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SCHOOLS ENTERED „ one Hunilml Athletes To for Honors Here Sutiirday Afternoon

g h iron men Sears and Frib.such stars as Hughbanks. Davis who have made Little ieets colorful for the last ars are gone, the entry list Fourteenth Annual meet to here Saturday boasts about ■ individual stars as ever, year’s winners sure to be Welch of Butler, who last nt 6 feet 1 inches in the high d broad jumped 22 feet 1 3-d Wilson of Ball State, who shot put with 43 feet 7 1-2 Lewellen of Ball State, whoso 2 1-2 inches set a new javeand Wilson are favored to However. Lewellen to date come near his performance ar ago. A good bet for the this year is DePauw’s Deuth shown steady improvement a throw of better than 167 his credit. of color in this year’s meet me from the ranks of those the leaders last time. Stub graduation leaves the hurdle wide open with three strong in Holmes of Butler, f Ball State, and Buch of DeAH three placed in one or rdle races last year, graduation of Zahn and Sears these many years leaves all fance runs open to everybody .expect a hot fight between of Butler and Hank Hientzof DePauw as a follow-up of victory over Pruyn last week who placed a close second to a record breaking 880 last was generally conceded tne !hance to win this year until y. Hslntzts rgrr's 1 ■.')<> ranks the most promising half miler w has seen in years. ^niile and two mile afford spccwith Bill Tavlor somewhat 1 In both However, the friendclose rivalry between him and ^phomore running mate, Claude will find company in Clevenger I State. Jones of Earlham, and or may represent Butler’s dissquad in the two mile, migh Lewellen has fallen down javelin, an interesting situathat event in likely. He will to avenge his loss to Deuth defend his title, while Deuth to make up for losing to But lackaby. Blackaby’s winning was over three fret short of 's best competitive distance

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best place for a dark noise is le vault, with Davis of Butler the way. The two best pros appear to he Mcllwain of De and Stout of Ball State, h neither pan come within a Davis’ 12 feet 10 inch record petition this year. WAN \POI.ih LIVESTOCK 8 bhhO: holdovers ;:r<; to to ts lower than best time yesterunderweights steady; 160 to 225 >10 to $10.10; 225 to 260 lbs . to 260 to 300 lbs . ,$0.60 9 . R 0. :;00 to 350 lbs., $0.40 to 130 bo 160 lhs„ $0.25 to 9.75; 0 1*0 lbs. 8.50 to $8.75; packing *8.25 to $8.85. tle 5 °6: calves 700; not enough 0 h sale to make a market; and cows fully steady; top ; rs $8 40; others mostly $7.75 to ' beet cows $5.25 to $6.25; cutS'alrs $4.00 to $5.00; vealers y to 50 cents higher than

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Sheep 300; not enough on sale to 1 make a market; spring lambs around *12: shor loads shorn lambs $10 50 native ewes mostly $3.75 down.

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•II’RV DIHCHARC.ED AFTER FAIL! RE TO REACH VERDICT LEBANON. Ind, May 22. (UP) A jury failed to reach a verdict afier 26 hours of debate over a suit to set aside a will and was discharged yes'erday by Special Judge Edgar Rice, Crawfordsville. in Boone circuit t court. The suit was brought here >n a change of venue from Marion

county.

The will is that of Mrs. Caroline Sharp Wise, formerly of Indianapolis. who bequeathed an $18,000 estate to Mrs. Elizabeth Hall a half sister and administratrix of the

estate.

Suit was brought by Mrs. Mary H Willetts, a sister of Mrs. Wise, and others who charge Mrs. Wise was of ansound mind and that fraud was resorted to when most of the estate •vas bequeathed to Mrs. Hall.

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ALVIN KARRIS RETS SI RI RISE CALL RV FATHER IN ST. PAUL JAIL SI. PAUL. May 22 (UP* -A weas•ned, bent old man and a rather oung-looking hut careworn woman walked into the Ramsey county jail /esterday afternoon. The old man. nearly 70 years old, leaned on the woman for support. Deep circles hung under his eyes. His face was lined with wrinkles and lis hair was gray, almost snowwhite. “I wonder, sir,’’ he said to a tough, blue-jacketed desk sergeant, “if I could see Alvin Karpis. 1 just want to talk to him a moment.’’ The old man’s eyes met the suspicious stare of the officer squarely, honestly. “The gentleman you want to see is a hard customer, mister. He’s rough criminal. Why do you want to see him ?” “I am John Karpavicz of Chicago. I am Alvin Karpis' father,’’ he said feebly. “Won’t you let me see him haven't seen him in more than three years. 'Hiis woman is Alvin’s sister.” The officer’s eyes popped, but when Karpavicz produced the proper credentials he was convinced. He called federal agents. They searched the old man. If they expected to find him armed they were disappointed for the nearest to a weapon he had was an ancient pocket knife. The fattier of one of the nation’s oost dangerous criminals is a lawibiding citizen. In Chicago he mantges to eke out an existence as janitor in an apartment building. Mrs Karpavicz helps him and the two of hem live in the basement of the luilding, simply, honestly. Karpavicz was led to the escape uoof cell where his son is held in•ommunicado awaiting trial for the ihduction of William Hamm. Jr. The old man didn't stay with his ion long. The officers who chapironed the visit didn’t hoar what dthcr said hut when Karpavicz came nit into Hie ante-chamber he looked a little older ami a little more feeble Noted DePauw Grad Dies In New York DR. N. I,. BRENItLE PROMINENT IN SALVATION ARMV FOR MANV VEARS

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Commissioner Samuel Logan BrenTlc. 76 years old, native of Indiana and in virtual command of the Salvaion Army until his retirement, died today at Scarsdale. N. Y.. according o information received here. Born at Fredericksburg. Washington county, he was graduated from DePauw university in 1883 and continued theological study in Boston university. During his forty-six vnar career with the Salvation Army, ic served in England. Denmark and \ustralia and in the United States idvanced to a commanding position DePauw accorded him the honoriry doctorate of divinity in 1914 ami his last visit to the campus was in 1933 for the golden anniversary of

his class.

He also ha<l been a member of the Northwest Indiana Conference of the Methodist Episcopal church and had seVved a pastorate at Brookston. He was the author of ten religious books Survivors are the widow and a son and daughter. i

Du.x lulliumiK', (mifesses To Murder Of Wife. First Story

Of Bandit Attack.

OREGON, III., M;iy 22. (UP) Guy Tallmadge, undertaker's assistant who admitted slaying his wife so he could marry a comely widow and letire to a chicken ranch, was held red-eyed and weeping in jail today while authorities completed plans to

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1 allmadge. 58, ami h.’-spectacled, confessed during a lie-detector test that his story of his wife’s slaying by a bandit was a hoax, that he shot her himself. Apparently near collapse, he war led from the sheriff’s apartment to confront Mrs. Frances Birch. 30-year old brunette and mother of a 12-year ohl girl. He had told her of his troubles at home, of his plans for a divorce. He gave her an expensive diamond ring, and went to a jeweler’s to reserve a wedding ring. “I don’t want you to think you were responsible for this at all,” Tallmaw„ , e V • her. Both wept. Mrs. Birch, drug store cosmetics clerk, accompanied investigators voluntarily when they became suspicious of Tallmadge's story that bandits halted him and his wife on a country road, tried to force their attentions upon her, shot her when she resisted Tallmadge broke as officers quizzed him about his purchase of a gun. The grand jury will be asked to return an indictment against him Monday. Mrs. Birch is not in cus-

tody.

“I’ve been planning this for months.” Tallmadge declared. “I stopped the car the other night and made an excuse to get out on the road. I asked her to get out and then 1 shot her. I throw the gun away in a field.” Officers later found the gun in a field on the east side of highway 77. about 150 feet from the spot where Tallmadge said he stopped his car. Tallmadge said he threw hie watch into another field. He covered his face with his hands and sobbed when sheriff Delos Smith read the murder warrant to him. He wept again when he faced Mrs. Birch Later he recovered his composure and talked freely, “I bought a gun April 27,” he exolained. “I tried it out and it didn’t work, so May 11 I traded it for a tine millimeter automatic. It was ‘he second gun I used.” It was during questioning about mrchase of those guns in a Rockford pawn shop that Tallmadge broke

lown.

Officers found Mrs. Birch in Rock island, where she said she was vaca•ioning. She came with them volun‘arily. Quiet, soft-spoken, attractive and well-dressed, she said she loved Tallnadge. and insisted their relations dways had been proper. “I didn’t think it was a good idea him taking mo to work every day but Me saiil he would he lonesome,” he said, “lie told me he had had narital difficulties and that we vould be married when he arranged 'lis divorce. We were to live on a ■hieken ranch he owns near Rock-

ford.’’

She described Taltmadge as an '■understanding and sympathetic nan, who seemed like a father.” When she learned that Tallmadge had bought the gun May 11, she

cried:

“Oh. my God. He give me my ’ ing and bought the gun on the same lay. My world has crashed about my ears. Why did lie do it? He wani’t like most of my friends He was older, seemed like a father.” 20 Years Ago IN OREENCARTI.E Section Four of the Woman’s Union of the Christian church met with Mrs. E. R. Bartley. Mr. and Mrs. N. C. O’Hair spent the day in Indianapolis When the driver attempted too short a turn, an ice wagon belonging to Gardner Bros, overturned on the unimproved, street just west of th<’ Barnaby residence The ice spilled out and the wagon shafts were broken but the driver anil horses escaped in-

jury.

HOUSE! El. I I ROES ( , m LEHMAN BE < \N DIHATE WASHINGTON, May 22 (UP) President Roosevelt today repeated and emphasized the hope that Gov. Herbert H. Lehman of New Yoik state W'.$dd reconsider his decision to retire from politics and stand again for re-election in the fall. The state needs him Mr. Roosevelt told newspapermen a few minutes after Edward J Flynn secretary of state for New York and Democratic loader of the Bronx, had completed a discussion of the political situation with the president. As Flynn left the executive offices, he said that he was fully confident that Lehman, in spite of his declaration that he was not a candidate for the gubernatorial nomination, would again be chosen by tin state convention when it meets in September. ADDRESS STUDENT BODY

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old age pension PLAN author WALKS OUT ON HOUSE INVESTIGATION WOULD RATHER “ROT IN JAIL

Rev. Claude M. McClure, minister of the Gobin Memorial Methodist church, addressed the student body of Indiana Central college in Indianapolis yesterday on “Youth Building a New World.” Phi Dells Win Sinjiinj: (ionlrst THIRD ANNUAL INTER FRA. TERMTY SING III I D ON IIEPA1 \V CAMP! s

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Ex-emperor end party'

Little of the pomp and ceremony accorded him when he was Haile Selassie, emperor of Ethiopia, ’’King of Kings” and “Lion of Judah”, marked the arrival of the fugitive emperor when he landed at Haifa, Palestine port, accompanied by his two sons and escorted by a British officer.

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Phi Delta Theta won the third annual interfrateinity-sim; held on the DePauw university campus Thuisday, night. Meharry hall was filled almost to capacity to hear the men’s organizations sing. Beta Theta Pi was given second place amt Alpha

Tan Omega was third.

CLEVELAND, May 22. (UP) Front row seats at the Republican national convention here next month will be occupied by delegates from Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, and

Washington.

Convention officials released the .■ eating plan today, showing that

DePauw Alumni Mel In (Jiiea^o

Phi Kappa Psi won the event during the first two years and was wifn-1 one leg of having permanent possession of the cup. Judges for the event were Walter Whitworth, music and dramatic critic oi the Indiana- 1 polis News; Jane Johnson Burroughs, ! vocalist, and Dale Young, organist, I all of Indianapolis. Prof. H. T. Ross introduced the fraternity groups and the numbers sung. I

they abandoned the practice of seat ing the four largest delegations New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Illinois- in front. (jlirl Altnii|>ls Suicide Lean BOSTON BLONDE TRIED TO JUMP FROM AIRPLANE; SAVED BY PILOT

Albert R. (Jiadd Called liv Death

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BOSTON. May 22, (UP) The

mysterious blonde who attempted to leap 3.000 feet from a airplane over j Boston harbor yesterday told alicn- | ists today that she was Sue Lino, a

EOR 1,0 Boston domestic.

HELD The young woman, who previously

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- ! herself, suddenly revealed her iden-

Albert R. Chadd. age 28 years, died lity to Dr. Riley H. Guthrie, chief Thursday evening at 6 o'clock at the . xecutive officer of Boston Psycho-

home of his parents. Mr and Mrs. pathic hospital.

Otho Ghadd, 65 Martinsville street. Described by Dr. Guthrie as Hie following an eighteen months illness, victim of mental depression, the girl Surviving are the parents, one sis-, refused to reveal why she tried to ter. Mrs Alfred Elmore of Green- leap from the plane which she had castle; and five brothers. Gilbert, hired for $17.50, ostensibly for a Joy

Mont. Thomas and Fred Chadd all of nde

Grcencastle and Cecil Chadd of Clin- The courage and resourcefulness of ton township. j Charles W. Sutherland, husky pilot

Funeral services will he held Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock from the Maple Heights church. The Rev. George H. Jones will be in charge Interment will be in the Fillmore

cemetery.

4 If (MB NEWS The Jolly Juniors girls 4 II club >f Warren township met Wednesday afternoon with Mi Wayne Hunt-f Mabel Booe was reelected secretary of the club and Opal Pickett. Maxine Clark and Ruth Marcus were named a game comm litre. Helen Wil liams was chosen yell and pledge leader. SixU’en members and two visitors were present. Games were played and refreshments were’ served. Ruth Harris was elected president of the Washington township girls' 4-H cluh Wednesday evening in an organization meeting of tlio cluh at the No. 10 school. Other officers named at that time were Irene Nolle, vice-president; Margaret Mathews secretary-treasurer; Delons Draper, song leader; and Mary Alice Forenan. reporter and club pianist. Eleven members and five guests were present. Mrs. John Donald, Mary Catherine Donald. Mrs. Gladys Harris, Violet Harris and Mrs. James Fielding were the visitors. The next meeting of the club will be held June 3 at the No. 10 school.

for Intercity Airlines, saved him and bis paseanger from plunging to their deaths m Boston harbor late yesterday With one hand he fought a desper.de battle before restraining the ;iil and maneuvering Ms open cockpit plane to a safe landing at Boston

' airport

The girl was taken to the psychop d. ue hospital for 10 days’ observation, Though her photograph appeared on front pages of newspapers today, no acquaintance came to the hospital to identify her WOMAN FORCED TO SUBMIT TO ASSAULT TO SAVE LIFE FORT WAYNE. Ind.. May 22. (UP) A dramatic story of having been forced to submit to a criminal asault at the point of a revolver, was told by Mrs. Evelyn Ruthstrom, 24. of Chicago, as the trial of Casto Southard. 24. began in Allen circuit court yesterday. Mrs. Ruthstrom, formerly an entertainer here, told of meeting Southard, dining with him several times, finally accepting an invitation after work March 24 He drove nut of the city, parked, ami thru assaulted her, she claimed. He forced hei to submit by threatening to shot, her and then kill himself, she said So sensational was the testimony that the public was excluded from the court room.

DEMOCRATIC < LUB TO MEET SATURDAY

The Putnam County Democratic Club will hold its regular meeting Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock in

the Assembly room of the Court cemeteries on Sunday, May 24 The House. The program will be in charge group will leave Fillmore at 8 a. rn. of the Young Voters Democratic jyn members are urged to make the

Club. Everybody welcome. tour.

I. O. O. F. NOTICE

Fillmore I O. O, F. members will decorate graves at nine different

MAW NOTABLES AT DINNER MEETING HELD Till RSDAY EVENING The largest DePauw alumni gathering ever field in Chicago met at the Chicago Women’s club there Thursday night. One hundred and ten reservations were made for the dinner. Dr. William A. Wirt. *98, superintendent of the Gary public schools, was the principal speaker and talked on “Education for Citizenship.” Notables attending the dinner were Roy O. West, president of DePauw’s hoard of board of trustees; Mrs. Edward Rector, widow of the founder of the Rector Scholarship' foundation; Dr. VV. W. Sweet, author of the centennial history of DePauw; Phil Maxwell, president of the alumni association; Judge Will M. Sparks. United States judge of the court of appeals in Chicago, and a number of others. The cam pus was represented by Russell Alexander alumni secretary, ami Robert Farber, DcPauw's field representative. Mr. West in his remarks anent the resignation of Dr. Oxnam who was recently elected a Methodist bishop, raid that a committee v*ould probably be appointed to canvass the sit nation ami that it might be difficul, with summer vacations nt hand, to have a new president in time for th“ opening of school in September. The board, he stated, would welcome sug gestions from the alumni. Mr. Max well announced that the alumni chapel in June would be dedicated to Bishop Oxnam with an appropriate program. Fred Bacon, president of tli<’ Chicago club, was re-oleeled for the coming year, aa were Hie other of-

ficers.

Lata I ISIasl \i Powdrr Lari or v ONE MAN HIM ID. !N(ilMM( BADLY HURT IN OHIO EXPLOSION PAINESVILLE. O May 22 (UP) One man was killed and another probably fatally injured today in an explosion which wrecked the plant of the Republican Bronze Powder Corporation here. Cause of the blast was not Immediately determined. Kenneth Brown 'lied from injuriea two hours after the hbisl His fellow workman, William Kish, was reported In critical eoiviition from burns. Before be lapsed Into unconsciousness. Kish said he saw a flare of light run along wiring which he and Biown were repairing. The ex plosion followed Immediately. Painesville was the scene of a similar blast May 19, 1934, which killed five men. STATE CONVENTION PEORIA. Ill . May 22. (UP) A bitter fight between supporters of Frank Knox and gen. William E. Borah for votes of delegates in the national presklential nominating convention, was believed in prospect as the Republican party opened its state convention today.

Defies Ortmnittee To die U ni For Contempt In Rcruniug Further Questioning WASHINGTON, May 22. (MT) Elderly Dr. Francis K. Townsend squared his gaunt shoulders today and declared that he would “rot In jail” rather than submit further lo questioning by the house committee Investigating his $200 a month old age pensiop organization. The lankv, 70 year old retired physician openly defiivl the house old age pension committee to cite him for contempt of the house for stalking out of its hearings late yesterday in orotest against alleged “inquisitorial” tactics. The committee, angered and stunned by the doctor’s abrupt bolt, was quick to meet the challenge. Rep. C. Jasper Bell. D. Mo., chairman. culled the group together to draft a formal contempt citation for presentation to the full house when it meets an hour early at II a. m. to-

■lay.

If approved by the house, the citation will be the first time in 23 years that the house of representatives lias sought to punish an individual for defying its power to investigate Townsend's dramatic withdrawal from the investigation came after he had ben subjected to three days of relentless questioning about bis pennon organization, which collected more than $1,000,000 in nickels, dimes and quartern from elderly persons during two years, ( IIARGE BRITISH SOLO III LEFTS TO ETHIOITANS GENEVA, May 22. (UP) A new Italian memorandum containing fresh evidence purporting to prove that British firms supplied dum dum bull< ts to Ethiopians was published by (be League of Nations today. AMcr citing 15 cases in which Italian Hoops allegedly were wounded by dum dum bullets. Fulvio Buvich, Italian undersecretary for foreign affairs, said; “I already have had occasion to supply you with various information legal ding dum dum bullets employed by Ethiopians including documentary “viiience regarding the use of amn unition manufactured by Klcy HriUiera ol London and the Kynochs run cf Birmingham.” Lounril 01 Lluhs Mrl ()n Thursday

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The (found! of ('Inha md in Key- • one Uhapei of the Methodist church ! Thursday afternoon. Hi I <; Campbell of the city park ; iioaid, gav<- .-> full report of progress , at Kobe park The city now has pos- | f.aon of 17 or res and is constructs';; a '.it ball park with bleachers si ..no people, tenuis courts and eroqu'-t ground.) Went of the ball onk will be built a shelter house. 20 by to feet, pillared with native lose and with attractive colored o .f The city will furnish all maI'sial and the state the labor. There • ■ II be outdooi fireplaces and drives through the park in two directions. Till’ treasurer's report and reports ,if standing committees were read end approved. The Chamber of Comisere e is hacking the city beautlftcjtion committee by offering $8 00 in mazes for poster;) pertaining to city beautifie.ition, and $50.00 in prizes for the garden ••otitest which will sons he underway. Several complaints were heard of the way in which hulk foods and i indies are displayed and handled by one or two stores. Grcencastle is proud of the reputation fur care and cleanliness which her food merchim'a hold, and the won en of the city are determined that ei'ieleasnesa anywhere must be "becked The health and pure food eommlttec has born Instructed to call the attenlion of offending merchants to the city ordinance concerning the

matter.

Officers for 1930-37 were elected is follows President. Mrs L. R. Eckardt; vice president. Miss Gilmore; secretary, Mrs. D. W. Killingcr; treasurer, Mrs. F. N, Jones,