also is charged with murdering McGarrah, is awaiting trial. Policeman Sued By Times Special MUNCIE, Ind., Jan. 23.—Patrolman Arch Swank of the Muncie police department is defendant in a SI,OOO damage suit filed by Clifton Cranor in behalf of his son, Robert, 17. The Massachusetts Bonding and Insurance Company, signer of Swank’s bond, is a co-defendant. It is alleged the officer struck young Cranor In the face -after an argument over parking an automobile. Pigeon Fed Prisoner By Times Special RICHMOND, Ind.. Jan. 23.—A pigeon brought food to a fellow bird, imprisoned in a six-inch tin pipe near the roof of the city hall here, workmen who freed the bird asserted. The imprisoned bird has lost use of its wings and will be kept in the attic of the building until it recovers. „ False Alarms Fought Bit Times Special ELWOOD, Ind., Jan. 23.—A reward of $lO is offered for the arrest and conviction of any person guilty of turning in a false fire alarm. The reward was posted after the fifth false alarm in a w r eek. Threats Lead to Jail By Times Special WASHINGTON, Ind., Jan. 23. Roy Hayes, who refused to tell authorities where he lives, will serve twenty days in jail as a result of threats uttered when he demanded money from Mrs. Essie Cox. Her son intervened and was attacked by Hayes. Boy Dies After Operation By Times Special MARTINSVILLE, Ind., Jan. 23. Funeral services were held Friday for Paul A. Raper. 12. son of Mr. and Mrs. Orville Raper, Jefferson township, who died in a hospital here following an appendicitis operation. Starving Dog Killed By Times Special HUNTINGTON, Ind., Jan. 23. Police, as an act of mercy, killed a small dog which had been locked in the basement of a house vacated two months ago. Blind from lack of food and water, the dog was found lying on the basement floor. Young Wife Dies By Times Special BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Jan. 23. Mrs. Evelyn Wylie Stump, 21, wife of Robin Stump, dead after an , illness of several months.

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Lower Lest —B. V. D. back of a swimming suit shown to feminine members of the Woodstock Country Club and the Indianapolis Athletic Club. Upper Center —The brassiere “swimmer” of 1932. Upper Right—Just an “old-fashioned” model of 1931. All the photos were modeled through the courtesy of L. S. Ayres Cos.

Borrowing from the nifties of both sexes, 1932’s bathing beauties in Indianapolis will wear swimming suits that are crosses of B. V. D.s and brassieres. In fact the Leap Year witches of the sand either must stay under their own backyard hose this summer or unravel 1931’s suit if they really want to be in the swim. White bathing suits will be the vogue with black and whites running close for a place in the suntanneries of the city. Beach pajamas are taking on mannish airs and mannish cuts.

JUVENILE OFFICER OUTWITTED BY BOY

Escapes Made to Home After Promise to Reveal Stolen Revolver. By Times Special RICHMOND, Ind., Jan. 23.—Miss Nora Holthouse, Wayne county juvenile court officer, is torn between anger and laughter as she recalls how she was outwitted by a 9-year-old boy. The boy was taken into custody by Miss Holthouse after he stole a loaded revolver. He sent her on several fruitless searches for the weapon and was finally warned that unless he told the truth, he would be punished. “All right,” the boy replied. “I’ll take you to where the gun really is.” Accompanied by the officer, the boy came to an old house and said the weapon was in its chimney. He told Miss Holthouse to wait and he would crawl through a hole at the bottom of the chimney. He did not mention a hole on another side through which he escaped to his home. DRUG USER RELEASED Bedford Man Faced Charge of Illegal Medical Practice. By Times Special COVINGTON, Ind., Jan. 23. After being held a few days in jail here, H. A. Colvin, charged with practicing medicine without a license, has been released and placed in care of relatives at Bedford. Authorities state Colvin is hopelessly addicted to use of drugs and is not mentally responsible for his actions as a result. Steps will be taken to have his automobile driving license revoked. A concoction which he prescribed for members of the Elmer Tittle family here was found to be harmless. Elephant Dies at Peru By Times Special PERU, Ind., Jan. 23.—Rose, 35-year-old elephant of the Hagen-beck-Wallace circus, is dead at winter quarters here. Heart disease which followed development of a tumor ended her life. At death she weighed three tons, having lost 1,000 pounds weight during an illness of five years. Educators Blamed By Times Special NOBLESVILLE, Ind., Jan. 23. Addressing the Noblesville Kiwanis Club, William Cosgrove, deputy state auditor, expressed an opinion that educators, rather than school patrons, are responsible for the increasing cost of operating Indiana schools. Long Illness Fatal By Times Special MARTINSVILLE, Ind., Jan. 23. The body of James W. Kirk, 43, who died in a hospital at Colorado Cprings, Colo., after an ilness of four years, will be returned here for funeral services and burial. Assessor Dies By Times Special SULLIVAN, Ind., Jan. 23. Funeral services were held here for John j. Gravemier, 70, assessor of Hamilton township, who died after an illness of two weeks. He had lived here forty-five years. Building Project Halted By Times Special HAMMOND, Ind., Jan. 23.—Lack of funds and labor trouble has brought a suspension in erection of Hammond’s $500,000 city hall, Mayor Charles O. Schonert announces.

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The trousers will be similar to a males “Sunday-go-to-meetings” at the cuff. And about the only hope stylists hold out for the 1931 eel-like bathing suit is that grandma’s knitting needle will be brought into play to cover up edges and centers that have been whittled off by shears. “I fact, a right nice 1932 suit for water ducks can be turned out if shears and grandma’s yarn are used deftly,” one customer says. Sun-tan again will glow in all its read glory, with special creams for keeping sunburn at minimum.

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Mrs. Patrick J. Hurley By Times Special JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind., Jan. 23. —A bottle of water from the Arkansas river, sent by the Chamber of Commerce of Tulsa, Okla., will be used here Monday when Mrs. Patrick J. Hurley, wife of the secretary of war, christens the Inland Waterways Corporation’s new towboat, Mark Twain. Following the christening, Mrs. Hurley and party will board the boat for a short trip and luncheon. NATIONAL HONOR VOTED Whiting Priest Rendered Most Service to Slovak People. By United Press WHITING, Ind., Jan. 23. —The Rev. John J. Lach, pastor of the Immaculate Conception church here, is regarded by Slovak-Ameri-cans as the man who accomplished most for Slovak people during 1931. He received the greatest number of votes in a nation-wide poll conducted by Slovak newspapers. In addition to his ministerial work the Rev. Mr. Lach is president of the Catholic Slovak Priest Association of the middle west, president of the Catholic Slovak Educational camp of the middle west, vice-presi-dent of the Catholic Slovak Federation of America, and chaplain of the Whiting Knights of Columbus. Rate Reduction Offered By Times Special CONNERSVILLE, Ind., Jan. 23. The city council will meet Tuesday to consider anew electric rate schedule submitted Friday by the Indiana public service commission. The schedule is said to differ only slightly from one offered several weeks ago which the council rejected. It would effect a reduction of about 11 per cent. The council has demanded a cut of 20 per cent. Two of Family Killed By Times Special TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Jan. 23. Funeral services were held here today for C. Li. Grafe, and son, Wayne, killed near Wahahachie, Tex., while on a business trip, when gas exploded in a tourist cottage. The blast occurred when a match was struck by the son.

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BRIBE MESSAGE SENDER SIGNED AS U SMITH Telegram Stated $1,500 Was Price of Terre Haute Postmastership. By Times Special TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Jan. 23. Authorities are endeavoring to learn, identity of a person who sent four identical telegrams charging that a bribe of $1,500 was involved in appointment of John W. Woods as Terre Haute postmaster. The telegrams were sent to Senators James E. Watson and Arthur Robinson; William F. Brown, post-master-general, and William D. Mitchell, attorney-general. J. R. Smith is the signature on the telegrams, with the non-existent address of 1666 Lafayette avenue. Two J. R. Smiths who live here have been seen by riie operator who handled the telegrams and he says neither is guilty. Watson replied to the message he received and a messenger then learned that the address given does not exist.

ARSON PLACES TRIOJNCELLS Valparaiso Store Burned After Explosion. By United Press VALPARAISO, Ind., Jan. 23.—A prison sentence of one to ten years was given Chris Spiros, 37, when he pleaded guilty in Porter superior court here to a charge of arson, the result of a fire which destroyed his store Christmas eve. His plea was induced by a confession of Steve Swikonski, who said that he and Pete Popadich started the blaze, resulting in a loss of $50,000. Spiros admitted, police said, that he hired Swikowski and Popadich to burn the building so he could collect insurance. Swikowski and Popadich, both of whom were burned in an explosion as they prepared to start the fire, pleaded guilty and also received one-to-ten-year terms. Slaying Inquiry Results in Arrest of Richmond Man By Times Special RICHMOND, Ind., Jan, 23. Charles Wilcox, Richmond, is in custody pending outcome of an investigation of his alleged connection with the slaying, Dec. 23, near Covington, Ky„ of Mrs. Hulda Lang and the wpunding of her husband, Frank Lang, Covington restaurant owner. Lang, accompanied by officers from Kentucky, including Police Chief George Langley, came here to view Wilcox. None of the party made a statement. Two local women have been questioned in the case. One is said to be a close friend of the prisoner and to have given him refuge after he returned here from Covington with a wounded leg. Wilcox was sentenced here five years ago on a vehicle taking charge, and sent to the state reformatory for a three-to-five-year term. He was paroled, but re-arrested and returned to the institution after committing another crime. The Kentucky officials refused to comment on arrest at Covington of Larry Vollmer, 27, Newport, charged with being an accessory in the murder. A fusillade of shots was fired at Lang and his wife while they were in an automobile. It is believed robbery was the motive of the attack. Paralysis Ends Life By Times Special MARTINSVILLE, Ind., Jan. 23. Fnueral services were held here for Mrs. Charles W. Bass, 57, who died of paralysis after an illness of six weeks. She leaves her husband, a son, Herschel, and a brother, Dr. F. C. Robinson, both of Indianapolis. Mourner of Three Hurt By Times Special NEW RICHMOND, Ind., Jan. 23. —Mrs. Ruth Coffman, whose two daughters and a brother were killed in an automobile accident in July, is suffering from injuries received in the same kind. She is confined to a Lafayette hospital with concussion of the brain and internal injuries. •Federal Jury Called By United Press SOUTH BEND, Ind., Jan. 23. The South Bend district federal grand jury will meet Feb. 29, on call of Judge Thomas W. Slick. A majority of the cases to be considered involve liquor law violations, including those nine persons arrested in recent raids at Valparaiso university. Tallest Man Dies By Times Special HAMMOND, Ind., Jan. 23.—Funeral services were held today for Jesse Bowles, 72, who was known as Hammond’s tallest man. He was 6 feet 8 inches tall.

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Civil War Pledge Kept at Grave By United Press Rochester, ind.. Jan. 23.—a pledge that a Civil war veteran made to his comrade sixty-six years ago was fulfilled at his grave here. Adolph Hunesagen, 85, and Abner Waite, 87, fought side by side throughout the war in an Indiana volunteer regiment. They shared the same tent. Each was wounded once. When N they were mustered out, they vowed that whoever died first the other would attend his funeral. Hunsesagen drove from his farm home near Rochester for his comrade’s last rites. tt tt a Late December and May Couple Part By Times Special • TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Jan. 23. Mrs. Helen L. Lanning, 21-year-old wife of John E. Lanning, 61, has filed suit for divorce, alleging he failed to keep promises he made before their marriage. Lanning, the wife alleges, promised she would live in ease and comfort and luxury in a modern home, but instead her abode was a garage and meals consisted principally of salmon and beans. He also failed to keep a promise to support her child by a former marriage, is another charge. They were married Oct. 27, 1931, and separated early this month. Mrs. Lanning asks $3,000 alimony. She says Lanning owns real estate in Muncie and North Terre Haute and has money deposited in two banks. tt tt a Girl Sees Cop Do a Gandhi By Times Special EVANSVILLE, Ind., Jan. 23.—Patrolman William Patton, although he lost his pants in the presence of a pretty cashier, stayed on the job and recovered loot seized by two thieves. Patton was escorting a young woman cashier of an automobile license branch to a bank with $3,000. At a busy downtown street comer he spied two boys with a cartload of stolen copper wire. Patton started after them. The cashier, mindful of the $3,000, stayed close to the side of her protector. In the chase Patton’s suspenders snapped and his pants sank to his knees. Frantically he pulled at them and continued the chase. The cashier stayed with him. The boys escaped, but Patton recovered the wire. The cashier, afraid to leave his side, stood by while Patton fixed his pants. tt o tt Feverish Situation Faced by Court By Times Special Muncie, ind., Jan. 23. Scarlet fever has laid itself liable for a contempt charge in# Delaware superior court. Judge Robert F. Murray will be off the bench for three weeks, due to quarantine of his home, where a small son is ill with the fever. Various attorneys are taking turns serving as special judges. a tt a What Depression? Money Waits By Times Special NEWCASTLE, Ind., Jan. 23. Troubles in getting rid of money is reported by Clark F. Reece, Henry county clerk. He has SSOO to refund in assessments levied for the Hedrick drain, constructed twelve years ago. There is no legal provision for publishing names of persons to whom refunds are due. Amounts range from 5 cents to $6. tt tt tt Frankenstein Casualty at Bloomington By Times Special BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Jan. 23. Mrs. Ella Price, 25, is in a semiconscious state as a result of seeing the motion picture, “Frankenstein,” according to her father, Robert Sexton. After witnessing the picture Mrs. Price collapsed while describing it to a woman friend.

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LIGHT PENALTY GIVEN KIRKLAND HAS AFTERMATH State Opposes More Murder Trials in Court at Valparaiso. By Times Special RENSSELAER, Ind., Jan. 23.—Two murder cases brought to Jasper circuit court here from Lake county for trial were denied Porter county as a result of the light penalty inflicted upon Virgil Kirkland for the murder of Arlene Draves, during a Gary liquor party. Cases transferred are those of Mike Mulligan, Indiana Harbor, accused of murdering Sam Markosinig, and Eulay Mitchell, Negro, charged with slaying Leola Morris, Negro, in East Chicago. When counsel for Mulligan asked for a change of venue in Gary superior court, he suggested the case be sent to the Porter court at Valparaiso. Robert G. Estill interposed vigorous objection, declaring ‘since my last experience in Porter circuit court I feel that justice can not be obtained there.” “Your remarks are unfair and you cast an aspersion on the name of Judge Crumpacker,” defense counsel declared. “I am sorry,” Estill replied, “but I am convinced that in order that all parties may have justice the case should not go to Valparaiso for trial.” Superior Judge C. V. Ridgeley then ordered the trial be held here. Similar action had been taken previously in the case of Mitchell. SHOT CAUSES DEATH Bristow’ Girl Alleges Accident Following Arrest. By United Press CANNELTON, Ind., Jan. 23.—A charge of manslaughter is on file here against Nettie Van Hoosier, 20, Bristow 7 , as the result of the death of Evelyn Sifrige, 15, of a bullet wound suffered at the Van Hoosier home. The Van Hoosier girl told authorities that she was examining a pistol w’hen it was accidentally discharged, the bullet striking the other girl. Oscar Teberbough and Floyd Lynch, who witnessed the tragedy, are under bond pending further investigation. MURDER CHARGE FILED Shelbnrn Miner Held After Fatal Fight in Home. By United Press SULLIVAN, Ind., Jan. 23.—A charge of first degree murder is on file here against Dave Skinner, a Shelburn miner, following the death of Pernel Bradbury, 35, Shelburn. Bradbury died in a hospital here of wounds suffered, according to police, in a fight at Skinner’s home Wednesday. Skinner was arrested soon after the quarrel and charged with.assault, and battery. He was bound over without bond to await action of the Sullivan grand jury, which held a meeting Monday. Prisoner Kills Self By United Press CORYDON, Ind., Jan. 23.—Desmond Straub, 30, hanged himself in jail here after being arrested on an intoxication charge. STOMACHUPSET Get at the real cause. That’s what thousands of stomach sufferers are doing now. Instead of taking tonics, or trying to patch up a poor digestion, they are attacking the real cause of the ailment—clogged liver and disordered bowels. Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets help arouse the liver in a soothing, healing way. When the liver and bowels are performing their natural functions, people rarely suffer from indigestion and stomach troubles. Have you a bad taste, coated tongue, poor appetite, a lazy, don’tcare feeling, no ambition or energy, trouble with undigested foods? Try. Olive Tablets, the substitute for calomel. Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets are a purely vegetable compound. Know them by their olive color. They do the work without griping. cramps or pain. All druggists. i?>c. 30c and 60<\ Take one or two at bedtime for quick relief. Eat what you like.—Advertisement.