Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 July 1936 — Page 2

} Lo FROM RNIN TRUCK

1an ‘Falls Under oa of Vehicle as Her

‘Foot Catches.

. May King, 26, St. Louis, was ired seriously early today when Jumped from a burning truck on ta te Road 36, 3 hall-mile east of County Line-rd. he, ped, her foot caught ell béneath the right rear ol, Deputy sheriffs took. her to

ne op ho driven by her hushd, John King, 31, Pive white jen and six Negroes were riding in «vehicle, They extinguished the «Which was - confined to the

The white men,. all fruit pickers, e returning from Benton Harbor, h. to St. Louis. The. six Negro ~hikers - were picked up on the way here. An additional . death over the ‘week-end brought. the 1036 Marion County traffic toll to 92.

Killed in .W. Waashington-st

Mrs. Etta Webb, 39, of 417 Luettav, was injured fatally when struck by an automobile Saturday night as ‘she: was crossing W. Washington8t, in- the 3600 block. - The car skidded 110 feet before it came to a ‘stop, police said. . The driver, George M. Chambers, 23, of Muncie,. was arrested on charges of manslaughter, drunkenness, reckless driving, operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of liquor ‘and vagrancy. i Grace Dickerson, 60, of 1111 Fletcher-av, ‘was struck by an auto at Shelby-st and Fletcher-av this morning. ‘She was taken to Cily Hospital, where ‘her condition was pronounced serious: Driver of the ‘ear was Bessie Tucker, 25, of 1014 Troy-av. Two Men Arrested . Two men were arrested on charges of drunkenness and. failure to have drivers’ licenses after an automobile accident yesterday morning at Sherman-dr and Eng--av They were Floyd Cox and Lawrence Booker, both 26 and both of “15 N. Highland-av. They were ar- - rested after police said they were "unable to learn which one was ‘driving’ one of the cars involved in the crash.: The other car was operated by Harold Shumate, 26, of - 813-Exeter-av. Two passengers in the Shumate ear, Mrs. Vera Shumate, 22, his * wife, and Reed Wehrley, 28, of 1701 ‘ iy Alton-av; Tecelved -minor n-

: . Five persons were injured in an automobile accident yesterday afternoon at 56th-st. and the - High School-rd. They were: W, - M. Clements, 34, Michigan City, lacerations and bruises of the , face and legs; his wife, Mrs. ~ Berthe Clements, 32, lacerations of the left shoulder and head and pos“sible internal injuries; Loren Parks 540, of ' 309 'N. Pennsylvania-av, .aeerations - and bruises; Patrick Branger, 8, of 2047 College-av, internal injuries, and Mrs. ; Oneida Pranger, .35,. same. address, hip inJuries and-lacerations and bruises. The automobile driven by Mrs. ‘Clements collided with one driven by Mr. Parker. Mrs. Prangef and the child were riding with Mr. | Parker. Mr. and Mrs. Clements were sent fo Methodist Hospital,» and Mr, . Parker, Mrs. Pranger and the child were taken to St. Vincent's. All re reported fnproving today.

GRASH IS FATAL 10 HUNTINGTON COUPLE

nthony Weber, Wife Dead; Yesterday's Toll Seven;

' By United Press : Mr. and Mrs. Anthony A. Weber, Hiderly Huntington couple, were ed instantly today in an automo3ile collision on State Road 9, north Huntington, Ind. Ralph C. Hughes, Anderson, driver ‘the other car, his wife and three ‘small boys, escaped injury though their automobile overturned three times. ~ Seven persons were killed yester‘day in traffic accidents on- Indiana ways outside of Marion County. owell R. Kemper, Rockville, and Edward L. Collings, Belmore, were iilled when their automobile crashed a freight train at a crossing Suate Road 63 just north of nton Richard Henry Stair, 7, Mulberry, 5 killed almost instantly when drove his midget automobile, ered with an old washing maine motor, on to State Road 38 nd was struck by an automobile ren by the Rev. C. J. Snyder. \fe Elder, 62, was killed at Ev- ® when struck by a street car. Sunderland, 68, farmer livnear Muncie, was killed instant-

when a Big Four passenger traing

plished his automobile. Villlam S. Wood, 60, Bloomingin, was killed when his autmaébile ¢d in the path of a Monon tht train at a Hcemiagion

ot, Mich., were injured seri-

TABERNACLE AT

Mrs. Alma Louise McCleary Makes Statement About

Alleged Stoning to Prosecutor Spencer.

Mrs: Alma. Louise McCracken McCleary, 24, was held: today as a material witness in connection with the alleged fatal stoning of John M. Penny, an Indianapolis truck driver, March 7, 1935, near Belleville.

Mrs. Herbert M. Spencer Saturday, a

McCleary, alias Ruth. Miller,. made a statement to Prosecutor few hours after a Criminal Court jury

convicted Harry F. Peats, union official, of Yoluntary manslaughter in

the Penny death. Peats, business agent of Teamsters and . Chauffeurs Local 135, was charged with “aiding and abetting” the ‘alleged slaying. Emmett Joseph Williams, recording secretary of the union, was acquitted. Mrs. McCleary named George Haygood, a state witness in the Peats and Williams ' trial, and Victor Crickmore, who is to be tried soon on murder charges, as those ‘who stoned the Penny truck.

Statement is Released *

Her stgtement in part, as released by Mr. Spencer, follows: : “On March 9, 1935, Gerald (George) Haygood came to the cafe for me about 6:30 p. m. I was living at 621 E. New York-st at the time. We picked up Crickmore and then drove to the home of Mary Freels. (Mary Preels( also a state witness in the Peats and Williams trial, is in custody of the prosecutor as a material witness.) “Mary Freels went sto get some

one to stay withirher sbaBHex!d ar & we drove down to-Eagle Creek and;

Haygood “and Crickmore picked up some rocks. I didn’t know where we were going at the time. They put the rocks in the back of the car. We returned to Mary Freels’ home and got her. “We drove out some road .. and we drove along until ‘we saw a truck. They had certain trucks they wanted .to rock. They would pass the truck and: then turn around and come back and throw

‘| rocks at them.”

Refers to Stoning

Referring to the ‘alleged Penny stoning, Mrs. McCleary said, “I heard glass break and then both of the boys said, ‘We sure got that windshield.’ ” The day following the Penny ston-

| ing, Haygood took Mrs. McCleary to Louisville, the young woman said |

Penny died March 10 in Metholisi Hospital here. Prosecutor Spencer received 2 telegram from Mrs. McCleary ic Jasper, Ind. Friday night as Chief Deputy Prosecutor Oscar C. Hagamier was making his closing argument to the jury. She said in the telegram she would arrive at the prosecutor's office Saturday morning, Mrs. MsCleary said her mother, Mrs. Ethel McCracken, West Baden, persuaded her to surrénder. Mrs. McCleary and: Mrs. Freels are charged in an indictment with accessory after the fact. Peats is to be sentenced d formally

3 PERSONS DROWNED “AT HOOSIER BEACHES

Evansville Child Loses Life in ‘Ohio River.

: . 2 : Three persons were drowned dur-

ing the week-end in Indiana. Frieda Duillaume, 7, daughter of Mr. and Mr§. Floyd Duillaume, wading in the Ohio River near: Evansville during a family picnic, stepped into . deep water and disappeared yesterday. The body was recovered | several hours later. Wading in Bass Lake with his flancee, Camiel Vanacher, 29, Misha-

at 11 a. m. tomorrow. Defense atior-.

neys indicated they would file a motion for a new trial.

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paratively heavy rainfall, accord~

ing to a 100-year survey of drought

| conditions in ‘the, United States

' made by J. B. Kincer of the United States Weather Bureau here. Mr. Kincer, who said the present drought is only a, phase of a period which began in .1830, concluded from his survey that “in planning a s the basic considerations’ * include the practical certainty shat. dry climatic phases, at least as severe as in the

He said that droughts in the United States may be divided into

| past, will recur.”

| two general. classes. In one are

those of a transitory naturs, affecting tisually a relatively small area and of comparatively short duration,

| frequently lasting only a single

year. The other class. inciudes droughts which persist for long periods. The transitory type is not usually related in any way to them, he said. ; Further Droughts Likely He. said that while the study of weather records has not disclosed a law to justify a forecast of future droughts, such study warns ‘that droughts as severe as ’'those- in the past may be expected. The report stated fhat prior to the minimum p ‘of precipitation rere present “family of droughts,” the last general condition of this kind was experienced in the latter part of the '80s and early 90s. Following .this period there was a marked tendency for subnormal rainfall from 1886 fo 1895, which culminated in the severe droughts in 1894 and 1895, the driest’ years. of that minimum phase. - = - Mr. Kincér listed the “transitory drought periods” as oteurring inthe years 1901, in the Southwest; 1910 in

the Oentral and Northern states;

1917, Southwest and Northern plains and ih 1925 the Southeast. ; “Thus for some 60 years up ‘to “there have been a

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i Traveling wy covered wagon,’ James Whitlock tabove), Henryville (Ind) farmer, is pictured as he -st here en route to Idiwa, Mich., where he plans to establish a Church of the

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Living God on a 20-acre tract. number of short period droughts, but only one persistent and markedly dry phase of United States climate, that of 1886-1805, lasting about 10 years.” The present dry phase began in 1930 and has continued, with a few

interspersions of fairly good years, such as 1835, up to the present time and in this period there have been three extremely dry years, 1930, 1934 and 1935, the report added. The outstanding wet phase of the

United States climate in the last

century .was placed from 188 to 1885 by Mr. Kincer. : .

ARRESTED BY FIREMEN

Local Man Faces Charge of Sending : in False Alarm. Earl Boyd, 38, of 1127 Division-st, today faced charges in Municipal Court of sending a false fire alarm. He was arrested at Kentucky-av and Morris-st early today by firemen and held for police. He told police

he had previously received § deep cut on the elbow ana pulled the box alarm to summon aid.

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I Printer, 56, Is N Is Near Death After Quarrel in Home, Police Say.

A 56-year-old printer Was near

"| death today from knife wounds, his

Mr. Whitlock sold the horse (above) some time ago, but bought it back with his bonus money. Although he has traveled in almost every type conveyance, Mr. Whitlock says he never has journeyed in

a covered wagon before.

CLOSE ELECTION RESULT STUDIED

Possibility That House May Name Next President ‘Believed Remote.

BY NED BROOKS Times Special Writer

\WASHINGTON, July 20.~The:

admittedly remote possibility that

{the House of Representatives will

select the next President is engaging the attention of politicians, Under the Constitution; the ‘election would be thrown into ' the House only if the electoral vote failed to give a majority to any candidate. It could happen : this year only if Rep. William Lemke, Union Party candidate, received enough electoral votes: to prevent either President Roosevelt or: Gov. Landon from polling a majority. On his performance to date, leaders of the two major parties are not

conceding any states to Rep. Lerske. They admit privately, however, that it is too early to gauge the strength of ‘the third party movement. It's power can be judged more closely later on: when the four horsemen of the Union Party—The Rev. Charles E. Coughlin, Dr. F. E. Townsend, the Rev. Gerald L. K. Smith and Rep. Lemke—take to the hiuistings in their combined speaking tour. Interest in the - possibility of a House choice of a President has beén stimulated by the Institute of

' {Public Opinion poll indicating a

close division of the electoral vote between President Roosevelt and Gov. Landon. The poll gave Gov. Landon 272 electoral votes, or only six more than the required majority of 266, against 259 for President Roosevelt.

Negro Dope Peddler Slain By United Press FORT WAYNE, Ind. July 20.— An underworld Negro known as “Old Folk”.was sought here by police today in connection with the

slaying yesterday of Louis Dupee;

50-year-old Negro dope peddler. Dupee’s police record included sen tences for crime ranging from petit larceny to murder.

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wife: was recovering from lacerations and his‘son was charged with assault and battery with intent to kill as the result of a Saturday night quarrel, police said. Edward Loyal, 29, of 1006 W. 33dst, was alleged to have told police he stabbed his father, Benjamin Loyal, 56, when he heatd his mother scream. The son was brought to City Hos~ pital as his father lay on the operating table. Asked to identify his son as the assailant the elder Mr, Loyal reportedly said: “I never saw that man before in my life.” Thrown Against Piano, Claim

“The mother, Mrs. Minnie Loyal, said she was cut on the scalp when

‘her husband threw her against a

piano, police reported. Edward was ordered out of the house by his father, police said, but returned when he heard his mothe er’s screams. The son said, accord ing to police, that he stabbed his father with a butcher knife when the latter threatened him with a chair, Mrs. Betty Green, 36, of 1008 Con-gress-av, who, police said, was in the house during the quarrel, was held under high bond as a material witness. Police said charges against young Loyal would be continued in Munic-

ipal Court until physicians determined Whether his father would re-

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