The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-15

of the Purdue Alumni Association
at the SEVERN.
For the tax committee during the
present session of the legislature the
Marion County Bankers Association
has appointed T. P. Sexton, vice
president Fidelity Trust Company;
Thomas H. Kaylor, vice-president
Indiana National Bank; j. Walter
Dunn, vice president Fountain
Square State Bank; Edward B.
Funk, assistant secretary State Saw
ingS and Trust Company; John w.
Pullen, president Citizens State
Bank.
Members of rife and pistol teams
having the highest scores at F't.
Benjamin Harrison were awarded
medals today. Presentation was
made by National Commander Paul
V. McNutt, Bloomington, on behalf
of the fort. The rifle team, state
champion of the legion, will repre-
sent the department in the national
convention at Louisville next fall.
o. L. Cook was elected chairman
of the joint board of deacons and
elders of University Place Christian
church at a meeting Monday night.
New deacons and elders we're in
stalled Sunday. Jesse B. Behynler
is clerk, w. B. Anderson secretary
and John jerks treasurer.
Oral arguments in the appeal of
Russell V. Duncan, former Marion
county state representative, twice
convicted in federal court here of
theft of an internal revenue tax
refund check, have been set for Jan.
%, by the United States circuit
court of appeals in Chicago. Con-
viction in the first trial was re-
versed. He was sentenced to serve
two years and was fined $4,000 on
the second conviction which he ap-
pealed.
Proposed automobile legislation
will be discussed at the Scientech
Club meeting next week, it was an
nounced at the luncheon Monday at
the Chamber of Commerce. G. l..
Austin of L. S. Ayres & Co., dis
cussed merits of thirteen-month
calendar.
DIR. r. w. Bennett of Indianap-
oils is attending the annual conven-
ton of the Illinois State Society of
Optometrists at the Congress hotel
in Chicago. He plans to leave for
home Wednesday.
Claude S. HoaI and Loren Nc
Chung of Charlottesville, were held
to the federal grand jury under
$4,000 bond each on federal motor
theft charges by John w. Kern,
United States commissioner. They
were charged with driving a stolen
car from Charleston, w. Va, to
Charlottesville.
Earl Sellers, 40, of 1912 WOOdlawn
avenue, was arrested on petit
larceny charge today following his
release from the Indiana state
farm where he was sentenced Nov.
/ on driving while intoxicated
charges. He is alleged to have
stolen $40 worth of hosiery from
the Real Silk Hosiery Mills.
Accounting methods of two differ
ent lines of industry will be dis
cussed at the monthly meeting of
the Indianapolis chapter National
Association of Cost Accountants,
Wednesday, Jan. Is, at the Cham
Der of Commerce. A dinner at $50
p. m. will precede the meeting.
David Lawrence, nationally known
newspaper correspondent and po-
litical writer, will speak at the XII
wants Club luncheon Wednesday at
the Claypool. His subject will be
Good News for the Nation"
Police today held Lloyd Brad
field, II. 8 roomer at 1922 Shelby
street, on petit larceny charge.
Bradfield, it is charged, stole $40
from the bill fold of his roommate,
Peter Peters, and then attempted to
burn he bill fold to make it appear
the money had been burned up.
Police today sought Paul J. Lynch,
%, marine corps deSerter who
pulled away from his guard, Ser
geant Carl Coffand of Quantico,
Va, Monday at Georgia and Illinois
streets. Coffand had taken Lynch
into custody at the Indiana state
reformatory where he just had fin
ished serving a two-year sentence
for burglary and grand larceny and
was taking him to face the deser-
ton charge.
A man, giving his name as Years
wilt, 1929 North keystone avenue,
reported to police today the theft of
S84 Monday night. He said two Ne
groeS held him up as he passed
through the sheep barn in the fair
ground, a shrort cut to his home.
Downtown fire apparatus extin-
guished without loss a small blaze
started by defective wiring in an
elevator in the rear of building
at 10 North Alabama street today.
G. E. Venzing, manager Motive
Parts Company Of America, 531
North Capitol avenue. reported to
police today the theft Monday night
of SOS in cash and SIS in checks by
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