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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-10-03
BEARLESS Bear
man SENTE ENCED
BY u. S. COURT
AttiCa Man Charged With
Selling Animals When
He Had None.

Because he sold bears when he
didn't have any bears, Ben l.. Reese,
Attica, was sentenced TO serve two
years at the Federal penitentiary at
Leavenworth today by Judge Robert
c. Baltzell. He was indicted on
charges of using the malls in a
scheme to defraud after he had sold
a cub bear to a man living in Penn
sylvania and had offered to sell him
aonther. The bears were not de-
livered.
Reese, it was charged, sold ami
mails for cash and then the ship
ments were not received, he told
his customers the animals were too
young to be shipped and they would
be sent later" He is said to have
offered muskrats, silver foxes and
other fur-bearing arimals.
For male bears it was said he
charged $35, while The price on fe-
males was $40.
Reese was one Of the eight per-
sons who pleaded guilty when ar
in Federal Court. Seven were
sentenced.
Sentences and charges were: AL
fred c. Zirkle, railway postal clerk,
st. Paris, Ohio. two years and 5000
fine. embezzlement; Joseph w.
Tegge, Anderson, one year and one
day, stealing from u. S. mails: Ralph
Bonwell, Connersville. four months
in pail and fined $500, liquor law
Meyer Giffen, Ft. Wayne,
one year and a day. white slavery:
Lee Wickard. Indianapolis. six
months in Jail and Roy Asbury,
ninety days. liquor law violation.
Fourteen persons pleaded not
guilty.
Harold Jarvis, 373S n. Hawthorne
Lane. was sentenced to fifteen
months at Leavenworth, Kan, on
charges Of stealing from letter boxes.
He pleaded guilty at trraignment on
Wednesday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-10-03

George Snider, who arrested Costa
a couple of years ago near New
Bethel, seizing a 300-gallon still.
3,7O0 gallons OF mash and 180 gal
Ions Of whisky, also stated he was
sure the right man was serving the
term, but would be glad to find out
the truth, Costa was at liberty on
bond a considerable time after his
Indictment by the grand jury, and
during an appeal to the Supreme
Court, Snider said.
Bert Morgan's men got Costa,
also, over around Clinton, on liquor
charges, and he was brought into
Criminal Court this summer, and
sent to the farm on both casts" said
Snider.
Ralph Howard, State Farm, super
intendent, said his suspicious were
aroused by a tip
Sheriff Hawkins took the prisoner
to the farm, he said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-10-03

The bandit entered the bank some
time In the night through a back
door. and hid until Raymond
Pearcy, assistant cashier, appeared
at a. m. to open up. Thrusting a
gun in Pearcy's face. the, bandit
who was dressed in blue jumpers
and disguised with a handkerchief
over his face, forced the employe to
lie on the floor Of back room. after
he had been handcuffed
Fifteen minutes later Hardie NJ.
Powell, cashier was given Identical
treatment with a second pair Of
handouts. Fifteen minutes later.
President Piersol arrived, and was
ordered to open the vault, which he
did.
President Pulls Gun
In his eagerness to open a drawer
In the vault. the bandit temporarily
slackened his guard over Piersol
who drew his revolver, whereupon
the bandit fled as Piersol vainly at.
tempted to disengage the safety on
his weapon.
Home talent is suspected by the
bank officials, who did not recognize
the would-be robber. however. Both
sets Of handouts are new. and are
expected TO furnish a valuable clew.
Bandit Young
The bandit appeared TO eb a youth.
He weighed about 13o or 1S5 pounds
and was about feet Z inches tall,
the victims said.
After each step Of the apparently
carefully planned affair the youth
locked the front door Of the bank
preventing townspoeple from gaining
admittance.
The police here were notified of
the hold-up and Captain Fletcher dis.
patched Lieut.. Walter Claffey and
emergency squad to the National
Rd. west OF the city to watch for
an auto in which the bandit was
said to have fed.
Inspector OF Detectives Jerry Kin
ney said that, according to a mes
sage from Danville, a Maxwell coupe
was used In the escape. A car Of
that type was stolen here Friday
night. he said.
Three Gangs Here
Three hold-ups here Friday night
brought the total Of successful rob
berries to a dozen within the past
week.
Police believe three separate bandit
pairs are at work. One pair holds
up motorists. loots them and steals
their automobiles. Another pair
specializes on business places and
the third set robs after gaining the
confidence of their victims.
Police are hunting the owner OF
an auto used in holding up Doyle
Moore and Phillip Carroll. both of
Franklin. Ind. early today.
The two men said they we're walk
ing on Senate Ave. near Washing
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-10-03
FIRE MARSHAL
NAMES LAWYER
Attorney Appointed as Tenn
porary Legal Aid.

Fred I. King. for the last three
years special attorney for the In
diana prohibition enforcement de-
partment. has been named as tenn
porary legal adviser for Alfred NJ.
Hogston. State fire marshal
Kings appointment followed
shake-up in the department Friday
when eight members Of the force
either quit or were dismissed. Hogs
ton filed three of the positions i'm
mediate He said an attempt
would be made to operate with a
smaller force in the future.
King. a graduate of Indian Univer.
sity and the Indiana Law School. is
widely known in political circles. For
five years he was editor of the Wa
bash Plain Dealer. In recent months
he has been engaging in the prac-
tice Of law, on a leave Of absence
from the prohibition department.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-10-03
AUTO STRIKE HALTS
FOR FOOTBALL GAME.
'Leapng Lenas Which Wabash Officials Say Must Stink
to Garages, Chug to Lafayette.

due clashed in a football battle this
afternoon.
The strike is over the "Leaping
Lenas"-shriekingly adorned junk
flivvers-and other autos Of the
students.
Friday afternoon the student boy
voted to walk-out II the college car
ries out It's threat to suspend those
who use their cars.
President G.. l.. Macintosh then
announced that students will be
allowed the use of their cars over
week-ends. Also students who live
within twelve miles Of the school
may keep their autos to drive to
and from school.
Action in the strike is expected to
come Monday when the order that
all cars must be kept off the streets
goes into effect. Students say they
will disregard the order and continue
to use their cars. They will attend
classes until some one is punished.
Students say the next move must
come from the trustees who ordered
the auto ban.
Meanwhile all was quiet. Even the
faculty had deserted the city for
Lafayette.
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-10-03
Monday Last Day
to Register

Today and Monday are the
last days for registration.
If not registered, voter
otherwise qualified will not be
allowed to ballot in the city
election, Nov. 3.
The city clerks office at po-
lice station. Alabama and Pearl
Sts., will register citizens until
p. m. Monday. 1t will not be
open Sunday.
Chief Deputy John E. Am
buhl estimated today that
10000 people have registered.
either by voting in the primary
last spring or by attempting to
do ii this fall.
other registration places:
Republican headquarters, sec
ond floor K. Of P. Bldg. 216 21S
Massachusetts Ave: Democrat
ic headquarters, fifth floor Ma
tional City Bank Bldg, 10S E.
Washington ST., and citizens
school committee. 200 Peoples
Bark Bldg.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-10-03
Wilbur SCORES
NAVAL CRITICS
Lexington Construction Is
Cited as Progress.

Bp United Press
QUINCY, Mass. Oct. 3.-Secretary
Of the Navy Wilbur, at the launch
ing Of the airplane carrier Lexing-
ton here today. scored critics of the
Navy and cited construction OF the
Lexington as evidence of the Navy's
keeping pace with progress.
Declaring that the Lexington 'is
more than a ship; It is a monument
to faith. hope and to progress"
Wilbur said:
Every blow Of the hammer used
in her construction gives vocal pro-
test to the unthinking declaration
that American Navy is hide-bound
with conservation and immovably
anchored to things OF the past.
This monument is a witness bear.
ing silent testimony to the belief of
the men and officers of the Ameri-
can Navy in the use Of aircraft for
national defense"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-10-03
PRISONERS IDENTITY
TO BE INVESTIGATED
State Farm Officials Think Substitute May Be Servinu
Term--Sherff Says He's Ruht One.

Suspicious by Indiana State Farm
officials that one Of their prisoners.
Anton Costa, serving a ninety-day
sentence on liquor charges from Ma
rion County Criminal Court, is a.
Substitute" for the real prisoner,
resulted in an investigation being
started today by Sheriff Omer Haw-
kins and Prosecutor William H.
Rerny.
Remy said he knew nothing of
the case at all, but is intensely in
terested" in the matter. Hawkins
declared he knows Costa personally,
and if he can see the prisoner he will
know at once if anyone has been
tricking the State. Ex-Sheriff
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-10-03
Attorney Demands Case of
Edward Prater, Charged
With Murder, Be Taken
Up at Opening of Mobiles
vile Term of Court.
INMAN SAYS HE WILL
FIGHT POSTPONE MENT
Judge Fred Hines Thought to
Favor Giving Local Youth,
Alleged to Have Killed
Street Car Conductor in
HoId-up, First Hearing.

With State, defendants and
court all ready to start the trial
Of D. G. Stephenson, ex-Klan
leader, and his aids, Earl
Klinck and Earl Gentry, on
murder charges at Noblesville,
Oct. II, Frank P. Baker, local
attorney, today threatened to
disrupt plans when he wrote a
letter to Circuit Judge Fred
Hines demanding trial on that
date for Edward Prater, local
youth, also held in the Mobiles
vile Jail on murder charges.
My client has been in Jail since
Jan. s, much longer tan Stephen
son, and therefore sho be tried
first" said Baker. Dur one Of
the Stephenson argument. Judge
Hines said that my client could be
tried first If he asked. I have only
been waiting until this term Of court
opens next Monday to request it."
Inman Ready
Eph Inman, chief defense counsel
for Stephenson, said the defense In
his case Is all ready to start Oct. IL.
II will Insist on Stephenson and
the other two being placed on trial
Oct. H." he said when told of
Baler's action. II think Mr.. Baker
should have started MS action sooner
than this, as Judge Hines has al
ready fixed his calendar with Ste
phenson's case coming up a week
from Monday"
Prosecutor William H. Remy said
the State is ready to try either
Prater or Stephenson.
1T makes no difference to me-,
ne said.
In the meantime, Judge Hines, the
only man who can settle the issue,
Is at Bloomington for the weekend
to attend a football game.
Prater Only 16
Prater Is charged with numbering
Forest Van Devere, s07 Elm ST.,
conductor on a Lexington Ave. street
car. He Is 16 years old, and at the
time Of his arrest lived with his par.
ents &C 1887 De Loss st. Lawrence
Cottle, indicted with Prater, is held
here In Jail, having asked no change
OF venue. Van Devere was fatally
shot during an attempted robbery
at the end Of the line one winter
evening.
"Prater Is held in solitary confine-
ment in the Noblesville Jail, while
Stephenson is given the freedom of
the whole building" said Baker, In
stating reasons why the former
should be tried first.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-10-03
JUDGE NOT TO
QUIT JOB NOW
But MolI Says He May Re-
tire at End of Term.

BIZ United Press
MIAMI, Fla, Oct. 3.-Judge T. ].
Mon Of the indianapolis Superior
Court may retire from the bench at
the end Of his term in January, 1927,
but he has no intention Of resigning
at present, ne declared here today.
Il intend taking the Florida bar
examinations at Tallahassee on Oct.
49," he said.
Il may leave Indiana when my
term as judge is completed and come
to Miami to practice law because the
climate in Florida has proved so
beneficial to me-"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-10-03
DE PAUW INVADES CITY
Students Come to City for Football
Clash With Butler Eleven.

About 1000 De Pauw students In
vaded Indianapolis today for the De
Pauw.Butler football game. They
arrived by train, auto. and even
"bummed" rides. Rain and fog in
terfered with a parade planned for
noon.
Butler students met the "invsd-
ing army" in Irvington with their
new band Of forty-five pieces. This
was the first appearance Of the
band on the Butler campus.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-10-03
BV Times Special

81 ItmeS Spectdf
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind, Oct.
3.-Developments in the strike Of
Wabash College students today hung
fire while "Leaping Lena" and her
cohorts chugged and sputtered TO
Lafayette, where Wabash and Pur-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-10-03

~ LORIDA will endeavor to in
II f1uence American newspapers
- and magazines this winter in
an effort to stave off the inevitable
chill in her boom for at least another
season, Every device known to mod
ern advertising is being employed
to keep the golden flood from the
North pouring in.
This Is the only State in America
where almost every city levies
direct tax on the land for advertis.
ing, 1t averages SIS per capita and
yields a total of about $4,000. 900,
Add to this the millions paid by
individuals and corporations for
their own promotions and the vast
sums spent by cities and private
business for the hundreds Of news.
papers and magazine special editions
and a conservative estimate would
be $25,000,000 the land buyer in Flor
ida this winter must pay back to the
owners for their expense in just get.
ting him on the ground.
WOuIo Direct Press
That Florida's business men think
they can buy favorable press CON-
ment for their State was shown by
Herman Damn, president of the Flor.
ida Development Board. the State
Chamber of Commerce, at its recent
meeting In Panama City, when he
said.
THE States great need o. the
next three months is not only to
continue to hammer home its ap-
peal to outsiders, but to give direc.
ton to what Is inevitably going to
be written and said about the Flor.
ida of 1925.
THE board estimates that three
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-10-03
Pigs Is Pigs,
Says Mayor

Gr-ZOW to raise hogs"
I'LL Mayor Shank was
10y asked to speak extern
poraneously on that highly
technical topic by the mayor
of Greencastle. Ind, Friday
night.
Say, they had me going for
a while" said the mayor. II
don't know a thing about hogs,
but 1 finally told them to get a
good SOW, find another hog and
then just start raising hogs"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-10-03
MAIL STEAMER SINKS
Crew and Passengers Save Lives in
Rowboats.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
LONDON, Oct. 3.-The captain
and five missing members Of the
crew of the French mail steamer At
tala landed at Corey on the Jersey
Isles today after eleven hours in an
open boat.
The remainder of the crew and
two sole passengers-both race horse
owners-preTously had reached the
shore. rowing for three hours
through the rock-studded sea The
Attala was submerged at high tide,
after fioundering on the rocks. Three
race horses. Grated. were drowned
IN the disaster.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-10-03
Weeks RETURNS
TO WASHINGT
Talk With Coolidge May
ForeshadoW Resignation.
BB United Press

BV United Press
WASHINGTON. Oct. 3.-Secre-
taI'y Of War Weeks arrived in Wash.
ington today for the first time since
he left here last June 10. He held
a conference with President Coolidge
at the White House at lunch The
conference gave rise once more to
reports that Weeks resignation long
held TO be only a matter Of time,
was soon to be announced.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-10-03
MISS LOWDEN MARRIED
Daughter of Former Illinois Gov
ernor Weds Albert MadIener.

BIZ United Press
OREGON, ILL.,. Oct. S.-Chicago
society motored to the county es-
tate Of former Governor Frank o.
Lowden, near here today. to attend
tthe wedding Of Miss Harriet Low
den to Albert Madlener of Chicago.
The ceremony at p. m. was to be
held out-of-doors, along the bank
of Rock River
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-10-03
TWO QUIT SCHOOL RACE

Candidates Formally Withdraw
Without Giving Action.
Joseph L. TIogue, city controller,
announced two candidates for the
board of school commissioners today
formally withdrew fromthe race,
giving no reason for their action.
They are Thomas c. Rutledge, 721 z.
Fifteenth St., and Cory Null, 1130
Tsnn=aseh ST.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-10-03
FLORIDA WILL
Make EFFORT
TO buy PRESS
Real Estate Customers Must
Pay $25, 900, 900 Ad-
vertiSing Bill.

Editors Note: This Is the sixth of
a series of articles telling the true con-
ditions in Florida, as found by a rep
reSentative of The indianapolis Times,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-10-03
CONTRACT TO BE GIVEN
Postoffioe Announces Plan on Local
Air Mail Route.
BV United Press

BV United Press
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3.-Among
contracts which the Postonice De
partment today announced 1t would
award early next week for eight air
mail routes connecting with the
transcontinental lines, was included
the route from Chicago to Birming-
ham, which passes through In.
dianapolis.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-10-03
President Pulls Gun on Bandit When
Thief Drops Guard in Eager
ness to Get Money.
ROBBER FLEES MINUS MONEY
Man Handouts Two Other Employees
as They Enter Singly.

daring attempt to hold up the Danvle State Bank Dan
ve by lone bandit frustrated this morning by the
bank president Oliver NJ Perso.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-10-03
AIR MAIL SHIP LOST

Search Resumed IN Ohio Tor Miss
ing Pilot
BIZ United Press
BELLE FONTE, Pa, Oct. 3.-An
airplane search was resumed today
in the mountainous districts Of Cen
ter County, for Charles II. Ames.
pilot of the New York to Chicago
air mail plane. which was last seen
Thursday night when it passed over
Harleton, thirty miles from here.
Two planes from Cleveland few
over the valleys adjacent to the
Belle Fonte field late yesterday but
the clouds hung so low over the
mountains that nothing could be
seen.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-10-03
BOY HUNTER WOUNDED
Squirrel Hanging on Belt Fired at
By Another Man.

BIZ Times Special
ENGLISH, Ind, Oct. 3.-Kenneth
Grant, 10, was in a serious condi-
ton from shot wounds received
while hunting. He had brought
down a squirrel and hung it on his
belt. Noble McMahel another
hunter, saw the squirrel and fired.
Twenty-Five shot took effect in
Grants body.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-10-03
GRAVEL PIT SALE @. K.
Judge Approves Action of Receiver
for Company.

Judge Clinton H. Givap of Su-
perior Court Four today approved
the sale of the gravel pit Of the
Eaton-Kaster Gravel Company
for $39 900. The pit, which includes
forty acres. a plant and equipment
is sitauated at Morris St. and Eagle
Creek.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-10-03
Forecast

MOSTLY unsettled tonight
W1 and Sunday; probably
showers or thunderstorms; not
much change in temperature.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-10-03
Home Edition

TPHE TIMES leads in Radio.
Il A Radio Magazine is part
Of this newspaper every Thurs
day. Hour-by-hour program ev-
cry day.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-10-03
Violets and Fruit
Trees Bloom

Bp Times Special
NDOBLESVILLE, Ind. Oct.
I'M 4.-Mrs. Homer Beals
IL picked a bunch of violets
from her flower garden Friday
afternoon. Bert White and
Elmer Irwin, farmers, have
peach and apple trees In bloom.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-10-03
By Harold Keats

vi LORIDA will endeavor to in
r. fluenoe American newspapers
- and m n c~a zipas thiG xxy{y,ta,- ~,
Arizona state miner., 1925-09-19

to Julia Stevenson, Defendant, Greet
ing:
You are hereby summoned and re-
quired to appear in an action brought
against you by the above named Plain
in the Justice Court of West Phoenix
Precinct, in and for the County of
Maricopa, in the State of Arizona, and
answer to the complaint filed in said
Justice Court, at Phoenix, in said
County, within five days, exclusive of
the day of service, after the service
upon you of this Summons, if served
within this Precinct; but if served
without this Precinct, but within the
County, ten days; if served out of the
County, fifteen days, in all other cases,
twenty days, or judgment by default
will be taken against you.
Given under my hand, at Phoenix,
Arizona, this 21st day of July, 1925.
NAT T. MCKEE,
Justice of the Peace of said Precinct.
First pub. Aug. 29-last pub Sept. 19
Arizona state miner., 1925-09-19
NOTICE TO co-oWNERS TO CON-
TRIBUTE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to
E. J. Brinley, claiming to be th2
owner of an undivided one-half in
terest and to Joe and Ike Campbell,
claiming to be joint owners Of an
undivided one-foUrth interest and to
Oscar Fuel, claiming to have an in
terest in the MOHAWK LODE MIN
ING CLAIM, located in the Vulture
mining district, the location notice OF
said mining claim being recorded in
Book 27 of Mines at page $50 in the
records of MaricOpa County, Arizona;
that the undersigned has performed
the assessment work on said mining
claim for the year ending July 1st,
1925, at cost and expense to him
of $4,000, and that upon the failure
of each of the above named claimants
of an interest in said property to
come forth and contribute to the I'M
dersigned his proportionate share of
the cost of said work, the interest or
claimed interest in said mining claim
of such person will become the prop
erty Of the undersigned.
This notice is given pursuant to
the provisions of Section 1924 Revised
Statutes of the United States.
DATED at Phoenix, Arizona, this
Sth day of July, 1925.
JOS. T. CHARLES.
1st pub. July 11-October 3rd