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Births


Mathew and Mabel Womack, 1870
Thomas and Bessie Hogan. $500 E.
- Samuel and rzora swooldridge. 1913 N.
Charles and Ella Williams. 236s N.
Arthur and Iona swlgart. 1414 Rem
! oliver mad Minnie Lewis. 45e W. Six
teenth $50, Nj,
Samuel and Ella jones'. BAL ChadwicII
Leonard and Laura Morgan, 2S49 n.
Charles and Dorothy Gard, 5000 E.
Ronald and Julia Rock, Methodist Hos
willis and Doris Hanson. Methodist Hos
Joseph and elizabeth Koch, 1862 8.
Ernest and Marie Jarrett Provideat
JACK and and Nettie Rinehart. 144 8. Ar
$ehn and psr:hs S soasa 4on ns H HosDii,aEE
Charles and Dorothy Buschmann, Long
John and Lydia Barnhap. Bos 8. Holmes
Lewis and Julia Cunningham. 5000 N.
Ava and Dorothy Earring e441 Webb.
Julian and Cora t Coiiwer. 1850 s. Per
Harold and Jessie Byington, ITO Hoyt.
EenEs a and Eea L hS $i34 Co
iui Ermeet and Hulda Mills. 1893 w. River
Fl. H. and Jessie Hicks .141e olney.
Oral and Mary Haase. city hospital
Louis and Mary Zuckerman Long HOS
John and Bessie Moore. Long Hospital.
Ben and Eye M HNe, Lo IGn9 Ho HposnitaI
Eel se AND and H Hna F sWaEyne h soe somerset
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SENATOR SAYS
farm AID SURE
This SESSION
Robinson Believes Rural Re-
lief From Congress
Certain.

Farmer relief legislation In Ger
tain TO be adopted at this session OF
Congress, Senator Arthur r. Robin
son. said today at the SEVERN where
he is directing organization plans
for his race for denomination In the
primary.
And l mean this session, not the
next" Robinson added.
Robinson said Congress Ia con
sulting the opinion Of leaders OF the
agricultural interests in drafting the
legislation.
Denial that he is affiliated with
Senator James j.. Watson in the
race for denomination was ex-
pressed.
Look at my headquarters or
ganization; cant you see I'm run
ming on my own" he said.
In voting for three amendments
to the Muscle Shoals purchase bill.
Robinson denied he had gone
against the wishes OF President
Coolidge.
II am sure the President'wa not
opposed to those amendments" he
declared.
Robinson explained the amend.
ments. authorizing extension Of time
for lease, designating plural instead
Of singular leasor and subdividing
the power rights among a number
Of States, were minor points having
nothing to do with the main issue OF
whether the power project should
be leased, or retained by the Gov
eminent
Robinson headquarters entertained
political leaders from over the
State, who conferred in regard 10
the primary.
SHIPPERS FORECAST
West and north, near freezing;
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Deaths

Charles Helix lm. IS. $40 E. Vermont,
John john w. Losh. 81. ST. vincents Hos
pital, obstruction of bowels. o, r.
Ernest Fleischman, 3 hours. COL ST.
Paul, premature BIRTH ,1oe w wa,r,,
cnT William nsP smediey hours 1928 Climber.
pr9 Eiza P S1Tsgi 80. Central Hospital,
chronic myocarditis. ..oe g.
John Earnest Parsley. 80. 21os Sugar
Grove, aortic insufficiency. o.,.a 49,,
Nettie E. Henry. SO. 4417 Gulford' pull
rnonary tuoer shoha AZ 800 w. Tenth
i JOHN '1 Z. Weeden. months. 14o4 shep-
arc cba anIsep K Bach. 10, 22o N Illinois,
acute dilatati6n of heart. 80
Ida Maybelle Stiles. 1 day. 2941 An
nette premature birth. 80 NJ.
William c. Roger. 66., 685 W. Drive
Woodruff chronic myocardirs ro,;.,,
Oscar Paul Brown. SO. Long Hospital
ml Nss] s'e Hamilton. .. .534 W. Twenty
Fifth. broncho pneumonia: -,
John job A. Croft II. 1922 Euclid. acute
oii william Thomson. 80. Methodist Hos
pitaI toxic thyroid. . -
0-t Herbert Clarence Love, 40. 745 Center
SAl Alien James, Broener. 25 days 3413
Gervas Gerard Iddings 25. 321o N. Oh
mex K;itty ea swadley. 70, 5s5 Hudson, diabetes
me Earl Burel Baker. 3 months, 244s W.
Tenth broncho pneumonia.
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Commission Row
Prices to Retailers


Fruits
Apples-Jon athan;; 4o-popnd basket ls,
5 Dssods 4 ddG0SS9d B Bsskss
:3 ssi5s,ni s's9Ssn Ss SiSs
s Ssesket s0s Sig e Northern S0'e' 4O-o0"n0
Bananas-Sc, pound. ,oo
ocoanuts-Jamaica 50 % for 100
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. So so M6
observation-disclosures, box. S. @5!25.
or lsstc sHn "aVeis
flG Pi1eap Pti;sooSb CRIT, sac %.
TStarnarwePpi fTFaeSWE 'or crt s375@4S5
Vegetables
Artichokes-Fcy California S1.50@
AS Asp aqasr California, case. s10@1O5O.
S BeetsE nsan e. Bu.. 81: Southern. bu. SO
~ brussels sprouts-Fcy California pound
~0 SGaSSSbeaige-Danish s6o@e5; for Texas
~0 osrrots@H H. bu. ST 20: Texas bu..
Cee}HerryylwFiorida, 81. 80 @6:
Tg gee1nFabwFarld g. d doz s s452s95@o5o
fsssG5 e. J$G7 g 8 Ssa? go
4a6 ti4ee G. Ieaf 15uo SDd'E bassst sa5@
NWangoes-Florida truna S750@S
MushrooGls - Fey Ground basket
o512i9ns@spsnsh e5t.. sl;5o a. e Z; g
g. RED apd Xflewb b bpo s. 10 Dag
Onion Sets-White,- $3.50 a 6.75 bag;
red and yellow, S. a 5.25.
Parsiey-Fcy H G.. doZ.. so a 60c
Peas@Caiifornia CRIT. Sc rs 7:25.
Potatoes11Mlcnigan white 15ocIb sack sack.
12O-lb. sack. SIS 500 5.75'- Florida Tri-
Rhubarb-H G. bunch. 5O@ roc.
Rutsbagas-Fcy.. 81 5o@1.75 cwt.
Spinach-Texas bu 75c @$1.
Sweet Potatoes-Jersey bu. S2.75:
Tomatoes-Crt., six-basket Sc. 5O@6.75.
T11rnins-New H G hu 81 .35 al 80
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SHOOTS AT PR0WLER

Mrs. Newton Parker, 1927 Speed
way Ave-, fired a shot at man who
tried to enter her home Trough the
dining room window Tuesday night
she told police today
Mrs. Parker said a man walked
down the drive and attempted to
raise the window. He fled. 1t was
the second attempt to enter the
house in the last two weeks, she
said.
An attempt was made to enter the
Police and Firemen's Insurance AS
ISOLATION office, 221 E. Ohio st. Po-
lice found marks on the doors.
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SALESMAN FATALLY HURT

BIZ CHtte1 PfcSS
GARY. Ind, March 10.-Iarold
Hinkle, 25, Joliet, ILL.,, auto salesman,
died here today from injuries re-
ceived when an automobile which
he was driving to Hammond for
delivery crashed into a telephone
pole.
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STEEL DECREASE SHOWN
Untitled Tonnage for February Falls
265,917 Tons.

BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, March 10.-United
States Steel untitled tonnage showed
a decrease of 265,917 tons for Febru-
airy, according to reports issued to-
day Unified tonnage on Feb. %
was 4,616,822 tons against 1882, 739
on Jan. 81, 5,O31 1854 on Dec. 81, and
5,284,771 on Feb. 1, 1925.
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pared with 71.S per cent Of the 1924

pared with 71.3 per cent Of the 1924
crop.
Oats to be shipped out Of the
counties where grown amounts to
24.6 per cent of the total held COM
pared with % per cent Of the previ-
Gus crop.
About 54.S per cent of the rye
crop will be shipped from the coun-
ties where it was grown, compared
with 57.9 per cent last year.
Barley TO be shipped from coun-
ties where it was grown totals about
355 per cent, as compared with 81
per cent last year.
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In the Sugar Market
(By Thomson & McKinnon)

(By Thomson & MchlnnonJ
NEW YORK. March 10.-The most
significant thing about the decline of raw
and refined sugar quotations duritng, TIE
REDUCTIONS have resulted in no correspond
ing Improvement in the demand. Re
finers were not aetracted to 2A cents
market when il was one-sixteenth of cent
higher 1t was quite evident that plentiful
stocks on hand together with the prospect
of large supplies OF raws are providing all
obstacle in the way of recovery.
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Produce Markets

Eggs-strictly fresh delivered at Indian
Butter Wholesale prieesl Creamery
i4 Po TfiGgH f2 20 a gee: Leghorns. zoo,
&c: springers. 25 a26c: Leghorns and
blacks, 20@22c; young turkeys. DOC;
Cteese wholesale buying prices-Wis-
cousin daisies. 26c Longhorns. 20 @27c;
Limburger 27 a Csc: New York cream ~
CLEVELANDI March 10-Polutry-Ex-
press fowls. 33c: Leghorns. Csc; springers,
tubs As i a 1910; extra firsts. 40 = a
"A 1ac; firsts. 421ae; packing stock. 32c.
Eggs-Northern Ohio extras. 80 W north
256 26c Potatoes-Idaho bakers $3.50
per 1OO-pound sack: Wisconsin. S6.25 per
150-pound sack.
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TRADE INCREASE

OTTAWA, Ont.-In the ten
months ending in January Canada s
total trade was 81 1881 600, 900. an in
crease Of s316,OOO,OOO over the cor
responding ten months of the pre-
vious fiscal year.
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Wholesale Meat Prices

Beet-Native steers. 500 to 500 lbs;
over carcass, &c: native heifers. 800 to
$50 lbs,, 18@ zoe: fores under I6t;co carcass
carcass. &c; binds over carcass &c.. Pork
Dressed hogs. .140 to 200 lbs ,20A q
f7@17%c: fresh tenderloins. 5ac Veal
carcasses, 70 to 200 lbs. 201s a "a u c:
hiuds and saddles over carcass. Sc. fores
under carcass &c. Mutton-Sring lambs
% to 40 lbs &c
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FATAL CROSS WORD

BIZ United Press
BUDAPEST-Unable to solve a
crossword puzzle, julius Antal, a
waiter, committed suicide. Antal was
rs years old.
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CHICAGO Grain Table
by Thomson & McKinnon)

CHICAGO March 1o.-Primary receipts:
Wheat, 32l 900. against es2 900. corn.
$4,000. against 1885 600; oats. $4,000.
$50. 600, against 727, 900 corn. .483, 900.
az ainst 646 900; oats. $40 900. against
sol. 900.
CHICAGO. March 1o.-Carlot receipts
were: Wheat. 8: corn, 1850: oats 81.
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Lambs Are Steady

A small run Of lambs and sheep
was estimated at 100 and were sold
readily. Not enough material was
on the market to establish a definite
price trend. but prices were quoted
as generally steady. Choice lambs
were still priced at S12Q13.50. and
sheep were SOS.
The calf market ruled strong un-
der the influence of a good demand,
and prices were higher. Top price
was $14, but several traders reported
sales at $3.50. The bulk Of the ma
terial moved to the scales at prices
ranging from $3.50 to $14.
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Local Bank ClearingS

March 10
indianapolis bank clearings for today
amounted to 81 144, 600. bank debts for
today totaled IS. 335 600.
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Local WAGON Wheat

Indianapolis mills and grain elevators
are paying 81 90 for No. 2 red wheat.
Other grades on their merit
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AVY WEIGHT SWINE VALUES SOAR
Light Stuff Steady-CalveS
Strong-Lambs Are
Unchanged.

Heavy weight swine were boosted
in trading in the mid-week session
at the Indianapolis Livestock Elk
change. With this price increase
the heavy stuff continued on their
steady march to higher prices levels.
A greater demand for lard and fat
caused the increased demand for
heavy hogs. The price increase
averaged about rs cents. All light
lights and pigs were steady with
values quoted at the close Of the
Tuesday market.
Receipts were estimated at $500
and 1O7 holdovers from the previous
session were added to the total fresh
offering. Light porkers still COM
manded the top quotation Of $14.
The bulk Of the matured run was
sold at prices. ranging from $12.75
to $13.75.
Hog Price Scale
Trading was done over the follow
ing range Of values: Heavy weight
material brought $11.75@13; me-
duims sold at $1325@13.40; lights
averaged $13.60@13.75; light lights,
commanded a price Of $14; pigs
cashed at $13.25@14; smooth pack
ing sows were $10.75@11.25; rough
packing sows $1O25@10.75, and
stays $8Q10.75.
Cattle trading slowed up slightly
because of continued heavy receipts.
Offerings at the start of the session
were estimated at 1900. Steers were
priced from Sc to $11; heifers, seq
10, and cows, $5@S. Choice steers
were off about 25 cents, and cows
showing weight and finish were
slightly lower. All grades of heifers
were steady.
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SHIPPERS FORECAST
West and north. near freezing;
south and east. above freezing.
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Average price of twenty industrial stocks
for Wednesday was 1927. up LIT. Aver
age price of twenty rails for Wednesday
was 107 81. up 81.
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FARM RELIEF IS
Up IN HOUSE
Haugen Bill Called Under
Special Rule.
IN United Press

PD United Press
WASHINGTON, May farm
relief legislation was laid before the
House today by a special rule.
The House adopted the rule which
provides for consideration Of the
Haugen 100000 stabilization
bill with provisions. for fixing OF
farm prices, after members had
criticised the House Agriculture
Committee for reporting three bi1ls
instead of one.
The Tincher administration plan
with a $100,000,O00 fund and the
Curtis-Aswell marketing proposal
will be considered with the Haugen
bill as substitute amendments.
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BAT TIE TO
BREAK DOWN
STRIKE ON
Train Operation by VoIun-
teerS Begun on Britain's
Railways.
VICTORY AT PORTSMOUTH
London Goes to Work Afoot,
on Bicycles, Roller Skates.

81 Unitef Press
LONDON. May 4.-Britain has be-
gun to fight the strike OF its
100000 workers.
Train operation by volunteer
strike breakers will be the first move
of the Midland Railway, the largest
in Britain. to break the strangle hold
on transportation gained by the
workers with the beginning OF Bri.
tain's first general strike today.
The Midland is enGeavoring to ar.
range for the operation of a train
from Liverpool to London, which
would be the first important strike
breaking passenger train.
Limited Service
The Southern Railway, which
carries the bulk Of London's sub
urban traffic, has announced limited
suburban passenger service with
volunteer crews beginning immedi-
ately.
The Midland announced that it
Manchester to Derby. from Derby to
Birmingham, from Derby to Lelces-
ter, from st. Adams to London and
from Kettering to Bedford.
The government announced it will
begin publication OF a daily news
paper tomorrow morning to be
known as the British Gazette"
West End theater managers an.
nounced there would be the usual
performances stonight in a majority
Of London houses.
Strikers Return
The mayor Of Portsmouth today
broke the street car strike there with
an ultimatum stating that he would
begin to operate the lines with volun-
teers at p. m. unless the strikers
returned to their jobs. The strikers
resumed service at p. m.
Student volunteers are maintain
ing good street car and bus service
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GENERAL BUILDING
STRIKE INDICATED
Work Stopped on Nurses
Home and Schools.

General walkout on the part Of
union building tradesmen was indi.
Gated today when work was stopped
on the ST. Vincent's hospital nurses
home, the Washington and Crispus
Attucks high schools and Schools
"a. 46 and rs, on order Of union Off
cials.
School Business Director Ure M.
Frazer said the work is tied up and
the school city will wait a day or so
for the outcome. lie said If it
seemed that the strike will be of long
duration, nonunion men will be used.
Charles w. Kern, school commits.
sloner and business agent Of the
Steamfitters' Union, probably will
be delegated to attempt to solve the
problem.
Bricklayers, sheet metal workers,
painters and decorators and hosting
engineers now are striking for high
er wages. 1T is believed difficulties
over wage scales of plumbers and
steam-fitters will be ironed out with.
in few days. These men still are
working.
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EIGHT CHILDREN DIE IN FIRES
Father Gives Life in Vain
Effort to Save SiX-TWo
Others SuffoCate.

BU United Press
BELLNILLE. H., May 4.-John
Haas. a miner, and his six children
burned to death here this morning
when fire destroyed their home.
Two other children escaped.
Futile efforts were made to save
Haas and the six children.
The fire started from an overhead.
ed kitchen range. Haas started
fire and returned to bed. Within a
few minutes the house was envel-
oped. Mrs. Haas escaped through a
window and her husband tossed their
infant 10 her through the window
and tl'en rushed back to save the
other children on the second floor.
His efforts were futile and he gave
his life in trying to save the chill.
dren. His body was found on the
first floor.
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TRAFFIC TOLL Of
YEAR BOOSTED TO
e BY z DEATHS
Woman and Boy Killed When
Struck by AutoS-DrlverS
BlameIeSS.

The auto traffic toll for the year
here was boosted TO twenty-three to-
day with the deaths of Mrs. Robert
Shulman. 81, Of 1886 Central Ave.
and Francis Rairdon, Z, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Marion Rairdon. 3O6 S.
New Jersey ST., fatally injured in
auto accidents late Monday.
Mrs. Shulman was injured when
she was struck by an auto driven
by Louis Rice, 1873 +. Twenty.Second
ST., at Thirty.Fourth St. and Central
Ave. Witnesses said Mrs. Shulman
walked around n northbound street
car after alighting from the car.
Rairdon lad was truck by an auto
driven by Glenn Kennedy, 1888 n.
Dearborn St. in front of 30S Nir-
ginia Ave. Witnesses said the lad
ran directly In the path Of Ken.
nedy's auto.
Police in their investigation OF the
accidents said both drivers were
blameless.
Mrs. Shulman is survived by her
husband and four children. Elinor.
Martin, Herbert and Gerson, whose
ages range from 4 to l6. Mrs. Shul-
mans mother. Mrs. Helena Joseph,
and her sister, Miss Rose Joseph Of
Chicago, were visiting at Mrs. Shul-
mans home at the time of the acci.
dent
Mrs. Shulman has several
brothers. three of whom live in Chi
cago and four in Los Angeles. Cal.
Funeral services will be at the
house. Wednesday afternoon at .
q. M. with burial at Crown Hill.
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|. u. DINNER SPEAKERS
Affair to CuIminate Day of Special
ObSerVances Here.

4 complete list of speakers for the
Founders dinner of Indiana Uni
versity, May T. which will eliminate
a day of special observances and
public meetings by the Indianapolis
units of the university was an
nounced today by DR.. s. e. Smith,
provost and general chairman of
the all-Indianapolis day committee.
Speakers are William Lowe Bryan,
Indiana University president; DIR. A.
j. Kimm, president Of the Indiana
State Dental Association; DR.. Morris
Fishbein, editor of the Journal of
the American Medical Association,
and Knute Rockne. director of ath-
letics at Notre Dame University.
Open house will be held at the uni
versity hospitals and at the School
of Medicine and School Of Dentistry
during the afternoon.
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Hints Impeachment Move in
Squibb Case Might Not
Be AmiSS.
TO DISREGARD SUBPOENA
Representative Says 1t Is
Work of BootIeggerS.'
by Roscoe Il. Fleming
Tin1cs Otnff nnrrcannndnnt


WASHINGTON, May 4.-The
possibility of an attempt at congress.
sional impeachment of those in In
dianapolis responsible for the Gus.
tody Of the Squibb liquor stock, part
of which is said to be missing, was
seen here as a result of the speech
of Representative La Guardia of
New York in the House late Monday
La Guardia received a subpoena
requiring him to appear in the In.
dianapolis Federal Court May 5, to
testify in the Squibb case. 1t was
his original charge that $50 cases of
the liquor were missing from the
Federal Bldg. at indianapolis which
brought on the present grand jury
investigation.
He was asked by Representative
King of Illinois If he had "any other
impeachment charges pending"
IF any Government official had
knowledge that this liquor was being
removed while in his custody he
ought to be 'impeached, " La Guar
dia answered
Ready to do IT.
Yes, and we're ready to do it,"
answered King.
u say that some one in Indian.
apolis had knowledge that this llq-
uor was unlawfully removed" La
Guardia went on. Breaking OF
the doors to the liquor room was
known in 1926.
After l made my original charge 1
conferred with Attorney General
Sargent and told him what l had,
and also told him political pressure
and bootleg influence would be
brought to bear TO prevent prosecu-
tion Of those responsible for the
liquors disappearance.
II say this subpoena is the result
OF the mandates of the bootleggers
OF Indiana in harmony with those
of Pennsylvania, because they know
that in a few days I'm coming before
this House to give some facts on the
,(Tura to Page y
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What Strike Means
to Baldwin
BU Times Special

Bu Times Special
LONDON, May Any hus-
band has done all he can for
peace" Mrs. Stanley Baldwin.
wife Of the English premier,
told the Municipal society on
Monday night on the eve Of the
great general strike.
81 said to him Sunday: 1t
seems hard that you who have
worked all your life for peace
should be hoisted with this
strike
"He looked at me and said:
Well. l am sorry. 1t is rather
like building a house of cards.
Then something comes and
brings the whole thing down
with a flop. The only thing for
me to do is to collect the cards
and start building again
Il thought to myself: He is
man.
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EDITOR IS AQUITTED
Jury Frees Morristown Man Who
Shot Garage Owner.

BIZ United Press
SHELBYVILLE, Ind, May A.
Cornelius Mercer, former newspaper
editor Of Morristown. was cleared
today of manslaughter charges for
the shooting OF Richard Walters,
garage owner.
A jury in Shelby County court
returned a verdict of not guilty
shortly before noon after deliberat-
ing the case nearly eighteen hours.
Mercer pleaded self-defense.
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HAGUE CALL OPPOSED
Coolidge Doesn't Believe Europe
Would Consider IL.

DW Q WTIVW ITfNN
WASHINGTON, May 4.-Presi-
dent Coolidge does not believe the
European powers would consider a
third Hague peace conference now.
His spokesman said today that he
felt that Europe was faced with such
gigantic problems that little response
would greet a call for such a confer
ence
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STRUCK BY FIRE TRUCK
MotOrist Cut i'm Crash With Appa-
ratus.

William II. Naught. so, of 1920 n.
Alabama ST., was injuredl today
when his automobile was overturned
when struck by fire truck driven
by Harold Morgan of engine house
No. l at Alabama and Michigan SITS.
Vaught was sent to city hospital
with cut en- the forehead.
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FIRE DAMAGE $1,000

Mother, Daughter Awakened by
Smoke; Origin Not known.
Damage of $4,000 was caused by
an early.morning fire at the home
Of Charles Conner, As L. Thirty.
Second ST.. today. Mrs. Conner and
her daughter, Catherine, were
awakened by smoke. Flames were
in the attic. Origin OF the blaze was
not known.
A small fire at the home of John
Kofodinos, re f. Vermont ST., was
caused by a defective due.
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YOUTHS ADMIT THEFT
Police Hunt Owners of Fur, Rain.
cOat-Tw0 Held.

Police today sought the owners
of woman's fur and gentleman S
raincoat. Detectives Gaughan and
Reilly Monday arrested two boys,
10. at a pawn shop where they were
attempting to dispose of the articles
They admitted taking the articles
Saturday night from autos parked
near Pratt and Meridian SITS and
Delaware and Thirteenth SITS.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-05-04

ing on a pole near
Meridian and Nc
Carly SITS.
Police and city
hospital attaches
could not deter
mine whether he
died from n burn
received on his
ri & h t shoulder
when he touched
a transformer wire
or the effects Of a
twenty-foot fall to
the sidewalk.
Fred Bechold,
902 n. Gladstone
a We. foreman,
told police Caven-
der fell to the side
walk, but stood up