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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-26
SEEKS DIVORCE
FROM FUGITIVE
Wife of "Muncie'S Ponzi''
Alleges Desertion.
BIZ Times SpectaI

BIZ Times Special
MUNCIE, Ind, March 26.--Alpha
L. Holiday, whose career as pro-
moter caused him to be known as
"Muncie's Ponzi," and lost to several
persons thousands of dollars, is de-
PENDANT in a divorce suit filed here
by Mrs. Verneva B. Holiday.
Abandonment and failure to pro-
vide are alleged by Mrs Holiday, who
asks custody of two children.
After serving three years in prison
as result of stock selling and other
promotion operations, Holiday re-
turned here and took up his old
work again.
He was arrested again, but after
obtaining freedom on bond pending
trial, fed. No trace of him has
been found. Judgments were taken
against sureties on his bond, but
were rernitted by Ed Jackson before
he left Office as Governor of In
diana.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-26
IS INJURED AS
10000 RIOT AT
BOXING MATCH
800 Orphans
f0r" Grocer

By Times Special
SEYMOUR, Ind, March 26.
John Lockmund, grocer, has
been left with 300 orphans on
his hands. They are baby tar
antulas whose notified died
month after being placed in a
glass jar by 1ockmund. who
found her in a stalk of ban
anas. Near the spider, which
was as large as an average
persons hand, was the silken
cocoon from which the little
spiders were Matched.
Placing mother and cocoon
in the jar, Lockmund fed her
insects for a month, the long
est period he says he has
known a tarantula to live in
captivity. He believes climatic
conditions will cause the baby
spiders to die soon.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-26
OLD MURDER
HUNT REVIVED.
ARREST MADE
Negro in Baltimore May Be
Key Man in Killing
Here in 1927.
INSURANCE AGENT SLAIN
Search for AK WieIder Is
Spurred Anew by Police
Query.

Solution of the mysterious and
brutal murder here on Jan. 5, 1927,
of Dahlman De Bolt, 50, insurance
collector, may result from an inquiry
received here today from Baltimore
police.
De Bolt was found at Darneu and
Missouri streets late one afternoon,
his skull crushed by two blows of an
ak. Broken pieces of the weapon
were lying near the body. There
were absolutely no clews to the
Staying.
Baltimore officers are holding as
suspect Norman Kennedy, alias
Rogers, a Negro, the inquiry from
the Maryland city stated.
According to a dispatch to The
Times, Norman was arrested on tip
of "Stool pigeon" that he was
involved in the ak Staying of some
insurance men here. He denies the
charge, but is being held on a tech
nical charge pending word from To-
cal officers.
Picture Sent Here
The Baltimore police sent Ken
nedy's picture. Detective Chief
Jerry Kinney at once assigned men
to canvass the neighborhood of the
De Bolt murder with the picture to
see if Kennedy ever had lived or
had been in the vicinity.
The Maryland officers asked full
details of any murder with which
Kennedy might be connected. Ken
nedy gives his occupation as that
of cook, but said he formerly was
janitor here of the Fayette apart
ments, 804 North Missouri street.
De Bolt had been collecting on
his insurance route for the Empire
Life Insurance Company when slain.
Robbery was believed to have been
the motive, although $500 re-
manned in De Bolts overcoat pocket.
Insurance company officials said he
should have collected $50 or $50
that day.
Boy Saw Tragedy
A 14-year-old Negro boy on his
way to grocery saw De Bolts body
on the pavement and man stand
ing over it, seemingly searching the
pockets.
The man, believed to have been
Negro, ran as the boy came by on
his return from a store.
Claude M. Worley, now police
chief, then detective chief, ordered
roundup of all suspicious Ne
groes. Several scores were held and
questioned, but no evidence was
found connecting any of them with
the crime.
De Bolt was not dead when found,
but was horribly r1angled and I'M
conscious. He died in city hospital
a few hours later. He was survived
by the widow.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-26
BANDIT GANGS FLEE
Three Groups Escape After
Gary Robberies.

BIZ United Press
GARY, Ind, March 26.-Search
was continued today for three bandit
gangs who staged three robberies
here Monday and escaped.
Authorities expressed the belief
that the three gangs, working sep
arately invaded the city together.
One gang, containing five mem
bers, armed with machine guns,
robbed the Glen Park State Bank
of $4,000 and escaped.
Other robbers escaped with sew
eral hundred dollars after holding
up west side cafe. Another group
riled the cash register of a grocery
store.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-26
FUGITIVES CAPTURED
Two Wanted for Robbery
Taken After Year.
Rn limited Dr.

BA United Press
WORTHINGTON, Ind, March 26.
After being fugitives from justice
more than year, charged with rob-
berry, William HulIett and Herbert
Solliday are in jail here today.
The men are charged with beat
ing and robbing James Ward, rs,
jeweler.
According to police the men Wis
tied the elderly man at his home
under the pretense of having a
watch repaired. Instead they
dubbed him about the head and
shoulders and escaped with $3.50.
Ward was found three days later,
wandering about in dazed condi-
ton.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-26
They R0ut the RO70dieS

Mrs. Charles j. Wagner and
her dog Queen don't approve of
the "goings on" of the younger
generation, when said "goings on"
include much loud talk in her
yard late at night and the throw
ing of a bottle at her.
Mrs. Wagner wounded one of
group of youths who answered
abusiyely when she ordered them
from the yard of her home and
grocery store, 5154 Southeastern
avenue. She shot six times in
the direction of the youths.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-26
DE PAUW MAN CLIMBS
Graduate Is Youngest Senior Official
of New York Bank.
BIZ Times Special

BIZ Times Special
GREENCASTLE, Ind, March 20.
Howard G. Sheperd, graduated
from De Paw university here in
1916, is the youngest senior officer Of
the National City bank Of New York.
The business career of Sheperd, a
native of Vincennes, is the subject
Of extended comment in a news
bulletin issued by the bank.
In addition to Sheperd, De Paw
men connected with the bank in
clude Fred L. O'Hair, a former cash
Ter; Robert Emison and Charles
Robbins.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-26
SEEK MRS. X
TO TELL ALL
IN aimee CASE
Mystery Woman Believed
to Hold Key in Trial of
Judge Hardy.
SISTER Is SUBPENAED
Former Police Chief Also
Expected to Provide VAL
liable Tips.
SISTER is SUBPENAED
BY ELWOOD SQUIREs
United Press staff Corresponds

OAKLAND, Cal, March 26.-NrS
Lorraine Wiseman Saskatchewan as
the mysterious 'Mrs. x' in th-
Aimee Semple Mcpherson kidnap-
ing case-today entered the i'm
parchment trial of Judge Carlos S
Hardy Of Los Angeles.
Mrs. Wiseman knows enough to
clear it all up, if she will" was the
statement made to the United Press
by Mrs. Virla Kimball, sister of
Mrs. X" who quickly added: "But
I don't know where she is"
Mrs. Kimball has been subpenaed
by the senate board of managers to
appear at the capital and tell the
whereabouts of her famous sister.
II don't know where Lorraine is, p
Mrs. Kimball said. "But 1 do know
she knows enough to clear it all
up, if she will
Sought All Over Country
"Tve telephoned to every one ]
know-Tve sent kilograms to Lor-
raine all over the country and I've
written innumerable letters, but
haven't heard a word from her.
Won't you please broadcast an
appeal to Lorraine to please come
back and tell what she knows and
clear this whole thing?"
According to ASsemblyman Mel
vim Cronin, Mrs. Sielaff is believed
by the state to have had many deal
ings with Judge Hardy, and to pos
sibly have in her possession vital
evidence pertaining to the trial of
the jurist, as well as the kidnapping
of Aimee.
Mrs. Sielaff gained notoriety al
most equal to that of Mrs. McPher-
son when she admitted she was the
mysterious Mrs. X" who occupied
a love cottage at Carmel-by-the-
Sea with Kenneth Ormiston, radio
operator, of Angelus temple.
1t had been inferred that Mrs.
Sielaff had been rewarded for
making the statement and admit
ting she was Omissions compan-
ion."
Chief May Be Witness
w. A. Gabrielson, former police
chief of Monterey, near Carmel-by-
the-Sea, also was interviewed in
connection with the Hardy trial.
"Gabrielson told Cronin that he
had been asked by Asa Keyes, then
district attorney of Los Angeles
county, to Investigate reports that
Aimee and Ormiston were at Car
mel and to withhold findings from
the police.
81 uncovered enough evidence to
satisfy me that Mrs. Mcpherson and
Omission we're at Carmel Gabriel
son told Cronin.
The former police chief, now a
sergeant of police at Berkeley, said
he had followed Keyes' instruction
and given information only to a
deputy district attorney Of Los An
geles county.
He said that much of his findings
never had been presented to the
grand jury investigating Mrs. Nc
Pherson's mysterious disappearance
and equally mysterious reappear-
ance,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-26
LOW COST FOR CLOTHE
Wife Asking Divorce Lists Few
in Five Years.
BIZ Times Spectai

BIZ Times Special
GREENCASTLE, Ind, March 2
Only two dresses and two pal
Of shoes in the last five years wei
provided Mrs. Nell Long by her hu.
band, Walter Long, she alleges IN
divorce suit fled in Putnam circu
court here.
Mrs. Long also claims that Ct
defendant hit her with a broor
called her vile names, locked hi
out of the house, and told her /
never wanted to see her again.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-26
Court to Open Monday

By Times Special
CHARLOTTESVILLE, March 26.-
Members of the petit and grand
juries OF Montgomery circuit court
have been drawn by County Clerk
Earl Laurimore and the jury COM
nissionerg, Gaylord McCluer and
Richard w. Allen. The April term
Of court will begin Monday and win
end Saturday. June %. Both the
criminal and civil dockets are
crowded.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-26
Primary Must Be Held

BIZ Times Special
GREENCASTLE, Ind, March 20.
"A primary was made necessary in
the city elections here by the filing
of Homer Frazier as a Democratic
candidate for councilman from the
Prs. Eavd. - oppose CHARLES king.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-26
Two Given Farm Terms
BIZ Times Special

BIZ Times Special
GREENCASTLE, Ind, March IS.
Pleas of guilty were entered by
Cecil Barnett and Hugh Barnetb
married men, charged with contrib
uting to the delinquency Of a minor,
in Putnam circuit court Saturday.
Each were given a sentence of
ninety days on the state farm and
fined 500.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-26
PATRON TURNS BANDIT

Man Who Asked for Drink Robs
South Bend Store.
BIZ Times Special
SOUTH BEND, Ind, March 26.-
Police here are looking for an I'M
masked bandit who asked for a soda
fountain drink before robbing a
drug store Of 5000. half of which was
in funds Of a postal sub-statioh
operated in the store.
This was the second postal sub
station broken into within week.
Nothing was taken from the first.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-26
EARLHAM PROFESSOR
TAKES NEW POSITION
Department Head to Be Executive of
Quaker Committee.

quaker COMMITTEE.
BIZ Times Special
RICHMOND, Ind, March 90
Professor Clarence Pickett has re-
signed as head of the biblical de-
partnlent of Earlham college here
to accept the executive secretary
ship of American Friends service
committee with headquarters in
Philadelphia, Pa.
The resignation caused surprise
here. It follows closely that of DR..
David M. Edwards as Earlham's
president.
Work of the service committee is
considered among the most import
ant functions Of the Quaker church.
It is international in scope, includ-
ing promotion Of racial good will
and world amity.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-26
Horse Bites own Leg

HW Times bDecf1t
ALERT. Ind. March Pa hors
owned by James Armstrong chewe
OF part of one OF its legs befor
dying Of what Is believed 70 hav
been hydrophobia. II was bitten b
a stray dog several weeks aaa.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-26

SEVEN PLACES CLOSED
liquor Padlocks in Effect at
Michigan City.
IN UMited Press

Dy O7ItIbW Z EtSS
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind, March 26.
Seven alleged liquor establish
ments were shut tight today, the re-
suit of being padlocked for one year
by federal court order.
. The proprietors, all of whom have
been tried on liquor charges, are Leo
Kring, Abraham Nahas, Wallace
Yorkey, Martin Kapica, Alfred Zoch,
Lizzie Dean and Peter Charchak.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-26
All of TripIets Die

BIZ Times Special
ANDERSON, Ind, March 26.-
The last of triplet girls born to Mrs.
Lester Clear is dead. The first died
shortly after birth Saturday, the
second Sunday and the last Mon
day.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-26
ACCUSED MAN ON JOB
Evansville Waterworks Foreman
Gives Bond ana Resumes Duties.

Bu Times Special
EVANSVILLE. Ind, March 90
Despite being charged with misap-
propriating funds of the sity water
works department, Edward Strupp,
construction foreman. is still In the
city's employ.
This was revealed by John Males,
son of Mayor Herbert NJ, Males. who
admitted Strupp went back to wGk
after being released on $4,000 bofsd,
but refused to discuss the matter
further.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-26
Political veteran Dies

ULAV1OaIA FOVOLd an DIS
Bp Times Special
LA PORTE, Ind, March &c.
George H. Adams, 70, a precinct
committeeman here for thirty-seven
years, is dead.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-26
CAPONE GANG
HELD GUILTY
OF MASSACRE
Clash Over Beer Prof
and Revenge Declared
Slaughter Cause.
SUSPECTS ARE TRAlLE
Killing of Seven Seen
Proof That 'SCarface'
Rules Underworld.

The Times and the United Press prJ
sent herewith the first of series
exclusive dispatches giving the insid
story of the Chicago gang massacre
Feb. IL. The material was obtained d
the United Press from men close to gana
land itself, working IN conjunction wild
the police and the special crime cOu1
mission headed by Frank J. LOeseh ar
David Stansbury, assistant states Al
torneys. All material now has bed
turned over to the authorities. who "A
concentrating on a hunt for the Killer
The Washington times., 1929-03-11
EIGHT CITIZENS
/. GR0UPsMEE

Nominations for membership on
the citizens, advisory COMMITTEES Of
the Federation of Citizens AssOcia-
fiOns and other matters pk conn
n1unity interest win occupy the
attention of eight citizens assO.
Citations scheduled to meet tonight.
George C. Hayenner, president Of
the federation. win address the
Bfookland Citizens Association on
the Cramton bill. which provides
for additional park lands for the
District.
1t Is considered probable that
IA. r. Il. Scheer. lawyer and presi-
dent OF the Dahlgreni Terrace Citi.
zens Association, will be nominated
for Membership In the advisory
committee. r. N. Ashmun, secre.
tary. declared.
Resumption of, the fight to have
the old Sixteenth Street Reservoir
converted into a sunken garden Is
expected tonight at the meeting Of
the Sixteenth Street Highlands Cit
izens Association The giant con.
tainer was abandoned nearly q
year ago.
Other associations mseting are the
Takoma Park, Manor Park, Stanton
Park, Northeast Washington, Con.
gress Heights and Piney Branch.
The Washington times., 1929-03-11
'VIRGINIA YOUTH
DIES Or FIRE

walker Kilgcfs, 81, Of Snowflake
va. died in the Post Hospital at
Quantico, Va, last night Is re.
suit Of burns received when he
rolled into q fire he had built to
keep warm,
Kilgore and smother youth, whose
name was not learned, left their
snowflake home some days ago to
seek employmsnt In WaahinEtO
EARLY Yesterday morning the youth
ana his companion attempted 70
find shelter in several garages nesr
Dumphries, Va, but were uTtsuCs
cessfIii Finally they decided to
build 4 fire and sleep on the ground.
Kilgore built the fire and the pair
went to sleep on the frozen ground.
FEilKore's clothes caught fire ana bis
screams awoke l.is companion who
attennDted to beat out the flames
vvith l,is hands. KilgOre rolled over
and over on the frozen ground N 2
vain attempt to Put out the blaze.
When the fire had bean extin.
rtIished his companion ran TO Dunn.
nhries and the post afaibufaIacA
from ouantico was summoned. The
youth died at noon yesterday. His
companion is believed to have re-
turned to Snowflake 60 tell XII.
sores kin of his tragic death, xii.
rorsa's body wns taken to tlfe post
y,1ornue and authorities are Attenpt
ina to get in t0tich with his reia.
f1snA
The Washington times., 1929-03-11
BILL
PASSAGE URGED

Enactment Of deficiency Apr .
prlation bin in the special session Of
Congress even II the legislation In
that uession Is limited to farm relief
and the tariff is being urged.
Passage OF a deficiency bin would
speed up action on two local projects.
the extension OF the Capitol grounds
ana the creation OF q farmers mar.
ket In Southwest Washington.
Both projects are being held up Dy
lack of funds. In its closing days,
Congress passed the Keyes.fglliott bill
authorizing an appropriation Of
nearly ys,OOO,0O0 for the Capitol
grounds development and the Stalker
bill, authorizing an appropriation Of
$780, 900 for relocating the farmers
market.
The bilia passed 10 late, however.
that no appropriation could De
made under either authorization.
There will be strong pressure on
Congress- to enact q deficiency bill
even IL It does not let down the
bars to any other legthlatiOn.
Many Of the Government depart.
naents viii have items which they
want attached TO n deficiency bill.
s The House Appropriations Com.
mittee has not been organized.
Three of the House committees,
agriculture, ways and means, and
rufeA, have been ilnOfficially or
Kanized and are ready to function:
By the time Congress meets April
Ib, however, there may be 5uffi-
cient pressure on the House leaders
To make them organize the appr0-
uriations committee.
The Washington times., 1929-03-11
WAR mott HERS
PLAN VISITS
To GRAVES

NEW YORK, March ii U.sJ-
The ranks Of New YOrk's war bereft
! mothers and widows are now Rstir
( with p,-.-.s for he pilgrim ge pro-
vidAA by the Federal Government to
the cemeteries In France. Belsiurn
and England. where their cherished
flowed ones lie sleepink.
rrstimates. of the numbers that
win avail themselves Of the 0ppor-
hunity run through b vide range.
: on the ba-is Of figures presented
i@n hearings, 1t Is estimated that up.
wards of 1000 mothers ana WIDOWS
aan New York city--aTd an many
more in the rest Of the State--can be
tGounted on to make the journey.
But by some Of the officials Of war
Ii tothers organizations. the number
as put much lower.
Mrs, Mathilda Burllng, OF Rieh.
tsmond Hill, national repre- sentative OF
1.-THE Gold star Association, t0day
STATED that tfter allowance ia r ads
for depletion OF the ranks o. bereft
war mothers BY death end for dis
liabilities, not more than 400 in New
| York State -incIuding 400 in New
York cit.--are to be expected 70 30.
Rand Mrs. Burlins puts her estimate
Gcf the number ot widows, who VIII
go. at 200.
rhe total number Of mothers
throughout the country who are ex-
pected to make the journey is esti-
mated at from 5000 to 1900 ana
estimates Of widows that will 30 an
the pilgrimage range from 1000 70
5000.
The pilgrimage for mothers and
widows. which will be In movement
from May /, 1880, to October 81,
1883. will include the Meuse.Ar-
gonne, Oise-Aisne, Suresnes, SC
Mihiel, Aisne-Marne, Somme, Brock.
wood and Flanders Field Cemeteries
s.an its destinations.
The journey win be made in
i groups. But there IL at present
. some division among those, repre-
senting the mothers as to size
/ favoring transportation in groups
. of 100 each and others favoring
smaller numbers. The working of
j these details must wait on action
by the United states War Depart
! rnent which is charged with ar
rangement for and direction OF the
pilgrimage.
Under the bill, as finally passed.
fhe pilgrimage will be open TO moth
/, ers. who lost sons In the great war
/: and who have not heretofore made
I a journey to The cemeteries where
they lie. ana to widows of those
buried Over There who have not
4 Tesnlarried.
The Washington times., 1929-03-11
Mad COInnerciaIism"
Scored by DR.. SizOO

Modern. mad commercialisn,
was fiayed by the Rev. DIR. Joseph
n. SizoO, pastor of the New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church, in a
sermon 1T Masonic Temple, the
temporary church, last night.
"There can be no cure for mod
ern nnateriaiism but religion. am
tired Of hearing the Puritan ridi.
cuied. re we would laugh q little
less about the blue laws and seek
to develop little more this funda-
mental virtues Of the Puritans,
we would be better off" he said.
The Washington times., 1929-03-11
still Found In Burned
Home. Family Missing

Maryland authorities see no way
to prosecute man who owned 2
10O.salion liquor still, the remains
of which were found in The ashes
Of q fire which razed house near
Buck Lodge.
Police reported the house had
been occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. W.
r. Buirbaee ana their daughter. No
members OF the Burbage family
have been seen by neighbors since
the home was demolished Saturday
night.
Boilers, coils and other apparatus
were found in the ruins by Roy
Bodmer, Montgomery county Pc.
licennan.
The Washington times., 1929-03-11

cart beat to . record figure.
The Washington times., 1929-03-11
ID. G. Doctors to Attend
Tnskagee Health Clinic

Several local physicians are as
sisting In the plans for the eight
eenth annual meeting Of the National
Negro Health Clinic at Tuskegee
Institute, April to 1S.
The program provides for q full
week OF medical, surgical and spe.
cial clinics, scientific papers, demon.
atrations by specialists and an in
spection tour OF United States Vet.
Grams Hospital No. 81, located
near the institute.
Among the District physicians
to attend ara: DR.. J. C. Bowling,
eve specialist of Freedman's Hos
pital; Drs. william Lane. LIE Count
Cook. T. Fl. Haylor, Hartford w.
BurweIl, NJ. o. Dumas, p. b. Len.
rOx and Algernon jackson.
The Washington times., 1929-03-11
Burglars Get Ring
Wnrfh 81 900 From. Safe

soma cash ana q $1,000 ring was
obtained BY robbers here over the
weekend.
A ring valued BIT $1,000 was re.
ported stoIen from the safe OF .
sore a. Clifford C.. F'awsett, 4
grocer Of the 1900 block wisconsin
Ave, N. w. Tho jewelry was owned
by Mise Gladys Jackson, Of the
1900 block st. N. W., who had
left 1t there for safe keeping.
Fawaett said there was only 30
in cash in the safe when It's
combination was knocked away. The
robbers forced q rear door to gain
entrance to the store.
Harry Kitchener. of the 200
block Bates st. N. W.. reported he
was held up and robbed Oe all the
cash he had--$1--at First and Q
Streets Northwest, by four unidenti.
fled colored youths.
The Washington times., 1929-03-11
Ad Men to Entertain
Press Club Members

Members of the National Press
hub will be guests of the Wash
ington Advertising Club at lunch
con to be held i'm the National Press
Club Auditorium at 1890 o'clock
tomorrow Afternoon.
Willmott Lewis, correspondent of
the London Times, will speak. Carl
Csrnauga, baritone. also is included
on the program.
The Washington times., 1929-03-11
HILLSDALE CITIZENS

The Hilldale Citizens Association
viii meet tonight at 8 o'clock In
the Birney School Building. Nichols
Avenue near Howard Road South
AAsI