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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-24
GARAGE FIRED TWICE
Charles Reisner Reports Place
Burned Second Time.

A garage in the rear Of 1888 South
Alabama street, in which a number
of junked automobiles are stored,
was set afire this morning for the
second time in three months,
Charles Reisner Of the Market street
garage complained to police. Since
the first blaze it has been boarded
up and used as a storehouse for
worthless cars. The blaze today
damaged the roof slightly.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-24
HELD TO GRAND JURY
F. A. Pohl Charged as Driver in
Fatal Beech Grove Accident.

F. A. Pohl, 1856 South Seventeenth
street, Beech Grove, alleged driver
of an automobile that killed John
Windhorst, 40. of South Seven
tenth street. Beech Grove, and in
iured John Windhorst Jr., u. and
Ella Windhorst. 9, his children, and
J. w. Pettill, 10, Beech Grove. on
Churchman avenue between Nine
tenth and Twentieth streets, Beech
Grove, March 4, was held to the
Marion county grand jury Thursday
by Municipal Judge Paul c. Wetter.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-24
MOTHER STAYS
OWN CHILDREN
SIasheS Threats of Boy,
Girl and Baby in Cemetery.

BIZ United Press
LEBANON, KY. May 24.-Mrs.
Alvey Shoaf, 80, took her three chill
dren to a cemetery here today.
slashed their threats with a razor,
then cut her own throat.
Mrs. Shoaf was brought to a hos
pital here in a dying condition.
The children, whose bodies lay
near that of their mother, were
Catherine, 9; George, 2, and a baby
girl, whose name was not learned.
Police, after an investigation, said
Mrs. Shoaf had been respondent
over domestic troubles.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-24
EX-SENATOR ACCUSED
Former Member of Congress Replies
to Bad Check Charge.

BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON. May 24-Former
United States Senator Charles Dick
of Akron, O., appeared voluntarily
at police headquarters here to eX-
plain bad check charge fled
against him in Ohio.
Dick said he stopped payment on
a $500 check to Homer Edison, Col
umbus, O., charging Sreach Of con-
tract. Police said when the war
rant for Dicks arrest wss received
here from Ohio, it would be served
but Dick would not be remanded to
jail.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-24
SUGGEST C0RYD0N TRIP
Hoosier Motor Club Gives Route to
States First Capital.

Corydon, in Harrison county,
where Indianas first state Capitol
building still stands, is suggested
as the destination of weekend mo-
florists by the Hoosier Motor Club
this week.
The club offers as the best route:
South on Meridian street to Madi-
son avenue; bear on U. S. Road 81
through Franklin, Columbus, Sey-
mour and Scottsburg to- New AL
bany; then west on Road g. to
Corydon.
The distance is 142 miles, all
paved.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-24
SAME BANDITS REPEAT
OIL STATION ROBBERY
Obtain S35 From Washington Street
Filling Station.

History repeated itself early this
morning at the Standard Oil filling
station at Southeastern avenue and
Washington street, of which Edward
w. Lollis, 1903 East Washington
street, is attendant.
In an automobile stolen few
minutes before from Hershal A. Nc
Gail, 4409 Baltimore avenue, night
foreman at the West Baking Com
pany, 1881 East Market street, two
bandits drove into the station at l
q. m. With gun one forced Lollis
to open the safe and took S35.
Lollis told police the bandit was
the same man who held up the fill
ing station a month ago.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-24

can. It was only natural that he
should decide that the present 10
cation of the peanut push was en-
tirely wrong as to altitude. 1t
might cost him $500 to retreat
along the path of least resistance,
which was down hill. Besides,
that's against the rules of pea
Ut marathoning.
Having to go somewhere at once,
Bill selected W Is tbs best move
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-24
Passenger Averts Train Wreck

NEW LEXINGTON, O., May "a
Glen Nichols of Lancaster, Ohio,
ayerted a serious wreck near here
today when he signaled the engineer
Of Pennsylvania passenger train No.
GIL, en- route from GAINESVILLE, to
Cincinnati, to stop when the rear
coach jumped the track. Nichols
was the only passenger aboard the
coach, which partially turned over.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-24
HUNDREDS JOIN IN
SEARCH FOR FIEND
Student Dance
Ban Lifted
Photo by Mecca Studio


BIZ Times SpeCldL
COLUMBUS, Ind, May "a
For the first time in the history
of the Columbus High school,
students who attended this
years junior-senior reception
were permitted to dance. The
reception was held in the high
school gymnasium and the
dance in connection with it was
the first ever held in the build
ing.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-24
SPURS PEANUT PUsHER TO SPEED UP PIXIES PEAK

and when his followers caught up
with him it was at point where
the mountain air suggested moth
ing more offensive to Bills ed
ucated nose than the dawn OF
spring, brave little mountain flow
ers. grass and the fragrance OF
the pines that line the picturesque
roadside along which the Texan
is elevating himself to fame and
1oTtuue-if he via AxAzaJ....5-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-24

Pass trail, there happened to be
among the gallery a particularly
pretty animals that ventured out
from the woods. 1t was black, for
the most part, with blazing white
stripes running along its back, and
its tail spread was something to
write home about.
Bill claims to be afraid Of moth
ing that grows hair. but he knows
his zoology As only Q Teste-ner
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-24

By United Press
COLORADO SPRINGS. May "a.
~ 1t settled down to case of
Bill Williams VS.. a mountain to-
day.
The tall Texas plasterer. who
escaped spring housekeeping time
down in Rio Hondo, Tex, by get
ting himself tied up in $500 bet
that he can push peanut with
his nose to the top of Pixies peak,
. distance Of twenty-five miles.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-24

Williams surprised even his most
enthusiastic supporters. 1t was
not until evening, when williams
was resting under the main tent
Of the peanut pusher's roadside
camp, that the real reason for the
setting Of a new speed record was
revealed.
vt seems, according to Bill, that,
j as he was nosing his second
peanut ct the day aIops the Ute
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-24
Surgeons Use Kitchen Table

EVANSVILLE. Ind. May 24.-A
kitchen table was an operating table
in the case Of Mrs. R. w. Riggs,
wife, of a Scott township farmer.
suffering from appendicitis. Bad
roads prevented her removal from
her home to a hospital.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-24
Lifelong Resident Dies

MARION, Ind, May 24.-Funeral
services for Mrs. Edward McCor-
mick, SO, lifelong resident Of Grant
county, who died at the Kneipp
sanitarium, Rome City, were held
at St. Pauls Catholic church.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-24

in twenty-five days, seems to have
overcome most of the natural
hazards that lurk along the course.
These hazards included hungry
squirrels that covet Bills Georgia
grown peanuts, wind and rain.
which threatened to turn the
pushing into swim. Now it ap-
pears to be a case of whether
Williams can stand the gaff for
seventeen more days.
The progress MADE yesterday BY
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-24
PARK EMPLOYEES NAMED
Thirteen Recreation Department
nr,nintnnents Announced.

Ihlrteen htcredLIUn department
Appointments Announced.
Thirteen additional recreation de-
partment employees were appointed
tday by the park board on recon-
mendation of Mayor L. Ert Slack.
Those named: Ira Haymaker Jr.,
instructor; Helen Ernsting and
James Demetrius, instructors at
Kingan's playground; Lizzie Nor
ford, Margaret Miller, Nellie S. Nor
ton, Pearl Kendall, Josephine Moo
nan, Mary M. Devenay, Mary Reid,
Rose Griffin and Mrs. G. E. Frill,
matrons, and Miss Lena Lehman,
matron at Christanore settlement.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-24
Linked With Gary Holdup

Gary detectives assisted in linking
Landry with the attack here. Two
men walked into the Gary bank,
showed President Albert Defries
some bonds, similar TO those found
on Landry after he was shot here.
and then felled him with a blow
so hard it broke the stock Of .
sawedoff shotgun.
The broken stock was similar to
that Of the sawedoff gun Landry
tried TO Use Ia tbs fracas h@MA
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-17
SHIPPING PAST
lOOOCAR MARK
Vegetable Movement More
Rapid; Tariff Aids
Tomato Crop
Especial 20 The Heraldl

M@R&&ARa ~ $3.50
SAN BENTTO, ". 16- Ship
ments OF citrus fruit out OF the
Lower Rio Grande Valley have
passed the 1O00-carload mark, and
vegetable shipments are mounting
rapidly, with 145 ears moved this
season, most or this amount hav-
ing been shipped the past 10 days.
Figures Of the Missouri Pacific
and Southern Pacific show a total
of ee1 carloads Of citrus moved out
including the Saturday moven mt,
while truck and express shipments
are approximately 100 carloads.
The express movement will be
heavy betwc- n now and the first
Of the year, as thousands Of gift
packages win move out Of the
Valley.
J.. g. Powell. inspector "A charge
or the maturity law enforcement
work In the Valley. said that most
OF the fruit Is passing the test
satisfactorily. The rains Of this
week are holding up a little Of It,
but most Of 1t is passing, he said.
The tomato movement is larger
than 10 has ever been before at
this time Of the year, and the price
Is very good, growers receiving three
cents a pound. The Valley yield Is
a direct result of the proposed
tariff on Mexican tomatoes, as Mex
lean interests have refused to
plant tomatoes for fear Of the tar
If.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-17
BY Central Press

BY Central Press
SAN DIEGO, Cal. Nov. Is
Picturesque and rugged Guadalupe
has yielded to science four giant
sea e'erhants. They range in
weight from one TO two tons and
zee the confines of the
San Diego o with their presence.
IN nf scientists, head
ed by DR.. Charles II. Townsend.
"a Ell OF the rev York aquarium
sailed TO Guadalupe island recent
ly aboard a navy tender. They had
Joint permission Of the American
and Mexican governments 10 cap
ture the mammals.
Jinplc but Dangerous
The method OF securing the large
sea elephants was simple. but II
involved many dangers on the
rocky beach. Cra- ; is feet long
four feet wide and four feet deep
were t0wed to the beach from the
KOka. Navy ~reservistS drag III the
sides Of the cages up to the hero,
which numbC ed 468, and by storm
ing the sea elephants from the
front drove them backward into
the cages on the waters edge.
Twice, after large specimens had
been brought alongside. the crates
brobe away and the mammals es-
capped. TO replace one OF the es-
an elephant weighing 1000
pounds. believed 10 be the largest
ever brought into port, was cap
tured.
The sea elephant. the only herd
on the northern hemisphere, we're
found on a short beach less than
quarter mile long. The beach Is
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-17

thanked with a 3,OO0-foot cliff ut
the back and two gigantic land
slices at each end.
No one knows much about the
life habits OF the elephants. They
move like massive caterpillars and
despite their size are not vicious.
No n but scientists oper~ ing
under federal permission may cap
ture the c elephants. Cue 4 ape
Is a Mexican possession and lex
lean marines guard the herd against
p~oachers.
The. actual nature OF their diet
has never been determined, but
StOmachS of those examined have
yielded only black sand.
Where they give birth TO their
young no ore knows. It Is thought
they retreat to a lone cave, access
TO which carries the e~xpectant
mothers over rough jagged rocks.
This cave Is located on the east
side OF the island and several miles
from their west beach home.
Their Home
The island on which the Qua
delupe seals make their home was
named after the patron saint OF
Mexico. IL towers high above the
waters Of the Pacific, its head
touching the clouds from which II
draw its only fresh water. The
island lies $50 miles southwest
from San Diego and $50 miles
west Of the coast Of Mexico.
Only one group of sea elephants
lives in captivity. In the San Die
20 geological gard $ those recent
ly captured idle their time in an
outdoor pool Of water.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-17
DEPUTY HUNTING
y a T.
CHICKENS FINDS
y * X
MESCAL IN AUTO

Grin Peterson, ra0 lives near Los
Fresnos, thought there was some
thing In his chicken coop besides
the chickens Friday night. When he
went to investigate. two men ran to
a sedan parked nearby, Peterson
opined, SO he went on to the home
OF d. w. Oliver, deputy sheriff, 70
confide his troubles.
just as he reused Oliver, q sedan
passed and Peterson pointed out the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-17
Pair Held On Liquor
Possession Charges

Miguel de Leon, Felix Martinez.
and Eduardo Vale are being held
on liquor possession charges in the
Cameron county jail. pending a
hearing in U. $. commissioners, Z.
X. Goodrich's court at 10 a. m. Mon
day. The men were caught In East
Brownsville Friday night by officers
Officers stated they had In their
possession 10 gallons Of mescal. four
quarts Of habanerO. and one quart
OF a~nisette.
The catch was made by II. 8.
customs inspectors r. l.. Campbell,
Ed. McNabb. Fergus Groves. and A
A. Champion. and deputy sheriff E
c. Cavazos, Jr.
De Leon and Martinez are known
as old offenders to officers, having
served sentences In the federal pris-
on at Leavenworth.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-17

night. Nov. Is. continuing through
Saturday night
The show has played I'm Browns
vile over a period OF 10 years. and
Is returning this fall with an en-
tirely new cast and program. The
players win spend the remainder Of
the season at the Palace theater In
San Antonio upon leaving here.
Dan Rees appears as leading man
and Lucille Zier as the feminine
star OF the plays.
The weeks program includes the
following: Monday night, Know
Your Groceries; Tuesday, "Be
Your Self; Wednesday. Italians
Revenge: Thursday, sugar Dad
dy"; Friday. Spider Web; Satur-
day. Sky Jacker."
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-17
Brownsville Visitors Offered Many Amusements

car as that which had Just left his
place. Oliver halted 10.
He didn't find any chickens. but
he found two men and several GAL
Ions OF meScal.
Eleuterio Ruiz and Arturo Bru-
tureiro were placed under q $500
bonds following a hearing before
u. S. commissioner E. K. Goodrich.
Saturday afternoon.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-17
San Benito Starts
Open House Plans

SAN BENITO, Nov. 16-Commit-
tees TO take charge Of San Benito's
Christmas open house. on December
8. were named ut a meeting Of mer-
chants here Saturday.
The committee members are: fin
ance. Ted Brash. j. Lee Hanchey.
and ID. w. Day; lighting, Bert Fps
TEN, F. G. Ludden; band, j. Scott
Brown, I. r. Gilbert; dance. F. B.
Sublett. Tom M~archbanks: enter
tainment. Ethel B. Finks: santa
Claus, Paul Hornbeck.
The Retail Merchants Associa-
non OF san Benito is sponsoring
me open house. and residents Of ail
otner cities Of the Valley are in
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-17
x EXECUTIVES
l. I'm PLAINVIEW

SAN BENrTO. Nov. 16-The ann
ual conference school OK the Texa
Commercial Executives Association
win be hello May 8, 3. and 10 a
Plainview, according to announce
ment here Df j. E. Bell. preSiden
on the association
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-17

Spirella Corsetiere-- AT Amay's Mil
linery Tuesdays, Wednesdays and
Saturdays. Call 374-J or 1881.
adv-17
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-17
New Insurance Firm
Opens Here Monday

Q. Q. Bryant and w. G. Bryant are
opening insurance offices in Browns
vile Monday. They will be located
on the fourth floor of the State
National building. and viii handle all
lines Of insurance. w. G. Bryant
comes from Birmingham. ala. where
ne was connected with the Jeffer-
son motor company.
Both men are highly optirlistic
over the outlook in the Valley.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-17

ITALY TOUR TO LIONS
fsnecial 70 The Heraldl

SAN BENITO. Nov. l6-Intercst-
ing incidents Of a tour through italy.
including interview with Pope. were
related 70 the Lions club at its meet
ing here Friday by Judge j. l..
Chapman. Harrington attorney.
The Lions club subscribed 100 per
cent membership III the Red Cross.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-17
City Briefs


Spirella Corsetiere-- AT Amay's MIL
nnery Tuesdays, Wednesdays and
Saturdays. Call 374-J or 1891
adv-17
Son BOrn.-Mr. and Mrs. Jose M
Garcia, Ringgold and Sixteenth.
announce the birth Of a son Sat
urday morning.
w. s. West returned SATURDAY.
morning from Austin. He had been
In the capital several days looking
after business, including a case
before the supreme court, in which
he was counsel.
Mrs. Gordon Charts supervisor
wants lady. See Classified Ad. Adv.
On Trip.-LouiS B. Scharmberg
left Friday night on a business
trip. He attended the game be-
tween Brownsville and Main Ave
nue. Saturday afternoon, and win
spend a day or two looking after
business in Austin. He expects TO
return Tuesday.
Attends Game.--R0bert T.. Jones
attended the football game IN San
Antonio Saturday. W
At Game.-M. L. Love. general
agent for the Southern Pacific
lines, went up Saturday for the
game between Brownsville and Main
Avenue.
Visits-Mrs- M. Gordon OF San
Antonio Is the guest OF Mrs. John
Closner fo- the week.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-17

Son BOrn.-Mr. and Mrs. Jose NJ.
Garcia, Ringgold and Sixteenth
announce the birth Of a son Sat
urday morning.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-17
Elks Bring Tent
Theater For Week

Under auspices OF b. p. o. Z.
lodge, for benefit OF the charity
fund, Bob Grandl's tent theater win
play a weeks engagement I'm
Brownsville beginning Monday
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-17
A CHARMED LIFE

ELGN, m,-In his Q years OF lie
Walter Morton has fallen from
roof and been struck by a stree
car and automobile but never nv
been seriously hurt.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-17
WHIPPEn

DUBLIN.-P. J. Dunoon. a land
lord Of Mountshannon, was wniD-
ped by masked men because he ap-
pealed TO the courts to prevent tres
oaSsing on his land.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-26
Former Local Man to Fly
 From Alaska to Seattle

Charles Frost, father of Meigs o. Frost, q former local man, has re- ceived word from his son that he IS in Hawaii in rep2ortorial capacit? fer set of newspapers of the Southern states. In few days he is to board a private yacht for Alaska. where he will remain for only few days and then fly from Nome Alaska. to Seattle, Wash.
 MT Frost has travelled all over the world as q special correspondent for numerous publications and has covered the World war. the recent revolution in Mexico, and numerous revolutions in south and Central America before he became an author, In his capacity as spe. Cial story writer, he is called to all parts or the world
New Britain herald., 1929-07-26
Registrars Notice

The registrars of the Town of Berlin hereby give notice that they will be in session Friday. August 3. and again oh Friday. August 2. from 12 o'clock noon till p. m. {day- light time) in the Town Hall for the sole p,irposS Of revising and correct ing the caucus lists of raid town
 REGISTRARS
 Royal II Morse
 William F.. Carey.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-26
NOTICE O:' SETTLEMENT pF ADMINISTRATION ACCOUNT

District Of Plainvllle ss Probate Court. Ju'V 2i, 19-9.
 Estate of Louis W. Higgins, late 6t P!ainville in said District. deceased.
 The Adminsratrx having exhibited her administration account with said estate to this Court for allowance. it IS Ordered-Thnt the 10th day of August. <. p. 1929, Al one o'clock In the after noon Tt the Probate office in Plainvilie lie and the sane ts assigned for a hear ing on the allowance of said adminis- trHtion account. and this Court directs the adniinstrttrix to cite All persons interested therein 10 appear at said time and place. by publishing this order once in some newspaper having a circulation in said District. and hy posting a copy dn the public sGh post In the Town ot P'a'nviHe where the dscens,d last dwelt, at lfaSt five days before said time as sSned.
 certified from Record
 MERRITT Q. RYDER, JuHEe.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-26
LIMITATION OF CLAIMS


 At court of Probate holden at rlu hvile within ana for the District of plninrine on the Gith day of July, A, D, 1929.
 Present. Merritt O. Ryder, Esq. Juds-. on motion of Augusta Nelson, tdmnis- trator. C. {. a, on the testate estate of John Nelson, late Of PiainNille, within said diStrirt, deceased,
 This Court doth decree that six months be Allowed and limited for tho rreditors 6f said estate to eNhibit theit claims against the same to the admin istrator. t, t a, and directs that public notice he given of this order by adVer- Using m a newspaper having crcula- ton in said district. and by posting rcre thereof on the public sen post in said town of Plainville neattst the place where the dereased last dwelt
 certified from Record
 MERfTT 0. RYDER. Judge.