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Live Ghosts Central City,Col., One of Greatest Gold Camps, Revived for Week.

By I nitr/t Press CENTRAL CITY, Colo.. July 16. Ghosts of an almost forgotten era thronged the narrow, winding streets of this old-time gold camp today Weather beaten buildings, which once echoed the tramp of gold-mad men who sought fortunes in the hills and streams of Colorado, again held tenants, after nearly a half century of silence. The center; of attraction was the old opera house w'hcre the opera Camille ,is to play for a week. A New York cast has been gathr ered for the presentation which has awakened Central City from its dreams. Friday night was costume night. Rough clad miners did the bunny hug with dance hall girls on the ancient boards of the old Buckets of Blood. Slick-haired gamblers with fancy vests, flipped cards across the motheaten green felt of rickety gambling tpbles. Black coated sheriffs, with ivory handled guns buckled around their waists, escorted bustled women through the sidewalk crowds. a a a CENTRAL CITY lived as it did fifty years ago—after John Gregory found a pocket of gleaming gold in the sarfds of Clear creek, and started a boom that carried the town to fame as one of the greatest of the old-time gold camps. Denver then w'as just a resting point for stage lines that led here. The gold camp cobbler was W. L. Douglas—who was later to become a great, shoe manufacturer. A young prospector sat in front of the Teller house—the hotel Where President Grant once stayed—and had a vision that w’as to revolutionize railroad travel. He was’ George Pullman. a a a MANY pioneers, w'ho saw Central City when it was young, were back today to aid in the carrying out of the pageant. Gregory's strike was to be re-enacted. Sunday, the pageant will be described over the air in the gold camp's first national radio broadcast. For a w r eck the revival will continue. Then Central City wall sink back into the lethargy that overtook it after the gold was drained from the hills—and again be what it has been for years, another of the ghost cities of the west.

How the Market Opened

BY ELMER C. WALZER Unltfd Press Financial Editor NEW YORK, July 16.—Railroad and oil shares again featured an advancing stock market at the opening today. Trading quieted down in the main list after a pickup in late trading Friday. Pressure was lacking, however, as traders looked forward to adjournment of congress today to stimulate further gains next week. An encouraging item was a report by the department of commerce on an upward movement in commodity prices in the last two weeks. Figures for 113 commodities compiled by the department show that during the week ended July 9 there were 32 advances. 9 small declines and 72 unchanged. In the previous week there were 14 advances and 29 declines. Substantial Rains were noted in sugar, fresh meats, butter, potatoes and hides. Bends were mixed in a narrow range. Cotton eased a few points. The dollar was mixed with especial strength noted in relation to French francs, the latter breaking to a new low for the year at 3.91 ■'s cents a franc, off ** point from the previous close. On the stock market. Shell Union Oil preferrred rose to anew high for the year at 32 7 s , and smaller gains were made by Ohio Oil, Standard of New Jersey and Texas Corporation. Steel common opened at 23\, off rose to 23 7 s and then eased slightly. American Telephone held around the previous close of 74 7 S . Among the rails, small gains were noted in Atchison. Union Pacific and New York Central. Consolidated Gas and Public Service of New Jersey were firm in the utilities. Case rose a point to 26">s in the farm equipments. During the early trading, price movements were narrow with dealings on a small scale.

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The Indianapolis Times Mostly fair tonight and Sunday; slightly cooler tonight.

VOLUME 44—NUMBER 57

ENTIRE BONUS ARMY JOINS IN ‘DEATH MARCH’ Cheering Thousands Clamor at Doors of Capitol as They Join Siege. WATERS HELD BY POLICE Joins His Main Forces With Iron-Willed Cripple’s Weary Men. Hy l. nitctl Prr** WASHINGTON. July 16.—Thousands of World war veterans marched on the United States Capitol today in a tumultuous bonus demonstration. Cheering, shouting men clamored at the doors of congress and at times gave indications of getting out of control. The police at one time held Walter W. Waters, commander of the bonus forces, to enforce their demand that Uie veterans clear thff plaza. The main bonus army went on the march early today to reinforce the “death march” battalion which, surviving a night of drenching rains, doggedly continued its siege of congress. The entire bonus force of 14,700 men was ordered out for the concentration, and an hour before that time a long line of men, some with their families, began the movement toward the capitol from the sodden camps where they had spent the night. Contingent Swells Rapidly The news tjjat the main bonus army was on the march electrified the men who have been shuffling to and fro at the Capitol in the strange siege that began Tuesday. At one time during the height of the night’s downpour the number of marchers dwindled to twenty-six, but as the bonus army started up from the lowlands along the Potomac river the Capitol contingent had swollen to 200 men. Following rain-soaked flags that hung limply from their standards, the “death watch” marchers splashed through the puddles that had formed in the plaza, kept on the move by the police edict that there shall b no loitering around the Capitol. Three hundred other veterans, resting from a night of marching and trying to dry cut their clothes, were grouped along the stone parapets on the street between the Capitol and the library of congress. Coffee and rolls were passed around. A quantity of cracked wheat, cooked into a thick porridge, also was distributed. March Quiet, Orderly The movement from the main bonus army camp on the Anacsstia mud flat was quiet and orderly. There was no attempt at a parade. There were no banners or bands —ismply a long line of men and a few women, moving in twos and three. Police offered no interference. The veterans also are considering picketing the White House as soon as congress goes heme. The massing of thousands of men at the capitol created the most difficult situation for police since the World war veterans laid seige to Washington two months ago. Police Superintendent Pelham Glassford conferred directly with high administration officials before formulating his policy. Capitol authorities were demanding that the grounds be closed to the veterans. Glassford so far has held to the view that the best way to avert trouble was to keep the men under strict supervision, but give them freedom of the grounds. Idea of Robertson Today s demonstration was the idea of crippled Roy W. Robertson, fighting leader of the California battalion. Waters, whose regular bonus expeditionary forces have been completely overshadowed by the western band, quickly agreed to the plan. “If the house and senate quit without passing a bonus payment bill, we will be on hand, thousands strong, to bid them good-by, but not good luck.” said Robertson. A steady rain through the night drenched the relays of weary westerners who took turns in carrying on the monotonous marching in front of the Capitol building. The westerners who came here “to show congress what a depression means” had endured days of hunger and days of blistering heat. They were not to be routed by a mere rain. Up and down they trudged in front of the building. Their old clothes were soaked through. Their two American flags were soddea and heavy, but they still held them proudly toward the dripping sky. Boy Is Burned Fatally ENGLISH. Ind., July 16.—Robert Mather. 4. was burned fatally and Caroline Meredith, 9. was expected to succumb to burns suffered when a cardboard packing box in which they were playing caught fire.

JUSTICE! —LACKS 30 CENTS OF sll FINE—KEPT IN JAIL FOR 12 HOURS

THIS story relates the execution of- justice’’ in Marion county, the insulting remarks of a deputy sheriff *to a prisoner's wife and twelve hours in jail—all because of 30 cents. Monday morning, George NevItt, 31. of 1133 North Holmes avenue. appeared in the court of Municipal Judge William H. Sheaffer. on a charge of failure to stop at a preferential street. He was convicted and fined $1 and costs. “Have you got $11?" the court bailiff asked. “No, all I've got is $10.70, but

Bloodshed in Uprising Over Dry Raids Feared

By United Press \ LEXANDIRA BAY, N. Y„ July 16—Resentment against dryagents’ tactics smouldered here today following an outburst from an outraged citizenry which warned of a mass uprising "with possible bloodshed within fortyeight hours.” The situation, described as ‘acute” by the Chamber of Commerce, was the aftermath of dry raids during ' a convention of Spar.ish-American war veterans.

CONGRESS IS AT CLOSE OF RECORD GRIND Senate Expects' to Do Week’s Work in Few Hours to Adjourn Today. BY LYLE C. WILSON United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, July 16.—The senate expected to do a week’s work in a few hours today, and end this unprecedented session of congress. Unemployment relief, prohibition, aid for home-owners, treaties and a pot-pourri of other issues were up for action in the last hours. Adjournment by midnight was scheduled. The house passed the $2,122,000,000 relief program in final form Friday. The senate was ready to act today, and send the bill to President Hoover for signature. Democratic senate wets unexpectedly unfolded a plan to force a vote on repeal of the eighteenth amendment. Senator Root Bulkley <Dem., O.) gave notice of a motion of suspended rules in order to obtain a test vote. The question is whether the senate judiciary committee shall be discharged of further consideration of the Wagner repeal resolution. Harrison Sets Precedent Senator Millard C. Tydings (Dem., Md.>, announced that he had polled the Democratic side and that 90 per cent favored submitting the repeal question. But Senator Pat Harrison (Dem., Miss.), has given his colleagues a precedent for refusing to vote for repeal or submission at this time. He explained that after March 4 he would vote to carry out the Democratic plank on repeal. He said that if he were a member of the state constitutional convention in Mississippi, he would vote to repeal the eighteenth amendment. But he said that as a citizen of Mississippi he would vote to maintain prohibition in that state. A White House conference broke -he deadlock on relief. President Hoover informed senators he would not veto the bill, merely because it contained a stipulation for publicity on all future Reconstruction Finance Corporation loans. The Finance Corporation contented itself with a protest to house leaders, who insisted on publicity. Bill Nearly Is Law With that understanding reached, the house and senate conferees quickly agreed, and the bill now is within a few hours of becoming a law. The home loan bank bill is hung up on the question of currency expansion. The senate attached to the bill a rider authorizing an issue of nearly $1,000,000,000 of National bank notes backed by bonds. The house has voted to reject the rider. Senate leaders believe currency expansion must be abandoned to obtain favorable action. Conferees meet Friday night, and again adjourned without agreement. Republican Leader James E. Watson has offered the adjournment resolution to the senate. It states that congress shall adjourn today, sine die, but fixes no hour. Democratic and Republican leaders said they were confident of adjournment. BANK BANDIT IS SLAIN Two Companions Caught With 51,800 Loot by Police in Chase. By United Press GRANTVILLE, Ga., July 16. The click of coins falling on a sidewalk betrayed three bank bandits, leading to the %eath of one and capture of two after a chase here Friday. Shots from pursuing officers killed Red Pendergrass, 28, of Greenville, Ga. The two captured had about SI,BOO loot when seized. 13 Known Dead in Cloudburst By United Press MEXICO CITY, July 16.—Thirteen bodies had been recovered today at Saltillo, capital of the state of Coahuili, where a terrific cloudburst. accompanied by lightning and a heavy gale, struck late Friday.

I can get the rest in a few minutes.” Nevitt replied. “Come along,” the bailiff ordered. Nevitt went along. He appealed td the turnkey and bailiff in city prison to permit him to call his home to obtain the other 30 cents. He pleaded with them to permit him to send some kind of a message. Finally, the court baliff agreed to make the call—but he didn't. a m m AT 4 Monday afternoon, Nevitt was herded into the chain gang and taken to the county

INDIANAPOLIS, SATURDAY, JULY 16, 1932

| Street fighting ensued in which several citizens were injured. The chamber appealed to Washington Friday to avert further j clashes between inhabitants and ! dry enforcers. it was charged the agents carried out all raids in a brutal fashion; provoked violence, and used the veterans’ badges to obtain access to speakeasies “which they attacked and smashed.” Following the raids another in- ! cident further aroused this town. One of the agents’ automobile I ran down two women. Rose Visger

Ring Calls

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Speaking of the “ring game,” former heavyweight champion Max Schmeling is rumored to be planning to buy a gold band for the finger of Anny Ondra (above), blonde Czecho-Slovakian film actress. It's reported that they'll be wed in Paris soon.

SUSPECT DIES IN POLICE ’QUIZ' ‘Probe’ Fatal to Alleged Robber of Cop’s Mother. By United Press MINEOLA, L. 1., July 16.—Hyman Stark, 24, one of four men accused of beating and robbing a policeman’s mother, died as he was being “questioned” in police headquarters here. Stark and his companions were arrested Friday shortly after Mrs. Valevia Hizinski, 58-year-old mother of Nassau county detective Joseph Hizinski, told police she had been beaten and robbed of $5 By several gunmen. Inspector Frank E. McCahill, acting head of Nassau police, acknowledged that the prisoner died while he w T as being questioned, although Mineola police headqaurters referred all inquiries to the district attorney’s office. Reports that the prisoner had been taken to Nassau hospital and had died there after being given the third degree could not be verified at the hospital. BOY HURT BY AUTO Suffers Minor Hurts; Youth Crashes Into Abutment. Minor injuries were suffered Friday by Elmer Chadwick, 4, of 704 Madison avenue, when he walked against the side of a truck at Norwood street and Madison avenue. Robert Babb, 20, of 1416 Edgemont avenue, received internal injuries today when his automobile struck an abutment at Madison avenue and a railroad crossing. SUB NOT TO BE RAISED French Give Up Hope of Salvaging Promethee From Channel. Bn United Press 1 PARIS, July 16.—The French submarine Promethee will remain on the bottom of the English channel with the bodies of sixty-three men aboard, the ministry of marine decided today, after lengthy conference with engineers. In the Air Weather conditions at 9 a. m.: North northwest wind. 15 'miles an hour; temperature. 80; barometric pressure. 29.94 at sea lever; ceiling, high. thin, broken clouds, unlimitied; visibility. 15 miles.

jail. He bemoaned his plight to cell mates. “I’m the cell boss.” one spoke. “Give me your message and 50 cents and I’ll get word to your family.” # Nothing happened. Nevitt had fallen for the old jail custom and now only had $10.20. At 8 that night, Mrs. Nevitt became frantic. She knew her husband had gone to court, but first believed he was free and probably had gone to work. At 8. however, she could think of no reason for his not returning home.

and Cora Bradley, both of Alexandria Bay. a a m A MOB assembled at the scene of the accident, and menaced Burke Borneman, dry agent and driver of one car. Borneman was taken to jail for protection, and w'as charged with a traffic violation. Later he vuas taken to Watertown. A. E. Smith, chief of police of Alexandria Bay, today said he understood Borneman still was being held, but he had no official information on the case.

HOOSIER FLIER SAVED AFTER JUNGLECRASH Medaryville Man Lost in Mexican Jungle More Than Two Weeks. By United Press MEXICO CITY, July 16.—Rescue parties which penetrated jungles of eastern Mexico returned to San Geronimo today with Clarence McElroy of Medaryville (Ind.) aviator saved from death after wandering through the wild interior for more than two weeks. Roy Gordon, American living at Tegucigalpa, Honduras, was killed when McElroy’s plane crashed June 27. The men w r ere flying a Waco plane to Honduras for delivery. McElroy sustained head injuries when his machine crashed. Although unable to give a coherent account of his wanderings due to his extremely weakened condition, he w'as able to tell his rescuers that he had found a stream w-hich he followed for fourteen, days, before eventually it led him to a ranch house. McElroy was unable to speak Spanish, and could not explain his name or his predicament to the ranchers he met. For this reason it w r as not clear w-hich of the Americans had come out of the crash alive. The identity of the lone American who staggered out of the jungle to the ranch house was not cleared up until McElroy W'as brought here. First information from "McElroy was that the crash occurred June 27, when the plane struck Banderilia hill, in the jungle south of San Geronimo. Gordon, it appeared, was killed outright. McElroy managed to crawl out of the wreckage. He remained at the scene four days, first reports said, hoping that he w r ould be sighted. Airplanes flew over the route but did not find him. The flier then began his weary march. JOINS REPEAL RANKS Sociologist, Long an Ardent Dry, Favors Change. By United Press AUBURN, N. Y., July 16.—William R. George, founder of the George junior republic at Freeville, and long and ardent dry, has joined the big parade of dry leaders 10 the ranks of repealists w-hich was started by John D. Rockefeller Jr. “I hate liquor,” the famous sociologist said after a conference of men and women interested in combatting socialism. “But, nobody with any sense refuses to admit national prohibition doesn't work. “Rockefeller is right. And I am with hinr.” IMPROVEMENT SHOWN BY FLORENZ ZIEGFELD Producer Recovering From Attack of Pneumonia, Overwork. By United Press HOLLYWOOD, July 16.—Florenz Ziegfleld, New’ York theatrical producer, was reported to be much improved today at the New Mexico senatorium where he is recuperating from a breakdown, the result of overwork and a recent attack of pneumonia. The “Glorifier of the American Girl” is receiving treatment of much sunshine, rest and quiet to cure a “wet spot” on his lungs which was an outgrowth of the pneumonia attack, according to his wife, Billie Burke, actress.

Foreign Exchange

(By James T. Hamill A Cos.) —July 16— Open Sterling. England 3.54% Franc. France 0391% Lira. Italy 05107a Franc, Belgium '. .13*5 Mark. ' Germany 2373 Guilder, Holland 4026 Peseta, Spain 0803 Krone, Norway '. 1761 Krone. Denmark 1920 Yen. Japan 2762

She called police headquarters. An officer referred her to the jail. And this is the reply she said she received from a deputy after asking if her husband were there: “No lady, he's probably out gallivantin’ around some place.” She then called Sergeant Anthony Sweeney, a personal friend of her husband. Taking the case in hand, Sweenev learned Nevitt still was in jail. a * a AT midnight he and Mrs. Nevitt supplied the few cents necessary for Nevitt's release

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Smith reported no untoward incidents during the night. The 4owm was quiet, he said, w-ith no unusual street gatherings, i No state troopers were expected. Smith said, in answer to reports that some might be sent. Civic pride w-as reflected in the protest to Washington by the i chamber, which stated “prohibij tion officers from Syracuse raided . this village in a spectacular manner, spoiling the Spanish-Ameri-can war veterans convention i here.”

Soothes Libby

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It. w j as in the arms of her mother, Mrs. Rae Holman, show 7 n above in a. recent portrait, that Libby Holman returned to the Cincinnati home which she left several years ago to know 7 fame as a stage star—and then tragedy. Mrs. Holman had rushed to Winston-Salem, N. C., to be at her widowed daughter’s side upon receiving new r s of the fatal shooting of her young husband, Smith Reynolds.

ZOO KEEPER IS KILLED BY GNU

‘Friendship’ With Animals Proves Fatal.

By United Press

DETROIT, July 16.—Personal prowess, and a friendship carefully cultivated with “his animals,” caysed the death today of Gus Mott, 58-year-old farmer, recently turned keeper of the African veldt, at the Detroit zoological park. Mott died of wounds suffered late Friday when he was gored and trampled by an 800-pound gnu, largest specie of the African antelope, and commonly known as "horned horse.” Only quick action by Jack Dow'ney of rooklyn, N. Y., who was visiting the park with a sister, saved the keeper from instant death. Mott unarmed, first entered the inclosure of an ostrich, which had been placed apart like the gnu, because of unusual viciousness. Then he walked into the gnu’s pen. Paradoxically the gnu had been nicknamed “Gus” by other keepers because Mott had made it a special “pet” after the animal had killed a mate and two calves, and been confined, therefore, in a separate inclosure. Dowmey heard a scream and running to the sunken non found the keeper being gored and trampel. With the rocks and an iron bar, he managed to attract attention of the gnu, and fought with it through bars until three other keepers rescued Mott. PORKERS END WEEK AT LOWER PRICE LEVELS Cattle Nominal; Vealers Steady at $6 Down. Hogs ended the week in a price range mostly 25 cents lower than Friday’s average at the city yards this morning. Underweights were 15 cents off. The bulk, 120 to 350 pounds, sold for $4.25 to $4.75; extreme top recorded at $4.85. Receipts were estimated at 2,500 holdovers were 779. Cattle were nominal with receipts numbered 100. No test of the market was apparent in sheep. Prices were quotably steady around $6.50 down. Receipts were 50. Pauline Frederick Gets Role By United Press HOLLYWOOD. July 16.—Pauline Frederick will return to the screen in a featured role for R-K-O in “Phantom of Crestwood.” Ricordo Cortez and Karen Morley will play the romantic leads.

from the confinement which had been caused by lack of 30 cents and refusals of aid. The matter was laid before Sheaffer by Nevitt. Friday afternoon. He apologized for the action of the court bailiff. Sheriff Charles (Buck) Sumner today issued orders that another breach of courtesy among his deputies will result in discharge. And. further, a phone is being installed in the interior of the city prison. j

'T'HERE w'ere tw-o series of raids. The first was three days ago. when five resorts were raided. Two dry agents were beaten by a crowd of 100 at that time. Then on Thursday the raiders struck again. The automobile accident added fire to this episode. In response to the chamber's appeal to Washington. Prohibition Director Amos W. W. Woodcock ordered Andrew McCampbell, district administrator to Alexandria bay. to investigate.

LEGISLATORS ‘SHADOW BOX’ FOR J DAYS No Major Measure Passes Both Houses in First Quarter of Session. BY DANIEL M. KIDNEY With the first ten days of the forty-day special legislative session completed, a majority of members of both houses have gone to their homes to keep from sweltering w-hile they review their accomplishments. What does the record show? It shows that the problems they were convened to consider largely are dealt with in a host of bills awaiting action in senate or house and that other matters are being dragged in daily. No major meeasure has passed both houses, nor are any close to the time when they will require the signature or veto of Governor Harry G. Leslie. Little Progress on Taxes Little agreement has been reached regarding the tax relief program and each little group has its pet measures. Democratic pressure is to start in the house Monday, it has been announced and Republican state committee advice shortly will be forthcoming in the senate, ••‘here the G. O. P. majority prevails. State G. O. P. committee observers who have been watching with an eye to drafting orders, include J. Glenn Harris and John Scott, both of Gary, former members of the house and well versed in procedure. Major measures closest to passage include three passed by the senate Friday and now awaiting action in the house. One is the Hartzell bill, which provides a ten-year moratorium on all local governmental bond issues, except in the case of “indispensable necessity.” What the latter term implies is to be determined in each instance by appeal to the state tax board. Merger Measures Up The other measures set up machinery for effecting county and township consolidations and thus reducing governmental costs through mergers. While some general agreement prevails regarding reduction of governmental costs throughout the majority in both houses, few definite ideas have been advanced regarding new revenue raising measures. An intangible tax has received favorable action to second reading in the house, and several income tax measures were introduced in i the house Friday. Malt taxes and utitlity taxes also are pending there. Over in the senate, a bill has been I introduced to change the present chain store license tax into a sales tax. levying 1)4 per cent on gross sales. Money for Schools Under the bill’s provisions, the money would go to the state school fund and thus wipe out 15 cents of | the 29-cent state levy, according to Senator J. Clyde Hoffman (Rep.), Indianapolis, its author. Hoffman, chairman of Judiciary i A committee and the state tax survey commission, estimated that the house intangibles tax bill would yield approximately $2,000,000 a year; the 50-cent fee on mortgages, passed by the senate, $7,000,000, and j the 50-50 split in state highway funds. $12,000,000. These, with repeal of mandatory levy and salary laws at a $10,000,000 saving would decrease property taxes $38,000,000, he said. For the first time, administration spokesmen have come out into the open in their fight to retain the $24,000,000 state highway funds intact. Both Ralph Simpson, assistant state highway director, and Dr. John Hewitt, director of state unemployment relief, condemned returning half of the state highway funds to cities, counties and towns. Paint Dark Picture Simpson said to do so would wreck the state highway road construction and maintenance program next year and Hewitt declares it would prevent the state from givi'ng jobs to 10,000 unemployed. Split of the funds has many backers in both houses and is part of tne legislative program to be pushed under the Democratic whip in the house. Counter action is provided in bills turning the roads over to the state highway department and letting them leep their funds. Wright law repeal will be one of the session s ccomplishments, according to backers in both houses. Impetus was given wet movements by a second and double victory in the house before adjournment Fri-; day. Both houses reconvene at 2 p. m. Monday. ______ Chicago Stocks Opening <Bv James T. HaAUI A Cos.) —Jtilv 18— Bendix Avia ... 6> U S R * Tel.. 7% Cities Servlet J Vt A Indus, r.om Si Swift Inti 20 5 Ut * Ind dTO... 3&

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COOL WEATHER ON WAY HERE; 12 PROSTRATED Relief From Searing Heat Is Promised tonight by Forecaster. RECORDS ARE EQUALLED 96.2 Mercury Mark Only Reached Twice Before in 53 Years. Hourly Temperatures 6 a. m 80 8 a. m 82 7a. m 82 9 a., m 82 Cooler weather tonight is forecast following a temperature of 96.2 at 3:55 Friday afternoon, a high mark which has been equaled only twice before in fifty-three years on July 15, the other occasions being in 1879 and 1887. Four deaths attributed to heat occurred Friday in Indiana. Twelve persons were prostrated. There is no danger of the temperature reaching the high point during today, J. H. Armington, local weather bureau chief, said, and he held out a little hope there might be a shower during the week-end. Partly cloudy and unsettled is the outlook for tonight and Sunday. Temperature as low as 75 may be recorded, he s&id. At 6. 7, 8 and 9 this morning the readings were 80. 82, 82 and 82. For the same hours Friday, they were 81, 82, 87 and 89. Parks Are Crowded Heat sent thousands of persons outdoors Friday night. Parks were crowded, but swimming places drew the largest number. Those dead as a result of the heat are Fred Scharbach, wealthy lumber dealer at Hobart and Earl L, Brunner, Richmond, a road worke. Two men seeking reilef from the heat were drowned. They are R. T. Bienert, 21, Ft. Wayne, in Tri-Lake, and Raymond Brozowski, 20, Chicago, in Lake Michigan at Gary. One Overcome Here Twelve prostrations were reported in the state Friday, one being in Indianapolis. The victim here was Miss Frances Scott, 306 East Mar- ; ket street, who was overcome while i working in laundry. She was treated at Methodist hosiptal. Four persons were reported overcome at Columbus, and a like number in the Bedford district. Petersburg, Hammond and Elkhart each reported a prostration. La porte was the hottest point in Indiana Friday with a temperature of 101. Kokomo had a temeprature of 100 Wednesday and Thursday, the highest reported for those days. Death Toll Growing By United Press CHICAGO, July 16.—Equatorial heat scorched the nation today with only a few areas obtaining relief. The toll of death mounted rapidly as citizens in thirty states from the Rockies to the Atlantic coast succumbed to prostration and drowning. About fifty deaths were reported, divided almost evenly between drowning and prostration. The heat was most severe in the great plains states where fiery winds scorched the prairies. Cattle and farm animals died. Farmers worked their fields by night to escape the burning sun. Crops in many districts were parched. Death With Heat Respite Discomfort in Chicago was believed temporarily by a thunderstorm that struck the city after the temperature had risen to 97 degrees, anew record for the date. Death came with the respite when lightning struck and killed a sandlot baseball player. Twenty others were stunned and shocked by the bolt. The death toll in Chicago reached nine for the day with a three day total of fifteen, nearly all were deaths from prostration. Throughout the country, twenty persons were drowned. There was a lighter side to the high temperatures too. A Chicagoan froze his ears when he tried to cool off with dry ice. At the time the temperature out of doors approximated blood heat. W’ear Bathing Suits Suburban department stores were crowded with young women clad in bathing suits making their purchases. Aberdeen (Miss.) ministers arranged to hold Sunday services in a swimming pool, and said worshipers could wear their bathing suits if they wished. Some of the highest temperatures reported were 102 at Homewood, HI.; 105 at Mattoon, HI.; 101 at St. Louis; 102 at Concordia, Kan.; 100 at Charleston. S. C.; 100 at Springfield, 111.; 100 at Dodge City, and 102 at Phoenix, Ariz. New Turk Stocks Opening ißv James T Htmill A Cos.) —July 16— Amer Can * 317* Int Nielcle 5*41 Air Red 35 T * Johns Manvllle 13 Atchison 24’* Liggeit A Mvers 45’4 Anaconda 4 Monty Ward.. s' a Am For Pwr... 3*. N Y Central .. 13 Am Tel A Tel.. 74’* N American.... is’* Auburn 51 Penn R R 9s, Cons Gas 3* Packard p* Case J I 26 1 * Radio 4 Ches A 0hi0... 13 Std of Ind lg’, Pox Film A ... l' Std Oil of N J 28% Gen Foods .... 22% Texas Corn ... 10% Gillette 15% U 8 Bteel 23’* Gen Mot 9 United Corp ... 5 Gen Elec lh 1 * Un Aircraft ... 9% Goodyear 8 Un Carbide ... 17’, Gold Dust . ... 11% WesMnghouse .. 18’* Gen Am T O 107-,Wooiworth .... 26%