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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-20
Slayer May Plead Insanity

BIZ Times Special
VINCENNES, Ind, June 20-Do-
rec Brown probably will plead in
sanity as a defense when he goes
on trial here charged with the mur-
der of Mrs. Laura Mcmahon, his
housekeeper. He confessed shoot
ing her, due to jealousy. On ar
raignment, Brown made a plea of
not guilty and asked the court to
appoint an attorney to defend him.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-20
SKEEN TELLS story OF
DEATH RIDE; SAYS WOMAN
JUMPED FROM HIS AUTO
Bootleg Liquor Started Party Leading to
Killing of Mrs. Jarboe, Butchers Son,
Held in Denver, Confesses.> h
FLED CITY IN FRIGHT, YOUTH SAYS
Man Hunt Ends With Arrest in Telegraph
Office; Detective Leaves With War
rant and Extradition Papers.

shots of indianapolis bootleg liquor led the wild
ride in which Mrs Pearl Jarboe a. waitress GA E. North St.
fatally injured the afternoon of June 49, Carl Skeen 22
of 814 s. Foz Ave. declared in statement ScrppsHow
ard reporter in his cell at Denver Coog today.
Skeen captured in Denver Tuesday night by Denver po
lice upon information supplied by Capt Joseph Shnn of In
diana State police gave complete version of the affair
Police charge Skeen pushed the from his at Six
teenh St. Colorado Ave. causing her suffer fractured
skull.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-20
ROAD is WASHED OUT
Road 50 Will Again Be in Condi-
ton by Tonight.

State highway department main
tenance men worked throughout
the night and today putting sand
bags, gravel and dirt in a washout
on Rd. So, between Lebanon and
Lafayette, near Sugar Greek.
The high water carried away
three feet of the fill from beneath
the pavement. Traffic is permitted
to pass slowly.
The work is expected to be COM
pleted tonight.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-20
PICK ROTARY CHIEF
Tom Sutton, Tampico,
Mexico, Named.

By United Press
MINNEAPOLIS, June 2o.-1. B.
(TomO Sutton, Tampico, Mexico,
today was elected president of the
international rotary at the nine
teenth annual convention Of the or
ganization here.
Sutton was elected unanimously
by acclamation when no other can
didate appeared. He was interna-
tional vice president last year.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-20
DRY RAIDERS TAKE TEN
Pay Second Visit to Michigan City
in Month.

MICHIGAN CITY, Ind, June 20.
Repeating activities of . month
ago, twenty prohibition agents swept
into Michigan City and conducted a
series of raids. Ten persons were
arrested on charges of violating
prohibition laws.
A month ago, sixty agents arrest
ed approximately forty persons in a
series of raids here.
One of those arrested today was
Tenola Graves, local Negro lawyer,
will known in northern Indiana. The
prisoners will be taken to South
Bend for arraignment before United
States Commissioner Thad w. Tai
cott.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-20
Three Husbands and Wives
Face Charges; Baby
Center of Trouble.
INJURE TWO BROTHERS
Driver of ASSaiIantS' Car
Charged With WELDING
Club.
BY CHARLES c. STONE
State Editor, The Times

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. June 20.
Three men and their wives today
face charges of conspiracy 70. riot
following a white cap" attack
Monday night upon Warren Hamm
and his brother William. Objec-
tions to Warren's conduct of his
family affairs was the motive for
the attack.
Both the brothers suffered severe
head wounds. Warren has a gaSt
an inch and half long on the
skull and William a wound of the
same nature two inches long.
These accused, Mr.. and Mrs. Guy
Livingston, MIR. and Mrs. Darling
Gromer and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Sutton, entered pleas of not guilty
when arraigned in police court to-
day.
Declared Unjustifled
Sheriff w. S. Curry of Monroe
County declared today there was no
justification for the attack on the
Hamms. He said Warren's wife for
some time had been suffering from
mental trouble and had threatened
the life of her 2-months-old baby.
The father took it to the home
of relatives near Spencer, while two
other children, 2 and 5 years old,
remained in the home.
Removal of the baby from the
home was objected to by the white
capping" party.
The attackers arrived at the War
rem Hamm home in an automobile,
the women clad in overalls. All
wore handkerchief masks. Hamm
was called into the yard Of his home
and told by spokesman for the
party that he must bring his baby
back.
Tears Away Masks
without answering, Hamm
snatched handerchiefs from the
faces of two Of the party, and then
the driver of the car struck him
with club. William Hamm, who
lives nearby came to his brothers
aid and was also struck.
When police arrived the brothers
were lying on beds in Warren's
home. Both suffered from loss of
blood, but their injuries are not be-
lieved dangerous. The assailants
fed.
A crowd of one hundred gathered
at the attack scene and an argu-
ment over the affair led to fight
in which Ethelbert Wilkerson was
stabbed in the abdomen with a
pocket I-nife, said to have been
welded John Fulford, who also
struck ' 4kerson on the head with
small wagon belonging to one of
Fulford's children.
Both men we're so seriously in
jured that they received hospital
treatment.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-20

DERSONS who saw the cop
l. per-tinted sunset Tuesday
evening, following the storm,
witnessed the phenomena of
reflections and refractions.
This was the explanation of
the glorious hue cast over the
city from the northwest sky,
given by Weather Man j. H.
Armington.
"There was a thin veil of
upper clouds over the city,
which, combined with the wa
ter droplets, reflected and re-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-20

ST., near Skeen'S fathers butcher
shop. 707 E. Michigan ST., where
young Skeen worked.
Wanted to Go Home
II went over to the place once in
a while" Skeen said, "and I kidded
with her. On the day this thing
happened I went over to the restau-
rant and another waitress that
knew walked up to me and sug-
gested that I take this new blond
home in my car.
"The blond seconded the motion.
didn't see anything wrong with it,
because she seemed to be a good kid.
80 went over and got in my
car and she followed me. I sug-
gested that we go to a bootleg joint
and get a couple of drinks.
NAfter two shots of liquor we left
the place and I decided we would
drive to beer joint just outside
the city limits Of Indianapolis.
while we were on our way out
there the girl decided she didn't
want to go and told me to take
her home. But the two drinks 1
had had convinced me we ought to
go to the beer place, and I insisted.
"She told me that if I didn't let
her out she would jump out. I
thought she was kidding.
Claims Woman Jumped
II was driving about thiry-flve
miles an hour. She opened the door
like as if to jump and I still thought
she was bluffing. She jumped.
Il guess she landed right on her
head on the pavement. I looked
back and thought I saw her getting
up. I was kind of scared so I
stepped on the gas and beat it for
home.
THAT night I worried about it
and decided to leave town the next
day.
When I got up and saw the
morning paper telling about the girl
being seriously injured and the po-
lice searching for an automobile Just
like mine, I left Immediately"
Denies Arranging Date
Mrs. Leon Head, the other waitress
at the Peterman restaurant. denied
having arranged the date between
Skeen and Mrs. Jarboe.
"He had eaten a late breakfast
and came in about l that afternoon
and bought q COKE" said Mrs.
Head. "He asked me to 60 out
with him that afternoon and I re-
fused, I said: I'm married and
don't do things like that
Then he asked me to call Pearl,
who was in the back. I called her.
but don't know what he said to
her"
Boast Is Charged
According to Captain Shinn, local
police learned shortly after the
womans death that Skeen was the
man they sought. He Is said to
have boasted that he pushed a
woman from his car and sent her to
the hospital
Shinn joined the search by max
ing trip to the home of the
youths grandfather near Versailles,
Ind. He learned there that he
might be at Madison, Ind.
A trip to Madison brought Shinn
the information that Skeen had fed
to Denver. He later learned that
he was to keep an appointment
there, using the name Carl Nickel.
Thought He Was Wanted
Confronting him at Denver, Capt.
Albert T. Clark, detective chief of
the Denver police force, said,
"Skeen, you're wanted for murder"
and the reply was reported as be-
ing, II thought So"
Witnesses had told police that
they saw the woman pushed from
the car, which was moving rapidly,
by a man who cursed as he showed
her through the door. Her skull
was fractured and she never re-
gained consciousness.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-20

of the crew
Of the lost di-
rigible, Italia.
Roald Amund-
sen, discoverer
of the South
P ole, lie t
TronSoe, Nor
way, at 6:10
p. m. Monday
IN Jl6 french
Farman sea-
plane, piloted
by Command
ant II e n e
Guilbaud, to
fV to ioin in
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-20
DYING NEGRO LYNCHED

Youth Dragged From Texas Hos
pital and Hanged to Bridge.
BIZ United Press
HOUSTON, Texas, June 20.-
Robert Powell, 24-year-old Negro,
was dragged from bed on which
he lay dying at Jefferson Davis
Hospital here today, taken out on a
lonely road six miles from town
and lynched.
Five hours after a group Of I'M
masked, armed men kidpaned the
Negro from the hospital his body
was found hanging from a post un-
under a wooden bridge.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-20
DELAY BEACH OPENING
Recreation Director Sets Saturday
for Mcclure Swimming.

AAACNVOA NNOS OeDSe@~ ~~NJ
for Mcclure Swimming.
Reopening of Mcclure Beach,
scheduled for today, has been post
poned due to high water, Recreation
Director Jesse Mcclure announced
at meeting of the water activities
committee of the indianapolis Safety
Council Tuesday-night.
Plans are being made for a big
opening program Saturday, if the
water subsidies, he said.
Last season the beach was closed
by the city health department, but
DR.. Herman c. Morgan, secretary
Of the Indianapolis Health Board,
has granted permission to use the
beach now.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-20
MEREDITH RITES TODAY
Hundreds Pass Bier of Iowa Farm
Leader, Publisher.

Leader, Publisher.
BIZ United Press
DES MONIES, June 20.--Edwin T.
Meredith, former secretary of agri-
culture and farmer magazine pub
Usher, will be buried this afternoon
in the Masonic Glendale cemetery
here.
Hundreds of friends and admirers
filed through the Consistory temple
today to view the body, where 1t lay
in state.
Services will be conducted by the
Rev. Elmer owen, rector Of ST..
Paul's Episcopal Church. Active
pallbearers will be men associated
for many years with Meredith in his
publishing plant.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-20
ASKS CITY AID FUND
Slack Urges Contributions to Lin
coin Memorial.

Indianapolis was asked ITO meet
it's obligation" by subscribing to the
Lincoln memorial fund today by
Mayor L. Ert Slack.
Slack organized a city committee
of business men to help Indianapo-
lis raise the $4,000 quota for the
Lincoln shrine.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-20

Best place for your family to eat
evenings. FLETCHER CAFETERIA
Basement Fletcher Trust Building.
1920 a. m. to !::36 P. m.-AdVertlse-
nnent.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-20
FEAR AMUNDSEN'S
SEAPLANE FORCED
DOWN INTO OCEAN
Ice May Crush Machine;
Report of Finding Mobile
UnConfirmed.
BY HENRY T. RUSSELL
United Press STAFF Correspondent

LONDON, June 20.--The silent
Arctic held in it's icy grasp today
the answer to a second aviation
mystery that threatened to become
of as poignant interest and gravity
as that which surrounds the fate
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-20

Bavarian Government Out
Bp United Press
MUNICH, June 20.-The Bava-
rian government resigned today
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-20
HELP

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Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-11
Lettuce Market

Ynsterdov's lettuce shipments ag
orcgated 119 carloads with 10 ears
ordered up for today. The points
q: origin 6f these ears are Brawlev
=. Heber I, Eerdant /, Calexico 10.
'ioltville 1s. FL Centre %. Sandia 3.
To date 1852 carloads have been
sliDped.
High lights of the mornings re-
mort from the eastern markets are
the following:
New York City-Partly cloudy.
IS degrees. Arizona II. California
u. Florida 6 arrived. Western sup
niies moderate. Demand slow, mar
kot slightly weaker A. Is Impe-
rial best s4,4.5O, poorer $3-3.75. Ari-
IONA mostly $2.75-3.25, some $3.50-4
poorer $3.50
Poston-Par.lv cloudy. 81 degrees
Arizona ., California l arrived. II
cers on track including broken. Sun
olies liberal. Demand moderate.
market slightly stronger. Imperial
is $4.2j4.50. 5s. 1874. mostly 81
Arizona As $3.5O-3.75; IS $3-3.25.
Pittsburgh-Cloudy, ~ degrees,
Arizona, 6 arrived. Opening We'd
ncsday; supplies liberal. Demand
moderate. market about steady. IS
and IS, Arizona, $2.75-3.2J, mostly
$685.: Imperial mostly 1874.
CHICAGO-Ciear 80 degrees. Ari-
zona ., California 10 arrived. "a
ears on track including broken. Sup
plies moderate. Demand and trad
ing rather slow, market about
steady. IS, is, Arizona fair quality
and condition $2.75, fancy few high
er, ordinary quality and condition,
$3.50; Imperial generally good
quality and condition $3.5O-3.75;
few fancy high as 81; fair quality
and condition $3-3.25.
Shipping point information for
Tuesday: FL Centro and nearby
points: Clear, maximum temperature
49, minimum 40. Demand good.
market firm. Carloads fob. cash
track, crates 3 l-2s to IS $2.l5-2.25,
mostly 1925.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-11
FEBRUARY lST
FINAL DATE
FOR LICENSES

Have you your 1928 license? ?"
While motorists still have 2l days
in which TO obtain their 1923 plates,
the question is an important one for
beginning with the first of Febru-
airy. ears minus the 1923 signs Will
be of no avail to the owners.
"I want to issue warning at this
time Captain Frank Oswalt of the
state squad declared this morning.
"We will not begin tagging motor
lists for 1927 license plates until
February this year but when that
date comes, licenses must be dis
played or the cars will be chased
off the highways until license is
renewed and in addition the motor
ist must pay a penalty.
"There is still plenty of time to
obtain license plates if application
is made now. If not the motorist
must wait in the last minute rush
for this year the service of the state
office here is not available and all
licenses are issued direct from Sac
ramento. That means that the state
offices will have all the last minute
business of the state to attend to
and a delay will probably be exper-
fenced if application is not made
within the next few days.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-11
LOCAL CHAMBER
HEARS TALK BY
POWER CHIEF

f. B. Criddle, vice president of
the Southern Sierras Power conf
pany, was speaker at the weekly
luncheon meeting of the FL Centre
Chamber of Commerce held at the
Barbara Worth hotel Mt noon today
riddle gave an interesting talk on
electricity.
He began with its inception some
50 years ago, describing it as Il
power of which the majority of the
people were afraid, then traced it
lown through the progress of years
until the present time when it is
used in practically every home and
business place.
Criddle declared that he believed
here were still many things in store
for electricity.
The president then sketched
briefly the history of the valley in
"elation to electricity. He told of
he necessity of carrying the power
llong long traction lines to bring
it into the valley.
A few years ago we were faced
with the possibility of doing one of
'wo things. We could reduce the
ate to the people of the valley or
We could install a better service. We
made careful survey of conditions
md believed that by giving the
Deople better service we would be
making the better move.
"Our actions proved the correct
ness of the belief for today the
alley is being given a metropolitan
service. At that time we tied in
With San Diego, this feature assar-
ng the valley consumers of no more
ong interruptions of service. This
'mergeney line has proved its worth
numerous times. -
In the absence of President Wat
son, w. C. Costello presided at the
meeting.
A meeting of the board of direct
,rs has been called for 1870 o clock
'onight ut the chamber headquar-
'ers on Main street.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-11
ORANGE COUNTY
OFFICERS STAGE
DRIVE ON CRIME
Ry United Ptess Leased Wire

SANTA ANA, Calf, Jan. ll.-A
vigorous roundup of liquor law Vio-
lators by the combined forces of the
district attorney and the sheriff
swept over Orange c0gn-y today to
enmesl six persons and loo other ar
rests were expected.
Their identity masked by John
Doe warrants, three druggists are
said to have quickly paid It fine OF
$500 each when arraigned in JUS
tice Morrison 5 court here. The al
legged violators were from Orange,
Fullerton and Santa Ana, but their
names could not be learned.
George V. Larson, -, Anaheim
druggist, and II. l.. Lysle, Anahein
automobile salesman, were held N
.he county Jail here today. Larson
was to be arraigned before Justice
Charles kuchcl, at Anaheim ON a
charge OF sale OF liquor and Lysle
ON possession, the district attorney 5
office said.
Bill Smith, ~, well known ranch
cr of Olive was held in the county
Jail ON a charge of sale. Mrs. Ma
mie Craven, 81, colorcd, charged
with possession, was also held.
The roundup, conducted by Dis
trict Attorney Z. b. West, Jr., and
Sheriff Sam Jcrnigan, will take in
lunch counters, drug stores, and
many other public places, the lead
crs announced. The drive followed
investigation by bonded detectives
who collected necessary evidence, j.
was declared.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-11

(Continned from page one)
cision in the ease of Mrs. Ruth
Snyder and Harry Judd Gray fol-
lows:
"In the matter of the application
for executive clemency for Ruth
Brown Snyder and Henry Judd
Gray:
"This case has received my anx-
ious consideration, not merely since
the hearing before me upon the ap-
plication Of executive clemency, but
ever since the court of appeals un-
animouslv affirmed the conviction
of the defendants.
"The execution of this judgment
on woman is so distressing that |
had hoped that the appeal to me for
executive clemency would disclose
some fact THAT would justify my in
reference With the processes of the
law. But this did not happen.
81 have searched in vain for any
basis which my conscience, in the
light of my oath Of office will ap-
prove, on which I might temper the
law with mercy.
Cup to this writing there is no
extenuatiOn shown for what the
seven judges of the court Of ap-
peals, in agreement with the l2
jurors and the trial justice have
found to be deliberate and premed-
itated murder committed by these
defendants.
"The application for executive
clemency is therefore denied.
"Alfred Il. Smith,
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-11
CUI'TON MAknET
By United Press Leased Wire

NEW YORK, Jan. 11.-Cotton
futures opened steady and very ac-
tive. The bullish figures of the
textile institute brought in heavy
outside support but the south sold
in large blocks, apparently taking
the steady tone for an opportunity
to iquidate. The weather was fav-
orable and temperatures warmer.
Cables were disappointing. The
buying came principally from the
trade and big spot houses.
NHW YORK Jan. 1.-THE cot
ton market closed off 6 to points.
Spots 1850.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-11
Planes Used For
Seeding Land

ROSEBURG, Ore, -an. l1.-"The
latest thing in air seeders and
drills" may read the copy of en-
terprising agricultural implement
dealers in the near future.
It has been discovered that air
planes can be used for seeding land
at a greatly reduced cost and farm
ers are considering using this
method.
The interest in aerial seeding was
created by II. r. Adams and y. W.
Perkins, local aviators, who distrib-
uted 5000 pounds of seed in three
days, seeking 1900 acres.
Cost of this aerial seeding was
only 80 cents per acre or just one
third Of the sum usually expended
Cor such labor.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-11
Program For
Congress Today
SENATE: ::

Ok N "A Il.
Continues debate of McMasteI
tariff resolution.
Irrigation committee starts hear
ing on Columbia basin project.
Public lands committee starts
Teapot Dome hearings.
Foreign relations committee holds
executive session on pending leg
islation.
Interstate commerce committee
hearings on railroad consolidation
bill.
Agriculture committee starts
hearings~on CapperTincher bill.
House:
Continues consideration of state,
commerce, labor and iustice depart
ment appropriation bill.
Naval affairs committee hears
Secretary OF Navy Wilbur on $780,
100000 naval building program.
Flood control committee contin-
ues hearings.
Irrigation and reclamation COM
mittee continues Boulder Dam hear
ing.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-11
PERSONALS

Theodore Greene, formerly of Fl
Centre is here from Ventura on
business.
c. n. Randolph, Kansas City ad-
vertising man, is in the valley on
business, and registered at the Bar
bara Worth.
Word has just been received by
relatives here of the birth of a nine
pound baby boy to Mr.. and Mrs. j.
F. Baker in Dyersville, Tennessee,
January 6. Mr.. and Mrs. Baker
are former residents of FL Centre
and many friends will be glad to
learn that both mother and child
are doing well.