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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-12
CONVICT'S STORY OF
KILLING TO BE HEARD
willis VIII Go to State Prison for
Details of Cop Staying.

John Wills, criminal court investi-
gator. announced today he would
go to Indiana state prison at Mich
igan City next week to investigate
statements made by prisoner
which may disclose circumstances
that lead to the unsolved murder of
Norman Schoen, Indianapolis po-
liceman, two years ago.
Schoen was shot fatally near his
home in Irvington during early
morning hours shortly after he had
gone off duty. A car, believed to be
carrying the murderer, sped away
from the scene, but never was
identified.
The prisoner, serving time for a
conviction in Marion criminal court,
has asked Willis to hear his story,
asserting he has definite informa-
ton.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-12
COMMITTEE FAILS
TO APPROVE PAY

Members Of the state budget
committe met and adjourned today
without voting approval of the
$4,000 salary given Owen L. Boiling
as assistant to John j. Brown, state
highway director.
Brown created the position of as
sistant and moved Boiling over
from the state tax board offices on
May 81, with approval of Governor
Harry G. Leslie.
Under the budget committee rules,
an emergency position may be ham
died in this manner until approval
of the budget committee is given.
The committee has withheld ap-
proval of the appointment, although
it has met three times since the ap-
pointment was made.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-12

Chief Worley's car, a La Sale
sedan, Is said to have been pur-
chased on two acquisitions by the
safety board, one for the chassis and
another for the body, in order to
avoid passage of an ordinance for
a purchase of more than $4,000. The
machine was bought last July.
At it's last regular session Mon
day night, before it retires, the
council is expected to receive an or
dinance approving the purchase of
IAN automobile, which may validate
the purchase of the La Sale or de-
mand that another car be bought.
City Attorney Edward H. Knight
advised City Controller Sterling r.
Holt that the bill for $3.50 could
not be paid without, council ap-
proyaI,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-12
COUNCIL APPROVED
CAR BUYING, RUMOR

Purchase of a $3.50 autmobile
for Police Chief Claude M. Worley
was sanctioned unofficially by the
city council at a closed dinner Dec.
2 in the indianapolis Athletic Club,
it was reported today at city hall.
The agreement understood to have
been reached then, to approve an
ordinance to buy the car If the
board of safety drew up a new
requisition, was prior to the presen-
tation of a report on alleged ir-
regularities of city officials to an
investigating council committee.
Mayor L. Ert Slack, who invited
the councilmanic probe Of irregu-
larities charges, was present at the
dinner, but neither Slack or coun-
cilmen would discuss happenings Of
the secret conference.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-12
Northwest Section, Com
posed of Nine Counties,
Has Largest Number.
B0 Times Special

LAFAYETTE, Ind, Dec. IL. -
More than $1,000 farms in Indiana,
% per cent of the entire number,
are equipped with radios, according
to statistics compiled by the bureau
of agricultural economics and the
Purdue university agricultural ex-
pertinent station, from 1929 asses
sors' enumerations.
The northwest section of the
state, including nine counties near
the Lake Michigan region, leads all
other sections in the percentage of
farm homes with radios, "a per cent
having them. Counties in the south
ern sections of the state showed
only II per cent of homes with
radios.
Four per cent of the farms, or
1000, are equipped with their own
electric plants, and 10 per cent, or
17,245, get power from large electric
plants. Again the northern part of
the state leads in the proportion of
farms SO equipped, Is per cent of
farms there having electrical serv-
ice Of some type, while 10 per cent
of southern farms have electric
power.
There are 149, 1875 automobiles and
22,626 trucks on Indiana farms, &C
cording to the assessors figures.
These totals show 81 per cent of the
farms have automobiles and 10 per
cent trucks. The automobile popu-
lation OF the state is more evenly
distributed over the various sections
than of any other of the farm con-
veniences covered by the survey.
Five per cent of the farm homes
are provided with bath facilities,
and 9 per cent have furnaces.
Sixteen per cent of the farms
have gasoline tractors and 70 per
cent have SilOS.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-12
Bad Check Deal
Leads to Jail

BH Times SDecidl
RICHMOND, Ind, Dec. H.
An innovation in fraudulent
check passing resulted in ar
rest here of Robert Reed,
Youngstown, Pa. He went to
a local bank and deposited a
check. Then he signed an
agreement not to check against
the account for at least ten
days. Soon after he presented
a check at another bank using
check from the bank in
which he had made the de-
post. A later attempt to pass
a check at a clothing store re-
suited in his arrest and he is
charged with forgery.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-12

Members of the committe are Sen
ators Luther o. Draper, Rep.
Spiceland and Thurman A. Cots
chalk (Dem., Berne) and Represent
atives Sam j. Farrell CRep., Hart
ford City, and William A. Storen
Den, Scottsburg).
A $500 salary increase request
from the state charities board for
Secretary John A. Brown was cut
to 500, making the new salary $4,000
a year.
Paul Ullman, in charge of corn
borer work for the state entomolo-
giSt's office, received a 5000 increase
the position now paying $500.
The committeeman approved a
$4,000 land purchase for Indiana
university.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-12

Former Pals at PendIeton
Are Nabbed, Suspected
of Conspiracy.
WANTED IN CHICAGO
Pair Had Stolen Sedan and
Carried Guns and Saws,
Police Say.

Certainty that the two Chicago
gunner captured at Vernon, Ind,
Tuesday night were plotting
to deliver Gene Alger and his wife
from the Jennings county Jail in
creased today, when it was learned
the gunner once were fellow pris-
oners with Alger in the state re-
1ormatory at Pendleton.
Robert T. Humes, state police
chief, and E. l.. Osborne, superin-
tendent of the bureau of criminal
Identification and investigation, an
nounced the disclosure today after
the Chicagoans' f1ngerprints were
returned here by Carl j. Losey, state
policeman.
Losey returned from Vernon
Wednesday, leaving four state police
In close guard over the antiquated
jail where Alger, parole violator and
alleged bank bandit, and his young
wife are held, awaiting trial.
The gunner were arrested by
Sheriff Wilbur BanniSter, as they
loitered near the Jail at Vernon.
Taken to North Vernon, two miles
distant, they gave their names as
Howard Mackey, %, and John Ross,
81, both of Chicago. A Stutz sedan
they were driving was stolen in Chi
cago Sunday night, the sheriff said.
In their possession he found two
automatic pistols and hackSaw
blades. LOsey and other state po-
licemen found two more loaded
pistols in the car Wednesday.
Prisoners With Alger
From the criminal bureau and
reformatory authorities, it was
learned today the men were sent
from Lake county to the reforma-
tory Feb. 16, 1927, for from three
to five years on vehicle-taking
charges.
On recommendation of the re-
formatory trustees, they were pa
rolled with approval of Governor
Harry G. Leslie July Is this year.
Gene was paroled from the re-
formatory May 10.
Reformatory officials recalled
Ross and Mackey were members of
the institution band of which Alger
was also a member, and so had
opportunity to form a close &C
quaintance.
A fist fight developed today be-
tween Jack Smith, police chief of
North Vernon, Ind, where the Chi
cogans were held Wednesday night,
and Sheriff Bannister and his dep
uty, Ivan Jasper, over custody Of
the men.
BanniSter and Jasper, in company
with Lieutenant Ross Reed of the
state police detail guarding the
Vernon Jail, attempted to remove
the men from the North Vernon city
Jail to the county Jail at Vernon.
Chief Smith objected, stating he
was holding the prisoners, pending
arrival of Chicago authorities. He
insisted the Vernon Jail was inse-
cure. Sharp words led to blows, it
was reported.
Deny Plot to Spring
When arrested Mackey and Ross
denied plotting to spring" the
Ayers from jail. Mackey denied
knowing Alger personally" but ad-
mitted knowing he was in the Jail.
To state police, Alger denied
knowing the gunner, but admitted
the officer said, that 1T looked like
they might have been trying to get
ME OUT
Alger and his wife are to be tried
for robbery of the Paris Crossing
State bank last August.
State police are continuing their
investigation of Mackey and Ross
and are declining, temporarily at
least. to return the men to Chicago,
where police want them.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-12

dredging nastiness we could have
q noble and beautiful theater,"
Sothern said. 81 do not decry the
commercial aspect Of the Amer
lean stage. The theater had to
start that way. This is a new
country. I admire the men who
have built our theaters, given the
physical foundations, started the
machinery of producing plays.
=
"DUT for the noble, pure and
Dbeautiful quality desired in a
theater, we in this country have
very little. Fifty years ago we
led the world in stock companies
Of fine standards. Today we are
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-12
MEETING SCHEDULED

Christmas Program Will Include
Violin and Vocal Numbers.
The McGuffeyites will hold their
monthly meeting at 1870 Saturday
afternoon at Central public library
with a Christmas program.
Pupils of school No. 81 will sing
Christmas songs; M. c. Martz will
give readings; Irs. Mary Traub
Busch will sing; Miss Mary c. DON
ahue and Mrs. Treva Haak will pre-
sent a playlet; -drs. Nellie Schultz
will sing; Miss Lorinda Cottingham
will present violin numbers, accom-
panied by Mrs. Anita Wandell, ana
Mrs. Samantha Martin will give
readings.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-12
BY FREDERICK C. OTHMAN
Uwuss.L

CHICAGO, Dec. 12.-Another
~ Shakespearean actor, with
face as gloomy as the gloomies.
of the tall-hatted tragedians seen
in movie comedies, invaded Chi
cago Wednesday night with trou-
bled word concerning the fate of
the American stage.
The Sad-visaged actor was E.
H Sothern, who has said ito be
or not to be" more times than he
likes to remember in his seventy
years, fifty of which have been
spent on the stage.
His thin gray hair was mussed
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-12
CLUB PROGRAM ON AIR

Musical numbers to be given at
tody's noon luncheon program of
the Caravan Club, Murat Shriners
booster organization, will be broad
cast over radio station WKBF.
E. A. Richardson Of Evansville
will read number of short poems,
and the Calling Gun Club will pre-
sent ION the Air With the Gun
Club"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-12

Then there is the question Of
the hoop de oop doop" school of
stage entertainment which doesn't
help the situation as far as
Shakespeare is concerned, Soth-
ern continued, oblivious to the
havoc his cigar ash was doing to
his natty dark suit.
. o.
THE stage In this country has
u become commonplace, often
vulgar and despicable, primarily
concentrated, he said. What
tragedy it seems to me when I at
tend the theater and witness these
wide-mouthed, pop-eyed men and
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-12
STATE FARMS WITH
RADIO TOTAL $4,000
Broken Glass
SeUers Thumb
PU Times SDeciaI

RU INItS NBtCIUI
CADIz, Ind, Dec. 12.-An
improvised churn caused sever
ing of Mrs. John E. Duncan's
left thumb at her home near
here. She had not fully re-
covered from poisoning which
developed from a wound in a
foot received when she stepped
on a nail, and did not feel she
was strong enough to operate a
churn. She placed some cream
in a glass fruit jar and began
shaking it. The jar broke, a
piece cutting off the thumb.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-12
KlWANIANS REELECTED
Herdrich and Nagley Renamed Il
Their Former Positions,

Otha G. Herdrich, member of the
firm Herdrich & Boggs. certified
public accountants. today began
serving his sixth term as secretary
of the Indianapolis Kiwanis Club,
following his election at q joint
meeting Wednesday night of the
board Of directors at the Columbia
Club.
Lester G. Nagley was renamed
executive secretary, and viii begin
his fourth term in Office. Nagley
is secretary of the Advertising Club
of Indianapolis. Installation Of new
officers win be held in the Riley
room Of the Claypool, Jan. 8. 1880.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-12
PAINTER is KILLED
IN CAPITOL PLUNGE

lice for almost half an hour.
Further delay, occasioned by alb
sence of all city hospital ambu-
lances on other emergency runs,
caused the injured men to lie on
the senate floor without medical
attention for forty-f1ve minutes.
Until today, Huter was employed
on the capitol dome, making roof
repairs. Absence of another work
man on the interior forced his
transfer to the senate chamber this
morning.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-12
SCHOOL HEADS
ASK RELIEF BY
7 LEGISLATURE
Action Will Be Demanded at
Session Friday in
Shoals.
OPPOSITION DEVELOPS
Squandering of Money Is
Charged to Township
Trustees.
OPPOSITION DEVELOPS
BY BEN STERN,
Times STAFF Correspondent

SHOALS, Dec. 12.-At least half
of the county school superintendent
and township trustees who will meet
in the Martin county courthouse
here Friday to discuss relief for
southern Indiana'S bankrupt schools
are determined a special session of
the legislature is the only remedy.
Facts and figures which may be
presented by representatives of the
state department of public inStruc-
ton and other educators to show
that a special session is not needed
or will offer only temporary relief
are not expected to carry much
weight.
The fact that thousands of dollars
raised by local and State-Wi taxa
ton have been squandered by town.
ship trustees seems to have no bear
ing on the point at hand.
Wait indianapolis Action
Vanguard of the educators present
today for the conference are await
ing eagerly the action to be taken
by the township trustees meeting in
Indianapolis.
Those favoring legislative aid are
much encouraged by the statement
of Lieutenant Governor Edgar Bush
of Salem in which he declared that
members of the upper house would
serve without pay to keep the
schools open.
But members Of the house Of rep
resentatives already have shown
themselves i'll disposed to calling
of the general assembly.
without mincing words, Repre-
sentative William Storen of Scots
burg, member of the financial COM
mittee of the house and the state
budget committee, has declared that
abolition of township trustees would
reduce and perhaps wipe out the de-
felt.
Deficit Is Million
In support of this he pointed out
that lit trustees draw salaries and
expenses which total at least 81
100000 annually. The state aid fund
deficit now is 100000, just half
of what is paid the trustees.
Both Representative Luther ORA
per of Spiceland, and Sam Farrell
of Hartford City, expressed the
opinion that many trustees often
were inefficient and were responsible
for a great deal Of the unnecessary
expenditures.
This has aroused the ire Of those
favoring & special session. Their
strenuous campaign toward this end
has brought resolutions of support
from American Legion posts of the
state, but it Is known that Gov
ernor Leslie has resolved not to be
stampeded into any such step.
Leslie Waits Report
He is awaiting the results of the
conference here before appointing
the special commission authorized
by the 1929 legislature to investigate
application, abuses, and uses of
state aid funds.
There is, however, large number
of school superintendent who will
not take the stand for a special
session and who believe sufficient
funds can be raised to pay the
teachers and keep the schools open
after Jan. 1.
Whether these educators win be
able to check the proponents of
special session is problematical.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-12
ENDS LIFE WITH POISON
Grief Over Death of Daughter
Cause of Woman's Action.

Grief over death of a daughter
caused Mrs. Martha Walters, 40. of
2645 Stanton avenue, to end her life
by taking poison this morning.
A daughter, Ruth, found her
mother on the kitchen floor with
the poison vial in sink nearby.
Mrs. Walters died before a physi-
clan arrived.
Several weeks ago a daughter by
a former marriage, Miss Maxine
Bordenecker, died and grief is
blamed for her mothers act.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-12
Extradition Opposed

BIZ On1te1 Press
MARION, Ind, Dec. IL. - Word
has been received here that Fred
Bunner, held in Buffalo, N. Y, on
a charge of committing a forgery
IN Marion, is resisting extradition.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-07
& H. COFFEE
= WELL LIKED
Big Sale Enjoyed BY
Brand AT Piggy,
Other Stores

For many years IT. 4 Fl. Blend
Coffee has been a biz seller IN the
Valley, at Piggy Wiggly. and At
other grocery stores. The house
wives Of this territory are enthus-
iastic in their praise for III. a. III.
because it pleases them, and their
families.
From the inception OF the William
r.. Hoffman, Coffee company in
Sr Antonio, Texas. a. il was called
a quarter century ago when IT
founded, III. Il III. has always
IN Y q high standard ar quality.
With the purchase Of the company.
after the death Of Mr.. Hoffman,,
bv w. T.. Hayman. the name was
changed TO the IIoffmann-IIayman
Coffee company. with Mrs. VIM. r..
Hoffman, remaining rs vice presi-
dent NJ the concern.
IN 1920. Dir. Haymann's interests
were taken over ny q. n. Mengrr.
now president of the concern. Mr..
MenEer still insists that the quail
~ Of Fl. & IT. Coffee must be the
bcst-that every coffee bean that
goes into the roasting Or III. x TIL.
must ~ perfect. This fact. com
bircd with forceful advertising cam
naigns and definite business poli-
cieS account for the popularity vi
n. & ". Blend Coffee. wherever III ~
sold.
IN san Antonio. Texas. contrary
~ the proyerb that ia prophet isI
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-07

There is a difference! Most discriminating housewives have discovered
that it pays TO insist on Imperial Pure Cane Sugar for It's more than just
sugar"
They'll have come to nave their rfcencesm shortcomings canned goods nd flour !. and now
are dscovaingd that they have a favorteS SUGAR too
There arc many reasons ford First of all they have found Imperial Pure Cane Sugar to
be always uniform. There never any variance in It's high quality and sparkling ceanH-
ness. Imperial Pure Cane Sugar is quickly soluabie j. requires little stirring in liquids and
creams easily in cake mixtures
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-07

city. IL = dough break. this machine
mixing the various ingredients NJ
the dough to the proper nutritious
state.
Another machine which III of
great convenience IN the hakiaE
business IN the mculder. This cuts
the bread into various sizes. being
adjustable from a pound tc " ten
pound loaf of bread. The dough
mixer. another machine. does away
with The old hand method.
we arc particularly proud. how
ever cf our hi- Duchess oven. This
oven. built of thing anG iron, is
capable of baking 500 loavcs WI
bread every 40 minutes. III IN heat
ed by gas Fnd is a wonderful im-
pruyement over the OH methods.
Other machines just installed in-
cludc "A Houhert cake mixer and a
wrapping machine. This latter ma
chine wraps the bread with parcr,
thus making for sanitation.
Cleanliness and sanitation arp
stressed at the Gateway Bakery and
visitors are invited IN inspect the
plant Az all times, NH. PETERSON
says.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-07
SAVINGS GIVEN
TO BY
PICCLY STORE
Officials Say Law of
Compensation Rules
J In Dealings With
All It's Customers

Piggy Wiggly's methods az doing
business and the advantages Of the
system are told by an official be-
low.
The law of compensation u a. sure
a. the law Of gravity. IL you are
wiling % Inconvenience yourself
only - the degree ~ ordering your
groceries. fruits and vegetables over
the telephone. you have no one but
Yourself 70 blame if you DO not re-
cc've the pick Of the market.
That ia rot the way you select
= now hat or gown. You 20 person
ally % the shop and look them over.
and carefully. too. Yet DO you real
tzc just how much more of the FAM
lly money goes ~ the grocery man
and a lot of III ncrdlcssly. too
You may have considered IN old
fashioned cr too much trouble 70
attend ~ your own household shop
pine. You may have objected ~ the
waiting IN line ar having the clerks
crdeavor tn talk you into buvinr
this or th1t. Eut Just this attitude is
costing Won hundreds m dollars III
wear. ard is airn permitting other
women kccnrr than YOU. to secure
the Pick ~ thr market and leaving
the seconds and inferior articles for
the tclcnhone ordering homes.
Changes IN Retailing
Many changes have m~aterialized in
grocery retailing. The dav ~ the
orcn cracker barrel is gone as we'll
~ the necessity for waiting your
turn ~ ~ waited unon. IN ravin~
ton price. M taking whrt ir offered
~ yHhst tuition. ctr. The u~w idea
Of STANDARDIZED self service high
grade GROCER stores system ha-
CHANGED an That. You viii find in
any Piggy Wi--iv store only thr
highest grade. nationally known
merchandise. the brands vnu know
.renrcscnt quality. for there arc no
l salcEmcn iR these stnrc7. Tho goods
= themselves ARE tho only rnl~ men.
You pick cut the exact article vou
desire-ju1t th~ size you wiah-as
many as you wish.
One trim through = Piggy Wiggly
store will delight you. The merchar-
disc Arrangement iy mort rouvcni-
er'. and identical in nil stores. You
will find y new pleasure and inter
est IN personally ATTENDING ~ the
securing ~ your family food sup
plies. Government figures indicate
that o~nc-tenth IF the ordinary time
IL required IN this tire store hv the
average customer.
This method of store operation
also saves ovrr one-hHlf the clerk
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-07
BAKERY HERE
IS IMPROVED
Modern Machinery Is
Installed BY
Gateway

"American Maid bread Will bc
featured among products handled by
the piggly-WiEgly company III it,
new store. This bread ID made by
the Gateway Bakery. S32 Elizabeth
street. which has just completed In
stalIation OF complete electric equip
Eent.
Opening here abolt seven months
ago. the Gateway Bakery has been
doing a good business since. accord
ing to Id PETERSON. proprietor. Eho
has been a resident OF the Valley
since 1912.
I've have Just completed installa-
ti0n ~ modern machinery giving us
every facility I'd handle almost any
amount OF business said Mr.. Fehr-
son. ~"Incladcd IN this machinery.
All NJ which ~ operated nv elsctri-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-07
Store To Carrv
Roseland RuFfer

Among thc many leading PREDICTS
~ hr carried hy thc Firziv-N ixwtr
company I'm iis new huiidiu. uil Hi
the famous Mistletur aniI E1arian \
huttcr, manufactured hy th- mi
tlttnG Creamcrirs- me-, at Mr1laen.
Enseland butter YIN made frrm
sweet cream. which TIM collected DAILY
from farmers WI thc Valley. ThH
plant uf thn Mistletur UrramMrics .
declared tn he one WI thu most mod
crn in tie state lt is sanitary m
every way. this point being strr.sr N.
Buttrr made INV this concern Wy IN
keep sweet almost Indefinitely.
thc cream still is sweet when rhErr-
cut store officials explain.