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- Hoosier Vagabond = By Ernie Pyle

SAN SALVADOR, March 12.—The little wild child of the jungle about whom I wrote yesterday—the ‘savage little Tarzancita—has now been six years in “captivity.” The child lived alone in the jungle, as an animal ; lives, from the time he was 2 until he was 5. The first tew months after his capture he was more animal than human. But gradually he learned to ‘talk, learned to eat cooked toods, learned the meaning of Kindness. Now he is a part of our civilized world, and doubtless his jungle years grow dimmer and dimmer in his memory.

Yesterday 1 went to see the

boy. As far as I know, no eo newspaperman had ever seen him before.: Here in Salvador, not one person out nf 10,000 ever heard of him. Tarzancita lives today In the barracks of the First Regiment of Infantry, in the heart of the city. And he is in fond and capable hands. : ; For at the rural agricultural school near Sonsonate, to which the lad was first taken after his

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Col. Marroquin was transferred here to the capital city, commanding the First Regiment, he brought Tarzancita with him. 2

He Meets Tarzancita

It was 20 minutes till 11 when we were bowed into the Colonel's office. He said Tarzancita was in school and wouldn't be back till 11.. So we sat and talked. The Colonel speaks no English, but I had taken a friend with me as interpreter. Col. Marroquin is a large man, very large, with a number of chins and curly black hair and eyes that squint from health and good humor. You could sense the Colonel's pride in the child. He seemed to beam over the fact that we were interested. I had expected a cold and suspicious reception, but it was the opposite. The Colonel has not legally adopted the child. But he has given him his own name, and now the boy is officially Ruben Marroquin. He lives with the soldiers

Our Town

TODAY'S PIECE is about the first brass band around here. I am not unmindful of a legend that Indianapolis had a “band of music” as early as 1828—the one mentioned by The Gazette as having participated in the Fourth of July celebration of that year. Nobody knows for sure, however, whether it was a brass band or/not, and because I wouldn’t for the world deceive you, I'm going to be as cautious as possible and begin today's piece with the story of The Indianapolis Band which started somewhat later.

One thing is absolutely certain: The Indianapolis Band was a brass band and from the looks of things it was the first one around here. Certainly, it was the first to be incorporated by a special act of the Legislature. That happened on Feb. 15, 1341. Abraham .Pwtzmann, a German soap maker (Seifensieder) who practiced his trade on the banks of the Canal at McCarty St., was the. band's first leader. He got the job because of his virtuosity on the E flat clarinet... The other clarinet players were Nicholas Norwood and Aaron D. Ohr (F flat). The piccolos were fingered by James G. Jordan, D. P. Hunt and James McCord Sharpe. The bass trombone was in charge of James McCready whe later, in 1854, was elected Mayor of Indianapolis. Since then, our mayors have kept their musical attainments more or less of a secret.

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As for the other instruments, Emanuel Haugh and Thomas Baker handled the B flat trombones. William Karne and Ned Tyler played the E flat cornet, known as the “bugle” at the time. Louis Walk, John Gilliland and James Vanblaricum managed the French horns. Lafayette Yandes and Dave Miller played reed instruments, the names of which are now lost. James R. Nowland boomed the big bass drum. At last but not least was John McDougall who

Washington

WASHINGTON, March 12.—The British public apparently wonders why, when we in America are so opposed to Germany, we should be irritated over British blockade activities which are designed to .bring Hitler to his knees. The editor of the London Sunday Dispatch, which is connected with the Daily Mail, has asked some of us in the United States . to explain that seeming inconsistency. My reply, cabled for publication in last Sunday's Dispatch, was as follows: “During the last two months I have traveled tv the Pacific Coast and through the South and Middle West. Everywhere I found the strongest sympathy for the Allied cavse. In the heart of Texas a few weeks ago a group of representative citizens told me that if it were apparent that the Allies were in danger of defeat, American sentiment would, in their judgment, supportsome kind of naval assistance. As the situation stands today sentiment opposes direct intervention, but it recognizes that defeat of Germany 1s highly desirable so far as our interests are concerned. “In protesting against certain features of contraband controls. our State Department was seeking, I think, to keep the record straight. In this it undoubtedly had the support of American public opinfon, but largely for the same reason. ” s 8

Willing to Co-Operate

“Our Government and our people alike recognize that Great Britain is fighting for its life and that the blockade 1s a major weapon. We understand that Great Britain must use this weapon. All we are ask-

My Day

ST. LOUIS, Monday—I had no space yesterday to tell you about the party given Saturday night by the ‘Women’s National Press Club. There were a great number of distinguished guests, ranging from Gracie

Allen, the first lady to throw her hat into the ring ' as a Presidential candidate; to . the wives of Cabinet members; Miss Frances Perkins, the Secretary of Labor; and various representatives from the halls of Congress and of the Government. Miss Rosa Ponselle opened the evening by singing “The Star Spangled Banner” with: the Marine Band. Then we sat down to a delightful dinner at tables decorated with the gayest . red tulips. It seemed to me that the show moved faster and more smoothly than ever before. The lines were clever and I spent an entertaining and delightful evening. The spirit behind the show seemed kindlier than ever before and it left me rather little to combat when, at the end, 1 had the opportunity to speak the last word. So, as often happens, soft-words were followed by soft words and we parted in a most amiable mood. As always happens when 1 start out on a short trip like this, I find myself very hurried on the

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in the barracks, they are fond of him, and he wants for nothing. He goes to public school, a couple of blocks away. . Ss Finally Tarzancita came. It was really thrilling for me to look at him, after hearing the fantastic story of his almost unbelievable life. His face was 100 per cent an Indian face. His hair was coal black. He had on a neat khaki outfit, more like Sp clothes than a unitorm. Over his shoulder, slung on a strap, was 8 brown book-satchel. I've never seen a boy more polite. ‘He shook hands and smiled, and spoke very softly. He was shy, but gave no indication that he wanted to get away. He seemed to have a tremendous desite to be nice and do the right thing. You ‘could see his respect and fondness tor the Colonel. - The lad is very husky. We felt of his muscles, and lifted him, and he’s an armful for a little fellow like me. But it was his voice which astonished me

most. It is a frail little voice, of great gentleness. |.

It 1s high, put not a sharp high; rather it is soft in

the order of a whisper. It seems to speak a great

appreciation for everything.

A Good Pupil

I.took the books out of the satchel and looked at them. One was a well-worn Spanish grammar; one was a notebook of figures; two were blank copybooks

_witn his name written on them in his own hand. The|

Colonel says he is very good in his studies. . They do not know yet whether Tarzancita will go inte the Army when he grows up. He is excellent in mathematics. He loves football, and still has the strength and litheness of the jungle. He is tond of the cornet, and they will start teaching him soon. I asked the Colonel if the child had ever seen any Tarzan movies. He laughed and said yes he had, and

- he likes them. After seeing one, he remembers little

things out of his own years In the jungle. : Meeting this child is one of the moments that will be with me a lifetime. Science missed a chance it may never have again for a remarkable study— for I doubt there is a child today, in all the jungles of ‘this vast world, living alone as this baby lived for three years. - I hope I can keep track of Tarzancita, and fin from year to year he is progressing, and see what eventually becomes of him. The way I look at fit, only one course in life is possible for him. All else is unthinkable. That course leads in a straight line

from: the jungle to the Presidency of El Salvador.

By Anton Scherrer

played the ophicleide, a conical tube terminating in

a bell like that of a horn, with a mouthpiece similar to that of the “serpent,” and 10 ventages or holes, all stopped by keys like those of the bassoon but of

larger size. The ophicleide was invented to take the |

place of the “serpent,” a powerful and utterly unmanageable bass musical instrument consisting of a tube of wood covered with leather, furnished with a mouthpiece like a trombone and twisted nto the shape of a snake whence its name. It was another case of “out of the frying pan into the fire.” (Cervantes, “Don Quixote,” 1:4). The uniform of The Indianapolis Band consisted of a green coat, tight-fitting white pantaloons and black velvet caps with gola bands. When it came time to get material for the coats for the 18 musicians (including Mr. Protzman), it was discovered that no one store had enough cloth. As a matter of fact, three stores supplied the material, with the result that the uniforms didn't quite match. ” 2 ”

Greets Henry Clay

Trombonist McCready, who was a tailor on the side and had the contract for the uniforms, did very well, however, until Louis Walk (French horn) came for a fitting. Mr. Walk was a good sized map and it took a lot of cloth to cover him. Besides that, h2 had the hard luck to be the last man to be measured for a suit, by which time only remnants were left. When ‘Mr. Walk had a look at himself in his new uniform, he exclaimed: ‘Py chiminy Mae, dots toe many differences.” ; The band hardly got started when it made a trip to the State line east of Richmond to meet Henry Clay with music. It made the trip in its own band wagon. In the course of its career, too, 1t gave a concert in Greencastie. That same day a nan was hanged there (legally), and all Putnam County stayed over to hear the concert that night. It was a sell-out.

The. Indianapolis Band lasted until 1845 or there-;

abouts. It went to pieces largely because of the wear and tear of the instruments. When they got broken, there wasn't anybody arcund here to fix them. Certainly. there wasn't anybody in Indianapolis at the time who could repair an ophicleide.

By Raymond Clapper

ing, I think, is that in using the blockade Great Britain be as considerate as possible of American sensibilities. . We do not like to have our merchant ships detained unduly, or hauled into belligerent waters where our Neutrality Act forbids them to go. We do not like to see armed landing parties seize mail trom cur air-line pilots. In such matters we nave the same sensibilities as Britons. Furthermore we are striving to preserve respect for our rights in the Far East and such incidents do not help us in that delicate situation. “Our people, I believe, are fully disposed to co-

_operate in enabling Great Britain to make her block-

ade effective. We only complain of being pushed around too roughly in the process. We can be persuaded to do many things that we cannot be forced to do.” : England and France have a joint mission here now to discuss these irritations, believing that this procedure of face-to-face conversation will be more fruitful of results than protracted note-writing. ” » ”

Loss in Farm Trade

In the previous war there were many irritations arising from the British blockade. They led to a long series of notes of rising temper, and to mounting public indignation here against Great Britain which was overcome only by the fact that the Germans outdid Great Britain. 3 - But in this war, tharks largely to the Neutrality Act, we are not exposed to submarine warfare. Consequently we come in contact only with the British blockade and it must bear alone the brunt of American feelings. ¢ : Another probiem is the sharp drop in Allied purchases of tobacco and other products here. Not much is said about it but our State Department is considerably concerned at the blow which this trade shift constitutes to the reciprocal trade treaty program.

By Eleanor Roosevelt

last day. However, I managed to spend an hour in the morning yesterday walking around the basin. The only sign of spring was a great number of young people hiring bicycles to go off into the country. There wasn't a bud on the cherry trees, for I walked along under them and gazed at each one hopefully. A good many people came to lunch, among them Mr. Leopold Stokowski, who came to tell us of his prospective trip with an orchestra drawn from the ranks of NYA Youth. He says it is going to be a fine orchestra and he is about to begin his tour around the country to make his final choices of those who are to go with him. He envisions this as a musical awakening for the United States, and an international force for good-will throughout the world. Our. interest and good.wishes are with him in one of the most interesting projects carried on by any individual in the country today. ‘While we are talking about art, I want to tell you about something new that has come to my.attention, a new form of art developed by a young American, Floyd M. Nichols, born in Brooklyn, but growing up in David City, Neb. A devotee from boyhood of Western life, he became first a commercial welder, hut now has developed an art of his own. It is a new medium of sculpture and uses welding tools and many types of metals in the of diminutive statuettes dealing with the life of the Old West. When I return, I hope to sée them, *

‘Ruling Held Up on N. Merid-

Claim America Is Invincible Termed Myth

CHAPTER TWO

AM deeply grateful to the chief of staff of the United States Army. You remember what he said a few days ago. He claimed that our Army was only 25 per cent ready for war and he blamed our historians for our national unprepared-

ness.

“The historians,” so he claimed, “by always representing our country as having been victorious in every war we ever fought, have spread the erroneous idea that one American can always lick a dozen foreigners. Therefore we need not waste our hard-earned dollars upon-guns and tanks. For let the moment come that our safety is threatened and (as the late William Jennings Bryan used to tell the multitudes) one shake of our first and a million fullyarmed soldiers will jump forth from somewhere or other.” I have forgotten from where exactly they were expected to jump forth, fully armed, if our arsenals had guns for only a hundred thousand men, but it was a pleasant idea, flattering to our pride. Some of our historians repeated this noble yarn until wg came to believe it and by refusing to vote money for our Army continued a state of affairs highly detrimental to our national honor, for as several of the more reliable specialists upon this subject have pointed out, every one of our wars during the last century and a half have invariably led up to a series of disasters. And it was only after years of costly reorganization that we were finally able to gain a few victories. " oo» » ” T was that way during the Revolution, which could have

been won in a couple of months if the patriots had only submitted to a little more of that discipline

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Historians have spread the erroneous idea that one shake of our fist, and a . will jump forth from somew!

which finally was hammered into them by a number of foreign drill-masters, French, German and Polish. The War of 1812 was an end- - less series of defeats and disasters. The city of Washington was: taken by the British. The Capitol and the White House and most other public buildings were plundered and burned. And although the American troops gained one signal victory at New Orleans, peace had already been signed and Gen. Jackson's successful action therefore came too late to do any good. The war with Mexico might have been over one whole year sooner if several of the militia regiments had not refused to continue to fight after their first term of enlistment had run out. And the Civil War, if the Northern regiments had been duly prepared and equipped, could have been over in a year or so. Instead of that, it lasted almost four years, because it took both North and

TONING BOARD DELAYS ACTION

ian Restaurant Petition . Following Opposition.

The perennial problem of business property encroachment on N. Meridian St. was once again before the City Zoning Board today. Board members, at & meeting yesterday, postponed action on the plea of Paul E. Lundmark to erect

a’ colonial type, two-story restaurant building at 3710 N. Meridian St, with parking facilities. in the rear.

The project was opposed by a

property owners, represented by Walter Myers, attorney. Mr. Myers warned that if the Board granted the petition, it would “let the bars down” for other commercial properties, not only on N. Meridian St., but on 38th St. ‘as well. Jackiel W. Joseph, representing Mr. Lundmark, said the restaurant! building would ‘blend with the architectural style of the neighbor- | hood. He added that no ingress or egress could be had from the parking lot to Salem St. » The Board granted the petition of Frank Dezelan to erect a bowling alley at 959-67 N. Holmes Ave. A group of property owners in the! neighborhood whose objections to the bowling alley were overruled said they would file an appeal against the Board's decision. Wien his neighbors objected, LeRoy Carson withdrew a petition to’ build eight double bungalows at the northwest corner of Burdsal Parkway and Harding St. e Board granted the petit of Delbert H. Sanders to Petian double house at 4522-24 Baltimore Ave; the Foster Engineering Co. Ltd, to erect an addition to the Dorsev Funeral Home at 3925 E. New York St. and Fred Millis to erect a retail storeroom building with varkine facilities at 2943-47 N. Sherman Drive, ;

JOB OFFICE CHIEF TALKS TOMORROW

George J. Smith, Indiana State Employment, Service manager, will speak at the meeting of the Association of Student Businessmen the 1. u. Ertension Division x Pp. m. tomorrow in Cro Audioriom, Central Library Tr. of the Indiana Unemployment Compensafion Division's local field office, recently was named a national officer of the Junior Chamber of Commerce. His subject will be

Men .in Business.” : ; : Clyde Ford, association president, invites anyone interested .in the

work of the association to attend the session.

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South almost two years fo get their forces into shape. During the Spanish-American war, lack of preparation caused the death of more men by preventable diseases than all conflicts on the field of battle.

» » ” N spite of all of which information to the contrary, so our chief of staff claims, the average American schoolboy is brought up to believe that the history of the United States has never seen an American Army defeated. And, if

that is true—he begins to reason— why waste billions of dollars upon

. preparation which we really do not

need? For our genius for fighting is such that in case of a national menace, millions of men, fully equipped, will be found ready to rush forth to triumph, etc., ete. I am afraid that the chief of staff was entirely right in all of his contentions. But perhaps he was not entirely right in blaming

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all our historians for this misrepresentation of the facts. Our serious. historians not only know all this but they have said so in their books. Only, who reads an American history? Fewer than 2 per cent of our people will read books on American history. The other 93 per cent get their infor-

. mation from their textbooks.

Hence our one-sided view of our military history and hence— by the same token—our almost complete ignorance about the development of the democratic idea throughout the ages. : And the danger that lurks in their ignorance of these facts may prove as disastrous as our refusal to recognize that armed preparation and civic preparation, both of them, depend for their success upon the ceaseless watchfulness and care of all the people, all of the time. ;

Next—The Ideals of Democracy Now and Then Get Pushed Into the Background. .

250 Hopefuls Begin Study For 110 Playground Posts

By RICHARD LEWIS

Two hundred fifty young men| and women were off today in the City’s first annual, non-political race for summer. playground jobs. The confestants assembled on the mark at ‘Brookside House last night to start the 10-| lap recreation training course. At] the finish, 110 of them will find | $60-a-month recreation posts and there are no favorites. The Park Board’s training school, which marks the end of patronage selections of recreation workers, was Jaunched in an official manner by Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan, Park Board President Jackiel W. Joseph, Recreation Director Wally Middlesworth and Mrs. Jcseph A. Miner of the Mayor's Recreation Advisory Committee. Rian . The Mayor said he had never before seen such “a bright-eyed, enthusiastic” group of prospective City employees. He predicted they would help the City’s 1940 recreation program ‘‘go places this summer.” _His Honor was introduced by Wally Middlesworth as “a swell fellow who has his heart in recreation.” The Mayor got a big hand! from the contestants, each of whom!

FINNS LOSE HOOSIER VOLUNTEER TO LAW

ROCHESTER, Ind., March 12 (U. P.).—The Finnish Army was minus an American volunteer today, but the Fulton County Sheriff held another prisoner. Noble Isley, 32, of Silver Lake, had enlisted for service with the Finns and was preparing to leave when he went to say goodby to his divorced wife and a daughter.

In the midst of the parting police arrived and arrested him on a bad check charge. He was also wanted at Wabash

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was sure he or she would be working for the City when the playground season rolls around. Emil Rath, Indianapolis Public Schools Physical Education director, gave some sound advice out of his 0 years’ experience in recreation work. Mr. Middlesworth then passed out “kits” of recreation ma-

S ¥ Among the contestants were groups of college men and women from Wabash College and Indiana and Butler Universities. As Mr. Middlesworth explained it, this year’s course is different than any that preceded it. In the first place, the appointments to jobs are to be made from the course enrollees. Formerly, the course was given after the appointments had been made. Second, the track is clear of po-

litical hurdles which considerably |

narrowed the field in former years. Up to this year, the Park Department was the City’s largest patronage outlet. Now, it’s virtually the smallest, on the theory that a sound recreation program builds 3 will than a handful of poltical obs.

Young Hoosier

Sells New Play

SOUTH BEND, Ind. March 12 U. P.).—Success story of the day: “Joe Plushbottom,” 16-year-old sophomore at Central High School, spent six weeks writing a threeact comedy, “Murder in the Moonlight,” and sold it for $200 ‘and a royalty agreement the day after he finished it. He asked that his real name be withheld fearing action by a relative who he believed would not approve of his literary

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terial which the students are to: tudy.

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STATE RECEIVES BIDS FOR ROADS

Paving to Airport Included; Largest Project La Porte 2-Lane Highway.

Low bids totaling $1,110,167, including one for the paving of High School Road to Municipal Airport, were received by the State Highway Commission today. The total of low bids was $17,000 less than the engineer's estimates on the projects, which are listed for nine counties. The low bid of $65,841 for the High School Road project was submitted by Smith & Johnson of Indianapolis. The project calls for 36-foot pavement. : A contract for a large elevated structure over the Pennsylvania Railroad on the High School Road was let several weeks ago. The largest project is for paving two dual-lane highways both on Road 20 in LaPorte County. The low bid of $417,639 was submitted by J. C. O'Connor & Sons of Ft. Wayne.

The Berns Construction Co. of Indianapolis was low bidder on two paving projects, one for $29,184 for paving one mile on Road 41 in Knox County and the other for $50,000 for paving one mile on Road 30 in Marshall’ County. Other projects for which bids were received were in Hendricks, Shelby, Madison, Delaware and Randolph Counties.

GUARD RELIEF OFFICE

CHICAGO, March 12 (U. P.).—Police squads were ordered to the central office of the relief administration today to guard against a threatened demonstration by relief applicants who had been ejected after a brief sit-down strike.

and Warsaw on similar charges.

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_ H, C. Peterson, former secretary the National Association of Retail Grocers, will discuss “Grocers’ Problems” at a meeting at 8 o'clock tonight, it was nounced by J. W. Preston, Marion County Food Dealers’ Association president. The meeting, open to all: retail

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Every Possible Asset Turned ‘To Cash Before Tucker Fled, Probers Find.

By LEO DAUGHERTY Women only were the prey of Charles F. Tucker, super salesman, in his alleged manipulation of a $400,000 insurance fraud in Indiana, investigators determined today. New stories of how he allegedly fleeced these women, many of them widows, by influencing them to convert cash, securities, jewels or real estate into forged annuity policies were related by the suave agent's victims. . While holders of fake policies, who lost sums as high as $74,000, told theig-stories to their attorneys and insurance company representatives, the whereabouts of Tucker remained a mystery. Investigators who have delved into his operations expressed belief that he may have carried as much as $50,000 cash when he headed west two weeks ago today in a new car.

Left Unpaid Bills They made this estimate, after

learning that the “policy” writer turned. every asset possible: into

‘lcash. Tucker, it was learned, in

his hasty flight left unpaid bills in Indianapolis and owed managers of several of the nine farms which he acquired in. return for “policies” which he allegedly had printed himself and forged. It was alleged he made monthly returns to the holders with their own money. The story of how Tucker’s operations left her without cash; save a relatively small sum left from the sale of her Logansport home, was told today by a Chicago widow. She said her husband, who" died May 3, 1938, carried a $10,000 policy on himself in a company other than the Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada and a $5000 policy on her

Wrote Valid Policies

She declared that her husband had Tucker write the policy on her after learning that Tucker had written policies on her husband’s business associates. These policies were valid. At the time of his death, she was paid $10,059 on the. policy on her husband. She said Tucker advised her, since she had no children and could live comfortably on a steady monthly income, to convert the money into an annuity on- which she would realize $67 monthly. Tucker also persuaded her, she said, to cash in the $5000‘ and put it in another annuity. She said she gave him this policy, on which she had paid $320 annually for about 10 years, and he paid : her $1000. ;

Didn't Question Surrender Value

She did not question the amount of the policy’s cash surrender value. The forged annuity which she received for the $1000 paid her $7 a month. She said that Tucker mailed her cashier's checks for $67 every month until March 1. Then she made inquiry and learned of Tucker's disappearance and manipulations. The stories of Tucker's victims were for the most part similar— how he influenced them to turn over property or cash to him, in return for which he gave them faked policies, bearing forged signatures and seals of the company, and met their monthly annuities with a small portion of the cash he had gotten from them.

Personal Records Hunted

As investigators sought to obtain a complete list of Tucker’s victims and the total amount of the alleged swindle, they searched for his personal and business records, which they hoped would reveal information concerning his vast operations. As yet, no criminal charges have been filed against the missing 47-year-old former Oklahoma school teacher, but he' has been named defendant in a third civil suit. The newest action was brought in Howard County Circuit Court by Mrs. Effie Hart, wealthy widow of Dr. Howard C. Hart of Russiaville. She charged that Tucker persuaded her to deed her 160-acre Clinton County farm to him in return for which he issued her a forged policy calling for payment of a $93.75 monthly annuity. Mrs, Hart said until March 1 Tucker called at her home to make the payments in person.

$10,000 Mortgage on Farm -

Tucker, it was learned, executed a $10,000 mortgage on the farm, three miles east of Frankfort on Road 28. He offered the farm for sale several months ago. | Defendants in the action, besides Tucker, are his third wife, Helen Clair Gatewood ‘Tucker, now in seclusion on his 572-acre Danville farm; Edgar Warren, who lives on the Clinton County farm, and

|the Aetna Life Insurance Co. which holds the mortgage. da

With one Clinton County aétion

placing -all of Tucker's vast real

estate holdings and- his personal property in attachment, investigators studied possible legal steps by which an appreciable amount of cash can be obtained to straighten out the “financial mess.”

HOLT AGAIN MAY ASK HIGH COURT RULING

KOKOMO, Ind, March 12 (U. P.)—Former Mayor Olin R. Holt,

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