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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-13
DEBT PRISONER FOUR
MONTHS GETS LIBERTY
Relatives Arrange for Liberty in
Unusual Case at Columbus.

SRI lines &pcrM
COLUMBUS, Ind, April 10, -
Sherman Martin. IS, Of this city.
has been released from the Barth-
olomew county Jail here after hav-
ing served nearly six months for
fsilNre to pay $500 to the mother
Of his child born out of Wedlock
Martins term of imprisonment is
said to have been the longest ever
required of man in connection
with charge OF the kind in the
county
Last October he was tried before
Judge Julian Sharpnack on the
charge and ordered to pay $500 to
the mother. AS he was unable to
obtain money, he was sent to Jail,
Relatives working in his behalf,
finally succeeded in getting bond
for him and the amount Martin is
to pay has been reduced to 5000.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-13
SPEAKERS TO COMPETE
District Winner at Muncie Will
Enter State Contest.
BIZ Times Special

'77'Vo VTT'
MUNCIE. Ind. April IS. - The
eighth district elimination contest
to select a representative in the
state oratorical contest will be held
at the Ball State Teachers college
here Wednesday night.
County winners who will take part
are Craver Emshwiller Button;
Dick James. Portland; Miss Aletha
Jane Johnson. Lynn; Phillip Kilt
ner. Anderson, and Harold Wright,
Eaton.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-13
Two Bands Enter Contest

BV Tunes Npccj1I
KOKOMO, Ind. April 13.-Both
the Van Buren, and Gas City con-
cert bands will participate in dis
trict band contest to be held April
q at kokomo.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-13
OPPOSE MOVE
TO END SUNDAY
TRAIN SERVICE
Residents Along VinCenneS
Pennsylvania Division
Aroused.

BIZ TimTg sDeciqt
SPENCER. Ind, April 13.-Oppo-
sition to plans Of the Pennsylvania
railroad 20 stop Sunday train serv-
ice on the Vincennes division took
definite form at meeting here Of
local and WOrthington business men
at which a committee was named to
make plans and enlist aid of other
cities and towns on the division.
In addition TO Spencer and
Worthington, the train cancellation
would affect Martinsville, GOspOrt,
Vincennes and Bicknell
Want Week End Trips
Among chief objections to lack of
Sunday service, as voiced at the
meeting here, would be inability to
carry ddt an old Hoosier tradition
that of returning for Week-en
in tn cold home town with pop and
MON" and that communities with
ont trains would have the reputa-
ton of being dead ones"
From a business standpoint, it
vas pointed out that merchants
would suffer through loss Of Sa.Vr-
day night trade by patrons who
come by train on that day and re-
main over to return Sunday.
Three Form Committee
The committee appointed at the
meeting is composed of Phil Max
well. Spencer, and z. z. Love and
Chester Weems of Warrington.
The Martinsville Lions Club and
the Greater MartinsviIle Association
are considering steps to be taken in
the situation.
Unless the railroad calls off the
cancellation order, it was declared
at the meeting that the matter
would be taken to the Indiana pub
lie service commission.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-13
HUSBAND IN TRIANGLE
CASE FORMER ATHLETE
Virgil E. Boyer Was Active at An
derson High School.

BIZ Tires SpcciGl
ANDERSON, Ind. April 13.-Vir-
gil f. Boyer. held at indianapolis
for shooting DR.. c. L. Weston. Ham
ilton, O.. as the solution to a love
triangle in which Mrs. Boyer was
the central figure. is a former An
derson high school track athlete.
His first wife, Mrs. Lillian Pef1ey
Boyer, from whom Boyer. was di-
vorced two years ago. lives here
Boyer was graduated from An
derson high school in 1917.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-13
Boys and Girls Unload Stone

BIZ imcS SDPcidl
P1MENTO. Ind. April 13-Forty-
two boys and girls of Linton town
ship unloaded 400 pounds of lime
stone fertilizer here for use on land
III their alfalfa club work.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-13
This Buildings the Limit

The
neU building
of the
South Bend
Building
and Loan
Association,
framework Of
1Chlch has
been
completed,
is the first
in
South Bends
history
to reach
the limit Of
t1UeIUe
stories IN
height,
f1ed By the
city's
building code.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-13
Students Give Bells

BU Times special
UPLAND, Ind. April 13-An cleo
trio bell system is the gift to Tay-
Tor university of this years gradu-
atinQ class.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-13
State French Teachers
Meeting Today att Z.
New instruction Plan Chief
Topic of Discus
sion.
BIZ Times Special

BIZ 7 ines NpeciGl
BLOOMINGTON, Ind April Is.
Speakers on the program of the
second meeting of the Indiana As
ISOLATION of Teachers OF French ct
Indiana University today included
the following:
Professor Carl G. Franzen, Henry
Bressolette and Mile. Antoinette
Billant, Indiana university; j, F.
Holm, Yincennes high school; Eliza
beth L. Davis and Ruth Hendrick-
son Alice, Emmerich Manual Train
ing high school, Indianapolis; Ruth
Shirley, Indiana State Normal,
Terre Haute; Clarence E. Leaven-
worth. Wabash college; Gino Ratti,
Butler university, and Alice Dunn
Denny, Shortridge high school, In
dianapolis.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-13
Discuss New System

The program opened at 9 o'clock
this morning with report in
French by Henry Bressolette, fellow
sent by the French government.
The tentative courses Of study in
foreign language for secondary
schools of Indiana just issued by
the state were discussed by Profess
sorS Franzen and ]. E. Holm. A
discussion on this subject from the
high school teachers point of view
vas given by Nan Wade of Bloom
ington high school. Luncheon was
served at the university cafeteria.
Survey TO Be Made
The meeting closed with a round
table discussion of present French
problems in the state, and with the
appointment of committee to
make a survey of French in In
diana to report at the autumn
meeting of the association.
Those attending the meeting in
GUIDED:
Edith Baker. Arsenal Technical high
school. Indianapolis; Helen Jackson Ball
Teachers college, Muncie; Charltne jamie
son. Central high school. Muncie; Bessie
I1oontz and Mary L. Records. El@ood high
school, Martha Ie Loupp. Tudor Hall. In
dianapois; Ella N. Lyons and Bernadine
Mathews. Washiaugton high school: Helen
McWhorter and Harry Wann, Indiana
State Normal. Terre Haute: Eleanor New
ton. McLain Junior high school, Terre
Haute; E. B. Nichols and F. Y. Thomas,
DePauw university; Wallace w. Perkins,
Butler university: Gertrude SchoJl Euro
pean School of Music. Fit. Wayne: Dorothy
Thornburg. Kokomo high school; Elizabeth
VaVter and Gertrude P. Weathers, Short
ridge high school. Indianapolis; Professor
Jean Anderson. Hanover college; Sinah P.
Thrift. WARSAW; Deirdoe Mcmillan. Hunt
ington high school; John T. Fotos. Pur
due university; Mary NJ. Dougherty. Mary
of-the-Woods. and Mildred Cimmick. De-
Paw university.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-25

Resale March. seventeen, after
the death Of her mother, secures a
position at the hosiery counter OF
a store. She is helped by Kenessa
DuBarry. an actress, who has q soft
heart. Resale Is adored by her
land.ady. Mother Murphy. and little
Tim OfHara. corner newsie. Rosalie
takes a pair of silk stockings until
payday. and Is observed by Alberto
MARITIME, hard-boiled store detective.
He does not arrest her, but threatens
To unless She hides some ~suitcases
in her room. Resale Is frightened,
and when MartlnO's sang kidnaps
Roy Andrews, nephew OF the store
owner. who has asked Resale to
marry him. she threatens TO expose
Martina. MARITIME is furious. and in
a sculile ~ shot mysteri0usly. Ros-
ale is arrested, and Tim OHara
c~onfeases that he shot MARITIME 10
protect Resale, but the police do
not believe him. Rowdy Dow. police
reporter. and Kenessa DuBarry de-
eide Cd help Rc-alie. Keressa tries
10 solve the mystery and takes Ros-
allies room at Mother Murphy's.
She discovers the ~suitcasas LETT by
Martina. R0wdv decides Kenessa
must get q position az the store to
secure information to help RoSalie.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-25

IN the glow Of tie Yuletide season, Marshall Ratliff
was lynched by a mob Of 200 in the city Of Eastland
while a thousand people looked on including many
women and girls"
This newspaper is for the law Of the land. the law
OF the courthouse, the verdict Of the jury Of IL, af-
firmed by the high courts Of the commonwealth
This newspaper looks with a feeling akin to that
Of horror in mob outbreaks or mob vengeance.
Judge Lynch IS out OF place in a commonwealth
where murderers are sent to the chair and hiiackers
are given life terms.
AS for Marshall Ratliff, he lived q life Of violence
and he died a violent death, inflicted by enraged
citizens who took the law into their own hands.
It was the day before Christmas in 1927, when five
bandits, one dressed as Santa Claus, entered the bank
at Cisco.
They were armed to the death. They wounded the
cashier. they scooped up all the money in sight, they
fled taking with them two little girls who had been
attracted to them BY the Santa Claus makeup.
They engaged in a running battle with officers.
They used the children as screens. An officer was
killed, an officer was fatally injured and one Of the
bandits injured and captured.
All five were captured in the course Of time and
convicted.
Harry Helms died in the electric chair. Marshall
Ratliff was convicted and sentenced to die n the
electric chair. He appealed and the court OF last re-
sort sustained his conviction.
Then he feigned insanity. A trial was ordered
He awaited an opportunity to break jail. He shot
and he dangerously wounded Officer Tom Jones. Pub
lie indignation was aroused to the highest fever heat
A mob was organized. And the Santa Claus bandit
was taken from his jailer and was strung up ny q
new grass rope to the nearest telephone cable.
or course. his punishment fit his crime, but the
law of the land should have been permitted to have
taken its course and this daring criminal should have
met his death seated in the electric chair, a warning
70 outlaws Of all degrees that courthouse ana not
,,,rgla iuetica Il melted out under the skies OF Texas.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-25
A Man From Boston

A man from Boston Is swinging around the circle
In wool and mohair regions. His name? J. M. Lea
He is a buyer for Boston wool merchants. While
swinging around he purchased four and a quarter
million pounds OF Texas four and five month fall wool
at around zoe a pound.
There isn't a wooden mill In Texas. There isn't q
mchair mill. Boston buyers get the Texas crops OF
wool and mohair. New England manufacturers make
the finished goods. These goods are shipped to Texas
and sold to the natives.
New England gets the velvet; Texas sheep and goat
men, in the sale OF the raw materials, receive that
which the eastern buyers are willing to pay.
There is a reason why the manufacturing states
are the wealthy states OF the union.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-25

been sent ahead that he was an at
torney with permission to visit her
She gasped with fear when she
heard him call her name and looked
I'D to see a strange dark man.
Don't be frightened" he smilingly
treasured her. I'm Sherlock Holmes.
Then he explained the disguise
Resale smiled weakly for the first
time since Martino'S death.
~Oh. how did you ver make your
self lock SO d~ifferent?'
Il didn't he sat close TO her SO
that no one would hear, your girl
friend Du Barry did It,"
"Du Barry Rosalie's eyes opened
wide with amazsment -but-where l.
She"
she Is at present holding down
your old job at the hosiery counter
at Boggs and Clark's. l have Mar
tino's job"
Rosalie could hardly believe him.
He saw her doubt and smiled.
"A well-known detective called
me this morning and said they
wanted to put q man in Martino's
place. Sounds like a real detective
as falling off a log. KeneSSa told EN-
she was a hosiery singer from Chi.
1t just happened-the Lord l. with
us. / guess. that she was put in your
place. Sounds like a eral detective
thriller. doesn't H."
oh" tears OF relief came into
ROsalie's eyes, maybe you will be
able to help me. Did you see about
the suitcases2r
i am now the occupant Of your
late room. The ~suitcaseS are safe
under my virtuOuS couch. KeneSsa
has the room across the hall. Last
night we opened the s~uitcases and
found about a hundred thousand
dollars worth Of loot from the store.
Today. / checked up on the missing
stuff and that's where It came from.
Now. all / have to do l. round up q
few racketeers. That ought to BE-
easy"
Resale began to cry half with re-
lief and half with fear.
oh, please be careful. III they
catch you they'll XIII you. They're
such bad people"
He laughed her tears away.
Don't fret your little self. honey.
When they get Rowdy Dow they'll
have their hands full. I know every
cop and every crook in Phillie. If
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-25

Harry +. Sinclair is on the outside and ns the m
side of prison walls. He has served three months ior
contempt Of the American senate and six months ior
contempt on an American judge.
Now it is announced that the merger OF the Prairie
OH and Gas company with the Sinclair Consoilaateo
oil corporation viii take place IN the near FUTURE
49, re prairie Petroleum corporation will be the
bold,pr unit and the merger will see the passing Of
the several Sinclair companies.
In the amalgamation the SO per cent interest that
The Standard OIL company Of Indiana has III the
Sinclair Crude Oil Purchasing company and the SIN
clair Pipe Line company viii be increased by selling
the emalniny 50 per cent interest to the Standard OF
Indiana BY Nulti-milionaire Sinclair.
Not many years ago it is said Sinclair needed ready
money. Standard loaned the money and took the
50 per cent IN the Sinclair Pipe Line. Now absolute
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-25

they grabbed me and ] let 'em know
who i was they'd drop me like "a
barrel Of INT. The wisest and the
bravest of EN- know better than 70
knock off a police reporter
She smiled whitley and held to
his hand.
II hope not. It'd feel terrible
IT YOU got into trouble over me-"
He stayed with her half an hour
and when ne was ready to 90 a lit
tie color had come into her face.
Several times she had started 10
tell him about Roy. But the note
came before her eyes and she did
not dare.
He turned at the door Of her cell
and grinned:
Maybe you'd like 70 kiss me
good bye?"
He was like a big brother. Rosa
lie held I'D her arms and was glad
TO feel his strong arm holding her
close. She buried her head in his
shoulder for a moment and chung
to him. He was "a rock OF safety In
a world that seemed to be fun OF
horror everywhere she turned.
Don't you worry, baby. Papa
Dow went let anything worse hap
pen to you. I'll find a way TO get
YOU out Of this mess or blow up
every crook In this mans burg"
It seemed that she had known
him all her life. Could IL be only
yesterday that he had come 70 ner
with his red hair and his freckles
and his happy-go-lucky grin?
Rowdy lay in Rosalie's room. his
thoughts in q turmoil. What a
little darling she was. There must
be some way to get her out OF her
trouble.
A shadow crossed the floor. Some
one was climbing In the window
Scarcely daring 70 breathe Rowdy
reached up to the switeh and
flooded the room with light.
CTO BE CONTINUED
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-25

Resale sat in her cell the next
morning like ~ statue. When she
rs much As lifted her hand It was
an effort that made her feel weak
and listless.
Duly She stared AZ the bars that
confined her and wondered how
long ii would be before something
would happen. It seemed like years
since anyone had talked with her.
Was it only yesterday that the
newspaper man had been to see her?
Would he be back again?
he had promised to help her. But,
could anyone possibly help her? She
remembered an old expression Of
her mothers - something about
making her bed and having TO lie
Oh III" That's what she had done.
And she was a thief and had killed
q man.
Resale raised her hand ant
pressed her aching head. III only
she could think. Remember. Mar
tino-he had rushed at her-and
sha he'd opened her eyes. and there
YVES Mother Murphy and all those
people.
There was nothing to do but adj
init she had killed him. But she
didn't remember. she had heard
that people killed in q blind rage.
Insane passion. That was what she
had done. She had been insane with
fcar-and she had fired to protect
herself. The Law Of self-preserva-
t.cn.'
And yet-no one would under
stand. They would send her to the
4 electric chair, no doubt. The suit
cases? She NiShe> X newspaper
man who looked like Tim would
hurry back and tell il they were
still there.
she shuddered and reached In
her waist and took out the crump-
Led note that she h-1 found n her
cell the evening before. Right at
her feet. Where hid 1t come from?
She had zen no n except the
natr0n and a guard.
on dirty. cheap paper. Y read:
Your friend is not dead. Keep
our trap shut and We viii not do
nothing I'd him. Tell and he viii
De bumped off ls once
The writing was il a -amped,
childish hand and at the bottom
there was a small black hand
drawn very bay. Her heart AM
msrcd painfully WITH foreboding.
She had meant to trust the
newspaper man. But she cC-idl't
now. They would kill Roy II they
were really telling ner the truth
Maybe. III she gave him a little
mere time before she told Re would
f. So~'e way to Get away.
Her mind refused to function She
dropped her head on the ugly little
cot and was lost in despair.
II was SIX o'clock when Rowdy
arrived NJ the prison. Word had
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-25

ownership OF the Pipe Line win be vested In the
Standard.
Those who are behind the scenes say that It viii
take months to wind up and perfect the proposed
merger. Now unless Albert p. Fall wins his appeal,
or unless death calls him away. the deposed republic
can boss Of New Mexico and the personal friend Of
the late Warren q. Harding, will find himself behind
the bars to do time for selling oil leases to Doheny,
no. for accepting a bride Of 100000 from Doheny.
AS for Harry +. Sinclair he Is said to have millions
at his command and in future viii play the game
just as daringly as he played it in bygone years.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-25

National lawmakers are clamoring for additional
appropriations for the prosecution Of ~violatcrs Of the
prohibition laws; college boys In many states have
been given heavy fines and two or three jail sentences
for peddling whisky: 20 football fans were turned
loose at Dallas for carrying TASKS while the big game
was on; a congressman and his secretary are under
indictment in the city Of Washington for carrying
whisky in their bags: raids are being conducted In al
of the 4s states and Sen. Morris Sheppard has a BIZ
RELOCATING misdemeanor cases to y. > commissioners
FOR final action. John is jumping.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-25
Arab Fires On
Jewish Official

JERUSALEM, Nov. 25-PHNor-
man de Mattos Bentwich, attorney
general or Palestine. probably will
recover from a flesh wound receiv-
ed when he was fired at yesterday
by a young Arab messenger In the
police department.
Three shots were fired. but only
the first striking the Palestine Of
fetal. The second went wild. and
the third. strangely enough. struck
the assassin himself in his thigh.
Is held.
The attack occurred in the corri-
dor Of the government offices. not
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-25

A Washington dispatch let's it be known that a bill
viii be introduced early In December by the house
rivers and harbors committee calling for an appro-
priation Of s125. ,O00 for improvement Of rivers and
harbors. including the Hoover plan for the expansion
Of the inland waterway development which calls Tor
improved channels on the Missouri river and its trih-
utaries. Texans are interested. II there Is 70 be
a fat pork barrel put over the top By the national
lawmakers. then the river and harbors Of Texas should
not be overlooked.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-25
Star Lore
THE MOONS METROPOLITAN
FORMA~ ON"-TYCHO
BY Arthur Dew. Carpantc-

by arthur Oet. CarpanJ~-
Tycho is "a ring plain in the south
polar region or the moon, made
very conspicuous because ri the
rays or streaks that radiate from
Il in all directions. extending far
out over the lunar globe. At full
r1pon Tycho and its rays are the
outstanding feature OF the entire
lunar surface. lis magnificent
crater Is 5428 miles In diameter.
It's circular broad wall displays many
terraces within It's interior and also
shows q mass OF terraces and but
tresses on its exterior. This circu-
lar wall rises on the west side,
17.1I3 feet above the interior plain.
Tycho's central mountain Is 6.000
feet in height.
More tomorrow
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-25

far from where Bentwich has prose-
cuted vigorously those Arabs he be-
lieved responsible for anti-Smitic
rioting.
Bentwich Is the only Jewish Off
cial who holds u high post in the
government here. The Arab execu-
tive recently demanded his removal.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-25
Ban on Fruit Fly Unified

Rep. John ". Garner. minority leader OF the mousse
has made lower Rio Grande Valley growers HAPPY
by a wire carrying the news that the teoeral Dan
against the shipment Of Florida citrus fruits into
Texas would not be lifted until Feb. n. 1880, the end
az the winter fruit shipping season. Why should the
ban be lifted in February. 1880. unless there has been
a complete determination Of the Mediterranean fruit
nv in Florida and elsewhere?
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-25

the most vital Of all issues II - time We
more keenly realized Che Importance of right
living and the art Of keeping wei.
Civilization has brought with IL many, many
ills. These are ills which nature never intcEdcd
should exist.
Sir w. Arbuthnot Lane, famous consulting
surgeon mt Guys Hospital, London. has said:
Approximately 90 per cent OF our physical
defects, disorders and diseases would appear 70
be preventible and are Que ln the main
TO faulty nutrition, lack Of fresh mr and cxer-
else. stagnation Of decomposing Intestinal con-
tents, and other simple matters which can easily
he corrected
Primitive races, though living Wnhygienically
and unscientifcally, usually have excellent teeth,
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