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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-02
Man Who Recently Bought
Half of Business Hold
ingS Is Arrested.

BIZ United Press
CHICAGO, Feb. 2.-Investigation
of the mysterious death of Mrs.
Selma Burnham, 4S, wealthy man
ufacturer'S widow, was ordered by
police today.
Mrs. Burnhaln, said to have in
herited $5OO,00O interest in. the
Burnham Gum Machine Company,
died at Garfield park hospital,
Friday. She was brought to the hos
pital in an unconscious condition a
week ago.
A preliminary physicians report
stated that a post mortem examina-
ton indicated the woman had taken
narcotics. Hospital physicians re-
fused to sign a death certificate.
Police, acting upon orders of
Coroner Herman Bundeson, de-
tanned Edward r. Riley, civil engi-
neer, who police said recently
obtained a half interest in Mrs
Burnham's holdings in the gum
company.
Unconscious on Street
Riley told police he became ac-
quainted with Mrs. Burnham last
July and that the widow haet per-
suaded him to invest $51 900 in the
gum company. He said he is.Ser OBJ
tanned a SIS per cent ownership in
the business because Of Mrs, Burn
hams gratitude for his assumption
of responsibility of management.
Police learned Mrs. Burnham and
another woman had been found
unconscious on the street and had
been removed to the Burnham
home. Several hours later her con-
dition became serious and she was
taken to Garfield Park hospital.
Mary Doran, Mrs. Burnham's
maid, Substantiated reports that
Riley had barred visitors from the
Burnham home after Mrs. Burnham
became ill.
Riley was taken into custody Fri
day upon complaint of Mrs. Burn
hams step daughter, Mrs. Josephine
Gowan. Later, Mrs. Gowan and her
sister, Miss Isabel Ballard of Detroit,
asked police for an examination.
Gum Built Fortune
MRS. Gowau's husband, DR.. How
ard G. Gowan, said his wife and her
sister had attempted to have Mrs.
Burnham adjudged incompetent to
handle the valuable estate.
The terms of Burnham1s will or
the court proceedings concerning
his estate, could not be learned. The
Burnham home and personal prop
erty was ordered taken in charge by
the public administrator.
Mrs. Burnham was married to the
manufacturer in 1922, shortly after
Burnham was divorced. The manu-
facturer's. fortune was built up
mainly on the sale and operation of
the gum vending machines recently
the object Of extensive police raids.
Burnham died last summer.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-02
New York Stock Opening
READY TO 'SHOOTlT OUT
BANDIT AND VICTIM FLEE

thus, and then, in a trice, the tense
drama turned to comedy.
Both men turned and fed In op-
poSite directions.
The two revolver f1ashers were
Griffith E. Thomas, 1924 st. Peter
street, and a bandit who attempted
to hold him up as he alighted from
a street car.
Police later arrested Marion Crab
tree, 18 of $50 North Alabama
street. for questioning in the case.
He also will be questioned about
the holdup Friday night Of William
Montgomery. 618 North East street,
who was robbed of $50 in front Of
his home.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-02
Hozx, the Market
Opened
BY ELMER G. WAIVER
United Press Financial Editor.

NEW YORK, Feb. 2.-Railroad
stocks continued to advance in the
early dealings on the stock ex-
change today and the entire list
maintained firm tone. New Haven
made a new high at 97sl, while
New York Central rose liz to 2O4,
Canadian Pacific made new peak
at 2657s, UP rs, and fractional ad-
vances were scored by Erie and
Missouri Pacific. I
montgomery Ward led q. rise in
the mercantile shares, gaining OK
to 1441z. Copper stocks were strong
following the announcement that
export copper had been raised to
17h cents a pound. Kennecott was
strong.
Atlantic Refining again featured
the oils, rising more than point
to CTS.
After IT'S rise of more than 80
points yesterday, Radio eased of
only fraction at the opening to-
day. The first sale was at 4O2. off
Il point. The new stock lost q SINH
lar amount to 80.
American Can firmed up frac-
tionally and higher prices were not
ed in Sinclair. Anaconda and
American Smelling. WooIworth
held steady, while small declines
J were recorded in General Motors
and Westinghouse. After its set back
OF Friday Chrysler rallied fraction
ally. Two weak spots were Packard
and Victor, Packard sold off 21k
points at 1876. while Victor reacted
nearly four to 154.
Trading interest centered pri-
marily around the railroad issues.
Atchison. spurted up 2is points to
20s12.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-02

AS a matter of fact, even where
he saw his shadow plainly, it's
only an even-money bet that he
W right; and where he didn't see
it at all the same odds hold.
Meteorologists who have made
statistical examination of the
weather records for years back
have found that there is no dis
cernible correlation between the
state of the sky on Feb. and the
state of the weather for six weeks
thereafter.
Anyway. the grounding doesn't
care at all about the wagging
heads or the arguing tongues.
He's getting in the last sound licks
OF his beauty sleep, which began
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-02
Ten Burned to Death
in Beds as Home Burns

BN United Jre88
BUCKH JNON. w. Va, Feb. g.
Ten persons, two of them small
children, we're burned to death
shortly before midnight when fire
of unknown origin destroyed the
one-story frame house of Peter
Sines, miner.
Sines' son-in-law, Roy Gibson,
was the only one of the eleven in
the house to escape. He is in a cri-
tical condition here from burns and
shock.
Gibson's wife and baby son, and
Sines. his wife and six children died
in the flames.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-02

FiEemen found their bodies in the
ruins OF their beds.
Evidently they had been overcome
by smoke and rendered incapable Of
fleeing from the flames.
Gibson was In such critical condi-
ton that he could tell nothing Of
the disaster. He apparently had
been awakened by the smoke.
Leaping through a window and
with his clothes in flames, he fled
to Buchhannon, more than q half
mile away, and gave the alarm.
Volunteer f1remen arrived on the
scene, only to discover that their
nearest hose connection was more
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-02

than 5000 feet from the burning
house. They emptied two chemical
tanks upon the flames without MAX
ing any impression.
Not until the flames had destroyed
the house and had cooled down,
were the f1remen, protected by
sprays from their chemical tanks,
bodies.
able to enter and recover the ten
All were burned beyond recogni-
ton. The sheriff and coroner were
called, and ordered the bodies re-
moved to the morgue, Fears were
held today for the life of Gibson, the
lone survivor.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-02
WITCH RETRIAL SOUGHT
By Times Special

By Times Special
YORK, Pa, Feb. 2.-w. w. Van
Baman, attorney for John Curry
IA. sentenced to life Imprisonment
three weeks ago in the York witch
murders" announced a determined
effort would be made Immediately
to gain new trial for Curry.
A group of wealthy New Workers
have offered financial assistance
and may retain Clarence DarroW to
defend young Curry if a second trial
is granted.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-02
VXTAsHINGToN,

NTASHINGTON, Feb. a.
w Winter viii last six weeks
longer. We shall have an early.
pleasant spring The coming of
spring is a matter of doubt: it may
be soon or it may be late.
All three of these prophecies are
equally good. and they we're all
made by the same prophet in
different parts of the country
Tor in places the day was clear. so
that the grounding saw his
shadow. Elsewhere it was cloudy.
so that he didn't see it. And in
still other localities the leather
was partly cloudy. 50 that we don't
know whether he saw that i'm
portant shadow or not.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-02
MYSTERY DEATH OF
WEALTHY WIDOW
PROBED BY POLICE
HONEYMOON is HELD UP
Mystery Pair Still at Mcconnell
Home Today.

Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth B. Coulter,
mystery bride and groom of cross
country chase fame, had not start
ed on their honeymoon from the
home of the brides father, Henry
Earl Mcconnell, 1923 Broadway, to-
day, so far as could be learned.
The family continued to answer
all inquiries with the declaration
that nothing would be given out
about the couples plans. They were
married Thursday afternoon and
have been at the residence since
Sunday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-02
In Air Today

Weather condition at $50 a. m. at
indianapolis airport:
East wind, six miles an hour;
barometric temperature. 3O.6S at sea
leevl; temperature. l6; ceiling, un-
limited; isibility, 3 miles; nazg
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-02
Hourly Temperatures

Two grim faced men, their eyes
g...nting steel, their untrembling
hands holding revolvers aimed at
each other, prepared to "stcot 1t
OUT at Thirteenth and Alabama
For almost a minute they stood
streets, Friday night.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-02
HOGS GENERALLY 25
CENTS HIGHER HERE
Vealers Around 81 Lower; Sheep
Steady.

VtdIcES AIUunU @I IOWefs DnCCp
Steady.
Hogs were generally Is cents
higher than Fridays average. The
bulk of 10000 Founders sold at
$9.25 at the local stockyards today.
The top brought $10.35. Receipts
were estimated at $500, and held-
overs from Fridays market totaled
489.
There we're not enough cattle at
the yards to make market. They
were selling largely lower for the
week. Vealers we're 81 lower, selling
around SIT down.
The sheep and lamb market was
normal, quoted steady.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-02

TsHE grounding is the same
IL animal we call the wood
chuck. He has another alias, mar
mont. which has been adopted as
his scientific name, latinized into
marmotlIS There are three main
species of him on this continent,
split up into numerous subspecies
by naturalists who know their
groundhogs. The lowland species
are. respectively. the common or
red haired marmont and the yeI-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-02
DIE SAVING 40 CENTS

BIZ United Press
ORANGE, N. j. Feb. 2.-Seeking
to save the 40 cents their father had
given them for bus fare, Walter
Joy, Is, and his sister, Gertrude. I3,
took short cut across Orange Park
lake, fell through a thin ice crust
and were drowned
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-02
Wrong Court!

BIZ United Press
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. a.
Frederick Moody. whose en-
gagement to Helen Wills, Amer
erican tents star. recently was
announced. won dismissal from
jury service here when he told
the court he was working hard
to make a lot of moner before
my marriage"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-02

some time last fall. And he'll
come out, shadow or no shadow,
when he gets good and ready, and
not before.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-02
TOWN BANS DANCING

Youth Under 18 Forbidden to Go
Out After Alone.
BIZ United Press
GAIENA, Mo, Feb. 2.-The Gal
ena city council, annoyed by recent
disturbances at dances has passed
an ordinance bannig dancing and
a bill forbidding boys and girls un-
der 18 to leave their homes after 8
p. m. unless with their parents.
Hourly Temperatures
6 a. m.... IL 8 a. n..... IL
a. m..... IL 8 a. m..... 13
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-02
GROUNDHOG, WEATHERMAN
JOIN IN ICY FORECASTS

the same hour Thursday, but still
was IA degrees below normal.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-02

CHARLEY'S RESTAURANT open
for Sunday dinners, S to 3 D. NJ
Advertisement.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-04-18
NEW DISTRICT FORESTER
APPOINTED I'm THIS DISTRICT

Appointment of Fred w. Morrell
| to be chief Of the branch Of public
| relations in the forest service, United
States department of agriculture, was
announced recently. The secretary of
agriculture also approved the ap-
pointments Of Evan W. Kelley as dis
trict forester in charge of the North
ern National Forest District, and Of
Joseph c. Kircher as district forester
| in charge OF the Eastern District.
AS chief Of the branch Of public
relations, Morrell will have charge Of
the work OF state cooperation and of
| the international activities of the
| forest service Under authority of the
| Clarke McNary Act of 1924, the for
est service is now cooperating with
38 states in extending fire protection
to privately owned forest land. The
cooperative work also includes the
growing and distribution of nursery
stock for farm forest planting, and
aid through forestry extension, to
farm-woodland owners in the manage
ment of their timber.
Mr.. Morrell succeeds the late j.
G. Peters, who died last October dur
ing field trip in the interest of
state cooperation in forestry. Since
the death Of Mr.. Peters, Ward Shep
ard has been acting chief Of the
branch. Morrell, native of Nebraska,
entered the forest service in 1906 as
an inspector in timber reconnaissance
and management. He served as as
sistant district forester in the Rocky
Mountain District for IL years, and
since 1920 has been district forester
in charge Of the Northern District,
which embraces the states of Mon
tana and northern Idaho. He is a
graduate Of the school of forestry
of the University of Nebraska.
Evan w. Kelley, who succeeds Nor
rell as district forester in the North
ern National Forest District, also en-
tered the service in 1906 as a forest
ranger in California. In 1910 he was
appointed. supervisor Of the Eldorado
National Forest, and later he was
assigned to administrative work in
the California district headquarters
at San Francisco. During the World
War, Major Kelley served in France
two years with the forestry regiment.
In 1925, he was made district forester
in charge of the Eastern National
Forest District, which includes all the
eastern, central, and southern states.
Major Kelley's successor as district
forester in charge of the Eastern
District will be Joseph G. Kircher, who
has been with the forest service since
1909. Entering from Illinois as a
technical field assistant -Kircher
later served in the Southwestern Dis
trict as deputy supervisor, forest SUI
peryisor, and assistant district for
ester in charge Of public relations and
operations.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-04-18
Local Briefs

Furnished rooms for rent.-Mrs.
Rose Brouinard.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Vinion,
on Sunday, daughter.
Mrs. Rose Brouillard was Bonners
Ferry visitor Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Garth Kenelty Of
Occur d'Alene visited in Libby last
week.
Libby tennis club is having
the coufA adjoining the court house
put in shape and the members will
soon be engaged in that popular sport.
A new net and other equipment has
been purchased.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-04-18

The Mid-Week Bridge Club is meet
ing tonight at the home of Mrs. Eli
Wood.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. M. K Kedzie
are confined to their home this week
with an attack of influenza.
Mrs. H. c. Johnston and daughter
left the last of the week for their
home in Spokane after spending a
couple of weeks at the home of Mrs.
L. Becker.
l.. S. Welch transacted business in
Spokane the first of the week going
down Monday and returning Wednes-
day morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Art Brooks and chill
dren drove in from Salem, Ore, dur
ing the week to visit Mrs. Brooks
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Pat Dolan. Mr..
Brooks left Tuesday to return home.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-04-18

J. mandfey went to Spokane
Tuesday, returning home this morn
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robt Hess were in
Libby from their ranch at Warland
the first of the week.
Walter Neils was business visit
or to Spokane Monday afternoon, re-
turning Wednesday morning.
White Leghorn egg settings. These
eggs are from birds that averaged
215 eggs last year. Phone Ia J.-R.
N. Whitefield 44-45
Miss Mary Barnes spent the re-
cent vacation attending the educa-
ton association meeting in Spokane.
Harry Brinton, accompanied by H.
A. Hough and Elmer WOLF, drove into
Spokane yesterday, returning today.
Gladys, the little daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Ed. Croucher, underwent
an appendix operation at the Libby
hospital this week .
H. A. Hough has had the interior
of the Public Drug store newly dec
Grated throughout which greatly i'm
proves it's appearance.
Dan Crawford arrived in Libby dur
ing the week and will again make
his home here after sojourn in other
parts for some time. =
For Sale-Suckling pigs. Warren
Koebel, Manicke, Mont. 45-46
H. C. Larson of Yakima, Wash, a
former Libby resident, was in town
Saturday at the c. o. Rowe home. He
left for Dover, Idaho, to attend the
funeral Of a 9-months old grandson.
Charles Wegner of Great Falls is
in Libby this week visiting with his
sons, Len and Frank Wegner. He
stopped here on his way from Port
land, Ore, where he attended the
funeral of another son, who died
last Thursday.
TUNE IN on KSL, Salt Lake, to-
night and next Thursday night at
7:15. DR.. E. E. Keller of Salt Lake
City gives talk on eyes. 36-tf
Stanley Boyer arrived in Libby
Monday from California for short
visit with his father, Joe Boyer. He
left this morning for Scobey where
he will be employed by the U. S. Gus
toms service in the border patrol.
While in California he was employed
by the U. S. geological survey.
A. w. Skoog, manager for the state
of Montana for the Oxford Blue
Serge Tailoring Co., is in Libby this
week at the Thomas Hamilton Tail
oring ParIors with special suit and
topcoat offering. Mr.. Skoog is thor
oughly trained in the tailoring bust
ness. Read the advertisement in an
other column.
For Sale-4O acre ranch one mile
west of Libby; good improvements.
Easy terms.-A. r. Gibson. 43-46
Last Friday the C. C. Club of the
Methodist church enjoyed an all day
hike into the foot hills of the noun
tains, and the way home secured
some splendid young spruce trees
which were planted along the front OF
the church. grounds. Five very fine
deer were seen enroute. Initiation Of
one Of the members was one feature
of the day.
The board Of county commissioners
were in session the first of the week,
their work being dividing the county
into commissioner districts as pro-
vided by the late law adopted by
vote of. the people. They state they
plan to leave the three districts iden-
tically the same as those that have
existed for several years by common
consent Of Lincoln county commits
sioners.
For Sale-Player piano in good
condition. John Grove, South Libby.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-04-18

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The Washington times., 1929-05-14
Missionary Speaks

Mrs. Henry w. Peabody, of
Boston, known throughout the
country as a missionary leader. in
women's work, was present to-
day at a luncheon and meeting
in Barker Hall. of the Young
Women's Christian Association,
Seventeenth and K Streets, in
honor of DR.. Ida Scudder, famous
medical missionary from India,
whose visit here is arousing the
interest of Washington women.
DR.. Scudder, who is president
of the Vellore Medical Hospital.
in South India, represents the
third generation OF her family in
the missionary field. DR.. Scudder
spoke on the subject, "The
Daughters Of India Answer Mother
India"
Major Julia Stimson, who Is a
member OF the committee on en-.
tertainment, was present at the
luncheon. Mrs. Marshall Guthrie
was the soloist, accompanied by
Mrs. Shera Montgomery, Mrs.
William F.. MacDowell presided
and Mrs. Wallace Radcliffe intro
duced the speaker. DIR. Scudder
will speak at 8 o'clock at a mass
meeting at the New York Ave-
nue. Presbyterian Church, at
which time Mrs. William s. Aber'
nethy will preside,
The Washington times., 1929-05-14
Gems Stolen 7 Years
Ago Found When
Man Is Held

MIDDLETowN, N. T.. May IA.
Seven years ago Alfred p, Lashcr,
of Saugerties lost a leather box
containing studs, diamonds and
other jewels valued at $4,000 in
the Mitchell Inn, the principal
hotel here. Police and detectives
made a thorough investigation
without results.
Recently Martin s. Kemple was
arrested for larceny in Boston.
Searchers of his room found q
leather stud box with the name
Alfred Palmer Lasher, Saugerties,
N. r. engraved on the cover. A
portion of the Jewelry Lasher lost
was found in the box.
The Washington times., 1929-05-14
Telephone Girl
To Sing in Opera

BOSTON. May IA 0.N.S).-It is
not often that a telephone girl is
chosen to sing an important role in
grand opera. Such distinction, how.
ever, was won by Miss Marjorie
Berry, division cashier at the cen
trail district traffic office of the
New England Telephone and Tele.
graph Company.
Over a larbe number of competi-
tors. Miss Berry was selected to
sing the role of Frasquita in
Carmen" WREN grand opera
company presented the opera here
In addition to her musical educa.
ton. Miss Berry has devoted her
spare time 70 ths study Of French
and Italian.
The Washington times., 1929-05-14
COOLIDGE SAX
BRINGS S15

BOSTON. May IA U.s).-John
Coolidse's s2sO saxophone that at
one time filled the white House with
jazz melodies has been rescued from
the obscurity OF Boston pawn shop
for SIS.
Arnold zahn. Of Brookllne, who
bought the instrument, said he hopes
It may some day be q valuable col.
Il tors item. It was said that for.
mer President Coolidge frowned
upon HIS sons musice' attempts and
that John sold 1t to q Springfield
orchestra leader. It was later
swapped for a tenor saxophone and
its third owner pawned 1t to help
pay for a trombone.
The Washington times., 1929-05-14
WHALERS READY.
FOR SEASON

SAN FRANCISCO, May ia
q.N.S1.-A new generation Of whal-
ers, many of them native sons of
California, are heralding this ro.
mantle call today as five vessels
patrolled the coast of lower Cali.
fornia, ready to harvest the first
OF the 1929 crop of sea leviathans.
Contrary to popular opinion,
whaling isn't a forgotten industry
on the broad Pacific, although mod.
ern methods have replaced much
OF the romance Of the early day
whale pursuit of sailing ships.
Yes, we're still in the business"
announced Capt. F. r. DERRICK,
head of the California Sea Prod.
ucts Company, an old time whaler
himself, who is now directing the
operations of his fleet of five mod.
ern vessels from his offices here.
Our fleet this year numbers five
modern vessels the Lansing, Port
Sa 1ders, Hercules. Traveller and
Hawk. They will continue patrol.
ling the lower California coast for
The Washington times., 1929-05-14
"SilhOuette Lady"
To Be Guest OF
Congress CIub

Mrs, Phoebe Hazlewood, Of New
York, who has won recognition
for her silhouettes, will be the
honor guest of the Congressional
Club on Friday afternoon. She
has appeared before the State
Federation OF Women's Clubs of
Syracuse and other club conven-
tions, and has exhibited her pic.
lures in the Grand Central Gal.
lery OF Syracuse and also in the
Corcoran Gallery. She cut Pres
ident Coolidge's silhoutte at Paul
Smiths in the Adirondacks. The
artist will tell the history OF
silhoutte cutting and demonstrate
as she tlaks. A feature of the
afternoon will be to see her cut
the silhoutte of member Of the
club.
The following ladies will act as
hOstesseS for the tea: Mrs. Samuel
Beaks, Mrs. Edward NJ. Beers,
Mrs. Hiram Bingham, Mrs. John
j. Blaine, Mrs. Oscar E. Bland,
Mrs. S. Otis Bland, Mrs. Thomas
l.. Blanton, Mrs. Coleman Liv-
ingston Blease, Mrs. Sol Bloom,
Miss Mabel T. Boardman and
Mrs. Frank P. Bohn.
There will be a card party and
reception at the club on May 21.