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LEAGUE MAY FIX NOV. 18 AS BOYCOTT DATE Attack Operation, on North _ Front to Reopen, is Word at Rome. DRIVE ON LAKE MAPPED Italians to Send Forces on Tana This Month, Is Report. BULLETIN By l nited Press LONDON, Nov. 2.—Early returns from municipal elections in England and Wales revealed large labor losses today. Labor had won 61 seats and lost 74. The Conservatives had won 62 and lost 26. The Liberals had won 12 and lost 5. Independents had won 24 and lost 35 in boroughs where there was a contest. By i nilrit Press HARAR, Ethiopia, Nov. 2. Twelve Ethiopian soldiers were flogged to death in public today because they were alleged to sympathize with the Italian invasion. By United Press GENEVA, Nov. 2.—The League of Nations general staff today selected Nov. 18 as the date for a boycott of all Italian goods and the denial to Italy of a list of selected products believed essential to her industry. The full penalties committe of the League, comprising 52 nations, was to meet this afternoon to approve the date. Approval is expected to be automatic. There will remain 15 days in which League nations may make arrangements for the boycott and put into effect at one minute after midnight on Monday morning, Nov. 18, the severest peace-time penalty ever essayed by world nations against a war maker. Selection of the date came at a meeting this morning of the committee of 18 nations which is the general staff of the penalties committee. Hoare, Aloisi Confer Significant of the means by which the League effort to penalize Italy for warring on Ethiopia is being conducted, during the meeting Sir Samuel Hoare and Anthony Eden of the British delegation were in conference with Baron Pompeo Alois;., chief of the Italian delegation. Hoare was reported to have urged Aloisi to obtain from Premier Benito Mussolini “reasonable" peace proposals before the new penalties went into effect. Other wise, Hoare was said to have argued, settlement of the dispute would be found much more difficult. Hoare and Pierre Laval of France were expected to speak at the meeting this afternoon of the penalties committee, explaining the course of recent diplomatic conversations and emphasizing that any settlement now must be entirely w'ithin the frame work of the League. Discuss Troops Moves The Hoare-Edcn-Aloisi conversation resulted in an agreement to renew efforts to lessen growing British-Italian tension. It failed to create any basis for terminaiton of the Italian-Ethiopian w T ar, as expected. Hoare stresesd the Italian-Brit-ish effort to relieve tension in the Mediterranean. It was understood he said that Italy would have to withdraw at least 30,000 of its 60.000 troops in Libya before Britain could .reduce the size of its war fleet. He told Aloisi. it. was understood, that if Italy withdrew the 30.000 mpn and modulated the tone of its newspapers, the tension could be decreased. Await Fall of Makale BY WEBB MILLER Vnitrd rrr* Staff Correspondent WITH THE ITALIAN ARMY, Nov. 2—ltalian soldiers on the northern front are singing the equivalent of the American World War song “Where do we go from here" as they await the word to occupy Makale. their next objective. Their morale and physical condition are excellent after nearly a month’s work of consolidating and (Turn to Page Three) RULING ON LAYTON’S DISMISSAL PLEA DUE Citation Against Father Drawn Imropcrlv, Says Defense. A motion to dismiss the contempt of court citation against Robert M. Layton, 26. who is aleged to have violated a court order by kidnaping his 5-year-old daughter. Betty Joan, is to be ruled on today by Juvenile Judge John F. Geckler. The motion was made by Paul C. Wetter, former municipal judge, defense attorney, and approved by Deputy Prosecutor David Lewis. Mr. Lewis in on oral argument with L. Russell Newgent, Juvenile referee. Thursday, said he believed the citation was drawn improperly. TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE’S WIFE GIVEN DIVORCE Mrs. Lillian Hohlt Awarded Child by Superior Judge Wilson. Mrs. Lillian Hohlt was granted a divorce from Leonard A. Hohlt, Perry Township trustee, by Superior Judge Herbert E. Wilson in a brief hearing yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Hohlt also was awarded custody of an adopted child, William, 5. A property settlement was made out of court. - ’

The Indianapolis Times FORECAST: Cloudy tonight and tomorrow; rain probable; not much change in temperature.

VOLUME'47—NUMBER 203

Quake Leaves Helena in Ruins; Hundreds Homeless

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YOUTH DIES OF CRASiMNJUHIES Lyman Gordon, 18, Becomes 122nd County Auto Wreck Victim. Lyman Gordon, 18, Cumberland, died early today in City Hospital of injuries he received in an auto accident Oct. 20. It w r as the 122nd death from Marion County traffic

TRAFFIC DEATHS 1934 138 1935 to Nov. 2 122 1934 to Nov. 12 108

a ditch. Seri Hodge. 20-ycar-old soldier from Ft. Benjamin Harrison, is in a critical condition today with injuries he recovered when his car went into the ditch on Road 67 near Emerson-av and hit a utility pole last night. He was taken to the post hospital in an army ambulance. His skull is believed to be fractured. FUND DRIVE FALLS SHORT BY $30,975 Workers Make Reports at Final Meeting. A total of $693,385 was pledged in the sixteenth annual Indianapolis Community Fund drive which closed last night, Arthur R. Baxter, general campaign chairman, announced today. Volunteer workers at the final meeting last night in the Claypool reported $23,4-17. The drive was $30,975 short of its $724,360 goal. Praising the workers for their activity, Mr. Baxter announced that this year's campaign raised $19,025 more than the 1934 drive. “Those who have aided in this mast worthy cause will not regret what they have done for the less fortunate of Indianapolis,” Mr. Baxter said. “The funds raised will be spent carefully and economically.” 3 PRISONERS ARE DENIED NEW TRIALS Supreme Court Refuses to Grant New Hearings. Appeals of three men serving State Prison terms, one an Indianapolis man under life sentence, were denied today by the Indiana Supreme Court. Thaddeus Quinn, Indianapolis, convicted of the robbery of the First State Bank of Morgantown in 1933, was denied a trial and the court held a re-trial woudl be “a useless and needless ceremony.” Quinn contended that he was only 19 at the time of conviction and did not understand courtroom procedure or the severity of the punishment which resulted in his plea of guilty. Quinn and an accomplice obtained SSOOO in the holdup. The court also sustained the convictions of Isadore Koby. Versailles, serving a 10-year-sentence on robbery charges, and the 25-year sentence for robbery received by James Davis for the holdup of hte State Exchange bank at Culver, in 1934. HELD IN MARION THEFT Phil Davis Is Found With Kiley Brewery Beer in Possession. Times Special MARION. Ind., Nov. 2.—Police are holding Phil Davis and searching for two accomplices following the burglary of the Kiley Brewery here last night. Davis is said by authorities to have been arrested after they found several cases of beer in his possession. No money was reported stolen.

Cornices and part of the wall - of a building lying on the street, wrecking an auto, are shown after the latest earthquake in Helena, Mont., the most severe shock of the series that has been shaking the Northwest for a month. A residence in Helena, Mont., damaged by the latest temblor there. With snow on the ground and the temperature below zero, hundreds are suffering through the loss of their homes or fear of entering those still standing.

Helena Proceeds With Reconstruction of City Snow Accompanies Zero Temperatures as Montana City Repairs Ravages of Quakes. By United Press HELENA, Mont., Nov. 2.—This quake-torn city was well on the road to recovery today. Homeless and needy refugees w r ere cared for and reconstruction of damaged homes was proceeding. Snow accompanied zero temperatures. Most of the recurring shocks were scarcely perceptible. The Weather Bureau had recorded 764 distinct

accidents this year. The accident occurred at N. Sher-man-dr and Mil-lersville-rd when the driver of his car said he became blinded by a fog. The car went into

tremors since Oct. 12. E. S. Transue. Red Cross relief director, said inspection of damaged homes to be repaired by his organization would start immediately. So far the Red Cross has registered 187 cases, of which 91 are home owners. The agency was supplying food to all who applied. A total of 265 were cared for Thursday night and yesterday, some of them in heated railroad coaches, others in a warehouse at Green Meadows Farm, and a few at the Federal transient camp. About 100 orphans of St. Joseph’s Orphanage, their building badly damaged, were cared for in railroad coaches the past two days and were taken today to Boulder Springs Hotel. Another 40 orphans from the Montana Children's Home were cared for in private homes in Helena and nearby towns. Most of those injured in Thursday's quake were discharged from hospitals. Eastern Fears Stiled By United Press New York, Nov. 2.—Scientists, architects and engineers stiller' the earthquake fears of the east today. The mighty towers of New York, Chicago, Boston and other cities would easily withstand worse quakes than the world ever has known, they said. Damage in the 17 states that felt yesterday’s quake was slight, but great public interest was evinced in the probable effect of a major tremor. According to Othman Hermann Ammann, chief engineer of the Port of New York Authority, the Holland Tunnel, the Midtown-Hudson tunnel, the George Washington bridge, and the Tri-Borough Bridge in New York are all fllexible enough to withstand any shock. While admitting a real danger existed in tenement buildings of old and wooden construction, all authorities agreed the modern skyscraper would weather the worst shocks easily because of steel and concrete skeleton. MASON-DEAN TRIAL MAY START MONDAY Slate Supreme Court Ruling Has Bearing on Case. Edward (Foggy) Dean and Willie Mason, alleged machine gun ban- ■ dits, are expected to go on trial Monday in Criminal Court as a result of an Indiana Supreme Court decision yesterday. The high tribunal ruled in the case of Ernest Tait, Donald Nye and James Flaherty that co-defendants must be tried together if one is granted a change of venue The same question was raised by Dean's attorneys. Prosecutor Herbert M. Spencer said today he would ask Special Judge William H. Remy to begin the Mason-Dean trial Monday. The Tait, Nye and Flaherty burglary trial is to be resumed Nov. 18. GRANT BRUCE SUFFERS FRACTURE AT TAVERN Reported in Critical Condition Following “Accident.” Grant Bruce, 28. of 831 E. New York-st. is reported in critical condition at City Hospital today from a skull fracture he is said to have received last night at Sullivan’s Tavern. 48 S. Illinois-st. A bartender told police Bruce fell and struck his head on the bar rail. Police later said tl—y were informed he had been injured during an argu- I ment. . I

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JUDGE TO ROLE ON INDEPENDENT SLATE Arguments Heard in Beech Grove Squabble. Superior Judge William A. Pickens is to rule today on a demurrer seeking to bar the Independent ticket from the ballot in Beech Grove at the municipal election Tuesday. Arguments on the mandamus suit asking that the town election commissioners, William Gearhart, Wilbur Stewart and Joseph Gold, place the party on the ballot were heard yesterday afternoon. In his demurrer, Lewis Marine, town attorney, alleged that the Independent party petition was improper in that each signer had not acknowledged his signature before a Rotary public. Joseph Gold, Democrat commissioner, told reporters yesterday that he agreed to bar the party only after the state election commissioners, Fred C. Gause and W. W. Spencer, advised him that the petition was improper. JURY IS TO CONDUCT ‘BANK NIGHT’ PROBE Rivoli Records Are Given Investigating Body. The Marion County grand jury is to determine legality of the “bank night” theater plan under criminal laws, Henry O. Goett, grand jury prosecutor, announced today. “Bank night” records seized by police at the ftivoli, 3155 E. lOth-st, two weeks ago have been turned over to the jury, he said. A petition .for an injunction barring police from interfering with a “cash night” theater plan was filed late yesterday with Superior Judge William A. Pickens, who, only a few hours earlier, dissolved an injunction protecting “bank night” licenses from police action. LICENSE HEAD RESIGNS William Workman Said to Be Seeker of Kokomo Postmastership. Times Special KOKOMO. Ind., Nov. 2.—Resignation of William Workman, Howard County Democratic chairman, as the local automobile license bureau manager has been announced. Mr. Workman, who has been succeeded by Mrs. Carrie Rockwood, is said to be the party’s leading aspirant for appointment as postmaster here in January. Times Index . Page Amusements 2 Books 7 Bridge 4 Broun 7 Comics L. 13 Crossword PuzZie 13 Curious World 13 Editorial 6 Financial ...: 14 Junior Aviation 10 Pegler 7 Radio 2 Serial Story 10 Sports 8-9 Woman’s Pages ...... 4-5

ROGERS FUND TO OPEN IN STATE Birthday of Humorist Will Mark Start of Drive Monday. “All I know is what I read in the papers! ” And, beginning Monday and continuing through Thanksgiving day, Hoosiers are to be given an opportunity to contribute to a memorial fund for the writer of that famous line that begins this story—Will Rogers. Monday is the fifty-sixth anniversary of his birthday. Under the direction of Hugh McK. Landon, active state chairman of the Will Rogers Memorial Commission, the drive for funds opens Monday with banks and newspapers receiving gifts, large and small, to erect a living shrine for the world's humorist. Expense of gathering the funds is to be borne by the nation’s aviation industry. Col. Eddie Rickenbacker, Hoosier flier and race driver, is director of the national program. Mr. Landon said that “no cold shaft of marble’ will be constructed for this warm, friendly man.” “When Gov. McNutt, honorary chairman, asked me to serve as active chairman I could not refuse. Will Rogers rendered the James Whitcomb Riley Hospital generous service,” Mr. Landon added. “The man himself was so human, so genuine, so big in every way that we all loved him. This is one campaign that will need a minimum of direction. The American people generally and Hoosiers need only to be told the facts about the undertaking to respond generously in this free will tribute,” Mr. Landon said. Vice President John N. Garner is national drive chairman, with Jesse Jones, Reconstruction Finance Corp., executive, as treasurer. PURPORTED COMMUNIST PLOT PROBED BY ARMY U. S. Charges Leader Planned to Overthrow Government. By United Press SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 2.—Military authorities, holding one man, today investigated a purported plot to organize a Communist army within the ranks of the Thirtieth United States Infantry and overthrow the national government. Leader of the one-man plot, authorities charged, was Isaac Finkelstein, held for deportation on a charge of "plotting to overthrow national military authority and establish a farmers’, soldiers’ and laborers’ government in the United States.” CHINESE ASSASSIN DIES Premier’s Assailant Is Shot Down by Gendarmes. By United Press NANKING, Nov. 2.—Sun Feng Ming, who fired three shots into Wang Ching-Wei, premier and foreign minister, yesterday, died today. He was shot by gendarmes. Wang Ching-Wei’s condition continued to improve today. POISON DRAUGHT FATAL Robert Mitchell Commits Suicide at His Home. Robert Mitchell, 36, took poison last night at his home, 314 E. St. Clair-st, and died. Mrs. Uiella Mitchell, his mother, with whom he lived, told police he had been ill for some time. HONOR FIRST WAR DEAD Services to Mark Anniversary of James Gresham's Death. By United Press EVANSVILLE, Ind., Nov. 2. Simple services at the grave of James eßthel Gresham in Locust Hill Cemetery tomorrow will mark the anniversary of the death of the first American soldier killed in the World War. Filling Station Robbed Earl W. Lee, 1806 Carrollton-av, reported to police that a man entered the filling station at 16th-st and College-av where he is attendant last night and robbed him of $23 AO.

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DYNAMITE BARGE ADRIFT, PERILING COAST SHIPS AS WINTER HITS FAR WEST

ntSH DEFENSE MW SHI WE SMASHHG OHIO 80,000 to See Galloping Buckeyes Test Stout Notre Dame. By United Press COLUMBUS, 0., Nov. 2.—Ohio State and Notre Dame, football powers hungry for the place in the sun that was theirs back in the twenties, collide in Ohio Stadium this afternoon. Undefeated and untied, they will come together before more than 80,000, with the championship of the Middle West and probably the entire nation riding on the outcome. Notre Dame, gunning for its first national title since Rockne and his magic touch passed on, came up to this battle with a record of five smashing victories. Kansas, Carnegie Tech, WLsconsin, Pittsburgh and Navy have bowed to the power and speed of the Irish. Ohio State has been starving for football glory even longer than Notre Dame. Not since 1926, when only a 17-to-16 defeat by Michigan prevented it from claiming everything in sight, has Ohio State been a genuine gridiron power. Attack vs. Defense With the game but a few hours away, it stacks up as a battle between an Ohio State team which is fanatical on the subject of attack, and a Notre Dame outfit which, while plenty dangerous when in possession of the leather, places major emphasis on a rock-ribbed defense. The Irishmen have yielded but 16 points to their opponents in five games—lo fewer than Ohio has given in four. Whereas Ohio has yielded 28 first downs and 449 yards to four foes, the men of South Bend have been dented for but 28 downs and 323 yards in one more start. On the offensive side of the ledger, however, the figures tell another story. The Buckeyes have scored 160 points against 92 for Notre Dame; rolled up 92 first downs to Notre Dame's 60; their backs have galloped 1119 yards to 916 for the Irish runners, and passes have gained them 581 yards to 263 for Notre Dame. Ohio Has Them ‘Three Deep’ If the game is a battering bruising affair, and boils down to the matter of superior reserve strength, Ohio State will have a decided edge. Notre Dame’s class is pretty well limited to 15 or so men, but the Buckeyes are one of those “three deep” teams which have second and third string operatives who rank almost on a par with the starters in efficiency. Columbus was a city gone temporarily berserk today. As if the citizens themselves were not excited enough, more than 20 special trains poured thousands of wildeyed Visitors onto the streets and into the hotels. The sidewalks were choked with pushing, laughing fans. So were the hotel lobbies. And the bars. They talked of but one thing—the battle on the turf of Ohio Stadium. , Six Tilts on Hoosier Card Although the “Big Three” was busy on foreign fields, Hoosiers were not without first-class football attractions today. Six tilts were scheduled on state gridirons, topped by the Butler-Wabash classic at Fairview bowl here. It was Butler’s home-coming. Both teams are undefeated, battling for the Indiana Intercollegiate Conference lead. At Greencastle, another rivalry tilt brought together De Pauw and Hanover, while at Terre Haute, Indiana State and Ball State renewed their Normal School feud. Rose Poly was at Richmond to battle Earlham, Manchester faced St. Joseph’s at Rensselaer. At Danville, Central Normal and Oakland City met for the second time this season, the first game a few weeks ago ending in a 13-13 tie. Both Indiana and Purdue were out to snap the victory strings of undefeated Big Ten opponents. The Crimson gridmen tackled lowa at lowa City, while the Boilermakers invaded Minneapolis fop a tussle with Minnesota’s powerful Gophers. WPA JOBS MARK SET Total of 3455 Employed Is New Allen County High. Times Special FT. WAYNE, Ind., Nov. 2.—WPA relief employment today leached a new high in Ft. Wayne and Allen i County, according to William F. Owens, director. A total of 3453 men are working in the county, Mr. Owens revealed, raising the district total to 6082. Crashed Between Trucks By United Press SHELBYVILLE. Ind., Nov 2.—Virgil Bennett, 31, died in a hospital here last night from injuries suffered when he was crushed between two trucks late jester day,

Indianapolis Escapes Cold Wave Now Holding West in Grip. 40 TO BE LOW HERE Light Rains Possible, Say Forecasters, Today and Tomorrow. Indianapolis today apparently had escaped invasion of subzero temepratures which still are holding the Northwest in its icy grip, the weather bureau indicated today. With temperatures as low as 20 below zero reported from Havre, Mont, .indications are that the mercury in this area probably will not drop below 40 which is considerably above yesterday's predictions of 28 for today. A low pressure area has drifted in from the Southwest and raised a barrier between the Midwest and the Far West where subzero temperatures have be?n the rule for the last few days, the bureau indicated. This has prevented spread of frigid weather to the East. Skies today are to remain overcast and the chances are there will be light rains in this city and in Columbus, 0., where 80.000 are expected to witness this afternoon's football game between Ohio State and Notre Dame. It was raining this morning in Cincinnati. Maximum temperature for today is expected to be in the middle forties, possibly reaching 50. Weather tonight is to be cloudy with rain probable tomorrow in Indianapolis and the state. TWO G.O.P. WOMEN SEEK NATIONAL POST Cunningham Successor to Be Named Dec. 6. Mrs. Eleanor Barker Snodgrass of Nashville and Mrs. Grace Urbahns Reynolds, Cambridge City, are two active candidates for the post of Republican national committeewoman. Successor to Miss Dorothy Cunningham, who died in July, is to be named at a meeting of the G. O. P. State Committee Dec. 6. Other women mentioned for the post are Mrs. Sedalia Donner, Greencastle; Mrs. Samuel Lewis Shank, Indianapolis, and Miss Mary Sleeth, Rushville. HITCH TO LEAVE JELL FOR NEW TRIAL PLEA Former Deputy Sheriff to Get Hearing in Next Two Weeks. Hearing on a motion for anew trial for Ralph Hitch, former deputy sheriff convicted on an embezzlement charge, is to be held within the next two weeks. E. E. McFerren, trial judge, said -today that Hitch probably would be returned from the prison at Michigan City for the hearing. The motion, of 50-page length, was filed yesterday in the Marion Criminal Court by Ira Holmes, defense attorney. Denial of the motion is to result, according to Mr. Holmes, in an appeal of the 2-to-21-year sentence to the Indiana Supreme Court. Monticello Man Killed By United Press LOGANSPORT. Nov. 2.—lnjuries suffered when his automobile was struck by a Monon train at Monticello were fatal last night to William Sidenbender, 75, Monticello.

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Mice or Men? Were they mice or were they men, wonders Ed Carter, operator of a tavern at 1047 S. East-st. Whoever or whatever they were they got away with $35 hidden behind the cheese in the tavern icebox last night. Mr. Carter told police today.

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Coast Guard Fires Warning to All Craft in Frisco Area. % CROPS ARE DAMAGED Havre, Mont., Shivers When Temperature Drops to 20 Below Zero, By United Press SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 2. —Floating dynamite and a derelict barge loaded with 100 tons of steel imperiled San Francisco’s marine commerce today as a raging wind and rainstorm lashed north and central California. While roast guard and harbor offficials minimized the danger of the dynamite, the steel barge, buffeted wildly by the storm, constituted a menace to shipping. The San Francisco Coast Guard broadcast a warning to all ships and land stations that the steel barge, torn from its mooring at the Harbor Tug and Barge Cos. terminal, was abroad, unmanned and without liehts, in the bay. Earlier, the master of the Grs* - Line freighter Concord had radit a similar warning that appro? matelv 500 cases of dvnamite wadrift in the harbor. The explos* presumably were washed overbof from the freighter's lighter whi broke away after it had been loade. with explosives from the Concord. Thirteen men aboard were rescued by the Coast Guard cutters Shoshone and Gabiote. Coast guardsmen then got a line aboard the derelict magazine and towed It to its moorings, headquarters reported. Winter Lashes Whole Coast Evidences that a portion of the craft had broken away were seen in reports that a section of a barge with 50 cases of dvnamite aboard had been washed ashore near Fisherman's Wharf. Coast Guard officers said they believe a maiority of the dynamite cases would become waterlogeed and sink. They expressed doubt that anvthing short of terrific impact could explode the dvnamite. Meanwhile winter lashed the coast from Mexico to Canada. On land a whipping windstorm, acomoanied by heavy rain squalls, assailed the peninsula and alley areas. Telephone poles and trees were toppled, nower communications lines were blown down and fires broke out. The wind velocity at some Doints was estimated at 60 to 80 miles an hour. Light Service Interrupted Light and telenhone service was disrupted for half an hour as the storm raged over Santa Cruz. Lights were extinguished completely in Dalv City and slight disruptions of service were reported in San Francisco areas. , The Weather Bureau said the storm centered in the vicinity of Stockton. Although the wind and rains brought some relief from subnormal temneratures which have prevailed for four days, icy temperatures were expected to set in again as the disturbance relaxed. Truck crops of the Santa Clara and San Joaquin valleys were reported damaged. Stanislaus County estimated damage at $50,000. while the Salinas-Watsonvilie lettuce region anticipated extensive losses. ' Northwest Hard Hit The Pacific Nortwest continued to suffer from cold for the fourth consecutive day. While sunshine supplanted snowstorms and blizzards in many regions. freezing temperatures continued with the weather bureau unable to forecast immediate relief. Revised estimates sent expected damage to late fruit and vegetable crops into millions. Many football games were canceled as snow mantled a number of towns and cities. Snow in the Cascades and Oregon Coast range in t erf erred with logging operations. The thermometer descended to 20 degrees below zero in Havre, Mont., and zero temperatures at earth-quake-stricken Helena caused suffering among homeless residents. VAN DEAMAN CASE GOES TO SHELBYVILLE JURY 61-Year-Old Defendant Accused of Slaying Tomato Grower. By United Press SHELBYVILLE, Ind., Nov. 3. The fate of Alonzo Van Deaman, 61, accused of slaying Thomas Coffey in an argument over tomato plants, today was in the hands of a Shelby Circuit Court jury. The jury began deliberations at • last night. Van Deaman, a canning company representative, testified he shot Coffey in self-defense. Heiress Injured on Surfboard By United Press HONOLULU, T H„ Nov. 2—lnjuries received while she attempted to master anew pastime, the precarious art of riding a Hawaiian surfboard, confined Doris DuL_ Cromwell to her beach honeymoon cottage today. y