The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-08-07
THREE SAFES At
MUNCIE ROBBED
Of $4,000 CASH
w. A. McNaughton Store in
Heart of Business District
Is Entered.
YEG0s USE INTERCOLLEGIATE
Lock on Front Door of Building
Picked After Police Go
Off Duty.
By Times Special

By Times Special
NrUNCIE, Ind, Aug. Three safes
at the W. A. McNaughton & Co. store
were robbed Sunday morning and the
thieves secured about $4,000 in cash
and also several checks.
Two of the safes were broken open
with crowbar and wrench. and one
was blown open with nItroglycerin.
The store was entered through
front door, picking the lock after two
special night policemen in the business
had gone off duty at 5 o'clock.
FRANKFORT-Little fishes in Prai-
RE Creek did not swim home until
morning after Police Chief Dawson
had emptied fifteen gallons Of conf1s-
Gated white mule into the stream
KOKOMO-A gold watch stolen six
years ago from Eli GOldin in Louis
Vile has been returned to the owner,
not by the burglar, but by Goldin's
son-in-law, who bought it from ne
gro.
to be guarding huge piles Of coal, as
people are calling police station to ask
where they can buy fuel.
LAFAYETTE-His Jaw was frac-
tured and an artery cut in his nesk
when William c. Medlin, so, had an
encounter with a hold-up man. who
robbed him of $40.
FIT. WAYNE-Indignant at being
beseiged in his own home, Avis
Cloud, negro dining car porter, fired a
shotgun through a hole in a window
glass made by a brick hurled from
outside and then, going to the street.
fired again at his retreating enemies.
SOUTH BEND-Faking a hold-up
story for benefit Of the police. Philip
SebeI made a dash for liberty with
Patrick Lahey, who. he said, had
robbed him. but both were captured,
after Lehey had been shot in the left
arm. and both were fined for intoxica-
ton.
TIPTON-F'ishing with an magma
tell Of hooking a winged sea horse in
Lake Maxinkuckee and, unable to
land the monster. Of being dragged
into the lake.
ANDERSON-"Although women
seem determined to take mems
places, men still have compassion for
women" said Judge Beeler in giving
a light sentence Of six months sus-
pended term in woman's prison and
fine of $3.50 TO Mrs. Frances Hedge on
charge Of operating a still.
HUNTINGTON-Forty years con-
tinuous membership in the Brother
hood Of Locomotive Engineers result
ed in awarding Of a gold badge to
John J. Gull
PLYMOUTH-Tin Can Tourists in
convention here. which was presided
over by D. Z. Whipple, State royal
can opener, adjourned after selecting
Warsaw as the 1923 meeting place.
SOUTH BEND-Freed IN city court
on a charge of having liquor in his
possession. City Councilman Stanley
Guzicld was rearrested and must face
trial in Superior Court
TIPTON-Two transfusions of blood
from the father, Ben Hobbs of New
Lancaster, to son. Virgil Hobbs, 6.
have been made in effort to save the
boys life.
LOGANSPORT = Commemora:ing
the Olde Towne battle fought a mile
east Of Adamsboro on Aug. Z. 1871.
on Olde Towne marker has been IN
yelled.
Observation-Disclosures of for
eign birth are not admitted to Ameri-
can citizenship, it was revealed here,
two who recently paid fines on boot
Logging charges being refused papers.
SOUTH BEND-Why go to Swift
zerland or California, writes Bishop
Hazen White from his summer home
at Lake Wawasee, in praising the
lakes of northern Indiana.
SOUTH BEND-Hereafter attor-
neys sitting as special judges who
postpone cases in order to run up the
amount of fees will not be paid. Judge
Chester L. Du Comb has ruled.
COLUMBUS Expensive fishing
tackle worth SIS has been thrown
away by Henry Hilger after ne wit
messed a barefoot boy with sapling
rod and cotton line make forty good