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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-15
Handwriting Testimony Is
Outstanding Part of
Days Session.

Expert handwriting testimony oc-
cupied the morning in the second
trial of State Representative Rus
sell V. Duncan and Charles D. Til
ton on forgery charges in Federal
Court today.
First witnesses for the Govern
ment included several Muncie resi-
dents, who testified as to anthem
ITCHY Of various signatures of John
w. Smith, deceased Muncie manu-
facturer.
Duncan and Tilton are charged
with obtaining a $3,094.91 Govern
ment tax refund check payable to
Smith; Tilton with forging indorse-
ment and giving the check to Dun
can, who deposited it in his bank
account.
FOote is on Stand
George L Foote internal revenue
collector, from whose Office the
check disappeared, testified Duncan
told him the check was given him
in payment for Duncan'S interest in
a house, by a man supporting to be
John w. Smith, Chicago broker.
Foote said Duncan told him
Smith" purchased the interest for
$2,5G0, gave Duncan the $3094.91
chez kand received the difference
later in cash. A short time later,
Duncan was quoted as saying
Smith" cancelled the deal and was
given back $1,000 Of his money.
Duncan, Foote said, described
Smith" as tall and slender and
about 33 years old.
Earl F. Smith, Muncie, son of the
deceased man, testified his father
was 81 years old and weighed 200
pounds.
Other Witnesses Called
Other witnesses included Moses
e. Black, Muncie, Delaware County
National Bank vice president; Frank
D. Converse, former assistant CASH
Ter of the Merchants National Bank
of Muncie, and Luther Young,
Muncie, all of whom identified SIS
natures of the Muncie manufacturer
The trial was presided over by
Federal Judge Walter c. Lindley,
Danville, Ill, as special judge. He
overruled Tilton's motion for sep
arate trial.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-15
CALL NEGLEY VENIRE
Bribery Trial Scheduled to
Open May "a.

Special venire of prospective jur-
ors for the trial of eX-Councilman
Claude E. Negley on a charge Of
bribery May "a in Criminal Court
was ordered today by Judge James
A. Collins.
Negley is the second councilman
to go on trial for bribery, Boynton
j. Moore having been convicted and
sentenced to two to fourteen years
in the State Prison.
Negley is charged with accepting
5000 for his vote on Impeachment
proceedings last August against
Mayor John L. Duvall.
Otis E. Bartholomew, Austin H.
Todd, Willard w. Ferguson and
Walter R. Dorsett, all ex-council-
men, pleaded guilty to misdemea-
nor charge and escaped prison SEN
fences.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-15
probe MANS death
Coroner, Police Investigate
Fatal Shooting.

When Mrs. Lena Stanbaugh, 427
S. Keystone Ave, went to the room
of her son, Floyd Henry Stanbaugh,
"a, to call him to lunch at noon to-
day she found him shot through the
heart with a .25-caliber pistol.
Coroner C. H. Keever and Police
Lieutenant Otto Petit were called
to determine whether the shooting
was accidental or suicidal. The
young man had been dead for sew
eral hours, but the family had not
heard the shot, they said.
The gun, which was lying near
the body, had been close enough to
the chest to cause powder burns on
clothing, the officers stated.
Surviving with the parents are
four sisters, Edith, Clara and Eve
Ign, at home, and Mrs. Mabel Bou-
cher.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-15

of the teeth are sent to Washing
ton. The records of men missing
from that certain battle area are
gone over until by elimination the
recovered body is believed to be
one of three or four men.
Sometimes the elimination pro-
cess will lead to complete identifi-
cation. If it does not, the teeth
charts are studied for dental
work.
Out of the thousands of cases
cleared up by the Army in
vestigaators only one case of mis-
taken identity has been recorded.
This was caused by two similar
dental charts.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-15
COOLIDGE 0. X.
GIVEN BILL TO
Curb FLOODS
S325,0O0,OOO Control Draft
Is Signed, Freeing Funds
for Huge Project.
PROJECT GIGANTIC ONE
Elaborate System Mapped
to Halt Rampage of
Mississippi.
PROJECT GIGANTIC ONE
By United Press

By United Press
WASHINGTON, May 15.-Presi-
dent Coolidge today signed the
1925, 100000 Jones-Reid flood con-
troll bill, designed to curb the
mighty river which broke into its
most disastrous flood little more
than a year ago.
Signature of the measure released
Immediately $1O,00O,0OO made avail
able under its terms, which will en-
able the new special flood board
and the Mississippi River commits
sion to begin plans for the gigantic
project, the largest engineering feat
since construction of the Panama
Canal.
Additional funds for the first
years work probably will be in
cluded in the deficiency bill now
being prepared in the House.
The rest of the 1925, 100000 au-
thorized will be appropriated from
time to time, as needed during the
ten years which it is estimated will
be required to complete the project.
Must Name Board Member
Much more than this amount may
be needed before the work finally
is completed.
Before the, supervising board can
get down to actual work, President
Coolidge must appoint it's third
member, a civilian engineer. The
other two members are designated
in the bill, the Army engineer chief,
Maj. Gen. Edgar Jadwin, and the
president. of the Mississippi River
commission; Col. Charles L. Potter.
retired, who will be called to active
duty and promoted to brigadier
general.
Administration of the project will
be in the hands of the Mississippi
River commission, a permanent
body composed Of Army engineers
and civilians, as created nearly fifty
years ago.
The supervising board, directly
responsible to the President, first
must select one of the two plans
proposed, that drafted by Jadwin
and that drawn up by the Mississ-
ippi River commission under Pot
ter's direction, or if it does not agree
on one, suggest a compromise which
must be approved by the President,
whose direction is final.
Elaborate System Idapped
Both provide an elaborate system
Of flood control from Cape Girar-
deau, Mo-, to the Gulf, carried out
by levees, floodways and spillways.
They are dissiInilar in some minor
details.
Work is also authorized on the
Mississippi river between Cape
Girardeau and Rock Island, Ill, but
is not included in the project.
No local contributions are required
for the construction work, but
States must furnish right-of ways
for levees on the main river, flow
age rights for floodways in areas
that are not natural floodways,"
and must furnish one-third the cost
of any work done between Cape
Girardeau and Rock Island, as we'll
as later work on tributaries.
The sum of $10,000,000 is included
for work between Cape Girardeau
and Rock Island.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-15

maps are sent in, drawn from
memories of ten years arc. More
often an inquiry brings the reply:
81 helped to bury him, but it
was under shell gre and I don't
remember There the grave was
located"
All information is sent to the
graves registration service in
France. The memory maps are
checked and a careful search
made over the territory indicated.
Experts in the service are able
to walk over the ground and tell
whether or not it has been dis
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-15

cred by workers Of the Graves
Registration Service overseas.
Of the hundreds of thousands
who bore arms in France and
Belgium, 1912 are resting in I'M
located graves, while 1,645 bodies
recovered remain unidentified
making a total of 3,187 listed in
the War Department record as
missing"
When the World War closed
approximately $4,000 men were on
the records as missing. Many of
these were found, some of them
dead, others in hospitals or prison
camps.
Gradually, through painstaking
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-15

search and careful check of in
formation, all except the three
regiments" have been located and
identified. This is regarded as
approximately the number of
those who will go down perma-
emily on the rolls Of the missing.
= =
TN the past nine months fifty
Il four bodies have been found
in shellholes and graves dug in
the haste of commandments. OF
this number thirty-five were iden-
titled.
Still the work goes on. Com
rades of the men INDICATED are
asked for information. Crude
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-15
Off ON POLE FLIGHT
Italia Starts on Second
Arctic Cruise.

By United Press
KINGS BAY, Spitzbergen, May
15.-The polar dirigible Italia start
ed at 1:20 p. m. today on q flight
to Franz Josef Land
The Italia had been held in readi,
ness for a momentary start for the
polar area. A flight late last week,
in which she started for Lenins
Land, was abandoned because of
binding fog. In landing the Italia's
rear gondolas and the engines in
them we're damaged, Repairs were
completed over the weekend.
General Umberto Mobile, the
Italia's builder and commander,
had been informed by Tromsoe me-
neurological station that weather
conditions now were good.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-15
Hourly Temperatures
All the AGITATION Nez0S
as NezO Times Feature

America has become Nation of No subject
aviation popular interest today Times
readers want aviation information today
ing department. the its State
few in the country devoted to aviation.
The aviation department will be daily feature of Times
Each it will carry official weather report
dianapos airport and the United State
for the information of ers News of arrivals
city flying fields will be given and close attention paid
aorts in the State Then there will
of national and foreign aviation with
Don't miss this big feature of The Times Page
this edition.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-15

turbed within the past ten years.
If they find indication of a de-
preston, which might have been
caused by a grave, excavations
are made. Often these reveal
nothing, sometimes they uncover
bodies. One report sent in by a
former soldier eight years after
the close of the war led to the
recovery of six buried bodies in
one grave.
XXTHEN a body is recovered
w with all outward identlfi-
cation marks gone, the exact
location of the grave and a chart
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-15
OPENS CAMPAIGN OFFICE
School Candidate Establishes Head
quarters in SEVERN.

Arthur W. Hines Of Richmond
Wayne County superintendent OF
schools, candidate for the Repub-
lican nomination for State superin-
'tendent of public instruction
opened headquarters today in Room
1923 at the SEVERN. Two years ago,
Hines unsuccessfully opposed
Charles F. Miller, now Indianapolis
school superintendent, for the nomi-
nation.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-15
BY ALFRED p. RECK
United Press STAFF Correspondent

XXTASHINGTON, May 49,
w Hope that Americas I'M
known soldier might be identi-
fed by the process of elimination
was faded, as 5000 members of
the A. E. F. remain missing or
unidentified ten years after the
close of the World War.
Three full regiments, the last
of Americas heroic dead, are
scattered over the battlefelds of
France. Many of them will never
be found.
Since the first of this year only
twelve bodies have been recov-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-15
LEAPS TO SAFETY
AS TRAIN HITS CAR

DR.. Virgil Gordon, 80, of Browns
vile, Ind, narrowly escaped death
when he leaped from his automibile
today just as it was demolished by
the Keystone flier at the Emerson
Ave. crossing of the Pennsylvania
Railroad.
Gordon declared that he did not
notice Flagmen Martin Hibbeth, ZIG
S. Emerson Ave, until he had
driven on to the tracks. The train
was west-bound from New York to
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-15

ST. Louis and travelling fast.
Dr. Gordon was driving south on
Emerson Ave. He escaped with
minor scratches and bruises.
Charles Gremmel, IS, of 1924 S.
Meridian ST., was thrown from a
one-horse wagon he was driving
when it was struck by the automo-
bile of Robert Phillips, 10, of 2131h
Central Ave, at Belmont and
Michigan SITS. He was taken to
city hospital.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-15
DUNCAN AND TILTON
FACE CHECK TRIAL
StWMg!
BIZ United Press

RU United Press
COLUMBIA, Pa, May Is
When a bee settled on a
pretzel that Miss Marie Banner
was eating, she almost died of
suffocation. Her tongue sWelled
so rapidly from the sting that
a doctor had to be called to
save her.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-15
LOCAL WOMAN TO HEAD
REBEKAHS OF INDIANA
Mrs. IRA Lee Elected to State Office
at Meeting Today.

Mrs. IRA Lee, Indianapolis, was
elected president of the Rebekah
Assembly today at the thirty-fourth
annual session in the Odd Fellow
Bldg.
Mrs. Anna Raess, Tell City, was
named vice president; Mrs. Grace
E. Child, Indianapolis, secretary;
Mrs. Martha Murray, Gary, treas
urer, and Mrs. Jessie w. Robson,
Terre Haute, representative to the
American Rebekah Assembly
A second ballot for the Office of
warden and trustee was to be taken
late this afternoon.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-15
BANDITS GET $1,000 IN
N. J. INSURANCE OFFICE
Scoop Up Collections Being Prepared
by Girls for Banking.
Ry United Press

BJ United Press
HARRISON, N. j., May 15.-Three
bandits held up a branch office of
the Prudential Insurance Company,
on the second floor of a building
here today and escaped with $4,000.
The bandits, carrying drawn re-
volvers, entered a room where six
girls were at work. The men
gathered up money which had been
obtained by collectors Monday and
was being prepared for deposit.
After warning the employees not to
give an alarm, they returned to the
street and escaped in an automo-
bile.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-15
Man, 80, Dies Of Injuries
BIZ Times Special

bU 7 IWcS Np6cluL
ELWOOD, Ind, May 15.-William
H. Tetrick, 80, is dead of injuries
suffered April % when he was
struck by an auto driven by Joseph
Boil. II.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-15
MOOSE ARRANGE PARTY

viii Give Family Night" Program
at Hall Tonight.
Indianapolis lodge No. II of the
Loyal Order of Moose will entertain
members next Tuesday evening at
Moose hall, 1876 N. Delaware ST.,
with a family night" program.
A moving picture show will be
given in the auditorium for the chill
dren. Older members will be enter
tanned with dancing and cards. Sew
eral hundred members and their
families are expected to attend.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-04-11
MISS BURMEISTER
WRITESFROM JAPAN
Redwood Falls Girl Writes In
teresting Letters From Japan
Concerning Work There.

Again the Gazette has the cppor-
tunity to publish parts from the long
and interesting letters from MISS
Margaret Burmeister to her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Burmeister. MISS
Rurmeister, at present is headquart-
cred at Kumamoto, Japan. From the
last letter received, dated March ltn,
the following notes were taken:
"Not so much to write about this
week and l am getting a little later
every week until now it is Saturday
and no mail boat out until next week.
Last Saturday we had the finish
ing meeting of the Ojokwai, until al
fer school starts again. About ten
of the regular girls are graduating
and going on into higher schools
That takes quite ''chunk" out OF our
regular attendance. School term and
a new school year begins in April.
In the evening Carolyn and l went TO
the Miller's. We have that crazy
"record, Two Black Crows" and took
it along to have a laugh.
Sunday was bad day, rainy and
now and then furry OF snow. l
had planned to go to Feikuoka, so |
went anyway; did not let little bad
weather keep me away. went on a
slow train, wrote some letters ana
read. Got up at about six O'Clock.
Miss White and Miss Peckham were
there too, so we had quite party
Miss White is the one who used to be
from the Minneapolis branch and
Miss Peckham is from very near
Lake Mills, Wisconsin. She is gong
home this summer by way OF Eur
ope. She is making perfectly mar
velous trip; Egypt, Palestine, Con-
stantinople and Greece and then
through Italy and Switzerland and
out through Germany and to Paris
and London.
"Monday Miss White, Miss Peck
ham and | went to very noted place
to see the plum blossoms, Dazaltu
It showed some of the time but the
blossoms were beautiful nevertheless;
all colors and all sizes. One OF the
Gods is supposed to have planted the
oldest tree there, it is very cleverly
grated and new shoots planted IN
the middle. so that it still blossoms.
We ate Japanese food for lunch ana
came home early as Miss White was
going back to Nagasaki that after
Continued on last page)
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-04-11
Fishing Season Not
Yet Open Says Warden

That the fishing season is not yet
open was established last Thursday
by Game Warden j. Albert Johnson
when Ernest Hanes from near Cur
rie was arrested on the charge of
spearing pickerel out of season. Mr..
Hanes was taken to Currie before the
justice and paid fine of $500 and
$14.00 court costs. Open season, ac-
cording to Mr.. johnson, on spearing
effects only buffalofish, whitefish,
suckers, redhorse, carp, dogfish,
sheephead, eelpout, garfish, bull
heads and catfish. Wall-eyed pike,
pickereL perch, muskellunge and
sandpike may be taken on May 18th
while the bass, crappies and sunfish
season will open in the southern zone
May 29th and continue through to
February 1st. The law further pro-
vides that every individual above the
age limit must procure a license
either as an individual or family IL
cense. The price of an individual
license is fifty cents and that of a
family or household license is one
dollar.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-04-11
Local Business Men
to Hear Credit Talk

For some time the Redwood Falls
Merchants Association has been con-
templating the organization of a
satisfactory Credit Bureau. Several
plans presented at meetings of the
association were disapproved by
some members and met with approx
al by others. At no meeting were
there any definite arrangements
made. In view of these facts the
board has deemed it advisable to Sc
cure the services of someone qualified
to appear before the association with
details for the successful operation
of credit bureau. Mr.. H. S. DAM
mann, secretary of the Fairmont
Credit Association will appear at a
meeting of the association which is
to be held at the City Hall on Mon
day night, April 10th. Mr.. Dammann
is well versed in the operation of a
small town credit bureau and will
come to Redwood Falls with a mes
sage of Importance to the business
men of the city. Other matters will
also be taken up at the meeting Mon
day.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-04-11
LOCAL LEGION HEADS
ATTEND CONFERENCE
National Commander E. E. Spaf-
ford Heads Annual Legion
Auxiliary Meeting.

On Friday and Saturday, April 13
and Ia Commander E. H. Bollum and
Adjutant L. P. Winter of the Melvin
Daskam Post of the American Legion
will attend the annual spring confer
ence of the Legion-Auxiliary at the
Lowry Hotel, st. Paul. Representing
the local auxiliary will be Mrs. Frank
Baldwin, president, and Mrs. Grover
Mansfeldt, secretary.
Speakers of state and national
prominence, headed by National Com
mander E. E. Spafford, will appear on
the program. Rufus R. Rand, Jr., of
Minneapolis, national committeeman,
and Mrs. Austin V. Denman of St.
Paul, are among those scheduled to
speak. On the same program will be
Mrs. John Zrust of Glencoe, depart
mental chairman, and j. M. Henry Of
Winona, national vice commander.
Mrs. j. M. Bishop of Thief River
Falls, department president, will call
the convention to order and Mrs. H.
w. Haislet of st. James, department
of Americanism chairman, will lead
a salute to the flag. Rural rehabili-
tation problems will be outlined by
DR.. C. c. Neidig of st. Cloud, sixth
district commander, and the same
angle on city problems will be intro
duced by Mrs. Percy Banister of St.
Paul and Mrs. B. N. Kagel of Mime
apolis.
Reports from the ten congressional
districts will be given at the confer
ence. Mrs. Charles Robertson of
Hanska will report for the Second dis
trict
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-04-11
TWENTY 1.-TWO OF
FACULTY REMAIN
Local Board of Education Elects
Teachers for Fall Term at
March Meeting.

Twenty-Five members of the pres
ent faculty of the Redwood Falls
Public Schools have signed contracts
for next years work here. Besides
the twenty-five members already
signed two new applications have
been accepted. There were only
eight designations of the thirty-two
teachers. A new department, that OF
musical director for band and orches-
ira instruments has been opened by
the Board of Education. An instruc-
tor for this department will be select
ed later.
Those who will return to the local
schools are:
Muriel Anderson-Office assistant.
Rieta Bachmann, Second Grade.
Myrtle Boyum-Physical Educa-
tion and English.
Alice M. Buri-General Science and
Home Economics.
C. D. Clipfell-Industrial.
Arlys Denzel-Music and Latin.
Hilda Dovre-Third and Fourth
Grades.
Evelyn Eaton-Fifth and Sixth
Grades.
Rose Ellestad-Second and Third
Grades. u.xn
Helen Hadlick- Commercial.
Anne Jacobsen-English, French
and Latin II.
Lorene j. Kraft-Sixth Grade.
Bertha Medcalf = Biology and
Mathematics.
Florence Nelson-Home Economics.
Orlene Raverty-Science.
Louise Reinke-First Grade.
X. w. Stockton-Coach and His
tory.
Gerda Tekse- Principal Grades and,
Third Grade.
Frances Wassman-FOurth Grade.
Ethel Westerson-Special Grade.
j. H. Wichman-Superintendent.
C. A. Williams-Senior H. S. Prin-
cipal.
The two new teachers whose appli-
cations have been received and ac-
cepted are M. Alice Ide-Teacher
Training and Lucille Patterson-First
Grade.
Superintendent J. H. Wichman is
already considering applications for
the vacancies and is hopeful Of hav-
ing the teaching corps complete soon.
There are many applications filed and
much good material is offered for Mr..
Wichman's selection.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-04-11
Commandery Service
Held Last Sunday

The annual Easter services OF the
Redwood Falls Commandery held at
the Presbyterian church Sunday at
ternoon, April 8th, was well attended
with 90 of the local Commandery be-
ing present. DR.. James p. Linn OF
the Presbyterian church gave the ad-
dress of the occasion with special
music by a quartet composed of Lynn
Sheldon, Miss Dessymore Whiting,
Miss Avis Kvello and VIM. u. Nj.
Smith. Mr.. Sheldon rendered a solo.
DR.. Linn used as his subject for the
day. "The Resurrection, Fact.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-04-11
Loyalty to Redr0ood Fails

On page 8 in today's Gazette appears the first of
series of ful-page which being pub
shed for the purpose of arousng public interest in the
things which make better town and consequently
a better place in which to live.
Important questions with all of today Do
we believe in Redwood Falls and Redwood County? Are
we proud of the that business and dear
are part of this attractive little city and Of Redwood
County? To say that live in Redwood Falls is not
very startling statement unless that because
of our residence here happy and contented
happy frame of mind makes look for the best in
cry man and no matter who neighbor is, he has
great deal of good in him, whether he be DOCTOR law
yer, merchant farmer.
The hospitality of the people of this city is we'll
known pleasant greeting and big smile go a long
way developing good feeling and community loyalty,
such as necessary in order that greatest advantage
may be taken of our opportunities for material well
as spiritual advancement.